"THE WRATH OF KHARN" BY WILLIAM KING - A WARHAMMER 40K STORY
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- "THE WRATH OF KHARN" by William King
Of all the enemies that the Berzerkers of Khorne wage war against in the 41st Millennium, none are so hated by their blood-soaked god as the servants of his rival, Slaanesh. As Khârn, champion of the Blood God and renowned across the galaxy as 'the Betrayer', leads an assault on the Slaaneshi Temple of Superlative Indulgence, he knows his lord's blessing is with him - but will the insidious wiles of the servants of the god of excess prove a match for the Betrayer's fury?
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This was absolutly fantastic!
Cheers valrak! Kind of you to message!
Ok
Kharn is great and all but you know who is better? The Iron Warriors! Iron within Iron without! I love that chaper master Valrak shows up anywhere there is good 40k content. Even if he is part of the ancient enemy.
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@@AVoxintheVoid BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!
Good reading by the way.
The berzerker cutting off his own head in frustrated rage is so fucking metal.
When a chaos space marine dies he's dead. Their soul is claimed by their god, but some can be brought back if their God likes them enough. Since he was wounded and dying doing the most metal thing possible is probably your best shot in that situation
Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it flows.
It was weak & he'll be forgotten like the rest. If he was valiant enough to make one last grand act of strength & make an impact on the battlefield in his slaughter, perhaps. But all he could do was take his own life. Add his skull to the throne & be done with it
Ok well ignoring the other two comments fuck yeah metal as shit. Part I liked was that Kharn done yeeted the head forward so it could see him inflict more carnage since a decapitaed head is conscious for a few minutes after
You sound like if Khorne had a HR department@@KevinJohnson-cv2no
@@padredelaverdeKhorne seen his sacrifice.
I love the idea that Kharn still considers himself "spiritually pure" after 10,000 years of being an absolute murderhobo.
I believe he is. He is a true warrior against all weakness
I mean he only uses a pistol because “ranged weapons?.. that’s pretty cringe my guy.” And for a dude who could build a block of flats with his skull count, you’d rather take an honourable but brutal fight with Kharn than an absolute mindfuck of a tentacle filled fight with say the likes of Lucius
MURDERUAAAAAGHHH
He is spiritually pure in the context of being a khorne worshipping berserker . Depends on the perspective
@@commissaryarrick9670 he was engineered by the emperor to be a non stop killing machine driven by honor.
Describe Kharn in 2 sentences:
1. He was the only living thing in the room.
2. He made it so.
You are too correct sir
This comment made me laugh like nothing else!😂
Skulls for the skull throne
Blood for the blood gods bath tub xD
@forgettable8300
Blood for the bloodbath!
Skulls for the skull tub!
comment 666 - maintain this IN THE NAME OF THE BLOOD GOD!
Kharn is such a thoughtful guy for doing that for his fellow berserker
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
berserker's head last words before dying.
I love the idea of the severed head just smashing through a few cultists as it flew
Get yourself a homie that would kick your head over the enemy parapets
Kharn honestly is the kindest and most thoughtful of Khorne's chosen
Surprisingly wholesome guy
The mad lad has a kill feed in his HUD, actual gamer
Also fucking resets the thing ie prestieging lol
The part that makes it even more impressive is his kill tracker has over a million kills and khârn only uses gorechild and a plasma pistol as his weapons
I'm picturing him chilling, checking his stats:most kills in the shortest amount of time, most preferred kind of kills, footsteps taken...
@@Eldor-117I would love to see Kharn’s strava stats
@@HyperboreanJihadbuddy, Kharn had a million kills at the Lion’s Gate spaceport alone
"Attack is the only order worth remembering." - Kharn of the World Eaters.
He literally lives for shedding blood and slaughtering more then that it’s literally his hearts desire to shed blood with gore child
@@jaysama20 The above quote was first printed in 'Slaves to Darkness' (pg 252), published 1988 and attributed to Kharn in Codex Chaos, 2nd edition on page 63.
I thought it was pertinent as Kharn actually orders 'Attack!' at one point in the short story.
Perhaps the quote was taken during the Great Crusade when he was a bit more lucid?
Kharn kicking his squadmate’s severed head so he can see the carnage before he goes is weirdly wholesome
I’m generally not a World Eater fanboy, but even I have to admit that “Gore-Child” and “Gore-Father” are the best weapon names in all of 40K.
have you read Betrayer?
The Necron weapons would like to have a word with you.
Speaking of gore-father, whatever happened to that weapon?
@@AHart7853 Angron still wields it.
@@swimmerspack40k62 I thought he got rid of gore-father after he saved lorgar from that titan on one of the world in the ultimatrmarines system it teeth were broken and he casted it aside to find a new weapon. I think it was widowmaker I can't remember
Hearing an astartes voice with the vox distortion full on screaming and not just an elderly british man reading lines off the same way he orders tea or doing a vaguely slavic gruff accent; really adds a whole other dimension to the 40k audiobooks that a lot of the black library audio just don't have.
ATTACK
YES
Jonathan Keeble is good.
He most certainly is
Yes Baldermort sucks
Everyone in the Galaxy- fights for survival or power.
Orks- for fun
Khan just so his kill count ticks to 1000 so he can finally hear *"you are a true dynasty warrior"*
Haha! Love this
A man of culture.
Bro is trying to get the tactical nuke killstreak.
Very few pictures of Kharn wielding Gorechild actually do justice to how big Gorechild is. Its the size of an astartes. Angron wielded it one handed because he was a primarch, Kharn wields it one handed because he's all hopped up on protein shakes (mountain dew and the blood of his enemies).
Look at it screaming in my hands...for the more blood!
...actually Kharn, that thing is just too big for you...(this statement was later assumed as a challenge)
The arm that holds that chainaxe is bare for a reason let's just say that
The music in this video, perfect
The violence, on point
The story, very cool
The blood and skulls, for Khorne
Kharn just resonates Violence even heavy metal follows him around
Every thing hears boss music when Kharn steps in.
"Kharn-age"! I'm here for it!!!!
Glad to hear David!
I wish Kharn had a catch phrase like "...it's kharning time" or something before every gore party.
@@Eldor-117 "I heard you Slaanesh freaks like to party... so welcome to the KHARNIVAL!"
The man with over a million melee kills.
This was absolutely perfect!
I'm glad you liked it Adam!
He unlocked a bipod for Gorechild
And THIS is why i love Angron, Kharn and the World Eaters. Badass chapter.
A sad lament of mueling slaves
@@BLOODKINGbrotell us how you know nothing of the 12th legion
@@joseguardado7252Actually he's completely right. It's the whole tragedy of the legion: Khorne has enslaved them through shackling them to bloodlust so all devouring their identity dissolves they can't even remember who they are. The only thing they can do is follow the drive Khorne puts in their head and in this become nothing more than disposable pawns to him. This being done a legion who's primarchs core identity when he was found by Emps was about never being anyones slave.
It is no good thing, being in the thrall of the dark gods of chaos. You get to live a little longer but that life is no life worth living. Those gods are not anyones friends.
@@moreplease998who are you to judge, carnivores bother you much? He was made for killing, and the "slavery" is merely symbolic.. Kharn is hardly a slave and since his only pursuit in existence is to kill, Khorne only helped.. He has honor, and control. He has his own free will which is the very reason he is kharn and not any of the fools who fell to trickery... Or lesser mortals in combat..
You self righteous spiteful imp... Don't know how you can call yourself a man
Khorne only helped kharn become his best self.. Which is all he could ever be, which is what he was designed to be.. To kill unstoppably.. the whole legion only existed for kharn to exist is how it really is. And Khorne loves kharn.. That's why there's a pile of skulls dedicated to him which exists for no other mortal. I bet you hate daedra in Skyrim too. All out of not being shit so as to not be the human embodiment of a god and their will..
Stay mad about it you lil basket of envy.. I c right thru u.
@@moreplease998by the way honor and chaos are not only not synonymous but complete opposites..and I could've just said that instead
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I love how slaanesh is shown here. All of chaos is basically magical radiation just in different ways and slaaneshes is probably one of the more dangerous ones.
Khorne is some kick ass entertainment for the whole family,chock-full of wholesome goodness 🤣🤣
🩸BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD🩸
💀SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE💀
Oh for sure. The khorne show is a riot for 8-10 year birthday parties!
@@AVoxintheVoid if you want your kid to die in honorable combat maybe.
😂🤣 Grim Dark take for the whole family to enjoy!
'Somehow I doubt that, old chap.' That line made me laugh more than it should have. 🤣
This story was written in the glory days of Warhammer! 90's GW for the win!
Think 40k getting more mainstream is a blessing and a curse.
Sure it makes more money now but I believe the fandom will be the thing that conserves the soul, the Art of it.
Hopefully it has still many years left before our most insidious corruption turns the magic of it into slop for mass appeal, like Disney Star wars.
Crazy that this guys in-helmet kill counter went up to a million during the siege. Guy is the evil doom slayer.
Primarch, battle brothers and his greatest of friends gone... Kharn is free of all the chains that bound him to the petty weakness of humanity.
Isn't angron still part of the world eaters or has kharn his own legion of world eaters?
@@MNM-lq9te He's just like a demon now doing demon stuff
@@MNM-lq9te the WE legion kinda broke up into smaller warbands all doing their own thing after the heresy.
The last time I remember them doing a larger operation was when Angron hit Armageddon.
@@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290 They're back at it again, Angron managed to corrupt one fourth of the Indomitus fleet after smashing up a mini-astronomicon.
"Nice trick, but I've seen it before" The guy can still quip epic one-liners even while frothing with rage
I always felt Kharn is the best example of what the blood god and it’s followers should be. Kharn is exactly what the other forces of chaos deserve to face, rip and tear until it is done.
And he only tolerates Abby because Abby is granted favor only for the moment. He'd rather just put Abby in his place
But him mentioning his god after every kill makes him look like a sycophant...don't tell him that i said that.
@@Eldor-117 . . . You don’t hear the chainaxe and screaming yet? weird.
Kharn drop kicking the severed head over the parapets before jumping into slaughter is the most kharn thing ever.
The best bit definitely has to be that it wasn't out of disrespect.
He literally did it so the warrior could witness as the people who had brought him down were cut to shreds.
Absolute god-tier narration, wait till Henry Cavill drops his 40k series
Thankyou for the support my friend!
Damn bubba you are absolutely killing it. I made my GF listen to this and she was even sitting on the edge of her chair. She usually rolees her eyes and tells me she's busy. So for her to listen to the end even know she has no idea what's going on is nothing short of a miracle. She even ask me who was gorechild? It's sad but I still love her. Thanks a ton bubba your the best.
Hey Roy! Thanks for the awesome comment and the continuing support my man. Im glad you had some bonding time with your gf 😎
Never sadwhen your lady wants to spend time and sparks an interest in yours!
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The image of Kharne seeing a battle brother fall, lopping his head off in frustration and mourning and punting it over enemy battlements as he charges in himself in a big fuckin “WITNESS MEEEEEE” moment is why I’m team world eaters. You just don’t get that anywhere else, ya know, that kinda brotherhood
The intro to this is so good I come back every couple of months
broke my Deadlift PR with this, good work
YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT!
Deadlifts for the dark gods.
*ATTACK*
Kharn's battle roars took me off guard right from the very first line of audio! You have dialled that brutal, guttural, manic savageness of what I imagined a Khorne bezerker would sound like in those lines. So sick man. Music transitions were cool too. Thanks Vox.
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Glad you enjoyed it Sean! I love giving out a primal roar once in a while. Not sure my neighbours do though....
whats the music called@@AVoxintheVoid
@@jadynmurrell80 links are in the description buddy 👍
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The Slanneshi cult leader calling the most bloodthirsty and violent Chaos Space Marine in the entire galaxy "old chap" has never failed to make me grin. 😁 Great narration as always (and I love the artwork you picked out)
Rowboat girlyman: I fear no man. But that thing...
*Camera pans to Kharn*
Rowboat girlyman: *shudders*
I dont unterstand why GW is not even close to delivering Audiobooks/narrations with an quality like yours
I'll take that as a huge compliment sir!
@@AVoxintheVoid Love all your work
Thanks buddy!
Because this is a work of passion. If GW had to put this much effort into this they would pay more and use more time to produce it. Something GW hates doing
I have to say, that "ATTACK" delivery resonated with my spirit at a primordial level
Oh this one's a throwback - I remember reading this in the Let The Galaxy Burn collection. GOOD STUFF :D
It was just too good not to record. Love that compilation
I remember reading this in White Dwarf (or somewhere) *years* ago.
It feels weird to feel nostalgic about a tale of Kharn being .. Kharn.. but there it is!
Superbly narrated, utterly awesome work!
It's a classic. I've got a compendium of old school stories, they are glorious! Thanks for the kind message my friend
Kharn, even as a madman, still one Hell of a leader and fighter 🤘
He's the man!
Ah, no better way to start a Khorne story. Ever thankful of your past as a member of a Metal band. Those riffs were so gorgeously fitting!! Loved this story so much!
Thanks David! Yeah world eaters suit my past that's for sure 😎 glad you enjoyed it!
Angry Marines be like "Kharn? That guy needs a spa day or something, he's too pent up."
Great job, Vox. Another home run.
Kharn never betrayed anyone, he was/is/always loyal only to Khorne…
He betrayed the Emperor
@@commanderrex8351 that old fart?
I don't think he even knew who Khorne was when he killed his fellow berserkers
@@commanderrex8351 oh my friend. The emperor betrayed the War Hounds when they leashed them to their broken primarch
@@dgoodfellow234 well how can one not be broken the way he was treated, fighting as a slave all your life and just wanting to die in combat to honor his gladiator family.
Poor angron, he did not deserve what he got
This channel is perfect for someone like me who has never played the tabletop and has only recently started exploring this blood and gore soaked universe. Truly a blessing, keep it up!
Thanks Stuart! Glad to help ease you in a little into the universe!
@@AVoxintheVoid I go to lutein for the lore, I come here to immerse myself in the universe. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!
I always imagine Khârn as 40k's Doomslayer just, you know, tied to a chaos god.
The Khorne berserkers fell to Slaanesh temptations pretty fast for those supposedly being granted resistance to sorcery.
Kharns amazement at how many types of graphic pictures are on the glasses is the most 'awww' moment in the whole setting.
Khorne chooses you based on your violence and skill, as far as he's concerned if you get too horny to fight that's your fault.
Imagine the burning hell scape and ruin of a city let alone a planet at war. “Life doesn’t get better than this” 💀
Listening to this for what must be the 10th time, this is so high test.
This is better than anything being made by Hollywood. I have listened countless times
This story hidden away in the dark imperium short story novel when I was 11 on a field trip to Florida with my school, was my first intro to Warhammer. Haven't looked back.
Every second of this story is badass and you don’t need to be a hardcore Warhammer fan to enjoy it!!! Honestly the line “He was the only living thing here and he had made it so. He realized that, compared to this pleasure this sense of conquest and victory, what the demon offered was only a pale shadow” so perfectly sums up his entire being. 2487, life just doesn’t get any better than this.
His kill counter actually measures souls devoured, i want a deep dive on how it might work.
I remember this story from white dwarf, I read it in 1997, I would explain the story to my middle school peers and they were pitiful little humans Ignorant of the warp, I pitied them for not knowing the truth about the God Emperor
This is a very good and subtle way of revealing just how powerful the butchers nails are. Nothing satiates them like it utter violence
Massive World Eaters fan here. Dang, this was awesome to listen to. Now I can imagine this in my head when I field Kharn on the tabletop once more with Berzerkers to protect him even if he shanks one of his own after movement phase.
The background music hits HARD
And, as always, fantastic work!
Thanks my friend!
This is a masterpiece. I have listened to it more than ten times and I usually never re-listen to any content.
Got some more angry boy content coming this week!
This was definitely a treat to listen to well finishing up the preparation for m war dog’s and Knight Rampager so I can prime them tomorrow and wouldn’t you know it they are a Khorne aligned chaos knight house
I've probably listened to this a dozen times. It's a masterpiece! The music takes it to the next level, and I occasionally get goosebumps when the kill counter is narrated. Someone said it better, but it's so awesome that he considers himself "spiritually pure". I love this so much!
TWO TWO FOUR SIX
TWO TWO FOUR SEVEN
TWO TWO FOUR EIGHT
Man i fucking love the raw brutal energy this story invokes and its voiced really well. Always coming back to listen again.
“No man ?” - Sigismund has entered the chat
Duuuude.... that opening "Blood for the Blood God!" I wanna write a badass, heavy, heavy song with that as it's opening.
literally phone was on autoplay playing in the background then this masterpeice came on. awesome job
Jesus christ dude I listen to this before the morning cold shower sometimes. CHARGE BROTHERS
This is the best most intense awesome narration ever! the vibe the music the action packed pacing of the story 👏👏👏👏🤯🤯🤯
Many thanks Gordon! I'm glad it all came together for you!
This is one of the best karn stories I've been trying to find it in my physical library thanks
You definitely narrated this better than the last version I heard. Not surprising though.
Great music choice btw. I couldn't help smiling when it kicked in.
The bezerker that cracked at 15:34 gets me everytime 😂😂
Well my word that's was good...plus the line "kharn was amongst them" perfect
Listening to this while working out just hits different. Great job!
Mate this was absolutely incredible, I was on the edge of my seat the entire reading! I knew kharn was a badass but this just made him sound like an absolute psychopath and I love it!
Blood for the Blood God!
Cheers jack! Glad you felt the blood rage! 🤘
@@AVoxintheVoid the blood is raging! This just makes me want the new world eaters range more then ever now,
Thank you so much! Keep these up my friend! ❤️
@@Jack-zc8wj if you guys keep watching, I'll keep recording. Thanks again brother!
This is a masterpiece! Ive listened to this so many times and the goosbumps are there every time!
Khorne would be proud!
Kharn is definitly my favorite astartes, no bullshit, just pure rage and slaugther.
I'm getting started with the hobby, and I'm getting this big urge to switch to World Eaters lmao Kharn is becoming one of my favorite characters of the whole 40k universe. Loved this story and the way it was told, by the way. The background music, the voice acting, great work indeed.
Cant get enough of these videos, the chaos ones are my favourites for sure. Nurgle especially, thank you for making them. Keep it up!
Very nice, I wish there were more stories out there that involved the super evil factions fighting each other. There is just something really fun about reading/listening to stories about really bad people doing really bad things to other really bad people.
Two other of Vox's narrations - 'Preysight' and 'Walking Dogs' - feature Heretic Space Marines fighting each other
What did I stumble onto this is frickin sick as hell man, bonus points for my favourite chaos legion, awesome
As a 9 yo kid, my kharn collected many skulls, I think it was 3rd ed when I was captivated by 40k. Of all chaos space marines, kharn deserves demonhood, he would be a badass daemon prince/bloodthirster
I've listened to this so many times.. excellent story, brilliant production :)
I love how the writer contrives a situation where a guy minecrafts himself and his bud kicks his head over a wall and my reaction is "what a nice dude!" without a hint of irony
Late to the party,but....... this was AWESOME!!!!!!! The music,the violence,the intensity of your voice, all were awesome
This short story is an absolute classic, love it! You do it more than justice
God I love kharns voice that trembles with barely contained fury and complete excited rage!
37 seconds in: this is already on par with any short story i get from Audible. EXCELLENT WORK LOREMASTER!
Im glad you are enjoying it sir!!
This is hardcore!
The music is a nice touch.
U, warrior tier and amber king. The best audio warhammer content providers goddammit your good. U made me feel like I was there in the fight. I turned off my bedroom lights, light candles and put the audio up and closed my eyes and layer down. When it ended I thought I was gonna cry because I wanted more. The funny thing is I was supposed go out to the movies with my wife and friends and I skipped on it for this......and it was worth it
There’s a sequel hidden here…
What of the kneeling woman who disappeared near the Heart of Desire? Once unbound, the essence of any Demon Prince is surely wanton in habitation of the closest suitable vessel, rather than suffer more teeth from the Gorechild…
When it was finally done,
Kharn reiterated his last thought
while fastening one last skull to his belt,
“Two, four, eight - EIGHT!!”
First video of yours ive watched and DAMN this was good, far more exciting than other lore youtubers. Great stuff
Thankyou my friend! Means a lot. I hope you like some of the other stories on the channel
This is a great piece, but I find myself being taken out of it a bit when Kharn seemingly forgets that he has multiple hearts. Your heart wasn’t racing, Kharn. Your hearts were.
The musical score to this is perfect, I am so glad I have found your channel. This is awesome!
I'm glad you found your way here also!
F*ing badass, smiled the whole way through. Fantastic once again!
This feels like an audio version of DOOM! Very well done.
Awesome read!! Kharn is a badass through and through!
Cheers Jeremy! He's the boss man!
@@AVoxintheVoid sent ya £5. This was one of the best reads. I absolutely loved it. Enjoy the coffee. 😉
@@Jeremy-rp3in many thanks Jeremy! Truly appreciated my brother 🤘
@@AVoxintheVoid
Keep up the amazing work! I loved your last Read as well, but Kharn just hits that special place in the heart.
l've listened to this one in particulair 6-7 times now, and still it amazes me how good it is, the mix of storytelling, characters talkin gand the ambiance/music, its insane.
really hope you can hit th e100k subs this year you deserve it, hope the talent will cross the world, keep up the good work man!
i'd love more Khorne stories :D
I can not well stop admiring these stories and even more so your narration and voice acting. Keep up the great work man.
This was amazing. I never imagined chaos forces killing each other but yeah this was amazing. 👏👏👏
Now this is the best audio to listen before going to bed
Kharn attacking some stronghold: concern
The stronghold is a slanneshi temple: content
Really enjoyed this, it's perfect. Thanks for making these stories reality.
It's absolutely my pleasure boss. Glad you enjoyed!
If this was recorded by you, well executed. I read this story a decade ago, was fun to experience it again.
It was recorded by myself! Thankyou for the comment!
Garviel survived Kharn due to a speeding rhino impaling Kharn on it's dozer blades 👌 Absolutely fantastic work by the way! Genuinely listened to it 3 times at work today I just couldn't get enough of it. Bloody well done! Pun intended
Means a lot fella! Thankyou so much for the support!
Just found this channel and immediately picked this one.
Was NOT dissatisfied. Holy shit