"THE FINAL BATTLE" - SIEGE OF TERRA
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- "THE FINAL BATTLE" Written by William King for the 1990 lore and rules book "Realm of Chaos"
With the release of "The End and the Death" and the eventual new canon of the Emperors final duel with Horus, I thought it would be a fun trip down memory lane and record the first account of the battle!
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The Siege of Terra, also called the Battle of Terra and the Siege of the Imperial Palace in Imperial records, is a reference to the final confrontation of the Horus Heresy that raged on Terra in 014.M31 between the Traitor forces led by the Warmaster Horus and the Loyalist armies of the Imperium of Man commanded by the Emperor of Mankind Himself.
The Loyalist forces ultimately proved victorious, though only just barely, and Horus was slain by the Emperor on the deck of his massive flagship, the Vengeful Spirit. The forces of Chaos were forced to flee the Imperial Throneworld in complete disarray. Over the next several Terran years they were hounded from their remaining occupied territories in Imperial space during the campaign known as the Great Scouring. Eventually they were forced to take up residence within the Warp Rift called the Eye of Terror.
Yet the Master of Mankind was mortally wounded in battle with His fallen gene-son and had to be interred within the cybernetic life support mechanisms of the advanced psychic augmentation technology known as the Golden Throne. Mankind would never again benefit from His direct guidance and leadership.
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"Oh no Horus, you've done it, you truly are the Warhammer 40K" - The Emperor
Haha! Wish I could have snuck that line in somewhere!
He didn't say that
@@zerofg1594 Heresy.
@@zerofg1594 pipe down heretic
Actually it was Ron weasly the dark lord who quoted that but he was twisted by the force ghost of DMX
The longest second, and the most painful. That day not just the Warmaster and the Emperor died, but the dream of the Impreium.
Now he will finish his apotheosis to godhood with the belief of the billions of people in the imperium . The belief in the emperor is so powerful he will be back soon and take the fight to the chaos gods
@@ZiGGi03 he is a chaos god of order. Not sure how this ends
@@stixinst5791 I agree he stole the fire from the gods and used chaos against them . He is the god of order . I don’t know if he is a xhaos power as he was made millennia ago by shaman them went to the planet with a warp gate at Molock where he and Horus went on a fight physically aged both as they went on conquest in the warp and stole power from the gods . I’ve read over 140 warhammer books it’s my favourite thing to read well listen to everyon Audible lol
The EMPEROR LIVES
@@ZiGGi03 trillions*
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@@AVoxintheVoid 🤟
The interaction god doesn't care how you interact, as long as you just interact.
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All hail the algorithm,
"Prepare to teleport! We will take the battle to the enemy!" - The Emperor
This was insanely good. The vision of the Emperor walking onto the bridge to see Horus standing astride the broken body of Sanguinius with the Earth framed in a giant viewport behind him, ripe for his conquest is more epic than the art work ever shows.
I really like this presentation of The Emperor. It makes him seem a lot more human and understandable, while at the same time displaying his power and the weight of his responsibility.
This is very old lore, ahh, those were the days. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this narration of this awesome story with everyone.
I'm sure many have never read it for themselves.
Very old lore. I think I have a white dwarf with this in lying around. Glad someone appreciates the old lore as much as me!
@@AVoxintheVoid I flew to London a few times for conventions and got my old issue signed. :) Been tabletop gaming since the 1980's. Good times.
Thanks again for this reading, HUGE memberberries for me , hehe.
@@Diarmuhnd "Old"? "Old"!? You dare call the 90s "old"!? **Stands up with effort, every joint cracking, at least four white hairs fall from skull in effort** ....You... you may have a point... I'd sit back down, but I worry about my hip...
@@attemptedunkindness3632 Well, i started tabletop wargaming early 80's. So, yeah, old :)
edit: I better get my cane !!!
@@Diarmuhnd Ainm iontach and O'Donnell abu, my ancient comrade. Wish you weren't chaos, but it's all a silly plastic british game at the end of the day anyway, isn't it?
"Sphincter doors" are the surest sign of heresy...
Such a titanic moment in 40k lore and beyond. You voiced it very well.
I really prefer the version where it is just a normal man, a soldier that somehow made it up there, standing in between the gods with nothing but bravery and loyalty. Knowing nothing he can possibly do can change the outcome but still there he stood, against all that's evil.
Yeah I remember it as just a guy in combat armour, not a terminator
I like a combo of the two. A scene where a common man stands up to Horus and a Terminator or custodes stands ready behind him. A nice contrast of the usual dynamic.
One lone citizen. Bigger balls on that dude than many space marines.
He knew he'd be run through like a 69' Chevy would plough through a picket fence, but he wanted to cause some distraction to give big E a moment to adjust.
Did the guy ever get commemorated?
That normal man is Ollaneus Perrson, a perpetual and former Warmaster to the Emperor, given the details of The End And The Death.
@@sbrazenor2 That's what it has been changed to now. Before he never had those extra details, and his sacrifice was lauded by the Imperial Guard.
It makes sense Horus to be shocked, stunned when the veil of Chaos got lifted. He was the exact opposite of his true self. Shock in his face and desire to be destroyed by the Emperor.
I have heard other renditions of the final most pivotal fight between the Emperor & Horus, but Vox's was by far the best,hands-down,and unparalleled the best!
I felt like I was witnessing this,like I was there,bravo!
I truly loved this story for showing that Emperor of Mankind was, in fact, HUMAN. Power, intelligence, unbreakable will yet still be able to feel hesitation and doubt.
He was the Emperor God because he was a man And I love the way they portray that in the story.
Terminator marine just doesn't hit the same way guardsman does. F in the chat for Ollanius
How would a guardsman get there? At least it's better than the Perpetual crap
Emperor takes in a guard regiment as cannon fodder or Horus is torturing guardsmen in his chamber when the emperor walks in.
Its a miracle even a terminator made it through
The bastard fought through the entire ship and survived
This
Horus really T2 Judgement Day'd a whole ass terminator with a glance tho
The terminator saw the emperor broken by horus on the ground and still charged without a second to spare, well knowing he will be obliterated. Damn...
As always love your voiceacting!
Thankyou my friend!!
My god you've done a amazing job on this.
Thankyou mr.hawk! Was a lot of fun!!
Vox brings this epic moment to life like no one else! In those last moments of Dorn coming in to witness what tragedy had played out is why I will always say Dorn suffered more than most. Vox is an absolute legend for just going above and beyond every time! 👌💯
I can only imagine what the Emperor thought as he lay there, having flayed Horus of flesh, bone, blood and soul. "Is this, finally, the end? Do I get to come back from this? Dare I even? He was, in the end, my son after all, and I knew I had to erase him. No father should outlive his child, not even I, Master of all Humankind. But for the dream of Humanity, I gladly would give myself for my sons, and now, for the dream of Humanity, I had no choice but to kill the best part of myself."
Anyone else but me is gearing up with snacks and a beer for this?
I've got a few beers waiting!
Snacks for sure 🤣
I'm eating my dinner right now actually.
Coffee instead of beer, but it works.
The pacing of this was immense!
You truly gave an outstanding performance capturing the madness in a few lines of dialog that claimed Horus, but you were able to make the Emperor seem vulnerable and desperate. Despite having his godlike abilities, he was very human at the end and you nailed that perfectly.
Well done Sir!
The voice acting, the music, the story.... perfection.
A legendary moment in the 40k universe brought to life. Amazing work!
Nice dramatization of the end of the Siege of Terra Vox! What I like was the small details, like the fact that the Emperor and Horus for a moment knew during that final blast, that Horus himself had to die when he was freed of Chaos influence. Horus had become Chaos' avatar and that there was no return from being marked as such. Perhaps if the Emperor hadn't been so badly wounded, if Sanguinius was still alive and by the Emperor's side, if they could have restrained the Warmaster, the Emperor could have released Chaos' hold and have at least a moment to truly talk, father to son. But it was not to be. That cage of compassion was cast off. Thus the stage is set for the 10,000 years of stagnation. 10,000 years of suffering and eternal war. 10,000 years of suffering...all alone on the Golden Throne.
jesus christ dude ngl, your voice + epic music makes me want to run through concrete walls
A first impression, I kinda felt the same! Happy to see there's a whole backlog for me to run through instead. Very rousing reading!
I keep coming back to this, love to hear more like this and Descent of Angels
Thankyou for the continuing support! Means the world
*THE EMPEROR PROTECTS*
He does indeed Keith, he does indeed
@@AVoxintheVoid that was glorious brother
@@brooklynkeith2877 Everyone who jumped with big E died (except Rogal), in this case Emperor did not protect :D
This will always be my cannon of what happened on the twisted husk that was once the magnificent Vengeful Spirit.
Superb rendition as ever my good sir 👏👏
No Ollanius?
Hard to believe that in the face of Chaos Undivided the Emperor still had to muscle through. Barely got out a victory and one has to wonder to what end?
Despite how hellish the current time Imperium seems to be, it pales in comparison to the absolute nightmare that would have been if Horus had won.
He was holding himself back though. He could have laser beamed Horus at pretty much anytime since Horus was so arrogant to direct confront him
The only other option was 'all of humanity gets soul eaten and destroyed' there was only forward..
***SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE END AND THE DEATH VOL 1***
The new lore in The End and The Death Vol 1 states that Horus was to ascend to become the 5th Chaos God and he actually was not an insane meat puppet being used by Chaos.
@@unatco6554 That seems highly unlikely that the four other gods would allow that
Love the narration! Personally for me I do like the idea that it was a guardsman though. Something about the frailty of the man, the fact it was just a regular/pure human, and the foreshadowing of how Horus would rule them is what makes it more impactful imo.
Yeah the image of Pius spitting in Chaos powered Horus's face and then charging him with a fixed bayonet is badass af.
@@stevepalpatine2828 True! And it speaks about something within the Human spirit. Are we surprised when a bio-augmented superhuman in what essentially is a battle suit with the power of an aircraft carrier charges Horus? Not really, even knowing his power.
But when a lone, comparatively frail, regular human with what essentially is a gun that shoots toothpick light beams charges the monstrous power that is Chaos infused Horus? Now that is something remarkable, and demonstrates the power of hope, persistence, and the human will.
That to me is impressive, and worthy of all the honors the Imperium could bestow.
@@Vorrlakarn_Quorlithar Are you familiar with simple guardsmen loyalty? And while being with their emperor. You see how they react when a mere astartes is on the field, now the living embodiment of a species? Not at all unbelievable in light of the lore.
@@Vorrlakarn_Quorlithar I would have thought not too, but the 1993 Warmaster game has the Emperor boarding the ship with Imperial guard, together with Assassins, Terminators, and others.
@@akatosh2795 It's not because the guardsmans loyalty is quesitoned in the presence of Big E, but their lack of power would see them very, very, very, very, very unlikely to survive on such a chaotically-consumed ship like the Vengeful Spirit. I mean, even termies and vet marines were falling like flies. What hopes does a guardsman have?
Truly epic! We always see the emperor as an all-powerful God but this truly reflects how human the character can be, scared, emotional and indecisive.
Christ, all I need is to close my eyes and listen to Vox's narration, and I'm right there, running through the Vengeful Spirit, popcorn in hand, watching the final battle! Great freaking work as always Vox!
This is so good 😁 I've been dying to finish the End and the Death Vol 2 and digest the new lore, but it's always nice to read the old lore and see how things were way back then.
Excellent rendition of this old hidden gem.
Same here man. The end and the death vol 1 was so good.
Thank you Vox for giving voice to both the greatest and most damned of mankind.
That was absolutely incredible! I think this is your finest work yet Vox!
Im leaning towards that too! Thankyou sir!
@@AVoxintheVoid you are most welcome, sharing this with all the 40k fans I know right now.
Thankyou for the support, it's truly appreciated!! 🙏🙏
@@AVoxintheVoid Perfect naration , there is only one fatal flaw.
Every one in the guard knows for a fact that it was a guardsman , a single simple unaugmented pure of heart guardsman that stood to defend the emperor from Horus .
Wow, you've come such a long way in your skills, the shouting of Horus has got to be the best of this, sounded fantastic!
This channel is a treasure to the franchise. No one does it like Vox. Hopefully GW keeps well out of it!
What a masterpiece, amazing job!
Thankyou Ricky! It's a classic piece of Warhammer history and I needed to bring it to audio life!
Im so happy to find your channel again, im not even a warhammer fan, i just searched about a few minutes guide about warhammer but i saw your channels, your story telling your sound and quality is superb.
The way you speak with emotion makes it feel like it actually happened and this is a historical event that is being retold. It’s so well done I can imagine every scene you’ve described in my mind as if your painting the scenes into reality. Amazing work brother.
I use to read this over and over when I was younger. Would just stare at the artwork of Horus vs Emps. Good times! Thank you for uploading this.
I like how he said “It’s Horusing time” then he started Horusing.
Love this, great human yet godly portrayal of the Emperor!
Excellent! I was looking forward to this.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
@@AVoxintheVoid I just finished it. This is another level of production, my friend. It's absolute perfection in every way. ❤
1:36 I love thinking about this passage such powerful thoughts from a God
I remember my cousin reading this to me when I was a kid, and I like it way better then the new lore.
I've been waiting for this so patiently since you announced it. Fantastic! You and Baldermort are my number 1 go to for 40k lore. I go to sleep listening to yall. Thank you for amazing content.
Honestly this will always be the version of the lore I prefer
I think I'm with you on that!
Absolutely epic, no other way to say it.
This is old lore/written story, right? I can see that, only because it’s hard to imagine anyone besides Adeptus trans-humans being present there in this telling, when I know in my heart that it was a lone, mere human Guardsman that ultimately stood in between Horus and The Emperor in that last moment.
It most certainly is old lore. 1990 I believe. It's been through a few retellings but this is the original
earphones ready
popcorns ready...
chainsword ready
Stellar job, Mr Vox, a usual !
Absolutely amazing. As a newer Warhammer 40k fan, this absolutely engaged me throughout. And by the Emperor, please plug the bgm!😂
Damn, that was intense. A bit strange not having Custodians mentioned, but regardless Horus and the Emperor both sounded AWESOME! You have such a knack for voicing these kinds of characters. May you never grow bored doing what you do best - Ave Imperator!
Custodians were a recent invention. This was written in 1990. When I started playing in 2010, custodians didn't exist in the lore to my knowledge.
Custodes were introduced with Rogue Trader, as humans just guarding a corpse.
This is a 3nd to 5rd ed story, where they were mostly absent.
Until the Horus Heresy began at FW, custodes were there, but not as distinct.
I just miss it being Ollanius Pigs throwing himself in front of Horus.
@@Va11idus Custodes were in Rogue Trader.
@@balazsvarga1823 I kinda preferred when Custodes went practically unmentioned
Masterpiece after masterpiece
You're too kind sir
I couldn't listen live last night and couldn't wait to listen this morning! Excellent, so excellent.
Many thanks for the support Philip 🙏
“Dorn will do his best to ensure it.
“Deeds are my words.”
Man it would be great to see an alternate where Dorn and the emperor 2v1 Horus and absolutely body him.
what that terminator mustve felt seeing the emperor like that.
This was so good!! The voice acting was on point! Great job, everyone who worked on this
It's just me on this one matey! Glad you enjoyed it
Every time i listen to this its like the first time. Thank you for the art in my life!
Choice of music in your productions is excellent
That shits intense. Actually hearing the story, I was transfixed. Couldn't do anything but listen. This is gold. Thank you vitv. My life is now more complete after hearing this.
This story is excellently narrated. 🙂
Thankyou kindly sir!
Man, that was some A+ voice work. Horus' speech was so well done. Great work!
No amount of phenomenal voice work will convince me that it wasnt ollanius pius himself who stood between the emperor and horus.
This is glorious my friend. You went above and beyond. Thank you for your effort. Thank you for taking the time to release this video and sharing it with me.
great video man . dam at some point i was so excited listening to this rdy for battle lol . amazing voice
If Bruva Alfabusa or 40k Theories ever need a voice actor to recreate an epic quote or scene, I _Reeaallly_ hope they turn to you! This was GLORIOUS!! 🤩
I would be more than happy to help!
If only Alfabusa would pick warhammer back up again.
I miss Alfabusa creating 40K parody. There was no equal. The attention to detail, the absolute hilarity, the presentation, the comedic timing, the inside jokes... everything about Alfabusa's productions were peerless, and its sorely missed.
I still laugh out loud when I rewatch TTS, Vox Logs etc.
Obviously, that's not to say that their subsequent productions aren't incredibly amazing and insane as well, but it's the WH stuff that really is pure and unrivalled.
This was a treat!!! Thank you guys so much🤘🤘🤘
I wish you could cover the Horus heresy story your tone and music choice makes these narrations come alive
Freakin shivers my dude. Thank you, amazing job. The Emperor protects.
Your channel has grown so much since I first found it, amazing work let's hope it keeps growing you definitely deserve it! Thank you for all the great content.
Outstanding. Goosebumps through and through. Perfect vocals.
Absolutely love it from the get-go. Everything was already intense
Thanks!
Holy smokes, this was intense! I mean, everyone knows how it ends and we've all heard the story a thousand times before, but THIS; geez Vox, you're good!
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve listened. The narration is just so good!
Holds up really well
Though much desperately requires a superior retcon
Oh I'm sure Dan abnett will smash it
@@AVoxintheVoid That Custodes instantaneously retconned before release bullshit doesn’t make it sound very good
Absolutely inept recent entry in the poorly ordered redos
i'm overwhelmed for how damn good the narration is
You're probably the one narrator that could do the Camba Diaz last stand justice, given your ability with blending battle ambience. Now that's one of, if not the best scenes in 40K.
I'll look into it!
@@AVoxintheVoid Excellent! It's a real treat within Saturnine, around the middle of the book. You'll do it justice.
Damn that terminator was badass asf he staright up charged at choas fueled horus boltgun blazing
Makes Ollanius Pius look even more badass, he was just a guard, not an Astartes, not a Custodian, no terminator armor, no storm bolter, he charged Chaos powered Horus with an empty lasgun and a fixed bayonet...
You sir are truly a craftsman of of these tales of death, war and oblivion. I have not been so enraptured by tale weaving since the telling of the death of Leonidas by the Great orator Delios. I SALUTE YOU OF THE GOLDEN VOICE!
This is perfection, hands down. I got nothing else it floored me
Thanks for this. Some of the William King pieces really set the tone.
Just awesome stuff. And can i just applaude your audio balance with the back ground music was perfect, added drama but didn't drown the story....epic
Thankyou my friend. That's the tough part of what I do as I don't have any formal training in sound design. I'm glad it came across well!
Wonderfully done, sir. I love seeing how your work has progressed and look forward to seeing the trend continue!
Damn, is it time already? How fast it came to this point...
The time...has come
Yep, had to comment for the extra. Seriously, amazing stuff. The voice work is just perfect.
I remember reading this way back when I first got into 40k and thinking the description of the ship was so horrifying. I'm not as much of a fan of the newer lore twists. I liked the heroic sacrifice of the terminator.
This lone veteran on a ship that has massacred scores that even had Emps with them died. But this one guy managed to get through it and with absolutely zero hope, seeing the crushed bodies of a primarch and the emporer this marine doesn't even hesitate.
It both showed how like the baddest or bad ass marines in any other situation was a trifle to the forced involved. The depths of astartes devotion and how far gone he was.
I am in love with this! Masterful narration! This should be official hype for the incoming books. Hope you do more of this old White Dwarf content!
This was awesome to hear Vox. Great narration. I genuinely love all the voices for Dorn, Sanguinius, Horus and the Big E himself.
That's an amazing message to read. Always a worry when you have to voice such iconic characters
Man I cannot wait for the actual retelling. This tale absolutely reeks of the religious dogma of the imperium, and I love it. Well told, Vox!
I've always wondered how it may have happened. Now i wonder no more. Terminator or Guardsman, the end is just the same: a man tries to defend the Emperor in the face of another God-like being. I'm sure the Emperor would point that out. Thank you, brother Vox!
When y'all upload it's always a great day!
I can't wait for this will listen as soon as I'm free
Let me know what you thought!
@@AVoxintheVoid this is one of the best ones def top 5 , pls do more 30k nothing beats it
Holy hell, that was amazing and brutal. Well fking done, brother.
!!!!!!!! A VOX IN THE VOID !!!!!!!
I have been waiting for this
Brilliant work, thank you!
we ever getting the emperor of mankind back fighting alive walking around or nah?
I severely doubt that my friend
Imperium is already way too op. For example five or so Ultramarines literally destroyed a ork Whaaagh! Without any ammo
That was amazing 👏
You are the very best!
Praise the AllFather, what a fantastic time this is 🤩
This is my favorite so far lost count of how many times I re-watched this
Please do more horus heresy ones
Great work.. back to basics in the story I love it
Superb! No equal. Incomparable. 👏👏👏