Warhammer Reactions: Orks

The massive hold of the space-drifter echoed with a wild roar, a vibration that pulsed right through the meter-thick steel armor of the deck. Hundreds, thousands of green faces clashed in a solid, churning ocean, intoxicated by the smell of gunpowder and sweat. In the very center of this chaos rose He—a monolithic, perfectly smooth, and indestructible screen that had pierced the deck right in the middle of the main arena.

Just a couple of hours ago, they had tried to blast it with super-shootas, set it ablaze with incendiary mixes, and smash it with hydraulic hammers, but not even a speck of soot remained on the flawless black surface. And then, the monolith flared with a blinding green and white light, and strange, unprecedented images began to flicker across it.

— ZOG ME! TAKANDRA, LOOK AT THIS! — roared Grukk Face-Ripper, shoving a nearby lad aside with all his might to clear his view. — It's showing those weird little runts again!

— Shut your gob, Grukk! I'm trying to see what that guy in blue's gun is made of! — barked Nazdreg, pushing closer and squinting his yellow eyes. — If there ain't no plasma in there, it ain't a weapon, it's just grot-rubbish!

The whole mob roared as the screen's surface trembled, displaying footage of a new, completely unfamiliar world. The camera glided smoothly through unknown scenery, capturing figures of strange creatures who had no inkling that half a million heavily armed orks were watching their every step through a cosmic anomaly.

Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka towered over the crowd atop a mound of wreckage. His armored jaw clenched, and his eyes flared with the sinister fire of Gork and Mork's will.

— QUIET, LADS! — his bass voice boomed, drowning out the noise of shooting into the ceiling. — The Great Gods didn't send us this screen for nothing! They're showing us the ones we're gonna find and krump over the head soon! Now, show us, you cursed piece of iron... Let's see if these xenos know how to fight for real!

The crowd held its breath, thousands of red and yellow eyes staring at the glowing screen, awaiting the first frame and ready to explode at any moment.