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|Name =Call of Chaos
|Image =CallofChaosGGCall-of-Chaos.jpg|Image caption=Cover art for Gift of the Gods
|Author =Various
|Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]]
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'''''Call of Chaos''''' is a short story series released online.
==Cover Description==
Across the Imperium and beyond, many hear the Call of Chaos. The Dark Gods touch many minds, and few can resist their clarion call. Even amongst the mighty Space Marines, there are many who have fallen into the lure of the [[Ruinous Powers]]. In the [[Eye of Terror]] and the [[Maelstrom]], they battle amongst themselves for power, glory and followers, before launching raids on the Imperium they once strove to protect. This collection contains twelve stories about champions of Chaos and those who stand against them.
==Stories in Series==
===Divine Will===
{{Main|Divine Will (Short Story)}}
Written by [[Andy Smillie]]A [[Vindicare Assassin]] thwarts an attempt on the life of an [[inquisitor]] as a way to spread faith in the Emperor.
===In Wolves' Clothing===
Written by [[Ian St. Martin]]{{Main|In Wolves' Clothing (Short Story)}}Striking into the [[Eye of Terror ]] like the spear of Russ himself, the [[Space Wolves ]] crew of the warship Reiodi bring to heel a thrice-cursed traitor from the days of the Horus Heresy. But this prey is more dangerous than the hunters know, even after he dies. After all, there's a reason he's known as [[Lucius the Eternal]]... Written by Ian St Martin
===Gift of the Gods===
Written by [[Ben Counter]]{{Main|Gift of the Gods (Short Story)}}Lord Antonidas Hajos, the leader of a banished faction of Dire Claws [[Chaos Space MarinesMarine]]s, looks to spread the worship of the Dark Gods to the people of a backwater feral world. Written by Ben Counter
===Jackalwolf===
Written by [[C.Z. Dunn]]{{Main|Jackalwolf (Short Story)}}[[Fenris]]. One of the mightiest worlds of the Imperium, home to the [[Space Wolves ]] Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, an impregnable bastion of humanity's might... or is it? When the treacherous Word Bearers come to Fenris, it falls to [[Lukas the Trickster]], the so-called Jackalwolf, to defend his home world from the interlopers. Can even his vaunted cunning defeat their machinations, or will Lukas – and his Chapter – fall to the Dark Gods? Written by C Z Dunn
===Siegemaster===
Written by [[Chris Wraight]]{{Main|Siegemaster (Short Story)}}On the world of Harrowar, siege lines and armies span the entire planet... but after years of preparation, war is yet to begin. Warsmith Bakulos arrives to take command of the [[Iron Warriors ]] and ensure that the continent-spanning siege becomes a war that he can win. But his old comrade Kurr doesn't see it that way, and Bakulos remembers the events that have led them both to this place and the final confrontation that inevitably awaits them. Written by Chris Wraight
===Black Iron===
Written by [[Graeme Lyon]]{{Main|Black Iron (Short Story)}}Bored of life garrisoning a daemon world in the [[Eye of Terror]], Warsmith Kallus of the [[Iron Warriors ]] takes his destiny into his hands and seeks the favour of the Warmaster, [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]. He is tasked with a mission that will secure his ascension to the ranks of the [[Black Legion]]: infiltrate and capture a forge world controlled by his former brothers. What will Kallus do to meet his goals... and what will it cost him? Written by Graeme Lyon
===A Song for the Lost===
Written by [[Robbie MacNiven]]
{{Main|A Song for the Lost (Short Story)}}
In the Basilica of Himaeus the Justicar, nursing his latest beating from Bishop Eziah, young Ulix waits for Sister D’Fey to come and sing to him the only song that can ease his pain. He knows not why the other boys in the dorm hate her presence – nor does he care. When she sings the Song for the Lost, all his fears are soothed. As her voice lulls him to sleep, he cannot know that in his desire to escape the hardships of his life, he walks a path to an even darker future.
===Blood and Iron===
Written by [[Robbie MacNiven]]{{Main|Blood and Iron (Short Story)}}Ferrix, an [[Iron Warriors ]] [[warpsmith ]] on the corrupted forge world of Dementius, has his sights set on the most powerful fusion of daemon and machine he has yet attempted, seeking to unleash the violence of [[Khorne ]] through the ultimate weapon. Written by Robbie MacNiven
===Glory from Chaos===
Written by [[Chris Dows]]{{Main|Glory from Chaos (Short Story)}}Jetek Suberei of the [[White Scars ]] gains a most curious ally when he and his savage battle-brothers pursue the Tzeentchian sorcerer Karnel the Ruinous to a mysterious planet to save their captured brothers. As events unfold on Valaena, Suberei will have to face his own prejudices if he is to succeed with his mission. Written by Chris Dows
===Midnight Rotation===
Written by [[Dan Abnett]]
{{Main|Midnight Rotation (Short Story)}}
It started as just another midnight rotation for Cawkus, trooper, second class of the 50th Urdesh Regular, guarding Munitorum supplies at Depot 686 during a months-long siege. Retrace his footsteps as he recounts the events of that fateful night and uncovers a conspiracy that could strike at the heart of the city.
===Without Fear===
Written by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]{{Main|Without Fear (Short Story)}}Aeneas prepares for battle. He performs the sacred rituals that stir the machine-spirits of his weapons and armour, and joins his battle-brothers in reciting the ancient oaths of their unit. On the planet below, hordes of [[Chaos]]-tainted cultists [[cultist]]s await their arrival, driven beyond reason by their desire to kill. But Aeneas knows that the [[Ultramarines ]] will be victorious, no matter the odds – because they are without fear. Written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
===The Staff of Asclepius===
Written by [[Graham McNeill]]{{Main|The Staff of Asclepius (Short Story)}}Wounded [[Ultramarines ]] [[Apothecary ]] Isstvan Cantaro, the last survivor of an attack on his ship, seeks to protect the sacred gene-seed of his battle-brothers from the vile intent of Dzyban of the [[Emperor's Children]], and the hundreds of cultists now stalking the ship. Written by Graham McNeill
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