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===Orrok===
On the former Imperial world of [[Orrok]], the Orks reacted with puzzlement when the skies darkened with millions of incoming [[Mycetic Spore]]s. The Orks rushed to their weapons and barely had time to man their defenses when waves of [[Gaunt]]s crashed into the fortifications. The Orks counter-charged the oncoming swarm, and thousands died on both sides in only a matter of seconds. On every scale a fierce battle raged - [[Squig]]s and [[Ripper]]s tore into each other underfoot as Gaunts and [[Ork Boy]]z hacked and slashed at each other; Ork [[Warboss]]es and [[Nob]]z fought against [[Tyranid Warrior]]s and [[Carnifex]]es; mighty [[Squiggoth]]s battled thunderously with huge Tyranid [[Bio-Titan]]s; even on a microscopic level Tyranid [[Phage Cell]]s consumed the aggressively spreading [[Orkoid Spore]]s. Orrok was encumbered by total war on every scale. But slowly, the Orks realized they were outnumbered and surrounded. By nightfall every Ork on Orrok was killed and their corpses turned into bio-resources to feed the growing Tyranid swarm.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}
===Ghorala===
===Escalating War===
The Octarius war is continuing to escalate. In 997.M41 several [[Eldar]] warhosts entered the war, fighting against both Imperial and Ork forces.{{Cite ThisMarker End}} In 990999.M41 many Imperial Worlds were caught in the crossfire as the [[Saim-Hann]] Eldar entered the war, and the [[Raven Guard]], [[White Scars]] and [[Salamanders]] [[Chapter]]s united to defend the embattled planets.{{Cite ThisMarker End}} Recent reports indicate that the Tyranid [[Swarmlord]] has joined the assault on the Orks of Octarius.{{Fn|1}}
Whether the Orks or the Tyranids win the war, the victor will emerge stronger than before. Orks from light-years around are flocking to Octarius, and are growing bigger and stronger on their diet of conflict. And every Ork devoured gives more biomass to the growing Tyranid swarm, which is constantly learning and adapting new ways to defeat their foes. Kryptman succeeded in luring Leviathan to the Octarius Empire, but rather than tricking both sides into destroying each other his plan has backfired into starting a series of events that is making the Imperium's enemies stronger.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]], pg. 29
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Last Ditch (Novel)]], Chapter Twenty, pg. 200, fn. 2
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Waaagh! Ghazghkull - A Codex: Orks Supplement (7th Edition)]],{{Cite thisMarker End}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 44
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]], pg. 27
