From high above, Rayne saw a faint outline surrounding the crystal, that was the reach of its power. He saw that a group of Marines had ventured too far, and called out their positions. He looked with interest towards the Orks, who had now set up to attack the Daemons head on. A suicide tactic, but hopefully it would thin the enemy's ranks.
...
Thousands of cries of 'Waaaaagh!' could be heard as hordes of Orks smashed into the Chaos forces, most of the first ranks knocked aside by the Marines or set alight by the lesser Daemons.
Trogskull began throwing Grotz onto the faces of the enemies, the vicious creatures stabbing away to kill them quickly. He came face to face for a moment with Albius himself. He swung his Choppas, but one missed entirely; the other barely dented the massive Daemon's shoulder pad. The beast's sword impaled Trogskull entirely, blood pouring from the wound like a river. The warboss was not dead yet, however, and swung directly towards Albius' face. His strength finally failed him, though, and it only managed to chip off one of his horns. With a final shove of the blade, the Ork was dead, and slid off the sword to the ground with a thud. Caught off guard by his death, Trogskull's Orks were annihilated in short order, leaving only a field of blood and green flesh in their place.
Rayne was disheartened; if the Orks failed so miserably, what could possibly stop them. This was further strengthened by the fact that the Lord of Change now shot at the Wraith's clipping their wings. He would begin to shoot them down soon enough. And still more Daemons came out of that breach. Suddenly, a thought occurred. He opened the intercom and gave the order-
"I don't care how you do it, but get that bird away from the portal! If we can close it, we still have a chance."
The rest of the Marines knew the task would fall to them, and charged directly towards the Daemon hordes, blasting away. Back by where the Lich stood, Atlas remained in his coma; but a small flicker of his eyelid betrayed the life still inside him, fighting its way out.