"THE GIFT BRINGER" - A HOLIDAYS IN THE HIVE SPECIAL - A WARHAMMER 40K STORY

"The Gift Bringer" by Joseph Mercer
One of the winning entries for the "Holidays in the Hive" writing competition
Inquisitor Malfar finally has his hands on the leader of the Gift Bringer cult...
Thank you Joseph for such a good story to read!
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Music by Epidemic Sound
Art by Truman Brown
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[@josephmercer8547]

Excellent job as always vox looking forward to the next entry in the holiday in the hive series

[@darrianweathington1923]

Santa being a minor warp god makes too much sense

[@jonathanz.9675]

Krampus and Santa, hence the horn

[@Gigatony74]

I wouldn't say a god, more like a small warp entity.

[@notme9816]

Much too much sense.

[@bigearl3867]

Nobody ever thinks about giving Nurgle any gifts. Nurgle gives gifts all the time.

[@jeremytitus9519]

Everybody always asks _who_ is Nurgle, but nobody ever asks…

[@johnd2058]

Nurgle's The Grandfather... oh now I think we know which Chaos god Kringle sprung from.

[@bigearl3867]

@@johnd2058 🤣👍

[@bigearl3867]

@@jeremytitus9519 Exactly!

[@vxskud]

Nurgle is fat, jolly, loving and generous and has a legion of diminutive fun loving minions who help him distribute gifts.

[@Casperski1312]

My face when I realized the corruption had set in, ooooof. This is SO GOOD.

[@davebowman9000]

In the Grimdarkness of the far future, people are getting presents whether the God-Emperor wills it or not

[@davidk6269]

The Gift Bringer is a delightfully grim, dark amalgamation of Santa Claus and the Monkey’s Paw. Brilliantly written, voice-acted and with excellent musical accompaniment. Bravo!

[@jonathantheslow]

More like Santa and Krampus.

[@scootza1]

"Once we were two" This isnt just a warp santa or warp krampus, it's both at the same time

[@theotherccount4481]

So in the far future Santa and Krampus fused their god-like Warp energies together? That would explain this quite well, explaining how even through millennia that his main traditions still go onward even in the Grim-Dark. Two never-borne become one, to bring a gift to the one being they never brought one to. The Emperor, now would he receive a vital component to the golden throne? Or would he be judged lacking, and be punished, something taken and stored in a sack

[@Compgeek86]

Santa and Krampus actually exist, and as mankind spread out amongst the stars, they had to use the warp to still visit everyone in one night. Do that for millennia and you're bound to slip up and get melded together by the gods

[@GoToBedSheeva]

This one made me laugh 😂 “they wanted to see the sun”

[@stiliyandekov3072]

This was so good, it felt like something Terry Pratchett would write, and the narration was fantastic.

[@AVoxintheVoid]

I can't take credit for the writing but I loved narrating it!

[@anshumanbose5132]

It makes me sad that even Santa's gifts are corrupted.

[@cnut7383]

I'm not sure he's corrupted. Santa and Krampus became one. The gifts given also take away...

[@anshumanbose5132]

@@cnut7383 he gave an overcharged plama pistol to a little girl, gave poisoned food to the starving... I'd say that's pretty corrupted...

[@When_did_they_add_handles]

It's 40K

[@cnut7383]

@@anshumanbose5132 not chaos corrupted. if it was just santa then maybe but this is santa AND krampus, who isnt a very good guy

[@CBRN-115]

Can't have nice things in the 40K

[@HellFox83]

From the thumbnail I thought this piece would be Nurgle related. But this is a nice twist, like a truly chaotic entity. Representing chaos in its purest form. All coming from people's desires to want things. Thus fulfilling the adage, "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it." Great work Vox!

[@highchaplain0786]

What a cool idea for Santa 😀 just crazy what ideas people come up with. Also more Arbites! Those brave bastards don't get enough credit for the daily muck they have to clean up. Thank you for the tale today Vox 🙏 P.S. HOTLINE MIAMI 2023! 😎

[@tarulfang6619]

Looks like Santa had a run in with good ole Papa Nurgle... I am both horrified and fascinated at the thought about such a fan-fiction... *Terminates data stream, hoping nobody in the hive city managed to trace it.*

[@CyKosys187]

Besides gave and bob, the gift bringer is one of my favorite and it cracks me the hell up that the inquisitor becomes the new gift bringer lol.

[@bencarlos2555]

Poor Santa. At least Krampus is having fun. Well done.! Thank you & Happy New Year!

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Happy new year to you too ben!

[@stain1095]

I think they actually merged together

[@anthonywilkes8630]

Love the 40k spin on the story. Krampus vibes!

[@beadiegaming5874]

I dont even play warhammer and these stories are awesome!

[@jimmybarnes7178]

That Inquisitor is infected

[@iron_potato40k]

as a german i find krampus and santa fusing and living on in 40k hilarious.

[@timwhite5562]

Santa sounds EXACTLY like the rabbit from the Aqua Teen hunger force episode where they swapped brains with animals from the mall pet store. The procedure for doing the change was that both parties had to piss in the fountain at the food court, but they had to have their eyes locked on each other while doing it. 😆😂

[@derkrischa3720]

Happy New Year! Somehow disturbing Santa makes me shiver more than merry Alphrius

[@bigearl3867]

This of course is a lie.

[@CrunchyNorbert]

fifth chaos god of season's tidings

[@ExcaliburForge]

So Nurgle isn't the only gift-giver in town.

[@Vicious..]

(Evil Laugh) Everyone gets something in the end.

[@connorriggs1518]

Happy new year and I wish everyone a grand 2023, and I very much look forward to seeing what wonderful content we receive this year

[@martinratagris]

Another fantastic story brought to life. I am a fan of Warhammer but also a DC fan which gives me mixed feelings with Henry Cavill in charge of taking WH to the screen. Anyways, I mention this because when I think of eldritch gods and Santa I can't help but remember the comic where Apokolips is in state of high alert because a stranger is approaching the planet. The stranger does so every year and Avery year the planetary defences and Darkseid's armies can not stop the red wearing stranger. It is Santa, delivering to Darksaid charcoal every year. I feel that a lot of Santa's recognizable elements have been stolen by Nurgle, except for the Color red. The jolly disposition and belly, the desire to give gift and even the Nurglings may be the replacements for the elves. I am not sure if Isha would like being compared to Miss Claus tough.

[@davebowman9000]

Awesome oncept! Hope there's a sequel or something some time in the future where we see how the monkey paw aspect of the gifts scales up with the Inquistor's resources

[@martinratagris]

Happy New Year, I hope 2023 would treat everyone better than 2022 did. I know we are not only months away, but in the first day of the year but I wonder if there will be stories for other holidays like Valentine's Day. I don't remember where I read it but I do remember a story of the son of a Hive City governor sneaking to the lower levels to live an adventure only to fall in love with a young woman there. Long story short, they endure hardships and she introduces him to her faith in the star gods that may or may not come to devour the entire planet.

[@jbark678]

Santa needs elves to keep him on the right track... Maybe someone should warn the Bonesingers.

[@davidengman5119]

FIRST!!!! HAPPY 2023 I love your work Vox and wish you the best you have been one of the many things that have made my dark day's a bit brighter, one of my fav stories you made was the one with the servitor and the lamenters!

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Happy new year! Thank you for the support and glad I could be of some help to you in some small way. All the best my friend

[@jimmybarnes7178]

Hey void oh my God you're blessing us with another one

[@alannatherson7721]

Now I'm getting the image of the Warp Santa meeting the God Emperor in the Warp and sitting on Big E's lap telling him what he wants for Christmas.

[@sousouluteru9223]

HO HO Horrendously grand tale Lord Vox . May the God Emperor bless your channel in this new year and thank you for your service to the warhammer community 👍🥰🥳🎊🎆. Hugs from Hawai’i 💗🇼🇸

[@hunter5822]

Santa AND krampus possessing one guy.... he’s having a terrible and confusingly comfortingly seasonal time.

[@ChaoticVoicesofAndreas]

Ho ho holy god Emperor's mercy.

[@cakeboss4194]

Yeesh, that's an unsettling take on ol' Claus.

[@joseestevezhernandez558]

Santa being a Warp Spawn that talks like the freaking Joker (Mark Hamill's one, of course) only in 40k ladies and gentlemen

[@jacobwenner2679]

Imagine the Custodes one night noticing a fuzzy red sock hanging off the Golden Throne containing a lump of coal.

[@lazrustosadow5880]

I can't tell if that's wholesomely terrifying or terrifyingly wholesome but either way I went to gift it to someone.

[@Rohv]

I cant believe I just discovered your channel been binging on all these stories. Damn need to sleep for work.

[@AVoxintheVoid]

I'm glad you found your way here sir!

[@MrAlucard0848]

More stories of the gift bringer in different situations with the imperium and chaos.

[@Helscreama]

Blood for the blood god, comments for the algorithm!

[@Tank-pl9hb]

Can we get an ork Santa story next year ❤️

[@Tank-pl9hb]

Or maybe even the gift bearers space marines 🤣

[@lastmanstanding5423]

There's Ork "Thinkmass" celebration in the Kronan The Kunnin series. Check it out it's hilarious. The whole series as well.

[@purvicious]

Ork Santa does sound amazing. Massive Xmas ork in Santa attire, gifting insane ork tech to da boyz. His jolly laughter booming when they accidentally annihilate each other with their new toys. 🤣

[@UGNAvalon]

Three thoughts on reaction to this video: 1) I’d love to see a followup in which the Gift-Bringer spawns an army of Kramplings and takes the gift production & delivery to the next level! >:D 2) I bet the Inquisition would happily use the phrase “ALWAYS look a gift-grox in the mouth; you never know what kind of heresy/corruption will be hiding within!” in this situation. 3) Maybe the real gift of Sanguinala was the heretics we slayed along the way. As always, great job! Looking forward to the next one! 🤩

[@solomon5ty]

whenever someone asks me to explain the warp i always use santa as my example of how to make a warp entity so this is all very fitting for me

[@MichaelSplatkins]

Happy New Year all! Let's hope that it's better than 22!

[@johnnyblaze4053]

I love how your mind works or I could just be twisted... Whatever the case you are tremendously talented and know how to dance on the razors edge without getting cut!! Well done sir. May this year bring you more opportunities and resources to go further and touch more minds and hearts.

[@Tacoguy1000]

It's so strange to hear the inquisitor get so irate on the death of innocents when they do it on a daily basis and treat they with apathy.

[@isiahalcindor6278]

Yea, but they believe they are 100% justified, and what they do isn't even a choice, so it does make sense that someone choosing to stifle the imperium by senselessly killing pisses them off

[@Tacoguy1000]

@@isiahalcindor6278 I mean, if they acted like it, sure. But, most of the time, they don't even spare a glancing thought. THeir way is little different to the cult that does it save for the faction they serve.

[@isiahalcindor6278]

@Tacoguy1000 exactly imagine a conflict between a cultist who isn't a 1 note lunatic but a man with understandable motivations and an inquisitor like eisenhorn, not a villain that exterminautus for fun, would they come to a tragic understanding of eachother even though both don't have a choice form their own point of view or would their ideology strengthen their resolve as they go against their mirroed opposite. Gw needs to do better at portraying both sides like vox did here

[@marcococcia2250]

@@isiahalcindor6278 read "missing in action" a short story about eisenhorn

[@jonathanz.9675]

The horn of krampus . Half Krampus half Santa. The spirits of Christmas

[@Bornst3ll3r]

Another banger, wishin u and all the vox gang s great 2023!

[@SexyMonsterLover]

He's a little confused but he's got the right spirit.

[@tommygreene47]

Bring on the first story of the new year, thank you and Happy New Years to you

[@DivineDawn]

Lol trust warhammer to twist Santa Haha wouldn’t expect any less! Loved the little twist at the end.

[@peterhares5312]

Thanks for all the good stuff,

[@purvicious]

Totally didn't just listen to your entire Astra militarum playlist in one sitting. *cough* 😁

[@zazz69ed]

Loved it!!

[@nix-cipher]

May you and yours have a blessed New Year

[@YourGraveDigger83]

Happy New Years love your channel keep it up

[@greatamazinga]

Excellent story!!! Way to start the new year!!!

[@sendapez]

Man.. that was exquisite story telling

[@purvicious]

Amazing

[@jorawarhenry5846]

This is awesome

[@jimmybarnes7178]

Well Happy New years void

[@BloodBuffalo]

Santa and krampus in 40k. Awesome

[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

So what I'm getting here is that this is basically a 40k retelling of The Santa Clause

[@borisdorofeev5602]

Nice, Santa Claus and Krampus/Yule Man in one entity

[@bigearl3867]

A very interesting twist on the spirit of Christmas.

[@jamescarter8693]

I went back and listened to this again and Gavin Bob I think that gav needs a present from a demon or at least I think gav needs to give back a present to a demon that would be pretty badass

[@grouchy88]

What a sweet and uplifting story

[@thekoalawasbrown]

i just wanted to say your curse voice in amberkings video is awesome you really make that vid so good!!

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Thankyou so much. That was probably the most fun I've had portraying a character for his videos!

[@robbabcock_]

What a fantastic way to start 2023!😎⚔☠🎈🥳🎉

[@Orbotus]

Hey dude Doubt you will read this, but I just wanted you to know that your content is GODDAMN GOLD. Your voice, effects, the sheer power in some moments is something else. I love your vids and and would gladly hear a whole audiobook narrated by you. You are making emperor proud, brother Vox.

[@AVoxintheVoid]

I try to read all of the comments as I wouldn't be anything without the support of the community. I truly do appreciate your kind words, it takes a long time to put a narration together and it's comments like these that keep me going. Thankyou again my friend Vox

[@reforgedrole-playinggames1035]

Oooohhh nice ending!

[@AVoxintheVoid]

The author did a fantastic job with this!

[@willrogers3793]

As much as I dislike Reddit, I can’t think of a better way to describe this than “Awful Taste, Great Execution.” I’m not dissing the quality, *that* is as top-shelf as ever. But the concept, on the other hand…let’s just say, I’m very seldom pleased to find out what 38,000 years in an increasingly Chaotic dimension has done to old beliefs from M2.

[@kronanthekonqueror2979]

Fucking. Awesome. Absolutely love this 😍

[@chuck2703]

Such a good story

[@danielfagan7088]

Great story and performance, commenting for engagement.

[@highlordtedpool6081]

Absolutely amazing story.

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Was a really fun one to narrate sir!

[@highlordtedpool6081]

@@AVoxintheVoid I really really liked the ending I saw what you did there and I appreciate it.

[@emmanueltrejo4226]

Neat

[@rexredcap589]

This is great, funny in a kind of morbid way.

[@slyoldowl]

Santa the third chaos god

[@ethianstrickland8556]

This is my favorite since Flesh Noose. Love you vox

[@alexe407]

What if Santa is one of the rare chaos undivided greater daemons? 😳

[@VectorTet]

Santa and krampus knew as the federation of man fell and terra was washed in total ruined. The saint thought grimly as one day the ruinouse beings who arrogantly hold the warp in this galaxy. Would send their spawn to corrupt or devour them. Krampus had killed previous daemons for daring to try to invite him for his concept to tainted by madness . His evil is his own

[@trava4156]

Lol this is hilarious

[@nachtmacher6237]

😊

[@olindavis5437]

So what does the emperor want for Christmas?

[@AVoxintheVoid]

Peace on terra and a toblerone

[@poopsled]

Kill the reindeer! Burn the elf! Purg..... ooo milk and cookies

[@maddogmadden23]

I am curious what you would consider the most horrific army/group in 40k?

[@racspartan1]

👍

[@FunkBastid]

We do a little bit of trolling

[@MrHouseparty6]

ha hah ha ha!

[@thedisgust]

Top line work as always Vox, Happy new year!

[@sydneyhudnall3566]

So... would Santa be a Tzeench deamon... or Slaanesh?

[@jonathanz.9675]

Krampus too mixed in

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

Probably unaligned doing his own thing. The Warp is vast well beyond the comprehension of even the Chaos Gods and there are likewise countless Daemons and Warp entities that do not call them master.

[@sydneyhudnall3566]

@anthonyrodriguez8788 So minor entities can just gain their own power through the warp? I do enjoy that idea over just the lords of chaos(gods)