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Captain Salta put his fist through the wall. He was an imposing figure normally, never leaving his terminator armor, and never far away from his thunder hammer and storm shield.
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY TOOK THE APARTMENT BUILDING? I PUT 10 MARINES IN THERE, 10 MARINES SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD OUT AGAINST THIS ENTIRE PATHETIC SPECIES!” He roared at the courier who had brought him the news that an apartment building on the left half of Reaper Hive. His brain burned at the thought of these pathetic ‘Chemosaurs’ as the common name for them had become. They were large reptilian beasts with long scythe-like arms and the ability to fire poison globs of acid out of their mouths. They spoke in a series of clicks that was nigh on untranslatable, but the World Eaters were unperturbed by that part.
“I’m terribly sorry sir, what should I do, do you want me to send more marines to cleanse it?” The courier asked, not visibly terrified by the captain’s rage, which is why he still had his job as a courier.
“WHAT I WANT IS COMPETANT MARINES, BRING ME MY HONOR GUARD!” Salta shouted, lifting the captain and holding him inches away from his screaming mouth.
“Yes sir.” The courier said, managing an awkward salute despite Salta’s arms blocking his path. The courier rushed down the hall to get his captain’s personal retinue as Salta donned his helmet and grabbed his weapons.


So, you are the honor guard.
Captain Salta (World Eater)
Appearance- Never leaves his TDA, clean shaven, blue eyes.
Personality- Quick to anger, doesn't believe in the superiority of SM, thinks position should be based on skill, not just luck in becoming a SM.
Weapons and Armor- Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield, Terminator Armor OR Assault Cannon, Power Fist, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Terminator Armor, depending on what the mission calls for

Gladiator champion Tendro (World Eater)
The legion champion. Loathed by some of his fellows as he didn't join angron's slave army, he's short, squat and a viscious brawler. Only reason that he's still alive is that salta realises he has skill. Fights with double headed chain axe and plasma pistol. calm but guilt ridden. Hates the blood angels with a passion and admires the brutality of perturabo's legion. Scar on his left eye from an incident with a blood angel captain but doesn't trust bionics after the butchers nails. Wears a battered suit of mk4 which he paints the names of fallen comerades on in enemy blood. Left leg servos seize up occasionally due to an Ork choppa blow. Hope you like it.

Brother-Apothecary Allessandro (World Eater)
Appearance: Mark III Iron Armour
Personality: A skilled surgeon and practitioner of the World Eaters barbaric psycho surgery, he despises the fact that the legion wastes his talents by performing mundane tasks such as collecting gene seed and treatment of fallen battle brothers. Like most World Eaters, Allessandro lives for combat and would rather charge into melee than supporting allies often compromising the mission and his battle brothers. When in combat, he often loses himself in battle and will attack friend or foe with equal brutality.
Weapons and armour: Narthecium, Reductor, Eviscerator, Bolt Pistol, MK III Iron Armour.

Name : Veteran Revre (Luna Wolf)
Appearence : Black Justaerin Cataphract Armor
Weapons : Twin-Linked Boltgun and Relic Blade
Personality: Acting as a veteran advisor to Salta, Revre is a ruthless and headstrong Ex-Justaerin of the Luna Wolves Legion. Revre offers some tactical advice being a veteran of centruies of some of the most blood battles during the crusade. Revre Prefers to unload his boltgun into weaker troops and then kill the more honorable and stronger enemies in hand-to-hand battle

Name: Scout Sergeant Arshak (World Eater)
Appearance: Light brown hair, clean shaven, blue eyes. Scout armour.
Wargear: Scout Armour, Camo cloak, Sniper Rifle, bolt pistol and close combat weapon
Personality: Patient, calm.Unlike most World Eaters Arshak does not have the Butcher's nails as he views them as being detrimental to his job. Believes in storing his rage whilst behind enemy lines until it is time to release it upon the enemy. Acting as the forward eyes and ears of Salta's mission.

Battle-brother Marcel (Emperor's Child)
Appearance: Long black hair, brown eyes. Mk3 Power Armour
Wargear: Power Armour, Rocket Launcher, Bolt Pistol, Close Combat Weapon.
Personality: Marcel is a Battle Brother of the Emperor's Children. He is very proud to be in his Devastator squad. He is a perfectionist, getting annoyed when his accuracy with his gun is not satisfactory. He distrusts some legions such as the Ultramarines and the Salamanders.

Cool, let us begin then!

Alright here it goes.

Salta walked into the courtyard and saw his Land Raider parked there. He looked at the marines surrounding it.
"ALRIGHT, NOW THIS IS A TEAM OF MARINES, LOAD UP!" He shouted, affectionately smacking each of them on the pauldrons. They all piled into the Land Raider and mounted up on weapons they wanted. Salta took the Heavy Bolter and swept back and forth, looking for something to shoot.

Marcel recieves a vox frequency from Captain Kaesoron. "Battle Brother, these are your orders, I want you and your squad to move up and provide supporting fire for the Squad of World Eaters, a type of Xenos called the "Hrud". Our intelligence indicates that the Hrud are planning to ambush Captain Salta of the World Eaters at the crucial moment of the battle. Destroy the Hrud when they try to ambush the World Eaters, they are hiding out in Caves a few miles north on your position." Marcel replies "Right away Captain. Those Filthy Xenos will see the light of day again." He grinned, it was now time to show the Xenos, the true skill of his chapter and the Honour it is based off. He said to his his fellow Battle Brothers in a proud tone "Battle Brothers, we have orders to disrupt the enemy Xenos for ambushing the World Eaters, it is a crucial mission and we must do it to the best of our abilities." Sergeant Bartholomew said "You take the order not dish them out Battle Brother, remember that. We will do as the Captain says, it is our duty as the Emperor's chosen to do so. Remember, your place Marcel, next time you do something like I'll blast you with my own plasma pistol! Got that Battle Brother." Marcel thought "How dare he call me out like that. I swear he shall pay for that" Marcel replied "Of course, Sergeant" in a mocking tone that the Sergeant did not pick up on it. They started to move as fast as possible, running as fast as they could to reach the Objective in time.

Salta saw a leaping Chemosaur and blew it apart with bolter fire. The Land Raider mulched a path of corpses as it rolled forward inevitably

Marcel and his Squad treaded through knee high mud ever getting closer running as fast as they can. They were only a few hundred metres from their goal. He must not fail his duty to the Emperor.

The Land Raider took a hit from the side and stopped. Salta peered out the window and saw the tracks melted clean off.

"MELTA TROOPS IN THE AREA, LOCK AND LOAD"

The Honour Guard had reported a delay in their advance. they had been ambushed and their transport disabled. Arshak led his squad onwards towards their objective, his scouts with him. Destroying the chemosaur nest would hinder the enemy operation greatly. The squad took their positions around the camp's perimeter, scanning and mapping the layout. The scouts could destroy it and the occupants and be gone before the enemy were aware of their presence. Arshak voxed Salta for orders. "Captain, we have located an enemy nest at Grid 04-37. Requesting permission to attack?"

"Fire at will Ar." Salta said through the voice, scanning the area with his assault cannon. A few Chemosaurs blasted out of cover and slammed into him. He fired his cannon, hoping to shake them loose. He grabbed one in his powered fist and crushed it like one would a grape

The Luna Wolf ambled out of the crash in a calm manner, ndging the rune on his exquisite sword as his helmet fed his thirst for information and more importantly targets. His Twin-Link Boltgun was somewhere in the wreckage but it is nt advisable to stay in the ambush site. The World Eater Captain had no trouble with hat tactic. Revre looked over to see him spraying his fire everywhere while smashing a chemosaur in his massive fist. A chemosaur came at him but it felt wrong using his blessed weapon on such a pitiful foe. He activated the rune and cut the chemosaur in 2 with 1 graceful strike. Revre opened a vox-link to Salta and said "Captain, the best course of acion is to move towards the weakest part of the kill zone and break out. We then circle around and clear out the foe."

"ONE DOOR COMING UP!" Salta barked and let loose a pack of missiles from his cyclone

"You heard the Captain, we're to blow this place sky high!" said Arshak "Pick your marks and fire on my signal." Arshak settled in behind his rifle centering the cross-hairs on the head of one of the sentries, listening to his scouts whisped affirmations of target locks. "Fire!" commanded Arshak. 100 yards away five targets crumpled silently. "Squad, move into the nest. Blades only." he ordered. As one five dark shapes detached themselves from the shadows and glided across the ground into the nest, blackened steel in their hands.

Marcel and his squad continued walking down into the caves where the Hrud lived. Sergeant Bartholomew said "Fire a Krak round into the cave, it will cause the Entrance to collapse, there is another one a few metres down. It will stop them from flanking us." Marcel shoots a missile causing the entire cave wall to collapse. They ran to the other entrance, as they walked down into the dark they could smell disgusting things. They heard multiple Hrud and they were quickly shot at by looted plasma and other devious weaponry. Marcel and his men were quick to react. Marcel hitting back with Multiple Frak rounds, hitting perfecting as the evil Hrud creatures shot down to the ground.

Salta blasted through the rubble and smashed a creature to a pulp. His cannon barked and his fist swung, eating up a dozen of them in a second

Revre moved towards the cave as soons as he realozed thats where they were heading. Revre's blade was already defiled by the blood of many loley and weak enemies. Revre arrived right behind Salta and was covering the captain's back.

A gigantic hunched beast with great claws came through a building and bashed Salta in the chest, hurling him into the Land Raider fifty yards back. When the dust cleared Salta had exchanged his weapon set for his hammer and shield. He ran back through the wall and shouldered the beast. It brought a mighty claw down on him, but he moved his shield up and blocked.

Arshak slipped round the corner of the nest, making for an opening in the ground that appeared to be an entrance into the chemosaurs' burrow. The scouts had made short work of the remaining chemosaurs in the area, appearing silently behind them and executing them with swift knife thrusts to their hearts.Arshak was confident that none had escaped to raise the alarm. His scouts set up sniping positions overlooking the burrow entrance, settling their camo cloaks and disappearing into the background. Satisfied that his squad was in place Arshak opened a channel to the Captain "Captain, we have located an entrance to the chemosaurs' burrows. We have secured the area and will hold it until you arrive. Location is Grid 04-38. Arshak out."

Seeing the captain fly back, Revre moves forward and sees the monster. What a fight to be had against this beast! Revre quickly jas the beast with a stroke and as a claw flies out at him he cuts it in 2. He didn't realize a second claw was already on the way and wasn't ready for it. The claw smashed Revre and grabbed him and lifted him in the air.

"WE ARE ON OUR WAY AR, HOLD STRONG!" Salta roared into the vox as Revre slice the hand of the beast that was crushing down on his storm shield. Salta saw it grab Revre and lift him high up.
"Hope he isn't afraid of falling." Salta thought out loud and spun around, blasting his hammer into the beasts leg and causing it to roar in agony. Then he smashed it in the chest repeatedly until it keeled over, crashing down in a mess of bloody goo

With a huff, Rere rose to his feet and backhanded a small beast rounding the corner. The beast's head exploded in a blood mist. Retrieving his massive sword he headed back towards Salta. "I heard that remark Captain, we will see who fears flight. Anyhow, what are your orders? Some of the honourguard isn't reporting in and your squads supporting us our incapable of carrying on the fight."

Arshak was getting impatient. They had been waiting for hours, and there was still no sign of Salta and the Honour Guard. "Stay here" he ordered his scouts "I'm going to do a sweep of the area"

A group of Xenosd burst out of a concealed tunnel and Tendro beat themwith his chain axe before melting one with his plasma pistol. A tentacle caught him on his pauldron and it begins to disintegrate but he slices through it and gores another. He crackes a skull with the pommel of his axe and tears off his helm, revelling in the fight.

"We have to find Ar and the scouts, but the Land Raider is fethed up, lets move out on foot, grab gear and ammo." Salta said, providing moving cover from the, now stemming, flow of xenos

"Aye captain. I need to get my boltgun from the crash, Mind waiting for me." Revre snickers as he ambles to the crash slaying chemosaurs coming at him from arounf buildings. When Revre arrives at the crash he finds the gleaming gun still in its straps on the wall. "Hey beautiful, come here often?" he says as he racks the gun feeding a pair of rounds into the Twin-linked boltgun. "Alright Captain Salta, let us depart this place."

"MOVE MOVE MOVE!" Salta shouted to his squad, grabbing the damaged lascannon power pack from the Land Raider and setting it up. When the tide of Chemosaurs reached it, he let one shot off from his assault cannon and watched the fireworks

"Very nice captain. I am right behind you!"

"OBJECTIVE 400 YARDS, STAY TIGHT!" Salta barked, seeing the entrance up ahead

As they walked through the cave, they noticed something moved. It seemed huge, a lot bigger than most of the other hrud and it seemed of death. Like the very essence of death and plague.

"Radio the other men, tell them to meet at our locations, this damn cave is HUGE" Salta said, staring into the gigantic cavern in front of him.

This Hrud was giant, it was 10 feet tall and it had Plasma Cannons as hands. It smelled of toxins, disease and stimulants. It fire carelessly hitting other hrud and destroying parts of the cave. Marcel fired a missle into the beast while the others shot their heavy weapons spreading out to avoid the blasts of the cannon but Sergeant Bartholomew got hit by a blast and it killed him instantly. Marcel hit a frag round into the head of the creature killing it in revenge of his fallen brother. Battle Brother Marcel said "We must continue, we must find the World Eaters before it is too late."