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Despite the casualties, the group nears the temple. Marius, Mikal, The Farseer amnd Pyriel walk ahead of the main formation forming the spearhead for the attack. As they advance Raider platforms levy fire on them and Mikal directs his heavy weapons against them.

"Focus the meltas and plasma guns on the vehicles, and stay in cover!"

Many Dark Eldar warriors rush at Mikal, hoping to overtake the human warrior. The power axe that was given to Mikal by Marius flashes in the light of the sun. The whirring blades slice arms and legs off with blinding speed. Mikal had never held a weapon so potent and so powerful. Needless to say, it felt good.

Mikal puts another line in to the imperial fleet above.

[Mikal to command, we need that armour now! We're getting chewed up by Dark eldar heavies! Whats the status on those tanks?]

(Saying they got Raped and Lame is not constructive criticism, its just annoying slang.)

[There on the way Captain but do not worry I have something that may help.]
A Beam of energy slams into the ground destroying two Raiders and a Ravager tank in a single shot.
[I may get shot for that sir but I hope it helps, several more shots destroy other Dark Eldar vehicles and force others to take cover allowing the group to push forward.

and me?

The Dark Eldar Warrior fires his pistol damaging the Accursed's shoulder pad but he is saved from the full blast by his grenades shrapnel.

i rush to the friendly lines (do i see the group?)

"Fire on those ships near the sirface, they are giving our ground forces a bad time!"

"Push forward! Advance and fire!" Mikal yells, urging the imperial and allied forces forward to press the advantage. Mikal could see that the Dark Eldar heavy support was desperately trying to coalesce and form a line against the forces of order.

"Don't let them stop you, remember this is your day!" Mikal continued yelling, charging forward with the axe in one hand and a bundle of krak grenades in the other. His wrath knows no bounds as he slices through the eldar's dark kin to get close to the raiders. As soon as he is within throwing distance, he launches his krak grenades onto the deck of the nearest raider and holds his ground.


[Thank you for the assistance whoever's up there. If you do get shot I'll be sure to punish whoever pulls the trigger when I get back to the fleet.]

The Tau and Imperial fleet begin to fire on the Dark Eldar ships engines and weaponry systems causing several to vanish into the darkness while others continue to take out Imperial and Tau ships, squadrons of Razorwing fighters make assaults on the Dark Eldar ships bridges difficult.

Mikal throws the Krak grenades onto the deck of the Raider causing it to be utterly obliterated by the explosion but it throws him back into the snow , as he tries to get up he is kick over by a Dark Eldar Dracon
"What do we ha.."
The Eldar Farseer rushes past decapitating the Dark Eldar
"Hurry we have little time, Syrath will have reconstructed by now and the Dark Eldar are becoming more aggressive."

The Accursed reaches the groups front lines being lead by a Squad of Tau fire Warriors and is soon put under fire by more Dark Eldar.

"Thats it, keep firing! Destoy them!"

I speak to Mikal, Marius, and Pirle.

"We are doing all we can to destroy the ships now, but we are also taking damage, so if you need any more vehicles, or general help, tell me now!"

Mikal nods to the Farseer in gratitude.

"You are right, its time to make the final push!"

Mikal then puts a line to Shas.

[You're doing great Shas! Just keep up the covering fire as long as you can, we are about to breach the temple! And land that armor as soon as you can!]

Mikal sees his men advancing and urges them on as they near the steps of the temple.

"For the Emperor! Charge!"

Mikal holsters his pistol and brings out his power sword, he now holds the axe in one hand and the sword in the other. He is a fearsome sight of wrath, any who oppose him are cut down by the twin flashing blades.

"Bring it on xenos scum, I'll kill all of you!"

Mikal bounds up the temple steps

The Temples entrances is decorated with strange statues and symbols but are guarded by Dark Eldar Warriors with Splinter rifles and Cannons, two Venoms with customized Dark Lances sit near the Warrior squads.
They instantly spot the approaching Imperials and begin to fire on the Group causing a Eldar Warrior to fall but is soon attacked by Dire Avengers who kill several more of the Dark Eldar in return.
“Move forward and take cover and aim for those close to you and kill them all, leave none alive they cannot be allowed to feed on the pain of this battle.”
In the outer areas of the Temple a couple Modified Valkyries deploy a pair of Leman Russ Battle tanks who are flanked by Tau Hammer heads. They instantly engage the Dark Eldar vehicles with a goal to assist the group.
But as the group engage with the Dark Eldar something passes the Dark Eldar and Imperials with a stealthy skill.
The Tau fleet continues to delay the Dark Eldar in an attempt to delay them from assisting their ground fighting brethren.

Marius enters a state where his body is blurring the line between Wulfen and Space wolf, with his helmet off the changes are apparent and horrifying, and they draw many of the dark eldar close in the hope that they might gain this massive warrior as a slave. But he almost seems to have no care for them, Flashfreeze however runs red with their blood and growls its defiance to the Dark eldar.

The warriors around marius even Mikal arte a little shocked by what they see, one moment Marius will be clutching a Dark eldar by the throat with his hands, (ungauntleted before the battle in preparation of the changes) the next a savage paw waith claws the size of combat knifes, and his face is so horrifying that they dont dare watch long enough to see whats happeneing

A Dark Eldar Sybarite slashes at the Wolven with his Power Sword in hopes of killing Marius but is grabed by the throat by the Wolfs massive Jaws and shaken before being torn in two and having his remains thrown at the Dark Kins brethren. The others turn their attention to Marius and charge while others retreat into the Temple.

I jump to the warrior into the frontlines using my flamer to burn them. Then i use my hammer to pummel the first one into the ground. I let out i binary machine roar which says: im the acursed. The angel which seeks redemption and who will be the wrath of the emporer. I will be death incarnate and i will punish the xenos who stand in our way. I come to assist the lords of war and i will punsih them who oppose the god emporer and who defiles the omnissiah. If you want to fight then i shall not fear you. Especially not you. I point to every dark eldar so if you want to fight bring it.

Around twenty Dark Eldar Sybarites and Wytchs charge towards the Accursed armed with Power Swords, Hydra Gauntlets and Razor flails.

I jump up and use my flamer to burn them. After my fliight i land onto one planting his head into the ground. (Because it was binary it could have been heard over the whole battlefield

A Dark Eldar Wycth slashes The Accursed from behind with a Razor Flail and them fires at him with a Blaster Pistol repeatedly bringing him to the ground

Marius's face shifts and morphs, his mind fighting the transformation, finally he gains control of himself in time to see the Dark Eldar rushing towards him, Whilst he still has the vocal chordds for it he lets out a blood curdling howl that ripples over the ground, a second later he is yelling to Mikal and the others as his Space marine vocal chords return, "Go Mikal, go, all of you, I will hold the wretches here"

Marius turns his attention to the Dark eldar, with a casual flick he lobs a primed grenade into the mass, and followsa it in.

The explosion sends shrapnel skittering of his plate, and his enhanced smell lets him pick out the Dark eldar through the smoke. He lunges forwards, in a deuklests lunge, the tip and shaft of his sword diggin into a soft body which shrieks in pleasure and pain, he then twists slightly and brings his arm across his body, flinging the Dark Eldar into the press, anoutehr rushes at him and he ducks under its swing and catches the other on his sword, then he kicks out, crushing the DE's chest, pivoting his sword smashes through the chest of anouther, and so on it goes, one of the galaxies finest and most vicious fighters, fighting creatures who dont live in this dimension

The last of the Dark Eldar guarding the temple drops to the ground allowing the group entry into the Temple, they rush through the entrance unopposed by the Dark Eldar but soon see that the Dark Eldar have set up communication centers around the room still transmitting.

"Warriors , Children , Faithful we have gained the Temple , the power to smite and annihilate the fools and foes and once we gain the Key it will all be ours. Even the Daemon can't stop us now."

The Shape of Syrath forms from the shadows in front of the group

Marius ducks out from behind the last DE near him and begins to sprint towards the Temple, behind him the Surprised DE tries to follow only for his legs to colloapse of his body.

Marius sprints forwards to see the form appear but then the doors slam, he growls and sets Flashfreese to the edge and res its engine, the blade sinks into the metal and he begins to carve himself a door

i jump to the temple where i find mikal marius and pirle

As Marius breaks through the door as the Daemon materializes, it turns and grins at Marius with a sinister grin.
(How can you do that you're on the ground surrounded by Dark Eldar and the Temple is quite far from you're location.)

u are outside with me?

Marius looks at the strange marine and growls out the side of his mouth as he carvews the second line, "Give me a hand Brother, many hands make light work"

I give a binary battle cry which looks like the snarl of a drake. (Fits my drake mask which is put onto my helmet and face connecting them so i cant take it of.(my own choice btw)) and let my hammer smash into some de and use my flamer to take some down

(No he's not the his post makes no seance he's on the ground and you're in the temple)
The Accursed kills a single Dark Eldar Warrior while another jumps past him and stabs him from behind.

(Syrath is a daemon right?)

Mikal watches the shadow form with inherent dread, his sanity threatens to snap in the face of the horrors he had yet seen. This thing was dangerously close to being the straw that broke the camel's back. Despite all the other doubts and fears that well up in Mikal's mind, he forces them down, digging deep inside himself and finding the will to keep going, to fight in the Emperor's name.

He stands his ground in the face of the growing abomination, axe in hand. Mikal fishes in his webbing for something as he hears the doors of the temple shutting, closing the forces of order in with the monster. Mikal mics all of the forces around him.

"Give me some time, I'm going to try to banish this thing, just give me some time, I have to get this just right and we have just one chance. When I do this everyone hits the deck, understood? This is going to get a little violent..."

And you said i reached the group

I grin and take the de by the neck jumping up and throw him into his friends then i let my flamer blaze. (When will i reach the group?

(The Group doesn't just mean the Imperials , It also means the Tau and other Imperials.)

The Daemon snarls and lifts its hand

"Stop listen I need you to hear my words the Dark Eldar plan to use the same technology as that used in the Super Carrier. Do not let them get the key! I see the error of my ways and the gods demand I stop them. My minions have attacked the Dark Eldar and weakened them , beware of that Haemonculi."

Another Dark Eldar Wythe uses duel daggers to impale the Accursed causing him to stumble back leaving him open to attack.
(That depends on how quickly the fight ends and the Dark Eldar hold their defense.

Ok i thought it only meant mikal pirle and dudes/maybe dudettes