A Quick Teaser for a short story "Emperor's Fists"

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**Cryonicleech**

"Dacius, ever cautious, raised the vox. “Dacius here. We’ve reached the ruins brothers. Requesting assistance before moving in.” Before Dacius had even finished, Captain Casteus’ voice rang through the vox. “Dacius, as ever, your wisdom manifests itself. Squad Bastilus will regroup to provide support.” As the vox chatter ceased, however, Dacius swore that something was moving through the brush. Immediately, he ordered his squad on alert. However, even as his battle brothers moved into position, shots rang out from the trees. Instantly, Brother Alexia was down, a shuriken round flying cleanly through his head. “Take defensive positions inside!” Dacius cried, heading into the ruins surrounding the Manufactorum. As he scanned the terrain, he saw the silhouettes of the Eldar forces moving about. Xeno fire teams were positioning themselves to pin the marines in the ruins, whilst other units advanced into plain sight. “Requesting support,” Dacius said on the vox, “Xenos sighted and currently engaging.” Before he could get a response, Dacius began giving orders to pour bolter fire into the oncoming ranks of the Eldar."