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''This is Devestator brother Rephosus we are engaged by the eldar. The eldar have captured our devestator sergeant segari. I have obtained a data slate containing the layout of their base it is in the possesion of our commander at the moment.
We request support we are under heavy attack.''

After closing the fox i fire a frag missile at 3 jetbikers 2 of em go up in flames.

The one of the craft, a Falcon, spun in place and a ramp dropped. 5 Howling Banshees leapt out of the craft, their sonic shriek momentarily stunning the Terminators. "Mine!" Marius shouted over the vox. "Knights of the Basilisk, take aim." he ordered "Rapid Fire!". The Basilisks poured fire into the Banshees dropping all but the Exarch in a hail of bullets. The Exarch charged the Terminators, only to find herself impaled on the claw of Captain Dreph who had recovered faster than she expected.

Aloysus charged forwards, priming a krak grenade. The Falcon began to rise and make an escape but Marius threw the grenade through the closing rear hatch. There was a muffled CRUMP as the grenade exploded inside the Falcon and it dug its nose into the ground, digging a trench before coming to a halt.

Marius grinned. "I told you I was going to force feed the pilot a krak grenade."

"Fulgrim! It is an honour, sir! We are currently engaged in enemy contact. One of my men have retrieved a - TZZ - ate. I need to -TZZ - oard the Pride of the Empe - TZZ - to decode th - TZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..."

"Transmission lost! Damn these witches!"

Dreph planted a bolter shell firmly into the back of a jetbike pilot, driving them to the ground in a plume of fire. Dreph proceeded to try and track down the warlock who led the raid.

Hectoris picked up his sword from where he had dropped it during the Banshees' attack. Had the Captain not intervened he would have been decapitated. He hated owing anyone. It was yet another imperfection, that you could not save yourself. he would have to repay the debt.
Hectoris was forced to shield his eyes as a flash from a teleporterstung his superhuman eyes. When he recovered he saw his counterpart, Lux Cauthian, of the Gilded Thanes, and the 4 Tactical Terminators under his command, spewing death with their assault cannon and stormbolters, smashing foes with Power Gauntlet and Lux's Power Sword, a green counterpart to his own.

"Lux, you old dev-" Another flash of light and Lux was gone. Another 2 fired and two of the new arrivals vanished.

About a hundred metres to their right, 3 large eldar walkers strode towards them, taller than a Terminator, led by a much larger one. Hectoris had only seen Imperial Knights once, when they had fought alongside the Night Lords, and the tallest one seemed a slightly miniturised version. on on shoulder a massive laser shot death at another Terminator of the Thanes. The 3 smaller constructs endd the final of their reinforcements.

"Captain, new targets on the right, 50 metres and closing fast!"

I got assaulted by a lone storm guardian thinking he was lucky because he saw i didn't assault anyone. Luckily just before he attacked i raised my bolt pistol right before his head. and it destroyed it with a single shot.

Hearing the call for reinforcement by the terminator sergeant i took up my missile launcher and shot a krak missile at one of the smaller ones.
The shot penetrated its head and the missile detonated inside its head making a spectacular blow. I decided i should move up to the knights of the basilisk if i risk myself in the open too much it will become too dangerous.

fox open'' commander shoot the small one's they have heavy weapons that can tear a terminator apart with ease.
Also the larger one has fearsome melee capabilities. They are most likely led by a spiritseer its a eldar warlock that enhances their abilities kill him and they will become slower and weaker. ''

Rephosus moved to join Aloysus's squad. "Basilisks, provide covering fire for Rephosus, keep any ground troops off him. Rephosus, aim for the smaller walker. Meltagunner, give me a charge for my combi-melta. We'll see if we can get close enough to melt the big one." Aloysus ordered. "Captain, what is the eta of the Stormbird? Will it get here in time to target the large walker?"

OOC. I may have to vanish soon. If I stop posting you'll know why!

"I have no idea, Aloysus. The witches are blocking our communications."

Dreph springs up, throwing about his bolter trying to hit the Spiritseer. One of the smaller walkers hits him with it's weapon, however.

Dreph was shot back onto the floor, his armour slicked with blood and his body crippled. He felt pain and suffering, but most of all he felt shame. He had let down the 9th company, the Phoenician and the Emperor himself.

GTG now. See you tomorrow (Well, not literally...)

OOC: I know im breaking order here but GTG see you 2 O'clock

OOCI'll go to. Just need to write this little bit.


Hectoris was beside his Captain in an instant, shielding him with his Stormshield, hacking at the Green armoured Eldar in his way, their Chainswords ricocheting off his armour. One of the jaded Watch picked up the Captain, and joged as quickly as he could to the now smoking wreckage of the rhino.

Croching in the shadow of the wreckage, they heard the Captain speak. What he said was inaudible through the helmet.

"Get his helmet of, "Caecilius ordered. "You 3, keep fighting.
Captain!"

The blade came from nowhere, slicing through the centre of the rhino. It passed just inches from the Captain and would have killed his brother Terminator had he not thrown his shield up. Then the Rhino was picked up and flung away by the Largest of the Eldar monsters. A small female stood beind, clutching a spear that appeared to be made of bone, send bolts of fire and lightning from her finger tips at the melee around them.

"Get the Captain to safety!" ordered the now, extremely pissed off Terminator Sergeant.

He turned to face the Eldar Wraithlord Its masive blade came down, missing Hectoris by a hair's bredth. He charged past it, aim a massive slash at its shin. The blade struck the construct with a resounding clang, leaving not a scratch on the Wraithbone limbs. He struck again with equal effect.

"Hectoris, look!" came someone's voice. he couldn't identify who as he still had no helmet or vox.

And look he did. There in the sky was their extraction. yhe mighty Warhawk Gunhip flew through the air towards them, bombarding the Eldar forces with thousands upon thousands of bolter shells and lascannon bursts.

A blue blur across his vision and a explosion of blue energy on the Stormbird were all he saw before the gunship struck the ground and came crashing towards them.

Segari felt groggy. He was still restrained but to what he didn't exactly know. He fell in and out of the world. In his dreams the demon manifested into a screeching serpeant creature, always chasing him, trying to embrace him with it's fangs. Once again Segari came to.

He was suddenly dropped, dumped from the ramp of some design of skimmer. Not fully awake he rolled onto his side trying to stand up. A foot crashed into his shoulder pinning him to the ground.
"Careful with the possesed one" said the familar womans voice.
"What of the others?" said the eldar pinning him.
"They are of no importance to the string of fate"
With that the two marines that were guarding Apollus in the forest were brought foward on there knees. The guards behind them stepped foward. The prisoners heads hit the ground before Segari even saw their swords drawn. Sergeant Apollus' anger could not be retained, breaking from his bonds he turned to enact his vengence.
"Remember your fate marine, your future is what keeps you alive...."
With that the Seer and her entourage disappeared in a clap of thunder and lightning. Segari collected the bodies of his fallen brothers dragging them behind himself, heading to the only bearing he could find. The sound of battle in the distance.

OOC: castiel you continue with it and if it works also the shooting of the missile happens in your turn to speed it up

Sergeant hectoris i got a plan to eliminate the large walker.

Take all the melta charges you have and convert em to a sticky charge, i will also put a heat projector on it.

Now the plan is you throw it to the the walker. I will activate the heat projector and i will fire a special heatseaking krak missile. The explosion from the krak will detonate the melta's and the mixed fire power will almost certainly destroy it completely.

OOC: Just a quick question, exactly what planet are we fighting on? And why?

"Damnit!" Aloysus yelled as he saw the captain fall. He started towards the captain to help protect him. He heard a shout behind him, and turned just in time to see the Stormbird hit the deck. "DAMNIT!" he shouted. Their best shot at taking out the large walker was gone. He stood stunned, they were in serious trouble. The large walker moved towards them, spitting fire. The vox crackled, it was Rephosus "Sgt Aloysus, I've got a plan to eliminate the large walker." Marius listened. "That just might work, Rephosus. Meltagunner, give me your remaining ammo. Basilisks, provide me with covering fire, clear me a path. Rephosus, keep your head down until I shout." he ordered. Recieving the melta ammo he prepared to charge.

"Lets do this!" he said. Standing up he sprinted towards the large walker. Eldar warriors ran towards him, or took aim at him, but precise bolter fire cut them down. Heavier fire began to come in, blasts and shurikens cutting the air around him and stitching the ground at his feet. He pressed on. A warrior stepped into his path, bearing a whirring chainblade. Aloysus shot him in the face and barged his body aside. He was through! The large walker swung its sword towards him. He ducked and rolled under its swing and threw the melta charge at it as he rose. "Rephosus, now!" he shouted through the vox as he continued his charge, right under the legs of the walker.

He heard the missile launch, and ran faster.

Segari was in the deset plains now. Still dragging one of the corpses. The other had been taken by an enourmous creature local to the planet, known as Tokrok, a bipedal reptile with a fearsome row of teeth. He had managed to collect the the remains of the decimated marine in a hope that the geneseed would be salvaged from it. He continued dragging with a stretcher fashioned from palms of native trees. He had reached the edge of the battle.

He accidently stumbled upon the eldar reinforcements. They stopped, quickly raising there xeno tech arsenal at the sergeant. To his suprise they lowered there weapons, silently returning into a nearby craft which sped away from the battle. He entered deep into the battle zone, the eldar forces parting their way for him. They began to fall back, surely such an alien army would crush any small size his company could muster?

He finally reached the centre of the action. Some of the eldar had continued engaging the marines as a screen for their tactical retreat.

Herctoris hackeed with his blade at the Banshee in front of him, which nimbly flipped out of the way and brought its powerblade down towards him, aiming for his unarmoured cranium. One of his brother Terminators parried with their Storm Shield, and the Banshees were cut down by a hail of fire from the Basilisks.

Many of the Eldar were being cut down by the Stormbird. The Eldar flyer which had, thankfully, only damaged its thrusters, had done next to no damage to the weapons and huill, meaning the gunship was still very much a threat to those in front of it. The Eldar had seen this too, and had sent some Fire Dragons Aspect Warriors, easily identified by their bright orange armour and yellow helmets. Aspect Warriors were the Eldar's elite soldiers and this particular branch toted weapons of untold fiery destruction. Mainly melta basded weapons, and although the thermal resisitant ceramite of the Warhawk should protect it morethan a rhino or Land Raider, it wa still at deadly risk to the Stormbird. With there Wraithlord dead, destroyed moments ago by melta exlosions caused by Marius working in conjunction with the Devastator of the Archers of the Rayven, the Fire Draogns, and the last of the Wraithguard, were the only threats to the functional gunship, unless those flyers came back. He and his squad were still standing guard over the bdy of the wounded Captain Kalar, so they were not able to deal with it.

"Marius, there are some melta troopers approaching the Stormbird's right flank! See to it they know what it means to shoot someone in the back, especially a mighty implement of the Emperor's Children!"

The explosion was spectacular it was so large it took out one of the 2 remaining wraithguard. and the spirit seer flew back and was knocked unconscious. The wraithlord himself was practically obliterated you could only see one of its hands left.

The vox channel suddenly opened it was from the terminator sergeant. '' A group of fire dragons are approaching the stormbird take em down.'' I took one of my last frag missiles and shot it at them. But i wasn't as lucky as i hoped i only took out 2 of the 5. With my bolt pistol i killed another one but i was almost out of ammo.

But far away from one of the dunes i saw a lone figure approaching. An astartes of the emperors children legion it couldnt be was it the sergeant?

Marius picked himself up out of the dirt where the explosion had thrown him. Nearby he spied the spiritseer, knocked unconcious by the blast. A quick round from his bolt pistol ended its threat permanently. Surveying the situation he noticed a lone Emperor's Child approaching through the Eldar lines. The Eldar allowed him through and fell back, without challenging him. Aloysus felt a sick feeling in his gut, something was not right here..

His vox bead crackled. It was Hectoris "Marius, there are some melta troopers approaching the Stormbird's right flank! See to it they know what it means to shoot someone in the back, especially a mighty implement of the Emperor's Children!". Putting the lone Astartes from his mind he turned to see two Fire Dragons go down to a frag missile. "Basilisks, finish them." he ordered. The last Fire Dragons fell to disciplined bolter fire.

"The Captain!" Marius remembered.He turned and sprinted back to the Rhino. "Captain, what are your injuries?"

Segari struggled the last few dunes, barely finding his grip. The voice in his head, as if sensing his already weakened state, screamed louder than ever before. Every step was as if he had taken a million.

The screams sometimes turned into whispers, as if the demon had matured. The whispers promised of fame, glory, untold riches. It's promises fell upon deaf ears. Segari would never grant the demon's one and only wish. The demon grew outraged at Segari's integrity, further punishing his mind with pulses of crippling pain.

Segari fought on, seeing his brothers in the distance gave him great strength. Enough strength to reach the top of the sand, only to fall victim to his bodies rejection to go on. He grew weak, emptying his stomach out of his mouth. Delerious he crumpled onto the ground rolling down the hill with his fallen brother rolling beside him. Segari slept a deep sleep.

The Eldar were gone. Those not dead had slipped away without notice. They were not in retreat, just a withdrawal. His intuition told him so.

Hectoris turned to Aloysus, who was operating frantically on the wounded Captain.
"How is he doc?"

The eldar withdrawed seeing the tactic in their withdrawal i felt ashamed that they didnt think of us worthy enough to keep on fighting. But there where more important things going on.

I saw him i was sure of it it was sergeant segari, He stumbled off the dunes i dropped my missile launcher and sprinted to him. I took off his helmet and scanned his body i didnt spot any serious wounds i accepted the fact that he wasn't wounded physically except of exhaustion. But i was sure something else was wrong. I grabbed him and dragged him to the captains position. Sergeant's i have retrieved sergeant segari he isn't wounded physically except for some exhaustion.

Aloysus looked at the Captain and Segari. Both were stable, but without the Captain's guiding hand he feared for their mission. "Hectoris. Walk with me." he told his fellow Sergeant.

"How shall we proceed, Hectoris?" he asked "We haven't the transport to reach the fort quickly, and unless they can continue walking the Captain and Segari are going to slow us down. Also, I fear for Segari. There is something not right with him. He has been acting strangely since his injury. Also, he walked right through the Eldar's frontline and they let him through without trying to injure him or recapture him. I suggest that Segari be sent back to the Pride of the Emperor to be examined by the Apothecarium, Reclusiam and Librarium to ensure he is sound of mind and body. The captain too if his wound is too serious. The rest of us must press on on foot as fast as possible. That fort is running out of time."

OOC: I'm unconcious for the moment, meaning skip all my turns.

"Marius, my, friend, I don't know. but until our Captain recovers, I will be taking command. I know you are skilled in the ways of leadership, but as you said yourself, twe have a strict ranking order. I don not wish to undermine our traditions, the men are shaking enough. I hope you will help guide me in our actions.
First thing's first, let's wake the Techmarine ploting that Stormbird. he was knoked out on impact. Extract the crew by any means necessary. Ask the Techmarine what can be salvaged and have him repair weapons and armour. have your squad search the Gunship for weapons, supplies and ammo."

At that moment the Griffen Brethren pulled up in their rhino. The Sergeant got out.

"Sgt Hectoris we ran into some Ork trouble. Their Warboss was eliminated and we sent them in full retreat. We heard the Eldar attack. Commander Eidolon managed to contact us long enough to ask for a full sitrep. He has demanded Captain Kalar contact him at once. Lord Fulrim wants to speak to him personally.

"Very good Sgt. Captain Kalar is wounded so I will be taking charge. take set up a perimeter around the gunship. Tell the watch to begin constructing barricades from the wrecked rhino around the crashed gunship. The Techmarine will supervise once he is awake."

"And what about the Lord Fulgrim and Lord Commander Eidolon, sir?"

"Its Sergeant. Tell Lord Fulgrim that the Captain is not availible."


OOC: I will be unavailible for a few hours as I am my martial arts class. Assume I am overseeing ther commands I have posted and write my speech if needed.

Sergeant´s i want apply for helping the techmarine with the construction and repairs of the dropship and the defences.
I think that if i look around i can find some servitors who can help tend to the wounded machine spirit of the stormbird.

The only problem is i am practically out of missiles and bolt ammo i need some extra supplies if i want to do some damage when they return.

"Don't worry, Hectoris. The seniority is yours, and so is command. I will give you what advice I can, and obey your orders." Aloysus replied. He slapped Hectoris' pauldron and walked away to over see the rescue of those in the Stormbird.

"Awake"
Segari lifted his head. He certainly had not awoke. He was trapped in the same hellish nightmare of his previous dream. An oceanic world, towers risen from the deep, a war raging on the platforms as waves crash upon them.The voice manifested itself in front of him. A serpeant body with scales magniciantly shining, smooth and delicate were the movements of arising from the ground. The serpent body produced a human torso, covered in the same beautiful scales that were studded with gems and precious stones. A female face formed on a slim neck, stunningly beautiful with long flowing hair that appeared to have life of its own. Everything about her spoke of beauty, flawless... perfection.

"What are you...?" Segari nearly stuttered his words. He could not beleive what he was seeing. Emotions thought forgotten re-emerged from within, flooding his engineered mind like a tidal wave.
"Be at ease young one" she almost hissed the words."I do not wish to harm you."
"But the screams....the cries?"
"You merely witnessed my birth, my incarnation within your very soul" she moved around him, seemingly without effort."I have binded to you Apollus, I share every thought, every wim of your desire, your desire to be perfect, yesss?"
Segari was ashamed that such a vile creature had tainted his very heart. Yet in ways he had no choice. His mind was torn in two, one side faithful to his brothers, but the other screamed the loudest wishing for freedom and unbounded fulfillment.
"Yes..." He seemed to blurt out the word. He could not believe he had broke so easily.
"Then come with me my sss-uffering one" She gently felt his face with her sharp and flawless nails. "I wish to free your mind of shackles, and show you the edge of excesssss..."

Uum sergeant aloysus what are your orders, do you accept my request or do you wish something else to be done?

OOC: I know that last sentence sounds like I'm about to get it on with the snake lady... but I'm not haha.