So this is my prologue for my story entitled "Caw of the Shadows", the central character being the shadow captain of the Raven Guard fifth company known as "Calliel Arella".
It is set on the Imperial planet of Lorsofjar, where a Raven Guard strike force has come into conflict with a Black Templars Crusade Fleet over claims of heresy. The Marshal leading the Black Templars has claimed that Calliel has fallen foul to chaos after vanquishing a chaos incursion on the planet and has been granted permiission from the high marshal Helbrecht to hunt them down with extreme prejudice.
Calliel hid in the undergrowth, stalking the brother-marine that hunted him so. The Templar marine surveyed the area, ever wary of his surroundings. Suddenly, as the Templar's back was turned, Calliel activated his jump pack, exploding from the green foliage in a cacophony of splintering and snaping. The Templar barely had time to register his attacker before his life was splayed before him, gored and sliced by a wicked lightning claw.
Calliel wispered in the initiate's ear: "Forgive me, Brother." as he lowered him slowly to the earth.
Calliel's vox channel opened to the sound of sergeant Icarus's voice:
"Captain, we have been spotted! Moving to engage the enemy!" before the transmissions end, there could be heard a roaring of jet packs while the assualt marines crashed into the Templars from wings of fire screaming "Victorus aut Mortis!". Speeding forwards, he sought to rendezvouz with Icarus and assist his men, now locked in close quarter combat. As he approached the edge of the think forest another transmission reached him, again from sergeant Icarus:
"Captain, enemy has us pinned with heavy fire! Our position is forty-eight degrees due west of your position, requesting assistence!" Calliel once again fired his jump pack, approaching the plotted co-ordinates. He spotted his marines as the went to ground in a deep crater and smashed into the it with an almighty crack.
"Sergeant, report!" Calliel's voice could barely be heard over the raucous din of enemy missile launchers.
"Alpha and Delta squads are in full retreat, Gamma is approaching our position and Beta squad's Vox has went dead sir."
"Well what are we waiting for?, Men! Strike from the skies!" Calliel, followed by the re-moralised assualt marines launched themselves into the Templars' position, taking their target by surprise with their daring tactics. The Templars enacted a full retreat from the open ground, falling back to a more tactical position whereas the Raven Guard slipped into the sky, dissapearing behind the treeline.
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Zepher.
