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*Transmission Received*
Name: Silver Archangels

Homeworld: Racadia ( Now Destroyed) Stationed on the Fleet Disciple of Sanguinius

Founding: Third Founding

Current Chapter Master: Angel Invictus

Specialties: Close Combat, Zero-Grav Warfare, and Air Combat.

Campaigns: Purged the system of Primus

Status: At full strength, assisting in the purging of Hive World Garnavan. Working along side an Imperial Guard Tank Company.

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Incoming Transmission:
Inquisitor Pargus,
I have been following the Silver Archangels for sometime now, and i have noticed that they do not deploy or fight like that of other chapters. Having been formed from the Blood Angels i would agree that they are not like the other chapters, but they perform even more specialized and secretive then the Raven Guard or the Blood Angels. They have almost slipped from my vision more than once and i believe that the powers of the warp may have something to do with this. But they do perform extremely well when fighting the Xenos, and have been known to have almost wiped out the Craftworld Alumnos.
Ending Transmission
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The Silver Archangels were formed from the Blood Angels legion.The construction of this chapter does not follow the Codex Astartes implaced by Roboute Guilliman, they are primarily constructed of Sanguinary Guards and Vanguard Veterans. They have served in a few minor battles, but their brothers are far from inexperienced.

Having helped free the planets of Primus III from the clutches of chaos and the green tide. They were the first upon the enemy, and the last to leave. Having faced the main force from the Orks they were prepared to stand until the end, as seemingly there would be an endless tide. But just as the first wave of enemies hit the small contingent of Archangels it was not to be, as a large amount of lasgun fire came upon the Orks. The Archangels looked upon those who had risked their lives so readily to help the Adetpus Astartes who had in turn risked their lives for them, Captain Kantor of the Archangels made a promise, that because of their steady devotion to the Emperor those who were young enough to be inducted into the chapter would be, and those who were to old to be inducted were instead brought into the Imperial Guard regiment that was being raised to make sure that the system would not be lost so easily again.

As the Mek Machaka neared the Primus System the Archangels were once again called into service. Having had brought another 500 battle brothers into service from the worlds of Primus I, II, and III, these 500 battle brothers were only Assault Marines, and the original Veterans who had served to free them from the tide were to lead these squads. As the fleet opened fire onto the incoming Orks most of them were cut down, but there Teleporta was operational and with that a tide of Orks was deployed onto Primus I. As Thunderhawks and Stormravens alike were deployed to get the men to battle it was too late, the city of Primus I had already fallen and the AA guns had been utilized by the Orks. How they had managed to penetrate the walls of the city and the fortress was unknown to the Archangels but they would figure that out later. As the fighting on the ground thickened it would be obvious how this would end if the brothers on the ground were not assisted.

As Captain Kantor of the 1st company cut down another Ork he ordered his men to form up around him and cut back the Orks.
"Brothers, this most likely will be our last stand and unless we are assisted by an unknown force there is no hope for us. I pray that the enemies of the Emperor are purged from this galaxy one day soon. For the Emperor, Sanguinius, and for Invictus!" Kantor bellowed as the green tide approached.
As the first wave of green skins hit the first of their battle brothers started to fall, having only sustained wounds from the previous skirmishes there armor was starting to fail them.
"Brother-Captain Kantor, do you read? This is Grimaldus, master of the fleet. We have just picked up an Imperial Fleet under the supervision of the Inquisitor Tallios, he is deploying Storm Troopers to assist in the battle below."
"I hear you Grimaldus, tell Tallios his assistance is appreciated" Kantor responded.

"Brothers!" Kantor screamed over the bolter, the chainswords, and the screams alike,"Reinforcements are arriving soon, hold a little longer men"
Kantor noticed something off in the distance, it was that cursed Mek Machaka. It seemed as though time and space had taken them both apart from the battlefield, and it was only he and the Ork. The Mek charged through Ork and battle brother alike not caring who died as long as they did. Kantor thought to himself and chuckled, this Mek was more like a Khorne follower than a engineer. He was prepared to face off against the Mek and with his glaive in hand he prepared to duel the beast and was prepared to kill him or die trying. Having created a gap big enough for the oncoming fight Machaka and Kantor were prepared to destroy each other. The storm troopers had already arrived and helped push back the tide which was advancing.

Kantor was the first to strike activating his jump pack and crashing into Machaka's chest feet first. As he prepared to behead the beast, the Ork activated his kustom force field and pushed back Kantor. He snapped off two shots from his wrist mounted bolt pistol and to no avail. Machaka now charged with his axe in hand and almost smashed Kantor had he not sidestepped at the last moment. That was what he wanted, Kantor stabbed his glaive into the beasts arm and heard him scream out in pain. Machaka swung his axe into Kantors leg and crippled him for the time being. he jumped back and in that instant his sanguinary guard had surrounded him and he knew each would give their life for him. As the Sanguinary Guards lashed out they had eventually slain the Mek but there was still a battle to be won.

The storm troopers and brothers easily cut down the Orks after their Mek had been killed but men were still lost. Kantor met with Tallios on the battlefield and told him he would answer all the questions the inquisitor had for him and his men. He also said that he would owe Tallios a favor if he ever needed. As the bodies were burned of human and Ork alike, Kantor walked over to the Meks body. He noted that the beast was still barley breathing and it was already starting to spore, he beheaded the beast and boarded the Thunderhawk.

Hope you guys like it, C&C appreciated and welcome.

Good start. Your chapter is one of the first in a long time with not a single piece of Unknown Info, usually 'the details of the chapter's founding have been lost' lol. Like how the ork is Noted to be 'Already starting to spore', it's a good little detail. One minor criticism: if they are 3rd founding they have been arond for a long time,~8000 years?, so they probably would have fought loads of battles/campaigns. Or maybe they were lost in the warp or sent on some horrible long crusade, worth thinking about.

Thanks, the purging of Primus III took a long time for them to complete due to the sporing of the Orks and them not being able to burn the bodies or stop them from reproducing into a massive horde. As there are three planets in the Primus system they operated from Primus III as their main HQ and for that reason it took the most time to destroy. Another notable campaign they took part in was the defense of Racadia ( their homeworld, will write more on that some time soon). After that they spent time rebuilding their force from planets they had stopped in, and fiinally when they were ready to fight they were called into action In the purging of the Primus System.

In Defense of Racadia

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Homeworld of the Silver Archangels under attack from the traitorous space marines from the chapter of Death Guard. Reasons are unknown why the Death Guard are here but are currently being investigated. The Archangels are sending a distress signal to anyone who could hear it, currently they are inside their fortress and preparing to launch a counter attack against the enemy. Orbital Bombardments have been used against the planet and their defenders for the past 24 hours. Half the Company is in fighting condition and it is apparent that though they may hold out for a long time, they will evantually fall to the enemy. Requesting help from surrounding chapters or imperial guard regiments.
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Landor looked down at the transmission once again to make sure what he was reading was true. The traitorous marines who had turned their back on the Emperor for their own selfish purposes. Landor was a strong built man even for a space marine, with black hair and a major amount of tactical experience. For this reason he was assigned the 4th company of the Knights of Hanar, a chapter specifically designed in siege warfare and defense. Some compared their skill to that of the Iron Warriors and on more than one occasion the Knights of Hanar and the Iron Warriors have met and neither has prevailed. Landor knew Invictus would need his defensive expertise to hold out until reinforcements had arrived to support them in driving back the great enemy. As Landor boarded the Thunderhawk he gazed around him, checking each and every one of his mens readiness and willingness to fight for the Emperor no matter the cost. The Thunderhawks engines roared to life as the Thunderhawk was released from its clamp inside the Battle Barge and sped towards the planet of Racadia. The fleet had already broken through the chaos fleet but the defenders of Racadia were far from safe. He walked up to the cockpit and gazed around in front of the Thunderhawk to note, to his satisfaction that each of the Thunderhawks had fallen into place into the designated formation that they had set up and if needed each knew the rendezvous point. He had calculated the size of the planet and where each force was located and which routes the enemy would have to take to get to the Archangels. There were 2 paths that lead directly from the Bulwark of the Angels, the Archangels fortress, and the enemy encampment. These two routes were blown out of the rocks and were clearly man made. The Death Guard had not even taken the time to clear out the debris in the valleys and for that folly they would pay.

Invictus gazed upon the cold-dead night sky thanking the Emperor that the bombardment had stopped and that he could stand atop the tower without the fear of being bombarded. The slow night sky was interrupted by the flying of the Thunderhawks below him, he could make out the iconography of the Thunderhawks and was pleased that the defensive experts had come to help him and his brethren in defense of their homeworld. He called into his vox to the corridors and servitors below him to prepare for the incoming Thunderhawks and to make preparations for his war room and how they would go about ridding the traitorous filth that plagued their planet.

Part 2 Soon! Possibly wednesday.

In Defense of Racadia Part 2

Sergeant Orain gazed around him in the lower corridors and smiled to himself. 'Soon everything will be in place and the master will be happy' Orain thought to himself, 'Soon enough the Archangels will be at the knees of his newfound master and they shall not be spared'. As the clambering of a Space Marine was heard moving down the stairs he pushed those thoughts into the back of his mind, Banaka looked at his old friend and noticed something different, the hatred in his eyes, Banaka thought that hatred was directed at the traitorous filth on their planet. As he told Orain that the time for war as at hand the two old friends moved up the stair back to the main levels of the fortress and gathered their gear for the upcoming battle. As Orain left his seat in the lower corridors he had placed a bomb hidden very well from his battle brother, this bomb would be the basis for taking over the Archangels and bringing upon their doom.

Invictus looked around his war room, to his fellow brothers in arms and addressed the situation at hand. "Brothers, today the enemies plague our planet, our place of birth, our lives. And are we going to let those traitorous bastards take that away from us? I think not brothers, I think not." As Invictus spread out the map of the area before him all the officers stood to get a better view of the map, and to take note of strategic values and importance. "We will need to keep these two points under our control no matter what" Landor said pointing to the two paths he had viewed earlier. "If we lose these two strategic assets we will lose an uphill advantage and we will also more than likely lose the Bulwark.

Men lined the cliffs of the valley even as the tide of disease and puke green marines advanced towards the Bulwark, on his mark Banaka would order his men to unleash a torrent of bolter fire on the great enemy, he would be jumping down upon the traitors with his command squad and would face off against their leader and attempt to sever the enemies reconnaissance at its head. The Death Guard moved more and more up the valley, 'Just a little more you bastards, then you will meet a swift and merciful death' Banaka thought to himself. As he prepared to jump he glanced over at his company champion Kantor and nodded, and in return Kantor nodded back. Kantor was his closest friend and only second to him was Orain, "It is time to strike at the heart of those mutants and end these constant attacks eh?" Banaka said to his command squad through the com. Although none of warriors replied back he knew they all were grinning inside their helmets. "FOR SANGUINIUS!" he roared as he dropped upon the enemy, his words were echoed throughout his strike team and bolter fire erupted around him. A Death Guard that had his bolter leveled at him had almost pulled the trigger but Kantor snapped off two shots from his bolt pistol and ended its life. A thump was heard next to Banaka and as he looked to his left he saw one of his brothers had been shot of the ridge and had fell. But his death had not been in vain as he had landed on top of one of the Death Guard enabling Banaka to plunge his sword deep in the mutants neck. He charged for the closest enemy and easily cut him down before turning to face the leader of the enemy strike team. Voldus was his name Banaka had been briefed on his tactics when he was in the war room with Invictus and he knew this would not be an easy fight. He saw the rest of his brothers fighting hard as they had jumped upon the enemy and it seemed as if they were winning. But not everything can be taken to what it seems. Voldus was a Sorcerer strong in the ways of Nurgle and he knew that if his men and him stayed down there too long the disease might affect them too much.

As Banaka raised his power sword to bring down upon the sorcerer, Voldus blocked with his staff and while they were struggling for each others weapons, tendrils had shot out of Voldus impaling Banaka. It would take more than a few holes in his body to take Banaka down, as he swung with his power sword again he had caused more damage than his previous attack, causing Voldus's arm to fall to the ground still with life. While still fighting each other neither inflicting more damage than what they had previously caused, the men were still fighting them. Voldus brought up his staff in an upward swing and as Banaka tried to bring up his power sword his arm would not move, even though he tried with all his power to bring up his sword it would not move. That was Banaka's last thought as he was cut in two by Voldus's staff, and Kantor was there to witness it all. Kantor called to the standard bearer Jurvis to throw him the standard. As Kantor caught the standard he sprinted over to Voldus and plunged the standard through the mutants chest. Through one heart and Kantor brought his power sword into his second one. After seeing their leader dieing the Death Guard fell back to the main strike camp and Kantor pulled his men out. As the company champion Kantor would take control over the company until a new Captain was assigned.
Jurvis would be the new company champion for the time being and Ferlin would be the new standard bearer.

Part 3 tomorrow!