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I ran to sergeant segari and shaked him while screaming. ''Sergeant wake up come on now isn't the time to sleep.''

Then i turned to the witch ''Wat did you do with sergeant segari. I saw you looking at him. Reverse it now or i will slice you open without a second thought.''

Antioch stepped in front of Rephosus. "Stand down Devastator, this is not the Xenos's doing. This was caused by a power far greater than a simple Psyker." He said. Antioch drew his sword and stepped boldly between the Eldar and the young marine. "This Xenos still may be of use to us, we shall not kill her."

Markus ordered return fire. A missile screamed and exploded one Jetbike, whilst several overs were caught in a great belch of flame.

"Keep it up, I have my own agenda to attend to!"

With that, Dreph ran into the dark, Plasma Cannon in arms.

As the slithering purple beast cleared from Segaris body, a pair of the smallest Tokroks, who ahd been hiding in the bush, grabbed him in their jaws and tossed him off the back of the Great Tokrok. As he fell the creature, the Daemon lept at the likewise airbourne lizards, cutting them apart with her claws. Massive Crab claws that should have been her hands.

With all of the juveniles dead, Aloysus and Antioch switched target to the parent, who, now blinded between Segari's blade and Rephosus's rifle, was thrashing widliy, knocking over trees.

The Eldar women, Hera, was not.Instead, she was firing upon the Daemon, who even then was dodging out of the way with imposible speed.
Not dodging. Moving. She was vanishing with astonishing speed, moving faster than light and with no or little effort. A roar came from the beast as it slumped away into the forest.

The marines gathered to watch the two women, Eldar and Daemon, duel. Hectoris wasn't going to let it. Picking p Segari's heavy bolter from where he dropped it, and began firing one handed at the Daemon, who dodged each one with lightning speed. he stopped firing, as the the only way to klill it, evidently, was with a blade. he drew his blade, but was stopped as Hera told him not too.


She took off her robe, revealing a form fitting yellow body armour that did nothing to hide her figure. Again, Hectoris noticed Antioch looking at her with a face of tone who was in awe of what he gazed upon. he noted that he would have to lve up to his reputation and give him a good flogging with the chain.

Hera no longer held her pistol and knife. Instead, she clutched a Wraithbone spear, the end forming a glowing blue blade that crackled with energy. Indeed, Hectoris could just about make out streaks of lightning moving over the surface of the blade, as if it were alive.

"You carry the Ssssspear of Twilight, I ssssee. Tell me Hera, how much longer have you to live, before the ssspear burnsss you asssunder?" the Daemonette hissed the words. She seemed to be growing more intricing by the moment. She was clearly designed to tempt the mortal man, for she wore no clothes, her breasts were on show for all to see. Such things were unattractive to Hectoris though, for he was a space marine. It also seemed to find no purchase on Hera, for whatever reason. But it was her voice that Hectoris was interested in. It was nasty and nasal, but at the same time sounded shrill, as if singing. It was beautiful: perfect even.

"Enouh to see you slain, beast" replied Hera, as she lept , swing her spear in a sweeping arc at the Daemon's chest. Again the Daemon parried with her claw, though the blade let a burn mark upon it. The Daemon hiossed in pain, and attack quickr than the eye could see, strike a flurry of blows with its diamond hard claws. hera parried each and struck back in the same. the duel went on like this for several minutes before Hera managed to smote the Daemon a blow that left the wound burning at the edges. She screeched o loud that Hectoris wasforced to shield his ear before the autosenses could adjust. "Die, daemon. Tell your master I shall not see her soon!" Spat the Eldar, send her spear through the Daemon's chest.

The Daemon was clearly not finished though. Hera was now disarmed, and it struck. It pulled itself onto the blade, trapping it within its own flesh, before p[lunging her claw through the Eldar. the Daemoneete lifted her into the air, Hera's body sinking further and further onto the ragged edge of the pincer. Hectoris sent a stream of Bolter shells into the Daemon, which could not now move out of the way, and it exploded in a burst of purple flame. Hera dropped to the ground. Aloysus ran over and began to examine her.

He looked at tCaecilius, and shook his head. Hera was dead and they could not find the Eldar base. They were lost. "Emperor damn you Daemon!" he roared at the sky, caution thrown to the wind.

hera wasn't quite dead, however. it became evident with the splutter, and huge amount of bright red blood spilling from her mounh. She reached down with trembling fingers a lifted a dark blue stone, her Spirit Stone, which hung from a chain around her neck. She tried to touch it to the blade of the Spear, but she couldn't reach and the gaping hole in her chest meant she couldn't move. She spluttered again, blood oozing out of her wound and mouth. hectoris reached down and plucked the stone from her fingers.

She looked at him, her face covered with blood, her eyes pleading. Desperate, she tried to take the stone back. hectopris lifted it out of her reach. And then he saw her for what she was. not a witch, not a scum to be extinguished. Just a desperate, dying women, perfect in every way. She did what was right, and did not use her body to gain advantage, as many humans were done. She was perfection.

Out of respect, or maybe admiration, he gave the stone back. Hera, dying, within death's waiting room, touched the stone to the Blade of her spear. The stone sparked on contact and shattered. Hera's body turned to dust, billowing in the wind, leaving behind a small, white spark, which floated towards the balde, entering it. The Blade of the Spear of Twlight glowed a bright yellow, and vanished, leaving the 5 marines alone.

At that point, Segari came from the bushes where he had been thrown. He noticed the 4 marines staring at him and stopped.

Hectoris, strode towards, drawing his blade as he went.

I stood before Hectoris and yelled at him. ''Are you gonna fight your own brethren now sergeant? Why do we must fight amongst ourself's while there is a stronger enemy nearby. We are astartes of the emperors children we are perfect and the eldar witch an imperfect being by the fact that it is XENOS. Or the spawn that is imperfect because it is a DAEMON. Will not tear us apart we will eradicate all the xenos and daemons from this planet as our primarch instructed .

Antioch's anger flared in his chest, he yelled at Rephosus, "My duty is to my Primarch and to the Emperor, do you know nothing of the leadership of our legion?" He continued "My rank is higher than yours, therefore I speak as the voice of our father Fulgrim, it matters not now, the Xenos is dead."

As Dreph walked out into the mangled woods, the Vox opened up.

"Captain Kalar, this is Sergeant Hectoris. We have destroyed a unnatural body. It seemed almost... unreal."

"Hectoris, I am not so sure. I believe I have come to contact this creature, and I can still feel his presence on this world. Is there anything else?"

"Yes. We are now stranded, as our guide was killed in the fight."

"Understood Hectoris. Remain in position. We shall try to find the enemy."

"Emperor be with you, Captain."

As Dreph came above the hill he was climbing, he saw the beast. A gout of purple flame flew out from nowhere, and after that stood the fortress.

"Emperor be with you Captain" Hectoris growled into the vox.

he turned to Segari. "How long have you known of the beast inside you Segari," he asked, a snarl etched across his face, though the others could not see it. Segari did not reply, but held his gaze with the Terminator Sgt. "HOW LONG?!" He screamed it this time, right in Segari's face. He remove his helmet and spat, on Segari's. "When this is done, there will be a reckoning Segari! Lord Fulgrim will not stand for this!"

He stormed over to Rephosus, who was watching from near the treeline. Hectoris' hands gripped the devastator by the neck and smashed him into a tree, pining him a foot off the ground. "And YOU! Oppose me again, boy, and I will execute you where you stand for disobeying orders! Do I make myself clear?!" PRephosus nodded his understanding.

Hectoris turned on Aloysus, who had been queit the whole time. "I told you to keep an eye on him. What the do you call this?" Without waiting for a reply, he smashed his fist into a sapling, with enough force to uproot it.

"Emperor damn you Daemon!"

Starteld by the aggressiveness off the terminator sergeant. I walked over to what was left over of hera. and searched the area for a while.. I found a data slate with the directions. ''So thats how she new the way without having to think for a single second.'' I ran to the terminator sergeant and handed it over to him. After that i ran to sergeant segari and held up my hand and said. ''Come on sergeant there is work to be done .''

"Hectoris, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"Sir, I'm not bothered. I'm rather busy at the moment."

"Alright, Hectoris. I have found the Fortress. I've also found the Serpent."

"HOW LONG?!"

"Hectoris?! What is going on?"

"Captain, the Daemon women came from within Sgt Segari. He was habouring the Daemon. He will have things to answer for when this is through."

terminator sergeant what do you wish to be done now?
Should i go scout ahead of the rest?

Antioch turned to Hectoris, "What is the captains location? What are our orders?"

"! I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG!"

Dreph charged across the plains to meet the beast. He fired several Plasma Cannon rounds into the serpent, but to no avail. It dodged each shot with unnerving dexterity. As he came closer, he dropped the Plasma Cannon, instead coming to destroy the creature in melee. He was set on destruction. As he came ever closer, he began to feel a resistance in his mind. The creature was trying to turn him back. As Dreph came closer and closer, the resistance grew. Dreph could barely maintain his faith.

"We continue with the mission. Lead the way Rephosus. Antioch, take point. Aloysus stick with Segari at the rear. If he gets out of your sight, you'll regret it."

"Captain, we need to find this base and complete the mission."

He glared at Segari before stomping off after Antioch and Rephosus.

I walk forward sneaking after walking for a while i spot a patrol of 2 guardians they are eating

Vox channel open ''Sergeant i have spotted 2 eldar guardians what should i do?''

I hear them talk about their lost brethren and how they will avenge their losses.

Antioch approached the shoulder of Rephosus, he took aim at the chest of one guardian, "I have the one on the right" He whispered to Rephosus. He opened his vox channel to Hectoris "Do we take the shot?"

Dreph was within 5 feet of the creature, but he was almost broken. He felt a craving for perfection. He was starting to slip away...

"Damn you foul beast!"

With his last ounce of faith, he lunged at the creature. He held onto it and cut it open repeatedly with his lightning claw. He wrestled it to the ground, and placed a bolter shell through it's head. He tried to vox his company members.

"Hectoris, fall back on my position.. I've found the fort... I repeat, I have fou..."

Dreph collapsed next to the corpse of the Serpent.

"Captain, the \Primarch outranks you, therefore his mission takes priority over the fort. Watch the dtatapad pict-video and you will understand. I must cut all communications. We will not risk detection."

2Antioch, do not fire, I repeat, do not fire! They will here the gunshot and we will be detected. Antioch, sneak around, take them out in melee. Rephosus, get your weapon trained. When Antioch springs his ambush, shoot the 2nd Eldar.2 He ordered. After a moment he added, thinking of how Hera had looked so desperate when he had taken hers, added " Go for a clean headshot. Avoid its spirit stone if you can"

"Squad, this will be our last vox. We cannot risk detection. Use hand signals if you need to communicate. Aloysus, you are the exception, if something goes on with Segari again I want to know wabout it, no matter the risks."

A small vox came from Segari.

"I had a feeling since my injuery, Caecilius. I have known for definate since my return from the Pride"


Caecilus Hectoris, Sergeant of the Jaded Watch, life long friend of Apollus Segari, uttered seven words into the vox, spoken only to Marius Aloysus.

"Tell Segari, he is dead to me."

I made some hand-signals to antioch that he should proceed. He sneaked up behind one of the eldar and using his fists knocked him unconcious. with a fell swoop, i reacted immediately and shot the second one in the head. We hid their bodies in the bushes and i while antioch returned to sergeant hectoris continued scouting.

After Antioch finished the Eldar and disposed of the bodies, they brought the party together, after talking, they decided to stay there for the night. Rephosus took watch for the first half of the night.

Antioch awoke in the clearing that they had met the Xenos woman the day earlier, he wondered how he had got there. He stood up to assess his surroundings, when he realized his weapons were missing. He was mystified at how this could have happened, he looked around for his missing Battle Brothers, but there was no sign of them. The footprints made in the battle with the great lizards were missing, as well as any bolt shells or blood. The clearing was completely undisturbed. He looked up and saw the Eldar, she was lying where she had been killed by the daemon, though she bore no mark of injury. Antioch gazed at the perfection of the Eldar form, and remembered the grace with which she moved. He bent down to touch the glowing blue stone on her shoulder, when all of a sudden, the body transformed. Instead of the graceful Eldar body, there was instead the body of the daemon, he noticed how similar they truly were, something he hadn't seen while the the monster had confronted the woman. He saw the similarities, but he noticed, where the Eldar, though she was beautiful, had been slaughtered. The daemon was different, it had survived, it was the perfect killing machine, another aspect of perfection. Antioch was puzzled by this, he wanted to dismiss it from his mind, but he couldn't. Then, with a sudden noise, the daemons eyes snapped open, and it began to whisper the gift of perfection that it could give. Antioch fought this urge fiercely, seeing the daemons words as lies, only the light of the Emperor and Fulgrim could guide him. He must resist. The whispers grew louder, the daemon stood up, and began to move closer too him, the large claw on its arm was near to driving into his abdomen, he was going to die.

Antioch woke up with a jerk as Rephosus tapped him to tell him he was on watch. Aloysus had to stay near Segari, and Hectoris was obviously troubled and needed sleep. Antioch moved to his post, and gazed into the forest, awaiting the dawn.

"Sarge," began Madeye.
"Hand signals, brother!" whispered Marius "What is it?"
Madeye thought for a moment before dropping his meltagun. He proceeded to make a series of hand signals, first a fanning motion, then a sort of walking, then a two-handed repetitive pointing gesture to the left.
Sergeant Marius gestured a signal of confusion and anger.
"What Eldar unit walks to war, Sarge?"
"All of 'em, except their tanks."
"Really, Sarge? Thought'd be easier than that," Madeye lifted his meltagun,"War Walkers, sir." There was nothing, no enemies where he had beckoned.
"This had better not be a joke, brother!"
"I pray you believe me, this is no joke. It must be some Xenos trick, some grave heresy!"

Dreph found himself in the Fortress when he woke up. The population were starved. There was no fresh water. People were dying incredibly fast.

"Thank the Emperor you are hear, Space Marine. We need your help."

Dreph propped himself up on a wall.

"Why do you require my aid?"

After waking up antioch, and being relieved of guard duty i wen tot sleep.

I had horrible dreams i saw sergeant segari on the field and out of nothing the deamon that tried to achieve perfection ruptured out of him. She/He walked to me and with one of the most beautiful i ever hear ''Mortal why do you ssssstop yourself from achieving perfection. Bow to me and i will bring ultimate pleassure and perfectionb'' I screamed ''No deamon i will not bow down to you or your trickery sergeant segari wont either! We are all loyal to fulgrim and the emperor!''

The deamon said while binding me with her tail ''Come i will sssshow you what it means to be perfect.'' She dragged me against my will to a strange area. It was dark and slimy and out of everywhere little deamon spawns streamed out and tortured me.'' I screamed it out then i yelled to the deamon.'' Release me vile spawn!'' While i wrestled myself from the little deamons the deamon laughed and said.'' I wont let you go until you give in to pleassssure.'' Thats how the night continued i was being tortured by the deamon for what seemed to be forever.

I felt a sudden urge it was sergeant antioch he kicked me awake and he said'. ''Come on brother there is work to be done.'' Leaving the strange feelings behind me i took over the watch.

Marius Aloysus was angry. He was angry with Rephosus for forgetting his place and questioning his superiors. He was angry with Hectoris for blaming him for not seeing Segari's possession, as if he was some sort of witch who could look into men's souls. But most of all he was angry with Segari, a warrior he had trusted as a friend and a brother, for hiding this foul secret from him, and not seeking his help.

He stared at his brother's sleeping forms. Many of them were twitching and groaning in their sleep, as if tormented by something. Marius would not sleep. He sat on a rock at the edge of the camp, combi-bolter in hand, ready to deal with any threats that might threaten them - from without or within. Something was badly wrong on this planet, the Legion was being tested as never before. Aloysus resolved to come out of the fire stronger than ever before.

The next morning Segari and Rephosus were on the clearing patrol, walking 200 metre away moving 360 degress around the defensive position, making sure nothing was laying in wait. Apollus took the chance at having this moment alone with his brother.
"Rophosus, I know the others do not trust me" They stopped beside a log, Rophosus staring at him inquisitively.
"If things turn sour, I want to know where your loyalty is placed?"

Sergeant my loyalty is with the emperor and with the primarch. But you must know that i will always stand by your side even if our brothers turn against you. You will have my support.

Aloysus watched Segari and Rephosus as they circled their camp. They stopped to talk, but he was too far away to make out what they said. Segari clapped Rephosus on his shoulder, obviously pleased by what the neophyte had said. He hoped that it was just that Rephosus had answered a test question on battlefield protocol well, but his gut told him that it wasn't. Keeping a wary eye on them, he crossed the camp to speak to Hectoris.

The other Sergeant looked up as he approached, and glared at him. "Hectoris, we must talk." Aloysus said. Hectoris' frown deepened, but he nodded for Aloysus to continue. "You are still giving me the silent treatment? The failing was not mine and you know it, Hectoris. I am no psyker, how could I have known he was carrying that thing inside him?" Aloysus asked "Once you remove your head from your arse you and I are going to discuss this. But that is not the matter on which I came to speak to you. I am worried about Segari and Rephosus. Segari has too much influence over the boy, and I do not like it. I suggest that you assign the boy to patrols with Antioch, and do what you can to keep him away from Segari. Another influnce on the lad can only be a good thing, especially now that Segari's integrity is compromised. Keep him away from Segari, for his own good. Please heed my advice, brother, I would never steer you wrong, and you know it!"

I hope it's not too late to apply for the position of the marine with the flamer in the tactical squad "The Griffin Brethren"
Name: Faberon
Position: Tactical Marine with a Flamer (the Griffin Brethren)
Personality (Likes, Dislikes, etc): Hot-headed, always charging forwards only to consume the enemy in a pool of burning prothemium. Avid hater of all things orky; never retreats when there are still orks on the battlefield that haven't been burnt to cimbers, unless given a direct order to retreat by Sergeant Antioch or another authoritative figure.
Background: Although he was only a scout at the time, Faberon managed to find a flamer amid a mass of the dead in his first ever battle and went on to kill nearly 20 greenskins before he ran out of promethium, from where he drew his combat knife and was soon knocked out by a backhand from a nob with a power klaw. From this day on he has carried that same flamer and hatred for orks. His current count of dead orks is well into the hundreds, and if he hadn't been ordered to retreat from a number of battlefields he would have been dead many times over.

I would use an orkmoticon here but I can't think of anything more inappropriate.

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