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The ships of the Warriors appear quickly and suddenly over the main ship of Coraks and opens fire, missiles pound it's shielding in an effort to taunt the Daemon Prince who's ship is the first to defend the Employers craft with fierce and brutal blasts. Coraks and several Chaos boardig craft begin to make their way towards the Chaos fleet.

The Farseer turns to him, helm off for the first time. Her eyes are red rimmed and dark and obviously still recovering, she nods;

"A large glassing beam, probaly can cause some damage but...somethings wrong...a Chaos fleet is attack the ships but they are strange. Syrath has..,Syrath is behind this."

Beltayn glares at the mention of the daemon's name.

"I knew that scum was no good the first moment I saw him. Where is Hunter, the daemon is bound to him is he not?" Beltayn asks as he prepares and powers up the forward glassing beam to fire on the Chaos forces.

"Syrath! Syrath come here now!"

Hunters calls are unanswered and a dark thought hangs in the minds of the Eldar and Tau, Syrath had never been bound. He'd lied and caused this all, he'd hired the Snipers to kill each other and had caused all the other events.

"Ah ha ha ha... oh such fools these mortals be... " Arrius mused, sensing the thoughts of his victims.

The forces loyal to Arrius tore into Coraks' ship. Several boarding actions were initiated by Dreadclaw assault, with the sole aim of hindering Coraks' military. Simultaneously, Arrius the Great materialised onboard the ship which harboured a materialised Employer. He had his sights on his target, and he would slaughter all who got in his way.

Beltayn felt fury coursing through his veins...he could hear Syrath laughing in his mind as he broadcast the truth and mocked everyone in their minds. He had been at the root of this from the very start, he had turned Beltayn and Ludias against each other, he had ensured they had come under the employment of the Tau, he had maneuvered Beltayn into revealing this hidden fleet...

It all ended here. The doubt, the manipulation, Beltayn was through being a toy.

"He will regret the day he chose me for his tricks!" Beltayn swears as he activates the main weapon and fires it at the chaos forces below on the planet...

The Employer spreads out's it's arms and fires bolts of ethereal energy at the Daemon Prince, the Prince staggers back but fires another bolt back which knocks the Employer to the ground.

A Chaos Ship explodes into a deadly blast, the other ships scatter and retreat as another blast hits home. Syrath watches the Chaos and smiles, the Saint would rise he would indeed.

Oh yes Lucian and Beltayn will get on excellently

(IC)
Ludias walks aimlessly for a while and soon becomes frustrated.
"Whos there damnit?"
"Ludias you are needed"
"What? What are you talking about? Who are you?"
"Ludias you are needed"
Ludias notices the distinct feminine quality to the voice
"Dont. Piss. Me. Off."
"Ludias you are needed"
Ludias begins to swear but wakes up with the ship shaking. He tries to get up but his leg is still out for the count. He swears profuseley until a tau medical officer comes and gives him a crutch.

Ludias shakes the man off and grabs his sword sheath and buckles it on as he lims to the Bridge
"What I miss?"

(I know that was confusing but the coma thing wasnt working for me and I have my reasons)

Hunter turns to him;

"Syrath betrayed us, blasted thing never was bound. He's been lying through his teeth all this blasted time!"

Hunter slams his fist into the control panel facing him.

"How could we be so foolish, that damm Daemon will pay!"

"Really... that... that... is the best you've got... " Arrius smirked, as he prepared a Bolt of Change.

The shot landed directly on target, knocking the Employer against the wall of his chamber. While his opponent was dazed, he unleashed several Doombolt volleys against the wall which the Employer was slumped against. It gave way just as the Employer righted itself, causing a breach in to the cosmos. The sudden change in pressure began to pull the daemonic monstrosities into the vacuum...

Coraks grabs Arrius by the neck, and pushes him against the floor allowing him to slash his gut and push him back. The Employer rises again and laughs;

"Deal with him, prove your loyalty."

Arrius whispered to his associate, "Throw me out into the void. Coraks."

The mighty Daemon Prince complied with the order, throwing his former comrade out of the Employer's ship. Arrius cursed Lord Coraks, in order to complete the illusion. As the Tzeentchian Daemon Prince plummeted towards the planets surface, he forcibly materialised himself into the Warp. The first stage of his plan was complete.

Yes, retreat. Make the plan come true and bring us power but I sence something, a new arrival to the Eye. Power and strentgh, something we should be wary of."

Ludias looks at hunter, the Astartes seeing the Snipers face for the first time.
"Let me take him down. I have that right now, or at least try'

(One last battle with full stregth Syrath please, better make that order to go)

A dark voice of one of the 'Stalker' Eldar replies to Luidias;

"The Daemon has left his scent, we are tracking him and are sure that he is heading for another Chaos fleet."

[coor=cyan]"Then i'll need some help refitting Endgame"[/color]

"Talon here to help, I'm our main technician of the Raider and Ravger fleet. I can easily assist you with any repairs or upgrades you wish to administer to your ship or your self, but this Daemon may prove troublesome to us and is obviously very powerful. I have something that will test his metal."

OOC: For crying out fething loud! I miss two pages, again! Guys, please...

... and also, Tyranic, you've killed 3 employers?!

I fething fired four overcharged railgun shots while grabbing him, and it hardly fazed him! How the hell would you do it?!!!?

Guys, I am seriously starting to think that Kais doesn't matter at all in this, the Employers don't care about him, he can't kill anything important, and he gets hurt at the slightest attack...

... seriously, c'mon...

He hasn't and you are a main target and the Employers would of killed you but targeted Bel for Tactical reasons, the Employers will return and you did injure it and soften both of them up for Marta.

IC: Nyeh...

... so where is Kais currently...

Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:IC: Nyeh...

... so where is Kais currently...

(Still in his ship as far as I know...everyone (at least on our side) is trying to regroup in orbit as the employers face an enemy from within below on the planet...And we cant help it if you disappear for two days and expect nothing to happen in your absence...besides the RPing...the blood angles guy left and some other guy who's taken the character of a daemon prince fighting against the Employers has come in...cant help that...)

I'm sorry but we can't just pause the RPG, but if you posted more when you could or in more detail it would be better.

Arrius swayed in the currents which permeated the Warp. The Chaos which consumed the Daemon relished this environment, but Arrius was restless. The Daemon Prince knew he would have to escape the clutches of the Immaterium, if he wished to complete his mission.

----

The aftermath of the strike against Coraks' fleet was tremendous. The beast had lost more than half it's fleet, but his loyalty to the Employers was now unquestioned. He looked upon what remained of his ships. Anger. That was all Lord Coraks' felt towards his forces. Weak. All that they had proved to be.

----

There was a sudden shift. A change within the Warp itself. Arrius could feel his body being wrenched from it's position within the Immaterium. As if his very being was bleeding through into reality. A light. Blinding.

OOC: Okay bloodreaper, where do you think Arrius should end up next?

Arrius crashed into a snow cliff-top above a jade green river that seemed to twist and turn before transforming into Daemonic Horrors, more and more spawned until a Herald of Tzeentch emerged. Three Bird like heads emerged before the pink and blue flaming body of the beast fully formed from the Jade water;

"We where supposed to meet the servant of Syrath here, the Daemon promised."

Chapter: 5 Neither a Saint nor a Sinner

Syrath stood tall and liveth on the deck of the Black Trident and smirked as his dark blue reptilian scales began to weather and tear, his once serpent eyes had become blue, green, red, and pink flames that flickered and twisted along his crown of horns. His wings had been partly eaten away by jade colored Centipedes that crawled through his twisted and rotting flesh that seemed to change shape, his once bright silver claws had formed into a Staff and Axe and several tattered robes and scrolls hung with his decaying flesh. His transformation was near completion but his enemies remained alive but not for long, the Employers had shown weakness and arrogance. A foolish move that he could exploit to the fullest extent, he flexed his mighty wings and smirked as a Chaos Marine sergeant bowed to him and rose;


"My lord, the Employers fleet has begun to form a defensive ring around the polar caps of the planet and have raised a shield that has the power to deflect most orbital bombardment technology, including our own. We are working on a E.M......"


Syrath raised the Marine and snarled like a beast before dropping him and hissing;


"I have no time for this! The Employers are a major threat and another approaches, prepare the 1st War-Legion for a full-scale deployment and a stable warp gate. The Eye is a foul place of scum and pirates, I have no need to remain here any longer."

"Daemon's are fickle creatures... you... of all manner of being should be aware of this..." a booming voice superciliously pronounced, "they are not to be trusted... under any circumstance... I should know!"

The Daemonic Herald turned it's heads towards the direction of the voice. In the distance, the outline of a colossal monster stood against a white backdrop. It's body was wracked with damage, but it continued unabated towards it's objective. The avian beast started at the sight of the monstrosity, curious as to what it was.

"I do not expect Syrath to fulfil his promises... I foresaw this eventuality... it is fate... " the Herald of Tzeentch responded vaguely.

"Interesting. But... why exactly was I sent here?" Arrius the Great mused.

"Syrath demands that we lower the shielding over the Employer fleets, we have the location of a Sorcerer who is helping to keep the shield stable and without him the shield will destabilise and allow Syrath's ships to open a full scale attack."

Ludias nods his head serristipulously,
Your help would be greatly appreciated. But now is not the time for us to talk on mechanical devices as I would wish. I simply have to get my body back to working order, and that will be a mixture of sience and my own phisiology...

The two work endlessly for several hours to repair the damage to Ludias' suit and wargear. Soon he is back to fighting form, his sword and a single pistol now his only weapons, He will be travelling light. He returns to the bridge and hralds Bel' and Hunter
"Beltayn.... i fear I will not return from this, but my soul aches for something I have not had for a very long time, vengeance. I need this Bel' But I equally need you to carry the fight on. Remember me.

Hunter... you still have a grudge against the daemon Syrath yes? Good... I would have you come with me. Not only will i need your help, but also to bring my sword back to Beltayn should I fall.

Beltayn gets off the control throne, rushing over to his friend as he turns to leave...he grabs his arm and looks at him in his uncovered face.

"Ludias...I...you..." Beltayn sighs. "You and I have gone far together, even unto the ends of the galaxy. I don't want you to go...but I won't stop you from doing what you think you have to do. Before you go, know that you are the best friend and the most skilled Mon Keigh I have ever met...no matter what happens today, know that I will never forget you."

Beltayn makes an elaborate hand gesture that was used by Eldar pathfinders to recognize each other.

"Go with the might of Khaine, Ludias, and die well." Beltayn said sadly and went back to his throne. He sent a communication to Shas.

"Shas O' This is Beltayn in the Eldar flagship, I...I don't know what to do now, I don't know what Syrath has planned and neither do I know what the employers are going to do...I am still in your service, what do you want me to do?"

Ludias watched the Eldar with a touch of an emotion he diddnt often feel. It was melancholy. He diddnt want to bring his friend into this but he knew that the Eldar wouldnt be able to rest if he wasnt there to see his friend make a name for himself one last time...
"Come with me"