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 War Kitten wrote:
You're collectively mind-fethed most of the Imperial forces and irritated the Eldar. Congratulations, you're worse than Tzeentch

And I'm not even done

What's worse, he effectively ruined the Sorcerer's reputation as Chaos' prime mind-fether, IN THREE DAMN PARAGRAPHS!


And damn, didn't even think about that! Truly, you are the craftiest of bastards, Tactical_Spam, and I bow to your superior skills in mind-fething

I hope to knock him off his throne with my Eldar. I will likely fail. But I will try.

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
What's worse, he effectively ruined the Sorcerer's reputation as Chaos' prime mind-fether, IN THREE DAMN PARAGRAPHS!


And damn, didn't even think about that! Truly, you are the craftiest of bastards, Tactical_Spam, and I bow to your superior skills in mind-fething

Theres one other thing I planned to do on Gallor Prime while Acherus or whatever his name is sets up his fortress, but Im not so sure now that the Kitten is running his Eldar over there

 War Kitten wrote:
I hope to knock him off his throne with my Eldar. I will likely fail. But I will try.

Dont get your hopes up

Oh I'm not. I just hope my Eldar will give the New Order a run for their money, either in combat or in mind fethery. Either will do I suppose.

How did you get in all these places undetected. So need to up ships security....

 War Kitten wrote:
Oh I'm not. I just hope my Eldar will give the New Order a run for their money, either in combat or in mind fethery. Either will do I suppose.

Im waiting for the right time to screw with you. I literally have it mapped out how itll go down.

 jhe90 wrote:
How did you get in all these places undetected. So need to up ships security....

Hassassins. Space Marine boogy men.

Have fun finding out where Archarus' new planet is. He doesn't even know. Although I am curious to what you had in mind.

 2BlackJack1 wrote:
Have fun finding out where Archarus' new planet is. He doesn't even know. Although I am curious to what you had in mind.

No, Blackjack, I am curious what you had in mind

Yeah, so far for the Black Templars' ship being the safest place in the Crusade lol

Only about 5 homicides so far

Also, question: do you have any plans against the Remnants or the Death Ravens? I'm asking so I can already mentally prepare myself for the unimaginable amounts of trolling you'll put my poor armies through

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
Yeah, so far for the Black Templars' ship being the safest place in the Crusade lol

Only about 5 homicides so far

Also, question: do you have any plans against the Remnants or the Death Ravens? I'm asking so I can already mentally prepare myself for the unimaginable amounts of trolling you'll put my poor armies through

Hilariously, yes.

Just have to hope the New Order doesn't find my Eldar, I'm not in the mood for them to get mind-fethed alongside my Ultramarines, they're here to fight 2bj1 and Archarus, they're going to avoid you if they can.

2bj1, I'm assuming that Archarus will come back to the Charadon system at some point I'm sure. So my Eldar are setting up Observation Posts throughout the system to monitor for his return. Then things will (hopefully) get interesting.

 Tactical_Spam wrote:

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
Yeah, so far for the Black Templars' ship being the safest place in the Crusade lol

Only about 5 homicides so far

Also, question: do you have any plans against the Remnants or the Death Ravens? I'm asking so I can already mentally prepare myself for the unimaginable amounts of trolling you'll put my poor armies through

Hilariously, yes.

OH EMPEROR SAVE ME

Sorry Ezra. But you, like the rest of us, are doomed to be hilariously mind-fethed repeatedly by Tactical_Spam. Emperor save your soul

Meanwhile Templers need a urgent fleet security review....

(just no character killing please, mind feth but no characters....)

I'm curious, does anyone still have forces on the ground? I was hoping to write up some bits about my Eldar (hopefully) trying to avoid them whilst searching for signs of Archarus.

I have to say, I imagined conflicts between the Chaos factions to be a bit more like this:


However, it seems this might be more accurate:


We're all doomed. VERY, VERY DOOMED.

 War Kitten wrote:
I'm curious, does anyone still have forces on the ground? I was hoping to write up some bits about my Eldar (hopefully) trying to avoid them whilst searching for signs of Archarus.

Gallor Prime. ? It was scoured pretty much dead, and with the new order nuke threat, not much left on ground bar misc suviver parties who are isolated and left behind and mad chaos half beasts, part human packs. Insane primal things.

Well, I have my Eldar throughout the system, not just on Gailor Prime. Although I suppose most of our focus has been on Gailor Prime.

They will scatter out soon, though to start dispatching the strike forces

Map should be finished off tomorrow, thanks for the input!

Tactical_Spam has pretty much just flipped all of the tables.
He is playing five games of chess simultaneously with us all.
And we are losing.
Losing oh so badly.

I'm just glad that Aurelius is getting some well-earned rest. Good luck with the whole crusade usurping/ traitors/ warp fethery going on, I'll be having a nice kip.

Governor Pavus stood in the center of his quarters toying with the drink in his hand. Captain Braddock entered the room, him and the rest of his honor guard were in full carapace plate. The burned man spoke “My lord, the Marshall has arrived.” Pavus set his drink aside and spoke “Let him in.” The Hound pounded his fist to his carapace an allowed the Marshal to approach. Pavus sat behind a desk as the Templar approached him and stood at the foot of the desk. “My Lord Karak, I am honored you would take the time out of your busy schedule to speak to me.” Karak had malice in his voice but spoke calmly “You can not tempt me to join in your petty power grab.” Pavus laughed “I think you made that exceptionally clear last night Lord Karak.” Karak was confused “Last night?”

Pavus snapped his fingers and Ruck his bodyguard entered with two carapace armored corpsesdraped over his shoulder. The Ogryn dropped the two men at the marine’s feet. “Honestly Marshall I thought you better than this, murdering two of my men only to prove a point.” Karak was caught off guard by the corpses and accusation “You think me or my brothers had a hand in this?” Pavus laughed “Why, do you lie Karak, your man left a note and a knife with your chapter’s insignia.” Pavus placed the note and knife on the desk before the Marshall. Karak read the note “A Templar’s blade for a governor’s throat.” Karak was shocked none of his men would do this. Pavus put his feet up on the desk “You should have had your man kill me Marshall, threatening a man like me never yields the desired results.”

Pavus poured himself another drink and offered a glass to the Templar, the marine refused and Governor continued to speak. “I harbor no resentment Marshall; I am a man to practical to hold a grudge. You see Marshall, you, me, and Kruger we are all playing a game. A game where the steaks are the future of this crusade. Kruger is the weakest player, and it is my duty as faithful servant of the Emperor to see this crusade flourish not stumble.” The Marshall spoke with visible disgust, “Do not sully the name of our most holy, you are a petty opportunist nothing more. ” Hannibal smiled “Perhaps, but rest assured Marshall I always get my way.” Marshall Karak refocused the conversation, “Your games are that of a craven, but none of my men played any part in what happened to you last night.” Hannibal shrugged “Either you lie or you have a traitor in your ranks. It doesn’t matter to me.” Karak looked to the corpses and reluctantly offered “Would you like me assign some brothers to your protection.” The governor laughed “You know what, yes I would. Assign that man Ulf to my temporary protection, the irony will make what little time I have left aboard your ship that much more enjoyable.” Karak questioned “What do you mean” Pavus smiled like a wolf “You see, I had requisitioned for reinforcements from my home world sometime ago, it seems serendipitous that they arrive now. The Faustian navy is scheduled to rendezvous with us in three days. You will be free of me soon enough” Karak disliked the prospect of the governor having more me, but there was nothing he could do, everything he had done so far was perfectly acceptable according to Imperial creed. Hannibal stood and approached his window “I am reassigning Commissar Sheppard, and the Knight Captain Petra along with their companies to you Marshall. Do take care of them I owe them both very much.”

Karak stood and exited the room but Hannibal spoke one last time “Oh and Karak, would you kindly send for some serfs to take the bodies away.” Karak nodded and left.

You know. This guy has a odd way of making allies!
Nice bit, yeah he is turning out to be a interesting character.

Not sure how Petra + Shepard will take it plus what remains of devastated companies. Owe them? Good job I assigned them extra security.

Hmmmm.....

So after a nifty party for my grandma, I found the new Insignia for the New Order

How appropriate...

Ryus step precariously out of the Gate of Infinity he constructed. The teleport homer Dezmon planted in the Remnants' FOB had proven to have worked after all. Ryus unslung his Eldar Halberd and carved two cultists that soiled themselves in half.

Pity, he thought, Only if they had seen the light

He made his way down the hallways, purposefully dispatching guards with an Eldar's grace. If he didn't make it look like it was done by the sneaky inhuman bastards, only half this plan would succeed. He swung his halberd around split a Traitor Astartes in half through the sternum. Ryus laughed at his persistence to live as he scythed off an arm going for a bolter. Ryus knelt down and pinned the Astartes to the floor with the spear. He then proceeded to break the Traitor's mind open and find what he was looking for. Aurelius. Ryus took off in a full sprint, still continuing to murder everything in his sight.

The door to Aurelius' room was guarded by an Obliterator. Ryus side stepped a melta shot and rolled haywire grenades at the thing's feet. Using the temporary incapacitation to his advantage, he tore a singularity bomb from his belt and slapped it to the brute's living armour. He watched as it turned into red mist before imploding on itself. With the way clear, he opened the door to Aurelius room and scooped up the miscellaneous viles of blood, tissue and a progenoid. Ryus opened a Gate of Infinity and stepped onto the deck of "Dorn's Fury." He would analyze the samples later, but for now, his clever subterfuge would misguide the Remnants' into a false war with the Eldar of Lybraesil.

Strike Commander Ajuran paced the halls of the Wrath Of Pollo. His ship had remained in orbit over Gallor Prime to assist in the evacuation, but now that things finally seemed to be settling down on the dead planet, he felt it was time the Death Ravens resumed their efforts against the Greenskins' hold on the sector.

He had already requested a new Guard regiment to be assigned to his command, to replace the men they had lost during the battle for Gallor Prime. With them, he hoped to finally make some headway in the Eastern Front, which was still firmly in the hands of the foul Xenos.

Ajuran sighed. He looked out one of the grand windows, which offered a spectacular view of the magnificent Imperial fleet hanging above the dead planet. The icons of the Ultramarines and the Black Templars were clearly visible on the massive hulls of their warships, even from the vast distance the Wrath of Pollo was from its' cousins fleets.

What would they think of us?, he wondered, as he traced the great vessels' forms with his eyes. When they look at this ship, what would they see? A loyal subject of the Imperium? A trustworthy ally? A small and insignificant Chapter, which rather inconveniently entered this Crusade? Would they have the same respect for us as we have for them?

Pointless questions, all of them. The opinion of his cousins, positive or negative, mattered little in the end. What mattered was that he fulfilled his duty to this Crusade, stood by his allies when they needed him and served the Imperium and the God-Emperor above all.

A signal from his vox unit brought his mind back to the present. His eyes still looking at the assembled fleet in front of him, he pressed the button to receive the message.

"Yes?"

"Commander, we have detected a strange blip on our sensors", Lieutenant Maelissa's voice sounded over the vox channel.

"Source?", Ajuran asked, unsure of what the blip could be that would warrant his attention.

"The Black Templars' ship, Lord. It seems a smaller, unidentified craft has just left its launch bay"

"What do you mean, unidentified?", Ajuran frowned.

"Its code-markings do not seem to match any known Imperial ones, Lord. I have found no match with any of our allies' vessels code-markings. But that is not why I have called you, Lord", Maelissa replied, a strange tone in her voice.

"The code-markings regarding the Chapter designated as the 'New Order' seem to have...", she continued, seemingly hesitating.

"Seem to have what, Lieutenant?"

He heard a sigh from the other side of the line, before she blurted out a response.

"They've disappeared, Lord. Completely. I have looked in every single data repository we have about the forces active in the Crusade, and theirs have vanished entirely. As if they have never been there in the first place."

Ajuran was taken aback by the news. How could that be? He had seen the New Order's agents at the wedding not too long ago, and he was certain he wasn't dream-walking while he was there, not to mention the other times he had seen or heard about the Chapter's actions around Gallor Prime.

"Have you tried hailing any of their ships? Perhaps there has been a technical issue with one of the data servers on Crusade HQ", he spoke, trying to reassure her, but partially also himself. He didn't know what to think of this event, only that it felt wrong somehow.

"I've tried, Lord, but their frequencies aren't even showing up anymore. I can't even try to hail them, as there's nothing there to hail", she replied, a worried tone now dominating in her voice.

Ajuran looked back to the fleet in front of him. It was a buzzing nest of activity, with ships coming and going all the time; but this was unusual, to say the least.

Have our ship monitor that blip you caught for as long as you can, Lieutenant. I want to get to the bottom of this", he spoke, as he started walking towards the command bridge.

Something was amiss, and he was determined to find out what it was.

Two things for you Ezra:

Change your location to say: in the Warp, Getting trolled by Tactical_Spam (dont have to but itd be funny)

And I messed with the Remnants... and the Eldar... At the same time

Edit: They'd still want him guarded, I assumed