Anti-Armour Yaogat
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i wrote this while i was on holiday and i was wondering what people think of it,ignore the spelling and grammar as that is being rectified, thanks a shed load
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Lucius surveyed the small mining town before him , it bordered Stirland and Talabecland near to the cursed province of slyvania , a wooden palisade was all that sepreated them from the depths of the forest before him.He had been travelling now for days and hoped he could find some food and a friendly face in the town before him , as all the company he'd had so far was his prayers.
His horse cantered towards the towns rough port -cullis , he slowed to a halt as an obese watch constable limped towards him
"What buisness have you hear?" he half-heartedly asked Lucius clearly not interested in the response.
"I'm travelling from Altdorf to Ostermark hoping to lend aid against the ruinous powers
the constable nodded grunting in acknowledgement .
"Aye and what brings you to anashelm?" Lucius was beging to get agravated by this pompous fool and wished to prorgress with his task at hand ,
" i wish to speak to one of my bretherin , i believe he is called Henckelmann"
"you mean the old Hunt the priest ,and by that you must be a priest also"said the constable slightly taken aback
"i am that , may i now enter?" Lucius removed his heavey travelling cloak to reaveal his crimson cloak and immaculate silver armour.
"Of course sir , i apologise"
With that the Port cullis was lifted by a whinch at his side.
Lucius rode slowly throught the town trying to find the sigmarite temple and his friend Henckelmann.He rode towards the town square and immeidiately found what he was looking for, the towns temple was an austere but simple building bearing an engraving of the Ghal Maraz above the door.
He tied his horse outside patting thigh and stroking the tired beast that had carried him halfway across the empire.A clap of thunder and the patter of rain told luciu that he should go inside.he found Henckelmann immediately he was sat in prayer at the front of the temple.A deliberate cough from lucius drew the priests attention.
"Lucius , as i live and breathe i never thought i would see you again, but here you are!"The old priest was overjoyed and embraced Lucius liek father greeting a long lost son.
"Father , i have missed too , but i am here for a more serious matter..."The priest interupted him before Lucius had a chance to react
"I know of what you speak,and end this matter but first i must show you something terrible"
The old priest led Lucius outside they both strolled across the cobbles and mud of the town streets , they finally stopped just shy of a lavishly decorated house , windows decorated with stainded glass , surrounded by carved cherubs and mythical beasts.Doors edge in gold and ivory.
"This place is a hub of evil and decay, the local nobles come here most nights , and do not leave until the sun rises , they kidnap the local just one or two a month but in the last few months they have begun to bleed the town dry."
"then this must end now, we cannot allow sigmars people to become victim to these foul creatures of the night"Lucius gripped his warhammer tight his armour gauntlets sgrinding against the metal handle.
"and we shall , but not tonight they will not come now we have been hear, they will come soon , for they must feed , and then we will strike" The elderly priest spoke with vigour that defied his age
The two priest strode back to the temple and as night fell Hencklemann lit torches and inscense and begun to pray for villagers who ahd suffered the wrath of the vampires ,praying that sigmar delivered them.
The morning came and as life returned to the village Lucius surveyed the town around him hoping that the people in the village would be safe once he and Hencklemann finished there buisness.
Lucius spent the day searching the Temples libraries for some hint at the Nobles corruption from wha he foudn they were of lahamian decsent and had preyed upon the surrounding villages for an age .
"Come lucius Night falls , " Hencklemann stir Lucius from his workings and they made there way outside.The night was muggy and cold the moon was hidden behind a thick layer of cloud.
They strode purposefully toward the grand house they had seent he day before.The Cherubs seemed to have transformed into foul gargoyles and the stainded windows were now black and opaque.Lucius' skin crawled the foul sorcery in the air put him on edge as he and Hencklemann strode towards the door of the grand house a fell wind whipped at lucius' cloak and Hencklemanns recently donned armour grated together clearly he had not donned his plate for some yearrs.
They aproached the door of the manor as they pressed against it , it fell open easily ,not even laocked or barred.
They explored the seemingly empty house when saw a shaft of light and moving shadows ahead.
The priest strode towards its chanting prayers in unison as they arroached.A pallid butler in torn and rotting clothing stepped out in front of the warrior priest politely and without aggresion addressed the pair.
"Leave now and you will be spared ,remain and serve your lord in death"The Butler rasped
Lucius swung his warhammer in a great arc crashing its head into the side of his head it imploded with a wet crunch , he collapsed to the ground but his body continued to writhe for some moments.
They walked calmly into the light room , it was a dining hall set out in all finerey , the only thing that set this apart from a high society banquet were a number of cages aroudn the room all of which were filled with a scared and whimpering person , he immeidatel reqonised the the watch constable who was considerably less arogant now he was locked naked in a cage before a group of vampires.
"You feed upon sigmars people vile beasts , i shall have no mercy upon your soul"Lucius chanted recalling the words perectly from the canticle of the Heldenhammer
One of the vampires stood and spoke to the men.
"I knew you were coming gentlemen and you have a choice , join me and become more powerful than you ever imagined , or serve me in death ?" the beast rasped.
"Never creature"bellowed Henckleman he screamed as he crashed into the lord at the head of the table warhammers thumping against his deathly white skin.
Lucius swung his great hammer around knocking Man and woman aside holylight radiating from his warhammer exploding when then contacted the flesh when it hit his enemies.He stood panting with exertion seeing that all the foul creatures where dead and dieing he turned to see Hencklemann Wrestling with the man who had addressed them earlier .
His fist broke the vampires nose sending black blood stremaing down his foul visage, in turn the vampire gripped the priests brow sent his face crunchign wetly into a table .The priest fought free from the vampires grasp and stood gruntin with exertion facing his supernatural opponent who had not yet broke a sweat.
Lucius tried to intervene but was thrown aside by vampire
"Leave this to us boy" the creature hissed drawing a small and viciously curved blade from his belt .Hencklemann swung his twin warhammers in unision catching the vampire of guard sending him crashing into the fire place the vampire dragged him into the flames with him Hencklemann fought free kicking the vampire into the flames chanting as he forced the beast down.
"And thy tainted soul shalt be purified by flame and by my holy blade"
The priest gasped with exertion collapsing to his knees , lucius stood and helped Hencklemann to his feet .ANd then a roar of pure fury echoed around the room the vampire lord rose from the fire his skin charred and smouldering his hair ablase he gripped a knife in his burning hands , he walked purposefully towards the still kneeling , both Lucius and Hencklemann were paralysed with fear and neith could react when he slit Hencklemans throat with the blade, as he did it hissed and spat the skin around the wound rotting away at incredible speed powered by foul necromantic magic.
The lord stood and faced Lucius his skin buring and falling away revealing the sinuey musclue beneath his eyes burned brighter then the flames burning with hatred.
"I will come for you , Priest , and you and all you love shall burn , This i v.."THe vampire spoke but came to a rasping halt as his tonge and lips were consumed by flame , he disappered into the smoke he was creating and flew from the room , extinguishing candles as he flew from the room.
Lucius freed the prisoners from the cages , trying to do anythign to distract him from his grief , he had failed his master and his faith , he should have stopped the beast that took his life.
He left the house , it was morning , he staggered to the temple and collapsed on the steps , the canticle of te helden hammer on his lips.
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