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On the Desert planet Holgar IV the Blood Angels had sent a small task force to the Planet, made up of a few assault Marines with a captain and some Death Company to clean out some Xeno life that had plagued the planets local City.

Upon arrive the Blood Angels learned that they were too late but not too late to purge the life. The Death Company however lost their grip with their mind and ravaged all in the area leaving none but themselves even their own BA brothers perished. Before the final Brother in read was slain with a chain swords through his hearts ripping through the ceramite and shards splintering into the ground and flying out with velocity where they dig into the concrete of local buildings, he was able to send a transmission back to the Blood Angels regarding their Black Brothers had gone rogue and needed to be silenced.

The Dark Angels who were in the quadron intercepted this transmission by a local techmarine working on the bridge of the Space Hulk known as 'Caliban's Decent'. He ran to Azrael the Supreme grand Master who was on board as they were on a scout searching for their fallen brethren heard the Brothers in black remark and started making Haste to the local planet. Azrael sending the ships drive into full charge with the roar of the engine's they started making their way.

Back for the Blood Angels their transmission was received on another Space Hulk not too much further than their Brothers in green, received by Mephiston they heard of the unfortunate events. Mephiston plagued by his memories of succumbing to the rage those many cycles ago felt deep sorrow for his brothers and needed to place them to rest. They too made their way to Holgar IV. Upon arriving they saw their brothers in Green had already arrived but alas had slain their Death company for them, Azraels blade sunk into the body of the Death Company Sergeant, with the sword impaled through the neck and collar bone reaching out of the stomach into he ground. However this complicated things for both fronts.

The Blood Angels desperate to keep their little complication of their gene seed to themselves, and Mephiston enraged at that he did not get to end his brothers swiftly, knowing how cruel the DA can be. the Dark Angels needing to keep secret their hunt for their fallen brethren back during the Horus Heresy betrayal. The Blood Angels desperately wanted blood for their brothers and the Dark Angels desperately wishing to keep their secret and their hunt alive no body would listen to the other. Before words could be spoke Mephiston locked eyes with Azrael and tried to fire a phycic bolt. Only to be stopped by Ezekiel. Before they could pause to react or think bolt shells and plasma and las shots filled the sky with a raw hue of purple and gold.

The Dark Angels and Blood Angels retreated back so they could re-group and set up their tactics for the forthcoming battle ahead.

The Blood Angels Called upon their ship to deliver a Baal Predator and a Deredeo dreadnought along with a Captain to aid. They set up Their Deredeo dreadnought armed with the auto-cannons along with his Devastators with their three Lascannons ready to aim and fire. Their Three units of scouts were sent out across the field to ensure they had full sight of the DA and how they may begin their assault. Their Baal Preditor was set up to the far east to ensure flanking was not a possibility supported by another group of Devastators armed with three more glowing red packs of lascannons and the smoking barrel of a heavy bolter.

Mepiston along with the Captain armed with a Storm Shield and a thunder hammer with Jump Pack Set up for a frontal assault direct towards their Green Brothers.

The Dark angels assumed this assault against them so they tried to ensure that the Blood angels could not drop in with surprises around their regrouping area. Azrael to west set up along with a squad of 10 hellblasters all armed with Assault plasma incinerators, a redemptor Dreadnought armed with a Macro Plasma Incinerator and an Intercessors troop squad of five men. It was time for the primaris to prove themselves trustworthy to the leader of the Dark angels he wanted to see just how effective they were and if they were as good as his big brother in blue Guilliman had promised.

Azrael had sent out some Tactical marines to the East to see if they could find any prey that may be trying to work their way through the structures in the centre with Ezekiel support some Veterans along the same path. Then a Nephilm Jetfighters armed with Last cannons from the East to try and take care of any threats that may lurk their way through.

The Dark Angels had their plans ready to move, they heard news through comms interception that the Blood angels were still planning so they began their assault to interrupt their plans. The DA began by ensuring their Hellblasters and Dreadnought were deployed properly in a local building spreading across floors to ensure they could have full visibility of the events to come. The Intercessors stood guard outside keeping a view of any threats that may come. The Tactical Marines and the Veterens made their way towards the centre of the battlefield to the now demolished buildings to which they found some scouts hiding away. The Nephilm flew across the field to find the Devastators and preditor in the building to the East, the roar of the jet's but the shadow of black in the sky covering the Blood Angels as they peer up to see it coming over the horizon. Azrael knowing of a Dreadnought threat to the west called upon his second in command Belial and some knights to teleport in behind the enemy to try and get a rear assault. Ezekiel unleashed a throwing of Smite towards the Scouts taking two of them out instantly, as their bodies fried against the electric blue force of the charged air as the lightening crackles against the ground on its way. He tried casting to them a fear of their most dreaded memory but alas the warp did not obey his command this time.

The Dark Angels unleashed a volley of plasma and bolts toward their Red brothers. The Nephilm shot against the Baal predator and devastators but alas only made a small dent in the predator and the Devastators being able to remain safe by the building they were in. The Baal predator was still able to function to full capability. The Veterans armed with their swords and storm bolters managed to fire the brass golden shells into the scouts and succeeded in ensuring those scouts would never become full battle brothers. The Hellblasters Shot towards the Scouts in the middle as Azrale did not wish to see them. Before the scouts could react the sky was lit with a Cyan hue and on a burst of heated plasma charged air, where the scouts once stood there was nothing more than smoking boots and charred black ground. The Redemptor Dreadnought fired his Macro Plasma Incinerator to the Deredeo, damaging the front body but nothing that would affect operation. The Intercessors could not fire at this time as they did not have visibility of any enemies in their area. The Dark Angels had to now wait to see how their Red Brethren responded.

The Blood Angels began by calling reinforcements in the Sanguinary Guard. Down came a ten man unit, four power fists and six en carmine swords. Along with an ancient and a Priest. But as the Guard came roaring down the swoop of a Storm Raven that swiftly left a golden light came from above with a golden bodied form as if Sanguinius himself was coming back. It was a Goldne form covered with a golden mask and Angelic Wings flowing out from the body, The words Sanguinor were muttered amongst the brothers knowing the rumours to be true after all these years serving their Chapter. The Sanguin force came down not far form the knights ready to meet their challenge and stop their Assault. Belial ready for the battle to come.

Mephiston and the Captain moved through the building towards the Veterans. Mephiston used the Wings of Sanguinius and Unleash rage upon himself. But surprised that he did not move nor did he manage to enthrall himself as he felt the presence of another Psyker blocking his connection to the warp.

The Blood Angels Shot toward the Dark Angels the Bulk of the Army shooting the knights. The Devastators, the Deredeo all the pistols shot to the knights. Two of the knights succumbed to the wounds the hsots inflicted from the volley of fire that came their way. They held up their storm shields bravely but alas the Autocannon heavy rounds and sheer volley of fire managed to crack through the Knights storms shields and tactical dreadnought armour as the knights fell to the ground bodies lifeless their brothers stood firm ready and steadfast in the face of the battle to come. The Devastators to the East along with the Baal shot towards the Nephilm. They struggled to aim as it's impressive speed made it fly tremendously through the air earnings it's name of 'Ravenwing'. One las cannon shot managed to land but only a single chip was taken and the Nephilm could still fly properly roaring through the air.

The Sanguin guard with the prist and the Ancient now supported by the Sanguinor charged the knights. Belial Heroicly intervened to aid his Bone Brethren. With the Captain charging the Veterans unable to over watch as he falls from the sky above. Ezekiel also heroicly intervening here as well. The knights stood their ground bravely but alas the volley of swords and power fists was too much for their storm shield to protect them from all angles. A fist throws down on the storm shield which is blocked with a clang and bang crackle of lighting through the air, the heat felt against the faces of all near by as the storm shields blocked power fists, but as the fists dented the shield the encarmine swords sliced through the Ceramite of the Terminator armour. Splinters flew out digging into the ground as the werring sound of the power packs overcharge and the vents tried to pump. The knights fell to their knees gazing upwards to the Sanguin Guard, the death masks looking down upon them as they lifted their swords and brought them down through the spine of the knights leaving Belial alone and ready to fight for the honour of his brothers. Ezekiel heard of this news over the comms from Belial and Azrael, Enraged he fought back to the Captain before he could strike the first blow. The Captain Deflected one of the hits from Ezekiels Traitors Bane. But Ezekiel managed to land a hit down into the shoulder pad, cracking the armour as the crackle of the power armours core was exposed and Ezekiel unleashed a wave of Psychic energy into the blade dealing Three pulses of energy through his blade. The captain shrugged off one of these pulses as his black rage just saw the face of Horus in all foes around. Feeling weekend but still ready for battle. He attacked back against the Veterans who were just multiple clones of Horus to the Captain haunted by the visions of the past took out three of the Veterans with his Hammer. The Veterans making a single attack back as they died but alas the reach of the hammer was too great for them to be able to attack into him. Belial then swung his sword into the Sanguin guard His sword of Silence went through the death mask of the first Golden Armoured deamon he saw. He saw two more parry the first one away and sliced cleanly through the next two taking their heads clean off. The Sword of silence making very little work of the golden Ceramite protecting the guards.

The Dark Angels then saw the battle field and how it had evolved from a simple hunt. Moved foward from the building with Azrael and the Hellblasters along with the Dreadnought and the Intercessors. The Tactical Marines moved in range to fire towards Mephiston and and the Intercessors to the West moved up to ensure no flanks come from that direction. The Nephilm screamed through the sky towards the Sanguin Guard to where the ancient and the Priest were currently left exposed. The Dark Angels unleashed a Volley of Plasma into the Deredeo and the Devastators. The Deredeo was confronted by a blast of supercharge plasma. His aiming aid's started to fritz making it harder for him to garantuee his shots. The devasters once stood in their building were no more, the building not enough the stop the volley of plasma working it's way through the walls of the building rubble and shrapnel launching everywhere. The heat of the charged air rumbled through as if the marines were nought but a weed in a garden. The Redemptor Dreadnought finished off the final Devastator with a gatling cannone as his Macro plasma incinerator fired into the Deredeo. The Devastators lay lifeless and charred with the Deredeo having to now use his eyesight to aim as his aiming assistance had completely shut down. The Intercessors tried to fire away to finalize the fate of the Red Dreadnought, with their bolt round barely making their way through the building. From what they could tell their rounds had no affect.

The Nephilm Fired what it could into the Prist and ancient. However it appears that hitting smaller targets is a lot harder than it appears. As the jump pack assisted marines were able to avoid the las shots. the missles and the few hevay bolter rounds that landed only pierced the should the Priest. The marines aware of the Nephilm presence turned ready to meet it. The Tactical marine tried to fire into Mephiston, Mephiston laughing as his artificer armour made short work of the bolt round. Mephiston looking towards the marines with a death glare as if o say you're next. The Veterans tried to fire their pistols into the captain with Ezekiel but the Captain threw their pistols to aside as no shots succeeded into damaging him with round pinging of the shield at his side.

Belial enraged from his lost brothers attacked first, he managed to sweep his sword of silence into two more Sanguin Guard taking his solo kill count to five, Ceramite shards flying everywhere before the power fists made their way into his back during the combat. His armour and iron halo protecting him only so much. As Belial fell to the ground as the power fist crushed his armours support system. The Ceramite armour fell the ground and his banner cracked on the floor. A final encarmine sword came swopping down from above. Belial on the ground heald the swords back with his hands. Struggling against the push of his enemy Azrael heard this on the comms. Azrael called back to the Space hulk and Ordered his brother to be teleported out. With the news being received urgently where Belial lay a glow of white blinded the guard and the en carmine sword plunged into the ground with the empty space where Belial once lay. Back on the hulk he was rushed to the medical bay to treat his injuries. The Captain swung into the Veterans and Ezekiel. He took out the final two Veterans. But before his hammer exploded the heads of both the Chapter's finest foot soldiers one of them managed to dig their sword into the captains side, splintering through the ceramite with a crackle of lightning taking the Captain down to his final few steps. The Captains hammer with continued momentum swung into Ezekiel. Ezekiel held up his keys and jingled them infront of the captain as if trying to distract a child. Confused the captain hammer bearely touched Ezekiel. Ezekiel sustained damage to his arm but nothing he couldn't fight through.

Mephiston angered by such child pay tactics ordered a further assault by his brethren. The Deredeo stood ground to fire from it's place. The Baal Predator moving out towards the Nephilm and the guard and all their support facing the Nephilm meeting it in the air with their jump packs. Launching from building to building upwards with the purple flame to get to the height needed to meet it. The Sanguinor simply flying upwards to meet them hovering in the air with a golden hue. Mephiston made his way around the other side of the building to interupt the Intercessors making their way from the East. The Devastors to the far East staying still.

Mephiston Unleashed his wings to move to which he succeeded learning the presence of another Pysker and able to overcome the disruption. The same could not be said as he unleashed his rage, Ezekiel managed to interupt the presence of the connection. The Deredeo Shot towards the Hellblasters. The volley of Auto cannon fire and multiple bolt rounds screaming down through the air like a mortar landed on the Hellblasters. Azraels Lion helm protecting all within. Unfortunately two round pierced their way through this field and landed into two of the Hellblasters the shells passing through the neck of one, the internal jugular and shards of spine flying out from the back of the Primaris marine onto the ground. The other who once had a head now just a body with a red mist where a head used to be. The Devastators fired a volley into the Nephilm, both las shots landed and one worked it's way into the Engine compartment of the Nephilm. The targeting arrays shutting down barely being able to keep in the air. The Ball Predator saw the Hellblasters and met them with a volley of bolt fire from Assault cannons and heavy bolters. But only one round was able to work it's way into the shoulder pad of one of the Hellblasters, the Ceramite splintered and the The round deep in his torso, but the new organ able to keep him moving and fighting. The captain fired his infernus pistol into Ezekiel, Ezekiel deflecting the pistol to ensure they neither round lands against him.

Mephiston attempted to charge the intercessors but alas tripped over a pebble and failed to move barely a foot. The Sanguinor flew up to the nephilm as the guard road down from the building either side power fists thundering through the elctric charged air from the power coils withing smashing down on the wings of the Nephilm. The wings cracked off flailing to the ground with a crack of the Nephilm plates shattering under the pressure of the force. The Fighter itself thrusting off into a nearbyu building and exploding far away from all lighting up like a firework on the horizon. The sanguin guard floated back to the ground with the aid of their packs with the Sanguinor gracefully floating back down to earth like an Angel from the heavens. Thge Blood Angels scouts revealed themselves near the Intercessors on the East and volleyed them with fire and charged them. Only for the Intercessors to swiftly put two of the scouts out of commission with bolt rounds to the thin ceramite chest pieces.

Azrael and his men saw what happened to the east and began moving in that direction only to be met by the Baal predator with the guards. The Dreadnought keeping the squad company and the intercessors moving towards the Deredeo. The tactical marines made their way around the building the see Mephiston and the Scout squad. Ezekiel still Engaged with the Captain. The Intercessors Fireing away at the Deredeo. A single round made it's way into the Sarcophagus of the Derdeo taking out the pilot. The Deredeo shut down and fell to the ground leaving a dust cloud of where it fell. The Dreadnought shot the Macro plasma incinerator into the Baal predator the supercharged plasma shot came roaring from above melting it's way into the hull of the predator. knocking out multiple systems barely able to move. The Hellblasters aware of the situation split their fire. 2 onto the Baal and the remaining 6 onto the Sanguin guards they saw falling from the sky. The Final plasma was enough to work it's way through the weakened hull form the Dreadnought and remove the Baal from commission. They just the tank begin to burn and clouds of black smoke reach into the sky as the diesel burned. The Hellblasters shot as the guard touched the earth. The guards had no choice but to land in the volley of plasma. Where there was a purple hue of the jump pack flames was a cyan hue of plasma volley. As the smoke cleared all that remained was charred death masks and lifeless corpses of the Sanguin guard. Ezekiel shot his traitors bane into the captain who was locked in combat. The bolt landed taking the captian down to a knee as the bolt met where the power sword had landed before tearing it's way through the captain inside.

Ezekiel swung his sword down on the captain who looked up with a face full of Anguish and hatred as al he saw was Horus striking down on Sanguinius. Before his rage could unleash Ezekiels traitors bane pierced the skull of the captain as waves of Psychic energy made it's way through his body melting the body inside cooking the organs leaving nothing but a fog of smoke coming from the Artificer armour laying on the ground. He began his advance towards Mephiston. The Scouts tried to damage the Intercessors but to no avail and their Mark X armour proved too much for the close range hits and the Primaris advantage in height. The Primaris marines with the power sword of the captain struck down against the scouts. The final scout sergeant stood valiant but succumbed to his wounds as the power sword made it's way through his neck and out the back showing the wall with shards of bone and blood.

Mephiston witnessed the action ahead of him and Marched towards them. The Priest, Sanguinor and the remaining Ancient made their way over to support Mephiston in his need (not that he needed nor wanted it). The Devastators unable to see anything except the Hellblasters in the distance tried their luck but alas their aim was not true as their las shots hit the building around the Hellblasters. Mephiston unleashed his rage and used his wings to get around the back of Ezekiel and the Intercessors with the Ancient and the Priest successfully charging the intercessors and Mephiston roaring his way into the enemy Pysker that was Ezekiel. The Sanguinor stood back considering if his brethren needed him for the engagement ahead unawares of the threat of plasma to the West.

Mephiston launched into Ezekiel. Ezekiel parried a single blow but Mephiston's skill and rage was too much for Ezekiel, Ezekiel succumbed to the volly of attacks and fell to the ground. Mephiston unleashed a revenge volley of Psychic energy into Ezekiel obliterating him from the inside kicking his jingly keys to one side. The Priest and the Ancient attacked the Intecessors. Removing all but three with their empowered en carmine axed and swords. The sergeant with his power sword dealt a single plunge attack into the priest damaging only his arm in the fight.

Azael and the Hellblasters along with the dreadnought marched to the centre of the battle field to se eif they could gain a better view of the prist and ancient and the Sanguinor to which they could. Azrael ordered the the Intercessors to Step out of Combat through the comms to which they Instantly did. Azrael ordered the Dreadnought to volley fire on the Sanguinor first to which he did. The Volley of fire from the gatling cannon and the Macro Plasma incinterator crashed through the building to meet the Sanguinor. The Sanguinor understood the fight ahead may not got as planned vanished as quickly as he came. A hue of golden light beamed and the Sanguinor has vanished with no evidence of ever being there. The Hellblaster unleashed their volley into the priest. a rain from the sky of plasma launched. The preist could do nought but take cover. But alas the cover was obliterated leaving charred chalice and a limp had gripping the stem of the cup and the remnants inside dried and burnt. Mephiston and the Ancient turned their Attention to the West and launched over the Hellblasters and Azrael. Mephiston now free from the interferance of the troublesome Dark Angels Pysker used his wings and shield to advance his movement to only feet away from the Hellblasters and his Psychic prowess shielding him in an invisible force field of the warp energy. The Ancient shot his pistol into the Hellblasters with no affect as the lion helm bounced away the special rounds. Mephiston shot his plasma pistol to only learn of the lion helm's protection once more.

The ancient attempted to charge but his jump pack had overheated and unresponsive he was able to do nothing but was Mephiston charge into the Hellblasters. The Hellblasters attempted an overwatch to the charging Mephiston but his rage and roar disrupted them to the point of only landing two hits and both being blocked by Mephistons energy shield. Mephiston launched in swung his sword into the Hellblasters furiously swiping. The lion helm's field being maxed up to full pwoer trying to save the marines from the volley of attacks. Two of the Hellblasters fell victim to the flurry as his sword swung cleaning taking off two heads as the helmets fell to the floor and the heads rolled out. The Hellblasters went to attack back but before they could Mephiston saw Azrael and the Dreadnought in the back advancing their way in. He signalled to the Ancient they need to regroup.

Mephiston unleashed a blinding light of Phychic energy distracting the Dark Angels enough to retreat to the Ancient and singal a local Storm Raven for pick up as they jumped in to fly back to the Space Hulk.

The Dark Angels though Victorious concerned that Mephiston had learnt of their secret on the event s of the battle felt sour. They too retreated chasing the Blood angels through the Space to ensure Mephiston does not report to Dante what he had learned for that would spell the beginning of end for the First Chapter.