Location: Outskirts of Janguar Hive
Time: 21:55
Mission Log of Brother Bascilulus
"Incoming!" shouted Bascilulus as the mortar fire screamed towards the sheltered emplacement that squad Commodious of the 4th battle company of the Iron Knights chapter had set up along the outskirts of Janguar Hive in preparation for the oncoming tide of traitors. Squad Commodious hunkered down and a second later an explosion rocked the emplacement.
"Fire!" shouted Veteran Sergeant Commodious. A split second later, the rest of the squad opened fire on the traitor hordes. Precision aimed 4 shot bursts sped towards the traitor hordes, as the Space Marines turned the killing into an art. Traitors fell with tortured gasps as the high impact shells ripped their torsos apart. Things that were once men leaped over the bodies of the dead, their tentacled hands and spiked heads dancing in the wind. Several seconds later, the second burst sped straight into these mutants, and they were reduced to bloodied craters, and smudges on the ground. Undeterred, the rest of the horde continued to climb over the bodies of their dead, as they continued to assault the emplacement for hours on end. Bascilulus fought on with holy fury, but even the Adeptus Astartes could hold out against such overwhelming numbers and hate for so long, and started to retreat.
The traitors seized their chance and streamed towards the Space Marine squad faster. As soon as they ran into the emplacement, carefully placed mines exploded. Explosions could be seen along the whole horizon as the mine field exploded. Body parts were flung in all 4 directions, and the traitor hordes were flung into full retreat as the Space Marines launched their own attack.
Suddenly, a Chaos Space Marine aspiring champion from the Alpha Legion reared up before the squad. He killed any traitors who ran past him, and rallied the horde. Sergeant Commodious flung himself at him, and blows were exchanged quicker than the eye could follow. Eventually however, the Aspiring Champion managed to push Commodious onto the defensive, and with a final swoosh of his blade, Commodious lay headless in the mud. A cry of rage came out of Bascilulus as he rushed towards the Aspiring Champion, pausing to pick up Commodious's chain sword. He ran up to the stunned Aspiring Champion and swung at him. "Traitor! I will purge you from the face of the universe!" screamed Bascilulus in rage. His sword was about to collide with the Aspiring Champion's head when at the last second, his sword snapped up and blocked it. "Very good…we can use you." Declared the Champion, and so saying, backhanded Bascilulus and chanted words in a foul and disgusting language. Suddenly, Bascilulus screamed with pain as green eight sided star appeared on his shoulder. Growling with anger, he speared the Aspiring Champion through the gut, and pulled out his sword, saying "I will never turn my back on the Imperium!" So saying, Bascilulus swung the sword high, and brought it down on another traitor, slicing him in half from head to toe. He then felt something wrong with his arm, and then he fell to the ground. His vision faded into darkness. Before he completely lost consciousness, he saw a white armored space marine rushing towards him, and he smiled.
"Bascilulus…You have been tainted with the curse of the enemy." Bascilulus grunted. "What must I do?" Apothecary Zanium clicked back his needle. "I can administer the Emperor's Mercy, and seal the mark. You will be whole again."
"Thank you."
The needle clicked back into position and Bascilulus closed his eyes. The needle hit his flesh, and all he saw was darkness.