Ok, so hello. This is an attempt to make my story 'Chronicles of a Wayward Traveler' more readable and less one sided.


I had been running through dimensional rifts for the last week trying to escape a particularly nasty group of assassins and had finally just managed to give them the slip, but now…

"Where the hell am I?" I wonder allowed as I took down the dimensional coordinates on my PDA.

"WAAAAAGH!" It was loud and nasty sounding and to top it off it was coming my way. Quickly I scanning the area for anything I could use to his advantage but true to form there was nothing. Well could be worse… I thought.

Then the things that were making the sound came around a bolder. "Well damn; figures Orks would be in this dimension too…" I muttered as I readied my hand gun, Rising Sun; though most would call it a hand cannon it was only a .45 semi-auto handgun given to my long ago by a dear friend, it was also probably the fact that it was a Rail Enhanced weapon, or to be more precise using techniques on Arcanum and technology not even I yet understood.

The Ork charge was interrupted by a sudden crack of thunder and the thump of a body hitting the ground. A quick succession of seven more cracks and the biggest Ork was surrounded by a pile of his kin.

"Yeh, killed MEH BO–CRACK-" and the last Ork hit the ground.

I walked over to the dead Orks and rummaged through there corpse, to my distress I didn't find anything worth while except a about eighty red gems. When he picked them up I instantly knew there were souls in them. As I put them in a pocket I said "Interesting I wonder what these are for…"

She was a 'Banshee' sent out to retrieve the Waystones of her fallen comrades. She did not understand why the 'Farseer' had tasked her and just her with this important task, but the Farseer had told her in no uncertain terms that this was the path she must tred for her people and for herself.

"Oh, Mother what have you-." She was cut off mid contemplation by a crack of thunder followed by six more rapid cracks and then a final one after a couple seconds.

Her curiosity peaked by this; so she cautiously made her way towards where the sound came from only to find… and Eldar? He was in the clothes of a Mon'Keigh but… his ears there where soo long and elegant (maybe nine inches; well over the Eldars five inches) and they came to a fine point.

As she crept forward with all the stealth she could muster, she took note of him, he had medium length light brown hair, and he stood 5'9" taller then her, but she was short even by Mon'Keigh standards. He wore a black trench coat over black metal boots, white read and black digital camouflage pants, a blood red shirt under a black tactical vest, black fingerless gloves with metal plates on the back of the hand, and a black sword similar to the ones space marines use.

She was so carried away inspecting him she didn't notice the rock tell it was too late. She had accidentally kicked a rock sending it tumbling across the ground a few feet. But it was enough to make him turn towards her. Giving her a good look at his face it was angular, what really caught her attention was his eye's they where a steel blue but the right one had a slit pupil with a red outline, but what really unsettled her was the black glow to them.

I heard the skittering of a rock being kicked and looked over to see someone in white armor of some kind with a weird egg like helmet. To be honest most people wouldn't have even noticed her but… well I've had far more practice then most people.

"Come on out, I'm not going to hurt you." I said in my normally soothing and gentle tone.

"Who… Who are you?" she tentatively asked as she slowly got up and reluctantly walked into the open. She was terrified… in retrospect it was probably the eyes.

"I am KenRu Kerashana, one of the Ru'Elvah." I replied with a slight bow.

KenRu Kerashana? What a strange name and what is a Ru'Elvah. She thought to herself.

"It is only proper that you tell me your name, now that you know mine." This KenRu said with a slight smirk.

"…My… My name is Ellis'Val Esu'Dalna, Eldar Banshee, Daughter of the Farseer of the Craftworld Yme-Loc. Now what is a Ru'Elvah?" She wasn't sure why she was giving so much information but it felt right.

"The Ru'Elvah, or Rune Elves in common are well Elves." He said this last part as if it was obvious then he asked. "So what's an Eldar? Probably another sub race of the Elvah, no?"

"I… I don't know." She said thoughtfully.

"Doesn't really matter; If you will excuse me Dear Ellis; I'll be on my way." He said as he walked past her towards the north.

This caused her to take a step back but when she saw I meant her no harm she stammered out "W-wait i-it's d-dangerous that way." Why did he say 'Dear Ellis'? She thought to herself as she watched him go… but something was pulling her, telling her to follow.

What the hell possessed me to say 'Dear Ellis'? That's not like me… odd. I thought to my self as I walked on it was a nice forest but I could feel the sorrow and blood shed. –Snap- That was most defiantly a twig… someone's following me.

I spun around right arm going behind my back grabbing Rising Sun and froze… It was Ellis… she was following me?

"Hey little one, why are you following me?" I called out into the undergrowth, unsurprisingly Ellis tentatively stepped out.

"I… Why are you going that way? Don't you know there are Imperials that way?" She said softly.

"Imperials? And that should mean what to me?" I asked as I motioned for her to follow and started off again. After a couple seconds reluctance she follows.

"You don't know of the Mon'Keigh?" She asked incredulously.

"Mon'Keh… Monkey? Damn now theirs a word I haven't heard in… well lets just say a VERY long time." I said with a shake of my head.

After a moment of silence Ellis asked, "Why do you speak in Low Gothic?"

This made me laugh a bit. "That's easy. Here see if you can understand me." Stopping and looking directly into her helmets eye pieces I spoke to her. "Est'u Dal'Nu Ro Sho'Zu Ru'Ja Ni'Ko Ra'Nal (Est-oo Dal-Noo Rō Shō-Zu Ru-Ja Ne-Ku Ra-Nall)"

Cocking her head to the side Ellis just asked "Huh?"

With I light chuckle I started walking again and said, "That would be my native tongue, if you could understand it you would know that I will soon reach my destination, and further more it would also mean, since you haven't been traveling with me tell now that 'this is your last chance for us to part ways'."

After a couple minutes of silence Ellis replied, "I wish to join you, I feel that our fates are already bound together."

"That's fine with me, but you may never be able to return to this place… this Dimension again." It was a simple thing but something that had to be said.

After a few more minutes of silence she said, "I… I can accept that, my fate now leads somewhere new, and I shall follow it."

"Fate?" This made me laugh, "Fate is what you make it and nothing else. Will you follow your 'Fate' or will you make your own? It is a simple concept but one that changes everything."

After only a couple hours of relative silence, we started hearing the sounds of battle. Then I felt it, their where demons up ahead... This is going to be… fun?

I turned to Ellis and said "Well, lil' one hope you can keep up." And I was off and running. To my surprise Ellis was actually managing to keep up with me. Now this wouldn't normally be an issue except that I was using an artifact to displace me spacially ever so slightly allowing me to travel a greater distance then I would normally be able to in less time leaving almost no sign of my passing and making me appear as if I were a phantasm.

When we arrived at the battle, it was to find that demons were fighting against what I assumed were humans in armor; judging by there size they were some kind of super soldiers.

As I halted at the edge of the fighting Ellis rushed right past me and started fighting the closest demon. I noticed some things there were also normal humans here both fighting for and against the demons.

"I CALL YOU, COME FORTH ONCE MORE. EVLANCE, BLADE OF PURITY, HEED MY CALL AND CLEAVE THROUGH ALL THE CORRUPTION BEFORE ME." With this, a long sword with a white glowing blade materialized in front of me. As I reached out and grabbed its hilt; four demons pealed off of the main force and charged me.

As these foul monstrosities attacked me with there swords. I sidestepped the first slash, parried the second with my sword, and finely removed the demons head. Judging by the looks of terror on there faces and the fact that they were slowly backing away from me, the dead demon at my feet should have dissipated and returned to whatever hell they came from.

With a vicious grin I mentally reached inward and pulled on the fount of power with in me. Calling on the powers of the universe I pulled mana into me and channeled it into a mass banishing spell, but instead of working how a banishing spell should work I twisted it to destroy the beings of the demons I banished. That was odd I wonder what that other power I felt was… Then after evening the odds I waded into battle.

The first group I came across was a group of humans attempting to hold off some demons. I lead my entrance with four arrows of divine energy and a charge. My arrows took two of the demons and one of the humans aligned with the demons. I followed this up with a thrust, parry, slash that killed another demon and left the last one off balance, which didn't last long seeing there chance the Imperials pressed the attack killing the rest of the humans and the last demon here.

Seeing that these were dead I strode over to the humans and called out, "Where is the commander of your forces, I wish to offer my services."

A human in a great cloak with a sword like chainsaw and a pistol of some kind replied, "You will find Lord Rex, that at the heart of our lines but I doubt he will speak with you, Xeno."

"Ah, thank you good, sir. If you can I advise falling back to secondary defenses I can since more of their taint approaching." I said to the human the looking around I found Ellis cautiously approaching, so to her I said, "Hurry up, Ellis time in precious."

As we walked past the Imperial lines they bombarded us with murderous glares, but when one went to raise his gun to shoot at us. He stopped dead as the one in the great cloak stopped him with a glare that said if he shot at us without orders he would die.

The powers KenRu displayed left her confused. They weren't from the warp she could tell that much but… if they weren't from the warp what were they?

As we approached the heart of the Imperial lines I could see the armored figures where fighting with dark and corrupted versions. Then I saw one of them get knocked down and was about to be killed before he could recover. Without even thinking about it Evlance was spinning end over end. When the fallen soldier got up and realized what had just happened he looked over to me and arched an eyebrow when I gave him a half salute as a 'your welcome' and made my was over to him.

He was big maybe about eight feet or so, and wore blue armor with a symbol of a raven with a single drop of blood on it. He was wielding a sword in one hand and had a strange metal hood like device.

"I thank you for the assistance, Xeno." He said as he pulled the sword out of the dead behemoth next to him, inspecting it then handing it to me saying "An interesting blade you have, it seems to counter the influence of the warp."

Before he could say anymore I cut in with. "Warp? Huh, never heard of that before."

Raising his eyebrow yet again he then asked the big question. "What is your business, Xeno."

With a sigh I said, "I…" I stopped looked over at Ellis and corrected myself, "WE have business in this area, so I thought to trade our services as mercenaries for free passage."

"And that business would be?" He asked, well more of demanded.

"My business is my own, but if you must know it is a simple matter that if all goes well will make this my only interaction with the Imperium." I told him with a shrug.

"Fine, I shall let Force Commander Rex decide." He said as he led us towards the back of the line where I saw a few figures one being someone as big as the one leading us talking with a normal human in. Then I noticed a heavily augmented human running to them with something in his hand. The item was… wait… "SHIT, don't let him get that item it wi—" I was already to late the human grabbed it and started laughing.

"FINELY, the power is mine." HE roared as he began to change. With in not but a few seconds he was… well something, it was the equivalent to a Arch-Demon but… different.

From beside me I heard Ellis gasp and say, "A Daemon Prince."

Well, FUCK. There goes my day. Looking at the figure next to me he was growling out 'Litanies of Hate' and already charging. It seemed I was the only one to realize we, all of the forces were no longer were we had been. But now wasn't the time to figure that riddle out. Looking over at Ellis I saw she was she was still next to me.

"Let's go they will need our help if they are to defeat this thing." He called to her as he started charging it. Then he was gone. After blinking a couple times she found him again, somehow he had teleported behind the Daemon and was calling out to the others there and organizing the assault from the middle of it all.

She started charging. I'll be damned if I let these Mon'Keigh do all the fighting. Then she was in among them, in the dance that was war. Slashing and stabbing but the Daemon seemed to shrug it all off.

Then the worst happened, they were all knocked away. Most were knocked but somehow she managed to avoid most of it. But when she came to her senses the Daemon was bearing down on KenRu. With out a second thought or any hesitation she was charging the Daemon, and to her surprise she felt no fear even as the Daemons blade came down.

I opened my eyes just in time to see Ellis come charging at the Arch-Demon… no it was a Daemon Prince what ever that was. It had been bearing down on me judging by its positioning, but when she charged it, it had changed focus to her. They were in the glorious dance of combat, she was dodging and slashing but then she miscalculated. The Daemon Princes sword came in a thrust but she misread it. I willed my self to move but nothing happened, and then I slowly started to get up, the world in bullet time. But I was to slow the sword pierced right through her spraying visceral and blood everywhere.

"NO!" I cried out as I through Evlance at the Daemon Prince I called out. "DEATHBRINGER! AWAKEN!" and drew my black sword, Deathbringer. The eye on the hand guard opened, and in my head I heard, 'To War, I return once again.' With that I charged the surprised Daemon, stepping behind him and cleaving him in half, and watched as he was devoured by my blade.

I then rushed over to Ellis, and pulled off her helmet.

"Did…" She coughed up gout of blood, "Did I do good?" or some reason this was effecting me more then it should have I had seen thousands of friends I new better then her die.

As tears began to roll down my checks, I could hear people getting up and closing in on us. "Yeah, you did good… but this is NOT your end." With this I sheathed Deathbriner, and removed my gloves to reveal a symbol on the back of each hand.

Cupping my hands together I breathed into them igniting a white flame, which I reverently placed into her wounds. When I removed my hands she ignited with it.

The flames they were so warm and comforting but… they were burning she could feel them burning away at her. Yet; it felt like a weight had been lifted from her soul. Then her body began to tingle, then change her wound healed but there was more she could tell but… was unsure what it really was.

Good the infusion had worked, she would survive even if she… well so much for her armor. Whipping off my trench coat I wrapped it around her. With her stable and able to move again I looked around and realized where we were. With a sigh I got up and turned to see several guns pointed at me and… a lot of questions.

"Okay… well before you ask any questions here's to freebies. One that was not what ever this warp power you people use is, two… well we are no longer in your dimension." This got a mixed response the five augmented people started muttering to themselves, while the rest ether looking dumb or incredulous.

"So, what you expect us to believe what some Xeno says?" Demanded who I assumed was Force Commander Rex, as he stepped forward.

"Simple, if you were even half the soldier people claim you are you would have noticed that our surroundings have changed." I said as I reached into one of the pouches on my vest and pulled out a power bar. This action managed to get a reaction from Rex in the form of a quizzical look. "What? It's been twelve days, since I last ate."

"Fair enough." Then to his entourage he said, "Call all the units back and get me a head count."

One of the other people like Rex, answered "As you wish Brother-Captain." And stood there probably using some kind of com system.

"So then, who are you Xeno?" Rex asked diplomatically, as I took a bite of my power bar and walked over to Evlance and picked it up.

With a flourish and a bow I said, "KenRu Kerashana, at your service."

"Ok… KenRu, where are we?" Rex asked as people started to trickle in.

"…I can answer that but first… What are you? I can tell your some kind of genetically altered human, a super soldier of sorts. I've done a few projects along those lines with mixed results… not to bad but what do I call you?" I asked as I walked back over to Ellis and sat down next to her sleeping form.

Rex replied with, "We are the Adeptus Astartes, the Guardians of Mankind."

"AH, Astartes… that's a good name. Well, Rex; you are in a place with a new set of rules, Xenophobia, and Xenocide are not the norm. The only ones that would meet with approval from are the Knights Templar, who would then turn on you and attempt to kill you because you are not 'strictly' human. So basically if you wish to get back to your Imperium, you will follow my lead and do as I say. I can and will get you back to your home… on one condition." It was a good deal but would he take it?

"And what might that be." He asked and the last of the forces arrived including a walking tank that reminded me of a Jacked.

"Easy, you and your forces will work as mercenaries under me and aid me in getting to where I need to do and… killing someone who wants me dead. In turn I will provide your forces all they need, weapons, ammo, clothes, rations, fuck I'll give them drinking money. But under no circumstance are any of your people to just start killing people. It is not how I work so as long as you work for me it is not how you work fair?"

Turning to the Jacked thingy, Rex asked. "Advice, Venerable Brother Luscivus?"

Lucivus, or Brother Lucivus was a large machine that I would later find out was a walking killing sarcophagus called a dreadnought (Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought). He was Blue, with gold trim, and metal purity seals; armed with a Power Fist holding a Power Sword for the right arm and a power claw with integrated storm bolter.

"Brother-Captain, I would first wish to know what this Xeno, KenRu has planned and how he will get us home." The Dreadnaught said.

"Well, first we will need to get to Yokorii. We are currently in the mountains around the 'Hold Fast Gates', I know this planet well… you would too if you spent over five thousand years living here; anyways we'll need to go west down to the plains surrounding the great trade capital. There we will get supplies and travel to the 'Nexus of Souls'. I should also warn you that you will see Angels, Demons and a myriad of other races. So prob best to leave most in a camp out side the gates and only take those who can control themselves in. Once we get to the nexus we will use it to get to a dock I have hidden away and from there we will take out the people trying to kill me and then see about getting you home… Sound fair? Well barring unforeseen complications that is." I told them as I started wrapping my trench coat around Ellis so I could move her easily.

"His offer seems fair enough Brother-Captain, but what does Brother-Librarian Nathanial say?" Lucivus said as he eyed me.

"Well, Brother Librarian?" Rex asked.

In a hushed tone none but an elf could hear from this range he said. "His mind is well guarded. He will only let me into the surface thoughts of what he speaks of; the rest of his mind is a wall of power and control unlike anything in my chapters recor… he's listening to us right now."

When they looked over at me I just shrugged, "What you want me to say? I'm an Elf I can hear you whether I want to or not."

"Fine, we will agree to this." Then Rex turned to his suburbanites. "Scout out the area and find us the fastest way down. I want to be at the foot of the mountain by night fall."

To this I just let out a light chuckle and asked. "Then why not ask the locals?"

With and indignant look Rex asked "What locals?"

Turning towards the trees I called out, "Oi, you can come out now Sable." To everyone else's surprise a pack of twelve giant wolves, about three and a half feet from ground to top of their shoulders calmly walked out of the undergrowth like phantasms materializing out of thin air.

To the shock of all and the fascination of the Astartes with wolf symbols and fur the lead wolf spoke. "It is good to see you again Lord, it has been many, many season cycles."

With a nod I replied, "You are right Sable. It has been too long. Could you spare use a guide and… some of your hunters I could use their aid in the coming days."

With a nod of wisdom, Sable replied. "I can send Duras, and my forth son Revan with you." At this the ones spoken of moved forward.

I bowed slightly as I replied, "I thank you, and wish your clan prosperity."

Luckily for us we weren't far up in the mountains and with the help of Duras, and Revan we made it down to the base of the mountain just as it was beginning to get dark in this time I had gotten to know the chapters the Astartes were from. Rex, Lucivus, and a squad were from the Ultramarines; while the ones with the wolf symbol and furs were called Space Wolves and where led by Fenris; then there was the Blood Ravens led by the Librarian Nathanial; next up were the Dark Angels led by the Apothecary Krag; finely there where the Sons of Thunder led by the Forge-Priest Hanun Melchizedek and Brother-Sergeant Laban Elimelech.

While the Imperial Guard and most of the Astartes were setting up camp, I called all the leaders over so I could outline the potential dangers.

"So, what did you want?" Fenris asked as Krag the last of them arrived walked up.

"Well first off, Krag how is Ellis?" I asked as I organized my thoughts.

Krag took off his helmet and said, "The Eldar will be fine, and should awake sometime tomorrow."

With a sigh I said "Good, good. Ok, then down to business yes? Well where should I begin?"

This is where Nathanial stepped in asking, "What are the threats we are likely to encounter?"

"Ah yes, lets see the to major threats in this area are Bandits… usually humans looking to look unsuspecting travelers but sometimes you get groups big enough to pose a threat to a group this size. Then there are Ork, and Goblin Raiders easy enough but annoying. Finely potential assassins, they'll mostly be after me but… well I'm your ticket home. So basically with a proper guard in place we should be fine… as long as none of them slack off." Looking around I then said. "We should be able to make Yokorii, by early evening tomorrow, a little before they close the gates for the night. Get a list of basic provisions together on the way and pick who's coming in, but also we need reliable people out with the main body to keep them in check."

"We'll see it done, and I'll stay outside of the city with our forces to keep them in check." Rex said as he started away.

The night had been mostly uneventful except for the wild boar we had for breakfast. We had the camp broken down shortly after sunrise and were on our way. The plains around Yokorii are known for being a well patrolled place, with little risk of being attacked so I was surprised when we were attacked not two hours from Yokorii.

"Ah, good you're awaking." Lucivus said as Ellis started to move. The Dreadnaught Lucivus was carrying her on his insistence.

"What… where am I, and why am I still alive?" She asked in a disorientated state then she realized all she had on was my Trench Coat. "And why am I naked!" This was followed by a strange grating sound that I realized was the Lucivus laughing.

"Yeah… sorry 'bout that." I said this as I scratched the back of my head, "It kind of got destroyed when I healed you."

After a minute of awkward silence she asked, "Healed me?"

"Yeah, it was pretty bad though… I had to implant a 'Spark of Anor' to heal you."

At this point Nathanial came up beside us and asked, "What is a Spark of Anor?"

"Let's see… the best way to explain it is a piece of 'White Flame'; also known as the soul healing flame or the 'Flame of Purity', with the ability to heal wounds and—" I was telling them until I heard a call of "Hostile contacts to the north; please advise." Turning that way, I concentrated mana into my eyes boosting my sight.

"…Well, FUCK; and here I was hoping to avoid the hunter parties and go strait for the head…" I said before jogging of to where Rex was. "Hey, Rex you can let loose these are the assassins that have been after me. They are a part of the Knight Templars and so are Purists that will try to kill you because you aren't pure human… oh and given the chance they would spit on your Emperor." It was amusing to watch Rex's face as he heard this. It went from thoughtful, to cautious, and then to pure rage.

"CLEANSE THE HERATIC!" Rex yelled, and as if that was a queue everyone turned to the… the… *sound of immense laughter* the Knights in there shiny steel armor and fired. Needless to say half of the Templar forces were killed in that first volley… but that still left a good eight hundred.

As the Imperial forces started to form up I walked over to Ellis while prepping a spell. Once I was next to Lucivus I took Ellis and said. "I must see to Ellis' safety but I can grant you some aid." And stomped my foot into the ground casting the 'Pillars of Stone' spell in a custom configuration creating a ring of low walls that could be used as cover, set Ellis down handing her Evlance, and drawing Deathbringer. 'Kronus, I need a Katana' I sent to the sword, all I got as a reply was my long sword turning into a Katana with a vicious scalloped edge. This gave me a chance to watch the Astartes in action.

Surprisingly the Sons of Thunder led the charge followed closely by Lucivus. They managed to rip directly through the Templars despite the heavily enchanted gear the survivors of the initial assault had. They were closely supported by the Ultramarines, Blood Ravens, and the Dark Angel tactical squads. I noticed that the Space Wolves where flanking the Templars to the right, to my surprise they were not being led by Fenris and instead he was in back with the Imperial Guard and the Tech priests directing them as if it was as easy as making a sandwich.

After only ten minutes of fighting most of the Templars were dead, but the assassins hidden amongst them had shown themselves and killed two Space Wolves, and an Ultramarine.

"Fenris, it is time for me to take the field. I am trusting you to protect Ellis." I called back as I used 'Blink' to get to the battle.

"HERE I AM, COME GET SOME." I yelled at I charged the closest assassin. To the Astartes' surprise the assassins immediately disengaged with them and came charging at me.

I throw my feet out from underneath me doing a flip/roll over the first assassin, throw my self to the right to avoid the attack for the second and slashed at the third. The Third assassin jumped over my attack aimed at his feet, while the First and Second waited for an opening. I was now in the middle of the three assassins, when I started to smile they jumped back.

"Oh, come on I'm not that scary am I?" I asked as I took a quick draw stance spreading my feet wide, turning my body so I was facing my left angled down with my left foot planted firmly intersecting the line of my stance while my right foot followed the line of my stance but only had my toes and the part of the foot just before the arch touching the ground. I then started pouring vast amounts of mana into and around my blade. After a heart beet of nothing all three assassins charged me at once; throwing needles and knives as they came.

I waited for them to get a little closer and when the projectiles were a foot away from me, I sprung. Using an ability called 'Magnum Strike' I slashed out in a half circle sending a blast of fire at assassin one and three, I managed to catch number three with the attack but one dodged it. I then shifted my stance bringing the full momentum in one fluid motion to cleaver assassin two in half right up the center.

When the first assassin turned to flee he ran strait into the waiting power clawed hand of Lucivus, who on a side note scares the fuck out of me for being a DREADNAUGHT that can sneak up on people trained to be the best from birth; and closed his hand.

After a couple seconds silence I said, "Hey Tin-Man, you know you're fucking scary right?"

With bellowing laughter he replied, "Yes, and thank you. You aren't half bad, for a Xeno."

After that it was an easy task to get the Yokorii but we had to spend the night outside the gates.


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Otherwise I hope you like this it seems to be much better than my previous try.