With Bolter and Blade

by sparks4

This was going to be entry into the heroes of the space marines short story contest awhile back Imperial Fists come to the aid of an agri-world, you tell me if the campaigns of Chaplain Dolus Tarsimov should be given proper attention. I just finished it.

1. Plea for help

Clearance: Magenta

Encryption: Enigmus v 4.1

Date: 216.999.M41

Author: Governor Konrad Herstein

Subject: A most grievous concern

Recipient: Vladimir Pugh, Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists, Segmentum Obscurus, Tirus Sector

May the manifold blessings of the Emperor be upon you my lord, I feel we may need it for there is darkness descending upon my world. Demeter has fallen prey to Chaos my lord, the cultist cells have risen up when the foul Iron Warriors descended from the sky. Many of the smaller townships and cities have become silent.

The bulk of the Planetary Defense Force has fallen back into our three major cities and the monsters are content to wait parade the corpses of the fallen around desecrated with foul sigils. Priests patrol the line day and night, preaching and shouting the words of our lord Emperor against the hellish litanies of our aggressors.

My lord Pugh I beseech thee to come to the aid of my world, cleanse it of the Chaotic taint that has befallen it. I pray to the Golden Throne of Terra that we may be delivered from the Hell that waits outside our walls.

Your ever faithful servant,

Konrad Herstein