Prologue:
Cundanir, a barren death world. Between Massive Volcanoes, Necron Monoliths and rusted pre-imperial landing docks and fortifications the planet was patrolled by Necrons and Mutants.
The mutants in question were highly mutated by a mixture of the planet large amounts of Lava and a field of radiation in the planet's atmosphere had become red in color and scaly. Incredibly resistant to heat and capable of breathing fire they were almost like the Native salamanders of Nocturne.
Unfortunatly for both the mutants and the Necrons A chapter named after the great monsters of Nocturne were descending upon the planet. The Salamanders. Drawn by Trazyn the infinite, who once again claimed to be in possession of one of the long lost artifacts of Vulkan, The salamanders 3rd company were fervently deployed in quick succession.
Unlike the many other ties the treacherous Necron had claimed to be in possession of the Song of Entropy, He'stan the forge father had stayed behind. He would rather not risk having almost lost the artifacts in his possession many times already.
A dark green drop pod fell from the planets orbit. As it came down a Gauss weapon from the surface hit it. The pod caught fire as it was shocked out of its current trajectory. Several Marines were killed when the beam hit. Several More were sucked out by the great winds of Cundanir.
Those who stayed in the pod gripped onto their harnesses. Praying to the Emperor they would not land in a volcano one looked trough the massive hole. They were getting further from the battle field every second as more and more pods slammed into the Necron lines. Luckily however they were going to land in the center of an old city. The pod slammed trough the roof of a large factory. Crushing through several floors until ending upon an adamantium floor crushing several deactivated robots and broken conveyor belts. When the doors snapped open the Salamanders poured forth loaded their bolters.
One marine by the name of Adial, who we will be following in this story, took the lead of the Force. Despite being a normal Marine the Sargent had been killed by the Gauss beam. The others had decided him being the oldest, at 200 years, would be the leader until a new Sargent could be chosen on Nocturne.
The small group of only 4 marines slowly crept through the ruined factory. Even though it seemed that the factory was much smaller from the outside. A marine placed his hand to the side of his helmat. "These building seem to be connected into one." The marine said. "Of course they are." Another said. Adial looked to his side. A door was there. He walked to it and took cover. As soon as he opened it a blast o wind and ash flew in but then calmed down rather quickly.
Outside several Mutants were creeping around. 'Hunting for food.' Adial Assumed. He was proven correct when one pounced a small lizard like creature. The mutant quickly scoffed it down and growled at the others when they approached it.
"Savages." The marine next to him. "They were once humans brother. They were once like us living upon a planet like Nocturne but unlike us they were reduced to monsters rather than marines." Adial said as he readied his bolter. "Let us give them the Emperor's peace." Adial Said when he and his squad raised from their position the mutants were gone. One remained and it was trying to take a couple more bites of a dead animal, Then there was a flash of green. Once it saw this it tried to run but was disintegrated by a Gauss shot from the flash. The flash died down and a squad of 20 Necron warriors, 3 Pariahs and A Necron Overlord stood in a crater made by the flash. Adial Recognized the overlord Immediately.
"Trazyn." one of the marines with him said. Said marine rose from cover and started shooting at The Necrons. The Necrons turned to shoot but soon the warriors were being torn down by bolters. How ever the majority of them put themselves back together.
Adial mag locked his bolter to his side and pulled out a bolt pistol and a chain sword. He jumped from cover and charged the Necrons. The others followed in suit and charged strait into the Necrons. The Pariahs stood back as did Trazyn while the 4 marines tore through the Warriors.
A warrior swung his gun at Adial. Adail countered it with his chain sword and aimed his bolt pistol at it's head. He shot once. The bolt dug deep into the Necron and it took a step back. Then the bolt Exploded shattering the Necrodermis skull. The warrior collapsed. Unable to repair itself. Just as the last warrior was slain the Pariahs all aimed at shot at a marine. The one who had done the least fighting oddly.
'Usually you must aim to the one who did the most.' Adial said to himself as he charged to Pariah nearest to him. The Pariah swung his sword at him. He blocked it with his chainsword and attempted to strike. The attack was parried by the Pariah's axe. Adial kicked the Necron abomination towards the other two who were engaged with his squad mates. The Pariah steadied itself before it knocked into it's ally and prepared to charge Adail again.
Before he could the marine Engaging the Pariah closest to Adials stabbed into the Axe's Gauss tube. The tube cracked and a massive explosion of green lighting shocked through the air. Adial was thrown backwards. He landed in a pile of destroyed warriors.
He pulled himself up and shook the ringing out of his ears. The 2 of the Pariahs had been reduced to ashes along with the marine who sacrificed himself to destroy the Necron's axe. One of the Pariahs had had it's head blown off. It stood unmoving where it had been when the explosion happened. A strong gust of wind flew through and the lifeless Pariah collapsed onto the ground. The last of the marines had been impaled upon some rubble of a collapsed building that had been destroyed many millennium ago. Trazyn stood where he had before he started laughing.
His usual smug and metallic laugh. "I came to this planet hoping to draw He'stan but I found many things better." Adial was suddenly lifted off his feet by the Necron overlords powers. "A tomb with Thousands of warriors beneath our feet, artifacts from many of your human space marines, and my own salamander. I plan to use you for something very special. I want all of your... Primarch's artifacts in my museum and I want to have a salamander with them. Just to feed of their agony as they sit with the artifacts, capable of supposedly saving your primarch, Just out of reach for all eternity." Trazyn said. A necron lord teleported right next to Trazyn.
"My lord... We have lost our third monolith. The salamanders are carving a bloody path through our lines. We may have to awaken the tomb world in order to retreat." The Necron Lord Said. Trazyn looked to the lord then to Adial. "I may have to use you later." Trazyn said. "until I return to Solemance I shall be storing you somewhere I can get easy access." Trazyn snapped his fingers and a portal opened behind Adial. Clearly to one of the pocket Dimensions Necrons are so fond of using. Suddenly, a red figure jumped onto the Lord Next to Trazyn and ripped it's head off. Trazyn looked to it before antoher pounced onto his back. He stumbled backwards and the portal hanged. It was a forest near a Barn and a small town on a beach. A lighthouse standing atop a hill at the edge of the town.
Adial was flung backwards into it and fell like a comet towards the ground.
Meanwhile:
Several Imperial Guardsmen stood before a large Arch. The arch had a large blue plate that slowly rotated.
The Guardsmen were of the 1rst Werlian, Other wise known by many other regiments as 'the Littles' due to their tenancies to name their tanks after insects like beetles or Mantis. Also because they were fairly Young. Werlian having only very recently started fielding it's own regiment to prove it's self to the rest of the Imperium, was mocked by Cadians for their, Novice actions. Overall however the Guard were loyal and were Always eager to fight this being their first major engagement.
Their Uniforms were a camo White and Black undergarment with a black overcoat similar to that of Cadians. Every Guardsman did not have a helmat instead they had a small cap like that of a commissar, but with a feather firmly placed inside for parade marches and other aspects.
One Guardsman in particular nervously looked to the Arch. The Commissar of the Squad, Who was a cadian who had his earlier squad ambushed and slaughtered by the Eldar of the planet, called this arch a web way portal. He looked to the Guardsman.
"You there Step forwards. Give me your rank and name." The commissar asked. The Guardsman steped forwards.
"Sir! 2nd Private Travis Coulette. Sir!" Travis said as he saluted. "Congratulations you have been chosen to be the first one to test this device. If it works the Imperium may finally have the chance to move into the web way and finish off the Eldar Once and for all."
Travis Gulped and stepped forwards to the Web way. Then he heard it.
A banshees scream. His squad Turned back to see banshees rushing them while a Light lance had been setup.
It fired ad hit the web way. A catatonic explosion followed as the web way crated a vertex sucking him in while the rest of his squad were spared even though they were to be butchered by Eldar.