The Inquisitors ship exited the warp and prepared for it's last jump to Necromunda. The Navigator and astropths needed rest and Selena wanted to get to Necromunda in one piece. On the ship it was late for the most part and people where either in bed or doing something minor. Krimm was teaching Chris how to play regicide, something that M3 referred to as chess. As the two played Kimsa drilled him for all the information he was worth like she did for the past 6 months real time.
"So by the time you where around space travel was not common." the former princess said a little confused.
"Well I'm not to sure what you mean by common, we did have shuttles and craft. But the thing is that very very few people get the chance to go up into space. We have few space stations but the only one that I know about is the International space station. I'm sure I heard of a few more but like I said that's the only one I know about. There are plans to go to Mars and a few people trying to get better rocket tech so that we can make it to Mars."
"So Mars wasn't colonised until later." Krimm said as he moved another piece.
"Yeah." Chris said as he removed a piece. "We also don't have las tech but researching it. It's one of the reasons why I'm used to auto and stub weapons."
"Well they do have their uses." Kimsa admitted.
"Indeed." Krimm said as Chris removed one of his pieces. "Damn it."
Before Kimsa could Speak Stolhome entered getting their attention. "The Inquisitor has called, we've arrived."
OOOOO
The War room was filled with the people who where going to go down to the planet. But there was one extra face that the team, Liana also sat at the table along with the Magos and Inquisitor. Instead of the normal Cadian style uniform to a hooded jacket with a bandoleer across her chest with long las power packs.
"What's Liana doing here?" Krimm asked.
"She was a bounty hunter before I found her and got her to join." Selena said. "She'll be coming with you all as the leader of your bounty hunter team. I hope you know what is expected of you and what you are all doing." she said as the team sat down.
"We have a very good idea of what to do." Haklana said.
"And who we are playing." Chris said before turning to Krimm. "Try not to kill me when I insult you."
"I'll try not to." Krimm said with his lip curling.
"Ok then, get to the ship then. The leaders of House Escher and Orlock are waiting for you."
OOOOO
The lander that the team took had windows which Chris looked out at as the ship entered the atmosphere. Once the lander dropped down from the clouds and Hive Primus came into sight, reading about it and looking at images from books and codexes was nothing compared to seeing it in person. Hive Primus stood out like something you never thought you could see in your life, the spires that stood out, the massive tower. Just everything about was breathtaking.
"Never seen a hive before?" Alrexandira asked.
"Nope, well unless you count books and images." Chris said not taking his eyes of the mountain sized city.
The ship landed on one of the open platforms and moved back into the hive. Once the door closed there was a hiss as air came into the hanger. The ramp then descended and the team exited the lander only to be met by four gangers. Two from Orlock and two from Escher, each one armed with a shotgun.
"Please follow us." one of the Escher gangers said.
OOOOO
Hagan's hole was always the popular drinking destination for bounty hunters and hired guns alike. Men and women from each of the 6 underhive houses and even the noble houses drank here and looked for work. The place was named after the original owner Hagan, but when he died the name stuck. The same was for each new owner of the place. No matter what their name was, the bounty hunters simply referred to him as Hagan.
Each of the patrons currently had a bottle of wildsnake, an alcoholic beverage with a snake in the bottom each bottle. Foul tasting but good to dull life. Jan Var Gath sat at the main bar having a swig of his wildsnake. The Former Van Saar ganger enjoyed this life much more then when he was a ganger, after all he was not one for the regimented style of the house gangs. As he drank a noise from outside the bar made him and several others turn to look.
A group of six walked to the bar but the two males of the group where butting heads with each other. One was tall, muscular and could have been mistaken for a Goliath while the other looked like a Orlock ganger but with a jacket with a hood on the back.
"That shot killed that ganger before we could get the info out of him!" the smaller one said.
"Oh so next time I won't save your life." the bigger one said.
"So should I do the same? You wannabe abhuman."
The big one was about to punch the smaller one but a woman about the same height of the Orlock looking man came up and hit them in the back of the heads.
"Knock it off both of you, or you'll get a pay cut next bounty." she said.
"Yes sir." both of them said before following her into the bar.
The three other women just smirked. "When will those two ever learn?" asked the green skinned woman.
"You got me." said the one with a shotgun as she sat down at a table. "Barkeep, six of whatever is common around here."
"Coming up." Hagan said as he went to get six bottle of wildsnake.
"So, the bounty, should we ask?" the big man asked as he and the others sat down.
"Ask about what?" Jan asked as he walked up.
"A bounty, we don't have a name or face, just this emblem." the hooded woman said and pushed an image of a spined snake across the table.
Jan picked it up and looked at it. It took a moment before he sat it back down.
"Unfortunately I don't know anything." he said setting it back down.
"Do you know who might?" the green skinned woman asked as their bottles of wildsnake arrived.
Jan thought for a good moment before shaking his head. "I'm sorry but I don't, maybe some former Delaque gangers know something but the ones who tend to know stuff are not always here."
"Where can we find them?" asked the man with the bionic arm.
"Hive city, one of the many establishments there. They like to play games." he said.
OOOOO
Selena stood in the hanger as a Corvus blackstar gunship landed along with Ti go and Stolhome. The gunship then opened up and a Deathwatch kill team of 5 space marines walked out of the gunship. Three of them had their weapons holsters while the final two had their weapons out due to their heavy nature. One of them was carrying a bolter-flamer while the other carried a thunder hammer.
The five walked up to her and got down on one knee and bowed their heads.
"Inquisitor, Kill team demous is under your command." said the Sargent.
"Welcome to the Light of vengeance. I'm Inquisitor Selena, this is Ti go and Stolhome. We have quarters for each of you, but at the moment we are conduction operations on Necromunda at the moment. So aside from the bridge and my quarters you have free reign across the ship just like the other members of the retinue." the Inquisitor said.
"My thanks." the marine Sargent said as he stood.
OOOOO
"Ughh damn it." Chris moaned as he fell into a sofa and looked up at the light above them. "Seven places and none of them have any idea where the damn cult is."
"Well we cannot expect to be lucky on the first day." Liana said with her hood back letting her ears get some air. "I've been at this for a long time, you tend to learn a few things. One of them is not to expect the information to come so readily."
"Point but still, I used to watch crime programs and sometimes the information came out in no time at all. Ah well not much we can do about it now until tomorrow."
He then sat up and began to rub the wound on his arm that connected his bionic to his real arm.
"Arm giving you pain?" Krimm asked.
"Yeah, just something I need to get used to." he stood and walked out. "I'm going to take a walk, I'll be back in a few I need to clear my head." he said standing up and walking over to the door.
"Be careful out there." Haklana said.
M3 pulled out an auto and stub pistols from their holsters around his belt. "I'll be fine." he said placing them in and walking out the door.
"Is it just me or does he seem to be a little out of it?" Kimsa asked.
"Not just you, I mean think about it. Six months real time in the warp, and he got his arm shot off. Not even that think about how being a world he's not used to." Krimm said.
"Sounds like being in a warzone on another world." Haklana said as she sat back and remembered her time as a heavy trooper. "Culture shock is one hell of a thing, and getting thrust into it is even worse. Emperor knows how many times I have been on other worlds fighting battles when their regiments are not there. He needs to to clear his head and think, let him."
"Wow being a soldier is not like I thought it would be." Liana said.
Alrexandira said nothing instead she read a book letting the others chat. She was never the talkative one of the retinue, but the silent stoic type. Her mother said it came from her father who never like to talk just do.
"So what about the gangs?" Krimm asked. "Did they find anything?"
"Nothing as of yet, but it's surprising that both Escher and Orlock are letting us use their gangs to try and get information." Kimsa said with genuine surprise in her voice. "From what I read the Houses and gangs tend to be at each others throats, just goes to show how much they recognise the threat."
"Indeed, but we should expect them to fight every know and again, after all that's the nature of a hive and their gangs." Liana said, as she scratched her cat ears.
OOOOO
The smell of metal and rust entered Chris' mouth as he walked down the street. Or at least what could be called a street by hive city standards. In truth he was just tired as he walked down the street. He had spent around 6 months cooped up in a ship now he was in a claustrophobic hive city. This was just happening too fast to him, but he didn't care too much he needed to clear his head.
While probably not the best of idea's he just needed to be alone with his thoughts for a while. Sighing he looked around to try and find a place to eat. Walking down into a main street market he took a look at what each seller was selling. He had a few credits to spend but he didn't know what to do. This was just a little too much for him even if he knew about this universe. Everyone had a breaking point, and his was close. He left the market before something hit him in the back of the head sending him into the arms of someone in the dark.
