Dark Shard - Angelus Erroneous Epilogue

Title: Angelus Erroneous
Author: Spike
Epilogue

The hunter strode across the clearing, ash crunching beneath him with each step.

This place seemed to resemble a site of a former Ork village. Only now it had been attacked, raided and burnt to the ground no doubt by a rival Ork clan.

The hunter's scanners said that this was the place: The Orks had built a settlement right on top of what the hunter was looking for.

If only the green-skins knew what lay beneath their feet…..

Of course, it was one of many on this planet but each of one shouldn't remain in the enemy's possession.

Anyway, considering there were so many Ork tribes on this planet it seemed pointless to go after the raiders. They would've been long gone – and no doubt already run into a conflict with another clan.

At least that thought made his job easier.

He had no idea why he was lingering in this place. It wasn't like that he was expecting the Orks to leave behind something he could.

Then he noticed something.

A small glint that gleamed out from the ash.

The hunter raised an eyebrow. This glint was small and easily overlooked. But something was telling him that this seemed different from the Orkish technology he had became acquainted with. It seemed it didn't belong on this world..

The hunter knelt down and dug at this discovery with his fingers. It seemed small and insignificant but something compelled him to pick it up. An instinct, a curiosity, a sense of foreboding or maybe a combination of all three.

And what he found was something that changed everything completely.

It was a small ammunition clip, crude in manufacture and unlike anything he had seen since arriving on this planet. It was also warm suggesting that it has been used recently and whoever did couldn't be too far away.

And, most importantly of all, it bore the image of a double headed eagle - the unmistakable insignia of the Imperium of man.

The hunter could feel his eyes hardened. He certainly wasn't expecting to see this.

It would seem that Orks aren't the only aliens on this planet.

The End?


Author Conclusion

Well it's been a long time in development but this story has finally been completed!
I would like to say big thank you to everyone who took the time to read this story and post reviews for it. Writing this story has indeed been a long and difficult process but I really appreciate the encouragement and positive feedback from all the readers - particularly those who were delighted to see a story about some average Joe as opposed to Space Marines (seems I wasn't the only one!).

Special thanks to: Brother Andyn, Death Korps, I am Silence and Templar of the Stars (hope the kill team you came up with kicks arse!)

Stayed tuned for the sequel...


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