Void Keeper Wars - Warhammer 40K
This is a crossover between Warhammer 40K and StarGate, StarWars, StarCraft. I always wanted a new race for Warhammer 40K. The new race is an amalgamation of the Galactic Empire of StarWars, Goa'uld Empire of StarGate, and the Terran and Protoss from StarCraft. I will mostly be using the Clone Wars era for the StarWars, and post Ori-invasion for the Goa'uld, and units from both StarCraft and StarCraft 2. I don't own anything from Warhammer 40K, StarGate, StarWars, StarCraft. I am just writing it for fun.
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Chapter 53: Knowledge is Power Pt1
"Captain, get me a report."
Jonas breathed deeply as he gently tapped the railings of the platform upon which the captain's chair lay. The captain was standing next to him and he quickly answered.
"ETA in 74 minutes and counting, general. The ships containing most civilians have moved to the rear of the fleet and the main attack groups are in formation."
"What of the Crimson Gorgons?"
"Most of them did not scatter, only four squads are on separate ships but most of the remaining company is on board their Battle Barge."
Jonas nodded in approval.
"What of the White Hammers?"
The captain looked through a small bunch of papers before answering.
"They have lost one assault frigate but the rest of the fleet and their Space Marines are still with us."
Jonas looked up sharply.
"The casualties aboard the frigate?"
"From what we can tell, it was run by a skeleton crew, most of them being servitors. We can confirm one Techmarine and six Battlebrothers have been lost. We cannot be certain beyond that."
"I understand, captain. What of my forces?"
The captain sighed. Jonas winced at that. It was obviously a bad news.
"Half of the armoured divisions have been lost when we lost those ships, and three whole companies of infantries are gone, but the worst is the heavy weapons. Most of the 12th Regiment is gone… most of them lost during that disastrous fight against the xeno fleet…"
Jonas sighed sadly.
"It could not be helped. We needed to evacuate as many people as possible, as well as the important artefact."
"We understand, sir. Such is war, my lord."
The power armor-wearing general mused as he began to head out.
"Indeed, captain, such is war… but we probably would need those soldiers."
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As Jonas moved back to his temporary quarters, he saw the Librarian Lantexia marching with three other Librarians including one from the Crimson Gorgons, and four sanctioned psykers from the Imperial Guard regiments. The Librarian noticed Jonas, and they bowed their head to each other. Afterall, they had many reasons to respect each other. Lantexia spoke.
"I was just going to the brig to relieve Lord Velde of his burden for an hour or two, would you like to come and watch, general?"
Jonas pondered for a moment.
"How is he?"
Lantexia sighed.
"Even though he is not of our chapter, he is a well known and an important man. I simply hoped that the Inquisitor would have taken him on his ship…"
Jonas shrugged.
"It is possible that the Inquisitor's ship was intercepted and destroyed. He was heading directly to Cafalas system."
Lantexia nodded.
"Yes. That is a possibility. While I would certainly ask the Apothecaries to extract the xeno parasite, but the Inquisitorial Edict stands."
They resumed their walking and Jonas followed along. Jonas's thoughts wondered to the memory of Linosis, the parasite inside Lord Velde, and the Inquisitor's interrogation.
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Inquisitor Arossi and the Librarians stood around the chamber as Lord Velde, chained to the floor and the ceiling lifted up his head. His eyes flashed as he spoke in the goa'uld voice.
"We are Goa'ulds… it means 'god'."
Arossi growled as he grabbed Velde's chin and lifted it up.
"There is only one true god! Our God Emperor! You filthy xeno!"
Linosis sneered.
"So you believe, as I have seen from my host's memory. He was so powerful, yet so WEAK!"
"Silence! You will speak only when spoken to!"
"But you are speaking to me, human. Or is your brain as addled as your dead emperor? Now, ask me the questions that you really wish to ask."
Arossi raised his hand to hit Linosis, but then relented.
"We want details of your technology. It was pathetic against the might of the imperium, but some devices may prove of some use to us. Tell me all you know about the 'Stargate'."
Linosis chuckled as he looked up at the large human.
"Of course you would want our technology. I can see how primitive you are... your species is always primitive... in my home galaxy, you humans are considered only as livestocks... hehehehe... I know so many things, human. It would take a hundred years to tell you even a fragment of all that I know. If you want to hear about them, you better keep me alive."
"Your arrogance knows no bounds, xeno scum. We already know the Stargate is not of your species' technology. Your Jaffa warriors are weak as is your race. Tell me about the Stargate. Now!"
Linosis growls then nods lightly.
"As you wish, human. The chapaai... or the stargate... is, to the best of my knowledge, created by ancient race called the Alterans... they were destroyed for some reason. The remaining Alterans fled here, and arrived on a planet called Tau'ri, a sacred world that is supposedly the center of your 'Imperium'. The Void Keeper gave a strict order not to go to that world... don't know why..."
The Librarians and the Inquisitor shared a look before they returned their attention to Linosis.
"Holy TERRA is the center of the Imperium. You cannot go there because our God Emperor would destroy you. Now, tell me more about these Alterans."
"The Stargate creates a stable wormhole between the gates using a sophisticated dialing program created by the Alterans themselves. The Alterans... according to the dragons, were the first evolution of humans... and you are the second. It is a pity that your race is so weak compared to the ancient might of the Alterans."
The Inqusitor raised an eyebrow.
"So the Alterans are human? And their technology was extremely powerful?"
Linosis chuckled.
"No, foolish human. They created humans in their image… or so the dragons have said."
The Librarians began to whisper to each other and Linosis could see the Inquisitor's eyes narrowing.
"They seeded life on Holy terra and their descendents are humans? It is blasphemy but it does make sense. If these Alterans were so powerful, after all, the humans are superior."
The goa'uld sneered.
"All that I know of the Alterans is from what the dragons say... but I still do not understand why the dragons, in all their power and might, care so much for their pet humans. You are nothing but cattle."
The Inqusitor roared.
"Shut up, filth! You shall be purged of your heresy! Now go on! Are there any more of the Alterans left?"
Linosis shrugged.
"I do not think so, but I heard that there were some offshoots in some neibouring galaxy, at war with some race called the Wraith... personally, that is a stupid name to name a race."
The Inquisitor got curious.
"Do you know which galaxy? And what else do you know about them?"
"What would you do if you knew? You don't even have hyperdrives. Besides, only the dragons have the technology to cross the galaxy... unless you have hyperdrives that can match them."
The Inqusitor smiled.
"You will tell us all that you know about your hyperdrives. That is one area of technology that will prove of use to the Imperium once the Adeptus Mechanicus can find human equivalent. You will provide us with the technology, but you can give us that information later. Right now, tell us of the next military objectives of the Dracoranians."
Linosis continued to sneer.
"Well, basically, they want to conquer you... enslave you, convert you and then... well... that's about it... and the fact that there are things here that the dragons covet.... greatly."
"Elaborate. What objects?"
"Some ancient artifacts of their god Void Keeper. Supposedly given as a gift to the... umm… who was it... ah... the 'Father of Horus', whoever he is."
The Inquisitor and the Librarians flinched at the mention of the Great Betrayer, but they composed themselves.
"Our God emperor, praise be to his name. So, the Void Keeper and the God Emperor know of each other?"
Linosis shrugged again.
"I do not pretend to know all the knowledge of the dragons, but from what I can gather, the Void Keeper had met... your Emperor... I don't know when or in what circumstances. I know that the Dragons actually seem to respect your Emperor. Why? I don't know... he is but a human, right?
Arossi growled as he flexed his hands.
"Any human is worthy of respect just by being human. If the Dragons repect the Emperor and the Void Keeper had met our God Emperor, then why would the Void Keeper seek to invade the imperium?"
Linosis smiled as if this was a question he was asking himself.
"From what I COULD gather, the Void Keeper knows that your Emperor is a corpse... and... everyone knows that the Void Keeper is a very mischievous and moody god. Don't know the real reason behind it but the dragons play what they call the 'Game' every couple of hundred thousands of years. This is supposedly the last 'Game'."
"What sort of game? Elaborate further."
"Not a game, but 'the Game'. I believe that it is some sort of challenge to the dragons to stop stagnating. The goa'ulds were conquered during one of the Game three millions years ago. Two and half, actually.
"Just as you will soon be conquered again, in the name of the God Emperor. Now tell me more about The Game."
Linosis laughed aloud as if the Inquisitor had spoken something hilarious.
"I don't think so... I'm fraid that the Goa'uld, and your kind will all be conquered by the dragons... they are simply too powerful. I have seen an entire solar system destroyed by a flick of a dragon's fingers."
"The Dragons are no match for the might of the God emperor. His power is infinite. He would destroy the dragons."
"There are hundreds of thousands of dragons, and almost all of them can destroy a starship with a single blow, and some, like the dragon lords or the Elder Dragons... are simply of god-like power, not to mention the Dragon Lord."
Arossi growled as he slapped Linosis.
"That may be true, but their power is finite. The God Emperor is infinately powerful. He could destroy them all. We might not be able to take them all on, but the Emperor can. You will tell us what we want to know. So where are your forces weakest? What are the Dracoranians' next targets? Tell us how to best break your forces?"
Linosis laughed.
"You can't... you may stem the flood but... allow me to use what my host describes from what I showed him.
The Dracoranians are... more numerous than the Tyranids, as deceptive as Eldar, as unafraid of death as Orks, as indifferent to killing as the Necrons, as technologically aware as the Tau, as cruel as the Dark Eldar, commanding more powerful weapons and vehicles than the Imperial Guards, as stalwart and fearsome as the Space Marines, as horrifying as the Chaos, and as wise as the Primarchs.
How about that, human? Didn't know Lord Velde was so poetic, huh?"
The Librarians began to whisper again and the Inquisitor whispered for a while to Lantexia before nodding and returning to Linosis.
"Tell me about your hyperdrive technology. How does it work?"
Linosis sneered again.
"You wouldn't understand, human... but I will do my best tell you. I am sure that you are recording this, and your 'techpriests' could listen to my wise counsel.
"Go ahead xeno. I will ensure your death is painless."
"You better make sure that I live long enough to tell you things I know"
This time, Arossi sneered back.
"You will tell us everything inside that miserable snake body of yours, but your death will be painless if you keep talking. Give us the information we desire."
Linosis flashed his eyes and looked at Arossi with hate.
"When I am free, I will find you and torture you for a thousand years. Not even your Emperor would be able to save you."
The Inquisitor's face did not change as he hit him across the face with the back of his hand.
"That is for your insolence. The Emperor is infinite in his power, xeno. You have no concept at all of his sheer power. But tell us more about your hyperdrive technology."
"As you wish, O' vaunted 'Inquisitor'. You must know that it would be impossible to go into detail, but I will tell you what you can understand"
"Go on"
"Our hyperdrive is quite basic, and inferior to several other hyperdrives, but it is superior in its speed to most except for the FTL technologies of the Dragons and their pet Protoss."
"You can start with telling us how the hyperdrives work, then you can tell us more about these Protoss xenos."
Linosis sneered. It was important to keep this human interested.
"Very well. The goa'uld hyperdrives, given enough power can reach the speeds of up to 32,000 times the speed of light on average, or sometimes more if given more power. By using an extrodinary amount of power, we open the hyperspace, a sublayer of the real space."
The Inquisitor nodded.
"What powers your hyperdrives?"
"In our case, the weapons-grade refined heavy Naquadah. Using the incredible amount generated, the hyperdrive shunts the starship into the hyperspace, where it can cover vast distances in an amount of time greatly reduced from the time it would take in "real" space. Once it reaches the point in hyperspace that corresponds to its destination in real space, the ship re-emerges."
Then Linosis looked at the Inquisitor.
"Did you even understand anything from that, human? Or is your mindless brains too small to comprehend the secrets of the Goa'uld?"
The Inquisitor roared as he struck Linosis again.
"Enough with your insolence, filth! Now tell us more about these 'Protoss'"
