The Knife's Edge:
Shas'vre Tao Kao scanned the field of battle for his opponents. The scanners built into the VX88 'Crisis' Suit inputted the data into his retinal monofibers, or contacts that can display data. Tao brought his Crisis Suit into a low hover and jetted forward. The Suit's right shoulder mounted missile pod let loose a pair of missiles as Tao caressed the trigger. The deadly duo screamed across the meadow and exploded in a resounding boom.
Again the suit checked the bodies, "Two Enhanced gue'las dead". Tao muttered praise to the Ethereals for such luck. The superhuman 'Space Marines' were possibly the toughest opponent they had faced in the Tau expansion campaign. The blue warriors in their tank-like 'ceramite' armor could run faster, aim better and kill more mercilessly than normal humans, but the 'Warriors of Ultramar', as they often referred to themselves, as could not stand in the way of the Greater Good.
Tao moved into the next sector. A team of 2 Crisis suits and a 5 strong Pathfinder team, mounted in a devilfish, supported his sweep. There was also a Broadside Team to call for fire support and finally a 8 strong squadron of Gun Drones. Tao's own Gun Drones were safely attached to his suit's back, looking for the entire world like two frisbees with antenna.
Like all suits Tao's was built with three hard points. He had a missile pod, plasma rifle and a multi-tracker. He also had a Drone Controller hard-wired into his warrior jewelry. The drones were bound to the controller.
"Shas'vre Tao, move south to point oh-36 by 943" said the command dispatcher. "What's the situation, Kor'ui?" Tao said as he hovered toward the coordinates. "A supply convoy mounted on armoured Devilfishes are being hit by a gue'la strike force. We underestimated them, 2 groups of ten strong with a 'Chimera' APC". "Are they normal,...guardsmen, or enhanced,...Marines". "Normal thankfully, go get 'em". "10-4, Over and Out". Tao said the last bit in human, Gothic as they called it, so harsh on the tongue with it's hard words, no grace or flow.
Tao moved the suit toward the co-ordinates, praying that he got there in time. He hated being a pivotal element in his hunter cadre, not that he didn't like defending his, the, their, glorious empire, he just didn't like the responsibility.
Shas'vre Tao Kao scanned the field of battle for his opponents. The scanners built into the VX88 'Crisis' Suit inputted the data into his retinal monofibers, or contacts that can display data. Tao brought his Crisis Suit into a low hover and jetted forward. The Suit's right shoulder mounted missile pod let loose a pair of missiles as Tao caressed the trigger. The deadly duo screamed across the meadow and exploded in a resounding boom.
Again the suit checked the bodies, "Two Enhanced gue'las dead". Tao muttered praise to the Ethereals for such luck. The superhuman 'Space Marines' were possibly the toughest opponent they had faced in the Tau expansion campaign. The blue warriors in their tank-like 'ceramite' armor could run faster, aim better and kill more mercilessly than normal humans, but the 'Warriors of Ultramar', as they often referred to themselves, as could not stand in the way of the Greater Good.
Tao moved into the next sector. A team of 2 Crisis suits and a 5 strong Pathfinder team, mounted in a devilfish, supported his sweep. There was also a Broadside Team to call for fire support and finally a 8 strong squadron of Gun Drones. Tao's own Gun Drones were safely attached to his suit's back, looking for the entire world like two frisbees with antenna.
Like all suits Tao's was built with three hard points. He had a missile pod, plasma rifle and a multi-tracker. He also had a Drone Controller hard-wired into his warrior jewelry. The drones were bound to the controller.
"Shas'vre Tao, move south to point oh-36 by 943" said the command dispatcher. "What's the situation, Kor'ui?" Tao said as he hovered toward the coordinates. "A supply convoy mounted on armoured Devilfishes are being hit by a gue'la strike force. We underestimated them, 2 groups of ten strong with a 'Chimera' APC". "Are they normal,...guardsmen, or enhanced,...Marines". "Normal thankfully, go get 'em". "10-4, Over and Out". Tao said the last bit in human, Gothic as they called it, so harsh on the tongue with it's hard words, no grace or flow.
Tao moved the suit toward the co-ordinates, praying that he got there in time. He hated being a pivotal element in his hunter cadre, not that he didn't like defending his, the, their, glorious empire, he just didn't like the responsibility.
