Jorrit Marcus

Special prologue

Hi, again my name is Adeon and this is almost the final part of what happened after Earths survival. I want to thank all my friends for making me write my story again. It really means much to me! Well, we left when I prepared to go on a rescue mission for my sister Edea. I will now tell the last part of my story, I hope your sitting back…

Chapter 15 …Heavens Angels………………………

"PREPARE THE FLEET!" I shouted as the one thought of losing my sister was rampaging trough my head. I walked towards the main hangar where my battleship was hanging, Ariana phoned me I picked up the phone but when I heard her screaming voice I decided to hang up. I was not in the mood for complains or bad news right now, Darkcloud had some trouble keeping up with me and asked me to stay calm. I sat down for a minute to get everything straight in my mind but it did not help at all. A migraine was storming trough my head like a horde of tyranids. I looked up when someone stood in front of me, it was Ariana. She looked worried and sat down next to me. She looked at Darkcloud and he walked to fetch him something to drink. Ariana looked at me as I was staring to the ground not knowing of what to do. Ariana had put her arm around me and said: "Go and find your sister, and bring her back alive." I looked at Ariana and saw that her face was covered in tears. I wanted to ask what was going on but before I could say a thing Ariana hushed me and pulled me up. "I want you to get your sister; I will work things out here. An Emperor's burden is heavy, we all know that. But an Emperor must always make the right decisions besides his family. Look, Adeon, I don't really want you to go. I want you here with me but I know how important your sister is to you. So whatever I say won't stop you, I know you longer than that. Just be careful out there and come back in one piece okay?" I looked at Ariana; she had trouble holding herself together but was very strong. I was surprised at how she reacted. It felt like a block went off my shoulders and said: "Ariana, I will come back before you know it, here, take this." I grabbed my necklace and gave it to her; she looked at it and turned pale. "But……but this is from your real father, it's the only thing you have got from your parents." I looked at her and she went silent, I gave her one last kiss before I made Darkcloud come with me towards the main hangar. I was going back to the place I hated the most, the place so many men lost their lives and where the Tyranids are in control now. I walked towards the imperial battle cruiser and joined the main fleet that was assembling just beyond Tau space. This was finally it, this is the moment we were all waiting for, a battle for life or death. This is not only my sister, but if they crack her mind they can gain access to the Tau defenses and all troop data. My sister is strong, but not that strong. I hope I am there in time to save her and the last remaining humans. The Space Marine fleet began to move. Red, blue, black, gray and silver cruisers were moving to a course for Earth 2. The size of the fleet was enormous and was called Heavens Angels, and we were off towards a doomed planet with creatures of death. "Emperor Adeon, we are moving to high speed level, towards Earth 2. All ships are following accurately; everything is according to plan….sir..?" I was staring at the floor deep into thought; I heard nothing around me and was thinking over how to save Edea and how to fight off the hundreds of tyranids waiting for us. This is going to be really tough. I wonder where Ace is now, and if he is okay. And I was wondering why someone had captured Aran, my second son. I am still happy to have Shiva, my daughter. Shiva really likes Ariana and spends more time with me then she did with me. I am glad she likes it that much. "SIR!" I was right awake and looked up. "Yes private, what is it?" The soldier looked at me and said: "We are under attack by the Orks…"

Chapter 16 …………… Mimic………………………

"WHAT? Orks? Here?? But Orks are attacking the northern front of Tau, not the southern front. I wonder why they are here…" I looked trough the main window and saw a huge piece of junk with an Ork logo on it floating in our direction. Something looked strange, it looked like they were heavily attacked and were too damaged to fly, but still they could maneuver trough the Heavens Angels fleet. "Emperor Adeon!! Some kinds of creatures are emerging from the cruiser… It looks like Orks…" I looked up with disbelieve, why would the Orks kill their own battle brothers? I saw the enlarged Image and my stomach went berserk. "Those are not Ork wounds, those are tyranid wounds". The soldier next to me looked at me and asked: "Sir, what does that mean..?" I looked back at the guy noticing he had fear in his eyes. I suddenly noticed the floating pattern of the vessel and knew suddenly what was going on; it was a hive battle ship that mimicked an Ork battle cruiser. I grabbed the microphone, made a connection to all ships and shouted: "EMPEROR ADEON TO ALL SHIPS: ATTACK THE ORK CRUISER, I REPEAT, THIS IS EMPEROR ADEON TO ALL SHIPS, ATTACK THE ORK CRUISER!" I looked out the window and saw all the hundreds of battle ships and cruisers turn towards the Ork Cruiser; they fired lasers and plasma cannons. After a while the horror was visible, a Hive ship inside the mimic shield. I saw soldiers looking at me and whispering about I always knew where Tyranids were and what their plans were for I have fought them for many years now. The Hive cruiser was crumbling into little fragment who were shot into dust by a number of Imperial ships. Heavens Angels first victory was at hand and the soldiers looked relieved, but I knew that when you saw one Hive ship, there must be more of them. "TEN MORE HIVE SHIPS ON RADAR, FIVE MORE SHIPS BEHIND US, WE ARE SURROUNDED!!!" I looked at the radar and saw the ships closing in. I contacted the other ships again and said: "They can't maneuver very sharp, so make sharp turns when they are closing in on us" The flag-ship made a sharp turn and opened fire at the hive ships. The other Angels had trouble getting trough the hive defense line. "One ship is lost sir, it's the HeavensHammer, they have been torn apart by the hive ships." I looked trough the window as I saw pieces of the torn ship floating into space, I had prayed for the lost souls and went back for a report. Darkcloud was walking towards me and said: "Adeon, we have broken the hive fleet and they are in retreat, shall we pursue them?" I looked at the empty pilot seat and went for it. "Disengage auto-pilot." The pilot came my way and said: "Sir, by all means, what are you doing?" I looked up and said:" To see what this baby can do, now sit down!" The pilot looked shocked and sat down next to a little nervous Darkcloud. I went after the hive fleet with a very high speed, someone even reached out for the barfbags. "Hive fleet at twelve O'clock sir!! They are firing weapons!!!" I dodged everything they had to offer, making more people reach for the bags in the process. I shot one ship in the rear, making it unable to break away from the sudden attack, the others were still retreating. The hive ship that I had damaged was becoming undone, and was falling apart with a giant explosion following. The Heavens Angels were far behind us and we were still following the retreating hive ships. I had only one thought that rushed trough my head, and that was only to destroy the beasts I feared so much. I didn't know what happened; I awakened in a bench with Darkcloud next to me. I sat up and asked what was going on, Darkcloud looked at me and said: "You passed out bro, are you okay now?" I stood up and said: "Yeah I'm fine, where are we?" Darkcloud walked towards the window and pointed outside, I walked towards the window and saw a gray earth. Suddenly I remembered the ninja's and Ace, I still pray for his life. "How long will it take to go private?" A soldier in shiny Armour stood up and walked my and said: "Greetings Emperor, my name is Epsilon, I came here from Earth 2, I have a messenger for you" I looked at the guy and didn't trust him, but he did had a message with a blood angels seal. I took it from him and opened it, but before I had read it I asked: "why did they wrote it and did not send it by computer?" Epsilon looked at me as if he saw water burn and said: "Sir..? Haven't you heard? The city of angels was attacked by tyranids and was completely destroyed, they took one prisoner, I don't know who it was." I didn't look at him but looked at the planet and said: "It was my sister." Epsilon looked shocked and backed off for the rest of the afternoon. Later that night we were on our way to Earth 2, to land in the fallen city. That was founded by the first blood angels who were there. The ship landed and I was the first who was to step into the horrific sight. Dead body's everywhere, humans, tyranids, marines. From all species there laid dead body's. Darkcloud and Epsilon stood next to me, Darkcloud said suddenly: "How can anything survive this stink...Juck." I walked trough to bodies and looked at the base in the center of the city. It was still burning and dead men hang out of the windows. I looked at my men and said: "Okay men, let's find a clue about where Edea! Darkcloud, Epsilon, you two are going with me. The rest will spread out and search in the west, east and north. Spread out!!!" I walked towards the edge of the city, Epsilon walked next to me and asked: "Sir, how are you going to find a clue if you don't know what you are looking for?" I stopped and looked him in the eyes and said: "Do you know who I am kid?" Epsilon took a step back and said: "The Emperor?" I laughed and said: "Not only that my name is Adeon, I survived the tyranids longer than you can even dream of" Darkcloud looked at me and looked back at Epsilon and said: "Look this is no time for arguments, we have to find some clue or trail of the tyranids or sis, ok?" Suddenly a soldier shouted from the top of a building saying: "Sir, come up here, there is something you need to see!!" I walked towards the house, up the stairs and climbed up to the roof. The soldier was still watching and said: "Look over there sir…" I looked and saw that the bodies of Tyranid genestealers were lying in letters. I said:" C…A…and E" Suddenly I knew what it meant as if lightning struck me in the face. I said to Darkcloud: "It was Ace…" Darkcloud looked at me and asked: "How do you know?" "Isn't it obvious? CAE, same letters as the name Ace" I answered. Epsilon interrupted us and asked: "I am sorry to interrupt but who is Ace?" I looked at Epsilon and said: "He is my son, he was missing 2 years ago, and he managed to survive somehow on this cursed planet." Epsilon looked back at me and asked something which even I had no answer for: "But what does it mean?"

Chapter 17…………………Edea, where are you??…………

I looked at Epsilon, his face was still questioning, even Darkcloud was listening fully now. Some soldier suddenly came rushing down and said: "Sir, Emperor. A ninja star has been found, it has not been removed. I thought I may ask you first after the ninja attack a few years ago." I looked at the soldier and said to the commanding officer of his department to give him a medal or something. I walked to the soldier down on the ground and the soldier said: "It's in the south sir, but be careful, the old base is about to collapse." I walked towards the south side of the city, with Darkcloud and Epsilon following me. I arrived at the south wall of the base…what is left of it. Multiple soldiers stood up and the leader said: "The power generator was knocked off and exploded making the south wall turn to dust, so it seems. We have found a ninja star in it" I looked at the soldier closest to the generator who pointed at the little star that was, so it seemed, thrown with great force into the generator. I looked at the angle and how deep it was and saw the person doing this has a very sharp sight and an even sharper aim. That could only mean Ace, he was one of the best snipers there is after just a week of practice. "Sir? Sir??" I looked up seeing a soldier looking worried at me. "Are you okay sir? You suddenly went blank." I walked towards the ship on which we came and I made contact with Heavens Angels Fleet. "Ensign, do you detect any ninja activity here on the planet?" The ensign looked at the radar and scanned the planet, I never was good in looking at radars. "Sir, we have found a strange cave near your position, it looks manmade." I looked at the ships radar and said: "you mean that cave 20 kilometers to the west?" There was a short silence, and then the ensign answered: "Yes that's the one, you should check it out sir." I disconnected the transmission en walked back outside. I went to the west of the city and shot a flare into the air so everyone could be gathered. I told Darkcloud and Epsilon what we were going to do before the others arrived, Darkcloud looked at me and said: "there they come." Quite a huge group of men gathered and I looked at them and said: "About twenty kilometers behind me lays a cave made by some creature. I am asking for a few men to accompany me when I go to check that cave out. Who want to do that?" I looked at the marines and saw Darkcloud en Epsilon walking towards me and Darkcloud said: "We are all behind you Adeon." I turned towards the west and walked towards it, with my men right behind me. When I looked at the ground I saw footprints in the dried mud. I was still looking to the ground when I suddenly saw a puddle of blood. I looked up and saw a more devastating wasteland then the one that was in the city, but this time I saw only Tyranid corpses. I walked into the cavern, with my men in doubt. Slime covered these walls and it smelled like something died there. In fact, something did. Everywhere we looked there laid dead tyranids, only tyranids. My men scouted the area and I crouched in front of one dead tyranid and looked at its wound and said: "Ninja cuts, Ace must have been here" Darkcloud crouched next to me, looked at me and said: "How do you know? There are more ninja's like Ace." I looked at Darkcloud and pointed at the marks engraved into the Tyranid flesh. Darkcloud looked at it and said: "Its old Chinese, I remember it from history class. But what has it to do with Ace?" I grabbed my portable computer and showed Darkcloud a picture from ace when he was in combat with tyranids and enhanced it so the sword was to be seen clearly. Darkcloud looked at it and said: "Hey, those are the same marks as those from the carcass which is really smelly…how can you withstand this smell?" Darkcloud stood up again, I looked at him and he looked as if he was about to puke. I stood up and said: "I love the smell, it's the only thing that keeps the tyranids away." I walked away towards Epsilon who was in the far end of the cave. Epsilon noticed me and said: "Sir, look at this…" Epsilon pointed at the wall and there were three ninja stars smashed into the wall. I looked at Epsilon when a big blob of blood fell on his shoulder, we looked at each other and we looked slowly up and saw a dead carnifex sticking on the ceiling. Epsilon's eyes were bigger now and said:" You know sir, I don't want to meet your son…" I ignored the comment coming from Epsilon and was walking ahead, into the dark void in the cave. It was about thirty degrees and the air was very thick. I grabbed my flashlight and looked into the cave, again dead Tyranids were literally scattered across the room and for this first time I had to admit Epsilon did had a point about Ace, you don't want to mess with him. I went further and was suddenly blinded by sunlight, a huge hole was carved into the roof. It was Tyranid work, I could see that. But what for? I shot a red flare and a landspeeder suddenly came my way. The Pilot stepped off the speeder and said: "What's wrong sir?" I looked at him and said: "I need to borrow your speeder, you wait here for the others. I stepped onto the speeder and flew back to the city to see the ship. I stopped next to the ship and jumped off, I ran towards the communication desk and contacted the fleet again. The Ensign saw me and asked: "Sir, what can we do for you?" I looked at him and said: Scan above the cave for some kind of giant hole, make a snapshot and let me see it. It was quite for a moment and suddenly a picture from a strange hole appeared onto the screen. The Ensign said: "Is this the one you were looking for?" I looked at the hole and saw that it was the right one, I let the ensign hold for my command and watched the hole closely, around it were black marks that indicated a launch………? A launch! That's why we could not find Edea or hear from Ace! I contacted the fleet and asked for a full scan for tyranid vessel but they couldn't find any trace of a tyranid ship in the solar system and it suddenly came to me. Those ships that we were fighting to in the beginning were his escorts, they took Edea into space to their mother ship or whatever they use. Darkcloud and Epsilon suddenly came rushing to me and said: "What are you doing here? We have tried to find you for ages." I looked at them and didn't know what to say, Epsilon stepped forwards and asked: "What is that Sir?" I stepped aside and Epsilon looked closely and said: "A launch bay? But we haven't seen one of those, where is it located?" Darkcloud walked towards the communications desk and looked at the screen that was showing the picture of the crater. Darkcloud watched carefully and said: "Hey, isn't this the cave we just were?" Epsilon looked at Darkcloud and back at the picture again and said: "Yeah I see it too now, but what is that whole doing on a Tyranid cave?" They were both looking at me now and I knew this was hard to explain and said: "You two better sit down, this is going to take a while."

Chapter 18……………………… Needle in a haystack…………

Darkcloud and Epsilon sat back onto a bench and looked questioning at me, I didn't know how to tell them how I knew but I have to tell them the truth. Although I was talking more to Darkcloud than to Epsilon. I looked at them and said: "I guess the tyranids had captured Edea and took her into space to their home thing." Epsilon interrupted me and asked: "Home thing? What do you mean home thing?" I looked at Darkcloud which said: "I have the same question to be honest." I looked outside to the now clear sky, it wasn't blue but gray. I looked back and said: "Tyranids eat planets, they don't stay on a planet, they migrate. I think they have a main ship, like a beehive." Epsilon looked at me and said: "I guess that could be right." Darkcloud was looking outside and said: "So they took sis into space of a hive cruiser that looks like an Ork cruiser and are now heading for a giant beehive?" I looked to the floor and said: "I can't think of anything better, you?" Darkcloud fell silent and Epsilon stood up and walked outside. I looked at Epsilon and asked: "What are you going to do?" Epsilon stopped and turned back at me and Darkcloud and said: "Sorry sir, I just want to check those ninja cuts." I looked at him and said: "Okay, you go then." Epsilon was walking away and Darkcloud suddenly stood up and almost shouted: "How…Why? Why do they want sis? We can't locate them, not even with Heavens Angels. It's like finding a needle in a haystack!!" Darkcloud was mad at himself and the Tyranids, I tried to calm him down but suddenly he attacked me with guilt: "And you! You are supposed to be the mighty Emperor!! Why can't you even help sis???" I looked to the floor and did not know what to answer. This was hell for us both, Edea was kidnapped by aliens who are somewhere in the galaxy. It really was looking for a needle in a haystack, there are more ships dressed up as Ork vessels. It looked hopeless for me, the sun went down en we set up camp just outside the city, away from the stench of dead meat. I was on patrol, to watch out for remaining Tyranid troops. We checked the group of Epsilon but it was too late, they were dead because of the remaining Tyranid group. I had my Vulcan with me and walked around the base non stop. It brought back memories of when I was still a soldier. I had to run security patrols in a base on Mars. We got attacked by Orks and they held the leaders hostage in the main bay, I went trough the air ventilation system. It was quite dangerous with the wind blowers because they could cut me to shreds. When I was above the main bay I jumped out and shot the Orks down and rescued the leaders that were wounded and alive, and so I made it to Sergeant. Suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around and aimed my Vulcan at Darkcloud's head and he said: "Wow, watch out where you point that thing will you? You scared the shit out of me." I smiled and said: "If I didn't stop you were shit little brother." Darkcloud smiled as well and we patrolled the border together and suddenly Darkcloud asked: "Adeon? Are you sure we will see our sister once again?" I looked at the sky and answered: "I don't know Darkcloud, I just don't know. Do you think I am a good leader?" Darkcloud looked as if water burned and said: "Are you nuts? You were the only Emperor who fought the Tyranids and didn't lose his head! You are the only one who knows enough about the Tyranids to construct a full working battle plan around it! It's almost as if you could read their minds!" I started to think about those last words and said: "wait a second…that might be it!" Darkcloud looked at me and said: "What?" I looked at him with a big smile and answered: "Our magnet to find our needle in the haystack! Come with me!" I walked to Epsilon's tent and woke him telling him he had to take patrol duty from me, and since I was the Emperor he didn't want to disobey my direct order. I walked to the city with Darkcloud behind me, He didn't knew what I was doing and was asking me questions the whole way to the ship, I ordered to leave the ship behind because it wouldn't be noticed because of the buildings. And Tyranids hate the smell of their dead so the ship was quite safe. I opened the ship door and there were three soldiers aiming their weapons at me, but after the second the recognized me they lowered their weapons and let us in. After Darkcloud and me got inside the leader came to me and said: "Emperor, it is not safe at night, I must apologize." I looked at him and said: "You only did your job, now stay on patrol again." I walked to the communications center inside the ship. Darkcloud was following me and walked silently past 3 soldiers lying asleep. I sat down behind the desk and started working on the ion admitters. Darkcloud stood behind me and looked at what I did and said: "What are you up to Adeon? I know when you know the solution to something and I know that you may have one right now." I turned the chair I was sitting on around and started to explain: "Look, Tyranids only use a psychic link to order people around right?" Darkcloud nodded and I continued: "Those waves which carry's the command of the Hive Leader are called Brainwaves. You heard of them didn't you?" Darkcloud was still silent and nodded still no clue of my idea. "I am re-adjusting the ion admitters to pick up those brainwaves, and we find out which Ork vessel is a Tyranid Mimic." Darkcloud started to think and suddenly got the picture of my plan and said: "How did you ever come up with this crazy idea?" I smiled and answered: "With a little help from my little Brother."

Chapter 19……………………… Operation Magnet………

The next morning I walked to the ship with a nervous look on my face and did not know what to expect. Soldiers were looking at me as if they were afraid of what was going to happen. I walked into the carrier ship and sat into the communication desk chair. I worked all day on the ion admitters, and in the evening Darkcloud came to me and asked what I was doing. I tapped the enter key button one last time and suddenly all ships were re-arranging their ion admitters. I stood up and said: "I am just finished." Darkcloud passed me and sat down on the communications chair watching what I had done for the last 9 hours. He checked the whole list of things I needed to do to adjust them. He stopped reading and looked at me saying: "That's a nice job done Adeon, but I have just one question." I wasn't expecting any questions and said: "Like?" Darkcloud looked at the controls and back at be and asked: "How do you know this plan works?" I didn't know how to answer to that and just told the truth: "I don't Darkcloud. We can test it but we have to sacrifice a ship to that, and I don't like the idea that someone dies because of a test." Darkcloud stood up and said: "Autopilot?" I looked at Darkcloud and said: "As you know the Tyranids have a way to know that there are people on it and they will only attack if there are people in it. Therefore I will go and test it." Darkcloud looked sharp at me and said: "What? You are the Emperor, you have a wife and kids, are you willing to sacrifice that for a test?" I look outside to the devastation of the city and the men who were shoveling dead people and aliens to the end of the city to burn them. I looked back and said: "They are doing their jobs, and I will do mine." I walked away leaving a rather angry Darkcloud and walked towards the Imperial vessel that was waiting for me, I already planned this. I flew back to the flagship of the fleet where I had constructed a new type of spaceship called the Magnet. It was small, fast and very tough. I stepped into the spaceship and blasted off. The Earth and fleet became smaller and smaller and when I reached the border of Earth's solar system their where ten smaller ships waiting for me to grand me cover when the test fails.
"Emperor, all systems are go, checks are complete, coordinates logged in, we are ready to engage the Tyranid vessel." I looked at my main screen seeing little numbers rolling down the screen pointing towards the ship flying away with my sister. I sighed again and regained my concentration. I opened communications to all the vessels and said: " alright…lets get this thing over with, team Alpha, you take my right wing, Team Bravo take the left…lets make this work people!" I engaged thrusters and the magnet flew with full speed towards the hive ship, with the other ships following me with difficulties. Suddenly we stopped; I was surprised because it took so little time to cross a large distance. The other ships were suddenly by my side, as we Arrived we saw a crippled Hive ship. I looked again and scanned it, Edea wasn't on the ship, and nevertheless we had to destroy it, even the crippled ships of the hive can be a serious treat later. "Team Bravo, attack the weak spots of the hive vessel, Alpha, attack the ship's front, Go!" They responded and went on their way, the opened their weapons on each side of the ship, now all I had to do is to find out what caused this and where they took Edea. This isn't going as planned, I wish I was the same old Adeon as before who always guessed right and never made a mistake, but so much has changed since that time, I had a family now, I had a home, I became Emperor. But the more I think of it the more I keep receiving the same answer. The more power you have the bigger the responsibility you have to face. And it's not just the choice of wrong or right, life or death, but it's the choice of what orders we will give and the consequences they will have. Some choices seem simple, but the consequences are hard. Suddenly I awoke from my thoughts by a massive explosion. The Hive ship was destroyed by Alpha and Bravo team. "Emperor Adeon, the hive vessel is destroyed, we can go home." I looked at the screen and saw that sensors had picked something up, it was a trail. Some kinds of Ion trail made by an engine, but ionic engines are old enough for a museum. The more I thought of it the more questions were in my head. "Sir? Are you still there?" "Yes I am, set course for Heavens Angels; I will rendezvous with you on those coordinates." Alpha team and Bravo team flew away towards Earth 2, leaving me with the Magnet. I scanned the Ion trail and started to follow it indirectly. After a while the trail stopped, as if the ship had stopped or something, I scanned the environment and saw absolutely nothing, as if the ship just vanished into the air. I had set a course for Earth 2, flew towards it and rendezvous with the Heavens Angels. I was surprised on how close I was of it and came to realize that this battle has again moves to Earth.

Chapter 20……………Close but yet Far…………………………

"Adeon, Adeon!!" I looked to the left of me when I came out of the transport ship that descended from the Heavens Angels fleet. Darkcloud ran towards me with Epsilon following him. They stood next to me and asked almost at the same time "Where is Edea..?" I looked towards the ground that seemed to be more devastated than it looked like before and answered: "She was not on board of the Hive ship, we destroyed the hive vessel and returned home, we had no need to be there any more." Epsilon looked at me in disbelief and said with a tone of anger in his voice: "Emperor, why didn't you look for traces that can lead to her whereabouts?" I looked at him thinking it would be better to be silent of the fact that I spotter an Ion trail leading towards Earth 2, with no proof I had no need to assume that Edea was on board that ship or was alive at all. "Epsilon, leave Adeon be, it's hard for him too. He has a special band with Edea that nobody has. Just leave him be." With the words Darkcloud spoke to Epsilon I walked towards the science tent to try to get some clues about the Ion trail, maybe I could find a thinner piece of it or something. "Emperor Sir, wake up, Emperor!" A soldier woke me up, I looked at the time and found out that it was already 13.31 AM, the soldier who awakened me said: "Sir, you wife on line three, it's urgent." I went to the communications level inside the science tent; I sat next to a screen and opened the conversation screen. Ariana suddenly appeared on the screen and said: "Hi honey, I hope your okay. You should take away the beard though, it doesn't suit an Emperor" I smiled again in a way I almost forgotten and said with a friendly voice: "Missed you too lovely, but why do you call me?" Ariana looked sideways said something I could not hear and turned back and said to me: "Your daughter wishes to speak with you, she was very happy with the gift you send her." Ariana stepped aside and Shiva came on the screen, she was at the age of 16 now, she was as beautiful as her mother was. She looked at me, smiled and said: "Hi Daddy! Thanks for the necklace! I really love it, you the best daddy in the whole world!" I smiled and suddenly got tears in my eyes, but now I finally came to realize how much I actually missed her, and Ariana. I looked again and Shiva was crying and said: "Daddy, I miss you…Please come home again." I had some difficulties swallowing my tears but managed to stay tall and said: "I will come back lovely, I promise" Shiva looked at me and said: "Really?" I looked back and answered: "Really." She said goodbye and I spoke to Ariana for a little while longer before closing the conversation. I never came to realize how far away how actually are apart from them before now. I walked towards the science division again and suddenly saw something; it scanned something just now, A Ion trail, still fresh. It came from this planet, but what is it and why is it here, and is Edea on that ship? I had so many questions I could now answer so I decided to still keep it down for just a little while longer before telling Darkcloud and Epsilon. I wanted to gather real proof before I point my finger at someone. I saved the data on the Ion trail on a disk and erased all of my trails. So no one would find out that I was searching for a possible explanation that Edea wasn't on the Hive ship. I had a lot of trouble keeping it a secret with Darkcloud and Epsilon asking me questions. They wondered why I haven't sought for an escape that Edea may have planned and why I haven't seen a trace of Ace. I answered with the fact that the ship was already attacked and no clue was available. One evening I sat alone in my chamber en checked the data that was on the disk I took away from the science deck this morning. I looked again and suddenly came upon a picture that was taken of the Ion trail and saw a distortion in the space, as if the ship was cloaked. But cloaking technology was banned years ago when it was proven unworthy of fair battle. I wonder why and how they managed to get a cloaking device and a ship with Ion engines powerful enough to generate a cloak. The ship seemed very large when looking at the distortion. You could see the outlines of the vessel and I started to draw it on a paper, it looked like nothing I was familiar with. I scanned the outlines with the computer and checked the Space Marine database and it searched trough the huge archive the Space Marines have from the beginning. It took a while for the machine to find something, and the only thing he could find was the ship specifications that pointed out that the ship was nearly 150 years old and is not used anymore, they were created in the cloak wars because they were able to set up a large amount of energy to their cloaking engine. The weakness of the ship was in fact that is was to slow with only 2 Ion engines powering the vessel's speed. His weapons array was different on each vessel, but the more common was the 10 plasma cannon all spread cannon and the cutting laser. I saved all the data I gathered in a file and stored it with the rest on the data disk. I wonder what this trail I found could lead to. Maybe I am slowly solving the mystery of Edea's disappearance. A Epsilon came rushing into my office: "Emperor, Sir…Tyranid Attack!"

Chapter 21…………………Puzzle of Fate…………………………

I ran towards the side of the city that was under attack, Darkcloud came instantly my way and asked: "How come they attack us? The smell of their dead should keep them away for some more days." I looked at the way the Tyranid attacked and answered: "The wind changed…" Epsilon appeared next to Darkcloud with a large gun in his hands and asked: "What do you mean wind has changed?" I looked back at him and answered: "They can't smell it because the wind is blowing the smell away, they only attack from this front." Epsilon reloaded his gun and said: "Let's bring them hell." He walked toward the Tyranid army and began shooting every single genestealer that came in his path. I didn't know why but somehow he remembers me of myself. Darkcloud soon followed him and with his 2 hand bolt pistols, he was shooting every little spore or genestealer. I soon followed with my Vulcan, mowing every single attack wave that even thought of coming my way. Suddenly everything went silent, sound was sucked away by the massive explosion who appeared at the horizon. The clouds drew aside as the mushroom cloud began descending into the air. I looked at it and didn't know what to think, I didn't even know what happened at the time. It happened so fast that my mind hadn't had enough time to get everything straight and before I had time to react I flew 10 meters backwards against a brick wall. A few hours later I woke up in my chamber, my head was pounding of pain and I felt rather dizzy. Darkcloud and Epsilon stood next to me and on the other side stood the medical team examining me and checking of I was alright. I sat up and the first thing I could say was: "What the hell happened?" Darkcloud looked at me and said: "An old nuclear vessel which exploded when Tyranid workers noticed it and attacked it, "I guess they though it was one of our tricks. The explosion killed most of the Tyranid population here, which gives us the advantage of strength, we could launch a full scale attack against them and wipe them out so save…" I interrupted Darkcloud and said: "To save what? A giant piece of junk we still call our home? Wake up brother, there is nothing left to save!" Darkcloud went silent and Epsilon spoke: "What is done can be undone, we could try Emperor…" I looked up to the ceiling still feeling rather dizzy. I decided to lie down again and rest for the rest of the day. The next day I went to the place where it happened, a crater the size of 40 kilometers was seeable from above the Earth's atmosphere. I watched it and then suddenly a question struck me, where are the tyranid body's? I went to the science computer after switching off the satellite camera. I checked the size of the bomb and the origin and check the data with the data I collected earlier of the Ion trail. After a while I discovered something interesting, the ship that left the Ion trail I found and the bomb that exploded yesterday had the same date. But how and why did someone use a cloaking ship with a nuclear weapon he defiantly used. Questions still soared trough my head but the puzzle became more and more clearer and sometimes I had the idea of seeing this before somewhere, when I was still in school. But I never knew exactly what it meant. I still had some trouble concentrating with the headache I had to suppress. I saved the data on the disk and erased my trails as usual, just in time for Darkcloud just came towards me and said: "Adeon, why do I have the feeling you are hiding something?" I was shocked but didn't show it, how on earth could he possibly know what I was figuring out? I looked at him and said: "Why do you think that little brother?" I stood up and wanted to walk to my room but Darkcloud stopped me and asked: "What are you hiding brother?" He sounded serious and looked me straight in the eye and he said: "I know you are up to something, of Edea had truly died you wouldn't be normal, I know you got a bump on your head but that doesn't mean you are going nuts. Now tell me what you are hiding." I sighed and felt he did had a point about me, if Edea did die I wouldn't act like I always do. I looked at Darkcloud and said: "Come to my office at 2300 hours, we'll talk then, the walls have ears." I passed him and went to my office, Darkcloud was not to be underestimated, and he surprised me because nobody could truly see my true nature. Only few are able to do that, Darkcloud is a really smart guy to be honest, maybe he could even help me out with this puzzle. I sat down onto my desk chair and loaded the data I had put on the disk. I looked at the information I already had and started to use the 3 things I knew for sure: The year, the nuclear bomb and the type of vessel. I searched the archive and he was still searching when Darkcloud came in a few hours later, he looked not to be messed with. He walked towards me, sat down onto the chair in front of me and looked me right in the eye and said: "Ok now tell me, what the hell is going on?" I sighed and looked back at him and I started to tell the tail: "When I got back from the magnet mission I detected an Ion trail from some kind of very old vessel, I started to investigate that and found out it came from this ship." I showed a picture of the old cloaking ship and continued with my story: "After that I still wondered why and how it is still in use since those ships are even too old for a museum. When the bomb exploded I wondered if maybe the ship and the bomb had a connection, which in fact did. The bomb was made from the same materials and in the same year." Darkcloud stood up and walked towards a window and looked outside and said with a sign of relieve in his voice: "So our sister is still alive. Now what are you going to do with this puzzle of yours, you can't do this all in secret." I stood up and walked towards him saying: "I can, and you are going to help me." Darkcloud turned towards me and answered: "What?! Me? But why? I mean, why all the secrecy?" I was still looking outside to the old destroyed city and said: "Because I don't have clear facts that Edea is truly alive, I don't know for sure if that's the one who took her away from the tyranid hive ship. Look I don't want to cause trouble and I do this in secrecy because I don't have any proof to my story." Darkcloud sighed walked towards my office and sat down again. I also walked back and sat down in my own chair behind my desk, Darkcloud was looking down onto the ground thinking it over, setting his mind straight for himself. After a while he looked at me and said: "Adeon, I will help you, just tell me what you need." I looked back and answered: "What I need is evidence, I need to know why there are connections with the bomb and the ship. I want to know how and why the ship is used and what I want to know most of all is WHO used those two things." Darkcloud looked around and back at me and said: "That's an awful lot of work, how can you keep this all a secret?" I smiled and answered: "Who wants to define an Emperor?" Darkcloud got a smile on his face and walked towards the door. Before I left he turned towards me and said: "Adeon, I don't know how you do it, but…good job." I thanked him and he walked to his room. His house is at the other side of town. We use the old houses that were still useable to work in it and stuff. Suddenly my computer beeped and something appeared on the screen, I saved the data he found on another disk without reading it. Suddenly a soldier came running inside: "Emperor! Heavens Angels are under attack!!!"

Chapter 22……………………Tyranid Revenge……………………

I went to the towns center who was been rebuild to serve as a landing platform. I walked towards the magnet and climbed on it. Darkcloud ran towards me and shouted: "Adeon, don't!! It's too dangerous!!!" I didn't listen and blasted off, towards the battle. Since I had no experience of fighting in outer space I was eager to try. I flew trough the clouds and towards the heavens angels, when I got there I had to evade a piece of ship that was torn apart. The Heavens Angels were outnumbered and needed assistance. I flew trough the fleet and toward the hive vessels, with my ion cannon I totally smashed into their defense. The other ships behind me followed my lead and fired all of their weapons at one weakness of the hive vessel. The ship exploded from within and the outer shell burst into pieces that floated into deep space or were consumed by the Earth's atmosphere. I flew trough the Hive fleet and found myself followed by Hive workers who have adapter to space. I maneuvered trough the fleet and tried to shake them but nothing would work, and I decided to take a more drastic measure. I turned the ship and kicked the brakes, the tyranid works flew by my and I flew towards the Hive mother ship with the workers behind me, guess those things are formidable. I fired main cannons at the mother ship and pieces of it smashed into the workers. I guess they haven't adapter that well after all. I flew far beyond the mother ship and turned the ship in the direction of it. I fired my Ion cannon to shut it down and started firing it. The rest of the fleet joining me and finally destroyed the mother ship. After doing so the fleet broke, as if the chain that linked them fell away and they all tumbled down, they were an easy prey for us now. This was my first victory in space, and that of the Angels. They truly are Heavens Angels, for they saved us from hell. I never realized how touch space battles actually are, with normal battles you can seek shelter en when you are hit you can always still fight or make a run for it. If you lose here, you lose it all. I wondered what the thing that appeared on the screen was. Maybe the computer found something in the archives or something. Suddenly Darkcloud hailed me and said: "Adeon, your wife on line one. It doesn't sound good." I switched to line one after engaging the autopilot on the way back. Ariana came on the screen with her face wet of tears and she cried. "What's wrong Ariana?" Ariana sighed and said with sadness in her voice: "Shiva had an accident, she was critical for a moment but she is okay now…" I almost slammed into a building and said: "What happened?!" Ariana dried her tears and said: "She had an accident with the bus she took, the other kids are also fine now. Thanks to the bus driver." I was scared for awhile but relieved as well, I did not know how to react, I didn't know if I am to be happy or scared. I guess I was both, I am just glad Shiva is safe now. Ariana woke me up and said: "Adeon honey, can I say something to Shiva from you? I guess your busy and all, I hope you're all right." I looked at her and said: "Yeah, fine, tell her I miss her and that she scared me. And tell her that I am glad that she made it all right. And give her a hug and a kiss from me okay?" Ariana answered: "Okay, I'll send your message. But what about me?" I smiled and said: "You'll just have to wait, but to be a nice guy you can give yourself a hug and a kiss from me too." She laughed and closed the channel. I opened the cockpit and stepped outside the Magnet. I never thought fresh air could be so nice once and a while. Suddenly I saw Darkcloud running towards me with Epsilon following him and said: "Adeon! I heard about Shiva, how is she?" I walked towards my room and answered while I walked: "She is fine, a bit shocked but she'll be okay." Darkcloud smiled and said: "Guess she is like her father then." I smiled too and entered the house I stayed in, I walked to my room and suddenly stopped. Darkcloud wanted to ask why I stopped but when I walked towards Epsilon it became clear for him. I wanted Epsilon out of the way so Darkcloud and I could talk about the Ion trail and the data I just have found. I stopped in front of Epsilon and gave him a mission: "Epsilon, scout around for Tyranid activity, when the wind changes let me know via the communications center. After that you can start preparing for defense, Good luck." Epsilon responded and went to work, while Darkcloud and I walked into my office. Darkcloud immediately asked: "Okay brother, what did you find out this time?" I sat down behind my desk and checked my PC and answered: "Actually I don't know, I didn't had the time to check the data he found yet." Darkcloud grabbed a chair and sat down next to me and watched the screen and said: "How do you know you found something useful?" I looked at Darkcloud and answered: "I don't…" The computer loaded the data disk and Darkcloud and I both read the data. Darkcloud went silent and I could feel my face turn pale. Could this truly be…?

Chapter 23…………………………Inquisitor………………………

"No way!" was Darkcloud's response after reading the data that I saved on the disk. Darkcloud continued: "But, that guy lived thousands of years ago, how could he be possibly here? And what is he doing with our sister?" I looked down at the ground having the same questions that Darkcloud had. I wondered how the Inquisitor could survive these millennia and hide from the Tyranid, Tau and other creatures who surely could mean a treat for him. I had so many questions but I only have a short supply of answers, the only thing I knew for sure is that the Inquisitor is alive and is here. Darkcloud looked at me and said: "Brother, you never fully told me the full story of the inquisitor. Now I really want to hear the entire story about him." I sighed and looked at him, and answered: "Are you sure little brother?" Darkcloud looked a little angry and said with some angriness in his voice: "Stop calling me little!" I smiled a bit and turned towards him and told the true story: "Look, Darkcloud, what I told you in our childhood were fake story's I once heard when I went to camp with the rest of the kids. The true story begins exactly 2000 years ago. The Earth was in war with itself, Orks, Space Marines, Humans and Chaos Space Marines. The Humans fought the Orks, and the Space Marines the Chaos. The Space Marines had much trouble fighting the so called chaos demons. Those were demons created many, many millennia ago in the middle ages. The Space Marines didn't really have a chance against the demonic powers from the chaos and chaos almost devoured the Space Marines. But only 10 years ago scientists already saw a war between Chaos and Space Marines coming and decided to take measures before it was too late. They had a sample from the first Emperor who was a devoted leader with the strength to kill an entire army with his bare hands, even demons. With that thought the scientist used the forbidden cloning technology they created after the cloak wars and started to make a fast growing clone of the first Emperor. After doing so the child grew faster than anybody, learned faster was stronger than anyone else and learned things in just half the time we needed. He would make the ultimate weapon against the Chaos, and he did. 10 years forward he already had killed more demons than a normal veteran and was the chaos's greatest fear. He was armed in a enormous Armour that protected his entire body from sharp claws and demonic attacks. The chaos's guns and firepower weren't strong enough to even make a dent in the Armour of the Inquisitor. He was called Inquisitor because it's old human language for Demon Slayer. He was feared all over Earth and even in placed beyond the boundaries of Earth. But after some time something happened that he did not expect. They didn't need the Inquisitor anymore, for all demons were finally killed. The Space Marines tried to liquidate him but they failed. After that he swore across the Earth finding his true Identity and who he truly was. He was used only for a tool, and didn't know how to react as a normal human. He met a man called Seth and he taught him to be human again. After 5 years of partnership, the Space Marines found his location and killed Seth before his eyes. Seeking revenge he went from Space Marine base to base to find out about his true nature and purpose. And at last in the primary base he saw the cloning machines, after learning his true origin he did not know what to do. He had no dreams, no friends, no one to work for. He stole an old Cloak ship and departed into space where he tortured the weak space marines. The Inquisitor is one mean fighting machines created for only one purpose, to seek and destroy. No one actually saw him of course, but I do think this is our guy. I guess all the facts matched, but I don't understand how he managed to survive all of this. The Tyranid, Tau, you name it. But I know one thing for sure and that is that we must find him and free our sister Darkcloud, The computer is checking the location. I think we will pay an old friend a little visit." Darkcloud sat silent in his chair looked kind of scared and said: "Nice story, how did you know all of this?" I signed and said: "At school I became really fascinated by that story, I read it a thousand times." Darkcloud stood up and looked out of the window and saw Epsilon checking the wind and was checking for Tyranid activity. Darkcloud turned towards me and said: "And when are you going to tell you men?" I looked at the computer and again saved the data on a disk and wiped out my trails and said: "I don't know for sure that it truly is the Inquisitor, I want solid proof." Darkcloud looked outside again and said with some irritation in his voice: "Isn't this proof enough? We are talking about our sister!" I switched the computer off and walked towards Darkcloud and answered: "Look I just don't want to give them false hope okay? The chance that there truly is and Inquisitor is ten to one." Darkcloud looked at me and said: "Yeah, but what if we are that one?" I answered: "Then I guess we're lucky" Darkcloud sighed and said: "When do you ever change…" I laughed and after a while Darkcloud laughed too, and suddenly Epsilon came running into the room saying: "Sir! Large ship just above us! It seems old!" I looked outside and saw the giant ship above us. Darkcloud and I thought the same and both said together: "The Inquisitor!" I walked outside and looked up to the monstrous ship that floated above us, suddenly a voice said: "Emperor, reveal yourself. Come to these coordinates in approximately 2 hours. Be there or Edea will die!" A soldier gave me a palm computer with the coordinates and recognized it, it was in a desert, once called the Sahara. After I got the coordinates the giant ship cloaked and apparently went to the coordinates to await my arrival. A soldier recognized it too and said: "But sir, that's a long way to go. Shouldn't you go?" I looked towards the Magnet and said: "I have one and a half hour left before I truly have to go, Darkcloud you come with me, Epsilon you prepare the Magnet. I have a plan…" Epsilon walked towards the Magnet and Darkcloud followed me into my office and said: "What's in your mind Adeon?" I looked at my computer and loaded a map that centered the coordinates. I turned the screen towards Darkcloud and said: "Look, I want men here, here and here. And I want you to be in charge of it." Darkcloud went silent for awhile and after a few second he said: "Why me…?" I smiled and said: "Because, my brother, it is time you are going to show me what you have got. Make me proud kid." Darkcloud looked at the map and downloaded it into his palm computer and said: "And what will happen if I fail or if I am too late?" I stood up and said: "Simple I'll be toast…" Darkcloud looked at the palm computer and examined the map he just got and said: "Look, brother, I don't get it. Why are you setting up an entire army against just one man?" I sighed and looked out the window and said: "That man has enough weapons and gadget to kill twice the army we have stationed here. Look this is the plan: I will go to the coordinates while you and Epsilon wait on those positions. When I have Edea and give the signal, which will be a flare. You will move onto him and I will make my escape with Edea, Meanwhile you keep him busy while I call the Angels to destroy his ship. After that it will only be a matter of time when we get him." Darkcloud made notes on his palm computer and suddenly said: "And what if it goes wrong?" I sighed and said: "I'll pray for a miracle."

Chapter 24…………………Long time no see...Adeon……………

"Group Alpha, Group Beta, Go to these coordinates, Stealth is a must! So don't go listening to some kind of radio station, be there in approximately half an hour, NOW GO!" I heard Darkcloud gave those orders, he reminded me of myself somehow, when I was just a sergeant. Back in the old days I could yell a lot at soldiers to make them move their butts, but now everything changed for me. I am now an Emperor, I only yelled when I really needed to. I am a family man no, and I could never yell at my family. I guess Darkcloud will go trough the same things I've been, I just hope it's a lot better than how I have seen it. I went trough hell and heaven to get the things I now have. To feel happiness in me and be able to do the things I do. My brother is very special and he will make a difference. "Emperor, sir, your ship is ready." Epsilon stood behind me and waited for my response, after half a minute he said: "Sir, are you okay?" I turned towards him and said: "No not really, come with me for a second. I sat down behind my disk and Epsilon sat down in front of me and he questioned: "Emperor, what is the matter?" I sighed and said: "I want you to do something, find my son Ace and tell him to go to me. Tell him it is to save Edea." I gave him a palm computer with the coordinates of a crash. The ship was a Ork pod and a Ork pod just by itself brought a lot of questions into my head. Epsilon looked at me and said: "But I how will I get there?" I walked towards the window and pointed towards a ship similar to the Magnet and said: "You're going to fly the Magnet 2." Epsilon went silent, looked towards it and said: "Sir, I'll go right away." I still looked out of the window when Epsilon wanted to leave the room and said: "Epsilon? Look out for katana's and ninja stars ok?" Epsilon smiled and said: "Will do sir!" He walked towards the Magnet 2 and blasted off into the far jungle of once South America. Darkcloud was still busy rounding up troupes for the surprise attack, I just hope that the Inquisitor doesn't detect my sudden strike. I had just half an hour left, I had to go now. I walked towards the magnet and contacted Darkcloud. Darkcloud said: "I will meet you there Adeon, good luck!" I blasted off towards the desert and did not truly know what to expect. The Inquisitor was a fast growing clone of the very first Emperor, so how could he survive these many years. It could be right though, his ship seemed very old and so it did. And why did he kidnap Edea? I guess she doesn't have some special value for him, only for me, Adeon. How did he know me, he did pass my defense initiative to keep everything from outer space in outer space. I didn't know what to expect, and I knew even less on what to do about it. The best I could do is preparing me for everything. I guess that you can't truly prepare yourself for someone who lives millennia ago. There it was, the old Sahara desert, at least on the first earth we called it like that. Instead of the very sandy dunes of the real Sahara, the ground was very rocky and dry, almost no sand at all. As I flew over the rocky ground I suddenly saw a huge vessel de-cloaking before me and landed at the coordinated spot. I landed about 50 meters away from him and left my cockpit open with my auto-pilot set so I could take my escape when the moment comes. I walked towards the huge ship and stood still in the middle between us. I saw a door open and a huge guy walked towards me with Edea in his hands, I stood quiet and did not show any emotions before him. He walked towards me and took off his helmet after putting the unconscious Edea between us. I looked at him and said: "Anthony…? Anthony is that you?!" The guy looked at me and said with a rather damaged voice: "Surprised to see me Adeon?" I looked at him and said: "but how…?" I laughed and said: "How?! Hahahahahaha!! Remember when you left me on Szuka Prime?" I interrupted him and said: "It was an accident…" He became angry and shouted: "It was no accident!! You left me and you know it!! You left me for the Orks to beat me up and torture me!" I looked to the ground, and remembered what happened back then. I was still a soldier, fighting for the Blood Angels just after the Armageddon war. It was on Szuka prime when I fought to the bitter end. Anthony and I were battle brothers and we were almost invincible. There wasn't an Ork that we couldn't handle. But one day everything went wrong, the Orks fought back with extremely hard force and backend us, they were in large numbers and we could not take them, not even with all the fire power we got. The army got orders from the high command to evacuate the place. But most of the guys didn't made it, we ran for the escape pod for there was only one left and I stepped inside, granting cover for Anthony so he could join me, but something went wrong. An Ork grenade exploded just aside me and pushed me against the control panel and it sealed the pod and blasted it off into space before I could stop it. The last thing I saw was Anthony's hand reaching out for the pod when he was knocked down by the Ork's. Suddenly Anthony woke me up and said: "You remember it don't you? You remember leaving me inside that…that hell!! Let me tell you what happened after you left. I was knocked down hard by the Ork's but managed to survive somehow and was taken to the Ork high directive where I was tortured for pleasure by the high Ork's. One night after almost dying to the wounds I bore I knocked down an Ork guard and took my escape. I ran into a forest and after a while my body hurt that bad that I was barely able to walk. I walked to lean onto a tree but fell trough it, falling in some kind of cavern and fell unconscious. When I woke up it was already daylight, I did not know how long I was unconscious. I looked before me and there she was, the Nervada. A cloaking ship, as I walked inside I say a dead body with a shiny gold Armour with a note saying: For ye thou needs me the most. I pushed a button and the Armour opened itself cleaning himself of the dead body. I pushed myself in the Armour and felt the power it had within me, together with my ship, I waited for my strength to recover and get my revenge. When I was fully healed my first victims were the Ork's for they had tortured me for almost three years. Ever been tortured for three years? It's more than Hell Adeon, Hell is only a word, reality can be much worse so I have seen. After hunting down for Ork I decided to keep away from war and to gather data of you Adeon. And yes, you were very interesting. With your lovely daughter and wife, and what about Aran? Don't you miss him Adeon? Well I have a surprise for you Adeon. Come out Aran!" I looked as if I saw a ghost, and Aran walked towards Anthony and said: "I am here father." I held in my anger and looked at him, he looked just like Ace, like some kind of ninja. He had a sword on his back and looked threatening. But the thing I wondered most was how he aged, he was as old as Ace now, but how? Inquisitor smiled and said: "Surprised Adeon? After I kidnapped him I gave him a genetic code that made him grew faster and learn harder than all the others. He learned how to be a ninja in only three days and look at him now! He is more powerful than you could ever imagine Adeon. Or shall I say, Emperor." He laughed as if someone just whispered a funny joke in his ear and I stood helplessly looking at Edea. The only thing I could think of was the plan I had in mind, and the plan B for as it failed. Somehow Aran seemed to recognize me and looked more into my direction. "Anthony, why are you doing this? This is useless, why can't we just settle this?" Inquisitor looked angry at me and shouted: "Settle this?! Settle this?!! How can you settle three years of torture and six years of wandering?! No Adeon, now you will meet your equal!!"

Chapter 25 ………………Grim Present, Darker Future……………

"A new age has come Adeon. I, the Inquisitor, will devour worlds and will begin by putting the Emperor of the Space Marines on his knees before me! Aran! Prepare the ship! I want to leave this place before they can take action!" Aran Obeyed Inquisitor and walked towards the ship, before he fully disappeared he looked my way. With the same look he had earlier, as if he recognized me. I looked at the Inquisitor and at Edea. The Inquisitor stood still as if it was waiting for something or someone. Suddenly the Inquisitor said: "So Adeon, are you happy now? You fully destroyed my life and now you also have destroyed that of you son. Isn't that awful? And to make things much worse, you sister will die nice and slow…" My mind was aching with hate for him, how could he do this without any remorse? I had nothing to say to him and looked at Edea, we was still unconscious. "You know Adeon…" He continued, "…it wasn't supposed to be this way, all I ever dreamed of was having the same life you have. Although now I guess that dream is turned into a nightmare." I interrupted him for I couldn't stand it any longer and said: "Why are you doing this Anthony?!" Inquisitor looked angrier and said: "You know the why Adeon! You have left me behind!" I tried to stop him and shouted: "It was an accident! The Ork grenade blasted me into the control panel, I didn't want this! This has haunted me in my dreams for 5 years, please stop this madness!" Inquisitor turned his back on me and I saw the chance I needed, I grabbed Edea and fired the flare into the sky. Inquisitor was surprised and said: "What is happing?!" Suddenly Marines came from all directions. The Inquisitor grabbed 2 plasma full spread blasters and shot down the first line with only one shot, I ran with Edea towards the Magnet but the Inquisitor fired a plasma ball at the magnet destroying it in a blink of an eye. My troupes were closing in on him and he had more difficulties keeping them away. Suddenly Aran came out of the ship but before he could go for the Marine's Inquisitor stopped him and shouted: "No! Take the ship and leave! Don't forget your mission!" Aran obeyed and closed the ships door leaving Inquisitor behind, and what did he mean with his mission? I guess it wasn't something good, I grabbed my Vulcan and fired towards the vessel. But it was in vain for it was already gone before I could even damage the vessel. The battle between the army and the Inquisitor was still raging and no one actually succeeded in actually reaching him. This is truly a pointless battle, Darkcloud ran towards me and said: "Adeon, this is hopeless! That Inquisitor guy has too much Armour and has too many weapons." I looked at him and said: "Darkcloud, take Edea and get the hell out of here, I will see what I can do!" Darkcloud obeyed, grabbed Edea and made a run for it. I walked towards the Inquisitor and fired on him with my Vulcan. The Armour of the Inquisitor blocked some of the bullets coming from my Vulcan and he looked angry at me after throwing a soldier into the air and launched a rocket my way. I ducked but had burn wounds on my shoulder because of the fire that pushed the rocket towards me. I dropped my Vulcan for I could not grab a hold of it much longer. I walked towards the outer line of the attack, but I got hit by a plasma ball hitting me on the burned shoulder. I fell down and could not get up. The Inquisitor fired at the soldiers and when I looked up I suddenly saw ships landing before me, it was the cavalry from outer space. Death Company's emerged from the ship making it possible for the soldiers to make an escape. 2 men grabbed me and got me inside of one of the vessels that came from the cavalry. All men evacuated as one guy stood still before the Inquisitor. I recognized him immediately for it was my own son. Ace finally arrived, which was my plan B. If someone could take this guy out it would be him. The ship descended, as I saw Ace and the Inquisitor descend I thought about what Inquisitor said about me. Am I really such a bad person? Am I really the right guy to take place of the Emperor's throne? And what about Aran, what could his secret mission be? And how did he grow up so fast? So many questions to answer, so little time. I didn't really know what to do about it, for I didn't know what to expect from Aran. I just hope Ace is alright. Suddenly I heard Shiva's voice inside me saying: "You're the best daddy in the world!" I closed my eyes and smiled, forgetting the huge amount of pain that was raging trough my shoulder. I laid myself down and thought it over again, what could happen in the future? I guess I don't truly know what will happen, but one thing I do know for sure. The fight between worlds isn't over yet. Aran is still to be found. And the treat of the Tyranids remains in the deep dark future. The only thing we can do now is to hope we will make it trough the bad, dark days…