Chapter 10: The Knight of Terra
Jess was making some ice peach tea for the sister movie watching later. Dad had gotten a lot of old movies loaded in a server room their uncle stole from an old AdMech vault in some random hive.
Ayla meanwhile was in the bathroom, shocked at what she saw. Her nipples had mouths with long dark blue tongues coming out and were licking the air and her supple skin. Sally was overseeing this and sighed, she had hoped this would not happen, but she just had to give her a high dosage of Daemonette sperm. She thought of possessing her for advisement but she doubts that Edward or John would agree to such a demand. Ayla puts on her tank tops to see the mouths close and resemble normal nipples.
Jess, on the other hand, was less of a problem and more of a minor issue that does not need to be addressed at the moment, she may have the mind of a Daemonette but she has the limitation of a mortal. She was basically a sexual deviant, nothing more. Jess, wearing half an SoB bra, was busy in her room failing at summoning a Daemonette thanks to her sane godmother not wanting her to be further corrupted while the insane one was whining about it.
Meanwhile with the author...
?: "Hehehe~" A purple feminine being was busy typing the story as the Author was tied in a corner. This would continue if John did not enter the room.
John: "Hey dude, why were the last two chapters focused on...sex." He looks at Slaanesh who was looking at him with a surprised face. "Oh, well that makes sense, well then" He inhales and shouts "ISHA!"
Out of nowhere Isha appears with fluffy handcuffs and tackled a laughing Slaanesh as John helps to untie the author.
WesternCrusader87 "Thanks I have a lot of work to do." They nod to one another as John helps Isha bring Slaanesh to their sex room, he did not want to know.
WesternCrusader87 cracks his knuckles "Here we go, something sanitary."
With Hayden...
Gods dammit! Why did the Eldar treat this armour so poorly? Was it because we didn't prevent Slaanesh? I sigh and continue to rebuild and repair the long-forgotten armour. After that, there will be upgrades. I took Kiri as an apprentice as her nimble small hands were great at wiring and tunning small equipment, she was also a quick learner.
With John...
I enter the room to find Edward, Rogal and the breast-pad custodian who were watching Leman Russ and Co on the other side of the portal. I join in and summoned a bucket of popcorn.
In the Webway...
Stuart felt as if he had been reinvigorated by an unknown source. He looks to his chest as Leman asks what is at the end of the tunnel. He pays no heed as he finds a curved sword on his left hip. He draws it and admires the craftsmanship, it was one bladed and had a circular hilt to it with a small red braid tied to it. He sheathes the blade as he helps Matilda up as they are suddenly sucked into a mirror heading towards the sun.
He felt the heat licking at his skin as his breath grows rapidly. His armour soon melts under the heat as he screams. His screams are soon overpowered by Kaldor Draigo saying "NO SUN!" Suddenly the sun expands.
He falls to the ground with a heavy thud. His eyes open wide in pain "MY TEETH ARE MELTING!" The rest of his squad were also in similar pain.
"Awww, Scions, come! You will be fine." Fyodor heals their wounds and takes the time to make a dad joke.
Stuart sat up healed and a bit dazed "What just happened?" his ears were ringing so he could only hear mumbles, it was only after that he noticed Dark Eldar in front of him. "Ah, fuck."
Andel...
After teaching the Wych how to wear imperial clothes, which they enjoy as they found something to cover their bodies. The succubus herself like the more 'promiscuous' ones high-end prostitutes use, basically a robe with free access to the chest, a very tight gold corset and golden stockings. Andel has also got word that Grace is coming, fuck.
With Grace...
Grace had a lot to think about knowing about her origins, but now she sees that her mothers can be saved. She also hoped that uncle John still lived, for only he was truly the father figure. The Daemonettes under her command were surprisingly tame in their fetishists, some have even willingly become her daughters' sex servants. She really did enjoy all the sex but today was interesting as reports from the warp say that the Inquisition, something she really hated, just pass Khaine gate and are now in Dark Eldar territory, which serves them right.
She is suddenly summoned to her mom's flesh palace gardens and is greeted by friendly tentacles, she dismisses them as they molest wandering Daemonettes. She enters the palace, to see mommy Sally and mommy Slaanesh who were jerking each other off. They smile and Slaanesh gestures to a sweater on a nearby marble table, it had the imagery of a Daemonette in Sister of Battle armour. Grace accepted the gift and kneels, she is brought up by Slaanesh and is stroked by her. Grace turns away flustered as while she does not mind the touch, she did not like doing it to her family. Sally slaps Slaanesh's ass and occupies her with a gentle pegging as Grace curtsy and returns to her chambers.
Grace appreciates the gifts her moms gave, a cute doll to sleep with, a box full of chocolate bars, some stuffed teddy bears and a colouring book. Unsurprisingly better parents than dad, with John being the cool uncle. Grace goes to sleep as she cuddles her doll.
Back with Andel...
For some reason, he feels as if he shouldn't worry, might as well as the Wychs have started to ask if they can go out.
The workshop...
Hayden had a hell of a time trying to modernise the armour, surprisingly easy thanks to its simple design and bulkiness. The torso had extra protection like composite armour and shock absorbers, the arms were fitted with hidden Meltas and were fitted with an arm-mounted deployable tablet, the leggings were reinforced for high drops and fitted with small jet boosts and the black cape was made out of the thoughtest fabric the AdMech could provide.
The helmet was made fully collapsible and had the best hud system that was equal to a Space Marine. The helmet eye-slits were protected by bulletproof slits, able to swiftly scan the area. The helmet had a hidden coms unit in it for long-distance and short-range communication, you can see a small antenna on the back of it. The helmet has a microphone connected to a voice changer if John needed to be incognito, the bass boost on it could act as a short-range scream attack or intimidation.
The gauntlets have a melee mode where it changes into knuckle-dusters that can pack a punch. The entire armour was powered by one of the last red plasma cores, a more reliable power source compared to its blue counterpart, in the Imperium. The reason why it was rare was that the blueprints to make these were locked where the Void Dragon lives, which no Tech-Preist has access to.
The sword needed no improvement as it was literally forged in a dwarf star and made out of Warp Steel, a substance that could only be found on Daemon worlds. The process of making it was an absolute nightmare that would make the Warp a fucking daycare centre, which it ironically has for young Daemonettes, Sally has been busy for the last few thousand years. But the metal had the nice little niche of being a really strong Warp conductor.
John's shotgun was also modified to be able to shoot some good ole dragon's breath, making it a flame shotgun that melts the enemy's skin. The shotgun also now has a drum mag for easier reloading. The shotgun was essentially turned into a portable cannon.
Hayden needed to ask big VD for some extra stuff later. He looks at Kiri who was sleeping on a couch, cute. He puts a blanket over her and walks out to get some fresh air.
Jessica pouted as she cannot summon a single Daemon at all, she will do it in the glory of Slaanesh. Hopefully, Ayla doesn't come in as she was the more devoted of the two as she was considered the successor of their order's Canoness. However, after the whole Athena debacle, their order was to be attached to John's regiment as military and medical support and resulted in the Canoness being transferred to another order and dad taking command instead. The order has since been unofficially renamed to The Medics of Athena by the Guardsmen, good name.
Jessica continues to try to summon her new sisters, who she can see in the Warp. I don't know how but I can just see them, they speculate I must have gotten in the genes but I'm not sure dad has the ability to see the Warp, he is a normal human after all. Her sisters have been trying to guide her but it's as if Slaanesh is refusing to do it. She goes to bed very bored and just watches an old movie.
Ayla meanwhile was praying fervently for her tainted body to be cured. The Emperor's light shall cleanse her of these mutations. She sings a hymn as she feels the light of the Imperium shine on her body, yet her mutation remained. She would have given up if not for the fact that she was in the throne room of the Emperor. She looks around to see the skeleton of her mighty god, judging her very soul. She tries to kneel before the Emperor chuckled and said that was not necessary.
"Hello, my child. You ask for guidance, I shall provide it." He spoke in a human voice that betrays his decay, instilling extreme awe into her. She looks to see an armoured man in black robes with a white star-cross on it. He had green wings of flame, a helmet adorned with an olive branch crown, glowing green eyes filled with wisdom and a claymore in hand. "This is the Lord Hospitaller, my second in command, he is just a witness so do not worry about him." Ayla nods as she feels something familiar with the man.
"You have been picked to gain these taints as a test, a test of your will." Ayla's hope rekindles as the Emperor continued to speak "Many challenges lay ahead for you and your sister, only together shall you overcome it. I see great and terrible things from you two, for better times. Good luck." She is suddenly back in her room with a new goal in mind, to show her sister the truth.
She walks to her sister's room and opens it to find a purple summoning circle and a sleeping Jessica, well that's not a good sign. She sees many incorporeal Daemonettes above Jess who look at Ayla with happiness in their eyes. They kneel in front of her as if she was their leader and purr, fucking purr. She sits next to her sleeping sister to see the sign of Slaanesh on her arm, she wanted to cry when suddenly the Daemonettes chant "Two sisters, both gold and bold, shall light the dark, for better times." The last part made her realise another being was in on this. Her sister wakes up to see her sister about to cry, she did not know why but she was going to do her best to comfort her. She hugged her with all her might and said that everything is going to be alright.
With John...
"I'm making a dangerous risk for their safety." He did not like it that his daughters are now locked as the saviours of the Imperium and Slaanesh's soul.
"DO NOT WORRY, OLD FRIEND. THEY SHALL NOT NEED ANY PROTECTION THANKS TO THEIR NEW POWERS." Edward says to his knight.
John just scoffs and leaves to raise his own army if shit has hit the fan. Rogal Dorn, Custodian and the abducted guide continue to watch the screen.
With Hayden...
After tuning the gears in the armour I can finally say I have repaired and improved the armour. The armour was made more bulky and powerful to the best of my abilities. I look in a nearby mirror to see I needed an upgrade myself, so I went to my room to change only to get a message from my brother to awaken the Men of Bronze. I did a double-take and read the message again, something got him mad. Hayden activated the protocol "Rust Cleaner" with the help of a remote computer station in his room.
Somewhere deep in the bunker...
Metal bulky men wake up and rise from their slumber, blue light coming forth from their eyes and body. Their weapons and backpack powering up, hud displays gathering data, beating souls awaken and sounds of binary turn to low gothic. "For the Knight of Saints!" They chant as more of their brethren awaken, all 200,000. They began to rearm themselves with new weapons as new objectives enter their heads.
Primary goal: ++Protect and guide humanity++
The head commander of this legion, Hector, relays this objective to his officers and remotely opens a titan-sized bunker door that slowly opens. The air of the outside hit their metal frames as they march out to protect humanity. The Wychs and Andel on top of the castle walls see the metal legion marching out, all in awe at their numbers. They are followed by 5 Castigator-Class Titans, each armed with advanced plasma cannons and shoulder-mounted missile silos. Compared to their smaller Emperor-class siblings it stood taller and its head was not hunchbacked, surrounded by towers with radar and communication equipment. Its crew were long since dead but its artificial intelligent pilot was still there, the crew can be replaced by the more enduring Men of Bronze.
Hayden then shouts to them from the battlements to stay the hell inside as they are not supposed to go out yet. The army rushes back into the fort so as not to be spotted by any AdMech patrol. Hayden sighs as he gives Andel permission to bring the Wychs into the Hives.
Andel took the Wychs on a field trip across the industry district of Londinium, it stretched from the east to the west coast with the north being an irradiated wasteland. The number of weapons and ammunition being made here could raise 500 Guard divisions in one year. The number of gangs here is also quite numerous as the Throne Geld here was quite potent and was worth more than any other district on Terra.
The group explore the district gaining new insight and some nice trinkets like a model of a Leman Russ Tank, a metal painting of Ferrus Manus and clothing they liked. Andel did a headcount and saw that Alison was missing. He scanned the area quickly finding her walking to the Residential slum district of the Thames after all the water disappeared.
Andel walked up to her to find her observing two little children playing in a puddle at the meeting square, their mother calls for them as it gets late. Alison sheds a tear knowing she had missed out on her childhood years ago, forever not knowing her parent. Andel places a hand on her shoulder and gestures to her sisters, they are her family now. Alison hugs Andel and thanks him, for everything he has done for them.
Andel himself sheds a tear behind his mask; if she only knew. With the field trip done they head back to Edinburgh.
Montage of John recruiting...
John had arrived at The Fang via portal to get Bjorn the Fell-Handed some exercise. He enters Bjorn's chambers to find him awake and waiting for him. "Hey, John! How's ya kids?" You could tell Bjorn was smiling at his friend's return as they enter a quick portal trip to the next companion. Cue Tech-Marine finds an empty room and panics.
John and Bjorn arrived at Ollanius Pius who was busy cleaning his hunting rifle in his barn, he looks at the two before sighing. "This job never gets old."
Next up was a group of Medusas playing strip poker. John and Co enter the room to find some very embarrassed ladies. John gave them some mobilising papers and summons a portal for 20 divisions of Medusas.
John also picks up Taldeer, Lofn and LIIVI along the way as they were slightly hated by other Eldar after that plague incident in which John had no involvement whatsoever, Lofn was brought along as splitting a family is not nice to him.
He also called upon the Leigon of the Dammned in reserve just in case. Speaking of the dead, he summoned the dead souls of fallen Hospitallers, Teutonics and Templars, 369th Harlem Hell Fighters, the Swiss Guard, thousands of English Longbows, the 442nd infantry regiment, the Black Watch, veterans from WW1 and WW2, a fuckton of Russian zombies, Samurais and Ninjas, tons of dead Guardsmen and several dead Soviet K-9 battalions.
John looked at his amassed army, knowing he will need more in the future. He armed every single soldier as much as the foundries could produce. Thank god he and Hayden built the largest bunker system in the galaxy to fit all these soldiers. If anyone would threaten his home and his people, they will face a wall of the living dead led by one very angry guardian.
Somewhere on Terra...
Rolf and Kelvin were playing cards when suddenly they were called to contain a riot in a nearby Inquisitor-held prison, they grabbed their Hellguns and rush to it. The planet's garrison was busy with some taco riots thanks to the Imperial Podcasts. The large prison was quite odd as it only held one person, a powerful blank that doesn't exhibit any negative aura and is immune to the Warp.
They open the prison's untouched stone doors to find many dead Stormtroopers on the floor, parts of their bodies missing. The two called in for backup as they hear gunfire down a tunnel with a cable railway. The two-step onto the platform and descended downwards, they noticed a lot of blood on the floor. They pass by many sentries platforms and metal autocannon sponsons with blood-soaked on them, one was blown from the inside.
The platform stops at the bottom, both men recoiled at the sight of a hanging upper body with its guts spilling out dangling on a hook. They found the lower half was ash. A Leman Russ wreck was in a corner with its top inside it. They walked down a flight of stairs and observed a large amount of space in the multi-levelled hallow cube room filled with many security positions aimed away from a metal door, a door that was torn off.
This time they see Chaos Guardsmen who lay dead on the floor in the Space Marine-sized hallway, from bolt rounds Rolf deduced from the casings. On the left was a camera room that was used to scan the prison. They check the footage to see Chaos portals open inside of the Stormtroopers and Traitor Guardsmen come forth, followed by a huge Space Marine in terminator armour whose head was disfigured as if it was crushed and then inflated. The sound was not available but the Marine was very angry and wanted the prisoner, the footage shows them jumping and sliding down the tunnel while the security platforms and sponsors were also subjected to the same fate as the entrance troopers.
The Marine summons a bunch of Daemons who deal with the security blook while he tears off the metal door. He is distracted by a Leman Russ and tore its turret and slammed it into the poor tank. He turns around to see bolter fire destroying his men, he enters the hallway and charges at an unknown figure. The hallway and beyond had no footage for some reason even though there was a blue camera in it.
Rolf and Kelvin look at each other then back to the Hallway, they gulped and readied their weapons. They carefully walk down the hallway to find a large door with a doormat at the bottom, it said 'Knock please'. Rolf looked at a curious Kelvin then knocked. A blue scanner runs across their bodies and turns green, the sounds of gears are heard as the door opens. What they saw first was the body of the Chaos Terminator, head blown up in a bare metal room with a stove in the corner and a bed on the floor.
Beyond that was a bearded space Marine with a bolt pistol in hand, he was clad in blue Ultramarine armour and had a photo of a Guardswoman on his chest plate. The Marine's face turned from an annoyed look to a greeting one "Welcome, sorry about the mess. I am ex-captain Titus of the Ultramarines 2nd company, and you are?."
An hour later...
John entered the home of Captain Titus, a shining example of what an Ultramarine should be. He had defended him day and night collecting testimonies from the Guard, invading Orks from the Blood Axes and an Ultramarine Chaplain to say he was not tainted. The Orks came to his defence as he was "Da' best Humie we fought." and promptly tried to attack Leandros who the Ultrameins hated and let the Orks through, shame he lived. The one who tipped the balance was 2nd LT Miranda Nero who was with him till the end with her first-hand account of Titus's actions on Forge world Graia.
He had saved Titus from being purged but in the process, he was also recruited into the Blackwatch. Many Ultramarines say he will be missed and will erect a statue in his honour. After several years in service, he had retired and John had a home built for him on Terra. He would live there until he was needed again.
John passed by several Guardsmen who were wheelbarrowing the corpses into a portable purging station. John sighed, he should have picked Space Marine guards. He headed towards Titus' chambers, with a gift in hand. John hoped he didn't need to drag Titus in but considering that Choas Sorcerer wanted to kill him for crushing his head, John was all too happy to get a good man to fight alongside. Titus agreed as he was really pissed off and worried, they both know the Sorcerer will be back. John gave him the gift, an engraved roman knife with a magnificent gold eagle hilt.
Titus will be given the best equipment John could offer. Dual Absolver Bolt Pistols for CQC, a modified Storm Bolter with stock and extended barrel making it akin to a heavy assault rifle, tactical plasma grenades, wrist-equipped grappling hooks and a gifted Black Sword from the Black Templars. Titus armour was also upgraded with a counter-EMP system in case the situation arises.
Back at Edinburgh castle...
"Alright, I have reports of battles to reinforce and help." John points to a large screen of the galaxy with several red dots of worlds under attack. He planned to organise a massive surprise attack on the Tau who had taken worlds left and right in quick succession before any Imperial forces could be mustered. John will form some portals for each planet, it would put him in a one-day coma in the end, but it will be worth it.
First up was the planet called 'Gruno II' which was turned into a foundry world specifically designed to produce their own Titans, I'm not joking. To make things a bit more ironic, John sent the Samurais and Ninjas followed by the Russian zombies. They will be supported with some Gunships John had on hand.
On Gruno II...
Ethereal Aun'tel was overseeing his mixed workforce of Tau and Humans toiling in the hot furnaces of the factory through his air condition office. The Tau government decided to put rebellious Tau and Humans onto the planet for controlling them and constructing their new titan designs. Aun then heard an explosion and headed outside to see smoke coming out of one of the defence bunkers. He orders that the PDF be mobilised.
At the Bunker...
The Tau were being killed everywhere as ghost Samurai swiftly cut through them like a hot knife cutting butter. Supporting them were Russian zombies firing bolt-action rifles at Tau soldiers and marksmen. The Tau's weapons went through the Samurai as they were incorporeal while the Russians were just shrugging it off and regrew their missing parts, their decay still on as John was a fan of zombie movies and wanted to recreate that.
The Tau mechs themselves were having trouble targeting them as the Samurai were invisible and the Russians held minimal heat signatures. Said mechs were also treated to EMP warfare coming from the fast ninjas with their EMP grenades and EMP shurikens. The mechs were shut down and could not move.
This caused a mass rout in the Tau as they rushed back to their second line which had fresh troops at the ready. They too were subjected to the horror that is The Dead and died in droves. At this point, the Ethereal went down himself to control his men and told them to fire but only for his mind control pheromone being overpowered by fear. His face turns to anger before being shot between the eyes.
The Tau PDF and an Ethereal General in a KX139 Ta'Unar Supremacy Armour finally arrived only to be suppressed by flying Blue-Class Gunships which flew over them with a menacing sound. Bolt rounds rip the Tau apart as the Mech gets destroyed by a couple of Melta missiles, the Tau desperately tries to run away only for the ground troops to kill them.
Inside the factory...
The Tau workers and humans were rounded up and we're thinking that they were about to be executed, only to be handed over to commander Farsight in exchange for Imperial control of the planet. Through some stealth and negotiations, John made both Farsight and the Imperials think that this was a mutual deal. Meanwhile back with the Tau government, they were panicking at what just happened and tried to call back as many raiders as they can to form an invasion fleet only to find out all of them were dead.
The next planet was a Shrine World under attack by Orks. I assigned Titus and the Hospitallers knights, Teutonics knights, Templars knights backing him up, making it look like it was a miracle sent by the Emperor, my ass. I start to feel woozy from all the portal opening so I drink some Teh Tarik I had on hand, black tea with condensed milk is good shit. The Shrine World was in a Warp Storm so no Imperial forces could not reach them, my Warp Portals, on the other hand, will have a stronger connection so less of a headache.
The Shrine World...
Shrine World Lucinda II was losing a battle against the foul Orks who had deployed Battlewagons armed with heavy Shootas mowing down the PDF forces. Meanwhile, the Sisters of Battle were busy trying to hold off several Stompas from destroying one of their Great Cathedrals as the Orks found out that by attacking it they can get all the fights.
The Sisters hold their ground but they could see all of their people dying to the Orc menace, the head priest tells them to hold and says the people are dying for the glory of the Imperium. Guardsmen carry their injured behind the Sisters seeking medical help but only to be refused by the priest saying that they are here for his protection, not theirs. The Sisters look on in guilt as their fellow brethren they grew up with die.
The Orks continue to advance when suddenly a portal opened behind the priest. A helmetless Ultramarine comes forth with a Black Sword in hand, behind him come forth the Crusaders of old holding Autocannons and Heavy Broadswords charging at the Orks. The Ultramarine fires a grappling hook at the Stompa and flies towards its head, crashing into the chest. He got up and started to slaughter the Orks inside with his weapon before throwing one of his Plasma grenades at the rector, the Marine jumps out of the hole he has made and makes a superhero landing while the Stompa explodes with much fanfare coming from the Guard.
The priest tried to command the knights to defend him only for them to ignore him and drag injured Guardsmen to the Hospitallers, both the Sisters and the dead men. He angrily grabs one of the white knights demanding why they are ignoring a priest of the holy Emperor only to be punched in the face much to the Sisters' silent delight. The knight fires his Autocannon over the Sisters and headshots Orks like fish in a barrel.
The old Hospitallers were teaching their newer counterparts about certain injuries and how to prevent bleeding and infections with long-forgotten but very effective techniques. They saved many people thanks to these teachings.
The Teutonics, which are by far the most aggressive of the 3 orders, sliced threw the Orks like paper as they follow Titus who is leading the Templars in the middle. The Ork Warboss appeared to challenge Titus who just told his men to stand back, they form a defensive line behind him blocking the other Orks trying to get to him.
Titus open-fired with his Storm Bolter, scoring critical hits on the Warboss's torso. The Warboss charges and fires his right arm cannon at Titus who rolled out of the way. The Ork swings his arm and knocked out Titus's Bolter. Titus takes out his Absolver Bolt Pistols and fires at the Warboss's eyes and blinds him with accurate Metal Storm Frag Shells then fires at his legs, immobilising the Warboss. Titus holsters his weapons and brings out his sword, calmly walking towards a blinded Warboss who by now was on the floor and screaming. Titus raised his sword over his head and sliced it down on the Ork's head, splitting it in two like a flower.
The Orks, seeing their boss be destroyed by the Marine, run to the hills as the PDF and Sisters of Battle cheer. Titus and the knights return to the portals but not before leaving a message, "Hope is on the horizon, wait for it." then returned to whence they came. The priest wakes up to a bunch of angry Guardsmen who wanted to kill the man who denied them help. He desperately looks to the Sisters for help, only to see their own malicious intent. Soon he was jumped by the Guardsmen as a Hospitaller prepares her torture tools.
"The last one is going to be more of a Black Ops so I will only send a small portion," John said tiredly as Hayden tried to keep him upright only for him to fall into a chair. "LIIVI, Bjorn and Olly shall retrieve a special chalice I had hidden for safekeeping." The 3 humans nodded, only for John to fall asleep.
Hayden sighs and explains "The chalice is in the Phalanx." he gets surprised looks from them. "I know, I know, but Rogal Dorn was nice enough to allow us to stow it there, we need it now for a special occasion, got it?" The guys nodded and Hayden woke John who uses his powers to summon a portal unto the Phalanx.
On the Phalanx...
"It is an honour to have you as a guest, Great Wolf, but may I inquire about your visit?" Tor Garadon was quite surprised when a portal opened in his war room, even more so when a Vindicare Assassin, a Space Wolf Dreadnaught and a simple Guardsman in white attire came out of it.
"THINK OF IT AS NOTHING, SON OF DORN, WE JUST CAME HERE TO PICK UP AN ITEM." Bjorn bellowed to his young cousin as they walk the great halls of the Phalanx. They were all in encompassing awe at the number of defences that littered the Fortress, they even have Titans for Emperor's sake! "WE CAME ON THE BEHALF OF THE HOSPITALLER."
Tor looks to the old wolf with wide eyes, then nods in understanding. They head deeper and deeper until they were in the deepest part of the colossal ship. They come across a small door that only LIIVI and Olly could fit in. Bjorn waited outside as the two walked down a metal hallway leading to a dome room. Inside the room was many ornate cups on a marble table. A gold singed plated on the front said 'Choose wisely, humble warrior, for gods wrath is not kind.'
LIIVI began scanning the cups to see any impurities while Olly sighs as he recognized what this is. Olly walked up to the table looking very closely and picked a cup that only a poor carpenter could afford. A voice bellows out in a deep throaty voice "You have chosen wisely, now go through that choice with your bite." they had no idea what the fuck it just said.
Suddenly, clockwork knights are deployed from the walls with rusty swords and slowly charged at the duo. LIIVI and Olly fired on them and effortlessly doge their slow blows. The knights realise they are too slow and activate a self-destruct button. LIIVI gets behind Olly who activates a plasma shield. "THIS IS GONNA HURT!"
Outside...
Bjorn was busy checking his new reactor as it now helps him combat his sleep, it was a device that allowed him to have shorter bouts of naps while still feeling rested. Suddenly LIIVI and Olly are thrown out of the room by an explosive force. Bjorn turns around to see broken clockwork monsters crawling towards the exit, Bjorn revs his Assault Cannon up and rips through the metal abominations. "TOR! WHY IN THE HELL DO YOU HAVE THESE!?"
Tor slams a button and the door slowly closes "Your guess is as good as mine, Great Wolf. Perhaps my father had placed them but that is highly unlikely." One of the automaton's heads rolls towards them with the symbol of the Imperial Fist. "...never mind."
Olly after coming back demanded why John still has the Holy Grail he promised to destroy back in 1190 during the Third Crusade. John wakes up to say he tried to but it was difficult as it had survived nukes. Olly then looks back to the probably radioactive cup, he drops it. "I ain't touching that shit."
Hayden picked up the cup and placed it inside a metal box and carried it to the Throne Room and no, it's not for Edward. Hayden also tells John that his armour is now ready for its duties, John nods before falling asleep.
Meanwhile above Terra...
Magnus the Red has returned back to Holy Terra with both spectacular and really bad news. Unbeknownst to him a Gloriana-Class Battleship was clocked behind him and deploying a small transport ship down to the surface. Inside it was Grace, the High-Valkarie herself whose corruption was toned down a bit thanks to her moms and was flying towards the Imperial Palace which was expecting her. She hopes her brothers won't kill her as she still has cow horns, black eyes and purple skin.
Inside the Palace...
The Emperor ordered that the incoming ship should be allowed. He also ordered that Grace's firearm that Guilliman stole back from Fulgrim before he stabbed him with the poisoned blade, the bolter was placed in the right armrest. He also felt Magnus returned with the Sun-cat.
End of chapter 10
Hey author here, I will be doing a rewrite on chapter one to celebrate reaching 10 chapters and 2,300+ views. Hopefully, this story fueled your imagination to make stories of your own.
May you become a Legend that rings in the halls of time, friend.
