A/N: See first chapter for disclaimer. Thank you for your support fans, including B-52 for being my most loyal of reviewers. Though I think the 'Double Heresy' remark could have been better use in the second chapter and separate saying such as ' He's at chapter number 3, he's a followers of Nurgle!' would have been more approximate and warn the viewers of what exactly is heretical. So do you think you can tell us in your next review why this stories readers should be warned of heresy, or are you just going to give a general warning?
Now I have a question for fans of the story. With the new image up loader I'm looking for a image to be a mascot for the story, I was hoping that you folks could help me find one that would suit this story. I just ask that it be one from a safe site and easy to down load without having to sign up. If not I'll be converting and painting my own versions of Kaci and Danolov to use, though I would prefer to use an already existing image.
Also how spell the E of REMF? Or Rear Eletion Mother Fu- well you can figure out the rest.
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735969. M41. Ultima Segmentum- Zodiac Sector- Vulpine-Vulpix
Kaci Narabi stood at attention in the middle of 'Palace Park' in Vulpix, the capital city of Vulpine, shoulder to shoulder with one hundred thousand other PDF troopers. They were waiting for Governor Parce, General Nates and the commissars to arrive. The last group, if the Governors summary execution orders for any rioters and the General's brutal execution of said order wasn't what made a few troopers quake in their boots, the commissars were.
The stories she had heard of them were frightening, even The Primer and Minutorium Manual was enough to put a trooper at work practicing a salute or to shine their buttons to gleaming, the stories though had put the fear of the Emperor into the soldiers. Entire regiments slain for taking a step back, troopers killed for not being in uniform, men having their heads blown off because of back talking, the list went on and on… and these weren't even the censored reports. If stories about them weren't bad enough, their appearance of being dressed in black and covered in skulls and aquilla's made it even worse.
She looked ahead, the platform that would occupy the dignitaries was quite large, a few hundred feet long and wide. Though being a half mile away it looked much smaller then its actual size, the stage itself was visible on the various pic casters spaced throughout the park so that the soldiers could see what was going on. At the time, nothing much, but there were other troops guarding the platform. These soldiers were not of this world and were real Imperial Guard from Krieg. They stared ahead, their faces covered in gas-masks and weapons at rest. They looked… inhuman, more so then her own foxish form. She couldn't see any skin, only those gas masks and their uniform, which covered them in head to toe. They didn't move at all, only staring ahead at the expanse of PDF. It was so different then the mass array of soldiers, even while at attention limbs moved, tails wagged and small conversation broke out.
Her attention was taken away from the Death Korps, instead it was replaced by the sound of the planetary anthem playing. Up on the pic-casters a procession was making its way up the stairs….
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Lord-Commissar Danolov Bracket was leading the twelve commissars behind him as he followed the local governor and the Vulpine General Nates. He had no idea what the governor's reputation was, but he had heard of Nates before when he worked for Inquisitor Goran. She was part of the 'test run' to see how the various peoples of the Zodiac system could handle under fire from both xeno and traitor forces, much like Misetier had been. But unlike Misetier she had survived the program. This gave Nates experience that no other soldier on this world had, tactical incites and a harden constitution; she was a no brainer to be put in charge of the PDF here on Vulpine.
Behind him twelve pairs of boots walked up the stairs, these were the commissars assigned to the Vulpine Imperial Guard. The first ten were to be assigned to the ten regiments of ten thousand soldiers. The last two were given different duties. Commissar Akander MacDon, a man of Kaledon descent, was to be assigned to General Nate's staff. While his colleague Norstrum Rusbar was to a spare commissar, assigned to a regiment when one of the others died, till then he was to serve aboard ship in rear electlion duties.
Bracket was also here not only to swear in the new Imperial Guard Regiments, but also to join the Vulpine's. This was to be his force that he would be joined to in the coming years. He had chosen the Vulpines because they were the most like Imperial citizens. The Ratical's were much to wild and numerous, not to mention had a bad streak of arranging 'accidents' for their betters so they could advance higher in the ranks. He couldn't choose the Canenids because of his… past relations with one of their number. Finally he decided that the Dracona were not for him either, they were nice and treated him with respect but… well they acted too much like Eldar for him to feel comfortable with, having shared a battlefield with the xeno foe once before.
So it was that the Vulpine's won the dubious honor of being Danolov's assigned force. An honor because they earned the right to a fairy decent ranked commissar in their regiments and dubious because they had a man who could order the entire contingent's execution. Though that was not likely to happen with him, he may have been able to kill hundreds of guardsmen, but not entire armies… it would break him to kill so many and deprive the Imperium of desperately needed soldiers.
He took a seat near the center of the stage, the rest of the seats taken by officers and commissars. Though he did see one Vulpine priest and a pair of acolytes. General Nate's also sat, but Governor Parce stood by the podium and began to make his speech.
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Kaci watched as the governor spoke, he made an unnecessary long speech about how the industry of the world equipped its soldiers, its producers had fed it and made nods to all his supporters who had anything to do with creating the future Imperial Guard regiments standing in front of him. After nearly an hour of yawning he finally finished and General Nates took his place. She walked up to the podium and said." Before I speak my peace, I wish for Brother Maynard to offer a prayer to the Emperor. Brother Maynard?" She stepped aside, letting the young priest take her place.
The priest stood and said." Let us bow our heads and give reverence to the Holy Emperor, hallow be His name." He bowed his head and clasped his thumbs across his chest, making the sign of the Aquilla. Tens of thousands repeated the gesture, Kaci included. " Adore the Immortal Emperor, for He is our Protector." A hundred thousand voices repeated the words." Admire the Immortal Emperor, For His Sacrifice to Mankind. Exalt the Immortal Emperor, For his Strict Guidance." Kaci looked up for a moment at the commissars, there was the Emperors Strict Guidance." Revere the Immortal Emperor, For His Undying Guard." She stole a glace at the future guardsmen, they were quite mortal." Venerate the Holy Emperor, For His Holy Wisdom. Honour the Immortal Emperor, For His Eternal Strength. Glorify the Immortal Emperor, For His All-seeing Vision. Praise the Immortal Emperor, For His Unending Rule. Hail the Immortal Emperor, For He is the Lord and Master. Worship the Immortal Emperor, For without Him we are Nothing. Amen." The prayer ended and Maynard stepped back, letting Nates to step in. Kaci watched her as she began to speak.
" Men and Women of the Imperial Guard, do not underestimate your power. Never doubt that it is you who stems the tide of Evil that inhabits the galaxy! It is you who smash aside the alien, who crush the heretic and grinds the unbeliever into the dirt under your boot! Soldiers of the Imperial Guard, grid up your arms, steel your gaze and fight for the Immortal Emperor!" She gave a salute to the troops, Kaci and one hundred thousand other hands did so as well, followed by a clap.
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Bracket smiled when he saw what Nates had done. After that boring speech that the governor gave she knew that to get the troops to listen to her speech was to get them involved. What better way top do so with a pray to the Emperor then a slightly modified speech from one of the Imperiums greatest heroes? Now that was moral officer material there." Now for you to be sworn in." Nates turned to Bracket." Lord-Commissar Bracket?"
Danolov stood and walked forwards to the podium, saying under his breath at Nates, while she walked by to her seat." Slightly Slaydo?" She gave a grunt that could have been a laugh. He took his place at the podium and looked out at the faces of all those troopers. Only on Ratical had he seen more troopers looking back at him.
"Raise your right hand and repeat after me." One hundred thousand arms behind and in front of him raised their arms." I, your name." He then heard a blurp of tens of thousands of names." Swear upon my soul. That I shall take up the Emperors will. That I shall be his hammer, that I shall be his protector and that I shall slay all those who wish ruin upon his Empire. I take this oath to become an instrument of His will. I swear to be a loyal guardsman and should I fail in my duties, may I be dealt with as all traitors deserve." He finished and waited as the last few stragglers finished their oaths. He then said." Welcome to the Imperial Guard." There was a huge cheer from the crowd.
Danolov added to himself.' Enjoy it while your able.' Then a thought struck him.' I'm the lord-commissar of over half a million fighting men and women… shite I'm going to need help with the paper work.'
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Kaci sighed. Now she was a Guardswoman, and a volunteer. She knew the galaxy was filled with horrors, but she knew now that with her brother and sisters at her side she might make it through.
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735969. M41. Ultima Segmentum- Zodiac Sector- Vulpine-In Orbit
Aboard the ship in Commissar Bracket's quarters, Julius was blind folder. A las-pistol pressed to his head, there was a click as the trigger was pulled and… nothing. The little half human-half wolf removed the pistol from his ear, its boy having pressed the pistols body to his ear. He took of the blindfold and smiled, he did it at last without help from his dad. He had assembled a las-pistol blind folded without messing anything up. He held the las-pistol in his hands, it was big, heavy and made out of wood for the furniture, not made for his hands, that of a child. His dad had told him that this pistol was his grandmothers, a Vostroyan officer. Part of the… of the…. He struggled to remember. 'Oh yeah. The Firstborn Daughters, the Banshees.' He realized.
His grandparents were gone, killed when his father wasn't much older then himself. He was so happy when his dad had brought him to his mother's father and he had told him all those stories of his mother growing up and his time 'Hell Raisin'. He saw the old man cry when they left, but he said that he was happy that at least his packs legacy would live on.
Julius didn't know what legacy meant, he had to ask dad after he got back from another founding. That was like the fourth one in three months. Dad said that things were also going to change as well, but that he'll find out about it later as their happening. Till then…. He pulled the blindfold back on and held the pistol in his hands. He wanted to see if he could disassemble his inheritance.