Void Keeper Wars - Warhammer 40K
This is a crossover between Warhammer 40K and StarGate, StarWars, StarCraft. I always wanted a new race for Warhammer 40K. The new race is an amalgamation of the Galactic Empire of StarWars, Goa'uld Empire of StarGate, and the Terran and Protoss from StarCraft. I will be using the Clone Wars era for the StarWars, and post Ori-invasion for the Goa'uld, and units from both StarCraft and StarCraft 2. I don't own anything from Warhammer 40K, StarGate, StarWars, StarCraft. I am just writing it for fun.
This chapter will feature the explanation of the new race. It is a complete amalgamation of the StarWars, StarCraft and StarGate, and it is definitely 'fanfiction' where I make stuff up!
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awilla the hun: Thanks for the comment and question. I will answer your questions first.
1. The four 'irreconcilable enemies' are not allied. They simply don't want to waste their forces against the others. They are saving up their forces against the Dracoranians. Also, remember that this is not canon. As you might have noticed in the prologue, this is a variant Warhammer Universe.
2. The Dracoranians command the StarGate, StarCraft and StarWars races in this story, and that's the reason they appear.
3. The Imperial Guards show much respect to the Space Marines, and because of the situation in the region, the White Hammers are just showing some respect to Jonas as well. You may not have noticed it, but the political conflict is shown between the Lord Marshal and the Librarian, and that tension is the representation of the political tension between the Imperial Guard who has the resources and the Space Marines who came to the region only recently.
Also, the invasion just began, and the Dracoranians are not very friendly at all. There is practically no one to do 'diplomacy' with. The Imperium forces only find about the the Dracoranians now! The Emperor's finest were vastly outnumbered during the first battle you have read, so don't fret, please. The Space Marines are powerful. It's just that they never faced such enemies before. Only the Kull Warriors are of any real challenge to them.
You haven't seen the Dracoranian society or anything of them because we haven't got to that part yet. The story is just beginning! I will have other perspectives as the story unfolds. Please be patient. All things will be revealed eventually, and some things you have fingure out by fitting the pieces together! I am not going to feed you every bit of information.
Yes, it is a sort of parody. I'm not trying to write a canon story! I will get to the "realisitic" politics and character developments.
Gforce member 45: Thanks for the comment and your suggestion. I realise that now. The Necrons don't have that much to say. I'll fix it.
Chapter 4: Enemy Revealed
Colonel Derketh, a bulky, brutish man with a lot of old scars and no hair, was coming to Jonas with seven Imperial Guards and an Eldar bound in layers of thick chain. Jonas nodded and gestured them to follow. Derketh spoke as they followed.
"Capturing this one was easy, sir. This one was out watching the sky with only few bodyguards. We slaughtered the bodyguards and knocked this one out. Then it was just a matter of dragging it here."
Jonas nodded in approval.
"Fine work, colonel. I see to it that you are commended for your excellent execution of your mission."
"Thank you, sir. It was all thanks to the grace of our lord Emperor."
"Indeed, only the Emperor's divine guidance would have led you to this one."
"Yes, general. We are but his instrument. So, where are we going, sir?"
"To the Space Marine HQ. I need to question this Eldar in front of the Librarians. They will wring the truth out of this miserable xeno."
"I like to see that, sir."
"Indeed."
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By the time they arrived at the White Hammer's HQ, Librarian Gilmore and four Space Marines were waiting with power cuffs. Gilmore stepped up to Jonas.
"Praise be the Emperor. I heard that you have captured an Eldar to interrogate it for information about the Dracoranians. We will take it from here."
Jonas frowned and when the Space Marines tried to take the Eldar, colonel Derketh and his men raised their lasguns. The Space Marines quickly raised their guns too. Jonas raised his hand and the Imperial Guards lowered their guns.
"As the Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guard and defender of this region under the command of the Lord Marshal, I have the right and the need to know more about these new threats as to provide accurate and effective means to repel this new threat to the Imperium. Therefore, I ask that I be included in the questioning of the Eldar. If you refuse, I will have to consider this an act of treason against the Imperium."
Gilmore stepped forward in anger but controlled himself quickly.
"Very well, general. You are welcome to the interrogation of the Eldar. Just remember that we, the White Hammer Space Marines have the jurisdiction in this matter."
Jonas nodded.
"Very well, Librarian."
They dragged the gagged and chained Eldar into the interrogation chamber. Senior Librarian Lantexia walked in his full armour. He sat in the high chair. Gilmore sat next to him, and Jonas sat on the other side of the Senior Librarian. The Space Marines and the Imperial Guards surrounded the Eldar. Colonel Derketh removed the gag. Lantexia spoke first.
"Eldar! You are here because we wish to know more about these Dracoranians. You will tell us all you know before we purge you."
Jonas wondered whether they would need a translator.
"Senior Librarian Lantexia, do we not need a translator? What would these xeno know of the righteous language of the Imperium?"
Lantexia smiled.
"These Eldar of certain rank seem to know our language. After all, the Eldar do respect the divinity of our glorious God Emperor."
The Eldar chuckled and responded in a shrill voice.
"We do respect your Emperor, human. He is the only human worthy of our respect, but do not dare to presume such respect would translate to his servants as well, Librarian."
Lantexia nodded lightly.
"For your respect of the great God Emperor, I shall make sure that your end is quick and painless, Eldar. Now, begin with your name and everything you know of the Dracoranians."
Eldar paused as it stared into the Librarian's eyes, and then lowering its gaze it begin to speak.
"I am Farseer Loteer of Ulthwe. I have been sent here to observe the defences against the Dracoranians. They are a foe most dangerous. Far more dangerous than the Necrons or the Chaos gods."
Jonas stared into the Eldar as if he wished to bore out the truth, whether the alien is speaking the truth. Lantexia spoke.
"Tell us details of your encounters with these Dracoranians."
Eldar nodded.
"Very well. Even if I die here, if your race, being numerous and guided by your Emperor, can raise your armies against the Dracoranians, perhaps we can preserve this galaxy. We first encountered the Dracoranians during the early years of our first empire. The Necrons were still mostly active then. The C'tan and their gods were asleep, but the majority of their fleet and armies were still very much active.
I think it was about few million years ago. We began to colonize several worlds in their galaxy. We started at the edge of their galaxy, and we managed to colonize about three hundred worlds before the Necrons noticed this venture.
The Necrons quickly sent an expedition and found, much to our dismay, a source for making more of the Necrons. Several planets rich in the living metal that they are made of. The Necrons quickly 'colonized' those worlds and attack our colonies that were built on worlds with living metal. Vast fleets of their most powerful ships sailed across the galactic void and attacked our colonies. We sent our fleets to defend those worlds.
We fought for four hundred years, while both races colonized more and more worlds. Then we met the Dracoranians. The Necrons entered their territory first. They found several worlds with human-like lives, all primitive. The Necrons wiped them out and moved on. Then they encountered an advanced city world ruled by a dragon. The dragon wiped out an entire fleet of Necrons. The Necrons sent more ships. They were destroyed just as easily. Then the Dracoranians came in force. Just fifteen ships. Fifteen ships carrying fifteen dragons. Fifteen of their young dragons. That small fleet destroyed two hundred Necron ships.
Did you know that the Necrons used to be a lot more numerous? What is left of them in this galaxy is tiny compared to what they used to be. The Dracoranians attacked us as well. A hundred worlds fell within a year. The Necrons and we have decided to beat these Dracoranians back. We thought we could. Their fleet was always small. No more than twenty ships at a time. We amassed a fleet of fifteen hundred of our best ships. The Dracoranians sent thirty ships. We were utterly destroyed within an hour. They lost one ships, and they lost that ship because it got in the way of their own weapons fire.
The Necrons mobilized far bigger fleet. They decided that we were easy to deal with in our galaxy and the Dracoranians were bigger threat to their killings. They gathered most of their biggest ships. Have you ever seen a fleet of one hundred seventy nine million ships, each ten times bigger than your biggest ships? That was most of their main fleet. The Dracoranians sent a hundred ships. Of course, the hundred ships were destroyed. Then the Dracoranians sent a fleet of one hundred fifty million ships. We thought that the Necrons would be annihilated, and the Dracoranians would suffer much damage. We thought that the one hundred fifty million ships were most of their fleet. We were so wrong.
Before the Necrons could attack, they summoned what they called the 'World Ship', where their living god, the 'Void Keeper' lived. I always thought that our records were exaggerated until I heard that the Dracoranians were coming and they were real. The 'World Ship', in your measurement, was approximately one and half million kilometres wide, four and half million kilometres long and on average a million kilometres high. It supposedly contained a biosphere size of a large planet in it. Anyway, the Necrons recognised the 'World Ship' and they were terrified. Apparently, the 'Void Keeper' was something that terrified the Star Gods. The 'World Ship' destroyed one hundred seventy nine million Necron ships in exactly thirty five minutes and forty eight seconds. That monster of a ship simply turned the Necrons and their 'durable' living metal into dust.
We fled. We were terrified. The Necrons, our first greatest enemy was annihilated and we could not celebrate. Of course, our true war against the Necron began then. Before, we were simply outnumbered. Since then, we could fight against them. In time, your kind came. Your Emperor came and began to fight the Chaos of the Warp. We found that the Chaos gods of the Warp also knew of the 'Void Keeper'. They were also terrified. They knew of the 'Void Keeper'. Apparently, the 'Void Keeper' visited the Chaos gods and they were terrified of it. As you know, the Eldar are tied closely with the Warp, and we tread a fine line between the Chaos and the Light represented by your Emperor."
Gilmore held his hands together and prayed.
"Even in the thoughts of the vile xeno, the light and justice that is the Emperor shines most brilliantly."
Lantexia nodded in approval.
"Agreed. His presence attracts all things that are not utterly evil."
Eldar looked at them with disgust.
"Shall I continue or should I wait for your incessant preying?"
Gilmore roared.
"Silence, Eldar filth!"
Lantexia raised his hand. The Eldar begin to speak again.
"The Chaos gods fears and hates your Emperor, but they are terrified of the 'Void Keeper'. It is said that if enough of their dragons come to our galaxy and then their leaders come and perform right rituals, their god will come to this galaxy. The Chaos gods are sending all the forces they can muster to stop the Dracoranians from coming to this galaxy. The Necrons are under also trying to stop the Dracoranians from making a foothold here, and so are we."
Jonas spoke up.
"What is the objective of the Dracoranians?"
Eldar laughed hysterically.
"Ironically, they are performing their own crusade. They believe that their god demands all life to bow before him, and worship him as the one and only god. It will be truly ironic when the Dracoranians raise the crusade against you, humans of Imperium."
Lantexia pondered these words. He turned to Gilmore.
"Most disturbing. The High Lords of Terra did order the defence of these systems, but is it possible that they already knew of these Dracoranians? If so, then why were we not prepared for this?"
The Eldar interrupted.
"What good would your preparations do, human? The Dracoranians have been preparing for this invasion for at least fifty thousand years. Long before your kind even appeared in the star charts."
Jonas lifted his head.
"How do you know this?"
Elder sighed.
"We had some spies sent in their galaxy, monitoring if they are preparing for an invasion. They have been doing it for last fifty thousand years. We received messages from our spies that they have finally mobilized their forces. When we heard that the Imperial forces moved into this region, we knew that your Emperor also knew of the 'Void Keeper' and sent his servants to block the invasion.
The Necrons and Chaos followed us as they rightly guessed what we were here to do. We realised that thanks to the current status of the galaxy, all our combined forces, or even separated, would gives us at least some chance of fighting these Dracoranians."
Lantexia sighed. He raised his head and looked at the Eldar once more.
"Now, tell us of what you know about their military forces and their society. How many worlds they have how many soldiers and ships they have. Anything you know of their military hierarchy and their weapons and shields as well."
The eyes and ears of the two Librarians and one Lieutenant General focused on the Eldar as the alien began to speak of the new and dangerous enemy.
I hope it was fun. Anything to fix, then post a comment, thanks.