RWBY 40k – Salem, Mistress of Inquisition.
[Theme: Shingeki No Kyojin Opening 1].
A symbol of a Salem's father kingdom flag could be seen on a wall.
"They're the prey and we're the hunters!"
The symbol is destroyed by an explosion, revealing the title "Salem, Mistress of the Inquisition" with under it written in gold "The Great Crusade", behind the title was the flag of the Imperium with the two eagles.
"And we're the hunters!"
The camera goes away a little of the title before turning to the stars.
"Gods ignorant of the trampled flower's name, the bird that fell from the stars takes her by the wind."
The next scene shows Salem marching on the land after leaving a grave. Her clothes changing from Remnant clothes to the Imperium's clothes. Her sons join her march, appearing one after another with their own family. All of their faces are serious.
"Even if you pray, nothing will be changed."
The next scene shows a horde of Orks marching inside a ruined human city. Followed by another scene of a Chaos Daemon incursion coming from a gigantic eye in the sky.
"But that which can alter the present is the resolution to fight."
An army of Luna Wolves is present inside of a courtyard with the flags of the Imperium. A cut shows them making the salute. The third cut shows them drawing their swords. The fourth cut shows them launching themselves at the Orks.
"Tramping over corpses, swine who mock the will to advance."
The next scene shows rapid images of the Imperium Propaganda against Xenos like Orks, Eldars, Rangda, Psybrids and other Xenos.
"Peace of the cattle and the prosperity."
Scene showing walls of human cities by explosion of the enemy artillery, with the middle showing the symbol of the Imperium.
"The freedom of the dead, hungry eagle."
The next scene shows Salem blasted away by the explosions shocked but composing herself in the next second.
"Our caged humiliation signals the start of our retaliation. Beyond the worlds, we're hunters that slaughter our prey."
Horus, Fulgrim and Magnus runs at the Orks and destroys them with the help of their Astartes while using their powers against them. Horus especially kills a Warboss.
"As these surging surges burn away our bodies, we ignite the dusk with a crimson bolter and bullet!"
The next scene shows the ramparts of a Hive City defended by both Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Perturabo activates a cannon that he controls to destroy the Orks in his way. The next cut shows Sanguinius and Horus defending themselves against Xenos who towered at their same height, with heads resembling lumps atop their round torsos. Possessing long and thick arms with in the end three stubby fingers. The next scene shows Salem with her silver armour running and charges with her blood katana against a Bloodletter followed by a fading of the Imperium flag floating.
"And we're the hunters!"
The scene shows an Astartes running in slow-motion on an Ork. The next scene shows the Primarchs exiting their barges along with their Legion. In front the silhouette of the Emperor also running.
"And we're the hunters!"
In front of the coming army, a gigantic horde of Orks. And the overlapping army of Astartes coming to them. Before chaining with images of fight of Guardsmens against Xenos, Astartes against Xenos and the four silhouettes deep inside the warp accompanied by their daemons.
"And we're the hunters!"
Inside the overlapping images, the Brothers Gods are present, looking with contempt the guardsmens facing them. The next cut shows the map of the Galaxy covered by the blood along with the apparitions of uncountable names of different human planets.
The last three cuts show Salem, the Primarchs and the Emperor in their armour.
As the music reaches its final part, Salem, the 20 Primarchs along their whole family could be seen on a mountain gazing to the stars with their back turned from the camera.
[End of the theme and the generic].
Ep 63: The Fall of the Gardinaal lords.
950.M30. East Limit of the Dominion of Storms.
An Imperial delegation was inside of the farthest planet of the Gardinaal system. A system composed of eleven planets of the Imperium. They were accompanied by a company of the Thousand Sons to protect the small fleet of the Imperial delegation in a such mysterious and dangerous region.
The Gardinaal system was a system composed of eleven planets. It was impressive in all levels. It was a civilisation who has conserved much of its technology and industry from the Thousand Sons along with strong and well-equipped armies.
For the Imperium, converting this nation to his cause was a nice opportunity in addition to secure this part of the Dominion of Storms.
And so, the fleet arrived in Gardinaal Prime, the bustling capital of the system in question.
The delegation quickly arrived inside of the main city and met the Overlord, the Ambassador was accompanied by four Thousand Sons to insure his safety in all circumstances.
Imperial Ambassador: "This is you, the Overlord of Cardinaal. Jagar Ulion."
Overlord of Cardinaal: "Indeed, CXXVIIth of his name by the way."
The Overlord take the ambassador inside of his palace.
A few moments later…
The overlord arrived inside of the palace and began to talk to the ambassador. Both are separated by a big table; the Imperial ambassador takes out his folder with a lot of papers.
The Overlord takes it and began to read.
After a long reading and gives a look to the overlord. He was sceptical.
Jagar Ulion: "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
Ambassador: "Let me explain… Joining the Imperium is a really good opportunity. You could make your empire grow under the goodwill of the Emperor. You have to just accept some kind of things. Like for example: the Imperial Truth."
The overlord takes a folder from the ambassador and began to read what is inside. His scepticism rapidly transforms to worry. Such displayed in his face.
Jagar Ulion: "It's that the ideology you want impose on our planets?"
Ambassador: "Where is the problem?"
Jagar Ulion: "I remind you that my people hold dear in their heart their traditions. This is for this reason that we are now thriving. It's possible to make an arrangement and brush off the Imperial Truth?"
Ambassador: "Sorry, but the implementation of the Imperial Truth is mandatory. Getting rid of this, is beneficial for society, mind and philosophy."
Jagar Ulion frowned; he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Jagar Ulion: "Know this, Ambassador. My people would certainly don't want to forget what makes them, them. For philosophy that I didn't know and hear before. It is certainly propagandy. Listen to my counter proposition. You have to do it."
Ambassador: "For what?"
Jagar Ulion: "For preserving peace."
The silence falls inside of the room.
Ambassador: "I see. I would reflect on this, please welcome me inside your guest quarters for days to further elaborate."
But the next days makes the situation worse. In fact, the negotiations feel for the lords of Gardinaal more like a trial for subversion from the ambassador than an actual. But also, the content of the Imperial Truth in their eyes are dangerous. The Imperial Truth has an ideology and values promoting reasons, methodology of science and secular progress. It was not worrying since the Gardinaal Lords have the same kind of respect for this. But the Imperial Truth pushes further by blaming the problems on superstition and religion, strongly advocating on its suppression.
The lords were already not interested in any alliance but now, they have their reason and excuse to reject the Imperium and launch the war by surprise. But they know they cannot declare a war in fact, they have another, much pettier plan to get rid of the ambassadors in peaceful term but surprisingly by their own will.
In the fifth day, the Ambassador, accompanied by 4 Thousand Sons is facing the Overlord. The Overlord was accompanied by guards.
Ambassador: "I want to discuss again."
Jagar Ulion: "Sorry but my mind is made. And I ask you to listen to me for once."
The Ambassador began to makes argument about his demands on the Imperium. The Thousand Son remarked and felt something from the cloaked figure.
Ambassador: "What's happening… I am feeling so… lightheaded…"
Jagar Ulion: "I want you… No, I order you that you accept my terms of peace. No Imperial Truth inside our space."
Ambassador: "I… I…"
Thousand Son 1: "Stop right now!"
He launched his hand toward one of the guards, the hand glowed in magic, the guard directly behind Jagar screamed before collapsing to the ground and the Ambassador snapped out from his trance.
Ambassador: "Huh? What's happened?!"
Thousand Son 2: "Get back my lord! They use warp hypnosis!"
Ambassador: "What?!"
The Ambassador was shocked while the Overlord of Gardinaal was silently nervous, his plan failed.
Thousand Son 3: "You! Overlord of the Gardinaal! To try to trick us by this use of warp power?!"
Jagar Ulion doesn't respond now, he doesn't know how to exit this critical situation.
Thousand Son 1: "Respond! You have unmasked yourself!"
Jagar Ulion finally decided to unmask himself.
Jagar Ulion: "This treaty with the Imperium is insane! I should have declared war on you since the beginning! GUARDS!"
The Guards raised their rifles but before they can fire. One of the Thousand Sons uses his magic and pierced with ice spikes their bodies, killing them immediately. Other of the Thousand Sons knocked out the Overlord with his fist.
Thousand Son 2: "Quick! We have to run away!"
The Thousand Sons brings the Ambassador inside of the space port, taking advantage of the commotion inside of the capital to escape.
Ambassador: "I can't imagine to manipulated like that! Thank you…"
Thousand son 4: "We are only protecting you."
Ambassador: "Let's go. This territory is becoming dangerous."
This tentative of subversion from the Overlord of Gaardinal and the following massacre launched the war between the Imperium and Gardinaal.
And so, the 413th expeditionary fleet directed by Ulan Cicerus, the Chapter Master of the XVth Chapter of the Ultarmarines. He was accompanied by a semi-Legio of the Atarus Legio but also an Imperial Army composed of Marneans.
In the first weeks of the war, nothing could stop the Ultramarines and the Titans, taking over the planets in the exterior of the planet and it was a question of time before the entire Gardinaal system falls under their control.
They were going toward the Gardinaal Prime now.
Inside of the bridge of the flagship of the fleet. Ulan Cicerus was discussing with his captains.
Ulan Cicerus: "So, we will go around the city of Gardinaal Prime. The Marneans will take over the fields and the defences surrounding it. Then, the Legio will pierce the defence. Then, this will our turn to go inside. Captain Marrius Cadis, you will go North. Captain Julius Velis, go south. The twins Captains Aetius and Tailis Acturii, go West. I will go East."
The captains nodded.
Ulan Cicerus: "Let's make them know their mistake by their duplicity…"
And so, the fleets descended on the planet. While other vessels are taking out the ships who defends the planets and Ulan Cicerus arrived with his detachment on the planet. While some of the Titans arrived their Nobilis, Aeterno Rex and their Monarch in an Axiom-formed maniple.
Also, the Semi-Legio was accompanied by a lot of Ground Mobile Suits departing from GMS-I to GMS-III but also a lot more of Salemic Knightmares. Creating a real chain of Mechas from the biggest and most powerful to the smallest ones.
Ulan talked to his portative hologram.
Ulan Cicerus: "We have successfully arrived on the planet. Now, prepare the assault and…"
BRAAAAAMMM!
Ulan Cicerus interrupted himself and sees that the cannons on the walls of the city launched a rain of projectiles on the Imperial Soldiers but also the vehicles, destroying a lot of them.
Ulan Cicerus: "What the…?! Damn! These Gardinaalians are petty! Try to counter, now!"
The Mechas and the vehicles fired in retaliation to the cannons, destroying a lot of them. An Astartes arrived to Ulan, he possesses a detector on his left arm.
Astartes: "My brother! I see there is a lot of ships and vehicles exiting the city. This is a trap!"
Ulan Cicerus: "It's that so? Then, the Titans has to fire to them right now!"
The vehicles of the Imperial Guard launched their projectiles toward the ships. But the power of these were terrifying and a lot of Knightmares and Mobiles Suit are destroyed, along with some of the titans. This lasted for half and one hour and the losses was so heavy that it triggered doubt about the success of this fast campaign.
But a news put the last nail in the coffin of this victory.
Astartes: "My brother! I detect tanks and this is not any type."
Ulan Cicerus: "What kind of tanks they have?"
Astartes: "Equivalents of Rhinos and Predators…"
Ulan Cicerus widened before he turned his head to the battlefield, he could hear the familiar fires of these kind of tanks from afar with a following explosion of a target and the screams of agony. The same models that his legion has used since the beginning of the Great Crusade but now these models are used against them.
Ulan Cicerus: "By all the bad luck we have, this has to be these local versions of our vehicles?!"
Astartes: "What do we do?"
Ulan Cicerus: "We have to change our plans… Let's use the Blitkrieg tactic!"
By this order, the Ultramarines, Knightmares, Mobile Suits and Titans deployed directly on the flanks and began to launch their rains of explosives, warheads and missiles without forgetting explosive magic balls from the Mages division. Focusing in one point before launching an offensive.
But to the greatest surprise of Ulan Cicerus, the offensive is quickly halted and defeated. The Gardinaalians deployed rudimentary atomic weapons but terribly efficient. Without any care of their own soldiers caught in the fire.
Astartes: "I can't believe it…"
Ulan Cicerus: "What?"
Astartes: "I detected there is dozens of Scouts Titans inside Gardinaal!"
Ulan Cicerus widened, realising truly they are fucked now. He could see behind of the battlements of the capital city the silhouette of the Titans.
Ulan Cicerus: "The luck is definitely not in our side right now… Order in all the troops to retreat!"
Astartes: "Yes, my brother!"
In the next hours, the forces of the 413th Expeditionary fleet tries to retreat, not without taking a lot of losses. They managed to exit the planet and return in their fleet.
Returning to the flagship, hours later.
Ulan Cicerus: "How losses we have?"
Captain 1: "500.000 Imperial soldiers dead approximatively. Two-thirds of our vehicles destroyed. Half of the Legio has lost their Titans. Our Chapter has lost one third of our brothers."
Ulan Cicerus frowned about this.
Captain 2: "What do we do?"
Ulan Cicerus: "We focuses everything on blocking this system from external help. Our fleet is intact after all. I will send a message to Ultramar."
And so, in the next weeks, the intensity of the war reduced. The 413th Expeditionary fleet focused on the blockade. Of course, it takes time from Ultramar to respond since there are focusing on the South of the Galaxy.
But the response was something that Ulan Cicerus doesn't expect.
He was around the planet of Gardinaal Externus with a great part of his fleet. An Astropath knocked the door of the bridge of the flagship. The door is opened by an Astartes.
Astartes: "Yes?"
Astropath: "An urgent message for lord Cicerus."
The Astartes let the Astropath inside, he goes toward Ulan who was discussing with the captains of the legion.
Ulan Cicerus: "What is happening?"
Astropath: "The 52th Expeditionary fleet and the 351th is coming to us."
Ulan Cicerus: "Wait… The Iron Hands are coming to help us?"
Astropath: "Also, the princess of Chemos has joined the fleet of the Iron Hands."
Ulan Cicerus: "This is not what I excepted but help is accepted. When they come?"
Astropath: "A matter of hours, they Astropath contacted me for the arrival. I have told them where we are."
Ulan Cicerus: "Hm… Gardinaal will finally be under the Imperium."
On Ferrus Manus side, Inside of the Fist of Iron…
Ferrus Manus was discussing with his niece.
Ferrus Manus: "I still cannot believe that your father could do that…"
Edelgard: "You are my uncle and you are really good friends you and my father."
Ferrus Manus: "I am not here to babysit you…"
Edelgard: "Of course not, but I am still here."
Ferrus Manus: "Hm…"
He turned to Hulder, looking a bit to him before turning back to Edelgard.
Edelgard: "Know this uncle… I want to know how profound my power is…"
Ferrus Manus: "Putting yourself in danger is not a good idea…"
Edelgard: "No it's not. But the feeling of the rage of the fight could a way to tap inside of this power. And I have to feel it."
Ferrus Manus doesn't respond for a moment.
Ferrus Manus: "Very well. But stay close to me. I certainly don't want you to be hurt, followed by the anger of your father against me."
Edelgard: "Of course. I am not stupid."
Ferrus Manus: "Also, I have remarked some kind of new kinds of units… They come from the Segmentum Tempestus?"
Edelgard: "Absolutely. Their powers and abilities are quite good and adapted for us. You won't be disappointed."
And so, in the next hours. Ulan Cicerus and his delegation of captains arrived inside of the Fist of Iron after the gigantic fleet of the Iron Hands.
Ulan Cicerus: "Hello, my lord. (turn to Edelgard) my princess…"
Ferrus Manus: "So explain to me what happened…"
Ulan Cicerus: "This will be a long story…"
Around the war table, Ulan Cicerus explained the power of Gardinaalians but also the disastrous surprise of the technology used by the Gardinaalians.
Ulan Cicerus: "That's all what happened. We are trying to hold our blockade since…"
Ferrus Manus: "This is not your fault. You have fallen on a really strong bone. After all, surprises are awaiting us in all corners."
Edelgard: "What do we do?"
Ferrus Manus: "I will destroy the power of Gardinaal but I order you that you won't touch the factories or any scientist complexes. They are too precious. But wipe out the rest. Also, they make reflect their own actions."
Edelgard: "What do we do?"
Ferrus Manus: "I lead the assault in the interior system, especially in Gardinaal Prime. Edelgard, you will lead your assault in the rest of Gardinaal. Ulan, you will continue the blockade since you have succeeded to do so until now."
Edelgard: "I see…"
Ferrus Manus: "I remind you this Edelgard: No mercy for the Gardinaal."
Edelgard: "Wait, really?"
Ferrus Manus: "Absolutely, they have to learn about their arrogance. And so, don't show mercy."
Edelgard is a bit confused, showing mercy was something that she considered as a possible option to her. But here, in this kind of situation and after the tale that Ulan said, it seems that the Gardinaalians doesn't want to do anything with the Imperium.
Edelgard: "What do I have to do?"
Ferrus Manus: "Target the fields, the electric lines, habitation zones and other vital sources. But don't target the infrastructures. Believe me. That's a good way to bring down rapidly the population."
Edelgard: "It will make me sick…"
Ferrus Manus: "I know but sometimes: there is no other way. Imagine you face a rival human empire from Chemos and who is as petty as the Gardinaalians. You know that you have to be implacable."
Edelgard: "I know…"
Ferrus Manus pat the head of Edelgard.
Ferrus Manus: "This is hard but this one of the things who will make you a monarch."
Edelgard: "…"
Ferrus Manus: "Now, let's prepare the plan…"
A few days of preparation later…
Edelgard: "Let's go."
Ferrus Manus: "Be careful."
Edelgard: "Of course… I will go now…"
And so, Edelgard's fleet and army goes in first planet blockaded by the Ultramarine Chapter. And so, the Chemosian Fleet arrived on Gardinaal Extremis.
She arrived inside of the planet. As she saw as the vessels arrived on the surface, a lot of missiles impacted to the vessels of the IIIrd Legion. Using everything, they can to destroy the approaching fleet.
Edelgard: "Like I have planned…"
As their turn, the vessels of the ships launched a huge barrage of missiles on the defensive cannons of the planet along with the tanks, weapons and others vehicles made for anti-air attacks.
When the zone is cleared out of all of these weapons while the rest of the vessels plunders the bases containing the other vehicles who were coming out. The drop pods of the Emperor's Children exited their vessels and arrived to the land.
They were quickly joined by armoured vehicles and tanks furnished by the Iron Hands delivered by the small transports' crafts.
But also, among the Chemosian soldiers, recognizable by their violet and gold coloured armour, transporting rifles. Some of them have animal appendages and big weapons who makes twice their height.
There are Faunus. When some discovered the existence of Chemos but especially the powers of Emperor's Children. They were surprised to see the same kind of powers. It helped them to integrate the Chemosian Empire. It was recent but still, they reputation was only beginning to grow in a rapid pace.
From one of the crafts, the princess exited her ship, accompanied by Hulder.
Edelgard: "Let's dance now!"
She closed and reopened her eyes, the little flames surrounding her eyelids.
Hulder: "GRRRRUAAAH!"
Like usual, Hulder expanded his muscles.
Edelgard: "Let's dance!"
The IIIrd Legion began to charge against the armies and division of the Gardinaalians. Since the aerial bombardment, a great part of their weapons and vehicles are now completely destroyed. The Emperor's Children, by their powers accompanied by the Faunus Hunters began to launch attack after attack.
The Gardinaalians were surprised and shocked by these kinds of powers they have seen before. The Emperor's Children and the Faunuses were so fast and so strong with Aura and Semblances that they make a quick work of the Gardinaalians since they couldn't react fast enough.
Especially, the Princess of Chemos was making her way without any signs of weakness and slowing down.
And so, they quickly assaulted in a matter of minutes the main city. The cannons began to fire on the habitations sectors, water sources, centrals of energy and other vitals things inside the city. The panic gained the city in the next hours since their logistics have completely crumbled.
Edelgard finally arrived toward the main square, where the lord of the planet where hidden inside of his big palace.
In front, there is thousands of soldiers and vehicles waiting for the Legion.
And so, the Astartes stopped along with the Faunuses. Since in front of them, like they were warned. There is equivalent of Rhinos and Predators inside of this army of defence.
Edelgard arrived in front of her army. She is quite impressed to see these kinds of people having these kinds of vehicles.
But also, she could see behind of these vehicles and armed soldiers of rifles, melee warriors with power swords and heavy armours.
Edelgard: "Hm… I see the thing."
Hulder: "Yes. Melee since we will submerge them in numbers."
Edelgard: "Take out the distance soldiers. Then, let these courageous but foolish melee soldiers to me. The population is seeing and they will who I am and who we are."
Hulder: "Of course!"
He gestured to the Plasma Leman Russ, Baneblades and Predators, these fired a barrage of shells who quickly destroyed the others tanks in front of them while inflicting heavy losses to the rifle soldiers who quickly runs behind the melee soldiers.
Edelgard raised her hand and the bombardment quickly died down. And then, she exited the crowd of her soldiers and Space Marines.
Emperor's Children: "What is happening?"
Hulder: "She will show them who we are. By her force. Don't intervene."
Emperor's Children: "Okay… (turn to the other soldiers). Have you heard that? Don't intervene!"
The silence falls on the main square. Time seems to have stopped. The melee soldiers behind their masks were nervous.
Then, the princess of Chemos make a step. Some of them are raised their sword a bit while other strained. Another step, they strained even more and some of them gulped.
After walking faster and faster, she began toward her enemies at great speed. Despite their fear, one soldier scream before running toward her, then another, then dozens, hundreds and the rest. All of them rushing toward Edelgard, their wrath overcoming their fear.
And then, the collide happen. By huge blows of air, dozens and dozens of soldiers are blow away by the wind part of Edelgard's Semblance.
Then, she finds herself in the middle, with a lot of soldiers who quickly recomposed themselves from the commotion and rushed at her one after another. But simply with her fists and kicks, she kills them by exploding their jaws, ribs, legs and other things.
She stops herself one instant, her purples eyes glowing by searching who are the next who will attack her. She makes a huge explosion of air pushing twelves soldiers before continuing her rush of kill against these fools.
And, then she began to use her axe, cutting one enemy after another. She cuts them like butter, their reinforced armour was nothing to her force.
One of the soldiers launched a grenade to her while her back was turned but to the surprise of everyone, she catches the grenade. Launch a spike of ice to the one who launched the grenade, killing him instantly. Then, she plunged the grenade to the armour one of the soldiers before kicking him in the stomach, launching him far from her.
The soldier tries desperately to remove the grenade from his armour and the grenade explode, taking with dozens of more soldiers.
Inside the huge smoke it created, Edelgard continues her rampage. Slashing the bodies, cutting the swords with her axe, breaking arms.
At one moment, two soldiers emerged from the smoke with another one rush toward her. In hope that this surprise attack by three would strike her.
But no, she quickly jumped and before kicking the two soldiers with each leg before posing herself and strike the third with her axe, killing him in one blow.
She jumps around a lot of soldiers before striking the ground with so much force that she breaks the ground. She jumped and makes a tornado of slash with her axe and wind killing dozens more of soldiers. Then, she kicks a few more in the way before slashing another time.
She faces one soldier who manages to block some of her blows, showing he is skilled but she quickly out mastered him and kills him. A soldier right in front of her who has bolter pistol in one hand fires at her. She uses the body of the dead soldier as a shield while rushing at him. The enemy take his sword in two hands and prepare to land a blow. But he is quickly burned by the free hand of the Chemosian Princess before being slashed.
The smoke cleared out and one soldier without his helmet approached her with a sword. She easily avoids all of his blows. She punched the sword out of his hand before taking his neck and lift him up above ground. She looks directly to his eyes.
Edelgard: "You want to dance too?"
Then, she launched him toward the next group of soldiers who were trying to attack her from behind. She could see that a lot of soldiers were running away from her, terrified by the prospect to be killed by a force of nature like herself.
And so, the path was free for her and her army toward the palace. Under the impressed eyes of her soldiers.
Hulder: "Now, IIIrd Legion. To the palace!"
The soldiers rushed and goes toward the palace, following Edelgard who already blown the main doors.
She quickly found the lord of the planet, hiding inside of his room. Begging her mercy. She has saw this kind of face many times before. The lord so confident and so arrogant of his place was now back to his place of simple human.
She doesn't want to kill him, but as her uncle said. She has to exceptionally be cruel to make the Gardinaalians learn their lesson.
By killing the lord, she has taken control her planet.
On Ferrus Manus side…
Ferrus Manus launched a fire rain on the main cities of Gardinaal Prime, targeting in chirurgical precision the homes, the fields, electric alimentation and the water sources.
The raids of the Emperor's Children under his command were particularly useful in this kind of sabotage.
And so, he descended on the planet with his Astartes when the chaos and anarchy was in his highest.
Ferrus Manus arrived with the black drop pods and the vehicles that he has carefully chosen. He rushed inside of the city who was plunged in mass panic.
Ferrus Manus: "Now Astartes! Make them realise their errors!"
The Iron Hands destroyed everything that come in their way. Soldier, worker, war machine. All of them were taking out.
Ferrus Manus quickly let the Servitors installing their turrets and other machines to quickly build a strong defensive position.
In the next hours, he progressed inside of the city. Destroying with an implacable might the soldiers coming toward him or running away from him. Still assisted with the Emperor's Children.
Ferrus Manus quickly see that an improvised barrage is built in front of him and the Gardinaalians were firing while protected behind.
Ferrus Manus: "Fire now!"
The tanks shoot their shells, exploding the defence and opening the passage.
Each time, the Gardinaalians tried to go inside the bunkers or ruined infrastructures. The Iron Hands rushed inside and striked. Again, and again.
The Land Raiders crushed the tanks under their wheels and chains. Around the whole world, the mass engagement was breaking down the planet.
Ferrus Manus took great care to not shoot the civilians, where they hide. The Astartes doesn't pursue them, letting them rot inside of their ruined buildings.
In the next days…
Ferrus Manus was now inside of the last circle before the palace of the lords. One Astartes approached him. The anarchy was everywhere and the population was fighting for the last bits of goods to survive, to be quickly chased away the Legio Atarus who carbonised their habitations and make them flee.
Iron Hand: "Father! The lords are trying to contact us by Voxes holograms. They want to do negotiations."
Ferrus Manus: "It's that so? They try to save themselves… Don't respond and continue the assault."
Iron Hand: "Very well, father."
Ferrus Manus quickly turned toward the palace where the lords were hiding.
In the next hours, the capital was completely taken over. The palace was still left. The golden cannons of the Emperor's Children quickly destroyed the rest of the atomic batteries of the Gardinaalians, making the city completely and definitely unable to defend itself.
And so, the Ultramarines where the first to breach the interior walls of the palace, wanting the revenge of their dead brothers.
Ulian Cicerus: "Let's go! For our dead brothers!"
But as they went inside of the palace, they encounter a bad surprise.
The titans who haven't been destroyed are now deployed while the last part of the Gardinaalian army launched wall of fires and shells against them.
Ulian Cicerus: "Resist! Fire! Let them know the blood!"
The titans, the hydraulic mechas and their last fighters' fires to the chapter, causing them great losses but the Ultramarine Chapter won't simply back down.
Ulian Cicerus: "They will pay for what they done! Don't back down my brothers!"
But a Rhino quickly rushed at him, with a bomb attached to it. When it impacted it, the bomb exploded. The Rhino has taken the life of the Chapter Master.
But when the Titans pressed on their counter-attack. The Gorgon arrived with a black sea of Astartes behind him and the Titans of the Legio.
Laser cannons fired at each other; the machines exploded on Gardinaal side while the rest of the Legio pressed on.
Ferrus Manus, accompanied by his Terminators, runs inside of the ruins of ceramites. While the Land Raiders arrived toward the enemy division. And then, a first Gardinaal titan exploded, then another, one after another.
The Caestus missiles arrived from the sky and pierced before exploding the rest of the Gardinaal titans, who collapsed and falls on the unfortunate soldiers.
But still, there is one last titan. The titan of the Overlord in person. Still firing but especially targeting Ferrus Manus.
Jagar Ulion (through the speakers): "If I have to die. I will have the pleasure to take one Primarch with me in hell! The Emperor will learn that we are capable of that!"
Ferrus Manus doesn't respond and jumped on the beast, destroying the appendages of the legs and so the titan falls on the ground.
The silence falls on the land before one of the doors of the titan opened. Revealing the heavily injured Overlord. He takes out his bolt gun and fired at Ferrus Manus head, who quickly blocked his hammer.
The Primarch approached the overlord. Despite this dire situation, the Overlord was unfazed. Looking right to the eyes of the Primarch.
Jagar Ulion: "I cannot believe it… Who are you?!"
Ferrus Manus doesn't respond and exploded his head his hammer.
The last Lord of Gardinaal was dead.
Ferrus Manus quickly turned toward the civilian, who looked at him in fear, excepting him to come and kill them. Hidden in the ruins.
Ferrus Manus: "It's finished."
Ferrus Manus let them in their ruins and left the scene.
A few days later… In the exterior of the system.
Edelgard and Ferrus Manus were reunited inside of the Fist of Iron.
Edelgard: "We have finished. The rest of the 413th Expedionary fleet will take control of this system from now on."
Ferrus Manus: "Have preserved the industries like I said?"
Edelgard nodded.
Ferrus Manus: "That's reassuring."
He turns to the new Chapter Master, Captain Marrius Cadis.
Ferrus Manus: "You will insure the management of the Gardinaal system from now on. I can offer you that for compensation of your losses."
Marrius Cadis: "It's fair. I can say that."
Ferrus Manus turned toward Edelgard, who seems to be affected for what she has done. He pats her head.
Ferrus Manus: "Listen to me Edelgard. You have accomplished something that is great. Everyone would see that disrespecting you is a fatal error."
Edelgard: "I know…"
Ferrus Manus: "Now, when we will return. We will have a diner between uncle and niece."
Next episode… The Grimms vs the Orks.
The Ork Empire of the Big Rhuntherdboyz is threatening the planet of Garcilian after several raids. To counter this threat. A dark mage from Prospero proposes an idea that have never been used before in the Imperial Military.
Next episode… Melkeji Salvation.
On the edge of the Galactic Rim, the Melkeji has enslaved several human planets and are considered has gods. Lorgar Aurelian decided to end this Heresy.