The meeting with the council had only just concluded and Tathyan Hryphon High Priestess of Ynnead already felt the need to pay a special visit to her one of kind wine collection "those idiots must truly and foolishly believe they have any power here" said Meleth Lien the Phoenix Lord of the Temple of Ynnead.
"agreed I find it likely they cant even see who truly holds all the power even if it is right in front of them" High Farseer Turun Eldric said levitating a glass of juice over to himself as they entered the comparatively small office that belonged to the Temple of Ynnead.
while the other two did not have fears of being too inebriated as to be tempted by the forces of the Unborn God so they got themselves some strong wing, so strong that it could kill any other mortal being of another race with just one sip.
Looking out of the window that took up much of the east facing wall they could all see where the true power lie in the sanctuary massive craft ships of all sizes from the largest Vaul class Void Stalkers to the medium sized Kurnous class Cruisers and the smallest Wraith ships and shadow hunters flouted slowly across the sky.
Along with thousands of Ghost ship transports fairing and number of troops, weapons, ammunition and all the other necessities for war not mention the hundreds of PAA (psychic Anti Air) defense batteries they could see from the window not to mention the tens of thousands more ships and gun emplacements they couldn't see at the moment and all of them barred the symbols of Isha, Kurnous and Vaul a few could even be seen with the rune of Cegorach there was even a large convoy line of the Temple of Gea-Hoec.
But there were none with the symbol of Asuyan, Khaine or Morai-Heg like them they had only relatively recently been reestablished and had to focus much of their forces of their own worlds but that left all the true power in the Sanctuary to the Triumvirate and their Champion Tuirad.
"This latest meeting the council has me most concerned" Tathyan began "that much is obvious" Turun stated taking another sip of his orange juice "yes I know and i'm thankful to have that luxury among my closest friends" Tathyan came off as cold and calculating to most but her childhood friends were the exception
"It is too soon to go to war with the Domain I would hate to say it but that young fool Eldrad is right we have a lot but nowhere near enough however-" "you need to focus on Ynnead yes and on yourselves correct?"
All three of them were stunned as in the seat across from all three of them sat the Goddess of Rebellion herself Isha "now now there is no need to stare, I apologize for interrupting your privacy but there are some important things we need to discuss as well as some things you would wish for me to explain" the three Aeldari had by now recovered and had no need to turn to each other as they all knew what they wanted to know.
"yes we do have questions but these topics must be important if you come to us directly" Tathyan lead them as she always had "to begin you are correct it is not the time to fight the misguided ones but the young Eldrad has a slightly more correct idea of what we are going to do, as of now Tuirad is meeting with the Phoenix Lords and High Farseers of the Temples of Asuryan, Khaine and Morai-Heg they will be sent on missions of great importance and giving them a… lesson in ancient history" Isha then paused as if she expected them to say something.
'She did allow us to ask questions' Meleth told them through their shared link and Turun quickly asked "if we can, could we know what these missions are?" Isha then appeared to think for a moment "I'm afraid not the Misguided ones have spies everywhere and I'm sure that thing is always watching for whatever it can get" Isha's voice took on a disgusted tone as she finished.
"However I will tell you what yours is sending a pulse through their shared link all three of them quickly understood what to do and who of the three corrupted ones would oppose them "if you can tell us what our mission is why can't you tell us what the others missions are?" Tathyan asked "the other three Temples believe themselves to be important and giving such an important task to what they would call "Heretics" or "traitors" would… upset some of them and that thing is watching you and very carefully I might add".
Isha finished answering and turned to leave but Meleth asked one more question "that still doesn't answer why we can't be told" Meleth made a good point however Isha merely answered "there are a few things that must not be known to anyone else the consequences would be… dire" and with that Isha would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Approximately one hour later TST (Terra Standard Time) Tathyan, Meleth and Turun all stood upon the large launch pad with in a massive hanger that contained all sorts of military hardware and space faring vessels the most important one to them being the Phoenix class Battlecrusier.
'Ynneads voyage' was currently nearly refueled and restocked of all necessities with the crew having arrived just ten minutes ago and Tathyan was making the final checks with the ships A.I Aveen to make sure they were ready.
While Meleth supervised the weapons systems and kept the readiness of the Exarchs and their squads at full for the likely case of a fight at their destination and the along the route they had to take, with Turun a little ways behind Tathyan with him preparing the rest of the farseers in order to keep their path as clear and uneventful as possible.
"Take off will begin soon ship readiness at approximately 90%" Aveen spoke to her through the ear bud in her helmet "yes thank you Aveen" Tathyan then moved on "you know it is surprising to me your not offended at the goddess rudely barging in on you" Aveen stated "she is a goddess I can forgive her for that reason alone" Tathyan had a feeling where this was going.
"but if I recall correctly you once walked in on Turun during a sleep over while he was getting dressed is that ok?" Tathyan could practically feel the amused smile Aveen put on at that moment as her cheeks when bright red "I also recall you two avoiding each other and your mothers forcing you to make up or else you were grounded!".
Tathyan then shook it off and told her A.I "that was completely different and now is not the time! go…go do something else" "As you command" Aveen then cut their link and Tathyan sighed it was not the first time she had brought that up and not the last.
(Approximately ten minutes later TST)
On the bridge stood the three leaders of the Temple of Ynnead now stood overlooking the solar system wide city that was Commorragh approaching the webway gate to the the planet of Biel-Tan and from there to the wider galaxy "our destination Molech" Tathyan proclaimed there they would find the key to waking Ynnead.
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Cadia was under siege its great hive cities plundered and ravaged by the invasion from the Domain of Terror its was only the second week and while most of the initial assaults had been beaten back but at tremendous cost, the supreme general had been assassinated initially throwing Cadia into chaos.
While the Cadia Solar Defense Fleet had to withdraw do to heavy losses and wait for the rest of the United Confederacy to respond and assist Cadia however The Cadian Shock Troops were not given the nickname "the Celeri" for nothing due to their gene enhancements and advanced battlesuits as while as a training regiment that made other militaries look like they were children playing in a sandbox they were fast deadly and coordinated with an almost hive mind level of efficiency.
And given that they were routinely sent across the galaxy as mercenaries for the extra revenue it would bring to the struggling economy of Cadia (being right next to the Domain of Terror will have that effect) this also gave the Cadian Shock Troops experience to deal with almost any situation.
Thats what was going through the mind of Platoon leader Clement Aruther, being a Platoon leader ment he had to look after four squads each have ten people and currently these forty people were hiding behind the rockcreet of the buildings that made up the 71st junction A.K.A the 71st KZ (Kill Zone) support by a few dozen of the regular Cadian Army.
They were await in ambush as the enslavers never made much of an attempt to hide or obscure their next move it just didn't matter to them but Clement had a feeling a lets just say sixth sense that told him things were different this time so as the platoons leader he had placed two squads further back in reserve as he trusted the Judgment of his two subordinates to make the right call.
Using third person view his suits cameras provided they were all waiting on his signal so he had to choose the exact right moment but the enslavers should have been here by now why they haven't come yet… yes there they were rolling down the street out into the kill zone.
But just then he began to feel… loopy if he could describe it like a drug had been slipped in his drink at the bar but just then heard something unmistakable the sound of dripping water in the corner that had been leaking into a bucket where they had placed the squads sniper had stopped that could only mean…
turning around and bringing out his Maximillion Combat Knife swinging wildly in the air behind him just in the nick of time to forcing the Enslaver behind him to back off "chemical imbalance detected injection of Panqueca due immediately" the D.A.I (Dumb Artificial Intelligence) in his suit said 'finally' he thought as he could now think clearly only to be worried with what he saw.
there were three Enslavers in the large room with the six of them out of those six, two were dead the sniper and the guard who was watching their backs "foolish Mon-keigh I was about to give you a mercy" the Enslaver spat "then let me take it and shove down your throat" Clement then flipped his knife in reverse grip and the other three Shock Troopers with him did the same as they had all realized what was going on.
Clement quickly took his Barracuda Pistol and squeezed off two shots while the Enslaver blocked both Clement had quickly charged the Enslaver while the Enslavers would always be faster and have unrivaled psychic might millennium of indulgence and decadence did not make for great reaction time leading to Clement tackling the Enslaver into another room through a door and beginning a grapple for who could grab the knife in Clements hand as the Enslaver had his weapon knocked away.
Kicking and punching each other in a vicious battle for supremacy however while Clement had planned for it to be a battle of strength the Enslaver quickly made it something he couldn't win, a psychic dual using its psychic powers the same it had used before it messed with Clements head resulting in Clement seemingly losing his grip on the Enslavers left hand resulting in the Enslaver taking a poisoned knife out of its many compartments of its armor and slashing Clement across the right side of his chest and then kicking him off Clement staggered however even with his injuries he was smirking.
"what are you smiling at Mon-Keigh how delusion are you?" the Enslaver gloated "look down asshole" Clement said taking a few steps back and the enslaver did just that and paled attached to his chest was a primitive explosive but an explosive none the less "fuck you" were the last words of the Enslaver would ever hear as Clement pushed the button with a smile and the building shook with the force.
A buzz of static then filled his ear "this squad leader Charlie sir the Enslavers have opened fire after that explosion that Ripper is tearing us apart" Ripper referring to the tank the Enslavers used due to how it rips apart anything it touches with its gravity based weaponry "fall back to the rendezvous point and regroup with squad leaders Skylor and Timothy they knew we were here".
He then cut contact as the building shook 'they must be taking out the bottom floors' he concluded it was just then that the voice of the D.A.I spoke again "fatal injury detected injection of Panqueca due immediately" the flow of Panqueca softened the pain and dealt with the poison thankfully helping him to walk faster.
it was then he regrouped with group Ray there were six left as they had also regrouped and had dealt with the other Enslavers "where to sir" the squad leader Ray asked, Clement was the platoon leader after all "we move for the rendezvous point and then fall back to home base mission objective to stop the Enslaver convoy has failed they knew we were here".
Clement then looked over the remains squad Ray and continued "after we reach the rendezvous point an artillery and air strike will be called to hopefully slow the Enslavers down we will then prepare for a counter attack as planned" "so no rest, fuck" one of the squad members said to the agreement of everyone else "I'm sure you all be fine we've had worse, now follow me".
they then moved out using the building as cover to keep the Enslavers from seeing them only having to kill a few Enslavers who were trying to clear out the buildings but failing due to their lack of familiarity with the confusing layout and soon they came to a relatively small gap between the buildings an alleyway.
They didn't slow down as they easily jumped the fifthteen foot gap and kept going making it out just as the building they were posted in came crashin down "shit, what in the ever loving fuck is that" the squad member from before said in seemingly shock.
Clement was about to yank her forward when he caught sight of it as well now that the building had fallen they could see in the middle of the 71st KZ a… ritual? A ceremony? At the center of a mass of runes or symbols that were carved into the ground was a large spike on it were dozens of regular Cadian soldiers and many Shock Troopers all of them alive?.
They were writhing and squirming with discomfort and pain and evident by the thousands of cuts each person had and just then an Enslaver appeared from the crowd scantily clad and with… a book? Then it began to read from it they could make out the words but he then and there made up his mind, Whatever… this was Clement did not want to find out.
"Go" he told them "but sir" "we need to leave!" he nearly shouted at them but just then it seemed as though the Enslaver reading from the book had finished and all of the Enslavers fell to the ground writhing in… ecstasy? Or pleasure? And the throats of all the soldiers were slit by a seemingly invisible force He knew the Enslavers were depraved but this was just too much for Clement but just then a portal? Appeared, the colors that he could never put a name to and it looked… evil what then came out of the portal was a nightmare in itself.
The being was Humanoid like the Enslavers but had purple skin with light and hot pink fur covering its back and it looked strangely beautiful as it had full breasts and a large rear but aside from that it was hideous with its face being full of misshapen teeth and a two holes for where its nose should be and it had beady black eyes that seemed to stare into his very soul even though it was not looking at him.
"no way a damned Deamon" Ray said shocked "a what? speak up!" Clement said hoping for any explanation for what they were seeing "its said that long ago our ancestors fought in the twelfth demonic crusade over a million years ago" he paused letting that sink in "it devastated our world and its said that Deamons ran rampant consuming anybody's soul they could get" Ray then got a look of fear so all consuming that it scared Clament "we need to leave as long as it does not see us we should be fine".
However he may have jinxed that as it looked around having finished some speech it gave to the Enslavers its eyes fell on them and at a speed no Enslaver or Shock Trooper could ever hope to reach, appeared in front of him and squad Ray "OH FUCK!" Ray the squad leader shouted but that's all he had time to get out before the monster skewered him with its claws and ate a chunk of his head with a single bite before dropping him.
Laughing a sound Clement likened to nails on a chalkboard it then spoke in a voice of many all in one "my my what do we have here some lost soul perfect" it said still half laughing the scene before them prompted them to vomit but rest of the squad quickly pulled out their weapons none the less and opened fire but Orca assault rifles and hellfire shotguns seemed to due no damage and the monster let out another laugh sending a pulse of energy sending them all against the wall and forcing them to drop their weapons.
"such useless weapons and you" it Pointed at Clement "drop that useless symbol find pleasure in the Unborn god in fact let me send you there" refering to the cross of jeuss around his neck it then raised her clawed hand and shot it outwards towards his throat however Clement brought his Maximillion Knife and slashed at its hand hate and thoughts of survival flooded his mind and the monster screamed two of its fingers "you will pay for that you pathetic life form!".
it then regenerated its fingers and then leaped forward but then a sword of light then pierced through the heavens and cut the arm off the monster the new being who looked like an angel to be honest had just entered the picture was a being the seemed to radiate warmth and comfort it wore a warriors tunic and sandals with a golden helmet that shielded both the sides of its face like a galea and on its forehead was a symbol of a man on a cross its large four wings then emerged sending feathers across the room then the angel spoke.
"you have trespassed on the mortal plain Deamon leave before I destroy you across all of eternity" the angel spoke in a female voice and like it was fact, that it was a certainty "you must be a fool like you lord if you think you can defeat me or Slaanesh" the Deamon then regenerated its lost limb and the two being charged each other.
The two beings of energy seemed to dance around each other a slash or chop here, and stab or brutal punch there for what seemed like forever they clashed however then the Deamon landed a hit across the angels leg and the angel then appeared to be in pain and dropped to one knee thinking it had won the Daemon gloated "just as I thought your just as weak as the Father and maybe just as cowardice too" the Daemon then approached the angel to finish the fight however Clement caught what must have been a smirk on the angels face before the angel then shot up plunging its sword into the Deamons chest finishing the fight with "tell your master that the last sensation it will feel is the fires of justice" and with that the Deamon dissolved into what appeared to be nothingness.
Just then another angel flew down from the sky, this one taller and with a mace and shield but less armor instead of just a sword and just seemed… greater more important that type of aura, the both talked in a language that none of them could hope to understand like the language of the Enslavers just as elegant and musical but seemingly less alien more recognizable.
Taking his gaze off the angels Clement then peered out from where he was sitting and saw something shocking there were dozens of angels and hundreds of bodies of Enslavers scattered everywhere the Ripper the Enslaver had used as the tip of the spear of their offensive had been torn apart and was in many pieces just then the angels stopped talking the taller one turned and asked "I am archangel Micheal the dispenser of Justice just who is in charge around here?".
Clement gulped it wasn't everyday you got to meet one of the four great angels of god that his mother had read to him about almost every night "I-I am archangel" Clement for the first time in his life felt a nervousness he would probably never fell again "ah good I am in need of directions to the leader of this world as The Father has a message to deliver" the Archangels eyes never left Clement until he had finished he then turned to speak with the other angel and with that Clement knew this was going to be a long day.