Date: D016. Y977. M31. MI60
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 and unlike Eldric the other two did not have fears of being so inebriated that they could be tempted by the forces of the Unborn God so they got themselves some strong wine, so strong that it could kill any mortal of another species 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.
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 private conversation 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 if 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 yet the time to fight the misguided ones but the young Eldrad and Luchin have 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 her sentence.
"However I will tell you what yours is" somehow sending a pulse through their shared link all three of them quickly understood what to do and who would oppose them but Isha would still explain the bare basics of it "as you know after the edict of Asuryan no gods could enter the material realm and with this edict being so ingrained in the Aeldari psyche it was impossible to revoke as such the pleasure cults soon rose and after the great war overthrew the Temples thus I had to do… some creative thinking using a certain planet in order to help found the Sanctuary you will take on the goal of securing this planet while the founders and I mobilize the Sanctuary for a full war with the Domain" isha said.
However the three of them still had questions "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 them however 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 smiled and answered "there are a few things that must not be known to anyone else or the consequences would be… dire" and with that Isha would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Approximately 1 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' that 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 her 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" 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… 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.
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 and they only knew it by one name 'The God Formula'.
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Date: D019. Y977. M31. MI60
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 Usiel Scarion and much of the experienced leadership had been lost initially, killed by assassins thus 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 with their war with the corrupt Federation that many be unlikely but 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 an army for hire 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) supported by two platoons of the regular Cadian Army they were await in ambush for the enemy, 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 he had placed two squads of CST further back in reserve he trusted the Judgment of his two subordinates to make the right call.
Now using the 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…not yet… now! yes there they were rolling down the street out into the kill zone with this he gave the signal to the vox carrier in the squad to relay the message to wait for the next ten seconds made sure the heavy gunner, sniper and regularly equipped CST knew when to attack this had to be perfect looking down the sights of his mako rifle he placed his crosshairs on the head of the exposed head on an Enslaver his other hand upon the cross necklace his mother had given him, saying a quick prayer Clement prepared to fire, But just then he began to feel… loopy if he could describe it like a drug had been slipped in to his drink at the bar and like someone had just gotten their perfect opportunity to take advantage of him but just then he heard something unmistakable the sound of dripping water in the corner that had been leaking into a bucket where they had placed the by the squads sniper had stopped that could only mean it was now dripping onto the carpet which meant…
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 the knocked over bucket slipping in and out of his messed up vision "chemical imbalance detected injection of Panqueca due immediately" the D.A.I in his suit said 'finally' he thought as he could 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 it down your throat" Clement said as he 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 with its bowstaff 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 get control of the knife in Clements hand as the Enslaver had his weapon knocked away kicking and punching each other in a vicious battle 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 to confuse the pathetic Mon-Keigh 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 one 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 glouted "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 equivalent of a 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, the bastards knew we were here" he then cut contact as the building shook and it slightly tilted 'they must be taking out the bottom floor' 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 allowing him to leave the room he was in.
It was then he regrouped with CST 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 the home Kasr as the mission objective to stop the Enslaver convoy has failed, they knew we were here" Clement then looked over what of 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 "Fury aint gonna be happy about this" another chimed in to the agreement of everyone else "im sure you all be fine we've had worse, now follow me" Clement said silencing their chatter as they got moving.
They then moved out using the building as cover to keep the Enslavers from seeing them ducking in and out of windows and avoiding holes in the walls created from the war rampaging around them however there was a strange feeling of emptiness as they had expected to meet up with other units but they came to terms that they had made it out before them or they were dead and soon they came to a relatively small gap between the buildings an alleyway they didnt 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 and the Enslavers that formed a circle around it was a large spike and tied on it via barbed wire were dozens of 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 him 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 and laughing it sounded like nails on chalkboard "my my what do we have here some lost soul perfect" it said still half laughing the rest of the squad quickly pulled out their weapons none the less and opened fire but Orca assault rifles and hellfire shotguns seemed to do no damage and the monster let out another laugh sending out a pulse of energy that sent them all against the wall and forcing them to drop their weapons "such useless weapons and you" it Pointed at clement and his cross necklace "drop that useless symbol find pleasure in the Unborn god in fact let me send you there" the thing said.
It then raised its clawed hand and shot it 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 as two of its fingers were cut clean off "you will pay for that you pathetic life form!" it regenerated its fingers and then leaped forward to skewer Clement but just then a sword of light then pierced through the heavens and cut the arm off the monster, the new being who looked just like an angel from the Bible itself had just entered the picture it was a being the seemed to radiate warmth and comfort and it wore a warrior's 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 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.
With the battle now over Clement felt like he could finally breathe and take in the fact they were saved by an angel but just then another angel flew down from the sky, this one taller, with a mace and shield but less armor ,instead of just a sword and Clement went slack jawed the being just seemed… greater more important you know it had that type of aura, the two angels 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 Enslavers had used as the tip of the spear of their offensive had been sliced 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 wasnt 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 almost the first time in his life felt nervous "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.
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Date: D020. Y977. M31. MI60
The opportunity for the meeting between the High Commanders of Cadia had come not a moment to soon as with the ongoing Enslaver offensive at the 71st KZ that had threatened to drive on the capital Kasr was stopped by what the troops could only describe as angels however High Commander Mikeal Aruther or just McAruther for short as he and his friends called him had trouble believing the credibility of this 'Archangel' sure his wife had been a devout christian and a previous member of the United Religious Papacy before it left during the formation of the Confederacy and had always tried to get him and his son into the church but with him having a full time job of being one of his planets six High Commanders and with his son joining the military as all Cadians did and then being selected for the CST and traveling the galaxy that in all just didn't leave much time for religion or her and this lasted up until they ran out of time all together.
Smoking his large cigar pipe McAruther would throw away that line of thought he had definitely, totally moved on so to occupy his time he looked around at the other five High commanders in attendance, first was Dwight E. Eisenhower the High Commander of CST, a man with a shiny bald head and stone solid poker face on him, he wore a green suit that had black shoulder pads that emphasized his badge that all High commanders wore, a square like house with a triangle inside that signified his rank and that was all he was willing to look at as bending over to see what pants or shoes he had on didn't really seem appropriate.
Next was Ben Montgomery the High Commander of the Marines was considered an older man although with modern medicine her still had half of his life ahead of him, with a green camouflage pattern suit on it was average but to complement it he had on a red cap and had on red shoulder pads it made8 him stand out but that was almost the point as it was the name the enemies of Cadia had given him during his almost five century long service to Cadia, the 'Zombie of Cadia' that name often struck fear into the enemy commanders and despite this blatant violation of dress code McAruther knew that it was foolish to doubt his intelligence as the saying goes 'fear the old man in the profession where men die young'.
Third was the foreigner Charlotte De Gaulle High (foreigners were generally not welcome on Cadia and even hated by a few but it was her merit that prevailed in the end or her fathers) Commander of the Air Force, she had pruple eyes like a Cadian that went along red auburn hair that was cut in a bobs style haircut the dark blue suit contrasting with her hair well but beyond her looks she was also the daughter of Charlie De Gaulle who once was a general in the Federation Air Force and in charge of the air army called the 'Paris Eternals'.
The story on how he joined goes that Charlie had grown disgusted with the blatant corruption in the Federation sure the Administratius remained relatively clean thanks to the Editor who was on the perpetual council but anyway at some point he and his air army were sent to and left stranded on a barren and dead no name planet by 'mistake' quote on quote, with no options other than to starve he joined the confederation but only after learning he had been purposely abandoned by his peers after a rival payed off some people in power he had swore vengeance on the Federation after that and it appeared that his daughter was determined to continue his legacy of kicking the Federations ass although for now she remained relatively unproven.
Fourthly was Gregory Zhukov High Commander of the Tank Corps and another foreigner, he had very little hair on his head but what he did have was a dark black, on his body he wore a dark green coat with a red sash on his shoulder and he had on a serious look as always as far as McAruther knew Zhukov had risen high in the Cadian ranks impressive considering he hailed all the way from the remote world of Valhalla, McAruther didn't know much about it but from what he gleaned it was cold, barren and well cold but the point was that Zhukov's family had arrived on Cadia some time in his youth and he joined the military, from there he worked his way up to High Commander and the rest… well he wasn't so sure.
The Fifth Member of the High Commander was the man Ramiel, High Commander of the Psychic Militant he had on a dark gray suit with a dark gray hood that he wore on his head concealing his face, he was apparently and by his own claim the descendant of a notable and now extinct line of potent psykers, who had been stricken from history by the Editor the leader of the Administratius Himself or Herself? Anyway the only thing they could find on the ancestors of Ramiel was that they had quote 'committed crimes against the human race' whatever that blacket term meant.
But given it was the job of the Psychic Militant to investigate stuff like this and that Ramiel was its leader, it would be no surprise to McAurther if this was also made up but that was the power of the Editor he made you question everything you knew about your own history and upset him in anyway nobody will ever remember you after he drops you in a ditch and it seemed as though Ramiel wanted to run down the path that the Editor had walked all in McAruther did not like Ramiel his only concret fact about the mysterious man was that he wanted power.
Lastly was himself the High Commander of the Army his black glasses and large cigar pipe doing nothing to hide the expression of confidence he always put on after all when you lead the largest military organization and held one of the most coveted position on the planet, you needed to act like it and show your rivals and potential rivals your balls of steel and willingness to do anything to keep you position that you worked for your entire life apart from that he had on the standard military clothing a camouflage suit however he spiced it up with a tan hat with a star on it and his own accessories.
As the entire council had assembled the meeting would began their goal, to select a new Supreme General to lead Cadia via a vote between them with the only caveat being that it could not be anyone of them and that at least three High Commanders agreed to the selected individual however to even be considered you needed to have at least 80 years of experience in the military known as the Armed Forces of the Cadian Gate, have occupied the position of general or field marshall for at least 15 years and be at least a century old, as to why it was so lack that was because most of the time Cadian generals and field marshalls would be killed or assassinated mostly by the Domain and its hedonistic residents, the Enslavers or eldar if you wanted to be technically correct.
Now once elected this new Supreme General would have complete authority over the navy (hence why there wasn't a High Commander of the Navy) and be the direct superior of the the High Commanders as such they would need a competent ruler so they had assembled some of the most experienced and accomplished generals and field marshalls.
However with the Enslavers having killed much of the experienced leadership in one surprise attack (it was still pure luck they had managed to kill Usiel Scarion) the choice had come down to three of the ten candidates that survived the assassination attempts looking at them as they entered the room McAruther mentally went over them one by one.
First there was Titan Williams the general of the 5th Marine Army the 'Mud Jumpers' an experienced general of 16 years and had served faithfully for 82 years given that everyone joined the militant youth at 14 then the actual military at 18 being so relatively young he was considered an upstart by some of his peers and even shunned by a few for having ties to the United Religious Papacy but McAruther felt like that was an excuse to hate him for having foreign parents and what McAruther knew about Titan personally not much but he could easily see the ambitious look in Willams eyes so that was something.
Next was Lucas Fury the Army field marshal of the Capital Kasr Front and a large reason why the fronts had not collapsed overnight he had earned many awards for his service although he had yet to be given them, as a man of just about three centuries of age at 297 the man held the same look of sharp intelligence that Montgomery and was a previous rival of himself for the position of High Commander of the Army, with Lucas serving since he was 18 and becoming a general at 46 and holding it for 17 years before becoming a field marshall the position he still currently held even still they all knew the leverage the Lucas held as the field marshall if they didn't vote for him… lets just say that he may turn a blind eye to a few Enslavers getting passed the front lines and into the personal chambers of the High Commanders, a man like that simply thought of soldiers like numbers on a screen.
Finally there was Victoria Nexus a general of the Tank Corps and she was two centuries old but modern medicine was just that good if McAurther had anything to say about her looks however that would be unprofessional, Victoria had been a tank commander for most of her career but had been promoted to a general leading the legendary 2nd tank army the 'Phantoms' due to their focus on the Blitzkrieg doctrine of warfare that saw them appear and disappear from the view of the enemy only to end up right behind them in their flank.
In total she was 202 years old was a general for 24 years and had an impressive accomplishments against the Federation such as the battle of Medusa in which she and the Phantoms had strategically encircled over a million Federation soldiers although they eventually managed to break out the damage she did to the Federation was often credited as to why they were able to eventually win the battle as for personality she could be described as a no nonsense, cutthroat leader in a sense she would not take shit from anyone especially those under her in the chain of command.
The three candidates had been lined up and questioned by the High Commanders questions ranging from "why should we vote for you?" to "how would you deal with extreme situations X,Y or Z?" with the current and last question being a combined Ork, Rangden and Eslaver invasion everyone knew that would never happen but it was interesting almost funny even to see them struggle "I would prioritize consolidating my forces and give the CST and the Marines more resources for large and precise strikes to attempt to take out their leadership and have them fight each other instead of us" Titan said "I would use the millions of soldiers we poses to hold each inch of ground, our hives are built for that after all and have the navy commence raids upon the enemy fleet that would certainly start fighting each other without our input" Lucas said "I would leave most of my forces within the cities, use my tank forces to kill off the leadership of the foul Xenos and utilize the navy to rain down destruction on large masses of enemy troops" Victoria said with the three of them done with questions the High Commanders not having much time in the first place quickly got to talking.
"They all have merits but I think we all know what we want" Eisenhower said getting straight to the point "da I agree we are pressed for time anyway" Zhukov said "exactly" McAruther said "the kid is someone we can push around get what we want thats what your saying" "pretty much" Eisenhower said "aren't you all a bunch of corrupt bastards" Charlotte said looking bored "like you're any better" Mcaruther said puffing his cigar pipe "let's just get this over with and have him deal with this 'angel' sound good?" Montgomery said they all nodded with Ramiel standing as still as a statue and didn't say a word as he abstained from the vote and disappeared in a portal, to where?, hell if they knew, but that didn't stop them from voting and just like that they had a new Supreme General.
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Now in his new office Williams had no time to get used to or to settle into his new position and it was clear as to why he had been elected that reason upset him greatly but he did not want to think about that right now as he had a job to do.
Currently he was just waiting for this 'Archangel' to show itself and to spend his time he thought about Cadia, the confederacy and Cadias position in the confederacy, the capital was the planet of Delaros, its leader the chancellor Redwaan al-Musa, the planet was a rich and fertile world with many hive cities that provided a large manufacturing center and coupling that with its advantages location on a intersection of several warp lanes and that made it an economic and political powerhouse in the sector and the de facto capital of the confederacy.
Combine that with its capability for power projection many surrounding 'free' planets were puppets in all but name but not Cadia, never Cadia and that would not change under his leadership they think him weak, they think him impatient and unable to see what's around him but he knew there were snakes inside Cadia and outside and he would deal with them but for now the Eldar invasion took precedence.
"I would dispose of those thoughts for now Williams" the angel said and Willaim whipped his head to the door and saw the nine foot tall angel standing in the doorway with no weapon in its hand or at its side "Archangel… Michael I presume?" William said "and that's Supreme General Williams thank you" the angel did not change its expression as it approached Williams desk till it was standing about ten feet away "I have come to negotiate with you I hope that's not how you greet all guests" Michael said "it is not but I do know that you want something from me, from Cadia state it now" William said "I do not know what you mean" Michael said "every time someone comes to 'negotiate' with Cadia they always want something that is reality and is just basic negotiations" Williams said.
The angel seemed to glare at Williams before speaking "the Father has made it clear that infighting between humans should cease our true enemy is in the Domain, there are events that you cannot comprehend happening in the galaxy" Michael said "thats sounds awfully convenient and why should we give up our goals? Give me good reasons" Williams said "everyday you send your people to die in droves in pointless wars and these wars are soon going to be to much for a divided humanity to handle, you will not prepared for it join us the gods will take control of the Federation we will ensure Humanity thrives where its self rule has not" Michael said.
Williams contemplated the offer and doubt creeped into his head as a soldier he had seen his fellow man be slain in droves partly by incompetent leadership in wars hundreds of lightyears away, he had seen the corruption that had taken root in Cadias leadership as social standing was tied to your rank, did he have enough to change it? He didn't know, but not trying would go against everything Cadia stood for to fight for the ones you care for to fight for your planet to it may see one more day and to submit would go against the very reasons they rebelled against the Federation.
"No" Williams said "we will not join you that is my decision our independence is worth more than some guarantees, we will forge our own path just as we have done for over a million years" the angels expression then changed to one of disappointment "I thought you would be willing to see the bigger picture however I thought wrong but know this Titan Williams" the angels eyes looked at him with a coldness that rivaled the vacuum of space.
"When the seventh of the fourth month comes you and your planet will experience a rebirth and you will know what it is like to be laid low" Michael said and with that a portal opened behind him and swallowed the angel leaving Williams alone in his office while he didnt know exactly what the angel would do he knew a threat when he heard it as such he would prepare for that day Cadia had never fallen to mortal armies.
The Gods armies would be no different.