by Herr_Virga » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:25 pm
by conscriptboris » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:27 pm
While fleeing from a Adeptus Mechanicus taskforce, the Soul Drinkers Space Hulk is severely damaged and low on fuel. Forced to run, the Soul Drinkers go deep into the veiled regions in search of fuel. They run into the Necrons on many worlds, all with signs of previous human settlement, but now infested with the undying xenos. Eventually they discover the last of the human worlds that the Necrons are still in the process of cleansing, and the Soul Drinkers make a deal. They allow the human's time to retreat to their space-craft while they hold them off, in exchange for the Soul Drinkers receiving fuel.The Souldrinkers hold out aganist the Necrons, and the human population reach their spaceport but a necron fleet arrives in-system, preventing them from leaveing. The Adeptus Mechanicus fleet arrives shortly after, and the two fleets begin fighting against each other. It is immediately obvious that the imperial forces would be destroyed, so they began a complex pattern of manoeuvers to delay the inevitable.When the Soul Drinkers realized they could not beat the approaching Necron force on the ground, and the Mechanicus would lose in space, Sarpedon offered an alliance with the Mechanicus. Chaplain Iktinos and his "flock" remained behind to help defend the spaceport and the surviving humans. It is revealed that his "flock" is loyal to his secret master as well, and no longer consider themselves Soul Drinkers.Accepting the alliance the Mechanicus and Soul Drinkers set off for the main Necron hub, planning to destroy its leader and leave the rest of the Necron forces leaderless.Arriving at the Necron Tomb World, the Mechanicus crash their ship into the planet and deployed alongside the Soul Drinkers. A long bloody battle begins as they race to kill the Necron lord, before the Necrons superior numbers begin to change the odds. Finally they arrive at the Necron Lord's location and Sarpedon duels with it, and wins. However in typical Necron fashion it gets back up, and begins crushing him to death. Only by the sacrifice of Techmarine Lygis was the lord defeated.Gathering his forces Sarpedon lead his remaining troops towards the crashed Adeptus Mechanicus ship, where their promised transports were to be awaiting them. Instead three Imperial Fists thunderhawk gunships deployed upon the surface, while twenty terminator armoured elites teleport onto the surface, lead by First Captain Lysander. He ordered the Soul Drinkers to surrender or be destroyed. Sarpedon replies with the challenge of a personal duel. Despite Sarpedon's warp enhanced strength, he was tired from the earlier fighting and was swiftly beaten. The book ends with Sarpedon hoping that Luko follows his last order to surrender if he was beaten.
by Herr_Virga » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:33 am
by conscriptboris » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:04 pm
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