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Shovan watched the small group of Gue'la from the nearby hilltop. He adjusted the grip on the pulse carbine and waved up the seven other shas'la skulkinkg in the grassland behind him. As a single entity they fanned out along the ridge, their pulse carbines braced int the shoulder. Shovan was shocked with the ferocity of the Silver clad Gue'la who exploded from the building, tongues of flame lashing from their primitive weapons turning the followers of the warp-gods to shreds. He turned to the fire warriors beside him. "Fire and move. Aim for the Gue'la without armour." The last of his comrades in his squad appeared at his shoulder, the long barrel of the rail rifle extending out infront of him like an extension of his body. The optic cabls snaked into ports on the side of his helmet like grass snakes.

"Send the foolish Gue'la back to their God-Emperor with their tails between their legs. Shas'la Attack!" At this last command, the fire-team opened up, the grenade launchers mounted under the pulse carbines sent photon grenades arcing down upon the metal warriors, blinding them with flashes of bright light. The shas'ui on his left fired the rail rifle, sending a bolt of shimmering blue energy down into the cluster of metal men. One of them turned at the sound of the shot, taking it full in the chest. The rail bolt hurled him back, sending his armoured form crashing through the wall of a nearby house, a smoking hole in the centre of his breastplate. The rest of the team fired upon the two Gue'la females. forcing them to duck. "Shas'la, retire. We have given them our warning." The tau melted away like smoke from the ridge, leaving the Gue'la party in dissaray