Carnaelgaar Cysius's Story

The sergeant would be surprised that his power sword was not doing much damage, however in another second the sword would exude a hazy, blue-coloured field of energy that wrapped around the sword. The next strike he would attempt if it connected, the sword would disrupt the molecular bonds of Amelia's armor, leaving his sword to actually tear through her armor almost like a hot knife through butter. The other marines were now in a standstill with their opponents, the marines that were shot down or knocked down by Amelia, would rejoin the fight to stop the enemy from destroying the core at all costs.

At the bridge, the marines took aim at the advancing column of soldiers, however their bolt round could not break through their armor. Seconds later when another orb landed behind one of the cover two Initiates hid behind, they knew their life and service wereover. They could try to escape to the next cover however the enemy proved themselves to be formidable opponents. The Initiates primed a grenade and tossed it over their cover in the center of the arc of units in front of the door way. they would then rise from their cover and unleashed a final barrage of bolt rounds before the enemy soldiers or the orb claimed their lives. "For the Emperor!" The marines cried out as their final words.

Renalanus clenched his fist once he saw this scene, but he had hoped his brothers sacrifice would not be in vain. If the enemy formation would scatter he would charge the enemy lines with Storm Shield at the ready and his Sword Brethren would teleport in the middle of the enemy ranks and begin cleaving enemy soldiers the second they appeared. If not, they would do the same anyways but with a much greater risk since the enemy formation would not be disrupted. "No pity! No remorse! NO FEAR! For the Emperor!"

As the power sword, enhanced with the disruptor energy, struck her armor it cleaved through with ease, severing straight through to her flesh and drawing blood. Amelia howled in pain, but the sergeant had made a terrible mistake. Fyrnskain are selected for their role for a lack of magical prowess and affinity, and most are incapable of even the most minor forms of magic. They make up for this by being trained in the use of an ancient ability known as the berserker rage. In her pain Amelia gained strength and fury, and she swung her axe with all her might, each swing ripping the very air with it's sheer power. Should any of the marines be unfortunate enough to fall into her reach, her axe would cleave them in twain.
The other soldiers, emboldened by Amelia's battle roar, began to fight with greater ferocity, and the battle would begin to tilt in favor of the Legion Warriors, less something was done soon.

The two orbs that were thrown were like the first, in that a few seconds after they had been thrown they exploded and sprayed white hot molten metal in a 30 foot area. The Grenades that were thrown into the midst of the warriors clattered to a halt before exploding, sending their own shrapnel and force into the warriors backs. Fortunately, Erna's wards absorbed the force and repelled the shrapnel, but their energy was spent, and the wards dispelled by the attack. Knowing now that her soldiers were vunerable, Erna called out orders in her peoples language. Ten warriors total were in the line, three of them pulled back from the arc. These three raised their shields up and, as those shields shifted and changed, slammed them into the ground where they deployed and formed stationary barriers. These self same warriors took their blades and shifted them into rifles, returning fire upon the enemy. Three more warriors pulled back behind the barriers and knelt down, each preparing a spell of some sort.
The remaining four raised their shields and charged forward towards the enemy positions. Calsai joined the charge forward, allowing his armor to take the brunt of whatever attacks the enemy launched at him. Morthen in the mean time flipped his weapon back onto his shoulder, having gathered enough charge for the sunspear to be fired again. He directed this attack at the largest group of enemies there was, and then fired the beam at their cover, which would quickly melt away and leave the enemy exposed.

Erna positioned herself behind Morthen, and prepared a new spell, one she hoped would assure their victory in this battle.

The sergeant would immediately recognize the danger when Amelia suddenly became enraged. He was too slow to dodge the axe however he attempted to block the axe from hitting him, however his blade would be knocked out of his hands and he would lose an arm in the process. The man did not yell in pain, instead he appeared to be the same before the fight started, calm and calculated. The sergeant backed off to avoid the berserkers rampage, and the marine unfortunate enough to pay attention to her were either to slow and were cleaved apart or were dealt with by the Legion soldiers when they had their guard down. Their numbers fell from 20 to ten and only two minutes has passed.

The sergeant, although badly wounded pulled out a Melta Bomb. A small explosive capable of punching holes through tanks. He would ten wait for an opputrunity when Amelia was in mid swing to rush at her, and he would if nothing interrupted him shove the Melta bomb in the area where he had cut her so he could take her out.

At the Bridge, once the Initiates behind the one of the pieces of cover were killed. More initiates, three of them behind cover were targeted by Morthen would relize their cover was melted and scrambled quickly to find cover while trying their best to shoot the enemy. The Sword Brethren would then teleport behind the enemy lines with Power Halberds at the ready, one such Sword Brethren appeared behind Morthen hoping to end him quickly before he could unleash another barrage. Renalus although wary that their formation was not broken, activated his Iron Halo and raised his Storm Shield before charging out of cover to meet the enemy head on to stop Calsai in his tracks while the Initiates and the Librarian would deal with the other four. The Librarian could feel an increase is something in the air, he could sense the enemy was using some sort of magic. He would channel his Psychic might and in doing so caused even more demons to swarm the ship and it soon attracted one of the enemies of the Imperium. he would then cast Dark Excommunication on the enemy ranks and forcibly severed their magical energies but it would only last a minute, a minute that the marines would not waste. However when the Librarian used more of his powers more demons were attracted to the ship, and more powerful demons were attracted and forcing trying in vain to force themselves through the Gellar Field....and something else was attracted, an enemy the Imperium knew well was also attracted.

Amelia rampaged through the enemy's ranks, blood leaking from the gash in her armor on her side. She continued to roar and shout, the force of each swing of her axe enough to cause the air to gust about her. In one swing the sergeant dashed forward and placed a bomb into the crack in her armor, but enraged as she was Amelia did not even notice it, until it had detonated and began melting her cooking her from the inside. Her armor, made of starsteel and able to absorb near limitless amounts of energy was all but unaffected by the bomb. Her body however nearly evaporated as it did its work. She grimaced and continued fighting a few more steps, but very quickly she fell to the ground, defeated. The other soldiers were only driven further into fury by her defeat, as they continued to press their advantage. Two of the warriors shifted their blades into spears and threw them at the sergeant. As they flew through the air the haft of the weapon burned off like a rocket driving the blade towards the sergeant in an attempt to impale him with the blade, the outer layer of which had burned in temperature until the material was in a plasma state. In another moment later that blade would explode, driving lightning hot shrapnel through everything in twenty meters, killing anyone caught in the blast.

On the bridge, a shock went through Erna's body as she was cut off from her magic. The other warriors felt the same effect, and quickly grabbed their spears again. Not a moment too soon, as the sword brothers who teleported behind their barrier line had caught them by surprise, and they were now hard pressed defending themselves. Morthen was busy laying down more fire upon the initiates who had left their destroyed cover, but Erna covered his back. She parried the strike directed for him, then drove her thin yet stout blade clean through the marines chest and into his heart, before removing him from her blade with her boot. Meanwhile Calsai clashed with Renalus and grinned at him. "I heard Ayanna brought you down in less than a minute, I seek to beat that time" He growled at the marshal, spinning to his right and bringing his left foot up and around to kick at his opponents side. The other warriors met their opponents in likewise combat.

The sergeant succeeded in defeating his opponent, however since it took him enough energy just to bring her down he could not avoid the two spears flung at him, he smiled under his helmet and spoke. "Emperor preserve me..." and with those words said he was impaled and his life ended on the spot. For the remaining marines, the sight of their sergeant getting killed after doing such a deed inspired the five remaining marines. The remaining marines continued to fight with all they had, their improved vigor allowed them to slip by some of the warriors and drive their weapons through any weak point their eyes could pick up.

On the Bridge, the Sword Brethren that had been stabed through his heart was still surprisingly standing. Unknown to her space marines did not have one heart but two hearts, even if one fails the other can easily keep a marine alive and on his feet. The marine would then bring down his power halberd this time directed at Erna with more speed and it began to exude a hazy, blue-coloured field of energy that wrapped around the halberd.

Renalus chuckled when Calsai taunted him. "She may have, but just to have you know I could have killed her any time I wanted to. I needed a warm up thats why." He taunted back and as he watched as the man tried to plant a kick to his side, he in return would bring his sword to bear against his leg which was now in the air. For the Initiates, when the enemy closed on them, they switched to close combat knifes and rushed the enemy warriors. The Librarian held his Force Staff which began to exude a hazy, blue-coloured field of energy that wrapped around the point of his staff and brung his staff down on the legion warrior that would challenge him.

In the Mists of the chaos, the Gellar Field would short out for less than a nano second, however that nano second was all one figure needed to appear in the ship. A rift opened up in the ship and a Chaos Lord warped inside the Gellar Field room armed with lighting claws and exuded an aura of death and bloodlust. [color=red][font=myriad]"Hello..."Brothers"..." The man spoke with malice in his voice. "Heretic! Warn the Marshal! He must---" Before the marine could finsih the Chaos Lord close in and buried his claws inside the marines chest before ripping him apart in two.

"Marshal! A Chaos Lord Appeared in the Gellar room! Be wa---" A marine speaking through the bridges communications system tried to warn them but before he could finish all they could hear was gurgling blood.

Moments Earlier, in orbit above Terra.
As the Kukri of the gale awaited for their opponents to make their move, the Rook class ship named Echo of Peace made it's decent to Terra. The pillars that had been reassigned to the Station were returned, and they followed the Echo of Peace into the upper atmosphere as the twenty kilometer long ship began a controlled fall to the planets surface.

Outside the warp negation fields, what seemed to be an electrical field began distorting time and space. From this field no less than two dozen Knight class ships, and one Bishop class, warped into the theater. The bishop and ten of the knights immediately began making their way to reinforce the station, while they had the opening. The remaining fourteen Knight class ships opened their afterburners and rushed to reinforce the Echo of Peace.

The Bishop sent a transmission to the Kukri of the Gale. "This is Konugr Avurn, residing over the Rose Thicket. We have come as requested, and are at your command, Konugr Dura." A strong voiced man stood in uniform aboard the bridge of the Rose Thicket as he addressed Konugr Dura.
"Fortha Solskain, Konugr Avurn."
"Fortha Solskain."
"The enemy opened rifts of some sort and their vessels passed through them. I believe it to be some form of teleportation, and activated warp negation fields to prevent them from transporting to my side, which is what I believe they intend."
"Then we shall take the opportunity to deploy so when, if, they return, they will find a storm beyond their capacity to weather."
"As you will."

The Rose Thicket continued it's approach, positioning itself above the Command dome of the Kukri of the Gale. Upon arriving it would begin to open up, as though it were a flower. Each of the long 'petals' of the ship opened up further and further, until a massive structure almost like that of a snowflake, hovered above the station. Then from the surface of the opened bishop, billions upon billions more drones swarmed into the air, choking the space with their presence, until all that could be seen from the outset was a cloud that shifted and swarmed, covering the whole of the area closest to the station.

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Aboard the Remembrance
With the Sergeant defeated, the Legion Warriors would push to mop up the remaining marines. Even as skilled as they are, several had not survived the encounter. What had begun as a force of twenty had quickly dwindled to a twelve over the course of the fighting. And with fyrnskain Amelia taken out, those dozen no longer had a captain. After they cleaned the marine, assuming they were able, they would set about following the last orders given to them. Three of the warriors took their shields and cast spells over them, before placing them in strategic locations throughout the core room. Then they rallied together, those without shields taking new ones from their fallen brothers, and then they made their way to rendezvous with the team at the bridge. As the living departed the room, the dead departed as well, their bodies igniting into iridescent flames that shifted all along the visible spectrum. The bodies did not appear to burn so much as fade, until there was no trace of their presence at all. But without an soul stone or shard to return to, the energy was trapped aboard the ship, as were the consciousness of those warriors who had perished.

Aboard the bridge the battle continued. Erna was taken by suprise when her attack didn't kill the soldier, but instinct took over and she rolled away from his halberd. She had no idea what that blue energy was, but training had taught her that it was better avoid what you couldn't identify then take the chance. Having moved as quickly as she had her blade had been left behind in the soldiers chest, and without her magic she wasn't exactly able to do much at the moment. The three nearby warriors who had set up their shields were busy dealing with their own opponents, the only spare weapon she had was a small dagger. Nevertheless she drew it and awaited her foe to approach. Morthen at this point became aware of what was happening, and he quickly flipped his gun over his shoulder and would proceed to fire, point blank range, the sunspear weapon at the marine who had come behind him.

Calsai meanwhile used his kick to push himself off of the Marshal, coming to roll back to his feet. He then charged at Renalus, his blade dragging along the ground, parting it as thought it were water. With all his force he would swing an uppercut meant to cut the Marshal in two. The Warrior to challenge the Librarian lifted his shield to block the attack, then recoiled by shoving the shield against the weapon to throw his opponent off balance. The starsteel used to make the equipment of the warriors was enchanted and inscribed with a blanket of magic constructs and wards that were specific to each piece's purpose. For the shield, they were constructs of reinforcement and strengthening, as well as wards against weakness and dismantling. If not for these embedded magical traits, then whatever spell coated the Librarians staff, if it were the same used against Amelia, would have turned the material to liquid. As it stood, the runic sigils glowed along the shields rim, and the starsteel absorbed whatever energy came in contact with it. The warrior in question treated his opponent with no more mercy then they would any other, and proceeded to attack him with relentless strikes.

The remaining marines, despite how skilled they were were no mach for the enemy numbers. Even when their bodies were peiced for slashed they would try one last assault before falling down as lifeless corpses. The core room was now left unguarded, and the warrior would easily proceed to complete their mission.

Aboard the ship, the Sword Brethran would have followed Erna if it went for the sound of a weapon aimed at him. It was point blank range, there no way the marine could dodge the attack with his body but the man seemed to forget one important thing. And that was the marines teleportation. The marine vanished like a bolt of lightning, only to reappear behind the side of Morthen with his halberd glowing and already in mid-swing.

Renalus heard the bone chilling communications his fellow brother had tried to give him, however the enemy seemed to ignore the threat. Of course, they never faced them before. However his thoughts focused on the opponent in front of him when he would attempt to cleave him with an uppercut, however he would then counter this poweful move with a shield bash with his Storm Shield to counter this attack. The Shield began to glow blue just like their weapons.

For the Librarian, he was knocked off balance but recovered easily. However the warrior in front of him would take this opportunity to attack with relentless strikes. The Librarian knew he could use only two more spells before the one after the two would attract demon threats which would be the end for them and their small crew, so with one spell he would destroy this warrior and continue his brutal assault. He would channel the Might of the Ancients, his eye lens would then glow a bright white and his body would emit a white aura. The man would throw one punch at the side of the mans shield, his power suddenly felt inhuman, if the warrior could hold onto his shield he would surely feel the bones in his arm shatter into pieces, however he would not unleash just one punch, he would unleash a flurry of inhumanly strong punches capable of shattering his armor or at the very least cause the force behind the punches to break the mans bones.

Meanwhile in the Gellar Field room, the 20 marines sent to guard it were reduced to two, one sergeant and one marine. "Whats wrong Brothers!? To weak to beat me!? I shall show you the true power of the dark gods compared to your corpse on a throne!" The Chaos Lord spoke and his words angered the marine. "Die heretic!" The marine charged with with his chainsword revved and ready, the sergeant tried to stop him but it was far to late. The moment the marine stepped forward the Chaos Lord would appear right in front of him and separate his head from his body with as much effort to break a twig. The sergeant armed with his power sword got ready for the monsters assault, however the Chaos Lord would vanish in a plume of red smoke and re-appear behind him along with a flurry of stabs from his lightning claws sending blood and armor pieces flying everywhere like he did to the other 19 marines. "Pathetic...I hardly need any help if this is what these pathetic weaklings can offer up. The Marshal of the ship must be on the bridge...and that Librarian as well...I will see to it that their skulls get added to my collection." The figure spoke as he put his hand on the device for the Gellar Field and strengthened it to ensure nothing interrupted his blood lust.

The twelve remaining warriors who had been sent to the core room would arrive on the bridge at that point. Every one of them charging forward with a battle cry. "Fortha Solskain!" They roared as they surged into the room and began to reinforce their besieged brothers and sisters. Morthen however required no help, as when the marine teleported he had caught the movement out of the corner of his eye and he dropped backwards onto his back and aimed the weapon at the sword brother before firing into the enemy's torso.

The sudden force the librarian brought to bear caught the warrior completely unprepared, and he was battered and broken before being thrown against the far wall. When he landed his body imediatly ignited and began to burn away in iridescent chromatic flames.

Calsai responded to the shield bash with a sidestepping pirrouet that would bring the blade down on his enemies neck if not countered. Erna looked around and saw the librarian, and realized that he had been the one responsible for the magical disconnection. She took her weapon and cautiously approached him, before suddenly dropping to her knees grasping at her skull.
Screams and howling winds overtook her mind, as she clawed at her head, trying desperately to keep the voices out. During the fighting her hood had fallen off of her head and as the wards protecting her mind were tied into it, the demons outside were no longer being blocked.
But even more debilitating to her was the screaming of her fallen brothers and sisters, who's souls were suffering at the presence of the Chaos Lord. The Twisted aberation's mere existence tormented their disembodied consciousnesses, and they called out to her for someone to save them. Her screams tore through the whole of the bridge as the battle continued around her.

Once enemy reinforcements arrived, one of the Initiates began to vox the group at the weapon systems. "The bridge is becoming overwhelmed! We requite immediate aid! Hurry brothers and avoid the heretic that wanders the ship!" The marine called out into his vox before returning to the fight. For the Sword Brethren, he would feel air passing through his torso as the beam burned through his armor. The marine fell down, life fading from his body and his soul was now in the hands of the Chaos Lord instead of the Emperors side.

For the Librarian, as he finished off the legion warrior he would hear a shreik of pain. He turned to face the source and saw one of the enemy soldier gripping her skull. It appeared her magical defenses were broken and the voices were entering her head, a pityful sight but he had no pity to spare. Instead of finishing her off he ignored her before rushing to the aid of the Initiates and Sword Brethren who were now outnumbered by the enemy reinforcements.

Renalus watched as his shield bash was dodged, he would also see a blade aiming for his neck. Thinking quickly, he would abandon his shield and attempt to forcibly grab Calsai 's hand before his blade impacted his neck. He would also lean as far back as he could in case he could not stop the blade.

For the Chaos Lord, he began to laugh maniacally as he heard a faint screaming. He would also continue to laugh as the souls of those that were killed were now circling around him both Space Marines and Legion soldiers. "Yes! Plea and pray all you want! No one is going to save you, relish in your eternal suffering as your souls shall serve me for eternity!" The monster spoke as gathered the souls together and began to devour them, causing their life to forever be chained to the Chaos Lord will. He would then grow slightly stronger and as he was now a yard away from the bridge, he could see the Legion warriors and the Space marines fighting. A smile formed under his helmet, he relished the opportunity to spill blood and sacrifice his enemies. These victims would become a plaything for the dark gods.

Erna looked to see the chaos lord, and in that moment she cast a spell through sheer force of will and instinct. The block placed by the librarian was broken and the space within the bridge frozen in time, in fact for a sheer moment all time throughout the realm was frozen.
Calsai was frozen with his arm in Renalus' grip, his blade inches from the marshals neck. Legion warriors were frozen in mid strike against the enemy. Morthen was frozen in mid firing, the blast still emanating from his gun.

In that single frozen instant Erna's eyes shone with a terrible and beautiful light, that the chaos lord would find unbearable, as though the it were the antithesis of everything he was, an antivenom to his poison, a vaccine against his chaotic existence.

A voice of unimaginable force, so great that all who heard it felt as though their very souls, the very essence of their beings was being pressed, and yet they could hear it only as a whisper.

"In the night there are stars. In the shadow there is light. In the void there is hope. We are the stars, we are the light, and we are the hope."

Then the souls the Chaos lord had, both Legion Warrior and Marine, were taken from him. By what or who could not be fathomed, but it was undoubtedly felt. In that frozen moment of time, those of strong will would be able to sense his presence, would be able to gleam a picture of him, though to look upon him was to look upon a blinding light that could not be withstood. He seemed the form of a child clothed in grey. He whispered, and his voice was quiet, but unbearable in it's loudness. "Awaken, warriors of the light. Your true foe stands before you, and all others are nothing in it's presence."

At those words each legion warrior turned, while all else would remain frozen. They each turned and their eyes shone with the unbearable light of god. As one they turned and faced the Chaos lord, and they charged. The moment was gone, and time released from the grip of whatever had held it, yet the eyes of the warriors still shone with unbearable light, and not one of them bothered to fight the marines any further. It was as though every one of them was now merely an avatar of whatever being had appeared before. The Space marines would find themselves freed of the spell, but their choices from then on were up to them. The warriors were focused only on the Chaos Lord.

The Chaos Lord was surprised by this sudden spell, the souls he had just enslaved were ripped from him. He covered his eyes as she radiated this light. As the event wore off, he noticed the warriors all coming from him all shining with an unbearable light but the man began to laugh. "Yes...Yes! Come to me mortal fools! Your light is no match for the power of the dark gods! Come, COME! Warriors of the corpse god and these "warriors" of light! Face me and die!" The figure spoke as he began his charge at the enemy. Unfazed by the enemy strength or numbers almost as if he relished the opportunity to fight.

The marines stopped fighting when their attention turned to the Chaos Lord, Whatever had happened the Legion warrior stopped their assault and were heading for the Chaos Lord. "Brothers, help those Legion warriors kill that abomination! For now he must die before the ship exits the Warp!" Renalus shouted as he charged behind the Legion warriors who just a few seconds ago tried to kill him and his men.

Koishi once more reappeared in a completely different location, completely different from Wing City! She twirled about after appearing again, giggling.

"Hmmmmgh~ Once more, Koishi has found a place to be! And no spooky things are happening here, so even better!" She grumbled to herself however, looking down. "Hopefully the big guy in the big armor can find Koishi again...! She did like talking to him..."

Carnaelgaar was in his ship in one second, he was trying to help his fellow battle brothers siege the space station. However his ship would pass through some sort of gate which caused him to vanish. The next second he found himself in an unknown place which was strange. As he looked around he noticed Koishi and was surprised, how did they appear in the same place? Whatever was going on he had no means to return to the fight. "Greetings again Koishi, its surprising for us to meet again after such circumstances." He greeted as he walked over to her.

The Legion warriors eyes were not the only thing to begin shining. Their armor radiated an iridescent light that grew stronger and stronger with each second, their weapons bloomed with the same, leaving streaks of the light in the air. The Chaos lords attacks quickly became useless against the armor, the shadows in the room dispelled by the light.

Calsai slid on his knees past the Chaos Lord while spinning to cleave at his enemy's knees with his broadsword. As he did so a Legion Warrior approached and spoke, it's voice no longer than of his own, but rather that of the entity from before. "The Light has stood against your gods. The Light has destroyed your gods. The Light will always defeat your gods."

Erna appeared from behind the chaos lord and as Calsai struck at his knees, she leaped and kicked at his back, to throw him onto his face. She too spoke, but the voice was that of the Light. "As long as there is life, there shall be Light to stop you.

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Meanwhile the shields planted in the core began to glow brightly as the magic cast upon them slowly reached it's zenith.

The Legion Warriors froze for only a moment upon seeing the creatures. But as they began to charge, the Warriors formed up and readied their shields. They formed an impenatrable bulwark against the creatures, and their spears were braced to impale them upon the blades.

The Fyrnskain at the front of the line held their axes and hammers ready, and swung as the beasts came within range. The archers above noticed the man in the jacket with red and black, and took only a moment to determine he was the commander of this new force. They fired arrow after arrow at his direction, some where enchanted to explode on impact, others enchanted to freeze what they connected with, and more were just meant to kill as arrows always had, though impalement of the enemy.

Meanwhile, the sky darkened with the approach of a massive ship as it hurtled towards the ground.

Around the corner a familiar faceless hood stuck its head and a small silver tray follows at waist level. Jinhai picks up the pace with soft and even steps holding a silver tray full of colored cubes. The one thing rather different is the frilly pink apron that seemed glued to its front. Its non-use of the flopping neck loop quite clear.

During Carnaelgaar's greeting Jinhai sauntered up nearby aiming to stop behind Koishi. At closer view many of the cubes on its tray were missing here and there. Currency was flotsam bobbing in false solidity among exposed parts of its leather robe.

Close to Jinhai the smell of various fudge flavors is as clear as the odd pirate insignia and label on its apron. The warning in neat typeset reads: 'Fixes things for free. Cleans. Eats thugs. Beware. ~The Management'

"I kept looking after the small title for when you both reach calm. It is well now?", comes Jinhai's dusty voice.

Chaos begats Chaos.

The forces of the Dark Gods, though seldom united are rarely ever alone. Even the most dangerous berserker will find themselves joined on the field of battle by the crazed and the deranged. The cleverest schemer will be surrounded by the smart and the weak willed. The lone champion is never alone.

Behind the mass of the Chaos Lord reality began to buckle and strain under its own existence. The air around the spot grew hot and cold at the same time, sudden winds blew through the bridge, blowing impossibly out of nowhere. The crinkling of reality grew larger and larger until the universe itself screeched and screamed as real space was torn asunder. Where once there had been nothing but open air, suddenly an explosion of purple and pink shifting light and sound stood. Infernal noises leaked through from the other side of this fell Warp portal. A doorway for anything to step through.

Air ripped both in and out of the Warp portal, as though it were a hungry beast in itself attempting to devour the world around it whole. And then, as though it were nothing but normality a single figure strode through. A figure clad in dark blood red armour, with a horrifically mutated left arm and a glaive crackling in Warp energy in his armoured right fist. A figure, clad in the unmistakable giant armour of a Space Marine. The Warp portal collapsed behind him at his passing. He took a moment to assess the scene before him. And it was glorious.

Xeno and loyalist alike fought against a lone combatant, a most wondrous fight! He knew not who these xenos were and he didn't much care, but he did see Black Templars, fanatics who would never back down or break. He would bloody them well enough and offer their still beating hearts to the Blood God! And then he saw the unmistakable armour of a Librarian of the Blood Ravens, how could he ever forget the heraldry of his former brothers? His mutated hand, which had up until that point been a writhing tentacle split apart with bloody puckering into the fleshless fingers as he reached up and felt the pendant around his neck, the last reminder of his old Chapter. Any other markings had long been scrapped off or burned away. He had long wished to return to his brothers, to show them to true meaning of strength. Once the Chapter had known strong leadership. Once the Chapter understood the might of Chaos. He would remind them.

"Blood Raven." His breath oozed out in a hollow challenge to the Librarian. He strode forwards towards the battle, the glaive spinning in his hand to a fighting position. He would enjoy returning to his brothers once more. His armoured feet clanged loudly as he made his way directly to the loyalist. Yes. He would enjoy this.

The Chaos Lord would watch as his attacks would bounce of the enemy armor, however he has encountered something similar to this. Soldiers touched by some sort of divine power, with this knowledge in hand all he had to do was tap into his powers but before he could, Calsai would strike his knees with his weapon only to leave just a minor scratch. Once he was struck Erna appeared from behind and kicked him from behind causing to blow to cause him to fall face first. However he would vanish in a red mist and reappear by the side of a new figure that had joined the battle.

For most people when they encounter a foe that manages to prove to be a powerful combatant would be wise enough to back down, however the Chaos Lord began to laugh."I am impressed you all manged to leave a mark of this armor of mine, however I know all too well the power that surges through you all. You think the powers of light and life can stop us? Those loyalists behind you have battled us since ancient times and they have proven time and time again that nothing can stop the powers of the Dark Gods! You want a battle then....fine....I will bathe these corridors in your blood!" The Chaos Lord called out as his weapons now revealed their true form, the Lightning Claws he had equipped were possessed by a demon and it unleashed just a fraction of it powers causing the weapons to not only exude a hazy, red-coloured field of energy that wrapped around the blades, but caused the weapons to also grow eyes and tendrils increasing his unholy power by even more. He would charge at one of the Legion warriors and this time when he swung his claws he would penetrate his armor with his empowered abilities to match the enemies sudden power spike. He would then tear the warrior in half from the sides. "Your Gods cannot save you in this realm! Now choke on your own blood!"

Carnaelgarr who had heard the challenge appeared in front of him and pointed his Force Staff at him. "Traitor...if you want a challenge, you have one." He spoke, his voice full of hatred. For the other marines, Renalus would Rush at the Chaos Lord with his weapons at the ready, a pair Sword Brethren teleported by the Chaos Lords side with power swords at the ready.

Koishi nodded with a big grin on her face. She had just said she wanted to see him again...and here he was! It must be fate, or maybe something else...

"Oh! Hiya hiya! Koishi thought you disappeared forever..." Her eyes were drawn to the dusty and...really horrible voice as she turned once more to look in Jinhai's direction. "!! Spooky man, why do you follow Koishi?!"

The Legion Warriors continued a relentless assault upon the chaos lord, with their power and strength increasing with every beat of their hearts. As it continued their bodies began to crack and split in various places. Calsai continued his assault upon the Chaos lord with wide swings of his blade, while Morthen slamned his weapon into the ground, where the barrels of the minigun opened into a tripod, and he fired missiles upon the enemy.
Erna turned her hands upon the chaos lord and a blazing light shone forth from them, burning away the chaos and dispelling the red energy from his weapons, even as several of the warriors moved to impale him upon their spears, and several more struck at him with their swords.

But yet still in the core the shields continued to gather power, getting closer and closer to the moment of their detonation.