Vihdoinkin sain tämän tänne. Päätin nyt laittaa prologuen ja ensimmäisen osan yhdessä kun oli kestänyt niin kauan. Niin ja tämä on nyt englanniksi kirjoitettu, enjoy!
Prologue
Julius slowed the ships speed, watching for suitable landing area. Adolf came to the cockpit and seated next to Julius.
´Have you thinked my proposition?´ Adolf asked. Julius didn't answer. He was thinking about that big city they were approaching.
´There's something strange going on...´ Julius muttered.
´What?´ asked Ellard who joined Adolf and Julius with Brim.
´Brim, give me your magnoculars.´ Adolf stated. Brim hastily took magnoculars around his neck and handed it to Adolf. Julius stopped the ship and kept it hoovering about 40 metres above ground. Adolf had hard time trying to focus his sight on the edge of the town but managed to get a good view.
´There is people running everywhere in and out of earthworks.´ Adolf thought aloud.
´Earthworks?´ Brim asked wondering.
´Commissar Piet! Commissar Piet!´ guardsman Johnson shouted while running to the command post. When he reached the post he slammed the door open and was met with Piet's fierce and threathening gaze. Commissar Piet was shaving his chin and held a razor in his hand. Johnson swallowed hard, one mistake and he would be dead.
´What!?´ Piet shouted angrily.
´There is unidentified spacecraft unbound to our position. Sir!´ Johnson replied quickly.
´Unidentified? Tell everyone to hold their fire. I'm coming myself to check this. Dismiss.´ Piet said and wiped the shavin cream to the towel. Piet walked to radio-operator.
´Find their frequency and tell them the basic litany about surrendering and procedure with deserters.´ Piet ordered and operator started pushing buttons and switching switches.
´Damn deserters. If someone thought again to escape with ork ship..´ Piet thought darkly as he put on his peaked cap.
Johnson had to catch his breath for awhile.
´Well?´ asked his squad sergeant Hastings anxiously.
´Orders are to hold fire, sir.´ Johnson gasped. Their squad had the morning watch for having the worst results on a training-competition. Though it was good thing for Hastings was a extremely good using his sniper. He had been on battlements training his sight on birds probably when he had spotted the ship. Commissar Piet appeared on battlements. Both men saluted and Piet nodded. Hastings swiftly detached scope from his 'long las' and handed it to Piet. He nodded his thanks and focused sight on growing dot on the horizon.
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Happy Reunion
Julias though hard, suddenly the ships vox barked alive.
´Please identify yourself or we are forced to fire you, over.´ came from the vox with a static hiss. Julius was staring blankly for couple of seconds before grapped the headpiece and replied.
´This is veteran sergeant Julius Haleng, from Cadian 7th Company. Do not fire, I repeat. Do not fire, over.´
´Proceed on your way and land on a marked area, over.´ was the answer.
´Roger that, over.´ Julius replied. Ellard was quietly staring the serpentine earthworks which encircled the city.
´Hope that there isn’t any commissars near to shoot us as deserters before we can say anything.´ Adolf stated.
´Aye.´ Brim replied darkly.
´Get your combat kits together and fasten your seatbelts. Let’s see how well I can bring this bird down.´ Julius shouted over increasing roam of ships engines.
Piet was staring at closing ship. He had instantly noted that it isn’t orkoid, crude and dangerous ship but something more elegant, neat and cold but not dreary. He was anxious to hear the story, or secret which the crew held. The morning sun glittered beatifully on ships surface, enchanting guardsmen. Piet shouted angrily, waking them from their dreams. It would be fatal to be off-guard now. Ship was very close now and pilot engaged its landing engines. Pilot didn’t master the ship so well for it swung side to side, keeping everyone in thrill what would occur. Finally, did the pilot manage to land it safely. Piet unsheated his sword and flicked safety off from his bolt pistol. Guardsmen followed example and checked their lasguns. Piet started walking towards ship. When they reached the ship Piet noticed pilot still in cockpit checking something. Figure lifted his head and stared couple of seconds before saluting. Piet ignored his salute and pointed his pistol at him. Pilot quickly lifted his hands visible.
Ellard pushed the stiff button until he heard satisfying click. Floor in the main room of the ship started descending, creating ramp where they would get out. Adolf stepped first to fresh air and felt terrified feeling building inside him when a man with a peaked cap and a black cloak approached him. Julius walked hastily at the front of the group raising his hand in salute. Adolf, Brim and Ellard quickly followed his example.
´Sir.´ Julius said but Piet looked gloomy over them before saying anything.
´Who the bloody hell are you? And where are you coming?´ Piet asked, trying not to show his intrigue.
´Remnants of the Cadian 7th Company, formerly stationed at planet Ichaan VII, sir.´ Julius stated.
´Ichaan VII? Then what are you doing here?´ Piet asked, bit confused.
´Ichaan VII fell for Chaos, we were last to survive and managed to escape.´ Julius replied.
´Can you explain your ship, soldier?´ asked Piet.
´Yes, it is made by the Eldar, for they appeared to be protecting some of their sacred artifact. They feared that it would be corrupted by the ruinous powers of Chaos. And if I may suggest you inform Inquisition about this and order them to exterminate planets surface.´ Julius replied in one breath.
´And why would I do that?´ Piet asked.
´For Thauron, who was the leader of them, told us that if the artifact is corrupted, some powerful daemon may posses it and turn the planet into a daemon world.´ Julius replied.
´Very well, I think that is enough good reason for Inquisition to bomb the planet out of existing. Come, we shall have much more better discussion before you join our company.´ Piet stated and pointed them towards chimera. Adolf cursed silently in his mind.
After brief conversation in a chimera on the way to the Company’s headquarters Piet told them their situation which they were anxiously been waiting for.
´We had long time before you arrivied known that orks were going to attack this system and every planet was alerted. At the other side of this planet orks has already captured about five citys and sixth city is being besieged right now. We assume it’ll fall under four weeks and before that we must concentrate all of our forces between them and our position. And by the way, you need to change your uniforms.´ Piet stated. They nodded in one unison but Brim was still confused.
´Why do we need new uniforms, Commissar?´ Brim asked. Piet stared at him, waiting him to realize it by himself but that never occured.
´Do you want that even the blindest ork can spot you from one of their crude attackplane while strafing over?´ Piet stated. Brim sheepishly started to check his gun.
´And to bother you more Commissar. Do you have any plans to us? We are all quite battlehardened and fearless.´ Julius stated, as he brushed dust off from his Honorifica Imperialis medal. Piet stared at his medal, feeling more respect to them but still he was above them.
´I’ll figure something for you but you still need some men more to fill your squad up.´ Piet replied, thinking for proper men to that squad.
´Should we think that after the official hassle is trough?´ Ellard proposed.
´Aye, soldier.´ Piet answered. When Piet’s gaze met Ellard’s he felt chill in his spine. For those eyes were so cold and emotioneless. His eyes looked like he has no soul and anykind of emotion; fear, hate, anger, despair, disgust, literally nothing. Little did Piet know, for being soulless man Ellard feared death more than any living man can. When he dies he would be in the hand of daemons of the Warp and Emperor couldn’t protect him.
´And I hope you are very good fighters at close-quarters for much of the fights are probably be cityfights.´ Piet said, though he was sure that it was needless to ask for Ellard and Brim carried shotguns and Julius had power weapon and bolt pistol.
´Aye, we have been specialized at close-quarters. Though we would like a man with enough skill to use flamer on enemy rather than on us.´ Julius answered.
´And a good marksman with ‘long las’ would do just fine. You never know about orks, eh?´ Adolf slipped in. Piet smiled.
´I know just the right men for you.´
Chimera stopped, guardsman opening the rear door for Commissar and their ‘visitors’ with salute.
´Get Johnson and Hasting as fast as they can to the command post.´ Piet shouted to nearest runner.
´Now gentlemen, this way.´ Piet said and pointed at the post.
Hastings was in foxhole which was designed to his squad, cleaning his gun when runner came in. Johnson was at the back of the foxhole, probably shaving.
´Segeant Hastings and Guardsman Johnson, Commissar Piet would like to see you at the command post immediatly. And take your kits with you.´ runner said in one breath.
´Johnson, combat kit now! Didn’t you hear our new orders?!´ Hastings bellowed, heaping his gear up. Johnson came from the back of the foxhole, shaving cream still on his chin. Looking bit confused for a second before he gathered his kit together.
´What’s this all about?´ Johnson asked when they walked towards command post.
´I dunno, maybe commissar want’s to punish us or something. I really don’t have a clue.´ Hastings replied. They paced steadily over rubble-filled field, passing row of tanks where priests of the Machine god were maintaining tanks with their servitors.
´Have you heard anything about our ‘visitors’?´ Johnson asked.
´None. Maybe commissar will tell us something about them.´ Hastings suggested.
´Probably.´ Johnson stated.
Cadian Remnants : Prologue & Happy reunion.
Cadian Remnants : Prologue & Happy reunion.
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