Battle for Selgrix

[Pachamama]

The "Starslayer" in orbit. Behind and below it the troop transport "Fortress of Heaven"




The bridge of the "Starslayer" filled with cheers.
Captain Armand ended it with a gesture of his arm cutting trough the air.
"This is not the time to celebrate.
They have run but only because they knew they were outnumbered. Now that they know our strength this alien scum will return in force. Seekers keep your guard and the gunners will stay at ready."
The Captain grinned.
"But it is not over yet." he said.
"Helm take us away from the planet and closer to this systems sun. As close as our shield will allow.
The star will cover our signature. Maybe they will believe we have left the system after our "Victory".
Contact the "Fortress of Heaven" to continue orbital bombardment of the Tau landing zone. And have them inform us as sonn as their sensors pick up any alien vessel."
With this the massive warship moved away from the planet.

[Pachamama]

Down on Selgrix
At the HQ Kommissar Mortis and Commander Bracchus looked at the map.
Outside the HQ a priest was administering the final rites of passage to those who had fallen in the emperors name.
The imperial guard of Fire-Eye found itself in an unpleasant position.
They were used to fighting in large archologies and thus had specialized in traps and ambushes.
The closest thing that came to the environment they were used to had been the debris field.
Whenever they had met the enemy in open field they had been hard pressed to keep their stand.
Also victorious they had suffered losses which Commander Bracchus considered rather heavy.
"Your men are failing in their tasks." the Kommissar said.
"They have not made advances as fast as they should"
"My men do not FAIL in their tasks. I am the one who assigns them their tasks and it is my decision  on how fast they advance" the Commander said.
"This planet will soon belong to the empire and because it is the will of the emperor that guides us we will be victorious. At any speed" he added.
The man were interrupted by the roar of engines as heavy drop ships settled down and started to unload the heavy equipment. The first batch of Leeman Russ tanks had arrived.
"I have a plan Kommissar. And it will bring victory." Bracchus added and then turned towards the map again.
"Let me explain to you. Instead of destroying worthless villages and spreading our forces thin. we will establish a base here and send out raiders from this base to capture the enemy mining equipment. Also we will raid only those places that have storage's of the mineral we came for."
"A good plan Commander, but were is the glory in it. Without frontal assault, without a gallant charge at the enemy where is the honor?" the Kommissar asked.
"It is in the victory" Commander Bracchus answered.


Kommissar Mortis                                                                                     


Commander Bracchus Imperial Guard of Fire-Eye

[Bara]

It was the 2nd day of the Battle of Selgrix. The Impeuim and Tau forces have began there landings, while the natives began to lose ground. The Warboss of the Selgrix Bands have solwy manged to get the horde in line. However, it may be a matter of only days before he could sweep the Emeny from Selgrix, using the massive horde...

The mounted Soldiers began to ride. It was daybreak, and the sun was coming up. They quickly rode on and on. They stopped at a local trading post, and gathered the locals around. One of the louder ones unrolled a piece of paper, and read aloud.

"The Warboss has declared that every abile person Must take up arms, and fight the outside invaders. if you do not, you will be hunted down, and killed. "

The townsfolk, some began whispering among themselves. When one began to speak out, he was shot on sight. The rest quickly grabbed whatever weapons they had, there mutated body's, bearing the webbed fingers, there deformed bodys, bearing scars of living out in the wastes, and some had long arms, hard as a rock. They grabbed Muskets, crossbows, and axes, and mounted horses, others walked. Some had these gliders, and flew those. They marched. 50 men and women in all. They marched to one town, and anthoer, there horde growing. Soon, they had 200 men and women. They began marching toawrds where the two bands were cut down eariler. They made a huge pile of dust. They wind began wiping about, there robes fulleting in the wind. a large Banner was made, making a even huger scne. Only a complte idiot couldnt see this coming.

OOC: Pach, this is agisnt you.

[Pachamama]

A soldier of the Imperial Guard of Fire-Eye




The Kommissar started to speak but was cut short by a group of lights blinking on the map.
"The mine-field at sector 19-C. The entrance to the debris field" Bracchus noted with surprise.
"Someone is coming trough the field setting off the mines."
He looked over the map searching for the nearest unit, then grabbed the microphone.
"Artillery lay fire on grid 19-C. Full barrage. One salvo."
He switched to the group of soldiers patrolling the debris field.
"Lieutenant Xerxes. This is Commander Bracchus. I want you to advance to sector 19-C. We have movement there. Check the situation and report."
He turned toward the Kommissar. "Well maybe you will get your glorious battle today."

O.k. That was WEIRD right now. When I tried to reply I was automatically rerouted to another topic elsewhere in the forum.VERY strange 

[The Empire]

"Mistress, the posessed reports followers of the false emperor has arrived here before us, so has the vile xenos that forced Eliphas' demise. Sensors indicate this force bears the exact same markings and that their main warship has fallen back."

"Good! Ferin, take us into low orbit, and prepare to launch dreadclaws I want thesse xenos to know who is about to unleash the just vengeance of the dark gods on their heads them. We make a fighing landfal, alert the oblitterator cult and prepare the dreadnaughts, chainfists and multi-meltas. We will not disturb lord Ahriman until he deems us worthy."

Sorceress Artemis focused on the task at hand, using a complex ritual of her patron, she carefully concealed the Word Bearer battle barge from any psykers and sensors present in the system. Even though she wanted to rush in, she was aware that her warband would be all the more sucessful if she did not follow the path of Eliphas the inheritor, who's mantle she now wore, affixed to her terminator armour. She sensed the changer of ways was in a good mood today. She would certainly earn his favour this dawn.

As the battle barge settled in the upper atmosphere, beasts, xenos and unbelivers alike on the souther continent spotted it's warp-fueled engines, manouvering it into orbit directly above one of the consolidated Tau landing zones and opened fire. As the posessed Dreadclaw assault pods were released and made their way like missiles towards the surface, the Scourge of truth opened fire with it's torpedo bays and massive lasers towards any detected structures and defences. The tau in command of the facility however, was allowed no chance to react to the situation as he found half a dozen of Artemis' honour guard terminators materialize just outside his quarters! His only comfort beeing that one of them materialized right into his door, dying instantly with a very surprized look on his face and blocking the way of the other five for a few more precious seconds.
Outside, one could easily be led to belive one had woken up on one of the deamon worlds in the eye of terror. Where the main Shas'la barracks had been, nothing remained but a large glass-sided crater. looking in the other direction, a large number of dreadnaughts and posessed Word Bearer space marines was ripping open vehicles and battlesuits with howls of vicious laughter and gunning down the pilots before they could get into their gear. From the unholy fires started by the orbital barrage, packs of lesser deamons leaped out, eager to consume whatever souls they could find before the inevitable collapse of their material shells.

[Bara]

that is weird. Emp is at work...i cant feel in it my mutated bones...

Native fighters

"What the?"


The sheels crashed down here and there, tearing up the group. Some ran for the hulks of space ships, others tried to huddle into groups. Anybody in the open was soon crushed. Soon, the shelling stopped. the survivors, now mubering only 150, came out of there hiding places. They looked at the gilder troops, who were firing at a unseen emney. The Group moved over the hill, and saw the outsiders warriors. Only about 20 men. The group, ragefull after the attack from the shells, decsend onto the soldiers. However, they only manged to kill 6, the rest manged to get away. The dead ones were quickly looted of there armour and weapons. The gilder troops began flying ahead, looking for the base. The milita troops follwed behind them, staying near the wrecks as much as possible. They walked and walked, every so often, one would blow up from these hidden bombs. The group was wittled down to less then 96 men. The gilder troops, numbering 12, began to fall from the sky. They found the emeny base. They hunkerd down on a small ridge, and began to shoot at the enacpment. They maybe could win.


OOC; Pach, i plan on losing this fight. plus, with the tanks, theres no way i can win. just so you know im not working for a eariler knockout.

[Pachamama]

Lieutenant Xerxes and his men had been running all the way towrds 19-C and as they arrives they found themselves outnumbered and with the enemy holding the high ground.
In the fire that instantly erupted half a dozen of his men were cut down.
"Open fire and fall back." he yelled.
While his men cut into the enemy with their bolters they fell back in overlapping lines to one of the large chunks of metal poking out of the ground.
Here they settled, still firing at anything that moved.
Xerxes grabbed his comlink.
"Headquarter, this is forward oberver group Xerxes.
Enemy advancing trough 19-C. they are trough the minefield. About 150 of them. Requesting artillery support on our position."
He looked at his men.
"Hold your fire. After the barrage is over we will charge them."
It took a few seconds then the missiles from the Whirlwinds and the artillery shells rained down on the advancing enemy.
The smoke and dirt had not cleared yet when Xerxes commanded his men to the charge.
their bolters firing they came out of their cover.
"ONWARD!" he yelled over the roar of gunfire. "FOR THE EMPEROR. FOR THE GLORY OF THE GUARD"
This was one of the good days to die.

[Bara]

The Fighters, seeing the men charged, began to charge as well. Most of the rockets missed, yet they still outnumbered the outsiders. They began to raise there axes up. Some fired there weapons as they charged. Soon, they fell upon the ranks. it was just bloddy. a Fighter might kill one outsider, then get killed. it just went one and on. Soon, they had to fall back to where they began.

"COME ON! SHOW DEM IDIOTS WHAT WERE MADE UP OF!"

The guns opened up, all in a single volley. Then, they charge once more. This time, so many were killed in the first attack, that they gave up. They put there hands over there heads and began shouting at the outsiders

"We give! We give! Dont kill us!"

[Pachamama]

Lieutenant Xerxes was totally taken by surprise.
Those natives were fierce fighters.They had started a counter charge, right against his men. They had fallen back, charged again and now they surrendered?
"Damn them." he tought holding the huge bleeding wound on his head "They nearly had us in that last charge. They fought honorably and fierce. I can't just kill such warriors."
He had only 4 men and himself standing. Two more were wounded and the rest had gone to the glorious light that was the emperor.
"YOU" he shouted "Get up and don't try anything or you will die. You are now prisoners of the empire. Obey and you will live."
He picked up the comlink.
"This is Lieutenant Xerxes. We have held the position. Taken prisoners. Requesting pickup."
He did not wait for the answer.
Turning towards his men, fightinh the dizzy feeling and the pounding in his head he ordered "Round them up".

[Bara]

"We go, we go with those who spared us."

The Natives began grinning from ear to ear. that had there life's spared, and they might be treated nice. They saw these vehicles roll up, and the man who spared them told them to get in the vehicles. they did as they were told, and the 38 Natives were filed onto the 2 vehicles. the people who spared them rode with them. The leader of the group, who was the tallest, began talking with the leader, a man with a strange sword.

"So, where you from?"

[Pachamama]

Xerxes looked at the huge, bulky native.
"You speak imperial?" he asked.
"We are the Imperial Guard of Fire-Eye. We live, fight and die for the glourious emperor of all mankind" he said with some pride still fighting the pain that made his head feel like a ball full of needles.
A medic turned his attention to the lieutenant who`s head was covered in blood.
"Hold still. Your skull is nearly split in two.If you move too much your brain will fall out." he grinned while starting to whipe of the blood and clean the gaping wound

[Bara]

"Well...i quess we do. All i know about you peolpe is that were descned from you."

The native looked at his own arm. it had a nasty wound. He then looked at his own men. One had a chucnk of metal in his head. there weapons were with the Outsiders.

"Oh, and i case your wondering, the names Vink."

The Vhcile then stopped, and the natives were taken out. There were these huge lumbering metal beast. Then, this one man with a cape walked up to the nice man, and began yelling at him. Vink saw this, and began to stand up. The man who was insutling the man who saved his life looked at him, and spoke to the nice man.

"Why did you bring these....savgaes into our camp"

"They gave up sir"

"You know what the Empoer thinks of this?"

"Yes...."

"I should have you shot.."

As soon as that man said that. Vink charged the man inslting his friend. He was pulled away, and he soon saw a pistol in his face. The nice man pulled Vink away, and began talking to the man with the cape. Soon, he left. Vink wasnt sure wethier he did the right or wrong thing. He would just have to find out.

[Pachamama]

" Permision to speak Sir?" Xerxes shouted his question at his commanding officer.
"What would you want to say?" Bracchus asked.
"These man may be savages but they fought as brave as any one of us. They surrendered and by doing this showed respect for the superiority of the empire. And we can get Information from them."
"Your man has a point there Commander." Kommissar Mortis had appeared from inside the bunker.
"We should see if they can be used for our purposes." he added.
"Bring them over to the prison complex. Shoot them if they resist. And chain that big one up on a wall. He will learn not to cause any trouble. Let him act as a lesson for his people. If he survives for the next three days his men will survive too."
Mortis walked up to the huge brute looking him in the eyes with a firece face.
"You understand you mutant scum. If you survive the next few days your men will life. If you die on me I will have them killed"
Mortis turned around and left.
Bracchus looked at his leutenant.
"You have guts Xerxes. More guts than is good for you. But you fought bravely today. So you will be safe from punishment for the moment. Go see the brother of the scalpell. then return to your post."
The Commander turned around following the Imperial Kommissar.

[Bara]

Vinko cocked his head slighlty, but he did as he was told. he stood there agisnt the wall, waiting. it wasnt that big of a deal to him. After all, he had gone eating a drinking without a week. He layed there. His men were around him, some talking here and there. Vink didnt say much. He layed there, night after night, thinking and dreaming. He was always told that outsiders was bad. Yet, one was nice to him. Then, the man who was nice to him walked. Vink waved, and he was taken off the shackles. He lead to to the Mans leader, and they began talking. Vink didnt say anything, and was a littile confused by the question they asked. They asked about some Chaos powers. Vink didnt know what they went, but he understood about the Katach. He was let free, and the nice man let him outside.

"Um... just a question, why did you tie me up?"

[Pachamama]

Xerxes could do nothing but laugh.
"Well you hard headed mutant. I just won a bet that you would make it. The Kommissar will swear you in as troopers of the empire for this campaign. You will obey like we do. Welcome to the Guard."
He took the natives out of the prison compound and took them over to a tent.
The Commander stood their together with the Kommissar.
Mortis stepped in front of the group.
"You will repeat after me and one mistake and I will have your lousy hides."
"I hereby swear loyalty to the empire of mankind and the emperor of all. Never will I falter in my duty towards the greater good of mankind. I will lay down my life if the emperor wishes. I will fight his enemys as they are my enemys without hesitation. I will show no fear and not retreat nor falter in the face of my enemy. i understand that my honor is the honor of the Guard and the Empire. If ever I fail my tasks I will accept death at the hands of my superiors to restore my honor."

ooc Don't know if this is the right text. Correct me if you like.i will change it then