Battle for Selgrix

[Pachamama]

Panic was in the voice of the Captain.
"Start the auxiliary units.Restore gravity and power. We need energy for the guns."
The bridge crew that was seated at their stations were held inside their chairs by seat belts. everyone else including the Captain and the Tech Magnus floated around like soap bubbles.
The engineering section came to live.
Chanting the "Prayer of rewiring" they managed to get the auxiliary power cells on-line. They would not last long but it would give them live support and limited gravity.
"Send troopers down to the hull breaches. Hold them out of MY ship" he yelled.
The Tech Magus grabbed onto a chair while low gravity kicked in pulling him to the ground.
With a nearly emotionless voice he said "Seal the pressure bulkheads and all airlocks. seal of the engine section. It will not stop them but it will slow them down.
Brother Mechanicus Magran  follow me to the energy core. We will return live to this vessel and fire to it's arms. Or we will die trying"
The two men left the bridge.

Several decks below
A group of of men in armor and equipped with auto-rifles rounded a corner when they were stopped by a bulkhead door coming down in front of them.
"What the hell." the squad leader cursed.
"Squad 9 to bridge. we are on deck 20 near the engine room. Why did someone just close the bulkhead door?"
A voice that had more than a slight sound of panic in it came over the com-link.
"By order of the Tech Magnus the section will be sealed."
At the same moment another door closed behind the squad, boxing them in.
"So this is were we will die" he tought.
"Well men if this is how it must end then let us prepare. they will not pass us by easily. If they break trough here then we will fight to the last drop  of blood."
the troopers settled behind whatever cover they could find.
Reading their grenades and prepping their rifles they waited.

[The Empire]

On the ground:

The armoured column of the Word Bearers began to move in the direction of the next known Tau LZ. The first vehicles to rumble over the heap of scrap metal was the three predator tanks of the warband's first squadron.
Spotting the cowering locals they opened fire with autocannons and heavy bolter sponsons while they increased their speed to run down and crush anything who survived their fire.

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In orbit:

Seeing a blast door closing ahead of them, the aspiring champion of the second squad fiered his combi-melta, gradually heating the door's metal until it started to glow white and then start melting. Third squad was right behid second, using powerfists, chainfists and lightning claws to tear their way through the bulkhead between them.
Meanwhile, first squad was making good progress towards the bridge when they were boxed in, only two decks below their objective. Using his tainted auspex to aqquire exact coordinates for the bridge in relation to themselves, Apostle Herod activated the squad's personal teleporters, dissolving themselves into energy only to rematerialize on the bridge itself, each of them standing more than twice as tall and three times as wide as any of the loyalist naval personell.

[Bara]

"Run! Run!"

The militia, at least the ones who weren't dead yet, tried to flee to there hitched horses. The ones who then didnt die in the run, began to ride away, trying to get away from the shells, and the tanks. they went faster, and faster, Until the tanks finally gave up the chase. Only 3 were left. They kept on riding, and riding, until they reached a village. They began telling the word of these monstries, and began to head to every vilalge they could, telling the word. Some belived that they had to band with the outsiders to survive. Others thought they could take both on. The groups that went to band with the outsiders forme dup in the wastes, and bearing white flags, marched to the Outsiders camp, hoping that they would be accpeted as soldiers. they didnt know if they would be shot, or if they would beturned away. Some carried weapons, others carried suppiles. A few had gilders, which the carried. All of them, however, just wanted to live, and fight the Outsiders that have these monsters. they just wanted to be safe from them.

[Pachamama]

Village on Selgrix

While waiting for the tanks to arrive Xerxes ordered his men to round up the survivors and search their huts for weapons.
"Talk to them Lieutenant Vink. Tell them that they will be spared if they serve the one true emperor."
he grabbed his com-link
"This is Lieutenant Xerxes reporting. we have taken the village in North 12 and made prisoners. They seem to be less mutated than the ones we found earlier.
I have Lieutenant Vink talk them into joining our cause. we will set up a perimeter defense and an Ambush site. Any information on that Harvester coming our way?"

"Affirmative Lieutenant. get your men ready quick. The harvester is only 1 mile away. He will reach your position in half a segment"

Xerxes turned towards his men. "Okay everybody hide inside the huts and Vink you and your men greet the Harvester when it comes by. Try and make them stop. Everybody get ready."



Outpost South Sierra-16, southern perimeter.
The men inside the pillbox that was Imperial outpost Sierra-16 crouched together in their armored position.
They did not even dare to look out the gun slits.
The a high pitched whine was heard as a salvo of missiles flew overhead.
The missiles hit the enemy position and the squads spotter got up. He took his binoculars and looked over at the Tau position.
"Correct fire 100 ahead 200 left he yelled down into the darkness of the small bunker.


In orbit around Selgrix.

The bridge of the troop transport fell dead silent.
The entire crew stood in shock as the armor clad giants appeared on the bridge.
"Tele..porters." the Captain found his voice. "Shoot..shoot them." he mumbled under his breath.

[Bara]

"Got it"

Vink began to talk to the locals, telling him and his men story. How much better he has it. He explained on when the local Beasts tried to attack them, instead of wasting a couple of rounds, it just took 1. The villagers began to smile and nod. They slowly began to agree with Vink, and he sent them towards the camp, giving a advance warning, and a good route.

"Xerxes, the villagers said they will join the god-emperor"

Vink and his men went outside the village, posing as the local militia. The harvester stopped, and Little began counting down. It will be only seconds before Xerxes and his men take the harvester.

[The Empire]

In Orbit:

The Dark Apostle Herod flipped a switch on the panel between him and the vessel's captain, switching on the ship's internal vox system, then spoke. His amplified voice forcing the closest corpsmen to cover their ears.

"This will be your only chance of surviving! Denounce the false emperor and submit to the glory of the dark gods! The possibilities if you choose life is infinite, choose to resist and your souls will be used to serve the dark gods all the same!"

[Pachamama]

"Now" Xerxes said into the com-link.
A sniper fired a round trough the Harvesters cockpit killing the driver.
A group of guardsman jumped out of one of the huts and while firing their las guns into the open door of the machine one ran by Vinks group.
The first Imperial  jumped up the ladder on the machines side while his comrades continued to fire into the door over his head.
Shortly before he reached the top he flung a grenade trough.
Then jumped in behind it.
The grenade exploded sending the guardsman flying trough the door-frame of the Harvester.
"That IDIOT" Xerxes yelled.
"Vink get up there with your men. Quick take the machine. Alpha squad give them fire support. Don't shoot them."
Another shot rang out and the sniper brought down a militia soldier who leaned out the machines cockpit window aiming a rifle at Vink's group.

[Bara]

Vink nodded, and his soldiers began to sawrm at the machine. Any person stupid enough to be near them was soon killed. they fired into the living area in the back, killing the warriors. A few got into the cokpit area, and vink signalled that it was theres.

"Where do you want it?"

"Take it back to base. We will hitch a ride on it"

"alright"

Vinks men gunned it up, and they got into the back, while Xexrves men rode on top, along side some of Vinks men. They began trading some narctics, and talked about there familys, wifes, girlfriends, ETC. Vink got behind the wheal, and Xexrves cmilbed down.

"So....that commisar guy, do you think hes going to happy with us now?"

[Pachamama]

"We will never surrender to you deamon scum" the Captain had found his voice again.
Sweat was forming on his forehead his eyes glowing in a feverish light.
"I will destroy this ship before you get it."
He jumped towards a control panel using the  low gravity to gain momentum.
His hands reached for a sealed button.

[The Empire]

In orbit:

Second squad pushed through the molten blast-door and into another empty corridor when they heard Herod's voice booming through the corridor's vox-casters. Knowing that this would be the turning point, they halted their advance while third squad ripped open the blast doors blocking their way back to the boarding zone.

Seeing the captain move, a terminator beside him lashed out with his power-axe but it was too late, the captain reached and pressed the button at the same moment as his head was separated from his shoulders and klaxons started to blare all over the ship.

[Pachamama]

Xerxes grinned at Vink.
"Don't get your hopes up Lieutenant. Kommissar Mortis will never be happy with anyone. Except when we fight until death."
He handed Vink a Narc-stick.
"If he finds out I did this he is going to cut me back at least two ranks. Naah" he smiled again. "He will probably just shoot me"
Xerxes started to laugh.

[Pachamama]

"  Self  Destruct  Sequence  Iniciated.  Please  Enter  And  Confirm  Code  " a metallic soulless voice rang out.
the bridge crew gasped in disbelieve.
"First officer Cornovan" a man shouted at the top of his lungs with a shrill voice.
"Enable sequence C44578-B5 Omega" his voice became a shrill wail.
"  Sequence  Acknowledged.  Self   Destruct  in  30  29  28  "

[Aquatoria]

Shash was able to get away from the gunfire. So, this planet will have to be fought over by three powers and the inhabitants. I think it is time for them to see the true power of the Greater Good. These heretics will submit or perish. Perhaps I can convince the inhabitants to side with the Empire. Shash was able to make it back to his base camp. The battles around the planet were forcing the Tau to thin their lines. If Shash wanted to win this planet for the Empire, he had to throw everything he had at it to win. He looked at one of his lieutenants. 'Find me the native commander or who ever is in charge. Perhaps we can sway them to fight with us."

[Pachamama]

Uuhm Canada. I just bombed your guys. Sorry it's a bit above on this topic. We are advancing damn fast with these posts. Sorry again

[Bara]

Vink smiled at Xexvres.

"Didnt know you still smoked these things. In my village, we had a big factory, making a bunch of these."

Vink looked at the Kommissar, who was giving them the smae specch that he gave him and his men. Then he heard the all too fmalir shout.

"SKY DEMONS!"

Vink looked up, bringing his lasgun to play.

"Xevxres, run!"

He began shooting at the massive group, at lesat fifty of them. The Sky Demons were a local bried of bird. Very large, and very dongures. They usally pefer to hang around Katach filed, but sometimes, they follow local Harvsters. Vink told his sqaud to open fire, bird after bird began to fall. then, they hit one of his men. they picked him up into the air, and ripped him in to.

"Damn it, Xexrves! Open fire!"

Vink quickly picked up a shotgun, and fired into the birds. More and mroe of them died. Yet, vink wasnt sure if they could stop them from killing more of his men. Or Xexrves.