Xenos Hunters Session 10

antoine	As the horde rushes ever onward the whine of engines passes over head as an aquila lander and two thunderbolt fighter escorts roar overhead.
	Sinbad	lowers his heavy bolter, and lets more of his metal storm shells fly into the body of the oncoming bio-hulk
	Sinbad	"Die! I'll carve your shell as a home before this day is through!"
	antoine	While many of Sinbad's shot merely fall to the ground after bouncing off and exploding near the creature, a few embed themselves before detonating to cause the creature a measure of discomfort.
	Cadmus	follows Sinbad's salvo up with one of his own at the massive xenos
	antoine	Cadmus' shots continue to chip away at the mighty beast.
	Omniel	zeroes in on the thing's legs, aiming to cut it down before it can get any closer. He thumbs the triggers twice in quick succession.
	Bellerophon	stares down the grotesquely large xenoform and attempts to cut its (right) leg out from under it with a mighty hail of bolter shells
	antoine	The series of lascannon shots lance through the bio-tank's legs, sheering them off. The body is still for a moment until gravity takes hold and it falls into the two lines of death being pushed out against it by Omniel, further bisecting it into smaller pieces.
	Omniel	++Target neutralized.++
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	Bellerophon	fires into the horde*
	antoine	Bellerophon cuts a swathe through the front lines of the advancing gaunts. Over head the thunderbolt fighter's autocannons chatter as they attempt to make an opening for the aquila lander, unfortunately a swarm of gargoyles manage to latch onto the lander and while some fall from the sudden jinks and turns the pilot makes enough latch on to burn and cut their way through half of a wing,...
	antoine	...sheering off the lift surface. This sends the craft into a large circular lazy dive like that of a insect that has had a wing pulled off.
	Bellerophon	++Oh dear.++
	Sinbad	++Looks like...not fun. ...Should we...try to...dodge that?++
	Cadmus	++They're on their own. We must hold this position.++
	Sinbad	watches the falling Thunderbolt with a morbid curiosity
	Sinbad	++Indeed, Brother Leader.++
	Bellerophon	++It had two Thunderbolt escorts. It had to be one of ours.++
	=-=	antoine has changed the topic to “Sinbad, Cadmus, Omniel, Bell, Arkias, gaunts, imperial guard, bio-tanks”
	Arkias	++Your perception does you credit, Brother.++ Arkias says with not a little irony.
	Cadmus	++Aquilla lander, this is Cadmus Boitr of the Deathwatch. Who are you carrying?++ Cadmus transmits, trying to reach someone on it.
	Sinbad	joins in, ++Ha! Are you sure the xenos have not seen the superiority of the Imperial aircraft?++
	Bellerophon	scans the wreckage with his autosenses zoomed in, examining it
	antoine	You hear this as Arkias arrives on his bike, returning from dealing with a rogue astropath who went mad with the shadow of the warp so close.
	antoine	The craft slowly descends before impacting near the horde rushing your position.
	antoine	You make out forms of people climbing out of the craft, the flash of gunfire coming from the position.
	Sinbad	gasps
	Omniel	++Brother Leader, should we maintain position?++
	Bellerophon	++Sororitas were in that craft, brothers.++
	Sinbad	"Our allies are going to be swamped by the xenos!"
	Bellerophon	++One presumes they are capable.++
	Arkias	++You assume too much of mortals.++
	Bellerophon	++But I have the utmost faith in the bolter.++
	Bellerophon	++It would be a disgrace if we were to let them die.++
	antoine	Over the vox a voice laced with gunfire comes through ++This is Canoness Commander Isabella Chevalier, escorting Inquisitor Markus Hardgrave. We have been shot down outside the city, any assistance would be BANG, zzzzztttttt++
	Arkias	++Only if their deaths would not serve the greater cause.++
	Sinbad	pales within his beaked helmet
	Arkias	++Brother-Leader, while the decision is in your hands, I am not sure of the wisdom of such a diversion.++
	Cadmus	++As much as i dislike the Inquisitor's personality, we still need to attempt to save them. Let's move to recover them then fall back to our current position.++ Cadmus says over the squad channel
	Arkias	++Understood, Brother-Leader.++ Arkias responds, firing his bike's boltguns at the swarm as he speaks.
	=-=	antoine has changed the topic to “Sinbad, Cadmus, Omniel, Bell, Arkias, gaunts, sisters, imperial guard”
	Cadmus	++Commander, we are on our way to pick you up, hang in there.++
	Arkias	++Let us hope that the xenos do not exploit the opening this provides.++
	Cadmus	++They are straight ahead of us, Arkias.++
	antoine	Arkias' bolters shots tear past the battle sisters and slam into the approaching horde.
	antoine	A portion of the sea of monsters surrounds and harasses the sisters as the rest surge onwards towards the breach.
	Sinbad	"NO!"
	antoine	The imperial guard holding the breach fire a deadly fusillade into the gaunts, picking them off one by one.
	Sinbad	rockets forth on his warbike
	Sinbad	"TOUCH THE LITTLE SISTERS AND I'LL DESTROY YOU!"
	antoine	Sinbad drives like a bat out of the warp, smashing aside gaunts that are in his way. As he rides several leap at him only to be smacked down or grabbed by the throat before having their necks snapped. Drawing his chainsword he lays waste around him, breaking through to the wreckage of the aquila lander and the battle sisters desperately holding their ground mix of furious elegance, each shot...
	antoine	...from them a marksman's finest but backed up by a frenzy-like zeal
	Arkias	++Another brilliant maneuver.++ Arkias mutters into his vox-grille, as he guns his engines.
	Cadmus	opens up on the horde of gaunts surrounding the lander
	antoine	Cadmus cuts a hole, in the tyranid lines, punishing the xenos.
	Omniel	++Hold on tight, Brothers.++
	Omniel	puts the pedal to the metal, charging forward into the oncoming horde.
	Bellerophon	directs his fire towards protecting the wreckage of the lander from the tyranid swarm
	antoine	Bellerophon's shot pound the enemy opening a hole for the rhino to punch through, the throaty grumble of it's engines being pushed hard by the techmarine.
	antoine	Arkias keeps pace with the Rhino, laying about at the xenos snapping at his heels.
	Arkias	"Blasted, xeno, VERMIN!" Arkias roars as something goes crunch under the tyres.
	antoine	The gaunts swarm over the two vehicles as the rest of the horde push onwards into the imperial guard.
	antoine	The horde engages the men in melee, scything talons rising and falling in bloody arcs.
	Arkias	++If we dally, this charge will be for naught!++
	antoine	The sisters hold their ground as the imperial guard draw combat knives and fix bayonets, counter attacking the tyranids in their lines.
	antoine	You can hear Sinbad shouting soon followed by the sisters beginning to sing a lovely hymn, matching the one being broadcast by the Razorback.
	antoine	You see Sinbad carrying the inquisitor while cutting his way through the horde
	Bellerophon	continues to cut the horde to ribbons with well applied heavy bolter fire
	Cadmus	opens up on the horde surrounding them.
	antoine	Cadmus opens up an area in the swarm near the aquila lander for the razorback to park, his bolter rounds sending chitin in every direction.
	Omniel	slows the Razorback to a more reasonable speed, skidding through Tyranid innards to present the rear hatch to the Sisters. ++Assistance has arrived!++
	Omniel	triggers another blast of the lascannons, almost as an afterthought, hopefully frying a few more enemies.
	Bellerophon	lets his heavy bolter do the talking
	Bellerophon	cuts another large swathe of gaunts down
	Arkias	++The mortals falter.++ Arkias snaps irritably. ++A moment, Brother-Leader...++
	Arkias	turns on his bike, hand outstretched over the back of the bike and finger pointed at where the guardsmen are in melee.
	Arkias	clenches his fist.
	antoine	warp flame leaps from arkia's hand, discouraging the swarm and sending it towards the gap in the defense lines while the sisters move to load up the razorback.
	Arkias	"Bid haste."
	Sinbad	"Hurry, Sisters! The Xenos attack our brothers in arms!"
	Arkias	"The deaths of these weaklings will be on your heads should you delay."
	antoine	The massive swarm slams into the guardsmen, shattering their morale as they break and run from the horde that vastly outnumbers them.
	Arkias	"And you delayed."
	Arkias	++Brother-Leader, your orders?++
	antoine	The sisters climb into the razorback and begin tending their wounds, taking the inquisitor from Sinbad
	Sinbad	"My thanks!"
	Cadmus	++We must halt the xenos advance, get us in front of them.++
	Sinbad	again throws himself through the attacking xenos, attempting to cut them off at the chargepoint at the Guard line
	Sinbad	"BROTHERS! DO NOT FALL BACK! WE STAND AND DIE AS OLLANIUS PIOUS ONCE DID! FOR THE EMPEROR!"
	antoine	Sinbad's commands manage to rally the faltering men, they form a ragged line to prevent the tyranids from entering the city proper.
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	Cadmus	opes up on the horde assaulting the guard
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	antoine	Cadmus chases the horde of tyranids moving away from you into the city with his heavy bolter fire.
	Omniel	closes up the rear hatch and sends the Razorback barreling back towards the Imperial lines, eking out as much speed as possible.
	Bellerophon	continues hosing down the swarm
	antoine	Omniel smashes the Razorback into the rear of the swarm, crushing several under his mighty tracks, Bellerophon adds to the cacophony of destruction with his heavy bolter, purging the xenos as he plays the buckling bolter from left to right across the enemy formation.
	Bellerophon	manipulates his heavy bolter like a third arm, carving up the tyranids closest to the guardsman, impressing them with his mad skills as he restores their confidence
	Arkias	turns his bike around with a twist of the handlebars, wheels squealing in protest.
	Arkias	raises a hand, murmuring a rite of focusing...and nothing happens.
	Sinbad	stares at the Brother Psyker in the distance
	Sinbad	++You're...you're...summoning...storms. Right? And they're...gathering?++
	Arkias	++The Emperor gives, and He takes away.++ Arkias responds as he clutches the handlebars again.
	antoine	The swarm takes the guardsmen down to about one third of their starting strength but the men hold, they realise that breaking and running with the whole horde there is just inviting a talon in the back and they fight bravely with what little they have.
	Sinbad	lets his chainsword scream, and lays into the swarm with the Guardsmen
	Sinbad	"YOU FIGHT WITH ANGELS THIS DAY! DO NOT FAIL IN YOUR REPATRIATION TO HIS MAJESTY!"
	antoine	Sinbad fights in economical motions, doing just enough to slay his target before moving onto the next, a neccessity when fighting so many. He kicks, punches and swings his chainsword to slay the charging chitinous beasts.
	Cadmus	opens up on the horde, his weapons spitting explosive death
	antoine	the combination of chainsword and heavy bolter fire whittles down the enemy to about 20% of it's original number, severely blunting its impact. it
	Omniel	lances the horde like a chitinous boil with his trusty lascannons, making the most of a target rich environment.
	Bellerophon	keeps his finger on the trigger, sending more bolter shells into the horde
	antoine	The two sweeping shots leave a burned trail in the ground and charred remain of a large portion of the group while Bellerophon manages to kill slightly less as the heavy bolter's effect lessens as the enemies tight grouping starts to disperse.
	Bellerophon	uses this moment of tyranid death as an oppurtunity to attempt to rally the guardsman again
	Arkias	pushes his bike forwards.
	Arkias	holds the skull-focus up high.
	Arkias	's helmet wiring crackles with blue flame.
	antoine	The blue flame jumps outwards, bathing the nearby Tyranids in the balefires being controlled by the Blood Raven. They screech as their chitin sloughs off in chunks and their ichor boils inside their bodies.
	Arkias	"Victory from discipline!" Arkias cries as his bike screeches to a halt.
	antoine	The guardsmen and the tyranids fight to a standstill before two immolators and two rhinos charge into the breach, unloading battle sisters who put the last of them to the sword and flame.
	Cadmus	++Nicely timed reinforcements, i must say.++
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	Sinbad	"BISAL-MALIK! +