Xenos Hunters Session 46 The adventures of the Insane Duo.

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	antoine	As you level 1km above the ground the hangar looms before you, five Iron Warriors off to your right stand ready with bolters held across their chests. As you coast in the heretic serfs run around to prepare the bay. A pair of dark tech priests also come forward, one on three pointy stilt-like limbs while the other rolls forward on a pair of tracks.
	Anselm	peers out the port windshields, looking over the people in the bay.
	Sinbad	covers himself with his camo-cloak and does the same
	Anselm	grunts, and gets down. ++The Warsmith. He isn't here.++
	Anselm	looks to Sinbad. ++Should we draw their attention, or should we infiltrate?++
	Sinbad	++So many Iron heretics all around me...++
	Sinbad	++I want to kill them all...++
	Sinbad	++...Can we destroy this aircraft somehow as they gather?++
	Anselm	++I'm thinking on that. This vessel can't be allowed to leave again.++
	Sinbad	++They will soon discover that there's not very much "technical difficulty" in restoring it...++
	Anselm	's mouth twitches. He leans forward, jams the stick forward and, without any finesse, floors the plane's accelerator at full-power. ++Get ready to go out the window, Sinbad.++
	Sinbad	is already with hands on the hole in the cockpit that Anselm came through
	Sinbad	++...Don't look at me like that.++
	Sinbad	++It's not that I do not trust your flight abilties /at all/, Brother.++
	Anselm	jams the accelerator and quickly leaves the seat, announcing to his storm pistol arm-mount, "My aim be revenge," before following Sinbad.
	Sinbad	++Revenge is the best. Shatter the Iron Cage, and whatnot.++
	Sinbad	clambers out and hangs by his fingers and mag-boots on the outside of the hole, waiting for Anselm
	Anselm	++And the Iron Cage only turned out to be a trap. I've had enough overconfident moments to last me a lifetime, Brother. I just want to end this hell now and go home and make my Chapter right.++
	antoine	The Harbinger pushes forward, the crews diving out of the way as they notice the craft moving far too fast for a proper landing, the wing catches a fuel station and spins, throwing you around violently as the promethium spills out onto the hangar floor. The bomber slams into the ground where it screeches until it crumples half of its port side against the far wall.
	Anselm	steadies himself. ++Hopefully it won't be flyable again. Let's get going, Sinbad!++
	Sinbad	lets go of his perch and re-secures his camo-cloak and proceeds to the next hiding spot on all fours
	Anselm	grabs onto the edges of the hatch, and jumps up and out. ++I'll distract them for you!++
	Anselm	fires his jump pack, and flies up over the hangar.
	Sinbad	grumbles incessantly with Litanies of Hatred near the Iron Warriors
	antoine	Below you four Iron Warriors recover, promethium slowly weeps out from the fuel tank to fill the room while one dark tech priest is scavenging materials from the other's broken form like some cannibal of technology.
	Anselm	, seeing the weeping fuel, lifts his gauntlet and shouts, "Mine is the purging fury!"
	Anselm	lifts his gauntlet, and opens fire on the promethium spill.
	Anselm	++Burn as a pyre, traitors!++
	antoine	The promethium ignites, the circles of flame spread from the bolt impacts, merging and expanding out to the fuel tank that explodes, throwing the Iron warriors to the ground to be consumed by the jet fuel.
	antoine	Soon the entire room is ablaze with some of the fuel leaking from the hangar entrance and spilling down the side of the mountain. Two doors give you exit routes.
	Sinbad	attacks the Iron Warriors on the ground, hoping to do them in before they get out of the room
	Sinbad	++Left or right, Brother?!++
	Anselm	++You choose, we go together!++
	Sinbad	begins to run towards the rightmost door, deliberately jumping on the chests of the Iron Warriors along the way, his power sword dragging along over them as he goes
	Anselm	follows after Sinbad, coming to ground by the doorway.
	Anselm	++Let's finish this, Sinbad!++ Anselm shouts, readying his relic blade and rushing through the doorway.
	Sinbad	readies his sword and bolter, rushing through the halls
	antoine	You stalk the interior corridors of the mountain complex looking for a command and control center.
	Anselm	++Wait, Brother, I think I saw something.++
	Anselm	stops, and immediately turns back to look into a viewport.
	Anselm	examines the bulkhead, sizing it up. ++Brother, come here...++
	Anselm	grunts, and then immediately lays into it with his relic blade.
	Sinbad	turns around and looks at what Anselm is doing
	Sinbad	++What did you find?++
	Anselm	++I think...++ Anselm strikes the door again. ++I found...++
	Anselm	++Him!++ Anselm shouts, and rends a man-sized hole through the plating. He looks at his work for a moment, before looking over to his Brother, and passes through, arm-mount raised and ready.
	Sinbad	drinks from the water straw in his armor as he awaits the answer
	Sinbad	shrugs and follows behind
	antoine	You enter an empty corridor.
	Sinbad	looks about
	Sinbad	puts his hand on the shoulder of his Battle Brother
	Sinbad	++Brother...++
	Sinbad	++...DID THE EMPEROR TELL YOU TO GO IN HERE AS WELL?++
	Anselm	growls, and steps along the hall.
	Sinbad	follows along, looking up and down for portents
	Anselm	peers out along the path, looking for any sign of recent activity.
	Anselm	takes a heavy snort, and points to the floor. ++Look, Brother. Footprints.++
	Anselm	++Traitors have been through here.++
	Sinbad	grips his sword, looking at the traces
	Anselm	kneels, and looks closer at the prints. ++And something else...++
	Sinbad	++Trap? They know full well we are here after the explosion of the bomber.++
	Anselm	stands again, and readies his blade. The Champion follows the trail of the prints.
	antoine	You continue onwards, following a snaking path further into the fortress
	Sinbad	continues along the way, interspersing the journey with pointedly attempting to discover if the Emperor also talks to Anselm in his head
	Sinbad	suddenly stops, then pulls his brother along in a maddened run
	Anselm	++What in the name of--++
	Sinbad	++DJINN-FEY! AND THEY ARE FIGHTING! I HEAR THEM!++
	Anselm	++Eldar? You see them?!++
	Sinbad	++...If I could see them, I wouldn't say I heard them?++
	Sinbad	++But their weapons are easily heard...can you hear it? The sound akin to pissing very hard, very fast, very painfully?++
	Sinbad	++And in bursts?__
	antoine	You stomp foward coming a slew of iron warrior serf corpses line the halls as you advance
	antoine	coming upon a slew*
	antoine	lining the halls*
	Anselm	shoves past Sinbad, igniting his jump pack's turbofans to push forward, not even caring to maneuver around the corpses.
	Sinbad	++Wait, wait for me! I want their brains! They are delicious!++
	Sinbad	engages his own jump pack, following like a hungry fat man to the Old Imperial Buffet
	antoine	A doorway looms ahead, through it you hear a human and eldar talking.
	Anselm	looks to Sinbad, and charges for the door, sword poised to stab into it.
	antoine	"Kal koem feok iam"
	antoine	The door has be blown inwards, the soft eldar words wafting outwards.
	Anselm	rushes in, seeking out the room's occupants.
	Sinbad	holds Anselm, putting a "shh" to his skull-beak,
	antoine	As you burst into the room you see Oriel in conversation with an Eldar leader, her high helm and spear marking her out amongst the lesser warriors.
	Sinbad	++...I knew he was a dirty witch. They gather in their covens...++
	Sinbad	pulls back behind a wall, covering him and Anselm with his camo-cloak
	Anselm	's eyes grow wide. ++Oriel!++
	Sinbad	++They speak. "He is below us." It may well be Oeris, if their aims coincide with ours.++
	Anselm	pushes past Sinbad, gripping his relic blade tight. ++What is this?!++
	antoine	Their markings indicate they are Sar-Crys, Oriel holds up his rod, the spike not extended. "Hold honored marines."
	Sinbad	grunts, his meager strength no match for Anselm's fury, and follows
	Sinbad	"What is the meaning of this?! You associate with the likes of them?!"
	antoine	"We share a common goal. The death of Oeris."
	antoine	The Eldar look on edge and eager for a fight
	Sinbad	curses at the Eldar, speaking of their souls and his slowly-ornamented honor codpiece in his belongings
	Anselm	"Damn common goals, these... these creatures murdered my Chapter!"
	antoine	"And now they will help save this crusade."
	Anselm	points a finger to Oriel. "How can you stand there and tell me they will help? The only thing they mean to do is use this opportunity to kill us all somehow!"
	Sinbad	++Would it help to say that their brains are absolutely delicious? Would you like to try it, Inquisitor? It's wonderful.++
	antoine	"You both owe me, I have helped you and now you will honor that pact by helping me and these xenos in hunting down Oeris."
	Sinbad	++...No brains?++
	Sinbad	visibly slumps
	Anselm	grits his teeth, and slowly stands down. "Of course, Inquisitor. Of course. Sinbad."
	Anselm	looks back to the Chaplain. "You said something about... below, yes?"
	Sinbad	sighs, turns around, and sulks towards Anselm
	Sinbad	"The djinn-fey said so, yes. Unless they mean to betray us."
	Anselm	visibly quivers. "Very well."
	antoine	"We have plans." he holds up a floorplan, "Look at these. This command center has the best lead so far."
	Anselm	brushes past the Inquisitor, ignoring him. The Champion swiftly swings his relic blade over his head, and brings it down on the floor.
	antoine	"Orders for massive troop re-allocation to a sub-basement level. Here" He points out a Massive room with eight evenly spaced tunnels heading into it.
	Sinbad	"...Eight...is bad number. It shall doom us with foul magicks."
	Sinbad	remembers to keep his distance from Oriel due to his relic, but listens
	Sinbad	++Did you hear that, Brother-Champion?++
	antoine	Anselm's strike lodged itself in the heavy plating and rock beneath your feet.
	Anselm	snarls. ++Point me,++ he hisses, ++to whatever stairwell there is... and don't ever let me see these creatures again, or I will end them.++
	Sinbad	points his thumb over his shoulder to Anselm
	antoine	Oriel flips through a few floor plans to plan a route, "That door, one hundred meters, take a right and then follow the stairs. That will intersect with one of the tunnels." He points at a door to your left.
	Sinbad	"My Brother wishes to know how to get there. As do I. He is angry, and I am both angry and peckish."
	Anselm	glares at the Inquisitor one last time before leaving.
	Sinbad	follows along, giving one last appraising stare at Oriel and his choice of company
	antoine	The stairway was where Oriel said it would be, you descend into the darkness below, the few lights available flicker as the power fluctuates.
	Anselm	hurries downwards as quickly as he can, hoping to put the Inquisitor and the xenos behind him.
	antoine	The servo skull following Sinbad suddenly buzzes into life, *RNING, WARNING-interference detected*
	Sinbad	looks back to it, then freezes in understanding
	Sinbad	++Brother! Witchery is afoot!!++
	Anselm	++Then move faster!++ Anselm snaps.
	Sinbad	moves with Anselm, his relic held out before him like a warding wand
	antoine	*B-B-Be---hzzrt, det--.....All Clear, no psychic disturbances detected*
	Sinbad	++...They are either done, or still preparing. Haste!++
	Sinbad	grabs onto the skull and moves forwards still with Anselm
	Anselm	continues along unhindered.
	Anselm	says to his gauntlet, "My aim be revenge!" before readying his relic blade.
	antoine	You continue downwards, burying deeping into the rock until the stairs finally end with a tunnel, roughly carved rock surrounds you.
	Sinbad	goes into the tunnel
	Anselm	presses forwards, partly turned away, sword lifted low behind him.
	antoine	As you push forward you spot light up ahead, and hear chanting of some kind
	Anselm	pauses for a moment before he wordlessly moves ahead, trying not to listen closely.
	Sinbad	prays and moves forwards, blood dancing at the aspect of the coming purge
	antoine	As you reach the end of the tunnel you see a massive chamber, a half dome that could fit a titan. Inside of it are thousands upon thousands of cultist serfs swaying back and forth while chanting.
	antoine	In the middle is a small group of Space Marines.
	Anselm	narrows his eyes.
	Anselm	++This must be another trick, Brother...++ he grumbles. ++And we've walked right into it. Better us than our Brothers, I suppose.++
	Sinbad	++...Alpha Legion...++
	Sinbad	++Those 5 are Alpha Legion.++
	Anselm	++Is there no sign of him?++
	Sinbad	++Cannot tell from here.++
	Sinbad	++Whatever they do, it is a ritual. It must be stopped!++
	Anselm	nods.
	antoine	The shouting begins to reach a creshendo
	Sinbad	++Your move, Brother-Champion! For the Emperor's Honor!++
	antoine	Anselm powers forward, charging through the cultists at lightning speed, leaving broken bones in his wake as he approaches the Legionarries bring up their weapons to bear while an Iron Warrior chained to the floor has his throat slit by the fifth legionaaire, marked by his lack of a helm.
	Anselm	snarls, pulling the purity-sealed explosive from his side.
	Anselm	++OOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!++
	Anselm	throws the vortex grenade at the group.
	antoine	The vortex grenade rolls to a stop, two of the Legionaaires dodge out of the way, the latter trying to pull the chain body clear but thinks better of it and leaves him. Three Alpha Legionaaires and the Iron Warrior are sucked into the void right, You hear a roar coming from it, "OOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD FFOOOORRR THE BLOOOODD GOOOODD!!" and the beserker champion from the orbital battle appears out...
	antoine	...of the rift. The cultists all start falling over, suffering from bleeds and blood hemorages.
	Sinbad	"...Who's that?"
	=-=	antoine has changed the topic to “Sinbad, Anselm, Beserk, Alpha”
	Sinbad	trades his bolter for his crozius, and with both hands stretched forwards, makes a bone-crunching charge through the cultists at the squad of Alpha Legionnaires
	Sinbad	reaches an Alpha Legionnaire, attempting to stake him with his Chapter's holy relic
	antoine	The Alpha Legionaaire without a helm (Oeris) screams his fustrations, "FOOLS, when I have the device I will devour your Chapter's home worlds first!"
	Sinbad	"...But how will you brave the Eldar that continually raid the area?"
	Sinbad	"...If you'd like, you're free to clear some of them out. We're a warp-hub or somesuch, I understand."
	antoine	"When Terra is destroyed there will be no where for the Eldar to flee from the She Who Thirsts.", "You have played your parts and now you shall die."
	Anselm	screams, "SHUT UP!"
	antoine	The Beserker charge after Anselm, his twin chain axes whirring.
	antoine	Sinbad's opponent weakly tries to respond with a power sword but it does little.
	Sinbad	puts his beaked skull helm close to the opponent's face and whispers something before withdrawing back to their battle stances
	antoine	Oeris takes a powder from a nearby pot and begins daubing a dying human with it while chanting, "The vessel may not be as strong but I have no choice."
	antoine	"Arkihal, Onakyi masj takor manakt."
	Sinbad	spews gibberish in order to attempt to distract Oeris
	Sinbad	"I...I...I...I AM YOUR FATHER, OERIS!"
	Sinbad	pulls off his helm with one hand, revealing his face
	Sinbad	"...Are you surprised...son?"
	Sinbad	puts on his straightest face
	antoine	Oeris ignores the chaplain, "Untaro Ok'kesh noa~jin rolab"
	Sinbad	stabs the one Alpha Legionnaire he's in combat as an afterthought
	Sinbad	"...Well, fine. Don't get an embrace then. Ungrateful son."
	Anselm	growls, and brings his relic blade to bear. He swings once, with an upward stroke that is quickly deflected, then again, with a horizontal blow that is brushed aside. His final strike hits hard and is not resisted, however.
	Anselm	attempts to fire into the Khornate champion, but the shot goes wide and he only curses the weapon.
	antoine	The Khornate champion rains blows on Anselm who expertly parries them before lashing out with a downward swipe that cuts deep into the beserkers leg.
	antoine	The Beserker screams even louder, "AUGHR, I HAVE SEEN THE SKULL THRONE. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!"
	Sinbad	"...Does your foul dark god actually sit on them?"
	antoine	As the beserker screams a new light appears from a tunnel, bright and yellow.
	Sinbad	"I would assume they get crushed under the weight of someone sitting on a pile of skulls if they're not fastened together."
	antoine	Oeris' vessel turns to salt in his hands, he rages "No, damnit. So close"
	Sinbad	goes over to Oeris
	Sinbad	embraces him
	antoine	heavy thumps are heard from the light emitting corridor.
	Sinbad	fumbles on Oeris' body, noticing that his attempts to grab his weapons are somehow met by hands more deft than his own
	Sinbad	"...You're good at this."