User blog:Dominus001/Expanded Universe

Expanded universe.

Army written about is currently facing the Space Marines Chapter "Star Crusaders" in a distant system.

This article introduces you to the "Invictus Dominae" a human enemy of the Imperium.

I will write more articles with the Star Crusaders discussing the various enemies they face on their long voyage, far away from the Imperium - - - - - Killing is easy, but killing the ones you love. It's no small task, especially as a kid.

The Invictus Dominae space shuttle smashes its way through the atmospheric electro storm. Lightning bolts pound shuttle shields as the stealth ship breaks orbit.

Ling Fei and her platoon of eight Death Company commandos, and twenty-four Stormtroopers shake violently on board the forty-seater rapid deployment shuttle.

Shuttle lights flicker on gauges, and dials, warning of dangers to many to count.

ETA pilot says Ling Fei.

Sixty-seconds Sister replies the pilot.

Keep us just on the outskirts of the storm; stealth maybe compromised, we don't want to be picked up on radar. Make checks and get ready to drop says Ling Fei.

Delta team, stay with the shuttle. Pilot, descend around behind the valley, the mountains will shadow your approach. Echo team, you're with me informs Ling Fei.

A red light activates.

Thirty-seconds shouts the pilot.

Bolt's continue battering the shuttle. Echo team does a quick pouch, ammo, and weapons check. The floor suddenly unfolds, mountains and trees lay far below their dangling feet, obscured by the storm.

A green light appears with a beep, then soldier after soldier boom out.

Every few seconds, the operatives of Echo team release a stream of air from their Exo-armor, slowing their descent.

They land safely, and immediately set up firing arcs.

Seven Death Company and twenty Stormtroopers make their way through the mountains. They are heavily armored and pack enough firepower to stop a Battalion.

Priority six mission informs Ling Fei.

Several of her men look over at her; she can feel the slight shock from them even with their faces covered in Exo-helmets, then brief's her men.

Mission came directly from Inquisitor Bysark. We're on our own, Caesar Argyle's a week out, and other Invictus vessels are further.

Objective 1. Recover and secure a priority six device. Objective 2. Locate Oscar Company.

Oscar Company reported landing on this rock a few days ago. They secured the device and were en route to Glen Coe Invictus Military Base. They've not reported in since.

Oscar is troop strength, Invictus Marines. They originally were a division, although took heavy casualties while securing the device against a battalion of Horde on another planet.

The Invictus FOB has a battalion of Invictus Light Infantry Defence troops although their Prefect reported not receiving Oscar.

Be vigilant, and trust no one. We must retrieve the device, and await extract, or destroy it under dire circumstances.

Caesar Argyle has been informed so we will wait for him at Delta's position until arrival once we secure the device.

Questions?

Any details regarding what the package is Sister asks one Death Company commando.

You know better than to ask questions about a priority six device, fucking idiot snarls Death Company Champion Primachus Tomb Stone, Ling Fei's second in command.

Two more seconds pass, and no one asks anything.

So no more questions, right move your arses now growls Tomb Stone at the platoon.

A few hours later, after many kilometers of harsh mountainous terrain, river crossings, and forest trails, they finally arrive at the peak of Glen Coe mountain.

Sister Ling Fei looks through her helmet's optic lens. She sees her allies, the Invictus Light Infantry Planetary Defence Force.

The ILI base is in a deep valley. She can see hundreds of ILI soldier's in the military base.

She then presses a button on her forearm, and a tiny drone appears, which flies high above.

Images appear inside Ling Fei's helmet showing tactical details of their surroundings. Then a twelve-inch hologram appears on a tablet held by Stormtrooper Captain Julius.

I make out approximately five hundred ILI. No sign of Oscar Julius says.

Julius then presses another button, which switches the channel to Delta team's drone, but nothing except static appears.

Delta team report...Delta team respond...Nothing he says while trying his comms.

Must be the Electro storm, or the terrain Sister causing the interference informs Captain Julius.

Whiskey-Five says Ling Fei. Immediately two Death Company commandos head off to set up overwatch sniping nests, on top of some rocky cliffs.

Two Stormtroopers unpack one of their mini sentry guns and place C-seven High Explosives to protect the rear.

Ling Fei's remaining teammates position themselves into a five-yard spread formation, then make their approach towards Glen Coe base.

The twenty odd-year-old oriental female, with the body shape of a one hundred sprinter, hero, and beauty of the Invictus Dominae marches at the rear of her platoon. She scans cliffs while holding her Trident sniper rifle.

Primachus Tomb Stone marches at the front with his rifle set on Close Quater Marksman.

Captain Julius with several of his men protect the right flank. The majority are outfitted with Reaper SMG's, and a few carry R eight-eight gauge shotguns.

The rest of the Stormtroopers are split into two sections — one squad at the front, the other on the left flank. The Death Company commandos form the center. Together the entire platoon forms a wedge formation.

Charlie station, this is Juliet Tango, we are on approach saying over her radio.

Copy that Juliet Tango, we have you on sight replies the station comms.

Guard towers, barbed wire, electric fences, and concrete walls surround the base.

Machine guns, mines, and light armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles form an outer defensive ring.

Dozens of ILID soldiers stand ready at the front gate as Echo team enter.

The bases commanding officer, a Prefect, approaches them. as the gates shut.

Within seconds, all of Ling Fei's six senses blare, combat indicators fire up in her brain. She scans the area, then looks straight at the Prefect.

Her eyes scan the ILI standing two yards in front of her. No dogs are seen or heard, The ILI SA69 assault rifle safety catches are off, and their fingers are on the trigger.

Ling Fei switches to internal squad comms. Zulu ten, repeat Zulu ten.

Affirmative replies Tomb Stone.

Copy that says Captain Julius

On my count says Ling Fei, three, two, one.

Suddenly Echo Team's Stormtroopers pull flash grenade pins from their chests. The Stormtroopers' eyes and ears are protected by their Exo-Helmets, but all ILI troops within fifty yards are blinded.

In a millisecond, Ling Fei's Exo-armor right forearm opens up, a mini Gatling gun appears, and she unloads straight into the Prefects face, turning his head to pink mist.

She continues onto the surrounding forces, taking out a dozen. Her left forearm slides open, and a mini flamer appears. She turns another ILI squad to crisp. At the same moment, her team unloads, killing all remaining soldiers in the vicinity.

Sentries from the guard posts turn to fire. Too slow. They are launched yards by the gunshots made by two Echo team overwatch snipers. The sentries smash below with massive holes in their torsos.

A nearby Infantry Fighting Vehicle's turret turns towards her team, only to be blown to smithereens by C-seven explosives, thrown by Captain Julius.

Primachus Tomb Stone fires a rocket from his forearm multi missile launcher blasting a hole in a wall.

Recreant Invictus Light Infantry Defense Troops make their approach, advancing from various flanks, towards the patriots.

Heavy firing begins from dozens of enemy rifles. Bullets whiz everywhere, smashing off walls, and dirt.

An Armored Personnel Carrier sits unmanned nearby. Echo make a run towards it.

One DC is killed in an instant, as thirty-odd rifle rounds batter off his armor.

A Stormtrooper is hit too by an anti-infantry MG-forty-five auto-cannon machine-gun. His arm is blown off, followed by his leg tearing off, then half his face disappears.

Ling Fei makes a sudden turn, rolls, then charges forward ten yards to the side. The MG machine gun attempts to adjust its firing arc but takes to long to recalibrate, and Ling Fei puts twenty rounds into the gunner crew.

Two Stormtroopers attempt to back her up as she withdraws, but one Stormtrooper bursts. His intestines, blood, and shit splatter everywhere, as he is caught by something powerful.

Ghosts shouts Ling Fei.

Ling Fei and Tomb Stone immediately lay down suppressive fire onto the Ghosts approx position.

One DC sniper finds his mark though and blows one of the elite ILI snipers in half.

Two ILI Ghosts begin firing at the DC snipers. Shots whiz back and forth as the elite Legion, and Light Infantry Snipers face off.

Suddenly bam, one DC's head explodes. A third Ghost appears, high in the mountains. Legendary sniper "Sergeant Major Dead-Shot" now focuses on Ling Fei.

Ling Fei unloads dozens of rounds and fires a couple of flame thrower burst shots to blur their position, creating a dense smokescreen.

Just then a high-velocity round makes its way through the smoke fired by Dead-Shot, clipping Ling Fei, dazing and making her stumble.

Ling Fei screams as she falls. She attempts to get up but is yet again smacked by another high powered round to her leg which spins her into the air, then landing on her head.

Another burst of rifle fire cracks off her body from shin to head, knocking her several feet back.

Her helmet has cracked revealing her eyes. She starts to scan rapidly, disoriented, then crawls towards the APC. She pushes herself onto her feet and attempts to march on.

Tomb Stone fires another rocket at the Ghosts position, then lunges over toward Ling Fei and flings her over his shoulder into a fireman's lift then paces on.

Several MG rounds batter into his legs and back, but he manages to throw Ling Fei into the APC, and drags himself in too.

Stormtroopers also embark the APC, and immediately lay down cover, firing smoke grenades from the turret, and blasting away with the APC 60.cal machine gun.

Just then, a Shadow main battle tank appears through the smoke; its nine-inch thick turret turns to face the APC.

Two Stormtroopers fire 68mm rocket launchers at the tank, but the Shadow tank releases counter-measures, detonating the incoming rocket before impact.

Another rocket hits but barely dents the tank's thick 30cm armor.

The tank opens fire just barely missing the APC, but splatters two Death Company nearby.

The tanks sixty-caliber machine gun shreds in half another two Stormtroopers.

With seconds to spare before the tank reloads, the APC's one use anti-tank missile cuts straight into the thirty-cm tank armor, blowing it up.

Two crew emerge from the burning tank rubble, on fire, managing to run a few yards before falling to the ground, all nice and crispy.

Silhouettes appear through the smoke closing in from all directions, heading towards Echo team.

Echo team finds their mark, unloading rounds into the shadows, through the smoke.

The APC takes off, vigorously smashing over rocks, rubble, and crashes its way through the concrete hole previously made by Tomb Stone.

Rapid-fire sprays out from the APC slits. Enemy ILI are hit left, right, and center and several are crumpled under the APC's large wheels. The armored monstrosity's high tech sensors detect anti-tank, and personnel mines in great numbers.

The vehicle weaves right and left avoiding the deadly mines, then gets back on track, heading towards the mountain.

The overwatch Death Company sniper lays down round after round into pursuing ILID as they pile out of the base's main gate.

Behind Echo, something hurries, a sound no one wants pursuing them.

Ignoring the pain Ling Fei looks at the internal display. Radar and onboard cameras pick up an ILI Sting Ray attack helicopter, armed with anti-tank missiles, rocket pods, and a rapid-firing machine.

The Sting Ray blasts off a few rockets that shunt the APC. The APC returns fire with its sixty-cal machine gun, but the Sting Ray is agile, making it tricky for the gunner to lock on.

Dozens of incoming rounds cut into the ground, several smash straight through the APC armor.

One Stormtrooper explodes as he's hit by several rounds. Blood and guts fly everywhere, covering his comrades in meat and bone.

We can't run or hide says Tomb Stone.

Open the back door says Ling Fei.

The Doors open and Ling Fei kneels, grabs her Trident, looks through the scope, and waits.

Swoosh! An incoming anti-tank missile approaches at top speed, heading straight for the APC. Bang! Ling Fei lets off one round straight into the incoming enemy missile, exploding it.

Ling Fei slows her breath again, one eye on the target, one eye through the scope.

The spinning blades slow, incoming machine gun rounds move as though within a thick liquid. Her crosshairs point just slightly off her target. Windspeed, distance, weather, APC mph, and chopper mph all accounted for; her heart beats steadily.

Her Exo-helmet picks up the infrared targeting laser coming from the attack helicopter's heavy machine gun. The laser marks her chest, then suddenly bang! Ling Fei's Trident super-powered Widow Maker round flies through the air.

Crack! Straight through the bullet suppressant cockpit, and splat! The pilot's chest ruptures. Immediately the chopper goes into a spin, its rear end rises, and the flying machine falls uncontrollably, exploding into the rocks.

Black smoke erupts from the crash site, and the ILI base gets further away. The APC doors begin to close, but zzz bang, Ling Fei goes down.

An armor-piercing round fired from the elite Ghost sniper, Sergeant Major Dead Shot. The APC door closes, and Tomb Stone catches her.

The AP bullet pierced her Exo-armor, armor designed to withstand even AP rounds but Dead Shot is a Master sniper, even firing from further away than his rifle is capable off.

Oh, you sneaky bastard says Ling Fei as she coughs up blood.

The APC rumbles along the mountain trail, firing its remaining smoke round, obscuring the APC from sight, then slows for a moment to let the Death Company sniper jump onboard.

Once out of sight, they race along the rough terrain. With no sign of pursuit, Echo radio Delta team but no response.

Tomb Stone stabilizes Ling Fei and removes her helmet.

You've looked better little Sister sniggers Tomb Stone as he looks at the killer beauty and his close friend for years.

You'll be fixed up in no time. The shuttle's just up ahead informs Tomb Stone.

Take off straight away, and find somewhere secluded for us to resupply.

We will infiltrate the base under cover of darkness, and finish our mission. They likely know we don't have backup, so will not be expecting us to attack.

Most of their forces will be hunting us, split into at least a few companies, only a few platoons will be guarding the base informs Ling Fei.

Delta team, this is Echo, we are coming in fast, we have a code Red...Delta team...Shit, no response says Captain Julius.

The X-Ray shuttle is only a few hundred yards ahead. As the APC rapidly approaches, a fierce battle had taken place, all members of Delta team are now KIA.

Four Stormtroopers and one Death Company commando lay in tatters with hundreds of sped casings scattered next to their bodies. Blasts marks appear over the shuttle, rocks, and burnt out grass. Three dozen renegade ILI corpses are also scattered around.

The APC stops, and takes position, covering the shuttle with 60cal. machine gun sweeps. Echo jumps out, setting up firing arcs.

The remaining DC sniper lifts his deceased comrades' bodies and puts them on the shuttle. Three Stormtroopers also pick up their dead mates, along with their ammo, and grenades.

Julius is last to leave the APC; he leaves a thermal charge booby trap behind.

With everyone on board the shuttle, they strap in and the X-Ray blasts off, shields raised, and guns online.

Suddenly, something booms, it's an Alpha-six fighter plane.

The X-Ray tries to ascend into the Electro storm knowing the fighter can't follow.

Incoming, incoming shouts Julius.

Several air to air heat-seeking missiles speed toward the X-Ray, counters measures go off, prematurely detonating the incoming missiles. Almost there says Julius.

Bam! Another couple of missiles, one detonates early, but the explosion catalyzes the storm, unleashing massive lightning bolts. The bolts discharge into the shuttle, the physical damage is minimal, but the onboard computers bear as if they had taken an EMP strike.

The shuttle's engines and shields switch off, and the shuttle descends in complete free fall with the enemy fighter inbound.

Dozens of fighter machine gun rounds whiz past. Although hurt, Ling Fei releases her straps, slides along the wall, grabs the onboard Vulcan Gatling gun, then straps herself to it.

She presses the side release door; air pressure rushes, battering against her.

She grips the Gatling gun while the shuttle spins out of control. The enemy jet turns and commences another pass.

Lock-on sensors beep onboard. Ling Fei has milliseconds to spare, waiting for the perfect moment.

She fires a few dozen rounds into the air, the force of the recoil stabilizes her shuttles spin, and now the enemy attack plane is directly in her sights.

Both attack at the same moment. Ling Fei's Gatling cannon fires furiously, hitting the incoming missile, detonating it.

The explosion cracks the enemy cockpit and is then followed by many more anti-armor rounds. Dozens cut straight into the fighter plane, and boom! It blows up.

Sister, we will crash before getting the engines back online shouts Julius.

Release, release orders Ling Fei.

A second later the remaining forces of Echo team dart out of the free-falling shuttle.

Three thousand, two thousand, one thousand, check canopy say the members of Echo team as they fall. Their air canisters were used up on the first jump, so Echo team release small gliders that bring them down safely.

Echo team is now scattered all over, though Internal locators in their Exo-suits display the position of every member to each other. Ling Fei charts a course for every man to rendezvous.

An hour later, the remaining members of Echo team finally assemble.

Ling Fei, Tomb Stone, the DC sniper, along with thirteen Stormtroopers, including Captain Julius, remain alive.

Sit-rep asks Ling Fei to Captain Julius.

Ammo count reasonable. Three sixty-eight's, Tomb stone's three rocket's, and a dozen HE grenades. Two flashers. Enough water for two days plus two twenty-four hour ration packs each. Basic medi-supply.

It will take five days for the heathens to reach us on foot. The enemy has one IFV, one anti-Infantry Grimm Reaper mech, two attack buggies, and three Delta Force bikes.

Estimates, they have four hundred feed and rested infantry. Their Commander now will be Colonel Grimmline, plus Sergeant Major Deadshot.

Last but not least, they have a section of Death Guard, lead by Watch Commander Brutius replies Julius.

I have enough fuel for a couple more blasts indicating her mini flamer. And the sniper's will be full. Best course to take asks Ling Fei?

There is a village twenty-five-k from here with a Doctor, moat, and walls. City is a few hundred K out replies Julius.

Ok, our main priority is finding the priority Red device. Now, we have no idea where it is. Two, find Oscar, also, no idea where they are. So, if you were Oscar, where would you go says Ling Fei.

The village says Julius.

Likely, but the village may have been compromised. If Oscar does know the ILI is DF'ed, then they would acknowledge that the settlement presumably has been too. Now we're low on supplies and feeling the ache, but we have a job to do.

What about the villager's Sister, if they're unaffected, then they are in danger, and unprepared for what's coming. I know the device is our priority, but leaving the villagers to die, doesn't swallow nicely. I also recommend holding up at the village, would be our best defense, from what I can see of the terrain, it has good vantage points, and is more natural to defend as the enemy will have no cover while they cross the open fields states Julius.

Tomb Stone asks Ling Fei.

My priority is you, and the village does have a Doctor, so we need to get you fixed up and back in fighting order if we have any chance of stopping these infidels.

Ling Fei scans her thoughts in deep concentration for a second.

Right, we're heading to the village: Scran, and good sleep. Julius you'll head out at first light with a fireteam, find Oscar says Ling Fei. We will hold up at the fort. I don't like dividing our troops, but getting ahold of Oscar will be ideal in the long run.

Copy that says Julius.

Primachus, check the drone. At least we will know when the bastards make their move she says coughing up blood.

Primachus Tomb Stone checks his internal display.

Drone online, little static he reports.

His drone speeds towards the enemies last known position, but then from low in the high grass, a spark comes zooming towards the drone then nothing but static.

Da Feck he says. Something took out the drone.

Dead Shot says Ling Fei shaking her head.

That manky Vag took it out snarls Tomb Stone.

Ling Fei nodes, then her troop start to speed march.

Echo team makes their way through a dense forest. Finally, a small village surrounded by a five-yard tall stone wall, and moat come into view.

After scanning the area, they approach the village. Several farmers look shocked, as the blood-spattered, and armor-damaged warriors make their way inside.

The town Governor makes his approach alongside a few ILI third Company Rifles.

Confusion, excitement, and fear register on their faces as they look at Echo team.

Do you have any weapons asks Ling Fei to the Rifles Corporal?

The weapons we carry plus a dozen pistols, and ten additional SLR rifles. We were here to recruit replies Corporal Chibs.

Well, you're lucky you were here when the Void hit the base states Captain Julius.

I have one hundred villagers, and the Corporal has eight men. How can we expect to survive against an army trembles the Governor?

Do you have Oil asks Ling Fei?

Yes a few barrels replies the Governor.

Ok, get everyone into the town center. We're going to train them. Julius, you set the traps orders Ling Fei.

Sister, let me deal with this. Governor, get the Doctor. Sister, you get your arse fixed up says Tomb Stone.

The village Doctor sees to Ling Fei's wounds, while Tomb Stone gathers wood, steel, and anything else useful.

Inside a small hut, the Doctor sees to Ling Fei's wounds. Her body is black and blue and covered in sticky blood.

I'm surprised you're still alive, never mind able to walk informs the Doctor. You need to get to the city as I don't have the necessary equipment, but this is the best I can do; it'll hold you together for a while. Just don't be going wild or the stitches will come loose. Ling Fei's bruises and cuts begin to heal shortly after rubbing her advanced healing cream, as well as the Doctor's microsurgery that stitched up the nastier wounds.

She attempts to stand, I'll be fine Doctor, I need to get back, but suddenly she stumbles over into bed and passes out.

One Week Earlier Oscar Company, a cadre of thirty seasoned Recon Invictus Marines were sent to RV at the Glen Coe ILI base with their newly acquired classified device.

They were going to be meet Colonel O'Bloodern privately, unbeknown to the rest of the facility of their top-secret Priority Six mission. They had just returned from battling the "Growgen Horde," and as far as the station's Prefect was aware, it was a simple resupply stopover at Glen Coe.

Although a successful mission, they took heavy losses due to scarce intel. The Growgen adversary was aware of them, and opposition numbers were higher than stated.

After their supposed log in, Oscar Company abruptly went absent; Echo team was sent to investigate.

Oscar Company left behind their wrecked ship after a hard landing in the nearby mountains and made their way to the Glen Coe ILI base.

Exhausted, sleep-deprived, and hungry, they looked forward to a hot meal, a soft bed, and a shower.

They entered Glen Coe base; security ordered them to hand over their weapons, which is SOP, due to possibly Void contact. The Prefect walked with them accompanied by an ILI security detail.

Wolf Skin with his platoon headed straight for the galley, grabbed some bowls of soup, which looked off; it was thick, red and disgusting with lumpy bits.

Combat Indicators started going off in Wolf Skin's brain. It could have been the tiredness that made him paranoid, or perhaps it was making him slow, but over the years, he learned to trust his gut.

Armed guards waited at both entrances of the galley and the base Prefect had already left the kitchen.

Wolf Skin thought back a few minutes when they had first entered. Several ILI had blood on their uniforms; he smelled kerosine and death. There were no dogs seen, blast marks were visible on the inside of the walls, and a few soldiers had dumped large soaked bags into a hole. Wolf Skin gave a subtle look to his teammates. His teammates nodded back discretely.

Wolf Skin with three marines got up casually and walked over, bam! Chin jabbed the ILI sentries, breaking their necks, then grabbed their weapons.

Wolf Skin with two others took point, another at the rear. They toss sidearms to a few others, plus some daggers. We need to get to the armory, then sat comm informed Wolf Skin.

The thirty recon marines snuck down the quiet corridors. The hallways looked as though a fierce battle had taken place just previously as blast marks, smoke, and bullet damage appeared.

They heard screams coming from a room. Wolf Skin burst in and rammed his knife into an enemy soldier that was holding a meat cleaver.

Several ILID corpses were strung up, severely lacerated, and bleed heavily. Some soldiers had their skin peeled off, or limbs missing. Body parts, plus intestines and eyeballs were in a nearby bucket. Also strung up was Green Laurel Colonel O'Bloodern; still alive, barely, he had been tortured.

Wolf Skin cut down the Colonel, and placed him into a chair, while others protected the door entrance.

O'Bloodern lunged over painfully, his camouflage shirt was open. A satanic star was slashed upon his chest.

Colonel, your safe now, we are Oscar zero twenty-five, here to rendezvous with you explained Wolf Skin while seeing to the Colonel wounds.

Colonel O'bloodern, Charlie zero thirty-seven, expecting you, he said barely as he spat blood along with one of his teeth. The Void he said out of nowhere, no notice, consumed the base. Most of the ILID went insane instantly. Those turncoat dogs cut us open, cut my boys up, those bastards, the strain of speaking pained him.

The Colonel grabbed Wolf Skins' shoulder and spoke; I was sent an encrypted message from Command, told to expect you and keep you safe. We arrived a few days ago, but the Void came yesterday. I had a Company, one hundred and twenty Green fucking Laurels, most likely all bloody dead now. My men deserved better than to be butchered, those fucking mother fuckers. They took some of my boys away moments ago; we have to save them.

Easy, easy. Save your strength, replied Wolf Skin. He looked at his platoon; he knew his priority was to keep the device out of the enemy's hands. If that meant leaving others behind to achieve the mission, then so be it, the objective took precedence.

Looking at O'Bloodern, and the mess of the room, of the atrocities the cultists committed. His brain went on overdrive, "leave now, come back with superior firepower and orbital bombard the station, but let some loyal comrades perish painfully, no he thought. Colonel, let's save your boys he stated.

Wolf Skin noded to one of his men, then another marine came over to carry the Colonel, but O'Bloodren shrugged him off, I can manage son, he said proudly.

A few sentries guarded the armory; however, Invictus marines specialize in FIBUA (fighting in built-up areas). The marines surprised the ILI Defence soldiers, ramming their commando daggers through the enemy's eye sockets.

The marines rushed the armory and geared up with as much ammo, explosives, and rockets as they could carry. Close by was storage, so they loaded up on ration packs, water, medical supplies, all-weather clothing, and body armor.

Point the way Colonel said Wolf Skin.

The church replied O'Bloodern.

Oscar vigilantly advanced toward the station's church. Chanting was heard from within. We will likely have the entire base coming down on top of us: speed and violence marines said Wolf Skin.

Wolf Skin slung his rifle and whips up a shotgun.

Run longwall said Wolf Skin, then three other marines plus himself lined up along one side the wall with the church doors in front of them. Wolf Skin is at the front, stand by...then his number two, behind showed him a flashbang and patted him on the back.

Stand by, Wolf Skin ten gauges the door with his Iron Bru pump-action shotgun, bam bam, he blows the door hinges off. A slipt second later, his number two tossed in the flashbang grenade. The entry team covered their eyes with their arms. Bang.

The four marines ran into the church and immediately opened fire, blasting several cultists, bang bang bang, five, six, seven went down to China town.

Another marine team entered and checked the rooms then took up defensive positions.

Thirty seconds shouted Wolf Skin indicating to get the job done ASAP.

When the gun smoke dissipated, a horrifying scene was revealed. The church hall was dark, candles flickered, and the scent of death was present. The dead cultists all wore black gowns, the Marines had walked into a Black Mass.

Bodies lay everywhere, loyal soldiers were chained up, caged, and some were still alive but missing several limbs, or their guts leaked out. Some semi-conscious, others screamed or laughed hysterically, clearly turned insane by the inflictions the enemy had committed.

Five Laurels were tied up, beaten, but still intact and compos mentis. Three Marines cut them down. The Black Priest laid, moaning.

Wolf Skins' eyebrows raised.

Sur, he's all yours.

O'Bloodern slowly leaned over him, smiling, those look nasty he said slowly, glancing at several bullet holes. Could get infected.

O'Bloodern then inserted his finger into the enemy's bullet hole wounds. You like that he said grinning as the cultist screeched and jolted.

Mmmhhh, you like that he said softly and coldly.

Sorry to interrupt Sur, we have incoming, we need to move.

O'Bloodern takes a Black Phos grenade from his pouch. This is for you...enjoy. The Colonel then pulled the grenade pin and placed it inside the Black Priests trousers.

Terror registered upon the Black Priest. The grenade went off, baptizing the enemy in black liquid flame. His screams faded out with the sound of the fizzle, his body was now crisp.

The Colonel looked hypnotized as the watched joyfully, then switched off and reforms. Sergeant, my shuttle is stationed here, It's likely not cataloged yet.

Copy that Colonel. Direct us there says Wolf Skin.

You ok boys asked the Colonel to his Laurels, as he pats them on the back.

Yes Sur, we knew you'd make it smiled his troops.

Just then, the sirens went off across the base.

That's definitely our Que Sur says Wolf Skin.

The fully armed marines made their way through the base under the cover of night. O'Bloodern concealed his pain as he wielded a substantial medieval-looking hammer and a rare "Brutality" pistol.

Loud sirens blazed throughout the base and floodlights shuttered on. Army boots could be heard pacing from every direction, plus shouts and whistles echo.

Now or never, make a run for it ordered Wolf Skin.

Oscar sprinted towards the shuttle, just one hundred yards from them. A few enemies guard closed in. Bam! Bam! Double tapped! The floodlights finally found the Special Forces Invictus Marines. Dozens of Army ILI Defence soldiers charged towards them but were put down. More and more kept coming, opening fire, bullets whizzed everywhere.

Finally, Oscar got onto the shuttle, and quickly took off, ascended higher and higher.

Six incoming missiles shouted one marine while piloting the shuttle.

Countermeasures went off, detonating the missiles. Hundreds of machine gun rounds sprayed towards the X-Ray shuttle.

Then suddenly, the Shadow Tank appeared; Kaboom! Countermeasures meant nothing against the high-speed tank shell that sped towards them. Brace brace shouted the Pilot.

Bang, smash, the shuttle's rear exploded. The shuttle immediately stopped ascending and started to level off.

Several marines were killed, metal parts went everywhere. The shuttle was entirely bare and opened at the rear. Two marines were violently sucked out, falling to their doom.

The shuttle glided through the sky, with its rear on fire.

Equipment and weaponry fell from the gash.

Wolf Skin held a rope that darted in the wind, for a few injured and burnt marines to buckle on to The shuttle crashed through trees.

Twenty-five marines remained, plus the army Colonel and his five Laurels.

I'm in the pink Sergeant stated the Colonel. There's a village west of here, about three, and a half days hike. If they have not been killed or turned, it'll be the best place to make a stand.

With you gone, it won't be long before reinforcements are sent in to find you. Priority Six, so be expecting some Shadow unit informed the Colonel.

Right, we will hold out there. We are currently sixty-k from Glen Coe, as the crow flies. Mountains, forests, and a river stand between us and them.

We can't attempt an attack, although that's what I bloody well would like to do. Our priority is the mission, protect, or destroy the package. Let's get moving said Wolf Skin.

Oscar began to yomp straight away, covering ground rapidly. Exhausted and injured, they marched on, baring the pain.

Ling Fei appears to be in a Chinese styled room. Everything looks slightly larger, she looks at her hands and clothes, she appears to be a child, around eight years old.

She hears a commotion from another room, growling, followed by a scream and smashing. All of a sudden, a beautiful Chinese thirty-year-old woman storms into the room and quickly grabs Ling Fei, while slamming the door shut. She then knocks over furniture to barricade the door. Frantic and shaken, she turns and calms, holding Ling Fei and looking into her eyes with love. In a soft tone, she says, sweetheart, you be a good girl and go in the closet. Whatever you hear, stay hidden and quiet, just like when we play hide and seek.

The other side of the door suddenly bangs. Loud growls and screeching is heard.

The woman looks around, then back at Ling Fei. Daddies not well honey, he's confused. The thumping continues, and the door starts to give way.

Just know little bear that Mummy and Daddy love you more than anything...The woman then hugs Ling Fei tightly and puts her inside the closet with a blanket over her. Be strong and be an example, and you'll do well in life...Mummy loves you, she then closes the closet doors.

Ling Fei can still see slightly into the room. The room door smashes open, her Mum turns to face a shadow standing in the doorway.

The shadow moves forward into the room, then stands still, breathing heavily and staring at the woman. The man appears to be crazed, his face is covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot, his mouth is foaming, and he is holding a meat cleaver. Mmmmaaaa Ling Fei suddenly wakes screaming, she's covered in sweat.

Tomb Stone is sitting by her side, he pulls her forward hugging her. It's ok, I've got you.

Ling Fei is breathing heavily, shaken, she looks at him, then tears fill her eyes.

You're ok Fei, it's just a nightmare.

The Doctor enters the room, nightmares he asks? Expected after the beating she has taken, the healing creams too, common side effect from the ingredients.

Ling Fei pats Tomb Stone's shoulder, he lets go. I'm gucci, it's just...Nothing. I need to get back to work.

Tomb Stone continues looking, I'm fine, honest, we need to focus on the coming threat. Let's get to it, she says. Tomb Stone smiles, affirmative. Your orders Sister he asks.

Sip Rep she says.

Julius has set traps, sensors are placed throughout the outside grounds, and the snipers on overwatch in the rear mountain. Villagers are shitting themselves, but they're as ready as they'll ever be. The Rifles have been training them, sections are in position and awaiting your orders informs Tomb Stone.

Split the villagers into ten-man teams, each section accompanied by two Stormtroopers. Station the Rifles on the front line trenches. Go dark, no lights along the compound walls, but keep the inside and far-out perimeter lit. Now we wait she states.

Mountains surround the ears and sides while a narrow river that passes through. There is a dense forest, followed by more mountain ranges to the front.

My Grandmother can fight better than you lot shouts Chibs at the villagers as they attempt to thrust their rifle bayonets. Swing, thrust, swing, thrust, argh you wimps.

The village has little huts and shops, plus horse carts and a couple of old motorbikes, along with an old van, are outside. A small drawbridge looms over the village moat.

Tomb Stone has made steel, and wood into fundamental swords, and spears.

Julius, an efficient EOD, and trapper, has placed bobby traps around the grounds, plus some inside the walls.

Two Stormtroopers stand overwatch from the village church spire.

The sky is freakishly red as darkness falls, and the two moons shine bright blue and red. With no cloud cover and the moonlight, it's more ideal to spot the enemy says Ling Fei.

For the last two days, it had rained heavily, almost flooding the village, although the moat kept the water at bay. Thick mud now covers the land, from the village to the forest.

We have contact Sister, in the tree line. I count eighty so far, plus the mech Grimm Reaper says the DC Sniper as he uses his infrared lens from mountainous cover.

The villagers and military personnel immediately lock and load. They place themselves throughout the village walls, and ground, covering all potential breach spots and gaining vantage points.

Keep low-key; we don't want them to know we see them. Just as expected, here comes a recce team says Ling Fei.

A small eight-man squad crawls through the thick mud.

Corporal Chibs with his squad of ILI Rifles, remain halfway between the forest and village. They had made small entrenches a few feet deep along the field, and placed barbwire strategically in front of the trenches.

As soon as the enemy troops make it to the trench, they are suddenly rammed by the Rifles massive three-foot-bayonets.

The enemy recon squad is pulled into the trench and brutally stabbed over and over.

Also placed strategically, is one of the two standard-issue Stormtrooper mini sentry machine guns, that platoons carry. The other sentry gun has been placed upon the village wall.

The enemy ILID suddenly charges forward, and kraka kraka, the mini sentry, opens up cutting through the enemy. twelve-fifteen-twenty enemies are cut down by the Rifles and sentry guns.

Several enemies get caught up in the barbwire and think mud, left useless, their bodies make easy targets. Loyalist bullets whiz, and smack into the trapped enemies.

Ten traitors get within close combat range but are suddenly greeted by the Rifles bayonets, The mini turret faces towards the oncoming Grimm Reaper and rattles away.

The Sentry 10mm bullets bounce off the Mechs armor unable to make a dent, then bam, the sentry explodes, caused by the Grimm Reapers HMG. The Grimm Reaper turns towards the Rifles. Corporal Chibs tosses a flashbang which blinds the Reaper but then twenty-five more enemy troops charge forward.

Chibs waits and checks for a second, wind good, ok back to the village, and release once they make the trench he orders to his Riflemen. The twenty-five odd traitors try to jump the trench, then Chibs, and his men release Mustard gas grenades.

The enemy suddenly starts to convolt, and scream as their faces begin to bleed, melt, and their muscles start to tear. The Mustard gas is then taken by the wind towards to tree line then evaporates seconds later.

Charge shouts one traitor from the tree line.

Enemy SA69 rifle fire opens up upon the village. Thirty ILID charge forward while another twenty give covering fire.

The Infantry class mech fires its rapid-firing Ion rifle, HMG, and its shoulder-mounted mortar.

White Ion laser fire whiz through the air at twelve hundred kph, battering into the walls of the village, and trenches.

The Reaper's mortars blast all over the place in no particular order. Two villagers are blown in half, another three on the wall are obliterated by the Ion fire.

Hold your fire until the rifles are back. Wait to the enemy is within four hundred yards, burst fire, short, and controlled orders Ling Fei. The enemy ILID sprint forward, and bam! The village opens up, cutting the thirty ILID down instantly. The other twenty ILID, firing from cover are highly inaccurate. They are eight hundred meters away, less trained, and messed up in the head due to the mind corruption.

Reload. They were testing our strength says Ling Fei.

Boobaaa, the enemy horn blows, another wave, one hundred charge, plus two motorbikes loaded with mini rockets. The bike's speed and fire. Rockets blast into the wall breaching, making a two-yard hole.

The enemy comes within four hundred yards; a dozen are shot down. The enemy sprint making there way to horse carts.

Get down shouts Ling Fei as Julius presses the remote C-seven high explosive trigger, detonating the booby-traps he placed under the horse carts.

Boom, boom boom, explosion after explosion go off, killing most of the enemy ILID.

The Invictus Delta Force bikes are hit by the blast, but the drivers get up and drive on, smash, one is hit, and thrown from his vehicle, a precision shoot by Corporal Chibs.

The other biker ramps over the wall.

Oh shit says Julius, he's loaded. Everyone gets down as the biker sprees two Uzi MK-three's while then runs for the entrance, and bang, Ling Fei drops him taking his leg off. But its too late, he's loaded up with semtraxion explosives.

Kaboom, he explodes, blasting a couple of villagers, and damaging the village gate.

Another wave inbound shouts Julius, North East.

One hundred ILID soldiers charge. Villagers and Stormtroopers open fire, hitting twenty traitors. At the same time, the enemy Infantry Fighting Vehicle speeds forward, battering heavy rounds into the walls, killing several villagers.

The third wave of ILID jump into the moat and scream. Julius had placed hundreds of spear spikes in the moat. More ILID dash in, though, and scale the walls over the impaled bodies of they're dying cultists.

Villagers use spears to stab the traitors climbing the wall.

More screams are heard as traitors fall onto pikes.

You like that shouts Corporal Chibs.

The IFV fires smoke grenades and within seconds another one hundred enemies charge.

Fourth wave, main entrance informs the DC sniper who lays hidden, patiently waiting for the enemy Ghosts to appear.

At the same time, fifty more enemies lead by Colonel Grimmline, attack the flank with two Attack Buggies.

The Infantry Fighting Vehicle fires rockets, blowing holes into the walls. The fourth wave gets closer still, semi-covered by smoke.

The IFV stops, and its back doors open. Two large battle suits then march out of the IFV.

Dreadnought's radios Julius.

Behind the two Dreadnoughts, two ILID soldiers jump out, both holding 68mm rocket launchers.

Julius fires, his rounds smack into one ILID, but his rocket still fires, blasting into the wall near the gate. Ling Fei puts down the other, and his rocket fires uncontrollably into the trees behind.

The Dreadnought's stomp forward, their massive seven-foot battle armor, with 20mm think plating makes steady pace towards the gate. Captain, release, release orders Ling Fei over the radio.

Julius detonates another booby trap. Within seconds a massive blaze erupts all along the front field; hundreds of yards in length caused by the oil Julius had used to soak the grass with.

More screams come from the blazing enemy. Fifty ILID traitors appear from the smoke, still ablaze.

Let them burn screams Ling Fei.

Several run into the moat and are pierced by the concealed spikes.

Now deal with the freaking Dreadnought's shouts Ling Fei.

A second later, Tomb Stone jumps the wall and charges the two siege specialist Dreadnoughts. Unsheathing his super sharp Templar steel sword, he marches towards the two Dreadnoughts.

Right then pussy's, come and get it he says to them, as he gets closer.

He makes a sudden dash and slashes his Templar sword, which cuts through the first enemies' drill arm The enemy punches forward, trying to stab with its penetrator melee weapon, but Tomb Stone lower's himself to the left, then makes another strike, from the side, which cuts the Dreadnought's head off.

The next battle suit opens fire, but Tomb Stone rolls and dodges. The enemy lets out a burst of flamer fire, which is also avoided. Tomb Stone then makes a quick sweep, and jumps into a forward somersault, then rams his sword downward, through the enemies' helmet.

Suddenly IFV machine gun fire clips him, knocking him over, but he rolls, avoiding more rounds. The enemy IFV rounds try to cut him down with its 32mm autocannon.

He narrowly avoids the damage, which breaks the ground around him. A little pissed, he charges towards the IFV.

He races round to the back door, and cuts the hinges off, revealing six enemy ILID troops inside who appear shocked, yet crazed.

Scrotum's sniggers Tomb Stone, then he swaggers inside and makes sushi out of the six traitors. After making dinner, he jumps into the driver's seat and mows down more ILID.

Crispy, just the way I like em laughs Tomb Stone as he road kills a few traitors that splatter over the front of the IFV and others that are crushed under its six giant tire's.

The Smoke clears, and the bush fire thins.

Bam bam bam, the Grimm Reaper rattles round after round into the IFV armor. The IFV armor begins to give then kaboom! An enemy rocket explodes into the IFV's side.

Tomb Stone jumps out, lunges on top, and rips the fifty.cal machine gun off the roof with the ammo box attached. He begins unloading fifty caliber rounds, cutting into the tree line, and mowing down the rocket infantry.

Smash, he gets knocked back by the Grimm Reapers machine gun. His armor holds, and he regains his footing, picking up his sword. He immediately rushes the Grimm Reaper, while it rapid fires at him.

Tomb Stone is too quick, the Grimm Reaper makes a swing for him but is too slow. He sweeps under, and slash cuts the mech's legs off. Tomb Stone grins, then rams his Templar sword through the bullet suppressant glass into the GR pilot.

Wweeeee, mortars go off. Several explosions hit the village walls, others detonate inside the village, blowing up a few villagers. The DC Sniper finally opens up, cutting them in half with his Trident rounds.

Change position, you've revealed yourself shouts Ling Fei into her radio comms, but it's too late. Dead Shot lets off one round, which cracks the sniper's helmet.

Ling Fei scopes for Dead Shot.

Colonel Grimmline breaches the walls with his men and immediately start running riot.

Breach breach, south wall says Julius over his radio.

Twenty villagers open fire, killing a few enemies, but their shooting is inaccurate. Two ILI Rifles flank around, killing a few more enemies, but Colonel Grimmline charges forward. He blasts the ILI Rifles and villagers with his forty-eight.cal revolver, making big nasty holes in them.

Grimmline wields a Chain Axe and starts making mince out of villagers.

Two Stormtroopers appear throwing a flashbang and HE grenade. Grimmline jumps out the way while a dozen of his men are blown up, and shot. Grimmline then reappears and cuts the head off one Stormtrooper. The other spins his Reaper rifle, but his SMG is cut in half. He jumps backward and pulls his pistol, but the enemy Colonel is too fast.

The pistol bullets are struck from the air. The Stormtrooper then grabs a sword from one dead villager, and charges, he swings twice but is knocked over easily.

The deranged Colonel laughs hysterically as the Stormtrooper gets up only to receive the massive Chain Axe, which cuts him vertically in half. The mad laughing Colonel then continues to run riot, chopping up villager, after villager.

Ling Fei leaves her nest and goes after the mad man. She sets her mini flamer to erupt burst setting. Hey, lunatic she shouts.

The enemy ILID turn, and are immaterially BBQ'd by one giant flame. Her flamer fuel runs out, but the deranged Colonel is gone. Suddenly he jumps out from behind a corner and attacks with swing after swing.

Mohohohahaha he laughs as he swings madly.

Ling Fei takes a smash and is knocked over by the roaring Chain Axe. He lifts to strike down, but Ling Fei rolls, simultaneously throwing her Black Opel commando dagger straight into the hysterical Colonel's balls.

Arrgghh shite screams the Colonel as Ling Fei jumps to her feet and jumping spins kicks Grimmline's face with her Exo-boot. His teeth and jaw shatter, but he still stands.

No shag then splutters Grimmline while coughing and laughing as his broken jaw hangs, and his shattered teeth fall while blood pours down his chest.

Ling Fei grabs her dagger. No dick she replies, and the Colonel goes uuhh like an idiot.

Ling Fei pulls her dagger up slightly, cutting off Grimmline's bits. Then she suddenly pulls her Dagger out and cuts with one stroke straight through Grimmline's voice box.

His raised Chain Axe falls backward, on top of himself, cutting him in half. Guts, blood, and beer spray everywhere, then splat, he is nothing now but a meat sack.

The second sentry gun fires rapidly but misses its mark. The enemy buggies are to mobile.

Both two-man rocket and machine gun buggies continue to cause havoc. They machinegun the walls, and unload rapid-firing grenades, blowing the shit out of stuff plus the sentry gun.

The buggies floor the peddle over the moat, through the holed walls, and hose down a few villagers.

Stormtrooper Captain Julius stands fifty yards away, one buggy heads for him with large spikes sticking out the front of the buggy.

Twenty yards before impact, he lets off a flash-bang blinding the driver, then jumps out the way. The buggy crashes into a wood chipper. Julius turns on the chipper, then lumps of meat, bone, and jobbies spray out the other side.

Anyone for turd soup shouts Julius.

Bang, bang the other buggy's grenade explodes close by knocking Julius a few yards. Julius crawls as the buggy's machinegun fire creeps towards him. Julius pulls a pin that activates traps placed close by.

One trap in front of the buggy opens up. The buggy is too fast to stop and goes down the pit into large spikes. The impaled bodies jitter as their nervous system goes into shock.

Tomb Stone regroups with Ling Fei, and they head up to help the wall guards. He fires his remaining mini rockets, which blast about sixteen enemy ILID.

Ling Fei orders Corporal Chibs and another Rifle to reinforce the front gate while his remaining Rifles with two Stormtroopers reinforce one of the walls on the flank.

Another section heads to another breached position. When the loyalist detachment approaches the wall, they see the two soldiers, and a dozen villagers all cut open.

The section fan out into a circle, but its too late. The Death Guard appears from the shadows, left-right, and center.

The Death Guard drops down from the roofs like bloody ninjas, and appear from the grass and the walls. The majority of loyalists are killed instantly, and now the elite Death Guard have but three Rifles, and three Storm Troopers to kill.

One Stormtrooper guns one Death Guard down but is then jumped on by another, and stabbed.

The other Stormtroopers get into unarmed combat with one and manages to turn a pistol upon a Death Guard, but his arm is cut by another enemy, making him drop his pistol. He chin jabs the attacking Death Guard, killing him.

The Rifles fight bravely, their long bayonets thrusting, and slashing at the Death Guard. The Death Guard are fast, and their knife fighting skills are expert.

One Rifle manages to slash one enemy Death Guard, then thrusts his bayonet straight through the enemy's head. He then swings, taking the enemy's head off and launches it at another Death Guard.

The Other Rifle is not so lucky, the Death Guard he faces kills the distance, getting in close, and repeatedly stabs the elite Rifle trooper.

Then Watch Commander Brutius appears and boots the Stormtrooper back. The remaining Death Guard watch as their Commander joins the scrap. The forty-eight-year-old former elite Skeptary assassin stares calmingly at the remaining loyalists.

The Rifleman charges toward the supreme master commando but are instantly broken in half by Brutius' expert unarmed combat skills, then one Stormtrooper charges, but he too is slain instantly, his head now snapped back to front.

The reaming Rifle and Stormtrooper who have already killed two Death Guard, look at each other for a second, and nod with a hesitant and nervous smile, then both attack. Their unarmed combat skills are expert compared to regular soldiers, and even amongst the Legion and other ILI Special Forces, but Brutius is a master killer in unarmed combat, and his strikes are too fast.

Brutius toys with the two loyalists who swing many one-hit death strikes and bayonet thrusts, but eventually, Brutius gets bored. He lunges forward, chopping his hand down into the Rifles SLR, which spins backward. Brutius catches and rams the bayonet into the Rifles chest.

The Stormtrooper, still in pain after the nasty kick, charges again but is instantly spun around, and his head is rammed into the floor, smashing hard, then stamped on by Brutius' jungle boot.

The Death Guard then head back into the shadows, as they silently stalk throughout the village, taking out villager, after villager.

Ling Fei scans the battlefield looking for the two Ghosts. She has plenty of opportunities to waste several scum ILID but remains calm, trusting her team to do the job.

She sees another wave inbound approaching slowly along the tree line from the West.

The enemy platoon stays hidden within the tree line. She watches, but something seems different. Their movement, their tactical drills, and weapons handling are superior regarding the regular ILI army.

Suddenly they burst out firing, though Ling Fei's team do not open fire. The approx twenty-five men fire upon the attacking traitorous ILID, in a surprise flank attack, killing many.

Its Oscar Company lead by Wolf Skin. He puts down enemy after enemy.

He gets up close and personal, stabbing his marine dagger into several throats, and faces. The ILID may outnumber the marines, but the marines are Special Forces commandos.

Their surprise attack on the flank and the heavy fire from the walls put an end to the traitorous ILID.

The Corps make their approach upon the base. Echo team stand down but remain vigilant. They scan for more ILID and are aware that the Ghosts and Death Guard are still around somewhere.

The village bridge drops over the moat, and the marines enter. As the marines run over the bridge, one shot is fired killing two marines. The walls open fire again, spraying bullets into the trees.

The loyalist Invictus guard the wall, laying low so that their heads are not blown off by enemy snipers.

Echo and Oscar regroup and discuss the situation. The Doctor immediately sees to the Colonel and Laurels.

Before getting any rest, the marines clear the buildings, kicking down doors, and tossing grenades inside. The remaining villagers are accounted for, and patrol the village, and man the walls.

Suddenly other explosions go off within the village; several marines run to respond but are stabbed by Death Guard commandos who lay in the grass.

Julius radios it's a diversion. One Death Guard sneaks up on Wolf Skin with his Death Guard dagger milliseconds away from killing Wolf Skin. Wolf suddenly turns, spinning around, and slashes the Death Guard's wrist, releasing his Death dagger, then grabs the Death Guards hand, pulling in forward, then sticks his marine dagger into the traitor's throat.

Another Death Guard runs at Wolf Skin but is hosed down by several marines laying in wait, counter-ambushing the enemy.

After clearing the village, they still know several Death Guard are unaccounted for.

Sit-Rep requests Ling Fei.

Two Ghosts still out there plus five Death Guard with Brutius, and Dead Shot leading command.

Ammo count good, forty villagers alive, ten are wounded. Six injured Laurels including the Colonel, four Rifles, four Stormtroopers including myself, and twenty-three marines replies Julius.

OK, the villagers will remain in the village square, covering all corners. Corporal Chib's, Rifles, two Stormtroopers accompany them. Captain Julius, Primachus Tomb Stone, and two Stormtroopers, you hunt down the Death Guard hidden amongst us.

I'll deal with Dead Shot, and his boyfriend. Sergeant Wolf Skin, break your unit into two sections and search the forest orders Ling Fei.

I'm in the pink, ready to fight states Colonel O'Bloodern, as he attempt's to look unfucked, walking over.

Ok Colonel, stay with a squad of villagers, protect the main entrance replies Ling Fei.

The various teams move out and search the ground, but the enemy remains hidden.

Suddenly a loud crack is heard from a distance. The sound echoes throughout the area, a deafening scream.

Ling Fei sees the red sky opening up just past the forest. The sky looks like a whirling black hole, hundreds of yards wide.

Seconds later, dozens of blasts emanate from the center of the hole. The streaks of lights zoom to earth behind the forest.

Avalanche, avalanche, Oscar team, Fog inbound, Troop strength.

Get back to the village ASAP orders Ling Fei over the radio.

Gunfire rings from the forest. Muzzle flash lights up the darkness, and seconds later, Oscar Company bolt from the forest.

The two sections make a tactical withdrawal, as they fire towards the trees. As soon as they are two hundred yards clear of the forest, Echo opens up, giving fire support.

The Stormtroopers placed on the wall, fire two 68 rockets. The rockets speed toward the forest, and kaboom, explode, lighting up several trees.

The marines speed towards the village, just six hundred yards to go, but then suddenly, Demon Hounds burst out of the trees. The seven-foot, gigantic dogs sprint towards Oscar. Oscar hit several of them, but it does little to slow the massive, red-colored, soldier eating Demon dogs.

Steam foams from their mouth, as they gain on the marines. Aarrgghh, one Marine is run down, and bitten in half, another sprays his mag into one, only to be mauled.

The marine's head is pulled off. Several more marines are chased down by the pack of twelve giant monsters.

Tomb Stone decides to open up, bam bam his Trident hits one, cutting straight through the Demon Hound's thick skin. The Demon slides across the grass and dies.

Bam another hit, taking its leg clean off, then another two shots to the body, killing it.

Reloading shouts Tomb Stone but smack, he's hit, and knocked backward off the wall. Tomb Stone smashes to the ground after the hit from a Ghost's high powered rifle.

He groans for a second then shakes it off.

Alive and bollocks, that hurt says Tomb Stone.

Ling Fei takes aim at the shoots origin, and splat, liquids spray from nowhere. The Ghost is hit in the neck.

The havoc continues, as the marines are chased down by the killer dogs. The marines make a quick sweep while two Demons jump and miss, instead, they fall into a death pit.

With one hundred yards to go, the draw bridge opens.

More incoming radios Julius. This time massive flying creatures appear over the trees. Ten gigantic flying Demon Vultures, sweep. The walled guards open fire, hitting two through their wings.

The marines sprint over the bridge. One Hound jumps into the village, only to be greeted by a dozen spears held by locals. The mortified villagers stab violently at it over and over again.

The Vultures are fast, sweeping at rapid speed, crushing their massive claws into villagers.

Julius fires, blowing off one's wing, spinning it as it smashes to Earth. One Vulture flies towards Tomb Stone but receives a chop to its neck by his Templar sword, cutting its ugly head off.

A third biker suddenly appears and fires both his Delta bike mini rockets, which blasts a few villagers on the wall.

The villager's body parts burst apart, covering other men in blood and guts. Body parts smack off nearby walls, and bits of head bounce along the ground.

The biker now storms over some broken terrain, ramping straight over the wall. He lands, reeves, and blasts his Uzi rounds into a few villagers who try to fire back.

The biker turns, seeing Colonel O'Bloodern standing one hundred yards away. Reeving and reeving, he hits the throttle while blasting his Uzi, click out of ammo.

He throws his Uzi aside and pulls out a large machete. O'Bloodern stands ready and slowly reveals his four-foot-long battle hammer. Standing still, the biker zooms towards him when suddenly O'Bloodern side steps swinging and smashing his hammer into the front wheel. The bike comes to a sudden halt, its rear end swings up from behind, and the ILID biker is thrown thirty feet through the air. The biker lands hard into a makeshift barricade.

O'Bloodern casually walks over towards the stuck biker, steps over him, unzips his trouser zip, and pisses all over the traitor while laughing.

Ling Fei clocks this, and sniggers. Happy Chappy saying to herself.

While the Hounds, and Vultures are running riot, the Death Guard make their strike. They appear from the shadows, and grass, firing their silenced pistols, and ramming their Death Guard daggers into villagers, killing five.

Ten villagers throw spears but miss. The Death Guard kill the distance and stick their knives through the local's faces. One local throws at Brutius, but he catches the spear and throws it back. The spear pins the local to a wooden wall.

Julius clocks Brutuis and opens fire, hitting one Death Guard, then charges, and the two unarmed combat Masters get into a deadly scrap. Special Forces vs Special Forces, both beat the absolute shite out of each other, receiving many chops, and boots. The other three Death Guard are preoccupied in a gun battle with two Stormtroopers, and several villagers.

Julius gets kicked into a pile of wood. As he gets back up, a Vulture grabs him and flies away. The Vulture's thick claws crush into Julius' Dragon Armor.

His rifle is ripped off and falls. He manages to grab his pistol, and batter round after round into the Vulture's wings, body, and head, then he falls into the river.

During the firefight, the Death Guard managed to disappear back into the shadows.

Ling Fei heads to the small village church, but she is followed by the Death Guard. Upon entering the church, she searches for reflective surfaces. Quietly, the Death Guard enter behind her.

The regular looking church has several small rooms at the back and sides.

The church is dusty caused by the nearby explosions. The Death Guard hold their silenced pistols scanning for Ling Fei. Green lasers appear through the thick dust, as vision is limited.

Ling Fei is nowhere to be seen, as the Death Guard move slowly and silently, spreading out throughout the church.

Crack, one Death Guard has his neck broken by a sudden death strike. Another DG turns to see his friend's lifeless body fall.

He moves over checking corners, and chop, twist, crack, his neck is snapped in several places by another sudden death strike.

Another Death Guard scans, his pistol raised, vigilantly, hunting. Ling Fei sneaks up behind him.

She grabs his forehead pulling him back and rams her dagger through his vertebra. The Death Guard's body shutters for a second.

A fourth Death Guard appears, seeing two friends laid upon the floor, dead without a sound. His eyes tense through his dark camo face paint. Swoosh, Ling Fei's Black Opel commando dagger flies through the air; he turns to receive it through his angry eye, dropping him like a stone.

Another DG continues moving through the rooms, and grab, he's pulled straight into the shadows. Ling Fei punctures his vital organs, then pushes his dead meat away.

Brutius remains alive. He senses his comrades are dead, then opens fire with his silenced pistol. Bullets tear through the wooden walls. Within a second, he releases his empty mag, and shoves another into his pistol.

A shadow swooshes across a few yards in front of him. He opens fire, another shadow seconds later to his right. He opens fire again, hitting nothing but dust.

He attempts to make his quick second reload again, but before he can, Ling Fei jumps out with a flying double kick, booting him through the air, slamming him through a wooden wall.

His pistol gone, he grabs his Death Guard knife. Ling Fei appears from behind, he spins around, and see's her in the shadows. He sniggers. I'm going to bust your bum hole up he says to her.

Really, with what? Word in the showers is that you've got a little teeny weeny floppy willy informs Ling Fei.

Brutius'es smirk is wiped clean off, now looking like he's just got his willy trapped in a door. Well, come on then small balls, come and do it... if you can taunts Ling Fei.

They both charge each other and get into a lighting quick knife fight. Both are fast as fuck, striking, counter striking, and counter-attacking each other's strikes.

Brutius manages a slash across her stomach armor, then another slash down the inside of her arm. Argh she sounds, as her blood drips.

He makes a thrust for her face, but she dodges and knees him in the balls, then grabs him and smashes her head straight into his face. Brutius falls back two feet, and she thrusts her dagger at his throat, but he elbows the inside of her slashed arm.

She drops her blade, and Brutius gets a grab in, smashing her through a wall. He grabs her boot, pulls, and swings, throwing her through a wooden bench.

Ah my balls he says holding them, little shit.

He stumbles over, then jumps at her with his knife, but she manages to avoid, and judo chops his wrist, making him drop his knife. Ling Fei on her back, gets a chin jab in to his face. He stumbles to get up, his jaw hangs broken, and teeth fall out with thick blood. She launches forward, giving him another jolly good hard boot to his wee balls, then a steel toe cap to the knee, snapping his leg in half. She then connects the front of her Death Company boot to his face, knocking him through the air, onto his back.

She walks over. Not even first base...chump she says as he looks at her, knowing he is bested, his eye showing a mix of feeling. How about a blow...to late, she power drives her boot into his traitorous dirty mouth. Nothing is left of his skull, except mushy soup, as she lifts her boot.

After killing off the Special Forces Death Guard, she takes her dagger, grabs a mirror, and heads out back to her snipping nest. The fighting and killing continue as the Demons battle against the forces of God. Bullets batter through the air against the horrid monsters of the Fog legions.

Two Hounds surround Tomb Stone in the village and attack together one from the front, and one from his rear. Tomb Stone makes two fast strikes with his Templar sword cutting them both in half.

A second later, another Vulture smashes into him. The Vulture attempts to lunge at him although he releases his mini Gatling gun, spraying twenty rounds through the ugly bird's skull.

Ling Fei waits in her nest, her mirror next to her. She scopes the trees and grounds looking for Dead Shot.

Dead Shot watches quality, patiently, he views the battleground. He could easily kill most of the loyalists with his shooting skills, but he knows Ling Fei is there, and he knows she's real gucci.

He finally sees her. Knowing if he kills her, then the battle will end quickly. He lightly presses his finger against the trigger. "Wind speed south west, 10kph. Distance 1300 yards." He fires and waits in a slow-motion trance for the two-second bullet travel time to arrive at its designation.

He clocks the Trident rifle Ling Fei is holding, clocks that the safety catch is on the wrong side of the rifle.

Ahh ya bastard he says as he knows he's fucked up, that he's been outdone by a better sniper.

His bullet makes contact, scattering Ling Fei's mirror, one yard next to her. Bam, she fires, he attempts to move, but she has already accounted for him doing precisely that. Two-seconds for the round to make contact, smash, his head explodes into jelly beans.

Ling Fei gets up, now finish these motherfuckers she screams.

Arrgghh the remaining Loyalists morale increases and they fight even harder, slaying the beasts.

Corporal Chibs and a Hound charge at each other. The Hound lunges, but Chibs slides underneath, thrusting his bayonet upward, into the beast, and rips along. The Hounds guts pour everywhere like a slushy.

Suddenly a winged beast swoops in, but Chibs lifts his rifle like a spear and throws. His rifle flies through the air and rams into the flying creatures face.

Sergeant Wolf Skin leaps off a wall onto a Hound, and rams his dagger into it. The hound roars, but now he controls it, the Hound dashes, ramming into another Hound smashing it into stationary spears that go through it.

Wolf Skin holds on tight, as he rides the Hound like a fat girl. He jumps off, and faces the Hound, it swings its massive paw, but he slashes cutting its paw off, then it attempts to jump forward bitting, but Wolf Skin pounces over and rams his dagger into the top of the Demon dogs head.

Everything goes silent, too silent, then an eerie screeching crack is heard, followed by a horrific scraping sound. From the tree line, a massive giant appears. Twelve feet of hardened Demon armor makes an appearance from the shadows. Nephilim! Your mine shouts Tomb Stone as he charges in a blood frenzy.

No wait shouts Ling Fei, but it's too late. He races through the field toward the Fog Demon General.

Julius scans the Nephilim with his thermal imagery, but nothing appears, as though the Demon is invisible.

The giant is carrying a Demon Bane sword; fused electro bolts course through the Demon steel.

Seconds later, another two Fog Demons appear, either side of the General. Thousand-year-old Arc Demons, both carrying their heavy shields and wielding Darkness swords, and standing nine feet tall.

The twelve-foot Fog Legion Demon General, a destroyer of worlds; a Demon that has killed ten thousand souls in melee combat, makes its approach. His two dark knights march alongside him, one on each flank.

Tomb Stone throws himself at the Legion General, and strikes, but his attack smashes off the Demon Bane sword. A sword that has stolen the soul of thousands of victims, A sword so powerful it can cut the through city walls. A loud clonk sounds as the Templar steel strikes off the Bane Sword.

Ling Fei lays down sniper fire to cover Tomb Stone. The Arc Demons march on with their shields high, protecting themselves as the razor-sharp armor penetration rounds rattle off their shields, with no avail.

Ling Fei darts her barrel back and forth between the two Arcs, laying down heavy suppressive fire.

Wolf Skin rushes out with his remaining Marines. Twenty hardened Invictus marine commandos split into two sections, each rain down round after round into the Arcs.

Wolf Skin and several marines then toss some High Explosives grenades that explode next to the Arcs but do little to slow the Demons pace. Their think armor keeps them moving forward with ease.

Suddenly Julius zooms out in an old village van. Fifty yards away, he speeds towards one Arc Demon, then jumps out, rolling along the muddy grass.

The van drives into one Arc, kaboom. Julius had placed twenty pounds of C7 High Explosive in the passenger seat. The Arc Demon is blown away.

Its armor sprays everywhere, but no flesh remains. The Demon quickly evaporates.

Another two Stormtroopers blast out on two old village motorbikes. They have attached mini rocket pods taken from the destroyed ILID Delta bikes, and immediately start to fire.

A dozen rockets speed towards the second Arc, blasting it, and eventually knocking it over, but not before it throws its sword towards the bike, cutting through it along with the Stormtrooper's torso.

Tomb Stone and the Demon Legion General continue to exchange strikes. His Templar steel bashing right off the Generals chest armor. Tomb Stone's shocked for a second at how tough the General's fourth dimensional Hell fused Tesserarc armor is, not even a dent is made. Tomb Stone makes another strike, this time cracking right off the General's Tesserarc helmet. Still nothing. Then he goes to make another, but the General is too fast.

The General's Bane sword cuts through the Templar steel sword with scalpel precision. Then the General makes another strike, taking Tomb Stone's leg clean off.

Nnnoooo screams Ling Fei. She lays down another five Trident rounds into the Demon, knocking it back, but only a few feet. She reloads quickly, but it's a millisecond too late.

The Nephilim General swings again, at the one-legged Primachus, and slice, cuts his head off.

ARRGGGHHH screams Ling Fei, spit flying from her mouth, you mother fucking cunt arse bag fuck shit dick cunt bastard fuck nut cunt mother fucking premature ejaculator bastard fucker fuck cunter.

Tomb Stone's lifeless body drops to the ground. His body in three pieces, his head rolls, and the General pick up Tomb Stone's head. The General points at Ling Fei with his other hand, then closes his other hand, squashing Tomb Stones head into nothingness.

Wolf Skin and his marines along with the motorbike Stormtroopers starting putting magazine after magazine into the General. Thousands upon thousands of rounds, plus a dozen rockets smash, and blast off the Demon, but to no effect.

The powerful Demon, dusts off with his hand, as an insult. He then begins to laugh, a fearsome, horrid laugh, undoubtedly heard for miles. He begins to march forward, sword in hand.

Pull Back orders Wolf Skin as the hardened marines make a tactical withdraw back towards the village.

No... No you're not says Ling Fei to herself.

She gets up, jumps down, and head towards the Demon.

Sisiter no, Julius advises her not to, he's taunting you Sister. We have the device, our priority. We can jump the boats and get out of here.

Noted replies Ling Fei, as she heads toward the monstrous soldier anyway. You guys get the fuck out of here, that's an order. With all due respect Sister, screw your order, we will not leave without you informs Julius.

Well If I die, then go. And I'm not dying today.

She marches, A stern look on her face as she removes her helmet.

Sister, your helmet. Are you having visual problems asks Julius?

No Captain, it'll slow me down, and restrict my senses replies Ling Fei.

She begins to remove her forearm weaponry and heavy armor, including arm, leg, and boot armor until she wears only her black tank top, and black combat trousers.

Ling Fei then pulls her Black Opel commando dagger out.

Think speed, think speed she says to herself, as she grips her bravery awarded combat dagger.

Aaa Sister Ling Fei of the Invictus Dominae, I was expecting you...Supreme Commander of the Death Company, hero of the Invictus, and the only holder of the legendary rank of, Invictus. We finally meet, and I see your famed Dagger, slayer of many an Immortal speaks the Fog Legion General in a low deep, intimidating voice. My name is X-Drotion, an honor to finally make your acquaintance.

Ling Fei ignores the Demon. "Think speed, think speed "she repeats in her mind. She measures the Demon up, "weak spot, weak spot where." The Invictus Dominae soldiers watch on, as the two Generals stand facing each other. Their faces uncertain, knowing that if it was anyone else, they'd already know the outcome, but maybe, just maybe Ling Fei has a chance.

X-Drotion stares at her. His body, head to toe in silver-colored Tesserarc armor.

The Legion Demon suddenly strikes, but Ling Fei leaps forward, moving faster than she ever has, rolling under the strike, then lunges up onto X-Drotion's back.

She grabs the Demon's helmet with one hand, and with her other hand, sticks her Black Opel commando dagger through the tiny eye slit on the Demons helmet, ramming it right into its skull.

X-Drotion's arms go limp, then drops his Demon Bane sword.

This is for Tomb Stone you disgusting piece of shit says Ling Fei, as she pulls out her dagger and rams it again into the Demon's skull. X-Drotion's body falls to its knees, and Ling Fei jumps off.

X-Drotion lets out a low sound, as though the air is being sucked out. He looks at Ling Fei.

She Grabs the Demon Bane Sword, lifting it above her head with two hands.

X-Drotion gives the slightest of nods to her.

A second later she strikes down onto the General's body, cutting him in half, and then swings again, taking its head off. She then runs up, and football kicks the Generals head fifty yards. It bounces along the blood-covered grass, and mud.

After a few seconds, her body tense, she raises her arms into the air and screams, aarrggghhhhh.

Suddenly a loud boom is heard from behind the trees. A few seconds later hundreds of Demons come charging out, Hounds, and Demon Warriors; hundreds, upon hundreds rush towards Ling Fei.