Librarian Hammerhand stood in the ancient control centre. The computers were now running. The script was human but an old dialect, one from before the age of strife. Techmarines with their fire teams were reporting in constantly. System after system was coming online, slowly... the hulk was stabilising. It would take a few weeks but soon enough the Black Scorpions would be able to steer it and begin the long process of excavation. There were still pockets of resistance, the Krieg force had fought bravely but their will was broken. The agonising screams of the retreating men could be heard through their comms. Fleeing into the darkness was a poor choice thought Hammerhand. He knew the spectral denizens of the deeper levels were fearsom opponents. For now, those strange phasing creatures had slinked back off into the darkness. They would return soon enough. Brother Gorgu had returned from his patrol
'My lord, the preacher has seemingly escaped. We discovered some of his men dismembered and butchered at the entranced to Eldar section of the hulk. We did not pursue him. The structural integrity of that sector is unstable at best. We found this'
Gorgu held up a blood spattered rosarius. 'I think it belonged to him'
'Keep it for yourself Gorgu. If you are pure of heart and believe in the Emperor, it will protect you, That preacher was a false prophet, not even worthy of a bolt shell to the face'
With Two Zone mortalis games to play Thomas mustered his men! One of us would be taking the Space Hulk today!
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| Preacher Hopkings attempts to bless the dice! |
Game 1
This game was 750 pts. We played attacker vs defender. The Scorpions defended 3 objectives placed in the space hulk corridors. We started off, as usual, cat and mouse, waiting for the opportune time to strike. At turn two Necrons appear! Out of the darkness a wraith appears and attacks my men! It was promptly killed but distracted me and allowed Thomas' men to get close. Alas their move was foolhardy and psychic flame did it's work. More necrons appeared, this time closer Thomas. 4 warriors killed some men and forced them to run! That made most of Thomas' forced crowd a single section. They were incinerated by righteous flames! Victory for the Black Scorpions.
NOTE: Thomas again managed the great feat of rolling a ridiculous amount of 1's for his plasma weapons! We calculated at this point that out of 7 attempts to rapid fire a plasma gun, Thomas had rolled a 1 on all of them and snake eyes twice!
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| The stormtrooper plasma gunner kills himself! |
Game 2
Game 2 went even quicker. A game with 5 things to sabotage ended up with 3 of them being taken down quickly by the Scorpions. Only wiping me out would seal Victory for the krieg guard. We played on. Turn 6 ended and so did the game. Victory for the Scorpions!
The Gospel of Fear is now 100% in control of the Black Scorpions!
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Strange reports have surfaced of a strange figure amongst the Sentinels of Fire. He walks among them, guiding them, extoling them, leading them. His panoply his a mystery, his origin unknown. A hero? A heretic? A traitor? or something else?
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