'They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear.'
The Emperor of Mankind, on the Creation of the Space Marines
Prologue: The angels descend
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 000 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,500,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 450,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
Enemy Forces: Unknown
-TSF-
The Will of fire screamed through to realspace as the targeted planet was in sight. Following through is the might of an entire legion fleet, 2000 ships strong. They had been tasked with the misssion of joining the Luna wolves in assaulting the heart of the enemy while the Ultramarines and the White Scars were tasked on taking the outlying planets.
This, however was not a simple mission of wiping out the enemy fleet. No. This was instead a blow to the very heart of the enemy, for the fleet itself carried their Legion into battle.
"Captain Inari. I detect many ork vessels. Mostly Destroyer class and above. Scans also indicate at least 20 Space hulks within our perimeter"
Inari No Nami looked upon the fleet with a grim resolve. Unlike the other battle barges within the fleet the will of fire was important to the Legion. For this was the very first Battleship class Battle Barge that was gifted by the Emperor to his son's Legion. It's armature was both Advanced and deadly to all but the biggest vessels in the void, and even then it's specialized Chakra cannon was a one of a kind creation that could even annihilate whole planets with a single shot.
"Have the fleet continue course. Provide supporting fire to all ships. And inform the Shinobi and Honourbound to co ordinate the smaller strike cruisers into drop zone locations"
"Understood captain"
Their mission was simple, drop the legion upon the planets surface, provide bombardment support for the ground troops while also destroying as many ships the enemy fleet will throw at them.
"Captain, The orks are moving to engage us. Enemy interceptors and ork light cruisers inbound"
"Then prepare defensive countermeasures. Focus fire on the light cruisers and send thunder hawk squadrons and fighter escorts. Have the fleet co-ordinate their fire, I want those vessels destroyed before we reach planet side"
"Aye Captain"
-TSF-
"Interception Squads and Thunderhawks to launch bays. Enemy inbound. This is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill"
This was the warning that was blaring through the hangar as thunder hawk gunships were starting their engines. Each one filled with an arsenal of bombs designed to cripple the systems of the enemy ship.
Their Armour was a black painted colour, with an orange trim upon the more delicate parts and on the side was the symbol of a Nine tailed Fox, Glaring out into the open. This was the legion known as the shadow foxes, formerly known as the legion of Shadow. One of the last legions who had found their primarch.
But much more was rediscovered when their legion home worlds came back into the Imperium's fold, things of wonder.
In the same hangar, the interception squad Vengeance were also preparing their vessels, however these were much different than standard Imperium forces.
Like the noble households of the Imperial Knights, these interceptors were a different variety of walker based titans, most people would say that the knight and these Jaegers as they were being called were of the same type of walker. However the similarities couldn't be more different.
Instead of hulking looking machines of war, these were instead elegant and stylized. Their weaponry different to the standard weapons outfitted to knights, or even titan war machines. Instead these Jaegers had weaponry that was powered by chakra, the concentrated energy being contained and executed through revolutionary engines designed to utilize this relatively new energy source.
But the main difference between these elegant titans and their knight counterparts was the fact that these machines could operate as ground troops and as air or space troops. Essentially giving the Imperium one thing that other races did not have.
Space to ground forces.
These forces and many others were why the shadow foxes were being utilized in this mission, for what better way to test these weapons of war then through one of the biggest war efforts the Imperium is involved in.
"Jaeger Strike Omega requesting launch sequence, code 765 Alpha Detron. Response to code red Strike. Over"
"Strike Omega, launch bay 2 is cleared for shunt. Proceed with the Imperium's blessing"
As the hulking machine of war is fitted into it's specialized Launch bay, the launcher itself locks the feet of the Jaeger onto the platform as gears behind the launch bay start to wind up.
"Strike Omega... Launching"
Like a coiled spring the launch platform thrust forward, hurling the colossal walker into the depths of space. At the apex of the ramp the locks disengage from the jaeger and the machine is sent hurling towards the enemy armada.
"Strike Unity... Launching"
"Strike Freedom... Launching"
"Endurance... Launching"
"Guilding Light... Launching"
"Imperial Dawn... Launching"
"Angel of Death... Launching"
"Age of Unity... Launching"
Like the jaeger before them. An entire unit of jaegers are shunted out of the will of fire. On course with the enemy fleet. Behind them, thunderhawk gunships are firing their engines as they too wish to join in on the fight.
Then, all as one. The engines of the jaegers all glow with a pulsating light, as spectral wings made of plasma are revealed behind their extensively designed backs. Each jaeger looks like a winged angel among the darkness of space. As behind them thunderhawks unleash their engines as both groups fly into a winged formation.
"Thunderhawk Lance of the righteous with bombing squad alpha moving into position. Strike squad Vengeance, do we have supporting flanks to proceed with bombardment vectors?"
"Confirmed Lance. Strike squad vengeance have your backs. Moving into Fortitude attack pattern"
"Initiate attack velocity. This will be a danger black mission"
"Confirmed... Danger black threat"
In a great flood of plasma fire, the squad of Jaegers and Thunderhawks blazed towards the nearest ork vessel. This one was a cruiser class ork ship in the middle of a pack of light vessels, danger black meant prioritizing the largest threat and crippling the ship in a single, decisive blow.
"Ork interceptors inbound"
"Stirke Unity. Moving to intercept"
Like a vengeful angel in space, Strike Unity fired it's secondary thrusters as it drawled one of it's main armaments."
The weapon was a halberd in design, much like the weaponry of the custodians of the emperor. It's large blade humming with a blue energy as a set of what look like volcano cannons are placed parallel to the blade itself. Looking much like the bolter assembly of their smaller counterpart.
With a mighty swing. The first of the ten swarm strong of ork interceptors are cut to ribbons. Swinging it's mighty blade in a wide ark another two interceptors are sliced into chuncks as the ork fighters start to do dogfight maneuvers around the giant war machine.
"WAAAAGH"
The guns on the interceptors start firing as explosive lights fly all around the void of space. The weapons projectiles pinging off the jaeger suit as though they were but flies.
A sudden whine is heard as the twin volcano cannons on the jaeger's halberd comes to life. Their barrels blazing with a barely restraint beam of power.
Again, the jaeger swings it's mighty halberd, however unlike last time the weapon fires two intense beams of Laser light. In a flash, a beam of hellfire cuts through the last interceptors as the ork fighters explode into blazing lights of melted slag and twisted metal.
"Targets eliminated. Returning back into formation"
-TSF-
"Captain, we've reached our drop location"
Inari looked upon the planet. From up here the planet looked deceptively peaceful, unfortunately the same cannot be true planetside, as explosions are seen from space where orbital bombardments are being made by the fleet.
"Commence drop of precious cargo"
"Aye Captain"
All as one many dreadclaw pods detach themselves from the hull of the vessel, their thrusters firing them towards the planets surface in a flood of steel. Thunderhawk transporters carrying Rhino transports and land raiders rush out from the main bowels of the ship as they ferry their precious cargo.
"Captain! Starboard Side... Ork Space hulk incoming"
Like a menacing asteroid that did not belong near a planet. The space hulk was a massive piece of rock and melded steel. A multitude of guns and all kinds of explosive weaponry was littered on it's sides, while the front of the ship was shaped in a crude ork like appearance. In between it's mouth were rows of massive cannons, each one the size of a small escort ship, and behind this massive beast lay a plethora of rockets, boosters and other forms of propulsion. Truly a crude yet effective war machine.
The orks had rigged speaker systems on the outside of their ships and created mass scale radio transmiters to both confuse and antagonize their enemies. This space hulk was no different.
"Fift'een ork's on a de'ad man's ulk
Luukin do'n tha barell uf a gun. Gruntin a eac uther
Thuu big shurp teef. Suyin, Diz un givz uz fuun
Furteen urkz on a umies ship. Killin unythin tha iznt green
Gruntin a eac uther.
Thuu bigz zhurp teef suyin timez r gettn leen!"
"ALL UR LOOTZ BE MINE. YU EAR ME! UR SHINY LOOT BE MINE! FULL SPEED!"
With a sudden blaring horn. All the thruster on the ork ship blaze to light. Making the massive ship start to pick up frighenning amounts of speed.
"Captain!.. The orks have engaged their thrusters. Impact in 30 Seconds!"
Inari looked on, thinking of how he could turn this situation around without compromising the drop vectors for the precious cargo. Since he is responsible for the main battle force to strike at the orks. Then, Inari notices something happening to the enemy space hulk, with a firm resolve he orders.
"Ready the high energy turn. Full 90 Degree turn. On my Mark. Have the crew brace for impact and ready the broadside guns, priority target their weaponry"
"Aye Captain"
"IZ GONNA THUMP YU GOOD UMIES... WAAAAAGH"
"un lune ork lef tu stea tha loot
Wishin it hadn't turn out so
Gruntin tu imself
Thuu big zhurp teef suyin I shudda let the pilot GO!"
And as the massive hulk is on a collision course with the Will of fire the speaker blaze with the shouts of hundreds of orks. Each screaming out a massive Waagh as the space hulk picked up even more speed.
"Captain... Impact in 20 Seconds"
"Wait for it"
"Impact in 15 Seconds"
"Captain... We must start turning now!"
"Wait for it!"
"Impact in 12 Seconds"
"Captain!"
"Wait for it!"
"Impact in 10 Seconds"
"Captain!"
"NOW!... ALL THRUSTERS ENGAGE!"
"Engaging!"
With a mighty jolt, the Will of fire sprang to life, as the massive battle barge turns itself towards the parallel of the enemy space hulk.
"All crew... brace for impact. Collision in 5 Seconds"
"All ahead full, aim for the side of the prow!"
"Aye Captain!"
It's main engines suddenly burst to life as the ship speeds toward the space hulk. Caught by surprise, the ork captain barely had enough time to register the battleship plowing for them when a thunderous smash of metal on metal was heard throughout both ships. The Will of Fire had hit it's mark. The mighty hull of the ship cutting through the prow of the enemy ship as the momentum of the hulk sent it reeling backwards.
The entire prow of the space hulk was ripped to pieces, as orks and gretchin gun crews are sent into the vacuum of space. The Will itself having taken a beating on one of it's main ordnance bays. The crew braced themselves as the ship was struck with multiple rumbles as the sound of metal on metal reverberates throughout the ship.
"Ready the microjump, turn 30 degrees on the port side and open volley"
"Aye Captain"
The will of fire activated it's thrusters, already straining from the sudden turn that the captain had place upon it, but Inari had learned all it's specifications and how much the ship could take. He has full confidence that the ship could do what was asked of it.
The ship's orientation was once again parallel as the gun crew targeted the first volley of macro cannon fire onto the gun systems of the ork hulk. A constant barrage of macro fire crippled many of the orks guns on the port side of the hulk.
The ork captain himself started to turn his vessel around to get his last lot of guns lined up with the enemy, as dozens of pods started to rain down from the ork vessel.
"Enemy Assault pods incoming!"
"Have main crew protect the engines and shielding. Activate the blast doors and have a fire team setup on the bridge. We must not let them take this ship!"
"Understood Captain"
As the crew of the Will of fire scrambled around the massive vessel to repel the enemy. The space hulk had almost finished it's turn and was starting to pepper it with it's massive array of weapons.
"YER GONNA DIE NOWS UUMIE! YA WRECKEDED MEEB SHIP! WAAAGH!"
"Captain... micro jump is ready to fire"
"Orient us to the other side of the hulk. Prow facing their engines"
"Aye Captain"
With a sudden whine, the massive ship vanished from the starboard side of the space hulk as a flickering in space opened to the massive vessel appearing on the other side. This time, the mighty battle barge unleashed a full salvo into the already destroyed part of the ship as it's engines flickered to combat speed.
With a full application of their high energy thrusters, the will was now facing directly at the space hulks engines.
"Fire the Chakra Cannon. Full Strength no spread. Cut them in half!"
"Aye Captain"
As the massive cannon on the prow of the will of fire whined and hissed as barely restraint chakra was flooded into the massive cannon. It produced a distinct sound as the chakra generators provided the monolithic power to be used by this weapon of total destruction.
"Ahh sod it... whe did they gu?"
With a massive roar that blazed through the void. A massive beam of pure chakra was unleashed from the will of fire. It's beam easily slicing through the space hulk as it was sliced clean in half. Along with the space hulk a full 50 Ships, from light ork cruisers to another space hulk were directly in the line of fire when the beam also cut through them.
A marvel of their worlds craft, the chakra cannon ran on the principle of wind chakra, and since the beam gets progressively sharper as it travels down it's path it can eventually cut through even whole planets as more energy is being fed into the weapon.
Nothing in the galaxy can compare to the true destructive power of the chakra cannon. A one of a kind weapon on a very special ship.
A chain of explosions rippled through the void as multiple ork ships, including two space hulks, Detonated in a spectacular fashion. The explosions were so devastating to the orks that many smaller cruiser vessels started to retreat as they had just seen what amounted to a massacre in space.
On the will of fire however. Because of that display of might the ships main systems were temporary offline as a response to the firing of the chakra cannon. Unfortunately this couldn't have been done at a worse time.
"Captain.. I have reports that an ork boarding party is heading straight for the bridge. The bulkheads were disabled from the firing of the cannon and they are on their way!"
"Helmsman... what is the status of the drop?"
"65 percent complete Captain."
"Eta on reinforcements?"
"They should be here any moment"
And as that was being said a squad of ten marines appeared. These warriors painted in the black colour of their legion. A snarling nine tailed fox on their shoulder with the number 8 in roman numerals crafted of their other shoulder.
Inari's eyes widened as he saw a familiar face leading the group, his pale skin and black hair making him recognizable. Strapped to the side of his power armour was a moderately sized scroll.
"Sai!... good to see you again"
"Same here Inari. Where do you want us to set up the defense"
"Behind the railings to the main deck. This way you have a straight line of the enemy, while we use the elevation of the deck to remain out of sight"
"Understood... Ruby!"
Sai had called the youngest member of the group. However, unlike the other astartes. This warrior was distinctly more petite looking and much smaller than the others. On closer look the warrior was wrapped in a red hood as a moderately sized mechanism was drawn from the warriors utility belt. Taking off their helmet the warrior was in fact a female. She had pale skin much like Sai's. However her hair was black with red highlights while the most distinct look she had was her silver eyes
"Set up nesting position, we want you as the rearguard in case the orks make it through. You are after all our most experienced weapons fighter and sniper."
"Ok sarge... ohh I mean yes sir"
"Easy Ruby... no need to get all formal with me"
"Ok"
Deploying themselves behind some makeshift cover. A pair from the squad yanked the blast door from the sides as the squad readied their boltguns and other weaponry.
Another aspect of the shadow fox legion is the incorporation of specialized weaponry within the different squads in the legion. Since one of the worlds that the shadow foxes hailed from promoted the craft of the user's weapons, this same principle was given to the legion as a whole. This results in a wide array of interesting and wonderful weapons per squad, a trait their primarch once called a result of their uniqueness to the other legions the Imperium has.
Such is the way that their primarch regards the legion as a whole. The inner elements of the legion should show their uniqueness to the galaxy, this in turn shows the galaxy that the shadow foxes are ones who will bring change to all who they save.
"Remember. These orks wish only for the death of all of us. Remember our code, our promise to a galaxy that is wounded, our Creed that we will all uphold"
"Strength to Stand. Courage to fight!"
"And we shall know no fear!"
-TSF-
"Planetside in 2 minutes"
That was the call upon the 'Remnants Glory' as the rumble of the thunderhawk reverberates throughout the cargo area. Standing within the middle of the squad of Astartes was a giant of a man, his posture showed his battle hardened status, while the power armor this individual was wearing showed many intricate designs of gilded gold, it was a set of power armor masterfully crafted .
The man himself did not wear a helmet, as his black colored eyes wondered over to his left arm. Flexing the limb he idly wondered back to a time before this great crusade. Before the Imperium found their sub sector and his world had just found peace and unity. He remembered the times where he traveled the world to find out questions about himself, all the while trying his best to keep this fragile peace together.
"Captain"
A nearby member of the squad was calling upon the man, so deep he was in thought that the call was ignored.
"Captain Sasuke!"
Looking at the man through his black hair, Sasuke Uchiha, last Uchiha and lone hermit of Konoha looked upon the squad member as he was being addressed, his left fist clenching as a phantom ache settled in the limb.
"We are to reach planet side soon my Captain. The combat zone we are being sent to is designated code black. Command has ordered us to be the vanguard for the main drop force and to provide first response to any and all ork countermeasures"
Sasuke looked on in contemplation. He knew of the plan and how his squadron and the astartes under his company would be the first line the orks would see. This wasn't a time for the usual stealth action that the legion is known for, but this was a show of brute force to the orks. A hammer blow so to speak that would send the orks reeling in shock from it's ferocity.
The plan was a three stage plan. His company would act as the first assault on the planet and deal the first hit to the main ork forces and their reserves of orks. The second stage would be done by the sixth and fifth companies as they will disrupt the main armaments and productions of the orks, sending a second hammer blow to the orks.
The final stage was the killing blow itself. Using the rest of the legion and the reinforcements sent by the luna wolves they were to cut a path into the very heart of the enemy as all the astartes forces will pin the ork horde into submission. By then victory will be well assured and the greatest threat to the Imperium will be silenced.
"Eta to drop zone... 40 seconds"
"Seems the orks wont put up much of a fig..."
All of a sudden the thunderhawk shocked violently as a hail of metal on metal collisions was heard around the vessel
"Brace for evasive maneuvers!"
Another astartes. This one a much younger looking man who's hairstyle was a more spiky look stared at the screen
"Pilot... Report!"
"Starboard engine is hit sergeant... were losing altitude"
"Get the ship to safety" Sasuke said as he walked towards the front hatch "We'll go on foot from here"
"Aye Captain... Thunderhawk Remnants glory returning to launch bay"
As Sasuke pulled the lever next to the door, the rushing winds flooded into the cargo area as a few astartes in the back prepared their jump packs. The rest just looked towards their Captain in anticipation.
"So what is the plan Sasuke?" Asked the sergeant
"Simple Konohamaru. We're gonna say a nice imperial welcome to some orks. Try to keep up"
And with that Sasuke jumped out of the thunderhawk, all the while speeding towards the ground without any landing support
The astartes that did not have jump packs proceeded behind him without any fear or hesitation. This was because this was normal for their Captain to do and most considered the use of jump packs unnecessary because of the legions special circumstances.
The rest followed suit with their jump packs stabilizing them. Yet they still followed their Captain, and speaking of which.
"Ay... u ere sumthin?"
"Wot u on abut? U tryin tu be all smart like em grotz!"
"Nu u soddin git! Iz thugh I eard sum thin"
"Diz urd duty iz soddin burin! We shud be killin umies!"
"Shut ur trap u git befure da bozz earz u!"
"I dunt giv a soddin..."
that was the last thing the ork said as two tons of astartes had stomped into his head. His partner faring no different. Standing up from their landing, Sasuke, Konohamaru and their squad opened fire upon the orks guarding the perimeter as they advanced into the ramshackle camps that were outlined in the area. All the while orks started to fly out from their tents and huts to the sound of bolter fire.
"WAAAGH" was the collective cry as thousands upon thousands of orks flooded from all parts of the massive camp. All the while the second company of the Shadow foxes continued to give disciplined volleys of fire.
Orks by the hundreds were being systematically mowed down as the orks proceeded to sprint towards the astartes, choopa's in the ready position to strike the armored marines.
Sasuke looked upon the enemy as he heard the volleys of bolter fire, this is war he thought these aliens show no signs of peace, even among their own kin. What a disgustingly barbaric race
As they were dashing to within ten meters, Sasuke pulled out his Chokuto. The first ork didn't even see the blade move as his head was separated from his body. All around, his company had engaged the enemy into close combat. Even in close assault they showed the very same discipline and effectiveness that they applied in their volleys.
By this point, thousands of orks had fallen to their blades and guns. And even more orks had flooded the area, as a mob of green was slowly showing it's ugly face to the world.
Yet now the rest of his company were falling from the sky. Either from thunder hawks who also provided strafing runs of the enemy to drop pods and dread claws who smashed into the heart of enemy formations with a thunderous fury.
This is what it truly feels to be astartes. To go into the thickest and strongest points the enemy have and to beat them into submission. To deal a blow that the enemy cannot recover from.
"Strength to Stand!" Sasuke yelled through his vox amplified voice
"Courage to Fight!" was the collective battle cry as hundreds of astartes pummeled the enemy into submission.
-TSF-
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 000 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,460,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 420,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 40,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 30,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
Enemy Forces: Unknown
-TSF-
"Captain Inari! We lost Fifteen Ships, including the Honour of Dust"
"Dam... what is the status of the drop?"
"89 Percent Captain"
The Honour of Dust was one of the first strike cruisers in the fleet, to hear of it's demise and the passing of one of his fellow captains had placed a heavy burden on Inari. Knowing all the men who captained these mighty vessels places an emphasis on how unforgiving this galaxy is.
Inari was about to give the order for the Will of Fire to support the smaller vessels when a loud bang reverberated through the Deck. The crew on the bridge looked in anticipation as the door started to crumple from the other end as a reverberating sound of metal colliding with metal was heard.
"Captain?"
"Keep an eye on those drop sites and continue to bombard main enemy placements"
"Aye Captain"
Inari had started to pull out his standard issue bolt pistol. It was a gift from the legions primarch as his commemoration to Captain. Also taking out a Katana he prepared himself for the upcoming confrontation.
As the door was now being pummeled more frequently, Inari looked at both the outside of the ship and towards the door.
With a mighty thud, the door was ripped from it's hinges, the strain too much for the metal to take. A single loud yell was heard
"WAAAGH!"
At once volleys of bolter fire and dust weaponry were heard as a flood of orks rushed through the door.
They were at least 150 orks. The volley of bolter fire made a small mound of ork bodies as the green mob spurred themselves on to a frenzy.
The sound of bolter fire along with the yell of orks made for one hectic scenario, however the ten man squad of astartes did not falter one bit as orks fell by the dozens to disciplined rank fire.
When the orks reached the astartes themselves many intricate and unique weapons were brought forth against the horde. Blade, gun and staff were being used to great effect against the enemy all the while the mob themselves looked towards flooding the bridge with sheer bodies and overwhelm the defenders.
2 orks were shot in the head as Inari leveled his bolt pistol to the ork xenos, another ork looked posed to strike him but was denied the chance as he deflected the orks chopper and sliced his torso in one clean sweep. Holding his katana now in two hands, he did not see the last ork about to cut into his back until a loud boom alerted Inari to the threat behind him. Looking around he saw the young Ruby with her modified weapon Crescent rose, the barrel smoking from the shot she had placed between the orks eyes.
Giving Ruby a slight nod, he joined the fray as the orks momentum was slowed to a grinding halt. Unlike other humans in the wider Imperium, the citizens of the Elementia Sector were comparable to the strength and durability of the astartes themselves. This made them a very valuable and highly prized resource for imperial commanders who do not have relatively easy access to astartes support. Already they were calling the citizens of the sector neo-astartes. This proved to be a great boon as regular alien races that the Imperium encountered do not suspect such strong humans that feel closer to their astartes counterparts then normal human citizens.
Cutting through another ork, Inari walked back towards the main area of the bridge as he cut through two more orks, the other orks around them were shocked as how strong the captain was even though the astartes they were fighting proved to be an even greater challenge than even normal space marines.
"Status of the drop!"
"Drop is complete captain, awaiting your orders!"
"Orient us towards the enemy fleet. It is time to show these orks the true might of the shadow foxes"
Inari said as he dodged a wild swing from an ork. In one turn he both drew his sword and systematically cut through the orks neck, separating it's head from it's neck.
"They shall know this day as the one they faced true fear. And we shall show them that. FIRE THE CHAKRA CANNON!"
And so the Will of fire stood as a fine line of steel as the rest of the fleet opened fire upon the rest of the enemy ork armada. The blazing of missiles and cannons signing through the void as a mighty roar of the chakra cannon pummeled the enemy armada into oblivion
-TSF-
"Target... 200 meters, in position"
"Proceed with mission, operation is a go. Code Orange, call sign is 'Wrath and fury'"
"Understood. Wrath and fury engaging"
This was the call sign for the few squads tasked with sabotaging and destroying the orks supply convoys and factories. They were designated code orange as it is the second step in the plan to rid the orks on Ullanor. With practiced precision and a skill that is bordering mystical. The ten strong team of astartes silently approached the supply factory.
These astartes carried the roman numeral for 5 on their right shoulder. This was the fifth company of the shadow foxes, also known as the silent ghosts. They are masters of silent warfare and could infiltrate into the most hostile environments the legion astartes were tasked upon, sometimes even surprising the other legions such as the raven guard, alpha legion or the night hawks.
With silent precision, two astartes sneaked towards the ork sentries and silenced them quietly. Their screams were muffled as chakra and aura was pumped into their throats to silence their screaming.
With the sentries dead they proceeded into the base where the sound of machinery and gretchings were heard all throughout the facility. With a silent signal the ten strong squad proceeded into their designated area to plant their charges.
Melta Charges and Explosives were planted all through the base as the ork meks and gretchin slaves toiled to produce war engines for the orks, all the while none of them had even seen the giants stealthily infiltrate the base.
Half an hour passed and the squad pulled out from the ork plant. Meeting back at their designated gathering. The sergeant of the squad called into their vox
"Squad hunter alpha, objective completed. Awaiting signal"
"Overlord to Squad hunter alpha, standby for signal to unleash payload"
The squad waited until the signal was given, all the while the squad kept a watchful eye upon their environment for any surprise ork patrols coming through their area.
"Overlord to Squad hunter alpha. Unleash payload in 3...2...1..now"
With a simple click of a remote detonator, the sergeant and their squad watched as the factory that they had been sent to sabotage exploded in a huge blast that flattened the entire structure, they also watched as a chain of explosions going for miles showed the efficiency and co ordination of their company. Orks from all over the place were panicking and outright confused as their main factories and armories were being destroyed in perfect synchronization.
"Sergeant... our next orders?" replied on of the astartes
The sergeant pulled off their helmet to show the face of a fairly young lady. Her black hair flowing out of her helmet as a pair of what appear to look like cat ears were on her head along with normal human ears. Her eyes were golden as a bit of purple skin coloring was around the corner of her eyes.
"Rendezvous to point delta. There we will provide cover for operation maelstrom"
"Aye Sergeant"
Fixing her helmet back to her head, Blake Belladonna, sergeant of squad alpha set her squad of marines towards the point designated delta. This of course proving to be an outflanking maneuver towards the enemies of the second company.
Operation maelstrom was the last phase of the plan, and involved all active squads within the battle zone to provide a pincer and submission maneuver to deal a decisive blow to the orks.
"Lets move out team"
-TSF-
"WAAAGH"
This was the sound Sasuke and his company have been hearing for the past 2 hours. Throughout that time he has lost twenty of his men and many of his marines have been injured in one way or another. Even he was not immune to this as a stray bullet cut across his left side forehead, while the blood has stopped bleeding, the blood still flowed towards his left eye. Leaving him exposed on his left side as he has closed the eye to prevent it being irritated by the blood. Lining up his boltgun with a charging ork, a three shot volley stopped the ork boy dead in it's tracks. Again shot after shot Sasuke showed his marksmanship with a bolter. All across the battlefield the sound of bolter fire along with chain sword and ork yelling was heard all around.
All of a sudden, a large nob started to charge towards Sasuke. He pulled up his bolter and took aim, however grunted in annoyance as his bolter produced a frustrating click as the clip had been emptied. Seeing that this nob will require something more to the point he drew a chainsword from his grav belt.
The blade itself would be too big for a normal human to wield let alone carry into battle, but in the hands of Sasuke the weapon was light. Holding his Chokuto in his other hand, Sasuke braced himself for the charge as the nob rolled into him like a living battering ram.
Gracefully strafing to the right, Sasuke stabbed his chokuto into the armpit of the ork, making his left arm useless. Then hacked at the back of the ork with his chainsword as the roar and sound of metal on flesh was heard as he hacked away at the lower spine of the ork.
The nob, now in extreme pain spun around and tried to deliver a brutal slash towards Sasuke's right arm where the chainsword was at but was intercepted by Sasuke's left hand as his chokuto acted as a parry blade.
Metal against metal clashed as the ork tried to overpower Sasuke but every time Sasuke would deny him that opportunity. Finally they met, chain sword on choppa. A pure bout of strength as they both tried to overpower the other.
For a few seconds it looked as thought they would draw until Sasuke pushed his blade to the side, stumbling the nob. Sasuke then drove the chain sword into the neck of the nob, making him scream out in a cry of pain. With a final stab into his head with his chokuto and a mighty kick, the ork was killed.
In that split second, the orks that had been fighting changed. No longer were they filled with confidence, instead the cowardly nature of orks reared it's head. To the utter elation and satisfaction of the shadow Foxes.
"RUN THEM DOWN!" Sasuke yelled as his company charged into the routing horde. Blade and gun blazing through their ranks as orks by the thousands were killed in but a few seconds.
However, after fifteen seconds of the orks running away, another nob cried out a waagh battle cry and the cycle repeated itself anew. Sasuke knew that the orks will eventually overrun them with sheer numbers and no amount of commanders killed will change that. But it was part of the plan, for the final parts of the operation should be coming into effect soon. They just need to hold out till then.
It was something his company were good at doing.
-TSF-
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 001 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,460,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 400,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 40,150 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 60,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
Enemy Forces: Unknown
-TSF-
"Strike teams alpha and dominus in position. Enemy sighted 100 meters"
"Overlord to all strike teams, plant target co-ordinates. You are cleared to engage hostiles"
Placing down their beacon arrays, a blinding flash of light appeared before the massive mob of nobs and warbosses that were on the plateau overlooking the planet below, and from the blinding light came 1000 space marines fitted with tactical dreadnought armour in the colour of the Shadow foxes.
Leading this mighty coalition of men and women was a giant of a man, his armor blackened yet trimmed with a distinct orange paint. It was an intricate piece showing a snarling fox on the left shoulder plate coated in gold while the imperial aquila plated in gold was on the right side, a cloak of blackness was covering the power source as he stared at the ork horde with piercing blue eyes, while his long blonde hair wavered behind him.
This was Naruto Uzumaki, primarch and leader of the shadow foxes and the last primarch of the Imperium to be found. This was the final step of the plan to retake Ullanor from the ork warlord Urlakk Urg and deal a blow to the warlords ork empire. Along with the 1000 men and women from the shadow foxes came two other giants, one of them being a man who was encrusted in a mighty armour of silver with great eyes encrusted upon the plates, all the while the pelt of a great wolf rested upon the top of this formidable warrior.
The other man was someone who commanded awe, his very presence screamed greatness. He was a man adorned with an armour of gold and with such craftsmanship that has never been seen before, the eyes of the man showed a fierce but wise gaze as his brown hair wavered gently upon the breeze, and behind him shined a golden halo of light.
Behind these men were even more soldiers, ones painted in white and blue and others in golden armour, much like the men they followed into battle. These were Naruto's brother and father, Horus Luprecal and the Emperor of Man. Behind them stood a great army of men and women of the Imperium,each from the Luna wolves, the shadow foxes and the emperor's own legio custodians.
"In the name of the Imperium and to those who would lay waste to humanity! You are all sentenced to DIE! FOR THE IMPERIUM OF MAN!"
This was the war cry that Naruto shouted as the mighty coalition of warriors from among the stars rushed towards the great green beast that threatened the safety of their empire.
It was a thunderous sound, thousands of astartes rushing the enemy in tactical dreadnought armour, all the while twin linked boltguns blazed across the line as orks by their thousands fell to the hail of thunder that was bolter fire, three thousand strong, these warriors elite from their legions, each one a hero in their own right charging towards a sea of green.
In the middle of the swarm, on a throne of bastardized objects and stacked with loot sat a massive beast, this one nearly double the size of all the orks around him and even twice the height of either the Emperor, Naruto or Horus, his massive claw twitching as he looks upon this massive force of humanities finest warriors.
This was Urlakk Urg, warlord of the Waagh forces on Ullanor and ultimately master of the ork horde that had been plaguing the Imperium's forces for over a century. Looking upon the pushing forces of the 'umie empra' that crippled his forces on the planet, he was filled with a sense of smugness, knowing that he forced the 'umies' to bring forth their true might upon his great waagh in order to stem the tide. But it was too late for them to stop this tide, for Urlakk Urg had anticipated a response from the Imperium and is now going to respond in kind.
Stading up from his throne, Urlakk took one look at the massive army and started to shout
"'AHAHA, YA UUMIES TINK YA KAN STOP DA WAAGH! ME'LL SHOW YA WOT DA TRUU POWA O' DA WAAGH RILLY MEANS. SIGNUL DA BOYZ!"
"Uhh which wunz bozz?" a warboss next to Urlakk said
"All of um" Urlakk said with a cold, calculated smile
Horus, The Emperor and Naruto watched in the middle of the fight as a massive chain of machines were pushed towards the throne of Urlakk Urg, each one was filled with scores of weird boy orks as they started to channel the power of nearby orks, this was the power of the waagh, a deadly tool used by the orks to slaughter billions of souls and fuel even the smallest of orks into a bloody rampage. The machine slid into a slot behind the throne as the coalescing psychic energy was being gathered inside the chambers.
Urlakk sat once more on his throne as energy coursed through his being, with a toothy smile he readied his ultimate weapon, his final trump card against humanity.
With one sentence the sector of Ullanor was bathed in an unholy green as scores upon scores of orks phased into existence around the entire sector. In the void billions of ships flashed in an unholy green light as the imperial fleet was caught by surprise by the sudden influx of orks that threatened the system. This was the true threat that the orks had hidden from the Imperium and one that would of taken any other imperial army by surprise.
But this was no ordinary army
These were the astartes, finest warriors of the Imperium, along with the master of mankind with his personal guard. These men and women were trained to know no fear and to be a shining beacon for all of humanity, but most importantly.
They were a weapon against the darkness of a unforgiving galaxy
They will endure and they will not falter.
For they shall know no fear
-TSF-
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 001 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,420,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 256,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 80,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 120,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
Enemy Forces: 256,000,000,000 Est Troops
-TSF-
I am fury, I am doom, I am the mercy of angels
This was the mantra within the mind of one of the astartes. In the span of a few minutes the amount of orks on the planet had increased by a factor of ten, yet as he saw his allies and fellow brothers around him fall he stood resolute as the enemy swarmed their location.
In front of him he see's a ghost, a vision that haunts him still through his own regret. The warrior in front showing the same stance and fighting style that he so trained in
Shield up
His mighty shield was raised to protect most of his body as ork loota's and slugga's were peppering the shield itself. Yet he knows he will not falter so long as his hands have strength
Grip tight
With a firm grip of his sword in his right hand, the energy field crackling around it as ork boys started to rush him seeing as their weapons pinged harmlessly of his armour and shield
Left foot forward
Shuffling his feet to provide a solid stance he readied his attack for one purpose, to destroy.
Now Strike!
With a mighty thrust, two orks met his sword, lodged into their heads
Again!
With a backhand swing he cut through another three orks, their heads falling down onto the ground as their bodies dropped like marionettes, blood oozing from the stumps
And AGAIN!
With a mighty swing, a blade of wind sliced through twenty orks, their bodies cut in half from the impressive display of energy from the warrior.
Again the warrior resets his stance, a small gasp of breath leaving him as he once more stares at the phantom shadow, it's shape golden with a red core.
The image drove the man further and further into the orks. His technique cutting through hordes of the beast. All the while the same thoughts ran through his head, each time becoming more and more like the voice of a distant lover.
His fury and determination being his guide. As other astartes look to him for courage and strength.
-TSF-
Sasuke knew that their mission would cost them dearly, but this new development shows that the orks planned for this to happen, almost as though they were drawn into a trap, a momentary chuckle escaped his lips as he scanned his battle company.
Indeed, nearly half his company were either heavily wounded or dead thanks to the large number of orks, yet his company did not falter, bolter fire still rang strong around his ranks but even then the shots came in an irregular pattern.
The orks were trying to run them dry.
Sasuke knew that this might have been a possibility, but that would change when the orks became overconfident that their enemy was defenseless.
Over many skirmishes the second company remained strong, yet wave after wave of orks were diminishing their already limited supplies. Many astartes had run out of ammunition long before others and were fighting orks with blade and fury. But many more astartes were still holding high points in the battlefield, their bolters still thundering along, but that number was becoming ever more smaller by the hour.
Sasuke knew that action was needed at this time, and that the trump card that this legion represented could not be contained any longer. With a firm resolute look his hand was coated in true lightning, it's sound the screeching of a thousand birds while it's blue light was distinguishable on the darkened battlefield.
"NOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS! SHOW THEM YOUR FURY, LET THESE ORKS FEEL YOUR TRUE WRATH UNLEASHED!"
With this signal the trump card was played, it started with one astartes, hand signals that did not belong in a battle zone but proved to be something far more, from his breath a stream of fire flew from his position, obliterating dozens of orks in a pillar of purging fire.
Others willed the very ground itself to open upon the enemy, orks falling by the hundreds as the ground closed itself once again, others spawned dragons made purely of water from the ground itself, their roars sending fear into the orks as the dragons cut whole paths through the green tide.
All around the battlefield these extraordinary feats were being executed again and again, each time pushing the tide of orks back and sending the survivors or witnesses reeling from the carnage of these supernatural abilities.
What started with a handful of people turned into dozens, then many as the line the second company held had many astartes who were using these 'acts of nature'. The ork lines were then assaulted on all sides as reinforcements from the Fifth and Sixth Companies hammered the orks on all flanks.
What had been hundreds of orks dead soon went into the millions as mobs of orks were systematically slaughtered, entire green tides were held back by the collective power of a handful of astartes. War machines that were supporting the ork horde were being targeted and destroyed by select assault and vanguard squads that used their powers to single out and destroy priority threats among the ork lines.
Even now drop pods from the Luna wolves assaulted into the thick of the ork horde as white astartes with black trims plowed into the horde with a fury possessed.
Sasuke smiled as he watched the ork horde become nothing more than a scared child among the tactics and techniques of this massive coalition, he was also relieved that the drop pods from the lunar wolves were not Abbadons' company, he would gladly take any help but Abbadon, for he views Sasuke a traitor to all that is to be astartes.
Because of this, Sasuke will rarely ally with the lunar wolves unless Naruto were to tell him to do so. He could not work alongside a person who would sooner see him wrapped in chains then as a valued comrade.
-TSF-
Death
That is what called him today, the sound of Death
Chasing the phantom lead him into the thickest of the action, an act that would be suicidal had the man not willingly chased after the specter, but at this point he did not care about his death, all that mattered was that he chased his closure.
He was surrounded by bodies, both of orks and his fellow comrades, the battle had taken it's toll on his company, but they all knew the cause and risk of this operation, they knew the dangers that they would face when they had taken the genetic initiation to become astartes. Many recruits from his world had taken the task of reclaiming this galaxy under a united humanity, this was but a small price to pay.
And yet, he still chased the one mistake in his life, the one moment that he wished he could repeat as guilt ran through his body, this was his act of penance to that one event, this was his closure; to die in the line of battle as the hero he is, to die the same way she died.
A sudden sound of swirling blades told him otherwise, as a massive figure cut through the mob of orks that had gathered around him.
"Don't you go dying on me yet kid, else I'll just drag you out from death and give you an ass whipping for even thinking of dying. The fight is still young"
This was his captain, the man was a darkened skin individual, his white hair and striking goatee making him very noticeable within his own company. Attached on his back are eight different sheaths, six of which contain the handle of a sword as he is currently holding two at the moment, both were soaked in the blood of orks.
"Even now I still see her, I only wished that I could of done something back then"
"Well now... that doesn't sound like the kid I know whom I trained to push forward, to never falter so long as he draws breath, who surprised everyone time and again at how he could get himself out of even the most deadly scenario's... isn't that right Jaune"
"No... captain"
"That Captain B to you kid... and you better get your squad back into shape, we push towards the main line in ten"
"Aye captain B" Jaune said as he looked among the bodies of the fallen, even now the apothecaries of the legion performed their duties, wherever that is administering aid to the injured or performing their duties for the fallen.
Jaune looked towards his squad, a couple of his team members are familiar faces, while others he had bonded through training and the indoctrination into the astartes legion. They knew that their sergeant was a man who seeks glory in death, but knew that he would push himself to the limits of his abilities to ensure the success of the mission.
Jaune had shown them that and much more, but he still has that lingering guilt.
-TSF-
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 004 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,360,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 250,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 140,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 6,120,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
-TSF-
The Fleet Endures
This was the manta that the Imperium's fleet held to as the void was flooded with the massed armada of ork vessels, even now as the Will of Fire pummeled the armada with it's chakra cannon and other fleet ships with their massed firepower it was as though they were fighting a sea of green.
Ork ships beyond counting flooded the void, their ramshackle machines creaking among each other as the sea of green literally was squeezed into the boundaries of the battlefield, already they had lost good men and women to the horde, as more and more ships either were destroyed by overwhelming firepower or from ork contraptions that slammed fleet ships into each other.
Inari looked on in grim realization that the fleet might not survive this massive amount of sustained enemy resistance, already the Will of Fire's chakra core was being strained as tech priest and engineers try to contain the literal output of heat that the core was producing from sustained firing of the chakra cannon, already the will of fire has shown Inari it's new limits over and over again as it's cannon roar's to the void.
"Captain, emergency broadcast from engineering"
"Patch them through"
a part of the main deck glass shined as a holographic of a Tech Magus was shown on the bridge overhead, his face surrounded by glowing lights and sparks as tech priest and engineers were scrambling in the background
"Captain! The chakra core cannot sustain this amount of firing! The engines are going to rip themselves apart!"
"Mortalim. Can the core hold on a bit more"
"You have about 2 minutes of firing captain, after that the systems will start to overload. When that happens we cannot stop the chain reaction. The ship will rip itself apart!"
"Understood Mortalim, do what you must to ensure the ship can fire until then"
"Aye Captain!"
"Keep an eye out on the time, and continue to fire at maximum spread, we must hold this planet!"
"Aye Captain!"
The Will of Fire still stood as a bulwark against the enemy, it's systems and weapons roaring into the void, but it's crew and the ship will endure this storm
As it was said, the fleet endures
-TSF-
Location: Ullanor Sector
Date: 005 M30
Operation Parameters: Crusade
Current Imperial Forces: 2,300,000 Est Troops
Current Enemy Forces: 195,380,000,000 Est Troops
Casualties:
Imperial Forces: 200,000 Est Troops
Enemy Forces: 61,120,000,000 Est Troops
Reinforcements:
Imperial Forces: 18,000,000 Est Troops
ETA to arrival... 3 – 7 Days
Authors Note: Welcome one and All, this has been a story that pirqued my interest a long time ago. Originaly the story was a highly tweaked version of Akatsuki Leader13's story but i felt that the story just didn't feel right like how i envisioned. Like a template that looked solid but the insides were all not right, so i took the idea and kept certain parts of the original story cause i liked them, but then tweaked the rest to how I envisioned the story.
If you didnt Notice, this story is going to Incorporate Warhammer 30-40k, Naruto, RWBY and some ideas from other movies/Anime that can inspire me, such as Pacific Rim.
Disclamer: I do not own any of the source material in this novel, they are from their respective IP's and creators.