Looking at the job done to the Guardsmen and acknowledging everything said.
"Brother Elyas, answering your former questions, I am Arkhos" as he shows his shoulder guard that denotes his Chapter of origin.
Tactics: Assault
Somehow he cannot put together the entirety of the scene to imagine how it happened or came down to it, but looking at the Elyas expertise and Valerion"[/b]
"Elyas, Valerion any findings?"
Tellemachus moves into place by The Watch Captain. Pointing the bolter in front of him, he lowers it and concentrates. Searching for unnatural disturbances.
Tellemachus returns his attention to his bolter's aim, keeping his steely aim unwavering
Before going in the secret passage the Watch Captain turns to Sister Vesta "Please inform command on the Pious Immolation of our whereabouts. Let them know we are in pursuit of possible Astartes fugitive."
Understood, states Lucian, as he takes up position at the rear of the squad, before they descend into the darkness.
He again checks his weapon, and is satisfied that the machine spirit within is alert and ready to bring the Emperor's justice to the defiler of this sacred place.
It has been a long time since Lucian has taken rearguard in a situation like this, and he attempts to recall the proper procedure.
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Brothers to day we might pass judgement on traitors, steel yourselves."
"Do you know of others kill-teams at this location or should we have Tellemachus check for corruption on the guardsmen if possible?"
"Captain," Elyas says acknowledging the order, raising his bolter and moving towards the door waiting for Arkhos to catch up. As Arkhos is by his side he says in a lowered voice: "A single attacker, an attack pattern unknown to me but swift and brutal." In his mind there is now nothing but the hunt, the words between brothers Lutha and Arkhos flies by him as leads the way in.
Could you give me some pointer on how much a common uninitiated Dark Angel would know about traitors in general. My thoughts are that he knows nothing about the fallen. He knows that traitor marines exists and that his chapter hunts them like all other chapters, but perhaps with a little more zest than most.
Once you all get in position in the sewer, you notice it is not well lit, but it is not dark enough to hamper Astartes' senses(unless your chapter has a flaw with your Occulube or Lyman's ear). The smell makes you wish maybe you did have a weaker sense in that regard.
" All will be determined in time. For now we locate this rogue."
Captain, how much is known about the individual interred in the sarcophagus? I suspect that as he was referred to as the Unknown Hero, the answer may be very little, but any scraps of information may be of use in deducing who has taken the geneseed.
Lucian takes up position at the rear of the formation, and remains alert for threats.
"I do not know. Let's stop the chatter, and move to hand signals. No reason to advertise our presence. Questions will be answered soon."
You begin to move tactically ahead.
Sensing the watch captain's impatience Elyas raises his hand and gives the sign before he begins to press on in a fast pace, properly faster than reasonable.
Valerio taps the Captains shoulder twice. He makes a signal indicating multiple contacts ahead. He also gives a signal that they may not be hostile.
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Elyas and Arkhos are eager to follow command and track down this rogue Astartes, unfortunately it has been a while since they have done as much out of their armor and miss the rigged frag grenade.
There are growling hisses from ahead and the objects on Brother Leon's auspex are getting nearer. You can hear splashing in the sewer waters ahead. *Edit*
The Watch Captain calls everyone to Hold their ground.
Valerio notices the frag grenade at the last moment, he dives backwards, opening his mouth to shout a warning as the device goes off.
Luckily, he escapes the explosion with only the fringe of his robes getting tattered in the process.
Valerio falls back into formation, moving to the right side of the tunnel and dropping to a stable position on one knee after. He draws up his Master Craft Bolter.
Watch out! screams Arkhos, a bit late as he throws himself to the floor and rolls to recover behind any cover he can see.
Dodge (50)
Initiative
Cohesion test
Ready yourselves, we are in for a blast
After the sudden explosion, he rolls to the side and Tellemachus enters squad mode with his Captain,drawing his force sword as well. Holding his bolter one handed he overlaps his killzone with Lutha and Leon's
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Current Cohesion is 7 at the moment
Round 1
Watch Captain 17 Squad Mode triggered -+20 to BS/Dodge
Brother Lutha Hallan 12 Overwatch
Brother Arkhos 11 Full Auto
Brother Tellemachus11- tries to go into cohesion with his brothers, but his deft avoidance of the grenade causes him to react slightly slower than his brothers
Brother Leon 9 Overwatch
Crocodile Xenos 8- *Frenzy* Closing distance
From the rear of the squad, Lucian hears the blast of the frag grenade, and feels his awareness sharpen and both his of hearts speed up.
Lucian is momentarily distracted by the intensity of the explosion in such a confined space, and without the benefit of the auto-dampeners in his helmet, it takes a second for him to reorient himself.
Valerio does not recall seeing such creatures before, he starts to think harder on it when Brother Hallan's fire brings him back to the matter at hand.
He opens fire upon the vermin.
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In what seemed like a blink of an eye, an Astartes frag grenade goes off and now 4 dead xenos lay before the kill-team. These Xenos seems to have some kind of cybernetic attachment.
Just a step ahead of Arkhos, Elyas triggers and takes the full blast of the grenade. He falls to his knees, only a few drops of blood continues to fall as the implanted Larraman's Organ begins to staunch the blood loss. Quickly regaining his bearings Elyas hears the Captain's orders and kneels steadying his bolter ready to unleash its fury if anything comes at them.
Standing Elyas turns to his brothers, his chest and the front of his robes are flayed, the blood soaked black cloth gains a certain depth to the colour. "My apologies," he says before turning, he moves from creature to creature confirming it is death before briefly examining what is left of the trigger mechanism and frag grenade.
For a moment there is a still silence. Up ahead you hear the distinct sound of a chainsword.
When you make your way ahead you see more crotalid corpses laying around an apothecary. He is wearing silver and black with a Tiger should pad.
He turns to look at the Kill-Team. "Astartes here? Black Robes, what manner of chapter are you? I am Brother Johann Ulthbert. He is interrupted by other voices.
You hear voices calling in the sewers in a hive dialect of low gothic, they are speaking quietly, but with your lyman's ear you have no difficulty hearing it
The sound of the chain sword peaks Elyas' sense with his bolter in ready position, he signals for sounds ahead and moves closer to investigate. Seeing only the apothecary is alive, he fixes his aim on him. "Lower your weapon," he commands in a hushed voice. Picking up the voices carried along the walls of the sewer, he smiles and signals two enemies ahead.
Lucian holds his position at the rear, but hears the unmistakable voice of another Astartes, and briefly turns his head to examine the newcomer.
A Tiger Argent apothecary, here? This is no co-incidence Lucian surmises.
He turns back to guard his sector, and hears distant voices speaking Low Gothic.
The hive-dialect is unfamiliar, and Lucian cannot work out what they are whispering about.
" I don't know you, but I have a mission to complete." The Apothecary says.
"Stand down. I am Watch Captain Enoch. Explain why you defiled the tomb of the Unknown Hero. Brother Elyas and Brother Lucian keep an eye on the Apothecary. Everyone else spread out and prepare to deal with the others." The Watch Captain orders.
Acknowledging the order Elyas steps aside allowing the others to pass him while he keeps an eye on the apothecary. Keeping a safe distance between him and his assignment Elyas waits for Lucian to catch up. Brother Lucian's way with words are superior to mine, he tells himself before trying. "Lower your weapons and so will I," he tries again.
Understood states Lucian as he moves towards the Apothecary, bolter held ready, but not pointed at the Tiger Argent.
Brother, there is no need to fight with us. My name is Lucian Vartas, Battle-Brother of the Deathwatch. Please, lower your weapon. We mean you no harm, we are all servants of the Throne.
"Deathwatch? I have nothing to do with these creatures if that's what you think. In all do respect I think we should keep our weapons at the ready don't you? These things are easy to kill, but they have some nasty teeth. Why aren't you in armor anyway? " The Apothecary eases his stance, but he is still holding his chainsword.
" If you mean me no harm, let me continue on my mission, time is of the essence. "
The people whos voices you heard earlier are starting to register on Brother Leon's auspex. 2 human shapes and something else, it looks like a large feline.
Mirroring the apothecary Elyas lowers his bolter slightly keeping true to his word. Always trust an Ultramarine to speak, he jokes with himself. "Mission?" he inquires.
Tellemachus remains stoic, his bolter still slightly lowered.
His head turns as he hears the voices coming from a section of the sewer. He also examines the creatures, which reveals [i]Limiters attached to them.[/i]Losing interest in the newcomer, he speaks over the squad vox.[/i]
"These beasts wear limiters, used on psykers commonly. It seems to have almost cancelled their powers. I still wonder why I did not sense them before."
"Someone is over there, I heard bits of their conversation. Apparently they are carrying precious cargo through the sewer."
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"My mission is for my Chapter, and for the Achilius Crusade in the Jericho reach. The sooner I get there, the better for the Imperium."
The more you tell us, Brother Ulthbert, the quicker we may be able to help you.
Forbidden Lore: Xenos
"Well done brothers" as the xeno threat is neutralized.
Common lore: Astartes
Speak Language: Low Gothic
Arkhos watches the fellow Astartes and nods to the Captain Order maintaining security in the perimeter, until directed to where the new threat is coming from, which he takes aim to what ever looks more threatening, aching to engage them in close combat and take his first worthwhile trophy from his service in the Deathwatch.