Notch turns towards Davien, surprise obvious on his face.
What!?
But while his mouth opens, no words come out.
"What proof can you offer me that you won't go back on your word?"
Davien thinks for a moment before giving a small shrug.
None really sir, except for the fact that we seem to have a dangerous common enemy now, and your aid was crucial in us surviving against them so doing anything to lose that aid would be rather foolish. I know that isn't proof, but its a good reason for us not to break our word. What exactly would you ask for proof?
Notch recovers some of his wits.
"Yeah, we're all far better off going back to back against those insect things. They just attack!"
The General thinks for a minute before replying.
"That's true. But tell your Lord this, when this fight is over there will be a reckoning"
Notch thinks quickly:
"Do you want to give us a vox frequency and a name so we can pass on info if we hear something about what happened with the Inquisitor?"
"Of course. Tell the vox operator that you have news for Sigismund Hallerman"
The General waves over one of his men who gives you the vox frequency
"Cheers! We'll fill you in if we hear anything. Here's ours, for the Steel Seekers."
Notch reciprocates with a vox frequency.
After a days ride your able to meet up with the Silent Brotherhood and you learn that the group your going to attack consists of 5 Mutants and 3 of the 6 armed creatures.
on the way there, after getting a fair distance away from the camp and before meeting up with the other group. Davien turns to the others.
Apologies for not telling you all sooner. I had not made the connection as to who the man I found was. Nor did I tell the general everything, for I do not know exactly what happened, but... based on my research I fear that I know the reason behind the lord Dominastrum's pallor complexion, and if I am right about that, I worry even more about our relationship with General Hallerman. He pauses for a moment looking to the others.
There is an... entity within the comm tower. I believe it to be the one we encountered. I met it when I went back to investigate the area. I had been researching it as best I could. I believe it to be a deamon of sorts, a being of the warp by what I read. It offers deals for sacrifices, but leaves those that deal with it drained of energy and life unless you know the proper ritual to force its obedience. Or so the books I found said. Unfortunately I have yet to find anything stating on a way to remove this creature. I had planned to tell you all about it after our mission, but now it seems more prudent to say it now, even if it poses a distraction.
"Oh, damn. Does that mean that the Lord is making deals with that thing!?"
"Four-armed Emperor damn it! Still, we have a job to do. How about those of us who can sneak get into sniping positions, then the rest of you start gunning them down?"
Surveying the site notch found, Jak nods to himself then as a series of grenade traps come to mind, "For now, I will make traps for the degenerate creatures using grenades. Any grenades you will contribute, please place them here."
Jak takes both of his grenades into a small pouch and holds it out to the other Steel Seekers.
Notch hands over his grenades.
Davien nods, handing over his grenades.
Rummaging around a satchel on his mount Krevlor takes out a drum magazine and starts removing six frag grenades. "Do you want any krak or more frag? I'm not keen on using krak against them, don't want to do proper damage to the gear. Frag mess up the meat and scratch the metal."
Duncan hands places his grenades where he is told, though he pouts a little at the loss of his boomers.
Notch is able to find a valley that the Palace forces have to cross through. Trees are sparse on the valley floor but the ridges are heavily wooded leaving the only viable route through void of cover.
You take position in the tree line 100m from the path.
Jak sets a series of trip wire traps that will detonate a cluster of grenades when triggered. Simple but deadly efficient.
The palace forces make their way up the path. There's 6 mutants and 4 six limbed creatures.
Behind them a train of Skyfall Ants pull crates of cargo.
The Silent Brotherhood conceal themselves beside you, their Ant blending in with the foliage
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Krevlor trusts in his mount to find a good spot to hide in. He gets the grenade launcher ready for the ambush...
The group moves closer. It doesn't look like the mutants have spotted you but the 6 legged creatures dive behind the Ants for cover
Notch aims his Lucius at the nearest mutant, and squeezes the trigger.
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The six armed mutant could hug the ant all it wanted... Krevlor believed in the explosive ordnance of the God Emperor! He fired into the largest cluster of targets with his grenade launcher. "For the Emperor!" Thunk!
Duncan bursts from under his cover, currently carrying loud gun and looking for targets.
Not being much of a marksman, Jak sights on one of the closest mutants and looses a burst of las-fire.
All but one of the mutants are knocked over by Krevlors grenade and the last one Notch and Jak shoot.
It's knocked over and stunned by their combined attack.
The rest of them get up and return fire with their side arms.
One of them scores a glancing shot at Duncan
The 6 legged mutants run towards you, their movement making them a hard target
Krevlors hands shook a little as the six legged mutants closed in. Aiming for the mutant in the center of the group of wretches.
The grenade explodes just behind the 6 legged creatures but they shrug it off
The mutants run towards you
Notch takes aim and shoots at the nearest six-legs to him!
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Davien sustains the prescience on his allies and unleashes gouts of flame on the approaching mutants.
Duncan smiles and depresses the trigger of his new gun in the general direction of the enemies.
Jak aims at one of the approaching mutants, squeezing off a single shot.
The 6 legged mutants avoid Daviens fire balls except for 1 who also is hit by Ducan's shots. It makes it to the traps which triggers and engulfs their line in fire. It dies. You think, not much of a body left.
The Silent brotherhood counter charge the 6 legged and score hits with their hunting Lances stunning 1 and servery injuring another.
The mutants go to ground to avoid Duncan fire, except 1 who shoots Krevlor with his pistol.
Notch's and Krevlors attack don't seem to affect the 6 legs
Krevlor kept firing his grenade launcher focusing on the cluster of mutants in the distance.
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Notch takes aim at a 6-legs and shoots!
"Take down the six-legs before they get us all!", he calls.
Davien maintains the power as he moves to the edge of the melee combat, keeping as many people between him and most of the 6 armed mutants he can before lashing out from his mount. The staff in his hand crackling with energy.
Davien charges in smashing one of the creature 6 arms off. It strikes back but misses.
The Silent Brotherhood draw their warknives and cut one of the creatures on the head, stunning it with their attacks and drawing blood.
Notch's and Duncan's shoots are dodge but Jak finds and opening and crushes one of the creatures.
Krevlors grenade catches a 2 of the mutants driving them to the ground but the other 2 return fire, one of them hits Krevlor on his right arm.
Notch whoops as he sees the six-legs die:
"That's the way, Jak! Kill 'em!"
Notch sprints a little closer and fires into the melee!
Krevlor winces at the round hits, he takes a moment to bandage up.
Duncan unloads on the farthest enemy so he don't hit his own.
Notch's shot hits dead center but fails to get through the creatures carapace.
Davien and Jak both swing at their targers but only Davien finds his mark, killing it in a fiery display of psyic might.
Ducan's shots kill one of the mutants but the rest dodge his shots.
Then the palace forces rally. The last 6 legged creature explodes in a flurry of blows killing 2 of the silent brotherhood.
Seeing that Davien is now exposed they shoot at him hitting him in his right leg.