Leviathan moved up, letting it's weapons fire with each step. Its stride was great enough to dodge a giant Blue pulse of energy. The shooter had been the Broadside, failing miserably, trying to hit the Knight and actually hitting some friendly who hid behind their transports. Leviathan's Battle cannon's roar dominated the battlefield, even causing some of the nearby Tau fire-warriors duck in cover. Again his shot's were true. Both of the rounds cut through the Hammerhead, leaving it a wreck and causing its brother to reposition. One of the XV8's noticed the small arms fire of the Stubber and closed the gap between it and the Knight. With it's jetpack, the Crisis battlesuit was in the air and began to fill it with bright blue plasma (Duel Burst cannon). The Castigator Bolt Cannon provided support to the lancer. The barrage of bolts completely filling the air, firing so fast that the bolts almost formed a solid object from the cannon. The missiles heading for the lancer were detonated mid air, the explosion did not cause any damage to the Battlesuits's, but even their luck had run thin. The rest of the bolts swatted both of the suits from the sky, one of them just falling down, while the other exploded in a flurry of blue. In his success the Castigator found the Tau infantry focusing their shots on him. While it wasn't a problem in the beginning, the small arm's fire began to pile up on his Ion Shield. Sooner or latter it would fall and their will be no recovery until the battle was over. Lukily enough the Tau were pinned down by the fire of squad Hyspasit-Gamma. With the help of his Teammates, the Lancer had a clear path to the Riptide. Who eagerly waited the fight, firing his large arm mounted weapon at the Lancer, but the shield absorbed every single shot without issue. The Tribune provided support with his legion of Skitarii. First they destroyed the Hammerhead, making sure none of the Xeno tech filth was worth recovering. While squad Hyspasit-Alpha hid themselves from the Broadside, the suit had not noticed. Too focused on the Leviathan. This allowed them to exit the cover of smoke and charge the suit. The broadside was caught off guard by the sudden flank, but fired a shot at the spread out Skitarii. Only taking out some of them before they swarmed him.(@High_Adept_Zeth since you had Gamma attack the fire warriors I switched out another squad to attack the Broadside) Lt. Concord looked at the man, machine, thing. He never had seen a person so happy about war, but maybe it was just because they were winning. "Yes, Commander the 9th Britan Infantry Regiment. They were the last to hold Hive York, couple hundred kilometers north of here. Like I said, after the Skystorm we have not been able to use Vox and after we could, we have not received any from the hive. I believe the Tau are set up there sir, the only other hive is south and are scouts reported no enemy movement there. I fear that they had either killed the population of the hive, or the people had forsaken the Emperor...". The Lt. face showed sadness, not wanting to believe that people of his homeworld have turned traitor. OOC: Enemy Forces: 1-Riptide( Ion accelerator/Smart Missile System)(Boss-So you cant insta kill it.) 2-Devilfish -23 Tau Fire Warriors 1-XV8 Crisis Battlesuits(Mixed weapons) Allied Force: -Hyspasit-Gamma= 100% -Hyspasit-Alpha=85% -Cataphractii squad Alpha=100%
- Duo, before Avoiding those missles was no easy task, for a lesser house anyways. As they bared down on the Lancer, two melee combat patterned enemy suits followed to support the missles. 'Shows what faith you have in your machines. Let me show you mine! Stopping!' Amadeus halted, bracing as they dug up gravel from the acceleration, charging his leg servos. Not missing a beat, He raised his shield to absord the missiles explosions. The barage detonating them mid air. A defining explosion shook everything around them. Not waiting for the smoke to clear, the crisis suits striked at where they assumed a chared and damaged Imperial death machine. They we rewarded with empty space and a hail of gunfire. "For being equipped with crude jump packs it's surprising how little they look up." Above the scene, higher than any could imagine something so large ever being in the air. I'm sure the force of the explosions helped a little, but that's not important. What is important is the image of an active power spear the size of an apartment complex falling towards the ground, and aimed to obliterate one or more Tau baby battlesuits. The Riptide next on the agenda. "Attention Knight squad. Status update. Confirm and respond, over." Edited
" Ser Merek reporting, chasing down the vermin as we speak." Leviathan had already taken a wide turn to maintain most of it's momentum, clawed feet maneuvering around the terrain it couldn't crush under foot with ease. The crimson eyes of a nightmare turned to regard the remaining squads of Fire Warriors, framed by the paired Kraken which covered Leviathan's shoulders and parts of his arm assemblies. The Knight held off on the Battle Cannon to let it cool, instead allowing the Heavy Stubbers on both arm and chest to cut downwards at the Fire Warriors, rapidly eating up the distance between them as Merek intended to cleave the Tau to ribbons.
His bolt cannon needed a moment to cool down for now, after the sheer amount of fire it had just laid upon the enermy battlesuits, and he could cross a couple of new worthy kills of to the mighty gun. And though it needed to cool a bit, this was no problem for what he would do now as he began to stride forwards at a rapid pace, these tau had great range and precition, and he was a huge target, so he wouldent just stand there and take it, he would use the his titan for what it was designed to, taking down hordes of lesser foes. "FEAR THE REAPER MAN XENOS" he yelled into the speaker, he saw one of the others where closing in, but he would allready have taken care of it by then.
OOC:I love how the Knights completely ignored the Skitarii around them...the code-burst that i sent them and that would be all over their HUD.Thats what i get for not requisitioning for proper...God-Machines! Tribune watched as the battlefield unfolded before him,the carnage,the slaughter of the xeno.A...crusade!Holy war in His name!Then...again all wars were done in His name so they didnt had any difference.An icon poped up on his HUD displaying reducing in efficiency of the Hyspasit-Alpha.For a moment Tribune gripped the pommel of his power-sabre.After all these years it still felt odd to lose men under his command.By their sacrifice was laid upon the altar of victory.Who was he to object?He was there only to guide them better....in His name. Zeth nodded to Lieutenant`s commentary. "I am sorry to hear that Lieutenant Concord.We will take it back."spoke the Tribune even if he knew that he will probably be forced to leave the planet.This was a sidestop anyway...but he hoped that wouldnt be the case.To leave a handful of Guardsmen in the hands of aliens and their...conspirators. Tribune turned to his aide. "Cease fire on artillery bombardment.Order relocation to these coordinates."ordered Zeth as he scrutinized his data-slate with his augmentation hand. "Move in all infantry to support position of the Knights.Get those Sagitarii on fire-positions.Get some fire on that Riptide.Cataphractii to forward positions,soak that damage in,dont let the Knights and Hyspasits take more damage then what they can bear."as he spammed the ordered and further instructions his aide did them all in timely and exact manner. She will be a fine Tribune one day,maybe even more?She is young...-thought Zeth in his more quiet and personal moments. "Lieutenant Concord,status of your forces.Do you have more men then what is being committed upon this battlefield?I saw that on this world a squad of Knights were stationed.Have they all perished in combat?"asked the Tribune as he pointed to the nearest wreck of a Knight that saved them few minutes ago.Sacrisants were still struggling to get the pilot out.
With almost all the forces destroyed, the final XV8, with a white helm, barked out what sounded like orders. It was impossible to truly tell, due to the language barrier. After speaking it's strange language, it began to retreat, another transport that was hidden followed behind it... Duo eventually was face to face with the Riptide. Unlucky for her it had stepped right out of her charged path, side stepping a powerful blow. He fired at the Knight's exposed back, but Duo was not new to combat and quickly blocked his exposed behind with his shield. Almost at the same time he turned his body, swiping the Red battlesuit from leg to chest. The Riptide jumped back, moving closer to the Skitarii and other knights. The Knight was now running off in the direction the Leader Battlesuit had fled(choices!). The Firewarriors were cut down to the last Tau. From the combined shooting of Leviathan's Stubbers and the Skatarii, they didn't last very long under the concentrated fire. Most of them were wounded and very much alive, already surrendering as the Skitarii cleared the Devilfish cover. By the time the Castigator reached the firewarrior were all but destroyed. Yet, the Riptide was only several meters away from him. Charging him from behind, the Riptide's Ion Accelerator had been cut clean off by the Knight's Axe. Before it could retaliate, multiple heavy weapons fired upon it. Las-cannons, missiles, and heavy bolters tore the armor off the large Battlesuit, leaving it heaping mess of Red. The Riptide, kicked the Freeblade down. The Castigator's back actually hitting the ground as the the Riptide fled away from the team. Launching its final volley of rockets, they propelled to the crippled Castigator, the amount of missles was sure to do some damage, but the Tribune's orders were followed and a Defender (Cataphractii) sacrificed itself so the Knight would not be damaged further. Only one thing was fast enough to catchup with the Riptide... ----- The lieutenant shook his head in disbelief. "We have, maybe...three hundred men? There was originally five hundred here, but before you came, most were sent to the Emperor. We have a trenched in position further west, I left them with two hundred men. So We have 1/16 of the original regiment and that does not include vehicles, Sir. The Kni-" Before the Lt. could finish, he could hear the Sacrisants running away, screaming prayers and curses. The Knight had stood up by itself. The Knight was bone white everywhere, but the body and head. Its body mostly cobalt Blue with battle damage occasionally warping the Armor's color. It's great helm was Red with severe damage to it. It had no house livery on its shoulder pads, just the Aquila on each of them. Its name was painted on the Knight's breast shield. Black Ichor. "I have Awoken!" the engine horned. OOC: Enemy Force: 1-XV8 Commander (fleeing) 1-Riptide (fleeing)
OOC: I choose to go after the Riptide. - Duo [Roar Amadeus, our enemy is cowardly and needs catching.] Duo chipped in technolingua. Earning a surging of engines and machine spirit fury. The Lancer knight followed after the Riptide. The power spear crackled with life as the knight bared down on xeno engine. It was nimble and heavily armed, but it had none of the strength a War Engine of Mars possessed. The ground cracked with each step of Duo's knight. Crush any between the Riptide and itself. After closing the distance Amadeus raised the power spear underhanded. Bringing it crashing down into the Riptide's back. Having put all acceleration behind this, Duo was certain the Tribune would be pleased. [My spear brings low all before it. Your death is our victory, for Duo is two. Amadeus, Execute.]
Its been a long time since he had last been knocked over, all titans allways had slight problems with getting up, though cerestus patterns wherent as clungy as some of the others. The knight used his axe holding arm for support to push himself up, the lancer was pounding away after the riptide, those guys where allways glory mongers, atleast him and his had a sence of the smarts, though he would have shot it, hadent he been knocked down, couldent let that happen again.
The Leviathan sat back, finally snapping into stillness as the enemy retreated. Now that it had ceased it's hunt, the Knight was more clearly visible for what it was, a Paladin. A heavily ornamented and adorned Paladin of House Feardraken yes, but such was the way of their house to terrify their enemy with the very beasts they slew. The pair of Kraken guarding it's shoulders, the serrated teeth, and the serpent with gaping maw which served as his Battle Cannon. Ser Merek sat back and finally took the time to register individuals below that weren't xenos. Multiple messages.. "Hail, honoured Mechanicus, Ser Knight, and loyal Guardsmen." The Knight went over his own ornate battle plate which kept him linked to the Leviathan to scratch at the dark stubble on his chin. Quite the varied arrangement down there.
OOC: Sorry guys, the next day or two will take up my time, but definitely not long term. The Riptide was stopped dead in it's tracks as the Power Lancer cut right through the nano-crystalline alloy. Nothing bigger than a Warlord could of made it back from the attack. Yet, the one inside was still alive. With the riptide, two users remained alive. One, from the Riptide and another from the downed XV8(the one Grall shot down that didnt go boom). For now, the suit were impaled on the Knight's Power lance. The user still locked in his shell. The Castigator eventually made his way up, the nearby Skitarii having no problem with helping the holy machine up, but still taking heed to the damage it's heavy body could do. The Castigator eventually moved back with the Paladin to the Tribune. To greet him and wait for orders. As the Lt. was going to continue himself. A large heavy bore battle cannon was aimed at him, from no more then ten feet away. "You fool! Their death's were meaningless! You shall pay for the blood of this planet and ours!" Black Ichor roared through the Vox Caster. This knight was a strange one. He donned the Paladin Chassis, but yet he held a Battlecannon in one arm and a Shock lance in the other. He did seem to be a little lightly armored then the Leviathan, but still kept the same shape. OOC: You can all meet back with the Tribune now and talk for the next goals which will be set for you shortly. So, intermission! World Map: (Heh, get it?)
