OOC:Nah man,you are good. A flurry of binary assailed his hearing as hisses of static invaded his still,human hearing.Luckly...this officer was no rookie.His analytically trained mind blocked out all non-important data and idle reports,summing it down to the wounded/killed ratio and battlefield current situation. Behind him,his aide siphoned the data thought her data-slate,dealing in more...mundane orders. "Hyspasit Alpha,Beta and Sagitarii controled push forward.Do not pursue the enemy,just push the front.Dispersal,minimum distance between each at least ten meters.Utilize cover.Knights,your current situation?I read few energy spikes around you Lord Stadtfelt.Your Ion Shield is holding?Are you able to proceed?"asked the Tribune as his voice was warped in hisses of binary by the vox-grillie inside of his rebreather.Zeth didnt like that Tau retreat.They were a tactically cunning race in warfare,and this did not look like hasty retreat to him.He couldnt affor to lose Knights like the Guard did.That thought brought him to a already recovered pilot of Black Ichor.The engine was idle,yet it plasma reactor hummed like a beating hearth.Tribune was glad to see another Knight back in action,tho he did not want him walk again so soon,especially after his ordeal with Lt.It might be too dangerous for the Guard... Suddenly a thunder struck about two hundred meters in front of him and he saw Leviathan fall....to his knee. "Lord Merek are you alright?Status report!"spoke Zeth,as he tried to keep worry and panic from his voice as fear gripped his hearth.Was it a natural electrical discharge or a weapon of the enemy? Waiting few seconds for the answer,Zeth spared a glance on his data-slate reading the status of the Hyspasit Gamma.They were undamaged,tho the amount of adrenaline being pumped in their bodies,suggested quite a lightshow.Another burst of binary followed: "Hyspasit Gamma Taskmaster,verify the situation of the Leviathan.Assess the tactical situation and open a vocal-visual communication with the fleshling."spoke Zeth as his data-slate`s monitor went black then with hisses of static showed an image of a man that stood before the Knight,the picture was hazy and only maintained some degree of quality and usefulness for moments then it would hiss back to white and black. Tribune saw Taskmaster (Skitarii Sergeant),peering from cover,the leader of the Squad Gamma held tighly a Cog Mechanicum power Axe with a lasgun integrated on its tip.It looked like an ambush to him... "In the name of the Omnissiah...identify yourself."spoke the Taskmaster in steely and monotone voice,betraying his vox-grillie augmentation.
- Duo +Orders received...+. Duo confirmed in a data burst. It would be a few moments before recieved due to the influx of chatter. Duo counted on this, no real intention of letting the Tau retreat to lay in wait. [It will take days to retake the city at this rate. What do you think Amadeus?]. The war Engine responded by whirling servos in preparation of another spint. [My thoughts exactly]. Duo next responded over his loud speaker for the Skitarii to hear. "Half of you wait here and check for survivors and wait for reinforcements. The rest of you with me! This xeno presence will be purged from this city. Do not stop until they are all dead! Any humans still here are under suspicion of being xeno sympathizers! They're traps will not slow our advance! Forward in the Omnissiah's name and for the Imperium!" With that Duo made after the tactically retreating Tau. Shield up and power spear still crackling with energy. Duo's mind fixed on the revenge he could not sate and Amadeus all to eager for battle, whatever the reason.
OOC:Shouldn`t we wait for @Xaphen `s response,before we brand them all Gue`vesa`la?Or...kill them... I might need new servitors :3
Ser Merek shook his head within Leviathan's cockpit, a mixture of pain and rage threatening to override his mind. The Machine-Spirit was seeking a target for it's fury, to lash out against an unseen attacker yet lacking the capacity to do so. The pilot grit his teeth, hands flicking across a console as he attempted to bring the Knight back online. Scraps of communication made it's way into the cockpit as the frustrated pilot snarled, eager to bring a roaring chainsword across the surface of the building. You would think a warrior from Stormwake would be more prepared for this.. "Knight down. Attempting to bring online."
The range was too extreme at the moment, but atleast the foe seemed to be haing the same problem. He dident expect an ambush would be incoming, so Eddy moved more energy to the forward ironshield as he then set up the pace moving much more wuickly to catch up with due and get into the fighting range the the damned xenos.
OOC: Sorry again, life has really been taking time up, but lets continue: <Force 1> "The Omnissiah is not here. Only us." The lone man yelled. The rain drowning out most of it, but the Skitarii's augments picked it up easily enough. He approached slowly and with each step the man's appearance was known. It was a man of the guard, he didn't wear any type of officer insignia, so maybe he was the Defacto officer. As the man was going to talk, the man was startled by the Leviathan rising from its mishap. The officer fired his bolt pistol at the hull. The bolts just bounced off and didn't even scratch paint. Some las-fire also began to rain down on the squad and knight. But only some of the windows lit up from the muzzle fire. Not a very organized attack if it had been planned.(@High_Adept_Zeth and @Skarboy ) <Force 2> The Skitarii did what the Knight commanded. Only the Tribune was able to order them, but out of respect for the Knight they followed it's lead. Duo pushed forward with fast hard strides, eventually making it to the location of the Tau troops. It was any easy task to cleanse most of them. Before he could send his last swing to finish of the troops, Duo staggered forward. Unknown to him, he had fallen to a trap and been struck by a Railgun. From the surrounding forest, a Tau strike force revealed themselves. From behind, Several battesuits were firing upon the Knights. Upfront, more troops began to fill in. With Eddie in the rear and Duo in the front, they would have to choose carefully on their next step. For now, they were surrounded by Red. (as in communicate @Grall_Stonefist and @DaKaptin ) <Force 1> Enemy Forces: -100+- Unknown Humans -1 Unknown Human Leader Allied Forces: -Squad Hyspasit Gamma: 100% <Force 2> Enemy Forces: -75 Tau Firewarriors (Upfront). -1 Crisis battlesuit(Power Blade and Fusion blaster)(Upfront) -4 Devilfish(Upfront) -3 XV88 Broadside Battlesuit(Missiles and Heavy Railrifle) (Behind) -3o XV25 Stealth suits.(Behind) Allied Forces: -Squad Hyspasit Alpha: 75% -Squad Hyspasit Beta: 100% --Sagitarii Squad Alpha: 75%
Tribune staggered at the human`s words.He couldnt believe it...but now they opened fire and their fate was sealed.Taskmaster knew what to do... "My Lord Tribune we have....new..."spoke aide as her eyes were lost to the portable hololitic table... Rain was pouring all around them and the sounds of battle were thick in the air.Zeth...loved it! ++By the Omnissiah++he blared in Lingua...he transmission between him and the aide lasting mere nanoseconds. Annoyed by Duo`s breach of protocol,Tribune responded when the enemy red dots appeared all around him and Lord Riggs. "My Lord Tribune.Light enemy vehicles have just appeared...it seems they posses transport and anti-infantry capabilities!"aide informed as her fingers danced on the data-slate that in returned bathed her half-augmented face in pale light. (4X Devilfish) "Where?Feed them on the projector!"barked Tribune,unamused by her lack of skill. "I would Lord Tribune but...they have significant stealth capabilities."added nervously the aide as she looked up from her data-slate with a poisoned look in her eyes. Tribune merely nodded as he reassert the battlefield in his analytical mind.Every casualty,every munition spent,every enemy charge or revealed gunline became an angle of insertion or kill to death ratio,efficiency cross casualty rate,everything was calculated,nothing was overlooked. "Those stationary machines,they posses frightening firepower.I want them removed,inform the Basilisks and our forces of the blast-range. Hyspasit Beta is to utilize cover as best as they can,until they reach the first batch of the Tau infantry (Firewarriors). Hyspasit Alpha is to encircle the building around which Sagitarii are stationed.I want them protected from the stealth assets the enemy might utilize.I want those enemy transports (Devilfish) destroyed."Tribune cursed the weather.He knew what are the Tau stealth capabilities,being able to make the vehicle vanish and operate from total invisibility.Usually the auspex revealed it but...with this weather... "Inform the Sagitarii to switch to thermal,heat-emittion will give them away.Cross-interface the sensory devices with the Knights. As to the Amadeus and Cerestus,i want that unit destroyed.(Crisis Battlesuit)."ordered Tribune as he gazed on a small blue dot that represented the Amadeus and Lord Duo within it.
The Leviathan didn't linger long under fire without retribution for what had so grievously harmed it. Even if Ser Merek had been unwilling, it would have been difficult to fight down the drive for vengeance. But he was most certainly willing. The Knight's siren call blared loud enough to shake dust from the building as Merek lunged forward with a swing, looking to annihilate a whole floor of enemies with a swipe of the giant chainblade, draken teeth the size of a man blurring into motion. "Surrender to the Omnissiah or die!"
