310 The Guardsmen

(Sister Superior's Perspective)

Walking through the various levels of the landing spire we were met equally with combat and aid, imperial guard garrison forces fighting the Xeno-blighted forces. Soon after our entrance into the spire's winding corridors we had run into the corpse of a mutant human, sharing the form of the enemy called the Tyranids. We had burned the corpse to purify it and clean the room of Xenos filth.

Now, we walked down a large section of control rooms. Green, yellow and golden lights shone outwards casting the entirety of the hall in-between the two sides in a multi-coloured haze. Corpses were strewn around the room with the sound of small scuttling creatures, most likely some revolting creature from the Swarm. The Thirty sisters around me became even more vigilant than they had beforehand, flamers crisply crackling as the smell of Promethium lightly wafted into the surrounding room.

"Sister Superior, Auspex is providing some information on the room ahead. There seems to be some guardsmen holding out up ahead, las fire is being exchanged."

Nodding I turned to the woman. "Take four, aid the guardsmen, be vigilant." She nodded her head before taking a flamer sister, and another three bolter carrying sisters with her. My flag moved back and forth with my movements as my left hand ached and whined from the constant movements.

"Sister Juliana, see if you can gain anything from these machines. Sister Mallia, secure the passages behind us... We shall create a command station here, rescue any guardsmen we can and establish a defensive station."

Bolter fire started to echo down the long hallway connecting this massive room to the next. The roar of flamer kicked in moments later as a grenade's concussive force pushed the air towards us. My fellow sisters in the room began to secure the area, Juliana rushing over to a nearby machine spirit interface and scouring the records of the Hive. Knowing that the area was safe and secure for now I took the remaining ten sister forwards into the next room, the sounds of combat still raining outwards.

Our pace was quick but controlled as our eyes scanned each and every nook and cranny, Xenos being what they are, they could come from anywhere. Maggots began to squeeze from cracks in the hallway as we jogged into the next room, the flamer sister priming her flamer for the imminent attack. Stray Las shots blasted into my chest as they were ultimately deflected or absorbed by the blessed armour. I raised my right hand, bolt pistol in hand, and began to dispense the Emperor's Wrath. Yellow flashes of light strobed the room as the entire battlefield was drawn into the thunderous sound of bolt rounds. Brain matter splattered across walls and machinery as the dull light in the room created a malevolent atmosphere. 

Quickly following the first volley of bolter rounds was the spurting sound of Promethium, fire licking up the walls and cracks as loud animalistic screeches subsumed the previous noises. Ahead of us were the five sisters I had sent ahead of the main group, their armour lightly orange in places as purple blood was splattered over their chests and helms. Fire trickled from the singular flamer amongst them, incinerating the remnants of the vile Xenos. Behind them were several guardsmen and a singular Psyker who was currently clutching his head in pain, the Aquila laying over the top of a dead guardswoman.

"T-the voices! Th-ey hurt... Do-n't eat meeeee...!" I instantly raised my bolt pistol and gave the man the Emperor's Mercy. Psykers were immensely helpful in some cases, but in circumstances such as his? No, it was better to end them before they summon the Great Enemy. "Who is in command?" My distorted voice played out loud as the guardsmen instantly jumped to attention, most of them looking as if they had climbed the very steps of Holy Terra's Imperial palace. 

"I am Sister Superior! Sergeant Lucius of the Emperor's Shield Regiment 4th Division!" Looking him up and down I could see the obvious damage he had taken from las fire and some melee combat, bandages were wrapped around his torso and arms.

"Good, Sergeant Lucius what is the status of the Astra Militarum or the Planetary Garrison?"

"As far as i can recall Sister Superior, they are in shambles... We suddenly received orders from the Hive Spire to rescind the curfew of citizens, this lead to absolute chaos and a large turning of our forces against ourselves as some refused to the orders and some accepted. Before we could even figure out our own issues the Xenos scum started to assault us and confusion grew... I do not know about any remaining Imperial Guard posts or soldiers, as far as I know we are the last loyalists..." His words became sombre as the rest of his unit were gritting their teeth and grimly staring at the ground in front of them.

The rest of my sisters were currently protecting the room, a stray bolter round flying down the passage way only to burst a Xenos into shreds. My grip on my pistol increased as I came to terms with the idea that we could be alone on the planet, a planet filled with heretical Xenos infected people. The image of Emelia came to my mind before I cleared her out of my head, a prayer coming to mind to calm me down.

"Sergeant, you will go assist the Sisters in the control room... Get some rest and sustenance, we will need you if we are to discover any more loyalists." The Sergeant nodded and started to gather his men, walking away towards our base of operations.

"Sister, what is our goal now that we are here...?"

"We shall do as the Inquisition has asked, we shall locate as many Heretical Xenos and purge them... Our other goals are to save loyalist forces and mount a large scale retaking of the entire planet."

Grasping the ecclesiastical symbols on their armour my fellow sisters lowered their heads before going back to their activities, the ones protecting the passageways not moving at all.

'Emperor, bless us with your divine will and power so that we might sunder these fowl Xenos...'

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