Post by Garou24 on Feb 1, 2008 16:07:11 GMT -5
The reinforced door to the bunker bent in as a jagged chain sword attached to a powerfist ripped through it. The chainblade roared to life and cut a gapping hole in the door. Twenty Imperial Guardsmen sighted down their lasguns, crammed into the small space of the bunker. Sergeant Vamech paced behind his men. “Wait for my command to fire!” he yelled over the roar of the chainfist. The chain blade stopped cutting and then another armored fist reached through the puncture in the door. Powerful servo motors whined and strained as the two hands slowly ripped and stretched the opening further apart. “Hold!” yelled Sgt Vamech as the hands opened the gap further. Dark red ceramite armor filled the doorway as the faded tusks of a chaos terminator poked through. Beads of sweat poured down Sgt Vamech’s forehead. “Steady men! Steady” he ordered. The Terminator opened the gap in the doorway further and stepped into the bunker. Its chain fist roared to life again as it raised its bolter and took aim at the guardsmen. “Fire!” screamed Sgt Vamech as he pointed with his sword towards the breached doorframe. The bunker erupted in the sound of lasgun fire as all the guardsmen unloaded their weapons into the terminator. Red hot tracer rounds lit the shadows of the bunker as the rounds of the Guardsmen bounced off the thick armor of the chaos juggernaut. The terminator stepped forward and fired off a double shot with his bolter, catching a kneeling guardsman in the chest and toppling him backwards. Shot after shot, the unit of troopers fired into the oncoming behemoth until the terminator stopped advancing, riddled with bullet holes, he slumped to the ground. A few of the guardsmen began to cheer in victory as another terminator stepped through the doorway into the bunker. It walked through the dusty haze left from firefight. Guardsmen ejected spent magazines and quickly tried to slam in another. The terminator swiveled towards the unit of men, the long double barrel of the reaper autocannon coming to bear on the platoon. Many of the men reloading their weapons froze for a split second in horror as white light flashed from the muzzle of the heavy weapon. A swath of bullets chewed through the ranks of men as the sound of the autocannon deafened anyone in the bunker. Louder still was the mad cackle from the terminator as he cut through the guardsmen.
Vamech turned and grabbed the handle to the rear exit of the bunker with both hands. Bullets dug into the wall next to him and he tried to force the door open. The roar of bullets died out as the terminator stepped towards the guardsmen. Smoke poured out of the glowing red tips of the autocannon. With the flip of a button the terminator activated his power axe as he advanced to the demoralized guardsmen. Vamech forced the exit open and stepped through, almost pushed by the throng of terrified men seeking any escape. Vamech and the handful of men left under his command stumbled over sandbags and chucks of broken asphalt. “Follow me men! Quickly” He yelled trying to rein in his group before they scattered in sheer panic. Vamech took off in a dead run, the pounding of his men’s boots right behind him as he sprinted across the open rubble strewn street. 50 more yards would bring his men to the edge of the city. The buildings lay in ruin, but at least they would provide them with some cover while they made their escape from the chaos force. Maybe then he could regroup with his command unit.
40 yards. Vamech could see a pile of building rubble that had collapsed into the alley. If he could just get into the city. The roar of the reaper cannon screamed from behind him. Bullets kicked up around him and he heard a loud grunt that told him someone behind him had been hit.
30 yards. He pumped his legs harder and lowered his head as bullets streaked past. A shadow emerged from the alley way ahead of him. A rhino, adorned with spikes and skulls and symbols of chaos worship rolled over the rubble pile and pulled out of the alley.
Vamech tried to pull up to a stop. A man behind him bumped into him and they tumbled to the ground. Someone leapt over him and continued to run towards the alley, towards the chaos transport. The rhino’s tracks ground to a halt and the rumble from the engine died off as the machine shut down. Vamech tried to untangle himself from the man that had run into him. A muffled screaming and pounding came from the rhino and small dents appeared in the hatch on the side. Vamech climbed to his feet. “Stop men!” he yelled after the fleeing guardsmen. “Regroup with me!”
Not heeding his commands the men continued to run, hoping to pass the rhino and get into the alleys of the city. The side hatch of the rhino dropped open and shrill screams pierced the air. Dark shapes leapt from the hatch and collided with the fleeing troopers. The snapping of bone and slick wash of blood covered the ground and the guardsmen were caught in the grip of the dark chaos troops. Cut down the men were tossed aside like dolls, the marines from the rhino locked eyes on Vamech. Their helmets were misshapen and their armor was riddled with jagged spikes that grew from their bodies. No hands or guns, their arms grew into grotesque claws or spikes which they used to cut down their victims. They squatted down low to the earth and skittered towards Vamech. Pulling his sword from his scabbard Vamech backed away from the approaching possessed marines. Paralyzing fear took hold of him as he backed into something solid and the crushing grip of a terminator clamped down on his shoulders. The evil mad laugh breathed into his ear and the terminator held him fast in place against his cold ceramite armor. The leading possessed marine leapt towards Vamech and impaled him with its warped claws. Vamech screamed in agonizing pain until blackness took over.
Vamech turned and grabbed the handle to the rear exit of the bunker with both hands. Bullets dug into the wall next to him and he tried to force the door open. The roar of bullets died out as the terminator stepped towards the guardsmen. Smoke poured out of the glowing red tips of the autocannon. With the flip of a button the terminator activated his power axe as he advanced to the demoralized guardsmen. Vamech forced the exit open and stepped through, almost pushed by the throng of terrified men seeking any escape. Vamech and the handful of men left under his command stumbled over sandbags and chucks of broken asphalt. “Follow me men! Quickly” He yelled trying to rein in his group before they scattered in sheer panic. Vamech took off in a dead run, the pounding of his men’s boots right behind him as he sprinted across the open rubble strewn street. 50 more yards would bring his men to the edge of the city. The buildings lay in ruin, but at least they would provide them with some cover while they made their escape from the chaos force. Maybe then he could regroup with his command unit.
40 yards. Vamech could see a pile of building rubble that had collapsed into the alley. If he could just get into the city. The roar of the reaper cannon screamed from behind him. Bullets kicked up around him and he heard a loud grunt that told him someone behind him had been hit.
30 yards. He pumped his legs harder and lowered his head as bullets streaked past. A shadow emerged from the alley way ahead of him. A rhino, adorned with spikes and skulls and symbols of chaos worship rolled over the rubble pile and pulled out of the alley.
Vamech tried to pull up to a stop. A man behind him bumped into him and they tumbled to the ground. Someone leapt over him and continued to run towards the alley, towards the chaos transport. The rhino’s tracks ground to a halt and the rumble from the engine died off as the machine shut down. Vamech tried to untangle himself from the man that had run into him. A muffled screaming and pounding came from the rhino and small dents appeared in the hatch on the side. Vamech climbed to his feet. “Stop men!” he yelled after the fleeing guardsmen. “Regroup with me!”
Not heeding his commands the men continued to run, hoping to pass the rhino and get into the alleys of the city. The side hatch of the rhino dropped open and shrill screams pierced the air. Dark shapes leapt from the hatch and collided with the fleeing troopers. The snapping of bone and slick wash of blood covered the ground and the guardsmen were caught in the grip of the dark chaos troops. Cut down the men were tossed aside like dolls, the marines from the rhino locked eyes on Vamech. Their helmets were misshapen and their armor was riddled with jagged spikes that grew from their bodies. No hands or guns, their arms grew into grotesque claws or spikes which they used to cut down their victims. They squatted down low to the earth and skittered towards Vamech. Pulling his sword from his scabbard Vamech backed away from the approaching possessed marines. Paralyzing fear took hold of him as he backed into something solid and the crushing grip of a terminator clamped down on his shoulders. The evil mad laugh breathed into his ear and the terminator held him fast in place against his cold ceramite armor. The leading possessed marine leapt towards Vamech and impaled him with its warped claws. Vamech screamed in agonizing pain until blackness took over.