Ch.2: Eyes Above

The ship was a sliver shard in the inky blackness of the void, a speck compared to most ships but this was why it had been chosen, its surface shimmering in the weak sunlight making it invisible to the naked eye and scanners.

The internal rooms of the ship were dimly lit and gave a sense of a never ending dusk, the corridors silent and devoid of the normal chatter of a crew. The only movement was a cloaked figure who moved purposely down the ornate corridors, his every stride measured and deadly, turning sharply the figure came to a heavy metal door, its surface engraved with battles that had either been forgotten or had never come to light.

"Enter" came a voice from within, the metal door sliding silently open, the room behind was shrouded in darkness, no windows and no light apart from a single candle that flickered at the far wall. "Alexandros's forces were successful?" came the voice again from the blackness, “Yes they have secured the mountain and have begun to isolate the area of interest from any external interference as instructed, but it would seems they were not the only ones with a interest in the mountain and encountered heavy resistance from an heretic force who had been excavating the area for several months undetected." replied the cloaked figure. "And what is the current whereabouts of this heretic force?" inquired the voice, the tone soft but carrying a weight of authority. "Unknown has of latest reports but our scans momentarily picked up transports leaving from the mountain at high speeds back out into orbit, presumably to flee before they were completely wiped out." There was a brief pause has the voice considered this before replying "After such an investment it is unlikely that they'd give up so readily, you know has well as I that to assume the motivates of a heretic is unwise," the voice cautioned.  "Understood" replied the cloaked figure bowing slightly, "We also detected several vox transmission sent locally on the planet below using imperial codes, this information has been relayed back to Alexandros along with plausible locations of each force has interference from the Greenskins Waaagh! energy has made it difficult to pin point an exact area,"very good, to have interference at this point could lead to unnecessary complications."

The cloaked figure turned and left, the door once again sliding shut with a slight hiss and casting the room into near pitch black apart from the single flame that flickered softly.