The docks had held with the support of the Ardent Halo and
what remained of the plague was slowly being burned by fireteams dispatched
throughout the district. It was the loss of communication with one of these
burns teams that first alerted Alexandros to the incoming threat.
Expecting it to be the return of the Daemon forces
Alexandros immediately dispatched a large strike force of Exorcists with
support of the Ardent Halo to the fireteams last confirmed location. He would
have gone himself but the Ardent Halo had requested his presence aboard their
ship.
In contrast to the beaches of Paradise Falls the power plant
that had sustained the warm atmosphere of the beaches was made of grey and ugly
metals, the buildings closed packed together and a thick smog hung in the
streets.
“Captain Vitus, scanners pick up movement seven hundred
metres ahead.”
Vitus's response was instant “ Take up defensive positions
in surrounding buildings and create a kill box, Squad Primas advance up the
main street and prepare for first contact!”
As the Exorcists waited the streets started to echo with a
deep rumble like the distant thunder of an incoming storm. “Squad Primas
report.” Vitus voxed, being the advance squad Vitus knew squad primas would be
key to engaging this foe “Enemy sig….
….oaching Nec... legion” the vox was interrupted by the sound of
bolterfire which cut its way through the smog. “Squad Primas say again!” Vitus
voxed.
The reply was cracked and distorted by static but Vitus
managed to make out one word before the
vox went dead “Necrons.”
10 Hours Later…
Vitus watch as the apothecary recovered the gene-seed from
what remained of squad Primas, they had managed to buy enough time for the rest
of the Exorcists to reposition and counter the advancing Necron force but at a
cost.
It had been easy to identify the Necron Overlord, he had
almost paraded himself at the head of
Necron phalanx as if to defy the Exorcists to kill him and Vitus had met
that challenge with his full fury and now the Overlord was nothing more the
molten slag at his feet.
“Captain, Alexandros requests an update.”
“Inform him that Paradise Falls is secured, it is now in
Exorcist’ hands.”
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