The Inquistion II: Zen's band

[Dan296]

Akuzio was reading his "Guardmens Uplifting Primer" while listining to the ships vox when he heard, amidst much static, "...Inqui....Ze....the bridge...........crew.....dead, I am in...." and the channel dissolved into static.

"By the Throne!" Akuzio grabbed his fathers power sword and, kissing it briefly, holstered it. he also snatched a belt of grenades and sprinted off toward the bridge. as he neared, he saw a stormtrooper squad down the corridor storming the bridge. as he neared, he paused.briefly to catch his breath, he also plunged into the gloom.
The cultists ringed the upper floor of the bridge. the stormtroopers crouched behind banks of machines and at the floor of the stairs shooting pot-shots at.....his men! He realized this with a startled gasp as they started to notice him. men whom he had trained since they had joined the 62nd, wide eyed conscripts, sneered and shot at him. diving behind the closest cover. down the row of command machines, he saw Erundal and his medic tending to Inquisitor Zen. dashing between the machines, Akuzio joined them.
Zen spat at him "these are your men Akuzio, dam your eyes. I told you to get order them to quarters!"
"sorry sir, but these are not my men. i do not know these creatures. let us remove these insults to the emporer from your sight."
he ended the statement by jumping up and emptying his pistol clip into a traitor.

[masterofweirdness]

OOC:hmm... don't remember being wounded... whatever.

Zen shooed the medic away, the wound on his shoulder wasn't that bad. "Erendul, we need to end this quickly, we will charge them on three."

"One, two, three! CHARGE!" Zen yelled.

Zen Leaped over the debris he had been hiding behind and charged at the traitor guardsmen, firing at any targets that made themselves visible.

OOC: Quick intro to the battle... we have about 20 traitor guardsmen with lasguns and flak jackets... against 5 stormtroopers with hellguns and carapace armor plus the rest of us in the bridge... make the battle fast.

[TheKiller333]

OOC: Fast? You got it!
Erendul charged with Zen, and smashed into one of the traitors. Another's head was soon rolling around on the floor with a well placed strike from Erendul's power sword. Another attempted to sneak from behind, and Erendul kicked out, shooting the man when he was down. He shot yet another who was about to kill one of his men from behind, and threw his knife at one of the heretics. 'Another day, another load of dead Cultists' He thought, and got stuck in.

OOC: Fast enough? 5 dead :P

From within the mass of heretics, a shrill scream sounded. The Lt. Green, or so his insignia identified him as, had begun to lash at at those about him. An odd, silver grey sword was in his hand, being plied in sweeping figure-eights.

Two heretics went down as Green began to writhe. Whole sections of his face seemed to morph into someone else's, and suddenly Lt. Green was no longer Lt. Green, but another person entirely. Four more guardsman went down, the dull grey blade seeming to uttelry pass through them.

Whirling the light blade back into sheath at his side, the figure pirouetting to slash a guardsman with a sickly looking dagger, his left shoulder burned by a concentrated las round from the now screaming guardsman.

A confounding series of flips set the hidden assailant at Zens side, the bizzare grey sword in his hands and whirling again, an emissary of phantasmal death, slicing clean through a sixth guardsman. His skin, now lightly tanned and sheening with an odd layer of oily-sweat, was branded on the neck with the mark of the a organization that would make sense only to an Inquisitor.

[Dan296]

Akuzio, standing behind the inquisitor, stared as the mysterious figure proceeded to hack through what used to be his men. he did not mind their deaths, their allegiance was to the dark gods.
half of the damned cultists were dead, and as the strange figure, Erundal, and Zen hacked through them, Akuzio directed the fire of the stormtroopers at the rear of the cultists position. hellgun and bolt pistol punched through the thin flak armour of the traitors, and five more joined their fellows. the others, pressed from all sides, broke and tried to make for the exit. Akuzio withdrew three frag grenades from his belt and calmy pulled the pins and rolled them in front of the cowards. in their panic, they did not notice them until it was too late.
the three traitors disapeared into an orange fireball. the battle for the bridge was won!

[NearSightedFarseer]

Stilheim gragged along the captured heretic captain to the bridge, seeing the battle come to a swift and brutal end. The only traitor not standing was a large creature cutting a swath through its own men, brandishing a blasphemous icon on its chest.

The creature, having no more cultists to cleave through, stalked towards zen and akuzio with murderous slowness, its sheening body absorbing a torrent of las fire and flak. It let loose a menacing growl with a mouth full of sharpened teeth to back it up.

OOC: Scary, huh?

Abeo stiffened, whip-cord muscles taut as steel as the thing approached. The C'tan phase blade slid into it's sheath, as well as the poisoned blades. He advanced, a bizarre looking pistol in his hand.

The neural shredder, for that is what is was began firing as Abeo dropped to one knee and brace himself. His lips moving, he kept firing as he murmured litanies of faith.

[Dan296]

Akuzio was stunned by the huge man advancing slowly toward him. Zen was not intimidated, and smacked Akuzio in the back of the head saying "snap out of it man! lets kill this thing befouling my ship." he ran to the side unloading his clip in three point spreads into the traitors chest.
Akuzio cursed himself for such behaviour, and ran to the other side as the traitor turned toward Zen. Akuzio sprinted to the side until he had an open shot at the cultists' back. the traitor broke into a run at Zen, who stood calmly shooting. Akuzio sprinted up and hamstrung one of the traitors legs. he turned, stumbling with the useless leg with a roar, and lifted his huge two-handed sword and was about to smash Akuzio into the emporers light. suddanly, a dull, grey sword burst from the traitors chest. it retracted, and the huge man collapsed. behind him, the mysterious figure in a form-fitting bodysuit stood behind him and cleaned the sword, then holstered it at his waist.

OOC: Erus in a form-fitting black bodysuit....hmm.....

Abeo seemed to hesitate, staring at Azukio. His eyes, hidden behind the featureless lenses of his suits mask, blinked. The neural shredder returned to it's hip holster, and Abeo approached the one he assumed was the Inquisitor. Whoever this man with the antique sword was could and would wait.

In what could only be described as a sniffing sound, Abeo eyed the man, cocking his head like a dog straining to hear a strange sound. Satisfied, he nodded to the Inquisitor.

"Nice work. These fools had actually been about to become a problem for me. They were trying to create more brutes like the one your man over there hamstrung. I've been shadowing them for a short while, and this Lieutenant in command of them could have wreaked havoc. "

As Abeo speaks, Zen can hear an odd lilt to his voice, a toneless quality hidden in between the multitude of accents that the Callidus operatives voice slips in and out of. A bothersome by-product of the implants and polymorhpine granted to him by the Temple.

"I'd see to your men, and have them all checked over. I saw a few take some stray fire. I'd also suggest to have your priest accompany the medicae. This taint may not yet be expunged from the ship."

Bowing, Abeo seemed to straighten into a statue, hands folded across his chest as if awaiting orders, or reprimand.

[masterofweirdness]

OOC: Okay, well, it appears that the cultists are dead and we have an assassin on board... fun, fun.

The battle was over, and the cultists were dead. If their were any others around, this Callidus would aid Zen's Stormtroopers in finding and exterminating them.

"Assassin, I will thank you for the work you have done, we can contact the heads of your Death Cult when we leave warp."

The assassin simply nodded his head, "I require quarters."

"Of course, one of my stormtroopers will show you the way to a place were you may rest."

"Thank you, Inquisitor."

The assassin walked off to find a stormtrooper who could show him the way to a spare room.

"Azukio, I want to commend you on your efforts on board. Though nearly half your regiment fell to the dark gods, and some of them even managed to infiltrate my ship, you did not fall, showing to me proof of your loyalty. If you wish, I can arange for you to be a permanent member of my retinue, I have need of a warrior with faith as yours."

OOC: Clean up posts... deal with anything left over from the RP, plot lines that you need to deal with, etc. After that... I'll be starting the next inquisition RP thread.

[Dan296]

Akuzio stammered "well..ye....yes! yes! of course! I am honoured by your trust in me. thank you sir, i wont fail you."
He wondered what this would mean for his career. no more chances for him to become a general or planetary commander like his father was, but he could serve Zen and maybe even become an inquisitor himself!

[TheKiller333]

OOC: And now, Erendul's a little bitter over the whole thing.
Erendul watched the exchange between Akuzio and Zen, turned, and walked out of the door, abandoning any men that he had left. He walked for a while, thinking about what had happened over the day. When he reached his cabin, he opened the door and sat down on his bed. No, No more weakness He thought, and stood. Ready to face whatever was thrown at him, including death.

[NearSightedFarseer]

Stilheim quickly returned to his quarters to get his purifying equipment and returned to the bridge. He recited the most holy texts at his disposal while sprinkling blessed water around.
"The taint has been expunged from this holy vessel, praise be unto the emperor. May he continue to guide us towards his side." Having thoroughly sanctified the bridge, stilheim presented the traitorous captain to the inquisitor. as he would know what to do to with a heretic.

OOC: The place has been sanctified and a traitor remains to be "dealt" with

[masterofweirdness]

OOC: Hmm... seems like its time to move on, I'll post up an OOC thread so everyone can write up their char sheets (mainly for the benefit of Killermoose who will be joining us) now.

+rep to all participants.