The Dark Angel strike force now had the Eldar in their sight, down in the valley they could see them assembled, it did not seem to resemble the classic force at all. With virtually no transport and no ships spotted in system how had such a force come together and just as importantly why?
This world had no strategic value, there was no colony here, the Captain was concerned, why had such a group, clearly consisting almost exclusively of the Xenos warrior elite come here?
This was not the time for doubt however, Sammael would not wait, he had readied his Ravenwing and was ready for battle. To fight alongside the Master of the Ravenwing was a great honour, but for him to be deployed in such a place, what was of such concern that he would take the field personally? More questions with no answers.
The word came over the comm-net and the Dark Angels readied their weapons then charged over the ridge as one. Bikes Rhino’s and battle brothers charged, a glorious sight indeed though their charge seemed to go unseen, not a single Eldar stirred. When they reached optimum support fire range the Captain went to call for heavy weapon fire but those words died on his lips.
The Eldar force turned as one, weapons appearing in their hands that he would have sworn were not there before and a volley of weapon fire smashed into his men. This was not what stalled his advance however, when the Eldar shifted he saw 4 figures at the heart of the group whose strength and skill the Captain had read reports of before, the Immortal Legends of the Eldar race, Phoenix Lords!
Imperial reports had them single handed cutting down Captains and Masters along with their guard before weapons could even be raised, each one an army in their own right, to face 4 of them here and now? What kind of battle had Sammael lead them into?
Friday, October 17, 2008
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