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War in the Coxit System Part 4: The Raid and Duel
Previous ChapterNext ChapterThree squads of the Crystal Lords looked over from the cliff overlooking the compound. There Primarch walking up to see the Chaos Marine outpost as Judas walked up next to him. “There seems to be only a handful of Chaos Marines as we can tell most of them seem to be normal cultists.” Judas informed his Gene father.
Sombra turned to him after hearing all this, “Most likely the cultists will be used as meat shields could you tell which of the Chaos Marines we are facing?” Sombra asked. He would hate to have attack and not know what the enemy was and what plan he could use to attack them.
“It seems they are Chaos Marines of Khorne.” Judas informed. Sombra turned to his sons a plan having formed with this information.
“Squads One I want you to circle around and attack from behind, Squad two I want you on that chiff for cover fire, and finally Squad Three you will follow me as we attack from the front I will give the single to attack,” Sombra looked around to see if they all got the idea, “Any question?” Sombra asked his sons.
One of the Marines from Squad one spoke up, “Can we use our powers against them?” Sombra gave this some thought. This was there first attack against the forces of the traitor legions but from what Umbra heard Khorne Marines were resistant to what they called “Sorcery and Magic”.Each of his sons had a piece of his essence and with it has Umbrum Magic which was most likely a foreign concept to them.
“We do not know if it would work on them and I would we only use it as a last resort or to resurrect the fallen.” Sombra answered, “Anyone else?” Sombra asked looking at his sons. None of them spoke up. Sombra gave them all a nod before placing his helmet on, “Let’s move out.”
The Crystal Lords started to move into position as there Shadow King had commanded them to be. Judas took Squad One to flank the enemy. Squad Two moved up higher to the cliff on the right while Squad Three moved into position. Sombra pulled out his blade in with a stomp a wisp of Dark energy came from his eyes as a glow in each eyes singled the attack, “Death to all who oppose us!” With that the Marines began there assault on the fort.
Both Squads One and Three summoned moved in with suppressing fire as they attacked the cultists at the walls shooting them down. There weapons crude and mostly salvaged and handmade did little to the Power Armor of the Marines. As they made it to the walls they punched into it and soon a outer covering of dark black encased it, “Now!” Sombra creamed and crashed the black casing shattering the wall causing it to fall.
“Squad Two move on the wall now!” Sombra screamed as his men soon were under attack by the Chaos Space Marines who took noticed to the attackers.
“Foolish slaves of the False Emperor you will soon die! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!” Sombra blocked a swing of a warp-tainted power axe with his own Sword.
“Your so called Blood God is as much a deity as I am a human being.” Sombra taunted his foe. The taunt was somewhat lost to his opponent as he couldn’t see what really inhabited the body in front of him.
With a heavy throw of his weight Sombra knocked his opponent back and pulling out his sidearm opened fire on him shooting him before blocking another swing and counterparting with his own gun shooting his exposed face at near point blank rage. Sombra hearts needed in another key signaling the return of one no two of his split essences as the Marines died .
A Chaos Marine next to him swang and chopped off the arm of one of his Marines Sombra opened fired on him as did a Memer of Squad Two who landed on the walls. The one ared Marine pulled out his sidearm and added in three rounds before the Marine finally dropped down.
Another off key singled a third had met his end causing Sombra to to rush in as he knew where it was coming from shooting his way passed the cultists he felt a fourth off key then a fifth. Finally he forced the doors open to the center of the fortification to see Judas holding his own in fight with a Chaos Champion of Khorne with the bodies of a few Chaos Marines, four of his sons and lesser daemons of Khorne littering the field.
“Enough!” Sombra screamed at him. In a flash Judas was pulled away by Sombra who gave a glare at the Chaos Champion, “Judas take charge I will kill this one myself.”
“Very well my lord.” Judas said as he walked away as Sombra put away his side arm looking at his opponent. The Marine’s armor showned the signs of being formed on one of the Dark Mechanicus daemon worlds which what looked like daemonic energy and flesh fused into bits of armor from Mark III and Terminator used in it’s creation. On his chest was the symbol of Khorne with the faces of his daemons burned on to each side. A cape of what appeared to have been his enemies bones waved behind him as the skulls of his foes struck onto the skins on his back.
He glared at Sombra from under his helmet his warp tainted Power Axe in hand, “He was putting up a good fight right when you ruined it sorceror!” He screamed at him enraged.
Sombra hand on his sword at the ready he saw his own Gene children's corpses around him there blood flowing into the ground still potent with there father's magic, ‘No time like the present to test this out.’ Sombra walked up to him, “Why face the second Captain when you can face the Chapter Master or Better yet,” Sombra swang at the Marine his blade meeting the axe, “How about the Primarch?”
The Marine gave a glare at him but gave a laugh of excitement when he released that he was fighting a Primarch, “Seems they found one of the two missing Primarch? Khorne will enjoy your Skull on his throne!” Sombra moved back having been pushed back by the corrupted Astras he dodged a swing for his head and when he attacked his was blocked by the axe once again. “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULL FOR THE SKULL THRONE!”
“The only one who will get any enjoyment is my Father when I end your Traitorous life!” Sombra screamed back at him before sweeping the leg of his foe the Khorne champion rolled out of the way from a swing get up he delivered a punch to Sombra knocking him back before he went in swinging. Sombra reacted as back as he could lumping out of the way before almost tripping on a corpse. He brought his sword up to parry the attack and kicked him right off.
Sombra got back up and with wisps out his eyes turned the blood of his sons into black encasing which moved around the area. As the Marine came to attack Black crystals shot out in his path to slow him down enraging the Champion of the god that hated sorcerers, “You coward! Fight me instead of hiding behind trickery!” He shattered the crystals around him only to have a swing hit his arm cutting into it and with a blast to the chest he was sent back his axe dropped from his fists blood dripping off his arm.
“What gives you or your god the right to define a warrior anyway? None as a warrior is not something it’s an idea and all ideas come in multiple forms.” Sombra said as he held his hand up as crystals started to form encasing his body much to the Marine’s shook.
“Impossible Sorcerery can’t affect me!” He screamed causing Sombra to laugh.
“You are resistant to your warp magic mine is let’s just say a foreign concept to your reality,” The crystal crept up till it encased his full body, “Though I must admit your resistant offers you some protection against my power but,” Sombra swung his blade and shattered the crystals and the Marine to shards a smile on his face as this was the same spell he used to usurp the Crystal Empire’s Throne for himself, “It doesn’t save you from me.” Sombra waved his hands as the crystals formed over the bodies of the traitors as he heard the conflict coming to an end.
He walked away a bit and picked up the axe from the champion holding it he gave it a few swings, “I think I’ll take this as a trophy,” He focused his powers on it to slowly stripped the warp taint with his Dark Magic. When he was done Sombra walked out as everything save his son's bodies was encased by crystals. A glow formed in his hand and with a fist the whole place broke apart into dust.
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