Chapters "In man-machine symbiosis, it is man who must adjust: the machine who can't" - Alan Perlis
Titans...large war machines that stomp onto the battlefield that rips though the enemy like a hot knife though butter as its weapons rip though the battlefield. Then the Imperial knights though smaller and more faster than their larger cousins but still carry frighting weapons that could rip apart chaos marine squads within seconds. Freeblade had show me the pure might of these weapons that a 'normal' imperial knight carry but a Dominus Parren knight?
That my friend is a smaller version of a warlord titan or in away they were the warlords of the imperial knights.
As a mech lover I wanted to one day to get a knight for my collection to go with my salamanders, to make a freeblade who forced a pact with the sons of Vulkan. Sadly these sets for even the lighter version of titan known as Acastus pattern AKA scout titans where at least $80 and that is with honey. So my dream of having a freeblade salamander was only staying on paper and along with the deep dark green pain and fire plasma orange.
I didn't really have a good paying job and what I got barley got by with rent and even time to paint the knight would take forever since I didn't have the amount of paint to go with it and even then the paint is just as pricey as the models. So my Cataphractii terminators and Primaris Lieutenant would have to stay alone on my dusty xbox one when I played Space hulk tactics. (Which kinda pisses me off since they had space wolves not salamanders!)
Normally I would try to win titans by 40k facts and one mind syndicate sadly those models are A: alright gone or B: It was too late to get it.
But I kept doing what I could get a free set or get a good deal on a any kind of titan...
Luckily during black Friday I was at a board gaming shop they had a Dominus Pattern Knight about half the asking price than it normally would but if you bought five other paints with it you get 45% off the asking deal! So when I bought the set I smiled as I began think about the titan. I knew it would take forever to paint it but it would be worth it as a collector.
Getting in my car I began to think about if it had different head patterns when I looked at the box in my driver seat.
I really didn't like the head piece that it came with but if that was only was in the box that was what I was going to work with no matter how ugly it was. My eyes where so focus on the box that I didn't see car coming forward and T-bone me hitting me hard. The box in my hand went flying in the air as the five jars of paint went flying in the air with the glass as my head rocked back and the last thing I saw was the titan's box before-
*SNAP*
Everything went black.
But instead of a light or a burning pitt I awoke cold and alone.
Was I dead?
No I was still breathing but...where was I? And what the hell was I wearing!?
"THE HELL! WHAT IS THIS?!"
Placing my hands to my head I removed the helmet that covered my face as I felt the cold sting of the frost fill air as I got up from the chair I was sitting on as I inhaled sharply. I wanted to puke from the pain I was in but my body refused to as I laid there in pain.
Slowly I began to gather myself as I pushed myself off the ground and grabbed my head as it pounded in pain, but as fast as it came the headache vanished as I looked around. Confused I looked around as I got up with shacking legs as I scanned the room for anything but thanks to it being so dark I sat back down in the small room seemingly with no way out.
No door.
No hatch.
No stairs.
Nothing just a room made of metal and darkness.
Leaning back I grabbed my chin as I began to think of what was going on...
"Where am I?"
Leaning back in the chain I heard something snap...
"What the-!?"
Something was holding onto my back! With more snaps I was being held by my spine as I screamed in fear before I heard it.
"What did you do?"
I heard a voice but...not with my ears? How the hell.
"I didn't do anything I was trying to move this plate like you asked,"
"Well you did something,"
Confused I moved slightly hearing the two voices before I heard another and another then to the pointer where I heard so many like there was a group outside along with the clinging of metal on metal. Confused I shouted.
"HELLO! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!" Nothing the voices and sounds went on like they couldn't hear me.
I sighed as I rolled my eyes.
'Of course they can't hear me otherwise they would have heard me shout earlier,'
Looking at my hand I blinked before narrowing my eyes where I saw it. Though the room was dark there was barely enough light to see it where I was, at first I was dum founded but if I didn't know better this mark on the back of my hand was the symbol of the salamanders! More confusion entered my mind as I began to look down in the dark room as I tried to see what I was wearing more closely...but the room was so dark if only I had some ligh-
With a thought the small room lit up with a warm orange light causing me to shield my eyes from the light as I moved my hand down before going wide eyed.
Before me where something that you would see out of a 40k book, the room I was in held the symbols of the imperium and salamanders. Looking down at my body I saw the knight like armor that I wore.
Wax purty seals where donned onto the green and black flaming knight armor. Before I could question anything a thought entered my mind.
Was I in a titan?!
Thinking hard I then thought of leaning back to where the back of my head would connect with the rest of the chai- command throne. Well it was either that or wait for the voices to pry the titan or knight open.
Exhaling I closed my eyes before leaning back.
When my back 'snapped' into place my 'eyes' opened wide as I awoke no...I didn't awake but the mech that I sat in.
From my field of view turned from the orange lit room to a large room where light poured in as I saw my what I was in.
A DOMINUS PATTERN IMPERIAL KNIGHT!
Wait are those anthro ponies...WHAT ARE THEY DOING?!
These ponies that covered my knight's form held power tools and other equipment and where trying to break into the armor. Disgust filled my mind at the though of these creatures trying to take apart MY Knight!
Angered I roared as the war horn gave off my hate filled roar starting the ponies that covered my knight as I moved the weapon arms of my titan breaking them fear of the scaffolding they where trapped under.
The ponies screamed in fear as I broke fear from the ropes and other devices that held down this beautiful warmachine as I moved fear my vision turned a slight green as symbols of the adeptus mechanicus flashed before my eyes before the words popped up at the side of my vision.
Praise the Omnissiah:
Dominus Pattern Imperial Knight unit: Online
Weapons system: Online
Praise the Omnissiah...
Ion shields active: 7%
18%
30%
69%
81%
99%
100%
Ion shields: ready
All systems active, Knight Firestorm ready for combat
Smiling I spoke.
"Its nice to meet you Firestorm how about we get out of here?"
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Unit ready
Author's Note
I have really nothing to say but this: I hope you boys and girls enjoy this little idea to replace a favoite.
Sun burst was having a bad day...
It wasn't a bad day at first, he got up normally with his marefriend snuggled up close to him. He also had one of pinkie pie's donuts that was so good it woke him up good, and then was off to work on the metal golem that was found in a crater about a week ago after a star fell down from the sky one night.
What was the Golem that has been a pain in his butt for the last week? He didn't know that was the thing...and he knew ALOT and what ever this thing was it wasn't from Equestria. Queen twilight has assigned him to taking apart this metal monster and finding out what it was.
But for a week he couldn't even chip the paint of this hulking monster.
Drills, power drills, Laser cutters, hell even focused magic energy wont cut it.
He even requested a gem drill from the princess to use to hopefully use to find out this thing and what it was made out of.
That was then but now it awoke.
This hulking green, gold, and black painted beast roared in anger as it ripped itself free from the claps that held it in place as the knight light helm that was its face roared in anger as fire roared from the eyesockets of the metal beast. It moved extremely fast for something its size as it made quick work of the stone wall of the warehouse they were in.
Ponies screamed from the action of the giant freeing itself from containment free in the world of Equis.
That was what made this a bad day.
"THIS IS AWESOME!"
I shouted within my titan as it walked though the town that we were in as ponies screamed in fear as Firestorm stepped down onto the street as I smiled down giggling like a child in the cockpit.
I WAS IN A IMPERIAL KNIGHT FOR CHRIST SAKE!
Awesome was a understatement in how I felt right now.
Best day ever!
Warning: Incoming air assault
"Wait what?"
Turning Firestorm's head I looked to the sky where my titan warned to see...winged ponies? OK if I didn't know better I say these guys where the-
"Creature! Stand down or face the awesome might of the WONDERBOLTS!"
Well...fuck me sideways and call me Slaanesh these guys are the wonderbolts? The wonderbolts from MLP?
I Honestly don't know how to react to this...
Suggestion: Terminate targets
Looking down at my titan's hud I rolled my eyes as I spoke to Firestorm.
"Nah these guys are nothing trust me bud they're weaker than a squig best we save the ammo...or shots for something worth it,"
Agreement
Turning our back on the Wonderbolts we began to walk to the forest before something hit us in the side, we quickly turn to see...
"Oh how adorable,"
They were kicking firestorm with their tiny legs!
I began to laugh like a crazy at these shrimps thinking they could do damage but all they were doing where hitting the void shields and not the hull.
Observation: Pilot was correct, targets are not a threat
Smiling I turned Firestorm to the forest again as the wonderbolts kept at it as we walked though town as if they weren't there. Then I saw it.
A long trip wire?
Pony guards held a large black cable before Firestorm as I rolled my eyes at the action.
Do they really expect a titan to be tripped?
How stupid where these ponies?
First they DARED to take apart Firestorm and now they think they can take him down?
How stupid.
I had firestorm keep walking as we got to the wire as we did firestorm didn't trip but brought the wire with us along with the 100 earth ponies that held on.
"How pathetic,"
This little 'problem kept on till we made it to the everfree forest to where the wonderbolts pulled back along with guards that held onto the wire. Firestorm and I were homefree...
Now what?
Author's Note
Another chapter in 24 hours? I know its short but hey its all I thought of and besides what do you guys think what will happen next?
warhammer 40k princeps
"A fire so hot it freezes over,"- Known
Ponies, on the outside they seem to be friendly and loving creatures but there is a coldness to them that they all have.
Xenophobia.
They may have a new queen that rules by 'friendship is magic!' or 'Love not war!' but that is a lie set in stone, all of it. For they don't care about the other races! Well not there allies say the dragons, the hippogriffs, or the yaks.
The races that are undermind and treated like dirt.
These races are many in the beganing but after the princesses sister's take over those races began to lose there numbers slowly. Many races where whipped out by the ponies just for holding land or other petty things like: looking scary or the such. But those ponies say its all for the greater good!
How much blood and flesh does this good cost?
So much that it could drown the whole ocean...
But the ponies along with the other big Five races don't even know that their kingdoms are built on the bones of the countless murdered and extinct forgotten races. Those who did survived are shunned or enslaved for they're rarity for prophet.
That is what these slavers where doing...
Enslaving a group of cat like race known as kats.
They are also Pony slavers.
The screams of the kats where heard as pony slaver soldiers came forward with there spears and flintlocks firing blindly into the innocent woman and children as they laughed.
"Take the pretty ones boys there hides would make us richer than money bags himself!" The lead slaver shout as he held a freshly skinned pelt in his hands. "Or what not I don't care!"
He laughed as the kats screamed trying to get away but they where surrounded as the ponies came from all sides trapping them within the village as the ponies pillaged it. The leader laughed as his men attacked as he held the pelt in his hand as other ponies began to kill, rape, or skin the kats. All of them where so focus on the fight the ponies nor the kats felt the rumble of the earth under their hooves/paws as the trees where pushed aside making way a knight.
Firestorm and his pilot had arrived.
The two didn't take long to figure out what the warp was going on.
"What. Is. this. HERESY!" The warhorn of the knight boomed almost deafening both pony and kat alike.
As the ponies and kat's noticed the knight before them they were too late.
The twin-linked melta guns opened fire onto the ponies, the attack was so fast and so quick that almost half of the ponies where reduced to boiling piles of flesh and blood. Now the ponies where screaming as the imperial knight laid down fire of his 'weakest' weapon, the ponies who had come to pillage this village had the tables turned onto them. Seeing the upper hand the fighters of the village saw the chance to take back there village and attacked the fear struck ponies with there weapons.
Though they had weaker weapons than the ponies they were lucky as some of the dead ponies had dropped there swords and other weapons leaving them open for grabs. Seeing the giant metal knight as a ally they took up the fallen arms of the ponies and turned them onto there owners.
Pony blood filled the air as the kats avenged their loved ones who were killed or wronged.
The leader of the slave ponies dropped his kill and took flight seeing that this raid was lost and he need to get away screw his men. As the Pegasus took flight they were meet with the imperial knight's auto cannon taking aim and firing the large caliber round meant for armored units that turned the slaver into a bloody mist.
As the blood showered down the kats cheered in victory as they had won with the help of the large metal titan before them.
"Query: Why did we help these Xenos?"
Rolling my eyes I had Firestorm open the bottom hatch as I spoke.
"We helped them because right now they are the only ones besides us that hate these ponies," I told my other bigger half.
"Statement: "The inquisition will find this act questionable," Warned firestorm.
"Well they're not here right now and seeing that were alone we need all the help we can get," I began to detach from my hard plugs as I left the one on the back of my head for last.
"Your statement is...acceptable,"
"Alright then good I'm going to meet the locals but I do need some protection just in case-" As I said this part of the cabin moved out as a rack of weapons pulled out reviling a small set of weapons.
"Will these suffice?"
The chief of the heart fire village watched as the large metal golem open up as a ramp came forward along with the sound of metal boots. His villager readied themselves for a fight but the chief held out his hand from them to stand down as a armored figure came forward. Matching the golem this one was too green with flame markings along with a cloak covering their body. Everyone watched as the figure got out of the machine and to the chief who was slightly shorter than the knight thanks to his cat like nature.
"Hello there," The chief blinked as the figure greeted him.
The chief half expected him not to even talk since this armored man came from that golem that saved his village but then again this makes things better.
"Greetings stranger,"
The knight looked around at the villagers before speaking.
"Is everyone alright? Where we too late?" The chief looked at the village before the knight holding a kind smile.
"No no my friend you came in just in time those filthy greedy ponies got the drop on us and would have kill our sons and took our daughter but luckily you and your...uh freind came in just in time!" Turning back to the chief the figure gave a sigh of relief.
"That's good to hear...I'm sorry but I didn't get your name sir," The Chief smiled as he gave a huff.
At least this strange had matters unlike some people in the village that called him 'old man' or 'grey fur'.
"Well friend my name is Stone and I welcome you to whats left of our village," The chief greeted as the knight held out his hand for a hand shake.
"Names Connor Sir I'm glad Firestorm and I where in the neighborhood at the time," Stone took the hand shake with his paw as he nodded.
"I think I speak for the rest of the village when I say this: Thank you Connor you have saved us all from the greedy ponies and we welcome you! Let us celebrate!"
With that the village cheered as Connor held out his hands.
"That won't be necessary I was just doing what was right and-" Stone cut him off.
"Nonsense friend Connor after all its not everyday we get 'friendly' visitors," Stone said as some of kats nodded as well as they surrounded the knight.
"Well I...eh why not? I haven't had a good time in awhile," Every kat smiled at the answer of the knight as they patted his back.
"That's the spirit friend! Let us feast!"
Author's Note
I had this playing when I wrote this chapter:
Also Yes I name him connor, its not just because I named him after my user page its just I didn't have anything better than Jack, Max, or my real name which I will never use.
"What will you do now sir?" The chief turned to me with a fruit in his hand as he turned to me.
Chewing what was in his mouth he gulped it as he lowed the strange looking fruit down.
"What do you mean Friend Connor? we are celebrating our victory and the arrival of a new friend," He held out his hand to me. "Relax Connor enjoy yourself,"
Looking forward I looked at the small village bonfire as the villagers dance and feed themselves with all kinds of strange foods. Looking at the fruit that was before me I wasn't too sure what to make of the strange fruit and not quite sure if a human like me could eat it. These Kats could eat the fruit no problem but they were a different race and they weren't human but that didn't mean a few where quite the 'eye candy'.
Damn...
FOCUS CONNOR!
"Chief,"
The chief turned from his wife (Who was hot as all hell) to me.
"What is it friend," He asked.
"The ponies...they'll be back and with larger numbers,"
Chief looked at me before looking to his people before sighing.
"I know,"
"Than what are your people going to do?"
The chief crossed his arms as he lowered his head.
"Move...again," He told me.
"Where to?"
"North...its our only bet," Blinking I spoke.
"North? Firestorm and I just came from north that's pony land! You will be leading your people into the lion's den!" He turned to me.
"What?"
"I speak the truth Chief north is pony territory,"
The chief placed his face in his hands.
"Damn it all...why must the spirits be so cruel?" He asked as I crossed my arms.
"Chief," The old Kat turned to me.
"Are they any other Kat clans besides this one? Or any allies by any chance maybe your people are better off with more numbers?"
Chief turned to me with a look of worry.
"Friend connor are you planning to leave us?" I froze at what he said but shook my head and arms.
"No Hell no! After what happen today and what I saw though Firestorm's eyes that very thought would be cowardice and unhonorable to leave you people to fed for yourselves. When I forged a pact with the salamanders I in turns became one of them. I may not be a hulking immortal warrior but I do follow there creed and one of the aspects of the salamanders is to help those who can't help themselves,"
"These salamanders they sound like fine warriors," The chief told me with a smile as I nodded.
"Aye that they are Machine god bless there souls but what I ask about your allies is not because I wish to abandon your people its just that Firestorm and I can only do so much by ourselves and your warriors are few as is," I placed a hand on his shoulder. "Chief I'm saying while Firestorm and I can handle ourselves you and your people need some other way to defend yourselves and what better way to do that is with another clan to back yourselves with more warriors,"
Chief nodded before speaking.
"Many of our fellow Kat clans have gone silent or far away in distance lands...but there is one clan that isn't far from us and has been our friends for quite some time,"
Smiling behind my helm I spoke.
"Than who? Who is this clan that you speak of?"
He smiled as he held out his hand.
"They are the Lharks a race of powerful aquatic animals that can rip though bare iron with there teeth that would make fine warriors," He told me as I nodded.
"They sound like the purrfect warriors," I smiled as Chief laughed at my joke as he warpped a arm around me and brought me in reminding me of my older cousins that acted like my older brothers.
"I like you Friend Connor you are a fine warrior and have a funny since of humor,"
Breaking the brotherly hold I chuckled.
"Thanks friend...but how will your people take the news of leaving?" The chief shook his head as he spoke.
"Don't need to worry friend kats are use to moving it wont be a problem we will be ready by sun rise,"
I nodded as I got up from my crisscross seat.
"Sounds like a plan I will ready firestorm for the journey tomorrow," He grabbed my hand.
"But Friend Connor you haven't eaten yet you should feed yourself you must be starving," I waved him off.
"I'm Fine chief enjoy the party," He let go letting me go to my titan that watched the party from afar.
As I got close Firestorm's eyes lit up with fire slightly as the bottom ramp of the knight opened up allowing me entrance into my friend...OK that was a weird why of putting it. Once inside the war machine I walked over to the command throne as the hard plug amps opened up waiting for me. Taking the throne again as the plugs entered my input plugs as I became one with firestorm again...but instead of looking though his eyes I was somewhere else.
(Within the machine spirit)
Before me was what looked like a space marine who was made of fire, his armor was that of a salamander stern guard mark 3 power armor but somehow I know who it was.
"Firestorm is that you bud?" The marine nodded as he spoke.
"Its good to see you again my friend," His hand held a blade of fire as he rested it on his shoulders. "What is that make you come here? What is so important that we had to talk face to face,"
Getting up I looked up to the fiery machine spirit.
"I want to know what you think of the Kats,"
Placing his sword on the 'ground' he spoke.
"What I think of these 'kats' you say? Well I have seen much in my life as a war machine my friend but these Kats remind me of the Felinids a cat like race that are very similar to these Kats but they have those ones that glow which must be some kind of mutation of some kind. I'm no black Templar friend these Kats aren't a threat and mean no harm to us so what I think of these Kat is this: They are a race that needs the light of the Omnissiah and the emperor and its up to us to bring that light to them and protect these Kats from those who wish to bring them into the dark,"
Smiling I looked up at the knight's spirit.
"That's good to hear firestorm but there is another race we'll will be seeing soon,"
"Oh? And what is this race?"
I shrugged.
"All I know is that they are called Lharks and apparently they are great warriors,"
The knight hummed before speaking again.
"Interesting I'm guessing that is why your here?"
Nodding I spoke.
"How are you with going on a hike?"
Author's Note
Sorry for the wait guys I've been busy with two other stories (that some of you may know) here I put links to the story below so if you guys what to see what stories I've been working on...https://www.fimfiction.net/story/456055/blood-of-friendship https://www.wattpad.com/807847298-fallout-new-vegas-krystal-clear-courier-reader-x
With that I hoped you enjoyed yourselfs and Yes the Lharks are a shark like race that is all I'm saying for now and also do YOU have a OC race in mind? If so tell me and I might just add them.
