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The Living Saint

-by: Daniel Good

Started: 2/04/2011

Finished:

Chapter 1: the Mob & the Scientist

Get Down! shouted Sister Kristin, Canoness of the

Scarlet Rose high order, a sister of silence forever

committed in the service to the Emperor. A service she

has always cherished but often regretted, whenever herloved ones died like they did today & when she

glimpsed a lighten flash of her old life, a distant

memory.

A battle raged around her & a Battle Sisters unit of

twenty was taking heavy fire from a mob ofOrk Shoota

Boyz. The Orks are not a very good shot but what they

lack in accuracy they make up for in sheer numbers. As

it was witnessed that Sister Ashlee was murdered in this

fire fight, so Kristin had to take lead of the squad to get

them to safety. The squad retreated into a bombed outcorner city administration building. It was now evident

they were up against a new kind of Ork firepower.

These Spray & Pray rounds were deadly. The Battle

Sister standard issue power armour was useless. None

of what the likes have been faced before from Orks by

anyone in her memory. The casualties were mounting &

the beloved sisters were mounting loss with no ground

gained.

The Squad went to ground in the ruins, protecting them

from this unchecked new fire power. But if the Orks

were to gain anymore ground they would soon be over

run, thus loose the city ofCalibri.

I will not let this happen. thought Kristin. She

called in the Dominion. A roar of a super charged engine

fired up behind her Kristin only had a second to act. The

Orks twenty meters from the body of Sister Ashlee,

Kristins Jump pack engaged as she focused on the

nearest Ork with her Plasma pistol reducing him to a

molten pile of searing flesh & metal in an instant. She

took return fire but none hit. The Orks took by surprise

with the sudden advancement, Kristin was right in their

face, only it was not for her gain, it was for the body of

her beloved friend Ashlee & the book she held in her

motionless arm still grasped to under her body. The

Repressor, black as night a sleek supercharged tank with

ten specialized Battle Sisters inside that only specialize

with the fast firefight called Dominions, squealed to a

skidding 45* stop in the battered gray street behind

Kristin to open up a reign of holy fire, bolter &stormbolter to stop the advancement of the Orks. For

that moment is all Kristin needed to whip Ashlee up into

the air and to the ruins where her Squad was recovering

back into a ranged fighting stance. The ruined

administration building provided a desperately needed

additional cover from the Ork Shootas. Kristin would

have to provide an onsite promotion to Sister Superior

after a brief battle report from the Squad leader.

Sisters Report. demanded Kristin as she laid Ashlee at

her feet to unlock the book chain from the dead sisters

belt.

11 causalities, including Veteran Superior

What about arms?

We still have a Melta & Heavy Flamer in the squad

ready in position.

What is your name Squad Leader?

Lorna.

Lorna.Kristin spoke then paused for a moment to

prepare the book before following.

You have served your order well Lorna & it is my duty

to reform this squad granting you order of Sister

Superior. Neal before me so all here are a witness

Lorna knelt before Kristin, as Kristin removed Lornas

helmet for the transition to Superior. A look into Lornas

crystal green eyes, Kristin saw a kind innocence sheonce knew in her own face as a child. Kristin hesitated,

for only a moment drawn back in the shadow of a

thought before replacing the old with the new.

Adorn this helmet with the faith & authority of Sister

Ashlee in the service of the Emperor she gave her life &

for that a martyr of faith will be granted to you.

Kristin crouched down to lock the secrete book to

Lornas belt as she continued.


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I addition to your rank of office the Book of St. Lucas,

for it gives hope & faith to you and others in your

darkest times. You must protect this with your life for

without or divine faith, our sisters will lose the

inspiration of the emperor, the backbone of our

leadership. You have order now. Lead with faith for the

light of the Emperor

Lorna spoke,Yes my Canoness I will lead with honor to our house,

the emperor, & with the honor to the martyr Sister

Ashlee.

One more thing, Kristin added tossing the Combi-

Melta to Lorna still knelling in the ruins surrounded by

the eight Battle Sisters dug in the ruins in a long range

fighting stance.

Do not lose the position or Sister Ashlee.

I shall not fail. expressed Lorna as she rose to her feet

to take command of the reformed squad.

The Stalemate fire fight in the street continued between

the Dominion& the Shoota Boyz. The Dominions

seemed safe in their Repressor for the moment Zig

Zagging to a forward position as to get into range of the

heavy flamer that sat lit and mounted on top right side

hatch ready to torch the Orks. Lornas sisters had

regained their composure & opened fire on the steady

Shootas as well. Kristin leaped to the air to only see

more mayhem closing in, a blazing red Ork BattleWagon that was racing towards the advancing and

unknowing Repressor. With the debris of battle came

gathering, gray and white smoke/dust bellowing from

behind the closing monster. On the street, a ram from a

Battle Wagon would not be so damaging except for

what Kristin unmistakably saw on the front, a Death

Rolla. A giant steam roller attached to the frontend by

massive hydraulic arms on each side with welded

broken metal joints & spikes covering the rotating

cylinder from end to end. It is utter amazement that the

Ork machine could move at all with that monstrosityattached yet alone at the blazing speed it did on the

streets ofCalibri.

Kristin opened the com link.

Fall back DominionsanOrk Battle Wagon is advancing

on you with a Death Rolla. Retreat to the corner of the

administration building & dismount into cover

No sooner than Kristin gave the order the steady Ork

Shootas flanked to the left side of the street tossing a

Stick-bomb into the tracks of the Repressor,

immobilizing the dedicated transport and in essence

stranding the Dominionsfor the kill of the Death Rolla.

Kristin knew that an emergency dismount now was

unavoidable; it would take an act of faith to avoid the

oncoming onslaught.

The street now clear for the zooming Death Rolla to ram

the repressor, & the Ork Shootas on the flank to finishoff any survivors with a volley of armour piercing

rounds, then to follow a looming assault from the Boyz

in the truck. As things couldnt get any worse Kristin

heard the dreadedWAAAGH!!!from the boss riding

in the Battle Wagon.

Lorna, advance on my position. Then use the cover of

the repressor to cross over & out flank the Shoota Boyz

now!

Just at the movement order was given the Ork Battle

Wagon slammed into the Repressor Shredding the tank

like it was wet parchment. Dominions were making an

immediate emergency dismount; as they did they took

heavy fire from the Shootas on the left flank. The Death

Rolla continued to roll on to the Dominions. A single

touch from this rotating death machine would mark

instant death for any sister; it took an act of faith Spirit

of the Martyrto stave off their elimination. The

Dominions faith was pure & the act was granted with

only one loss life for the moment. The mob of twenty

green skins leapt from the red supercharged Battle

Wagon to charge the destroyed crater of a tank withthe Warboss tossing the Attack Squig into the pinned

Dominions. Over whelmed by numbers but in cover &

with unfaltering resolve the Dominions struck first

killing only three Orks. Only the striking Ork assault, a

shear horror to witness, flowed as bloodshed from the

belly of a stuck pig. The Dominions faced an over

whelming close combat attack & were all wiped-out in

only moments.

Kristin took to the air again for an attack to the rear of

the Battle Wagon. With the aim of an expert marksmanKristin unleashed single plasma shot to the fuel line

exploding the battle wagon in an enormous white blue

fireball engulfing the Warboss & his mob of murderous

green skins. The explosion ended up killing at least half

of the lumbering Orks trying to get back into position to

re-board the vessel.

Lorna took up superior position with her squad as

ordered to gain maximum kill from the heavy flamer,

the Melta & Combi-Melta. On her command she


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unleashed the holy fire & retribution was had. Lorna

followed into an assault leading her sisters with honor

killing all the remaining Shoota Boyz in a melee of close

combat. With the Shoota Boyz eliminated, Lorna & her

squad took up their position adjacent to the Warboss.

Both the Warboss & Lornas Squads were in cover less

than twelve meters from each other.

Remaining in the Warboss mob was the Ard Boy, ArdBoy Nob with a Big Choppa & six Ork Boyz all with

Sluggas & Choppas. With the Battle Wagon now

eliminated the Warboss faced this fury at the Battle

Sisters. With Warboss mob in chaos from the burring

wrecks & disorganized the movement was minimal only

taking the majority of the mob out of cover, the

shooting was ineffective. Even the Warbosss Scorch

failed to take a wound. The continuing charge was

fumbled leaving the mob in the open for Lorna to act.

Kristin jumped into the air again one more time getting

into assault range of the mob; Lorna moved to position

then fired her volley of bolt rounds, a Melta & Heavy

Flamer; killing all but the Warboss who took a wound &

the Ard Boyz Nob who also took a wound. Kristin fired

her plasma shot exploding the Nobs head onto the face

of the Warboss, which he wore like egg before she

charged into close combat with the Warboss. Kristin

focused her faith through the light of the Emperor, and

thus was granted an act of faith; the Hand of the

Emperor, also a Litany of Faith was spared to grant the

Spirit of the Martyr. Both acts were to strengthen her

hand & stay her resolve.

Warboss this ends here, now, with your death.

Ha, Id krush ya, den finish off da planet afta I watch ya

eyes pop out ya head.

The Warboss spit out with a growling thrust of the

Attack Squig into the face of Kristin, that she easily hit

down to the ground with her elbow & crushed with her

heal of her antique bone colored boot; Just before the

Warboss contained his Power Klaw around Kristin,lifting her up off the ground with a crushing grind of

metal.

Yoza ittle girlz, too easy to kill; Maybe Id keep ya body

parts to feed you to my Squigath

As the Warboss crushed & crushed, his expression

started to change from a murders glee, to the despair

of a lost child. As the wires in the Power Klaw started to

pop & crackle into a mess of smoke & fire. Kristin

shrugged off the deadly wounds effortlessly. Her

armour was contained in the Cloak of Aspira &

combined with the Spirit of the Martyr; Kristin held her

faith & was unharmed by the monsters mechanical

bionic implanted device attached to where a massive

right arm would have been on the Warboss. She kicked

the Warboss away to a staggering drop as Kristin sliced

right through the bionic implant continuing in a fluid

circular motion cut off the left foot directly above theankle. As the Warboss fell back holding his only good

hand out, stretched in defeat he spoke.

No!!! Houz. kould.. dz beee, wintch magik! Dat

wat it iz! Yoz no betta dan da. Skum ze Boss been

talkin. too.

Kristin stepped forward holding the humming chain

sword at his neck.

This is a blessed weapon & with the Hand of the

Emperor you are defeated by his faith. Now tell me now

what you speak green skin, & Ill make off with your

head. A swift honorable death otherwise Ill gut you

where you lie.

& light easily as I speak hear

the living saint

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