'Frustrated at foul Chaos magics ruining the accuracy of the Vindicators siege shells Captain Epathus was forced to charge into the mass of Nurgle warp spawn and their loathsome master to let his bike squads attempt an escape with the relic.
Reving up his pre-heresy outrider bike the Ultramarine rode on fearlessly spewing Bolt shells into the mass of spawn before bellowing a fearsome challenge to the Chaos Sorceror.
The heretic reigned in blows from atop his twisted jet bike but they could not pierce the defences of Epathus' ancient armour and stormshield.
The return blow from his enormous thunder hammer lifted the Sorceror from the seat of his jetbike and knocking him back several metres and breaking bones and shattering armour.
The last any one saw the the valiant Captain of the 6th company he was fighting for his life amidst a sea of Chaos spawn.'
'Chunder sat bolt up right. The sounds of the dieing always roused him. The captains strike was enough to unseat him but how would you kill some thing that feels no pain? He watched as the last of his spawn pets had time to devour the relic and swell with power the day was his! He watched as the two vindicates speed off as the spawn ripped apart third.
He walk amongst the dead of the battle and was pleased on the ruin and rot that he had brought to this planet. He stop at the destroyed captains bike. it seem that his pets had gifted him with sweet revenge. All that was left was the offending thunder hammer and arm of the captain sadly the rest of him was no where to be found......'
"Apothecary, what news of Epathus' condition?" enquired Captain Sinon.
"Good news Captain. I've replaced the augmetic arm he lost on Dropchapel, to the Eldar and I've brought him out of the hypnotic coma. He is not fit for a return to the field yet. Also we have recovered footage from his helmet picter of the battle" explained Apothecary Caius.
"What did it reveal?" asked Sinon.
"After Captain Epathus killed the Chaos Warlord he took out half the swarm of spawn before they took him down. After the battle the enemy leader returned from the grave due to foul magics and began petulantly smashing up the damaged equipment of Squad Aegericus believing it to belong to the Captain. Fortunately one of the recon squads found Epathus, all his equipment and most of Squad Aegericus and their equipment" informed Caius.
Sinon frowned "Prepare my Command Squad. I intend to finish off this Sorceror once and for all".
Skidding into a trench under heavy fire Captain Numitor avoided the barrage of heavy fire coming his way. Unbeknownst to the Ultramarines there was a second Traitor Legion force on Lastrati and this his caught the forces of the 8th Company flat footed.
Casualties had been higher than expected in this region as a result. Holding this area with out reinforcements would be tricky and the Lord Executioner knew it.
"Fall back to Hera-Espandor-Alpha 52" barked Numitor. " Well fight them there on our terms".
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