>>33545634
>Shrug

>>33545634
>Artifacts of the Empire are worth more than our lives. It was our duty.

>>33545634
shrug

with what happened, we'd probably have had less survival chances staying in the camp

>>33545634
>Stay Silent.
Awesome, just caught this, catching up on the last thread.

>>33545634
>If it was to see a holy artifact, it was worth it.
we're planning on being a chaplain after all

>>33545719
>>33545749
>>33545764
Amelia smiled slightly and looked up at the sky.

"I see... I know that He would be very proud of you..."

She begins to walk away before looking back.

"Thank you."

>Rest up.
>Talk to [specify]

>>33545897
Rest up

>>33545897
>Rest up
As much as I want to talk to others, we have like a gaping hole in us don't we and have been active for a day.

>>33545897
rest maiden of the emperor

>>33545897
>talk to Emily
before she gets too exhausted from taking care of all the wounded

>>33545931
>>33545956
>>33545984
You decide that it would be best to get some rest and prepare for tomorrow morning...
---
Later that night
---

You hear something outside of the cave. No one else stirs. Not even Hendrick moves and he's the closest to the cave at this point.

>Go and check it out.
>Go back to sleep.

>>33546153

>Go and check it out.

>>33546153
>Go check it out
>with Ser

>>33546153
>>Go and check it ou
>Go and check it out

>>33546188
Oh yeah, I'm sorry.

You can wake ONE person from the group to come with you if you want.

>>33546153
>>Go and check it out.

>>33546153
>go check it out
>>33546221
with Ser

>>33546153
>Go and check it out with Ser

>>33546188
>>33546253
>>33546283
You go to wake Ser and watch as he quickly jumps up.

"Iis danger?..."

You nod and point outside. You walk outside, being careful not to wake anyone else up. The warm air from the desert hits your face as you look around for the source of the noise.

"Maaybe it waaas animal..."

Just as he says this, you hear a small thud. You quickly turn around to see a thin looking man, sitting on a rock with a metal cup.

"G'evnin to ya, scoot."

The man takes a small sip from the cup and stands up. He drinks the rest of the contents of the cup and smiles.

"Allow meh ta intraduce meself. I'm Byaris O'Callie."

The man makes an elaborate gesture before bowing.

"Pleased ta meet ya!"

>What do you want?
>That's... Good to hear. You can go now.

>>33546409
>>What do you want?

>>33546409
>What do you want?
Seems awfully inquisitive in here..

>>33546409
>What do you want?

>>33546409
>What do you want?

fuckin Irish, he's probably here to steal our jobs

>>33546409
>Level your sidearm in his direction
>"State your business"

>>33546426
>>33546445
>>33546446
>>33546448
Byaris smiles and stands up straight.

"Mi master wants to have a small word with ya and you alone."

He looks to Ser with a pouty lip.

"Looks like ya pet's gonna hafta stay back!"

Ser growls a little bit and steps back.

"Mean maaan talk fuuunny..."

Byaris rolls his eyes and then looks at you.

"Follow me and I'll take ya to 'im. Don't worry, 'e won't be hurtin ya or doing nuffin o tha sort. 'e just wants ta have a luvly chat with ya."

>Alright, don't try anything.
>I don't know about this...
>Who do you work for?

>>33546557
>Who do you work for?
my heretic radar is beeping...

>>33546557
>Alright, don't try anything.
Ser if I am not back in 2 hours tell everyone

>>33546557
>Ser comes, no exceptions.

>>33546557
>>Alright, don't try anything.

fuck it why not

>>33546557
>>I don't know about this...
Ser guard the camp.

>>33546557

Alright, don't try anything.


this isn't looking too good

>>33546709
>>33546686
>>33546602
"Excellent!"

Byaris turns around and snaps his fingers. You look behind you to see a woman in a black cat suit jump down from the top of the cave. She holds a pair of power daggers. From the cave itself, you see a small blind girl and a large man, who seems to be a priest with a cigar, walk out of the cave. The priest turns off his heavy flamer and puts his cigar out.

"Bloody caves, no light 'er nuffin..."

Ser looks a bit worried, but goes back into the cave.
---
After a few minutes of walking, you find that you are being lead to what looks like an ancient theater. You see that there are three servitors up on stage and a man sitting on a metal chair. The man looks back at you and smiles. He holds his hand up and the servitors stop moving. He beckons for you to come and sit down. You're not sure, but from the light of the chimera's headlights that is aways from the stage, you think you can see a symbol, but you're not sure what it is.

>Go and sit near the man.
>Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

>>33546875
I'll stand, thanks.

>>33546875
>Go and sit near the man.

>>33546875
>Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

>>33546906
supporting this

>>33546875
>>Go and sit near the man.
We are best at close range.

>>33546875
>Go and sit near the man.
$10 says that that's the symbol of the Inquisition.

>>33546875

Go and sit near the man.

>>33546924
>>33547049
>>33547078
You walk over as the man waves for the servitors to continue. As you get closer, you notice that there are several men on top of old looking buildings and rock formations. They hold weaponry that seems to be run by power packs on their backs. You sit down next to the man and notice that he is looking at some sort of artifact.

"Did you know that one of the greatest playwrights this world ever knew preformed his first masterpiece at this ancient theater. It was about a man who falls in love with woman who is married to a nobleman. The man is heart broken about this and thinks that nothing can be done until he over hears the nobleman talking in an evil tongue to a hooded figure. He then gathers up the people and leads a valiant charge against the heretical upper class. The upper class almost beat the people and the man is staring into death itself before the Emperor blesses the man's crusade against the heretical upper class by blinding the heretics, allowing the pure to win the day. As the man's reward, he is given his love and they would live in peace as long as they devoted their lives to good honest work for the Emperor... It was actually a secret call for the Inquisition to take out key figures in the upper class on suspicion of heresy."

The man is silent for a moment before looking to you.

"I am Inquisitor Harrison and I have news to deliver to you, something that will be critical in turning your war around."

>Go on.
>I'd rather not have help from the Inquisition.

>>33547288

>Go on.

tell us something we don't know

>>33547288
>>Go on.

>>33547288
We should have him show us an insignia or something, he could be right full of shit.

>>33547288
>Stay Silent.

>>33547288
>Go on
We kinda need this ATM considering that our entire army got fucked sideways.
>Inquisitor Harrison
I told ya...

>>33547365
We've already established they were here early on in the thread. A member was posing as a traitor guardsmen. Also, can you not namefag?

>>33547425
Ok then. I'm kinda new to this.

>>33547498
You could read up on the archives, maybe? Nigga takes a hit straight to the dome from a marine and stays conscious.

>>33547322
>>33547347
>>33547365
Harrison clears his throat and looks at the artifact.

"In this Undercity you'll be going to, there will be a large door at the lowest level. It will be untouched and guarded by a security system which has torn thousands upon thousands of people to shreds. This doorway is the literal doorway to your victory and it shall be unlocked by this."

The man slides you the artifact.

"This is the key that was being held inside the cathedral you were looking for. The sisters, especially Amelia, have been looking for this key in secret, calling it a holy artifact. The reason they kept this a secret is because one of your marines is a heretic, do not ask me who or how I know this. Tell no one of this key."

He smiles and looks behind you.

"You can let him know, though."

You look back to see Ser, hiding behind a rock formation. The man shakes his head.

"The mutants, unlike what you've been told by some, are one of the most loyal creatures on this planet and they are numerous. They know heretic from loyalist and they would rather die than surrender when one of their 'angels' ascends from the sky. As a wise man once said, you do not need vision to know what is pure and what is not."

Ser gets closer and whimpers a little.

"Iiii did nooot want tooo leave yoou, Silent Ooone... Forgive meee..."

>It's fine.
>Go back to the cave.

>>33547568
>It's fine.

>>33547568
>>It's fine.

>>33547568
>It's fine.

>>33547568
>It's fine.

>>33547568
>It's fine.
Just don't tell anyone wat happened here.
$15 says that the commander is the heretic

>>33547568
>>It's fine.
But Harrison I will need some prof that i can trust what you say.

>>33547654
not "bob"

I bet it's either the guy vouching for us before, or our friend Hendricks, well actually maybe even aristol. My monies on them

>>33547595
>>33547602
>>33547607
Ser loosens up a bit before coming closer.

"As far as you know, he is the only one you can trust."

The man looks up at the stage and notices that the servitors have stopped and are now walking off the stage.

"You will meet another man, Erikson, down in the lowest level. You have met before and he will tell you where to put the key. Do not give him the key under any circumstance."

Harrison gets up and looks at you once more.

"For better or for worse, the Inquisition will be watching you, Nameless. You may not think it, but I am here to preserve your chapter and the order of sisters here. If you survive this ordeal, your chapter will be rewarded and so will you. You may leave."

As you get up, Harrison grabs your shoulder and looks you straight in the eyes.

"Tell no one of this. The most trustworthy person is your most dangerous enemy."

You black out for a second and wake up back in the cave, it is night and Ser is walking in and out of the cave whimpering. He looks at you and chitters a little bit. You look down and see that the artifact is in your hand. It is also almost dawn. You put the artifact in your pocket and get up.

>Pray.
>Prepare to move out.

>>33547845
>>Pray.

>>33547845
>>Pray.

>>33547845
>Pray.

>>33547845
>Pray.

>>33547845

>Pray

Eat Pray Kill

a Space Marine Story

>>33547861
>>33547883
>>33547891
>>33547914
You begin to pray, but you begin to feel paranoid for some reason.

>+1 to next roll.

You hear someone waking up. You look and see that Hendrick is waking up and looks to you.

"Mornin Nameless. I'm gonna pray and scout out ahead, alright?"

>Sure, why not?
>Why don't you stay back.

>>33548045
>>Sure, why not?
I will go with.

>>33548045
>Sure, why not?
Lets not show that we suspect a traitor.

Rolled 3 + 1

>>33548045

>>33548045


>Sure, why not?

we can't tip any one off just yet

>>33548045
>Sure, why not?
we'll go with him

>>33548045
>Sure, why not?

>>33548097
>>33548092
>>33548080
>>33548070
Hendrick give you and wink and kneels next to you. He begins to pray, whispering each word. You look back to see that other group members are starting to awaken as well. Hendrick then gets up, slinging his bolt gun over his shoulder and walks off.

"I'll be back in a few minutes, just want to see if there are any enemy patrols nearby."

He runs off and into the rock maze below. Amelia gets up and walks over towards you.

"Good morning, Nameless."

You simply nod and smile as you finish up your prayers. Some of the guardsmen begin to pray quickly, one of them gets elbowed in the ribs for making a mistake during his prayer. One of them runs over to you.

"Uh, mi lord?"

>Not now, Guardsman.
>What is it, Guardsman?

>>33548195
>What is it, Guardsman?

>>33548195
>What is it, Guardsman?

>>33548195
>What is it, Guardsman?
There something wrong lad?

>>33548195
>>What is it, Guardsman?

>>33548195
>What is it, Guardsman? In the form of a silent nod

>>33548204
>>33548210
>>33548225
"Ah, about the rhino... I've been looking over it while the techmarine was running some basic maintenance on our weapons... I don't think we'll be able to use it unless we jury rig the engine... And I don't think he'll like that too much. He seems to listen to you, so do you think you can talk to him about that?"

>I'll talk to Tom about that then.
>I don't think I can convince him...

>>33548297
>I'll talk to Tom about that then.

>>33548195

What is it, Guardsman?

>>33548297
>I'll talk to Tom about that then.
Any armored support is more than what we had before.

>>33548297
>>I'll talk to Tom about that then.

>>33548297
>I don't think I can convince him...
What are the chances that that would even work?

>>33548318
>>33548352
>>33548380
"Oh, thank you my lord. Thank you so much! Tom?"

The guardsman looks at you with an inquisitive look before shaking it off and walking away. You go over to Tom as he's finishing up his prayers. He look up at you and makes some clicking noises with his mouth.

"What can I do for you?"

You explain the situation with the rhino. He folds his arms and puts his hand to his chin. He begins to pace the floor, mumbling to himself until he stops. He looks to you and nods.

"Yeah... It's not going to like what we're going to be doing to it, but I don't think the machine spirit is going to like staying out of a fight for this long. I think I can get the engine working again, but I doubt it'll be able to go over 30 miles an hour if I jury rig it... If I had some spare parts another engine, I could get it to full capacity..."

You tell him about the repair kit and the chimera that was broken down. He gives you two thumbs up as he waves at the guardsmen.

"This a way! I got a job for you guys!"

The guardsmen get up and begin to follow Tom outside.

It seems you got two hours to spare.

>Wait.
>Talk to someone.

>>33548571
>Talk to someone
If I recall correctly, our commander was here. Lets find him and see how he's holding up.

>>33548571
>>Talk to someone.
Worship the dark ones. I mean lets go talk to the chaplain.

>>33548571
I can second the force commander. His buttpain soothes me

>>33548571
>Talk to someone.
Emily, probably

>>33548571
Talk to the COMANDAH.

His butthurt levels are hilarious.

>>33548618
>>33548649
>>33548684
You walk over to the commander and see that he looks at you with dead eyes. He looks away when he sees Ser walking outside of the cave. He looks back up at you and then begins to look back at his pistol.

>You alright?
>I can see that you don't want to talk...

>>33548737
>>You alright?
You want a soda?

>>33548737
maybe a simple "let it out, talk" could work...

the guy sounds like the shellshock hit him pretty hard, so...

>>33548737

You alright?

this isn't goosd

>>33548737
>>You alright sir?

>>33548737
>You alright?
I think he's contemplating suicide...

NOT GOOD!

>>33548827
>>33548848
>>33548861
He looks back up at you and let's out a sigh. His words sound forced.

"Leave... Me... Alone..."

He then goes back to staring at his bolt pistol.

>We'll be leaving soon, why don't you get ready?
>Alright, I'll leave you alone then.

>>33548737
"There is still much you can do to redeem your honor."
>>33548827
What is that from? I know I should know but, its been so long. No I remember! Your a cool guy.

>>33548915
>We'll be leaving soon, why don't you get ready?
In spite of everything, he's still a marine, he is part of the unit and he bloody will grab his gear and fall in file.

Failing to do so would be to fail his duty to the EMPRAH!

>>33548915
>We'll be leaving soon, why don't you get ready?

>>33548915
[Look him in the eyes] No! Sir I will not. You are not in the best shape and I will not leave my CO looking the way you do.

>>33548997
This, It both tells him that he has a responsibility, and that we WILL NOT let him just give up, like some commoner, no, we are the Adeptus Astartaes, he angels of death.

>>33548997
this

>>33548997
>>33549030
>>33549076
He looks you in the eyes and his voice goes to a low growl.

"Leave... Me... Alone..."

He goes back to looking at his bolt pistol again. At this time, Marshton calls you over.

"Hey... I've never seen him like this before... I'll talk to him before we leave, I know he'll listen to me."

>Got it.
>It looks like he's going to off himself.
>Stay silent and nod.

>>33549030
second but more chaplainy. Really hit home with muh emperor and muh holy duties

>>33549149
>Stay silent and nod.

>>33549149
>>It looks like he's going to off himself.

>>33549149
>Got it.
This shit won't talk to us, he's no fun.

>>33549149
>"Remind him that suicide is heresy."

>>33549149
>>Stay silent and nod.
May the emperor guide him.

>>33549149
I kind of want to just kick his ass or throw him to the ground.

>>33549248
And make everyone not trust you?

This is the worst idea at the worst time.

>>33549276
I sure every one is not in the best spot and we got a CO that is about to, more likely than not, off him self. If you can think of something better by all means.

>>33549299
every option everybody chose before you posted is a better idea

>>33549299
Leave him be and let Marshton sort this shit out?

If things really go tits up, we can always find ur inquisition bro.

>>33549202
>>33549161
>>33549177
Marshton struggles to get up, but finally does after some effort. He walks over to Balzer and kneels down next to him. You can't hear what he's saying, but Balzer nods slowly and smiles before getting up. Marshton looks back at you and smiles. You smile back.

You have one more hour before the rhino is fixed up...

>Wait.
>Talk to someone.

>>33549335
To you yes. But I view in this case we need some tough love. But this is way things are up to a vote and I just wanted to post my opinion.

>>33549345
True. But death of a CO at a time like this will still not be good for us. But I guess we will see what happens. May things work out for the best.

>>33549452

>talk to Marshton
why not?

>>33549452
>>Talk to someone.
Lets help tom out.

>>33549452
Talk to the sisters. Fill them in on the Rhino situation.

>>33549452
Check on sarge and the Medicare.

>>33549479
this

>>33549452
>Talk to someone.
Emily.
maybe she needs some help, rest, or a bit of time to take care of other things than treating physical wounds

>>33549479
I'll second

>>33549479
>>33549512
>>33549633
You walk out of the cave and out to the rhino. You see Tom dragging a chimera towards the rhino as the guardsmen are taking out the engine.

"Okay, now put it inside the rhino."

Tom drops the chimera and brushes off his hand instinctively.

"Emperor, it's good to be doing work like this again... Oh, how's it going Nameless?"

>Just wanted to see how everything was going and to see if I could help.
>Looks like you got things under control here.

>>33549699
>help him

>>33549699
>>Just wanted to see how everything was going and to see if I could help.

>>33549699
>Just wanted to see how everything was going and to see if I could help.

>>33549699
>Just wanted to see how everything was going and to see if I could help.

>>33549699
>>Just wanted to see how everything was going and to see if I could help.

>>33549731
>>33549743
>>33549746
>>33549749
"Uh..."

Tom looks around for a second, then at the chimera and the rhino.

"If you could help the guardsmen take out the engine and put it in the transport compartment, that would be swell."

You nod and walk over to the guardsmen.

"It's heavy as a damn ogryn... Oh, you're here to help then? Alright then, you grab there and we'll grab here..."

>1D10, +1 to roll.

>1 Crit Fail.
>2-4 Fail.
>5-9 Success.
>10 Crit Success.

Rolled 4 + 1

>>33549802
how hard could we fail this, seriously?

Rolled 6 + 1

>>33549802
We crushed heads we can do this.

Rolled 3 + 1

>>33549802

we strong

Rolled 4 + 1

>>33549802
ere we go

Rolled 5 + 1

>>33549802

oh good, the dice aren't fucking us anymore

>>33549841
>>33549832
You lift with all your might and get the engine out of the engine compartment before slowly moving towards the crew compartment inside the rhino.

"Alright... Almost got it in, sir... Alright, slowly now... There we go... Mi lord! We have the engine inside the rhino now!"

You hear Tom outside laugh a little bit.

"Alright, give me a second. Gotta... Grab this..."

You hear some metal grinding together and then it stops. Tom appears in the entry way with the engine above his head.

"Alright, outta my way. It's time for the professional to do his work!"

THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT FOLKS!
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS QUEST AND I HOPE YOU HAD FUN!
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HAVE A NICE NIGHT, /TG/!

>>33549953
Thanks, great thread as always.

>>33549953
thanks for running

>>33549953
Thanks for the run.

>>33549953
thanks