The Cleansing of B3K Night Fight Mission - 2000 points - Ultramarines vs. Sister of Battle Celestian Sister Superior Domini wrote carefully upon the dataslab. Her fingers worked the nib across the surface carefully recording her dutiful report to Cannoness Dashaska of the order of the Emperor Triumphant Sisters of Battle attached to the sector commanded by William Horatio of the Imperial Guard. "It is my duty to report that an unexplained presence of a renegade Space Marine force was reported to the marshal of the watch at The Emperor's covent majoris in the city of Artor Primus. The disturbance to the Emperors Peace apparently began when a local watch commander reported that the Space Marines had refused to identify themself to the port authority and had instead claimed the port and established a defence perimeter out to 100 yards from the edge of the Space Port." "Word of this had not spread before the crew shift change occured. The first workers to report towards the port found the gates barred and armoured Marines blocking the way. One worker is reported to have had a taint of Chaos around him and in his evil derived delierium had attacked a Marine guard with an illegal fusion incendiary device (see sub reference 667352.4671A: Melta Bomb, Mars Pattern Manufacture), intantly rendering the Marine and the Heretic to ash." "This action resulted in a pre-emptory strike upon the mob of workers by the assembled marines killing 60% of the 400 workers in three minutes. An estimated 20% of these casualties resulted from the mob trampling itself in an attempt to retreat. The Marines then deployed Tactical Dreadnought Armour and Flamer units to scour all buildings up to 100 yards from the port. This action is reported to have caused 15,000 additional casualties." "Clearly this action was designed to ensure the safety of the Marines but the effects of the assault threatened to destroy any sense of restraint that the local populace had. Cannoness Dashaska sent a message to the Space Marine Commander, one Lord Sicarious, asking for a removal of all Marine forces into the spaceport while the local forces of the Ecclestiary Order of the Emperor Triumphant (bless His name) maintained the exclusion zone arount the port." "The Space Marine Commander then declared the Order Excommunicatus for association and collusion with traitor factions in the populace. Several cycles later the convent sentry servitors reported a force of Space Marines had deployed in force and was marching towards the Convent. The Marine intent was clear. The Order would be an example to the rest of the population, defeat by a force of Marines would be proof of the Order's guilt." "Confessor Comissar Angela was summoned to my office and for the next hour the Convent was sanctified again, the Preachers of Angela's entourage annointing the walls with the holy oils and the sacred armoury of His own Convent was opened and the Sisters of the Order made ready to defend the Convent." "I led the Convent to war in defence of our faith in the Emperor . We will not be destroyed by false pretenders to the will of the Emperor!" The Marine force was intercepted as they approached the inner gates of the first level of sanctuary in the city defences. Across the square of the "Emperor as Giver of Hope" and its statue of the Marine Triumphal. I directed the Retributors to establish a position on the Message Copter landing pad. The Seraphim I directed to flank the Marines with support from two Sisters Squads and a Celestians Squad. The other sisters and Seraphim consituted the attack on the contrasting flank." "Indeed the Emperor smiled upon us this day as we drove the Marine lines back as each target was steadily eliminated. It is with sadness that I report that 47 battle brothers and one 'ancient one' died in the battle. Only two score sisters died as a result of the action." "Special mention must go to Veteran Sister Superior Cassiopieda of the Retributor squad. Expert fire support and target aquisition caused the elimination of a squad of tactical Dreadnought Armour as a result of her actions." End Report, Sister Dominini presiding from : Captian Sicarious, Commander of 5th Company, Ultramarines. To : Marnus Calgar, Chapter Master, Ultramarines Re: Clensing of B3k My Lord, I regret that I failed in eliminating the presance of the Cadre of Adeptus Ministorum on B3k. Inital Insertions by Thunderhawks were successful. Upwards of 50,000 casulaties were taken with less than a dozen battle brothers lost. Though, as we neared the North gate, we were met in force by a number of So called Sisters of battle. WE fought bravely in the name of the Emperor and the Primarch, but were unsuccessul in our attacks. I regret that Terminator Squad Cassius was lost, though they fought bravely and brought honor to the chapter. Squad Hectate was also lost, but not after forcing the withdrawal of a number of the jump-pack-equiped Sisters. I am happy to report that all of the Rhinos, and rhino-based tranports the Sisters used were destroyed. Ancient Nero's dreadnought was destoryed, but he was recoved and transported back to the Eagle of Ultramar. Of the 47 casulaties we took, only 20 were given final rights, the remaing 27 shall be fit for combat within the next few days. Gene-seed recovery was done promtly. Following out withdrawal, I ordered a virus and plasma bombing of the area the sisters were fortifying. All Structures were flattened. I do not belive all the Sisters were killed in such a bombing. Once the 4th company arrives, I shall confer with their Captain on out next course of action. A prisoner taken yeilded some intesting information, before succoming to chaplain Phalkun's interrigation. She revealed that there is a teaching that the Space marines have become tainted and are no longer sons of the Emperor (Blasphemy!), and that We do not serve humanity and the Emperor, but Only ourselves. I belive that this information may be the start of a crusade aganst the marine chapters. Attacks have not only occured On Terrsus, But also on the Sandworms chapters homeworld of A'rakhis, Marine Sardukars homeworld of Salsecund, Red Samurai's outpot of Jiro IV, and attacks on forces of Dark Angels, Black Dragons, Emperor Scythes and Flesh Tearers that are invovled in the Brigadoom Crusade by Ministorum forces. End transmission. Thought for the Day The universe is darkness, the Emperor is our torch. by Dave and Geoff: Aug 29, 2001