[@Wraithblade6]

[center][h2] - Imperium - [/h2][/center]
As Mithias approached the coast, he might have expected a wall of some kind. Of course, to wall off the entirety of the Imperium would have required an immense amount of resources, and was mostly pointless against the enemies the Imperium faced. Instead, the Imperium relied on the heavy-duty Tarantula turrets placed around their territory. Several of these car-sized turrets stood at the waterfront, spaced out, heavy weapons turning as the servitors within prepared to fire on the newly appeared threat. There was a moment of charging, and then twin beams of light slammed into the water. Mithias was blinded for just a moment, before realizing the beams had struck behind him, blowing two fist-sized holes in the creature. A perfect tunnel had been bored through it, allowing Mithias a surreal glimpse of the sky behind the creature, before it began to sink into the ocean.

As Mithias swam for the shore no more heavy weaponry was fired at him, although he could tell the turrets never powered down. Upon arrival he was greeted by a squad of Grey Knights, their heavy armour reminiscent of Kaldor's as two aimed their bolters at Mithias, another helping him out of the water. Their leader, easily identified by his lack of a helmet, stepped forward to meet him. "Greetings. My name is Adrian, Luitenant of the third chapter, fourth squad. Identify yourself." While one marine always had his weapon aimed at Mithias, he got no real sense of hostility, just preparation. The other marines were mainly scanning the water for signs of the monster, several making signs which were presumably to ward off evil.