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Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

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Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

“I can answer the first question for you, Adrianne.” said Aviza, who was still comfortably positioned upon her section of the sunk-in couch. "I will be staying onboard the Typhon to watch over the ship and to act as mission support through this campaign. I have full control of the ships systems and our reserves of Legio Cybernetica Delta-Omega-03 Combat Robots that are under the command of the Inquisition. These combat robots will be our reinforcements, alongside the ships weapon systems, if or when they are needed." said Aviza before glancing back at Celestian Andromedai, who now nodded her head once. "What Celestian Aviza said is correct, in every word. She will be acting as mission support and will provide any additional help that we may need through the system."

After taking a few steps forward, Andromedai would then speak again, wanting to answer all questions posed. "As for resistance, I am not entirely sure what kind of forces we may encounter once we begin our investigation. On one hand, the Chaos forces could remain hidden and merely let us wonder about, and on the other they could send out Chaos Spawns to assault us. There is no way to know what awaits us there, all we can do is to be prepared for what what comes."

Andromedi glanced over at Aviza who held firm eye contact with their leader before continuing. "There are cameras mounted at the location, and throughout the city. None of them have been deactivated to my knowledge. Footage from that night showed a peaceful gathering of said individuals before they silently dispersed and returned to their homes without any kind of activity that one would consider out of the ordinary. None of the targets have tried to flee the city either, they merely carry out their daily activities as if nothing has happened." Andromedai would pause for a moment to take a breath before answering more questions. "There are no other Inqusitorial safe houses located upon the planet, we have the safe house here and the ship to fall back to if needed." There would be no mention of the possible Skitarii forces.

Once Celestian Andromedai had decided that she had responded to all questions to the best of her ability, she motioned with her left hand for the retinue to follow her. Let us move out before night fall arrives, I rather have some sunlight when we begin our investigation. Turning on her right heel, Andromedai would lead the retinue out of the living room and back through the decontamination chamber and finely to the landing pad where the Typhon awaited their arrival. Adrianne, please take co-pilot with me once more, controls are yours if you sense anything."

Celestian Andromedai would walk up the ships ramp and into the Typhon, followed by Celestian Aviza who had now attached her helmet securely onto her armor and looked much more imposing. "I will take the seat behind you, Celestian Andromedai." said Aviza as she entered the cockpit, looking around the Typhons interior. Andromedai did not say anything in response, but merely nodded her head in acknowledgement before taking the main pilots seat and strapping herself in. Her hands glided across the control panel in front of her and the ship quickly prepared itself for departure. A few short moments would pass before Andromedai looked over her right shoulder to make sure everyone was inside of the ship and seated before taking taking off. Thankfully, from what she could tell, everyone was and they could now depart without worry of leaving someone behind.

"It wont take us long to reach our destination, so be prepared to depart shortly. said Andromedai as the Typhon cleared the landing pad and made its way through the large metallic doors that had now opened above them. The ships cockpit would suddenly be filled with the warm sunlight from Erathell, a welcomed change from the artificial lighting inside of the safe house that they had been so accustomed to. Unlike their arrival, the Typhon now flew at a much higher altitude, showing the sprawling natural land scape below them that quickly turned to city. Aviza leaned forward in her seat, before raising her right hand and pointing at the massive archway in the distance, "I'm guessing that is the Aquila Arch, and past it the main residential area of Dalenarth." said Aviza, more making a statement than asking a question. Andromedai nodded her head a few times before brining the Typhon low, almost hitting the top of the city structures as she did.

"Celestian Aviza, keep an eye on our surroundings and be prepared to assist us in anyway once we arrive." said Andromedai as she Typhon neared its designated landing point, not far from the archway and entrance into the residential living area. The ship gently decelerated, its VTOL thrusters working over time to correct the aircrafts trajectory and keep it from crashing into the ground below. The low hum that could be heard throughout the ship died down once the Typhon touched down, and became almost inaudible as Andromedai removed the safety straps from herself and stood in the cockpit, "Let's move out." Celestian Andromedai would move through the cockpit and back to the only way into and out of the Typhon, opening the door that lead to its exterior. She would be the first one out, and walked down the ramp before stepping foot onto the smooth pathing below her.

Outside of the ship, the occupants of the residential area went on with their daily tasks, giving little to no attention to the Typhon and her crew who had just arrived. Though this would not last long once Celestian Andromedai appeared, followed by the rest of the retinue. a few occupants turned to stare but then quickly thought better of their actions and returned to what they had been doing, some others merely kept with their actions and did not pay any of them any attention. Then there were those who, after seeing the retinue, quickly returned to their homes, sensing some sort of trouble beginning and not wanting to be caught within it.

Celestian Andromedai began to walk in the direction of the Aquila Arch, her Adrastus Bolt Caliver still positioned upon her back but would be at the ready in a moments notice if any trouble presented itself. Aviza's soothing voice came through the retinues coms, "The first person of interest is near by, her name is Aphillia Tamiya." Information on the subject, like where she lived, what she looked like, her age and other details of the such was now sent to each member of the retinue who had a data pad. This information showed upon Andormedai's HUD, and could be quickly referenced at a glance.

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"I do believe everyone is now here?" said Aviza as she glanced around at the retinue who had now gathered in the main living room of the safe house. Andromedai nodded her head once in acknowledgement before raising her hand to silence everyone present, "If you would all turn your attention to the screen on my right." Celestian Andromedai would make a slight motion towards the screen, which suddenly turned on to show a section of the main city within the heart of Erathell. "This is the city of Dalenarth, we were here earlier when when visited Nickolai, the Planetary Governor within his personal office. Andromedai frowned slightly, remembering the overly pragmatic individual who had informed them of the Chaos situation within the Hyperion system. "As I have stated before, this world is part civilized and part pleasure planet. It is nearly impossible for us to move around in such a setting while remaining inconspicuous. I believe that if we attempt such, it could hinder our operations. So for the moment I will allow us to move freely around the city as we see fit without worry about being seen. Perhaps we could even draw the Chaos forces out of hiding and into the open." Andromedai would pause for a moment as the screen next to her adjusted to show the south eastern edge of the city, this area was much more open and appeared to be filled with large mansion like homes and other residential buildings one would expect in such a location.

"This is the main residential area of Dalenarth, besides living quarters, one can find Chapels dedicated to the God Emperor, stores to purchase needed supplies for anything one could want, and a large open park within the middle." Pointing with her right hand to a large archway of gothic Imperial Architecture that was the gateway into the residential living area, one could easily see a figure of a hulking golden eagle perched upon the top of it, with the creatures wings outstretched and posed in a way as if the avian form was swooping in to attack its pray. "This is the Aquila Arch, it is the entry way into the residential area of Dalenarth and an important location for our investigation for a number of reasons." The screen would adjust to show the archway from a first person view below it, before Celestian Andromedai would speak once more."The first reports of Chaos forces within the city came from this location, and the people who gathered at this location shortly after the report makes me quite interested in beginning here. I was given a list of those who attended this poorly timed gathering, and we shall be paying each of them a visit, shortly." Andromedai would then take a step forward, "This is where we will begin our investigation into the corruption of Chaos. Now, are there any questions that any of you would like to ask before we move out?"

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

"This is Celestian Andromedai, all members of the retinue, please report to the main living room for mission assignment and departure." Andromedai's voice would suddenly be heard over the safe houses internal com system when she had decided that they had received plenty of time to get settled into their new surroundings. Moving to the large screen that was placed upon the wall near the sunk in couches and coffee table, she would stand along side it and await for her retinue to arrive. Aviza, of all currently present inside of the safe house, would be the first to arrive. For the last three hours, she had taken her own leave and spent it inside of Andromedai's ship, looking over all of its systems to ensure it was ready for whatever laid ahead of them. "You called for the retinue?" asked Aviza, taking a seat on one of the large sunk in sectional couches before crossing her left leg over her right. "I did, yes, I will have a full brief of our mission once everyone arrives." Aviza nodded her head once in acknowledgement.

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"Not all situations can be resolved with a weapon, and not all situations require one to be solved. It would be wise to keep that in mind, Spartan Ryker." said Spartan Aviza after she caught the unconscious soldier falling into her arms. Moving to her feet once more, she would carry the man into the building where the others were hiding the dead bodies of his fellow soldiers. He would be placed upon the ground in the opposite corner of the building, away from the corpses.

Aviza reenabled her active camouflage and moved along side those of the team that were currently present. All explosives have been planted, when are we planning to detonate the charges inside of the anti-aircraft cannons? inquired Aviza, as her gazed followed Vael's to the sky above. The sudden appearance of the friendly fleet above them was the only answer that Aviza needed, she quickly had Shih prepare the explosives charges, and would detonate them when the time was right or when given the order.

"So we are using a MAC cannon..." said Aviza as she observed the Chorus of Thunder's MAC cannon fire directly through the Brute cruiser. Above them, there would be a moment of silence as the weapon fired, tearing the brute ship is half, which were now falling to the surface, outside of the structure. Then came the near-deafening sound of the battle above, it echoed across the landscape and jolted those within the range of its shockwave. "I never get tired of seeing that, such a magnificent sight." by the end of her sentence, Aviza had already informed Shih to detonate the explosive charges.

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

Hey everyone, I have bad news.

Shit hit the fan over here and my posts may be a bit slower than normal, sorry.

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

@Rithy The image is not working for me. D:

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@Theyra Well, you could already be at the safe house and just come out of your room somewhere during the three hour break before the first mission?

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

Hey everyone, I will be posting in one day, please try and get a post up before then!

Warhammer 40k: Enigmas of the Warp

Celestian Andromedai thought on the question posed by Stukov for a moment before answering, The safe house has never been used by anyone other than the Inquisition, and has only existed for a few very short years. I had spent many hours trying to convince my superiors to allow such a strange but welcoming structure to be built. They felt it was a waste of resources but I insisted that having the safe house the way it is currently would not only help improve upon moral, but also prove as a strategic position if the planet was ever invaded. After all of this and a few threats placed around in the right place, the safe house was constructed. I can assure you that very few have seen this structure, and even less know about it, like the planetary governor. As for the modifications to the rooms, please do not do such a thing Medaira. Unless they really are just small changes that I can remove once this is over." Andromedai took the last bite out of her sandwich before moving off of the seat she had been occupying, "Thank you for the lunch Aviza, I will return shortly after I get everyone situated within their rooms." Aviza would nod her head, cleaning up after the retinue, in silence.

"Everyone, follow me and I will show you the full layout of the safe house, from there you can pick your own rooms and do as you please as I stated earlier." Celestian Andromedai would not wait for her retinue before walking, she would merely start moving in the directions she wanted everyone else to follow her in, and would expect the others to do so. "As I am sure most of you have assumed by now, the safe house is mostly underground. There are a few parts that are not and we will cover those when the time comes. You have already seen the landing pad, the rear entry way, the kitchen, and somewhat the living room. Celestian Andromedai would stop as they once more entered the large living room with sunk in couch and large metal coffee table in the middle of it. "This is the living room, there is plenty of space for all of us to sit among the sunken couch. The rest should be obvious, like the large screen amongst the wall to my left. I am unsure what shows upon pleasure planets, but I am sure that none of it would fall under what we would consider tasteful entertainment."

Andromedai would pause for a moment before walking once more, down a large hallway made out of smoothed stone, on the walls were cylinder shaped lights that gave off a soft, warm light that flooded said hallway. On either side of the hallways walls were pieces of art, some from the bizarre, to beautiful, to some that made no sense at all. "All of the art you see on the walls around you, was collected by me, in one way or another. The group would then enter into another large room, though this one had three hallways connected to it. In the middle was a massive statue of Saint Celestine, holding a torch into the sky above her, with golden light coming down and painting the figure in its vibrant rays. The hallways on my right leads to the medical area, the hallway to my left leads to the armory and engineering bay. The path in front of us, leads deer into the safe house. Follow me, the medical bay is our first destination.

As the retinue walked, Andromedai kept at a good pace, wanting to make time for all they had to do and how much was still left to show. Once they reached two large metal doors that automatically slid open for them, another Sister awaited them, though this one was a Surgeon of the Sisters Hospitaller. "Sister Myra, this is the retinue. The Surgeon would turn and nod her head silently, "An honor, if any of you ever need anything, please let me know. I must return to work amongst this specimen, please excuse me." She spoke in a much softer, soothing sounding voice than any of the retinue had heard. The woman then turned back to some sort of advanced medical equipment, her hands quickly resuming the delicate task she was focused upon. "The engineering bay has modification stations and other equipment set up for you to use as you see fit, just be weary around all of it so you do not end up injured by mishandling any of it.

Once they had left the medical bay, Andromedai would point in the direction of the engineering bay, that she had just spoke about before motioning for the squad to follow her. The hallway in front of us leads to the living quarters, here you will find many vacant rooms for you to choose from." Andromedai would walk into yet another large room lined with secure doors, she would move to one and open it to show what was inside. "I do hope it is to your liking and not to over the top to cause any discomfort." The room presented was quite large and spacey, it held the same look as the rest of the house, though less intrusive upon the eye. It had a large screen like the living room, though not as large. Along side this was a full size bed of exquisite design and comfort, followed by a few large dressers made out of metal and wood, a desk with a working terminal and data system built into it, a coffee table with some sort of plant placed upon the middle of it, and many other items one would expect to find in such a room. Andromedai would walk over to a door within said room and open it to show the bathroom, set up just like the rest of the house with its sleek and ultra-modern look, though there was a walk in shower in one corner lined in the same glowing stones that made the countertop in the kitchen.

Without saying anything, Andromedai would leave the room and shut the door behind her once everyone had left. "Through the hallway to my left, is the armory, you may find all sorts of weapons and equipment there, feel free to take anything you feel you will need. On my right though, is the path that leads outside to something less conventional, please follow me." The Sister of Battle would walk down the hallway and through a set of metal doors that opened for her, there was apparently a vehicle bay, fulling stationed and ready. Within it, all sorts of vehicles from the Imperium of man could be found, even something that looked a lot like a Baneblade. I saved one last thing for all of us though, please follow me." Said Andromedai as the group left the vehicle bay once more, and returned to the junction. Now approaching the final hallway, the squad would move down it and arrived at yet another set of large metal doors, though these had a glass panel on them, showing what laid outside of the safe house.

"This more for looks, but please feel free to use as you see fit. From where they stood, they would be able to see a large outdoor pool, overlooking the ocean in the not so far distance. On one side there was an outdoor bar that could be used, next to some sort of large cooking platform and metal table that shared the same look as the rest of the safe house. On the other side was a large open garden that could be used for whatever someone wanted, and a path that lead down to the beach below. "I assure you, that the security systems at this safe house will keep this one weakness greatly protected from anyone trying to intrude upon us." There would be a short pause as Andromedai stepped out into the area around the pool, before speaking once more. "You are all dismissed to do as you see fit for three hours, once that time is up I will let you all know and we are to meet once more in the living room.

Andromedai would then depart, returning to Aviza to have a private talk with the woman, that no one would hear or know about.