14th Legion Part Three

"Rejoice, children! Your Father brings you to hope in your darkest hour. Let those who would accept his gifts come forth and receive the blessings of the Lord of Decay. Cast away your crutches and doubts. Put aside beliefs in a false master who fills your hearts with lies, sorrow, and regrets. Embrace instead the glorious gifts of rot and decay. Revel in the beauty of putrescence and be reborn a living symbol of perseverance."

- Daemon Prince Gal'furth

"Embrace the Grandfather Nurgle and his love." One of four Plague Marines said to the intruder as he fire his bolter. They patrol the ship's hallway after receiving notification and since they were the nearest, they were the first Plague Marines to welcome the newcomers. The outcome wasn't what they expected.

After firing a few rounds, the first thing they notice was the sense of feeling. For the first time since their transformation after receiving the blessing from the Plague God, the four traitors began to feel everything. The sensation of pain and smell was unimaginable to the Plague Marines as their perception of reality cleared like a blue sky after a misty morning.

The first Plague Marines couldn't feel his left hand making a fist or move its fingers. Instead of a human hand, his left hand was made out of a green tentacle and wrapped around the bolter barrel guard like some kind of sea monster. Looking down, the traitor saw his body instantly terrified him to his core as his power armor, the pride and symbol of his legion is nothing but a rusty metal bucket with his guts just hanging out like some fat flesh.

"What happened to me? Where is my arm?" The traitor said to himself but no one paid attention to him as the other three were on the same boat as the first traitor.

The second and third Plague Marines check their bodies to find out that their stomachs were replaced with large mouths with sharp fangs. The second marine's upper body and face were covered with tumors and the only way for him to breathe was through an organic tube that was connected to his mouth through his helmet.

The third marine, on the other hand, didn't have the tumor upper body like his friend, instead, he have boils and infections all over his skin while his power armor extract those boils for the pus. The nightmare didn't stop there as the third traitor realized that his right leg was much larger than his left and completely naked from the power armor. Each step would force the boils to spill the pus out from his right foot and the worst part is that the leg has eyes. A living eyes that weren't his or able to see through.

The fourth Plague Marine is in worst shape compared to the other three. His entire body was bloated to the point he would explode if someone hit him with a bolter round. His rusted power armor was too small for his overweight body and most of his fats were digging into the armor's sharp edges like a dagger, bleeding him all kinds of liquids besides blood.

Overall, the four Plagues Marines saw their tragic condition under Plague God's blessings and completely forgot about who they were fighting a few seconds ago. The unknown force continue to advance and before four Plague Marines realized what was going on, multiple bolter rounds and a few plasma shots completely wipe them out without giving them a chance to defend themselves.

"Spare no one. We are doing them a favor by erasing them from existence completely. Tonight, no souls will return to the Lord of Decay." The leading terminator said to others behind him and move forward with his power fists ready. Attached under his two power fists are two different types of range weapons. One on the right fist has a chain bolter while the other fist has plasma cannon, both having retractable lighting claws in unexpected melee fights.

"Yes, Chapter Master!" The 20 Honour Guards replied at the same time and follow the leader while the middle and rear guards stay alert for a possible ambush. The power of the blank and extension of William's ability to every Honour Guards divested not only minions of the Plague God but also the ship's environment as well.

The fungus and other plant life quickly withered while maggots and flies died as the overwhelming power of the blank blocked them from receiving Nurgle's blessing. Of course, fire from the flamers made no difference in what killed them as it purged the walls and floors, revealing the original structures of the Battle Barge.

William's force pushes forward, clearing every turn and room. Each resistance was met with more bolters and fire as William unleash his stress and anger at the unfortunate Plague Marines and a few daemons of the Nurgle.

"Chapter Master, we are a few kilometers away from the command bridge. I advise caution as the enemy leader of this ship would have elite guards." Captain Auguste said to William through vox radio. Even though the ship was being purged from the corruption, the air was still filled with spores and all kinds of diseases. Thankfully, the power armor and air filter helped greatly as if not for those pieces of equipment, William's group will be experiencing attrition of Chaos corruption.

"Understood Captain Auguste. Let's see if anyone is waiting for us on the other side of this door." William raises his right-power fist and punches the door, shattering the metal door to make the entrance. The room was big and large enough to be vehicle storage, but instead of storing vehicles, the room is filled with big sacks of unknown organic materials. By William's estimation, he counted over 30 biological sacks and each of them contained living beings. Living beings with Legion Astartes genetic materials.

'Oh, I saw enough horror movies to know what those are.' William immediately follows his instinct and raises his range weapons to fire.

"Destroy them all before these things hatch," William's order wasn't obeyed as the frontline began to receive enemy fires. William's large terminator armor took most of the attack and his shield managed to hold the worst of it as some of the enemy attacks were blight launchers.

"Pushing forward and spread out! We can't have the enemy hold us in the bottleneck position," Captain Auguste orders his men to push forward so they can have a strong position to prevent the enemy from holding the superior position.

"On me!" William boosts his energy shield and raises his two arms. With his tactical auto-aiming system built in his armor, William locked multiple targets and fired. Combi-bolter and plasma cannon cause explosions beyond the normal capabilities of Astartes' war gears. Not only did the bullets and plasma blast kill the enemies but destroyed the organic sacks containing the traitors.

"Follow the Chapter Master!"

"For the Emperor!"

"We are the bane of the heretics and Chaos!"

Honour Guards of the Blacksouls chapter advance with no hesitation and their weapons deliver devastating power to kill their enemy. Each of the Honour Guard's bolter rounds contains a small microchip of nanomachines that break down the enemy's body the moment it makes the contact. One hit from this bullet will spread the tiny machine to devour the enemy's flesh and continue to grow until the host of the body is nothing but a pile of dust in the end.

As for the flamer, the short-range crowd control weapon blast blue flame instead of red or orange. This is because of the higher temperature and special chemicals in the fuel they use as ammunition. Not only does the fire of the flamer burn longer and hotter but the chemicals within make sure nothing will put down the flame such as water or sand as it will continue to burn unless the supply of air is gone.

The Honour Guards possess close combat weapons as it is their bread and butter in combat. From power swords, shields, axes, hammers, and lighting claws. Mastercrafted weapons are deadly on their own but when activated, the close combat weapons can deliver powerful blasts or cut through anything within their limit. The Cog Boys previously tested William's terminator armor and found out that the armor plating generates countermeasures to prevent the power blade from cutting the armor and absorbs the kinetic impact completely.

William didn't hesitate as nothing could hurt him or affect him using warp magic. Anything standing in his way was crushed to paste and Death Guard stood his way, William simply punched or slice him into pieces.

With each attack William delivered, he received more attacks from his enemies. Shortly after, William saw his kinetic storage is 100% and saw how he is now surrounded by the enemy, he activates the kinetic blast, shredding anyone and anything around him. The blast cleared William's path and others to joined him as the majority of the enemies began to retreat to the next room.

"Concentrate all your fire towards the retreating enemy! Don't let them escape to regroup." The order came from the Chapter Master and they are followed without any question. Three Honour Guards step forward with their heavy weapons in their hands and fire at will, killing rear Death Guards as they attempt to run away.

Just as the three Honour Guards were about to empty their magazine, a cracking sound can be heard and a second later, a large number of enemy terminators teleported into the room. Equipped with mutated Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Armour from the era of the Great Crusade and Horus Hersey, about 50 terminators entered the battlefield, armed to the teeth.

"You have done enough damage to our newly formed ranks, but fear not for Grandfather Nurgle's love is eternal." The leading Blightlord Terminator spoke with a sickly voice. Elite Death Guards among the traitor legion made their desperate move to stop the unstoppable force even though they have no idea who they are facing. They simply assumed that these loyalists Space Marines are a separate sect of Grey Knights as they have similar coloring and armor types. This assumption will be their mistake and a fatal one as William didn't bother answering the leader of the Blightlord with words but with his fist.

"No thanks, but my fist of love will free your soul for good." The punch sends the enemy leader's head flying while his body below the neck simply slumps down to the floor, only one leg somehow manages to finch due to muscle reaction. The head hit the wall and exploded into a large lump of goo as it slide down like a slime.

William's surprise attack sends out full-scale war as some Blightlord Terminators open fire and some charge head-on to fight the enemy with Balesword or bubonic axes. Expecting this, the 20 Honour Guards did the same and two elite units clash against each other, shaking the floor with unimaginable force.

Blightlords have the advantage in number but their ability to fight with Nurgle's blessing is no more and their strength of plague became obsolete. Still, some of the Blightlords managed to kill Blacksouls' Honour Guards brutally as possible but as one of them fall, three of their own fell with no way for them to reach the Plague God's realm.

While Blacksouls elite guards hold their own, William was having a blast as his third ability to master any item allows him to utilize all of his weapons and armor to full potential. With unbelievable speed, William stepped left and right, dodging most of the enemy weapons and getting close enough for him to use his duel-lighting claws.

Each of his lighting claws met its mark as the entire helmet was cut into three pieces or horizontally cut, separating the bodies. Pulling his hands back, William brings out a golden halberd from his inventory. After activating the halberd, William made his stance to welcome Blightlords as they approach him with their melee weapons in their hands.

William blocks the first attack with his halberd as a rustly ax strikes from above. Fighting the enemy's strength, William redirects the ax blade and strikes the enemy terminator's helmet with the back of his halberd. The head exploded due to the powerful blow and the terminator's incredible strength. Following this motion, the golden halberd slice the air as William swings the weapon, switching from his right to left hand expertly.

The 10 vs 1 fight turned into a blood bath as the golden blade of the halberd cut down any enemy terminator standing in its way. Nothing could stop it as armor plating and the enemy's blades simply cut down like grass. William stopped spinning his weapon and after pulling back his right hand, he bring out his left arm forward. Equipped with a combi-bolter, William cleared the rest of the Blightlords that his halberd couldn't reach, killing all of his opponents in one single motion.

"For the Emperor! For we are true death of his archenemy!"

As the battle continues, the Blightlords' captain and commander of the Resheph, the Death Guard Battle Barge step out from his command bridge. Realizing that the company of Brightlords isn't enough, Captain Kallgar Toxic Blade heads towards the storage room with his trusty power scythe in his hand, while his Primarch's elite terminator units 'Eyes of Mortarion' follows him as they were ordered to protect Captain Kallgar with their lives.