Chapter 22

Explosions shake the cavern as bolt rounds strike the icy walls as the sounds of dying necromorphs ring out with guttural screams.

Upon the slope, what once was a command room was now the holding position for the two legions with two heavy bolters mounted on the window looking over the slope as rounds soar down into the ever growing mass of undead monstrosities.

"Sons of Perturabo hold this position and provide cover for me and my sons!" I shout over the noise, receiving several nods in response,

Gathering most of my atramentar and the elites of the first company, we all mount jump packs to our power packs, and with a scream of their engines, we sail over the tide of necromorphs landing near what is most likely the hive mind, my sons and I set about three virus bombs around it and the marker. Just as I was about to set the final charge, I got a vision of the beast breaking the ice.

"Pull back!!" I shout as I, along with my sons, ready our packs, but just as we get into the air, the ice breaks as large tenticals as thick as a car breaks free swiping one of my sons out the air but before the other ones could swat my sons from the air by slicing through them with my extended claws as the gauss energy eats away the matter of the monster as its horrendous screech shakes the cavern.

"Make a staggering retreat. I will detonate the bombs once we board the ships!" I shout as we begin the pull back

As we pulled back, more and more necromorphs poured into the hulk as the dead nip at our heels, and halfway, I set the final charge and wire it to go off first when the signal is sent. When we finally get out of the tunnels, a great snowstorm was brewing, reducing visibility,but it mattered not to us as we boarded the ships as they lift off as gunships prevent any of the monsters to get onboard. With the final ship leaving the ground, I activated the data pad on my arm and put in the code for the detonator and with the press of a button a great fire ball erupts from the tunnels as everything begin to melt rapidly and with most of the heat trapped in the center is should've liquefied everything in the core. With the rapid heating, the atmosphere of the planet began to fill with smoke and steam as the ships board the larger craft.

Rushing to the bridge to access the situation and with horror, it seems the hive mind survived as the virus bombs definitely harmed it as it continues to struggle in pain as the virus slowly eats it away

"Fire everything on that damnable beast and begin the readying of the world eater!" I shouted orders as men move about the Night Fall as all weapons open up on the planet and the other ships in the fleet begin to follow, but for all the firepower of the fleet the beast would not die as its tentacles try to reach or fleet but finds them too short to grasp our ships.

I honestly hoped not to use this hidden card I had built into my Gloriana class ship that basicly releases a gauss generators' full capacity into a single ray, allowing the deatomising energy to bathe its target in its baleful glow. Slowly, I could see a green glow build in front of my ship as the energy mounts.

"How long til ready to fire?" I ask

"About a minute, Lord Father " answers one of my sons

With every passing second, the glow grows brighter as it drains energy from the ship till the lights begin. to flicker.

"Ready to fire, Father," states one of my sons

"Fire" is all I can say, and not a second later, a great beam is released upon the planet as the tentacles reel back as they visibly distengrate. It is not just the beast but the planet itself that slowly begins to turn to dust and within a minute the beast is dead within half an hour a quarter of the planet is erased and two hours later the planet is not but floating dust. Already, I receive a hail from my brother on his ship. No doubt to question me on my superweapon and as I give permission for it to be broadcasted.

"What kind of weapon is that, and why did you not tell me you had such technology in your possession?." asked Perturabo

"First of all, Brother its a experimental superweapon I developed to deal with more.....problematic situations. As for the second question, I did not tell you since we both have experimental tech aboard our ships, so I did not ask of yours as you did not ask of mine." I answer, forcing neutrality into my voice.

"How do you know of my forges?" Perturabo asked as suspicion fills his gaze.

"The same way you no doubt figured out where I get my weapons as both our war gear is not made by the cult of Mars but by our own legions' hands." I remark with a smile as his face settles on neutrality.

"I do hope we can still hold trust between us brother, after all imagine if any bit of that monstrosity managed to get off world it would be a catastrophe." I state still smiling, receiving only a nod in return, as the transmission is cut due to both our ships receiving a call from our navigators.

"My lord, the emperor has called for you to come to a great council on Nikea." States our navigator no doubt wishing to return to the only room on the ship that has access to the warp which is sealed from the rest of the ship

As the transmission ends, the face of my brother returns, and with a nod, our call ends as we both ready our fleets to make our way to one of histories greatest events in the warhammer universe.

"With hope, I can subtly prepare my brothers for the trouble ahead for the universe itself is at stake." I grumble as I sit upon my command throne looming to the stars as the ships slip into full speed, turning all into a blur.