"Retribution"
Priest Duke's Log;
Holy Stardate: 752 73rd Orbit Of the Patriarch, 4th Orbit of the Holy Star
ITC "Sanctum Of Heretics"
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"Status Report"I Cried
"Status Red, Hull collapsing decks nine through fifteen, Engines losing power and the jumpdrive has been destroyed with the S.E.T.A engine" He Groaned with a typical unenthusiasm whitch seems to have spread through most of the fleet.
"Then get me a S.E.T.A engine from one of the wreckages in orbit
We scavenged the ruins of the Xenon Armada for two Wozura's until we came across the wreck of A Deimos Class Frigate, it's hull tore in two and a thousand corpses littered the skies.
"By the Light, May they find passage to the Third Realm."Uttered the Lower Duke who was now aboard the Sanctum.
"Bah, spare me your superstition. They put up a good fight and gave the enemy a fight. I care little for your third realm"
The Lower duke mumbled under his breath and marched away.
"Does the ship have a salvageable S.E.T.A core engine? I querstioned the operator of the scanner.
"It has taken damage But it is useable" Stated The Sensor Chief.
"Take us in and deploy salvage teams Ignore the d.."
"And recoover the dead."
"You will ignore the Lower Duke you will focus on the salvage!"
"Wha.. shurely you jest."
"You will be silent if not to relay a useful command!
The lower Duke sat firmly in his chair next to mine siilennt but his face said everything.
Another Five wozuras passed and the ship was sloowly crumpling apartfrom the stresses of the battle. Spirits were lited as the Head of Engineering called.
"Drive Core In place Priest Duke it is running but it will not hold foor a Orbit of the Patriarch!"
"It will Hold for as long as the need be!"
I turned my attention to the navigator and the helmsman.
"Navigator Set a course for Avaris"
"Understood, Priest Duke
The ship set its vector Travelling alone through the void drifting at a pace of 34 M/S Through the Abyss.
We encroached upon its prey, slow and cautios, we were aware that the ship may not survive bieng pulled into slipspace, however we took the risk like an enterprising buisnessman taking out a loan.
"Gate in, 5 sezuras
"4"
"3"
"2"
"1"
The ship was thrown into the wormhole and the hull buckled, fires broke out and roars and screams filled the shattered hallways.
"Priest Duke, the reactor is open!, any more and we will shurley perish."
Moments after the ship was spat into the sector 'wastelands' the sector was ruined by the Kha'ak and Xenon before we starte te 'Argon Campaign' and was nothing bbut a tattered shell, a husk of its former self.
Then we say our beacon of hope, the shining Monolith, the Aran we had stationed was still in System and heading toward us at a steady pace.
"We are bieng hailed" Called the ship computer its voice filled with static and error reports
"On screen"
A blurred face appeared before me as the power slowly drained the monitor flickered.
"Priest Duke, this is Admiral Durghalkt of the Holy Sephulcher Do you require assistance?"
"Confirmed admiral, we are making bad tide we will slip into the abyss should we continue."
"Then we shall Prepare for the 'Ritual Of Repair' now sir
The crews of the Aran's are mostly members of an old Paranid Cult that worshipped technology and the usage of electricity, as a token of thanks for the advances that its use brought upon our race.
Personally it is all a load of superstition and 'K'eturght' Whitch i have little time or the patience for.
The ship's Gradually approached each other and we began the carefull process of docking a damaged vessel to another ship. The two ships came into docking range and as the aran hit us with its tractor beam the hull crumpled yet more, leaving a gaping hole depressurising over 7 Decks we were inside the arans atmosphere field and so there was no danger to those sucked out into the Zero Gravity enviroment.
I strode down the airlock docking port to meet the anxious admiral.
"Status Report Admiral."I commanded of him
"Your ship was nnot ready for combat Priest Duke, it is believed by your ship computer that after you left the atmosphere field of The headquaters that the Zero Grav enviroment has slowly eaten away at the exposed decks and structural components" He stated saddened the tech priests of the Sephulcher often worship the flagship of the fleet as an Idol.
"Can the ship be saved?"
"Yes Priest Duke however it may take an orbit of the Holy star aboard this vessel or at least 20 orbits of the Patriarch at the Headquaters Drive Yards.
We continued our conversation for several Wozuras he spoke often of how it was an honour to have the flagship of the fleet aboard his vessel, i just nodded my head content at the fact that he was giving us safe passage to the Headquaters.
"All Hands prepare for jumpdrive" The captain called down the intercom.[/color
And then a perculiar sight occoured the engineers on the security camera, appeared to prey to the jumpdrive for it to fire. They finished their barbaric prayer and the ship was warped into a wormhole leaving beheind the sea of rubble and asteroids of the wastelands and wiithin a mizura entering the schorched skies of Avaris"
As we emerged through the gate the captain recited an old shipcaptains blessing.
"Praise the light, for i have used the holy light of Paranidia to guide the brave souls home, i will continue to illuminate the skies with holy vigour and i will continue this until i return to where i began.
The entire ship ferll silent for around 3 sezuras until the entire crew stated
Praise Be.
To Be Continued
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Edit no screens today as nothing really happened i will however post some in a seperate post at a later time.
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