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Captain Valos of the VIII legion Astartes atleast that's what he was back in the great crusade 10,000 years ago now he was a renegade captain of some 80 Night Lords and the strike cruiser Bloody Reaper they were the reapers of blood war band formally the 18th company once nearly 500 astartes strong now a shadow of those better times. Valos grunted as the ships deck rumbled and groaned signaling they were leaving the Warp. "Translation to real space complete my lord" one of his human serfs reported to him causing him to wave to dismiss them. "Auspex reading now" Valos demanded as he looked at the bridge crew run about terrified to be reprimanded the last bridge crew member to be reprimanded skin still hung from on of the vaulted arch ways surrounding the bridge. "sir we detect 3 imperial ships 1 light cruiser of dauntless class and 2 material transports" the auspex officer reported "Good let's begin destroy the Light cruiser and cripple the transports" Valos ordered The Bloody Reaper moved fast being an astartes strike cruiser it was deadly and fast designed to run blockades and take on vessels of greater tonnage it fired two lance battery salvos at the first transport its migraine bright beams neatly slicing off the massive enginarium blocks in bright silent explosions causing the vessel to tumble out of control, as this happened 3 long torpedos left the Reaper crashing into the transport to disgorge it's deadly cargo of 30 Night Lord space marines into its bowels that's when the VoX traffic was nothing but screams coming from the transport. the second transport powered away as the Light Cruiser Dawn of Hope moved to intercept the Bloody Reaper it's broadside macro batteries unleashing a torrent of tank size shells at the strike cruiser causing its void shields to flare like oil on water The Reaper Answered with its own broard side of macro and lance batteries popping the light cruisers void shields with the first barrage before the second began eating into the vessels armour, macro shells ripping great holes into its starboard flank as lance beams cut burning furrows through several decks immolating crew and machinery with equal ease crippling the Dawn of Hope in two salvos leaving it listing and burning, Valos considered capturing it and maybe starting his own little fleet but decided the damage was too great so signaled to finish it as soon as they crippled the second transport. with the order given the Bloody reaper Fired 3 more torpedos along with lance battery fire the lance battery fire cut into the engine of the second transport and the 3 torpedos slammed into the transport repeating the process that had happened to the first transport Valos smiled knowing that within the hour both transport ships crews would either be tortured to death or slaves to work on his ship. The Bloody Reaper prowled round onto the Dawn of Hope like a shark that had scented blood as the ship tried to come about firing its few renaming starboard batteries in defiance of the inevitable, this of course made Valos smile "finish this" He stated The Bloody Reaper eager for the kill opened fire with its prow lance batteries each beam cut into Dawn of Hopes hull one beam smashing into the bridge killing its command crew within a minute of continuous firing the Dawn of Hope was nothing but a burning hulk that may one day be recovered and repaired by the imperium or would just be a wreck to float the void for eternity. Valos waited as the new slaves and materials were loaded from the two gutted transports his gauntlet tapping on the arm of his command throne as he wondered if he should have captured that light cruiser o well that's another kill for the Reaper he grinned to himself as a space marine approached "my lord all items are on board and both transports warp drives are rigged to blow when another boards" the marine reported. "Very good draken" Valos replied before dismissing him, Valos waited until his auspex office shouted "warp point opening." "so the worshipers of the false emperor did get a message out" Valos mused as his ship moved towards his designated escape point. "activate the gelled fields and jump to warp" Valos ordered as he read the new comers, Seraphs might a strike cruiser of the Angels Vermileon along with Bloody thirst and Blood Drop both astartes Nova class frigates also from the Angels Vermileon Chapter as they finished translating into the system Valos own vessel jumped into the warp.