Phaeton IV Gamma

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A little teaser... ;)

 

 

Chapter One

 

The Basilica Terra was an enormous structure, its crenellated sides soaring upwards and dominating the landscape for miles around. Ships gathered around the docking bays on its upper reaches while on the ground a score of dark clothed imperial guardsmen drilled. Of all the ships congregated at the fortresses’ pinnacle, none were mightier than the Ave Imperius. A Space Marine Strike Cruiser, she was painted a deep blood red from prow to stern, the endless colour only broken by a large golden upside-down ‘v’ amidships. This single gargantuan warship was the flagship of a great and noble chapter of Space Marines; the Scarlet Avengers.

 

On the Ave’s control deck her commander, Lord Admiral Toby Skarrl, nodded at the helmsman who in return leant over his controls, runes flickering as the great engines begun to warm up.

 

“Are we ready to begin the warp translation yet Lord Admiral?”

The speaker was standing in one corner of the deck, the shadows only enhancing the apparent size of his power-armoured bulk. As he stepped forwards the colour of his armour shone, its rich scarlet hues filling the room. But yet his face was the polar opposite, covered in scar tissue and bionics, it radiated coolness and authority. Here was a man who knew his business, and knew it well.

 

Skarrl nodded, “yes Brother-Captain Corvus.” The admiral too was a Space Marine but unlike Corvus his armour was a deep blue, the only red on it one shoulder pad.

 

With a roar of engines the Ave slowly spun around until her prow pointed almost directly upwards, towards the inky blackness of space. Then there was a whoosh and the entire ship seemed to shrink to a pinprick before disappearing altogether.

 

The Scarlet Avengers were on the war march again.

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come on guys, reply. I need some 'constructive critisism'!