Bloodspire by C Z Dunn

Author:C Z Dunn [Dunn, C Z]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Black Library
Published: 2012-09-18T12:13:45+00:00

Bloodspire

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mag-grabs and, as he made to continue his

ascent, Sergeant Cardula came alongside

him and gave him back his combat knife

with an appreciative nod.

Silent as the grave, the five Scouts

headed once more in the direction of

their objective.

SCENE THREE - EXT. HIVE PRIMUS,

AXONAR

ATMOS: As Scene One.

The wall of Blood Angels vehicles

unleashed an unrelenting torrent of fire

against the hive, halting only to reload

weapons and find new targeting solutions.

Sparks flew in all directions as metal

impacted against metal, but each shot

only thinned the adamantium walls by mere

millimetres. Missiles streaked towards

weapons emplacements but, hidden as they

were behind thick shields, more often

than not they detonated prematurely,

leaving the autocannons behind to send

volley after volley against the Space

Marines.

Though the Blood Angels second assault

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on the base of Hive Primus was just as

furious and unrelenting as the first, if

the Axonar separatists had been paying

close attention, then they might have

noticed something amiss. Rather than

Blood Angels using Rhinos as cover to

fire behind, it was the armoured personnel

carriers’ weapons that were now trained

on the base of the hive, servitors being

employed to do the task previously carried

out by battle-brothers.

Heavy weapons activity was less frequent

too, as Brother Orphael fired from one

position and then quickly scrambled to

another location to unleash another

missile, before repeating the process. To

the casual onlooker, it may have seemed

as if an entire company, two even, were

arrayed against the rebellious forces of

Axonar’s capital hive.

In reality, it was just eleven Space

Marines.

Ordering the rest of Third Company to

rendezvous with Captain Castigon and

return to orbit, Metraen had asked for

one squad to remain with him to mount the

second assault on Hive Primus. Without

hesitation, Tycho volunteered First Squad

and, after undergoing inspection by the

Chaplains in case their eagerness for

battle was the first sign of the Black

Rage claiming them, the handful of Blood

Angels set about making themselves appear

to be a force ten times larger.

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