Tales From the Dark Millennium by Warhammer

Author:Warhammer [Warhammer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

them, but this was not at all the result it brought.

As the flames licked over the reaching arms of the monolith, their fiery, orange

glow was at first sucked upwards, as though carried by some unseen force, and then

repelled utterly, hurled back from the monolith in a cloud that threatened to engulf

Teleus and the others. Teleus quickly cut off the gout of his weapon and plunged to

the floor. Elogos, Cyriacus and Auralius escaped harm likewise before all four rose

to their feet and stared in amazement at the monolith.

Between the high span of the monolith's arms, an opaque purple light now

throbbed, crackling and swirling with the fury of lightning, yet racing and spiralling

towards the sky like smoke escaping a fire. The beam of light burst upwards,

piercing the sky and shooting towards space. Elogos gazed up, following the light's

course and gaped in astonishment at what he saw above him.

The rising sun had not yet blotted out the stars, and in the dim grey sky,

something moved. Its shape was unclear at such a distance, but even then Elogos was

certain that something vast was suddenly awake amongst the stars above him.

The Thunderhawks roared into the launch bay, side by side, their pilots setting them

down with little thought to their location, such was the urgency with which Elogos

now ordered their return to the Shield of Vigilance. The planet below still held many

secrets to be uncovered, the mysterious fortress certainly warranted further

investigation, but there was clearly one matter in priority greater than either of these.

Elogos dashed down the Thunderhawk's ramp and swiftly crossed the hangar. All

around him the other Marines raced back to their stations.

A minute later and Elogos arrived on the bridge, where Nerion patiently waited

in his place.

'Greetings, Elogos,' said Nerion. 'And tell me, what is this you have conjured up

for us?' Nerion gestured towards the forward observation window and Elogos cast his

gaze out into space - straight at a second, colossal monolith. The thing was vast, its

arms reached out to such a width that a ship could easily pass between them, yet

apart from its size it was all but identical to the smaller monolith on the planet below.

'Approach it,' said Elogos. 'Slowly.'

'Aye,' came the reply and the strike cruiser moved slowly forward. Its progress

was interrupted as the ship suddenly rocked with a force sufficient to fling Elogos to

the ground and leave Nerion desperately clutching the seat beside him in order to

keep his feet.

'We're under attack!' roared Nerion into the comm-link, instantly alerting all

stations.

A dizzying blur of motion raced past the view screen and two brilliant streaks of

light shot forth before the blast hatch came down and obscured the view. Elogos

waited for the inevitable impact but instead felt only the mild judder of shields

receiving fire. Auralius, it seemed, had got just a little more out of the Shield of

Vigilance. Elogos gazed down at his console as he hauled himself to his feet; a

dizzying array of sensory readings and energy signatures across it.

'Eldar,' said Elogos, cursing as he hammered the console with his fist. Nerion

braced himself at a console behind his captain, as they readied for a counter-attack.

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