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| Inquisitor Coteaz, preparing for planetfall |
Inquisitor Coteaz had received a brief, panicked message from the governor of Varlislia, one Ignace Trantor.
Varlislia… Coteaz had less than fond memories of the place. It was populated by a mixture of fat merchants looking to spend their dirty money and a combination of whores and smugglers who were happy to take it; if it weren’t for the strategic importance of the place he would have conveniently “lost” the message.
As Coteaz approached the system he received more intelligence from his local contacts, Inquisitor Sloan and her pet psyker. The planet had suffered misfortune in recent years and was no longer a rich man’s playpen; the population had deviated from the light of the Emperor and descended into xenos worship… or worse. To complicate matters further there were whisperings that a splinter from a distant hive fleet was also moving towards the system.
This was much worse than he had feared; if the planet were to fall to either the xenos or the hive fleet then the only response would be to order an exterminatus, but Coteaz was not in the mood to give up this planet without a fight. The Inquisitor requisitioned all the forces he could, including both Astartes of the Ultramarines and Space Wolves Chapters and a small contingent of Grey Knights. They would make landfall in 3 days’ time and drive the xenos from the planet.
As a backup he also sent communication to the flagship of the Adeptus Mechanicus fleet stationed on Choria, the General Rochambeau. If Coteaz were to fail on Varlislia then the planet would have to be cleansed of all life…
Varlislia… Coteaz had less than fond memories of the place. It was populated by a mixture of fat merchants looking to spend their dirty money and a combination of whores and smugglers who were happy to take it; if it weren’t for the strategic importance of the place he would have conveniently “lost” the message.
As Coteaz approached the system he received more intelligence from his local contacts, Inquisitor Sloan and her pet psyker. The planet had suffered misfortune in recent years and was no longer a rich man’s playpen; the population had deviated from the light of the Emperor and descended into xenos worship… or worse. To complicate matters further there were whisperings that a splinter from a distant hive fleet was also moving towards the system.
This was much worse than he had feared; if the planet were to fall to either the xenos or the hive fleet then the only response would be to order an exterminatus, but Coteaz was not in the mood to give up this planet without a fight. The Inquisitor requisitioned all the forces he could, including both Astartes of the Ultramarines and Space Wolves Chapters and a small contingent of Grey Knights. They would make landfall in 3 days’ time and drive the xenos from the planet.
As a backup he also sent communication to the flagship of the Adeptus Mechanicus fleet stationed on Choria, the General Rochambeau. If Coteaz were to fail on Varlislia then the planet would have to be cleansed of all life…
(prepared by Big Tom)
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