40K/Inquisitor RPG. The Line of Damnation.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-05-24 08:06pm

Varian groaned and followed with him. He drew the plasma pistol and held the sword in the other. It hurt to run, his whole body felt unnaturally stiff but followed anyway.

"So what's the plan?"

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-24 09:12pm

"We follow the saint and trust in the Emperor!" Pater yelled back.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-25 09:14am

A burst of speed had brought him to Lena's side. The power field encasing the maul in his left hand crackled, while his chainsword whirred and growled hungrily, the runes carved into the casing emitting a faint glow.

Nothing mattered but the next strike. Let it be pure.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-05-25 12:26pm

The 'Saint' found it bizzare that she was coming to get used to her title. The side corridor of the cathedral was mostly deserted, but she knew, somehow, as if with sight beyond sight, that there was something malevolent and abhorrent at work.

Raising a hand to signal to the others she paused, augmented vision sweeping from side to side.

A small pebble abruptly bounced off Prius' head. One of the guards lurched upward, dropping her lasgun as she shot away from the ground. The slower among the group only heard a sickening snapping and crunching sound. Some of those who did catch a glimpse of the warped abomination devouring the unfortunate guardswoman would later claim that they wished they'd been a little slower...

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-25 07:14pm

Pater swore. "The Golden Throne!" He raised his force staff and unleashed a brutal psychic assault at the abomination.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-26 02:05am

Dropping his melee weapons, Prius lunged for the nearest available shooting implement, that being the dropped lasgun. Hitting the ground and rolling, he pivoted on his back and aimed straight up, flicking the selector over to full auto and emptying the powerpack in an extended burst into... whatever the warp was up there.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-05-26 06:06am

The abominable creature spasmed violently as it was shot, and shuddering, it dropped the mauled corpse in a spray of clinging, foul smelling goo that burnt the skin on contact - a largely acidic, and carcinogenic emulsion, used in digestion - descended, as did black blood, spraying from the abomination's wounds.

It seemed to tense up on itself, and, like the designed horror it was, promptly exploded, the organ containing its large store of acidic digestive juices, under pressure, ruptured by a lasround. A shower of the corrosive yellow digestive slime spurted out from the ruined creature, down onto the group below.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-26 01:27pm

Prius tossed the lasrifle away and tried to roll out from under the falling corpse, only to have it land on his legs with a meaty SPLOTCH.

"GRAAAH!" he growled/screamed through gritted teeth. The acid was sizzling along his remaining leg, scoring the flesh. Grabbing the ground with his augmetic hands, he began pulling himself free.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-26 01:36pm

Pater instinctively raised a telekinetic shield, protecting himself from the digusting spew of corrosive fluids.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-05-26 01:46pm

Varian simply use Pater as shield. He had never had the talent for it so if another did it, so much the better. Instead he looked up, plasma pistol ready for the next one.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-05-26 02:28pm

Varian had, of course, grasped the first rule of chaotic abominations. There are always more.

"I think we might want to go back," Lena said, looking at the writing mass on the ceilings ahead of them, "And try another route..."

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-26 03:01pm

"Jolan!" Pater yelled back. "Make a hole! This route is blocked!"

Jolan fired his bolt pistol at the cultists as he emerged from the side passage. Two fell, flesh and bone shredded by the deadly weapon. In his other hand Jolan raised his force rod. A beam of golden flame streamed from the psi weapons as Jolan sweeped it across the cultist positions, setting one of them alight and driving the rest back into cover.

The Adraxians took advantage of the covering fire and fired or hurled grenades at the cultists while fire las bursts to cover the advance of flamer and melta armed troopers. Shotcannons roared at anyone foolish enough to expose themselves to the soldiers of the Imperial Guard.

"Hurry!" shouted back Gix. "I can't keep this up forever!"

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-05-26 03:20pm

Varian rapid fired the plasma pistol into the abominable tide sweeping across the ceiling. It was a churning, writhing mass of corrupt flesh. Though they craved great gouts out of the mass, like the sea they filled back in.

"Get moving. They'll be on us soon."

By now his plasma pistol was glowing, brilliantly made or not, it was shot. He discarded it, pulled his force rod and sent searing blue streams rocketing into the horrors climbling about them.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-26 11:21pm

Prius pulled himself free, his skin sizzling from the acid. He thought that perhaps the limb was broken as well, impossible to tell with the other damage. With a gasp, he forced himself to his feet and tested putting some weight on it. With a gasp of pain, he realized that the best he could make was a pained hobble. His chainsword lay on the ground a few feet away. Hobbling as quickly as he could, he scooped it up and proceeded after the others. He reached the crossroads where Gix fought the horde.

"Jolan! Go! I can't keep up!" he waved at his grisly injury, muscle and the occasional patch of bone gleaming through. He looked at the inquisitor, chainsword clenched in his fist. "I'll hold the the exit open... go kill the bastards."

It was fitting. He was a Commissar of His Majesty's Ordo Commissariat. He would make his stand with the Guard.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-26 11:35pm

Gix didn't argue. Ristani wouldn't be saying that if there wasn't need for his talents ahead. He turned and jogged ahead. The toxic sludge hissing on the floor and the shreds of alien flesh alerted him to the situation. He looked up and immediately regretted it. He understood why Ristani had summoned him. He raised is force rod.

Tendrils of silver white flames gathered near the ceiling. They swirled together towards a common center, growing in numbers and thickness as they grew together. In a few moments a vortex of cleansing warp fire had taken shape. It shuddered and rose, obediant to Gix's will as they inquisitor began to sweep the ceiling clean with scourging flame. Gix's left leg twitched and he slipped to he knees, but he held the flames.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-05-26 11:40pm

Prius lurched into the defending Guardsmen, chanting loudly as he moved among them.

"You will stand your ground! You will drive back the darkness!"

Clipping his sword to his waist, he snagged a hellgun and nodded to a nearby Guardsman. "You- keep me loaded," he said as he gestured toward the weapon. She nodded, falling in behind him.

He continued down the line. "The Emperor Himself has sent us here! We will not fail him!"

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-05-30 04:37am

Gix gritted his teeth as he swept the vortex across the ceiling. Warp monstrosity blackened and crumbled to ash as the inferno washed over them. His vision swam, but his grasp on the warp did not slip. He let go of the power. "Move up," he rasped. "I'm sure we don't want to keep our hosts waiting." He somehow managed to make it to his feet.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-06-01 06:22am

Pater looked back at Gix and then ahead. This was only going to get worse and they had already lost Ristani to rearguard and Gix was just about spent. He slapped a new clip into his psycannon and lead the way forward.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-06-01 10:42am

"Get that stubber up NOW!" Prius bellowed. He leaned against a chunk of rubble, gasping for air. The pain, fatigue, and drugs in his system were conspiring to make him dizzy again. He just needed a moment to get his bearings. The next wave that came, he'd be ready...

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-06-01 04:07pm

Imperial Overlord wrote:Pater looked back at Gix and then ahead. This was only going to get worse and they had already lost Ristani to rearguard and Gix was just about spent. He slapped a new clip into his psycannon and lead the way forward.

"We'd better find them soon or we're dead."

Varian tried to take stock as he followed the other Inquisitors but it was taking all his concentration and energy just to keep up.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-06-03 04:12am

"Come on," Lena cried, waving everyone forward. Nathan had shielded them both from the spray of caustic fluids with his telekinetic abilities. Gix might have only have enough energy to light a promethium soaked rag, but he had cleared out the ceiling creatures. She could feel a tug guiding her forward.
"For the Emperor and Mankind!"

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-06-07 03:13pm

Finally, they managed to break free of the corridor of foul abominations. Of course, when one breaks free of such creations, one tends to find their creator, or at least, creators.

This once, however, it was not to be. Instead, the side passage beyond was eerily quiet. Small doors set into culverts in the walls were silent as they passed, bolted from the outside, scraping and rustling noises from each alerted the Inquisitors to the fact that these doors held something behind them. Above, the murals and carvings of the Saints of the Ecclesiarchy shone, undimmed by the putrid beasts that defaced their brethren not ten yards behind. Las-scoring marked the limestone walls, and blood covered the floors, dried by now.

"We're looking for," Lena said, "Well, anything, but mostly, see if you can find a stairwell, it would be useful to be able to get up above the ceilings.

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Meanwhile, Prius had the onerous task of continuing the supression of a seemingly endless horde of traitors, even with an occasional mutant thrown in to the pot to add spice, the broth was doubtless beginning to taste rather sameish. Climbing over the corpses of the already extinguished heathens, the newer willing victims of Imperial Guard fire seemed far more terrified of whatever it was that drove them on than they were of the Emperor's righteous servants.

Through the thick smoke now beginning to fill the area, someone had obviously had a good time with some promethium, just such a hulking form could be made out, a thing of gears and iron spikes and flames and a subtle horror that permeated the edge of one's conciousness...

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-06-08 01:25am

"The Emperor Protects!" shouted Prius Ristani. "We are his sword!" Las bolts lashed out from the guardsmen nearby and a shotcannon fired armour-piercing rounds at the monstrosity. Prius dodged to the side and raised his melta gun. This would bring the Emperor's cleansing flame to the demonic engine.

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Nathan and Lena started on one series of doors while Pater took another. Behind them Gix straightened and walked forward. The inquisitor had pushed himself hard, but he had not passed through the gauntlet yet.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2005-06-14 04:27pm

Pater applied his particular brand of lateral thinking to the situation. "Gork? Knock."

His faithful-yet-dim bodyguard lowered his shield of Battletank hull which had served him well so far, raised his Thunderhammer and brought it smashing down against the door, once, twice...

Pater coughed. He was feeling more tired than the situation warrented, a sort of dull ache.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-06-17 08:20am

The door that 'Gork' 'opened' happened to be empty. Or at least, it was now. Somewhere under the remains of the door was a rather splattered looking four legged beast. The other doors hid similar hounds by the dozen, all told.

Lena cried out in surprise as she moved to kick one of the creatures and it bit through the power armour of her leg, sinking burning fangs into suddenly unprotected flesh.

Meanwhile, the massive metallic creature that Prius fired on snarled as a melta blast made its very form waver, rusted metal becoming for a moment, oozing, pulsing flesh, blistering slightly under the heat of the weapon. It turned, and started shuffling over to him on its claws as its metallic nature seemed to reappear.