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Emperor's Will be done? Pt9by ~DustyGrafix

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Thanks so much everybody. Lets keep this going. I hope all you deviants are having fun.

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Also, I'm going to give a shout out to

and his wonderful rendition of these two [link]
Thanks for the fan art.

1 voted for possession (just testing chaos fans out there)
32 voted to stay and delay.

Lets continue the story:
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“AHHHHHHHHH!!!” I yelped, trying to put my best game face on. I acted like I was in severe pain. I almost botched it by limping with my left leg, then noticing that some blood from my right arm was peppering my right leg, I limped with my right. The xeno that carried me stopped, and said something in that Tau gibberish to that decorated leader named Ni’zuul. The group stopped, and I told them with the loss of blood and my hurt leg and ribs, I needed an extra day to recover. I even told them that I would be honored to help with the transport of that “thing’s” soul to help the Tau (I lied). Hopefully that could get them comfortable enough to let their guard down for a while.

What was I doing? I’m trusting everything to a xeno that I met a day or two ago. After kidnapping me, she lead us in this direction with no remorse or second thought. What did she really do for me? Other than the fact she patched me up in the beginning.

I saved her from those ugly squigs!!
I saved her from bleeding to death in the catacombs!!!
I saved her from getting killed by that Ork Kommando!!

And in return, I get put into a locked room, awaiting possession from a creature from the warp. Believe me, the doubts are growing, and I really don’t have anymore to loose. My parents and siblings are dead. I have no wife or child awaiting my return after the war.

After being put back into the room to recover, THAT is all I thought about. Why wait for hope when hope was lost after my brother was executed in front of me. Was this the Emperor’s will?

After a few hours, fell asleep, only to be awaken by the door opening up. It was another one of those xeno medics. He began to examine my right leg.

There must be some crazy cocktail of medicine that is quite effective to these Xeno. The medic looking at my leg fell unconscious and Xin was standing behind him with a syringe. I never heard or saw her come in. She hushed me before I could say anything, and handed me a Tau weapon. This was larger than her pistol she had before, but it was still light and balanced. She held a backpack with equipment.

“Can you walk?” she said as she strapped the pack to my back.
“Yes, but what abou…..”
“Can you run?” she said to me while she stared at my eyes.
“I…….think I can, but I’d like…….”
She cut me off one more time by pulling me along out of the room. Another Tau soldier lay unconscious on the floor down the next hallway.

She snuck me outside. “I can delay them long enough for you to escape,” she looked back to make sure we weren’t followed, “I wish you the best, and hopefully you can find your way back.” Xin’Vauk touched my face gently. Maybe this was a way to say goodbye in their crazy culture, or she was just checking my wounds. Before I could read more into it, she turned to run back into the plant.

“Xin’Vauk, STOP!!!!” I yelled back. She stopped and turned back, reluctantly I might add. I told Xin that I can still help her people by heading to the caves to gather the plants. If Tau facial expression could show confusion, she was doing a good job. I think she wasn’t going for it until I said, “I have nothing left to loose,” I paused, “except the chance to help that dying planet for the….the….”
She finished my phrase by saying with a smile, “The Greater Good.”

Xin disappeared into the old treatment plant. I guess she was going to delay them for me to get a head start. I began to run, guessing the caves were towards the smoke in the Northwest. Then I heard her yell to me, “Wait up, Gue’la.” She ran from the building towards me with the same type of weapon she gave me. She wasn’t alone either. Two others accompanied her. A shorter, older Tau xeno that didn’t look like a soldier and a Stealth Suit elite that moved gracefully in that powered armor.

“These two believe this can be done,” she said with pride, “this is Fio’ui Kai-Faan and his loyal guard. They want to help”

What do I do:
-1)Bring them along. They could be of some use to the cause. The short one looks more like a scientist than a warrior. He might slow us down. But he might know what we’re looking for in the caves. Also, the stealth suit elite looks like he can handle himself in battle, not to mention that he is packing some firepower. On the downside, trusting two more xeno followers might be my downfall. Especially the elite soldier Xin’Vauk brought. He looks pretty loyal to his commander, and they could turn me in, and punish Xin.

-2)Tell them to stay behind to delay any pursuit of Xin and myself. It could buy us lots of time. Xin’Vauk seems to trust them, and if she does, then maybe they can help by heading back to delay the others. But I don’t know too much what these subterranean plants look like and the scientist does. How many kinds could there be? Xin might know. I will also lose a confident warrior that can cloak and give us more protection.
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I will close the votes on October 17th.

love 1 1

joy 4 4

wow 1 1

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

neutral 1 1

~ShadowShogun50 Nov 15, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm hooked to this! <3

i would have chose 1

~project-ZDI Jun 21, 2010

DAMN IS THIS STORY AWESOME

~654123987 Jan 11, 2010

this is very good

~DustyGrafix Feb 27, 2010

Sorry for long delay of the reply. Thanks for the comment.

The next chapter is up. [link] I hope you will continue reading and help with the story by your feedback and votes.

~654123987 Mar 9, 2010

I find your stories to the pictures are perfect.
And the pictures too.
You can do it.
All of the parts are perfect!

~DustyGrafix Mar 15, 2010

I wouldn't go as far as "perfect" per say. I just want to make it fun for others. But I really do appreciate the compliment.

~LisaCat Nov 6, 2009

Number 1

They've already proven they need more firepower than they currently have, and a xeno-scientist should prove invaluable in the caves. Plus, Randall is still injured and his reserves are probably still low after the trek to the Tau in the first place, so it's doubtful that the scientist would slow them down much more than the human would.

In addition, even if the newcomers can be tracked, so long as they are tracked going in the direction of the caves, and doing what the Tau want done anyway, that should mitigate any hostile response the command group might have. Plus, anyone who wants to get farther away from a Warp demon can't be all bad...

~LisaCat Nov 6, 2009

ah. And now I see the voting on this one ended weeks ago. Bravo, self. Bravo. Stupid "real life" interfering...btw, love the perspective on this one's art. Very nice shot.

~DustyGrafix Nov 17, 2009

Thanks so much for all your feedback on this one. I love your explainations. Please do not fret about the late vote. I was delayed in my busy life as well. So I was glad this was still getting feedback after a while.

Please keep up with the story and your feedback. It inspires me sometimes.

~extondude Nov 5, 2009

Number 1 FTW

cant wait till the next part. great work

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