Chapter 28: Assisting the Kaurava II Garrison
Kaurava II is a Temperate Planet that is similar to Earth with a Ocean That Encompassing 60%, of the Planet, It is Under The Management of Governor Gregor Gnaervan, whose Bloodline Govern the Planet for Centuries before Governor General Stubbs Took Over the System, it Housed Two Moons where One Moon Irredene bore the Gate Necessary to Travel to this Planet and Another Moon that had no Importance to the Imperium at this time, later became known as Nan-Yanoi or Sword-Moon by the Tau as they settled there as a Fortress when they revealed themselves during their Expansion to the West.
Unbeknownst By the locals, of being aware of a Tau Base being Built on Nan Yanoi, and Some that did realize it were either Silence by Bolter or Mind-wiped under orders of the Governor Gregor that Managed Kaurava II, causing Doubt from General Stubbs about the Governor Loyalties and his management about the Issues when it came to light. The Planet Habitable Zones is divided by Two Largest Continents and Have Hundreds Of Islands Dotted the Seas, the South that is Biggest one, is being Colonized By Humans and being Made as a Argri world, the North that is Untouched by Imperium Hands due to the Harshness of the Land, It Contains Humans that lives in Tribes that never knew the Emperor Light, and in the middle of the Imperium Controlled Territory, is a Mountain Range Known as Rockclaw Mountain where Feral Orkz Is Rumored to Lived there, Until They Began to Commence Raiding Imperial Settlements to Plunder and Loot any Known Scraps they can grab with their hands on.. making that rumor into reality...
The Governor in Charge of this Planet had Made Series of outposts and Observation Platforms that Blockaded the Mountainous Range, hoped to Quell the Uneasiness of the Population of the Greenskin Plague...
Until a Verified Report by a Scouting Party, that is Hard to be ignored, and it is stated that the Feral Orks is being Lead By a War Boss named "Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter" a few Years Ago and the Orkz Began to Make More Conscise Raids and the Outposts Proved Useless, as the Undermanned Outpost did nothing useful, due to Budget Cuts and Skimping on the Materials, were being Overwhelmed and Being Remade as a Ork Camp and Black Smoke came up constantly by the Gorges of the Orkz to tell of their existence...
The Governor Declare that all the Humans where to Evacuate to the Fortress Cities, too little, too late, as the Small Sized Waaagh begun, and the Villages in the Surrounding of the Rockclaw Mountain came under attack and was obliterated, and their Occupants Slain as one of the Survivors Said prior of being executed for preventing Mass Panic... That the Orkz didn't seem them to have a Good Fight, In the Province Near the Rockclaw Mountain was the Skerries, it acted like a Harbor to reach the rest of the Cities and Island Settlements by sea and one of the Two Provinces that can be traveled By the Ancient Gate, A Firefight took Place...
*Boom*
Shells and LasGuns Were Firing All over the Place, A Garrison of Guardsmen and PDF Were Defending the Evacuation Near a Outpost defending said Harbor against a Horde of Orks
(???): Hold the Line!! Don't Stop Firing!! We have to Evacuate the Civilians!
(???): Mommy where are you!
(???): Medic! where is the Frakkin Medic!
(???): One Greenskin Down, on.. *Head Pop*
(???): Frak, they got Vervien in the Head!! Where are the Reinforcements!!
(???): I wanna Go Home!!
(???): Do it Now Guardsman, I will put a Bullet to your Skull for Insubordination *Click*
(???): Frak! I can take this anymore *Gunfire*
(???): Any Thoughts of Retreat? Open Fire!
(???): Ork Rockets Incoming!
Such was the Chaotic Battlefield As the Outpost Kept calling For Reinforcements to the Imperial Garrisons....
(Vox Operator): +This is Outpost 037, Repeat We are under attack, I repeat we are under Attack, Ork Sighting has been Confirm, requesting Heavy Armor...+
(???): +This is Kaurava II Command, Governor Said that Other Parts of the Continent is under Attack and stated that we will not Provide any reinforcements, You are not be given any reinforcements and you must continue your mission with whatever resources you have and sent the Refugees to Monse by any means necessary... Cerulea and Trivian Grove is Under attack and Their Garrisons is unable to provide any Reinforcements and Garrison in Monse are Not Available, You are on your Own now Guardsmen.... The Emperor Protects....+
*Slam*
(Vox Operator): Bloody Hell! Those Bastards Left Us Out to Dry!? The Vox Operator Furiously Slammed His Receiver on the Table, Feeling Hopeless, The Captain in Charge of the Garrison entered the Tent, Hoping to ask if there is any good news... But by the Looks on the Vox Operator... he sigh as he already resigned to his Fate..
(Captain): So that mean no reinforcements?
(Vox Operator): Sorry Sir... We're on our Own... Governor Ran us out to dry....
(Captain): We are With the Sick, Elderly and the Youth.... And our Ammunition is running out faster than we could Charge... It won't be long till the Greenskin Bashed through our Walls... and the Ships... I sure they will not be coming back to the harbor...
(Vox Operator): Don't be down Sir... We Could Survive this... As the Vox Operator Consoled his Captain...
The Vox Comms Began to Pick up a Signal
The Operator began to Call for help...
(Vox Operator): I hope this Works.... +This is Outpost 037, We need reinforcements, I repeat, we need Reinforcements...Orkz are here...+
(???): +This is Colonel Alex Hyde From Kaurava I Expedition Group, What is the Situation over there? Can we provide any assistance?+
(Vox Operator): Thank the Emperor +Colonel Alex, We Require Assistance+
(Col. Alex): Give Us the Grid Location Immediately, so that we can Send Artillery Barrage to your Location, while we Send Troops to aid you...
"So the Emperor Did Save us..." As the Captain Remarked, Watching the Vox Operator Giving the Coordinates for the Barrages, He Stepped out of the Communication Tent, and Walked Past the Refugees as they were Cold, Hungry and Scared for the Past 4 Days as they waited to be shipped off whatever peaceful place away from this onslaught...
He Made a Sign of the Aquila as he Stepped on the Wall, and Oversee the Battlefield, and Looked at his Men... Cold, Tired and Hungry Same as the Refugees, at the point of Mental Breaking Point from fighting the Orkz for Almost 4 Consecutive days, Medics are Bandaging the Wounded and Giving the Emperor Mercy to those that could not be saved... as Sergeants Barked at the Troops to keep on Firing, While the Commissar looked at the Captain, While his Bolter Pistol is still smoking....
(???) Any News? Captain Caidec?
(Caidec): Commissar Khazize, Good news we are Being reinforced by A Colonel Alex Hyde...
(Khazize): Ah that Rumored Colonel....
(Caidec): I beg your pardon Sir?
(Khazize): Nothing to be Afraid Of, If he is here... Victory is Assured...
A Sounds of Artillery in the Distance was Heard Among the Guardsmen, as they remembered the Sounds of their Training of Earthshakers that they constantly Drilled...
(???): Help is already here?
(???): We are Almost Saved Guardsmen, Keep Firing till they see the Glow of our LasGuns! Reinforcements are Coming!
The Battered Guardsmen had their Morale recovered and with renew Vigor, they Began firing at the Ork Horde, Hoping for Said Reinforcements to arrived...
Shells From the Basilisks began Raining down on the Battlefield, Where they Landed, A Ork or Two and a Couple of Grots Get Shredded by the High explosive Shell, Causing The Weary Guardsmen to Cheered on... As the Guardsmen began to Cheer, Two Drop Pods Came Down Crashing down in high speed and Landed Infront of the Gate of the Outpost, Some Hoped that it was the Emperor Angels that Aided them... What Came out was a Surprise to the Defender, as Primaris Marines Clad in Olive Green, more Giant than any Emperor Angels that they heard of, Stepped out of the Pods, their Pauldron Signature Bearing a 69th written in White, Armed with Heavy Bolter as they Began to Take Aim and Began to Shoot At the Orkz...
The Orkz were not deterred by the Bizarre Incident and were Emboldened by the Sight of the IG Primaris as they looked good for a "Propa Krumping" all the Nobs Began to shoot their Guns at the IG Primaris as they Charged with their Choppas Wildly Swinging in the air, a Thin Veil of Shield Began to Cover the Marines from the Hail of Slugs, preventing them from any fatal injuries, they ignore any Shells and Kept on firing at the Greenskins, The Orkz were Surprised by the Fact that The "Giants" Didn't Falter as The Orkz Get Closer.
They Grabbed a Knife that immediately became Super Heated and Began to Make a Bloodstorm of Orkz and Grots being Slaughtered as they Held the Heavy Bolter with One Hand, Still Multitasking with another Stabbing and Chopping any Nearby Ork that Get too Close... The Ten IG Primaris Held their Ground Infront of their Gate...
A Cry was Heard From the Back as Alex Sent with his Troops Doing a Pincer Move to the Confusion of the Orkz as He Slayed The Closest Ork, it Burn in Golden Flames, its Cries Was Heard Amongst the Screams of Both Sides and Constant Artillery, The Orks Began to Falter, some Escaping to the Direction of Mountain, Only to Get Sniped By the Eldar Rangers Hidden in the Trees, the Orkz Faced a Dilemma, A Outpost Infront of them Held Down by the Almost Invincible Giants, a Constant Artillery Barrages and a Puny "Humie" that has the Capacity to Kill an Ork in a Single Blow... However... the Kaptain that Lead the Horde, decided to Attack the Outpost as He Remember the Brutality that Gorgutz had Made as He Slayed the Old Warboss with his Power Claw...
(Kaptain): Kome on Boyz, we got ta take 'dat base from 'da 'umiez! an make im become hostage, so that humie will not attack us! Waaaagh!
Alex Aware of Ork Kaptain Intentions, decided to Immediately Rushed to the Kaptain and Chop the Kaptain Head Off, only for his Power Sword to be Deflected by the Kaptain Choppa, The Kaptain Snarled as He Began To Swing his Choppa Blindly in a Fit of Rage, As Alex Began to piled Small Wounds to the Hulking Ork to Infuriate The Ork, losing his capacity to Think, Alex Waited his chance as the Ork Smashed his Choppa to the Ground I'm a fit of Rage and It became a Cue for Alex to Kill the Kaptain... He Chop the Limbs of the Ork and It Screamed as the Handless Limbs began Burn in Golden Flames, The Kaptain Tried to Beg Alex to Not Kill him, Only for Alex to Emotionless Replied to the Now Scared Ork...
"Die...." as He Slammed the Sword Down and Waves of Flames gushed From where he is Standing, Burning The Area and the Orkz and Grots that were Still in the Vicinity, Immediately Burned their Fungal Bodies To Dust, Never Even Leaving any Spores to Be Born a New Ork Plague... The Rest that was Quick to react tried to Flee only to be Gunned down... by the Defenders who's Out For Blood for the Fallen and Alex Battle Group Corralled the Last of the Orks as they Managed to Slay to the Ork to the Last to prevent them from Informing the War Boss what had Happened...
A Sigh of Relief was heard in the Outpost as The Guardsmen Fell down to their knees due to Exhaustion as Tension Began to Calm down... Captain Caidec Led Alex To a Messy Office
"I hoped you Don't Mind the Mess Sir" As Caidec Swept Some of the Papers and Dust away from the desk
"Nah, I prefer it that way... Seems like you Survive this long... Considering How much Work is Unfulfilled" Alex Laughs as he Sat Down on a Dusty old Chair as it Creaks under his weight...
"Now Tell Me Colonel, Did General Stubbs sent you?" As Caidec Is Eyeing Alex Movements to discern his intentions...
"Yes, He Sent me Here to Burn the Ork in the Rockclaw Mountain and To Provide Assistance if Necessary... What Seem to be the Problem Captain? Didn't the Governor said that"
"Sir, Seem like the Governor Decided to Left us for Dead and We Still Orders to have Refugees In our Care, Could you assist us on our Journey to Monse? The Fort There is Sufficient for the Refugees and We are Grateful..."
"And There's a Problem Right now Captain... I heard through the Vox Comms that The Orkz are Waging a All Out Assault... and Some of the Guardsmen I am with, are the Remnants of the Cerulea Garrison, And Upon Landing on this planet that is Utter Chaos... The Leader that was in charge of the Cerulea was Incompetent and was Killed by the Ork Shell on the First Encounter, I took Command and Bring the Refugees out of the City, We Too Are Heading to Monse With the Refugees that is Still Catching Up to Us Tomorrow..
I've Heard that Monse has a Forge and Armory We Could Build Something to Keep the Orkz at Bay... After Resupplying Our Vehicles, you Will Head Out at Tomorrow...
Since the War Boss Thinks that the Kaptain Lead the Charge to this Outpost Already Assume that we have Fallen, so we have Ample time to Relax... Bandage the Wounded, Rest the Weary and Check your Inventory Captain..." As Alex Stand up from the Chair and Headed to the Door...
"Sir... What Are you Planning to do?" Caidec Curious wanting to know that this Enigmatic Colonel About to do...
"Buying Time Captain, someone Has to Divert Attention of the Ork, I know Some Ork Bases when I listened to your SOS, and I am Bringing Along with a Small Task Force will Divert the Ork, Bringing their Attention to me, after all they Have Desire to fight Strong people... I will Head Out at Midnight and be Back 3 Days Later..."
"You are Crazy Colonel! Let Me Join you..."
"Am I Crazy? Yes I am and I have too, You Have Your Duty Guardsman, And Remember Why Did You Spent 4 Days to Fend off the Ork? You Have People in your Retinue Civilians, The Majority of The Army Expedition will Accompany You and the Refugees and Joining Up with the Cerulea Remnants At 0500 Tomorrow At this Location...That is Final, The Emperor Protects...Now Rest Captain, You Have a Big Day Tomorrow" As Alex Gave a Salute to the Captain and Left the Office...
Later that Night
Captain Quarters
Caidec Was Lay on his Bed Still on His Nerves tht an attack was Coming, Knowing that the Colonel was Crazy to Become a Decoy to let Refugees Escape?
Chaotic Thoughts Plague his Mind Until He smell Something Coming from the Holes of the walls... He Headed Out and Saw the Same Colonel he Met this Morning as The Colonel was Giving Out Soup and Bread to Both the Refugees and Guardsmen Alike
"Careful Now, Eat Slowly as you Didn't Get Enough Food for the Past 4 Days, it would be Bad that you eat fast..." As the Colonel is Giving Out the Food to a Pair Of Children... Waving them Goodbye as they Disappear in the Group of people...
As Caidec Stood in Wonder that a Almost a Godlike Being that Slaughtered the Ork in ease was Being A Human to him... was a Dilemma that Caidec Makes...
The Colonel Noticed him and Simply Spoke this Sentence to Caidec....
"What do you fight for?" as he Resumed his Duties Feeding the People...
Later in the Night Alex Went out With a Group of Handpicked Men including the Giants, He Disappear into the Darkness and Later in the Crack of Dawn, Sounds of Gunfire, Explosions and Ork Waagh was Heard in the Distance, Waking most of the People Asleep and they headed out to Meeting Point as they Saw Countless of Refugees All Claimed from Cerulea, Headed to the Fort Monse that is a Heavily Fortified Location in the planet...