The sound of a deep feminine voice echoed throughout the bridge of the Arcadia, the various staff around the room looking at the main monitor of the ship. I was currently looking at the steely faced Sister Superior of the secret Imperium Convoy. Her beautiful white hair neatly framed her pitch blue eyes as teardrops were lightly tattooed under her eyes.
Staring plainly at me she briefly scanned what she could see of my surroundings before matching my gaze evenly. Her beauty was equivalent to Leia but I knew she was far too much of a Simp for the Emperor to ever become my partner, not to mention the fact that she would think my 'acts' as degeneracy and try and kill me for worship of Slaanesh or some shit.
"Leader of the Ship known as the Arcadia, we are prepared for talks... State your intentions." Her voice was monotone but seemed to be insistent on me revealing my desires.
"Sister Superior of the Imperium of Man, it is good to meet you again. My intentions are simple, i wish to establish a neutral, or good standing with the Imperium of Man... I understand it will be hard to establish this, trust, but I am willing to meet with the higher ups of the Imperium if you so wish for me to do so." I tried to come off as cordial as possible but by the look she gave, which was none at all, It seemed to have very little affect on her mood or considerations.
The bridge of the Arcadia was completely silent as they payed attention to the live screen I was communicating through. I could hear some faint gulps as people considered the ramifications of accepting to aid them or even speak with them.
"Interesting. I am afraid i do not have the sufficient rank or standing to establish connections with a lost wing of Humanity, however, if you wish to aid us and gain some standing with the Imperium... I have a task that could use some assistance."
'Ohhh, a quest? Is this a fucking game?'
(Author: I don't know what you're talking about...)
I nodded in response and sat down, the live screen following my movements perfectly. She seemed a little fervent in her need to complete this quest, something i detected from her psychic signature and the emotions she was emitting. The members of my crew had trepidations but also were somewhat excited to see combat and truly spread their wings in the multiverse they were trained to fight in. With a shrug of my shoulders I sighed and looked right at her eyes.
"Okay. We will assist in this task, however, i wish to know who you will send me to... Who will I be talking with once I have completed this task?"
She smiled lightly, her smile like a field of flowers in a temperate spring day. I felt my heart move a little at the display and almost had the urge to court her right there, stopping myself from doing so being a war constantly waged at this moment.
"If you assist me in this task, i will be able to get you a meeting with a Palatine of the Order of the Valorous Heart on Macragge. From there you can form 'relations'. " Her words were cloaked in different meanings and ideas but ultimately it would lead me in the proper direction to get a meeting with Guilliman. Her caution was to be commended as she was using herself and her taskforce to protect the Imperium in the case I was a malevolent force.
"Very well. Shall we meet on your ship or mine, to discuss this mission?"
"If you would be so kind as to humour a visit to our vessel, The Indomitable Fury."
Nodding I stood and turned off the communication link, looking out towards the rest of my crew and ultimately the other 9 ships of my small fleet. Sighing, I stretched to my full height, my ten foot tall human form creating some gasps from several members of the crew as they looked at me in utter surprise... Others were smiling and and shaking their heads, they had seen me swat missiles out of the air with a flick of my hand, let alone becoming a little taller.
"Communicate with all vessels, alert is to be maintained, maintenance is to begin and the comms are to be manned at all times, including the helm and other stations!" Standing, they all saluted with their fists pointing to the roof of the Arcadia. With a sudden movement I turned and vanished, reappearing within one of the larger hangar bays of the Imperial Vessel Indomitable Fury.
...
I waited for several minutes until I noticed three full squads of Naval Armsmen forming up to form a small corridor to walk through, the Sister Superior and her squad walking up from behind the Armsmen and looking over at me. It was impossible to tell the body language of the squad under the Sister Superior but she herself was easy to see as she looked somewhat surprised by my lack of escort or protection.
Her reaction was funny to me but didn't surprise me as her battle sisters splayed out behind her, their arms and weaponry now clearly polished and cleaned, new holy rights, incense and purity seals covering various places. From their armour to their weapons.
I liked the look of the armour and the vibe they gave but it all seemed much more surreal in person. The Armsmen started to lightly tap the standard of their ship until the sound echoed for a solid thirty seconds. The sisters stayed completely still as the Sister Superior moved forwards, waiting half way between my position and the armsmen's, not being a prude I stepped forwards, my new height dawning on them as they were now affirmed that it was not just the distance or the inaccuracy of their instruments.
Stepping up to the Sister Superior, looking down onto her, I smiled. "Greetings, i am glad that you have decided to speak with me, rather than shoot me."
One her eyes twitched at my remark before a wicked grin fell over her face. "The jury is still out on whether I would shoot you or not..." The humour was dry and dark but It still tickled some funny bone of mine as I laughed and lowered down into my normal six foot human height. The spectacle drew some eyes from the Armsmen but they knew better than to question superiors or step out of line, life was cheap in the Imperium.
The Sister Superior and her squad turned and slowly fell into an escort around me, or what some would consider a watch. Bolters were never far from their hands and knives never away from from the sides of their armours. Speaking of their armour, it was a pitch black with the Poleyn being a stark white and their pauldrons being the same. We walked through the expansive halls, still covered in blood and viscera, in total silence. The eerie sounds of servitors and skull drones buzzing past, like some undead servants, causing some minor feelings of discomfort to well within my being. The aesthetic, whilst cool in prospect and imagination, was not that pleasant in real life. The smells were another thing as well, the constant burning of incense and other oils creating a miasma of rosemary and indescribable herbs. Tt irritated my nose.
This exhibition of the culture of the Imperium left me wanting to change Humanity in this multiverse as it seemed so drab and dramatic... My thought had to be curtailed however as we soon entered into a large meeting room. The room itself was more designed for prayer and seemed more like a church but honestly it was fine, there was a massive round table in the centre of the room with chairs surrounding it and a large holographic display of a random planet.
"Please, sit, we have much to discuss and very little time to delay. If you wish to help us your decision must be swift and not time consuming."
Her tone left me a little frustrated but honestly this wasn't the worst I had witnessed or heard... She was a tough woman but seemed to be just as prone to nervousness despite her holiness.
"Very well..." I sat down at one end of the table, the sisters of battle all standing opposite as the Sister Superior pointed at the planet.
"This is the planet of Radnar, an Imperial Hive World. Recently we had gotten word that a rising case of Tyranid sightings on the world, with rumours of mutants and Xenos worshipers. We had been given a secret task to land on the planet and try to contact the Ecclesiarch branch in the Hive City of Jourmall. You can see how that has gone so far, we do not know how long we have been or taken within the accursed hell that is the Warp, so speed is necessary... Will you aid us?"
It was a lot but not too much honestly, I couldn't fight an entire Hive Fleet with the small amount of vessels brought with me but if needed I could easily provide assistance and speed to the Sisters.
"Sure. I cannot promise Strategic support in case of a Hive Fleet invasion but I can offer quick transport there by means other than the Warp... As for possible military aid, it is possible but I would urge desperation before you call on my troops... There are not a lot of them and they are some of the highest tier forces in our military." The sister superior nodded and smiled, her smile still a light a ray of sunshine in a storm.
'Convince them of their 'superiority' and then, if need be, keep the other forces as an ace for future uses or purposes... No need to show all the cards.'
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