I look around at the Amassed Armies of the Emperor and decide that Horus was the only Primarch would would ever turn traitor against the Emperor, beloved by all

I also Volunteer my Legion to lead the First wave

>>8904549
Talk to Alpharius. We worked together well before, and maybe he has an idea what's happening here. Stay on alert, if Horus really is a traitor he's still a damn clever warlord, and we don't want to fall into a trap

I kinda wish that the quest hadn't been ff to the heresy, I would have liked to spend a few more episodes hanging out with our brothers during the great crusade.

>quests are the cancer that are killing /tg/

We shall bring the head of his traitorous son to our beloved father.

>>8904612
Agreed, let's talk to Alpharius, he's always been a bro.

>>8904612
>>8904656

You call up Alpharius' ship on your screen, and after a few seconds, his face shimmers into view. "What is it, brother?" He asks, looking distracted. "I must prepare my men for the coming battle."

>>8904680
"I just... they are our brothers. I guess im just having doubts, is all. Does this really have to end in bloodshed? There has to be other way, don't you think?"

>>8904680
Ask him how Horus could have fallen this far. We know they were close, maybe he knows.

>>8904747
Second.

>>8904710

He looks at you, and you can see mixed emotions on his face - Emotions you can't quite fathom. At length, he speaks once more.

"Brother, I need to ask you something. A request. And I need you to promise that you will comply, no matter how insane it sounds. I need you to trust me."

ask him about the insanity of this all and does it really have to end this way

>>8904680
Does this seem right to you? Horus a traitor. Four legions supporting him. And if he is, what's he still doing here. The Warmaster is no idiot, brother. Why would he wait and let the full might of the Empire concentrate against him in a battle that he could not hope to win.
I think there is something very,very wrong here

Ask me brother.

we have no reason to distrust him, we have fought side by side many times before

>>8904762
"I trust you, brother."
Alpharius has always been there for us, he embraced us when others shunned us. Him, Khan, and Russ were more valuable to us than Horus, or even the emperor, ever was. He deserves our trust.

"this must be ended quickly...and decidedly"

>>8904762
You have been a worthy companion and a reliable ally in battle, brother. Of course you have my trust

also: "We must bring an end to the Horus' Folly."

NB:

The Emperor embraced us from the start.

>>8904800
This.

>>8904845
And then kept us at a distance.
We are still his son, but we are closer to our brothers Alpharius (where the fuck is Omegon?), Russ, and Khan.

>>8904871
Omegon showed up during our battle. He wasn't called out by name, but it was him.

>>8904794
>>8904795
>>8904800

"Go back to your homeworld, brother. Go back to Voralia. Take your Legion with you. Protect your people. We can handle these traitors on our own - You need not be present for this blood-feud."

>>8904885

No one outside of Alpha Legion even knows Omegon exists.

>>8904897
that too.

As for >>8904889,

Ask him why protecting our people is so important that we should leave.

>>8904897
Heck, on alternate Thursdays I'm not sure Omegon knows that he exists

>>8904871
We are no imbeciles.

We know the powers our father bears, and we know that our mere presence can disrupt it, That power is necessary for him to lead the empire, and the empire has a greater importance than ourselves.

We may be physically distanced from him, but we are as close to his heart as all of his sons are.

>>8904927
To clarify, ask him if he knows about anything that might happen to our people should we not leave. Alpharius tends to know these sorts of things.

>>8904889
Looked shocked, we did not expect this. (well, most of us kinda did, but that's because we know our future history)

Still, Alpharius has always known shit we didn't, and he isn't the kind to get cocky. If he thinks he can handle the traitors, he can.
But what kind of cowards would that make us?
"Our hands will be stained in the same blood yours is, brother. We will not let you fight for us. We are Astartes, we do not let greater men shed blood and tears so that we may rest. It will make the battle that much easier, and quicker."

Start preparing for spidery facerape.

>>8904889
"Brother, what you ask of me is impossible. How can I abandon each of you on the eve of battle?"

>>8904927

"Please brother, you said you trusted me. I need you to believe me when I say that your people need you!" You can see, for a brief moment, a glimmer of desperation in his eyes. You can tell he means what he's saying.

ask for a reason, before we betray the word we gave to our father.

>>8904956
Look sad, and regretful.
"When this is over, and the blood of the traitors stains the rivers of the planet. We will talk."
Sever com link, order a retreat to our home planet.
What happens now, happens.

>>8904889
Do you truly feel this would be best? I do not relish the thought of fighting our comrades, but I am no coward.
I...I...*sigh*. Very well, my legion will leave. But please,watch yourself, and try to keep our brothers alive. I fear that there is far more going on here than we know.

>>8904956
"I said I trusted you Alpharius and that is precisely why I am willing to fight by your side today. We will talk after the battle."

>>8904989
This

You say my homeworld is in peril. I will trust you, brother. I'll contact the rest of our espedition, saying the reasons of our leave. If you have any problem, contact us, and we will be there immediatly.

Send for our second in command(who's name escapes me at the moment). I think it would be best if we sent him and the bulk of our forces home, but secretly remained in system in a single ship with a small hand-picked strike team, to see what happens

We're not leaving the battle guys. What the fuck is wrong with you?

>>8904956
Detatch half the Legion, send it home. Refuse any queries of "wtf Rachnus".

Tell Alpharius that we will trust him, but we can't ignore Father's orders. Besides, it's not like there's much of anything in this galaxy that can match even half a Legion's might.

>>8905044
Alpharius told us our people need us.
They need us.

>>8905044
Our brother, who has earned our trust, has asked us to follow his wishes in this. And clearly there is far more going on here than we are aware of, and if anyone is in a position to be in the know it is Alpharius

>>8904956
Well, this is Alpharius, so he must have a good reason....

I say we return home. Alparius can be trusted. If it leads to a better future for humanity, then we must trust him.

>>8905056
>it's not like there's much of anything in this galaxy that can match even half a Legion's might.
Except. You know.
Another legion.

>>8904989
>>8905001

A few hours later, as your ship is traversing the warp on your way back to Voralia, you call together your three oldest friends - Fal, captain of the First Company, Ridons, interred in Dreadnought Armor, and Caustan, leader of your Spider Cavalry. Something doesn't feel right, and who better to discuss your uneasiness with than your most trusted lieutenants?

Do what alpharius said

>>8905088
Tell them everything, have them give their advice.

Wait.
.....
Where are the Sky Serpents?
........
OH SHIT

>>8905056
I think if we are going to try to stay it should only be a small force as in >>8905041, and it should be in secret. Have our legion guard our home and wait for our orders

We can compromise. Send a detachment home, maybe a third of our forces. The rest, including us, will stay for the battle. This is perfectly reasonable.

>>8905088
Good. Let's discuss what we know, and fear, with them. We could use their input

>>8905100
This. Not that there's much to tell.

>>8905102

When 8 Legions were sent to discipline Horus, the Sky Serpents were MIA.

rolled 53 = 53

Tell them you feel uneasy

>>8905105
I say we send the bulk home, and stay alone, with a detachment of 10 of our best and brightest.

Yes. Consult with our brothers.

>>8905130
Were they summoned and refused to come, or did they have other orders, like the other legions that are not here?

>>8905100
>>8905128

As you explain to the three of them your uneasiness, they all nod in agreement.

"I was on Konrad's ship not three days ago, discussing fear tactics with him, and I could tell something was wrong." Caustan says. "There was an air of tension, like a spring being wound too tight. There's something we haven't been told."

>>8905161

Neither. No one was able to make contact with them.

Dont you guys see whats happening? If our home is in danger, that could mean only one thing.
The Sky Serpents.

>>8905187
Ask him if he means he thinks Konrad was planning to side with Horus.

>>8905226

"I don't know what he was planning. Perhaps he felt as we all do - Trepidation at facing his own brothers in battle."

>>8905187
Let's detach a single ship(a strike cruiser or similar) with ourself and a couple of companies to return to Isstvan and see what we can observe.

To our friends say: Comrades, brothers, I am trusting you to return home and protect our people. Keep them safe, and stay on your guards. Though I hate to mistrust our fellows, I must ask you to ignore any orders you receive that do not come from me. Stay watchful and ready and I will contact you when the time is right

>>8905217
Maybe. Or perhaps they are in the same position as us.

>>8905187
"There's something we haven't been told."
Father would never lie to us.
Neither would Alpharius.
That leaves:
Perturabo
Konrad Curze
Lorgar
Vulkan
Corax
and Ferrus Manus
That was can't trust totally.

>>8905254
second.

rolled 13 = 13

Think about the years passed

>>8905254
Add to this, make an arrangement with our captains for specific time/dates where we will contact them. And urge them to stay wary of anyone outside of our legion

>>8905267
>>8905254

You can't turn around in the middle of a warp jump, gents.

>>8905254
Seconded, except send Fal instead. We need to know what happened back there.

>>8905283
Yes, but we can't make the entire trip in one jump, as I recall. We can split off at the next stop in our trip

>>8905269
Mortation and The Night Haunter were always good buddies, weren't they?

>>8905283
We'll send him back when we've arrived home, then. At least bring up the topic, however.

rolled 85 = 85

>>8905269
Flashback

>>8905305

Actually, your homeworld is conveniently one warp-jump's distance away from Isstvan V.

>>8905283
Should have waited a little before making the decision then, gent.

>>8905326
...really.

>>8905326
Well arn't we lucky. Make plans to leave once we arrive home then.

Fuck this, we don't know who to trust anymore, except father, and his orders were clear.
he also promised that our people would be protected.
We stay.
And we fight.
And we kill the traitors.

Continue discussing things with your lieutenants, or fast-forward to your arrival back home?

just send a single ship, with orders to observe and stay hidden, back. With a TRUSTED member of our squad.

>>8905369
Fast Forward.

>>8905351
We just ducked out on Isstvan, everyone's going to assume we're traitors once word gets back to Dad.

Sending Fal is a better idea than going ourself.

>>8905383
But we dont know that yet.

>>8905369
Continue discussing the issue if our comrades have anything to add beyond a general feeling of unease. If not, ff and tell our troops to be ready for anything at the end of the journey

>>8905372

Fal or Caustan?

>>8905374

Alright.

As you pop out of the warp above the world you grew up on, you immediately spot a fleet in orbit around your planet, bearing the colors of the Sky Serpents.

>>8905406
Attempt to communicate.

>>8905406

>>8905406
Open vox to their primarch, try to figure out what he's doing.

>>8905406
Scan them. They may not be our foe...

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Send a Priority One Message to our brother:

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON OUR LAWN, YOU CHUCKLEFUCK?"

rolled 35 = 35

Dial them up and ask why they are here

>>8905406
Crap. raise them but have our fleet stay on alert and at battle stations. Emphasize the need for watchfulness to our men

>>8905426

That's the queens seal all right!

PROCEEDING TO FREAK OUT FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY!

Compared to the others, this thread sucks ass. OP jumping the gun and giving us one line's worth of information is not the proper way to run a quest.

Cool concept, poor execution.

>>8905423

After sending Fal (I assume) Back to Isstvan, you attempt to contact Tialoc's battle barge. After a few minutes, his image appears on your screen, his normally peaceful face bearing an expression of contempt.

>>8905466
No, lets not send anyone until we know what is going on here.

>>8905466
see >>8905435

>>8905477

Man, we send someone away FIRST, so we have someone else knowing what's happening. Alpharius knew something.

Demand he explain his shit.

>>8905481
>>8905435

He remains quet as you submit your query, and then responds bitterly, barely able to keep the disgust out of his voice. "Rachnus Rageous, Primarch of the Desert Fangs, you and your legion have been declared Traitor by the Warmaster, and by extension the Emperor of Mankind. I expect you and your legion to surrender immediately - We will spare your world if you do not resist."

rolled 6 = 6

Beat the shit outta him

>>8905533
Tell him about Istvaan, maybe he doesn't know yet.

>>8905533
Ask him what we are supposed to have done, and what he thinks is going on here.
Meanwhile , signal our fleet to be ready to run.

>>8905533
Horus lied to him.
Which means he thinks hes fighting FOR the emperor.

>>8905533
Look back at him with the same contempt.
"I'm just back from Istvaan. As we speak 7 legions of spacemarines, among them Alpharius's legion, Corax's legion, and Vulkan's legion, are preparing to retake the planet in the name of the Emperor."
Pause for a moment.
"Against them are 4 legions of our brothers, Horus among them. Horus, brother, is the traitor."

Depending on how he reacts, send a boarding party of yourself and a bunch of silencer terminators, or go to Istvaan with him.

>>8905533
"Horus is the traitor, brother! You have been tricked. I fight for the emperor. If you truly are my brother, you will stop this and come back with me to fight Horus alongside the others."

>>8905533
Horus has betrayed the Imperium and gave those orders in order to cause loyalist forces to fight one another.

Tell the imbecile this:

"FIRST OF ALL, MOTHERFUCKER, GET OFF OF OUR LAWN.
SECOND, HORUS IS A MOTHERFUCKING TRAITOR, IDIOT.
THIRD, WE SHALL IMMEDIATLY GO TO THE EMPEROR, AND HE WILL CLARIFY THIS MOTHERFUCKING MESS FOR US.
NOW MOVE YOUR ASS IN LINE, AND OPEN YOUR WARP ENGINES. WE ARE GOING TO TERRA."

>>8905580
>signal our fleet to be ready to run.
He's going to fucking glass our world if we do so.
We either show him the truth or we fight to the death.

>>8905571

As you speak, his expression grows worse and worse. "It's just as I thought. Horus warned me that you would say this - Just more proof of your treachery. Surrender brother, or your fleet will burn, followed by your planet."

>>8905604
If we fight, he glasses our world, as he is already in a superior position to do so. If we run, he has to catch us

Horus is the traitor, etc.

If he doesn't believe us, tell him to wait for confirmation from the Emperor himself.

Lets see if we cant lure him back to the real battle.
Let him see the truth with his own eyes.

>>8905609
"Well shit. He's really got you convinced, doesn't he?"

IT'S GO TIME.

>>8905609
GODDAMMIT!

If we want to protect our people, we have to surrender. He thinks he's fighting for the Emperor, he's just confused. We'll sit in a cell for a bit but once the real news gets back he'll let us out.

>>8905609
Not if you can't catch us. And I bet we can make it to Terra first. Then jump out in the direction of Terra. Don't actually go there, but make it seem like we are so he has to take us seriously

Shit, if Horus managed to trick this legion, Alpharius may be in serious trouble at Istvaan.

"IMBECILE, WE ARE STARTING OUR ENGINES, GOING FOR TERRA. FOLLOW US, AND DON'T CONDEMN YOUR CHAPTER FOR BELIVING HORUS."

Low rolls are good right?
If so >>8905563

>>8905609
Horus warned you I would say that because it is the truth. Istavaan V is nearby. Send some ships to check the truth of our words for yourself.

>>8905609
OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE, LET'S JUST HOP OVER TO ISTVAAN AND SEE WHAT SIDE YOUR PRECIOUS WARMASTER'S ON

>>8905632
>>8905634
fighting here is a bad move, but I don't think surrendering will help. Let's get out of here so he has to pursue us. Remember our motto, we should only fight when we can choose the terms of the engagement

>>8905609
"FUCKING CUNTSHIT. Horus has lost his way, brother. He fills your mind with lies. He may have been Warmaster, but he has betrayed the Emperor and mankind. If you do not believe me, speak with Father before you act on Horus's orders. This I beg you."

>>8905614
>If we fight, he glasses our world,
He will be too busy dealing with us to glass anything.

>If we run, he has to catch us
If we run there is nothing to stop him from killing our world.

"The Emperor would not order the deaths of this innocent world. We will not surrender, nor will we be the first to fire on our brothers. Fire on us, and we will see who the traitor is. Or return to father, and ask him yourself. or go to Istvaan, and see the corpse of the arch-traitor and his minions and the 7 legions that destroyed him."

"You do realize we're Nulls, right? Which makes us pretty much immune to warp-fuckery. Which is what we've been fighting this whole time. So how can we be the traitors, if we cant be taken over by the warp? Think about it."

Are you going to try to reason with him, flee and hope he follows, or stay and fight, /tg/? Need a consensus.

>>8905669
So we run and doom the billions of innocents on our world?

>>8905675
See
>>8905406
His fleet is already in orbit! He can drop some exterminatus ordnance before we could even bring him within range

>>8905690
Reason with him. There must be some way to convince him of the truth.

>>8905690
Try to reason with him. If we attack first, the 7 legions may be chasing us next.

>>8905690
REASON WITH HIM.
RUNNING DOOMS OUR PLANET.

fight

>>8905683
This is actually a pretty solid argument, if you consider it.

>>8905683
>>8905713
This.

>>8905698
First, with a desert lifestyle I doubt there are billions on our home.
But more importantly-
Running is the smart move here. If we stay and fight, we guarantee our people's deaths, and if we surrender then we are at the mercy of someone who is refusing to listen to us

>>8905704
Exterminatus is not just a single bomb, dipshit, it is a bombardment, and if we reason with him, he won't use it.

IF WE RUN, HOWEVER, WE CAN NEITHER STOP HIM NOR GET REVENGE. GET THAT SHIT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL.

>>8905683
But do we know that Horus accused us of being warp tainted? Not all traitors are fallen to the warp after all

Lets reason with him.
But under no circumstances should we surrender.

IF WE RUN NOTHING STOPS HIM FROM GLASSING IT THEN CHASING US

>>8905733
False dichotomy is false.
We can reason with him.
Or we can prevent him, using force, from attacking our planet directly.

>>8905713

Except that he has no knowledge of any warp-based treachery, and as far as he's concerned, yours is the only traitor legion.

>>8905710
>>8905709
>>8905708

Reason it is.

As you try to tell him what's been happening, he interrupts you. "ENOUGH! I won't be taken in by your lies, Rachnus. You leave me no choice. You and your legion must die." The link disconnects, and out in the void, you can see the ships moving into battle formations, converging upon your fleet.

>>8905756
If he comes after us, lead him to the main battle.

>>8905745
With virus bombs or cyclonic torpedoes he could destroy our world with a single volley.

>>8905756
Lead a tactical retreat, and by that I mean lure them away from our planet as far as possible, while firing back at him.

>>8905563 use this roll

>>8905764
A single volley = hours.

rolled 44 = 44

KILL HIM

>>8905769

Roll 2d100, the first to see if his ships inflict any damage upon yours, and the other vice versa.

>>8905773
You're an idiot.

>>8905756
Pretend as if we cant take his forces, and retreat in order to lead him to the real battle.

rolled 52 = 52

>>8905756
Send a message to your entire ship. "TO BATTLE STATIONS MEN!"
Don't know much about ships in WH40k, how effective would it be to attempt to disable the weapons on his ship first?

>>8905756
FUCKING FUCKCUNT FUCKERTON OF FUCKS

Too Isstvan? Stay and fight?

I say we get him riled up enough to chase us rather than stick around and glass the planet when we hightail it back to Isstvan.

>>8905788
Ok, rolling.

rolled 16, 25 = 41

derp

>>8905781
An single volley of torpedoes does not take hours, or no one would bother using them. Your confusing it with a conventional bombardment

rolled 20, 14 = 34

>>8905797
FUCK YOU 4CHAN.

Send a priority one message to fleet, fall back at maximum speed, fire at will, but only to damage. After they follow you, send message on all channels, "Meet at us Terra if you want to see who is the real traitor brother. If we are indeed so, then we will be annihilated as we exit, the you shall know the truth"

rolled 5, 57 = 62

>>8905788
LET'S GO

>>8905802

Your ships take a few shots, but nothing serious, while managing to cripple the lance on one of his ships.

WHERE ARE YOU HEADING?

>>8905806
>>8905802
Something tells me we win.

>>8905805
A conventional bombardment would take months to do that much damage, you have no idea what you are talking about, it isn't a "push button, recieve exterminatus" system.

rolled 54 = 54

>>8905821
how long to reach tera?

rolled 93, 6 = 99

>>8905821
If we head to Isstvan we could be making it harder on them. How long would it take to get to Terra?

rolled 37 = 37

>>8905821
We are heading to Terra. The Emperor and the other legions will set this shit straight.

rolled 52, 13 = 65

Isstvann while firing at him

>>8905821
To the real battle, duh.
We need to show him whats REALLY going on.
He must be shown the truth.

>>8905833

By conventional travel? Decades. Via the warp? Months.

rolled 5 = 5

>>8905856
Oh, fuck that shit then, to Istvaan, the legions are probably still there, they will set shit right.

>>8905856
Isstvan it is, then. We don't have time to lose.

rolled 47 = 47

>>8905856
:/
well to Isstvann then

>>8905865
>>8905864
>>8905863

Via warp-travel? Roll 1d100 to see whether Tialoc follows you, or glasses your planet first.

rolled 94 = 94

>>8905893
I FUCKING TOLD YOU THIS SHIT WOULD HAPPEN GUYS.

rolled 99 = 99

>>8905893

rolled 86 = 86

>>8905893
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

>>8905827
How about when Isstvan III was hit with virus bombs so virulent that the entire population died within minutes.
Or atmospheric incinerator torpedoes that can ignite the planet's atmosphere in a single attack.
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Atmospheric_incinerator_torpedo
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Virus_bomb

I'm not the confused one here.

>>8905903
>>8905906
>>8905914
TRULY THE EMPEROR GUIDES US THIS DAY

Unless high rolls are bad...

rolled 96 = 96

NOOOOOOO

>>8905906
>>8905903
Great job guys.
Next time let's just hand over control of all our legion to Horus, or go swimming in the juices of a great unclean one.

high rolls are bad...

>>8905914
>>8905906
>>8905903

rolled 8 = 8

>>8905893
gulp...

attempt to taunt him first, "Follow us to Isstvann and watch as the traitors are extinguished by those who are still loyal, the ones who have the sense to follow the word of father, not the foolish upstart who you seem to follow"

>>8905925
High rolls ARE bad.
>>8905923
Yes you are, the armament has to be ARMED AND AUTHORIZED FIRST.
OH, AND HECK OF A LOT OF GOOD IT DID US, HE'S GLASSING THE PLANET ANYWAY.

>>8905903

That is... Unfortunate.

After travelling through the warp for weeks, you finally emerge over Istvaan V. The only thing left in orbit is the ruins of several loyalist ships. Prepared for battle the moment you exit the warp, you wait for the Sky Serpents to emerge... Hours pass. You realize, with a growing sense of horror, that only one thing could hold them up this long.

>>8905945

rolled 5 = 5

>>8905949
:/ i don't suppose you could use my roll since I'm the only one who put any effort into the post?...

>>8905969
......
Well fuck.

rolled 26 = 26

>>8905977
apparently not...

T-T

>>8905969
if we DO convince him we are not traitors, the next thing we're doing is punching him in the face.
Then we're demanding reparations, then punching him in the face again.

>>8905969
4chan dice gods strike again.

We are failprimarch.

>quest

>>8905969
Proof that running away always works against people bent on killing billions of your citizens.
Great decision making /tg/, let's talk to the psychopath, and then run away from him after he TOLD US he would destroy the planet.

rolled 83 = 83

BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM.
NO MERCY.

>>8905969
Well, as long as we're here, try to open a line to any loyalist legions that may be here, try to figure out what the fuck happened.

>>8906014
He's not there you chucklefuck, he's busy killing our entire planet.
>>8906013
Little late there kiddo.

As the horror of your brother's actions begin to sink in, you can see a warp rift forming at the edge of the system.

It's the Sky Serpents' fleet.

>>8906018
>>8905969
"ATTENTION CHUCKLEFUCKS, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON"

>>8906018
This.

>>8906038
Words cannot describe the rage.

rolled 90 = 90

>>8906038
No questions.
No attempts to communicate.
No considerations of consequences.
Open fire, and go aboard the ship yourself, retinue in tow.

rolled 36 = 36

KILL HIM

rolled 82 = 82

KILL HIM TO DEATH

>>8906038
Our world is lost.

We are very, very angry.

It's time we communicated that anger.

rolled 67 = 67

open fire

also are there any loyal legions around? we could use more fire power.

>>8906062
That's what Horus wants us to do. FIrst we kill Horus.

Then we can cripple him and get our spiders to lay eggs inside his body for burning our world.

>>8906062
This.
He will pay with a gallon of blood and a scream for every innocent he killed.

rolled 17 = 17

>>8906038
OPEN FIRE

>>8906062

Your fleet immediately opens fire. Caught off-guard, fresh from the warp, Tialoc's ships prove easy prey, barely putting up a fight, until finally, there is but one ship left... Tialoc's Flagship, the "Quetzalcoatl".

>>8906038
Say to him. "I didnt think you would actually do it. You actually killed countless innocents. I though you were above such things. It saddens me to see that you are not....."

now listen...

FIRST. WE DO NOT ATTACK ON SIGHT. WE ARE NOT A PSYCOPATH LIKE HIM.

SECOND. WE SHOW HIM THE BATTLE, AND HORUS BETRAYAL.

>>8906038
We should probably be wondering about Alpharius' helpful suggestion right about now.

>>8906119
We say that to his fucking face.

>>8906118
Board it after crippling it. We finish this face to face.

rolled 2 = 2

>>8906119
"Any last words before we turn you into space dust?"

>>8906118
Leave his Flagship alone and then say this:>>8906119

>>8906118
Board it; we need to finish this personally.

rolled 70 = 70

>>8906150
>>8906141
Third

Rip his armor off him and space him.

no. Revenge is for lesser men. We do not board his ship. We take his ship to the emperor. Then: SON, I'M DISSAPPOINT.

rolled 78 = 78

Feed him to Fire Strider.

rolled 84 = 84

KILL HIM TO DEATH

>>8906141

The ship, hanging in the void, its engines damaged and its weapons disabled, puts up little resistance as you and your boarding party make contact. As your strike cruiser penetrates the Quetzalcoatl's hull, you pull on your helmet, prepared to avenge the lives of your people.

>>8906118
"it saddens us that you have fallen into the snare of chaos so easily, one we once knew as brother" then dust the fuckers ship.

I think it has been decided OP.
We board, we capture or kill, and we return to the Emperor with news of his betrayal.

really... are you insane or what? Boarding it? Acting just like him? /tg, I'm Dissappoint...

>>8906184
What do we see?

At least, bring him ALIVE to the Emperor.

>>8906184
Dont kill. Take prisoners. Make him see the error of his ways.

If he is truly loyal to the Emperor then he and his legion will assist us.

>>8906198
He killed billions over a disagreement.
He follows Horus.
He will die for this.

rolled 76 = 76

>>8906184
"This really is one huge clusterfuck, isn't it? You have two choices, 'brother'. Surrender and fight with us against Horus to atone for what has happened.

Or we rip off your armor, skin you, and space your ass.

Your choice."

>>8906217
This.

>>8906217
>>8906213
Thirding. If we can, take him alive.
Death is too good for him.

>>8906209

As you burst through into his ship proper, you and your honor guard of 10 are greeted by a hail of bolter fire coming from down the hallway you entered through.

>>8906219
He doesnt follow Horus, he thinks that Horus is still loyal to the Emperor. Thats why he attacked us.

He's not following Horus out of chaos taint, he actually believes the Emperor wanted us arrested or killed.

Capture, do not kill. Make him watch the battle and show him how Horus has the motherfucking Chaos Gods INSIDE HIS BODY.

>>8906228
We are a primarch, what is a BOLTER going to do to us, or our terminators?
Casually return fire, ice the sons of bitches.

rolled 27 = 27

>>8906228
Take them down... incapacitate them if we can.

>>8906228
"It shouldnt have come to this brother!! It doesnt have to end like this!!!" while advancing towards the bridge

>>8906229
HE GLASSED OUR ENTIRE PLANET.
OUR FATHER.
FIRESTRIDER'S FAMILY.
ALL OUR MEMORIES, OUR PAST, IS NOW TRANSPARENT AND SHINY.

rolled 62 = 62

Rolling to capture him.

Death is too much of a mercy for him

>>8906248
This

>>8906242

You and your men advance, mowing down any and all opposition that you come across as you draw closer and closer to the bridge, where you know you'll find Tialoc.

Also, question - Do you have Fire Strider with you?

rolled 66 = 66

>>8906264
Pops died ~200 years ago.

The rest is true.

We fucked up. He fucked up.

Let's try not to fuck it up any more.

>>8906276
We're not at HIM yet, we still have to fight through his ship.

>>8906279
Of course we do. He has always been with us.

And he always will be.

rolled 96 = 96

>>8906279
has to be a trap... so no

>>8906248
Yeah, that.

>>8906279
hell no, he's part of an endangered species now. we have to protect all of our mounts until their population is back up.

>>8906279
FUCK NO WE DON'T HE'S OUR MASCOT NOT OUR MEATSHIELD.
FIRESTRIDER IS BACK ON THE SHIP WITH 7 POM-POMS DOING A LITTLE DANCE.

rolled 87 = 87

No it's too dangerous for him

>>8906264
He only glassed what he thought was a breeding ground for traitors.
HORUS GLASSED OUR PLANET. TIALOC WILL BE MADE TO BE SHOWN THE ERROR OF HIS TRANSGRESSIONS, AND WE ARE GOING TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE.

>>8906279
I'm new to this quest and unfamiliar with firestrider. Is he our giant pet spider or something?

>>8906310
7? What's he standing on then?

>>8906305

This.

fire strider needs his revenge.

We have him.

>>8906296
>>8906305
>>8906310
Seems we have a consensus.

FIRE STRIDER WILL GET HIS REVENGE AGAINST HORUS WHEN THE TIME COMES.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK!

>>8906323
He doesn't use them all at once, silly.

>>8906320
He is our not so giant pet spider that we accidentally snapped a leg off of while training.
He CANNOT handle a boarding mission.

>>8906335
>>8906317
>>8906310
>>8906305
this

>>8906372
Wait, didn't he get a prosthetic replacement for that leg?

And I think he took a level in badass along with us.

>>8906320

Yes, but since he's the oldest member of his species left alive, not to mention your childhood companion and a gift from your adoptive father, apparently he's safe back on your battle barge.

ANYWAY.

You burst onto the bridge, to find Tialoc and a squad of terminators, accompanied by dreadnoughts, waiting for you. You can see the power field around his flail shimmering.

"You have betrayed the Imperium Rachnus, and in so doing betrayed your father! You may have destroyed my legion this day, but by Terra I'm taking you with us!" He roars, charging forward as his troops follow suit.

rolled 44 = 44

>>8906372
:/ we can use him as a mount in non termi armor

you realize how fucking big he would have to be for that?

>>8906391
Challange him to single combat.

"WE ARE TAKING YOU BACK TO THE EMPEROR, MURDERER. AND YOU SHALL SEE HOW LOW YOU HAVE FALLEN."

>>8906391
Kill everyone BUT Tialoc.

rolled 100 = 100

>>8906391
Defend, but try to reason with him. Explain Isstvan, now that we're here.

rolled 77 = 77

>>8906391
I vote we try to kill him ASAP, as we only brought 10 terminators, they might find themselves overpowered.

>>8906391

Engage in combat. Attempt to subdue rather than kill.

>>8906391
TAKING OUT A PLANET IN COLD BLOOD IS NOT THE WAY OF THE EMPEROR! IT IS YOU WHO HAVE BETRAYED THE EMPEROR!

rolled 58 = 58

Incapacitate him and his troops

rolled 99 = 99

>>8906391
>by Terra I'm taking you with us!"

...

FUCK

>>8906422
>rolled 100 = 100
wow.

GOD DAMN YOU 4CHAN DICE GODS.

Well... so much for that.

Ship's rigged to go boom anyhow, I bet.

We will kill him with our own hands. He has annihilated our people and his weak will may have doomed everyone. No mercy.

>>8906441
does DH count that as 00 or 100?

>>8906420
>>8906422

You roar at him over the fury of battle, focusing on destroying his support before engaging him. With each of his marines you fell, you can see the pain in his eyes grow more and more pronounced, his attacks growing increasingly frenzied. As you down his final dreadnought, you can hear the shattering of ceramite armor, and the sound of a body falling to the floor.

Pic related.

>>8906461

And that's why those two legions are lost.

I think there's a bug with the d100 dice. It always rolls abnormally high.

I think we should use d20.

rolled 84 = 84

:/ no
they always just roll whatever would be wost.
happens in frost giant and tau quest as well even tho they use different systems.

rolled 99 = 99

>>8906485
FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK.
But now he has no chance of winning.
He is outnumbered 10-1, (9 termines + us)

Now we try to subdue him, our vengeance will be ever sweeter when we bring him to proper justice.

>>8906485
FAL! Noooooo...

KILL HIM!

REND HIM ASUNDER! VENGANCE WILL BE OURS!

>>8906485
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DAMN IT, TIALOC! THERE HAS BEEN TOO MUCH DEATH TODAY! A WHOLE PLANET GONE! YOUR LEGION! LOOK AROUND YOU, AT WHAT HORUS HAS DONE TO OUR BROTHERS!

rolled 80 = 80

>>8906490
Our legion is fully intact, his is not. Even if we died, our legion would live on.

Rolling to subdue him.

>>8906520
>rolled 99=99
Oh what the hell.

>>8906492
ya srly Tau Quest had this problem Primarch quest is having the same problem

rolled 69 = 69

>>8906537
>>8906520
>>8906516
80,99,84.
Fucking shit ain't logical.

>>8906520
WE MUST HAVE JUSTICE AND ONLY THE EMPEROR IS CAPABLE OF RESOLVING THIS JUSTLY!

GODDAMNIT THAT MOTHERFUCKING GOBLIN, JUST GIVE US THIS.
I DON'T CARE WHAT ELSE YOU LET THE DICE FORCE ON US, JUST LET HIM SEE WHAT HE'S DONE.

try to subdue him, with tears on our face,

We are better than that murderer.

>>8906485
"FA---------------L!!!!!!!" Incapacitate that Aztec Astares NOW!!! two legs and an arm (or the inverse) should do

>>8906557
Sorry, you're fucked.

rolled 42 = 42

>>8906574
>>8906561
>>8906557
This!

rolled 66 = 66

SUBDUE HIM

>>8906530

He stands over the broken body of your childhood friend, his eyes glowing with a rage and hatred you didn't even realize he was capable of. But beneath the hatred and rage, you can see a glimmer of the man you thought you knew - A deep sadness, at the loss of his legion, and perhaps more than that.

rolled 65 = 65

BREAK HIS ARMS.

>>8906592
LESS EMO MORE LIMB BREAKING

rolled 5 = 5

>>8906561
this.
>>8906552
FUCK YEA, WE HIT HIM IN THE ASS!!!!!

rolled 34 = 34

QUICKLY BREAK HIS ARMS

Subdue him. Violently.

Then we take him to the Emperor.

>>8906615
smaefag here. the roll was for my "this" the hit him in the ass was a joke about rolling 69

rolled 52 = 52

>>8906592
It's time to face the Emperor's judgment, brother.

rolled 18 = 18

>>8906592
"You killed him in cold blood, just like you killed our entire planet. How could you? 4 of our brothers turn traitor, and you believe the Arch-traitor himself over your own brother. You seek no proof, you seek no reasons why, you just obeyed the traitor like the sheep you are."

"Your guilt will crush you far more completely than my hands can."

Subdue him, capture him, bring him to Terra.

>>8906648
>>8906626
>>8906615
EMPEROR GUIDES OUR DICE YO.

rolled 75 = 75

>>8906592
"Brother... I don't want to kill you. I don't want to kill any more of my brothers. I don't want to see more people die senselessly.

We need to see Father."

>>8906592
I'm sorry brother.....I tried to make you listen.....

>>8906615

You tackle him, "accidentally" snapping his left arm as you do so. He drops the flail, and you can see as the fight leave his eyes. He doesn't resist, his eyes bearing a far-away look.

>>8906648
FUCKING GLORIOUS

>>8906681
knock his ass out, get FAL to a dreadnaught ASAP, and head for terra. tell his men to follow you.

>>8906669

This.

>>8906681
Take him back to our ship. Try to contact any loyalists in the area.

It's time to head back to Terra.

>>8906681
Bring him onto the ship, strip him of everything, and throw him in a cell.
I doubt he will try to escape, being as broken as he is.

Tell him we are traveling to Terra.

>>8906681
Knock him out. Bring him before the Emperor while your legion fights the traitors.

Have our poor beleaguered astropaths managed to get a message to anyone during all this mess? Pops, Alpharius (ha), one of our other loyal brothers?

Seriously, get Fal into med or a dread... before he is dead.

>>8906699
>>8906705
>>8906714
This, especially the bit about the dread.

Hey guys wouldn't it be a total mindfuck if we actually were the traitors? Alpharius had been corrupting us all along and we've got our perception of events totally skewed?

I mean, I'd shit bricks.

rolled 36 = 36

fuck yes!
the best fucking dred we have!

DAMNIT GUYS, WE CAN'T GO BACK TO EMPS, AS HE IS GONNA THINK WE'RE TRAITORS TOO FOR DISOBEYING HIS ORDERS TO PUT DOWN THE TRAITORS AND INSTEAD LEAVING OUR LOYALIST BROTHERS AND FLYING OFF TO FIGHT A LEGION THAT IS STILL LOYAL AS FAR AS HE KNOWS. FUCK.

>>8906721
shit nigger, we've got no idea who can be trusted at the moment, look at what just happened!! we need to talk to dad. Also, proposing we go fleet based from here out.

>>8906699

You knock him unconcious, and kneel at Fal's side. His breathing is shallow - You can see where your brother's flail crushed his ribcage. The only dreadnoughts nearby are those of the Sky Serpents, each with a marine's remains ripped out of them. Do you wish to attempt to inter him in one of these?

>>8906745
We ran away from the Istvaan dropsite massacre, destroyed an entire loyal legion, and were closer to Alpharius than we were to our own brothers.
We pretty much ARE traitors.

>>8906745
Alpharius is our bro, he would never do such a thing. He's been there for us more than anyone else, even pops.

rolled 41 = 41

DID HE KILL FIRE STRIDER?
IF SO KILL HIM.

rolled 19 = 19

>>8906765
INTERNMENT IS BETTER THAN DEATH

BUT MAKE SOMEONE SMACK IT A FEW TIMES AND MUTTER SOMETHING ABOUT LITANIES OR SOMETHING

>>8906765
Yes, though it might be a bit disgraceful.
We could always repaint it.

We need to try and take as many of the Sky Serpents prisoner as possible. No need for their lives to be wasted.

We return to terra now. We have the proof of our innocence right with us.

Also: The Emperor is a Fucking Psyker. He can MINDREAD his son to prove our version.

>>8906780
FIRE STRIDER IS FINE.

>>8906765
Will he make it back to medbay alive? Surely we have an apothecary here with us who can advise us.

>>8906788

SUCCESS!

One of your terminators happens to be an apothecary, and manages to get Fal into the sarcophagus and hook him up with barely a minute to spare.

>>8906812
FAST FORWARD TO TERRA, B.

rolled 20 = 20

>>8906812
NOW WE RIDE TO TERRA, FUCK YEAH

>>8906823
No! Too much fast fowarding. We need to interrogate our "brother" here. With a powerfist.

>>8906823

Really? YOu don't want to check for surviving loyalists?

>>8906794
>>8906791
this. And Alpharius would never betray us surely. Besides Horus is the traitor, and the Serpents were following HIS orders! that makes THEM the traitors and US their instant karma (BITCH!!!) redeemers. also, due to the roots of the treachery we are more or less immune.

now we take our bro back with us, and we head to Terra. We must make everything clear.

If we go to Terra now, We're just gonna get cut down by a ragin' Emperor. All we can do now is A.) Find Alpharius and talk to him, and B.) find Horus and kick his ass

>>8906842
YOU TAKE SO FUCKING LONG TO POST, I KINDA WANNA GET THIS OVER WITH.
FINE, CHECK FOR SURVIVING LOYALISTS.

>>8906842
Check for survivors. No need to leave them to rot.

>>8906842

Actually, doesn't matter, thread's autosaging.

TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.

>>8906842
Have one barge (fully loaded) stay behind to search for surviving loyalists. Make sure they have a decent spattering of Silencers, THEN fastforward to Terra.

We need to rescue the loyalist on Isstvan before that.

>>8906853
THE EMPEROR DIDN'T EVEN KILL HORUS UNTIL HORUS KILLED SANGUINIUS AND A BUNCH OF CUSTODES.
I SINCERELY DOUBT HE WOULD ATTACK US.

>>8906842
We need to check for loyalists.

ALso, hug Tialoc.. He needs to know that we still care for him.

Now we check for survivors, if there are any. Then we head for Terra.

>>8906871
this

Let's not forget that we are nulls. Immune to warp-treachery. This rebellion is full of Chaos Taint, the Emperor would surely see us as a useful balance by which to measure all his other sons.

We may have been forced from him by our nature, but it is that very nature that will make us his greatest tool in his hour of need.

rolled 66 = 66

rollin a spot check

>>8906755
see
>>8906879

If not kill us, He is definately going to be mega suspicious of us after all thats happened.

>>8906885
>ALso, hug Tialoc.. He needs to know that we still care for him.

This. He needs it badly.

>>8906935

You realize he's unconcious, right?

>>8906908
in GW cannon, the Ultras got a fucking pat on the back for the same shit (more or less) that we just pulled, we'll be fine

>>8906945
Do it when he wakes up then.

>>8906945
I do believe that was meant for after he woke up. And probably correct, especially when he figures out what he got duped into doing, and what it resulted in. A brother/bro hug will defiantly be in order

>>8906959

You can console him when he wakes up in tomorrow's thread. You and the surviving Loyalists are going to have a lot to discuss on the way back to Terra.

>>8906982
I'm guessing we missed the siege by a bit then?

>>8907000

The siege of the Imperial Palace?

Mmmm... We'll see.

>>8906972
He.
Killed.
Everyone.
We.
Know.

Complete genocide of all our people. If our father wasn't already dead he sure as hell would be now. Fire Strider's entire species is almost gone. We have no world to return to.

He did this.

While he is our brother and we will forgive him because he was misled, we can't forget that it was his foolishness that led to it. We can forgive, but we can't ever forget it.

archived

>>8907016

Well, you still have all of the Sandlegs that your legion uses as mounts, so... Perhaps a thousand remain.

>>8907016
I never said forget, but I have a feeling we're gonna have to be his main beneficiary/sponsor as far as his redemption goes being the ones he betrayed, AND the ones who stayed our hands instead of killing him. We may have to let certain things phase our minds for a while until he's stabilized emotionally/fully loyal again however.

I'm not sure what to make of Alpharius at this point OOC. He presumably knew that Horus had sent Tialoc to glass our world, and he also knew what would happen to the loyalists on Isstavan, so he saved us from the Dropsite Massacre, and gave us a chance to save our planet, but... Dammit, he sided with Horus!

hell, we may have a harder time getting our bro brothers to not kill him for what he did then the emperor...

>>8907025
A thousand? That should be enough for a stable population in the future.

Once he has learned what he did, I STILL want to punch him in the face.

I Want to be at the siege to the imperial palace.

I want to arrive just when Horus has lowered his shields, and Enter his warp-tainted barge with my Silencers.

I wish to arrive when he is about to kill Sanguinis, punch him through the face and yell "SURPRISE, FUCKER!"

>>8907042
Getting him redeemed and hating him are not mutually exclusive.

>>8907055
he may not have, just because he knew doesnt mean he turned case in point: Magnus didnt turn until he got wolfed... If Alpharius won against the Ultras then he will no doubt become the loyalist out of the two. Same for Russ and Magnus, and would have been the same for Us and The Serpents were we not such merciful fellows

>>8907064
YES!
WE CAN STOP HORUS' WARP SORCERY!

WE CAN SAVE THE EMPEROR!

ALL POWER TO WARP ENGINES! GET THERE FUCKING NOW!

>>8907064
that would be pretty sweet...

>>8907055
OOC it's tricky, but IC he has been the most bro of bros. He has always been super sneaky and shit so he obviously found out what Horus had planned somehow and was trying to tip us off without leaking the fact he had an inside line to the traitors.

>>8907113

Well, Gobbo DID ask us in an earlier thread whether we preferred GW or /tg/ canon, and we went with /tg/, so it seems to me that Alpharius is probably still loyal, even if he does turn on the Imperium.

>>8907096

Uh, yeah...

Thread's autosaging, I don't think TMFG wants to start the (presumably) final chapter in an autosaging thread.

>>8907153
New thread then.

>>8907160

Christ man, I have class tomorrow, and I don't want to finish this quest late at night when I'm tired and there's fewer people around.

>>8907178
Alright then. We can call it a night.

I look forward to the endgame.

rolled 35 = 35

There are at least 5-10 of us