[b][i]Fire Warrior.[/i][/b]
It happened within the General Quarters of the bloodwrath, in a dark alleyway.
Red Lightning arced unto buildings and streets, all emanating from a single point. An alleyway, between a warehouse and a parking lot.
A ball of red Lightning formed over the pavement, burning cleanly through anything it touched. At the center of it, a shape began to form.
It was quite large... about twice the size of a space marine. It was kneeling, by the looks of it, from within the sphere.
In a final blast, a wave of red energy flew across the city block, momentarily shutting down electronic devices.
Little remnants of red lightning arced from his body. His armour was painted in pitch black and glossy red. Over his left arm was a dark and foggy cloak.
The fire warrior shook his head, looking up.
[i][u]"Wh... Where in the universe am I..?"[/u][/i]
He slowly began to stand up. As he moved, red gauss energy, liberated gauss energy, floated across his joints. He was no longer a man of flesh. He was a being of metal, but of familiar metal. He had died. He had been made a slave. And briefly, he had touched the darkness. But now, he had returned. The liberated commander had been freed. His mind had returned to him, in major parts. He was still bonded with the ultimate being of Death, the Nightbringer. But he was like a parasite to the god. He had harnessed his powers for his own use. He had cheated death. The Grieving Commander stood proudly, encased in the mighty armour of the Tau.
[i][u]"I... Am Aun Kor'El... Shas'o'Kais of the Terr'an Sept... Liberated Commander..."[/u][/i]
He spoke these words like some sort of prayer, a reminder to himself that his life was his own once more. That he was in control, not the machines.
He stood proud, yet somewhat humble. His stance was not that of a machine. His movements were not mechanic. They were fluid, broken, random, instinctual. He moved in a human manner. In a living manner. In the manner a scared yet fearsome soldier would move.
He knew he had alerted a part of the General Quarters, if not all of them. But that mattered little to him.
He could see the pained souls roaming the ship, encased in their metal prisons. The enslaved Necrons. He felt their pain, their suffering. He heard their pleas for mercy. He would answer them. He was a man of three worlds. He was Born as Tau, the fire warrior. He lived on Terr'a, with the humans. And he payed his sins with the Necrontyr, slaves of their own hatred. With the Red Gauss flowing through him, dancing along with the blue power of Tau craft,
The Insurgent Commander lived once more.
[spoiler]open. You saw that red Lightning.[/spoiler]
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[b]Vaaxius gets back up and looks at him. Before he can react, she slaps him.[/b] "That's for making me a slave!" [b]Slap![/b] "That's for making me kill so many people!" [b]Slap![/b] "And that's just for good measure!"
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He was about twenty feet tall, but luckily for her he was crouching to her height, expecting such a response. He took every slap, feeling no pain. He was a machine, after all. [i][u]"I understand."[/u][/i]
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"You made me commit atrocities! You made me go against who I was! I hate you!" [b]Vaaxius pounds against his chest as tears stream down her face.[/b]
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Her fists do little against his metallic chest. [i][u]"I was a slave, like you. I had no control. I was obeying orders. I was but a conduit for the C'tan's hatred. I was not a man, until I touched the Nightbringer. Once I was in contact with the god... I was the master. I was in control. I had the choice. And I made it. I suffered for my sins, as a Necron. I still do. That is why I refuse to rest. I owe it to the Necrontyr. I must free as many of them as I can. Let them rest. No being should suffer such a fate. Not you. Nor I. Nor the Necrons."[/u][/i]
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[b]Vaaxius soon gives up as she cries uncontrollably.[/b] "M-My.... Family.... Friends.... I've lost them all...."
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[i][u]"All is not lost, Vaaxius. They may still be alive. Changed, having gone their different paths, but still alive. Now that you have regained your free will, you have the choice. You can choose hope. Or you can choose defeat. That is up to you. I chose hope. I rekindled with my daughters. We have the same mission now. I have met my friends again. I am different. I had caused horrible strife. But I attone for my sins. And I can help you do the same."[/u][/i] He holds his large robotic hand open in front of her to help her up.
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[b]She takes his hand, he could see her eyes were now a mixture between blue and red.[/b] "Thank you... For freeing me.... We need to free the rest of the group...."
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[i][u]"we have more than a group to free. But we will do it, even if it means one person at a time."[/u][/i]
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"Alright... I'm scared to leave this place now....."
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[i][u]"Scared of what?"[/u][/i]
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"Going.... I'll be attacked by everyone now..."
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[i][u]"Not if you stay near me. You should be safe."[/u][/i]
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"A-Are you sure?... Will the imperium not attack you?..."
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[i][u]"I am a friend of the Imperium. They know these colours well. They know who I am."[/u][/i]
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"A-Alright, thank you.... I feel disgusted with myself... I can remember every fanatic speech I told about the C'tan, every butchered soul....."
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[i][u]"Good. You must never forget them. They are your sins. They are what drive us to avenge those we punished unjustly."[/u][/i]
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[b]Vaaxius nods as she stands up.[/b] "Yeah.... You said you had control of The Nightbringer, how exactly?"
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[i][u]"We shared a body momentarily. He was me, and I was him."[/u][/i]
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"Wow, that had to be hard."
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[i][u]"Not really. It was only for a moment. But that moment felt like an eternity. I saw... I cannot describe what I saw, Vaaxius. It would spoil the surprise."[/u][/i] He chuckles.
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"Ah, it sounds interesting. Anyway.... What can I know about this place? This safe haven."
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[i][u]"Safe haven? What do you speak of?"[/u][/i]
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"This place, the Imperium has a tight enough grip on it that it's safe from harm."
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[i][u]"indeed. It seems we will be safe from harm."[/u][/i] More red lightning appeared throughout the city. [i][u]"And last but not least... they came as well..."[/u][/i]
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"More liberated Necrons? Or something else?"