[i][u]The Unsung hero.[/u][/i]
Deep within the ship, a sphere of violet energy bubbles up, releasing within it a warrior.
[i]For thousands of years, he had wandered through this dark, grim Galaxy...[/i]
The shaded figure stood up on it's two large legs.
[i]And those thousands of years, he spent battling whatever the galaxy could throw at him. For every fight, a memento. For every army vanquished, a souvenir. For every enemy slain, redemption. Whatever the grim galaxy could push on him, he pushed back.[/i]
Slowly, he opened his four violet eyes, one of them being marked by a deep, searing scar. They scanned the darkness.
[i]He lived a life, once. Somewhere else, beyond this realm, this universe, this time. He was brought here against his will. But he wouldn't let that defeat him. If something had brought him here to destroy him... they had failed. It had only hardened him. Made him stronger.[/i]
The metal floor thundered as he stood up on his two heavy legs. Although milennia had passed, the man hadn't aged a day. He was stronger than ever, his muscles strong and lean.
[i]Eldar. Tyranid. Orks. Necron. Tau. Imperial. Chaos. He had fought it all. Sometimes alongside them. Sometimes against them. Never had he been thanked for his sacrifices. Some knew of him, of his legend. They had a nickname for him.[/i]
As he walked, he looked at his four arms. Two of them, made from Necron metal after having lost them in a battle. His arsenal varied, containing trophies taken from his enemies. From space marine armour, he had made himself new protection. From the Tau, he had taken ranged weapons. From the Imperial Guard, he had taken heavy weapons. From the sisters of battle, Inferno weaponry. From the Eldar, Mighty witchblades, and their strange eldritch magic. From chaos, psychic powers had been gained. From the Tyranids, the pincer of a Carnifex was shaped into a sword. And that, only to name a few.
[i]His body carried the scars of his long life of battle. But a life that never ended for him.[/i]
On his back, he wore a long, torn purple cloak, with a hood. It was once the banner of something. The only thing he had maintained from his other life.
[i]His nickname was given to him by his ability to wield any weapon for any situation, regardless of the matter. He always had something for everything always an ace up his sleeve.[/i]
They called him the Jack of All Trades. Traliks, the Fallen.
His eyes quickly settled to the darkness.
[i]"Hmm... a ship... ancient."[/i]
His English was without a flaw. Many years of practice will do that. He sniffed the air around him.
[i]"Hmph. Chaos. And by the size... this is definitely the bloodwrath. I don't know what Satirus wants with me, but he will only have dead lackeys to pay for it."[/i]
He grabbed his weapons.
In one hand, the lower left, he carried a Daemonhammer, weapon of the Inquisition. Thanks to his superior strength, he needed but one arm to wield such a weapon. In the lower right hand, his automatic heavy shotgun. How this ork weapon even functionned or held together, Traliks had no idea. But he had come to learn not to question Gork and Mork's mysterious ways. After all, it was thanks to it that he could carry all of his equipment.
In his upper right hand, a mighty Singing spear, an eldar double-headed lance and battleaxe, with its two split heads on each end.
And in his upper left, a Tau Ion Cyclic Raker. Devastating weapon against any foe.
Wandering the depths of the ship, Traliks, standing around the height of a primarch, his hooded cloak trailing behind him, expected anything to come at him.
[spoiler]openito my friends.[/spoiler]
English
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The newcomer soon encountered a man in an Exosuit scavenging for something amid a nearly destroyed room.
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He spotted the man, but wasn't sure of his intentions yet. So he approached, cautious, weapons in hand.
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The marine was alerted by his armor of an approaching person. He spun quickly, and raised his rifle. He saw something that he'd not encountered yet, and held his fire. "Keep your distance, and identify yourself!"
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[i]"Easy there, boy. Not here to harm you. That is, until you try any funny business."[/i]
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"You'd be surprised how many people say that and don't mean it. I don't know you, and haven't met any of your race. So I'm going to practice caution."
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He eyed the man's gear. [i]"Not from this universe either, huh? I could see how all of this is confusing."[/i] The man before him, standing at around 20 feet in height, seemed pretty relaxed for having a gun pointed at him.
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Not particularly concerned with the man's height but noting that he was calm. That meant he had some training and experience. "You could say that I'm out of my depth."
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[i]"I was, too. Long ago. Long, long ago..."[/i] He began pacing, calmly, seemingly just to stretch his legs. [i]"What's your name?"[/i]
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"Blackburn, what's yours?" The marine lowered his weapon, but didn't remove his finger from the trigger.
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[i]"Name's Traliks. People around these parts call me the Jack of All Trades. Now, if you were from around here, you would definitely know who that is. But you're not, so I don't blame you."[/i]
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"Jack of all trades? There's a story around that I wager. What are you doing out here? Have you been to the general quarters?"
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[i]"Yep. Nice enough place. Seems it's where most people stay..."[/i]
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The marine's hand left his rifle, he seemed to relax. "Well, I guess if they trust you enough to let you inside I shouldn't try to kill you."
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[i]"yep. See? What did I tell ya. Not gonna hurt you."[/i] Traliks chuckled.
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"That remains to be seen. But I'm willing to trust you for now."
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[i]"So, little man, what are you doing all the way out here by yourself?"[/i]
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"Uhh, looking for something. General quarters needs food, supplies, and weapons. I go and find them."
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[i]"Well, you won't find much food around here, I'm afraid. Well, that is, unless you consider dusty, tainted, rotten food to be food. Last I checked, though, the quarters were doing good on food and whatnot. As for weapons... well, the Imperial Guard has what they need when it comes to weapons."[/i]
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"You'd think so, but a lot of the rations are still good, no expiration date, as to weapons, those break, need maintenance, and the like. I mainly find parts and material to keep them working. Sometimes I find an armory, I get paid a lot for that."
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[i]"Chaos doesn't have rations. Only place where you'll find any are at the Imperial Guard camps. Otherwise, looking for food out here is a dead end."[/i]
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"Word is this ship was once imperial, then it defected or something... It isn't easy to find food, but I still do, in good quantity."
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[i]"Well, if you're willing to eat rations that are ten thousand years of age, be my guest. But there's a fresh fruit market in the quarters, so I'll be eating those."[/i]
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"Thousands? Most of this stuff is less than twenty. And that fresh fruit is being grown where exactly?"
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[i]"This ship is tens of thousands of years old. It has been under Chaos control for tens of thousands of years. Therefore, any imperial rations you would find would be tens of thousands of years old. See the logic? And yes. The fruits and vegetables are being grown locally, within the General Quarters. So I don't exactly see why you go on these ancient ration hunts, but there's plenty of food to go around."[/i]
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He shrugged, and pulled out a ration. It wasn't an imperial one, these bore the mark of an unknown government a dad the man explain, they were fresh. [spoiler]don't try and invalidate what reasons I have to leave the general quarters. [/spoiler]