The Barbed Hook

Before it can go further, they receive a hailing signal from the Vengeance

Lance: "Lina, put it through please." *long, high beep is followed by a short burst of static* "This is Captain Lance of the flamewrought, please identify."

*He stands there watching everything happen*

on Screen appears an astartes in a mighty suit of artificer power armour, a large power fist like weapon upon one hand, with a mighty mighty moustache
+This is Tracitus, Captain of the Vengeance of Phall. Glad someone finally responded.+
lyanna and anders freeze
OOC he has this kinda facial hair

"You two alright?"

Lyanna shakes her head

Lance: *he clasps his hands behind his back, he's clean shaven* "Yes, quite. May i ask as to why you're here, captain?"

Tyron: *in a hushed tone* "I'll take you back down if you'd prefer."

+Simple. I assume you too felt that pulse?+

"Who is he?"

Lyanna: a god damn imperial fist that's who

Lance: "Yes, we are aware, a strike team is being mobilized as we speak. the area will be surveyed, the beast found, and the area levelled from orbit."

"Maybe we can sneak away before he notices you both"

+No. The entire Iron warrior fleet defends that location. The only way it will be reached is by a swift and thorough purge of the heretic forces below, and we have arrived to ensure it is done swiftly.+

Lyanna: how?

"Elevator"

"I will not allow a purge. you may be fond of such tactics, we are not. surgical strikes, not blanket destruction"

Tyron: "Yes, get in there, now"

+That wasn't a request, captain. My orders come from Dorn himself, and since your legion is unable to call upon primarch level authority, I do not need your permission to carry this out+

they start backing towards the lift

*He lifts Lyanna off of her feet and backs away fairly quickly*

"In the absence of Vulkan, we shall continue his principles. what you propose will cause unneeded civilian casualties, and as such. is not acceptable."

+In your opinion. But we both know the heretic forces were not as 'thoughtful' as you when they massacred millions of civilians at terra. We will repay them in kind.+

"The sins of the iron warriors are nothing to do with the inhabitants of this planet. I will not stand idle as you slaughter innocents."

+Then what will you do? This is no time for infighting between imperials. Remember Istvaan brother+

Lance: "You would really dismiss the morals of a legion and a fallen primarch?" *he starts working at the fingers of his gloves to remove them*

*Having entered the elevator with thing and Lyanna, he presses a button and they descend*

*Tyron left with them* "Fuck, he's invoking rule of primarch? that bastard!"

Lyanna has gone pale

+The scum below were directly responsible for the Tragic loss of vulkan. You would give them mercy?+

OOC fun fact, the iron warriors did infact kill vulkan....the first time

Lance :"We will annihilate the iron warriors a hundred times over, the civilians here? they've done nothing"

+We did not say we would target civilians. Any who stand before us will die, the rest will not be touched+

"You're really surprised?"

*He looks at Lyanna and places a gauntlet on her shoulder*
"You're alright"

lyanna nods

Lance: "Your reputation precedes you, fist."

+What is that supposed to mean?+

"the fists have gained a rather unfortunate reputation of late, for killing indiscriminately"

+Is there a point you're trying to get to?+

"I don't believe that you will not give in to your anger and slaughter another planet."

+What you beleive doesn't concern me+

"As the captain of the most powerful ship around this planet i'm making it concern you"

+Is that a threat?+

"It's a strong suggestion. Stand down"

+Negative+

+Allow me to clarify the situation captain. My ship is but the first of a fleet that is incoming. With our shields raised, as they are now, we will have more than enough time to message them and inform them of what you have done before we are destroyed. When they arrive, they will not hesitate to fire upon you. Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will fail. But either way, the imperial fleet will be crippled enough that the iron warrior fleet need only clean the rest up, and they will know it.+

"Be happy this lot aren't from where I'm from. Most daemon uc incursion end one of two ways: exterminatus or the execution slash imprisonment of entire planetary populations"

"I will not allow the slaughter of innocents. They already hate astartes. Do not give them reason to do so."

Tyron: "what the fists are planning is no doubt much the same"

+If you fire on us, the iron warriors win here, and the people remain in chains+

Lyanna nods

"Yeah"

Lance: "I have no intention of firing upon you. But I would rather have people in chains than in graves"

+You are making foolish assumptions, captain+

"I make assumptions based on your prior actions Fist. The salamanders will not allow genocide"

+And I will not commit it. You are simply being overly paranoid.+