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"...Cadia..?" Doros bit his lip from under his helmet. He knew that should the Cadians arrive, there will no doubt be an inquisitor among their ranks. Especially when dealing with a planet targeted by Chaos. "Commissar, there is something I must confess, though I am unsure if you will still trust me afterward." Had he been a regular Human, Doros would have no doubt felt ridden with tension and heartache.

He looked at the space marine and his gaze looked curious. "Then speak space Marine," he said while taking off his great coat and set it on his lasgun and took off his hat so her could slick back his hair.

Doros explained to the Commissar "The reason I have been trapped here for almost a generation is because in the eyes of the Imperium, I am a heretical renegade. My Chapter, alongside the Fire lords and excommunicated Relictors fought in the Blood Star campaign within the Scarus sector. We managed to subdue the Daemonic threat, but my chapter was utterly decimated by the war."

The Sergeant's tone was sorrowful, as he recalled how his chapter was snuffed completely. "The few survivors, including me, a few other Veterans, and my Captain, were all taken to Prism. We were not treated as heroes however, we were declared traitorous heretics for our exposure to chaos, thanks to the folly of the Relictors. I alone escaped, whilst my brothers were put to death. I found shelter on this feudal world, but the deaths of my brothers continues to weigh heavy on my mind."

He took off his helmet, and knelt down before the Commissar. "I fear the Cadian reinforcements will have an inquisitor amongst them, and I will be executed for my supposed heresy, if not my cowardice. So... I give you the honour of killing me first."

The commissar would listen and what he said next would definitely surprise the space marine. "I don't care Space Marine, from this point onwards, you are one of my men. By the Emperor's light, that inquisitor will drown in our bodies before we let them kill you," He said calmly and peacefully before saying. "You have proven yourself more than capable and much more than fallen, I will stand with you and I will vouch for you,"

The Sergeant smiled. He was happy, even if the Commissar's merciful response shocked him. such a feeling of reassurance was rare in this era of grim darkness. "In that case Commissar, I will continue to fight alongside you and your men 'till my death, and atone for the deaths of my brothers by cleansing this world of Chaos."

Kragoth turned his head and looked over the trees. The shadow of the Large pagoda castle was very close by under light of the moon. It seemed that their journey deep into the forest was a lucky one indeed. "Ha, we have faced a cultist incursion, and it has lead us almost directly by the capitol of Sipang. Your men can land close by, I'd hopefully presume?" The Veteran Sergeant had guessed.

The Commissar nodded and would get onto his Vox and start asking for his reinforcements. The commissar would motion for his men to move as he spoke. The guardsmen moving to carry the injured and pack up their gear. The Comms Guardsmen was close to the Great coat wearing man. The women was barely 5'4" and her flak armor was covered in mud and grime. The Commissar looked "Sgt Lyra, good to see you, boost my signal please,"

"Yes Jaeger, right away sir," Then she proceeded to mess with some knobs and dials.

Doros paused for a moment, staring at the moon rather gormlessly. Until he shook himself, a reminder had hit him. "What shall we do about the natives Commissar?" Doros asked. "I know from my journeys across this world that the royal hosts are always warring in far away lands, but we have seen that Chaos has already touched the citizens in such a short time." He looked to the sky once more, anxious about the Imperial reinforcements.

"If they have been touched by chaos and show the signs... the only answer is blaster fire....30 minutes until they land," He said while turning off his Vox. His men huffed and moved behind them, they were tired. "The fleet is contacting Every nearby imperial fleet and informing Cadia and possibly getting men from Catachan. However, my men and I might as well be from there. It is very similar to Foruscia," He commented while walking. "Also, they say the Imperial fleet from the Death World of Krieg is within a stones throw, they should be here in a couple hours"

Doros nodded solemnly. It was such a waste, needing to cull these unfortunate primitives that had fallen to the darker powers. "Very well, I suppose we have about a full day to prepare for the invasion. That should give the Imperial forces enough time to purge the cultists in Caritaigne." The Veteran Sergeant explained as he rubbed the dirt from his helmet's lenses. "Let us hope they have not sown the seeds of heresy there also."

The Commissar nodded in agreement and moved quickly through the forest and finally broke the forest as they moved into a clearing. A quick glance could tell that those in the castle had a tactical advantage. It had taken them 27 minutes to walk out of the forest. So it was nod odd when a large Valkyrie landed, dropping off a entrenching wall, barracks and several tons of defensive gear. More followed as the 14th had began to arrive. "The 14th, Foruscia's Flaming wall, they have come," The 14th, as by there name guessed. were the entrenchment specialists of their planet. They were moving fast as they began to build walls and heavy bolter emplacements, along with Las-cannons and auto guns. They also began to move and set up a command post and armory.

As Doros emerged from the forest, covered in forest leaves and twigs which had caught onto his large power armour, he spectated the building process taking place around Sipang's captiol. The large aircrafts of war, a newly made defensive bulwark. Everything seemed to be getting far more tense. "The men and women of Foruscia are certainly ready for a war." Doros commented, slipping his dirty helmet back on.

"Sergeant, we first fought the Orks, 10 years ago, once they were finished with us, our fighting and bloodshed attracted a Chaos warband and we fought them back. We have not been annihilated due to our propensity and newly found skill. We fought hard for our home Space Marine, and in the end, we won, it cost us alot, including my arm and eye," The Commissar would explain with truth in his words. "If those heretical scum want a war... they will have it,"

"Your determination inspires me Commissar. I am ashamed I cannot say the same about the Rainbow Warriors." Doros followed along, his bolter held firmly by his side. He couldn't be too careful anymore.

The citizens of Sipang cowered behind the walls. They would whisper amongst themselves, shout insults at the foreign invaders, and even hurl stones, pitchforks, spears at a few of the guardsmen that came close by. They were frightened, painfully ignorant of their own impending slaughter, and it showed. "I believe we should demand a surrender from the local ruler." Doros advised. "Then we will perhaps be able to pacify these ignorant wretches."

The commissar nodded and moved by the peasants as they through rocks and the such at him. One rock hit him painfully in the side, so he leaned over and picked it up. Then he turned and threw it behind him, to a guardsmen who was slacking. "Better get to work private, din't want to let Chaos see," Then he would walk with the space marine up to the keep, only stopping when a girl had dropped a little crappy doll in the way. The commissar stopped and gave it back to her with nothing but kindness and gentleness. An odd commissar indeed. "Alright, well, I figire you can scare them,"

"As you wish" Doros sighed, shaking his head somewhat at the Commissar's gentleness. Not something the Veteran Sergeant would ever expect of someone who had attained Grim's rank. Sheer size was a great way of instilling fear as Doros stomped across the plaza of Sipang to the shocked wispers of the civilians. There would be a few which would hurl a few nasty words at him during his silent walk through the streets. They would not throw an object however. Doros' massive frame was enough to make the populace have some second thought about catching his ire.

By the large castle doors, two guardsmen clad in heavy armour stood directly in his away, pointing toward his helmet their sharp steel halberds. Their number increased as the entire honour guard came out to face the Marine. These primitive weapons were not nearly enough to startle the Astartes. Doros introduced himself:

"I am Veteran Sergeant Kragoth Doros of the Imperium. Normally I serve my Emperor as a warrior without mercy, but I come to you as a diplomat of peace. I come with one unconditional term: Your ruler must place the entirety of Sipang under the vassalage of the Imperium, or face his kingdom stripped away from him immediately."

The retinue guarding the doors answer audaciously by laughing like little girls at the Marine's suggestion. "We are men of Sipang! We are strong and independant. Soon our glorious nation and it's king shall rule all of Triandr! Our warriors shed the blood of all rivals across the sea! We will not bend the knee to this upstart 'Imperium.' Go back to your own world, foreigner!"

"I repeat. Submit to the Imperium, or die!" This time Doros was serious, and so were the guards, as they suddenly readied their halberds to pierce the marine.

The Commissar moved before anyone else and shot one of the then in the head, brains splattering over his fellows. Something no one there have has probably ever seen. Then he set his hand on his chainsword. "Well, then.... if you do not want to end up like your fellow, I recommend you bend your knees or I tear you to shreds," Then he revved his chainsword and drew it. "By the Emperors light, I will not fall,"

The men froze in panic as they saw their fellow's corpse drop onto the ground with a steel clank. The commander amongst the honour guard then whimpered at the strange weapon for a moment, then proceeded to shout at his men. "Retreat! Retreat to the king's quarters! We must protect the king!" They raced off in a final act of hopeless defense. "I shall follow on and bring their craven lord at your mercy." Doros swore, racing off to finish off the cowardly guard. There were many flights of everpresent stairs to climb, but they were no obstacle for the marine. The King's guard were somehow far beyond his sight however.

The many rooms within the castle were strangly empty. It was as though none actually resided here, though alarming whispers haunted the corridors.

"...I have seen him..." The voice wailed in pain "...I have seen the demon within the earth...He says I will be immortal, and he will serve me forever... But I must conquer the world first... He feeds on the blood spilt on field of war... It empowers him greatly. I hear his name echo... Oh, does it make my body twist and cringe." The whispers were soon cut off by a flurry of deafening screams that shook the entire corridor. Doros looked behind him to check the origin of the shriek, but found that his exit was now blockaded by an unholy mass of tendrils. They would not budge, not even for the chainblade.

"Commissar, I need reinforcements." The Sergeant warned "I am trapped within the top floor of the castle by a mass of near indestructable tendrils. I believe the ruinous powers are at work here." And so Doros continued on into the depths.

The commissar would get over his Vox once he got to the top of the star. Then he frowned at the tendrils. "I can't get through this.... continue on your mission, we will try to get through spome other way, maybe blast a hole in the roof if we have too," He said. Then he ran back down the stairs as fast as he could.

"Understood" Doros replied before racing down the unlit corridors. The closer he got the King's chambers, the more he could see were the chewed remains of the former nobility that morbidly decorated hallway. Doros revved his chainblade. The was trouble up ahead, straight before a smashed doorway. One of the corpses of honor guard that Doros had dealt with earlier lay utterly broken by the opposite wall. The corpse was accompanied by dismembered and half eaten limbs that littered the way into the room. Doros had expected the king to be a man of war. He expected him to be perhaps insane and delusional, what he found was a massive shock.

A hulking red-skinned figure standing over ten feet loomed across the broken bed, devouring another it's prey in the utter darkness. It's body was littered with horns, tendrils and an assortment of anguished faces. It's head was nothing more than a writhing mass of tentacles, and it wore a torn robe, now draped with the blood of it's former prey. The beast looked toward Doros with it's many heads "THE HORROR!" It bawled in despair and agony with it's many distorted voices, menacingly creeping toward the Space Marine, whilst repeating it's wails. The stoic Marine only readied his chainblade however. As shocked as he may be, he was not disheartened in the least.

"Commissar, there is a Chaos Spawn within the castle. I repeat, the King of Sipang is a Chaos Spawn. Permission to engage?" Doros asked over his helmet comm.

"Hold space marine, can you light him on fire, maybe with an inferno round, We are outside the building and we plan to tear our way in through the top floor," He said loudly over the comms, wind whipping through them He was on a Valkyrie obviously. The commissar was the only man doing this daring act, him and two more guardsmen.

As the commissar was going over this... another mass of red flesh rolled our, it had signs of once being female, however, its size was just about as massive as the kings, it was the Queen it seemed, covered in the same sheen of blood and grime as her husband. The new prey sent her heart a gasp with joy and she charged.