New Nightmare (open) (FT)

[Creataris]

Unknown System (near Tolan)
Greater German Reich Exploratory Task Force 3
Königsberg-Class Heavy Cruiser "Berlin"
Bridge

Kommodore Braun gazed out the window as the white and black swirl of warp fell away to reveal realspace, the area ahead of his vessel occupied by eight other Kreigsmarine vessels with another five quickly joining them. At least none of them were Scinfaxi, that was what mattered. "Sir, all ships have secured from jump and are awaiting your orders" reported fregattenkapitän Scheer "sensors have picked up a single vessel of unknown design orbiting a planet further in the system. It's metallic sir with no discernible biological components".

Braun released a breath he hadn't known he was holding. "At least it's not those monsters, have the task group come to alert and jump us in closer" ordered Braun, his eyes fixed on the sensor monitor above him "I want no targeting solutions made. No ship is to have it's weapons on that vessel unless it makes a hostile move".

"Understood" came the reply from Scheer "jump in 3, 2, 1. Jump". With that space seemed to stretch forward and the black/white swirl of warp came up to greet the force for the few seconds they would be travelling.

[The Interstellar Merchant Coalition]

Unknown Planet (Tolas)
Flagship Annapolis Class Carrier "Redeye"
Admiral Sturnn

The 6th IMC fleet arrived out hyperspace after received a distress signal from a colony on the planet of talos, the message was mostly static but analysts were able to decrypt the signal to find the coordinates to the planet.upon arriving at the planet short range scanners detected two unknown ships orbiting the planet. The Fleet moved slowly toward the planet and sent a transmission to the unknown ship.

To: Unknown ships
From: Admiral Sturnn
To unknown ships, This is Admiral Sturnn of the 6th IMC fleet we are here to investigate a distress signal that came from this planet. We have come in peace but be advised
any hostile action against us will be an open declaration of war and may have severe consequences in the future.

[The Crawler]

Unknown Planet (Tolas)
Flagship Annapolis Class Carrier "Redeye"
Admiral Sturnn

The 6th IMC fleet arrived out hyperspace after received a distress signal from a colony on the planet of talos, the message was mostly static but analysts were able to decrypt the signal to find the coordinates to the planet.upon arriving at the planet short range scanners detected two unknown ships orbiting the planet. The Fleet moved slowly toward the planet and sent a transmission to the unknown ship.

To: Unknown ships
From: Admiral Sturnn
To unknown ships, This is Admiral Sturnn of the 6th IMC fleet we are here to investigate a distress signal that came from this planet. We have come in peace but be advised
any hostile action against us will be an open declaration of war and may have severe consequences in the future.

Vross annoyed that the ship they were going capture escaped noticed two other ships. She ignored their attempt to contact and contacted the rest of her fleet. All ships, ignore the one that left and focus on the two new arrived. Leash your blood lust on them. She ending the transmission and the rest of the ships went into position to attack.

[The Crawler]

Theron

The surface of the planet is nothing but chaos. Buildings were burning or collapsed from the fighting. The planet home guard were taken by surprise by the unknown enemy. One soldier is seen running through the rubble, trying to get into decent cover. All around he nothing but despair. He would hear some weapons being fired. He would often hear terrified screams that were silenced. Shaking his head to get himself focused, He started to run towards his destination. A nearby warehouse is being used as a makeshift base. As he ran towards the door he heard a growling noise in the distance, which made him start pounding the door.

"Raffen! Open the door now!" he shouts as he keeps looking back to make sure he is not followed. The growling seemed to get closer. "Raffen please open the door before I turn into meat.!" Before the scout continues to pound the door again, it opens and a hand grabs in by the collar and drags him in, with the door shutting behind him. The scout is pushed toward a wall. He then turned around to see the person who grabbed him. It was Raffen with a big grin on his face.

"Tylo hows is it going buddy?" Raffen then notice the look he was getting. "what?"

"what took you so long to answer a door?!" asked Tylo. Before he could rant even more they were interrupted by another group of people.

"what s is with all the yelling?" The unknown man asks as he walks up to the two soldiers who saluted him.

"Sir" Says Tylo. I just came from outpost Fero. We got a large group of freaks heading in this direction. Reports confirm.." Tylo is interrupted by a loud bang on the door with a roar on the other side. The leader then turns to Tylo for answers.

"Corporal. What did you bring with you?!" he shouts as the banging on the door continues and denting it, including more roars. "And it seems to have brought friends. Get everyone here now! We are defending this post." He orders a soldier next to him who nods and runs back to the barracks to get reinforcements. he then looks at Tylo. "What kind of freak followed you, corporal?"

"I don't know sir." says Tylos as he got his rifle pointed at the door including other soldiers who arrived as the door continued to get damaged more.


OOC: Slow updates

[The Crawler]

As the door continued to be dented in, Tylo looks at his captain for answers. "captain Walder, what are your orders, sir?" He asks as the captain just stares at the door in shock. This outpost is no more than a safe house with a few civilians huddled safely in the back and also have no weapons. He then turns towards what is left of his troops. He counted only 38 soldiers remaining in his company. He made his final decision and turn toward one of his soldiers.

"Sargent Biala, you are to take 20 guards the civilians. Make sure to block every path to make it hard for these things to get through." He orders. The Sargent nods and she picks the 20 to go with her. "Alright people, make a barrier. This is our first line of defense. We are going to make these freaks for it. Are you with me or not?" Shouts of approval are heard and they start to make a barricade. As they were doing this, a monster hand finally made a hole through the door and the arm retracted back outside and a muscular freak looked through. They noticed it had natural armored plates on its forehead with sharp ridges. Tylo turns to the captain and notices a depressed look on his face.

"That corporal is a Bruiser. it's the freaks version of a tank. They don't go down easily."

"Well... damn." was all Tylo can say as the Bruiser started to tear the door down as its friends behind him cheer him on.

[Royal Frankia]

By Order of the Vrasha

Into the Unknown

The 35th Contingent Neustra of the Sovereign had been given the task to establish a new colony to feed the forges that worked day and night. Reports had hinted that certain powers were dispatching forces to the system selected, but this did not matter. If they attempted to halt inevitable progress, they would be brushed aside.

DKS Sword of Erstann was the flagship of the expedition, and rightly so. The Erstann dwarfed the Destroyers that had followed her, and it could be said that the latter's inclusion was overkill. Granted, even if the Erstann could hold a hundred cycles against an entire fleet of primitives, the primitives must be reminded that they faced no just one warship but legion.

Before the ships of the Sovereign dropped out of ftl, a vast swarm of probes had heralded their arrival. An interdiction field was established, to cut off all communications and interdict all transit that might reinforce the new settlement. For those within the system, they would be in a serious dilemma as what stores they possessed would have to suffice.

Aboard the Erstann, the rites were performed, and the Seer consulted in order to determine the will of the Fates. Atkana and Norva were called forth in a hundred upon a hundred hymns, but all knew that no god would aid them in the likely battle with unknown forces. The wards bustled with activity, as Engineers and Technicians completed their duties in bringing up the craft to battle readiness.

The Erstann had been designed to take part in the bitter fighting in the Urlann, in which no generation for three hundred cycles had known peace. It was not uncommon for the Dread Fleet to be outmaneuvered, for a patrol to be waylaid. Great actions were few and far between, with the powers preferring to destroy themselves in a thousand small actions.

The Erstann allowed her sisters to move forward, even the Voltigeur craft that were the bane of all mortals. The Shiplord of the Erstann ,Jan vra Marlbek, conferred with his staff before the transmission was sent. The ancient figure had seen action across the Cosmos, and he did not intend to die in an action that would be little noted by the Annals obsessed with the great battles. Upon his tunic was the Order of Rammenheim, marking him as especially favored by the Crown and the Realm for past actions.

Killercraft left the decks of the Artarxes Carrier, to patrol the Void and descend upon those craft that might wish to break the blockade. Such were legion, thousand upon thousand, though such in regards to overall cost was cheaper than deploying corvettes. Across the wide void, Killercraft squadrons ranged, though not too far from the rearguard. No element was left to chance, not in an engagement which risked the blood of the Great Folk.

A transmission was dispatched to the powers in the system, the system that was to be brought into the Patrimony of the Sovereign.

Interlopers, nonbelievers, you must depart from this region bestowed by the Atkana upon the Eternal Realm. If you refuse, then not even the gods will save you from our wrath. We are the heirs of Wylus, the sons of Feylor, to resist is death.

[The Crawler]

By Order of the Vrasha

Into the Unknown

The 35th Contingent Neustra of the Sovereign had been given the task to establish a new colony to feed the forges that worked day and night. Reports had hinted that certain powers were dispatching forces to the system selected, but this did not matter. If they attempted to halt inevitable progress, they would be brushed aside.

DKS Sword of Erstann was the flagship of the expedition, and rightly so. The Erstann dwarfed the Destroyers that had followed her, and it could be said that the latter's inclusion was overkill. Granted, even if the Erstann could hold a hundred cycles against an entire fleet of primitives, the primitives must be reminded that they faced no just one warship but legion.

Before the ships of the Sovereign dropped out of ftl, a vast swarm of probes had heralded their arrival. An interdiction field was established, to cut off all communications and interdict all transit that might reinforce the new settlement. For those within the system, they would be in a serious dilemma as what stores they possessed would have to suffice.

Aboard the Erstann, the rites were performed, and the Seer consulted in order to determine the will of the Fates. Atkana and Norva were called forth in a hundred upon a hundred hymns, but all knew that no god would aid them in the likely battle with unknown forces. The wards bustled with activity, as Engineers and Technicians completed their duties in bringing up the craft to battle readiness.

The Erstann had been designed to take part in the bitter fighting in the Urlann, in which no generation for three hundred cycles had known peace. It was not uncommon for the Dread Fleet to be outmaneuvered, for a patrol to be waylaid. Great actions were few and far between, with the powers preferring to destroy themselves in a thousand small actions.

The Erstann allowed her sisters to move forward, even the Voltigeur craft that were the bane of all mortals. The Shiplord of the Erstann ,Jan vra Marlbek, conferred with his staff before the transmission was sent. The ancient figure had seen action across the Cosmos, and he did not intend to die in an action that would be little noted by the Annals obsessed with the great battles. Upon his tunic was the Order of Rammenheim, marking him as especially favored by the Crown and the Realm for past actions.

Killercraft left the decks of the Artarxes Carrier, to patrol the Void and descend upon those craft that might wish to break the blockade. Such were legion, thousand upon thousand, though such in regards to overall cost was cheaper than deploying corvettes. Across the wide void, Killercraft squadrons ranged, though not too far from the rearguard. No element was left to chance, not in an engagement which risked the blood of the Great Folk.

A transmission was dispatched to the powers in the system, the system that was to be brought into the Patrimony of the Sovereign.

Interlopers, nonbelievers, you must depart from this region bestowed by the Atkana upon the Eternal Realm. If you refuse, then not even the gods will save you from our wrath. We are the heirs of Wylus, the sons of Feylor, to resist is death.

Unkown listening post
It was a mess everywhere. For three years since the crawler forces took control of this station and decided to redecorate the station with the past owners of the station. In the command post, a lone drone was trying to attack the holographic images with its boney elongated fingers. It stopped attacking when the computer started beeping distracting it. The drone was tossed aside by a bulkier creature. It looked at the computer while making chittering noises before it decided to press the comm button to play the message. The creature smiles and then opens a channel to its nearby fleet.

"Send word to the fleet. New prey has arrived." It says while behind him, more of its brethren are in frenzy for new meat.

[Royal Frankia]

By the Fates

The silence from the unbelievers had signed their death warrants, as the vanguard pressed forward against whatever might oppose the Eternal Realm. Nearly two hundred craft set forth, most being of the Norvana Destroyers, capable of rivaling even the cruisers of the other Great Realms should such be required. They had formed in a chevron, the position of honor being held by the DKS Sword of Erstann.

Skirmisher craft raced on ahead, eager squadron eager to rack up a sufficient kill count. They maneuvered swiftly, putting emergency power into their forward thrusters. Some would halt and proceed to shell those enemy craft that were within range. Those Corvettes that had accompanied the Voltigeurs let fly a vast swarm of torpedoes and missiles, laying down a storm of fire upon those of the unbeliever that were now responding to the coming of the Ram.

Targets would be acquired and fed, the Dread Realm wishing to bring about the rapid destruction of those fleets in orbit. Any ship that lumbered through the Void would be targeted, be they armed. Boarding craft were made ready, should a craft become disabled and capable of being taken as a trophy. Orders were to spare those who surrendered, and not to fire upon enemy lifeboats.

The distance would close markedly, as the Children of the Atkana moved rapidly. Above their craft would be projected the holy images, those Devas who had acknowledged the Atkana and had sought Sainthood. Norva, the Bearer of Steel, and her Vani, the Sworn Swords of the Light, were by far the most prolific. Hymns were sung, and aboard every ship of the line the Holy Fire was tended. Ancestors were called forth, to bear witness to the coming trial of arms against those that knew not the Light of Atkane.

VAC-117 had pulled ahead of her squadron, moving through the debris inevitably caused by firing hot and heavy. The craft paused, before putting in the coordinates gathered from her sensors. Her crew sweated profusely, at the mobile gun platform maneuvered into firing position. Smaller craft knew not the luxuries of the great, but such often determined the outcome of battles more often than not. The VAC-117's Captain muttered a prayer in Austrasa, before giving the order to fire upon the craft selected by the Fates.

A shell of vast size came forth, into the Void which had no end. The shell bore sacred markings, each one blessed by a Seer before its delivery to the Fleet. Upon it was engraved Atk, sacred to the Children of Atkana, and often the terror of enemies both old and new. The shell maneuvered through whatever countermeasures the enemy might have launched, before splitting into multiple pieces as it came over a target with multiple warheads bearing the Furies of the Cosmos(multiple gigaton warheads amplified by the Grid).

The newcomers were not playing around, they were here to annihilate those in their path. Despite the boldness of those in the vanguard, the Fleet proceeded at a leisurely course. While rapid encirclements were intended once the main force sallied against them, the sons of Feylor intended to destroy the forces arrayed against them methodically.

[The Crawler]

Back at the base, The Bruiser is finally through the door and started to charge at the defenders who are firing with everything they have while behind the creature, the army behind it charges in. One of the creatures, a tall gangly creature that looked like it was rotting away grabbed a soldier nearby and took a fatal bite out of him, threw the body towards the defender, and landed on one of them. Walder sees the creature and turns on his radio.

"Sargent Biala, You better make sure you have heavy weaponry back there! They got a bezerker with them and it is very hungry for us!" he shouts as he continued firing at the creature. He ducks behind the barricade to reload and turns to Tylo to give him new orders. Just before he could say anything, Tylo gets grabbed by an enemy foot soldier and dragged towards the exit. He was about to shoot the monster in the head when he was grabbed from behind by another foot soldier, who then throws to the floor. Walder gets up and notices that he was surrounded. He hears screaming and turns to see his men torn apart. He takes out a pistol and starts firing at the advancing monsters. It was then the bezerker appears and grabs him and tears it off his arm and covers Walders mouth so he does not yell out.

The bezerker looks at him for a bit then tears off his head and throws the body towards the rest of its kin who descended on the body to feast. It then turns towards the back room where the Bruiser is destroying any obstacle to get to the rest of the defenders.

[The Crawler]

With Sgt. Biala and her squad have just finished reinforcing the barriers. She then decided to recruit some civilians to bolster their ranks. She then orders everyone into position, as the enemy can be heard getting close. She was also getting nothing on the radio just static. Before she could issue orders, a banging sound was heard on the door and a voice from the other side.

"Little HUmans Open Up." it says then starts to mock them more. You fiGht And Fight but it's still not enough." Biala looks back at her comrades and saw that they were determined to shut the beast up while the civilians and the one she drafted scared looks on their faces. She orders them to keep quiet as she pointed her rifle at the door. What the creature said next freaked them out.

Humans, you are making this worse for yourselves." It says. It lets out a sick laugh and then continued. Here is what GoINg to happened if you test my patients: We will slaughter the guards. Then we wiLl eat the children. And then we will eat the civilians alive slowly. The statement caused the civilians to panic and make the monster laugh.

This can be avoided if the soldiers surrender themselves to us and you little civies can go free. It's your choice.

Biala looks at the civilians and noticed some of them were talking amongst themselves and just knows this won't end well.

[The Crawler]

"Well, what are you waiting for?" says a civilian to Bialas's left asked, getting the rest of the crowd to agree with him. Biala noticed some of the civilians she recruited started to agree with the mans plan. Before she could say anything, the civilians started crowding around the soldiers demanding they surrender so they can live.

"Listen, please. That thing out there is trying to divide us. Even if we surrender, they will come after you next!" she shouts at them but none of them seem to care. Before she could say anything else, a couple of civilians that were recruited attacked what remains of her squad, causing the rest of the civilians to mob her and her group. On the other side of the door, one of the creatures was about to order the bruiser to smash the door down, when the door opened. The creature who is just a normal foot soldier grins as Biala and her squad were pushed out and the door locked behind them. Before Biala Could say anything she was grabbed by the bruiser and thrown toward its kin, who then swarmed her. Here soldiers could only look on as she was torn apart. They too were then swarmed by the rest of the creatures, giving them no time to react.

"There you got them, now please let us go!" Shouts one of the civilians who was hoping they honor the deal. All they got was silence then the door ripping off the hinges causing them to panic. It got worse when the bruiser led the charge squashing the civilian near the door. Behind the mob of creatures are two hooded figures. All they did was looked on as the army feasted on the people. The planet now belongs to their master.