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Edited by Sigmar:
10/7/2015 7:53:09 PM
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[spoiler]I was invited, and this is mainly just to help a friend with character development. I shan't do anything ridiculous here.[/spoiler]
[b]Location: Asteroid Belt[/b]
[i]22 Years ago.[/i]
A breach opens up in space, and from this spews forth a Battle Barge identified as the [i]Anvil[/i].
The [i]Anvil's[/i] color matches that of the cold, hard void around it as it slips silently towards Manalice, and deploys two gunships.
The dropships land on Manalice, and the Space Marines inside disembark to begin searching for something.
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[i]What the marines find, is a ransacked little town, half of it leveled and still on fire from the attack Further exploration leads to finding the town inhabitants dead, and a little girl crying to herself in one of the houses on the second floor[/i]
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The Marines secure the town, and the Centurion squadron checks out the noise. Brother-Sergeant Gorm Leifsson, encased in both his Power Armor and the Centurion Warsuit, steps forward, and carefully pulls the walls of the building apart to get to the child.
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[i]The girl, her remarkably white hair and vibrant amber eyes, seems no more than 5 years old Her parents, downstairs, cold and with a hint of death in their eyes[/i]
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Gorm shuts his speakers down, and opens the grille on the front of his helmet. 'Come here, we'll take you somewhere safe. Whatever happened here won't get you too.' He offers up the Warsuits massive hand in an effort to get her out of the building.
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[i]She shies away, tucking her head in her arms as she scoots away a bit[/i]
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Gorm pulls the wall off of the house, and attempts to get closer. After getting as far as he can, he steps back and removes his helmet in an attempt to gain her trust. 'See, I'm human, I'm not going to hurt you. My Brothers and I are here to help.'
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[i]She still doesn't budge The small girl is scared out of her wits, the realization of this dawns on him as his fellow marines eventually make their way back to him Her teddy bear is clutched in one hand, while ash and dust coat her thin frame [/i]
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After looking at his troops and dismissing them, he offers up his hand again. 'There is nothing to be afraid of now, we can take you somewhere safe. I swear on my life that nothing will happen to you.'
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Edited by Sardonyx: 10/7/2015 5:43:33 AM[b]"Where's my mommy?"[/b] [i]She peeks at him through the corner of her eye, her hoarse voice from inhaling the smoke reaches him[/i]
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He hesitates, unsure of what to say. 'She's.. She's somewhere safe, somewhere where no one can get to her.' He leans against the building, and waits.
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[b]"Who are you? How do you know my mommy?"[/b] [i]Again, her frail voice reaches him, as she looks up at him[/i]
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'I'm Gorm. I saw her leave, she couldn't take you with her, so she asked me to come and get you.' He keeps his hand held out.
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[i]A few minutes go by, and the small child hesitantly stands up as she walks over to the massive marine[/i] [b]"Can you take me to her?"[/b]
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'I can't, she's gone somewhere that I can't bring you to. But she told me to get you and take you somewhere safe before she left.' He waits, prepared to grab her if she didn't cooperate.
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[b]"But why can't I see her?!"[/b] [i]She stamps her foot, glaring at him trough the classical "stink eye"[/i]
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'You just can't, if i knew why I'd tell you, i promise.'
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[b]"But I want to see her! I want my mommy!"[/b] [i]It slowly became clear that the girl wasn't going anywhere without seeing her mother[/i]
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'I can show you, but you won't like it. It would be better for you to leave this place.'
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[b]"But mommy!"[/b] [i]She crosses her arms, holding onto the bear in one hand, as she let's out a cough[/i]
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Seeing no easy way to do this, Gorm lunges forward and very carefully grabs her with his hand. Dwarfed by his armored palm, he grabs her easily. He opens his communicator, and sends out a message to his allies. 'This is it, one survivor, no others living. Secure the village, I'm taking her back to the ship.' He sets her on his shoulder, a fall that would hurt if she dared it, and begins walking to the gunship.
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Edited by Sardonyx: 10/7/2015 6:32:21 AM[i]She screamed from the sudden movement, being taken in his palm scared her And the oddest thing happened, it started raining, not hard, but enough to give it a depressed feeling Once he sets her on his shoulder, she accidentally dropped the bear, as it landed in a muddy puddle, facing away and towards her house, where it remained there for ever... She watches it fall, her last connection to her parents, and her home, gone Tears well up in her eyes, as she watches it fall behind them, and the soft thud of it hitting the water... [/i]
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Gorm's motion detector notices the fall, and he stops to grab it and return it to her, before continuing on to the gunship, and beyond it, the future of the child.
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[i]She hugs it close to her, not wanting to lose it again, despite how dirty it is She remains there, sitting on his shoulder, and not wanting to move from there as she cries herself silently to sleep[/i] [spoiler]new post?[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]At a later point, I'll let a little time pass here to go along with the Marines fortifying the town.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]k[/spoiler]
