Session XXV: Battle of the Bug - Report
General Summary
The crew was tense as the banging on the blast door echoed down the deathlike hallways leading to the bridge. The IG huddled, cowed by the terrible beast that had already killed as many guardsmen that were present now with no sign of slowing or being wounded by the lasrifles they carried with them.
Ani was quick to action while the other discussed how to proceed. Stig was instantly envious of the Eldar's initiative and wishes he had moved forward faster. Getting into the vents Ani caught the attention of the massive bug and then used her psychic powers to lock the Tyranid into a mental dual with herself. The creature seemed like it was moving in slow motion from then on instead of the whirling, whipping hurricane of claws and teeth that it was before. It was still dangerous but it had essentially become half as effective at that point.
Bjorn put some rounds into the Mawlok but was largely ineffectual. Rasp once again felt the seething rage of his intolerance against all things xenos and went into a frenzy. Incensed by the audacity of a creature barely sentient to impede him and his holy mission. The Tech-Priest threw himself at the Mawlok hoping to gauge out some of it's many eyes with his flailing mechadendrites. The attack caught them both by surprise and though the anointed of mars tried to piece the thick carapace of the massive creature, nothing of significance came of it. It did manage to distract the creature for long enough that Stig saw and opening however, as the murderous centipede reeled back in an effort to strike at the Mechanicus the big man came in swinging.
Sasha sang with a victory song on her lips as the unconscionably large weapon swung in wide arcing circles as Stig charged forward. The eviscerator found purchase between the chitinous plate and dug in deeply. Stig simply kept pushing however, burrowing a reeking tunnel of gore and glory through the mid section of the Mawlok.
It's possible that Stig was responsible for the death of the large creature but we will never know because as the creature blanched of color as it's life blood gushed from the man sized hole in it's body, Murk unloaded his clip into the creature puncturing the gooey exposed innards that kept the creature from collapsing. Victory was at hand as the massive insect fell over to it's final position but it was not quite done.
With hatred in it's heart the bug swung for the fences and caught Stig full on in the face, it's scything talons digging a deep furrow across the brute's eye sockets. It then crumpled to the floor and seized up, rolling up on itself as death finally took hold. The battle was won but Stig would never see again without some augments.
Rasp wasted little time after the crew had safely defeated the bug, with no help from their cowardly Imperial Guard company they had with them. He made off for parts unknown of the ship. Bjorn and Murk followed quickly but cautiously, knowing the mechanical one had never been fully trustworthy in the past.
Rasp eventually made his way to the laboratorium and found a great convalescence of highly classified Mechanicus technologies. There were clear signs of an adept of the biologis discipline with cross over applications from the mechanical side, joining together in the center of the room where a unique stasis case had been constructed to house the STC that Rasp was searching for. He took the object and downloaded the information to his neural network, while simultaneously firewalling the highly classified materials so that he would not risk contaminating his soul with Heretek technology.
Bjorn and Murk were there and watched him do this. They now stand waiting for the machine priest to answer their questions while Murk looks on hungrily.
Rewards Granted
- +4 xp
- 98 total xp
- Ani +13xp (previous logs)
- Bjorn +13xp (previous logs)
- Isaac +6xp (previous logs and hidden plot found)
- Murk +8xp (previous logs)
- Rasp +1xp (previous haikus)
- Stig +14xp (previous logs)
Missions/Quests Completed
COMPLETED MISSIONS
- The Milk Run (Completed)
- Murk - A tail of two Waaagh! (Completed)
- Ani - Getting past the visions of the future (Complete)
- Grasping hands from every corner of the Void - Part 1 & Part 2 complete Part 3 (In process)
- Bjorn - Darktide (begun - Part 1, optional objective 1 failed, Part 2 Complete, Part 3 - In process)
- Isaac - The god-machine (Part 1 & 2 complete, Part 3 - In process)
- Rasp - Children of the Machine (begun - detoured - Objective 1 Complete, Objective 2 failed, Objective 3, - Complete Objective 4 - In Progress.)
- Stig - The Jungles of Ash (begun - detoured - Objective 1 failed, Part 2 - In process)
Character(s) interacted with
Lord Captain Hadarak
Tyranid Mawlok
Created Content
Lord Captain Hadarak
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Report Date
14 Mar 2021
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