Title:           Space Marine Last Stand of Equis
Author:          HumanSuperiority
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First Edit:      Tuesday 8th of September 2015 12:22:14 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Friday 4th of March 2016 03:44:00 PM CDT

>be princess Celestia
>once not so long ago, your world was peaceful
>not since discords reign has anything like this even come close to the terror and sadness you feel for your ponies each day
"this is all my fault... i didnt know anything like this could ever happen"
>"sister.." in your self-loathing and sadness you hardly noticed your sister enter your now nearly empty war room.
"im sorry luna. for everything."
>"SISTER! THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT! WE SHALL NOT SEE YOU PLACE BLAME ON YOURSELF FOR THIS"
>you know she believes it isnt your fault, but how couldnt it be? all this time you kept war as far from your little ponies as you could.
>perhaps if you just let them grow on their own and never united the three tribes maybe they would have had a chance...
>but it is unlikely
"Luna.. assemble what is left of the guard, and anypony else who can raise a hoof to aid the fight"
>"yes sister we shall be swift in our mission"
>luna takes off into the sky the bright red and orange sky.
>the rest of the night is going to be very long and bloody.
 
>be Captain Shining Armor leader of the Last army of Equis
>be in the ruined streets of Canterlot the last bastion of light in this darkness.
>what beasts could do this... and why, who were they?
>it was as if they came from the depths of tartarus itself just to kill
>armor harder than any steel
>weapons that belch fire and death
>and eyes that glow with hate and rage
>lost in thought you dont even notice that a large griffin approached you,
>he is missing one eye and most of his left wing
>"sir, what are your orders."
>his words barely audible over the explosions and sounds of battle in the outskirts
>"SIR ORDERS!"
"i.. uh...."
>get a hold of yourself shining
"pull back all forces to the keep, get any civilians that arnt already there inside now! we have to hold this castle"
>be a space marine initiate
>you and many of your brothers were deployed here for your first combat action
>combat action, this is mere target practice
>your trials were harder than this, by far. only goes to show how humanity alone is fit to survive in this universe.
>your coms open up and you hear orders from a brother
>"initiate squad Delta 43 clear sector Charlie clear all xeno structures completely before advancing let none survive"
"In his name brother"
>you and the other members of your squad breach the first building and stumble what looks to be a xeno nursery still filled with newborns and a few elders
"i bring death, in his name... filth..."
 
>be Celestia
>you have no options left, this place your home. is now all that remains of your world.
>you will die to defend it.
>just like your faithful student and her friends.
>if you survive. you promise to make sure the world remembers their names.
>you call forth your armor from the power of the sun
>even in the darkest of times it still brings you hope
>it shines bright with a pure and golden light a strong reminder of days long past.
"it is time"
>you walk out to your balcony and look over the ponies, Diamond dogs and griffons that have gathered there
>as far as you or they know, they are all thats left
"my little ponies... today is a dark day. As far as we know, it could be our last."
>a hush falls over the crowd, even your sister luna looks over to you, hope but a faint dream even to her
"But we cannot just accept it... it would be a dishonor to all those who have died. these creatures.. and their so called "Emperor" are evil! and if good doesnt stand up to evil then it has already won. so i ask you. no... i beg you! all of you! to stand with me today and show them that good will always triumph over evil! NO MATTER THE ODDS!"
>the crowd erupts into a cheer. banging swords and shields or whatever they could find.
"WHO WILL STAND WITH ME?"
 
>be a Space marine sergeant
>the xenos are nearly crushed, you can feel it in your centuries old bones
>"this is truly a great day for the Imperium brother"
"yes, soon this rock will be purged of xenos taint and will be a new shining example of humanities greatness"
>"then lets not keep the emperor waiting, we must fulfill our duty"
>you look to the walls ahead of you, this is the last unholy citadel of the Xenos on this planet
>the walls already are crumbling without the need for artillery or orbital bombardment
>feeble walls for a feeble cause
"advance! take from them everything!"
>just as you finish your rallying cry a large bright light erupts from the largest tower
>its brighter than anything you have ever seen besides the light of the emperor.
>a Predator Annihilator fires its twinlinked lascannons directly at the source and it is covered in smoke
>less than a moment later and a bright light is returned to the Holy Armor and it explodes in a plume of smoke and fire
>you enter a open signal
"ALL UNITS DIRECT FIRE ON THAT LIGHT!"
>tracers fill the sky as the light launches into the sky and soon is barreling towards your squad
>the last thing you remember seeing is his holy light
 
>be Luna
"so this is how it ends. ill make you proud sister"
>you have been tasked with the final solution
>there are no alternatives
>at least you know you can take all those demons with you
>you must channel all your magic to cast a final spell, one you hoped never would be needed
>you are going to crash the moon into your planet.
 
>be Celestia
>be more scared than ever before and yet more alive then you ever remember
>no matter how many of them you can best in combat it seems hundreds more take their place.
>whats worse is, you seem to be the only one able to do any amount of harm to their numbers
>for every one your forces defeat you lose a hundred
>but you must hold them back just long enough to give a final goodbye
>be a fancy noble pony
>be trapped in your own home with many other ponies and small children
>most of them died long before today, just their bodies haven't caught up yet
>over in the corner of the room a beaten and bruised pony holds his crying daughter
>"daddy wheres mommy?"
>>"mommy... mommy, is at the castle sweetie. we will meet her there ok? be strong for daddy now."
"no need to lie to the girl..."
>"lie? daddy what is he talking about?"
"what im saying is your mother is dead. everypony is dead, even we are dead. we just dont know it yet."
>>"HEY! what the hell is wrong with you!? are you trying to scare the colts and fillies?"
"no but its best they know the truth before the end"
>>"Buck off polthole, dont listen to him. Celestia will save us, just like mommy"
>"ok daddy..."
>suddenly a large boom erupts from down the hall, and screams shortly follow
>the voice you hear is that of death itself, cold, uncaring, lifeless.
>"I HAVE COME TO DESTROY YOU"
>its nearly as large as the room itself
>and its the scariest and most beautiful thing you have ever seen
>"I SHALL CRUSH THOSE THAT STAND BEFORE ME"
"everypony! RUN!"
>you run out of your house along with the other ponies
>you dont know what made you look back
>but as you did you saw ponies being crushed under steel hooves
>fire spewing out of the creatures arms at groups of ponies wails of pain and the smell of burning flesh flooding your nostrils
>and a barely moving stallion being lifted into the air
>>"RUN SWEETIE! get to the castle get to mom--" Crunch
 
>be Shining armor
>you and whatever is left of this resistances only mission is to hold the gates
>its a suicide mission but one that must be taken
"HOLD STEADY! we need to buy the princess more time!"
>you dont remember how or why, but you cant feel most of your body anymore
>"yes sir we will.."
"if you see them attack without.."
>"sir save your strength"
>you begin to cry. as you remember that you were shot
>you slowly look back over your body, you have no back legs
>most of your flank is missing and you can see your intestines
>no reason to not cry now the end has come for you
"Im coming to see you Twilly.. and you too Cadence..."
>you cast a signal flare into the air, to warn the princess that the north gate has fallen
 
>you are Brother Davaent
>you made first contact with the equines
>you are one of the deathwatch
>and you are the one who secured the gates
"Xenos have been purged, continue to final advance"
>"Yes brother"
>your two space marine subordinates advance to the courtyard bolters ready
>hundreds of Xenos charge at you, screaming as loud as they can in pitiful spite
>their hate is strong, but yours is unrelenting
>for your service to the emperor you were given an ancient Heavy Bolter after arriving at the RV point
>the names of those that held the mighty instrument carved into the sides, along with holy prayers and scripture
"secure my flanks brothers... Ill purge them myself"
>the purest voice of the emperor, is the sound of bolter fire
 
>Be Celestia
>you look down at the courtyard, its a slaughter
"thats... thats him."
>you know its the one, the first one the one that killed your student.
>the one who is responsible for all this death
>he will not survive you.
 
>be Brother Davaent
>"BROTHER TO THE SKY"
>before you can adjust your fire you are knocked to the ground
>a xeno got the jump on you.
>this cannot go unpunished
>you raise your holy bolter to the beast your enhanced vision and brain calculating where each bolter round will land before you even pull the trigger.
>"WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS!"
>the xeno speaks. now of all times she is trying to talk this out
>xenos never learn
"I do this for my emperor, i do this for humanity"
>"we had no idea humanity even existed! we could have lived in peace! but instead you bring this!"
>it raised a hoof in a attempt to show you the now burning world
"I bring his light to this world, I bring hope to humanity, I bring death to xenos"
>you waste no time. the trigger is pulled before the sentence is finished
>there is a bright light and a intense heat then she is gone
"brothers any eyes on the xeno queen?"
>silence on the comms
"Brothers respond!"
>you snap your head left then right
>your brothers are no longer there only burnt armor and flesh
>"YOUR TIME IS HERE MONSTER!"
>she gave herself away
>you snap around and block her charge with your heavy bolter
>it seems she has summoned a blade of light to combat you.
>but xeno steel is no match for hate and faith
>you shove her back as she readies for another strike
"forgive me ancient brothers"
>you drop the bolter to the ground, the pack unlatching from your back and colliding with the ground
>now you wield your Chainsword and bolt pistol
"No xeno will best me, your heresy shall come to an end before it even begins filth."
 
>be luna
"finally..."
>you have been saving energy to cast this and now the time is here
>your horn glows in the darkness of the castle hall and you pull with all your might on your old prison
>its slow at first but you can feel the speed increasing
"this is for everyone we have lost."
 
>be Davaent
>be locked in holy combat with a unworthy foe
>the large xeno charges you and you in turn charge back
>steel meets steel and your chainsword roars against her blade
>"YOU HAVE CAUSED ALL THIS FOR NO REASON YOU ARE EVIL AND YOU MUST BE DESTROYED"
>you dont honor her with your voice instead you snap your pistol to her head and fire
>somehow she has dodged your shots and strikes with a blast of magic
>it makes contact with your armor  knocking you to your knees but leaving you otherwise unharmed
>before she can recover from her pitiful strike you charge
>she wasnt expecting this
>your bloody scream for vengeance echos, even in your helmet
>your blade collides with her flesh leaving a spray of unclean blood on your armor
>you have drawn first blood in this fight, unfortunately its not fatal.
>a bloody wing lays on the ground along with a hunk of flesh
"your race is to weak to survive this galaxy, take pride in the fact it was humanity that has culled you"
>you open fire and the bolts make impact
>then you slowly walk to the living corpse
>she is sprawled out and her breathing is heavy
>"im sorry twilight... im sorry luna.."
>your sword roars and bares its teeth as you cut her side open letting her filty blood and guts flow
"disgusting xeno..."
>comms open up
>"Brother the xenos are beaten but we have a new problem"
"what brother?"
>"the small moon is gaining speed and heading for your position, the blast from impact will be similar to that of a large orbital bombardment"
"then this world will purge itself"
 
>be the moon
>be falling to equis
 
>be Davaent
>your thunderhawk has reached its LZ
>as you board the transport you look back to the xeno
>whats one more trophy?...
>you walk back to her corpse and tear her head from her shoulders
"this will bring fear to xenos quite nicely"
>once aboard, the ship departs to the orbital chapter barracks
"once enough brothers are clear begin the bombardment, Initiates are expendable at this time"
>"yes Brother"
 
>the moon makes impact not moments later and the planet itself shifts and cracks
"Casualty report?"
>"minimal most of the fallen were low tier initiates"
"then this planet is ours. begin the final task"
>you look over the planet as your mighty ship opens fire upon its tainted surface.
"there is nothing more powerful than hate xenos.... nothing..."