Jaune Arc - The Second Primarch (Volume two)

Chapter three - Shark

"Still breathing, light bulb ?"

Asked stranger in taunting manner, shielding scout's sergeant. Sarge saw another details, about that stranger: he wore dark grey armor, with black pauldrons, he has pale skin, with black eyes. The stranger wields massive sword, that was way bigger than all power swords, that Sarge had ever seen. This sword is more like a hip of iron, too big, and too thick to be a sword. But this is power sword, Sarge can tell, because of sparking electric pulses, around the blade. Sergeant asked:

"Who are you?!"

The stranger said calmly:

"Talk later, fight awaits. Get up, cover my back"

Sergeant raised himself, and picked his shotgun. Two astartes now standing back-to-back, against a horde of grimm, circling them. Some beowulf tried to attack sergeant, but got silenced, by the shotgun blast, other beowulfs and ursas attack as well. The desert was filled with the sounds, of shotgun shots, whooshing sounds of the sword, and the sounds of dying beasts. Sergeant noticed, that the horde lost its numbers, and few beowulfs and one ursa, who covered in fear. The stranger growled, and screamed on top of his voice:

"FOR THE EMPEROOOOR!!"

And sprinted at the grimm, with his sword raised.

All grimm were dead, or flee the battle, it was over. Sergeant cocked his shotgun, and comes closer to the strange marine. Marine raised his sword, from the back of beowulf, that turned to ash. Sergeant said:

"Sergeant Graser, fourth company of the second legion"

Marine looked confused, but said:

"Captain Aesop, second company of the carcharadon astra chapter..."

Graser questioned:

"Carcharadon astra ? Didn't heard of you, guys"

Aesop chuckled and said:

"And i thought, that the second legion is just a myth, guess i was wrong"

Grases started to walk, after saying "come with me, my bike is there" when they were walking, Aesop asked:

"You said "legion", don't you guys follow the codex astartes ?"

"No, our primarch is... Disappointed in this book, so we doesn't follow it"

He finished, before realising, that Aesop stopped in shock. Aesop quickly asked:

"Wait... Prinarch?! Actual primarch?!"

"Yup, he made us - his legion, but we can't be compared to other legions, because we are low in numbers. That's why I - scout, in fourth company. We have five companies, the fifth is reserves."

Grases explained. They came to the bike, and Grases said:

"Good news: bike is fully operational. Bad news: we two doesn't fit. Someone needs to stay"

Aesop quickly said:

"I'll stay, do you have a base on this planet?"

"Yes, we do. Sending you coordinates, maybe we see each other again, so... Farewell"

He said getting on bike. Aesop waved his hand in goodbye and said:

"Farewell to you as well, cousin. Until we meet again"

Graces started the engine and started to drive.

*One hour later*

Five scouts were stripped of their armor, and chained up. They were on their knees, Infront of chaplain, who is absolutely livid.

"Alright... I don't want to hear your opinion, you know what you did. You leaved your fellow brother-sergeant, didn't followed his commands and flee the battle without specific orders. Your verdict is: working on the uranium mine, where you will dig our uranium... With your bare hands. Brothers, take them to their workplace. Also, tell the techpriests, that they are working with them, and didn't need to be implanted"

Chaplain said, as marines dragged former scouts from the room. Lightbearer, that was hearing Chaplain's verdict thumbed up, and said:

"Nice work. The fourth company needed some cleaning from the idiots. But sergeant... The ceremony is ready, we all wait you."

Lightbearer said, before leaving to the grounds. Chaplain sighed and followed him to the grounds, where the ceremony starts. There was ceremonial bonfire, with three bowls of different coloured powders. Infront of the bonfire, were the lightbringers, in black robes. Jaune and Cardin were standing by the bonfire, dressed in dark grey robes. Chaplain stepped on the grounds and everyone started to listen:

"Brothers. We are gathered here today. To say our goodbyes to the Sergeant Graces, who was killed in action. He was a great teacher, a man with the heart, a man who became friend to many brothers. But now, he is gone. Stand up"

Chaplain said, seeing as everyone raised themselves from their knees. Chaplain begins:

"When the brother die..."

"We cry"

Lightbringers said in unison. Chaplain poured out the first bowl.

"When the Light takes his life..."

"We stand by"

Chaplain poured out the second bowl

"Now for us..."

"It's time to say goodbye

All of them said in unison. Chaplain poured out the third bowl and lit a fire. Bonfire flared up in multicoloured flames, meaning that the sergeant's spirit is united with Light. The ceremony was ended, but noone leaved, until the flames were extinguished.

*I did it. Through the pain, but i did it. Hope you like it*