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“Vortex grenade will collapse the whole hive,” Zephyr replied.

He looked out the viewport at the lifeless ball of rock that was once Serekh Secundus. Somewhere in the darkness between stars, the gravity signal had gone silent. Warhammer 40K - Deathwatch - Mark Of The Xenos.pdf

The Spear of Absolution retrieved them from the rubble. Karn had lost an ear and half his faceplate. Xavian’s chainsword was slag. Vorek’s bionic chest leaked lubricant. Aldric’s sword arm was broken in three places. “Vortex grenade will collapse the whole hive,” Zephyr

But for every thrall they killed, two more rose from the crystal formations. The spires themselves bled fluid, and from that fluid, new bodies coalesced. The Spear of Absolution retrieved them from the rubble

The creature turned its head 180 degrees. It opened its mouth—too wide, jaw unhinged—and screamed. Not a battle cry. A carrier wave.

The crystal screamed. Not audibly, but psychically. Every human skull in the matrix opened its mouth in a silent wail. The thralls on the surface froze, twitching.