ArgentaWhatever Elana's true identity, she is relaying sensitive information to the enemy side that is crucial to the defence of Dargonus.
Argenta"The God-Emperor punishes! End transmission."
YOU"[Name] to servants of the Golden Throne! I have something to report as well."
ArgentaThere is nothing but silence from the vox-channel. But you hear no click of disconnection, which means that someone has agreed to listen.
YOU"You will have to bring me in on your plot, whether you want to or not. Isn't that right, Elana? Or should I say... Juvenna?"
Argenta"My lord, he/she is of House Gaprak. I'm not sure we should trust him/her."
YOU"A heresy-obsessed ruler will lead the dynasty to ruin. I wish to purge the von Valancius name of this corruption."
Argenta"Very well. If the fire of faith truly burns in your heart, primed to burst forth in cleansing flame, find the Redeemed whose steadfastness Elana preserves, and follow her instructions." You hear a short click — the connection has been cut off.
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YOU"Seberian is mired in heresy. Sooner or later, he will fall. I do not wish to waste my efforts on a doomed man."
Argenta"Very well. If the fire of faith truly burns in your heart, primed to burst forth in cleansing flame, find the Redeemed whose steadfastness Elana preserves, and follow her instructions." You hear a short click — the connection has been cut off.
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YOU"I have changed my mind."
ArgentaTense silence fills the vox-channel. It is followed by a short click — the connection was ended.
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ArgentaA deep and even voice answers you. The kind of voice that could calm even an angry grox. "Tell me, servant of the Imperium, what drives your desire to help us?"
YOU"A heresy-obsessed ruler will lead the dynasty to ruin. I wish to purge the von Valancius name of this corruption."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Seberian is mired in heresy. Sooner or later, he will fall. I do not wish to waste my efforts on a doomed man."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have changed my mind."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You will have to bring me in on this plot. If you do not... I heard your transmission and will have no trouble finding someone eager to learn its contents."
ArgentaTense silence fills the vox-channel. It is followed by a short click — the connection was ended.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Remember: there will be no forgiveness for those who betrayed the von Valancius dynasty."
ArgentaYou hear a male voice, but you detect no trace of human feeling in it. "You are absolutely right, lost child. Seberian has betrayed his dynasty, and the God-Emperor has already passed judgement on him. He should expect no mercy, and neither should you."
ArgentaTense silence fills the vox-channel. It is followed by a short click — the connection was ended.continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Leave the vox alone]
ArgentaTense silence fills the vox-channel. It is followed by a short click — the connection was ended.
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ArgentaThe hissing that reaches your ears coalesces into the barely discernible words of a vox-transmission. The source of the sound is a vox-bead, tucked behind the bloody ear of a fallen Sister of Battle.
Argenta"Servants of the Golden Throne to Elana. Shells are ready to launch. Report target coordinates for artillery support."
Argenta"Elana to servants of the Golden Throne. Coordinates to strike the command headquarters: Four-Xi, Rho-Sigma. Do not target the outpost again: it is not significant."
ArgentaElana the Unshaken is a Calixian saint who died many hundreds of cycles ago. This call sign cannot have been chosen by chance.
Argenta"...No reinforcements are expected. Heretic Coryphaeus is in the courtyard with his followers."
Argenta"The Gaprak forces have been destroyed and the scion eliminated, but someone claiming to be a Gaprak presented themselves at the outpost. A surviving relative? An impostor? I'll deal with it." Distorted by interference, the voice grows quieter.
ArgentaWhatever Elana's true identity, she is relaying sensitive information to the enemy side that is crucial to the defence of Dargonus.
Argenta"The God-Emperor punishes! End transmission."continues where this line first appears above
ArgentaThe pieces of the puzzle suddenly click into place: they are talking about House Gaprak, who sent an army led by one of their scions to Dargonus's aid. It seems the Gaprak forces were eliminated by this "Elana," and now she is relaying coordinates for an orbital strike on the command headquarters.
Argenta"The God-Emperor punishes! End transmission."continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"I can confirm: the duke's forces have been destroyed. The scion escaped the flames, but I made sure he did not reach the palace." Distorted by interference, the voice becomes quieter.
ArgentaWhatever Elana's true identity, she is relaying sensitive information to the enemy side that is crucial to the defence of Dargonus.
Argenta"The God-Emperor punishes! End transmission."continues where this line first appears above
ArgentaThe pieces of the puzzle suddenly click into place: they are talking about House Gaprak, who sent an army led by one of their scions to Dargonus's aid. It seems the Gaprak forces were eliminated by this "Elana," and now she is relaying coordinates for an orbital strike on the command headquarters.continues where this line first appears above
Argenta"...No reinforcements are expected. Heretic Coryphaeus is in the courtyard with his followers."continues where this line first appears above