ChaosA wave of angry whispers passes over the bridge as the Archenemy's minions train their weapons on you and prepare to attack!
YOUDeath to the heretics, for the glory of the Emperor!
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YOUEvade their approach and flee.
YOUFlee to the warp.
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Entry point 2 of 4
ChaosYou are facing Chaos worshippers. It seems their ships have been lying in wait here. The Vox Master reports an incoming transmission.
YOUAccept the messages.
ChaosA bloodcurdling, visceral scream from the vox-caster deafens the officers on the bridge. Frightened and pale, they cover their ears with their hands to carry on working despite the impulse to vomit. A mocking inhuman voice giggles hysterically, "ToDaY iS tHe DaY yOu DiIiE!" — then the transmission ends.
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YOUYou do not negotiate with heretics.
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YOUGive the order to turn the ship around.
ChaosIt seems... the shadows on the bridge are laughing at your decision. Are you the only one who can hear them?
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YOUFlee to the warp.continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 4
ChaosYou give orders to start the manoeuvring thrusters and calculate, adjusting for the gravity fields of nearby celestial bodies, the optimal trajectory through the enemy voidships. Alarms blare and cogitator keyboards clatter frantically as the officers chart the course and pass the data to the Master Helmsman. The crew is elated: the enemy ships can be evaded with no great difficulty.
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Entry point 4 of 4
ChaosNo sooner do you give the order to power up the manoeuvring thrusters than the enemy ships fire a salvo and accelerate to block the voidship's path. The crew is preparing for battle!