Remember...

Introduction
Blood Angels are known to be totally savage in battle but they also care about the ordinary people of the Imperium

The Emperor's Finest
The cultists had bombed the church. Two young boys, brothers, ran out into the street pursued by a pair of gunmen armed with home built autoguns. Hunting them was little more than sport to these two gunmen. There was something though that they could not prepare for, the name was almost a curse to the followers of Chaos.

The 2 boys were backed into an alley while the 2 cultists still followed them, raising their crude guns, ready to shoot. A voice thundered from somewhere in the distance. “GET BEHIND ME!” In the space of an eye blink an enormous red and white shape blocked the alley. The 2 boys whispered in total shock and awe “Space Marine…”

The Marine just stood for probably 10 seconds while dozens of rounds bounced off his armor. He looked almost bored. The autoguns clicked empty and he reached out with both hands, grabbing the 2 cultists by their shirt fronts, lifted them into the air and slammed their heads together and dropped the 2 limp bodies and so he turned around and kneeled. Even kneeling he still towered over them.

“I am Brother Azariel of the Blood Angels. You boys are very brave to face those two alone.” The Marine reached up and pulled off his helmet. He looked tired and despite the savage nature of his chapter there was kindness in his eyes and in his deep baritone voice. “You and those like you are the reason I fight. The Imperium is the people who call her home, without them, without you there is nothing.”

The two brothers were still silent, unable to say anything. Azariel just smiled and put the helmet back on, the voice changed, it came out flat and filtered but the words we kind and comforting. “We are like you, nothing more or less than the servants of the Emperor. Serve him well, be exceptional live valuable lives and remember that the Blood Angels fight for you.”

The Marine’s heavy footfalls were magnified as he took his place in the squad marching up the facing street. One of his brothers handed him a Bolter and with one last look at them he disappeared out of their sight. The 2 brothers stood frozen for another moment, all fear forgotten. The Blood Angels fought for them…

Such a thing was almost unthinkable but here it was straight from the lips of the Emperor’s finest…