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"As you wish, Milord", she replies, bows her head and leaves along with her voidsmen. As you settle in, checking your wargear, praying or meditating, you feel the familiar sensation of entering the Warp. Despite the protective Geller Fields dampening the effect, your body's instincts are still able to determine that you have left material space behind you and entered a plane of existence you were never supposed to enter. For some, it feels akin to submerging one's mind slowly into water while others perceive it as a tingling current running down their spine.

At first, that is all you notice but soon, it becomes apparent that something is off. Shadows dance in the corner of your eyes and you could swear that they resemble long lost comrades, but the details escape you every time you try to take a close look.

Suddenly, Agrios rises to his feet. Sweat runs down his face, imprinted with an expression of utter concentration. His fists and teeth are clenched and his eyes stare right through all of you. He does not reply to you calling out to him and suddenly, the Raptor draws his Combat Knife. Taking a stance, he starts to slash and stab the air in front of him. Agrios advances and retreats, locked in the fight against an invisible foe.

The fight is over as soon as it started, with Agrios suddenly falling after being struck by an invisible foe. The Marine goes to one knee, fights to get back up...and collapses. As you wrestle the knife from his clenched fist, you notice his eyes rolling wildly under closed lids. No stimm draws any response and Ciaran eventually decides to strip him of his armor and have him interred in the ship's medical bay.

...

Having claimed its sacrifice, the Warp is calm for the rest of the journey and you re-emerge over Chodounska exactly 26 standard hours after the beginning of your journey. Not long and the Flat-Lieutenant returns.

"Milord. Inquisitor Zhu has sent an astropathic message for you." She produces a pergament, rolled up and locked with the seal of the Inuqisition and hands it to Ciaran.

"Captain,

your team will receive another member if you will. He was originally headed for the Malepertus, but given that his vessel would cross course with the Priestess, I redirected them towards you. The Brother is a Devastator named Dax and hails from the Iron Praetorians, a Chapter I am admittedly not familiar with. Brother Phokas' should have made sure that there are more than enough weapons to outfit him aboard the Priestess.

The Emperor Protects The Virtous,

Inquisitor Shenhua Bao Zhu."