Tracking

A little snippet following Jaegor as the events upon the planet Opheous unfold:

Jaeger walked through the city, stepping over the burning rubble. In the distance he could see several burned out vehicles, some baring the sigil of the wolf, others bore a symbol that Jaeger was unfamiliar with. Marching on through the city he followed the plasma scoring and the empty bolter casings.

As he went he saw many bodies, some charred beyond recognition others, relatively untouched. Jaeger stopped for a second, listening. He could hear a soft whirring noise, to his left he saw a man in black power armour, baring his left arm, which still maintained a spark of life twitching as servos span, whilst the rest of the body lay still.

Moving over to the body he noticed the emblem on the shoulder pad. A cog with a skull set inside. Jaeger stepped back for a second believing it to be the emblem of the Iron Warrior traitor legion. But, he thought, this looks no more a warrior of chaos than I. Taking the man’s helm from his head revealed a bald head, down the left side, the right was purely mechanical with the red lens of an optic implant in place of the man’s eye. The only time Jaeger had seen a man like this was when fighting alongside the Iron Hand’s legion, cold calculating, some even said inhuman soldiers, even by Astartes’ standards, only their badge was not the badge emblazoned upon the shoulder pad either.

“This world has truly gone mad.” Jaeger shook his head, noticing a data slate poking out of a pouch on the man’s waist, picking it from the pouch Jaeger studied it, unable to make sense of it himself he could at least link up with the rest of the company and pass it to someone who knew of the workings of such machinery. Pausing for a moment on that thought he once more surveyed the battlefield, judging by the debris the company likely hadn’t gotten far and would likely be a few hours ahead. Picking up his pace Jaeger ran deeper into the bowels of the city following the bolter casings as he went. I shall avenge my pack, this I swear, that or I shall fall in glorious battle.