Fireworks and screams of happy crowds could be heard on the streets of the Capital-City of the planet Albetros.The day had finally come for the great gladiator games.
This Gladiator Games as they were called were held once every decade in an grand arena on the outer edges of the city, it was 2 miles in diameter could hold an audience of 200 million, almost half of the capitals population, the other half could watch the games on giant monitors installed on the streets.
The Arena was bulging with people and the noise, commotion and fireworks explosions in the sky made it look a little bit like a make believe war.
Grand General Stubbs watched over the spectators from his separate booth, he let out a chuckle and thought " They want to see death, then by the God-Emperor they will see death today". He approached a terminal linked to all the speakers in the arena, he pushed the on button.
- My fellow Imperium subjects......today is a grand day !!! The Gladiator Games, the games that are held once every decade, are today...the Imperium Guards finest fight today here, also people from all walks of live signed up !!!! You came here wanting to see fighting and death ?! I WILL GIVE YOU A BLOODBATH !!! FOR THE EMPEROR LET THE GAMES BEGIN !!!!
The arena floor opened to it's sides, a huge elevator brought the gladiators to the surface, all naked all barehanded, all confused none a stranger to death.
- FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFES !!! FIGHT FOR IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL SURELY DIE !!!
A great scream emerged from the pit, a thousand mouths crying out in pain.Blood, pain, agony and death. The crowd was ecstatic.
After six hours of fighting only a dozen remained. The General spoke.
- We need only six of you !
In the end there were only six left.
A bright light in the sky, a loud noise like a great explosion....a manly figure was descending from the heavens. It spoke :
- I AM CHAPLAIN EREZAIA !!! I AM THE EMPERORS WILL MADE MANIFEST !!! BEHOLD ME AND WORSHIP HIS NAME !! YOU SIX HAVE PROVEN WORTHY OF JOINING THE SPACE MARINES CHAPTER EMPERORS RAGE !!! THIS IS YOUR PRIZE FOR BEING THE ELITE !!!Do you accept ?
The six scared men looked at each other then at the chaplain.
- We accept, they said at unison.
- Good, whispered Erezaia.Battle Barge take us up.
- Understood Chaplain.
The six men opened their eyes, the disorientation from the flash of light was clearing away, they beheld their surroundings, metal and glass embraced them and sounds of machines filled their ears.
- Welcome aboard neophytes. You are on the Battle barge " The Shimmering Sword", I am First Brother Lucius, your superior.Your names are not important, you leave that life behind you, you are now neophytes in the Space Marines and you will be given new names. Follow me, i will take you to the chaplain, he will instruct you on what is to happen next.
Blood souked and arms trembling from exhaustion the six new neophytes followed First Brother Lucius on that dark hallway...the voice made itself heard again.
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