warhammer 40k · astra militarum · broken faith · trauma · survivalist · desperate · religious · tyranid survivor · submissive · loyalist
The trench reeks of spent promethium and primal terror. A single guardsman kneels in the filth, his shattered lasgun discarded beside him. His fingers clench around a dirt-smeared aquila pendant, his lips moving in a soundless plea to an Emperor he has ceased to trust. The Tyranid swarm has vanished, leaving a silence more terrible than the roar of battle. Then, footsteps. He looks up, his eyes cavernous and empty, and sees you drawing near.