A Proper Education

The 20 members of the Obsequarius that were assigned to the IIIrd were gathered in the hall of the Antares, stripped of their armor and weapons. Opposite of them, close to a hundred members of the Black Stars, all of them Zaubris gifted in the arts of telepathy, were arrayed with Glav Zaubris Cyprian Wiez and Absalom Vaughn himself.

The head of the Obsequarii, a Legionary of the Halcyon Wardens by the name of Kallinix, stepped forward and addressed the Amber King "Lord Vaughn, what is the meaning of this? This situation constitutes an obstruction of the duties entrusted upon us by the Council of Terra"

Absalom's hateful gaze fell upon the Legionary, and the Primarch was upon him in two strides, staring him down "Your duty, sycophantic worm, is to spy on me and my sons for my brother Koschei, who wants to play spymaster for Alexandros. I will not stand for this. For this reason, your cousins here, endowed with the powers of the Warp will see to it that you are properly... Re-educated, so that you will be a thorn in our side no longer."

Faced with the Primarch's tirade, Kallinix didn't back down, an admirable feat of courage. Instead, he declared; "The Regent, my Father, will hear of this, lord Vaughn. And I assure you, his wrath will be terrib..."

The unfortunate Astartes' sentence was cut short when Absalom grasped him by the neck and raised him high in the air. "Your father will know none of this." His hand was pressing down on Kallinix' throat like a vise until his windpipe was crushed like a twig. At that moment, Absalom let the Marine fall to the ground, gasping for air in vain. Then, he stomped on the flailing Warden's skull, crushing it.

Turning towards the rest of the Obsequarii, he stared at each of them, seeing the shock in their faces. "Let this fool's fate serve as a warning. Resistance is death, so submit, and walk away to live another day... Wiez, get to it."

Absalom headed towards the exit, while behind him, his psykers moved towards the agents of the Council, ready to unleash a terrible fate upon them. [[Category:P]]