|Hannah – Rescued Lamb|
She, just like many people, watches in awe as a swarm of drones rebuilds their city and even creates a massive wall to protect them from the creatures. Standing in control of them all is a pair of a woman and a man, both of whom are beautiful.
They are Theodore and Ana, their saviours.
When Theodore arrives, he shows them how one man can change the tide of battle. He kills all the creatures in a matter of minutes, and then another person arrives with a massive airship. This person is a woman, and coming with her is an army of drones that perform miracles.
How can I say it other than a miracle? The drones create something from nothing and turn something into nothing.
They even turn the corpses of the creatures into motes of light, then build more things. When the pair repairs their homes, Theodore tells Ana to feed them with foods that she has never eaten before. She patted her stomach, feeling full for the first time in a long time.
She snaps from her musing when she hears a gaggle of laughter. She looks at Theodore and Ana, and sees them playing with the children who ask him a bunch of questions. Instead of getting angry or annoyed, he laughs and plays with them.
For the first time in her life, she hears and sees the children laughing and happy. She can see that the others also look fully relaxed and drop their guards entirely. It is as if, as long as Theodore stays among them, they are safe.
"Hello, Hannah!"
She can only gape at the sight of Theodore walking toward her with a grin on his face.
"H-He-l-llo!"
She curses in her mind at the attempt to greet her savior. She glares at the people laughing at her attempt. Luckily for her, Theofore does not take offence and instead smiles at her. Sadly for her, that makes things worse as she can feel her face heat up at that smile.
Theodore does not know that his power is so strong that it still leaks even when he is held as far as he can hold. He can mind control the entire star system if he uses his full power.
"You can relax, Hannah. Anyway, I come here to ask if you can gather the others? I have an announcement to make."
"Y-Yes!" She takes a deep breath and forces herself to focus. "I will tell the others to gather!"
Theodore nods his head and pats her head. She enjoys his touch and almost releases a disappointed sigh when he pulls his hand away.
She stands up and gathers the others to the center of the city. They look around in confusion, but they pay attention when they see Theodore walk in front of them. He looks at them, and she can feel his intense gaze as if he is looking straight into her soul.
"Thank you for coming here. I gather you all here to announce my intention. I come here to help you and kill the xenos race. However, we now need to think about the future. What do you guys want? What do you want to do from now on? Me? I want to destroy that xeno who hunts humans for sport. The xenos race that hunts humans to eat us and feel high. I want to hunt them down and reclaim this planet."
The wind carries his words, and she feels something awaken within her. It awakens a will to fight. A will to fight for their freedom. A will to fight and prove that they are not animals that can be hunted down.
"However, I want to know what you want? Do you want to leave this planet? I have a ship that carries all of you to another planet where you can start anew. Do you want to stay here? I know all of you are tired, and I understand if you do not want to fight. I understand and am more than willing to give you the peace you always wanted."
No. Hannah screams that word in her mind. She knows the others also feel the same. She and the others want to fight, but all of their weapons and defenses are useless against them. Now? Now she feels that with Theodore leading them, they will have a chance to fight and win.
No. She knows that they will win the battle and reclaim the planet as long as Theodore is with them.
"No, My Lord! We want to fight!"
Hannah steps forward and looks at him with a fire of determination in her eyes.
"We want to fight and reclaim our home! Please let me follow you! I know that I am not a fighter, but I will learn! I will be better! I will do everything to be worthy in your eyes! So, please. Please let me fight and follow you into battle!"
By the end of her little speech, the others snapped out of their thoughts and began to voice their agreement with her. Theodore looked at them one by one before smiling.
"Very well! I shall train you! I shall mold you! I shall make all of you into proper soldiers! You will hurt. You will bleed. However, I promise you one thing. By the end of the month, I will give you freedom!"
"YEAH!"
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|3rd POV|
To keep his promise, Theodore starts by enchanting the people under his wings. The enchantment is not on par with Astartes, but the implants can serve as a foundation if they want to become Astartes later.
It increases their stamina, strength, reaction, and durability. They are already leaving the peak human stage and slowly entering the Transhuman category.
Not only that, but using his [Soul Weaver] power, he connects their souls directly to him, just like his sons and Ana, but weaker. This allows them to have immunity to the peril of the Warp and to enchant their growth even more. This includes boosting their implants to grow faster and more safely.
There is a side effect from doing this. They are now connected to him, and it makes them unconditionally loyal to him. That doesn't mean they will blindly follow him. They can still question him and even offer advice that contradicts his order.
However, this connection ensures no thought of betrayal will enter their minds.
On the second day, all 351 people in the city were transformed into enchanted humans. On the third day, Theodore begins training them in all kinds of warfare. The first one is how to handle weapons, vehicles, and airships.
Because of all of his powers and the new connection between them, they absorb all the knowledge like fish in the water. It is as if they awaken a sleeping knowledge, and their bodies immediately remember how to do the things he teaches.
On the fourth day, they can now handle most of the technology he prepared for them and maintain the weapons, tanks, and artillery without his help.
On the fifth day, they start to move. With the help of the others, Theodore left a hundred people behind to defend the fortress. The rest? He leads them to fight their first battle. It is a light detachment if they go by the Imperium of Man standard.
M2 earth standard, on the other hand… they are a high-target threat and considered the elite of the elite.
Because he does not have much time, Theodore and Ana can only fabricate something from the Imperium of Man tech tree. Ten Leman Russ-type battle tanks, equipped with Lascannons, roll out of the fortress, and behind them are two Hydra Flak Tanks and five Manticore Tanks.
Marching alongside them are the infantry. Each of them holds all kinds of energy-based weaponry. The highest number goes to Hotshot Volley Gun, an upgraded Hellgun that is three times faster while maintaining the same punching power. For greater firepower, they also carry a meltagun to punch through heavy armor. As for close combat, all of them hold power knives.
All of them are wearing Carapace Armor with a thin layer of Ceramite in between the armor for extra protection, and underneath that armor is a cloth made of Syth-Silk Mk 7.
Land raiders carry all the infantry, and each of them carries multi-melta for even more firepower.
All the people marching know where the xenos race is located, and they are going there at a blazing speed. When they see the alien's fortress within their range, the Leman Russ points their weapons and releases a beam of light toward the fortress.
That first volley signaled the start of the battle. While the tanks and artillery stay behind, bombarding the fortress and cracking its shield, Theodore and the others charge forward.
The Land Raider goes through the battlefield, ignoring the explosion happening underneath it. The armor can withstand the explosion without any problem. When the shield cracks and begins to fizzle out, the first leading Land Raider fires its multi-melta to melt the gate, letting the Land Raider enter their fortress.
Coming from the Land Raider is a golden armored man who starts firing at the aliens. The others follow his example and start firing at any aliens they can find.
There are two thousand aliens in this fortress, and all of them are holding laser-based weaponry. They fired their weapons at Theodore and his people, but instead of watching them die, the lasers disappear into nothing as golden light comes out of Theodore.
His psychic power is on full display, enchanting the human fighters and blocking any attacks coming at them.
Theodore and his people fight like madmen. They roar and fire their weapons, and when some of the aliens manage to get into close range, they take out their knives and stab the aliens. Their bodies are now full of guts and blood.
They even push the aliens into their own base, and they fight through a narrow path. It allows them to unleash concentrated laser fire at Theodore and his army. Sadly for them, Theodore is the one leading them, and his psychic power flares, denying their attempt.
In return, Theodore and his people continue to fire their weapons. If not for the great cooling system of the last weapon the soldiers carry, the heat would melt it.
After another fifteen minutes of intense battle, there are no more aliens. Theodore expands his senses and notices nothing. However, he decides to make sure. He tells the others to explore the base and kill any aliens who hide somewhere.
Ten minutes later, they return, and Theodore leads the others to the surface, where he can see the others waiting for him. He raises his hand and roars.
"VICTORY!"
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