Hello Everyone Kevin here to remake The Imperium of Mankind's Rise after finding myself challenged by another writer. I plan on staying close to the original version of the story but I plan on expanding on some things I didn't before like this chapter which will be the Slaver raid. Sorry but Thousand Sons release drew my attention, love them. Now please read and review also:

BluePanedGasMask: I thank you for the constructive criticism. Also I am right about the clarification on the Dauntless-class. I checked on three different websites and Battlefleet Gothic Armada.

Parks98: I will leave the old story up. So I can see the difference between the old and new.

anon: I thank you for all the information, but its a little crazy much.

Now on to the chapter.

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MAXIA 9

Colonel Viktor Nevolin of the Maxia 9's Planetary Defense Force stood before his Command Chimera as dozens of Xeno fliers descended on Maxia 9. It started three hours ago when an icy planet started to rupture and crack. Thirty standard minutes later a large Xeno device that had been buried in the ice was revealed. Shortly after it was revealed the two gyroscopic rings inside the tuning fork shaped device started to slowly rotate as a blue glow began to start up as the long dormant systems began to awaken.

Maxia 9 only had two Cobra escort ships in the system due to the Agri-world's low strategic value. The two 1.5 km vessels took up defensive positions between the colony and the Device as a flood of Xeno vessels poured into the system. A grand total of one-hundred and sixty four vessels came out of the Device, ranging from 100 meters to the largest four at one kilometer. One of the largest vessels transmitted a message across the system and while they couldn't understand the language they got the gist of it, surrender or die. The Silent Portent answered with a barrage of Melta torpedoes while The Eternal Effect answered with torpedoes. The damage was incredible as twelve of the vessels were decimated by the explosions, some were stopped by the defense turrets but the torpedoes were more heavily armored then what the Xenos expected.

The pair of Cobras charged the Xeno fleet as they prepared to sell their lives dearly to the God-Emperor as most of the crew was born on Maxia 9. The ships' Astropaths sent a psychic distress call hoping for reinforcements to come to the planet's defense. They carved a path with the torpedoes as their double light Macro-cannons fired into the vessels around them. The Macro-cannons hit the Xeno's shields but usually were able to shatter them easily but the overwhelming amount was taking a toll on the Cobras as their Void Shields started to be overwhelmed from the constant barrage of hits as the Xeno's ships didn't fire as large rounds as most but they fired faster and quicker then the Imperial Escorts did.

Finally the Silent Portent died colorfully in the void as it's reactor ruptured from a luck hit and detonated brilliantly, also causing the death of any Xeno vessel nearby. The Eternal Effect died shortly after taking two of the kilometer Xeno vessels and fifty smaller ships until finally the hull couldn't stay together and ruptured sending debris outward piercing three more ships. The two Escorts took a toll of ninety-seven Xeno ships with them to the void. The Xenos were stunned at the damage two ships had caused.

During the fight the PDF had started to evacuate civilians to bunkers and had deployed their limited forces around the three main "cities" on the Agri-World, cities being a strong word as most just had a simple metal wall even if they had a light coating of 6 centimeters of Adamantium. One thousand five hundred men scattered across the cities and some convoys escorting civilians and important artifacts. The Xeno invaders fell upon the planet in droves as hundreds of drop-ships and fighters flew toward the defenseless planet. The PDFs six Hydras fired as much flak into the air trying to keep them from landing in the cities. The dozen Chimeras they had ferried troops around or helped hold crossroads.

The Xenos only lost a few drop-ships and fighters from the Hydras so most of the combat element was unscathed. Hundreds of them scoured the farms and country-side looking for anything to kill or steal. They stood at roughly Human height and had a brownish skin, the most alien feature on them was the two pairs of eyes. The PDF fought small engagements at a few farms trying to save anyone left from the Xenos, not all were saved but the troopers saw them carry living people away while killing the too young or old. The PDF's autoguns and heavy stubbers were effective on the Xeno armor, most had a kind of shield that while weak was capable of taking a few shots from them, the few heavy bolters they had literally tore through them like paper.

The Xenos who attacked the cities were greated by massed autogun, heavy stubber, and heavy bolter fire as well as Chimeras with twin-linked heavy bolter and hull-mounted heavy bolters and pintle-mounted heavy stubbers. The PDF troopers suffered causalities but they were not as sever as most enemies they knew would have caused, the troopers' flak jackets were able to withstand a limited amount of shots as the enemy rounds were meant to squash agianst armor which the jackets could handle easier, the Xenos' armor wasn't able to handle the penetrating rounds as easily but their shield made them more durable.

Private Merkel ran across a street filled with the dead and dying as rounds flew around him. He was heading for a heavy stubber nest that had fallen silent as the last gunner died from a bullet piercing his throat and spraying blood across the gun and sandbags in front of him. A bullet screamed past his ear as he dived into the nest as he grabbed a heavy stubber and fired upon a Xeno group running up the street towards him. Three died before they could dive for cover as Merkel's remaining squad members fired their autoguns at them as well, the five guns giving Merkel a chance to reload the two heavy stubbers in the nest so that when one was dry he could easily switch.

A Xeno tank rolled out from behind a building three streets ahead and Merkel thought that they would die when a Hunter-Killer missile flew from behind him and impacted the enemy tank. He turned to see one of the four Chimeras in the city roll past him with a dozen troopers following it. The heavy bolters on the Chimera shouted as they hit the tank. DAKKA DAKKA! The Xeno tank started to wither under the heavy explosive rounds even as it fired back, killing three troopers and creating gouges in the Chimera. The battle raged as they held against a group of Xeno infantry trying to charge forward.

Battles in the city were raging across several blocks as the Xenos tried to seize as much control as they could, looting the city even as they attacked and burned it. Anyone caught alive was either executed or dragged away in cages or nets. This just caused the troopers to fight harder as none wanted to be dragged away for whatever dark fate the Xenos had planned. After four hours of fighting the enemy began to retreat as they were running out of men to keep the defenders back as more were needed to transport their spoils and merchandise in line.

The PDF searched the city to make sure there were no traps or bombs left behind even as men chased the Xenos out. They found farms burned and small villages looted and destroyed, what was worse was the evidence that many civilians who hadn't been able to escape had been either killed or taken. One major find was a trapped tank whose crew was trapped inside from a house they had tried to drive through collapsed on top of them. It took some time but the three crewers were captured alive in hopes of finding out where the captured civilians had been taken.

Two days after the attack, a miracle response time, an Inquisitorial ship, the Turbulent-class Heavy Frigate Slayer Of Shadows appeared over the Agri-world and a Valkyrie flew down upon the central city where the Planetary Governor Konrat Agbeit waited, with no small amount of fear. In no time at all the Inquisitor stood before him. He was a tall man at six foot two inches tall and a lean swimmer's build. He was dressed in splendid Carapace Armour with a few Purity Seals and Icons embossed. "Ah, Governor, thank you for the quick allowance for me to land. I most appreciate it. I am Inquisitor Teberius of the Inquisition." With that the Inquisitor strode past him with four Storm troopers marching behind him. The Governor quickly fell in step with him.

"My Lord, if I may be so bold, I didn't think anyone would come so quickly to our aid. I am well aware of our low value in the eyes of the Administratum." The Inquisitor nodded, "Yes, that is true but I was nearby dealing with an Ork Warboss and received your Astropaths' message. This news of a new Xeno race both concerns and intrigues me as an Inquisitor of the Ordos Xenos." With that the Governor and the gaurds nearby gave a quiet sigh of relief that he was not some Ordos Hereticus coming to deem them heretics for not being able to beat back the Xenos.

The Governor nodded, "I am glad for the assistance. We have been hard at work repairing the cities and farms so we should be able to start working again for the Tithe..." At that Tiberius interrupted him. "Governor, I mean no disrespect but I am not here about the possibility of you failing to meet your Tithe next year. I am here about the Xenos who attacked you, nothing more. I see no need to report you to the Administratum for not being able to meet the Tithe." The Governor had to admit that relieved some of his problems as he wasn't even sure they would be able to meet it but nodded, "Then you will want to interrogate the three Xenos we were able to capture alive. Unfortunately we cannot understand what they are saying."

"I will be able to deal with that problem easily, please let me see these Xenos. I want to know everything you know about them, Governor. I will also take them with me as I must return to Holy Terra to inform the High Lords about this new threat to the Imperium." The Governor nodded as he gestured to a guard to have a car to take them to the detention center. At the Detention Center Tiberius looked into the cell of the Xenos who merely glared and spoke in a harsh guttural language that he didn't understand but could guess were insults or similar useless things. He turned to Captain Callen of his personal guard, "Have these filth sent to the Slayer and have Interrogator Pallus be ready to work." Callen saluted and turned to his men and they grabbed wrist restraints and opened the cells. The Xenos tried to attack them but using Taser Goads they forced them into submission and clapped on the restraints and forced them onto their feet and pushed them out. Civilians saw the Xenos and few even threw rocks at them.

A few had weapons and were ready to attack when Tiberius stopped them, "I have need of these Xenos alive so I may see if we can save your stolen friends and family. I cannot do that if they die but rest assured that when I have gained what I need they will suffer for their crimes." At that the crowd cheered as Tiberius quickly had his Valkyrie pick them up and return them to the Slayer. Once on board the Xenos were forced down a different corridor towards the cells. Tiberius first headed to his office to store the limited information the Governor's assistants could gather about the newest enemy of the Imperium. Tiberius sighed as he wondered how many new threats would show themselves to Humanity.

As he entered he found his Interrogator putting one of the yelling Xenos onto a rack. Tiberius' Interrogator was a strange man, he had no name that he could recall and he was heavily modified with cybernetics from the Adeptus Mechanicus to do his holy work more efficiently. Tiberius stood before the Xeno and he used a little known ability of his, he was a Beta level Psyker. He brushed against the Xeno's mind and spoke, using the connection to make the Xeno understand him. "Xeno, what is your species name?" He mainly used this to confirm his connection.

The Xeno showed surprise at the voice in his head but he spat at the alien in front of him, only to receive a shock as hundreds of volts of electricity flowed through him in currents. He screamed at the agonizing pain. After what seemed like hours the pain stopped and the alien asked the same question. "B-Ba-Batarian," he stuttered as the alien seemed pleased. "Good, now Batarian, where did you take the stolen Humans. Know this I will know if you lie and I can make your death seem to last for years before you are given the release of Death's embrace."

The Xeno refused to answer and was rewarded with another dose of electricity cascading through him. "Tsk, Tsk, Batarian, that was the wrong answer. Now I will just rip the knowledge from your pathetic mind and know that I will not be gentle, Interrogator." With that the pain from before seemed like nothing as he was ripped into both physically and psychically. His screams could be heard across the corridors near the Interrogation Rooms and the cells holding the other two Batarians. The screams seemed to never end as they couldn't even imagine what kind of tortures he was suffering.

For three hours the screams were unending as they waited in terror for it to end when finally there was silence but instead of the silence being welcomed it just made them afraid they would be next. Two figures dressed only in scraps of cloth around their legs walked past them dragging a form behind them. It was the Batarian who had been taken, he was torn up and burned with ragged strips of flesh having been torn away or hanging off by threads. His left leg had been ripped off and barely cauterized as it slowly oozed blood and dripped.

A figure stepped up to their cell, the figure was slightly hunched over and wore concealing deep red robes. It stood there watching them as another man walked out. The two argued over something and them they seemed to reach an agreement. Opening the cell door the two guards stepped inside and each grabbed a Batarian and dragged them out each was was pulled in a different path, unknowing that one would be interrogated like the first while the other would be used to learn more about the biology of the Batarian species.

Hours later Tiberius was sitting in his office looking over the information they had torn from the Batarians and their strange Cogitators called "Omni-Tools." He studied everything on the Batarian's weapons and tactics while looking over the basics of the other species in the space past the "Mass Relay." He read about the Citadel Council and the space they control and the Terminus systems, a lawless sector of space where thousands go to disappear.

He was reading of the basics of Mass Relay travel when the closest thing to a daughter he would ever have came in, Nari Rynmu was a felinid, a cat-like humanoid species from the world Carlos McConnell. She had a light covering of fine fur and two cat-like ears and a tail. She walked with a nearly inhuman grace standing a five feet seven inches, she acted as his Major Domo while on the vessel or one of his holdings and was trained as a sniper for when he entered the realm of battle against one of the Imperium's many foes. She was carrying a small tray of meats and fruits. "You missed dinner again my Lord. You need to eat just like any other person, it would not due well to your image if you fainted from hunger pains," she chided as she set the tray on his desk.

"True it would not my dear, now what have you brought me today? I do need to let the Captain know to head to Holy Terra as soon as we restock." Nari nodded and pulled out a notebook and wrote it down as the Tiberius spoke of his current agenda. "I also need to type up a report on the possible threats from beyond the "Relay" as these Xenos call it as well." Nari smiled and said, "I will get on it my Lord, you just eat. I do hope you won't just go gallivanting after the Xenos before reporting to the High Lords."

Tiberius just shook his head as he took a bite. Nari left as Tiberius returned to the new information as he came across an interesting bit of information. He continued to read as thoughts and ideas churned in his mind's eye. Plots and plans were thought of then discarded in minutes as he pondered the risks and rewards of this plan of action. He grinned as a master plan took root and came to life. "Yes, this can work wonders for us and help win battles elsewhere. I must speak with the High Lords soon."

Three weeks went by as they traveled through the Warp back to Terra, Tiberius formulated his plan and ironed out any wrinkles he could think of and sent orders to some of his many spies and informants as well as Tech-priests, Generals, and Admirals he had clout with to amass a small fleet and army. He also spoke with a few Adminitratum clergymen in preparations for his plan if the High Lords agreed to it.

Finally he walked through an Adeptus Administratum building to meet with the Lords as no one was allowed into the Imperial Palace other then the Custodes and High Lords and very few Tech-priests. He entered a grand chamber filled to the brim with great art works and statues showing great heroes and moments in Imperial history like the Emergence of the God-Emperor and the launching of the Great Crusade. Heroes like Saint Celestine and Saint Macharius stodd forever remembered by statues of marble and gold. The palace held many balconies and platforms where dozens of workers and administrators talked and watched with great interest.

The nine main High Lords sat on a raised dais in a semi-circle curved towards a podium Tiberius kneeled upon before them. The Ecclesiarch spoke first, his voice dry and weary from his many years of life watching over the great Imperium, "Inquisitor Tiberius of the Ordos Xenos, you stand before us to speak of a new Xeno threat that attacked the Agri-world Maxia 9. A most grievous event to happen to a loyal Imperial world. Rise and tell us what you know and your plans on dealing with this threat."

Tiberius stood and spoke, "My Lords, I will not lie or change the facts of this event, it is a problem that piles upon other threats that plague our great Empire. I will take this battle against these "Batarians and crush them beneath the boots of the Astra Miltarium and show them the grave mistake they have made but they are not the only Xeno species on the other side of this Mass Relay device. No there are ten other species that inhabit the space. We unfortunately cannot destroy them all as we need the men for more dangerous threats like the Orks, Tyranids, and the Ruinous Powers." A small gasp went out at the mention of Chaos.

The Master of the Adeptus Administratum spoke next, anger lightly coloring his words, "You would do well not to mention those blasphemous heathens again Inquisitor. If the information you collected from their Xenos cogitators is correct I must agree with you though, one or two would be easy but ten will not be so easy to deal with as more powerful threats attack us."

Tiberius took advantage of the moment of thought to bring up his main plan. "My Lords after the death of the Squats on their home worlds by the Tyranids we have lost much of our void ship production force and other products that helped the Imperial Guard defeat the Enemies of Mankind. I propose we build a Fortress and Manufactorum on the other side of this Relay to start production of vital resources that we need and have a fleet start mining the systems of these "Relay Systems" without our enemies finding them as my Tech-priests have discovered that the Warp in the area around the Relay is quiet but as far as we understand it is now because of the Relay but some other factor."

The High Lords spoke quietly among themselves for a few minutes. "We can understand your plan but where will you find the manpower to work in the Manufactorums? We cannot just hand you a few million workers from no where." Tiberius smiled and hoped his gambit would work. "My Lords, as I looked over the knowledge gained from the Xeno's cogitators I found something that could work in our favor." With this he activated a hologram projector that showed an image of a Xeno in some kind of full body suit, they appeared to resemble Humans but with a few key differences like the three fingered hands and the backwards jointed legs.

"This is a Quarian male, they stand at about six feet or so and are close to our body build. They hailed from the Planet Rannoch but where forced out around three hundred and fifty years ago." The Representative of the Inquisition, who remained in shadow blocking his features and identity spoke, "What does this Xeno and it's origins matter to the task at hand Tiberius!?" He thundered. Tiberius could tell he had no patience for his games so he spoke quickly.

"The Quarians are known as incredible engineers by the Xenos in the Citadel Systems even as they hate them and mock them. The Quarians built machines to ease their labours but accidently created A.I." At this everyone took interest, the Fabricator General most of all. "When they discovered the abomination they had created the Quarians tried to destroy the "Geth" as they called them but they did not know how far the thing had spread. In the end they were forced to flee their home system and try to appeal for help from the Citadel Council, unfortunate for them the Council who had promised help when they joined years ago told them they were on their own." As he told the Quarian's tale the projector showed the videos it had of the events.

"Now the Quarians are nomads on a decaying fleet of fifty thousand ships with seventeen millions Quarians on it, trying to survive and possibly retake their lost homeworld. They must wear enviromental suits as they have lost any trace of an immune system. My proposal is to make them a Sanctioned Xenos Species and use them to work in the Manufactorums and operate the defenses keeping these new species out of Imperial space. Eventually as we gain the Quarians' trust and loyalty for helping them we can start using them to operate ships on dangerous and possibly suicidal missions and form Imperial Guard Regiments for campaigns that we wouldn't have to waste truly loyal Human regiments for."

Tiberius could hear whispers from the balconies and platforms decrying him a heretic or worse as the High Lords spoke in hushed whispers, some angry and demanding while others were quiet and thoughtful. After ten suspenseful minutes of deliberation the High Lords parted and the Master spoke, "Inquisitor Tiberius we have put much thought towards your proposal and we have rendered our judgement."

He looked around the chamber and spoke in a loud clear voice words that would be the first and most likely only time they would said in this chamber, "We agree on making these Quarians a Sanctioned Species on one condition, they will not step foot on any Holy world or the Segmentum Solar. You have our blessing to go ahead on your plans but be warned that if you fail or this ends badly you will be punished with the harshest penalties and your death will not end quickly and you will go down in our histories as one of the worst heretics against the Imperium and the God-Emperor for your failure."

With that the High Lords gravely dismissed him as the balconies erupted in furious whispers at this moment of change. Tiberius quickly exited the chamber where Nari stood in the shadows near the doors. She fell in line with him as they left the palace surrounded by people watching them. Once they were on Tiberius' personal Valkyrie they quickly returned to the Slayer of Shadows where he had the vessel prepare to immediately return to Maxia 9 at the head of a small fleet of warships and transports filled to the brim workers, soldiers, and material to build and food stuffs.

Tiberius was notified of a representative from the Adetus Mechanicus asking to board. Tiberius granted it and went to the hanger bay to greet them. Tiberius was surprised as the Fabricator General itself stood before him, the Fabricator was so heavily modified that Tiberius was not sure if it was male or female anymore. "Lord Fabricator, how may I assist you today?"

The Fabricator spoke in a deep low monotone, "I am interested in your plan Inquisitor. I humbly request to aid you in this plan. I have two Nemesis class Fleet Carriers to add to your forces as well as two Macroclades of Skitarii forces I am dedicating to your forces as well. House Neverix of the Knight World Zeverox has sent three Imperial Knights as repayment for your help in foiling the assassination attempt by Dark Eldar of their Lords and Ladies."

Tiberius nodded and thanked the Fabricator for the added forces and after talks of their repayment Tiberius went to his quarters to rest on the journey back, Nari took over preparing the fleet and relaying orders for him while he slept. On their arrival Tiberius prepared the fleet to cross the Relay. He stood at the head of a fleet of one battle cruiser, three cruisers, and twenty escorts. Plus the two Nemesis Carriers and the one hundred transports of supplies. The fleet carried three thousand Guardsmen from the 54th Cadian Heavy Mechanized Infantry division and two Skitarii Macroclades plus Tiberius' personal Storm Trooper force of five hundred Storm Troopers from the White Hand, a shattered Regiment that fought Tyranids on a nameless Death world for three weeks beofre reinforcements arrived. They had painted a white hand on their shoulder to represent the Emperor's guiding hand. They had no man dead or wounded with the hand mark damaged even from the heavy fighting from the endless swarms of tyranid forces.

Tiberius had swept them up as his personal force to send against his enemies and they have not failed yet. Tiberius felt confident on his success of his grand plan to bring the Imperium to a great age of victory and wealth. "Battlefleet Victorus onward to our destiny!" With those words the battle fleet activated the Mass Relay and were flung towards an unsuspecting society that was in for a horrible awakening.

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Well the first chapter to the new story, yes! Now please read and review. Tell how you like it compared to the old version.