"Keep pushing brothers," he told the squad over the vox as he pushed forward, coordinating his bolter fire with Marbas'; the other marine stopped firing to reload, Uriel gave the Xenos a new barrage to think about, but then the firing slowed as the Xenos did.

They were caught in a trench system now, and had a moment, though it was a fleeting one, to regroup.

"Imperial Stormtroopers," the vox cackled with a female voice; she clearly did not understand who her saviors were, "this is Captain Agatha Kostas of the 4th Katis regiment. You are just in time, the Xenos have managed to disable the anti-aircraft defenses covering the western sector of the shrine. Your landing craft dropped you in proximity to xenos staging area for their heavy support craft. You need to neutralize those support craft or we will be cracked open by their missiles. They are currently not operational, but I advise haste. If those vehicles take off, they will doom us." Calm voice, but female, reading off the facts, "the targets are northwest of your position, and the landing pad is ideal to mark for reinforcements."

"Acknowledged, Captain. Have faith, we are not stormtroopers. We are Battle Brothers of the Dark Angels. We will accomplish the mission," Uriel advised over the vox, even as he indicated the direction for them to take, "Brother Rayvius, you are point. We seek a landing pad with Xenos support craft."