Timothy learned much more about his current predicament the next time he awoke. They were on one of the Emperors fastest ships – Neros. It was on reconnaissance trying to find out more about the enemy.
Timothy and his last two troops were on one of the very last ships to evacuate the doomed plane which was now already a dead world with all life now having been stripped from it. The Neros crew allowed them entry saving them from eventual starvation not for any humanitarian reason but because testimony from people who had seen the enemy in action up close was lacking.
The enemy were called Tyranids. An alien species from outside the Galaxy. It was unknown how long they had been travelling to reach Humanity. They might one day pose a threat to the Empire. So far many worlds had been lost, yet they were mere pinpricks against the millions of worlds of the Emperor.
Only the occasional world defended by Space Marines has managed to resist. But they were currently aligned against the forces of chaos. The Tyranids who cannot use the Warp so their ships or hives travel slowly at a sub light speed. Still, they are gradually cutting a swathe through this sector.
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