Beneath The Ashes

An Adeptus Mechanicus Short Story


A combined force of skitarii and Astra Militarum guardsmen are sent to find out what happened to an Adeptus Mechanicus research mission on a bleak planet.


READ IT BECAUSE

See how the rigid warriors of the skitarii and the disciplined Astra Militarum respond to a mysterious threat. Can they work together and get out alive?


THE STORY

After an Adeptus Mechanicus research mission disappears without a trace on an ash-covered fringe world, a second team is sent in, led by the Tech-priest Enginseer Van Kullux and accompanied by a company of Astra Militarum. As they explore the darkness of ancient ruins, machinery begins to act erratically, and guardsmen and skitarii alike begin to disappear. Something slumbering beneath the ash has been unwittingly stirred from its great sleep.


Written by Mark Barber.