Half a dec later, the Kroot shaper entered the room. Normally Aun'Shi would like to make an appearance, but it was impossible to hide from Wojtek. According to the Fio, he was 30% taller than Aun'Shi, and that was before the quills. His muscles were like steel cords, snapping and retracting fast enough to dodge bullets. Aun'Shi had seen him do it. His heavily scarred face turned towards Aun'Shi, and when he spoke it was in a whisper so quite it could barley be heard yet still made Aun'Shi shiver in fear. "Shi, you wanted to see me." "There have been disappearances. I need you to find out what happened to them. You have 10 decs. Go." Wojtek's outline blurred and he was gone. Aun'Shi sat down, and relaxed. Wojtek would find out what happened to the missing Tau.

Aun'Shi burst into full consciousness. Wojtek was looking directly onto Aun'Shi's face. If one hand he held his rifle, one end had a pair of nasty spikes protruding from the muzzle. In the other, he held a worm. It had 6 legs, and a long tail. There were six bony plates on its head. "Tyranids. Hundred of 'em. Barley got a way. Lost 12 Kroot, 2 Krootoxen, 3 Hounds and a .... Kroothalk." The last Word to change to was barley perceptible. That was when it hit. A huge thud, followed by 2 more. And another. "All men to battle formation! Bring me my honour staff!" Cried Aun'Shi. Wojtek was gone. Aun'Shi walked outside and looked around. What he saw horrified him. Even though the first impact was only 30 seconds ago, it was already a blood bath. Tau fire warriors had organised themselves into firing squads, their disciplined fire seemed to be holding back the tide. Just. Aun'Shi looked to see where the hundreds of beasts were coming from. 4 huge pods had crashed less than 100 meters from the outer perimeter. Between the pods they had disgorged 2 Carnifex, a leader beast, 30 broods of smaller creatures, each lead by several medium sized beasts. The Kroot were nowhere to be seen. Aun'Shi was knocked to the ground. A Kroot had leaped from behind him. Aun'Shi looked back towards where the Kroot had come from. Another swarm of creatures were coming from that side. A hail of worms flew over his head. Sun'Shi leaped to his feet, honour blade whirring. He leaped forwards, and sliced through 4 creatures. He cut them down by the 10's, but everyone that he killed, another took its place. The world went black.

Aun'Shi opened his eyes. He sat up. All over the place there was bodies. The Tyranids outnumbered the Tau 10 for 1, but the Tau were still all dead. A horrible loss of life. On the horizon, there was dust sliding outwards and upwards. "Devouring beasts" he spat. Picking up his honour blade, and walked to the edge of the camp, and there he stood. Somebody walked up either side of him. To his left, there was a Battlesuit, and to his right the savage Kroot shaper. They were dead men. They just hadn't lain down yet. Now they just had to see how many they could take with them.