Editing Story:Love Can Bloom (section)

=== Chapter Eleven: A new writefag appears! ===
''This happened on February 2nd, 2016. A Writefag showed up with the intent to continue the story, and so he did with the full support of /tg/'' 

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As the daemonette walked towards its prey, Taldeer desperately tried to find LIIVI's weapon. While her head was fighting a battle against the sea of Chaos that battered away at her mind, she barely registered the violent spamming of the mon-keigh.

''"Doesn't it make you swim with ecstasy knowing your plaything, will eat out of the palm of your hand with a single thought?"''

At this point, Taldeer was doing all that she could to not burst into either tears or anger by the sheer mockery of this, this. THING! Tempting her like some sort of child or animal. That's when she felt a sharp pain on her back immediately stopping her, as if a piece of the house had fallen on her. No, it was the HOUSE ITSELF that was holding her in place. Panic began to swell within her as she felt wooden claws dig into her wraithbone and skin.

''"Well even if you aren't into it, I'm certainly excited!" Cried the cackling daemon.''

She struggled with what little energy she had, but it was no use.

The daemonette turned around to look Taldeer in the eyes. There was a look of cynical mischief plastered on its face, like it was stolen from another and pinned on. Out of the corner of Taldeer's eyes she saw LIIVI had stopped spasming; he was breathing shallow, slow breaths, like he was dreaming. Or consumed in a nightmare. Taldeer knew the daemon would consume their souls, and soon, if something wasn't done.

She felt the house increase its pressure on her back.

''"Try as you might, I can smell your fear. I can see your soul, how it burns with anguish and despair."''

''"I fear nothing, you disease of Ulthuan!"''

Now Taldeer was hearing demented howling, high pitched screams of terror. And the unforgettable stench of Warp-tainted flesh burning. Taldeer could feel hot streams of tears rolling down her cheeks as she witnessed the hellishness unfold before her mind. The screams, though incoherent in the beginning, began to shout at her.

''"Traitor!" "Save us!" "Mon-Keigh sympathizer!"''

Truly, this was the hell that was awaited her. Then she felt a pain in her cranium that burnt as if the very same energy of the Warp was trying to invade her mind.

''"I promise you, this human won't be spared the same fate."'' 

New tears rolled down Taldeer's checks being formed from the pain.

''"I will corrupt every single fiber of his being until nothing remains, and you'll have the privilege of watching me work."''

''"N-no. Please."'' Taldeer pleaded. Everything was distorted, twisted, and violated. Taldeer could see the twitching fingers of LIIVI. She was scared, scared in some warp-tainted house, and scared that she would die only to be fed to "She Who Thirsts", and she was scared that she might not live long enough to save the soul of the one human who would risk his life for her. She was scared of losing the one person on this Ulthwe-forsaken rock that she loved.

That's when the daemonette turned from LIIVI to watch Taldeer attempt to claw herself out of her wooden prison. To watch this eldar slowly loose control of her emotions and break both spiritually and emotionally was its own satisfaction for the daemonette.

This however created a shift of powers, mostly focused on Taldeer's suffering. This left LIIVI in a position to awaken from his comatose state and for him to tackle the daemon from behind.

With all his strength, LIIVI worked furiously to not only beat the daemon into submission, but also beat the everlasting emperor into the abomination's would-be soul. It was easier said than done; the daemonette, at the height of its power, was stronger than it appeared. While they both fell to the floor, LIIVI wasn't expecting a human sized daemon to give a space marine sized kick. This sent LIIVI flying into and through a wall.

Standing and shaking the stars from his eyes, LIIVI noticed Taldeer confined in wood... and his gun, just a few meters away from her.

''"HOW!? How can you resist my influence?"'' Howled the daemon, moving towards him with a hip-swaying gait.

''"You would dare defy my will, you corpse loving loya-"'' was all it could spout out before LIIVI threw himself straight forward again, fist extended outward and into the hellish being's face. He then followed up with a kick to its Warp mimic knee, that gave way with a satisfying snapping crunch. Before he could continue his onslaught of beatings, the abomination lashed out a punch to his abdomen and howled in rage. Though it couldn't stand, it could still influence the house to do her bidding. Pipes shot upwards from the floor and nearly impaled LIIVI, but did bruise him severely on the back of his head. Fighting through both a wall of pipes and a concussion, LIIVI managed to somehow wrestle part of the piping free and use it to fight off the other possessed items.

During all the insanity unfolding in front of Taldeer, the wood flooring barely began to relax their hold on her. While the daemon focused on LIIVI, Taldeer focused on crawling towards the gun with every fiber of her being. Even though the wood wasn't digging its way into her, it still hung onto her. It wasn't until the steel piping from below burst forth did the flooring's grasp on her slacken. Inch by inch, millimeter by cursed millimeter did she grasp the gun into her hand.

Taldeer stood herself up and, leaning against the wall, aimed the rifle at the living embodiment of her people's sins. Peering through the scope, she found her mark, steadied her aim. Put her trigger on the finger and...nothing. The trigger is stiff and won't budge against her fingers desperate pull. "It must be jammed or on safety," she thought. Taldeer began fidgeting with the rifle, trying to fix whatever the problem was.

"Don't think I'm not aware of you, Taldeer." the daemonette said, each word dripping with malice and filled with loathsome venom.

With renewed vigor, Taldeer found the small finger sized lever. She flipped it and prayed to any gods listening. She exhales and bears the rifle on the daemon. She pulls the trigger and the whole room is shook by the sound of the Exitus. The round found it's mark in the daemonette's shoulder and out into the wall. Taldeer fired again, this time the bullet hit the left hip. She fired a third time, only this shot was stopped by a wall of piping six inches thick. Taldeer pulled the trigger in rapid succession in an attempt to fire a bullet into the atrocity. The gun clicked with each pull of the trigger as it ceased to burst another shot.

"HAHAHA!"
The daemon was laughing like it was a child being tickled, despite the fact it's arm lay still on the ground withering away with Chaos sorcery. "How desperate. I haven't had a good laugh like that since I invoked the wrath of a Loyalist Dreadnought."

Taldeer hated this thing mocking her, she hated how it persisted, and worst of all is how she hated the damned thing's inability to just die. That's when the pipes reformed into a hole large enough for Taldeer to see the daemonette kneeling on its good leg while the busted one began to fix itself. The daemonette stared at Taldeer and grinned its blood stained grin.

It began to open its mouth as if to speak, only to be cut off by LIIVI's pipe brought down on top of its skull. Then again, and again. Soon matter of warp tainted brains and daemon blood began to splatter in unfashionable spray. The house laid still, silent except for the beating of a long dead being. Before LIIVI could sate his anger, the body began to return to the Immaterium where it belonged.

Mentally, psychically, and spiritually. Taldeer and LIIVI collapsed onto what remained of the floor to let sleep whisk them away.

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Taldeer and LIIVI awoke in the ruins of a house in the middle of the swamp, the sun climbing over the far off mountains bringing light to wash over the land. The house showed its true age while bathed in the pinkish orange sunlight. The walls were decrepit at best, mold-lined ponds that formed from rusted piping. Wood creaked from just the weight of either one person moving around. The roof fell onto the ceiling and it sagged incredibly so. While unsaid, it was decided to leave the house as soon as possible.

The air was humid and sickly moist, it clung to skin that exuded sweat in the heat. The bugs were unbearable, constantly biting and swarming around. But the worst was the dehydration, the dryness of the mouth and scratching throats desperate for water left them both feeling light-headed. They would take small swigs from what little water was left from the house, only aggravating their mouths for more.
LIIVI would once in a while look at his mapping-chart, to guide him and Taldeer.

"River's close." Exhaled LIIVI, while he wrestled the map away and keeping the Exitus secure on his back.

Taldeer didn't say a word, she was thinking over on the daemonette and how it claimed she didn't care for LIIVI. Surely it was just the daemon trying to cause mischief and lower Taldeer's guard, right? No matter how hard she tried to reassure herself, the pit of uncertainty continued to nag at the back of her mind. She was so wrapped in her thoughts that it took LIIVI placing his hand on her shoulder and a gentle shaking to bring her back to reality.

"You... alright?" His mask was off, held under his arm now, and his piercing eyes stared into hers as she turned to look at him, dazed, but alive. Taldeer wasn't sure what to do other than nod, and continue to the river.
When they finally did reach the river, both Taldeer and LIIVI could barley contain themselves to eagerly quench their thirst and clean their gear. LIIVI got onto his knees and threw water onto his face, then drowned his head down into the river drinking as much as he could.

When LIIVI came back up for a breath of air, he could make out a silhouette on the opposite side of the river. Though quick to draw out his rifle and aim, the target moved back into the dense forest. "Enemies. Probably more than one." he thought. Reluctantly, he put away his rifle, but never taking his eyes off of the last place he saw the shaded figure. Then, the foliage began to tremble.

"Unidentified target, eighty meters across." Whispered LIIVI. Taldeer, who was busy washing the sweat and blood from her wraithbone chest piece, looked up to see what LIIVI was seeing. She could already see that there were more than one. They were being followed. Behind them, Taldeer sensed movement. The waves were stirring. LIIVI could barely make out distinct features of the creatures across the river. They were small, quick, and armed as seen from the glint of metal that pass now and again between the brush. Taldeer could hear the ones from behind whispering. It almost sounded like that of a similar tongue the Mon-Keigh spoke, but more aggressive and disoriented.

"WWWAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!"

Green skins. First Gretchens, then Choppah Boyz burst forth from the jungle in front of them, charging Taldeer and LIIVI in a sudden wave of metal weapons, war-hungry faces, and rough dark green skin.