Sorry it has taken something like a year to re-post. Ism really embraced. This is the first part of a 2 part story. The next part will get round to his back ground
Talana folowed her howling banshee exarch screaming and bounding to their fallen kin. The archon's visor shimmered an image across it showing her what he would do with her when he captured her. No, she thought, if he captures me. Even then she was sure of her skill. She had trained regularly and had even sorely tested her exarch . The incubus body guards stood resolutely still bracing themselves for the charge though the archon almost seemed to slouch with boredom. Was he not scared of the bone white banshees screaming towards him! She tried to look at it in another perspective "he is cocky. That will make it easier to win," she thought. They charged the squad leaping forward. Talana let out a shriek " ARCHON, YOUR DOOM NEARS." A leering grin appeared in his visor and he sent his whip coiling out and she dodged that easily and she went to strike him with an attack that would cut him into four pieces with her mirror blades when he jerked is arm backwards catching her from behind essentially lassoing her. She struggled but he jerked her forward into an embrace that could have been shared between lovers if it weren't for the whip holding fast against her struggles and the knife pressed against her neck joint. She wailed as loud as possible but still he kept up his hug. She turned her head to see her sisters being slaughtered. She took heart that at least one incubus had been felled. She turned forwards her captor. His visor flicked upwards revealing a charismatic smile a pointed nose and eyes as black as a beetles'. He levered her helm of with the knife and again smiled. She struggled and screamed " let go of me and fight fairly." He let out a heavy sigh and laughed " have you ever known a dark eldar to play fair." He is a man with out honour she realised." At least give me death," She pleaded and bared her neck and pressed against the knife and a thin trickle of blood ran down her fair skin. Again he laugh " why you do know how general that statement is. In Fact I,like to think of my self as a bit of a master In killing other but... Usually there is a great bit of suffering before that death. But I digress no I shall not give you death for I would feel guilty no ashamed if I were to damage such a perfect woman." At that he licked the trickle of blood and Talana shivered. "Anyway," he continued "i thought my hmm... How should I put it. Ah yes, seduction was quite skilled." He licked his lips her blood smearing his upper lip. " YOU TOOK ME! IT WAS NEVER SEDUC..." He put his tongue in her mouth and began to kiss. She tried to bite his tongue and knee him in the crotch but he withdrew his tongue and dodged the knee. Expecting anger that would lead to a quick death but was only greeted with a smile. " breaking you will be fun." Using his knife he motioned for his silent guards towards a raider. All the incubi had collected her sisters soul stones this. This was terrible and she screamed for them to drop the soul stones but they would not even acknowledge her existence. The archon turned and gave her a sad smile "the incubi struggle to let go of their new toys."
They are not toys they are my sisters soul stones and there souls will be eaten by slaanesh. Return them to the craft world." She cried her now her anger of khaine had subsided and she was just realising her problem. He pressed a finger to her lips as he pulled her along with him " shush now my sweet. I know you mourn your sisters but look around the day is won for the dark eldar. Would you rather they were mutilated first, then sent to slaanesh's embrace? But you should, concern yourself with their fate only yours. You will be safe with me and so long as I live slaanesh will not get you. Now hurry let us arrive on the raider for dawdling here will not get us any closer to Commoragh."
The noise of the slave port was horrific. Suffering was everywhere. Another craft worlder was near and she was about to call out to him when the archon turned around and caught her. She stopped her shout and no longer smiling he leaned towards her ear "I would not draw attention to your self if I were you for a craft world maiden is expensive and rare here and if someone stronger and quicker. Would not endanger myself no matter how much I would want. Oh and stay close worse than dark eldar lurk in the shadows." She hurried to keep up. He walked over to another dark kin, incubi in tow. "Cargath hierarch, our losses?"
"Archon, we lost 23 kabalites altogether and 3 raiders"
"And our "gains""
"31 aspect warriors, an autarch, 20 beasts and a 200 mon keigh"
"Good. Give the option to the aspect warriors the option to join and give the of the share to the kabalites and sell the rest with the autarch. Remember, sell the autarch. Oh, and you get first pick."
"You are too kind."
"I should hope not." They both laughed an the Cargath looked at her "you chose well, she is a fine specimen."
"That she is but now I shall return to my throne room."
She was pulled onto a venom and she got a good look at commaragh. Physics was forgotten hear in the dark city as buildings were built vertical, horizontal, diagonal and some other more obscure angles. There was no real Light just a green haze in between the spires she could catch a glimpse of a green tinged orb. She noticed they had slowed down. "My dear this is my humble aboard." She tottered forward with links holding her arms and legs together. "It grieves me that you should enter in shackles but I fear you would try and escape. Ah I forgot my common courtesies. My name is Faleria Noxin and may I be graced with yours for I cannot call you dear forever?" He asked pleasantly, leading her into a massive hall. "Talana," she said absently staring at the dark but beautiful architecture. "Talana a beautiful name for an equally beautiful woman." He followed her gaze. "I see you have noticed the paintings and walls. Exquisitely wrought, aren't they?"
" what paintings?" And then she saw them swirling masses of darkness with tortured purple grins and twisted screaming faces. She quickly turned away from the horror. "I see you do not share my taste where art is concerned. No matter, but you find the building itself beautiful, yes?"
She grudgingly admitted the building was beautiful " the building is beautiful."
"My late father designed it."
She almost automatically responded " I am sorry for your loss."
"Don't be. I did kill him after all." Giving her a reassuring look.
"You're kin slayer!" Exclaimed shocked
"Well, we dark eldar do take ever so long to die and I only hurried him along." He gave her an innocent look. "This city is hell," she murmured
"Now Talana, I have business to attend to will you accompany me?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Don't be so negative, i could of killed you during the battle but i didn't because of your divine beauty but your questioning makes you rather irritating and although it would sadden me greatly, I will make you suffer pain beyond your imagination." Talana stopped speaking and continued to follow him.