Acquisition of the Gene-seed

The Verum Illuminate were searching for an easy target. Their Gene-Seed having been taken by the loyalist traitors among them, they had no means to continue recruiting or even starting over and tricking more children into becoming gene enhanced humans. They started monitoring nearby planets for potential marks. When they heard of the greenskin invasion on Camerun III, the recently revealed Renegade Chapter, Verum Illuminate, realized that this could be a golden opportunity for them to acquire a new gene-seed. They had been searching and trying to acquire a replacement for their lost gene-seed for almost ten years. Their attempts teaching them what not to do, Lord Carl Walsh had a plan. One is never better served than by oneself. He would acquire the gene-seed and succeed. The reason this invasion seemed like the best for them to take advantage was because two different loyalist Chapters were in the area.

One being fleet-based, they could infiltrate the enemy ship and take the gene seed, practically unnoticed, if they sent forces on the ground to keep the two loyalist Chapters' attention elsewhere. They plotted their route and soon arrived in orbit as the greenskin invasion was being thwarted. Immediately, Lord Carl Walsh ordered Delta Squad to engage both the Red Crusaders and the Emperor's Legion. Being mindless killing machines, the squad did as it was told and engaged the two. They were but the distraction and a means to block communications because they brought with them the necessary technology to make communications between the Marines on the ground and the ones on board their ship, impossible. Meanwhile, Lord Walsh focused his efforts on his mission onboard the Loyalist ship. Locate and acquire the Emperor's Legion's gene-seed, was their primary objective. He had planned to send two Seekers from Echo squad with members of Foxtrot to serve as cover if the Seeker's influence failed. Just before they went off to the enemy ship, Lord Walsh decided to take care of this mission personally to avoid the same fiasco as their most recent attempt to capture the gene-seed of the Champions of Mortis. They infiltrated the ship, quietly and stealthily hiding in the shadows, the leader, Lord Walsh, calling every move. They knew there would be guards but that didn't matter much to them.

If they happened to pass by some people, the Seekers would cloak their appearance by blending in with the civilians. They approached the lab without incident. Before the door swung open, Lord Walsh advised his Seekers to make them look like the Emperor's legion Marines, like they belonged. As the door opened, an Apothecary looked up and then went back to work. He was easily dispatched as a foxtrot marine approached them man casually and slit his throat with his knife. Lord Walsh secured the gene seed as the Marines cleaned the mess and hid the body of the Apothecary. They returned to their ship, gene seed in hand and left without picking up Delta Squad from the planet's surface. Their mission had been successful and worth the lives of Delta squad. Lord Walsh was not willing to sacrifice his victory for one squad of mindless marines that could easily be replaced.