The Penitent

With a frightening roar the vast hordes of Cultists came running down the hill towards the line of Space Marines that stood a few hundred yards away from them. As the horde began to close in on the line a large man in black armour stepped out of the ranks and turned around with his back to the enemy. Heaving a heavily spiked Crozius Arcanum up into the air the man addressed the group.

'I am the Great Confessor!' he bellowed, 'I am the shepherd that will lead the Holy Emperor's flock towards the pastures of destruction!'

As the Cultists came within firing range they opened fire with their weapons. Thousands of las bolts came raining down on the Space Marines. Most of the bolts bounced harmlessly of the power armour of the Marines, but some found home in the more vulnerable parts such as the joints and the ritually scarred heads of some of the Space Marines that were not protected by helmets. As Space Marines fell on the ground in agony, the Great Confessor continued.

'See, the Holy Emperor has already taken some of your Brothers into his arms!' he spoke as he pointed towards the either dead or dying Space Marines that began to litter the front rank.

Slowly the Great Confessor turned around. Before him, thousands of Cultists came running towards his men. Waving his Crozius Arcanum back and forth in the air, he screamed to his men.

'Only in death will you find penance! Go forth and die in the name of the Holy Emperor!'

As soon as the words died down, screams rose from the ranks of the Space Marines as one by one all of them held their weapons up in the air. At that point the Cultist were close enough and the Penitent charged the roaring mass of chaotic minions.