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==Liberty==
''Liberty'' is a short story written to promote the release of the ''Kill Team'' novel.
;Liberty
After being taken by Colonel Schaeffer, Lieutenant Kage is dropped of at Ghovul Vincularum, a prison colony ruled by Governor Skandlegrist. He is placed into a cell with Marn, a massive guy. After starting fights with guards and with prisoners, he ends up eventually killing one. This results in him being punished. Fed up, Kage sneaks a spoon and begins to carve it into a weapon. Using it, he stabs Marn and forces the guards to come to medical assisstance. Kage uses this to kill the guards and to force his way out of the prison. After fighting his way through and killing many guards, he finally escapes, only to find that the planet is barren and that there is no where to go.
==Kill Team==
;Chapter One - Chapter Four
1. Prologue 2. Vincularum 3. Laurels of Glory 4. Return
After the events of ''Liberty'', Colonel Schaeffer arrives at Ghovul. He finds Kage kept in isolation under heavy guard. After being released, Kage is ordered to find suitable companions for an important mission. During the search for prisoners, Kage finally picks eight. After one declines and is shot, they agree to go with Schaeffer. Kage trains the seven remaining individuals on the ship "Laurels of Glory" with their special rooms designed for different terrains.
The training is intense and they are informed that their mission is to travel to the Sarcassa sector to assassinate an alien named Commander Brightsword. They resume their training and are given different names based on their duties, Kage's being "Last Chance". Soon after Stitcher, their medic, is accidentally shot. Then, Brains kills Eyes in a fight as part of their training. They are finally ready to complete their mission as Chancers, but Kage suffers from a mental attack which causes him to become unstable.
Taking no chances, Colonel Schaeffer sends Kage back to be imprisoned at the penal colony Destitution. While being transported, Kage breaks out of his bounds, kills those on board of the transport, and forces the transport to take him back to Colonel Schaeffer. As he arrives, he is surprised by the appearance of Inquisitor Oriel, who allows Kage to continue on the mission.
;Chapter Five - Epilogue
5. Me'lek 6. Es'tau 7. Assassins
Inquisitor Oriel briefs the group on their mission. They are to disguise themselves, to be brought to the Tau, and then to assassinate the commander. They arrive on a Tau transport and are guided around. During the tour, their ship travels through the Warp and arrives at Me'lek. It is here that they meet Liason Ambassador Coldwind. While given a tour of the planet, they come under attack. The Last Chancers make their move for their transport to their target, the planet Es'tau, while suspicious that the attack was a show by Coldwind's allies for mysterious reasons.
When they arrive on Es'tau, they pretend to be human traitors who are joining up with Commander Brightsword. This gives them a chance to move in around the planet. After starting a fight in a local bar, they have Kroot warriors come to their rescue. After this distraction, they return to their assigned mission.
The Last Chancers attack and capture a small Tau transport and use it to infiltrate a "Battledome" building that Commander Brightsword would be inspecting. They split up and fight their way through Tau guards. While members of their team go to set up for the assassination, Brains, the mechanically inclined Chancer enters a Tau battlesuit and is fried by its automatic defense. As Kage moves into place, the sniper, Sharpshooter, fails to take the shot when given a chance to kill Commander Brightsword. The commander and his bodyguard are able to enter their own battlesuits and proceed to battle against the remaining Chancers.
After battling, Kage and the others are able to take out a few Battlesuits and Commander Brightsword. All hell breaks loose and Kage is seperated from the others. He works his way around until he finds Coldwind and realizes that they were betrayed by him. After killing Coldwind, Kage returns to the others as they battle. There are more Battlesuits and the Chancers are under heavy attack until a Deathwatch Space Marine enters and destroys them.
With the Space Marine, they begin to battle their way out of the Dome. At one point, Hero is left to defend the rear and is blown up with the many enemies that he faces. As the remaining Chancers get outside the Dome, the planet is under attack. Inquisitor Oriel had arranged Captain Destrien and his men to also infiltrate Es'tau and to attack when given the chance. With the Tau killed and the planet's forces effectively crushed, Inquisitor Oriel feels that the Tau have learned their lesson to not mess with the Imperium. However, as the mission is over, Kage is sent back into prison.
==Annihilation Squad==
* Captain Ferrin - "Pride of Lothus" Naval Captain
* Inquisitor Oriel - In constant communication with Schaeffer, planned the original mission on Typhus
* Captain Destrien - Captain of Imperial Guard assigned to transport "Pride of Lothus" in ''Kill Team''
* Liason Ambassador Coldwin - Tau who set up the Tau side of the events in ''Kill Team''
;Last Chancers
This is a list of the more notable of the deceased Last Chancers (in order of appearance):
* ''Deliverance'' and ''13th Legion'': Franx, Gappo, Poal, Kronin, Linskrug, Becksbour, Fredricks, Donaldson, Jorette, Slavini, Thenneson, Lammax, Jorret, Mallory, Kyle, Braxton, Loron, Lorii, Poliwicz, Linskrug, Adept Gudmanz, Rollis (traitor), Aliss, Broker, Roiseland * ''Kill Team''Tanya Stradinsk "Sharpshooter" (ex Sniper), Strelli "Flyboy" (ex Pilot, Imperial Navy), Oynas Trost "Demolition Man" (ex Officio Sabatorum), Moerck "Hero" (ex Commissar), Quidlon "Brains" (ex New Bastion 18th), Hans Iyle "Eyes" (ex scout), Pieter Stroninberg "Stitcher" (ex Field Surgeon, 21st Coporan Armoured Cavalry)
;Others
* Typhus: Admiral Beck and Warmaster Menilus(two in charge of Coritanorum attack)
* Kragmeer: Captain Olos, Guide Ekul
* Penal Legion on Kragmeer: Colonel Greaves
* Typhus: Lieutenant Martinez, Commissar Caeditz(capture the escaping Kage)* Sarcassa Sector: Commander Brightsword/O'var (rogue Tau on Es'tau, part of Farsight rebellion), Kor'el'kais'savon (Tau captain of transport Aslo')
;Regiments
;Ships
* Pride of Lothus - The Last Chancer's penal transport ship, later commanded by Captain Drestin
* Emperor's Benevolence - Battleship that blasts Coritanorum on Typhus
* Laurels of Glory - Last Chancer's transport for ''Kill Team''
* Sha'korar Aslo' - Tau ship transporting the Last Chancers to Tau territory
==Additional Information==
