The Way Out Is HORRIFYING! | Warhammer 40K Lore

the way out was an early entry in the Warhammer horror line released in 2019 and written by Rachel Harrison the story follows the crew of the Fortune's favor who after A Series of Unfortunate Events have been left be calmed in space they are forced to make dock at a vast and lonely void station known simply as Refuge the crew must Venture into its depths in order to get the necessary repairs to continue on their Journey but Refuge isn't all it appears to be and there is something terrible and horrifically wrong with it it is a tale of Madness and treachery and is some of the best writing in all of Warhammer horror and not to mention it has an absolutely perfect ending the first time I listened to it I was literally left alone in my room just staring at the ceiling in silence for 10 minutes so gather around my friends and listen well as we dive into Refuge Station and see if we can find the way out but before we get into all that I want to tell you about this video's sponsor bloodline 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the sea of souls itself is to open one's mind and body to the Eldritch horrors of the warp a dangerous yet necessary act that can only be done by trained Navigators without their sacrifice warp travel would be impossible as any ship foolish enough to venture into the immaterium without one trained in its Tides would surely become lost Dover is dimly aware of the blood trailing down his face and the taste of iron in his mouth sings do not hate the singing of the sea follow only the emperor's light Never the song Only the light will lead to Refuge he feels the aching creaking Hall of the ship as the Warped hide thrashes against it outside sweat turns to crystals against his skin and all three of his eyes sting as the warp kaleidoscopes before him suddenly he hears his Captain's voice over the Box asking him what is going on her voice just like all other Earthly Sensations feels incredibly distant to him he can't let her distract him he has to focus everything is being drowned out by the song it is growing louder and louder becoming almost impossible to ignore it takes everything Dover has to keep focused on the emperor's light but it's growing weak and the warp is pushing back against his efforts it's as if the sea is alive cold and dark with malevolent intentions but he is a navigator he was born to sail the sea of Souls and he will not fail year for a long and terrible moment he loses the light amidst the roiling energy before him it's Mantra to clear his thoughts and he manages to find it once again it's faint but it's there the tides of the warp Twist and Turn Around It shapes like faces leering back at him and the song continues to grow louder and louder to the point where it's almost deafening it's then that he hears it an ancient and terrible voice in his mind [Music] morning Sirens begin blaring in the chamber and he stutters to himself only the light will lead to rage the scene shifts away from the Navigator's Chambers and we see Dover walking shakily towards the bridge his form is illuminated by the rotating red glow of the ship's emergency lights the warning sirens screeching in the background he's wiped away the dried blood on his face but is visibly shaken and weak from his previous efforts one's on the bridge Dover sees Captain Karina Arc she's on her feet and drumming her fingers against the hilt of the saber at her side she has a vicious scowl across her face something that admittedly isn't exactly out of character for the captain Helmsman varro is doing everything he can at his station to try to figure out their location but all of their aspects equipment is badly damaged the scans were reporting nothing but falsehoods and Echoes making it next to impossible to determine their location in space the ship had suddenly dropped from the warp and back into real space without warning something that is only done in the most dire of emergencies as doing so carries a high risk of tearing The Vessel apart as soon as she sees him the captains attention snaps to dovar dovar I want to know why you dropped us from warp the fault was not mine it was this wreck of a ship the tides would have torn her apart careful Navigator we will have no such words about my fine lady your fine lady dropped us from warp I followed the light to safety safety right looks like some kind of nowhere to me Daryl habits the ship security officer remarks from the corner for lack of better words habits is hired muscle a man that was built to hurt and be heard a little better than a thug with a pistol a nobody with Killer's eyes he's standing at rest in the same manner as a Guardsman but he's no Soldier not anymore anyways can you get us back to the warp Navigator not without the drive then we'll have to repair it Sumer we would require additional dampeners and containment diodes in order to make those repairs something that we do not carry spares of the security officer laughs a of course we don't I do not see what is so funny of course you don't the favor is more human than you are fashionally incorrect my body is composed of 54.6 organic components as the two of them keep arguing in the background dovar steps aside from the group he looks out into the void the thick Serpentine coils of the nebula snaking out in every direction over and between Stars he once again hears the voice in his mind [Music] he shudders and the taste of blood fills his mouth it's just then that Helmsman varro receives an incoming Vox transmission from somewhere out within the nebula it's staticky and garbled with a huge amount of interference but a woman's voice can be detected on the other end hello is anyone there this is Captain Katarina Arc of the Fortune's favor we are in need of dock and repair our warp drives failed us and we have become be calmed in the nebula can you assist there's more static do you hear us I hear you Captain assistance will be given gladly the mysterious woman on the other end of the Box relays the coordinates to the Fortune's favor it's easy to get lost in the nebula do not Stray From the Path I've given you and where exactly is it that we are heading watch station 15a Bartley sector those who pass through call us Refuge At The Mention of those words a chill runs up to over spine well dovar it looks like you were right you did find us safety although ver can do is not it couldn't be a coincidence the name of this place it had to be significant the tides of the warp thrash in turn but they always lead somewhere he wanted more than navigating trade lanes and pilgrimage runs he was the proud heir of house dovar the warp had brought him here for a reason and he would have his due the Fortune's favor in her crew followed the instructions they were given and eventually a massive void station comes into view the station was incredibly old it was a 1512 Jupiter pattern an ancient and archaic design of which there weren't very many left in existence the station featured a central Spire surrounded by a series of habitable Rings all of its viewports were dark and it showed obvious signs of battle damage the security officer points out that there was scoring across its surface from high-yield last fire as well as patches that almost looked like acid damage like it was attacked by something organic the crew discusses what could have possibly done damage like that but the captain dismisses it she tells them that there are no places left in this galaxy that the Imperium has not been touched by War they should all know that and that habit should know that better than most she's referring to the time he spent as a soldier within the astrom militarum a time period in its life that he doesn't like to talk about now at one point Sumer had tried to ask him about it and he refused to answer something that seemed illogical to her as all questions deserve to be answered she had merely asked him why he was no longer serving what gave him his many scars why he would sometimes wake at night screaming the mysterious woman ends up messaging them back over the Vox Channel she says she'll be extending the umbilical gate and welcomes them to Refuge the umbilical connection is secured to the ship but before they disembark the captain tells him that she doesn't want to be here any longer than they have to be they repair refit and get back out if they're quick they can still hit the trade Rendezvous that they were scheduled to make this generates a rare emotional response from Sumer there were so few Jupiter pattern stations left in existence what she wanted to explore and experience everything it had to offer she wanted to speak with it to know it not to do so would be an unacceptable waste of knowledge she requests that once on board she'd be allowed to connect to the station in order to learn some of its history and assures the captain that it won't take any more than a few min a request that Captain Ark begrudgingly acknowledges so long as she promises it won't slow them down dovar also steps up and requests that he be permitted to join as there's not really much a navigator will be able to do aboard their ship while they wait this is something that habits protests as he feels the Navigator will only slow them down but nonetheless the captain allows this as well she tells Vara to stand the Vox while they're away and to take good care of her fine lady now before they disembark Sumer takes one final glance at the exterior of the station she examines the intense damage it sustained and a smile creeps across the organic parts of her face soon she will learn all of refuge's Secrets the scene shifts and our group has crossed the umbilical relay and entered the station now the path in front of them is cold and dark and there are pools of dark liquid collecting across its tarnished surface there is water dripping from bundles of coiled cables hanging from the ceiling making them look more like natural stalactites than something mechanical havitt swears that the tunnel resembles a Eve a cave like those back on verdia Prime where there were just too many of those things to kill he blinks away the memories and the cave goes back to being just a tunnel even though the memory has receded it's not gone it's never really gone the captain notices his expression and tells habits that she doesn't want to be here any more than he does but they don't really have much of a choice he tells her that he doesn't like this that the station is dead as the group descends further into the tunnel the only illumination comes from the lumens that flicker to life above them as they pass deactivating as soon as they get out of range the way forward and back is now completely entrenched in darkness despite the feeling of unease felt by the majority of the group Sumer seems incredibly happy she's trailing her hand across the wall a childlike smile of wonderment spread across the organic parts of her face she tells habits that the ship isn't dead and points out how the lumens are reacting to their movement she can feel the thrumming heartbeat of the station against her fingertips she tells them that despite the station obviously having seen better days everything seems to be operating within safe parameters habits looks at her with a stunned look on his face I didn't mean it was literally dead I'm talking about the crew where are all the people it's completely empty oh yes that is unusual at the far end of the corridor a flickering red light can be seen dovar stretches his hand out in front of him towards the light the light will lead to Refuge it's the first thing that he's actually said since they've come aboard when the group reaches the end of the tunnel they come across a barricaded bulkhead door that looks like it has been quickly and shoddily welded shut the captain says why would they do this to keep us from getting in habits tells her or maybe to keep something from getting out across the bulkhead door somebody has written the words too late scrawled in a rusty red irony color it looks suspiciously like dried blood you were right not to like this place habits we should head back to the favor Dover immediately snaps to attention and says no no no we can't we have no warp drive this cannot be all there is I am a navigator born to seek the light and that light LED me here I refused to leave without finding out why something awaits me here something important in a lightning quick motion the captain draws her sword and presses it to the Navigator's throat I don't much care dovar we are leaving now she orders Sumer to restrain him so she complies using the mecca dendrites coming out of her back the group makes their way back to the umbilical bridge and dovar kicks and pleads begging them to stay no please we can't leave yet suddenly the entire station jerks violently and they can hear a loud crash the group hurries back the way they came in but the bulkhead has been sealed the umbilical cord has been retracted and they have no way of getting back to the ship they run over to a nearby viewport to see what happened and they're greeted with a terrifying sight the umbilical connection has been completely ripped apart Jagged steel poking out in every direction like the ruptured rib cage of some great Beast the captain frantically tries to open a box channel to the ship but there's nothing but static varro do you read more static damn it answer me eventually the static clears enough that they can hear varro's voice he's speaking in a panicked and frightened tone and is breathing fast and shallow she demands to know what happened what he saw he tells her I don't know everything was quiet and then suddenly it wasn't there was so much shaking that noise that terrible noise are you hurt no other than the noise it was so loud it's still so loud Vara where are you uh I need you to bring the ship around to the other birth so we can board and get out of here varro suddenly seems very panicked and says need to get out of here now no no no no it's too late wait we can't leave I can't it's it's too late too late too late too late too late the captain tells him to calm down and asks him to explain what's too late he says it's too late to undo what's done but you know that well enough don't you after what you did to Anna Lee several long and painful seconds of stunned silence passed between the Vox the captain's voice takes on a much more shocked tone what did you just say varro he tells her I'm sorry captain I can't more static hits is over the box and then she hears him scream followed by the sound of a gunshot and the Vox cuts out he he just shot himself Captain says habits the ship the group watches in horror as a massive explosion emanating from the engine room rips the Fortune's favor apart its fragments flung out into the void of space to be swallowed by the nebula Sumer wails in the background screaming in Terror as such a great machine is torn apart habits asked the captain what do we do now several long moments pass and she lits her hand fall away from the station's viewport the loss of her vessel is weighing heavily on her heart she looks at him and says we find a way off this damn forsaken station the scene shifts again the crew is discussing what to do while Sumer is working on getting the barricaded bulkhead open her last cutter making quick work of the hastily thrown together barricade the captain suggests that if they can get deeper inside they may be able to find the system's communication array in order to hail for help habits reminds her that it's likely whoever sabotaged the umbilical array had also probably targeted such a system she's thought about this possibility but the position of Captain comes with certain requirements she cannot freely show doubt like her security officer does she must always be strong in front of her crew the showing of weakness often leads to blood much like it had with Anna Lee havits tells her that it's dovar's fault that he was the one that had brought them here in the first place she reminds him that even if they find some type of shuttle aboard the station they will not be able to leave without a navigator that he would be dealt with once they reach safety Sumer manages to get the door open the air on the other side is frigidly cold and stinks their eyes it's dark and when habit shines the light attached to his last pistol around on the other side they see more dried blood streaking across the floor and walls they make their way down the long dark Corridor a rotten scent filling their nostrils and getting stronger and more repulsive the deeper they go it's a smell that habits is all too familiar with they eventually reach the station's bridge and find what was left of refuge's crew the first body they find is almost unrecognizable as human it's more of a pile of jutting bones and discarded meat habits leans forward to examine it more closely there are massive lacerations in the corpse that are far too Jagged to have been done with a blade he sweeps his light around the room and it lands on a face Frozen in Terror its death clouded eyes staring back at him I think we just found the rest of the crew dovar wretches at the site what happened here the captain asks as he examines the body in front of him habits does his absolute best to suppress the memories of the last time he saw injuries like this of the screams of men and women of acid burns and rending Claws something bad flickering emergency lumens come to life painting the room in a soft red glow and Illuminating the rest of the layered Bridge the room is filled with cogitators and relay stations and there are dozens of bodies all around them dovar wretches again by the throne there are so many of them Sumer and her characteristic ambivalence states matter-of-factly that she estimates are around 40 dead although it's difficult to give an accurate assessment due to the sheer catastrophic damage many of the bodies have sustained combined with an advanced level of degradation dovar is rocking back and forth panicking he's never seen anything like this the captain remains calm and tells Sumer to get to the stations and see if anything is working well she tells habits and dovar to help her search the dead dovar refuses saying that he can't she asks him do you really want to go unarmed after seeing this habits approach is the closest body he feels like its cold dead eyes are watching him like all of the bodies are watching him he's seen wounds like these before and they're nearly identical to the ones back on verdia Prime but then he suddenly realizes something and he doesn't know why he didn't notice it before but all of the bodies are wearing fatigues Olive in Black just like the ones he used to wear exactly the same ones that him and his brothers wore back on verdia Prime the wounds the uniforms this place it couldn't all be a coincidence he didn't know what it meant so he continued his investigation the corpse was wearing dog tags and when he checked the name on them a feeling of shock and panic hit him like a strike of lightning no that that can't be you you died back on Prime it's just then that he hears a terrifying yet familiar voice in his ear not mine it was things oh there were just so many no no I didn't now being consumed habits jumps back from the body and draws his pistol quickly firing off multiple shots into it screaming the entire time the captain rushes over to him what the hell are you doing he blinks and looks back down at the body at his feet they're wearing coveralls not fatigues and there aren't any dog tags this wasn't carzel of course it wasn't he had left karza looking up at the roof of the cave back on verdia Prime he's shaking and panting sweat rolling down his face I I saw something heard something dovar suddenly screams in panic no please don't hurt me the pair turn around and there's a wild-eyed woman pointing a revolver at him habits points his gun at her and tells her easy there if you pull that trigger I'll do the same and I promise you I'm faster she's shaky and panicky her hair is a mess and there's dried blood on her face and clothes drop your weapons I'll kill him I swear I'll kill the lot of you the captain immediately recognizes her voice you she draws her sword and closes in on her you're the one who brought us here it was your voice over the Vox you promised a Safe Harbor and then you blew my ship to Hell the ship it's it's gone don't you dare play dumb with me you're the only person on board this ancient wreck no no no no it can't be gone the woman sobs and starts to fall apart the captain tells her to cut the act that she had killed her ship and her sobbing wouldn't save her she commands habits to shoot her no no no I swear I did nothing to your ship I called you here that's true but why would I destroy my only chance of escape the captain demands that she tell her who destroyed the ship if it wasn't her the woman slowly and shakily looks back down towards the bodies she says your crew did the same way my crew killed each other swimmer points out that varro did say that he was in the engine room right before he killed himself and indicates that it's very possible that the destruction of the ship was caused by him or at least somebody else that was left aboard my crew turned on each other like animals and it's very likely yours did the same why what would make them do that habits asks the captain mulls over her words carefully she knows the answer why but she also knows that the truth would baffle her security officer life in the guard was different it promoted unity and Brotherhood but out in the void you had to put yourself first she says people turn on each other for all kinds of reasons she lowers her sword one that never really quite felt right in her hands it was too long and the grip was too wide but then again it wasn't made for her she says I believe we're all looking for the exact same thing a way out the woman still in a panic state says that if your ship is truly destroyed and there's only one way out left and that's death the captain asked her her name and she tells her it's pharah a far Akash she tells pharah I'll make you a deal give me your pistol and I'll let you come with us we can find a way out together nobody else has to die Captain has heard those words spoken before and she hopes this time it'll be true pharah agrees and turns over her pistol as she apologizes profusely saying that it's this place it it does something to you she extends her hands and tries to help the navigator to his feet all of them make quick introductions and the captain asks her if there's a communication array aboard Refuge Farah says that there is but its signal isn't strong enough to reach out past the nebula Captain Arc indicates that that shouldn't be a problem as Sumer was more than capable of boosting it sue reminds them that in order to do that she'll need to interface with it directly they all agree that this is their best option and thus begin the journey towards the upper levels as the group makes its way through the dark corridors of the station pharah shed some light on her background and what exactly exactly happened here as she says that she knows the ship inside and out because she's been working on it practically her entire life in the maintenance department Zoomer asks her about the madness that infected the crew she asks if it seemed to spread from Individual to individual and what were the symptoms habits tries to silence her but pharah says it's all right that they all had a right to know the truth she tells her all of the horrible things that she experienced during the last days of Refuge she tells her how she watched her shift leader bludgeoned her lever to death with a panel Hammer that their Communications manager deafened himself with a razor blade and that when she tried to take it away from him he pushed it further until it killed him that someone in the lower decks opened the void locks condemning an entire shift to death in the cold void of space her voice is shaking now and on the bridge well you saw what they did to each other on the bridge havocs tries to ignore what he saw down there the wounds too Jagged to have been made with knives Farah continues on past them and Sumer turns to habits she didn't actually answer any of my questions he tells her of course she didn't I tell you all the time you pry too deep some questions aren't meant to be answered summer looks at him confused she says illogical questions exist to be answered the group finally makes its way to the communication array it's a vast iron pillar set in the center of a large dome-shaped room coiled bundles of cable snake across the floor and all around the central pillar at its base is a flickering cogitator array Sumer Trails her hand across the surface feeling the micro Tremors of the array she says that it's functional and the captain asks her if she can get a signal out Zoomer tells her that she can't give a definitive answer without connecting to it and so Captain art commands her to do it Sumer nod's in agreement the data tether is embedded in her spine unwinding and stretching out connecting her to the cogitator array once she is connected she feels the cold weight of Refuge pressing against her mind it's vast and ancient but Sumer will finally learn its Secrets the rest of the group monitors the signal strength while Sumer does her work the captain tells her to be careful and although she can hear her words she can no longer see her she sees what refuge sees through a multitude of pick captures and vid feed logs she feels what it feels the cold void against her skin its ache and thrum in Her Bones as she digs deeper and deeper her chest begins to tighten she tastes iron in her mouth the station was in pain she vocalizes every bit of data she comes across analyzing which sections have been damaged which remain operational areas that are under void seal energy levels and all other relevant information she manages to get the signal boost to 10 percent but in order to enhance it even further she's going to need to begin redirecting power from other active systems within Refuge she Begins by deactivating all non-essential lighting before targeting the temperature controls the room growing darker and more frigid the higher the signal boost gets she splits her attention across the entire station but a large part of her is focused specifically on the core she's feeling what the station feels and believes that the ache in her chest has got to be tied to the core she's bombarded with a series of pick captures and vid logs all of them emanating from the core and its surrounding areas a lot of what she's seeing doesn't make any sense all of the bulkheads are locked open and the core temperature was below freezing additionally due to her previous efforts all of the lights down there should have been off yet there was still enough illumination for her to see she keeps digging going deeper and deeper into refuge and as she does she starts to feel Tremors throughout her body habits looks at her and sees blood dripping out of her ears and nose something is wrong we need to pull the plug she protests saying no don't I'm close I can feel it the captain tells her listen very carefully 30 seconds and then I'm pulling the plug get it done and get out of there Sumer switches to a vid cap of the core itself at first all she can see is the cold Icy Mist swirling around it but then over time a shape begins to materialize she can't be sure or if it's just the organic parts of her brain seeing patterns that aren't really there or if there's something actually in the core her heart begins to race and she hears a voice in her head [Music] The Voice terrifies her and she tries to pull away [Music] want to know what left her heartbeat becomes a rhythmic and she is aware that her organic components are experiencing sudden and intense trauma even still she can't stop herself she keeps going deeper and deeper the data coming faster and faster like a tidal wave of information crushing against her mind the damage her body was sustaining was catastrophic but if she pulled out now she would never know refuge's Secrets despite the pain she knows what choice she'll end up making all questions deserve to be answered I want to know in a glitching distorted voice the security officer pleads with the captain to let him pull the plug look at her look what is happening to her we have to get her out of there Captain Ark tells him to wait just trust her she can faintly hear the voices in the background and detects panic and habitses something that she's never experienced from him before it unnerves her but she doesn't let it alter her path tell me she says the Mist dissolves into something all-encompassing something ancient and terrible something that she knows she shouldn't try to understand whatever this thing is to understand it is to embrace destruction she chooses it nonetheless the terrible understanding wreaks havoc on her key components beginning to short-circuit across her body nerve endings igniting and burning out her Jaws crushed together so tightly they shatter teeth her arms seethe and convulse she stammers illogical no no it is impossible blood trickles out of her nose and ears and pain shoots throughout her entire body her mind is bombarded with the vid captures of the crew of Refuge murdering each other of the presence in the core laughing the captain says enough cut her data tethers get her out of there habits complies and rips Sumer back into reality her body and mind are left in a fractured and irreparable state she is blinded and can't see them but she can detect the emotional stress even panic in their voices she has no idea why she still transfixed on the answer the answer was all that mattered the core he is waiting at the core what are you talking about who's waiting impossible it is impossible Sumer please Focus who is at the core he is trapped free him and he will show you what will he show us habits asks Sumer gasps and chokes on her own blood she says the way out her organic body begins to convulse and then she lies completely still Captain Ark and have it sit beside sumer's body mourning the loss of their friend Dover however does not move to her side he stands nearby and looks down at her body a pool of crimson blood collecting around her the room is much darker than when they had entered but he is appreciative of that fact as it allows him to focus on the True Light much more closely a glittering multi-faceted light that paints for him a very clear path a path out of the chamber that he is destined to follow none of the rest of the group can see it only him which doesn't surprise him they aren't Navigators they aren't chosen like he is we should go to the core he says she said there was somebody trapped in there we need to go there and free them habits is cradling sumer's body in his arms he stares daggers at dovar and stands up and walks towards him I heard what she said says habits he looks over at pharah and says you told us you were alone here mind explaining what's going on pharah tells him that she thought she was it was just me and refuge we have to go we have to help them whoever they are since when do you care about helping anyone other than yourself since when do soldiers leave others to die have its lunges at him say that again you warped blooded bastard for throne's sake habits let him go she pauses for a moment we should do what Sumer says and go to the core you cannot be serious Captain she died boosting the signal for us we should be sending one out and holding up here until someone answers it pharah is standing at the display inspecting the signal we can't send one yet we still need more power and without Sumer the only way to do that is by engaging the manual overrides habits laughs to himself let me guess they're down by the core Pharaoh looks uneasy and tells him yeah yeah that's right and if whoever's down there can show us a way out we may not even need the array the captain says we go and that's that unless you have anything else to say have it shakes his head no sir good what is the quickest way to the core the fastest way is going to be going through the engineering levels dovar nod's in agreement but he doesn't need directions he places his foot upon the glittering path that only he can see and he takes his first steps he smiles he was right his Destiny awaits him here on Refuge this is exactly where he was meant to be they descend into the lower decks journeying towards the core they find themselves standing at the threshold of a vast vaulted chamber containing the enormous air recycling Machines of Refuge thick Trails of cabling running between each of the machines and up into the rafters the room is filled with the sounds of venting air and dripping water condensing on the sides of ancient Machinery strangely enough everything in here is covered in a jagged crystallite substance the machines the floor the walls the ceiling it's spread out as far as they can see the group's flashlights Trail back and forth against the crystals reflecting back to them a thousand splintered versions of themselves they had no idea what they were looking at at first they summarize it must be some type of ice but that didn't make any sense as water was still leaking down the sides of all of the Machinery here and collecting in pools across the floor habits moved into the room his gun drawn each of his Reflections pointing their own guns back at him as they move through the corridor he keeps his eyes forward habits can see the captain draw her sword in the reflect sections as well as far out wielding her wrench like a baton he catches a glimpse of dovar in the reflections as well he has no weapons only a strange out of place smile across his lips he seems eerily calm given their current situation this place unnerves you doesn't it have it damn right it does and if you had any sense it would unnerve you too unlike you I have nothing to fear from my own reflection his smile widens what was it that drove you so far away from the front lines to end up here with us this strikes an immediate nerve with habits and he turns back to face dovar but he isn't there all he sees is a dozen of his own Reflections pointing their last pistols back at him he is completely alone damn it I told them not to wander he shouts out to the group but there's no response he tries them on the Vox but gets nothing but static he stands there for a moment wondering how they could have possibly gotten away from him and that's when he sees it it's only there for a moment but he could have sworn he saw reflected in the mirrors a pair of hungry eyes eyes that he had seen before on the world of verdia prime he swears and backs away his hands shaking around the pistol pointed where he saw the movement he feels a sense of panic overwhelm him and his survival instincts pumping adrenaline throughout his body not here those things can't be here of course they can he hears a voice coming from behind him and snaps back around but where he should be staring directly at his own reflection in the glass he sees carzel his old Lieutenant pale and bloody just like he was the last time Havoc saw him on verdia prime those things will be wherever you are always following the thing in the mirror says to him he blinks expecting the vision to vanish but it doesn't the lieutenant just stares at him with his cold black judging eyes it will always follow you because you left us to die they left us all to die he screams back at the mirror command cut us off on that rock with no reinforcements they were going to bombard it said that was the only way to make sure those things were dead but you aren't dead are you habits you left us admit it it wasn't like that I had no choice impossibly the lieutenant steps out of the mirror and walks closer to him admit it stop it stop it please for throne's sake but he doesn't stop the lieutenant keeps coming closer and closer so close that habits can see the mess that was made of him by those things so much blood the smell is suffocating and he wants to run but his feet won't obey him he can't blink he can't breathe and he can't think straight and he can't help but say it I left you all of you believe me I am so sorry so damn sorry you left us to be consumed you broke every one of your o's now you will be consumed as well flesh and Bone and Marrow and soul there is a flurry of movement all around him reflected in the glass teeth and Claws and cold black eyes scurrying things just out of sight the Lieutenant's words were echoing across every surface [Music] one of the things broke free from the glass and lunged at habits its claws outstretched for his throat he screams and fires his pistol into the thing the vision suddenly vanishes and the snarling is replaced with pharah's agonized screams she's lying on the ground choking on her own blood three last wounds in her chest he drops to his knees God pharah I'm so sorry I didn't see you she coughs up blood and looks up at him her last words were I told you this was the only way out Captain art comes around the corner and asks him calmly what happened he doesn't know why he says what he says the words just come out he tells her I had to do it I didn't have a choice she suddenly turned and attacked me the captain tells him they need to get to the core and quickly before this place claims any more of them he is staring down at pharah it takes every ounce of his strength to tear his eyes away from her her eyes look cold and black now too he turns and looks at his captain where is that damned Navigator dovar is walking alone in the dark he's shivering and mumbling to himself only the light will lead to Refuge he is following the path that only he can see it growing brighter and brighter with every step he takes it's so terribly achingly bright it Sears all three of his eyes despite this he can't tear the smile away from his face he knows that he is closing in on his Destiny the light will lead to Refuge he know he has left his party behind but he doesn't care they are not chosen like he is he steps into the chorus chamber it is immense its ceiling lost to shadows in the center of the room is a cold and dark iron sphere he stops the Mist coiling around his feet he says I am here I followed the light for a moment nothing happens and then suddenly the Mist begins to change it swirls together and coalesces it's almost fully taken shape when it suddenly rushes towards him he blinks and finds himself face to face with his father this doesn't make any sense and he asks his father what he is doing here his father steps away from him and paces back and forth across the room a pattern of behavior that he remembers all too well from his childhood whenever this man would lecture him I knew you could do it aradash that only you could following the light requires strength of will then I have proven myself worthy I can finally return home there is something off about his father his entire form his skin his clothes his hair everything is glittering as if it is made of light of course my son the seat of regent awaits you you have honored your bloodline but how will I leave this place the ship I came on was destroyed he tells him not to worry and extends his hand to him we will leave here together my son his fingers are decorated in heavy Rings each set with Jagged shards of Crystal dovar can see his reflection in them and he suddenly realizes that he's weeping the tears in his reflection looking like dark black blood take my hand and we can break the station out of the nebula we can go home you can finally have your Birthright as the last heir of house Dover ha how are we supposed to do that the station has no warp drive no Geller Fields his father Smiles there is a way son trust me take my hand there's a small part of dovar's mind that knows this can't possibly be real but he takes that part of himself and crushes it away the Blissful reunion with his father and the realization that he is getting what he always wanted completely overwhelm him acceptance honor to go home he reaches out and takes his father's hand dovar's screams can be heard echoing down the crystalline Halls have it's an arc run in the direction of the screams when they finally reach him they are greeted with a truly horrific sight Saints Grace something has a hold of the Navigator a great shadowy shape that in one moment is solid but in another it's shady and flickery whatever this thing was it was swallowing him whole completely engulfing him fog coiled out of dovar's eyes and his mouth as he screamed his body convulsing and seizing as the horror warms its way inside he speaks in a voice that is not his own this is the way out I can go home God Emperor the captain says and At The Mention of those words the thing suddenly notices them nine eyes materialize in the Dark Mist bright as flood lamps and pierced through Captain Ark the captain's perception of reality blinks the creature and the Navigator were both gone now the only thing that stood before her was a figure that she hadn't seen in a very long time hello Karina it says she recognizes this person as Captain Sato anali he looks exactly as he did the day that she made that faithful Choice he had the same warm trusting smile that he always did no that can't be you this can't be possible she stutters the figure moving closer towards her she catches the scent of tobacco and Gun oil a scent that she used to find comforting but now it made the blood in her veins turn to ice it's good to see you Karina don't call me that don't use that name as if you are him you aren't and this isn't real the figure asks her if she remembers sitting on the bridge with him smoking and laughing singing songs of course she remembers she also remembered that she had kept the Habit up until the day that she made her choice otherwise he would have expected something did it hurt you I wonder what you did to me and my crew to my ship Ark had not always been the captain of the favor Sato had and at one point she had challenged him to an honor duel for the position of Captain a duel in which she lost and was given the mark of defeat on her cheek SATA was smiling when he carved it into her and as barbaric as the practice may seem when he did it he looked at her with complete trust that should have been the end of it she had lost the duel but it wasn't she didn't let it go she believed that Sato was doing irreparable damage to the crew he was pissing off the wrong people and was leading them into damnation so she played the role of his subordinate his trusted first Mane she put on the disguise of a loyal member of his crew all the way up until the day that she ran him through with his own sword I told you that nobody had to die but you betrayed me to take what you want you wanted to take it for yourself do you feel no guilt the figure demands tears rolling down her face Arc tells him of course I do every damn day you were everything to me Sato everything I wanted to be but it's like you told me when you're out in the void you have to put yourself first she draws her sword the one that used to belong to Sato and Rams him through with it for the second time the vision Fades and she's back in the core chamber she looks around and sees habits with his back against the wall clawing at his face in a state of panic his last pistol on the ground she lunges for it her vision is bombarded with a menagerie of Horrors she sees the faces of all those she has killed and hears the Wailing of their families they left behind she sees her Helmsman take his own life the ship splitting in half and finally Sato once again not dying but sitting next to her on the bridge saying those words that cemented her plan the words that got him killed the favor is so much more than a ship Karina she is freedom she fights the vision back and gets her hands on the pistol she points it at the Navigator the creature in the Mist has nearly swallowed him up his body is becoming more and more ethereal almost as if he has made entirely of smoke shoot me wants to use the shaking in her hands tears running down her face please dovar screams do it she pulls the trigger shooting him through his Navigator's third eye the shadow drop stovar it's nine floodlight eyes staring back at her each one blinking out one by one until it completely disappears it's Mist dissipating throughout the room she drops the pistol with a clang on the ground and Falls to her knees gasping and shaking she's not done she forces herself back up no we have to get back and send the message we have to send the signal she looks around for habits but he isn't where she left him it's just then that she hears the Telltale clanging of the bulkhead shutting behind her she spins around and sees him staring at her from behind the glass what are you doing she screams and runs to the door slamming her hands against the glass he says I'm sorry captain I'm so sorry the door has to stay shut or those things will get out his eyes are wide and black in a panic she reaches down and hits the emergency override but nothing happens she looks back up and sees habits holding a handful of severed cables in his hand don't do this she screams and slams her bloody fists against the glass habits puts his hand on the glass for a moment a look of deep sadness on his face he says I'm sorry captain and turns to walk away without looking back Captain Ark is sobbing and screaming now habits you've thrown forsaken traitor don't do this don't leave me please she watches him round the corner and disappear she drops to her knees and spins around to rest her back against the door she is alone now and can do nothing but watch as the Mist slowly begins to coalesce once again in front of her habits runs back through the mirror chamber past the thousands of reflections with their cold black eyes and passed Farah's body lying still in a pool of her own blood on the floor he climbs and runs and crawls back through all of the different levels they had journeyed through all the while he can hear those things creeping in the darkness gaining on him every second he makes it back to the Communication Center and frantically starts to pull the heavy door closed behind him through the glass he can see them charging straight towards him clawed hands and open Moz he manages to get the door shut just in time and runs to the system array the signal boost is reading a hundred percent he tries to send a message this is Refuge station broadcasting on all long-range channels requesting immediate assistance he screams into the microphone can you hear me there's nothing but static this is Refuge help I need help he can hear them the things banging on the door trying to get inside suddenly a voice cuts through the static Refuge station this is control vessel designation and Victor we can hear you what is your situation he should tell them about the things about the mirrors the shadow that took the Navigator about the previous crew and their Madness and about all of the horrors he has seen but he doesn't the words happen of their own accord slipping from his mouth receiving invictor the station has suffered damage due to a solar storm we need assistance with repairs coordinates to follow it's easy to lose yourself in the nebula do not Stray From the Path I give you commence received have it sits down on the floor of the chamber his back against the array the clawing at the door has stopped for now he knows they'll be back but it doesn't matter because the invictor will be here soon and he'll finally have it the way out the scene begins to fade out with habits alone laughing and sobbing in the Darkness hear sumer's disembodied voice reason for laughter of course you don't he laughs of course you don't [Music]

Channel: WesHammer

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Keywords: warhammer, warhammer 40k, warhammer 40000, warhammer lore, 40k lore, space marines, space marines lore, imperium, imperium of man, chaos, chaos lore, chaos space marines, warhammer horror, scary story, scary stories, scifi horror, creepypasta, horror stories, xenos lore, battle fleet gothic, astartes, primarchs, emperor of mankind, 40k navigators, cosmic horror, 40k imperium lore, warhammer story, weshammer, tau, necrons, eldar, orks, 40k orks, adeptus mechanicus, games workshop

Id: EYVniOs95X0

Length: 51min 20sec (3080 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 27 2022