Gaius had done some shadow boxing after putting on his armor, the suit of corvus mark XI lighter than its' other older brother models though at the cost of slightly less protection. Meanwhile he mentally prepared for the task ahead, he would no doubt need the aether's aid to make sure they all returned to the watch-fort safely.<br/><br/><em>You are our father's holy lance with which he pierces the darkness<br/>Cast back the shadows so your gene brothers may know the alien and purge it from this world<br/>Blessed be he on Terra and his son the martyred angel, amen.</em><br/><br/>Coming back to the present he drew his bolter and loaded it with a clip of both normal ammo and the sole allotment of hellfire rounds he had request for this mission, thumbing on the red-dot sight before shifting to a one handed grip so the gun now lay nestled in his left arm. Then in his right was drawn the chain sword he had requisitioned, the son of sanguinius ready to smite with both bolt and blade.<br/><br/>Upon hearing the status update the rest of the team merely heard him let out an almost sinister chuckle. "May our holy father have mercy on the xenos scum, for I surely will not. Ready to strike when you are gentleman" He quipped, following behind the son of Russ as they felt into formation behind their elected squad leader.