Cinematic Toys

"Strike from behind like the wolf", originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.

“Be brave like the wolf, be cunning like the wolf, be swift like the wolf but most of all strike from behind like the wolf, drive your prey in front of you”. These words, uttered by his former mentor Wolf Guard Ulv Lurig, once again echoed through Jarn Tassarna’s mind. It was on a stormy night like this, about twenty years ago, that Ulv fell, betrayed by one of his own pack brothers who had made a terrible packt with the very heretics they were fighting. The traitor, whose name has been erased from all records to deny him any remembrance, then offered the remaining squad to join him and his masters. Jarn’s answer was quick and unmistakable as he squeezed the trigger of his assault cannon, executing the traitor on the spot. Swearing revenge for his mentor’s death he has been relentlessly hunting for the ominous masters the traitor spoke of. Tonight, his hunt is over. They have come, together with their brethren of the Thousand Sons, to strike at the very heart of Fenris. But in their arrogance and haughtiness they have ignored the howls that have echoed in the distance ever since they’ve taken up camp in the Valley of Lornis. For they are not the cries of the Fenris Wolves, as they so surely thought. No, it is another breed of wolves altogether, a cunning and swift pack that has been tracking them ever since they’ve landed. Now the pack is ready to attack. Ulv has taken up position high above the camp and signals his brothers on the slopes. “Strike from behind like the wolf, drive your prey in front of you. On this night, Ulv Lurig, your death will be avenged.” And as the Space Wolves descend upon their prey, guns howling, an icy storm sings the song of a glorious battle.

© Thorsten Becker