In the depths of interstellar space, the freighter Absolution has been boarded by vicious dark eldar, eager on sating their twisted appetites on the crew and passengers. But salvation has arrived in the shape of the Black Dragons Space Marines. Captain Volos and his force engage their foe, intent upon destroying the xenos – but what of the humans on board the ship? Will they survive as the Black Dragons unleash their savagery upon the vile aliens, or will they be caught in the crossfire? An Black Dragons short story by David Annandale.