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{{quote|"My jaw set slightly at his mention of “faith.” Faith was an utterly idiotic concept that never, ever, fit within the realms of reality..."|Attelus Kaltos}}

A [[Warhammer ~~40 K~~]] fan fiction from the perspective of a young assassin apprentice "Secret War" has drawn inspiration from many sources but most the prolific being the [[Ravenor]] series by Dan Abnett.

A [[Warhammer 40000]] fan fiction from the perspective of a young assassin apprentice "Secret War" has drawn inspiration from many sources but most the prolific being the [[Ravenor]] series by Dan Abnett.

After his mercenary organization is hired by a rogue trader to hunt down a highly influential gang leader on the Hive world of Omnartus. Attelus Kaltos is embroiled even deeper into the complex and convuluted world of the hired killer.

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* [[Badass Boast]]; could be this or Narm but Attelus says this before the fire fight with the as yet unnamed man;

{{quote| "Well either way your fighting me now and either way you are going to pay the consequences!"}}

* [[Ascended Meme]]; an in-universe one after the as yet unnamed captured throne agent refers to himself as [[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|"No one of Consequence"]] Attelus, Karmen Kons and even Darrance refer him so.

* [[Ascended Meme]]; an in-universe one after the as yet unnamed captured throne agent refers to himself as [[The Princess Bride (film)|"No one of Consequence"]] Attelus, Karmen Kons and even Darrance refer him so.

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]; Between Attelus and Elandria, [[Lampshaded]] buy Darrance and even earlier by Garrakson.

* [[Berserk Button]]; don't betray Glaitis and don't call the Mimic "pet" as Attelus found out the hard way.

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** And now Inquisitor Edracian who is also quite [[Axe Crazy|unhinged]] as well.

* [[Mama Bear]]: Castella Lethe is hinted to be this to Attelus {{spoiler|that her ruthless beating of No One Of Consequence was in revenge for him setting the Arco Flagellent on Attelus at the Twilight Bar. Of course when Attelus sees this he misinterprets it completely.}}

* [[Take That]]; a not too subtle one toward ''[[Twilight (~~Literature~~)|Twilight]]''.

* [[Take That]]; a not too subtle one toward ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Or Woman behind the woman or {{spoiler|The Xenos Behind the Woman as it seems that Glaitis owes allegiance to the Eldar for reasons as yet unknown}}

* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: a subversion as that Torris was originally in the team he was badly injured, confined to a hospital bed during most of the story so far, but now he is up and about when it's {{spoiler|Attelus' turn to be bedridden}}

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** Actually most of the supporting cast could be interpreted as being [[Mauve Shirt|Mauve Shirts.]]

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]; {{spoiler|Attelus taking the pict of the dead Interrogator is heavily implied to follow this trope.}}

* [[Torture Always Works]]; averted with [[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|No One of Consequence]]

* [[Torture Always Works]]; averted with [[The Princess Bride (film)|No One of Consequence]]

* [[Manly Tears]]: Attelus sheds tears before {{spoiler|attempting to sacrifice himself to save the club goers from a rampaging Arco Flagellent in the Twilight Bar and afterward due to being [[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]] during his recovery.}}

** And when {{spoiler|when he confesses his love for Elandria and at her death mere seconds afterwards.}}

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* [[Secret War]]; [[Captain Obvious|Uhm...]]

* [[Shout-Out]]; a few.

** When in a particularly devious mood Attelus uses the [[Verbal Tic]], [[Beast Wars ~~(Animation)~~|Yesss]].

** When in a particularly devious mood Attelus uses the [[Verbal Tic]], [[Beast Wars|Yesss]].

** another along with the [[Take That]] to Twilight.

{{quote| Attelus; [[Bum Reviews ~~(Web Video)~~|Pretentious, I can almost smell the pretentiousness in the air]].}}

{{quote| Attelus; [[Bum Reviews|Pretentious, I can almost smell the pretentiousness in the air]].}}

** One conversation between Elandria and Attelus goes like this.

{{quote| Attelus; No it means what it means “some semblance,” I’ll think of something, I’ m…Adaptable.

Elandria; [[Uncharted Drakes Fortune|Adaptable? Is that what you are calling it now?]] }}

** "Some semblance" is also a line used allot by [[The Spoony Experiment ~~(Web Video)~~|the Spoony one.]]

** "Some semblance" is also a line used allot by [[The Spoony Experiment|the Spoony one.]]

** In the latest part Attelus is ambushed by a group of well dressed axe wielding [[Mooks]] [[Kung Fu Hustle|sound familiar?]]

** and this exchange of dialogue earlier

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'''Man With No Name:''' “No one of consequence.”

'''Attelus:''' “I must know.”

'''Man With No Name:''' [[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|“Get used to dissapointment.”]]

'''Man With No Name:''' [[The Princess Bride (film)|“Get used to dissapointment.”]]

'''Attelus:''' “Hmm, okay.” }}

** and Attelus says {{spoiler|right after Elandria's death [[Casino Royale ~~(Film)~~|"The Bitch is dead."]]}}

** and Attelus says {{spoiler|right after Elandria's death [[Casino Royale|"The Bitch is dead."]]}}

** Inquisitor Edracian seems to be a [[Shout-Out]] machine; he looks over his shoulder at the captured Attelus shouting [[That Guy With ~~the~~ Glasses|"Of Course!"]] and also is fond of saying [[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|"Inconceivable!]]

** Inquisitor Edracian seems to be a [[Shout-Out]] machine; he looks over his shoulder at the captured Attelus shouting [[That Guy With The Glasses|"Of Course!"]] and also is fond of saying [[The Princess Bride (film)|"Inconceivable!]]

** Attelus uses the quote, [[~~Gaunts~~ Ghosts|"there are no miracles, there is only men,"]]

** Attelus uses the quote, [[Gaunt's Ghosts|"there are no miracles, there is only men,"]]

* [[Self-Deprecation]]; Feuilt's [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech could also be taken as a [[Take That]] to the author and the plot Secret War as a whole.

* [[Shower of Angst]].