Prologue
Reach. The crown jewel of Earth's colonies. And lying on the doorstep to Earth. Has been found by the Covenant. Even with Noble Team's help. The planet fell in just months. The largest Covenant fleet ever witnessed has glassed the planet. Killing millions. After the ship known as "The Pillar of Autumn" jumped to slipspace, two UNSC frigate-class ships also jumped to slipspace, with random coordinates. The ships were the "Hellbound", captained by Jessica Scott and the "Saphire", captained by Sarah Holladay.