A Halo fic. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Well, unless you count the fact that it's in the POV of a Covenant Hunter. 8D

This story will span over the events of "Halo: Combat Evolved", "Halo 2", and "Halo 3". I have not yet decided whether or not to incorporate the events of "Halo 3: ODST"...

The Tale of Duo'mouk

Chapter 1

A silent calm before the storm,
We are at ready; our many form.
The beast, it quakes, in paralyzed fear.
The hour of our victory nears.

A Covenant dropship dipped low over the ocean waves. The tuning fork-shaped ship produced a low whir as it moved closer toward the coast.

The dropship was colored in the traditional Covenant palette of dark violet and gray, accented by faded green tint. It was bulky, and much slower than the newer "Phantom" model craft, but had a larger troop capacity. Its single plasma cannon, mounted on the ship's underbelly, packed enough firepower to level a small bunker.

The plasma cannon adjusted to the ready position as it picked up speed a bit.

Inside, a platoon of assorted aliens stood at the open drop bay, waiting to join the conflict taking place on the beach. A small group of Sangheli in the back reviewed the battle plan, while several Huragok engineers prepped a Ghost scout craft behind them. Five Unggoy soldiers near the front of the ship chattered nervously until a very annoyed Jiralhanae pointed his Spiker pistol at one and howled at them. One tripped and almost fell from the platform.

"Such haphazard behavior," Duo'mouk thought, "should be outlawed." Then again, such an act as to outlaw that would also make war and the battle illegal as well.
That was something that no Lekgolo could bear.

Duo'mouk's spines shifted slightly as another being entered from the control room. Though he could not see the newcomer, the air around him told Duo'mouk all that he needed to know.
Another Jiralhanae, this one clad in more decorated armor than the others on deck. In his clawed hands was a very menacing-looking hammer, and a spiked grenade launcher strapped to his back.
Duo'mouk shuddered. This one was different from any other of his race. He was more savage, bloodthirsty, and powerful than any other Jiralhanae he'd ever seen.

He surmised that was the reason that he was their chieftain.

The reaction of the troops on the bridge at that moment spoke volumes. Tartarus' kin snapped to attention, while the Sangheli eyed him with silent contempt. The already-scared-to-death Unggoy came to attention as well, if not with attentive terror.
Tartarus scoffed and turned back to his own troops. Duo'mouk couldn't make out the conversation of grunts and snorts, but he assumed they were discussing the battle at hand; for that was all that the Lekgolo could think about.

Personally, he hoped there would be Spartans on the beach. The human equivalent of the Covenant Brute, a single armored Spartan was a challenge for even a Lekgolo pair in bonding. He had even seen one bring down a Scarab tank in a previous battle. If a Mgalekgolo emerged victorious from a duel with one of these human super-soldiers, they would be revered as a great warrior.

As the dropship drew closer to the coast, Duo'mouk could see Covenant and human troops already in combat. A Warthog vehicle veered across the beach, kicking up sand as it moved. A nearby Ghost broke off ranks to pursuit the Warthog, but the Sangheli pilot was quickly dispelled by the truck's turret.
But not a single Spartan in sight.

Duo's spines fanned out and shook. The thirty seconds from that point until the dropship was directly over the beach seemed like an eternity, but when it came, he pushed his way to the front of the drop bay and leapt off the ship.

The impact made by his huge bulk threw up a cloud of sand and shook the ground around him. A small group of human soldiers stopped in their tracks, blinded by the cloud.

The first thing they saw when they opened their eyes was a giant blue form charging them from the dust.

The last thing they saw was the blunt side of a large, metal shield in their faces.

-

Because I know that someone is going to ask:

The names of the Covenant races are used here with the Sangheli translations, listed as followed.

Sangheli: Elites
Lekgolo: Hunters
Jiralhanae: Brutes
Unggoy: Grunts
Huragok: Engineers