Almost like a line-backer, the thunderous mesh of fur, metal and flesh unleashed itself forward with a vigorous rage. Despite its almost heroic display of strength and ferocity, within seconds its head was smacked back by a quick volley of heavy metallic bullets. Brown blood splattered all over the floor as the Jiralhanae's skull was blown apart without compromise; the remaining husk of its once powerful body smashing down upon the thick shard of dust, dirt and blood.
"Sir you've got to keep moving, another phantom is dropping in" One of the UNSC heavy clad marines spoke up quickly, firing another volley of powerful battle rifle rounds into the exposed flesh of a brute minor's rough neck.
"This man is in need of medical attention" The high priority target replied hesitantly, crouching himself over the corpse of a fallen human warrior whilst clutching at his heart. The victimised blood almost seemed to send a flash of nausea over his self of being as he opened his mouth in sickened horrification.
"Leave him or you won't make it, I've got orders to take you straight back!" The marine screamed at him, lowering her battle rifle as she ripped two standard M9 magnum's out of her thigh holsters in order to open fire at three large squawking bird like Kig-Yar scouts. One of the jackals was blown apart with a puff of purple blood due to the overwhelming fire but as the marine continued fire on the remaining two, they activated their wrist bucklers and emitted a harmonious blue circular shield in order to protect themselves whilst firing their own energy based projectiles.
Thick goblets of green plasma quickly spun through the air and splashed unceremoniously against the thick armour plating of the marine; slowly chewing through almost acidically until she managed to hide herself behind a wall and recover slowly.
"Damn this isn't fair" She moaned to herself, clutching at her chest piece in pain as the green energy finally dissipated and allowed her to throw a quick fragmentation grenade at her enemies. Four seconds later a successive explosion of shrapnel and smoke billowed through both Kig-Yar and blew them apart ferociously.
Finally the female soldier groaned and stood up grimly, balancing her weight on her left limb as she fired with her right arm, "This is UNSC corporal Hicks calling for command, respond and go for secure?" A gasp escaped her tone sharply as a thick volley of pink crystalline needles sizzled right past her own face; almost allowing her to look upon a reflection as they embedded themselves into a wall before popping.
"We have you corporal, what is the situation with the target; your overdue and the pelican reports numerous covenant banshee fliers closing in on its position" The marine's communication relay sparked quickly, the speaker sounding rough and forward; although with understandable measure and reasoning.
"My entire squad is down sir but the target is still alive, some covenant squatters are between us and the pelican relay point" Hicks spluttered out loud quickly, almost swearing as a plasma grenade ignited at least four feet away from her and causing her to jump to the side behind another crude barricade, "The enemy is receiving reinforcements and I don't know how long I can't hold out against these bastards."
"Affirmative corporal" The harsh voice replied quickly, barely caring for comfort or reassurance as it spoke almost automatically, "Hell-Jumper squad Charlie is in route as a support squad, just make sure you get that target to the relay point; we're counting on you marine."
"Aye sir" The UNSC weather beaten marine growled quickly, crouching down on one knee whilst firing a quick volley of battle rifle rounds into a small battalion of Unggoy minors that had exposed themselves momentarily and payed for it brutally with their own lives.
"Alright Mr operator, I need you to do me a favour" Hicks spoke up grimly before throwing her final fragmentation grenade in hopes to repel the enemy as she continued to speak, "Grabbing some form of cover or weaponry will really help me out here, as soon as our reinforcements show up; we are heading straight through that hanger bay and I don't want to see that suit of yours to be covered in your own blood."
"I…I understand" The target gulped nervously, looking down at the grey blazer that had already been be-speckled with dust and sweat over the day's events. After reaching down and grabbing a small issued SMG Uzi from the grizzled corpse of a fallen marine, he quickly crawled forward and positioned himself safely behind a thick slab of granite to protect himself from the flesh seeking plasma and spike projectiles.
As the two humans fired upon the covenant forces, three large purple phantoms quickly descended from the smoky atmosphere to unload a large battalion of Jiralhanae warriors; all led by one massive black and red clad hammer wielding Brute War Chieftain.
"Fuck they came quickly" Hicks spat out in disgust, concentrating her rounds on the new covenant warriors, successfully dropping a couple before the volley of sharp spikes thundered down and forced her to take cover again. As she positioned herself to listen for any quick attacks, she heard the large chieftain brute shouting out orders and commanding his underlings to assault the human position; this wasn't good news for her, now they had a plan and leader.
Suddenly a whining noise filled the entire atmosphere, revealing the presence of four large silver canisters descending down to the earth and smashing violently straight down and through the thick solid metallic floor. The drop-pods sizzled for a moment, capturing everyone's attention almost dramatically before they cracked open and allowed a small but ferocious looking squad of Orbital Drop Shock Trooper's to jump down feet first and open fire straight at the enemy.
"Fill em full of lead Hell-Jumpers!" One of the ODST's shouted out heroically, the leader no doubt; his own ferocity unchallenged as he levelled a powerful shotgun in order to rip the guts open from a brute minor with two quick aggressive scatter shots.
Corporal Hicks watched with admiration as the Orbital jumper's continued to push forward, slaughtering the surprised covenant brutes with ease and ferocity to match. Finally the female marine growled and reloaded her battle rifle swiftly before she spoke up, "Alright we need to push up, keep your head down and stay behind me at all times."
"Right" The operator swallowed nervously, rubbing his knuckles together before attempting to reload his SMG and failing to slot the magazine capacity into the revolving mechanism.
"Here, this is how you do it" Hicks almost smiled as she successfully navigated his palm in order to reload the small weapon properly; quickly as he cocked it ready she grabbed his attention and spoke directly to him, "If something happens to me, I want you to get yourself out of here by any means necessary; the ODST's the Pelican I don't care. The Intel you hold is crucial for the UNSC and we can't afford you losing it, especially to the covenant."
"What are you suggesting? Run straight for the pelican or double back for protection?" The operator spoke violently, aggravated with the concept of the covenant forces gaining access to the limitless information that he possessed.
"I say you act on your judgement, your survival instincts will tell you what to and how to do it" Hicks nodded once, standing up swiftly and preparing herself to run forward with the operator and the large convenient distraction ongoing, "Ok let's do this!"
And so the two figures leaped forward, jumping over the large steel barricade and straight into the fray with fingers on the triggers and intent anticipation over the hanger bay doors that served as their destination.
One particularly large pack of Unggoy quickly chirped in acknowledgement of the assault, allowing the plasma to charge readily before firing a large monotonous volley of green plasma that rained own and splashed upon both humans before they could get to cover.
"Fuck!" Hicks shouted out in pain, dabbing at numerous green fire that was sparking all-through her armour and body mesh; burning numerous points and sparking a large boil of blood to spew straight out of her torso to the ground. As the USNC marine groaned in pain, the operative grimaced as he looked down at the small gash in his shin; it had barely touched him but still slightly prohibited his movement.
"This is corporal Hicks with the high value target, I need these grunts taken out ASAP" The female warrior finally gulped into the local transponder communications; groaning as she slid up against the wall and attempted to quench the blood flow from her torso.
"Affirmative marine" One of the Hell-Jumping warriors spoke quickly, drawing out a large B18 Battle Rifle and concentrating all fire on the squad of pesky grunts. Small eruptions of blue luminous blood quickly lit up the entire battlefield as the minors were ripped apart, one of the methane tanks exploding and sending the entire creature forward in a frenzy dance until it exploded violently.
Hicks breathed in slowly as she listened to the sound of the covenant squatter's deaths; finally she grabbed a hold onto her leg and ripped herself upwards in order to assist the human operator up to his own feet, "Sir we have a job to do, I want you to sprint straight for the pelican; the ODST's will stay behind and stop anything that tries to get through."
The operator nodded once, allowing the marine to push him forward as he started running straight for the hanger bay doors; completely ignoring the mass of Jiralhanae and Unggoy warriors that attempted to halt his path. Their own fates ending with quick bullets and resolving rounds from the assisting Hell-Jumpers.
"Keep running!" Hicks shouted from behind him, firing her own dual sets of M9 magnums at the enemy whilst following him quickly and escorting him to the pelican hanger bay doors. Suddenly one large brown fist rushed forward; ripping through the covenant crowd and smashing straight through the face of the human operator, sending him straight to the ground with a groan.
The USNC marine sprinted forward as she witnessed the large Jiralhanae minor close in over the human ominously; slowly it raised the spiker and aimed it at the human whilst ignoring the numerous rounds that smashed into its back.
A roar erupted out of the brute, allowing it to rush the bladed weapon straight forward in hopes to skewer the human in half. Suddenly the female human smashed straight into the creature, barely caring to fire her weapon as she threw her entire body weight into the huge mass of the enemy mesh of fur and flesh.
But despite her will to wish death upon the enemy, as she smashed her body into that of the enemy; the opposing force simply refused to move and she was knocked effortlessly down to the ground.
As the brute turned its mass around quickly, it sniffed aggressively and allowed the hideous scent of his prey to fill his nostrils. Finally it roared defiantly and stabbed down with its primary spiker firearm, allowing the twin blades to enter the human's torso and spray a volley of crimson blood to splatter across its own chest plate.
"Tear it to pieces!" An ODST shouted out in rage, leading his squad to absolutely annihilate the minor with overwhelming fields to fire; only halting when the Jiralhanae had fallen in an eruption of blood and muscle. Finally one of the battle worn warriors rushed forward and kneeled down, firing a large volley of bullets into two smaller Kig-Yar scouts and ripping them both apart with ease; as the hell-jumper crouched down and lifted the female marine up to her feet he managed to topple another Unggoy and halt its own progression.
"Thanks" Hicks coughed out a small smidge of blood from her throat as she looked up, the operator had already stood up and was already running straight for the hanger bay doors. As the Marine looked up into the silver triangular visor she almost smiled, but a loud and horrifying sound quickly voiced up and drew her attention.
A human screamed from her side, it was another ODST being literally smashed into pieces by the powerful smash of the Jiralhanae Chieftain's gravity hammer. The large armour clad monstrosity roared out in animalistic rage as it hefted its large primary melee weapon and cracked it down on the dismembered corpse of the once living and breathing human warrior.
The other ODST squad members didn't hesitate for a moment, firing their weaponry together in hopes to bringing the massive chieftain down with overwhelming ammunition. Large spasms quickly ripped through the golden over shield barrier that encased the creature; the invincibility shields not being affected a smidge despite the large volley of human rounds.
The creature roared out and rushed forward, twisting the large gravity hammer around and smashing it down upon another human Hell-Jumper and crushing all bones inside the victim's body violently. A sickening crack could be heard from the collapsed corpse as the female UNSC marine looked over the Hell-Jumpers assaulters as she collected herself and she started to sprint forward after the human operator.
Meanwhile the brute chieftain continued his rampage, smashing his hammer down ferociously and continuously until all members of the original ODST squad had been literally pulverised into dust and blood. Finally the Jiralhanae warrior growled and watched the retreating human marine, then with a satisfied grunt he ran forward with the cruel intent to massacre the human target.
"Get inside!" Hicks shouted out in desperation, struggling to sprint properly as the wound in her gut started to affect her breathing as well as her stamina rate. As she looked behind herself, the large brute chieftain was still pounding down on her position; every large bulging muscle intent on ripping the human apart, even the small and ferocious blood red eyes displaying true fanatical rage.
The operator hesitated for a second, one leg in the large hovering silver pelican whilst the other residing upon the solid dusty brown earth in something close to pity. Every regulation and compassionate thought classed ferociously inside his head, but as he looked into the eyes of the injured marine he realised that he would not let her sacrifice count for nothing.
"Thank you" He breathed in slowly, ripping his own gaze from her eyes as he finally entered the hanger bay of the pelican and pounded the back in order to convey the immediate take-off for the pilot.
Hicks groaned as a large goblet of blood exited her lower chest piece, dripping down and mixing with the large torrent of sweat and mud as she started to feel the dizziness and shock of her wounds; thus falling to her knees and collapsing unceremoniously into the ground.
As the UNSC marine struggled to raise herself up from the dirt, she looked straight up and watched the magnificent sight of the metallic pelican successfully escaping with its high risk target. A smile escaped her lips as she watched the vehicle disappear from view; knowing that her objective and part to play had been finally completed and she could rest from it.
Suddenly a painful realisation sparked up from her back, and as she arched her spine out violently she could tell the large brute chieftain had rested the handle of his massive gravity hammer against the nook of her shoulder blades.
"Filth" It spat out violently, a volley of spittle exiting its large maw and tusks in an aggressive motion that resembled much of his race, "Where are you taking the incompetent prize?" A deep indulgence of hot air from the brute's odour slowly affected the human's breathing and as he twisted the handle violently she almost felt her ribs cracking under the pressure.
"You take that hammer and you know what to do with it" The marine replied without hesitation, the will to live being overridden with loyalty and the simple hatred she possessed over these verminous creatures that had invaded her home.
Then suddenly without warning, the Jiralhanae roared and snapped the handle forward excessively and violently; allowing the tension and leverage crack forward and disable the primary vertebra of the already downed human marine. Finally the chieftain shook his heavy bulk frame in disgust and turned away, leaving the pathetic female to writhe in her own failure and pain until she would find the sweet comfort of death.