This is only a story that I have been working on for some time on and off. For those who have read my other stories do not worry I will not be discontinuing them this is just something that I needed to post.
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Sturm-Welt: German for Storm world. An inner colony, the planet was named so because of the massive and devastating storms that ravage the planet during its wet season. For the original inhabitants it was a place of new beginnings, a fresh start on an untamed world. It would not remain so.
Colonized in 2371 by German, Dutch, and Belgian settlers, this Inner Colony developed a rather moderate industrial center as well as a few large farms. By 2384, all cities have been reinforced to withstand the sheer brute force of the planets weather. Most of the larger cities are outfitted by an Urban Infrastructure AI to manage the day to day activities by 2454. In 2486, Misriah Armories is given permission by the Colonial Administration Authority to build a small manufacturing plant in the Danine Province. That same year, construction of the first of three planned orbital tethers begins. It is finished by 2500. During 2507, Insurrectionists begin to subvert the colonies government by spreading ideas of dissent among the populace. The arrival of UNSC forces in '08 ends any ideas of rebellion. Construction on the second tether begins in 2510 and is completed by 2527. By this time the Human-Covenant war had begun.
As an Inner Colony, Sturm-Welt was not in any immediate danger of invasion so most of the population remained unconcerned. The only significant change was the increase in production at the Misriah manufacturing plant, which nearly doubled in size by 2548. As for the day to day events of the planet nothing really changed. That all changed in 2550.
On November 20th, 2550, a small Covenant fleet enters the system. After smashing aside the local UNSC Patrol group, Covenant forces began to land on planet. The Sangheili commander decides not to inform the Covenant High Command of this attack and instead orders a full system wide blackout. Militia, Police, Army Troopers, and surviving Marines from the Patrol do everything in their power to hold the Covenant force back while the planet was evacuated. Unfortunately, the evacuation is impeded by the Covenant fleet in orbit. Only 1 in 12 ships make it off Sturm-Welt.
Five days later a UNSC fleet enters the system and launches a vicious counterattack that drives the alien fleet from Sturm-Welt orbit at the cost of 25% of their strength. After deploying all available ground forces planet side the human fleet reengaged the Covenant. Despite having a numerical superiority, the UNSC fleet was crushed and surviving ships were forced to withdraw. Once the last human ship left the system, The Sangheili commander ordered his last few ships to deploy all of his remaining ground forces, which he declared that he would personally lead, to the planet.
As the flag ship began to enter the atmosphere, UNSC soldiers commandeered the planets main Mass-driver to take it down. Once the Assault Carrier was in position, an impromptu projectile was launched. Said projectile slammed into the Carrier while its shields were down, disabling the ship and knocking it about. A second shot hit the ship's engines, taking it out of the sky. The remaining Covenant ships were quickly eliminated by groundside weapons emplacements deployed at strategic points on the planet.