Chapter 1:Re-Ranked and In charge

Ear-splitting screams echoed through the covenant ship as pain surged through the female sangheili's body. The rough jirahansae were not removing her armor like the more gentle shangheilis would. 'It was painful the first time! Why did I let them take me up another rank!?!?! 'Shonala yelled at herself through her mind

"Cease with your yelling we're almost done!" Tartarus,the capitan of the jirahansae, yelled at the screaming sangheili It was true they were almost done all they needed to do was replace her hoof armor with her new silvery white armor. It was beautiful armor Shonala didn't understand something 'Why would the holy phrophets only let the jirahansae complete my armor and not my own kind?' She thought as the final piece of armor was added to her hoof

"There" said The jirahansae who stood before her "Your armor is complete" He said moving away so that Shonala could stand up Shonala carefully stood up, not wanting to cause pain to herself, and looked into the mirror ahead.

"Wow" A male voice came from behind her

She jumped a little but turned to face who had entered the room. The male gave a short chuckle.

"And here I thought You couldnt get anymore beautiful" He said giving her a sly smile

"Thank you Ar" She said smiling back at him

She walked over to him but to her suprise it didn't hurt her.

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"I dont know what to make of it.." Cortana spoke "The message just repeats itself Regret...Regret..Regret"

"Well let me translate" Johnson,The sargent major replied "Ahem Dear, Humanity we regret being alien bastards, we regret comming to earth, and we definantly regret that the corps just blew up our raggedy ass fleet!" He finished

"Hoo Rah!" The two marines flying the Pelican yelled after his last sentence

"No Johnson" Cortana replied mentally laughing at him "Regret is a name. The name of one of the covenant's religous figures,a phrophet"