As the Covenant soldiers closed in on the trapped 'Jeedii', one of the Unggoy noticed movement out of the corner of its eye. It turned to face the windows, and received an out-of-control speeder bike right in the face. The speeder bike careened right into a group of Kig-Yar and Unggoy, scattering them as armored figures came crashing through the rest of the windows, while outside three small ships, known as LAAT/i, hovered outside, with open hatches, with more figures lifting off with jetpacks activated, and flying on in.
The now whirling blue and green blade spun around, decapitating Sangheili and Jiralhanae alike, while the Kig-Yar and Unggoy were engaged by the Mandalorians. The Jedi suddenly ducked an energy sword and lashed out with his foot at the Sangheili responsible, only to get his other leg kicked out from under him, knocking him to the floor. The Jiralhanae raised his Gravity Hammer, preparing to smash the Jedi's head into a pulp, when a yellow colored laser slammed into his head, sending him toppling over the side. The Sangheili also received two shots to the head, felling him instantly before he could react.
The Jedi flipped back on his feet, and now it was an unlucky Kig-Yar that received the whirling lightsaber to the head. While the Jedi was dealing death and destruction to the soldiers, the Mandalorian troopers were using their vast arsenal to decimate the Covenant forces, but were outnumbered and outgunned as more and more Covenant soldiers kept appearing in the room, replacing those who had fallen.
"Riduur, get out now!" shouted the Mandalorian whose speeder had smashed through the windows, and was now dueling a Sangheili with an energy sword that he had taken off his back.
The Mandalorian Jedi shouted back, "Shabuir, they need to pay! I am not leaving!"
"Cui ogir'olar, we're outnumbered!" The warrior had disarmed the Sangheili and was running him through as he spoke.
The Jedi would've responded sooner, but at that moment, he ducked, avoiding a Kig-Yar's sniper shot that blasted an unfortunate Mandalorian warrior off the tower. With a scream that was quickly swallowed up in the darkness, he fell to his death below, unable to activate his jetpack in time. The Jedi grabbed the Kig-Yar in a force-choke, holding him until he was nearly unconscious, and then threw him into a Jiralhanae that had just knocked three Mandalorians out the smashed windows with a flailing Gravity Hammer. Both of them flew out into the darkness, to join the fate of the Mandalorian warriors who had preceded them.
"Gedet'ye, not until we've killed the Prophet!" the Jedi pleaded with the masked and faceless warrior who had yelled at him before.
"Mir'osik, look around you, the Prophet is not here!" he shouted back through the comnlink as he blasted one of those flying aliens called 'Yanme'e' out of the air.
"I felt him, he is still here! Ori'haat!" the Jedi protested, who was currently dueling a Sangheili who was duel-wielding energy swords, and was proving a tough match even for his vaunted skills.
"Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod?, I can do that easily enough if you push me too far! Look around you; you are killing our people just by standing and fighting. Not everyone is a Jedi! There is a time to fight, and there also a time to run! Now get moving!" without further ado, the Mandalorian spun around, fired a shot at an Unggoy who was about to strike another Mandalorian, who shouted back, "Vor entye, vod!", and started the run for the windows. Instantly, the others started to retreat, leaving the Jedi the only one not running.
The Jedi looked around him, watching the Covenant soldiers close in around him, and then made up his mind. Leaping up in the air with his jetpack activated, he angled his thrusters and began spinning, flames erupting from his gauntlets, scattering the Covenant soldiers, clearing his way for escape. He sped out from the tower, leaving behind burning Sangheili and Unggoy as he flew for the larties hovering just out of blaster range.
Just then, he felt his momentum checked as his legs were grabbed from behind. Looking down, he saw a massive alien called an 'Mgalekgolo' hanging on to him, pulling him down with its weight.
"Vod!" he shouted, as purple and green lasers began flying around him.
The Mandalorian sniper, who was obviously the leader, looked back at the yell, and swore, "Shab! Come on, men!" He took a running start, and flew from the larty followed by several other Mandalorians. They were soon engaged by Yanme'e as they flew to the rescue of the Jedi, who was trying with the shorter lightsaber to shake off the Mgalekgolo. That proved easier said than done, for each time the lightsaber cut off a hand or an arm, another one would be formed by the 'worms' that made up the Mgalekgolo. Soon, yellow and red lasers joined the purple and green ones flying around.
Then a Mandalorian was shot through the head by a Kig-Yar sniper rifle, and fell into the darkness below, followed by another and another. The others quickly activated their personal energy shields stolen from the Covenant (that gave them some slight protection though not much), and flew out of range, or at the very least, flew around so rapidly that the Kig-Yar were unable to get a lock on them; nevertheless, one or two Mandalorians were felled by lucky shots. As if that weren't enough, the Yanme'e flyers were everywhere, firing their Focus rifles and Geonosian sonic blasters at the woefully outnumbered Mandalorians.
Finally, the Jedi was able to cut off enough of the arm to weaken the Mgalekgolo holding on. As the Yanme'e began to surround him, a burst of flames from the lead Mandalorian sent them falling to their deaths below, if the flames had not claimed them before they hit the ground. A quick shot to the head of the Mgalekgolo caused it to lose its hold on the Jedi, and like the Yanme'e and Mandalorians around them, went falling on down to its death in the darkness.
"Riduur, lets go!" he spoke hurriedly as he blasted another Yanme'e in the head.
"You don't need to tell me twice, Bonteri!" retorted the Jedi, who had deactivated his lightsaber.
Together, they sped back towards the waiting larties, covered by the other Mandalorians who had kept off the majority of the flying Yanme'e around them. Soon they were all aboard, and the three larties accelerated rapidly, outdistancing the pursuing Yanme'e. Soon, the larties were swallowed up in the darkness, untouchable.
The Arbiter watched them vanish as the Covenant soldiers began to clean up the Chamber of the Prophet, and then turned around to face the Prophet of Truth, who had been watching the fight cloaked in the shadows of the room, protected by a state-of-the-art personal shield. "Holy One, I have failed in preventing the Heretics from escaping."
The Prophet in his hovering throne replied, "No, Arbiter. You have not failed, for now we have the chance to eradicate them off the face of this Galaxy."
"Forgive me but, your pardon?" queried the Arbiter, puzzled by his superior's confident tone.
"Set trackers on them, for the scanners still show their signals on the map. They will lead us to their base, and from there, we will learn the location of every secret Heretic base in the Galaxy, and the Second Purge will begin. If you had lost any honor, this would be your chance to regain it. If you succeed in this most important mission, you will be promoted to an even high rank than the one you posses."
The Arbiter bowed, "You are most generous, Holy One. It shall be done." With that, he turned, and ordered the remaining soldiers to follow him, and left the Chamber. Soon the Prophet was left alone, save for a few worker-caste Yanme'e replacing the windows, and covering over the blaster marks in the wall.
He turned his throne on over to the windows, where the lights of Coruscant gleamed in the night sky, seemingly unaware of the firefight that had played out.
His cold eyes took in the blank sky, and then the sounds of Shadows filled the air and a moment later, they flew on past, pursing the unsuspecting Heretics. "Soon," he spoke, "soon, we will have this galaxy under our control, and then we will take back what had been lost from us. The Angels of Lucifer will know our wrath, for stealing the Holy Rings, and for stealing our homes. We will return."
Authors Note: Sorry for taking so long, but here is the third chapter! Review's are welcome. And,as for the 'Angels of Lucifer' I made that up. :) And, another thing, this takes place long after Halo 3, but there is no Halo 4 in this, for the timeline had been disrupted by the 'Angels of Lucifer' at the end of Halo 3. I'm not going to reveal their identity, for that'll come way, way later on in the story. And for those of you who want to know where the Mandalorian phrases are coming from (for they'll keep on popping up), go on Wookieepedia, type in Mando'a and you'll get a list of all the phrases that have been listed in the story so far, so, enjoy translating. :)
Gezze, I'm sorry for that other chapter, here is the RIGHT one! XD Enjoy!