The war over Reach has just started as more Imperial Destroyers and more UNSC ships came to attack one another but somehow the Empire didn't seem to be bringing more ships than they thought as they could have send hundreds but yet they bring a few, something is wrong behind the scenes and the UNSC doesn't have time to find out so all they can do is fight but they are not the only Empire out there that could cause a threat to both sides as the Covenant were still out there.

A fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers travel somewhere else away from the UNSC to find something they didn't expect a large ring close to a large planet but bigger than the planet, it was something they never thought of seeing, it's like the ring is full of life but there was something else they didn't expect as they spots a large sort of space station bigger than their Death Star was close to this ring along with hundreds of thousands of ships surrounding it like a ring on a planet and they have been spotted. The High Charity would call forth a fleet of ships to move towards the Destroyers as they don't trust this fleet they think there after the ring so now they send twelve covenant cruisers against ten Imperial Destroyers.

Corvette class ships would move to the side and started to bombard the Destroyers with the plasma cannons while the light cruisers moves forward firing at the ships, the Destroyers fight back but their plasma cannons were stronger than what they possess, soon they would continue firing and moving forward close to the Destroyers, the Corvettes continues bombarding the sides of the Destroyers, soon some of the Destroyers went down and blown up while the rest continues fighting but can't last long, they have manage to damage some of the battle cruisers but not the Corvettes and since they can't defeat them here because they spot another ship coming, it was a Super carrier, the biggest ship they have ever seen, bigger than their ship the Executor but isn't here to see this so the Imperials have no choice but to retreat what they have as those ships were destroying them, they quickly make the jump but have lost four ships while the rest were on fire, they make the jump and returns to their galaxy but they haven't seen the last of the Covenant.

Few hours later the Imperial ships would start to make repairs before making their way to Reach because they were ordered to forget about the threat they encounter and worry about the UNSC so they make the jump a second time to Reach while the covenant are planning something big as they obtain some stuff from the destroyed ships, they discover only a few planets that is under Imperia control, one was Lothal and the covenant wanted to go pay them a visit so the Prophets decided to prepare a fleet of ships to move to Lothal since they think that is also a planet that used to have Forerunner artefacts so they send three battle cruisers and three Corvettes to see what they can find along with an Arbiter to lead the assault to Lothal.

Five hours later on the planet Lothal there were only two Imperial Destroyers there since four of them have made the travel to Reach so now it's up to the government to control the peace but there has been some rebellion going on but they have manage to control it for now.

"The rebels have started to regroup after the Destroyers left the planet and travelled to this planet called Reach, we have managed to control the peace but the rebels are planning something and i don't know." One of the Imperial officers said to the governor of Lothal

"But there is one more problem, those rumours keeps spreading about the Sith Lords being weak after what happen between them and these so called 'Spartans' it's causing an uprising, causing people to think the Sith can be defeated."

Another Imperial officer runs in "Sorry to interrupt but you may want to see this." He shows the governor a pad, the screen of the pad would show her anything in space but didn't expect six objects are standing by in space, they appear out of nowhere and hasn't done anything yet.

She takes the pad and looks at the screen "What am i looking at?"

"Unknown ships are inbound, they have charged their weapons and are ready to attack, and we heard that this is the ones who attack that fleet of ships ten hours ago."

"Six ships against two of ours... that doesn't sound good." Said the other officer as he looks back to the governor

She would get off her seat "Get all available troops ready to defend Lothal, get those Destroyers in space, i don't care what they want all i want is those ships." She shows them the screen with the six objects "to Disappear."

On one of the covenant battle cruisers the Arbiter looks at a hologram of the planet in front of him, he looks at eight Zealot class Elites stranding around the hologram and two Field Marshals along with a Brute Chieftain all ready to hear the Arbiters command.

"Two ships are coming out to meet us; they will feel the wrath of the Covenant." One of the Zealots said to the Arbiter. "What is our plan?"

"Destroy the ships, deploy the pods all over the city, we will find what we want in that pain capital." He zooms in on the planet showing them the entire city and the main building they want to attack, it started to blink yellow a few times "Once we get what we want we purge that city." He walks through the hologram and walks to the door then looks back "These humans pose no threat to us but they do possess what the Prophets want, we have a job and we will succeed."

Two hours later Martial Law was in place and the military was all over the place, all standing by and waiting for them to come down here and fight, star fighters were deployed and flying above the field to maybe slow them down by taking out their drop ships if they try to do that along with other fighters the covenant brings to them. The Arbiter and all the Elites and Brutes walks in single pods in the covenant cruiser and others on the other ships do the same thing but the Brutes takes larger drop pods while the rest of the infantry takes the Phantom drop ships, they would wait for a while until the Destroyers get in place, once they were ready they would all deploy the pods sending them down crashing through all areas of the city while the Phantoms flies down along with Banshees and Seraphs to assist but the Seraphs break off and attacks the Destroyers while they move closer to open fire, the ships would target the Phantoms but then they focus firing on the Cruisers as they started getting closer to attack, one of the battle cruisers would move closer to one of them, seeming to charge it's cannon that is underneath the cruiser, ready to blast the ship. Both of the Destroyers would open fire at the battle cruiser, damaging the bottom causing it to break off before it gets destroyed, another battle cruiser moves closer but they don't have much time to attack it, if they attack the other one they won't be able to destroy that damage cruiser so they continue firing but they ignore the fact that it is charging and ready to fire.

The infantry on the ground were ready to fight, some were on buildings, others continue patrolling the area along with some AT mech walkers and other vehicles around the area, with the citizens inside they can go all out as an Inquisitor is standing ready looking up at the clouds sensing that something is not right. He would see light coming through the clouds but then it wasn't the sun as it was still night, it was the wreckage of one of the Destroyers falling from the sky, he would start moving and so does the others as it would crash through the streets, buildings and crushing a few vehicles and infantry in the process. Soon drop pods have already been deployed landing on all over the place, the Arbiter was near one of the Field Marshals and both of them quickly jumps out, the Arbiter with his energy sword while the other one with his two plasma guns they would start firing and killing their way through to reach the capital, the Arbiter looks up at a mech walker moving closer to them so he charges towards it and strikes off its leg to cause it to fall on top of a building, the Field Marshal keeps up with the Arbiter as it continues shooting at the troopers around, soon two Zealots regroup with the Arbiter ready to fight and together they were ready to bring chaos all over this city.

"Scatter... kill all in your path." The Arbiter said to the others "Go." They would all scatter but they all make their way to the capital. He looks up seeing some Phantoms coming down to drop infantry around, the Skirmishers lands on the houses taking out any Troopers on the buildings while the rest deals with the infantry, the Storm Troopers did put up a fight as they manage to blow up many of the phantoms and damage a cruiser but once they lose the last Destroyer the cruisers would soon fly above the city, helping the infantry by bombarding the capital and other structures in the area while the banshees and Seraphs deals with the fighters as they have been problems also.

The Inquisitor stands ready along with a hundred Storm Troopers by his side as they all march out of the capital, he would notice a few brutes that got here before the elites, and he then would use his force to push them all back and charges at them with his lightsaber as they didn't go down, striking them down quickly while the rest of them runs past him firing at the other covenant infantry below, he looks around and spots the Arbiter striking down his troopers and the Arbiter would look back to the Inquisitor, he would start walking down the steps striking down the covenant and runs towards the Arbiter, he takes out another energy sword and charges also to him and would collide their energy weapons together, he was bit of a shock to see a strange energy weapon strong enough to deflect a lightsaber.

"This planet Lothal will fall to the Covenant hand." He said to the Inquisitor

"Covenant you say... i have never seen your kind or this covenant before... no matter you will still pose no threat to the Empire." He uses the force to push him back sending him flying through a building

The Inquisitor would go after him then he looks over at a Zealot and ducks to avoid the Fuel Rod round, he pushes him back then looks up as another Zealot comes down swinging his energy sword, he blocks it then moves to the side to strike him down and quickly swings back at the Arbiter as he came out of the rubble and collides against his lightsaber.

Suddenly an explosion goes off from the side, both of them looks over at a destroyed walker falling to the ground thanks to a Hunter, another Hunter appears nearby and fires it's fuel rod cannon at the Inquisitor while the Arbiter moves back and becomes invisible to see but the Inquisitor would move to the side letting the fire go past him hitting the other one but then the Arbiter would throw a plasma grenade at the Inquisitor but he uses the force to grab it without touching it, the Arbiter would throw his energy sword hitting the grenade and would explode in his face, he falls against the wall but then he was too late to counteract his next attack, he stabs his energy sword through his chest. He pulls the energy sword out and watches him fall to the ground.

The Arbiter picks up his weapon he used against him "Nice weapon..." he lets go of it and turns to the others "To the capital."

The city lies in flames as the covenant have shot down nearly all their fighters, killed all the troopers and slaughtering the citizens and the Arbiter got through inside the capital, killing everything in his path including the governor. They would continue going until one of the elites finds the artefact, it was a sort of large generator created by the Forerunners, the Imperials don't know what it is so now the Covenant got their hands on a powerful weapon as they think it's a shield generator but it isn't it was something else, something the covenant could use. A phantom would take the package along with the Arbiter and his Zealots while the Field Marshals stay behind still fighting and waiting for a pickup. They would return to a Corvette where that only ship moves into space and notices three more Imperial Destroyers coming to the planet, they really didn't have time for this so they would have to call all of the covenant back on the ships and move out of there except for one as they wish to finish this once and for all by glassing this city.

"Take us home now." The Arbiter said to one of the elites and they prepare to make the jump while the rest of the ships fire at the Destroyers but they too make the jump out of there, returning the High Charity.