Chapter 4. Bugging out
Kong roared as he raised his hammer. Rittas returned this roar, as he leveled his energy swords. Azrael raised his rifle to Kong's head.
"No Demon." Rittas growled. "This is my fight."
"Boss." Ghost's voice cracked over the com channel. "Remember I said there were five Wraith's. Only three were taken out. The other two are moving to your position."
Azrael bit back a curse. "Alright. Ghost keep us posted. Destroyer, you're still on demo duty." Two acknowledgement lights blinked on in his HUD, as Azrael turned to the golden Elite. "He's yours." He jerked his head to Kong.
Rittas roared and charged at Kong, who returned both the gesture. Kong brought his hammer down, but Rittas simply stepped aside. To Azrael's shock, the hammer upon impact with the ground produced a sizeable shockwave. Rittas swung the energy blade in his left hand across Kong's chest. Only the tip of the plasma sword raked across the large Covenant's chest, but it was enough to cause him pain. Kong swung his large hammer, but Rittas ducked again, and swipped both swords across his enemies legs. Kong's legs buckled, and Rittas kicked Kong in the chest.
While Rittas was busy with his enemy, Azrael waved Blitz and Destroyer forward. The white and red SPARTAN's moved slowly towards their commanding officer, giving Rittas and Kong a wide berth. The three SPARTAN's then moved down the street, until they saw the remaining two Wraith tanks. They were moving forward, making their way forward towards the hotel.
"Destroyer, how much charge is left on that rifle?" Azrael asked.
"Enough for one of the tanks, but not both." Destroyer replied.
"Well you're the explosives expert, you have any satchel charges? C4?"
Destroyer scoffed. "You're asking? Boss that's insulting."
"Give whatever sticky explosives you have to Blitz. He's gonna move in once the first tank is down. We're gonna provide cover fire for him." The red and white SPARTAN's noded, as Destroyer handed his C4 over to Blitz. "Alright Blitz, as soon as that laser fires you're on the move. Stick that Wraith, and blast it to hell. Ghost, anymore infantry movement?"
"Affirmative Sir." Ghost replied over the com channel. "Fifty plus foot mobiles heading your way backing up those tanks."
"Copy Ghost." Azrael said. "Okay lets hit those tanks now, that infantry is gonna be a pain in the ass without those tanks. Destroyer, get into position and hit that tank."
Destroyer looked down the scope of his laser, sighted on the tank, and pulled the trigger. The weapon built up its final charge, and shot out it's last beam. It impacted on the lead tank, and the Covenant armor vanished in a plume of purple fire. The second Destroyer fired, Blitz made a beeline for the second tank. He was moving far too fast for the gunner on the Wraith's plasma turret to get a clear shot. He stuck three C4 charges on both sides and back of the last remaining tank, and was far enough away by the time he hit the detonation switch, that the resulting and rather large explosion did no damage to the white armored SPARTAN.
"Second tank neutralized." Blitz confirmed. "Move up guys. Repeat you're clear to move up."
The black and red SPARTAN's nodded in affirmation, and quickly closed in, as did the remaining Covenant infantry. Plasma shots were exchanged with gunfire. Unfortunately for the Covenant infantry, quantity cant replace quality, and they were quickly cut down by a hail of 7.62 mm and 50 caliber shells. All by a near invisible white SPARTAN, a man with a serious love for explosions, and their squad leader who the Covenant had come to call the 'Angel of death.'
"Infantry neutralized." Azrael said evenly. "I wonder how Rittas is doing?"
His question was answered by a loud angry roar, and the sight of a Phantom dropship flying off.
"Looks like Kong bugged out." Destroyer chimed in, as the barrel of his chaingun smoked.
Azrael nodded and made his way back towards the Golden armored Elite, who was furious that his enemy had fled.
"The coward ran!" Rittas spat.
"He's probably going to get backup." Azrael replied, to which Rittas shook his head.
"No, all the Brutes he had with him he brought here. And you and your demons slaughtered them all."
At Rittas' words, something grabbed Azrael's leg. The SPARTAN in black whirled around, and saw the Brute Rittas had stabbed in the chest earlier. The hairy Covenant roared weakly but defiantly, even as Azrael placed his boot on its chest to pin it down. With his left hand, Azrael reached up and removed his helmet, revealing a face with slightly darkened skin, black hair cut to military regulation, and a set of shockingly dark almost black eyes. Azrael's right hand grabbed his revolver, and he leveled it at the Brute's head.
"When you get to Hell, tell the devil you met your end at my hand." He said as he pulled the hammer back, and pulled the trigger. The bullet tore through the Brute's skull, and splattered the ground, and part of Azrael's cheek with the creature's odd colored blood.
Ghosts voice cracked over the com line after Azrael had replaced his helmet. "Boss, did I ever tell you you're a sadistic bastard?"
"All the time." Azrael replied. "Now get down here." He then turned to Rittas, who nodded his approval.
"Impressive demon. Very impressive."
"Glad you approve. Now lets get out of here."
Rittas noded. "I will call our ship."
"Just out of curiosity. How big is the ship in-" Azrael was cut off when Rittas' ship exited slipspace above the still intact piece of city.
A Covenant Capital Ship.
"Time to go." Rittas said, as the gravity lift to the capital ship activated.