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-Year 26-

Zhar and his uncle were standing at a landing platform, waiting for a phantom to pick them up. Zhar was back in his armor and had his plasma rifle and carbine holstered to his hip and back respectively. Instead of his usual robe, Zhar's uncle was wearing a golden combat harness. Holstered to both of his legs were two energy sword hilts. Shesha, Zhar's wife, was saying her goodbyes, knowing this could be the last time she and Zhar see each other.

"Goodbye, Zhar." she said to Zhar while embracing him.

"You needn't worry, Shesha." he told her while embracing her as well. "This enemy will be defeated and I will stand by your side once more."

Shesha looked into Zhar's eyes and spoke. "Promise me that, Zhar."

"I promise you, Shesha. Nothing will stand between us." At that moment, the phantom that Zhar and his uncle were waiting for came. Both warriors boarded the dropship and were flown to the ship they would be on for the war.

Soon enough, they were in the hangar of that ship. It was a CAS-class assault carrier known as the Blade of Honor. In the carrier's hangar were hundreds of phantoms, seraphs, ticks, banshees, ghosts, spectres, shadows, wraiths, and ten Protos-model scarabs. The ship itself was crewed by thousands of Sangheili and Unggoy, as well as a hundred Mgalekgolo.

There was also a San'Shyuum High Councilor assigned to the ship. That San'Shyuum came into view as soon as Zhar and his uncle got off the phantom. He was sitting on his gravity throne and was wearing a simple white robe. Accompanying him were ten Honor Guards. This was the Prophet of Justice, a descendant of the same Hierarch who turned the title of Arbiter into a badge of shame about four hundred years ago.

The heresy of Fal 'Chavamee was well-known in the state of Chavam. Zhar's entire clan would have been destroyed all those years ago because of Fal's heresy had it not been for the actions of his brother, Haka. In exchange for killing Fal, his wife, and his descendants, the rest of the clan, along with Haka's wife and descendants, were spared by the Covenant. Zhar and his uncle were descended from that bloodline.

"Shipmaster, are you ready to depart?" the Prophet of Justice asked Zhar's uncle.

"Yes, Holy One." Zhar's uncle, who was now the shipmaster of the Blade of Honor, responded. The shipmaster and the prophet then walked, or hovered in the prophet's case, toward the elevator that would take them to the bridge. They were followed by the Honor Guards. Zhar, on the other hand, remained in the hangar.

"Crew of the Blade of Honor, we are about to go into slipspace." the shipmaster announced on the ship's speakers. "Our destination is a human planet identified as Harvest. When we get there, we will exterminate the humans like the vermin they are. Victory will be ours! For the Covenant!"

"For the Covenant!" Zhar and the rest of the crew exclaimed in response. The carrier then went into slipspace. Its destination was the planet Harvest and its goal was to begin its campaign against the humans.

-Harvest-

As soon as the Blade of Honor exited slipspace, its crew were welcomed with the sight of destroyed ships in space. Most the ships belonged to the humans but there were some that belonged to the Covenant. The planet itself was already partially glassed and being held by the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction, currently under the command of Ripa 'Moramee, now the current Arbiter after a failed coup. The Blade of Honor was assigned to provide support for the fleet for the duration of the battle.

Zhar, the shipmaster, and twenty Sangheili and Unggoy had loaded themselves into a phantom and were being flown to the surface of the planet. As soon as they landed, they were welcomed with the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions. The shipmaster immediately took out his two energy sword hilts, activated them, and impaled the two nearest humans. Zhar and the other Covenant soldiers had taken out their plasma rifles and plasma pistols and opened fire on the humans. As the remaining humans began to retreat, they were gunned down by incoming banshees and were all slaughtered in seconds.

All except one. Zhar walked up to the last surviving human, aimed his plasma rifle, and put the wounded human out of its misery. Zhar then took the time to indentify the species he was fighting. They were about the same height as Kig-Yar, had a similar body plan to Jiralhanae, wore green armor, had red blood, and some of them had a pale skin tone, although he noticed that there were also some with a darker skin tone.

Zhar now knew what his enemy looked like and had killed some of them. However, he saw the destroyed Covenant ships in space and was currently seeing dead bodies of Sangheili from a previous engagement these humans were in. This told him that the humans were not to be underestimated. He knew this battle was not won yet. It was only the beginning.

-Year 31-

Zhar was now donning the red armor of a major and was assisting a field master and his platoon in protecting a landing zone so that they could get off the planet. The humans had suffered heavy casualties, their planet was almost completely glassed, and a Forerunner relic was recovered by the Arbiter and his forces. The Covenant had completed their mission here.

Suddenly, Zhar heard gunfire coming from the bridge leading to the landing zone. Zhar looked towards that direction and saw a human vehicle with a turret in the back. Manning the turret was a red-armored demon. He had seen quite a few of these warriors who had cut through entire Covenant battalions during his time on this planet. He would make them pay for killing his brothers.

"Open fire!" the field master ordered. Soon, every Sangheili, Kig-Yar, and Unggoy began to shoot at the vehicle. Zhar then heard a noise from the sky, looked up, and saw a human dropship flying towards the landing zone. The dropship fired upon the bridge, forcing Zhar, the field master, and a handful of others to take cover. Just before one Sangheili was torn apart by gunfire, he managed to throw a plasma grenade at the human vehicle. The grenade detonated and caused the vehicle to flip over.

Surprisingly, both the demon and the human driving the vehicle survived the explosion and began to run to the dropship, currently under attack by Zhar, the field master, and the other survivors. Zhar looked toward the demon's direction, aimed his carbine, and pulled the trigger. However, he quickly discovered that he wasted all of his ammuntion on the dropship. He holstered the carbine on his back, grabbed a nearby needler, aimed, and fired three needles at the demon.

The demon yelled in pain as the needles detonated in its chest, knocking it off its feet and onto its back. Zhar could have sworn he saw the demon's helmet knocked off from the force of the explosion as well.

"Daisy!" one of the humans in the dropship yelled out.

"Chief!" another one exclaimed. The field master then ran towards the demon with his energy sword drawn. He was quickly gunned down by the humans in the dropship. Now in command of the platoon, Zhar ordered all remaining troops to open fire upon the dropship.

"I'm coming! Stay right there!" one of the humans told the demon.

"There's no time! Go, Ralph! Get that ship out of here now!" the demon yelled back in a feminine voice. Zhar aimed his needler at the one known as "Ralph" and killed him as he ran towards the demon. Meanwhile, the dropship was being bombarded by shots from fuel rod guns. The humans returned fire but their fates were already sealed. The demon tried to help her comrades but only took out one Sangheili. The dropship was quickly destroyed and Zhar walked towards the fallen demon. For the first time, he saw what the demons truly were. They were simply humans.

This one in particular had blue eyes, short blonde hair, and had a pale skin tone. Zhar made eye contact with the demon as she glared at him with hatred in her eyes. A few seconds later, she let out her last breath and stared blankly at him. The demon was dead. Eventually, the phantoms that Zhar and the others were waiting for came in. After being loaded into the phantoms, Zhar and the survivors were flown to the Blade of Honor to move on to the next human planet.

Guess which Spartan it was that Zhar just killed. Remember to review. Tell me what you liked or hated but no flames please.