Chapter Eleven
Present day
I stood and walked down the corridor, the memories of when I had been awakened by the Covenant burning brightly in my mind. I stopped in the control room just in time to see a large planet show up on the screen. I walked forwards and looked closely at it.
"Once a noble and grand planet covered in forests and now reduced to this? What has become of this universe?" I could see little to no green in most areas. There were a few spots left that were covered in beautiful trees and other plants.
"This location is overpopulated. Which is why we moved out to other inhabitable planets." I quickly turned towards Miranda.
"Did any of them have a large figure of something like me?" She shook her head.
"Not that I have ever heard of."
My shoulders dropped. "Oh." So they didn't know where my home was. And I couldn't remember the location.
"I'm sorry Shade. But we'll keep an eye out for any such structure." I nodded and looked to the surface of the planet. I felt the ship stop at a large human structure. I walked quickly towards the landing bay as Miranda explained her situation to someone in the station using what humans called a comm. I sat and soon saw the bay doors to the human station open. I quickly ducked into a corner as a long halway stretched out and connected with the cruiser. I saw a human walk across and stood, remaining hidden. Following him was a group of at least twenty other humans.
I reached down and grabbed my energy swords off of my boots. I activated them which unfortunatly caught a marines eye. He turned and fired three shots at me. I rolled and ran forwards, only to be stopped by Miranda. I never noticed her enter and didn't see her until she stepped in front of me. I stopped and lowered my swords.
"I'll ask you not to attack my superiors." I deactivated the swords.
"I am sorry. I didn't realize that imbasile," I pointed at the Marine who had shot at me, "was such a trigger-happy idiot who can't see what he's aiming at."
"Hey! I can see quite well thank you very much!"
"Then learn to hold your fire! You are lucky that my freind is no longer around. He took no exucses! You would have been Flood food on the spot!" I growled and then struggled to keep a calm head.
"Sorry if you looked like an enemy. You were holding those stupid swords. And you do look freakishly tall." Okay. He had pushed his luck to far.
"This is why I do not trust humans! They do not see what lies in front of their eyes! They fire upon anything that moves wrong!" I growled at the marine and found myself speaking those words in the Covenant language.
"What the hell?" The marine took a step back and they all raised their weapons.
"Exactly my point." I growled in English.
"Just relax kid." I looked to the one who had walked in first. He was an older balding man.
"My name isn't kid. It's Shade."
"That accent, British?" I tilted my head.
"What is a 'British'?"
"She's not British." Miranda said.
"Then please step into the light so we can see you better." Instead of following his instructions I once again activated the swords. Barely illuminating my face and neck. Along with the bone of my wings.
"What the hell are you?"
"I was the guardian of the Forerunners. And then the protector of the Prophets. But now. I am nothing." I folded my ears back.
"Please step into the light." I deactivated the swords and stepped cautiously into the light. I heard a few of them gasp.
"Woah. Look at her wings." I heard one whisper.
"Well. You obviously are not human." I flicked my wings slightly, the bandages on the back moving at an odd angle. I winced and fell to my knees. The pain was returning. I also felt even more pain in my side. It was enough that I wrapped my arms under my ribs and growled.
"Get her some help. Now!" Before I could protest someone was lifting me up and running down a narrow corridor. As my eyes began to fall closed I heard low growling issuing from farther behind me. Then me eyes closed, the pain shoving me into unconsiousness.