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shit about the Covenant command structure, I'm writing it the way I want to
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Chapter 4: Understanding
Link sat in a chair in the middle of a nearly empty room. One marine stood by the only door in or out and Chief was pacing the length of the room, avoiding a table with a stack of pictures on it.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Chief.
"Link."
"Where do you come from?"
"Hyrule."
"What's Hyrule?"
"My realm."
"What species are you?"
"Hylian."
"What side are you on?"
"I don't understand."
"Human or Covenant?"
"What are those?"
"Human, like Mitchell over there," said Chief, pointing to the guard, "Covenant, like this," he finished as he pointed to a photograph he pulled off a table.
"Is there a war?"
"Yes! Who the hell do you support?"
"Humans."
"I'm great with a sword and shield, and a bow."
"Have you ever heard of a gun?"
"A what?" asked Link with a puzzled look up on his face. Chief started going into an in-depth explanation of the Covenant, the war, guns, vehicules, et cetera, using the photographs as a guide.
After an hour and a half Master-Chief finally finished his lecture. The alarms went off and the building shook from an explosion. "Link, go with Mitchell to the West entrance. Hold them off." Link ran to Mitchell and received a pistol. Link followed Mitchell around the complex until the emerged onto the roof. They set up a defensive position behind a low barrier and prepared to kill. "I bet I can get more than you," said Mitchell.
"No way man," replied Link before he spotted a group of rushing grunts. Mitchell and Link mowed them down quickly. Link got 3 kills, Mitchell got 5. Link heard plasma turret discharge from the Southern entrance and he rushed over. He saw an Elite, motioning for a group of grunts and Link took action. He jumped over the barrier and landed on the Elite, driving him to the ground. After regaining his balance he shot the Elite in the head and ceased further motion. A glancing blow from a plasma shot drew his attention toward the ten grunts. He sprinted to cover behind a rock, killing six on the way. He saw two marines get slaughtered on top of the complex by the plasma turret before the entrance was blasted open. Link popped out of cover and killed the remaining four grunts before realizing he was out of ammo. Taking another peek at the plasma turret he noticed a grunt operating it, a grunt beside it, and a sword-wielding elite were the only guards. When he was about to go kill the elite he saw a flash of movement in his peripheral vision and ducked just in time, avoiding a plasma sword. Link launched himself straight at the elite, hitting his hands and knocking the sword to the ground. Link avoided falling and ran over to the sword. After grabbing it he saw the elite had run away. Now he started off toward the turret. The elite with the sword saw him and charged. Link sidestepped easily and sliced the elite's back open. When he went for the killing blow he was surprised when the elite spun around, blocked his attack, then punched him in the face. He went sprawling and lost the grip on the sword. It flew backwards and got jabbed into the plasma turret. The turret exploded, killing the grunt beside it and a large piece of shrapnel cut the elite's head off. Link got up off the ground with a burn on his arm, a broken nose, and a few small cuts and bruises from the explosion. Grabbing the elite's sword, and the grunt's plasma pistol, he strolled back into the complex safely because after the turret exploded the rest of the Covenant lost heart and fled. He met up with Mitchell right away, who was clearly limping.
"I got 13 grunts, 1 jackal, and 1 elite, how about you?" asked Mitchell, sounding wounded.
"I killed 15 grunts, one elite, and a plasma turret. Looks like I won," said Link, unable to suppress a large grin. "We should to go the hospital room for treatment." Mitchell agreed and they set off at a slow pace.
[A/N: I like this chapter the most so far. I just like the action.
Chapter 4: Understanding
Link sat in a chair in the middle of a nearly empty room. One marine stood by the only door in or out and Chief was pacing the length of the room, avoiding a table with a stack of pictures on it.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Chief.
"Link."
"Where do you come from?"
"Hyrule."
"What's Hyrule?"
"My realm."
"What species are you?"
"Hylian."
"What side are you on?"
"I don't understand."
"Human or Covenant?"
"What are those?"
"Human, like Mitchell over there," said Chief, pointing to the guard, "Covenant, like this," he finished as he pointed to a photograph he pulled off a table.
"Is there a war?"
"Yes! Who the hell do you support?"
"Humans."
"I'm great with a sword and shield, and a bow."
"Have you ever heard of a gun?"
"A what?" asked Link with a puzzled look up on his face. Chief started going into an in-depth explanation of the Covenant, the war, guns, vehicules, et cetera, using the photographs as a guide.
After an hour and a half Master-Chief finally finished his lecture. The alarms went off and the building shook from an explosion. "Link, go with Mitchell to the West entrance. Hold them off." Link ran to Mitchell and received a pistol. Link followed Mitchell around the complex until the emerged onto the roof. They set up a defensive position behind a low barrier and prepared to kill. "I bet I can get more than you," said Mitchell.
"No way man," replied Link before he spotted a group of rushing grunts. Mitchell and Link mowed them down quickly. Link got 3 kills, Mitchell got 5. Link heard plasma turret discharge from the Southern entrance and he rushed over. He saw an Elite, motioning for a group of grunts and Link took action. He jumped over the barrier and landed on the Elite, driving him to the ground. After regaining his balance he shot the Elite in the head and ceased further motion. A glancing blow from a plasma shot drew his attention toward the ten grunts. He sprinted to cover behind a rock, killing six on the way. He saw two marines get slaughtered on top of the complex by the plasma turret before the entrance was blasted open. Link popped out of cover and killed the remaining four grunts before realizing he was out of ammo. Taking another peek at the plasma turret he noticed a grunt operating it, a grunt beside it, and a sword-wielding elite were the only guards. When he was about to go kill the elite he saw a flash of movement in his peripheral vision and ducked just in time, avoiding a plasma sword. Link launched himself straight at the elite, hitting his hands and knocking the sword to the ground. Link avoided falling and ran over to the sword. After grabbing it he saw the elite had run away. Now he started off toward the turret. The elite with the sword saw him and charged. Link sidestepped easily and sliced the elite's back open. When he went for the killing blow he was surprised when the elite spun around, blocked his attack, then punched him in the face. He went sprawling and lost the grip on the sword. It flew backwards and got jabbed into the plasma turret. The turret exploded, killing the grunt beside it and a large piece of shrapnel cut the elite's head off. Link got up off the ground with a burn on his arm, a broken nose, and a few small cuts and bruises from the explosion. Grabbing the elite's sword, and the grunt's plasma pistol, he strolled back into the complex safely because after the turret exploded the rest of the Covenant lost heart and fled. He met up with Mitchell right away, who was clearly limping.
"I got 13 grunts, 1 jackal, and 1 elite, how about you?" asked Mitchell, sounding wounded.
"I killed 15 grunts, one elite, and a plasma turret. Looks like I won," said Link, unable to suppress a large grin. "We should to go the hospital room for treatment." Mitchell agreed and they set off at a slow pace.
[A/N: I like this chapter the most so far. I just like the action.