Okay! Welcome to my first story on Halo! This is written using the Covenant names for the species. If you don't know them,

Kig-yar: Jackal

Sangheili: Elite

Lekgolo: Hunter

Unggoy: Grunt

Also, this takes place between Halo 1 and 2, around the same time as First Strike (the third Halo book).


Sixth Age of Reclamation, Step of Silence/Covenant Holy City "High Charity," Sanctum of the Hierarchs.

Era 'Mormogeea floated silently in the gravitational lift that would lead him to the Sanctum of the Hierarchs. He had just crushed the human forces in a battle on a planet they had named "Webb", and was shaky about seeing the Prophets. These meetings were usually only reserved to pass judgement on the heretics and to issue the new Arbiter. He shuddered at that thought. Could he be called upon to become the new Arbiter? There hadn't been need for one in his life or his father's life. Not since the Kig-yar incident of the Seventh Age of Atonement.

He was shaken out of his thoughts when he arrived at the Step of Silence, with the hundreds of thousands of probes that flew through the air scanning each and every atom of the Outer Sanctum. The qua'ha'zon of the Lesser Prophet of Amara was waiting for him there. Ten probes came out of the air and scanned the young Sangheili. Not a cell went unchecked. He felt a tingling feeling at the base of spine as the probes' x-rays scanned him.

"Well, then. Shall we go?" The qua'ha'zon, whose name was Kree 'Jaffakek, asked. He was small for a Sangheili, but most albinos were.

"Yes. I am anxious to see what the Prophets have in store for me." Era said.

"Oh, dear no. You shall only meet with the Lesser Prophet of Amara today. He has a special project in mind for you." He said, leading him into the next gravitational lift that would take them into the Inner Sanctum.


About that Kig-yar incident, I'm gonna right another story about it.