The first few chapters are rocky but bare through
Chapter One
0725 Hours, November 14,2552 (Military)/
UNSC Pelican, Rome IV, Augustus System
Spartan-511 sat quietly in the aft compartment, his mind thinking of possible tactics to use in battle. The ground thudded when a warthog was dropped off. Roy moved to the gunner's seat and beckoned for the marines to get in.
The hog momentarily was suspended in the air they jumped over a hill. The marines were apparently taken back by what they saw. Thousands upon thousand of covenant foot soldiers were moving towards the ONI complex. Few groups of marines stood there ground in the front of the complex with their portable turrets. Wraiths moved and began to bombard quickly incinerating the troops. A lone Scorpion tank fired a warning shot towards the covenant.
The Spartan loaded the LAAG and opened up. A group of grunts fell from the hail of fire.
Roy was firing on an elite, when the hog was flipped suddenly into the air. Roy quickly go to his feet to see what the source was. The passenger was crushed under the warthog and instantly died. The other marine ran towards the complex. He never made it. A green blob like thing shot right through his back.
Roy turned towards the fire, the large creature bellowed a war cry and charged. The creature was a hunter; they were armed with a large shield along with a deadly arm mounted fuel rod gun.
The Spartan sidestepped just in time to avoid the blow. Roy fired round after round into the creature's back. The hunter collapsed onto the ground. The other hunter had been busy with a group of marines. After another short burst form his battle rifle the hunter fell dead as well.
A covenant ghost drove by and then turned around towards Roy. He started to as the ghost fired. He rolled to the left and when the ghost drove beside him. He grabbed a plasma grenade and stuck it onto the vehicle. The grenade exploded in a bluish cloud. Roy walked over to the ghost. It was still intact sot the Spartan jumped in and continued his way to the complex.
A lone jackal stood atop of a hill noticed something. He told his commanding elite what he saw. The elite looked and it also saw it coming. A ghost was on its way but a large olive green humanoid creature was driving it.
Roy fired the plasma canons mounted on the ghost at a jackal. An elite was running and the Spartan ran the creature over.
Covenant blood, great thought Roy as he continued.
The Spartan looked into the sky. An object moved in the sky, followed by another and another.
"Dam it," murmur the Spartan.