I realize I may have waited a while to post…anyway, I do not hold ownership to Halo and/or Halo 2.
Chapter 15 "Sacred Battle".
…To reveal a grotesque beast of unprecedented size. We were at the heart of the Flood.
"Arrogant creatures, you shall die instantaneously, while we suffer the progress of your transcendences!" the beast bellowed, and its voice seemed to echo throughout the High Charity. After its declaration, it took the time to look down upon us. "Filthy parasite, you dare defile our grand monument!" I demanded, although it didn't seem to notice. "What are you, to be making demands of me? I am the result of your very sins." It replied. "Listen, I don't know what you really are, where you came from, or what you're doin', but we ain't about to stand around and let ya' do it. Ante up, Klez; we've got ourselves a virus to wipe out!" Johnson interjected. We were already under attack, as the Flood who had helped us reach this ungodly horror had turned against us. "Fire at will! Grenade the far ones!" Karn ordered. "I'll take up the rear, you distract them." Johnson suggested. "…Right…" I gave him a look, as much as that says for a Hunter, and went off…
I remember being swept away by the beast's tentacle, and was thrown into a crowd of Flood. The foolish creatures attempted to rush me, which ended with a plasma shot from my cannon. Johnson, meanwhile, was busy readying a "Havoc Nuclear Mine" to plant at the base of the "Grave mind", as my men were beginning to call it. He'd better hurry, or I'll have to take them all on… I imagined, figuring that myself against the Flood army was bad enough. I flung myself into the onslaught, beating them down with my shield and firing my cannon. As one readied and jumped for my back, I thrust the armored spikes on my back into it. The humans were holding there ground, and the Sergeant was almost ready by the look of anxiety on him. A nuclear mine…whatever it was, we hoped it would dislodge the creature.
"I'm ready over here. Just grab their attention while I plant it!" Johnson barked. The humans formed up along my right side, my own forces at the left. We had gradually moved in towards the Grave mind, and were preparing to strike it when the order came; "Get outta here! It's gonna blow!" It was a mad dash for the nearest path through the monsters, and we didn't have too much time from the panic among the humans. The Hunters were leading for a change, and we made quick work of the opposition. I especially took the time to brutally slay several of them, knocking them down and crushing them with a stomp. We were at a generous distance when a flash illuminated the entire Inner City. Before we could move any further, the shockwave did it for us, right into a building.
I awoke at was presumable to be a bad moment. It didn't feel right when I tried to move, so I stopped. At least nothing was trying to kill me at the moment. I was finally able to get up a moment later, but I didn't like what I saw. A massive hole in the top of the High Charity encompassed most of it, and there was no movement. No Flood, no Gravemind, nothing. The humans arose from the ashes, breathing apparatuses adorned. "Damn I'm good." Johnson gloated. The marines began chattering, but a feeling didn't leave me…a feeling of dread. My instincts seemed wrong, but that changed when a half-melted tentacle came up from beneath us, and we were airborne for a few seconds before making a hard landing on an underground platform. Apparently this wasn't over by a long shot.
Sorry, you guys! I broke my arm, and now I have carpal tunnel from writing this much in just 3 days. RR! AGH!