(Ok so that everyone knows ahead of time, this timeline would be when halo wars had come to an end years ago now starting basically when the demon [Master chief john 117] has been awakened and already causing hemroids in the covenants butts so yeah. It will become more obvious later on. Just wanted to let you know.
1. This is my story and being creative in my own way. It is not supposed to replicate the exact story line but close too it. So please understand that. But I still enjoy your reviews and I have yet awhile to go.
Thank you)
The news of the first installation halo as the covenant had called it was destroyed by one they call the demon. But I later found out myself after some technology from the pillar of autumn that had made it back to high charity he had a name. He was known as John 117 Spartan Master Chief the last of his kind. He had slaughtered many of the covenant including sangheili, grunt had waddled into the office speaking even more now. I had also started teaching him the sangheili language as grunt had taught me.
"Dama! Dama! The councilor was here to see you, he says you must get ready there is going to be a trial against the heretic who let the ring get destroyed!"
He snorted after excited, pushing the chair back it hovered in mid air making it easy to move around in.
"Heretic... Hmm.."
Standing up I didn't want to miss the trial, I hurried brushing my hair underneath the crown. Pressing a yellow button to open the closet I chose the first dress I had boughten here in the city of high charity.
Money was not an issue for I did work under the councilor's, wearing this dress was the uniform in which I was to wear represnting my employers for the color mimicked that of the councilors armor. It was similar to the dress worn here on my first day, in fact nothing had changed except the dress shortened allowing easier movement without having to worry about tripping over the fabric. The sleeves were seperate from the dress as well, as they fit snug around the middle of my tricepts reaching an inch past my wrists. Taking only 10 minutes, hurrying down the stairs gar and grunt had already had left. Everyone was in line to watch the trial on large monitors, I was able to bypass the crowds allowed thru the councilors entrance. Calarus was there talking among the others about what was going on exactly. He saw me walking thru the crowds of the mingling councilors of other species.
"Keila you are on time, come." Hearing the familiar voice, I smiled approaching him as he held his arm out to escort me up in the councilors seats. Leaning towards him I began to ask.
"What is going on exactly? Who is on trial?" Calarus turned his head slightly listening and nodded careful to speak quietly.
"You heard of the loss of one of the precious halo's one of our fleet admirals is on trial and being held at fault for the loss of a halo. His name Thel 'Vadam he is one of many great leaders."
We sat near the top row able to see everything, the 3 prophets appeared as their elevator rose on ground level. Everyone began to yell, in anger towards the sangheili elite who came in on his own. The yells almost overwhelming, he was a sight to behold reading his eyes and posture. He was an exceptional elite. Body of experience and excellent training background. He still held his head up high standing tall amongst those who hated him. The prophets regret, truth and mercy they sat in their hovering magnificant chairs. Prophet of truth rose his hands demanding silence from the audiences. Thel stood on a small ramp, his golden armor reflected the light in its metalic shine.
"Thel 'Vadam you know why you are on trial?" Thel nodded tilting his head slightly, only for him to stand tall once again trying to keep his spirits high.
"Our hearts mourn for the loss of one of our halo's created by the forerunners, to finally travel on the great journey. Why wasn't there action taken to prevent the detonation of the human ship?" Truth had to once again silence the crowd expressing their great loss of the halo. Thel spoke up being as honest as he could.
"I had sent my people to try and take over the ship before the demon could reach it, but the relentless invasions of the flood made it difficult to reach him. At the point I had no idea what his intentions were, by the time I had finally realized what he had planned. It was too late, there was nothing I could do.."
The crowd began to cry out herecy, as thel had no choice but to listen his head turned gazing over the councilors who all wanted him dead. Calarus and I just waited and listened as one of our own was being convicted of treason. Thel once again spoke up trying to pleade to the prophets.
"I will continued my campaign against the humans." Truth was quick to reply.
"No you will not. You will be stripped of your rank and armor. And you will be stamped as a heretic. While we continue on our way thru the great journey, you will be left behind.. That is all."
I almost stood up only to be pulled back into my seat by calarus. Shaking his head Watching feeling useless, thel made fists threatening the brutes to not touch him. He had followed them towards the device made to overload the armor he wore making it useless and unable to be worn. We all followed watching from above, as the beams of orange light came down covering thel in the light. Torching his armor completely leaving him unharmed but his wrists still held by the cuffs. The brutes stripped the armor from his body leaving him completly naked and vulnerable. Though unable to see the males member they had a unique anatomy of being able to hide it inside their body until needing its use. Keeping it hidden and protected, from the environment outside of the body.
Though this was the first time I had seen a nude sangheili male in quite some time, an adult having a massive muscular structure but noticing each was slightly different then the other. There tartarus stood holding the branding tool heated and ready. A few words were exchanged before the brand was pressed against his chest. All was quit till the yell of pain escaping the male his mandibles outstretched as far as they could go. I couldn't bare to watch turning towards calarus hiding my face. His arms wrapped around my figure comforting me as best as he could.
"It is done.." Was all calarus could say, I couldn't bring myself to even look at thel. It was the way of the covenant, and there was nothing could be said or done too change it.
"Let us go, it's time for a meeting. He wil be incapcitated for quite some time."
The crowds began to disperse enjoying the moment of excitement. Following the councilors into the same room I first met them. I stood in a shadowed corner trying not to feel sick from witnessing the cruel verdict of the prophets. They spoke towards one another being outraged at the punishment given, then there were a couple who agreed with the prophets decision.
"I do not think they mean to banish thel, I think they will use him. His pride, and ego has been weakened. They will try to turn him against his own." Calarus slammed his fist on the surface catching my attention in the process. The councilors spoke amongst one another again trying to decide what should be done.
"What of her? I think it is time she is put to work. Her skills will be very useful." Calarus turned his head towards my direction. He pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Keila please come before us." I did not dare to disobey the high council, pushing myself off the wall, walking aroun the many councilors back in the middle for all of them too see. I knelt down on my knee's awaiting orders to be given.
"We are in need of some answers, it has been a year and one day since you first were brought onto high charity. Now you will serve your purpose, as discretly and while taking it by force if neccesary." Looking eye to eye of the councilors they were silent awaiting my answer.
"I will do as needed for the high council." Calarus chuckled satisfied with my reply.
"Honor Gaurds bring her armor, and weapons that she can choose from. We had put in alot of time and great thought on your attire. I hope you will find it suitable and comfortable to wear. Please use our spare room to change, let us see how well it suits you."
The armor they spoke of was still concealed inside a container meant to protect it, though many weapons were also brought into the room. I followed behind the two gaurdsmen, they had unlocked the container that held the armor safely. Leaving me alone in the room. The doors slid shut lighting up in red meaning in lock down temperarily.
Inhaling a deep breath I opened the container, the shear sight of the armor almost brought tears to my eyes never seeing anything so elegant and beautiful. A grin shown on my face, I didn't hesitate to try it on starting with the lower parts. The metalic steel colored boot cover, ankle gaurds, with armor for my calves covering up to my knees. Standing straightthe design similar to that of a male elites armor, my thighs were left uncovered attatching the second piece of the armor. A wide v shaped held on similar design that pants would use to stay on, fitting snug against my lower waist. Having a few pieces of blue fabric covering my front that fell flat before my legs reaching to just the middle of my thighs. Another piece covering the back half of my body reaching further to the middle of my calves.
I felt as if no weight was added what so ever, the armor was so light weight. Like it was apart of me, having left my dress on the floor I still had yet to put on the upper half. There was a thin fabric made to cover my breasts much similar to that of my training uniform my mother gave me except much thinner. Tying it off at the front position my breasts being sure I wouldn't become exposed in any way. Lowering the top half of the armor above my head, fitting like a glove as they would say. Fitting much like a shirt similar colored fabric stretched below my chest stopping just above where my belly bottun would be present giving me as much flexibility as possible. The tops of my shoulders covered by special shoulder pads, along with armor covering my breasts leaving my neck and lower vulnerable.
Almost done, I was careful sliding my arms thru the tricept armor on each arm covering my outter arm leaving most of my skin exposed under the arm on both sides. Forarm covers were added last to finish the look, leaving 4 inches of space from each joint from elbow, and wrist. Admiring the designs etched into the armor plating from head to toe, resembling that of nature from home mostly designs of flowers. The Mdama family symbol was stitched on the back of the skirt. Testing the armor's feel I began to mimick different styles in the fighting stances in my training. It was as if I wore nothing at all, only reminder was the fabric of the skirt brushing between my legs as I tested a back flip. The armor began to light up in, lines of blue the sheilds had powered up. Small holographic console on the left forearm plate held the unique abilites that would help me during the missions. One from shielding which was used at all times, to cloaking. Turning towards the crate which held numerous amount of weapons all for me to choose from.
"So many too choose from." Taking ahold of a plasma rifle, I placed it against my right side of the armor covering my hip.
"This will be useful upclose. But I should also take a sword." Placing the sword unactivated against my left hip fitting perfectly in place. But there was one that caught her eye, the spear similar to that of the honor gaurds.
The sharp tip colored in orange flame design, twisting the rod in opposite directions it extended into a full sized spear. The bottum end rounded into a knob shape, the shaft darkened blue in color. I had chosen and it was too much time leaving the councilors waiting. Once the doors unlocked glowing green all eyes were on me as I stepped out, holding the spear in my right hand the tip upright towering 2 feet above my right shoulder. The shaft pressed against the back of my right arm, I knelt before the councilors once more. Most were in awe for the transition I had made from looking as an innocent female sangheili to a warrior worthy of the covenant.
"Amazing, you look almost perfect except I must add one item. Your identity must be held a secret."
Calarus stood walking around the long half circle shaped table holding what seemed to be a helmet shaped similar to that of a male elites helmet. Thinned to replicate a mask he approached me holding the masked helmet up close placing it on my head. It attatched perfectly against the shape of my head, similar horns pointed backwards straight in angle. Covering my eyes from the outside world, only the bottum of my nose could be seen. Yet the headdress could still be seen on my forehead, it had the feel of sunglasses that the humans would wear on occassions. The helmet turned on automatically showing a motion detector, shield level.
"This helmet can connect to any signal that you come close to, connect thru any vehicles diagnostics by hacking thru the mainframes. Covenant to the human vehicles, this will be very useful during your missions given to you. You have come further then any sangheili female could dream of."
"Thank you councilors." I stood, but calarus had already turned his back towards me for one of the honor gaurds had just informed them of thel's whereabouts.
"Council, Thel vadam has just been moved location unknown to be exact but tartarus is involved. As is the prophets, shall we intercept? Or stand by." Calarus turned back towards me, after hearing about thel's disappearance.
"Keila from now on your code name will be Kaybra, I want you too find where the brutes are taking thel. Maybe our suspicions are true they will try to turn him against his own people. Be sure that does not happen. Report anything valuable I will send orders. Go on"
Lowering my head in understanding, activating the cloaking skill my body vanished before them. Only seeing an invisible liquid moving past them, using the gravity lift heading towards the lower chambers where the prophets resided to make their decisions. My body hovered over the surface of the bottum of the lift, stepping out of the gravitational pull the lift used. My footsteps silent learning the use of my newly made armor, I wasn't about to fail my first mission. Up ahead the honor gaurds stood in line tracing each outline of the entrance into the prophets chambers.
Exposing myself they glanced over towards one another not expecting me so soon. Facing the first male the helmet scanned every part of his armor giving me small details of type and name of the male who wore it.
"Tako, where has thel been taken?" His eyes widened along with his mandibles turning his spear in the direction the brutes sent him.
"Thru the doors, that is the way towards the mosaleum of the arbiter." Snapping my attention back towards the male tako I thought he was mistaken having to ask once more.
"The mosaleum are you for sure about this?" He nodded lightly resting his spear against the floor.
"It is the only room behind the prophet chambers. Go on ahead it is clear all the way thru."
With a soft smile in gratitude, continued forward having twisted the spears handle as it shortened in length to only 2 feet long instead of the 8 foot length tip to bottum.
Two sets of massive 3 sectioned doors opened as I headed thru, honor gaurds followed behind me activating the cloak. There stood the 3 prophets talking to one another arguing over a decision made by truth. Thel left on his hands and knees weakened from the torture he endured earlier. The prophets began to speak towards him, I was careful not to alert tartarus who stood on the right side out of sight of the prophets. The same side I decided to hide, walking up the slight ramp seperating another level now above the brute chieftan.
"Do you know where you are?" Thel rose his head to speak holding his right hand over his freshly seared wound.
"Mosaleum of the arbiter." Truth's chair hovered forward closer towards the wounded elite before him.
"You are correct bodies of the arbiters before are all here. Your rank, and armor might have been taken from you. But you have a chance to redeem yourself." Thel shook his head lowering after replying.
"I do not even deserve to be in their presence." Regret slammed his fists against the side of his chair causing it to shift to the side, only for it to quickly correct itself.
"I agree he does not deserve to be even considered to be chosen as the new arbiter." Truth raised his hand hushing regret.
"It is not your choice brother, we all agreed that we would ask him to become arbiter. Working for only under us. So what shall it be will you join us once again to fullfill our great journey?"
My eyelids lowered everything calarus had predicted was coming true, they were going to give the position of arbiter to Thel. Watching him stand he approached the old armor still in good condition but abilities weakened in many ways. He grasped the helmet staring for a moment, he placed it on his head changing his appearance completely. I hadn't yet had all the facts if the prophets were against us, so I had no reason to judge their decision. And that was it, the meeting was over for Thel has now became the arbiter. Stepping back turning around I headed back with the news of our new commissioned arbiter.
The cloaking ability shut off slowly exposing my body entirely before the council, kneeling calarus turned around he hadn't expected me so soon.
"Well what information have you brought us?"
"Thel has now become the arbiter.. He serves under the prophets." Quickly the councilors began to argue with one another unsure on what to think of the choice made without them even being warned ahead of time.
Calarus began to rub the side of his neck, nodding before turning back towards me.
"Good work kaybra, you are dismissed until called upon for another task."
Tilting my head it was hard to get used to the extra weight attatched onto my head but the mask stayed in place. Standing I headed home, no one knew who I was. Walking thru the door both grunt and gar began to flip out throwing their hands in the air running around screaming. I laughed quickly removing the mask from my head, exposing my identity.
"Hey calm down, it is only me I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you." They peeked from behind the couch wiping their foreheads relieved.
They were not too fond of strangers, but soon hurried each one hugged my legs. I laughed running my hands over their bald scalps.
"There there, now what is for dinner? I am starving! Can you bring it into my office please?"
Grunt let go of me hurrying into the large kitchen careful as he brought a large tray into the office. Sliding the tray onto my desk, gar was behind him holding another tray with a glass and large container used as a pitcher filled with water. Removing the armor completely from my person, I had to check twice making sure I had taken everything off because of the light weight. At home I wore only a long light blue long sleeved dress, it was completely level from shoulder to other side. Having no straps just bare shoulders chest and neck only the choke necklace my mother had given me and earrings were visible. Sitting on the chair I began to study about the past arbiters and what came to their demise. Pouring myself water into the glass I took a small sip, while eating with my free hand, my eyes glued onto the holographic screen digging into classified files given to me by the councilors permission.
Reading all the caligraphy of the covenant language was difficult to get used to then back home. Though to a human all they would see is, random numbers and odd pictures, random bars moving across the screen. The office was now dark, from the automatic lights mimicking an entire day to night. The screen lit up the entire office with the different shades of pink, and purple. Gar, and grunt both managed to keep her armor and helmet in a hidden compartment. They began to play downstairs keeping to themselves, she couldn't help but giggle a few times when they argued at who was cheating. Pushing against the desk she took a break, exposing her legs exposed yet crossed from the dress parting in the middle. Leaning back she was relaxed, the chair swiveled in place facing towards the large window behind the desk. The lights became dim, only revealing just the homes of those who lived normal lives even with a war going on.
"Dama sorry to bother you, but we are out of drinks. Gar drank them all." Hearing gar screaming in the background.
"I did not you lie, bad uggoy, BAD!" I laughed standing up turning off the console, resting my hand ontop of grunts head.
"It is alright you two I will get you both some more. Do you two want to come with me?" They both nodded waddling towards the door panting heavily.
"Yay field trip, field trip!"
Gar sang out, smiling closing the door behind us locking it down. They both held onto each side of my dress, as I said before they were shy and not fond of strangers.
Not too mention there was alot of abuse that went on between species making the uggoy on the lowest on the food chain. Taking the elevator down, all the way to the lower levels in the cities level. Once the elevator touched down, gar and grunt both went ahead looking for the supply store that held their favorite drinks. There were so many species all together in one place, minding their own even the brutes. Not as many sangheili elites as you would think there would be. Music could be heard a block down, I heard about a few clubs where the elites, jackels, and uggoy like to go let loose the music drowned the sound of war in their heads.
I went to go investigate, not too mention that the music had a good beat. Reminding me of home, stepping inside it was like entering another world filled with lights and everyone just moving to the music. Squeezing my way thru the crowds jackals were so into the music they hissed when I had pushed them aside not meaning to. Fights broke out between brutes and elites both completely smashed. I decided to leave while I was ahead, not wanting to get involved. But I was too late feeling a large hand grip onto my right arm pulling me back. The smell was horrid tilting my head back it was tartarus the brute chieftan, in his other hand he held a large bottle of alcohol. He snorted trying to bring alittle charm to his already disgusting appearance, eyeing his hand that held me still.
"Where is a pretty thing like you going?" Being quick to jerk my arm free, I didn't bother answering him. Instead I left finally exiting the crowded club.
But I couldn't get away from the stench, looking back he was following tossing the bottle back where it shattered against a nearby brute catching his attention as well. Gar and grunt spotted me running to my side, grasping onto my dress once more.
"No one turns their back towards me when I try to make small talk." Turning to face the large brute I kept my ground as the uggoy behind me shivered in fright.
"That's if the person you try to talk to even wants to make small talk." Clearly not in the mood too speak to such beasts. He snorted while he laughed at the same time.
"Female what makes you think you can speak to me that way?"
"One who can defend herself if need be." Tartarus began to laugh even harder along with his brothers who were to back him up. Then feeling his eyes wondering my entire body, brought chills of disgust.
"I would love to see you try and take me on princess, might both of us getting a happy ending. Except you not so much your alittle small." His gravity hammer hung on his back, he clearly didn't think I was much of a match to him.
Oh how wrong he will be if he comes near me, swallowing as he began to do just that reaching his right arm out to grasp my neck.
"Too slow.."
I dropped down onto the floor using my hands for balance turning my body a complete 180 while stretching my left leg out completely only to sweep him off his feet literaly from behind. He fell back slamming into the ground, standing up as if I had never moved. The other two brutes came to back him up but he yelled out to them clearly embarrassed.
"Stop I will deal with this wench myself! You have no idea who you are fucking with." I schoffed in reply.
"I know exactly who you are, as I said I am not someone you want to start a fight with." Removing his gravity hammer from his back he began to raise it above the left side of his head.
"We will see about that!"
Swinging the large hammer towards my head giving me plenty of room to flip back into a safe range once more. But he kept swinging, his cordination had been lessened from the alcohol in his system. Making it easier, and easier to dodge each swing. Finally he thrusted the hammer down aiming for my head first, leaping back even further from him before he could touch me.
The noise created by the loud smash of the hammer, also left large dents into the floor. I decided to end the embarrassent, as he swung once more towards my head instead of evading. I slid up close just inches from his face, giving him a chance to blink before I slammed my head against his snout as hard as I could. The saphirre jewel taking most of the hit, causing even more chaos against his ace. Blood poured from his nostrils, and upper lip as he stumbled back he didn't expect a female do defeat him without using a weapon against him. Everyone began their gossip as I turned my back to them, holding my little uggoy's hands heading back towards the elevator. Tartarus yelled threatening my life etc. But mostly zoned him out as gar and grunt began to praise my fighting skills.
"He was just drunk is all, his ego, and pride have been hurt. If he wants a do over so be it, but not now I have better things to do."
The elevator acsended back up towards my homes level. Watching tartarus becoming smaller the further up we came. Hearing the elevator lock into place it was safe to step off for someone else to use in our spot. Being pulled back home, the uggoy were eager to head for bed for the night. Probably nervous that tartarus would follow, but it really didn't bother me at all for even if he did sober up I would still have a few tricks up my sleeve. The doors slid open allowing us entrance closing quickly behind us locking down turning red in color.
"Good night you two sleep well." Wishing them sweet dreams before heading up stairs, they had already passed out in their rooms. Hearing their quiet snores, and wild dreams already taking over.
Pulling the covers down on my bed tucking myself in replacing the covers soon after, I laid there for a moment thinking of earliers events about the new arbiter Thel Vadam. Before I realized it I had fallen in a deep sleep soon after, for only the morning to come quickly.
The lights inside my home began to glow brighter, giving a morning filled atmosphere. Sitting up my hair a mess, with the braids still intact without any strand out of place. Stretching my hands up as far as I could after standing.
"Gar? Grunt? Are you awake?" Being sure they had gotten up, and sure enough they were already ahead of me. Gar brought up breakfast with grunt following with the glass of water. Setting it over on my desk, I thanked them with a kiss on each of their heads.
Soon they left with smiles on their faces in a matter of speaking letting me have some solitude to enjoy my breakfast.
Leaving nothing but a few crumbs of left over fruit, chewing the last piece as we speak. I had barely finished my glass of water before getting a call on my console. It lit up with one name "Kaybra" my code name. I took it as a sign that the councilors needed me for another assignment.
"Gar, grunt ready my armor and weapons." They both ran upstairs hurrying to open the many hidden compartments holding my armor in safe keeping.
Having already removed my clothes. It didn't take me long to piece everything together specially with the help of gar, and grunt working on the lower half for me. Grunt handed me my mask, as gar had just finished brushing my hair moving my hair out of the way. Placing the mask against my face, the systems booted up automatically. Gar had surprised me fixing my braids quickly so they hung at the sides of the mask, giving it a unique feminine look.
Weapons at their ready in their positions, attatching the shrunken spear on my lower back. With a slight touch of my hands against gar, and grunts cheek I left quickly. Fast paced then normal, passing honor gaurds at their stations recieving salutes from each one. I didn't even give them a glance, calarus needed me and I wasn't about to let him nor the other councilors wait for long.
The doors slid open revealing just calarus standing alone today, his back was turned staring out at the garden below. Hearing the doors close behind me, he turned around seeing me already knelt on the ground waiting for my orders.
"Ah, kaybra you may stand it is only me. You have trully been transformed, now your work must begin. You are to join a special ops mission, follow Thel you will act as his back up. He maybe working for the prophets but he is still one of our brothers."
"Yes sir.. When do I set up?"
"They are preparing now to leave on the cruiser Battle Of Intent. Remember you are not Keila anymore when you wear that suit of armor, you will take heade to listen."
I found it quite odd he would remind me, I had already knew that my identity must not be known. Standing Calarus had me dismissed, not waisting time searching for the boarding party to be sent out. It didn't take long to find the group of special ops elites, and grunts lining up to enter the phantoms.
Searching for thel he was easily spotted waiting for everyone to enter before he did. Approaching him with care, he noticed my presence instantly watching his head tilt up and down never seeing anyone like me i'm sure let alone a female.
"They send a female to watch over me? Very well.." I wanted to retort, but I inhaled a deep breath nodding. Taking alot of strength not to punch the male.
"I am she, do not worry I will try not to slow you down." Hiding the result of his comment had not hid well, he held a slight glare towards me. I followed him inside the phantom, others began to talk of the female joining their mission. But soon were quieted by a surperior officer, having not gotten a good look at him. He was missing two manibles on the right side of his face, no one I knew of.
Well on our way towards the large cruiser shipping us to our destination, I decided to try to get information out of the arbiter.
"Arbiter what exactly are we after?" Favoring his burn, he turned his attention towards me. And to my surprise he began to explain.
"I am to hunt and kill the heretic known as Sesa 'Refumee, he has planned to break the alliance with the covenant. He talks of having found an oracle from the halo that was destroyed." Nodding in understanding, he continued to stare at me.
Uncomfortable with his eyes gawking over me, I couldn't help but laugh to myself.
"If you have a question just ask." He shot his head forward as if he felt akward for being caught staring.
"I apologize for my previous comment earlier, just never thought I would see a female on the front lines." Turning my head both sides seeing he wasn't the only one gawking others were interested as well, some even tried standing up straight trying to catch my attention.
"Well you have now, you may call me Kaybra." He nodded, probably didn't need to even say his name who didn't know who he was the traitor branded for faults he could not control. I felt some sympathy for him, catching myself gawking at the brand given to him. The pain he went thru, tho he took it like a male not begging for them to stop. On the other foot the few conversations between them were more friendly the more time that went by.
Reaching the homeworld of the heretic sesa, alot of terbulance hearing the winds howling against the phantoms hull. Nothing it couldn't handle not having to worry much, this time the surperior officer began making a speech having his soldiers repeating after him. The arbiter and I stayed silent in respect, as the male came closer it was hard not to stare at the manibles that were.. Well not there, battle scars from a fight before and it was horrible. His voice was deep, something familiar but no one I had thought I knew of.
The two began having a pissing contest, I found it rude that the male stated the arbiters life did not matter to him. I found myself interrupting the male before he could finish.
"His life may not be important to you, but as his gaurdian for the time being his life matters to me." The male stood up tall about a foot taller, swallowing my words once he stepped before me. His silver armor intimidating, lowering his head clearly not happy with my choice of words.
"You may protect the arbiter, but your life is in my hands just as well.. So watch your tongue female."
Arbiter watched the two of us, now our eyes locked even though he couldn't see mine.
"This female has a name, and it's kaybra. With all do respect I work under the high council, so I expect to be treated as the same rank as you."
The male laughed as if I had been joking, then he inhaled deeply he froze for a moment. As if he was lost in thought for a moment, turning his good side towards me. I closed my mouth instantly, before me stood Rtas 'Vadumee. My heart began to beat faster, I wanted to cry and hug my old friend. But seeing the damage he had taken over the years, I didn't even realize who he was.
"Rtas.." Catching his attention I was lucky having whispered his name. I stood up straight backing off in respect. Swallowing quickly, it was so good to see him. But I had a duty to the high council that was above him.
"Well kaybra, I have yet seen a female join my ranks. But you are the first welcome the front lines. Let's hope you stay alive long enough to experience it."
Nodding quickly I didn't bother arguing with him, it was hard enough as is to not shout out to him who I really was. Arbiter chuckled as if he had noticed something rtas didn't, as he walked by talking with the rest of his men. Tilting my head to the side by the fore runners has he grown, his muscles were way developed then most elites.
My jaw dropped slightly checking him out, he had turned into a very fine warrior no wonder his father said to keep my identity a secret. Arbiter broke into my thoughts, speaking about him.
"You act as if you saw an old friend." Facing straight forward I stopped gawking at rtas' my face burning up blushing.
"You can say that.." Was all I managed to say during our arrival. Soon I had a small smirk on my face knowing my friend thru all these years was still alive, missing a few pieces but still the same strong, bad ass from before.
Years of worry and tension slowly left my body leaving me with a large weight off my chest. I knew I could still feel he was still alive inside, now I will get to see him in action or myself. Problem is I hope he won't find out who I really am. The doors opened lowering close to what seemed a rooftop. The wind blasted against us, clouds of orange dust and other particles. One row after the other the elites piled out, their weapons at their ready. Following the arbiter he jumped down landing gracefully as the others had. Landing behind him as he started towards the ramp taking us to a lower level. The wind forced my skirt to flutter around forced between my legs staying close to the arbiter.
I had noticed rtas stayed on the phantom waiting for sesa to show himself.
Once we cleared the ramp everyone stood waiting for one of the elite minors to hack into the door console.
"I know of sesa he will run till he has no choice but too fight, even then he will fight like a coward. Be sure to watch your back."
Unlocking the holder for my sword, gripping onto the handle in my left hand unactivated. I nodded in understanding, the door hissed as the pressure began to equalize with the atmosphere outside of the building. Uggoy went in first scouting the small room, followed by the elite minors arbiter and I were the last to join them standing in the right corner. Turning my attention towards the doors that began to close behind us, the room began to equalize pressure once again.
"Cloak yourself until the arbiter has made contact with the enemy." The head elite minor ordered everyone else, arbiter turned his on as well. I was about to turn mine on also until rtas' spoke into the coms.
"Arbiter you may cloak as well but take heede.. Your armor isn't as new as ours." Finally under cloak that meant I had to watch him even more closely. Once the doors opened everyone was silent, the elites crouched along the ground entering the room. As the grunts waited in silence as well.
The arbiter went forward in a rush, he targeted one of the heretic who had special armor compared to ours. Having odd shaped horns reaching further out on their backs. All of them were the same color from what I saw, keeping a breathing aparatus lodged in their throats. Arbiter was quick to approach the heretic from behind after he turned the corner, grasping the males head he twisted it 80 degrees to the right hearing the small snap of his skull dislocating from his spine. The body fell forward revealing the arbiter for his cloak timer had ran out. Grunts hidden in each corner in the room blue tanks attatched to their backs sleeping.
But once the body hit the floor his finger had pulled against the trigger firing off a carbine round. Which began to ricochet off the sand stone walls, barely dodging the bullet with my right foot sid stepping towards the left.
The grunts awoke screaming and our cover was blown, everyone opened fire. Following the arbiter he began to run into the fight as if he was trying to get himself killed, removing the plasma rifle from my other hip. Firing 4 rounds into each grunt I could find on our side.
Keeping my cloak activated, the arbiter rushed thru the other elites taking on 2 at a time firing his plasma rifle adding a few combat skills. It was hard too keep up with him trying to protect everyone even the little ones on our side. I felt the burning sensation of carbine being fired at my back, shifting my body completely araound I fired back towards the elite. He ducked right when his shields became low, now losing track of the arbiter.
"Arbiter?"
No reply, 4 of our grunts had already died their bodies being transported on the 4 lanes of conveyer belt tossed them off the edge. Standing back up firing off more rounds into the elite, hearing the high pitched hissing of a needler coming from my right. I barely got a look at the grunt, the top part of my armor being tugged onto another large body the needles missed their target exploding in mid air like glass. In an akward position I had been forced on the arbiters lap, he held a plasma rifle in each hand.
"Your job is to watch my back not the other way around.." Staying knelt on his lap, I sat up firing off 4 rounds into the grunt who tried to kill me, he flipped back squealing in agony.
"Stop running off without me!" With a glare he shook his head, removing my right leg from the other side of him letting him get up on his own. He took off down on one of the side ramps I followed close.
Those who survived followed us, into a large elevator. Activating our cloaks arbiter having to wait last minute before turning his on as well.. The elevator began to lower slowly glass exposed the terminals carrying large blue tanks around.
"They are working for the heretic? But why?" Arbiter seemed stumped as well, cloaking we all seperated begining to surround the enemies below a seraph fighter. Replacing my plasma rifle back onto my hip.
My sword activated, we chose our targets carefully. Just a few feet from mine an elite stood exhaling a gas from the device in his throat. Arbiter had already pounced on his victim breaking his neck, the elite below me stood up to see his comrade dead on the ground.
"My turn.." Leaping from the second level, thrusting the ends of my sword thru his skull slicing it open. He fell forward with his head split in two, the grunts began flailing their arms running. Quickly they too were dispersed of by our own comrades.
Lowering our gaurds, no one was around.
"Open the door we will drop off reinforcments."
I had been the closest to the door, pressing the palm of my hand against the console the light shown green as they began to split inti 3 pieces opening. Watching the phantom decsend the gravity lift began dropping troops from within its body.
Approaching the arbiter, he stayed leaned against a small pillar waiting. I had barely seen the door open as grunts, and elites holding swords of their own came running out ready to kill all in their paths.
"Watch out!" One of the grunts called out before being sliced diagnolly from behind.
I had barely enough time to evade a swing from one of the swords, instead it cut clear thru the pillar the arbiter had been leaning on. Once again we were seperated, running towards heretic with my own sword locking swords.
"Ha ha female fighting for the prophets now? How desperate have they became?"
Pushing me back, slamming into the nearest wall. He swung the sword with speed and ease slicing thru anything I used as a barrier.
"Keep it up and I will show you what a female can do.." He laughed even louder, after dodging an attempted swing from my left.
I spun using the force of the spin to swing the sword harder towards his direction. He held his ground having to use more strength to block my swings. Soon my sword flickered completely shutting down. Now weaponless not having any time to reach for the plasma rifle on my side, he teased me approaching me slowly. I waited, ready to defend myself any way I could. Being at a disadvantage him with a sword me barehanded. Finally he swung his arm out, he swung the sword towards my left side.
"Die heretic!" He shouted, bending my body left at the last minute the sword completly missed.
Able to feel the heat of the weapons charge, now up close "Ha." Thrusting my left elbow against his forcing it to bend. Letting him go I was quick to bend his wrist till the joint snapped. He yelled out in pain forcing my body hit against his forarm sliding the sword thru his body with ease. Gritting my teeth pushing him as hard as I could, plowing thru two other heretic elites stabbing them as well. They had all fallen taking me with them, only to roll over onto my hands pushing myself back up on my feet. Panting the arbiter had just finished his 2 kills having stolen a sword from one of his victims.
Snapping my head forcing my hair back into place, the braids moved aside out of my view.
"I am starting too think you were put in this mission for anger issues."
I managed to force a laugh, catching a carbine tossed to me borrowed from one of the many dead bodies lying around.
Following the arbiter thru the door in the middle of the lower level. Staying close behind, our people were next using the arbiter as their sheild which was part of the arbiters job. The only difference is that he has someone to back him up, so far I think I am doing a decent job.
"Stay.." Arbiter ordered raising his hand slightly for me to stop.
Hiding my form against the nearest wall as he snuck around the corner. Grasping an elite from behind he broke his neck killing him instantly dragging him back to where I stood.
"You really like cracking necks don't you?" A soft chuckle escaped his throat nodding for us to follow once more.
A few patrols were easy targets to take out, one at a time dragging them into a pile. Not one shot was fired, except when it came to my turn approaching a sleeping grunt. One of the terminals spotted me even when I had cloaked, shooting it's laser against my back. Luckily I smashed the back of the carbine against the grunts head, firing one shot directly into the eye of the terminal. Which crashed against the ground, exploding to pieces.
I cringed listening to the echo of the terminal's pieces rolling across the ground, everyone woke up looking over at me. Arbiter shook his head, shoving me aside as they began a shoot out.
"So much for a surprise attack.." Glaring at him thru the masked helmet, looking around for another way too get close to the targets.
"Hey I didn't know it would do that alright?" Looking up I saw a ledge that was just in reach, hopping up gripping onto the edge using my feet to climb up the wall, pulling myself up and over onto the flat surface.
"Where are you going? Kaybra damnit cover her!"
Crouching as low as I could, I could see the enemies below they hadn't noticed me. A few plasma grenades were thrown over each side. Aiming the carbine, I began sniping picking off a heretic one by one. Starting with the grunts were a threat for being underestimated.
Soon the elites noticed where I was firing from, taking shots with my shields though not enough to take major damage. Having to cover two ways now, arbiter began moving ahead. It was a total massacre for the heretics, bodies fell some trapped onto the conveyer belt that carried them over the edges of an unknown location.
The last heretic in our way had fallen dead onto the had floor, with the arbiter standing above his body with his left hoof pressed against the elites back. I could'nt help but feel impressed, he had skill in a wide range. Being the arbiter didn't matter, it was how graceful and couragous he was. Not too mention he cared for my safety as well, but also didn't mind giving me advice in a rude kind of way.
I had found a door that slid open from detecting my form before it. Heading thru my left arm was yanked back, forcing me to fall back into the arbiter. Tilting my head up I elbowed him in the side getting tired of being pulled around. Thel groaned from the slight pain he felt, I had struck a nerve. Tackling me against the wall, he forced his right knee between my legs keeping me from kicking him away. His hands pinned my wrists at each side of my head. The others just watched, glaring into each others eyes I am sure he felt mine boring into his head.
"Let me go.." Shaking his head, he was proving a point he didn't take orders from anyone but the prophets.
"You will stay behind me.. I bare the mark of herecy and you will abide by prophet law. You do not risk your life before the arbiter."
"Have you forgotten I am here to make sure you return in one piece." His eyes softened slightly lowering his tone.
"I am all for dieing on a mission then rotting in a prison or being banished. I am older and wiser I ask for some respect even though I have been removed from my rank. I have been in worse situations you do not need to worry about my pathetic life."
"Well I do.. I worry for everyone." Soon he released me, luckily he couldn't see how much my face had darkened from blushing I hadn't been physically near a male like that before. It took me a minute before I had the strength to push myself from the wall.
He kept his eyes on me, watching over me like he would his suboordinates in battle if he was still commander of the fleet. His eyes were full of guilt, he really thought he was a failure. But I didn't see it that way I was learning so much from him, and only spent a few hours with him. Letting him go on ahead in front, I stayed close behind him. He may see himself as a failure, but I was not going to fail in my mission keeping him alive.
Our cloaking activated, arbiter nodded for me to go ahead and kill the heretic ahead of us. 2 grunts headed his way and he didn't want to take the chance of giving ourselves away. I waited for him to kill both of the enemy uggoy before I used thel's technique twisting the males head til I had heard a loud crack of the seperating skull from the first vertibrae.
"You learn fast I see."
Managing a chuckle it didn't take long to move on in the mission. Running up to the glass that divided sesa from us. He was right there, terminals began to exit thru small tunnels and began to fire their lasers upon us. Like an ambush the arbiter and I were the only ones to now survive, exiting into the right side heading outside. Where two banshee's sat ready for use. Jumping in quickly the arbiter took off straight after sesa only to be forced to spin away for 2 banshee's came to give sesa cover.
Taking them all on my skills had yet to be shown in vehicles specially in flight. But I held my own keeping banshee's off each others backs.
"He is hiding in another part of the station. We will need more reinforcments."
"All you have is the phantom I will do my best to keep them off of you." Rtas spoke in the coms piloting the banshee fighting off the enemy grunts who held large fuel rod cannons in their hands.
Firing the plasma cannons aiming them towards the flailing grunts herding them towards the edge. Some nose dived off the very edge, hearing them scream as they fell into the swirling storm. I laughed at how ridiculous it was, soon the arbiter was above me except turned upside down.
"Ha show off, you really need to concentrate what is at hand sir."
"Oh? Didn't know if you were flying or playing."
Shaking my head turning a sharp right heading towards sesa's last location, the pod opened the banshee still in mid air sliding out from behind. The enemy banshee fell over the edge, having already landed on my two feet. Leaning against a pillar waiting on the older and wiser arbiter join me. Rtas decided to join us, it was good to get to see him in action again. He hacked the console that had locked down behind sesa.
"It's open let's go." He ordered some of his elite minors followed with the grunts behind, arbiter and I came in behind them.
The inside was like a huge container for the flood, they swam around in green liquid filled tanks. Creeping me out, rtas seemed to have alot of tension having the flood around.
"Keep your gaurd up, these vile beasts are a worthy advirsary. Grunts stay behind the elites."
It was hard to not want to give some small comfort to rtas, but I knew I had too keep my identity. Staying silent at the arbiters side, rtas noticed I was holding a carbine. He approached me taking the carbine from my hands. Replacing each hand with his own plasma pistols.
"These will be more effective against the small beasts.." For the first time he had shown some compassion towards me.
It felt odd, nodding accepting the weapons gratfully. Once a hologram appeared before us sesa hovered in mid air. Rtas spoke up to intimidate him.
"Come out and fight, stop hiding." Sesa only laughed turning his attention towards the arbiter.
"Arbiter, finally a worthy oppenant. If I was to do by anyones hands it would be by yours."
Thel growled quietly soon the flood began to jump, and crawl towards us wanting to infect each and everyone of us. I had froze for this was the first time I had come across them in person. They were just as smelly and hideous up close.
"Kaybra this is no time to freeze up.." Rtas called out, Stepping back away from them. I felt frightened, too scared too pull the triggers on the rifles in my hands. Soon a body stood before me taking care of the little bastards for me, falling onto my rear dropping the rifles.
Rtas defended me keeping each one away from me, his massive weight cracked the weight of the glass under his feet. Standing up after a quick head shake trying to throw out the fear, only for rtas to spin recongizing that move as my own. He had his sword activated thrusting close to my left side stabbing into a large flood behind me. His body lightly pressed against mine, his head lowered almost touching the side of mine. I hadn't felt his left hand pressed against my lower back.
My hands hung limp at my sides, the others still fighting off their own battles. Rtas and I stood for a moment it was as if he had zoned out for a moment. Inhaling my scent, I figured my cover was blown now. But instead he pressed me back rough against the nearest pillar behind me.
"I understand this is your first time fighting the flood. But you will most likely become one of them if you do not keep your gaurd up. If you let fear consume you, you might as well join them. Do you understand.. Kaybra?"
I nodded quickly what was up with the males pushing me against the walls today, I didn't dare fight back knowing he could hurt me very easily this close. Swallowing quickly sliding my body out from under rtas massive form. Hurrying over towards the arbiters side, rtas chuckled keeping his eyes on me for a little longer he was in deep thought.
Only for us to enter thru another door leading us towards a massive elevator, and along the massive walls were tubes filled with the diseased flood. But somehow they had escaped their cells, attacking anyone in their way. All of us except rtas stood upon the elevator rtas went for reinforcments, leaving us again with minors.
Once the elevator began to decsend, the filthy flood began to fall one by one ontop of us having to defend ourselves I was able to shoot the little ones away from our feet. Slowly the fear began to subside, but when it came to the larger ones, arbiter and the minors began to surround me protecting me.