Me: I'm back, and so is Thel! And as a bonus, we have Rtas 'Vadumee!
Rtas: Why am I here!? I will shoot you if I don't get an answer!
Me: Yeah, not if you don't have your plasma rifle.*tosses the weapon in a trash can*
Thel: This is some sort of joke for the human. And he stole my energy swords!
Me: You two are way too docile when you don't have weapons at hand. I don't own these two or Halo, only Hyak 'Vadam.
Chapter One
A pair of eyes watched Thel from the shadows as he trained a few Sangheili. The eyes, blue-gray in color, and similar to a human's, showed interest as the fleet master sparred, his energy swords slicing the air with a deadly grace.
The owner of the eyes, sixteen-year-old Hyak 'Vadam, watched in awe as his adoptive father easily beat three of the warriors at the same time, stopping a sword just before it would kill. Hyak always watched his father's training in secret, with dreams of one day joining him on the battle field against the humans who had abandoned him not long after birth, according to Thel.
Thel blocked an attack from one of the elites, and with a kick to the chest, the elite was sent crashing into the ground a little bit away from where the human teen hid. Hyak chuckled silently as the elite, the son of Rtas 'Vadumee, Orion, stood back up and charged again, roaring with his mandibles spread. Hyak had gotten to know Orion a while back, but still couldn't help but laugh at the elite's hot headed nature.
"Calm yourself, Orion," Thel said, sidestepping the charge and tripping the younger Sangheili. "You must learn to keep your rage under wraps and use it to your advantage. I hope you heard that, Hyak." Hyak smiled innocently as he stepped out of hiding, his blonde hair lighting up slightly in the sunlight.
"I did, dad," he said.
Thel sighed, and tossed and energy sword to Hyak, who, out of surprise, dropped it. "Well, come on now. If you want to watch, you might as well join the training."
"I can train as well," Hyak asked, picking up the sword. Thel nodded, and motioned for the three elites he had beaten a little bit before to join in as well.
"Now, don't let your guard down. That goes for all of you. And I don't want to see any reckless charging again," Thel said, aiming the last part to Orion, who had joined the other trainees beside Hyak.
Being a human, someone would have suspected that Hyak would be smaller than the elites, especially at sixteen, but instead, he was just about their height, with the same strength and speed as the average elite. Hyak was fit, with a powerful build that was contained within his human form.
"Let's begin, then," Thel said, and Orion was the first to lunge, only to get blocked with ease. Hyak stayed in his spot as the other three elites each took a turn at striking, all of them having their attacks blocked. "It's your turn, Hyak."
Hyak took a deep breath and lunged. He swung his sword in an arch before him, and changed direction at the last second, sweeping the sword in an upward motion. Thel, who had been prepared for the arch, was surprised when his adopted son sent his sword into the air and made a movement that would have killed him instantly, had the human teen not stopped at the last second.
The four Sangheili trainees, all of them having been Hyak's age, gaped at the combination of a feint and a stab that the human had used. Sangheili were supposedly known to be the only species that could wield an energy sword with such skill, but a human had out done an expert on the first try.
"That was impressive, son," 'Vadam said, patting Hyak's shoulder. "I would have to think that you've been sneaking in practice time." Hyak laughed at the statement, shrugging.
"It really just came naturally." Hyak grinned as he usually did, walking over to the four trainees.
"Hey, kid, did you seriously say that came naturally to you," one of the elites, with green serpentine eyes and a deep voice, asked, and Hyak nodded. "Nice. I'm Gilc 'Sentari. Why don't you try giving me a few lessons? I could probably use them."
"You did fine. Remember, I saw the entire practice." Gilc snorted in laughter, trying to control himself.
"Thanks for that. I thought I stunk horribly." Hyak rolled his eyes and looked to his father, who had retrieved his sword, and swapped it for a plasma rifle.
"Now, I'd like to try something. Each of you will take a plasma rifle and hit any targets that get released." He turned quickly and fired as a disk flew out of no where, hitting it out of the air. The two trainees that Hyak didn't know mumbled something in the Sangheilion language, so he couldn't exactly understand it. Though, he did know it had to do with them admiring Thel's combat skills. "Now, come on. We don't have much time left before sundown. I want you each to fire five shots at least before ending this."
Orion, as usual, was the first to grab a rifle, and readied himself. A couple of disks flew, and he shot both of them, but missed the third with all three shots he fired. "Crap," he swore, tossing the weapon to Gilc. "I can't believe I missed that."
"You rushed it," Hyak said simply, watching as Gilc shot four out of five targets that were sent up.
"Hey, just because you beat your father with the energy swords doesn't mean you can get cocky about it. You're not better than the rest of us. You're only a human after all."
A vein popped in Hyak's forehead at the statement. "Did you just say what I think you said," he growled, making Orion snort.
"Yeah, I did. You got a problem with that, little human?" That sent Hyak over the edge. He scowled and caught the plasma rifle as it was tossed his way, and opened fire. Without noticing, he shot all five disks out of the air, and aimed at Orion. Thel noticed what was happening, and moved to stop it.
"Hyak, what in the name of the Forerunners do you think you are doing," he said, grabbing the weapon.
"Being a pitiful, hotheaded human, that's what," Orion joked, earning a glare from the thirty-six-year-old elite. "What? It's true."
"When I get my hands on you, I am going to tear your head off," Hyak said, his eyes going yellow and serpentine in anger.
"Hey, Hyak, cool it, Orion is just jealous," Gilc said, trying to calm him. Hyak only tensed up, his pupils narrowing even further.
"Okay, both of you, stop this, now. I am disappointed with the both of you," Thel said. "Both of you are to sit out the rest of this training. Now." Orion and Hyak went to argue, but stopped when Thel opened his mandibles in a scowl. The two of them sighed and walked off, scowling themselves.
Hyak glared at Orion from a distance, underneath a tree, as Thel went back to working with Gilc and the other two elites. A shimmer in the air caught Hyak's attention, and he managed to see the flickering outline of an elite of the council. The elite deactivated its camouflage and said something to the fleet master, who froze up, but only for a moment before nodding.
Thel looked to the trainees and called for the end of the session before walking off with the councilor, leaving the five confused. Hyak walked back over to the others, and saw that Orion was already back, speaking with one of the Sangheili.
"What was that all about," Gilc asked Hyak. He shrugged, then he remembered what had happened during his father's previous mission against the humans.
"I think I know what's happening. Did you hear what happened to the sacred ring a while back," Hyak asked, catching the attention of the others.
"The one that the demon blew up," one of the others, the elite that had been speaking with Orion, asked.
"Obviously, Delgen," Orion said, punching the other elite.
"Wasn't your dad supposed to protect the ring," the fourth trainee asked, facing Hyak.
"Don't blame my father for the ring's destruction. It was all the demon's fault."
"Sure it was," Orion said. "Your father is a heretic for allowing the ring's destruction. He delayed the Great Journey that our superiors are working so hard for!"
Hyak turned red in anger, but Gilc restrained him, so that no one was caught in the cross fire. Orion snorted and walked off, followed by the other two, leaving Gilc and Hyak.
"Hyak, we may not know each other, but you really need to cool it," Gilc said, releasing the teen. "You're acting immature. Orion, he is immature." The both of them burst into laughter at the statement.
"I just hope the council sees that my father wasn't responsible for the ring," Hyak said, not knowing what would happen in just a few hours.
Me: So, what do you all think?
Thel 'Vadam: I can't believe you had me defeated by a human!
Rtas 'Vadumee: When I get my hands on you-
Me: Too bad I can't let you two go free til this is over. Anyways, R&R please!