Chapter 13- Rebellion
Hello my readers, today most of this chapter will be from Jarburus's point of view to show how the Loyalists operate without Grunts, how they treat each other, and to give you a view from the enemy side of the war. Hope you enjoy.
At Dosaic
Jarburus walked through the hallway inside the Loyalists base. As he was walking by he saw many Brutes conversing, Jackals along with Skirmishers taking weapons, and Drones asleep on the ceiling.
Jarburus continued walking holding his Gravity Hammer with great pride because the Hierarchs have chosen him to quell the heresy of delusional Brutes.
Jarburus continued to walk in the hallway until he stopped at the docking bay.
"Give me four Phantoms, get the squads prepared now!" Jarburus yelled towards a Brute Major
"Yes Chieftain." The Brute Major said.
After the Brute Major left, he returned a moment later.
"Chieftain, three Phantoms are ready at docking bay C."
Jarburus left to docking bay C. After Jarburus entered docking bay C, he was approached by pair of Brute body guards.
"Chieftain, we were assigned to protect you, they were orders from the Hierarchs. We guarantee your safety." One of the Brute bodyguards said.
"Fine. Are the troops loaded into the Phantoms?" Jarburus asked.
"Yes Chieftain. Our forces are prepared to depart for the Heretic Base."
"Lets depart then, the sooner we destroy this rebellion the better." Jarburus said.
The four Phantoms departed for the Heretic Base near Eayn. It was a red, triangular shaped space station. It was about the same size as the Gas Mine near Threshold.
"Land each Phantom on one of each of the four landing platforms." Jarburus ordered the Brute pilots.
The Pilots followed Jarburus's instructions.
"Jarburus, rebels are preparing their defenses, what shall we do?" One of the Pilots asked.
"Send in Brutes supported by Jackals to break their defenses, as soon as their defenses fall send in the Skirmishers and Drones to finish them off." Jarburus said.
"What shall you do?" Another one of the pilots asked.
"Don't think I will be left out of the battle." Jarburus said as he jumped down the Phantom's gravity lift.
Jarburus along with a group of five Jackals and four Brutes, two of which are his bodyguards. Jarburus along with his lance entered the building while the other lances entered through different entrances. As the Jackals entered the station, Jarburus followed along with his Brutes. Jarburus saw them, the rebellious Brutes, these heretics. These were first his kind, the guardians who would transcend and follow their gods onto the Great Journey to become gods as well. But now they were nothing to him, they were only traitors, heretics, only a pebble on the wonderful path towards the Great Journey. They are insects that needed to be exterminated from existence. They are unworthy pests in the eyes of the Loyalists. But Jarburus knew they were once loyal, but even he wondered what made them rebel, is it possible he actually felt sorrow towards them. No, no, he was loyal to the prophets and only towards the prophets. Jarburus returned to his senses and noticed that the rebels were engaging his troops. The Jackals were pushing through their defenses along with the Brutes but the rebels were forming quite a struggle. These rebels were dressed in primitive armor, showing their original tribal ways before their alliance with the Covenant.
"Do not let them get passed this location!" One of the rebels yelled.
Jarburus was taking cover behind a wall as his bodyguards defended him as they shot at rebels with their maulers. The Jackals and Brutes pushed the rebels back to their weak defenses, shade turrets manned by rebel Brutes.
"Take out those turrets by using your Brute shots!" Jarburus yelled.
The Brutes switched their weapons to Brute shots and quickly destroyed the shade turrets guarding the entrance leading to the inner parts of the station.
"Send in the Drones and Skirmishers, we shall continue towards the inner part of the station." Jarburus said.
After a few moments later the Drones and Skirmishers arrived.
"Lead the lances towards the inner part of the station, destroy all of the rebels forces, I need to retrieve an important object." Jarburus said.
"But Chieftain, I thought our orders were to quell this heresy." A Brute Major said.
Jarburus quickly stabbed the Brute Major through the chest with the blade of his gravity hammer.
"Does anyone else have any questions?" Jarburus asked.
Nobody dared to answer. Jarburus left along with his two bodyguards while the lances continued toward the inner part of the facility. As he continued to walk through the passages he saw something that caught his attention, could it be yes it was, it was the forerunner artifact. But suddenly many rebels came to block the entrance of the room where the forerunner artifact was kept.
"You shall never take this artifact." One of the rebels said.
"You and your prophets will be crushed by our might." Another one of the rebels said.
Jarburus readied his gravity hammer and charged at the five rebels. He slammed his gravity hammer against the floor, the hammer emitted a gravitational pulse which made the rebels fly against the wall.
"Fools, you all will be left behind when we become gods." Jarburus said as he mocked the rebels.
Jarburus entered the room that contained the forerunner artifact. Jarburus approached the small artifact and gently clenched it in his hand.
"Get the phantoms prepared for extraction from the station, after this send in the cruiser to destroy this pathetic space station." Jarburus said to one of the Phantom pilots.
Jarburus exited the space station towards the landing pad escorted by his bodyguards. Jarburus along with his lances that sustained minimal causalities left in the Phantoms to Dosaic.