Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Iron Cross. Enjoy the 5800-word chapter. I do not own Warhammer or Halo, Gameshop and 343 do.
(Sigma Octanus IV, February 29th, 2532.)
The pinpricks of light above the planet looked like a ball of fire. He had something else to try and think of it all for now.
Halius watched as the stars themselves seemed to fight. He could count over 200…. All Covenant, Imperial, and UNSC fighter craft.
The Covenant through a manner he believed clever? Had shown up and allowed a quartet of ships on the less defended northern pole of the planet…. A soldier known as Jacob Keyes had confronted them and through a genius strike of strategic genius had reduced their fleet to atoms.
The problem was the covenant had used the battle to land millions of ground troops. Which was soon reinforced by armor and then aircraft.
"How many?" Halius heard, the lenses of his helm's eyes appearing to glisten at this.
"Close to half a one hundred thousand, Captain Titus," Halius stated as he stepped over the burnt husks of 20 guardsmen. "We lost 40 men in the last skirmish and their artillery has kept us from assaulting the airfields," Halius added while continuing his hike.
His position was the remains of a bloodied hill. The corpses told of a strafing run by Banshees which slaughtered a line of guardsmen. It was a poorly defended position but there were 3 squads of dead covenant infantry.
"We cannot sustain these losses for now." Halius heard as he hummed.
"We are… If we advance? They will suppress us. The Covenant have turned their largest city into a fortress. The UNSC lost 200 marines fighting at Alpha Base…. We lost 25 Ultramarines to their air support." Halius reminded Igaros as he walked.
Halius passed other bodies… Not those of military personnel but civilians. He passed a family…. Charred down to bones, bits of clothing stuck to it.
Halius frowned as he paused to grab an object caked in dust…. Lifting it? He was face to face with a small dog which one of the skeletons had clutched as if it was life and death.
Halius glowered with anger, with pure venom and hate. Civilians had died in this battle, the innocent and those who had been butchered in fire and by a species who had no mercy.
The rest of them would be saved. The Covenant would suffer, and Halius would ensure that for the rest of his life… It was a hard idea to deal with for now and for a good reason.
There was part of things that needed to break. They would all be killed and he would ensure they got off this world.
The Covenant? Those whom he fought would die in horrible battles either way.
This was a lot more to try and figure it…. They had to find a way to save the city or else nobody was going to endure it for now.
Halius seemed to be distracted as something wet fell upon his ground and then looked to the side.
Halius hummed and then looked to the side, there were a lot of ideas. They had a lot of different sides at the end and it was dealt with it.
Halius looked towards the sky as a squadron of banshees passed overhead. The Ultramarine was angry, very angry as the fading of engines brought him back to reality.
They had a lot more to deal with… The battle was going to be brutal, long, and painful.
Halius slowly let the doll fall to the ground and he relaxed for now… This was a lot of things but it was going to be a bloodbath before he came home.
"Captain Titus? The covenant army has not moved from where they were stationed. We are still observing them but currently? I do not know their numbers nor their objective." Halius added with a frown as he sighed.
There was movement behind him as Halius quickly drew his sidearm, bringing up the plasma pistol towards their skull with the speed of lightning itself.
The figure moved, revealing a skull which made Halius shake his head, tired and angry.
"A reiver?" Halius asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I was busy killing their sentries, Lieutenant." The reiver said as Halius hummed.
"There are not supposed to be any Imperial forces near this location," Halius stated as he looked in the direction of their camp. "Where is the rest of your squad?" Halius asked, eyebrow raised under his helm.
Both Ultramarines fell silent after this. Halius knew they were telling the truth, however… Even a Covenant spy would not be able to contain their bloodlust around such a tempting target.
"At the river…. They are excavating an object within the main museum." Halius heard as he frowned.
'All this security for a relic? What would draw their ire so badly that they would take care to preserve the location but slaughter the humans?' Halius thought as he looked back at the soldier.
Halius brought his hand and pointed back towards the camp. They needed to regroup, prepare for another fight, and make plans to redouble their efforts.
"Halius? Take our forces and return to camp… The battle in orbit brings more Covenant forces to the planet and we are seeing signs of the Orks mobilizing towards this system soon." Halius heard from Titus.
Halius looked over at the reiver, nodded towards camp and the two began the hike there.
If they were going to be dealing with Covenant? They needed to regroup and prepare for another strike, without that many soldiers to hold off the army. They would not last long.
It was only a matter of time and effort before the Covenant and the Imperium/UNSC were pushed into another larger battle.
And Halius knew attacking the Covenant would still not be so easy, they were in a lot of different ideas for now… They had a lot more to deal with for now.
It was a lot harder to deal with for now… They had a LOT more to comprehend as it came time to fight.
"How is the battle in orbit? The Covenant have pushed us hard and it is clear they came looking for the fight I assumed they would have to." Halius seemed to be dealt with as he relaxed and then thought of it.
They had a lot of different ideas as he thought of it all. Halius seemed to be relaxed for the time being and walked towards the hill where the camp was.
Halius hummed and then thought of it as he cracked his fingers. They were skilled soldiers and he knew that he would have to relax.
They had a lot more to try and figure out as he thought of it all as he thought of it all now.
They had a lot more to try and think of it as he thought as he relaxed and he relaxed… There was a lot more to try and figure out.
(With the rest of the UNSC and Imperium)
Titus hummed and then relaxed and he cracked his fingers…. He was able to figure it out.
Assaulting the city? It would have been much harder for now. The covenant appeared dug in and a direct siege on them would also lead to most of the city being destroyed and massive guardsmen losses.
Titus knew most of the guardsmen in battle. Halius seemed to be fighting just as dangerous for now…. The battle?
"Lieutenant? What is your position?" Titus asked as a Thunderhawk landed next to him.
"Near the city of Cote d'Azur… There is still half a million-covenant infantry." Halius stated as the sound of gunfire was heard.
Halius seemed to be dealt with for now… They had a lot of different ideas as he looked to the side.
Halius hummed and then crossed his arms and cracked his fingers. There was a lot more to try and deal with for now and he was all too much interested in it all.
There was more for the Ultramarines and the UNSC… They had to fight, had to strike much harder.
Perhaps it was a chaotic little thing for now… They had a LOT more ideas for now.
'Attempting to strike the city now will ensure that we lose plenty of soldiers… The rest of the guardsmen were fighting for every single inch of terrain.' Titus thought of it all differently at the end of it.
They had a LOT more terrain to reclaim but it was clear something had to break… And would break on account of it being harder and harder at the end of it all before it came down to it.
Halius seemed to think of it all as he looked to think of it as he thought and then relaxed once more now and for good.
Titus watched as a group of hornets flew overhead. Both were silent, the entire planet was a battlefield and the UNSC was throwing themselves into the battle.
Halius had reported most of their army was all in one city… If it was not for the circumstances in this battle? Either the UNSC or Imperium would have destroyed their army with orbital bombardment.
Instead? The Imperium and UNSC were engrossed in the battle in both orbit and ground side.
"Lieutenant?" Titus asked as Halius's side responded with gunfire.
"Battling covenant patrols up and down the coast. Where are the Spartans? We split up to recon different covenant bases." Halius stated before he hummed.
"The Covenant has managed to bypass the fleet in orbit." Halius heard from Fred as Halius hummed.
"They managed to bring warships to the surface?" Halius heard before he shook his head.
"Several cruisers and a class five flagship…" Halius heard as he shook his head.
Halius hummed and then sighed. That meant one of their carriers which meant they had an army of covenant soldiers to deal with. Halius frowned, too tired at the end to think as Titus sighed.
The battle was two-sided and it was beginning to get massively problematic for all sides… If the covenant had so many soldiers? It would still take hours of protracted warfare to kill them and they were bound to take losses either way.
If the Orks reached the ground? It would turn into a bloodbath. The Ultramarines and Salamanders knew the Orks were dangerous to even the best soldiers in the Imperium and they were strong enough to run ragged across the planet.
"Lieutenant? We have seen more covenant infantry…. Most seem to be setting up camps in the major dwellings… They are looking for something." Titus heard as Halius snorted.
"I am aware, brother Fax…. They have dug in deep and the last groups of Scions I dispatched there reported they have at least one cruiser over the city." Halius stated as the two Astartes sighed.
"Halius? Return to base. Sergeant Fax? Return as well, Ultramarine or Salamander? It makes no difference. We will need to strike at the enemy." Titus stated to which Halius was silent.
The sounds of battlefield fighting soon came up all over the communication systems. Halius hummed at the prospect of fighting the covenant all over the planet as they relaxed and then continued to keep fighting.
"More of them…. Punch through them, Igaros! Igaros, where are you?! I told you to stay close to me." Halius added with clear anger in his tone.
Halius seemed to relax for now… The sounds of bolter fire soon began to become a drum of thunder and pain as he seemed to hear more and more gunfire come over the radio.
"They are assaulting the beaches again! Push back against the bulk of their forces!" Halius heard as he sighed to himself.
There was going to be a VERY long battle today for the planet. The planet was going to be a wasteland if they even managed to free it.
Halius knew this… And he would not relent until either they were cleaned off the planet or he was dead.
They had a lot more to try and deal with it for now… They had a lot of different ideas when it was all over.
(With Halius)
Halius continued to fire, splitting the head of an elite in half with his bolter as he looked over.
"Part of me believes you wanted this fight." Halius heard as he hummed and then shook his head.
"Not at all…. I just expected another large battle given the last few fleet movements." Halius heard as they thought of the battlefield either way.
He looked at the reiver as the rest of them continued to fight through the covenant patrols.
They were interrupted by a banshee crashing into the stone next to them, azure flames licking at the ground as fire melted away from the heat.
Halius snorted as a Stormhawk interceptor flew over them before the guns of the craft sang and sent the lance of covenant soldiers sprinting away.
Halius hummed and then looked and then looked to the side. Igaros clung to the rocks, armor burning as both looked to the side and it was all too amusing on the end of it.
They had a LOT of different ideas now… The Stormhawk flew off and Halius was too disturbed to notice there was the wreckage of 7 Avenger fighters.
Halius frowned and then shook his head and looked to the side… He looked at the shattered hulls of wreckage, steel, and twisted metal which reminded him of what was growing on his mind.
Halius seemed to wait a moment, watching as the others slowly emerged towards him. Halius hummed and then shook his head and then thought of the next battle for now.
Halius hummed at the idea of something else like the battle pushed them backwards.
"We need to get back to camp," Halius said as he looked at the coast which held a pair of broken Covenant battlecruisers and a UNSC Frigate.
Halius sighed and then shook his head before he looked toward Igaros.
They had a lot more to try and think of it all as both allowed them to grasp it for now… They were soldiers, they were all too much of a threat for now…. They had a lot more on their mind.
The soldiers within them told them this was a threat, a rather large threat… Both times? They had a lot more at the time being… This was a lot harsher than before.
Still? Halius did not at all relent, he did not bow… If the Covenant wanted war so badly? He would aid them there.
Halius watched as another group of banshees soared overhead. There would be more covenant soldiers soon if they stayed and while Halius did not mind fighting them off? He knew that these sorts of battles.
Halius seemed to be tired at the time… There was nothing short of chaos on the battlefield.
"How is the situation in orbit," Halius asked to which he hummed and then thought of it.
There was a lot more to the battle than the terrestrial aspect. They had a LOT more to do and if the battle in orbit turned wrong? It might not matter if they clean off the covenant for the battle.
Halius seemed to be tired now… There were a lot of things to deal with for now.
"Last I heard? We destroyed 3 cruisers but they crippled 2 frigates and have begun to attempt to board some of the ships." Halius heard as he looked to the side.
The idea of a battlefield above them for now… Bothered Halius, but his talents lay in attempting to fight ground warfare.
(1 hour later)
Halius trudged through the doorway as he sighed and then thought of something for now…. They had a lot more to deal with.
Halius shook his head relaxed and cracked his fingers…. There was something else on his mind as the Ultramarine rolled his arms.
He was tired, far too tired. His armored body sagged for a moment as the augmented human glanced a look over at the others.
There was a lot more to his friends than their skills on the battlefield. This was a lot more chaotic and he thought of it all as it was all too interesting.
Halius sighed, too fascinated now and it would not be like that anytime soon.
Igaros seemed to be amused with it as both were too interested as he cracked his fingers… They had it for now.
They had a lot more to try and think of it…. The battle was too shocking for now.
Halius sighed to himself and then thought of it… It was a lot harder and harder now.
This was not a lot more to try and think of it differently. Halius sighed to himself and looked downwards, his eyes wide with one person.
They had a lot more to try and think to deal with… This was a clear-cut battle…. And all of it was clear cut with for now….
Titus seemed to relax for the moment as the Ultramarine thought of all and it was painful.
Halius being himself simply saw a lot more to deal with… They had a lot of different goals; it would not have been much for now.
Granted? The more chaotic it was, the more they had a LOT more than this now.
It was a lot more to try and think of it for now… There was just too much now and it was much more of the same.
Halius being himself? Simply wanted to relax but they were too interested at the end of it all when it all seemed to be dealt with for now.
Halius was too interested in it all before he thought of the next moment as they thought of it.
Titus glanced at him as Halius passed trenches lined with Ultramarines, rows of guardsmen who seemed more machine-like than human due to their unyielding posture and the husks of a covenant cruiser and an imperial strike cruiser.
Their camp? Their camp was itself a battleground. Halius glanced up as if expecting the stars themselves to fall out of the sky.
Each star was a ship and each time one crashed down? It was a loss for a side he did not know at this distance… The idea of fire being tossed into the sky as he paused and then strode forward. Utter madness to him.
Halius faced the captain with stone face resolved, his helm clasped under his arm and a solemn expression etched into his features.
"The covenant army outnumbers us 10 to 1 and every major settlement has either been occupied or burned to ash… The covenant wants something and I am not sure which." Halius added, crossing his arms as he set his helm atop a tank.
"I am aware. The Spartan and the UNSC have told us similarly." Halius heard as the Ultramarine blinked.
"You of all people should know the covenant will not at all give up…" Halius stated as Titus nodded.
Halius looked off into the distance for a second, eyes set in a familiar glance towards something. Titus knew he knew well enough that Halius was glancing towards the Spartans who rode into the base on a warthog, tires squealing.
The rows of UNSC marines and army troopers reminded Halius of a terracotta army…. So many soldiers were willing to throw away their lives for a fate they did not know.
Halius would ask nothing more of the soldiers around him. it surprised him so much that these soldiers were willingly able to die for their craft.
"We are planning to assault the cities, are we not?" Halius asked, returning his gaze to Titus. "Both upon the surface and in space? We cannot guarantee victory." Halius stated to which Titus nodded.
The only way to fight the covenant would be to assault in open warfare…. This battle had gone from simply a large-scale siege to a slugfest where the most common action was slaughter in personal combat.
It was the shrieking of a group of banshees that made Halius grip his helm, and place it atop his head…. And returned to the battlefield, unfurling his sword which he had finally found a name he wished for.
Blind Justice. Then? Halius set off into the battlefield, and Titus knew he would return, drenched in the blood of covenant soldiers.
The Spartans who looked just as ragged and bean down emerged. Halius looked at the Spartans as he passed them.
"Are you tired? This battle will not end soon…." Halius asked to Chief who nodded. "Then I will see you soon," Halius added, walking off towards the sounds of covenant soldiers.
Neither side rested. Halius had cast off any illusions the Spartans were not as perfect a soldier as Astartes. They knew only battle; they were trained to be the best of humanity.
They were Astartes in all but name and he treated them as such. Halius seemed to be dealt with for now…. Their power was skilled.
Titus heard gunfire as Halius led more guardsmen and his brothers into combat.
"He is a soldier…. Skilled at the end… But he had to try and think of it." Halius seemed to relax and cracked his fingers as the sounds of combat began.
Chief looked at Halius who was busy fighting. The Ultramarine decapitated an elite with his blade before tossing the body aside.
"He's been fighting since we landed," Igaros stated before watching an elite slam into a stone, shattering it.
"Because Halius desires nothing more than to fight and be fought, Igaros… He wishes to be this." Igaros seemed to be dealt with as he thought.
Halius seemed to be more and more amused at the end. There were a lot of different battles and Halius relaxed.
Another brute seemed to slam into the wall, their neck broken as Igaros watched Halius clash with the covenant patrol.
He was all too interested in battle. Halius hummed, sword twisting through his fingers and he clashed with the covenant with a brutal rage, a growl… A roar of rage that Titus had not heard before.
Halius was angry…. They had a lot more to understand for now.
"You want to fight…" Titus stated as the sounds of gunfire alerted them for more covenant soldiers.
Halius seemed to be tired at the end of this battle. There was a lot more to talk about and yet?
All he saw from Halius was rage, a lot more chaotic hate, and a soldier who was dicing up the covenant like they were dinner.
Linda watched an elite go down, blood dripping from their chest as Halius buried Blind Justice into them, and watched another guardsman collapse, half of their face burned off.
Halius drove his blade through the skull of the next elite, splattering the stone around them.
"He wants to kill the covenant… And it means drenching the rest of the planet." Titus stated before he looked to the side.
There was a lot more to think about and it was clear that they were too interested.
There were a lot of different ideas as they came crashing down as they looked and then came down to it.
Halius hummed to himself and then thought of it all as he tired himself out… There was a lot of it now and then relaxed for now.
There was a lot more to try and think of it… There was a lot of it as he cracked his fingers and then paused once more.
Halius seemed to be dealing with something beyond the pain…. It was more than he could have possibly dealt with for now.
The idea of it was harder and harder to relax now.
To be fair? They had more than needed to be handled for now and for a good reason.
Halius seemed to be dealt with for now… They had a lot more to try and figure it out.
Halius seemed to be dealing with it for now. He continued to decimate the covenant with the guardsmen and the few of his brothers who had followed him.
Both Master Chief and Linda stared after the Ultramarine seemed to tear through the remaining covenant, his blade soaked in the ichor of Xeno foes before the Ultramarine seemed to turn and then looked at them.
Halius seemed to tap his blade and looked over at the end of the others.
Halius hummed and then sighed as he looked to the side… There were a lot of things on his mind… He knew better and knew more and more he was furious as to it now and for good reason.
The Ultramarine stood, covered in the blood of slain covenant soldiers… And then he turned as another wave of covenant infantry charged them, backed up by a trio of ghosts.
Halius hummed. He wanted war and now? Now he was given it… There was a LOT more to deal with for now… Halius hummed and then sighed once more.
Halius hummed and then looked to the side… There was a lot more he could do but he was not able to try and think of it all for now.
There was a LOT more to deal with and this battle? They had a lot more to try and figure it out now.
He was too interested in combat. They would fight and they would deal with it for now.
(With Master Chief and Titus)
Chief watched as the battle continued to come again and again…. There was NOTHING left with it all for now.
They had a lot more to deal with, for now, this chaos was something that Chief was used to.
Chief knew more and more that each little desire to end it was something that had pushed him…. They had been asked to fight a battle beyond it all.
Halius was fighting for them and it was bothering Chief. The Spartan wanted to fight; he wanted nothing more than to relax.
Yet? Despite this? Chief knew that Halius was going to return and they would plot, he would continue to vanish and win…. But he knew that Halius would ask them both to continue practicing for the mission now.
"He's been fighting since the war started." Titus heard as Kelly nodded.
"He's very eager to get to work for now." Halius hummed to deal with it for now and then looked to the side… A lot more to relax.
There was a lot more to deal with and both were tired… They had a lot more to try and think of it all as he paused to relax.
Halius hummed and then relaxed and then he paused and then then paused once more…. They would have to think about it all.
Chief knew better than to attempt to deal with the covenant directly…. What little pieces of mercy he had were uncommon… He was too amused by it all now.
There was a lot more both Chief and Halius could have dealt with for now… A lot they wanted to deal with now.
Though? The Spartans within John knew the covenant would not be easily ejected from the planet.
Most of the covenant on the battlefield was willing to meet them in open battle… But most of them were willing to fight them to the end.
That was a problem, it was a major problem when it came down to how they needed to appear.
"You don't plan to fight the entire covenant army openly," Chief added to which Titus hummed.
"The covenant wants a fight… Just like Halius stated. They are too eager to die to have much in the way of tactics." Titus stated before he looked towards Halius. "The lieutenant will no doubt fight them to the nearest city… Also? No, I do not… I plan to lead the covenant out of the way and then whittle them down." Titus stated to which more roars were heard.
Neither of them noticed Linda and Igaros had vanished. Titus did not blame them, the Spartans wanted to fight as much as any Ultramarine, and Igaros wanted to help his friend.
"I assume you have a plan, Master Chief?" Titus asked to which Chief nodded.
(With Halius)
Halius skewered a brute captain, ripping their skull out as he and the Imperial platoon crested the hill.
More covenant swarmed them, dozens of grunts of varying shapes covered the battlefield in their small imp battles. Halius watched more, jackals and elites behind them like a tide of multi-colored water.
Halius raised his sword, the Ultramarine silently challenging the entire army as the Ultramarines arrived, bolters clacking… Behind them? Dozens of guardsmen with lasguns charged, all of them as zealous as the covenant.
Halius led them all… As a soldier and a warrior of the Ultramarines? The Astartes led the charge into the Xeno hordes, slashing and stabbing any who dared charge him.
The sound of gunfire from both sides tore through the sky, plasma and bolts burned the very air as blood was spilled on both sides… Both armies threw themselves into the violent melee, eager to fight.
Halius tossed aside his tactical acumen as it became pointless… All battles today still dissolved into senseless butchery, it all defaulted to them killing each other regardless.
To be fair? There was a lot more to battle but it was clear Halius wanted blood and that would come naturally.
He was eager to fight and slay as all Astartes had done… Now? Now he had better things to do and it was clear one had to deal with.
To be fair? He was trained from a young age to desire conflict like this, from a young age to chase down monsters and send them to the other side.
Now? Now he would do what he had to if it meant killing them… He would have allowed nothing further… Nothing more than chaos… All of it? All of it was more than enough.
Now? Halius just felt like he was eager to kill it for now. He had a lot more to deal with it for now.
He had a lot more to try and think of it… He had a lot more to lose if he did not for now… There was a lot more to try and think of now.
Halius hummed to himself as more gunfire crested the hill… Familiar gunfire as he turned to see more reinforcements from the UNSC.
Halius hummed to himself as the UNSC followed… And with it? Blue Team as he heard a familiar tone.
"Did you wish to just start fights with every single person on this planet?" Halius heard as Igaros rushed up to him.
"Only the covenant." Halius deadpanned to himself as he looked to the side.
There were a lot of things that made Halius tired now as he turned, staring at the dozens of covenant infantry.
"This isn't going to help…" Igaros stated as Halius hummed.
"The more we kill? The more of them will come to fight… Which draws away more soldiers from their bases." Halius added which was not exactly wrong.
Halius knew more than anything that the covenant would not dare turn down a fight as well, they craved the death of the Imperium… He also knew he wanted a fight.
Halius hummed and then looked once again at the covenant army. He had a lot more covenant left to take down now and there was not at all a second to waste.
With a nod to Igaros, Halius crested the hill and charged at the covenant, emptying the remains of his bolter into the covenant soldiers as several exploded into a chunky paste.
Halius heard the whine of an engine of death… A dreadnought, the undying engine of death with which the Astartes used to fight their bloodiest battles.
Halius and the army slammed into the covenant army, Halius skewered a golden elite and tossed it to the side, using Blind Justice to block a hammer from a brute.
The battle soon became blurred as the Ultramarines tore through covenant soldiers, knives, chain swords, and other weapons turning elites and brutes into chucky stains… The scream of plasma weapons put holes in their armor and made several back off.
However? Halius watched as they began to punch through. The human army which was bolstered with warthogs and razorbacks? Began to force the hundreds of covenant troops to back off.
Halius tore through another elite, skewering the next as he spun around them… The next brute crashed to the ground, a smoking hole within them.
Halius turned to see Linda, her rifle clacking with each shot.
She reminded him of an angel… One of death, her rifle held aloft with both hands as each bullet killed elite and brute.
Halius was sent backward with one swing of a brute's hammer… But the pain was lessened seeing their army retreat.
Halius looked at the bodies of a trio of Ultramarines and a dozen guardsmen and marines. Halius could see just how badly the fight had gone and just how well it had gone on now…. Now? They were just given rest for the time being.
Halius looked at the shock of the battle with some interest for now.
It was a lot nicer than it looked for now… It would end them all now at the time being… There was a lot more to this as he looked downwards.
Halius took a moment to pause and then looked to the side as he looked downwards.
"We need to get going onto the battlefield… They will return, we only slain 250 out of thousands." Halius added as he paused to take stock of their losses.
Halius hummed to himself…. Tired and relaxed, he knew the rest of the human forces were still busy being thrown off and relaxed.
The rest of them were all too relaxed and too tired now… Halius wanted to bring himself down now as he thought of the rest of the campaign.
Ultramarines were too curious; they were always curious…. Halius wanted a fight and he planned to get one.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter is done! A few things.
I want to point out this is beginning to be the end of the war soon.
I might introduce one more legion but it will still be mostly about the Ultramarines.
I plan to have at least a few more battles soon and show off more of Halius and Linda bonding.
The next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will be showing more of the siege and Halius and Linda bonding. Until the 900–6500-word chapter, Lighting Wolf out!