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Halo

The Blood Of Brothers

Section 4: Blood That Boils. Eyes That Lie.

Jakrotak with his following Unggoy militia reached the furious Sangheili. Jinv Fiercely with a piercing stare looked to Jakrotak. Jakrotak stepped back in fear; Jinv treaded closer to the tiny insignificant pest. Jakrotak could see the throbbing sting in his eyes, down straight into his soul, penetrating Jinv’s being. Jinv reached his hand out to Jakrotak, The other Unggoy moved back in fear, only to assume that Jakrotak has made a horrible and fatal mistake. Without warning Hundreds of tiny metal bullets discharged into the dirt near the soldiers, hundreds more followed, Sde’hegt turned to the point of attack to see the line of armed military Humans With their Rifles in perfect synchronization. Jinv moved firmly into his battle post as Bullets hit his plasma shields igniting his energy membrane. Swiftly The Unggoy turned their weapon to the Bullets firing blindly, inaccurately, with seemingly no point, the plasma bolts hounded the Human armada, Needier shards pierced their armor. The metal shards hit the Prideful Unggoy. Splatters of vibrant Blue gore into the air, spewed onto the warm dirt, grabbing the planet. Xde, with an increased injury pushed his body into battle trying to save his comrades he grabbed a plasma grenade and forced it to light. One Human stared directly into his plan taking action to put his round of ammunition into his skull, he fired. Xde’s arm reached back, his head exploded instantly as his departed body feel to the dirt. The plasma Grenade held a threat to all forces on the mistaken side. Jinv and Sde’hegt spread their eyes and leapt to sides of cover. The Unggoy ran screaming in fear for their lives they bolted away from the Plasma sphere. Xde’s Corpse stared at his brothers. The ground exploded sending thousands of pieces of terrain in every direction. The Unggoy ran to the farthest point away from Human life. Into the forest they hid. Jinv ran down the side of the metallic shell they had defiled. He came to the end, searching where he was to regroup with Sde’hegt so they may ambush the enemy. Sde’hegt turned at stared directly at Jinv, they both slowed their hearts and then looked forward. Wasting no time in order to reach the nest destination. They concealed there body’s from the Humans in one of here housing units.
Rolhe Slashed his mighty plasma sword from its holy armament, bursting into life as it lighted the sky screaming with force it sliced the air that held it. He slammed his foot into the unworthy dirt pushing it from the Earth. Thrusting forward into the humans’ base he swung his mighty blade through his anger. In full sprint to the Enemy forest he stared at the backs of Human scum his eyes filled with his boiling blood. Smelling their blood he slammed his mighty blade into the spine of the first vermin, screaming in agony the human collapsed. Before the blood leaving his heart could kill him Rohle ripped his blade out, slammed his foot over, turned his torso around his angled knee, lifting his boot into the air he smashed it into the humans head next to it. The Human left the Earth, striking the Human next to him the others turned to the Blood thirsted Ultra. Once the body of the first vermin hit the dirt, Rohle Swung his blade into the sky, thrusting it down into the chest of the falling human. The other Human holding his fallen ally looked up into the eyes of the executioner. The tears of his known fate reached his body and burst from his eyes. Rohle thrust his blade from the corpse, staring at the next victim he swung it beside his shoulder thrusting forward he dismembered the humans head from its neck. Turning to the Humans groping there triggers, early having drained there ammunition they searched for savoir. Rohle took to his feet, reached his hand out to the humans head, grasping it he pulled it to the Earth under it, the Humans body destroyed the substance under. Rohle lifted his leg, slammed it onto the humans ribs, crushing its heart and lungs, it groaned as blood filled its head. Pushing off the smashed lungs, he ripped his blade into the soul of its next sufferer, pushing though it body, Rohle grabbed its head and threw it from the blade. Staring down the last human, whom dropped to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably, he stared down the eyes of his executioner. He dropped his weapon as his tears soaked his face. He grabbed the words from his brain, though his jolting muscles of his jaws he formed his final words.
“Pl-please… I don’t w-want to Die. Not he-he-re.” he grabbed his face and bent over, tears covering his gloves as his body collapsed. His lungs stealing its last breaths of air trying to control the body’s spasms. Rohle looked down at the miscreant and raised his decision. He stared at the Humans armor, not like the others he had killed, none like any he had ever seen, White long cloth. His rage drained as he opened his mandibles. “You are not like the others.” His blade reseeded into its home. Plasma evaporated into the atmosphere as it hid in its shell. “You are not my enemy. But perhaps a source.” Rohle turned his back on the pitiful life form. He saw his two lost majors. Jinv and Sde’hegt stared down at Rohle, weapons drawn. He moved his hand out and waved it down. The Sangheili lowered their weapons and walked to the Commander. The uncontrollable sobbing filled the forest, as it slowly calmed into a soft uncontrollable bust of misery; The Sangheili stared at the human. Jinv looked at Rohle, then to the Human.
“Why did you not slay him, like the rest?”
Rohle looked down at the kneeing being. “He is of no threat to us. Or our cause.”
“Yet he was armed, you still will not slay him?” Jinv pointed to the small firearm laid beside him.
Sde’hegt looked at Rohle and Jinv “No shots fired. It was not used.”
Rohle waved his hand over the Human “He is not a warrior. A Scientist.” Even the most savage Sangheili in the Covenant would never slay a source of vital information.
Jinv bent his double jointed knee to crotch down to the Humans level. He examined him slowly, tilting his head. “Human. Why is it your officers took a great knowledge of my presences. Yet acted astonished to see us.” The Human did not look at his face. Jinv grabbed his jaw and showed the Human his eyes. Rohle looked a Jinv with confusion.
“We. We did expect Elites, but not like you… They called themselves Heretics.” The Human took control of his emotions once more.
Rohle crossed his arms and looked down at the Human. “Heretics. Working with the Humans!”
Jinv looked back at his commanding officer and back down to the Human. “What did they want?”
The Human looked into Jinv’s soul as he tried to answer. “Come to my lab. I will show you.”
Sde’hegt looked at Rohle as they exchanged stares they deiced to let the Human show them. Jinv looked at Sde’hegt, He nodded. Jinv took the humans shoulder and lifted him to its feet; he towered of the Human as he rose. “Where?” The Human padded down his coat with his hands, up his chest. He then reached into his pocket and opened small circular pieces of Glass connected by Metal. Placed them over his eyes and then held out his hand. “There.” He pointed to a small metal hull beside them. Jinv jerked the Human to his pace. Sde’hegt and Rohle joined in a foot pattern behind them. Jinv came to the door reached out his hand and placed it onto the cold surface of the metal. Pushing it to his side they entered the Lab. One metal platform with a resting computer, laid in the back was a metal platform with many doors, resting on top was a containment cell of with a Mosaic of Green liquid. Jinv made his way past the desk, pulling his hostage behind him. “What is in this cell?”
“A Frozen flood spore, Fused with Brute DNA.” He spoke reaching for his cell. Sde’hegt tore from his calm state and shouted “Flood? You Humans are trying to tame the flood. Hah! You cannot tame a Parasite!”
The Human looked back “Perhaps not. But you can control what it wants to do. The flood wants to kill, and grow, and kill everything in the universe. A Spore that has no need to grow, dies.”
Rohle places his hand on Sde’hegts chest to calm him. Jinv looked around the room for a moment before asking “Where are the Heretics you so foolishly dealt with.” The Human jumped in fear for a moment and responded. The Human pointed to his laptop. “Here, I’ll show you.”

0700 HOURS, OCTOBER 19, 2552 (MILITARY CALENDAR) EARTH, ORBIT OVER GHAN, AUSTRILA.

“Well the good news is,” The commanding officer Dusty spoke though his Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle overhead troop radio “We always land feet first” Knights thoughts we’re shortly drowned out with the sound of hydraulic locks breaking free as the pressure made a faint scream. Seconds later was complete silence, peaceful silence, something Knight could really get a passion for. All he could hear was his own respiration, his breath faintly heating his skin, beads of Perspiration kissed his forehead. “I almost feel lifeless” Knight spoke to the empty chamber of his SOEIV, Expecting something to speak back. Suddenly his pod started quaking randomly. The sudden atmospheric pressure jerked his body to the padded backside of his titanium shell. He could hear the ceramic skin burning away during atmospheric re-entry. His heads up display flashed blue and in a light blue letter formation it said “Body coolant system on” in seconds the Greek god Boreas brought his cold air to Knights skin. The feeling of ice across his entire body distracted him from the raging hurricane of noises outside of his pod. Earsplitting roars of fire blared inside of his helmet, he could only think of the possibility of his SOEIV burning up on re-entry and killing him. An overwhelming whistling noise quickly pierced though the roar, it sounded more like a tarp wailing in the wind rather than a Hundred-Thousand Dollar military Human Entry Vehicle. His HUD lit up again with a message in a hornet yellow box, in blinking red is said “Drag Shute deploys in 5…4…3…2…1…” Knight braced his arms to hold his body, seconds passed and then all his weight slammed to his feet. Pounds of armor rockets to his ankles, he tried to hold his body up with his shoulders. Then all his weight moved to his shoulders once the chute grabbed the weight. The yellow screen came up again, “Impact in 3…2” Knight pushed all his strength into his elbows “…1” Knight closed his eyes and clenched his body. His pod Demolished the Earth under it. Knight lost his footing and his legs bent and he slammed to the ground. He instantly picked himself back up as his front faceplate launched off, but hardly moved. Knight heard sand crawling over itself, he looked at his feet and he was covered to the top of his boots with sand. He peered up to the top of his pod, he could only see about 12 inches. No enough to crawl through, he looked to his side and there was sand up to his eye line. If he tried to move his faceplate it would drown him. Knight turned on his helmet communications gear, “Uhh Dusty, I think I have a problem” He said with a calm yet confused tone in his voice.
“Where’d you land Boy?” Dusty said with an unusual ring of disappointment on top of his rusty battle hardened voice.
Knight looked in his HUD at his estimated landing position, “On target” Another voice spoke up into Knights ear, “You break your legs? I know you first timer’s hate getting your cherry popped” Knight put his hand on his helmet “No Dale, I think my chute deployed late, I’m pretty sure I’m 6 feet underground”
“Keep it down, they could be monitoring out radio chatter” Thaddeus said with a slight shiver in his voice.
“I doubt it” Dusty said “If we’d flown in here we woulda came up on their radar. We dropped, they didn’t see anything. Plus there terrorist, not the god damn government.”
Dale laughed “You and your cracked out lifestyle Thaddy”
“Shut up Dale” Dusty snapped.
“…Yes Sir” Dale whimpered.
Knight waited in what seemed to be a tomb. He gazed at his HUD looking up the Specifics of his mission.

Mission Objective: Recover stolen weapons and weapon plans.
Location: Earth, Ghan Australia
Suspect: Terrorist group named “The Dead Warriors”
Rules of engagement: Shoot on sight

Dusty kicked the top of the SOEIV. Knight looks up at the metal noise.
“You’re pretty stuck huh” Dusty laughed
“Yes, I think it was the chute” Knight replied
“This soft sand saved your life, if you woulda landed maybe 5 feet away, coulda died. There’s nothing we can do for you now, we have to compete this mission. We’ll send for heavy lift gear when we’re done. I’m sorry Knight”
Knight took a deep breath “Yes sir, I understand.”
“Try not to die from the heat.” Dusty laughed as he walked away.
Knight took one more deep breath and stared at his metallic faceplate. “God Damn it!” Knight punched the metal faceplate. The sound of a gong being hit with a sludge hammer filled his ears, he looked to see more sand fall in from the sudden movement. Knight pushed on the wall and sat down. His knees pressed on the hot metal, back bent in a 70 degree angle. Knight stared at his empty walls, he brought up his memory of his last squad. Knight didn’t get along really well with them, but that didn’t really matter. Knight thought to himself “I miss those guys, I really do, but I swear I’m going to kill every last one of those Brutes. An Ambush, we should have seen it coming. I wish they didn’t make me watch the rear, all I had to do was run. I’m not running anymore, And I’m not going to ******** sit around either!” Knight Punched the faceplate two more times. The sand came in to comfort him, warm sand.

“Do you need a hug Knight?”
“Shut the ******** up Dale.” Knight snapped.