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Amazing. Let me make a suggestion. Either make a website or group so that all the parts can be easily found. Keep up the good work

  • 08.15.2008 10:30 PM PDT

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Amazing. Let me make a suggestion. Either make a website or group so that all the parts can be easily found. Keep up the good work


Wolves in the Snow.

Max rules.

  • 08.16.2008 7:56 AM PDT
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I'm gonna read this when I get the chance. Looks good.

  • 08.16.2008 8:34 AM PDT

Posted by: TheWikkedJoker
Okay, a few issues you need to look into.

Cortana for one we have the issue of rampancy the three-stage process that is a result of the uncontrolled expansion of an Ai. On top of that Smart AI are only given 7 years to live.

314 is really out of the question.

another issue is with the equipment, wall John would not have aged, everything else would have, things like rust, one thing you have to keep in mind is that, there had to be some sort of power or life support, in all honesty when john stepped in that pod it was to die. The ship was cut in half, so its very unlikely that the ship had much power in it. So john had about 3-4 hours of air left, granted the the pod slows down everything, so 3-4 hours could last months or even a few years, but, 314 is pushing it.

Anyways back to what I was saying, if there was life support on the ship and John was not a victim to this, than everything would have decomposed to a point, meaning it would have rusted due to oxidization, plus the fuel in the pelicans would have long evaporated, that is if there was life support, if not you run to the problem of John dying because he would have only had about 3-4 hours of air, even with his body slowed down to like 4 heart beats a min, the o2 he would have had I dont link would last 314 years, granted I'm not an expert on such things but, common since tells me this.

you have not gotten very far yet and Im sure you will have a chance to tell us this , but I just wanted to let you know.


You do know that any air inside the ship would be sucked out into space, and there only has to be air iside the cyro tube for john to live.

  • 08.16.2008 10:24 AM PDT

Athletes row everyone else just plays games.

Posted by: Saint Demon96302
Posted by: TheWikkedJoker
Okay, a few issues you need to look into.

Cortana for one we have the issue of rampancy the three-stage process that is a result of the uncontrolled expansion of an Ai. On top of that Smart AI are only given 7 years to live.

314 is really out of the question.

another issue is with the equipment, wall John would not have aged, everything else would have, things like rust, one thing you have to keep in mind is that, there had to be some sort of power or life support, in all honesty when john stepped in that pod it was to die. The ship was cut in half, so its very unlikely that the ship had much power in it. So john had about 3-4 hours of air left, granted the the pod slows down everything, so 3-4 hours could last months or even a few years, but, 314 is pushing it.

Anyways back to what I was saying, if there was life support on the ship and John was not a victim to this, than everything would have decomposed to a point, meaning it would have rusted due to oxidization, plus the fuel in the pelicans would have long evaporated, that is if there was life support, if not you run to the problem of John dying because he would have only had about 3-4 hours of air, even with his body slowed down to like 4 heart beats a min, the o2 he would have had I dont link would last 314 years, granted I'm not an expert on such things but, common since tells me this.

you have not gotten very far yet and Im sure you will have a chance to tell us this , but I just wanted to let you know.


You do know that any air inside the ship would be sucked out into space, and there only has to be air iside the cyro tube for john to live.


Rampancy for an AI may take seven years, but they need to be receiving and analyzing information in those seven years. Cortana had very little to "think" about in the time so she did not move towards rampancy at all. Rust won't occur on a ship if their is no air and cryogenic tubes are designed for that. For all we know they might not even be made out of metal at all.

  • 08.16.2008 10:36 AM PDT

Right I'm sorry for this folks, but I am really starting to get annoyed with certain people who are simply not reading the story, especially when it comes to Cortana.

Here we go...

1. This is Fanfic and NOT cannon, although I try to stick to it.

2. 314 years have NOT passed, only 24 days. (Read the story, plus the edit)

3. Rampancy begins with Smart AI's when they pass the 7 year point, but 7 years have not passed yet. Only around 5 years.

4. Saint demon stated that John would have run out of air, but his armour and equipment would have rusted. (MAKE UP YOUR MIND!)
His suit is NOT made of steel or iron which means no rust. And stasis means stasis, no activity. His armour and the cryo-tube can maintain an atmosphere, otherwise Bungie would have put him inside a Frakkin'g hospital with free cheeseburgers instead.

PLEASE READ THE STORY, but to those who have read the story and take the info in. Thanks.

  • 08.17.2008 1:27 PM PDT

Xfire=firespray704

The story is incredible. I wouldn't be surprised if Halo 4 will be about something similar to this. Keep it up ;) Looking forward to Part 11.

  • 08.17.2008 2:49 PM PDT

Max i got an idea just ignore the people that fail to read past the first chapter. If they do not want to read past that, they do not deserve to be responded to. Also part ten was incredible. What kind of process do you go through to write this up?

  • 08.17.2008 2:53 PM PDT

Posted by: Saint Demon96302
Posted by: TheWikkedJoker
Okay, a few issues you need to look into.

Cortana for one we have the issue of rampancy the three-stage process that is a result of the uncontrolled expansion of an Ai. On top of that Smart AI are only given 7 years to live.

314 is really out of the question.

another issue is with the equipment, wall John would not have aged, everything else would have, things like rust, one thing you have to keep in mind is that, there had to be some sort of power or life support, in all honesty when john stepped in that pod it was to die. The ship was cut in half, so its very unlikely that the ship had much power in it. So john had about 3-4 hours of air left, granted the the pod slows down everything, so 3-4 hours could last months or even a few years, but, 314 is pushing it.

Anyways back to what I was saying, if there was life support on the ship and John was not a victim to this, than everything would have decomposed to a point, meaning it would have rusted due to oxidization, plus the fuel in the pelicans would have long evaporated, that is if there was life support, if not you run to the problem of John dying because he would have only had about 3-4 hours of air, even with his body slowed down to like 4 heart beats a min, the o2 he would have had I dont link would last 314 years, granted I'm not an expert on such things but, common since tells me this.

you have not gotten very far yet and Im sure you will have a chance to tell us this , but I just wanted to let you know.


You do know that any air inside the ship would be sucked out into space, and there only has to be air iside the cyro tube for john to live.


No! Your taking this the wrong way( I think...unless i posted a while back and don't remember...) The Wikked Joker said that everything would have rusted and John would have no air! I said theres no air in the ship so nothing would rust... BUT!!!!! there is air inside the cryo tube so John survives... sorry if i was unclear in my statement. P.S. I have read the entire story up to part ten!

[Edited on 08.19.2008 7:21 AM PDT]

  • 08.19.2008 7:19 AM PDT

Thanks, sorry for blaming you i later realised that someone had just quoted and added their own opinion as well.

  • 08.19.2008 7:45 AM PDT

Thats k!

  • 08.19.2008 7:47 AM PDT
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This is awesome.

  • 08.19.2008 7:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Soul drinker108
the thing team kantana are stuck in


and max, you get a super cookie, a highfive a r0fl waffle and a super SUCCEED

  • 08.19.2008 7:58 AM PDT

Must hav part 11 nao plaz!> You should just take one for the team and have a write-a-thon. Write
for like 48 hours straight or something... THEN have an edit-a-thon and edit it.

(but that is ridiculous... so don't do it)

  • 08.19.2008 4:20 PM PDT

Never mettle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

This is still the best fan fic I have read so far. Keep up the epic work.

  • 08.21.2008 7:36 PM PDT

Bam.

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Face your fear, then consume it to give yourself strength.

This Story is amazing. You are a very talented writer, this makes me feel like I'm reading the real stuff. This is 6/5 :D.

  • 08.21.2008 10:35 PM PDT

Love the story

  • 08.21.2008 10:52 PM PDT

Part 11

The New Age of Truth, following the Great Schism. (In orbit of Suban)

The Arbiter cast his eye over the hard crust of the moon, its small size and cracked surface gave the impression that at any moment, the Shadow of Intent would be engulfed in a storm of debris. But despite its appearance, Suban was a sturdy rock that had withstood several millennia of warfare.
Thousands of years ago Suban had been one of the main focal points for combat. Unlike its more distant partner Quikost, Suban’s close elliptical orbit around Sanghelios made it a point of strategic interest, and a scene of some of the fiercest fighting in Sangheili history had ensued as a result.
This of course, as all Sangheili knew, came to be known as The First Age of Conflict, a bitter and destructive war between the Sangheili and the devout San ‘Shyuum, who later became the most influential species on the now disbanded council.

A lone Jiralhanae cruiser had maintained a commanding position in the shadow of Suban throughout the Great Schism, but its fortune was now at an end as the shadow of Intent and twelve other ships of various classes, were closing on the heavily damaged vessel.
The cruiser had remained undetected for several hundred cycles, but a single impatient call for assistance from the Jiralhanae commander, had alerted several nearby Sangheili warships of its presence, which then proceeded to bombard the cruiser as it sat silently in one of the many craters that covered the surface of Suban.
Only an order from Rtas Vadum to cease fire had prolonged the inevitable.
Although the Shadow of Intent was smaller than most of the other vessels in pursuit, Rtas wanted the kill for himself as did the Arbiter. For years they had fiercely defended the path of the Great Journey, enforcing the will of the Prophets whenever it was needed.
But now things were different, now the lies were gone and poisonous stench of the Prophets had been driven away.
“Helm get us closer, I want to see the defeat in their eyes.” Bellowed Rtas Vadum

The Arbiter looked silently on as his friend and ally pushed the will of his ship and crew in an effort to seek revenge. “No, not revenge,” he thought “Justice.”
Revenge would solve nothing here, the Arbiter knew that. Although as soon as the conflict had been won on Earth he was tempted to lay in a course for the Jiralhanae home world of Doisac and glass the planet beyond recognition, but his first concern was his people.
Each Arbiter that was chosen rarely survived to see the end of any war. They were instead chosen for exactly the same reason as he was, for suicide missions, a chance to reclaim honour.
He thought it odd that the Prophets could even use such a word as a reason for his current position, but then of course the Prophets had lied. They had lied since the start of the war against the Humans; they had lied about the Forerunner technology and its origin. It seemed that all the Prophets had been good at was lying.
As a result the Covenant had been thrown into turmoil, millions had been killed. Not to mention the cost of fighting the humans.

“Prepare to fire!” ordered Rtas

The Arbiter thought of his old enemy.
They were an odd species but a courageous one, even in defeat they continued to fight. Even when all appeared lost they stood their ground against an enemy that was far greater, both in numbers and firepower.
They were a worthy adversary and were even more valuable as allies, if any species deserved a place in the Covenant and a seat on the council it was they.
But there was one comrade in particular that was in his thoughts, one soldier who had consistently caused the Covenant the most trouble throughout the conflict, the Spartan that the humans called “Master Chief”.

In the early days of the war Mankind had little to offer in terms of interest, but the stories of “Demons” soon became a topic of conversation among many Sangheili.
At first it was rumored that the Demons were living machines much like the lumbering hulk of a Mgalekgolo. Humanities’ own heavy armour.
And for years these stories seemed unfounded, escalating into myth and legend. But then one day a blurred wash of reconnaissance footage was circulated throughout the higher caste members of the Sangheili council. In the short burst of imagery was the now unmistakable shape of a Spartan warrior.
Unlike the many previous encounters with Humans, these soldiers were more resilient in combat and far more effective.
In every documented case given to the council came the same result of every battle involving these Demons, the Covenant lost.
More and more footage surfaced, showing them sweeping aside hordes of Unggoy and kig-yar. And more alarmingly even Sangheili warriors were being defeated.
The council deemed these Demons a level of heresy above that of a regular Human that they were not to be captured and used for intelligence, examination or sport.
They were to be killed on sight, preferably vaporised.
In all of his time the Arbiter had only seen one Demon, the Master Chief, but previous intelligence reports had suggested that there was more than just one Spartan.

The Arbiter was disturbed from his thoughts as Rtas gave the order to fire, but he only wanted the engines and weapons to be targeted. No doubt so he could board the vessel and seek out his enemy in person.
In the time that he had spent with Rtas, the Arbiter had seen a dramatic change in his behavior.
When the Covenant had invaded Earth and during other encounters with Humans, Rtas had been an ambitious and ruthless warrior.
Many Humans had died at his skillful hands. But the alliance had changed that much to his surprise. He went from a brash and eager commander to a more assured and patient leader.
Since the Great Schism though, many of his old habits had returned, something which was now evident through his half-jawed grin.

The shadow of Intent gently shuddered as a precise volley of plasma was launched at the escaping cruiser, its surface rippled with the impact as the failing shields gave way.
The engines and weapons were hit with ease and the ship suddenly slewed to one side as the previous momentum of its now dead engine room carried it forward.
The ship started to roll.
“Status of the Jiralhanae vessel.” Ordered Rtas
“Their weapons and engines are destroyed, but they have minimal life support and the majority of their gravity plating is intact.” Informed Kelic Til, the Operations officer.

Like many of the crew Kelic was young, but his actions in several previous battles had seen him promoted in rank more than once in just a short space of time.
He was a reliable and steadfast warrior who had been more than happy to help end the reign of the Jiralhanae.
“Good,” Gleamed Rtas “I’m not one for floating around in combat, but they won’t need their life support for much longer.”
A quiet murmur of approval sounded around Rtas.
Rtas turned to face the Arbiter, “I would be honoured if you would join me in boarding the cruiser Arbiter.”
The Arbiter looked at the twisted form of the cruiser on the display screen, several large chunks of metal and even some of the superstructure was floating away from the hull, she was heavily damaged.
Even though not a single escape pod was launched, evidence that they were still eager to fight.
“No Rtas, the honour is mine.” Smiled the Arbiter as he activated his energy sword

The light of the blade filled the bridge with a deceptively soothing wash of Cyan.
“Then let us finish this war.” Replied Rtas
The Arbiter followed Rtas and several other Sangheili out of the bridge, towards the hangar decks.

The hangar bay of the Shadow of Intent was filled with Soldiers all wearing their full armour. There were even several Sangheili warriors dressed in honour guard uniforms.
The hall of warriors roared and cheered as Rtas and the Arbiter entered, immediately the Arbiter felt a rush of pride and excitement in his chest.
All along the far end of the bay were more than twenty boarding craft. The Arbiter thought at first that this number of craft was overkill, but then the Jiralhanae had given no quarter nor showed any respect when they came to power to do the bidding of the Prophets.
The only sight in the hangar that was different was a small group of loyal Unggoy and a single Huragok that was floating around one of the damaged Spirit drop ships, making repairs.

“To war!” shouted Rtas
The crowd of warriors erupted with a deafening roar causing the Unggoy to move back slightly. But the Huragok carried on oblivious, busying itself in its duties of maintenance and repair.
Rtas and the Arbiter boarded the nearest craft followed by three squads of Sangheili warriors, all brandishing plasma rifles and Carbines.
The remaining soldiers then filled the remaining boarding craft before they floated from the deck and then headed out through the energy barrier, towards the crippled Jiralhanae cruiser.
The boarding craft would smash into the enemy vessel and they would fill it honourable Sangheili warriors.
Then they would show the Jiralhanae the true path of the Great Journey.

To be continued…

  • 08.22.2008 4:18 AM PDT

-eddy!
huh! What? It was the other guy, honest! ;)
'it was a sniper!' looks down at my sniper
uhh yeah? hes got one too. XD

Amazing just tell us what hapened to John and blue team dont leave us hanging

  • 08.22.2008 7:29 AM PDT
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Prepare To Drop.

Eric Nylund aint got NOTHIN on you!!!even though HE made fall of reach,the first strike,and ghosts of onyx

  • 08.22.2008 8:14 AM PDT
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Nice story there.

  • 08.22.2008 8:16 AM PDT

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" The Grunt " - Death Served on A Screaming Platter!
You lack the majestic curves of a ripe banana! YOU SIR ARE A PINEAPPLE
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Justin Bieber sounds like two high-pitched walruses engaging in sex.

HUZZAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 08.22.2008 11:12 AM PDT