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Well with today's announcement... and me being completely blown by it, I was a little late in posting GotLK. It will be up in the morning on FF.net.

Also, that trailer blew me away... the fact the the Ark is THAT BIG could fit well into Book 3.. oh yes, I've been thinking about it all day!! I played my cards correctly and I think I will be able to match the story well. I can't wait for more info, but it looks like Book 3 won't happen till 2007 (or after a few Halo books have been released).

~soulguard

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  • 05.09.2006 4:08 PM PDT

yeah, the trailer got me thinking too...damnit!

  • 05.09.2006 4:34 PM PDT

Yeah, I smoke weed. And yeah, I like it. So either torch this bowl with me or leave me alone.

Just remember man.... no matter how good you are, she's STILL thinking of me.

i agree. the trailer... wow....looks like bungie is gonna do it again. and yea, that could really sync up nicley with your story, or your story could sync up nicely, depending on how one would want to view all of this. '07 seems like a long way away.. cant wait for book three. good luck

  • 05.09.2006 5:58 PM PDT

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Yup, S_B! Everytime I watched it, I kept thinking of what I did right and wrong as far as Theory. Man, this is the exciting and frustrating time, cause we now have the official word that it's coming, but we have to wait for it to come.

And thanks for the support Rifle. I was hoping that my story would go well with the next installment, parrelling the chief's adventure. Time will tell.

At least we'll get the HGN and a new Halo Novel to hold us over.

~soulguard

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  • 05.09.2006 6:26 PM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

My thoughts on this deep indepth matter,

ewww cool.

  • 05.09.2006 9:26 PM PDT

Posted by: soulguard
Yup, S_B! Everytime I watched it, I kept thinking of what I did right and wrong as far as Theory. Man, this is the exciting and frustrating time, cause we now have the official word that it's coming, but we have to wait for it to come.

~soulguard


Yeah, i thought of a few things that it led to, and i think i could write something about that, though i won't. I'll feel free to share any ideas though with anyone about it, but not here, obviously. And not in the halo3 forum, because that's our new spam forum (sorry flood : )).

But i will say this: i've been thinking about it awhile, and when bnet went down and it said that it was switched off, i knew they were announcing it. I personally don't like the picture they posted for it, and i'm really hoping we'll get some nice screenshots, etc.

However, it isn't exactly as anyone of us planned (as in the writers community), which is good, though i think i'll wait and see what comes of it before making any drastic comments that could potentially make me look like an absolute genius or idiot, probably the latter.

-SB

  • 05.09.2006 10:05 PM PDT
Subject: GotLK

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Agreed. While seeing the Ark (??) was exciting, and it's location under New Mombasa (??) there are still too many scenarios that still need answering. Only time will tell.

~soulguard

  • 05.10.2006 5:46 AM PDT
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i agree with soul is a really cool vid that opens up a lot of prospects for writers

and i to think its in mombasa the land scape is a bit desertyish like the outskirts were

but what about this dea of earth being completly rolled over by the covies i don't like that a all
but stil if we have like some amazing comeback it will be cool



and a nice chapter to gotlk

so he knew her true identity i wonder how?

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  • 05.10.2006 9:26 AM PDT

“But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God..."

Great Chapter Soulguard!

Sounds like you possibly have another Watchman who is true to his duty. Something tells me that Elena will not go on without noticing her tail. I trust there is some history yet to be explained. The only thing that makes me doubt Jacobs duty as a Watchman is his apparent disgust with death. To an experienced watchman, cleaning up dismembered body parts would be like defecating to you and me. The act is dirty, but certainly necessary to not be full of it.

Tisha still confuses me. She is both deadly cold and yet immature and, well, we will leave it at that.

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Sooo.... not to push you, but do you expect some writing inspiration to come this week resulting in a chapter in the next? :)

  • 05.10.2006 10:56 AM PDT

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Well, it is rather tempting to add in some of the info which was revealed this week, however, I promised that I would not speculate.

The Ark was sent off by Elena, where it went she is not sure. However, this story will revolve more around the "NEW" Reclaimer rules, and the Luminous Key. There will be another chapter soon... very soon. In fact, I'm working on it now... but no release date yet.

~Soulguard

  • 05.10.2006 11:13 AM PDT

“But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God..."

"New Rules" ---> From Bungie or from the new rules (perhaps unstated) within your story?

You know... thinking further along in your story, if what I read is correct, "Elena herself will never see the Ark again." Her kid(s), on the other hand, wouldreclaim the ark and train to become the next Full reclaimer. Now as far as I know, babies do not just hurdle themselves out of a reclaimer Mom. Just who might be the father of these future reclaimers?

A Reclaimer must be 100% bloodline, a "purebred". But just what does that mean? Were not Elena's other siblings not of the bloodline? Perhaps the reclaimer characteristic is just a single gene, in which a percentage the reclaimers kids inherit.

  • 05.10.2006 3:59 PM PDT
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oooohhhh baaaby HALO 3 AND A NEW SOULGARD CHAPTER??!!! WHAT A GREAT 2 days!!
HEY GUYS CHECK THE GAME IN MY SIG MADDD PWANGE!

[Edited on 5/11/2006]

  • 05.10.2006 6:20 PM PDT

Yeah, I smoke weed. And yeah, I like it. So either torch this bowl with me or leave me alone.

Just remember man.... no matter how good you are, she's STILL thinking of me.

cant wait for 07 now.... but first i have to get an xbox 360. anyway, i forsee an increase in the amount of fanfics in the forums, with many question most likely answered after the trailer. looking forward to some quality reading in the not too distant future i hope. still cant wait for KotOR soul guard.

  • 05.10.2006 7:08 PM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

All I can say is that the pressure is on.

Insert pic of bungie being squashed by two hydrolic plates.

Awsome chapter.

wicked, awsome, can't wait for more.

  • 05.10.2006 10:36 PM PDT
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A Reclaimer must be 100% bloodline, a "purebred". But just what does that mean? Were not Elena's other siblings not of the bloodline? Perhaps the reclaimer characteristic is just a single gene, in which a percentage the reclaimers kids inherit.



or mabey the gene is in every reclaimer/watchman it is just dorment in the watchmen that means that all watchmen have the gene its just dormant and so they could still produce reclaimer offspring

  • 05.11.2006 3:00 PM PDT

“But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God..."

Indeed a distinct possibility based on some of what we have read before. I wonder what activates the gene? You know, I cannot remember if its Clark's story or Soulguard's (forgive me) but was there not a period that Hasley was messing with activating the genes?


  • 05.12.2006 12:07 PM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

I think it was Soulguards, and the super soldier gene, or gravemind strand. hasley produced a cure to the flood.

  • 05.12.2006 3:50 PM PDT
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and that activated the gene the cure somehow awakend the gene in the muscular tissue that got grafted onto the dogs muscles

  • 05.14.2006 9:50 AM PDT

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From "IIWYH": Chapter 22
Catherine smirked. “This also tells me that anyone with a pure warrior bloodline of the Forerunner is a potential threat to become another Gravemind if they are infected by the flood. ..."

The "Warrior" she is referring to, is anyone with the Super Soldier Gene.

Vornaldea suddenly added. “For several years we have always selected Mirratord warriors based on their lineage, their family bloodline. They have always been the fastest and strongest of our Sangheili race.”

Catherine nodded, agreeing to what Vornaldea was saying, “Then I would also assume that the grunts and humans also have this bloodline. Perhaps my Spartans… even before their augmentations they were the strongest and fastest humans we could find. But some of them had other talents, such as luck. This also means that the Black Ops are suspect to the Gravemind infection. The cure should prevent it from happening.”

“No.” Mercy added with a wicked gleam. “From what I have understood, the infection upon a super soldier is beyond simple contamination. It is genetic memory from within the DNA of the host. The spores will awaken the DNA code.” Mercy nearly began to laugh. “Perhaps your silly cure will work on normal hosts, and protect them from flood spore infections, but nothing can stop a Gravemind strand from awakening within a super soldier.”


Chapter 22 goes into more detail about the Gravemind Strand and the Super Soldier Gene of the Reclaimers. You are all very close to the answer, which I don't mind sharing. In order for the Super Soldier Gene within humans to awaken (Reclaimers) it is more then simply the mating of two pure bloods. So long as the Gene is passed on, anyone can be a Reclaimer. The question is... what will it take to Awaken the Gene?

Hope this helps add fuel to the fire.

PS: The Dogs (Black Ops), as Highland has said, had the super soldier gene grafted within them because of the cloned Spartan Muscles Augementation.

~soulguard


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  • 05.15.2006 9:45 AM PDT
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wow... dramatic pause



he knows my name !!!!!

lol

hows the chapter comin soul?

  • 05.15.2006 3:23 PM PDT

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Haha, everybody knows you, Highland Brute. You've been around since Stand Five Feet High... I think.

KotOR: So far so good. It is complete and I am polishing up the chapter. It is a lighter chapter, yet filled with dialog. SHould be done... thursday or friday.

GotLK: I'm about 6 pages in, with about four or five more to go. We are now getting into the meat of the story, and a lot more will be revealed as to what Elena is going to do about the Fall of the Reclaimers.

~soulguard

  • 05.15.2006 4:19 PM PDT

Yeah, I smoke weed. And yeah, I like it. So either torch this bowl with me or leave me alone.

Just remember man.... no matter how good you are, she's STILL thinking of me.

well. as always i will be looking forward to the new chapters, and im really really really looking forward to the new KotOR chapter.

  • 05.15.2006 5:00 PM PDT
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since you first posted it lol

cool i cant wait

  • 05.16.2006 9:52 AM PDT

Yeah, I smoke weed. And yeah, I like it. So either torch this bowl with me or leave me alone.

Just remember man.... no matter how good you are, she's STILL thinking of me.

soul guard. quick note on your KotOR story.. i think when you say the new planet looks like dantooine... you mean tatooine... dantooine is the field planet... tatooine is the desert..

  • 05.17.2006 7:01 PM PDT

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OH MY GOD! lol.. yup, you're right. Since I was a kid, I always got those two mixed up.
*slaps forehead*.. thanks wizard.

Update
The Halo Side Trilogy website has been updated with... Information about the Mirratord!!

Still no images or charcter info yet. But soon.
check it out here: The Halo Side Trilogy.
~Soulguard

  • 05.17.2006 9:13 PM PDT