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Subject: [Story] Halo: Unyielding <Part 1 available ~ 12/10)

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Hi all,

Well... Blame Wolvers for this! It's too hard to break away from Halo fan fiction so this is basically my version of a 'Halo 4'.

Some old and new enemies in this and I'm going to base the story around a few theories I've been readin in the Universe forum.

Enjoy.



CHAPTERS

- Prologue
- The Hero Awakes

[Edited on 10.15.2009 10:57 AM PDT]

  • 10.11.2009 12:26 PM PDT
Subject: [Story] Halo: Unyielding <Prologue available ~ 11/10)

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

HALO
UNYIELDING


PROLOGUE

Covenant dig site, under New Mombasa

Superintendent-class A.I core

November 17th, 2552

9th Age of Reclamation


The colossal cavern was damp and murky, built around the Superintendent's core which was about a dozen miles underground. Several Huragok floated by, looking slightly sinister when in their silvery metallic armour. Ever since the Brutes had taken control of the Covenant military, they'd strapped bombs onto the gentle creatures and forced them into slavery. Some were hissing uncontrollably, knowing they had uncovered something immense.

They each turned when a new figure began to hover down a shaft.

The Prophet of Truth.

*

He descended from above, clad in his usual red robe, with a haunting and weary look on his face. He examined his elongated fingernails and scratched his beard thoughtfully, looking out over what the Covenant had uncovered.

It looked like a technological valley that stretched on for hundreds of miles, the machinery had woken up only a little while ago and the Covenant were being helped by a new ally.

A grim smile completed his evil expression, waving his hand as a sign for the Huragok hailing him to continue their work. Truth drifted off, his eyes bristling with hunger and malice...

"It's almost over," he said to himself.

Phantom dropships were now approaching the canyon's dig-site. A large crevice, created by several Assault Carriers, revealed a long stretch of Forerunner architecture. Was this the Portal that Truth was searching for? Was this something else?

*

"Noble Prophet," an Honour Guardsman knelt at the Hierarch's feet. "It's ready."

The Brute was rather fat, the beast had a long beard that travelled to his torso and looked slightly smaller than his brethren. He was wearing the ceremonial armour given to him during the Changing of the Guard, an event that had occurred after the death of the Prophet of Regret. The armour was crimson red with angular golden plates jutting out the side of the helmet and shoulder pads. To be in a position of protecting the Hierarchs was a thing of great honour.

Truth nodded and allowed the Jiralhanae to guide him through the cavern. On the way through, the Prophet noticed the hives of the Yanme'e which were built up almost a month ago. Truth thought he'd gotten a glimpse of the Hive Queen several times as her Drones brought her food and minerals.

The Honour Guard stopped at the end of a tunnel, a large Forerunner door slid open with a gentle hiss. The interior looked like a giant dome with about a thousand pea pods scattered in rows along the walls. Forerunner Glyphs were dotted around the place, showing the 'shield and sword' symbol which was glowing a vibrant blue.

Truth examined his surroundings, taking a deep breath of the holy air. He could hear the constant whirring of machinery which was waking up after a 100,000 year long slumber.

"Be gone," the Prophet commanded. He'd noticed the Brute was looking around, it would not bode well if the Jiralhanae discovered his true plan. The Honour Guard bowed awkwardly, trying to shift over his weight and hobbled out of the chamber.

In the centre of the dome was a rounded capsule, a group of Huragok were floating around it. Truth hovered over to the capsule and, for the first time, stepped out of his Gravity Throne.
It fell to the floor with a CLUNK as the Prophet shuffled across the floor, his bare feet felt frozen as they touched the metallic floor.

"Is it prepared?" Truth asked.

A Huragok glided over and opened the capsule, steam billowed out of the sides and made a motion for Truth to step inside it. He obliged, slipping inside the capsule and lying down.

The screen of the capsule polarised and the outside world became completely invisible. Truth was where he should be, hidden away in the darkness.

Suddenly, a voice echoed around Truth. The image of a Monitor with a blood-red eye swam into focus.

"Welcome, Meddler. I am Offensive Bias; this is an unexpected pleasure..."

  • 10.11.2009 12:30 PM PDT

Rampant OB? ZOMG, you copy Insurrection!!111!!!one!!11

XD

Really very good Alex, your best work yet. I see you may be incorporating our theory into this. Good good, exactly to my designs.

People must read this or die.

  • 10.11.2009 12:47 PM PDT

The Hybrid a FanFic by Tehface

"Look for the signs, the keepers of the flame. They will lead you to war, and perhaps, to victory."

I is can live now?
Pretty cool! I'm interested to see where you go with it. Keep it up!

  • 10.11.2009 12:59 PM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Oh, indeed. It's hard not to!

*

I is can live now?
Pretty cool! I'm interested to see where you go with it. Keep it up!


u can haz live.

Cheers, this is going to go pretty deep into Halo lore.

[Edited on 10.11.2009 1:01 PM PDT]

  • 10.11.2009 1:00 PM PDT

Weapon of mass construction.

wolverfrogs mum is a black man

  • 10.11.2009 1:00 PM PDT

Posted by: Paranoia UK II
wolverfrogs mum is a black man


...You have no standards do you? Jesus...

XD

Now you're in the Gallery, you must read all my fan fictions. You have no choice.

  • 10.11.2009 1:11 PM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Posted by: Wolverfrog
Posted by: Paranoia UK II
wolverfrogs mum is a black man


...You have no standards do you? Jesus...


Amen, that's exactly what I said to him.

[Edited on 10.12.2009 8:04 AM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 8:03 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

THE HERO AWAKES

UNSC Forward Unto Dawn, rear aft

Cryo Bay 7


*

"Do you ever wonder what's up there?"

"Like what?"

"Maybe someone out there is wondering what it's like here."

"I guess... Do you think we'll ever meet them?"

"I hope so...Don't you?"


*

John shifted awkwardly in his cryo-tube. A strange tingling feeling crept through his spine.

"John..." A voice much closer to home whispered.

"You are, all of you, vermin!" The Prophet of Truth hissed. His fist was clenched fiercely as he eyed John with the utmost hatred and disgust.

"Your world will burn until its surface is but glass!"

"John..." The voice spoke again. It sounded louder this time...

"Fate had us meet as foes, but this Ring will make us brothers."

"JOHN! Wake up." Cortana screamed.

The lid of the cryogenic tube lifted and John, laden in his MJOLNIR battle-armour, stumbled out. He fell to the floor as his sight slowly returned to him.

"I had to give you a triple-dose of the Wake Up serum. You're a heavy sleeper." Cortana remarked.

John gripped the panel which his artificial companion stood; he hauled himself to his feet in a daze.

"You are Forerunner...But this Ring is mine!"

He racked his head vigorously and quickly regained his posture; Cortana was smiling back at him. She was the only source of light in the room until John activated his flashlight.

"Pressure Locks deactivated, switching to Zero-G. Activating Spartan oxygen reserve feeds." Cortana voiced.

John felt like an invisible hand had snatched him by the waist and thrust him into the air; the experience reminded him of when he and the Arbiter were caught in the clutches of the Gravemind. Something that seemed so long ago now...

"What's going on?" He rasped. But no sound escaped his mouth.

John's visor interfaced with Cortana and several transcripts filled his vision.

"Chief, it's not safe here. We're about to enter a planet's atmosphere and it's nowhere near Earth; you need to head for the hangar and find a HEV pod. That can secure your escape whilst I navigate the ship to give you enough time. Good luck."

He shook his head in disbelief; he could not abandon Cortana again! And if the Frigate crashed on the planet, she'd surely be destroyed...

"ARGUING IS NOT AN OPTION, GO!" Another transcript appeared.

There seemed to be little choice in the matter; John swam through the malfunctioning door but not before he grabbed his signature Assault Rifle from the weapon rack and attached it to the magnetic lock on his back. He gave the AI one last look over his shoulder.
His HUD began operating immediately as Cortana updated his NAV point; it showed he had at least five minutes to get to the hangar which was 210 meters away.

He set off immediately.

209...208...207... The NAV counter was counting down as John got closer and closer. 206...205...204...

Unfortunately; the Chief was forced to stop in his tracks as he swam up to a massive breach in the Dawn's hull. The sight before him was amazing. Completely picture-esque.

Thousands of feet below, John could make out a metallic looking surface on the planet. Ancient Glyphs he'd become so used to seeing littered the surface like large continents. His heart raced as he saw fragments of debris from the Dawn drift past and suddenly saw himself drifting with them.

He cursed to himself as he realised he'd spent just under a minute admiring the view; the timer had now reached 4:13. Soon the Dawn hit re-entry. John swam through another door, and another, and another until he reached a winding corridor that was caving in on itself.
A small radio drifted past on a channel presenting only static, John ignored this and proceeded onwards.

130...129...128... John wondered what state Cortana would be in once the Dawn crashed. The NAV suddenly flashed and appeared again, pointing downwards through a hole in the floor just big enough for him to fit through.
60...59...58... The Chief knew that his salvation lay beyond his next door. The access panel was damaged; however. He could not progress beyond it.

"DAMN!" He kicked the door and achieved only a hurting foot.

Just over a minute and a half to escape, he needed an idea, and fast! Thinking...Thinking...

Yes!


John grabbed his Assault Rifle and examined the door, there were four bolts holding it. There was no sound as each shot hit the door. There was no sound as the door seemed to float away as John scrambled through it but inside of the Chief was a celebration party as he complemented himself on his genius.

30...29...28... He drifted over to a single SOEIV, prying open the door and nesting inside of it. Cortana activated the release control and John was once again greeted by the feeling of being grabbed by an invisible hand.

The drop was unlike any he'd experienced before; heat and pressure began to build up and seemed to feed John's dislike of being in ships. His brain was on fire, the Spartan's heart was racing as he struggled to breathe properly, even with his oxygen reserves. A wave of helplessness washed over him until there was an ear-splitting BANG!

The timer had hit a solid zero.

The Spartan's vision began to swim in and out of focus. Everything faded black and the world seemed to slip away, John slipped out of consciousness.

The radio inside his pod suddenly turned on, over the wave of static, a single message appeared.

I.SEE.YOU.RECLAIMER.

  • 10.12.2009 8:43 AM PDT

Moar new material pl0x.

Don't just use an edited version of The Last Spartan. Make it a unique epilogue; it doesn't need the Chief in. How about just the Arbiter and perhaps the Halo 3: ODST squad?

  • 10.12.2009 8:50 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Posted by: Wolverfrog
Moar new material pl0x.

Don't just use an edited version of The Last Spartan. Make it a unique epilogue; it doesn't need the Chief in. How about just the Arbiter and perhaps the Halo 3: ODST squad?


I really enjoyed writing bits of the Last Spartan that I wrote, you're just worried I'll use the Didact ;)

I've got a plan, don't worry.

  • 10.12.2009 8:57 AM PDT

On second thoughts...dibs on the ODST squad.

Ooo, a plan! That changes everything.

  • 10.12.2009 9:00 AM PDT
Subject: [Story] Halo: Unyielding <Part 1 available ~ 12/10)

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

You don't call dibs on a story! I'm probably using a few of the characters from ODST.

[Edited on 10.12.2009 9:18 AM PDT]

  • 10.12.2009 9:10 AM PDT
Subject: [Story] Halo: Unyielding <Prologue available ~ 11/10)

n00b u suck.

  • 10.12.2009 9:14 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Next part should be up by Thursday. Stay tuned, people.

  • 10.13.2009 1:08 PM PDT
Subject: [Story] Halo: Unyielding <Part 1 available ~ 12/10)

that was sick
oh yeah that means good if your not american lol

[Edited on 10.15.2009 11:13 AM PDT]

  • 10.15.2009 11:13 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Ah, I live in the land of the tea, aka England.

Cheers for the comment, it's rather uplifting knowing one's work is recognised. I'm currently writing the next part, stay tuned for extreme Nathan Fillion hair-do's...

  • 10.15.2009 11:35 AM PDT

Posted by: ajw34307
stay tuned for extreme Nathan Fillion hair-do's...


Oh, teh noes!

*Strikes sections from idea of Insurrection Book II*

  • 10.15.2009 11:46 AM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Posted by: Wolverfrog
Posted by: ajw34307
stay tuned for extreme Nathan Fillion hair-do's...


Oh, teh noes!

*Strikes sections from idea of Insurrection Book II*


dun wrry, its k

You can use Buck if you want, it's not technically copying.

  • 10.15.2009 11:51 AM PDT
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One day... I am gonna grow wings... A chemical reaction... Hysterical and useless... hystecial and let down and hanging around... crushed like a bug in the ground.

Starry NightOMG Copy MY FANFICS Wtf Newb!



Actually quite decent far better than mine.

  • 10.15.2009 2:13 PM PDT

By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.

Posted by: AngasBoy
Starry NightOMG Copy MY FANFICS Wtf Newb!



Actually quite decent far better than mine.


Ah, I've been writing that kind of opening to a Halo 3 sequel for 2 years (each attempt has failed). I actually got a feeling of deja vu when I read your post, which was a little weird...

  • 10.16.2009 8:16 AM PDT