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Origins of Gravemind: Part I, Chapter I
Posted By: HaloFighter92<HaloFighter92@aOL.com>
Date: 22 June 2005, 10:56 pm
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Prologue- It is the Age of Conversion, yet, it is the 5th Age of Reclamation. The uprising Covenant is growing strong to its fullest and all of the Sacred Rings have been discovered. This is a time that all members of the Covenant should savor and rejoice; they have found the instruments of their Lords, making the Path to The Great Journey, even closer.
Yet as glorious as these times may seem, an utter crisis has been spawned, The Grunt Rebellion. Although this rebellion of the Unggoy seemed to be of little threat at the beginning, this mutiny is yet growing stronger, putting the Covenant in fear of Civil War. Even as this threat builds, the holy Hierarchs of the Covenant is putting an unlucky Sangheili Honor Guard on trial.
Part I- Erupt Beginnings
Chapter 1- On Trial
"You dare to question me?" The holy Prophet of Sorrow said cold heartedly.
"No, Holy One, I was only trying my best to pro-" replied Erhi 'Arguree, interrupted by The Prophet of Hope.
"Leaving your post and injuring the Prophet of Peace is not our definition of protection. You almost killed him."
Seeing as how the trial was going, the case was that a large amount of Unggoy attacked the Hierarchs. Yet the Honor Guard, Erhi 'Arguree, stepped in to kill the Unggoy who attacked the Prophet of Peace. Yet, in that process, Erhi 'Arguree's Energy Sword cut and pierced Peace's neck, almost killing him. After the harsh accident, the leading Prophet, Hope, accused Erhi 'Arguree of attempted murder against a Hierarch. Later, he was thrown into a holding cell, until his verdict was decided.
"You are an embarrassment to the Covenant society!" Yelled Sorrow.
"I, I apologize for my heresy. It will not happen again," replied 'Arguree.
"Oh, it won't. I'll make sure of that." Hope paused. "We shall discuss your verdict later, for I have other business to attend to. Guards, take this heretic scum back to his cell!" The Hierarchs teleported back to their quarters. 'Arguree watched as a mesmerizing light surrounded the prophets and then vanished.
The Honor Guards cuffed 'Arguree, "You have brought shame to the Sangheili, brother. You shall not sneak your way out of this, as you did before," spoke one of the guards.
"Don't fraternize with me, I was only doing my part of the Covenant, accidents hap-" Again he is cut off.
"I do not want to hear another word out of you, heretic." The guard knocked him unconscious, making his journey back to his cell much easier.
Hope activated his hologram receptor. "What is it, Ship Master?"
"My lord, there is a strange disturbance the Descendant. It seems many explosions have been set off. My ship can see it from here." Another explosion, yet this time, the Descendant is destroyed completely, but many escape pods have been deployed. Ship Master Luma 'Faramee, of the Resident Abroad, confirmed that the escape pods are filled with Rebel Unggoy. "Shall we send our Seraph fighting squad, Prophet of Hope?"
"Yes, immediately!" Hope deactivated his hologram receptor. "I fear the Covenant is breaking apart, yet again."
"Then we have no choice, but to find another." Sorrow said vaguely.
"Yes, perhaps we could use 'Arguree for the task. He is of great skill, and
this task is of great burden. It shall be his punishment, as well," spoke deeply by the Prophet of Hope.
"Yet, we cannot let the council know of this, they will feel confused. We
also cannot let go of our secrets."
"I agree with you, Sorrow. Letting any of our secrets known even to the
lower prophets is forbidden. We already have a crisis on our hands, but it feels required we tell the Great Trio about this, for they had always kept secrets at hand."
Luma 'Faramee showed up in his hologram state once again. "My lords, all Rebel escape Pods have been obliterated, I am calling off the Seraph's now, I appreciate your concern great Prophet of Hope," 'Faramee bowed.
"No, do not call off the Seraph squadron. Make a through sweep of the area. I want every Heretic Unggoy dead." Peace jumped ahead.
"By your command, my Lord, we shall look through the debris field and see what we can find," 'Faramee disappeared on the hologram for the last time.
Back at the holding cells, 'Arguree regained his consciousness, oblivious of his surroundings. It is a dark, gloomy cell that disoriented him.
"Your lucky, brother, back there I could've killed you for your heresy," spoke Rama 'Farazee, 'Arguree's closest partner. Yet, he is completely ashamed of what has happened, and treats his friend like Jackal food. "I dear hope you suffer the consequences," 'Farazee said.
"Save it. Do not waste my time with talk," still distorted, 'Arguree spoke once again, "Leave me, I wish to wait alone for my verdict," he said with doubt.
"I almost feel sorry for you my brother," said 'Farazee while he walked away.
The Resident Abroad, and its Ship Master, Luma 'Faramee, has been in service since the last years of the Age of Discovery.
"Great Trio! Report to the Bridge immediately!" 'Faramee commanded.
The Great Trio is a band of three high ranking Elites, with outstanding abilities, yet, they like to keep their missions at low profile. "Ah, my great brothers, you have arrived. We have an important issue to discuss."
"As they say, bring it on!" said the Great Trio's leader, being very confident of himself, and he was always the one who spent the most time at target practice.
"My fellow brothers, ever since we discovered the Sacred Ring, Gamma Halo, it has been inactive, until now," the Ship Master paused, "the Unggoy Rebels have stationed a base at the cartographer zone of Gamma Halo. I wish you to eliminate them all, however, wait for further instructions before you initiate your attack. That is all, my fellow Sangheili brothers."
The Trio returned back to their quarters. "What do you believe our further orders are? I am quite anxious," questioned Ulsa 'Ulagaree.
"Why ask me? All I wish is to fight, but I wonder as well," responded Zier 'Kamaree.
"Do not worry, my brothers. I believe we shall have a very special encounter with our attack," said Ruku 'Ramagee, the Leader, as he checked his Plasma Rifle.
Erhi 'Arguree was pulled away from his cell…the verdict has been decided.
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