Halo, but with an oddity.
Humanity is facing extinction. The Covenant is walking the path to the Great Journey. The Flood is spreading its infection across the stars. The fate of everything lied beyond the gateway. . .
The fate of the Galaxy lied i...
You know my sister. She did her research, watched as John became the soldier we needed him to be.
Like the others, he was strong and swift and brave. A natural leader.
But he had something only she could see.
Luck.
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But I wasn't looking for luck.
I wanted, no. . .
I yearned for something more than what my mother, what my sister, wanted.
I yearned for a friend. I yearned for love.
And you were my choice.
You were every bit the soldier that John was. Just as strong, just as brave.
But that wasn't all. You reacted to the world around you. You felt a plethora of emotions that I've never seen from any other Spartan.
You were kind.
You were. . . You are human.
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November 17th, 2552
The forests of east Africa were teeming with Covenant, the Brutes leading their scores of Grunts and Jackals through the thick jungle to find the crash site of the Demon, the Master Chief. . .
And they weren't the only ones searching for John-117.
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Aris: Are we close?
His hud flashed orange, a projection of his AI companion appearing.
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