Better Off Dead Part 2 The Siege
Posted By: I_Love_You_Bungie<info@hottubireland.ie>
Date: 9 September 2003, 9:40 PM
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Na'lazz stood proudly in his polished yellow battle armor.He glanced at the battle with a trained eye,he could read the ebb and flow of a battle as easily as another could read text,and new that it would not be an easy fight. The looks of determination painted on the demons faces was admirable but,ultimatly,foolish.He had already lost 126 good men and was loath to give up more,but The Prophets word was law. With a quick hand gesture his Har'kyut came to him and formed up in a perfect line.Adorned in there purple battle armor and armed with a shocksword and plasma rifle they were the best of the best. Only the top elite became Strike Force and only the top Strike Force became Har'kyut.Nodding to his men he began to give his orders. ---------------- "INCOMING!" A great explosion engulfed the right wall and bodys went flying.Prichard discharged another clip into the oncoming horde."This is pointless!"Pvt.Watts shoted over the roar of battle.Prichard nodded slamed another clip into the rifle and returned to the job at hand."I have a wife you know"Watts said durring another reloading period.Prichard looked up into the young mans eyes and saw the fear there,fear at dying and fear for his wifes life.Not knowing what to do he pulled his face into a smile,something he hadnt done in a long time so he found it hard dew to lack of practise."We'll make it out of here me and you together,alright?"Watt smiled back and nodded nervously.Prichard didnt feel right,he had never liked lying. ------------- "Fire"Na'lazz said calmly again.The second plasma missile slamed into the wall,causing a breach.He nodded to two hunters and they lumbered forward to take advantage of the gap.Na'lazz and his har'kyut fell in behind them.Once threw the breach they found themselfs in a wall of human guns,but the two hunters made it impossible for the humans to make any shots on the more defeatable elites.Na'lazz powered up his shock sword,watched for a seconed as the hyper excited ion particles danced up and down between the two blades,only millimeters apart.He leapedover the hunters and landed amidst the humans.His sword came up in a glittering arc slicing threw armor and skin alike.He rammed his blade home in the chest of another human,feeling the release of power as the ion particles ripped the body into base elements,a most excrutiating way to die. He looked around,victory was near. ---------------------- Defeat was near,Prichard new. It would take a miracle to stop this new covenant assault.Just as this tought passed through his mind a pelican roared over the base its passengers,covered in shadow now fired from the back.The hunters were not ready and were mowed down by the shots,exposing the rear of the covenant elites.Shots ripped into them from all sides.But only one fell to the ground.These were obviously no ordinary elites.The tallest of them gave a signal and four elites broke away and charged up the ramp to the wall.One more was shot down before they made it half way.Prichard ducked under a swipe from one of there mighty shock swords,drew his combat knife and attacked at the unprotected throat,the elite swerved back lost its balance and fell from the wall.It landed on its neck with a sickening crack.Watts kicked another in the chest and opened fire with his rifle. The elite ducked, rolled and came up with a blistering punch to Watts chin.The Elite was about to finish him off when another marine attacked from behind,fireing wildly.The elite spun on his heel,his leg shooting up kicking the marine with such force that he spun several times before he hit the ground.The pelican landed in the courtyard its passengers unloading,Prichard recognized one.It was the Master Chief the soldier who had saved him in the city.He smiled to himself,now there was hope. ------------------ Na'lazz scanned the courtyard,seeing that 2 of his prize men were down and another was on the wall,cut off from the rest and hardpressed by 4 marines.The elite had incapitated two,Na'lazz could see,but he knew it was only a matter of time before he was overcome.He turned thinking that victory could still be attained and saw the worst possible sight.The Green One. He roared and drew his rifle firing with one hand and swinging his sword with the other.The other elite recognized the order to retreat and began to file ou threw the breach in the wall.Na'lazz gave one last glance at his lone warrior seeing that he was now dead.He marked the face of the one who stood above his dead Har'kyut,he had killed two of his warriors now and he would pay dearly.
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