should this earth
end
we'll simply
build another
(traced
from the notes
her hands have touched)
made fine
like letters
to a future
lover
and it's a white
I'll covet
coat & cover
in a light
like her name
born
blue
and for
each other
see
she dreamed
destiny
and new worlds
to discover
'til my tongue's
tilted axis
spun new words
which
to stutter
a space
where stars
seem to bloom
only
to sputter
to be replaced
with her face
another universe
recovered
...and I guess you could call it an odyssey
He surveyed the battlefield, countless bodies littered the battlefield. And he had put most of them there.
Surely I am meant for more than this, he thought looking at his blood soaked hands.
He had been created to fight and that was all he had ever known, nothing but the next mission, that was all that he lived for. And yet he felt that something was missing, something more.
But if he wanted to find the meaning of his life he would have to live long enough to find out.
He drew his shotgun and looked at the approaching army.
I am Spartan 163, he stared long and hard at the approaching Brutes, And I will not go quietly.
"I'm pleased you could come on such sort notice, all of the other doctors were handling other cases and you were the only one we could reach."
The pair walked briskly down the hallway, one was tired, haggard... pale and unwell, and the other was almost as a ray of sunshine in the gloomy hallway that they walked down.
"I know that I've only just begun my internship but I am pleased you are giving me such an opportunity.." the blond began, she was smiling broadly as she turned to her companion, the older woman gave a small nod. "They brought him in not long ago, Commissioner Gordon felt that a in depth look into this mans mind might be help t
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Chapter One: Pack a Toothbrush
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February 10th, 2535 10:35
Tyler! Yo, Tyler! Wake up little bro! We gotta get ready for the damn mission! shouted a boisterous voice, awaking Tyler from the midst of his rarely occurring sleep.
What the fuck? What time is it??? mumbled an extremely groggy Tyler.
Dude! Its 10:35! Our mission briefing is in 10 minutes!!! continued the man above Tylers bunk, continuing to scream.
Dammit Here Garet, help a bro up, willya?
Man, I swear you are the laziest-
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Authors Note: For the sake of my many human readers, I have taken the liberty of translating the Covenant units of distance and time, as well as their language, into their human equivalents for ease of reading.
Chapter 1: Test on the Sands
The burning, parched desert world of Jisako was far from the comforts and lush beauty of Sanghelios. Gone was any hope of a constant source of water, of the pleasantry one could find in the native inhabitants, of the rich food and good company. Biting wind, scorching sun, and dangerous predators had replaced it all. It was the ultimate test for the Sangheili warrior, an ancient rite from the time of