Nightfall

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It's nighttime on Reach and its two moons, Csdoaszarvas and Turul, are hanging in the night sky.

26:30 Hours

A Phantom dropship flies over a cliffside with its search light on. Jun emerges from a concealed position behind a rock as the dropship passes. He signals to Noble Six with his head. Ash follows him along the cliff edge. Ash is holding a Sniper Rifle as his DMR is on his back.

"Recon Team Bravo reporting in: Three and Six in position." Jun says into his coms. "It's starting to get crowed up here, Kat.

Kat the speaks over coms. "Then we're closing in. Report any Covenant structures or devices. Direct action may be necessary."

Ash joins Jun at a cliffside overlooking a mountainside. 

"Copy that." Jun chuckles. "When Kat runs an op, direct actions is always necessary."

Jun then hands Ash a magazine of 14.5x114mm sniper rounds.

5x114mm sniper rounds

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"Here." Jun says and Ash grabs the Magazine. "You may need these. High velocity, armor-piercing. They'll take the hat off an Elite at two thousand yards. And they ain't cheap."

"Haven't used these rounds before." Ash says as he loads the mag into his sniper. "They sound fun."

Jun and Six head further along the ledge, Jun reaches a boulder and start to climb it. "Hmm. I'll be in touch."

Ash looks down the ledge. "Stealth, ain't my strong suit." He slides down to the ground below.

...Too Quiet

Ash takes cover as another Phantom dropship flies past with is search light turned on.

Kat speaks over coms. "Recon Bravo, the sector ahead is dark to electronic surveillance."

Ash gets a move on.

"Covenant can block our instruments?" Jun asks over coms.

"So it would seem, and Command wants to know what they're hiding."

Ash heads up another ledge. A Sangheili stands watch over the area, back facing Ash, while a few Unggoy sleep nearby.

"Elite." Jun whispers above Ash. "He's yours, do it quiet."

Ash silently steps past the sleeping Unggoy and gets behind the Elite. Ash reaches up to the knife on his chest and pulls it out as he sets his sniper on his back.

Ash stabs the Elite in the back and it stumbles forward, then he stabs it in the neck. Then he kicks the body to the ground. The Elite chocks on its own blood for a few seconds then it dies.

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