The lone wraith (a halo story

Chapter 3

Well this sucks...wait what sucks. I casually thought to my self. Oh right I'm about to be tortured by the covenant...wait wait wait. No fucking way. I looked up to the ceiling and saw the most glorious sight of all time. Hanging from the ceiling was a spartan. My spirits lifted but I noticed he was aiming in at something. I activated my visors trajectory tracking system and realized he was aiming right at my visor. My heart dropped as I realized this wasn't a rescue op. It was a hunt and kill mission, and I was the target. Apparently ONI didn't trust me to not give the covenant information in return for my life. I started shaking with rage as I stared at the mysterious spartan. Just to be cheeky I flipped him the bird with both hands. To make sure he saw it I nodded down at my hands and saw the trajectory beam move down to my left handed then to my right hand. Then the beam moved back to dead center of my visor. For some reason I chuckled at the situation. At that moment a quiet chant started that grew into a roar of sound. It happened so quickly that I saw the spartan visibly flinch at the sound. I started dying of laughter until the main door slammed open and I saw a sobering sight. 20-30 elites dressed in ceremonial armor marched into the room. Each one had an energy sword in a holster on their right thigh. Once they reached the foot of the platform the halted and turned to face out towards the crowd. Effectively making a corridor from the door to the platform. Suddenly a deep drum beat started and as one the elites grabbed their energy swords and brought them up to their left breast. Then suddenly the slashed it down diagonally igniting it just as it reached the end of its journey then they brought it back across their chest, they did this as one smooth autonomous unit. As soon as the elites were done 3 figures emerged. They were all elites in golden ceremonial armor. Once they reached the platform they stopped and turned around and faced the ceremonial guards and barked orders I couldn't understand and as one the guards put away their energy swords then they all turned to face the platform and as one took a knee. Once that was done the 3 elites walked towards me and stopped right before me. Then the middle elite who was the biggest and meanest looking of the three. For now let's call him big tooth. Big tooth turned to the crowd and in sangheli said "Today we are gathered to sacrifice this human cockroach" at that the crowd began cheering and shouting I had to laugh, I mean a human cockroach is a perfect description of my ass. I mean I'm nearly invincible, nearly is the key word. Not much I can do for a headshot or a heart shot. Big tooth turned around to face me. He pulled out a beautifully designed ceremonial energy sword with a golden hilt and a golden blade that had intricate patterns of blue and black weaved along it. He looked me in the visor and said "before I introduce you to your false god let us see your face". With that the two other elites reached out and fumbled around with my helmet. I started dying of laughter. "You aren't going to be able to get it off". "Here let me help you" I said. They looked at me quizzically. I ignored them and quietly whispered "helmet lock disengage". A second after I said that my helmet released a click and a hiss. I looked at the elite and said "Now try again". I was fine with my fate. The two elites grabbed my helmet and lifted it off. I'm by no means ugly. I have  an average face with a little acne, I'm only 18, and hazel eyes with a loose high and tight. The Big tooth looked at me and smiled. "It's time for you to become a worthy sacrifice" he said. "Oh just hurry up with it" I replied. "If you insist" he stated. He brought the energy sword up and pulled back to cut my body in half. I calmly watched the blade arc towards my head. It was only a foot away when I noticed something. I'm the cornet of my eye I saw a warning pop up in my helmet. It was the trajectory software alerting me to the fact that the spartan hanging from the ceiling, which I had forgotten about, changed his point of aim it had left my forehead and adjusted towards the back of Big Tooth's  head. Just as the blade was about to make impact with my head there was a sudden BANG. Just as I started to smile I realized something, the energy sword was still moving at me. Shit