Generation War: Super Serious AI and the Spartan

Halo 2 Arc Chapter 9: Punishment

In the Halo Ring after drop off by Gravemind, Arbiter and Sil Veree gather nearby weapons. They overhear in the next ridge near them, but it wasn't the sight they didn't want to see. They face bodies of...sangheili. Corpses of their kind murdered in cold blood with no honor in there. Tartartus mentioned Truth ordered death of the arbiter and mention rest of their race. Why their kind? What's going on? Then Sil Veree spotted someone is alive. It is his father, but it was at a critical injury.

"No! Father? What has happened?" Sil Veree called out as he comes to Gio Vanniee. His father lays in the field with his large pool of blood.

"It was Truth. He betrayed us." Gio Vanniee cough blood out his mouth while Sil Veree holds his father while Arbiter checks other sangheili council members whom were murdered in cold blood.

"NO, why he would do that?" Sil Veree wondering why they are targeted for such cruel matter.

"He always favors the brutes and...order our executions." Gio Vannie points out the corpses of Ko Gee and Sur Gee. Pry Cee is killed as well which his body was twisted in a gruesome way.

"The Brutes? That explains the changing of the guard?" Arbiter said as he recalls how the guard was changed before his way to the prophets. This event makes sense as why Tartarus would follow the orders of the Prophets without question.

"Son, promise me this." Gio Vanniee said as Sil Veree hold tightly to his father. Gio Vanniee wanted to see his son to take up the mantle as he was the ruler of his own domain back in Sanghelios.

"You must avenge our honor and live your life you want to be. I didn't want anything of this for you. I'm sorry " Gio Vanniee said until he spits out blood and gave out his last breath. Tears are forming in Sil Veree's eyes as he holds of his father. Gio Vanniee, his father lays death in the Sacred ring as their entire lives was devoted to the faith, but betrayed by the prophets.

"No. No.....No!" Sil Veree screamed in pain. He shed his tears that in fact he never cried before. He lost his true father, noble sangheili who died for nothing. Arbiter witness this as he steps away without a word. That's when the Brutes come in and spotted them before Sil Veree spots them.

"Kill the Elites! We will be reward for our services to the Great Journey." One of the Brutes said until Sil Veree cut him off with his energy and proceeds to stab another one. He didn't stop there until he slashes cuts, stabs the brute to death and continued.

"Sil Veree, stop!" Arbiter called out. This stops Sil Veree what he was doing. He turns to the Arbiter as his tears were from his eyes. He knew that name is a shameful and dishonorable as he thought that name is no longer needed for his services for the Covenant.

"My name shouldn't be Sil Veree. My real should be...Sil ver. I will regain that honor back by all means necessary." Sil ver said as he rose up and turn to face the Arbiter.

"Even at cost of your life?" Arbiter asking why he's dropping the ee in his name.

"Even at a high price that I am willing to make." Silver pointed out. They both left the area as they continue face many Covenant loyalists and found many sangheili survived with units under their command. Meanwhile, the Dexholder squad came to the area where they were supposed to go.

"They must be here." Red asked himself to know if it's the right place.

"After fighting those zombies?" Emerald asking as they nearly face with a flood along the way.

"They were nasty things." Bianca said in much of terror she seen. She couldn't like the sight of them while they are coming at them.

"I know I don't many shotgun rounds I fired." Yvonne said as she counts the shotgun rounds. Xavier checks his pistol rounds just in case if any flood comes him and her.