Contrary to what is believed, Sangheili ( Elites), have more humanity than what they show. Follow Shonala 'Todom through her life and watch her grow from a shy dancer to a courageous warrior and even see the biggest event in her life, break her down.

Three years after Cortana's death, John-117 has been mourning for quite a while. After Catherine Halsey creates a new AI just for him, he then halts his melancholy. Aya, said to be 'Cortana's daughter' finally cheers him up. She doesn't have all the memories of her 'mother,' but she acts like a nine-year-old daughter. John makes a vow to always protect her, and will go through the fiery pits of hell to keep Aya away from harm... but is she really the one in danger? Picture from DeviantArt.

Garnet Hargreaves survived the destruction of her planet, Miridem. With nothing left to lose, she decides to under-go the grueling process to become a UNSC Spartan, the most elite warrior at humanity's disposal. After a few years of fighting and making a name for herself, she is reassigned to Noble Team on the planet Reach. Now known as 'Noble Six,' Garnet finds out her commanding officer, Carter, is her lost love. As humanity continues to fail in the war against the Covenant, Garnet fights harder than ever to protect what is hers, and carves a path for all of their survival. WELCOME TO REACH (Sorry for any inaccuracies)

Humanity lost the war, the 30 years of war, or more like retreating, finally left us with nowhere to go. Some ships escaped to the few remaining colony's out in space, but I doubt they lasted much longer. But now the rest of us, the few human's that survived, are slave's. Slave's to a covenant.

A hand touches the surface the the black orb around me. It was warm, unlike the other hands that were ice cold filled with greed and destruction. The orb around me seemed to acknowledge the hand as well. The orb opened and light came bursting in. When my eyes adjusted a body covered in dark gray and yellow armor stood in front of me. *************** Book 1