chapter 44

Unknown regions

The small group of ships belonging to the terrans were waiting for what the faction now identified as the chiss ascendancy wanted with them. Most of the ships had left, probably to defend their post, but a few were still lingering around as they waited for their supreme admiral to arrive.

While they waited, one of the Terran ships was making an encrypted message to the closest fleet near them. It wasn't a message for help, but a message for them to give to Terra. They wanted them to start an immediate diplomatic mission to try and ease the tension that they had created with the chiss.

As they waited for the chiss to arrive with their supreme admiral, the Terran commander was looking at the chiss ships closely as he inspected their designs. He was also aware that they were probably doing the same. The designs of their ships and weapons were completely different from theirs, so the chiss probably had no clue what they could do. But the terrans had an idea what their ships could do after battling with the republic and separatist.

"Sir a ship are about to enter the system. It might be the admiral that the chiss were talking about." An officer says to the commander who merely nods as he continues to watch the remaining chiss ships making sure they don't try and escape.

Moments later a large ship enters the system next to the other chiss ships. It wasn't the largest ship that they had seen but it looked like it could deal a lot of damage to a fleet if used right.

Once the ship gets into formation with the rest of the ships. The terrans receives a hail from the ship from earlier and the large ship. As they open communications with them the same female along with a middle age man was seen.

"I am supreme admiral Ja'fosk of the chiss ascendancy defense fleet. I know you have a lot of questions on who we are and our intentions are unknown." The admiral says.

"But understand this, Commander, and understand it clearly. The Ascendancy does not attack other systems, fleets, or even individuals unless we have clear evidence that they attacked us first. We don't attack militarily, diplomatically, subversively, clandestinely, or psychologically. Those who do not attack us will not be attacked by us."

"But you and your ships has put our people on edge and some of our council members want to speak to you personally if you agree that is." The admiral finishes allowing the commander to talk.

"I am not the person suited for political talks admiral. I don't know how my people want to handle this since we didn't think an advanced civilization was even living here. But you can rest assure that an envoy from us is being transported here as we speak." The commander says as the admiral nods his head understanding.

"It's probably for the best if we want these talks to effectively succeed. But only one of your ships will be allowed entry into our territory." The admiral says.

"I understand. My fleet will stay here until our envoy arrives." The commander says.

As the two starts to end their conversation. They cut off the comms between each other ending the small talk with the admiral.

Sitting down with a sigh. The commander shuts his eyes thinking about how this could end. Although they said they wasn't going to attack them unless they did first. It didn't put him to ease.

There was potentially hundreds of weapon pointing right at them which could wipe out his entire group. All he could do was hope the envoy that was being sent to them was going to figure out what they wanted.

Unknown to them. This was exactly going as planned for two individuals belonging to the chiss. 

One of them was admiral Ar'alani. But the other was an unknown individual. They didn't want trouble with the terrans. They wanted their help and believed that only they could help them. A small amount of their people had  actually known who the terrans were and what they could do. And the two of them wanted them as an ally. Even if it meant going behind their own people's backs.

Mygeeto

Explosions rang out on the battlefield as hundreds of various ships belonging to the sanghelios and the terrans were dropping off troops all over. The clones had never seen these designs of ships before and the different species that were coming out of the ships had confirmed their theory that they were now dealing with a different enemy.

But what really had them on edge was the size of the ship that was covering the entire warzone.

While the sanghelios were making their attack along with the terrans. Master chief was making his way towards the Jedi's position. But in order for him to get to them, he had to break through a line of clones which he was killing effortlessly.

A group of the clones that had seen him coming towards them had fired at him with none of them dealing any damage to him. The shields around his armor could be seen as each bolt hit him, but if the blasters was doing anything to the shields was unknown to the clones.

Those that was the closest was never going to figure out how to take him down because the Spartan had started to pick them off one by one.

A group of clones just arriving towards the front lines expecting to see their defense still holding, sees their brothers getting slaughtered by one man as he quickly takes them out before pushing even further through their lines.

"Get him! Don't let him break through our lines!" One of the clones shout as they all aim their blasters at the Spartan.

Master chief quickly responding to them rushes at them before slamming his shoulder into the closet one, sending him flying backwards. After dealing with him, he grabs one of the blasters that a clone was holding before crushing it along with the clones hand as he screamed in pain.

The other clones seeing this as a chance to attack fire at him only for the Spartan to use the screaming clone as a human shield as the bolts hit all over his body. Multiple bolts had hit the clone killing him in a cruel way before they stopped firing. Seeing that they had killed their own man caused them a few seconds of hesitation, which chief glady used.

Throwing the dead clone at them, they dodge out the way only for one of them to get instantly shot in the head. The other looking back about to start shooting gets grabbed by his helmet before meeting the knee of the Spartan, completely shattering the front of his helmet. A river of blood was all that you could see coming out of his broken helmet.

Wiping out the last of the clones in the area. He gets ready to start making his way towards the location of the Jedi only to dodge out the way as a turret of a Terran tank gets thrown at him. Quickly turning back firing at the Jedi who threw the turret at him. The culprit was already prepared for this as he uses the body of the Terran tank as a shield, blocking the bullets from hitting him.

"I have to say Terran. You're very skilled having scores of Jedi killed by your hands alone. That is something many have tried doing only for them to be killed or be put in prison for the rest of their life." The Jedi says.

"But today that will end. The republic sees you as a bigger threat than even general grievous himself. You've put a target on your head."

"Wouldn't be the first time." Master chief says before he jumps over the destroyed tank that the Jedi was hiding behind as he fires at the Jedi.

The Jedi quickly reacting on reflexes alone uses the force to push himself away from the bullets with one of the bullets grazing his arm. Once the Spartan lands where he originally was, he takes out his energy sword as he swings it at the Jedi who quickly blocks the blow.

The Jedi that chief was attacking wasn't a species that he had ever seen before. He had a full mustache along with a beard and would have looked almost like a regular human if it wasn't the size of his head.

As the two press their weapons on each other. Around them rang out bullets and explosions as the two sides fought on. The arrival of the sanghelios had turned the entire battlefield into chaos. They were dropping off their troops behind the republics lines which was causing huge problems for them. But even with this, both sides were losing men at a steady pace.

"Look around you. Is this meaningless war really necessary. The deaths of thousands because of something that could have been resolved easily." The Jedi says but the Spartan didn't come to talk.

Pushing the Jedi back a little, master chief started to do a series of fast attacks on the Jedi as he blocks every single one them before doing an attack of his own.

This was a Jedi master that master chief was fighting against and the difference between a knight and master was tremendous. His reaction time and skills with a lightsaber was impressive and if it wasn't for that. He would of already been dead a long time ago.

The two trade attacks for a while longer before the Jedi started to use the force to throw things at the Spartan as a way to open up his guard. At first it was simple things such as blasters. But than it started to become larger things.

In an instant their fighting had quickly turned into him bracing himself taking the hits as they do almost nothing to him. The only things he had to dodge of the way for was the destroyed vehicles that was thrown at him and there was many that could of been used.

Having enough. Master chief gets his pistol out and aims it at the jedi who looks ready for him to fire but quickly widens his eyes as he gets in the process of jumping. But it's to late for him.

An energy sword had pierced in the middle of his chest as he gasped as if he was trying to talk. Coming out of his camouflage, the Arbiter shows up from behind the Jedi as he takes the sword out his chest.

"It will be your honor to die."

Once the sword is removed the Jedi says his final words.

"I'm... sorry. I couldn't...keep my...promise." He softly mumbles to himself as he falls on the ground dead.

Making sure the Jedi was dead the Arbiter looks at chief like he hasn't seen an old friend in a long time.

"It seems the thirst for battle hasn't left the both of us after all master chief." The Arbiter says before looking as their troops start their breakthrough.

"My troops are already securing parts of this planet as we speak but this battle is long from over." He says as the two make their way towards the rest of their forces.