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[Novel] Halo 3: Insurrection (COMPLETE)
THE STUNNING CONCLUSION to Halo 3. Humanity and the Sangheili are once again at war, and with the two factions waist deep in each other's blood, who will stand against the ancient threat looming on the horizon?
One final hope remains. John 117.
Halo 3: Insurrection, with a riveting plot, familiar characters, new dynamic ones, and a divine mystery beneath it all.
[i]Completed as of September 13th, 2010.[/i]
[quote][i][url=http://tinyurl.com/halo-insurrection]PDF containing Halo 3: Insurrection in it's entirety, with added aesthetics and a more elegant layout[/url] - Full, heartfelt and undying thanks to AssaultCommand for painstakingly assembling this. Note: Best downloaded for optimum viewing.[/i][/quote]
[b]CHAPTER LISTING AND LINKS -[/b]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052500]Prologue + Part 1 - Awakening[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31077493]Part 2 - Trial[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31106823]Part 3 - Assassination[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31122799]Part 4 - The Unkillable Man[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31182513]Part 5 - The Heretic[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31234028]Part 6 - Home Sweet Home[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31311296]Part 7 - Revelation[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31418600]Part 8 - Judgement[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31550262]Part 9 - Escape[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31616231]Part 10 - A Touching reunion[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31870623]Part 11 - Evacuation time[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=32052074]Part 12 - A leader in Disgrace[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=4#32418487]Part 13 - The truth of it all[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=4#32791317]Part 14 - A long talk[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=5#32996669]Part 15 - Onyx[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=5#33156505]Part 16 - Arrival[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=6#33235958]Part 17 - Disturbed slumber [/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=6#33348519]Part 18 - A troublesome politician[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=7#33567314]Part 19 - Help from the lady in blue...[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=7#34131517]Part 20 - So it begins...[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=8#36169290]Part 21 - New Toys[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=8#36233652]Part 22 - The Ancient One[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=9#36420270]Part 23 - Rampant[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=9#36752357]Part 24 - The Covenant[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=9#36820033]Part 25 - Challenged[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=10#37043739]Part 26 - Nothing left to guard.[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=11#37595288]Part 27 - Spartans [i]can[/i] die[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=11#37650134]Part 28 - Prepare for Departure[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=12#38115804]Part 29 - Set in Motion[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=13#38234777]Part 30 - Standing up to the bully[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=14#38434649]Part 31 - United they stand firm[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=15#38846631]Part 32 - Protectors of Earth[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=16#39241720]Part 33 - An elegant armour from a more civilised time[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=17#39500032]Part 34 - Breach and clear[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=18#40397760]Part 35 - Buying Time[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=18#40561197]Part 36 - Return to the homestead[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=19#40638630]Part 37 - Rallying the troops[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=19#40761708]Part 38 - Infiltration[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=21#41130835]Part 39 - Are [i]you[/i] with humanity, Captain?[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=22#41451913]Part 40 - A Surgeon's operation[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=23#41613113]Part 41 - Death is not the end[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=23#41983510]Part 42 - Here be Monsters...[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=24#42470762]Part 43 - Thrown together[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=24#42724807]Part 44 - Well it's better than walkin'[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=25#42921116]Part 45 - Some small progress[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=26#43466462]Part 46 - Bad state of affairs[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=26#44048347]Part 47 - The Return[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=27#44214278]Part 48 - Pawns of a Parasite[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=28#end]Part 49 - Cole's triumph[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=29#44589893]Part 50 - Checkmate[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=30#44726504]Part 51 - Sacrifice[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&viewreplies=true&postRepeater1-p=32#45174432]Part 52 - Aftermath[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=37#46679787]Part 53 - Descent into Mortality[/url]
[b]EPILOGUE[/b]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=40#47876789]Epilogue - Part 1[/url]
[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=31052475&postRepeater1-p=42#48921675]Epilogue - Part 2 (Conclusion)[/url]
[b]==COMPLETE==[/b]
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[Edited on 10.16.2010 5:38 PM PDT]
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John climbed out of the wreckage that was the Longsword with all the energy of a dead man, having to force himself to pull away from the smouldering wreck. In his left arm was a limp Sergeant Johnson, knocked out cold by the impact. Cushioned in his right was the still-lifeless form of Mendicant Bias, depressingly quiet. He hadn't seen the Arbiter, and assumed he had escaped. Smoke billowed around him, obscuring his view. "Chief? Chief, can you hear me?" Cortana asked him, echoing the first words she had spoken on the Halo ring over a year ago. John grunted weakly, summoning the last of his strength to smash away a piece of crumbling metal. He tumbled through the hole he had created into the outside world, collapsing on the already-dying Flood biomass which caked it. He set down Johnson and Mendicant Bias on either side of him, before standing up with concern. "Arbiter?" he called worriedly. There was no answer. Fear gripped him as he realised the implications of this. "Thel!" Nothing but the angry calling of the winds, which themselves seemed to be infected by the Flood's taint. John cursed, beside himself now. "John, don't!" Cortana shrieked, seemingly knowing his intent. Ignoring her, he removed the crystalline data chip from the back of his MJOLNIR helmet and placed it next to Johnson. Then he dove back inside the burning Longsword, instinctively raising an arm to shield himself. His MJOLNIR helmet was unsealed, and smoke poured into his lungs. "Arbiter!" he roared over the crackling of the flames, starting to cough as the smog threatened to overwhelm him. Still, there was no reply. "Thel, where are you?" The fire raged on, and sections of the Longsword's roof began to collapse around the dazed Spartan. A heavy, molten beam struck him on the shoulder, and John cried out in pain. Smoke continued to seep into his body, and black ate away at the corners of his vision. Without even realising it, he sank to one knee, and found he was supporting himself with outstretched hands. Flames played about his armour, licking it with mirth. He was coughing profusely now, and his vision had all but faded. Sinking, sinking, sinking... "Spartan!" the familiar voice cried, raising him from the depths. The world returned to him, and he looked with bloodshot eyes at the source of the cry. The Arbiter's right arm and the same side of his torso was encased in molten metal. Even from where he was John could tell that his shields had long since vanished, and that the Sangheili was in great pain. "Thel!" he shouted with relief, rushing clumsily towards his friend, tripping over objects as he did so. The Longsword was collapsing around him, and drops of liquid metal were dripping onto his armour with a constant furvour. He reached the Arbiter, and looked with despair at his friend's plight. Thel was barely conscious, his head lolled slowly around his chest, expression one of intense pain. "Hold on Thel," John murmured reassuringly, plunging his hands deep into the molten metal which his friend was trapped in. The pain was intense, but the wish to free his friend was stronger. Finally, he managed to prise the Elite out from the Longsword's collapsing interior, who was by now completely blacked out. Knowing that time was short, John exerted one last herculean effort and crashed through the melting, weakened walls of the Longsword, feeling white hot fire surge across his body. The worst of the pain subsided after a few moments though, and John smiled with thin satisfaction when he realised that they'd made it. They were out. Behind him, the Longsword's wreck completely collapsed in on itself, and John knew that if he had waited a moment longer he and Thel would now be buried alive. Turning to look at his friend's condition, John winced. His entire right arm had been completely mangled, twisted and charred beyond repair. Half of his golden armour was now a charcoal black colour, and the stench of burnt skin was heavy in the air. At least he was alive. John set the unconscious Arbiter on the ground next to Johnson, who was still out cold too. John wished he could join them in slumber, but knew he had to remain vigilant. Reaching down, he picked up Cortana, prepared for the backlash, and slotted her in. "Don't you [i]ever[/i] do that again!" Cortana screeched at him, before launching into a long winded tirade about his idiocy and lack of thought. "I'm sorry," John muttered, half-dead. Cortana realised the extent of the condition he was in, and softened. "I suppose I should be used to the fact that you're a hero by now. You just can't stand by knowing that risking your life could save someone else's, can you?" Cortana told him. "Sorry," John muttered again, sinking down to his knees. "Don't be. I wouldn't have it any other-- oh [i]crap.[/i]" John forced himself to bring his head up, and what he saw threw him deep into the pits of despair. With a groan, he slowly stood up, realising his entire body was shaking. The Sentinels that had shot them out of the sky had found their crash-site, and were now en route, speeding down like bullets. Except these were far more dangerous than mere bullets. Johnson and Thel were still unconscious, and Mendicant Bias was as immobile as he had been hours ago. Only John and Cortana remained to face them. The last Spartan drew out his rifle, knowing that it was unlikely he'd be able to kill [i]one[/i] Sentinel, never mind a hundred. Even so, the weight of it in his hands was reassuring. Perhaps once they had killed him they'd leave the others alone. They continued to fly down, drawing closer and closer. "I'm going to have to break that promise Cortana," he told his beloved AI companion, before reaching up to the back of his neck. "No! John--" "Remember me," the last Spartan told her simply, before setting her crystalline data chip down on the ground some distance away from himself. Now it was just him and the century of Sentinels, which were now within killing distance. John brought his rifle up, waited, and opened fire. [i]Boom! Boom! Boom! Click![/i] His MA5C had jammed halfway through the magazine, although John didn't really care. It's not like it would have done much good anyway. He tossed it aside, drawing out his sidearm. Pain shot through him and he sank to one knee. [i]I'm not about to let them kill me sleeping,[/i] John vowed, forcing himself to remain conscious. He drew up the M6G and began to methodically fire it at the now hovering Sentinels, which were staring at him with curiosity. [i]Bang! Bang! Bang![/i] the small pistol shuddered, bullets flying up towards the Sentinels, which easily evaded the shots. One of the machines detached from the rest of the group, and slowly rose down to challenge John. With agonising pain, John rose to his legs, and tossed the empty pistol to the ground. He stood, arms open, embracing his death. "Do it then!" John shouted at them in a shaky voice. He would almost welcome death at this point, at least it would give him rest from this endless struggle. The Sentinel regarded the last Spartan for a moment, before its lens swivelled and changed red. A bright light began to gather at the aft of its body. John didn't move, staring up defiantly at it. The Sentinel fired, and the beam that flew from it struck John squarely in his beaten chest. There was no pain, no feeling. John just fell slowly back to the ground, and saw his own hand outstretched, limp and curled. He could faintly hear his heart pounding weakly, straining to overcome to wounds inflicted upon him by the Sentinel's shot. And then, once it realised that the attempt was useless, it ceased trying, and the last Spartan died. * * * * * * * * * * *
