If you already understand the Halo plot, by all means, continue to Log 01. This is to ensure that everyone is caught up, and who knows? You may learn something that you didn't know. If you're still trying to learn the story line, please, play the game first. This story runs rigorously with the actual Halo plot and it is important that the readers understand exactly what is going on.

I won't go much into the stories behind the Spartans since they won't have much involvement in this story. Please understand that Halo is a very vast and complex story, and while my editor and I spend a lot of time doing our Halo homework (probably too much time because we have no lives) to make sure everything runs according to canon, we are bound to make mistakes and miss something. If you find something we missed, kindly leave a review or by all means, send me a message! I love feedback and I want to make this story the best it can be!

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Introduction To Halo

Halo was first released by Bungie Studios on November 15th, 2001.

The game is set in the future, but the story tells that there was a species before humans called the Forerunners. They were a great and intelligent race with technology far more advanced than any human species had yet to imagine.

The Forerunners were at war with another even older civilization called the Precursors. When the Precursors were almost destroyed, they released a deadly parasite upon the galaxy; the Flood. The parasite sought to feed off of living hosts, contaminating their bodies and turning them into abominations. The Flood infected the grand cities of the Forerunners and the other Ancient Races, creating an all-out war for survival.

The Forerunners knew that death was imminent, and so they built a powerful weapon – a weapon powerful enough to destroy and rid their entire galaxy of the Flood's food. This included all sentient life. This weapon was called Halo, a massive ring-like structure the size of planets. There were twelve Halos constructed.

The Forerunners made sure to save as many of the different kinds of Ancient species as possible, collecting their DNA and protecting them in tubes. They programmed their monumental machines so that after the Halo rings were launched into pinpointed locations throughout the star systems, the weapons would be activated and everything that breathed and grew would be destroyed. The Halo rings were activated by the Didact, and the galaxy was wiped clean of all life.

After waiting hundreds of years, the Forerunner machines reactivated and set to work. DNA sample after DNA sample, species of old were regenerated and distributed throughout the star systems. Humans arose from one of these samples.

The new humans grew and evolved through war and bloodshed. They rebuilt only to destroy each other again.

In the 2500s, humans had begun to explore the uncharted systems of space, constantly questioning the unknown. The UNSC (United Nations Space Command) directed missions and led the humans to further evolution.

Secret experimentations were run on young children taken from their homes. These children were raised, trained, and built to be the perfect soldiers; to become the special forces of the UNSC. Under the direction of Dr. Halsey, these children grew into trained war machines: the Spartans.

After establishing bases and colonies in outer space, the humans met an intelligent alien theocracy called the Covenant in the year 2525. The 9th Age of Reclamation began when the Covenant attacked the humans, and when they did, the UNSC was ready. The Spartans proved a large asset in the wars, and saved the human race from extinction.

In the first Halo game, you play as Master Chief, Petty Officer John 117, Chief of the Spartans, the favorite of Dr. Halsey. Master Chief is sent on a mission to destroy the recently discovered Halo ring, where the Covenant lurks to activate the old weapon. The Covenant is oblivious to the fact that the ring has the power to destroy all living things in the galaxy.

The Covenant worship the Forerunners as their gods, and in their eyes, the Halo rings were holy and sacred. The Covenant is led by an alien race called the San 'Shyuum, and their three leaders include the Prophet of Mercy, the Prophet of Regret, and the main hierarchy, the Prophet of Truth. Under the Prophets, the other races follow; the smaller Unggoy (Humans call them Grunts), the powerful Jiralhanae (Brutes), the loyal Sangheili (Elites), the great Mgalekgolo (Hunters), the swift Kig-Yar (Jackals), and the nimble Yanme'e (Drones).

On the Halo, an ancient enemy rises. The Flood attacked both Covenant and UNSC forces alike. Master Chief destroys the Halo ring after fighting through mobs of Flood and Covenant.

The destruction of the Halo ring greatly upset the Covenant.

Master Chief is named the "Demon" by the Covenant after he destroys Halo, and the Supreme Commander who was responsible for protecting and activating the sacred ring was punished severely.

In Halo 2 (Released on November 9th, 2004), Thel 'Vadamee is brought before the High Council (A decision making body consisting of 200 Sangheili and San 'Shyuum of the Covenant) and the Prophets to receive his punishment. He is stripped of his gold armor and rank before the public of the entire Covenant. He is tortured and burned, branded with the Mark of Shame, and he is considered a heretic to his people.

Although forever scarred, the Prophets still give him a chance to regain his honor.

When the Covenant is in desperate need, they will don a Sangheili with an ancient armor and will allow him to lead his brethren into battle. Such a rank and title is the Arbiter. The Arbiter is already told that he will die, like all the others before him.

Thel accepts the armor and is given a second chance to make things right.

But by the end of Halo 2, after completing multiple vital and very dangerous missions, the Arbiter realizes that his religion and everything that he was fighting for was corrupt. The Prophets had lied to him in saying that he was saving many lives by stopping the Demon.

Master Chief explains to him how the Halo ring was actually a weapon to rid their entire galaxy of life.

The Arbiter sees truth in Master Chief's words when the Prophets attempt to assassinate him numerous times. The Arbiter, along with most of the Sangheili, secede from the Covenant and join Master Chief on his mission to keep the rings out of the Covenant's hands in Halo 3 (Released on September 25th, 2007).

At the end of Halo 3, the Prophet of Truth is stopped and killed by the Arbiter. The Sangheili create an alliance with the humans, and a truce is held between the Covenant and the UNSC. The Arbiter and the other Sangheili return to their home planet, Sanghelios. In escaping from danger, Master Chief and his AI, Cortana, are separated and lost in space.

Master Chief is believed to be dead, and his file reads "Missing in Action". In Halo 4, (Released on November 6th, 2012 by 343 Industries after buying Halo) 4 years later, Master Chief and Cortana unlock the mysteries of the ancient Forerunners, the history of the Flood, and the warrior Prometheans on their mission to get Cortana home for repairs.

Author's Note

Hello! Zmori here.

I'd like to give you a quick heads up on how to read this fan-made series.

As you read through the story, you may note that numbers in parenthesis follow certain phrases or words. If you scroll to the very bottom of the chapter, the corresponding number will be there and will explain the unknown phrase or term for you. These facts are story or background created by Bungie or 343 Industries, NOT by us.

The asterisks, however, are facts or story created by Cyber and I, also facts provided at the bottom of the chapters. (We will rarely use these.)

Please note, I wrote FAN-MADE series. Halo is ©Bungie and 343 Industries, along with their characters and their story. All other characters and story are created by Cyber and I. We hope to later create a digital comic / animated series. Keep your eyes peeled.

Thank you for your time, and enjoy this ridiculous story inspired after playing a Halo 2 Co-Op Campaign.

~Z