Authors Note: Hello, the authors note here is rather long, so you may skip it and then read the story, you might do that anyways, but I just want to note that first. Anyways, as a proud fan of Halo and Mass Effect, let me be the first to say that I get sick of the fact that I cannot get a story out. Now to this oh so original story title (Sarcasm) I give you my attempt on creating a Halo and Mass Effect story, done my way, and no, it is not going to be a Halo stomp, the aim of this story is not to indulge in either sides fanboyism.
I first want to point these two things out real quick, the UNSC uses Gauss weapons in this story not because I think they should, it is just a personal preference, I find it reasonable for the technology they have, and the time era the story is in. Next, there is the concern of Halonic energy, you will come across it here and there, but it is nothing to worry about, in short it is just a energy from a unlimited source dimension, it's based off the Forerunners already established source of energy, but less universe killing, more dimension sucking, it is still gathered in a way were you can't just stay on it 24/7, so batteries and all that are common stuff for weapons and all that so far.
Lastly, I feel that it is best to bring it up now, rather than later, but there is something me and my NS friend Yellowapple came up with, it is basically my Halo's equivalent to biotics, I am using it for this story just because I want to, I know thats a lousy, somewhat rude reason, but I really like the idea, and I think I can do it properly. Anyways I know the writing is not that great, but at least I try, I know you want to read and give it a chance, so here you go, the story lies below.
Oh one last thing, I always view these summaries and non character dialogue as being told by that person from Halo Waypoint, you know, the guy who was speaking in the Heroes never Die video and all those other ones. Do you read these with a voice, and if so what doe sit sound like, make sure to say so in the reviews if you want to.
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X - I own neither Halo, Mass Effect, or any references or minor immigrant canon that might be added for no reason in particular. After all, if I did there would have been a Halo, Mass Effect game out wouldn't there?Halo is property of 343 Industries and Microsoft. Mass Effect is property of Bioware and Electronic Arts. - X
Halo: Ascension
Prologue
"It is an undeniable and may I say fundamental quality of man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable."
— Leonard Church
The Galaxy, wide and large it housed many life forms, many civilizations, none more as legendary as the Forerunners, who disappeared from the galaxy many, many years ago. In the year 2522, the Human civilization under the banner of the Unified Earth Governments made hostile first contact with an alien collective called the Covenant at Harvest, the United Nations Space Command, created after the Interplanetary Wars in the early 22nd century, moved to combat the alien threat. The following years would be brutal, with heroes as far as can be, no soldier died for nothing, each death was a promise, a promise that the life's taken would help Humanity move towards victory. Near the end of the war, the UNSC Pillar of Autumn escaped the glassing of the Planet Reach, Humanities former doorstep, their fortress amongst the stars, The PoA would arrive to an unknown alien installation, it was called Halo, A Spartan Super soldier named John-117.
The Master Chief, would crash land on the Halo with fellow Marines, his A.I companion, Cortana would help him retrieve the Marines in the area before UNSC forces could move out and combat the Covenant ground side. During the battle, the Master Chief would unfortunately uncover a dark secret of Halo, on a mission in one of the numerous jungles of Halo, John discovered the ill fate of his comrades deep inside a Forerunner structure, the Covenant unleashed a dangerous parasite, the one parasite responsible for the fall of the Forerunners, the Flood.
The Master Chief would regroup with fellow Marines just prior to 343 Guilty Spark arriving with the Halo's sentinels in order to contain the flood, 343 explains that Halo was a weapon to kill the flood, and with little need to question, the Master Chief decides to help. After retrieving the Index through a flood infested library, the Master Chief is promptly stopped at the Halo control room by Cortana, who reveals that Halo is not a weapon to kill the flood, but it is designed to kill their prey.
The Master Chief would then go about on a campaign to destroy the Halo, facing all that came into his way, the Master Chief eventually makes it back to the crashed Pillar of Autumn and overloaded it's engines before taking a Longsword, and escaping the Halo's destruction. The destruction of the halo would set in motion for the fall of the Covenant, and Humanities survival, little did they know, the rings destruction called for the trail of the Fleet Master who was in charge of The Fleet of Particular Justice, Thel' Vadamee.
In October of 2552, the Prophet of Regret would lead a fleet to Earth, not knowing it's status as the Human Home world, despite being outmatched, the UNSC forces the Covenant leader to retreat, Regret is followed by the UNSC In Amber Clad to Delta Halo, were the tide of the war will soon change to the Human race, and a Jiralhanae exclusive fleet arrives to the Earth.
On the planet, a three way battle begins between the Sangheili and their loyal companions, fighting off what they see as a heretical attack by the Jiralhanae, while also continuing their mission under the prophets orders. As the Jiralhanae assault continues, many Sangheili start to question what is happening. The Sangheili only force under the command of Rula 'Fararamee deduct the whole situation and make peace with the UNSC 406th Regiment in Damascus, the two sides work together to rescue the UEG President from his downed Starship at the cost of the Sangheili giving their lives to the President and his men.
When the In Amber Clad arrives to Halo Instillation 05, the master Chief along with a group of ODST's land on the ring and manage to assassinate the Prophet of Regret. Later that date, the great Schism officially begins as Sangheili forces begin to mobilize themselves and the rest of their allies to combat the rest of the Covenant. The Covenant Fleet of Honored Servitude glass the Jiralhanae colony of Jarturan in retaliation for the death of many Sangheili, and their betrayal, the Ship master however learns of the truth after speaking to a hidden Forerunner machine on the planet.
The next day, the Arbiter is sent to Delta Halo to retrieve the Index for the Prophets, the Prophets betrayal of his kind not known, he retrieves it jsut as the Master Chief arrives to stop him. The two however are interrupted before they can make battle, and are forced to combat several Jiralhanae together, only for the Jiralhanae Chieftain Tartarus to strike at them, forcing them down a hole to their demise.
They however are saved and captured by a entity called the Gravemind, who sends them to a agreed mission to prevent the Halo's from firing. The master Chief is sent to High Charity, just as an infected In Amber Clad crash lands into the ship beginning a wide spread infection. The Master Chief cannot prevent Tartarus from escaping, but as advised by Cortana, he stows onto a Forerunner Dreadnaught leaving Cortana behind to watch over the Installation, John plans to use it to get closer to Truth, however he is soon discovered and force to use the Forerunner tank like weapon to destroy his way through the ship to get at Truth.
Concurrently, the Arbiter reaches the Halo's Control Room but is unable to prevent Tartarus from activating the ring, thanks to using a Human to use the controls. However the Jiralhanae warrior would fall when several Sangheili and the humans aided the Arbiter in battle, able to defeat the Jiralhanae. Meanwhile the fleet of Honored Servitude sends a message of surrender to the UNSC defense fleet of Amaterasu, the UNSC allows the Sangheili to arrive to their ship for a meeting, the Sangheili explain what lead them to their change of heart. As a sign of trust the Ship Master gives away all information crucial to the Covenant and directions to the Jiralhanae colony they glassed.
The day after the UNSC Fleet arrives themselves, and reports confirm many of the things the Sangheili tell them, the UNSC Captain keeps the Sangheili on watch as prisoners, with the Ship Master remaining by his side, he awaits further developments elsewhere. Meanwhile, the ship yards on Ferris produce the first UNSC Battleship, the UNSC Budapest, which is a ship of the brand new Centurion Class series of ships.
The Prophet of Truth would soon arrive at Sol a day later, heading towards the Earth. The Sangheili and UNSC officially enter a temporary alliance, the primary reason for the Sangheili is to atone for their crimes. The Master Chief lands on Earth using a piece of Forerunner metal form the ship, he awakes to see allied Marines with him, and the Arbiter as well, being debriefed on current UNSC would fend of the Covenant's assault on Crows Nest, and UNSC forces begin an attack on the city of Voi, which leads the the Master Chief destroying a Anti Air tower. However the city would soon have to be glassed when a Flood ship enters the atmosphere and lands in the city, the Master Chief and his allies fight their way to the crashed ship and overload it's generators to contain the December 11, of the same year, the final battle in the war begins.
The remaining ships in the UNSC Luna Defense Fleet arrive with the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution over Installation 00, better known as the Ark. The UNSC and Sangheili lands their forces and after numerous battles on the Ark, the Prophet of Truth is killed at a Citadel. This came with a price however, Captain Miranda Keyes is killed in action trying to stop the Prophet of Truth. With this victory also came an assault by the Flooded High Charity, which landed slightly prior to the death of Truth, is set foot on by the Master Chief, who fights his way to retrieve Cortana from the mess.
Afterwards the Master Chief and Arbiter move towards a newly recreated Halo Instillation 04, with the intent of activating it to destroy the flood on the Ark. Sergeant Major Avery Johnson lands the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn far from Flood Occupied zones before he, along with two Sangheili make their way to give support to the Arbiter and Master would however die when 343 Guilty Spark went rampant, the Monitor was then killed before the Master Chief activated the Halo. The Master Chief along with the Arbiter and a surviving Sangheili would use a Warthog to escape the Instillation as it began to destroy itself from beginning to fire, the Trio would thankfully make it two the Forward Unto Dawn, however the ship splits in two when it enters slipspace, the forward half land sin the Indian Ocean, while the back part drifts in space, the Master Chief using a cyro tube to rest and wait for when he is needed.
After a few years, the Human race finally recovered, on the forefront of Human re-expansion was the famed UNSC Infinity. In 2573, the UNSC Infinity discovers a signal from the Forward Unto Dawn. The Forward Unto Dawn would crash land on the Forerunner shield world Requiem, trapped by a gravity well shortly after a Covenant remnant fleet arrived to take the shield world as theirs. The UNSC Infinity would arrive itself soon after, but suffer a similar fate. These events were not by chance, but were planned, the ancient Forerunner warrior servant, a high ranking Promethean named the Didact. After tricking both the Master Chief and Cortana to remove him from his imprisonment, the Didact emerged from a cryptum with the intent of destroying and or composing all of humanity.
After several clashes on the surface of Requiem, The Didact managed to escape in a Forerunner equivalent to a destroyer, the Mantle's Approach. After composing the Humans on a Halo Installation, the Didact and Covenant arrived at Earth with the intent of hitting Humanity at it's heart. The Covenant fleet did not last but it took a well placed shot at the weakest area of the Didacts ship to allow the UNSC to buy themselves time. The Master Chief previously hitched a ride on the ship in a UNSC broadsword and thanks to the UNSC Infinity, he took the brief window opportunity to enter and get a Nuclear missile towards his destination.
The Master Chief fought his way through endless amounts of Promethean A.I before arriving to the center of the ship, where the nuke will be used to destabilize the ship. Using Cortana to distract and halt the Didact, the Chief made his way to the center only to be quickly defeated in combat by the Didact, however the A.I would use the last bit of energy she could muster to hold the Didact in place, giving John enough time to place a Pulse grenade on to the Didact's armor, when the explosion hit, the Didact was stumbled back before falling into the void below where his fate remains unknown. The Master Chief would use the rest of his energy to detonate the bomb, and in her final act of a helping hand, Cortana created a hardlight barrier to safe the Chief from certain death, at the risk of her own destruction.
In the first year of the 27th century, the UNSC scientific branch discovers strange bacteria on the Infinity, test show that they are from the seventh dimension in slipspace. In 2608, the UNSC makes an astounding discovery, after further research into slipspace, scientist discovered that the flowing energy of the dimensions allows certain individuals to harness the power of the universe through the bacteria, though on a small scale, many theories arrive from this discovery.
The discovery was far more clear in 2613, when the UNSC finally understood the slipspace abilities that could be achieved, a study on how to control it began. In March of the same year, the UNSC finishes the CVX 7 Nano Machine, it is designed to increase the strength of the soldier, as well as increasing their bone structure, and give them the ability to heal from almost any wound with proper attention to the area, they are to be issued first to Spartans in the last week of the month. Unknown to some, these nano machines are designed with the ability to easily control the bacteria that could possibly allow users to manipulate slipspace, they are being prepared for injection into the body.
[Reach Medical Facility Gamma]
[Epsilon Eridani]
[March 21st, 2613]
RMF Gamma, no other facility on Reach was as imposing and alluring as this one. Created in 2201, Gamma was the final Medical Facility created directly by the UNSC, because of this it was created to act as a Citadel of sorts. Gamma was a large structure, the right side was a tower of 50 stories with a space elevator connecting with it several yards away, excluding the bridge which connected the two.
The day was sunny and warm, except when a small gust of wind came through every now and then. As men and woman moved around continuing their work, a large man, around 7'0 in his armor walked towards the main door into the facility, gaining some looks from people, everyone looking at the man with a smile.
As he walked into the building, he was met with a man who was in his twenties. The man walked up holding with him a data pad, looking at the information with a sign of approval. With a smile he looked up towards the large man and made a move to shake his hand.
"John, it is a pleasure to meet you, your just in time." The man said as the larger one, John-117 nodded, the two began to walk away from the entrance and through the nearest hallway to their right. John-117, better known by the first two words in his rank, Master Chief, was a hero in the eyes of many. John was an elite super soldier, a member of the famous Orion Program, a member of Spartan II. The Master Chief was a veteran of the Great War, and was one of the sole reasons that Human moral was so strong through the later years of the war.
"Just a short walk to the elevator, were going to floor 17, the medical bay there is already setting things up for your procedure." The man said before pressing a button on a holographic interface. "Now I want you to know that you have a high possibility of having our arm ripped apart from where your injected, however after the nano machines are in your blood stream, they should repair it in no time, when that happens you will just need to take an hour nap in stasis while we have the arm reattach, hopefully then everything will be fine and you can use these abilities without much harm."
The information given was less than exciting for John, but in the end, it was something he had to take into account, there was no turning back now. For better or for worse, the Spartan was looking forward to the nanos, all that really mattered now was that his blood test showed that he was compatible with the nanos, since all he knew from last week was that they were not completely compatible with people who had over exposure to the effects of Glassing, what was considered overexposure was not known to the Spartan.
As the elevator reached floor 17, John and the medic near him walked out towards a serene environment designed to relax patients. John took the initiative to walk towards the room himself first. After passing a hall full of patients, he made it to a room at the very end, the medic walked first into, and John followed suit.
As John sat down a man turned around smiling and without a hint of pause he walked towards John.
"Well John, from what I can see already from the blood test we did, your the perfect subject for this procedure." He said before he extended his hands towards John. "My name is Michael Anderson, I'm sure you know my father David, he was the man that altered military forces of a Covenant attack on Shanxi."
John nodded, some may consider it rather awkward to talk to someone like a Spartan about the War, but John wasn't a fool, this was meant as a way to comfort him, Anderson's actions were painfully obvious to him, but it would be better to talk, so without much resistance, John shook the mans hand.
"I know your father, I met him briefly at Shanxi, he's a good person." John replied, showing some kindness towards Michael.
"Good to know we have some connection with each other." With that statement finished, John took a seat down on a nearby chair just as the medic from earlier walked over to him, John deactivated his shields as the medic moved to him with a device, something different than what he has seen previously, but John guessed it was to remove his armor. The Medic began releasing some armor on his right arm, Michael during this procedure, was preparing the nanos, by filling a syringe were the nanos were to placed.
The medic only had to remove the armor covering his biceps, which were heavy, but the specific medic thankfully was using a kinesis module to lift the armor piece carefully to the ground. Once the armor was gone the medic grabbed a small knife and made a small cut into the under armor, obviously it was a heavy duty plasma blade, nothing else in the room would get through the under armor.
As the knife cut through his under suit, his flesh was then exposed to the air, the cut also allowed some of the gel inside his under armor to cover his skin, which the medic immediately moved away from the mark were John was to get injected. The medic drew back his knife as Michael walked up towards John, and with care he smoothly pushed the syringe into John, penetrating his veins allowing the nano machines to begin to swarm through his blood flow. Michael quickly pulled the syringe out and with his fellow medic, they moved away slightly to see if John's arm remains in tact.
John flexed his arm briefly just as the body began accepting the nanobots, although John knew he was not done, he looked up towards the medics, and Michael already had the serum ready.
In 2613, the Master Chief would gain two new attributes, nanobots that would increase his abilities to a even higher standard, and a serum which would allow him to alter space and time to his needs, he would be the first of many Spartans to gain this ability. Later in 2613, most Spartans already have the necessary nanobots and serum required, the technology is passed to the Sangheili as a sign of peace between the two sides, the soldiers who can use these abilities are referred to as Hyper-organics.
Later that year, the UNSC discovers a strange object not far from Shanxi, a tuning fork shaped object with large readings of dark energy, UNSC scientist are sent in scientific research vessels to learn about the object, initial theories is that it is a forerunner object, though some are holding judgement until it is fully learned. The UNSC Unity, an Infinity Class Super Carrier and the Shanxi Defense Fleet patrol the area. After the scientist researching the massive object turn it on, the nearest UNSC ship, the UNSC Budapest Battleship, drifts away at FTL speeds to an unknown location, the UNSC discovers that it is a part of a transit system and decides to explore further in hopes of finding where they lead. May of the same year, the UNSC Budapest is on its way to the colony, not aware that it will be present for the first battle of a new age.
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Unified Earth Governments: Formed in the late 22nd Century, the Unified Earth Governments was created as a means to bring together the worlds governments into one power. It's Constitution was signed by the seven most powerful nations, and four independent off world colonies. The Unified Earth Governments formed post Inner Planetary War, a war which shook each and every nation to its limits. Each Country that signed became a state (Similar to that of the US) and each state that didn't sign lost any chance to gain representation, mostly because an existing country would gain dominance over their land, countries such as Iraq and Brazil fell to this. In the Great War with the covenant, the United Nations Space Command took over when the Covenant invaded Earth, but soon gave power back to the UEG when the war was officially over. The UEG currently occupies over 870 colonies after the Great War, instead of the 900 it originally had.
United Nations Space Command: Founded a year prior to the UEG, it was created as a way for Earths nations to easily combat the forces that threatened unity. It combated the Koslovics, Freidens and Cerberus movements in a four way war for control and won out in the end. The war officially came to a end with the signing of the Callisto Treaty. The United Nations would not see conflict until the Insurrection, which lasted over 14 years prior to the great war with the Covenant. The UNSC is officially the Scientific, Military, and Exploration Branch of the UEG. The UNSC Scientific and Exploration Duties are handled by the UNSCSEC (United Nations Space Command Science and Exploration Command) and their military is under the UNSCDF (United Nations Defense Force).
The Great War: The Great war was a war between the Unified Earth Governments Military branch with in the United Nations Space Command and the religious zealots within the Covenant, the war lasted 30 years and saw the near extinction of the human race, thankfully the war also prepared humanity to become a galactic super power after the great schism, which saw the Covenant fight within. The UEG now is currently a strong ally with the Confederacy Of United Planets, which is currently equal in power to the UEG.
Confederacy of United Planets: The CUP is a confederacy made up of the Sangheili Imperium, The Eayn Coalition, and the Unified States of Balaho. The CUP stands as the UEG's equal despite being made up of three nations, however it is their somewhat tie together that they manage to remain an effective fighting force against any threat.
Authors Note: Well there is chapter one, this story starts off with two chapters at the start, next codex will go into depth of the post halo side a bit more. Since another chapter is after this one right away, there is not a lot of stuff required in this Authors note.