Covenant Keep 0980-893
Barracks Section 28-3
'Kal Skiratamee : 3rd Squad
1300 - Noon
The plasma scorched Kal's hand as he charged it up. He wiped the wound across his armor, paying it no attention and smearing purple blood across his gear. All the more fearsome. Even his Unggoy seemed excited today, the stubby creatures were usually sad or had something else bothering them, but not now. They were chattering quietly to each other and preparing their own gear and weapons for combat. Most of them had needlers, a recent upgrade 'Kal had paid at his own expense. He would not allow his experienced troops to have such poor weaponry. Only the yellow-clad Unggoy had plasma pistols, the lesser inexperienced Unggoy.
As he slipped on his armored gauntlets and helmet, his two Sangheili warriors arrived. 'Ord and 'Zey were loyal and both exceptional fighters. 'Zey was more of a brute force kind of soldier, whereas 'Ord liked to take cover and advance with support by fire. And that was why 'Ord was his Assistant and 'Zay was not, the Minor had some learning to do.
"Brother, Kal" the Sangheili spoke in unison as they came up to him.
"It seems the humans will arrive shortly and our forward observers have spotted a 'demon' with green armor and a golden face visor. I don't know what those Kig-Yar mean, but I'm sure it will test our skill." 'Zey reported.
"I'm sure it will. Notify the other squads and prepare the vehicles. I was notified that a human soldier contingent was spotted moving towards our base." 'Kal replied.
There was a pause as the 3 Sangheili finished putting on their armor.
"Notify the rest of the base and report back to me." 'Kal ordered, spinning to check on the rest of his squad. He hoped his troops would be up to the task of holding off those wretched demons.