High Sanctum Chapter 2: Enemy and Ally
Posted By: Jerzey
Date: 5 March 2006, 1:17 am
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Supreme Commander Kunta Kamamee/High Charity, year 2525, Ninth Age of Reclamation
Kamamee had returned successful from Harvest. The Fleet of the High Sanctum was docked and Kamamee was relaxing, only just getting out of a relentless barrage of questions from the Council. The Councillor Elites too, his own kind. It was when he was in his quarters that he met with another elite who was to serve him as second command. Instantly, Kamamee didn't like him but he would have to put up with it-for now.
His door opened revealing a white armored elite. "Greetings Excellency." said the elite with a slight tone of enfuriation in his voice."I'm Sanren Conomee, I will be serving as your second in command."
"Ah, Sanren. You would have been the next Supreme Commander of the Fleet of the High Sanctum had it not been for my actions, correct?" asked Kamamee.
"Yes..." said Sanren with a slight scowl. "That is correct."
"Good to have you in my service." said Kunta.
"I thank you Excellency." said Conomee mustering all his strength to sound somewhat friendly.
Sanren Conomee left and Kamamee got some rest. Tomorrow he would be welcoming the new recruits from the training grounds.
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Supreme Commander Kunta Kamamee/High Charity Military Barracks Sector 10-9
The blue armored elites stood at rigid attention. Kamamee in his golden armor stood before them, hands behind his back. "Greetings soldiers of the Covenant!" barked Kamamee. "You know who I am surely, but I know not who you are! You are still to get you second name based on combat abilities. I will be the one to give it to you! To the training grounds."
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After grueling hand to hand combat with the elite recruits Kamamee called for a halt. "You!"he said to one elite. "Your second title is to be Jonomee!" This meant swift and brave one.
"Thank you excellency." replied Handa Jonomee. "I will bear it well."
"May I speak excellency?" said another elite.
"You may." replied Kunta.
"Why I must bear the second title Fronomee? It is a disgrace!"
"Because, it is the one I see fit." replied Kamamee sternly.
"Will it sway you mind if I best you in combat?" said the arrogant Fronomee.
Kamamee chuckled. "We will see." he said hands still behind his back. "Come at me."
Fronomee obeyed and rushed at Kamamee and swung a blow. Kamamee stepped out of the way with mind numbing speed and twisted the opposing elite's arm behind his back, then delivered a swift blow to his head. Fronomee fell without a sound, except that of his body hitting the ground.
"Let that be an example to all who would challenge a superior officer." yelled Kamamee so all could here. "He will come round soon enough and his injuries heal but even that will not take away the shame of this incident. Dismissed recruits, long live the Covenant."
There were murmers as the elites departed. Kamamee left Fronomee on the ground and returned to his quarters. A few cycles later, when none could see, Sanren Conomee approached Jonomee who was now awake and they began speaking. Plotting. Dark things went through that conversation that no one knew of. Not yet.
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Sanctum of the Hierarchs
"Another mission awaits you Kunta." said Truth. "We have learnt of a planet the humans control. called "Polyphemus." They mine a rare ore there that can be forged into effective ship plating. You are to conquer the planet and exterminate the humans present. Then the mining operations will be ours."
"I understand Noble Hierarch" said Kunta with a bow. "We shall have the planet."
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Field Master Sanren Conomee/Glory of Supremacy with Fleet of the High Sanctum departing for Polyphemus
Conomee stood brooding at the bridge beside the despicable elite known as Kunta Kamamee. A pox on him, thought Sanren. There were things that went on at that battle with the heretics that Sanren would never forgive. Mainly the fact that Kamamee openly took the position of Supreme Commander of this fleet when he knew that Sanren was next in line, hand picked by the former Supreme Commander himself. The rivalry went on before that however, from the days they were recruits. Sanren would have this fleet if it took an eternity.
"Field Master, what is the status of our troops and equipment? Are they loaded?" said Kunta Kamamee
"I will check Excellency..." said Sanren interrupted from his thoughts.
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Kamamee stood gazing at slipspace as the fleet progressed through the stream towards their goal. "How goes your position friend." came a voice behind Kamamee. Relda Sonomee stood there in the grey armor of a special operations elite. Relda was Kamamee's greatest companion, they had known each other from childhood and had been shipped out from their homeplanet at the same time. They had been put in the same battalions and now, Relda was a special ops commander assigned the Kamamee's fleet.
"It goes quite well Relda." said Kamamee with a smile. "Your rank is no doubt just as interesting."
"I would not know." said Relda. "But I would guess it would be. Or it will be shortly once we get planetside."
"Excellency!" yelled a frantic spec ops grunt running to Relda.
"Bah, what is it?" snapped the elite.
"Panya and Risan and fighting again, I think they might really hurt eachother!"
"If you'll excuse me Kunta, I must deal with this." said Relda, taking his leave of the bridge with the grunt.
"Ten cycles to Polyphemus." said an elite bridge officer. Ten cycles for the humans to finish their pathetic lives.
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