Journal of Suno Happer (Day 10: Father and Son)
Posted By: Halo Fanatic 2005<christine46@ntlworld.com>
Date: 24 February 2006, 9:59 pm
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"In peace sons bury thier fathers, but in war fathers bury thier sons." -Croesus
Day 10
Father and Son
"You wanted to see me Excellency?" I called into the room.
"Yes Suno," Half-jaw replied, "Come in." I walked up to him, he was in his usual armour now clean and shining again. I walked over to him, very slowly. "Because of recent events, including the Flood attack and the alliance with the humans I wish to tell you something. Nobody else knows of this."
"Why me?" I interrupted rudely. He was calm. He didn't care. "Why?" He answered. "You'll find out why. Anyway, it is my sad duty to report that I am resigning."
"What?" I gasped, "Never, no you can't!"
"I can, and I'm afraid I am." Before I said another a word he spoke again."Think back to Halo. I would have been killed if you didn't save me from that Phantom, that Brute. I am old and unable to look after myself. Do you know Suno, that I have been granted a gift. One sent by the gods a long time ago. I have the power to contact anyone in my family, through my mind, a form of telepathy you might say. It's very useful. Just that they don't know it's you. They can just hear a voice inside their head.
Y'know I once had a son. Kind of like you. But I left him when he was only a baby. I had to fight in the war against the Brutes ten years ago. I fought alongside one called Eraa 'Gamsamee. He was different, to the others. His face could not be read. You had to get in some other way. His feelings were never expressed externally. At the time, Dona 'Vutbrugee was commander. Something happened on a Foreunner asteroid station. He died, a whole SpecOps team was with him but only 'Gamsamee survived. Most say 'Vutbrugee fell foul to the Flood. However I feel like 'Gamsamee was hiding something else, some other truth. I don't even think he told his brother, Orna 'Fulsamee. Y'know, those two were amazing. Two days after being admitted to the grand army of the Covenant as Minors, one was promoted to Zealot as Sub-shipmaster, the other was a special operative. They were the youngest of those ranks I ever knew. Two talented Sangheili indeed.
Pretty soon after that, I became Supreme Special Operations Commander. Now that civil war has broken out I guess I am the Commander of the entire Sangheili army. But one day, I saw him again, only he didn't know who I was. My own son had forgotten me. He knew all about me because his mother had told him. But he probably thought I died in the war. I didn't.
Then we saw each other more often until we fought alongside one another regularly. Then I never told him who I was until, until… well, now." My face crinkled in amazement. Was I thinking what he was thinking?
"Yes Suno," he continued. "My name is Hrakjon 'Gorhapee. My eyes were as wide as Halo's diameter. The voice started talking in my head. "Yes Suno, I'm 'Gorhapee, I'm your Father." I looked at the commander who claimed to be my Father. "The voice was me. You're not really corrupted. It was a necessary deception at that time. I was telling you how to do things. Helping you. Modeling you into the perfect son. To carry on where I left. I am now proud to call my son. As I am proud to call you Suno 'Happeree, Supreme Commander of the Sangheili.
End of Day 10
Author's note: This is my last chapter. There may be a Journal of Suno 'Happeree but not yet. This story has exactly 750 words! I am first going to write a few short stories. I hope you liked this series. My next one is called: The story of a man who survived Reach. Here is taster of it.
He ran into the dark, silent room. His weapon was gone! Then he saw, in the middle of the room, an immense figure. Almost twice as tall as him, dressed in shining blue armour, a plasma weapon in his two-fingered hand. An Elite. His long, slender finger tensed on the trigger. He was going to fire.
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