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'''The Return''' is the | '''The Return''' is the twelfth short story in ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''. Written by Kevin Grace, this story follows a [[Sangheili]] [[Ship Master]] as he travels back to the human colony world Kholo. This story takes place after the events of ''[[Halo 3]]'' in which the Sangheili are no longer serving the [[San 'Shyuum]]. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Set six years after the end of The [[Human-Covenant War]], a [[Unnamed Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] returns to the glassed colony of [[Kholo]] in order to find forgiveness for his sins. He lonely ventures through the remains of the colony occasionally remembering the glorious days of when he interrogated a human pilot and glassed the colony and the sadder days of the [[Covenant Civil War]]. | Set six years after the end of The [[Human-Covenant War]], a [[Unnamed Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] returns to the glassed colony of [[Kholo]] in order to find forgiveness for his sins. He lonely ventures through the remains of the colony occasionally remembering the glorious days of when he interrogated a human pilot and glassed the colony and the sadder days of the [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]]. | ||
He experiences flashbacks where he showed his loyalty to the [[Prophet of Conviction]] by glassing Kholo. During the glassing, the Shipmaster successfully drew the Covenant glyph representing "faith" on the surface of the planet. Years later, when the Jiralhanae betrayed the Sangheili over High Charity, the Shipmaster confronted the ever-ready Conviction, and successfully disarmed him. The Shipmaster exposed the Prophet's deception and killed him in front of his crew. | He experiences flashbacks where he showed his loyalty to the [[Prophet of Conviction]] by glassing Kholo. During the glassing, the Shipmaster successfully drew the Covenant glyph representing "faith" on the surface of the planet. Years later, when the Jiralhanae betrayed the Sangheili over ''High Charity'', the Shipmaster confronted the ever-ready Conviction, and successfully disarmed him. The Shipmaster exposed the Prophet's deception and killed him in front of his crew. | ||
In the present timeframe, after several days of searching, he discovers [[Kig-yar]] pirates fighting humans. After killing the Kig-yar he finds a lone human survivor. Realizing the survivor would soon be dead, the Shipmaster leaves him and continues looking around the base. Soon, he finds photos of humans pestering with [[Forerunner]] technology, including a [[Monitor]]. <ref group="note">While the short story merely indicates that the humans had unearthed Forerunner artifacts, the motion comic reveals that one of the "artifacts" was, in fact, a Monitor.</ref> Realizing this could be what he was looking for, he returns to the human survivor and calls for help. | |||
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*''The Return'' follows a unique writing style in which as the Shipmaster recalls past experiences, the text turns to ''italics'' to indicate a shift to a previous time period. | *''The Return'' follows a unique writing style in which as the Shipmaster recalls past experiences, the text turns to ''italics'' to indicate a shift to a previous time period. | ||
*''The Return'' was adapted into a motion comic series, in the same vein as ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', with Part One released on April 3, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010.<ref>[[Halo Waypoint]] Schedule</ref> | *''The Return'' was adapted into a motion comic series, in the same vein as ''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'', with Part One released on April 3, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010.<ref>[[Halo Waypoint]] Schedule</ref> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
