Into the Fire

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"Into the Fire is inspired by one of my all-time favorite characters and enduring mysteries in the Halo universe. As a fan and writer having the opportunity to expand on this character’s back story and family tree, while working within the vast scope that is Halo, has been an awesome experience. Hope you guys enjoy the ride as much as I have!"

— Kelly Gay

Into the Fire is one of several short stories in Halo: Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon. Taking place in January 2557, the story follows a salvager named Rion and her crew operating from the independent world of Venezia. Into the Fire was written by Kelly Gay and is additionally included in Halo: Smoke and Shadow as the first part of the novella.

Plot synopsis

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Appearances

Characters Cade (First appearance) Cottrell (First appearance) Jillian (Mentioned only) John Forge (Mentioned only) Kip Silas (First appearance) Lessa (First appearance) Niko (First appearance) Nor Fel Preston Cole (Indirect mention) Prosser (Mentioned only) Rion Forge (First appearance) Rouse (First appearance) Sav Fel (Mentioned only) Terrence Hood (Mentioned only) William Webb (First mentioned) Species Forerunner (Mentioned only) Human Kig-Yar T'vaoan Sangheili Organizations Covenant (Mentioned only) Covenant remnants (Mentioned only) Insurrectionists (Mentioned only) United Nations Space Command (Mentioned only) UNSC Marine Corps (Mentioned only) UNSC Navy (Mentioned only) Locations Cordoba system (Mentioned only) Earth (Mentioned only) Ectanus 45 system Chi Rho Eiro (First appearance) Elduros system (Mentioned only) Aleria (Mentioned only) Qab system Venezia New Tyne Nor Fel's clearing house (First appearance) Stavros' Middle East Asian Cuisine and Bar (Mentioned only) Tiny Birds (First appearance) Shaps system (Mentioned only) Sundown (Mentioned only) Sverdlovsk system (Mentioned only) Vitalyevna (Mentioned only) Komoya (First mentioned) Via Casilina Trade Route (First appearance)

Events Human-Covenant War (Mentioned only) Battle of Arcadia (Mentioned only) Post-Covenant War conflicts Skirmish on Pious Inquisitor (Indirect mention) Weapons Flashbang grenade (Mentioned only) Nuclear weapon (Mentioned only) Thermite paste (Mentioned only) Type-25 Spiker Type-51 carbine Vehicles CCS-class battlecruiser Pious Inquisitor (Mentioned only) CPV-class heavy destroyer (Mentioned only) Radiant Perception (Mentioned only) Frigate (Mentioned only) UNSC Burlington (First mentioned) Halcyon-class light cruiser UNSC Roman Blue Mariner-class transport ship (First appearance) Ace of Spades (First appearance) Phoenix-class colony ship UNSC Spirit of Fire (Mentioned only) Technology and equipment Artificial intelligence (Mentioned only) Smart AI (Mentioned only) Baffler (Mentioned only) Biofoam (Mentioned only) Chatter COM pad Data pad Fusion drive Heads-up display Holo-still Jetpack (Mentioned only) Laser-cutter Luminary (Mentioned only) Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine (Mentioned only) Sterile field generator (Mentioned only) UNSC navigation core (Mentioned only)