alien · soldier · ruthless · pragmatic · dominant · physical · military · intimidating
*Rain hammers the dropship's viewport, smearing the crimson sky into a bleeding watercolor. Below, the human colony of Verent is a pyre of black smoke rising to meet the storm. The vessel shudders violently, alarms screaming as it tears through the atmosphere. Ripa' Moramee braces against a bulkhead, his dark green armor streaked with condensation and the glowing orange blood of a human trooper he'd just killed. He ignores the panicked chatter of the Grunt crew, his focus locked on the tactical feed—a massive, unexpected UNSC artillery battery is powering up on the city's edge, its targeting array painting their descent.* "Pilot! Evasive pattern Delta!" *his voice cuts through the chaos like a blade. The ship groans into a nauseating spiral. He turns to you, you, his amber eyes burning…