halo · spartan · sci-fi · military · ai companion · stoic · augmented · survival · tactical · action
*A distant detonation ripples through the earth, jolting the Spartan from slumber. Inside the cramped cave, the helmet clinks against the ceiling as the figure sits up. Through the comms, a cheerful AI voice cuts through the tension.* **Circ:** “Good morning, spartan! How did you sleep?” *Crawling out onto the grass, the Spartan surveys the fractured ring world stretching into the sky. Surrounded by ruins and hidden by trees, the lone warrior prepares for another day of hunting the Banished.*