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''A single Unggoy turns around and stares hatefully at a Kig-Yar, who stares back with just as much animosity.'' | ''A single Unggoy turns around and stares hatefully at a Kig-Yar, who stares back with just as much animosity.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "Such it was | *'''Scribe''': "Such it was for the Unggoy when their feud with the Kig-Yar led to rebellion." | ||
''Fade to black. Fade in on a pair of Kig-Yar sabotaging some equipment.'' | ''Fade to black. Fade in on a pair of Kig-Yar sabotaging some equipment.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "An | *'''Scribe''': "An effort by the Kig-Yar to sterilize the Unggoy population was met with stiff resistance." | ||
''Fade to black. Fade in on an Unggoy holding the body of a fellow Unggoy in its arms.'' | ''Fade to black. Fade in on an Unggoy holding the body of a fellow Unggoy in its arms.'' | ||
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*'''Scribe''': "Once fully provoked, the Unggoy were merciless in their violence. Lashing out at all species." | *'''Scribe''': "Once fully provoked, the Unggoy were merciless in their violence. Lashing out at all species." | ||
''Cut to a distant shot of the city as explosions erupt throughout. Scene cuts to a street-level view, where a | ''Cut to a distant shot of the city as explosions erupt throughout. Scene cuts to a street-level view, where a lone Sangheili is pinned down under a heavy torrent of plasma pistol fire from Unggoy insurgents. The Sangheili fires his plasma rifle back at the rebels, but to no avail.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "Their large numbers and their tenacious volatility made them a suitable challenge, even for the Elites." | *'''Scribe''': "Their large numbers and their tenacious volatility made them a suitable challenge, even for the Elites." | ||
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*'''Scribe''': "And yet again, we turned to an Arbiter." | *'''Scribe''': "And yet again, we turned to an Arbiter." | ||
''Fade to a newly appointed Arbiter being anointed by four Prophets. Scene circles around him as he | ''Fade to a newly appointed Arbiter being anointed by four Prophets. Scene circles around him as he puts on his helmet.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "And with a ferocity unparallelled since the beginning of the Covenant, the Unggoy world would be reduced to glass." | *'''Scribe''': "And with a ferocity unparallelled since the beginning of the Covenant, the Unggoy world would be reduced to glass." | ||
''Fade to Balaho. An assault carrier fires its glassing beam | ''Fade to Balaho. An assault carrier fires its glassing beam at the surface. The dust cloud from the resulting explosion engulfs an Unggoy village.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "Those within the holy city would be forced to watch, unable to stop what could have been the very end of their kind." | *'''Scribe''': "Those within the holy city would be forced to watch, unable to stop what could have been the very end of their kind." | ||
''Cut to a distant shot of the planet's burning surface as the glassing continues. The camera pulls back and the scene becomes overlaid by a holographic terminal on High Charity. | ''Cut to a distant shot of the planet's burning surface as the glassing continues. The camera pulls back and the scene becomes overlaid by a holographic terminal on High Charity. Below, dozens of Unggoy watch the destruction of their world.'' | ||
*'''Scribe''': "The Unggoy rebellion was brought to an end by the Arbiter's hand." | *'''Scribe''': "The Unggoy rebellion was brought to an end by the Arbiter's hand." |
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