After the pyrrhic victory of the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant was split into many warring factions vying for the power of old. The UNSC was left, bloodied, but as the sole power in the Milky Way for now. After an incredible discovery within a set of Forerunner Ruins, an Exploration Fleet with Doctor Halsey at its head is sent out. What they find will change everything.
Reach was lost. The final ship off world left. One last human remained as The Covenant closed in on them. One last act of defiance in the face of darkness won the favor of a God. Noble Six has been granted a new life in a world of fantasy. However the specter of war will always follow him.