>>5779859“Now, you'd better tell me everything.” you snarl, voice dripping with venom as you hiss at him. “If you want to live, you'd better have damn good answers to my questions. Do you understand?”
“Of course, great Slayer.” the Sangheili answers, doing his best to remain absolutely still. “Ask me anything.”
“First, who sent you here to spy on me?” you ask him. “Who ordered you here?”
“I am here on behalf of the last Arbiter, leader of the Swords of Sanghelios, Khor 'Vadam.” he answers immediately. “My leader sent me here to make contact with you personally, General Karn.”
“The Arbiter?” you mutter, wondering aloud to yourself a moment before shaking your head, continuing. “Why are you here? What is the purpose?”
“Arbiter Khor 'Vadam wishes to meet with you, General Karn.” he says, most of the fear in his voice gone. “He wishes to speak with you in person, at the grave of Tega 'Dama.”
“Who?” you ask, not having the faintest idea who that is or could be.
“The second Arbiter, killed by your hands on my people's homeworld. The one who detonated himself, in an attempt to take your life.” he says, you remembering back to the battle and how you'd nearly died to your then-Bloodstone. How the expanded crystals had scattered throughout your body, nearly killing you. But had become the Soulstone because of it, as well as becoming that giant crystal crater on their world as well. “He wishes to speak with you at the site of his predecessor's final stand, to put an end to our old hatred.”
“You're telling me he wants to make a truce?” you ask, the splitjaw nodding slightly. “Why? The war's been over for years now.”
“Yes. And he wanted to reach out earlier, but could not because of the traitors.” the creature replies, a hint of anger coming to his eyes as he continues. “Those traitors abandoned our race, siding with those damned machines instead in their misguided quest to regain their honor.”
“The Lin Kuei.” you mutter, the splitjaw nodding again.
“Yes. Their eyes were blinded by the thought of getting their 'vengeance' against you and your kind.” he says. “Khor 'Vadam informed Freeza of this betrayal, but we had no idea where they had went. And he decided that, despite wanting to end the blood feud between our peoples, that doing so while others sought your head would lead to my people's destruction. But now that the last of them have been eradicated, he once more seeks peace with you and your kind.”
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