>>6206053“Hey, Khor 'Vadam. Do you have a minute?” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> out, reaching telepathically to the last Arbiter. The final Sangheili appointed to the position before the Covenant's downfall and current leader of their people. “I have someone I'd like you to meet.”
“General Karn? What is going on?” comes the almost immediate reply.
“Your predecessor is here in the mortal realm, at least temporarily.” you tell him. “And, by way of apology for what I just did to him, I had planned to bring him to your world. Let him see the peace in our time, with the limited time he can stay in our realm. Would this be okay for you?”
“Okay? Okay?! You offer me the chance to meet with Tega 'Dama, how could I refuse?” comes the enthusiastic reply. “I await your arrival with baited breath.”
“I understand.” you reply, ending the mental link and turning your attention to the Sangheili standing before you. “So, you ready to meet your people?”
“What?” he asks, blinking in surprise. “What do you mean?”
“Look, I lost control a bit there, so to make up for nearly ending your afterlife prematurely, I can take you to your people.” you tell him, raising your own right hand to your forehead, just as Caulifla'd done as you offer your left hand. “Let you be with your own kind, before you have to go back to the other side. What do you say?”
But the Sangheili doesn't immediately answer, instead bowing to you at the waist.
“You truly are everything your father said you are.” he says, not looking up. “Thank you, General Karn. Truly.”
He then rises up, taking your outstretched hand in both of his. And with a thought you reconnect to the current Arbiter's mind, finding his ki through the telepathic link and teleporting. Leaving this planet behind, teleporting far, far away. Appearing in the open air of Sanghelios, surrounded by Sangheili warriors. All of who, aside from the golden armored Arbiter immediately draw their weapons, looking a split-second away from attacking. Until, after a tense second of silence one of the guards speaks up.
“T-Tega? Tega 'Dama? B-But how-?” the one asks, the others all shouting in surprise as well. But the former Arbiter only has eyes for the current one, both staring at each other.
“Well well, look at you. All grown up.” the halo'd Sangheili says. “Hello, nephew.”
“Uncle.” the current Arbiter says, unable to say anything else through the tremble in his voice. Then the two Arbiters, past and present, uncle and nephew embrace to the cheers of the current Arbiter's guards. You watching on a moment before stepping back, raising your right hand to your forehead and returning to the planet called Earth.
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