User:Eled Nadatee/Clan War

The Clan War, also known as The First and Last Clan War, was a conflict between some of the mightiest clans and fleets in the known Halo universe. The belligerents of this conflict were Humans and Sangheili, both fighting the enemy and themselves which culminated in the destruction of both races, caused by Eled Nadatee.

Its believed that the war occurred during the year 2539. It was frequently mentioned by few survivors, but not directly mentioned until years after. The war's events and progression have never been fully explained. As stated previously "It was frequently mentioned...", these were only short comments, but were never enough to understand what really happened. The war was not thoroughly talked about about until the year 2543, which provided further information and revealed the Sangheili's sinister cause for the war. The climax of the Clan War has not finally been depicted yet, but when it has, it shall reveal Eled 'Nadatee's fate.

The First and Last Clan War
Origins

The Clan War involed many clans and fleets both Human and Sangheili. The war mainly pitted the Crusading Spirit Fleet (Sangheili) against the Blades of Destruction (Sangheili). The specific incident that sparked the conflict is unclear, but according to some, the origins dated back to the year 2537 and an encounter between Erbr 'Adulee and Xzan 'Tamasee (Commander of the Crusading Spirit Fleet) - Erbr came to learn that he was secretly being betrayed by some of his superiors. He then had no choice but to leave Tamasee State. He came to realise that the Four Truths of Faith he once stood for had been tainted. He then set out to start his own fleet, the Blades of Destruction.

One specific event led up to the outbreak of the war: A peace treaty was attempted by Erbr 'Adulee under the "Act of Sangheili Honour", this meant that was to be no more violence between the two fleets and their allies, and that peace was to be made. This attempt of peace was never accepted, thus the start of war between the two fleets and each of their allies.

Progression

The duration and extent of the war remains unclear as it took place at the edge of the universe, over and on a single unknown Earth-like planet millions of light years away from any other galaxy or life. At some point, however, the conflict grew uncontrollably so much that it eventually reached a nearby galaxy. When some other clans and fleets heard of the war they had issues with the Blades of Destruction and the Crusading Spirit Fleet, e.g. the Vanguard's (Human), wished to participate but were forbidden to do so - nobody knows why.

Eled 'Nadatee (a survivor and a good friend to Erbr 'Adulee) claims to have fought on the front lines during the Clan War (for the Blades of Destruction) and was even present during the Fall of Reach. The Fall of Reach was a battle that Eled (at this point the rank of Ultra) showed his leader Erbr 'Adulee and his other fellow comrades that he could lead and crush any enemy that got in his way. During the Clan War it was discovered by many of Eled's comrades (at this point the rank of Field Marshal) that he refused to take part in, even as it spiralled out of control and threatened to destroy the universe, instead working to help where he could but refusing to fight. This led him to attempt to save nearby fleets that were seeking to join the war by warning them away before they met immediate destruction. Eventually Eled came across a fleet that refused his warning because he was a member of the Blades of Destruction (as the fleet had become hated just like the Crusading Spirit Fleet due to the mutual destruction of other clans and fleets during the war). His ship was then fired upon by The Shield of Honour's (Human) fleet, he soon quickly abandoned his ship along with his soldiers and retreated back into the Clan War and re-joined the Blades of Destruction fleet with a new mind set. Eled then convinced himself for the sake of the universe, that he had to take a stand and fight. Eled then declared himself as "Ace, no more", as he was not going to be the good and kind person he was once before the war began.

Xzan 'Tamasee, the leader and commander of the Crusading Spirit Fleet, also fought during the war. In the first few months of the war, Xzan 'Tamasee's command ship was seemingly destroyed at the centre of the battle (also known as "Hell") after flying into The Joint Special Operations Command (Human) fleets super command ship. Unknown to the Blades of Destruction, Xzan 'Tamasee escaped via emergency escape pod before his ships collision with that of the Humans super command ship.

The war resulted in countless millions dying repetitive deaths. Eled 'Nadatee described the final days of the war as "hell", featuring "the Shield of Honour's obliteration, the Horde of Exalted Blade, the United Spartans executions, the Freedom Fighters with their army of slave Sangheili".

As the war progressed the Blades of Destruction became increasingly aggressive and unscrupulous. Growing in desperation, they accessed a cache of forbidden weapons and tactics. All were wielded and used against the enemy fleets except one: Eled 'Nadatee himself.

Conclusion

On the last day of the Clan War, the Crusading Spirit Fleet started to surround the unknown Earth-like planet after they had annihilated every other clan and fleet out there, except the remainder of the Blade of Destruction forces, whom retreated to the surface of the planet with whatever forces they had left. This was said to have been the CSF's largest attack ever. The ten million CSF ships subjected the unknown planet to a massive orbital bombardment and deployed numerous CSF soldiers to invade the surface. Upon Eled 'Nadatee finally learning that he was being used as a weapon (told by Erbr 'Adulee), for the BoD's advantage against the CSF during the war, Eled shortly left and receded to another location on the surface of the planet where he contemplated what to do next. Erbr 'Adulee knew that if the CSF could not exterminate his clan on the surface of this planet that they'd have to glass it instead, just to wipe the BoD out forever, so Erbr started to create an escape plan to get his clan of this planet and away from the CSF.

Eled, on another part of the planet had the same realisation, but he did not think to create an escape plan. Eled 'Nadatee knew that the Blades of Destruction and the Crusading Spirit Fleet were both as evil as each other, and that they must both me stopped before they end up destroying anyone who opposes them. Eled knew that you could control the glassing weapons for each of the glassing ships all from one control room, which is located on the supreme command ship. If every single glassing ships weapon goes off at the same time, at maximum power it would burn every corner of the planet right to the core and beyond, and it would also destroy every CSF ship too, in the crossfire. And that was Eled 'Nadatee's plan, to kill them all.

After Eled 'Nadatee's plan succeeded, he quickly escaped the CSF's supreme command ship before it was destroyed, and left the nearby location. The exact location he went to is unknown even to this day. Some people who have met Eled say he was haunted with the knowledge of his own clans demise with even some of his enemies using that guilt against him. Some also believe that Erbr 'Adulee survived the glassing and escaped death, and after time rebuilt a new fleet named Blades of Aspiration, but there is no evidence to prove this as no trace of survivors have been found after the last day of the Clan War.