User:Norman-123/First Battle of Waterfall

The First Battle of Waterfall was an one-sided engagement that took place on the surface of Waterfall.

Fall of Reach
When Reach fell, a path was opened into the inner colonies and Earth. Covenant forces began scouting the inner colonies and Waterfall was unlucky enough to be found.

Battle of Hoxen
The Battle of Hoxen was an engagement in the much more heavily defended Hoxen. Hoxen was supposed to send reinforcements in the event of an attack on Aquarius, however they had their own problems in Hoxen, namely a brute battlegroup of forty ships.

This meant that the Waterfall Militia would have to fend for itself, something it could not do.

History
The brutes located and attacked the capital city very quickly. Several Phantoms began descending, as the initial wave. One was destroyed on the way down by several militia armed with RPGs. However, the more well armed Covenant infantry began the attack, the tide quickly turned in the Covenant's favor. When the main force, launched by grav lift came, the militia were completely wiped out.

After that, the Covenant began burning the cities. However, the luminary discovered various forerunner artifacts, and began searching the area. They found some underwater, which prompted a full on search underwater, finding several. This activity was halted in March, when a larger force, including reinforcements from Hoxen, counterattacked.