User:Pious Inquisitor/Arka 'Quiltonee

Arka 'Quiltonee, known better as Hawk to the humans, is a Covenant Elite currently on Installation 05 aiding the Arbiter in stopping the Brutes from activating the ring.

Rank
Arka is an Elite Councilor. He wears white/silver armour and has a symbol of a Hawk on both his arms and his back, hence the reason he is called Hawk by the humans. His previous ranks have been SpecOps Minor, Honour Guard and Ultra/SpecOps Commander. He has also had a ship named the Sacred Diamond. The Sacred Diamond was at Installation 04. Arka was able to escape alive with the ship, but the crew were all dead.

Early Life
Arka started off as a fairly weak Elite. He was very skinny, and was not signed up to the Covenant army training programme due to his build. However, one day in the Covenant city of High Charity, he witnessed a Grunt being assulted by a Brute because he accidently ran into him. Both were members of the Covenant army. The Brute had the Grunt at his mercy, and was about to kill him when Arka decided to intervene. He charged at the Brute with all of his might, but ended up hurting himself more than the Brute. He did not give up however, and started to use his main ability, quickness, to escape the Brute's punches and kicks. In the end he was able to get the Brute to slam himself into a wall. He then helped the Grunt up and aided him in getting back to the part of the city where only members of the army were allowed. The Grunt then explained to Arka that he was in fact a major member of Grunt Society, and although the Grunts were the lowest beings in the Covenant Hierarchy, he might be able to get Arka a place in the training program for the Elites. Arka was extremely happy with this and accepted the offer from the Grunt. The Grunt told his story to the Prophets of Mecry and Regret (Truth was away with a fleet trying to take over a planet), who said that they must see it to believe it. The prophets put Arka in the Covenant Dueling Ring with a Brute who was put in prison for killing two of his own kind. The Brute was allowed a Brute Plasma Rifle, a Brute Shot and armour. Pious was allowed nothing but the clothes on his back. Despite overwhelming odds, Arka was able to kill the Brute by stealing his Brute Shot and cutting his throat with the blade on the weapon. This impressed the Prophets greatly, and he was given a place at the training program.

Training
For five years Arka was trained in the ways of combat. He mastered the training exeptionally quickly for an Elite who had a small build. His agility was the main thing that gave him an edge. He was even able to take down an enraged Hunter who's bond brother had just been accidently been killed by a Jackal with a Beam Rifle. The Hunter went mad, and killed two Honour Guards, but Arka was able to overcome the beast and knock it out. He was eventually given a place in the Covenant fleet as a SpecOps Minor Elite in a Spec Ops team. He was commanded by the Zealot Elite Horrando 'Xtronailee.

The Beginning
As a SpecOps Minor, Arka went on dangerous missions, but was not permitted to fight on the front lines, and saw very little action. However, luck came his way, as the ship lead by 'Xtronailee crashed on an unknown world, and the ship was attacked by a strange alien race known as the Tyrano's. They were very large compared to an Elite, and were very powerful. They stood on two legs and had long arms with four foot claws attatched to the hands. 'Xtronailee was attacked and wounded by one, but Arka was able to stop the Tyrano from finishing the job. He picked up Horrando's energy sword (which was forbidden to be used by any rank lower than Stealth) and beheaded the monster. After the ship was repaired, Horrando, instead of punishing Arka, said that he would request that he be promoted. When Horrando explained what happened to the Prophets, Mercy and Regret agreed entirely. Truth however did not agree, and from that moment did not like Arka. Despite Truth's disagreement, the vote was two to one on for promoting him. Instead of being promoted to SpecOps Major, Arka was elevated to Honour Guard. This had never been done in the Covenant before, but Regret and Mercy believd that he would be able to protect the prophets no matter what.

Honour Guard
Arka was an Honour Guard for four years, but found the job fairly boring, as he was never in combat except for training in the Covenant Dueling Ring. At this time he humans were creating Spartans, and the threat hey possessed was enormous. The Prohets decided to have Arka rejoin the front lines of battle. The idea came from Truth, who was happy to be rid of him. Regret and Mercy agreed, and Arka left the rank of Honour Guard for Ultra.

Spartan Mission
Arka's most important mission yet was to infiltrate a UNSC ship and kill or severely injure the 50 Spartan II's on board. He got onto the ship undetected and was able to electrocute 27 of the Spartans, making them disabled for life. He killed 21 of the other remaining Spartans by mastering using two Energy Swords at once. But two, SPARTAN-117 and SPARTAN-085, were able to escape alive. Despite the escape of them, Arka was rewarded greatly for killing/injuring 48 of them. He was made head of a Special Operations team, which gave him a ship; the Sacred Diamond.



ARKA AS AN ULTRA & SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDER

Arka 'Quiltonee's SpecOps Team
The SpcOps squad Arka controlled went on many dangerous missions. The team consisted of:

-Arka 'Qulitonee/Team Leader/Ultra

-Foenix 'Medee/Weapons Specialist/SpecOps Officer/Second In Command

-Jie Bindi Holo & Pia Goe Jeno/Pious Inquisitor's Hunter Protectors/ Heavy Reinforcements

-Lindo 'Gretnee/Stealth Specialist/SpecOps Major

-Kole 'Ovritee/Sniper/SpecOps Major

-Jeti 'Olonsteree/Regular Soldier/SpecOps Minor

-Yupo/Gunner/SpecOps

All missions he team were sent on were completed, and none of the team ever died, until the battle on Halo. For information on their last battle, see the article: The Death Of Arka 'Quiltonee's SpecOps Team.

Installation 04


ARKA INQUISITOR LEADS A GROUP OF ELITES TOWARDS A UNSC BASE AT REACH

Arka's next major was the battle of Reach, where he was a major influence over the Covenants victory against the UNSC. He was able to end the life of SPARTAN-085 too. When the Pillar of Autumn fled the battle, he left his ship, the Sacred Diamond, for the second in command, Foenix 'Medee temporarily, and got onto the future Arbiter's ship to follow the Pillar of Autumn. When he landed on Halo, his job was to keep the future Arbiter's ship active and undamaged, stopping all human (and upon their release, flood) resistance. The futiure Arbiter's job was to activate Halo. When the Flood escaped containment, it was Arka who ordered the Special Operations team to return from Reach, get to the ring, and repair and escape in the Truth and Reconciliation, so the Flood could not repair it themselves and escape the ring. This lead to the death of the whole SpecOps team apart from Arka. While on board the Truth and Reconciliation, Arka heard about Spartan 117's plan to destroy the ring. When SPARTAN-117 got on board a Banshee and left the ship for the crashed Pillar of Autumn, Arka followed. Unfortunately for him, his banshee was shot down by the Flood. Eventually, he made it to the Pillar of Autumn using another Banshee. He arrived when Pelican Echo 419 arrived, and chased after the pelican. Echo 419 was trying to pick up SPARTAN-117 after he detonated the fusion reactors of the Pillar of Autumn, which would destroy Halo. Arka and another Elite in a Banshee shot down Echo 419 as it was about to pick up SPARTAN-117, but Arka was shot down by the Spartan too. His Banshee crashed next to the Spartan, and the two had a brief fight. SPARTAN-117 won, but did not kill Pious. Arka faked his own death, and then made his way to the Sacred Diamond to escape the ring. He succeeded in escaping, and had a chance to follow Spartan 117 and shoot him down, but he was everely injured after the battle before, and did not follow. Instead, he was found by the future Arbiter and Rtas 'Vadumee's two ships, and together the 3 Covenant ships made their way back to High Charity.

Return To High Charity
Upon returning to High Charity and telling the Prophets of Halo's destruction, Arka and Rtas was not held responsible, insted the future Arbiter was, as he held a higher rank and had a more important position in the Covenant fleet. Pious was in-fact held responsible by the Prophet of Truth, but because the other two Prophets believed the future Arbiter was to blame, Truth could do nothing. However, this is probably why Truth made the furure Arbiter the Arbiter. Arka was given a promotion to Councilor by the Prophet of Mercy because of his actions on Installation 04, and made a return in combat at the start of the Covenant Civil War.



ARKA AND ANOTHER COUNCILOR CONVERSING

The Covenant Civil War
Arka began fighting again when the Covenant Civil War began. Brutes began to attack the Elites in High Charity. He defended himself from the Brutes, and aided his allies. He also came across his old commander Horrando 'Xtronailee, who was eventually shot down by a Brute. Arka was eventually captured by the Brutes and placed in a cell, before being rescued by the Arbiter. He then went with the Arbiter to stop the Brutes activating Installation 05.



ARKA AFTER BEING RELEAED BY THE ARBITER AND KILLING SOME BRUTES

Preventing Halo's Activation
Arka succeeded in helping the Arbiter from stopping Halo's activation, but it is unknown whether he is alive or dead. If he is alive he will play a vital role in the Covenant Civil War. If he is dead, then the seperatists will have lost one of their greatest warriors and leaders.

Arka In Combat

 * Arka favourite weapon is the Energy Sword, he is very skilled in it's use.


 * Arka also enjoys duel-weilding Needlers, he can be very lethal with them.


 * A lot of Arka's kills were from plasma grenades. He is extremely accurate in sticking enemies with them.


 * Arka can make pinpoint head-shots with the Covenant Carbine and Beam Rifle, but prefers close combat.


 * Arka's favourite vehicle is the Banshee, he is very skilled using it.


 * Unlike many Elites, Arka finds UNSC weapons quite useful. His favourite UNSC firearms are the Shotgun, two SMG's duel weilded, and the Frag Grenade.


 * Arka's favourite UNSC vehicle is the Warthog. He is dangerous either driving or using the turret attatched.


 * When the occasion calls for it, Arka can be very talented in hand to hand combat. This often gives him a critical edge.