That's not what I am writing this post about, though. The series focuses on two main characters. One of them a 7 foot tall hulk (literally. Super strong, super reactive, and always has luck on his side. Oh, and he's green) that goes through bullets like they're toilet paper in a public bathroom. His name is John-117, or Master Chief. He's always been a mysterious character in the series. And he has a very close relationship with another character named Cortana.
Cortana is an Artificial Intelligence, or super smart computer that can think on its own. (kind of a scary thought, eh?) Background: AIs are based off of a Human. This particular AI was based off of the creator of the spartans. The "mother," so to speak. She showed a particular fondness to Master Chief. Mainly because He excelled in all the challenges of boot camp. But enough of background. Cortana was given an option of different spartans to pair up with. She chose Master Chief. Why? What made him stand out from the rest? Perhaps because the human she was based on was fond of him? Maybe, but she made a good choice. He doesn't give up on anything. I mean ANYTHING. He will go to the edge of the galaxy if he is ordered to so he can better defend the human race. Luck is always on his side. From death defying car jumps to charging behind enemy lines guns-a-blazin', Master Chief has always been lucky.
But one thing has me most intrigued throughout this whole story. The relationship between Cortana and Master Chief. He was given her as a partner to help him in battle. Yet it has evolved into so much more than that. She has become his best friend and vice versa. In the first one, she tells him to go and find a fellow marine because he is in danger and he obeys, reluctantly leaving her behind. He comes back and she has figured out that Halo is a massive super weapon worse than a million atomic bombs. He trusts her word over the AI that was created to protect Halo. In the second one, she sacrifices herself so that Master Chief can escape the second Halo they found while she destroys it. She didn't want to "chance a remote detonation" so she stayed behind. He reluctantly leaves her again, promising that he will come back for her. While it may seem that the Chief does leave her a lot, the third one he fights through endless hordes of zombie-like "Flood" (a virus that takes over dead creatures and uses them for its own destructive purposes; including murder, spreading the virus, and destroying stuff in general, OH, and causing trouble for Master Chief.) Now another background: she sent a message where it was clear that she was dying saying that there's a way to destroy the flood through a portal. When the humans don't trust her, Master Chief never gives up. He almost dies several times looking for his best friend. When he does get back to her, she says "You found me, but so much of me is wrong...out of place...it might be too late." It's at this point where we see the closeness that has developed. He kneels and looks her in the eye and says "You know me. When I make a promise..." She finishes up for him. "You keep it. I do know how to pick 'em." (this picking referring back to when she was given an option for which spartan to choose.) He fought through impossible odds just to come back to a broken
The thing that gets me is that he came back for her. In a way, this is relatable to how Jesus came back for us, a broken and lost people, going through Hell and back to keep us from going there ourselves. Taking upon himself our sins so that God can even look at us. Only, Jesus never abandoned us. He has always been. He never left us. He may not use guns and explosives, but he used love. Just the same as Master Chief used his determination and luck to save Cortana, Jesus uses his love and power to protect us from Satan and bring us to Him. (Warning: nerd-thought process about to explode) So in a way, we have a Spiritual Master Chief living with each of us protecting us with the Gel Suit of Truth connecting the Chestpiece of Righteousness and the Greaves of the Gospel of Peace to the body. As well as the Energy Shield of Faith to extinguish the plasma bolts of Satan's attack. And the Helmet of Salvation, which protects one of the most important organs of the body, will be next. Lastly, pick up the Energy Sword of the Spirit. (Ephesians 6:13-17)
It is now very late and I am finding it hard to use proper grammer and spelling; so my friends, I bid you all adieu.
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