Good story. I like the idea of taking the least powerful enemy in the halo franchise and leveling them up. Overall good job. You might want to double check some of your word use. I noticed you use some words that sound almost identical but are spelled differently.

Haha Cortana XD

Brilliant

LOVE that the grunts are the main characters. Can't believe i haven't read this before

Well, I suppose telling you that Dorenth is not the Sangheili homeworld is pointless. I mean, you wrote this thing WAY before Halo 3 came out (I think), so it's entirely understandable.

Im sorry i haven't reviewed more. You story has reached a level of awesomeness that makes me forget to review. I almost think its a novel instead a fanfic. I would put this in the top 20 of storys i have read. Looking forward to the next book

RamenKnight

Wow...I can't even think of words to describe this... Masterpeace... Best of the best... Thrilling... Amazing... Descriptive... And probably most important; Grunt-tastic. I love Grunt fics. They melt my heart, because I think grunts are cute. This was AMAZING. And really descriptive. I was biting my nails wondering what was going to happen next. Well done, and keep up the great work.

I think that about sums it up.

-Grunt Fan

I love this story. The detail with which you sketch the characters really brings them to life, and you offer an interesting perspective on the grunts, their culture and the concept of grunt kings, it really gives gives them an additional edge. Good stuff.

Now for a bit of criticism...I don't usually worry about such things in favor of suspension of disbelief...but silent running? on a spaceship? Sound cannot travel in the vacuum of space so the elites could open up a disco in there and it wouldn't make a difference to whether or not they are detected. Stealth is difficult in space, but the distances involved mean than stealth would involve minimizing heat emissions (infrared rays can be detected from far away)...should you want to make changes to this story at any point in time, you might want to take a look at that. Hope that helps!

I realise that this was written almost four years ago, before Halo 3 and the rest of the books and comics had come out, but I still think that you should take the time to correct the canonical mistakes throughout this story. For instance, the Sangheili homeworld is called 'Sanghelios' and the Grunt/Unggoy homeworld is called Balaho, and it is still inhabited.

Also, this may be just me, but I think the Palab's retractable elongated spikes are a bit too much. I also don't quite understand the whole concept of a naturally born, genetically superior, 'leader/messiah/king' figure.

Other than that, fantastic story. It gets seriously AU after the end of Halo 2, but there's no way you could have known that when you were writing it. I understand that it's completely up to you whether or not you adjust the last 3 chapters to 'mesh/gel' better with the actual canon, but for people who have played Halo 3 and enjoyed it (and seriously, who hasn't done both, at least campaign-wise, aside from Yahtzee?), it's kind of distracting and doesn't quite hit with its full potential.

I am thoroughly impressed. You have gained my approval. I cried when Etah died. Pretend you didn't read that.

My only problem is that the elite homeworld is actually called Sanghellios. But either way, this is still kickanus writing!

I love it.

Hands down THE best halo story I've read. Story, not just fanfic.

i think this is my third time going thru your Halo Side Story Trilogy. and im still loving it.

I absolutly love this story. It even got me respecting the grunts in the games now. This is just really fantastic, i got all emotional and everything. The Grunt King! Bungle should make that a real charator. I wish i could give you money or somehing, i feel like I watched a kickass movie and didn't pay. I can't wait to readthe rest.