My name is John, call sign Sierra 117
When I was abducted, I was six years old
Dr. Halsey told us we would be trained as soldiers
And that we would never return home
Not everyone will survive the mission
My name is John and this is my story

I was a normal boy with freckles and brown hair
When Dr. Catherine Halsey took notice of me
I was taken in my sleep because I was unique
And now I'm part of the SPARTAN II program
Arriving at Reach, there was Chief Mendez who was my trainer
A tough piece but he made me a useful soldier
I met Samuel and Kelly
He was strong and she was almost as fast as a Pelican
Then I met Linda, at the entire military base of Reach
There were no better riflemen far and wide than her
We were operated on to increase our performance
The muscles became denser, the bones much wider
Unfortunately, not everyone survived this procedure
At fourteen, I had the body of an adult athlete
At first, it was just rebels, but then came the massacre at Harvest
The Alliance had launched a surprise attack
The new armor is waiting, we got MJOLNIR on Chi Cheti IV
No armor before has worked so perfectly
Blew up the Alliance's spaceship
Better said my comrade that day I then said goodbye to Sam
An armada of the Alliance brought the end of Reach
Got into the Pillar of Autumn, steered by Captain Jacob Keyes
He said, "Master Chief, grab Cortana and jump!"
And I land this thing on this massive ring

This is Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where are we actually going?
This is Halo, we thought it was a planet
But this ring is a weapon that floats like a star in the universe
Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where are we actually going?
This is Halo, whose ignition I want to prevent
And I will make it because I am John, I am the King of the Hill

Well landed on Installation 04
A huge ring of metal whose surface seems habitable
Because you saw hills and valleys, there were blooming grasses
But no one knew that the construction harbors death
The captain was abducted by the Alliance
They brought him on deck of the truth and reconciliation
And held him captive there
After freeing Keyes we now knew what it was about
And made our way with the UNSC through the tunnel system
Then reached the database to save the captain
I was sent by Cortana to the armory afterwards
And found a way just as the fight with the FLOOD began
How I can leave the building complex with great difficulty
There I met Guilty Spark, an artificial intelligence
Surely known to many as the Guardian of Halo
He said, "You must find the Index and blow up the ring with it"
And for that reason I was named Reclaimer by him
I found it, found the Index in the library
Cortana screamed: "don't do it because then every help is too late"
Was almost at the ignition lock, her advice came like a rescue in need
Because whoever ignites Halo also tears himself to death
I fought my way to the Autumn, and started the drive
Could overheat it thanks to my neural implants
I fled to the shuttle and during the escape I saw how behind me
The entire ring explodes along with the ship

This is Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where is it actually going?
This is Halo, we thought it was a planet
But this ring is a weapon that floats like a star in the universe
Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where is it actually going?
This is Halo, whose ignition I want to prevent
And I will succeed because I am John, I am the King of the Hill

Delta followed the same principle
Only we blew up the ship and Miranda Keyes that was called in amber clad
Sergeant Avery Johnson came with a salvage team of several Marines
Which did not let me die when I pushed from high charity towards Earth
The Alliance was looking for an artifact
They were able to locate it and activated the portal with it
I found Cortana's message, we went hunting
And were transported to the Ark along with the forward unto dawn
I made a pact with Gravemind, the leader of the Flood
And then got on board the holy city
Could save Cortana and destroy the Ark at her side
But the impulse has torn our flagship into two parts
In the wreck, I then put myself into cryostasis
Drifted through space for almost four years, then Cortana woke me up
We arrived at Requiem, a so-called Forerunner planet
And followed the signal of the UNSC
We thought it leads to Infinity
But that turned out to be false
And released the Didact, who left his prison
He found the weapon and wanted to liquidate the Earth with it
But I managed to place a grenade at his heart
After his death, I took the explosive device into my hands
And ignited it, but for Cortana, the end had come
I didn't want to leave her here, but that's how it was supposed to be
And then she disappeared with the words, John, welcome home!

Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where is it actually going?
This is Halo, we thought it was a planet
But this ring is a weapon that floats like a star in the universe
Halo, the great journey begins
This is Halo, where is it actually going?
This is Halo, whose ignition I want to prevent
And I will succeed because I am John, I am the King of the Hill

Through the digitization of the librarian
I withstood the explosion
We were able to successfully avert the threat
And thus save humanity
I survived to continue the fight
My name is John, and this is my story

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