Jai ran full speed at the nearest Sangheili the moment Rojka’s three camouflaged warriors attacked. The surprised fighter fired at him twice. That was all. The plasma fire crackled across Jai’s armor and his shielding hissed. Then he slammed into the Elite. They rolled in an explosion of dirt and sand down the ridge behind him. The Sangheili fought hard, scrabbling to get his rifle up for an opportunity to hit Jai point-blank.
	But the rifle flew away when Jai cracked it with his elbow, using the rush of gravity and his own inertia to his advantage.
	The Sangheili was resourceful though. His energy sword fired up in his other hand as they slowed to a stop. He launched up and forward with it, shoving it into Jai’s chest armor, dragging the blade up toward Jai’s neck. Jai pulled himself closer to grab the hilt of the energy sword. They both strained to overpower each other and control the direction of the blue energy spitting in the air between them.
	Then Jai slowed his breathing. He looked past the flickers of readouts blinking warnings on the inside of his helmet and time slowed down. He concentrated on his enemy’s own strength as he shoved the sword upward between them as hard as he could.
	The Sangheili gurgled and spat as Jai slowly pushed the sword up through his jaw and deep into his skull.

Halo: Envoy Ch 22