Breath of Annihilation
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- "Here we go, head first into Annihilation."
- — Spartan Gabriel Thorne, while traveling to the Breath of Annihilation[3]
Breath of Annihilation, informally referred to as the Annihilation,[4] is a Kerel-pattern assault carrier in service with the Order of Restoration,[5] formerly belonging to the rival factions of Sali 'Nyon[6] and Jul 'Mdama respectively.[1] Along with 'Mdama's Song of Retribution, Breath of Annihilation was one of the two assault carriers that made up the faction's primary contingent fleet.[7]
History[edit]
Battle of Aktis IV[edit]
- Main article: Battle of Aktis IV
During the Battle of Aktis IV, Breath of Annihilation along with another Kerel-pattern assault carrier and a Ket-pattern battlecruiser were hidden underneath an ocean of an unknown, foam-like substance on Aktis IV which prevented UNSC Infinity's sensors from detecting them. The ships were to be used by 'Mdama in his plan to ambush the UNSC forces in order to take possession of their half of the Janus Key. After the Pelican carrying the key was shot down by Sali 'Nyon's artillery, however, the Breath of Annihilation's shipmaster gave the order to assault the UNSC forces despite receiving no attack order from 'Mdama. Breath of Annihilation and the other Covenant ships then emerged from the ocean and launched their attack against the human forces on the nearby island.[1]
The carrier battled UNSC Infinity and her Strident-class heavy frigate sub-vessels over the planet, alongside Song of Retribution and smaller Covenant cruisers, preventing Infinity from moving or supporting its deployed ground forces.[8] After Jul's forces managed to procure both halves of the Janus Key, 'Mdama and his forces fled the system.[9]
The Absolute Record[edit]
Using the Janus Key, 'Mdama's faction worked to pinpoint the location of the Absolute Record, a repository of Forerunner knowledge. On September 15, 2558, while within the Urs system, Doctor Catherine Halsey believed she discovered the Absolute Record's location while analyzing the Janus Key. Meanwhile, the UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence put together a team composed of Spartans Sarah Palmer, Gabriel Thorne, Holly Tanaka, Doctor Henry Glassman, and Ayit 'Sevi—a mercenary within Jul's ranks working for ONI. Using 'Sevi's false affiliation with Jul's forces, the team took a Phantom and stalled away aboard Breath of Annihilation, with the intention of revealing the location of the Absolute Record to the UNSC. When Breath of Annihilation and the rest of the fleet departed for the Absolute Record's apparent location, they discovered an apparently artificial gas giant with a slipspace portal leading to their true destination. However, slipspace ruptures suddenly destroyed two cruisers within the fleet and heavily damaged Annihilation.[4]
While the carrier's crew rushed to repair their ship, the UNSC team aboard Breath of Annihilation lost their way of communication with ONI when the slipspace rupture formed. With their Phantom damaged, they resolved to travel to a nearby hangar bay to steal another Phantom. Creating a smoke screen, 'Sevi exited his dropship and began eliminating the Covenant soldiers in the hangar. He traveled to a nearby hangar and hijacked a Phantom, while the Spartans and Glassman followed. While moving to 'Sevi's position, the humans encountered a group of oncoming Covenant soldiers. After a quick firefight, the humans made their way to the hangar, where a Wraith prepared to fire upon them. However, 'Sevi destroyed the tank with the Phantom. The team escaped the damaged carrier aboard the dropship and embarked for Song of Retribution. Rumors of a Spartan attack in Breath of Annihilation spread to the carrier's shipmaster, and eventually reached Retribution. While the shipmaster sent out search teams to check for Spartans, 'Mdama decided that only his carrier would enter the slipspace portal to the Absolute Record while Breath of Annihilation remained behind with the rest of the fleet to make emergency repairs at a nearby moon. Still needing to make contact with ONI, 'Sevi and Thorne traveled back to Annihilation in their Phantom. Before entering the portal, Retribution transferred several of its prisoners to Annihilation, including Sali 'Nyon.[3]
