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'Mdama decided to make a second attempt to travel to the Absolute Record, though he determined that only ''Song of Retribution'' would enter the portal; the rest of the fleet would wait on the other side of the portal, with ''Breath of Annihilation'' making repairs at a nearby [[moon]]. Once they learned of 'Mdama's intentions, Palmer, Tanaka, and Glassman traveled aboard ''Retribution'' to follow him to the Absolute Record, while 'Sevi and Thorne remained behind on ''Annihilation''. Meanwhile, rumors of a Spartan presence within the fleet reached 'Mdama, though his worries were dismissed by Halsey who did not believe that the Spartans could stop them. ''Retribution'' entered the portal and arrived at the Absolute Record's exterior. The carrier was observed by a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence]], who detected the humans aboard the ship. Arriving at the platform alongside dozens of Zealots, 'Mdama and Halsey encounter the AI. Halsey asks to be given access to the Absolute Record, but the AI denied her request and had its [[Sentinel]]s transport the humans hiding aboard ''Retribution'' to the platform, much to the surprise of 'Mdama and Halsey. The AI intended to have each human explain their reason for accessing the Absolute Record before taking any action. However, an impatient Zealot attacked the Sentinels, leading to the constructs attacking the Sangheili and humans. Suddenly, the AI removed the platform from under the feet of the Sangheili with Tanaka, Palmer, and Glassman remaining on one platform and Halsey standing on another, while 'Mdama managed to grab onto Halsey's platform as his soldiers plummeted to their deaths. The AI then decided to use a more direct examination to decide who would access the Absolute Record.<ref name="HE20"/> | 'Mdama decided to make a second attempt to travel to the Absolute Record, though he determined that only ''Song of Retribution'' would enter the portal; the rest of the fleet would wait on the other side of the portal, with ''Breath of Annihilation'' making repairs at a nearby [[moon]]. Once they learned of 'Mdama's intentions, Palmer, Tanaka, and Glassman traveled aboard ''Retribution'' to follow him to the Absolute Record, while 'Sevi and Thorne remained behind on ''Annihilation''. Meanwhile, rumors of a Spartan presence within the fleet reached 'Mdama, though his worries were dismissed by Halsey who did not believe that the Spartans could stop them. ''Retribution'' entered the portal and arrived at the Absolute Record's exterior. The carrier was observed by a [[Contender-class artificial intelligence]], who detected the humans aboard the ship. Arriving at the platform alongside dozens of Zealots, 'Mdama and Halsey encounter the AI. Halsey asks to be given access to the Absolute Record, but the AI denied her request and had its [[Sentinel]]s transport the humans hiding aboard ''Retribution'' to the platform, much to the surprise of 'Mdama and Halsey. The AI intended to have each human explain their reason for accessing the Absolute Record before taking any action. However, an impatient Zealot attacked the Sentinels, leading to the constructs attacking the Sangheili and humans. Suddenly, the AI removed the platform from under the feet of the Sangheili with Tanaka, Palmer, and Glassman remaining on one platform and Halsey standing on another, while 'Mdama managed to grab onto Halsey's platform as his soldiers plummeted to their deaths. The AI then decided to use a more direct examination to decide who would access the Absolute Record.<ref name="HE20"/> | ||
The AI teleported the opposing parties to different locations, and gave them a morality test based on a hypothetical scenario: Whether or not to kill and harvest a sentient race that could provide a defense against the Flood. Although Jul personally thought it would be best to harvest the race, he suspected the correct answer was to spare it. Halsey, however, answered that she would sacrifice the species. Glassman, on the other hand, chose to spare the species. The AI told both parties separately that they had given the "correct" answer. It then asked each party whether it should incinerate the "losing" party or merely keep them contained. Jul began to ask the AI to strip the Spartans of their armor for study before incinerating them, but before the AI could respond, Halsey remotely disabled the construct, releasing everyone from confinement. | |||
Halsey entered the Record alone, while Jul waited outside. During this time, Jul grew impatient and felt Halsey needed to be reminded that she worked for him. Halsey, however, decided to terminate their partnership and activated the defense systems, causing the nearby Sentinels to attack Jul and his followers. | |||
===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ===Battle of Kamchatka=== | ||