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*'''Weapon''': "And it's open. C'mon. Let's go before they get really creative." | *'''Weapon''': "And it's open. C'mon. Let's go before they get really creative." | ||
''The Chief proceeds through the door and | ''The Chief proceeds through the door and enters the next room, which is seemingly empty.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "Wait... Do you hear that? It's coming from up ahead." | *'''Weapon''': "Wait... Do you hear that? It's coming from up ahead." | ||
'' | ''The Chief hears a muffled pounding noise coming from somewhere nearby. Spotting a terminal at the end of the room, the Chief approaches it and quickly becomes aware whatever is making the noise is on the other side of the wall directly in front of him. He deploys the Weapon onto the terminal.'' | ||
'''{''Cutscene''}''' | '''{''Cutscene''}''' | ||
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*'''John-117''': "Open it." | *'''John-117''': "Open it." | ||
''The Weapon raises a hand | ''The Weapon complies and raises a hand. The wall, which turns out to be a blast shield covering a glass window, retracts upward. Light pours in from the enormous chamber on the other side of the glass. Although much of the chamber is obscured by a yellowish haze, the Chief and the Weapon still immediately see the source of the noise: A green-eyed [[Monitor]] frantically flying around, desperate to get their attention.'' | ||
*'''[[117649 Despondent Pyre]]''': ''(urgent)'' "Help! Help me! [[Installation 07|This installation]]... [[The Harbinger]]... exile was absolute. How did she return? It's impossible. This cannot be... I need to go back. Find out what happened." | *'''[[117649 Despondent Pyre]]''': ''(urgent)'' "Help! Help me! [[Installation 07|This installation]]... [[The Harbinger]]... exile was absolute. How did she return? It's impossible. This cannot be... I need to go back. Find out what happened." | ||
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*'''Despondent Pyre''': "No! She is correct. I request your assistance." | *'''Despondent Pyre''': "No! She is correct. I request your assistance." | ||
'' | ''Wary of the unpredictability of Forerunner constructs, the Chief raises his weapon, ready to open fire in case the Monitor turns hostile.'' | ||
*'''Weapon''': "Who are you? What's your name?" | *'''Weapon''': "Who are you? What's your name?" | ||
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''Her eye turns red as four [[Skimmer|winged creatures]] suddenly descend on the Monitor from above and surround her. Two of the creatures are unarmed, but the other two are armed with [[Banished]] [[Shock rifle]]s. Despondent Pyre tries to escape, but the creatures are too fast.'' | ''Her eye turns red as four [[Skimmer|winged creatures]] suddenly descend on the Monitor from above and surround her. Two of the creatures are unarmed, but the other two are armed with [[Banished]] [[Shock rifle]]s. Despondent Pyre tries to escape, but the creatures are too fast.'' | ||
''One of the unarmed creatures grabs the Monitor by her right side and starts pulling down on her. The other unarmed creature grabs her from the left side and pulls up on her. The first unarmed creature rips the side plating off of Despondent Pyre, causing her to burst into flames. At the same time, the armed creature in front of Despondent Pyre fires its shock rifle at her, but misses and hits the other armed creature instead, setting it on fire, and causing it to flee. The damaged Monitor manages to return fire with an [[Directed-energy weapon|energy beam]] from her eye, destroying the remaining armed creature, but | ''One of the unarmed creatures grabs the Monitor by her right side and starts pulling down on her. The other unarmed creature grabs her from the left side and pulls up on her. The first unarmed creature rips the side plating off of Despondent Pyre, causing her to burst into flames. At the same time, the armed creature in front of Despondent Pyre fires its shock rifle at her, but misses and hits the other armed creature instead, setting it on fire, and causing it to flee. The damaged Monitor manages to return fire with an [[Directed-energy weapon|energy beam]] from her eye, destroying the remaining armed creature, but creature still grappling her drags her down into the yellowish haze and out of sight. The other unarmed creature flies after them as pieces of the destroyed creature rain down.'' | ||
''The Chief turns from the window.'' | ''The Chief turns from the window.'' | ||
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*'''Weapon''': "See. You can be optimistic." | *'''Weapon''': "See. You can be optimistic." | ||
''The Chief heads deeper into the Conservatory in search of Despondent Pyre, with resistance from the Banished growing increasingly stubborn. After defeating a large group of enemies, including a [[Sangheili Warlord]], the Chief enters an enclosed room containing a terminal. Accessing the terminal opens a hatch in the floor and the Chief drops down into a larger chamber. Two [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] [[Sangheili Zealot]]s enter through a door, which locks behind them. The two Zealots attempt to ambush the Chief, but the Spartan manages to kill both would-be assassins.'' | |||
''The door unlocks and opens again. A pair of [[Unggoy]] enter.'' | |||
*'''Unggoy''': "Alright, did you guys kill him yet? I got dibs on the helmet! Guys?" | |||
''The Master Chief quickly kills both Unggoy and heads through the door.'' | |||
*'''Weapon''': "We're getting close to the bottom. Wait! Listen..." | |||
''They hear the panicked voice of Despondent Pyre.'' | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' "Please. Do not do this! It cannot happen. It is wrong!" | |||
''A few seconds later, they hear Despondent Pyre again.'' | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' ''(Tortured scream)'' | |||
''The Chief fights his way through another room filled with Banished, including a [[Jiralhanae]] wielding a UNSC [[M41 SPNKR]]. As he exits he hears Despondent Pyre again.'' | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' "This Ring must not be compromised!" | |||
''A new voice is heard.'' | |||
*'''[[The Harbinger]]''': ''(off-screen)'' "You do not understand what you are hiding. What you are. What ''compromise'' means." | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' ''(Tortured scream)'' | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' "I will not relinquish to you the location. [[The Endless]] can never return!" | |||
*'''Harbinger''': ''(off-screen)'' "We are blameless. The [[Forerunner]]s set this in motion. I am ending it." | |||
*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(off-screen)'' ''(Tortured scream)'' | |||
''The Chief eventually reaches the bottom floor and enters the massive chamber. There's less haze down here, and the Chief quickly spots a terminal on a raised platform at the center of the chamber. Just behind the terminal lies the disassembled shell of Despondent Pyre.'' | |||
*'''Weapon''': "Oh no! We're too late! Something awful happened here. Plug me in! We'll figure this out." | |||
''The Chief crosses a light bridge and reaches the central platform. He deploys the Weapon onto a terminal.'' | |||