John-117: Difference between revisions

Despite the Banished setting up defenses to protect the Harbinger, John managed to breach inside. As they were fighting through enemy ranks the Weapon revealed to John that the Silent Auditorium was the place where Cortana was locked down and died. Deeper inside the structure they encountered more echos of Cortana reminiscing her actions and repenting, realising her mistake in assuming the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] for herself, which ultimately led to humanity's downfall, John's supposed death and allowed Atriox and the Banished to get control over Zeta Halo and free the [[Endless]]. And as she could not allow that to happen, she destroyed part of the Ring, keeping the Banished from being able to use it, which also prevented the Weapon from being deleted, knowing that the Master Chief if he is alive would need the other AI's help. Witnessing Cortana's sacrifice, John and the Weapon were stunned by her actions.{{Ref/Level|Id=Silent Auditorium|Hi|[[Silent Auditorium]]}} Later on the pair were once again met by Adjutant Resolution, though this time the submonitor provided assistance and unlocked a safe passage for them, expressing his apologies for his earlier hostility outbursts as he believed the Harbinger was trying to repair the Ring, while in truth she only wanted to free her people, which could not be allowed. When the Master Chief reached the main chamber, he discovered that the Harbinger was interfacing with transmitters to locate the members of her species. The Weapon attempted to intercept the connection by disabling transmitters. With the help of an unknown entity, the Weapon managed to shut down all three transmitters, but not before the connection successfully located the Endless. At the same time, the Master Chief fought and eventually defeated the Harbinger and her Banished and Skimmer allies. Dying, she sent a message to an unseen ally of her own, telling them that they had what they needed and vowed to the Master Chief that the Endless would return.{{Ref/Reuse|Silent Auditorium}} As the Harbinger died John and the Weapon discovered yet another echo of Cortana, though this one was a direct message to John. In it she expressed hope that her plan worked well and John had found his way this far with assistance of his new AI partner and called this a chance to make amends and to rectify mistakes. Cortana admitted that she was wrong, having forgotten that the reason that she chose the Master Chief in the first place was because they were supposed to be the perfect team together. And that in her final moments she wanted to make sure that John and his new companion learned from her mistakes and became stronger because of them. As the message ended the last remaining echo of Cortana faded away leaving John devasted and the Weapon speechless. And at the same moment the Auditorium started to collapse around them cutting off the exit. But the sudden appearance of a portal allowed the pair to escape the crumbling structure.{{Ref/Reuse|Silent Auditorium}}

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