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''Fade in outside the city. The Chief and 'Vadam are standing under the remains of the Covenant AA gun. The sky is choking with thick smog from the crashed cruiser.  Faint screeching and growling noises can be heard in the distance.''

''To the right, two [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] are seen on a cliff edge, fighting off several Flood [[Flood combat form|Combat forms]]. They are overrun and mutated into more Combat Forms.''

''At this time, a group of Flood Combat Forms jump from the building on the right.''

*'''Thel 'Vadam''': "There are some [[m7057/Defoliant Projector|powerful weapons]] we've not yet used..."

''[[Flood infection form|Infection Forms]] and Combat Forms descend from above and swarm on the Marines at the ramp, killing, then infecting them, forcing the remaining Marines, the Chief, and 'Vadam to kill them.''

''The Sergeant becomes mutated by an Infection Form.''

''If the Marine is not saved, the Infection Form dives into his chest, gruesomely transforming him into a Flood Combat Form. This forces the Master Chief and 'Vadam to kill him immediately.''

''Marines led by Stacker are pinned down behind sandbags with more Flood surrounding the area. The Chief and 'Vadam clear this section of the warehouse.''

''The Chief, 'Vadam, and the surviving Marines head towards the back of the warehouse. More Flood attack.''

''Reaching the other end of the warehouse, the surviving Marines hold position after clearing the area. The Chief and 'Vadam head upstairs onto an upper balcony.''

''Upstairs, two Marines, one wielding a [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]], try to combat the Flood as well, but they soon die, leaving the Flamethrower for the Chief or 'Vadam to pick up as they head up there and drop down a hole in the floor into the office areas.''

''The Chief and 'Vadam force their way through another wave of Flood, and find a marine huddling in a corner of the large room [[The Storm|previously]] used as an Aid Station, surrounded by three dead marines. The Marine is holding a [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|pistol]], and will occasionally aim it at his own head, before lowering it and burying his face in his hands.''

''The Chief and 'Vadam pause to see three [[Sangheili|Elite]]-controlled [[CCS-class battlecruiser|CCS-class Battlecruisers]] fly in formation as an Assault Carrier slices overhead from [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]].''

''A [[Sangheili Major|Major]] and four [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operation Elites]] leap out of landed [[Orbital insertion pod|Orbital Insertion Pods]] ahead of the Chief and 'Vadam, and join the battle against the Flood.''

''The Chief and 'Vadam make their way to the Elite lance.''

''The Chief, 'Vadam, and the Elites fight their way through the infestation and enter a warehouse.  They clear the building of Flood.''

''The group exits the warehouse.  Outside, a couple Sangheili [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] arrive and drop off more Elite reinforcements to combat the Flood.''

*'''Sangheili Major or SpecOps Elite''': "Hurry, Demon! We seek the same prize. But our Ship Master will [[Glassing|sacrifice]] ''all'' to stop the Flood."

''The Master Chief, 'Vadam, and the remaining Elites head towards the crash site. Along the way, they encounter Flood [[Pure Form]]s for the first time.''

*'''SpecOps Sangheili''': "What great horror is this?!"

*'''SpecOps Sangheili''': "What is this?! Some abomination from the ancient texts?!"

''The group fights past dozens of Pure Forms, Combat Forms, Carrier Forms, and Infection Forms before finally reaching the massive, burning hulk of the crashed Flood battlecruiser. Up an incline, an ominous hole resides in the ship's hull, leading to the interior.''

''The Chief reaches a large room after passing several dead [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra Elites]].''

''Suddenly, the humming of a Phantom's gravity drives are heard, and a Phantom appears over the open chamber. Uncertain of its intentions, the Chief turns and aims his [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] at it. [[343 Guilty Spark]] floats down from the Phantom.''

''A Flood Combat Form appears to the right behind the Chief, and 343 Guilty Spark casually turns and uses a powerful energy beam to destroy it in a single glancing hit. Spark turns back to the Covenant device and begins to interface it with a beam projected from his central eye.''

''The view cuts to an aerial one over the whole town of [[Voi]] at a high altitude. Although clouds obscure the surface, part of the ''Indulgence of Conviction'' is still visible. The Phantom flies away from the ship, while two CCS-class Battlecruisers of the Fleet of Retribution glass Voi with their [[Energy projector|Energy Projectors]].''

''Inside the bridge of the ''Shadow of Intent'', Elites and Humans are gathered around a long holographic table, with [[Shipmaster|Ship Master]] Rtas 'Vadum floating on a gravity throne at one end with his Elite attendants, Master Chief and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam in the middle, and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Hood]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] at the far side of the table. All are silent except 343 Guilty Spark, who is bobbing at the center of the table and interfacing with Cortana's memory unit with his projector beam.''

'' Elites around the room raise their forearms and roar in agreement.''

*'''Rtas 'Vadum''': ''(just as angrily)'' "One single [[Flood spores|Flood spore]] can destroy a species. Were it not for the Arbiter's counsel, I would have glassed your ''entire planet!''"

''Inside the ''Shadow of Intent''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hangar bay, both the Elites and the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] are getting ready for battle. While a pair of Sangheili Phantoms drift into the hangar on the far side, two Sangheili Banshees glide past in the opposite direction.  On the ground, two [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRVs]] race to the ''Forward Unto Dawn's'' loading bay, drawing near a group of Marines clustered around some UNSC crates. At uneasy rest opposing the Marines are a Sangheili Major sitting on a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]], along with a few [[Special Operations Sangheili|SpecOps Sangheili]]. The Major's [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System|Particle Beam Rifle]] is resting next to the Ghost. Sergeant Johnson, with his arm full of "stolen" [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbines]] brushes past the wordless Elites, stopping only to scoop up the Major's rifle. The Sangheili, resentful at this non-permitted collection, rise challengingly around Johnson.  Johnson ignores them and continues walking.''

''Nearby, a pair of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]s are joking with each other when the Arbiter passes by, with an acquired [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|M41 Rocket Launcher]] over his shoulder and a Flamethrower in his left hand. The ODSTs and a pair of nearby Marines watch the Arbiter in awe, when 343 Guilty Spark drifts through the Marines in tow behind 'Vadam, pausing momentarily to glance at one Marine, leaving him speechless. Johnson rejoins the Marines, and begins to hand out Carbines.''  

''The scene cuts to the fore of the hangar, where a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican Dropship]] lays before the hangar's energy field. The ''Forward Unto Dawn'' is stationed nearby.  The Chief and Miranda Keyes stand at attention before Lord Hood, who looks at them grimly from the rear of the Pelican as the troop bay door shuts and the Pelican takes off. Keyes glances at the Chief wordlessly, and the two leave, going off to their own business.''