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''Open on the city of [[New Phoenix]]. The sound of a Pelican can be heard in the distance.'' | ''Open on the city of [[New Phoenix]]. The sound of a Pelican can be heard in the distance.'' | ||
''Cut to within the city. Smoke rises from the streets and there are many abandoned cars.'' | ''Cut to within the deserted city. Smoke rises from piles of ashes on the streets and there are many abandoned cars.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "In this hour of victory, we taste only defeat. I ask why." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "In this hour of victory, we taste only defeat. I ask why." | ||
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*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "We are [[Forerunner]]s, [[Mantle|guardians of all that exists]]. The roots of the galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "We are [[Forerunner]]s, [[Mantle|guardians of all that exists]]. The roots of the galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil." | ||
''The Pelicans land. Several troops come out of | ''The Pelicans land. Several troops come out of its troop bay. They secure the area, but slow down to realize the city is empty. One of them examines a pile of ash on the ground with his instruments. He looks up and away in the horizon; the entire city population is dead.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': Our strength is a luminous sun towards which all intelligence blossoms. And the impervious shelter beneath which it has prospered." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': Our strength is a luminous sun towards which all intelligence blossoms. And the impervious shelter beneath which it has prospered." | ||
''Cut to John-117, walking down a hallway in Infinity.'' | ''Cut to John-117, slowly walking down a hallway in Infinity. Fade to black.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "I stand before you. Accused of the sin of ensuring Forerunner ascendancy. Of attempting to save us from this fate where we are forced to... recede..." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "I stand before you. Accused of the sin of ensuring Forerunner ascendancy. Of attempting to save us from this fate where we are forced to... recede..." | ||
'' | ''Fade to the SPARTAN-IV armory in Infinity. Numerous personnel and SPARTAN-IVs are seen below.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "Humanity stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "Humanity stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy." | ||
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*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own." | ||
''Palmer walks forward | ''Palmer walks forward to approach John. Cut to John, walking right past her. His size dwarfs hers.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': The Mantle of Responsibility, for all things, belongs to Forerunners alone! | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "The Mantle of Responsibility, for all things, belongs to Forerunners alone!" | ||
''John walks to one of the machines, prepared to take off his armor for the first time in | ''John walks to one of the machines, prepared to take off his armor for the first time since he first wore it in ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Personnel and S-IVs in the area gather around his station and watch. He steps in it while technicians around him prepare its devices.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "Think of my act as you will." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "Think of my act as you will." | ||
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*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "But do not doubt the reality." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "But do not doubt the reality." | ||
''The machine frees John's chest plate, also allowing it to fall. The chest plate hits the floor with a large | ''The machine frees John's chest plate, also allowing it to fall. The chest plate hits the floor with a large thud.'' | ||
*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "The reclamation... has already begun." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "The reclamation... has already begun." | ||
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*'''Didact (voiceover)''': "And we are hopeless to stop it." | *'''Didact (voiceover)''': "And we are hopeless to stop it." | ||
''John's helmet is lifted off. On any difficulty below Legendary, beneath the helmet there is only black. On [[Legendary]], however, John's adult face is revealed for the first time. All that can be seen is his brow, cheekbones, and bridge of his nose, while his eyes are shadowed.'' | ''John's helmet is lifted off. On any difficulty below Legendary, beneath the helmet there is only black. On [[Legendary]], however, John's adult face is revealed for the first time. All that can be seen is his brow, cheekbones, and bridge of his nose, while his eyes are shadowed. Cut to black.'' | ||
''Game ends.'' | |||
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[[Category:Halo 4 Campaign]] | [[Category:Halo 4 Campaign]] | ||