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The lift stopped suddenly and the door opened to reveal a vast [[Wikipedia:Arcade (architecture)|arcade]] filled with overgrown flora. Various catwalks arched through the air, connecting delicate platforms and once-opulent common spaces. Flocks of exotic birds could be seen flying among the dense, unchecked foliage that climbed all the way up to the chamber's distant ceilings. Minas led the strike force off of the lift as Choros explained the purpose of the chamber to 'Vagaduun.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | The lift stopped suddenly and the door opened to reveal a vast [[Wikipedia:Arcade (architecture)|arcade]] filled with overgrown flora. Various catwalks arched through the air, connecting delicate platforms and once-opulent common spaces. Flocks of exotic birds could be seen flying among the dense, unchecked foliage that climbed all the way up to the chamber's distant ceilings. Minas led the strike force off of the lift as Choros explained the purpose of the chamber to 'Vagaduun.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||
Just then, the young Captain was knocked to the floor by a [[plasma]] blast, his armor taking the brunt of the damage. Everyone else dove for the nearest cover and Minas dragged the stunned Choros behind a nearby stone barrier while under fire by plasma bolts and [[Vostu-pattern carbine|carbine]] rounds. The Chieftain realized that they were under assault by distinctly ''Covenant'' weapons; Sentinels were not the ones attacking them. Rousing Choros and ordering him to follow, Minas dashed for the veritable jungle ahead of them. As they moved, he glimpsed a trio of silhouettes firing on them from a rafter high above. Choros raised his weapon to return fire and Minas did the same with his {{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}}, forcing their attackers to seek cover. He could hear Zeretus yelling in the distance, followed by the crash of his [[ | Just then, the young Captain was knocked to the floor by a [[plasma]] blast, his armor taking the brunt of the damage. Everyone else dove for the nearest cover and Minas dragged the stunned Choros behind a nearby stone barrier while under fire by plasma bolts and [[Vostu-pattern carbine|carbine]] rounds. The Chieftain realized that they were under assault by distinctly ''Covenant'' weapons; Sentinels were not the ones attacking them. Rousing Choros and ordering him to follow, Minas dashed for the veritable jungle ahead of them. As they moved, he glimpsed a trio of silhouettes firing on them from a rafter high above. Choros raised his weapon to return fire and Minas did the same with his {{Pattern|Erudo'ma'keth|pulse carbine}}, forcing their attackers to seek cover. He could hear Zeretus yelling in the distance, followed by the crash of his [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]] and the surprisingly Jiralhanae-like cry of Zeretus' victim. Choros finished off their three attackers with a shot from his [[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]] and the two of them pushed deeper into the arcade. They neared a doorway through which they could see a group of [[Covenant loyalists|Covenant Jiralhanae]] who launched a salvo of plasma right back at them. Taking cover on either side of the portico, Choros and Minas shared their disbelief that remnants of the Covenant were still occupying the Keyship after all this time, years after the alien empire had fallen. Putting their shock aside, the two experienced warriors silently signaled to each other their next move. Simultaneously, they wheeled around their cover, unleashing a torrent of plasma at their assailants. Only two Jiralhanae survived and tried to flee out of the overgrown portico. Okro 'Vagaduun emerged from the shadows to decapitate one Jiralhanae and drive his [[Type-1 energy sword|sword]] into the back of the other in a single elegant motion.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||
Noticing that the weapons fire had ceased throughout the arcade, the remaining Banished troops regrouped to discuss what had happened. Minas asked Choros and 'Vagaduun what they thought. The Jiralhane Captain theorized that these Covenant warriors had been ordered by the High Prophet to stay behind and protect the ship from intruders. They must have never given up their duty, living off of the vast stores of supplies the ship held. Zeretus joined them, the face of his hammer filled with bits of armor and flesh. After discussing the situation a bit further, Minas refocused them on the task at hand and had Choros continue to lead the group to where the crystal was held—the Adytum.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | Noticing that the weapons fire had ceased throughout the arcade, the remaining Banished troops regrouped to discuss what had happened. Minas asked Choros and 'Vagaduun what they thought. The Jiralhane Captain theorized that these Covenant warriors had been ordered by the High Prophet to stay behind and protect the ship from intruders. They must have never given up their duty, living off of the vast stores of supplies the ship held. Zeretus joined them, the face of his hammer filled with bits of armor and flesh. After discussing the situation a bit further, Minas refocused them on the task at hand and had Choros continue to lead the group to where the crystal was held—the Adytum.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||