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* Defeat [[the Harbinger]]

{{Article quote|[[John-117|Chief]] and [[the Weapon]] reach the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], once the seat of [[Cortana]]'s power, now claimed and controlled by [[the Harbinger]]. Their enemy reveals Auditorium was where the [[Forerunner]]s passed judgment upon [[Xalanyn|her species]], the Endless, and sentenced them to indefinite imprisonment inside [[Installation 07|Zeta Halo]]. The Harbinger sought to utilize her uneasy alliance with the [[Banished]] to free her people — a plan that nearly succeeded before it was disrupted by the Master Chief. Finally defeated, the Harbinger says her people have been found, and that the Endless will, at long last, be unleashed. The [[Reformation]] is averted. The Auditorium begins to collapse. Chief and the Weapon escape through a portal to an unknown destination.}}

''Throughout the level, the Brutes, aware of Escharum's [[House of Reckoning|death]], invoke their fallen [[War Chief]]'s name.''

*'''Jiralhanae''': "You killed the war chief, but you will NOT STOP THE BANISHED!"

''If the Chief looks through the observation window, he can see a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair patrolling the chamber below.''

''The Chief enters the room with the Hunters. A lengthy battle ensues, with the Chief ultimately coming out on top. Once both Hunters are dead, the Chief accesses a terminal to leave the room.''

*'''Atriox (memory)''': ''"Look around, Cortana. [[Created|Your empire.]] Over! Your great plan? Ended at the hands of those who made you."''

*'''Atriox (memory)''': ''"And then I asked you the same question. Reflect on [[Doisac|your choices]], Cortana. Understand the consequences."''

*'''[[Unggoy]]''': "He's coming for [[the Harbinger]]! We gotta warn her!"

''The Chief arrives at a ledge overhanging a chasm. He accesses a nearby terminal to activate a [[light bridge]]. Doing so triggers another one of Cortana's memories. Again, Atriox is seen confronting Cortana.''

''The Chief encounters more Banished in the next chamber.''

*'''[[Adjutant Resolution]]''': "Accept my apology! Immediately. My [[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|earlier]] [[The Command Spire|efforts]] to delete you were misguided. I thought [[The Harbinger|she]] wanted to rebuild this installation. To restore it. But I was wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Please hurry."

*'''Adjutant Resolution''': "I have failed you, [[Despondent Pyre]]. My friend. My maker. If this installation survives, we... I must learn its secrets. Uncover its history. Uncover its mysteries. Yes. Find them all. And maybe more?"

''The Chief steps onto the elevator and deploys the Weapon onto the control terminal. The elevator activates and starts to ascend. A ghostly echo of Cortana appears in front of them.''

''Scene pans down on the Chief and the Weapon as they take in what they just witnessed. Balls of data appear and drift around them before fading away.''

''The doors at the end of the antechamber open and the Chief enters the Silent Auditorium itself. It is a magnificent circular chamber with a great seal of The [[Eld]] at the center of the floor. Six appendage-like pillars surround the seal. At the back of the Auditorium, rows of [[Cylix]]es can be seen behind glass windows on either side of the room.''

''There's a terminal at the edge of the seal. The Chief uploads the Weapon to it.''

*'''[[The Harbinger]]''': ''"To cover their sins. We stood. Silent. Unable to speak as they passed judgment."''

*'''Harbinger''': ''"Hear this, Forerunners: Your Auditorium has fallen. The Endless found. Your sins undone."''

{{Center|For the Harbinger's dialogue during the fight, see [[Harbinger/Quotes#Boss Fight|here]].}}

''The energy bubble is being maintained by a transmitter coming from the tablet held by statues in the room. Nothing can pierce it. The Harbinger teleports herself onto the center of the seal.''

*'''Weapon''': "You deal with her and I'll find out."

''The Harbinger calls out to the Banished and her [[Skimmer]]s, who pour into the Auditorium from multiple doors.''

''After the Chief eliminates the enemy troops, the energy bubble surrounding the Harbinger dissipates.''

*'''Weapon''': "There! I've intercepted the carrier wave from this transmitter."

''With her minions dead, the Harbinger herself now enters the fray. She's unlike any foe the Master Chief has fought, being able to teleport at will and hurl orbs of devastating energy. Nonetheless, the Chief manages to deplete her personal energy shields. After taking enough physical damage, the Harbinger teleports herself back to the seal, and the energy bubble reappears.''

''More Banished and Skimmers enter the Auditorium and try to stop the Chief. After the Chief kills them, the Weapon disables the second transmitter, and the bubble dissipates again.''

''The Chief engages the Harbinger in combat again. He disables her shields and inflicts more damage. Again, she teleports herself back to the seal and restores the protective bubble. Its energy is now orange instead of gold.''

''A third of wave of Banished and Skimmers, led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] wielding a [[Type-2 gravity hammer|Gravity Hammer]], enters the Auditorium. The Chief eventually kills them all.''

*'''Harbinger''': "You have what you need. Tell them... I am sorry it took so long."

*'''John-117''': "It's okay. You'll figure something out."

''The Chief hears something behind him. He turns and finds that a portal has been opened.''

''Scene rotates to reveal that the Chief is standing underneath a row of seven [[Ring artifact]]s.''

''The Chief takes a moment to process this news.''

*'''John-117''': "We finish [[Installation 07 conflict|the fight]]."

''Scene opens somewhere inside Zeta Halo. A door opens and the scene moves down a dark corridor. The sound of heavy footsteps is heard as someone approaches the control terminal at the end of the corridor. A [[Jiralhanae]]'s hand enters the frame, holding a triangular device in his palm. The device unlocks itself and opens up, revealing a sphere of golden energy - like that of the Harbinger - at its center. The Brute releases the device over the terminal. The device floats down onto the center of the terminal and activates it. The wall behind the terminal slides open. Within the chamber on the other side, countless [[Cylix]]es begin rising from a chasm below. Each Cylix is engraved, not with the outline of a humanoid figure, but with what appears to be an unknown symbol.''

''Scene rotates away from chamber and back to the Jiralhanae standing outside, before panning up to reveal his identity: [[Atriox]], scarred and burnt, but still alive. He bares his teeth menacingly.''  

*'''Despondent Pyre''': ''(hesitantly)'' "[[Endless|They]] believe we are here to help."

*'''Grand Edict''': "It matters not. Today we do what it takes to maintain order. To preserve our truth. Time will forget ''they'' ever existed."

*'''Grand Edict''': "And we cannot allow it to be theirs. If [[Halo Array|Halo]] cannot end them, it must imprison them. When it is done, the engineers will be busy. We will learn their secrets."

*'''Grand Edict''': "You shall not be alone... The Criterion has given the order. [[Offensive Bias]] has been deployed."

File:HINF Silver Chieftain.png|A Chieftain charging at John-117.

File:HINF Shielded Silver Chieftain.png|A closer view of the shielded Chieftain.

File:HINF-TimeDialation.png|John-117 after being teleported to some [[Ring artifact]]s.

File:HINF-AtrioxpostSarlaac.jpg|Atriox is revealed to be alive in the post-credits scene.