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===Fate of Maethrillian=== | ===Fate of Maethrillian=== | ||
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After his appointment, Splendid Dust went to [[Bornstellar-Makes-Eternal-Lasting]]'s [[Bornstellar's homeworld|homeworld]] to speak with Bornstellar's [[Bornstellar's father|father]] about Faber's fall, and to retrieve the young Bornstellar, who now hosted the memories of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], supposedly executed by the Master Builder at [[Janjur Qom]]. During Faber's trial at [[Maethrillian]], the capital of the ecumene, Splendid Dust served as [[First Observer of the Court]] to the [[Supreme Mantle Court]]. However, the proceedings were interrupted by [[Mendicant Bias]], who had defected to the [[Flood]] and attempted to use the Halo he had been given control of, taking control of the [[metarchy]] and shutting down everyone's [[Forerunner personal armor|armor]]. When the Didact's imprint within Bornstellar managed to temporarily shut down Mendicant Bias,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''Chapter 36''</ref> a [[Warrior-Servant]] known as [[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]] rescued Splendid Dust and Bornstellar aboard a [[Falco-class space pod]].<ref name="c37">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''Chapter 37''</ref> | After his appointment, Splendid Dust went to [[Bornstellar-Makes-Eternal-Lasting]]'s [[Bornstellar's homeworld|homeworld]] to speak with Bornstellar's [[Bornstellar's father|father]] about Faber's fall, and to retrieve the young Bornstellar, who now hosted the memories of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], supposedly executed by the Master Builder at [[Janjur Qom]]. During Faber's trial at [[Maethrillian]], the capital of the ecumene, Splendid Dust served as [[First Observer of the Court]] to the [[Supreme Mantle Court]]. However, the proceedings were interrupted by [[Mendicant Bias]], who had defected to the [[Flood]] and attempted to use the Halo he had been given control of, taking control of the [[metarchy]] and shutting down everyone's [[Forerunner personal armor|armor]]. When the Didact's imprint within Bornstellar managed to temporarily shut down Mendicant Bias,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''Chapter 36''</ref> a [[Warrior-Servant]] known as [[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]] rescued Splendid Dust and Bornstellar aboard a [[Falco-class space pod]].<ref name="c37">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''Chapter 37''</ref> | ||
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===Return to the capital=== | ===Return to the capital=== | ||
{{Quote|I name you the protector and guardian of the Lesser Ark. You will keep it safe for the true inheritors of the Mantle. Any thoughtlessness, or cruelty, or arrogance is washed clean from you now. Yours is not - cannot be - a happy end. And thus I name you Tragic Solitude... for you shall be alone, and your noble sacrifice shall aid the Reclaimers... but in doing so, it shall break what is left of your heart.| | {{Quote|I name you the protector and guardian of the Lesser Ark. You will keep it safe for the true inheritors of the Mantle. Any thoughtlessness, or cruelty, or arrogance is washed clean from you now. Yours is not - cannot be - a happy end. And thus I name you Tragic Solitude... for you shall be alone, and your noble sacrifice shall aid the Reclaimers... but in doing so, it shall break what is left of your heart.|[[IsoDidact|Bornstellar]] to Tragic Solitude upon his creation.<ref name="ptk"/>}} | ||
Well over a century after the Halos' activation, Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns reluctantly agreed to accompany the IsoDidact and a number of other Forerunners to Maethrillian on a mission to repair the [[Domain]], which had been rendered inactive by the Halos, as well as retrieve vessels and intact [[slipspace flake]]s for the Forerunners' eventual exile from the galaxy. As former First Councilor, Splendid Dust possessed knowledge of a Precursor relic housed deep within the capital's [[Mysterium]]—one that was believed to control the Domain itself. Furthermore, his councilor regalia included a device known as a [[deadbolt]] key, which could supposedly interact with the Precursor artifact.<ref name="ptk"/> | Well over a century after the Halos' activation, Splendid-Dust-of-Ancient-Suns reluctantly agreed to accompany the IsoDidact, now going by his original name of Bornstellar-Makes-Eternal-Lasting again and a number of other Forerunners to Maethrillian on a mission to repair the [[Domain]], which had been rendered inactive by the Halos, as well as retrieve vessels and intact [[slipspace flake]]s for the Forerunners' eventual exile from the galaxy. As former First Councilor, Splendid Dust possessed knowledge of a Precursor relic housed deep within the capital's [[Mysterium]]—one that was believed to control the Domain itself. Furthermore, his councilor regalia included a device known as a [[deadbolt]] key, which could supposedly interact with the Precursor artifact.<ref name="ptk"/> | ||
Upon arrival at the capital, Splendid Dust and the other Forerunners were confronted by [[Abaddon]], a powerful [[Precursor]] construct that desired to bring the Forerunners to trial for their crimes. Awestruck by the majesty of the being and overwhelmed with guilt, Splendid Dust broke down before Abaddon's enormous [[Holography|holographic]] projection and waited for his sentence; [[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]] and [[Keeper-of-Stone-Songs]] remained with him even as the other Forerunners forced their way into the Mysterium. Both Glory and Keeper were killed by Abaddon, but before the Precursor intelligence could render judgment on Splendid Dust, [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] successfully used the deadbolt key to restore the Domain, causing Abaddon to vanish and saving Splendid Dust.<ref name="ptk"/> | Upon arrival at the capital, Splendid Dust and the other Forerunners were confronted by [[Abaddon]], a powerful [[Precursor]] construct that desired to bring the Forerunners to trial for their crimes. Awestruck by the majesty of the being and overwhelmed with guilt, Splendid Dust broke down before Abaddon's enormous [[Holography|holographic]] projection and waited for his sentence; [[Glory-of-a-Far-Dawn]] and [[Keeper-of-Stone-Songs]] remained with him even as the other Forerunners forced their way into the Mysterium. Both Glory and Keeper were killed by Abaddon, but before the Precursor intelligence could render judgment on Splendid Dust, [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] successfully used the deadbolt key to restore the Domain, causing Abaddon to vanish and saving Splendid Dust.<ref name="ptk"/> | ||
Splendid Dust subsequently returned to the lesser Ark with the other survivors of the expedition. Wishing to atone for the Forerunners' many crimes, he chose to be [[Composer|composed]], becoming the [[monitor]] of Installation 00 and intending to serve as a guide for the [[Reclaimer]]s once they arrived. He was given the name [[000 Tragic Solitude]] by Bornstellar, who was greatly saddened by Dust's fate. In time, Tragic Solitude would forget his former identity and even the circumstances of his creation.<ref name="ptk"/> Following the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in [[2552]], Solitude sought revenge against humanity for the damage done to the installation and launched an [[ | Splendid Dust subsequently returned to the lesser Ark with the other survivors of the expedition. Wishing to atone for the Forerunners' many crimes, he chose to be [[Composer|composed]], becoming the [[monitor]] of Installation 00 and intending to serve as a guide for the [[Reclaimer]]s once they arrived. He was given the name [[000 Tragic Solitude]] by Bornstellar, who was greatly saddened by Dust's fate. In time, Tragic Solitude would forget his former identity and even the circumstances of his creation.<ref name="ptk"/> Following the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in [[2552]], Tragic Solitude sought revenge against humanity for the damage done to the installation and launched an [[nvasion of Earth]]. During [[Operation: FAR STORM]], Tragic Solitude and all that remained of Splendid Dust were destroyed by [[Bobby Kodiak]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'''</ref> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||