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The Journey Part 4: Weapon of Unyielding Destruction
Posted By: monitor101<wasup1989@hotmail.com>
Date: 9 February 2005, 11:54 PM
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Part 4: Weapon of Unyielding Destruction
(September 22, 2552, Ninth Age of Reclamation, 300,000,000 miles from solar system, Covenant battle fleet Unsettling Silence, Covenant Holy City "Divine Grace")
The massive, apelike Brute Attarus walked at a pace that suggested urgency. Nevertheless, his long strides, head held high and a menacing look on his face hinted authority. Any Elite, Grunt, or Jackal who got in his way would be thrown aside. Attarus wore the ceremonial red and yellow armor of the Honor Guards. A black cape flowed behind him and a flag with three consecutive claw marks on it protruded from his shoulder blades. He also wore the large twin pillar headpiece of Honor Guards. All were signs that he was the newly appointed leader of the Honor Guards of Divine Grace...a position once held by 'Unamee.
'Unamee followed right behind Attarus. After being ridden of his position as leader of the Honor Guards, 'Unamee had ditched his old armor and replaced it with jet black armor, which signified that he was a spec ops Elite. He had been reassigned to a "special project" that he was soon going to find out what it is. 'Unamee followed Attarus through several hallways of Divine Grace until they came to one of the landing/ takeoff platforms for Phantoms. 'Unamee walked to the edge of the platform and looked down. Below was the city itself. Several tall buildings loomed in the distance. The main part of Divine Grace was the city itself that was miles across and hundreds of yards tall. In the middle of the entire city was a massive structure of unknown origin. 'Unamee gazed at it in awe. No matter how many times he saw it it still amazed him.
"Come! We have no time for sightseeing!" Attarus growled and woke 'Unamee back to reality.
'Unamee walked over to Attarus who stood next to a Phantom, a smile crossed his large face, "after you."
'Unamee entered the Phantom and sat down on a bench in the troop bay. Attarus entered and closed the door behind him. He sat across from 'Unamee who stared out the window.
"Where are we going?" 'Unamee asked not looking at him.
"We are headed to the Forerunner Structure. You newly assigned task awaits you there," Attarus replied.
"Very well," 'Unamee said.
The Phantom landed in one of the Structures landing ports. 'Unamee and Attarus exited and walked to a set of double doors. The doors opened and two Brutes clad in red and yellow armor stood in the way.
"Zanarius, Soratus...lead the way," Attarus said. The two Brutes bowed their heads and led him and 'Unamee through the strange structure.
As 'Unamee followed he could not help but notice the strange calligraphy and markings along the walls. After what seemed like an eternity of walking, they entered a large chamber. 'Unamee entered and saw The Prophets of Magnificence and Sorrow who floating upon their daises. Next, the Prophets was a large hexagonal shaped object. The object was as high as the Prophets who hovered three full yards off the deck. 'Unamee walked up to Magnificence and bowed deeply. "Noble Hierarchs," he said.
"Rise, Ona 'Unamee, we will get right to it. This object you see is a control mechanism to a great weapon left over from the ancient ones. This weapon is the structure you are in. It has the power to destroy all human life within a vast distance. The Weapon of Unyielding Destruction will bring about the end of the human race and the fulfillment of the Great Promise. With such vast power at our fingertips we can end the Great Journey and be at peace finally," Magnificence's eyes glowed with awe and his voice was full of excitement.
"Great one, how did you come about it?" 'Unamee asked confused.
"Behold the High Prophets of Truth and Mercy attained an Oracle by the remains of Halo 04 and questioned it near the newly found Halo 05. Who provided valuable information about Halo. We sent in a team to where the Oracle said the Control to the Weapon would be. The team recovered this control device, which according to the Oracle will activate the Weapon. We have been repairing this Weapon even before we found the Control. But...we do not know how to activate the Holy Weapon which is where you come in." The Prophet twitched its claw and seven pieces floated into the air. The pieces were in intricate cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic, and triangular shapes. They glowed a mix of several different colors and bobbed in the air. "These are the keys that you must put into the Control to activate the Weapon. We have no idea where to start putting these in. Your task is to find the keyholes and activate the Weapon."
"But Great One, once I activate it won't the Weapon detonate?" 'Unamee asked.
"No, a holographic control panel should arise once activated. The Prophets of Truth and Mercy have found a Sacred Icon that will activate Halo 05 and fulfill the Great Journey. But if something were to arise then we will be the final option to wipe the humans out of existence," Sorrow added.
"We leave you now to your task," Magnificence and Sorrow turned and exited out of the massive chamber via another doorway.
'Unamee walked over to the crystalline keys that hovered in the air. He turned around and saw Attarus and the two other Brutes leave. It was just him in the chamber. 'Unamee plucked one of the keys out of the air and held it in his hand. He walked over to the Control. Walking around it, 'Unamee examined every inch of it. The Control was a large hexagon. It was made of some unknown metal and had several thousand little blinking lights along it. The Control was solid and had no holes of any kind, just one big hunk of metal in a strange shape with thousands of blinking lights.
'Unamee tried placing the key onto the surface of the Control. However, when the key got within three inches of the Control, it met resistance like a magnet against another magnet, and he could not press down any further. 'Unamee pressed with all his might but nothing happened. He pulled it away and threw the key at it. When the key got within three inches of the Control's surface, it stopped and hovered over it. 'Unamee grabbed it and examined the monoclinic shaped key. He thought about it hovering and suddenly the key floated out of his hand. 'Unamee jumped and the key fell into his hand again. "What the hell?" The thought ran through his mind again and it floated again. "I control it by thought!" 'Unamee shouted to no one. "It is controlled by whatever it touches."
'Unamee thought of the key floating and it did. He thought of the Control opening up and the key entering it. Suddenly the Control glowed and a compartment opened up. The key floated into the compartment and a bright blue light flashed from the Control. 'Unamee watched in disbelief as this happened.
He repeated the process with each one of the seven keys and suddenly the 9-foot high Control seemed to shrink in size until it was four feet off the ground. Seven lights were flashing on the top of it. The lights stopped flashing and a holographic panel appeared on the top. Alien texts scrolled past and another compartment popped open. A long blue crystal slowly floated out of it. 'Unamee grabbed it and inserted it into the holopanel. The room suddenly came alive with lights and a humming noise from somewhere below. Warning lights begun to flash within the chamber. A red holobutton flashed on the panel...the Control to detonate the Weapon of Unyielding Destruction.
The double doors opened at Attarus strode in, "Unamee whirled around and looked at him. Attarus grinned. "You have done well, now go to the platform...a Phantom awaits you, your work here is done."
Without speaking 'Unamee left the chamber. Attarus looked at the Control and his grin grew wider...the fulfillment of the Great Journey.
Te Be Continued...
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