A sarcophagus-like Forerunner artifact with a humanoid figure engraved on its surface appears above the pieces. Hologram changes to that of the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret.Ī triangular device appears below the Prophets, who vanish as the device splits into three individual pieces. Hologram of a trio of Covenant CCS-class battlecruisers appears. Something invisible grabs Tremonius from behind and shoves his head onto the holotable. Escharum: "The Banished will never bow.".Tremonius: "Atriox is dead! It is his fault that we are stuck here!"Įscharum slams his fist on the holotable.Escharum: "Do you question my leadership? Atriox's vision?".Tremonius slams a fist down on the holotable.
Tremonious: "You promised us revenge! Superiority! Renewal!".Tremonius: "The Master Chief lives? Atriox assured us of his death! Are you not angered?".Scene opens on War Chief Escharum and another Jiralhanae watching a hologram of the exploding Ghost of Gbraakon. Scene continues to circle around the Chief as it fades to black. The holo-image changes to that of Echo 216, with hundreds of UNSC IFF tags surrounding it.Īll UNSC tags turn red and are marked "Deceased". Scene rotates around John-117 as he studies the hologram. Scene begins inside Echo 216 's troop bay.Ī hologram of the Infinity appears before him. Chief and the Weapon fight their way to the surface of the Ring. Chief informs the Weapon of the new mission: to stop the Banished from taking control of Halo by any means necessary. Halsey for the express purpose of infiltrating the Ring and neutralizing Cortana, tells Chief that though her primary mission was successful, her self-deletion protocols failed. The Master Chief descends into the underbelly of Zeta Halo searching for the weapon that ended the war.