Conservatory: Difference between revisions

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|date = [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}}

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 and the Weapon entered the Conservatory, fighting through Banished troops inside. They met [[117649 Despondent Pyre]], the [[monitor]] of [[Installation 07]] through a window looking into the Conservatory's main chamber, but the conversation was cut short when the monitor was attacked and captured by [[Skimmer]]s. They followed in pursuit, overhearing Despondent Pyre pleading with an unknown entity. Arriving at bottom floor of the central chamber, they found Despondent Pyre's chassis broken apart. The two also found out [[Cortana]] was talking to Despondent Pyre when {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} arrived six months ago in December 2559; Cortana made mention of something that the ring contained something worse than the [[Flood]]. The Skimmers returned, attacking the Chief. The Spartan fought his way out of the Conservatory, finally meeting the unknown entity, who introduced herself as "[[The Harbinger]]", at the surface. During the brief confrontation, the Harbinger locked John-117's armor, and used the monitor's encephalon to initiate the [[Reformation]]. She then fled to the [[Reformation Spire]] in the distance, with John-117 in pursuit.

''John-117 descends into the Conservatory.''

*'''John-117''': "Let's go find out."

''The Chief comes across a room containing a dead [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]].''

*'''Weapon''': "Another Spartan. Get me close."

''The Chief kneels down to examine the fallen Spartan. He picks up a [[Drop wall|piece of equipment]] next to the body.''

''The Chief finds a [[Power seed]] and inserts it into a nearby [[Crucible]]. The door opens.''

*'''[[117649 Despondent Pyre]]''': ''(urgent)'' "Help! Help me! [[Installation 07|This installation]]... [[The Harbinger]]... exile was absolute. How did she return? It's impossible. This cannot be... I need to go back. Find out what happened."

''Her eye turns red as four [[Skimmer|winged creatures]] suddenly descend on the Monitor from above and surround her. Two of the creatures are unarmed, but the other two are armed with [[Banished]] [[Shock rifle]]s. Despondent Pyre tries to escape, but the creatures are too fast.''

''One of the unarmed creatures grabs the Monitor by her right side and starts pulling down on her. The other unarmed creature grabs her from the left side and pulls up on her. The first unarmed creature rips the side plating off of Despondent Pyre, causing her to burst into flames. At the same time, the armed creature in front of Despondent Pyre fires its shock rifle at her, but misses and hits the other armed creature instead, setting it on fire, and causing it to flee. The damaged Monitor manages to return fire with an [[Directed-energy weapon|energy beam]] from her eye, destroying the remaining armed creature, but creature still grappling her drags her down into the yellowish haze and out of sight. The other unarmed creature flies after them as pieces of the destroyed creature rain down.''

*'''John-117''': "New. Dangerous"

''The Chief heads deeper into the Conservatory in search of Despondent Pyre, with resistance from the Banished growing increasingly stubborn. After defeating a large group of enemies, including a [[Sangheili Warlord]], the Chief enters an enclosed room containing a terminal. Accessing the terminal opens a hatch in the floor and the Chief drops down into a larger chamber. Two [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] [[Sangheili Zealot]]s enter through a door, which locks behind them. The two Zealots attempt to ambush the Chief, but the Spartan manages to kill both would-be assassins.''

''The Chief fights his way through another room filled with Banished, including a [[Jiralhanae]] wielding a UNSC [[M41 SPNKR]]. As he exits he hears Despondent Pyre again.''

*'''[[The Harbinger]]''': ''(off-screen)'' "You do not understand what you are hiding. What you are. What ''compromise'' means."

''The ''Infinity'' emerges from slipspace behind her.''

*'''Weapon''': "What could that mean? What could be worse than the Flood?"

''Yet another group of enemies appears.''

*'''Weapon''': "When I interfaced with the cradle, it unlocked something. Something important. Cortana was here. Six months ago. I could feel what she felt when you arrived. It was joy. Fear. And pain."

''The Chief comes across a room littered with bodies.''

''The Chief steps over the bodies of the dead Banished and kneels down beside the latest fallen Spartan discovered. As with the others, there's a [[Thruster (Halo Infinite)|piece of equipment]] next to the body, which the Chief picks up.''

*'''Weapon''': "Brutes. [[Hyperius|More]] [[Tovarus|than]] one. Whoever they are... they're proficient. Well trained."

''He stands back up and resumes his pursuit of Despondent Pyre's killer. Eventually he enters a room with an elevator. However, the elevator is already on its way up. Furthermore, two [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s armed with [[Scrap Cannon]]s are guarding the ground floor.''

''After a tough fight, the Master Chief manages to eleminate both Chieftains.''

''The elevator has returned to the ground floor. The Chief gets on it and activates the controls. The platform begins rising again.''

''Despondent Pyre's core materializes in the palm of her right hand. Scene shifts to the Master Chief's POV as the same hand the Harbinger is using to hold the Monitor's core charges up with bright blue energy. She slams the energy into the ground unleashing a pulse that causes the pillars to instantly sink into the floor. The blast also knocks the Chief onto his back. The energy shield bar on his HUD flickers, indicating a malfunction.''  

*'''Harbinger''': "I know of you, Reclaimer..."

*'''Harbinger''': ''(staring the Chief directly in the face)'' "But hear this: You are ''not'' the future."

''She looks over her shoulder at something outside.''

''In another flash of light, the Harbinger vanishes and reappears, now hovering high above the floor. The pillars are now rising all around her. At the same time, outside in the distance, a giant structure rises from beneath the Ring's surface.''

*'''Harbinger''': "The Forerunner's lies are at an end. I am the Harbinger of the truth."

*'''Harbinger''': "The Reformation begins."

''Scene shifts back to third-person. The Chief rushes to the exit. He aims his weapon as he searches for the Harbinger. She suddenly appears on his right and swipes at him with her right hand, which is now charged with energy again. He ducks just in time. She vanishes, only to reappear directly in front of him, both her hands charged with energy this time. Before he can react, she strikes him in the chest with her left fist. The resulting blast sends the Chief flying through the air and out of the Conservatory.''

''The Chief crashes through a burnt-out tree and lands in a field. He immediately gets back to his feet and aims his weapon, but the Harbinger is nowhere to be seen. As he looks around for his opponent, behind him in the distance, the newly risen Forerunner structure suddenly activates and begins to transform.''

''Scene focuses on the Chief as he turns to stare at this mysterious structure.''