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|side2 = *{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]] | |side2 = *{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]] | ||
|commanders1 = *[[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Nina Kovan]] | |commanders1 = *[[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Nina Kovan]] | ||
*[[First Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] | *[[First Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] | ||
|commanders2 = *[[Blademaster]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] | |commanders2 = *[[Blademaster]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] | ||
*[[Gorian]] | *[[Gorian]] | ||
|forces1 = *[[Boat crew]] | |forces1 = *[[Boat crew]] | ||
**Spartan [[Nina Kovan]] | **Spartan [[Nina Kovan]] | ||
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The '''battle of the beacon tower''' was a battle fought on [[2560#May|May 14, 2560 | The '''battle of the beacon tower''' was a battle fought on [[2560#May|May 14, 2560]] between the [[UNSC]] guerilla team dubbed the [[boat crew]] and the [[Banished]] at a [[beacon tower]] on [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Reuse|rp35}} The boat crew seek to broadcast a supraliminal transmission, which contains the current galactic coordinates of the ring, from the beacon tower to human-occupied space.{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp34|RP|Chapter=34}} | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
On [[2560#April|April 26, 2560]], [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Bonita Stone]] encountered [[Banished]] forces using a human prisoner to get a data node with information on the ring's defensive systems and location. Engaging the Banished, Stone was able to steal the node, copy the data and corrupt the node itself before she was killed and the node taken by [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] and [[Gorian]].{{Ref/Novel|RP|28}} The next day, the [[boat crew]] found Stone's body and a grieving [[Nina Kovan]] retrieved Stone's data chip from her VISR which proved to contain the data that she had stolen from the Banished. [[submonitor]] [[091 Adjutant Veridity]] revealed that Stone had stolen from the Banished information on the ring's defensive systems and its current coordinates, giving the team the chance to broadcast a message to the UNSC for reinforcements.{{Ref/Novel|RP|30}} | |||
Veridity led the boat crew, joined by Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]], to the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]] where they were able to free [[Monitor]] [[117649 Despondent Pyre]] from the energy barrier that [[Cortana]] had trapped her in. After learning of the release of | Veridity led the boat crew, joined by Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]], to the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]] where they were able to free [[Monitor]] [[117649 Despondent Pyre]] from the energy barrier that [[Cortana]] had trapped her in. After learning of the release of [[the Harbinger]], the Monitor agreed to help use one of Zeta Halo's beacon towers to broadcast a message to the UNSC for reinforcements and provided the team with a data key that would perform a security override and instruct the tower to broadcast a message into human-occupied space with [[Installation 07]]'s current galactic coordinates and the site's pertinent information. However, Despondent Pyre refused to allow Veridity to assist the humans further, unwilling to risk one of her submonitors with the Harbinger on the loose. Instead, Despondent Pyre provided Kovan with a path out of the Conservatory.{{Ref/Novel|RP|34}} | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
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Twenty minutes later, after preparing his shots, Horvath took out half of the [[Unggoy]] guards while two of the [[Kig-Yar]] mounted the plasma cannons and the rest engaged their arm gauntlets, waiting for the battle to come to them. | Twenty minutes later, after preparing his shots, Horvath took out half of the [[Unggoy]] guards while two of the [[Kig-Yar]] mounted the plasma cannons and the rest engaged their arm gauntlets, waiting for the battle to come to them. | ||
As Horvath engaged the guards outside, Kovan, Murphy and Bender were able to slip inside the tower where they found two [[Sangheili Enforcer]]s right inside. The three managed to kill one, but the other one rolled into the left corridor as Murphy threw a grenade and activated its [[active camouflage]]. Bender threw a smoke grenade down the corridor and Kovan went after the Sangheili. In the corridor were two more Sangheili whose energy shields had taken damage from Murphy's grenade and were probably disorientated. Bender took one down with a headshot and Murphy grabbed its Mangler and used the weapon to kill the other Sangheili. After checking that the right corridor was clear, the two men went after Kovan who took out two more Sangheili and reached the central plinth. | As Horvath engaged the guards outside, Kovan, Murphy and Bender were able to slip inside of the tower where they found two [[Sangheili Enforcer]]s right inside. The three managed to kill one, but the other one rolled into the left corridor as Murphy threw a grenade and activated its [[active camouflage]]. Bender threw a smoke grenade down the corridor and Kovan went after the Sangheili. In the corridor were two more Sangheili whose energy shields had taken damage from Murphy's grenade and were probably disorientated. Bender took one down with a headshot and Murphy grabbed its Mangler and used the weapon to kill the other Sangheili. After checking that the right corridor was clear, the two men went after Kovan who took out two more Sangheili and reached the central plinth. | ||
Kovan inserted the data key and the two men took up guarding positions as the energy began building up to send the superluminal message. Kovan warned that they had to hold their position until the sequence was completed and the message sent as Banished reinforcements came down both corridors. Murphy and Bender opened fire, eventually throwing fragmentation grenades down the corridors. However, a Sangheili was able to avoid Murphy's grenade and attacked him from behind, grabbing Murphy and throwing him down the corridor. As Kovan engaged another Sangheili, Murphy's attacker swung at him with an [[Energy sword (fiction)|energy sword]] which he managed to dodge, draw an M6 pistol and run towards Kovan, firing at their attackers. With Bender having run out of ammo, Murphy slid him a plasma rifle from a dead Sangheili and Kovan tossed Murphy her own assault rifle, switching to her blade and Sidekick instead. Suddenly, Kovan's opponent disappeared as the energy in the chamber began to pulse and compress while red plasma bolts streaked through the air from the left corridor, just missing the console. Murphy realized that the next round might hit the console while Bender was forced to stop firing and remove his chest plate after getting struck by a plasma blast that ate through the plating. | Kovan inserted the data key and the two men took up guarding positions as the energy began building up to send the superluminal message. Kovan warned that they had to hold their position until the sequence was completed and the message sent as Banished reinforcements came down both corridors. Murphy and Bender opened fire, eventually throwing fragmentation grenades down the corridors. However, a Sangheili was able to avoid Murphy's grenade and attacked him from behind, grabbing Murphy and throwing him down the corridor. As Kovan engaged another Sangheili, Murphy's attacker swung at him with an [[Energy sword (fiction)|energy sword]] which he managed to dodge, draw an M6 pistol and run towards Kovan, firing at their attackers. With Bender having run out of ammo, Murphy slid him a plasma rifle from a dead Sangheili and Kovan tossed Murphy her own assault rifle, switching to her blade and Sidekick instead. Suddenly, Kovan's opponent disappeared as the energy in the chamber began to pulse and compress while red plasma bolts streaked through the air from the left corridor, just missing the console. Murphy realized that the next round might hit the console while Bender was forced to stop firing and remove his chest plate after getting struck by a plasma blast that ate through the plating. | ||
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Still fighting Gorian, Horvath calculated that his enemy only had three shots left before one of them hit the rock in front of the Spartan before he had the chance to dive, blasting Horvath off of his feet and into a nearby boulder, breaking it apart. As Horvath went to roll to his feet, he spotted Dimik crouched behind the rocks near the tree line. Dimik showed him a [[spike grenade]] before she placed it on the stone and fled after apparently hearing something behind her. Spurred on by Dimik's courage, Horvath ran a blazing path that allowed him to circle behind an amused Gorian. As Horvath reached the overlook, he dropped to avoid another grenade from the Brute Shot and grabbed the spike grenade that Dimik had left for him. Horvath surged up and ran across the flat rock, drawing Gorian to fire at him again, just missing the Spartan. Leaping off the overlook, the last grenade from the Brute Shot passed just below Horvath's armpit as he threw the spike grenade at Gorian's feet. The explosion drained the Jiralhanae's shields, putting him and Horvath on a level playing field. After getting his footing back, Horvath began running back towards the overlook, only to spot Dimik pinned down by two Kig-Yar trying to flank her position. | Still fighting Gorian, Horvath calculated that his enemy only had three shots left before one of them hit the rock in front of the Spartan before he had the chance to dive, blasting Horvath off of his feet and into a nearby boulder, breaking it apart. As Horvath went to roll to his feet, he spotted Dimik crouched behind the rocks near the tree line. Dimik showed him a [[spike grenade]] before she placed it on the stone and fled after apparently hearing something behind her. Spurred on by Dimik's courage, Horvath ran a blazing path that allowed him to circle behind an amused Gorian. As Horvath reached the overlook, he dropped to avoid another grenade from the Brute Shot and grabbed the spike grenade that Dimik had left for him. Horvath surged up and ran across the flat rock, drawing Gorian to fire at him again, just missing the Spartan. Leaping off the overlook, the last grenade from the Brute Shot passed just below Horvath's armpit as he threw the spike grenade at Gorian's feet. The explosion drained the Jiralhanae's shields, putting him and Horvath on a level playing field. After getting his footing back, Horvath began running back towards the overlook, only to spot Dimik pinned down by two Kig-Yar trying to flank her position. | ||
Drawing his carbine, Horvath shot each Kig-Yar in the head twice before tossing away the hot, unvented weapon, intended to take his dead enemies' weapons. However, Gorian reached the overlook at that moment and charged him. Turning, Horvath grabbed the energy sword that Bender had tossed to him earlier as the Jiralhanae's massive shoulder hit him in the gut, lifting Horvath high. Horvath punched the hilt into Gorian's ribcage and activated it, sending the blade through the Bloodstar's bone, tissue and organs, and coming out the other side, killing Gorian. Landing on the translocation pad, Horvath was pinned down by the dead weight of Gorian's corpse and could only watch as Dimik, running back to the others, was hit in the shoulder by enemy fire and Bender went to her aid. Suddenly, the pad activated and teleported both Horvath and Gorian away{{Ref/Novel|RP|36}} moments before it was destroyed by a Thrasher missile, preventing any chance of the others using it to escape or later | Drawing his carbine, Horvath shot each Kig-Yar in the head twice before tossing away the hot, unvented weapon, intended to take his dead enemies' weapons. However, Gorian reached the overlook at that moment and charged him. Turning, Horvath grabbed the energy sword that Bender had tossed to him earlier as the Jiralhanae's massive shoulder hit him in the gut, lifting Horvath high. Horvath punched the hilt into Gorian's ribcage and activated it, sending the blade through the Bloodstar's bone, tissue and organs, and coming out the other side, killing Gorian. Landing on the translocation pad, Horvath was pinned down by the dead weight of Gorian's corpse and could only watch as Dimik, running back to the others, was hit in the shoulder by enemy fire and Bender went to her aid. Suddenly, the pad activated and teleported both Horvath and Gorian away{{Ref/Novel|RP|36}} moments before it was destroyed by a Thrasher missile, preventing any chance of the others using it to escape or to later return to find out where Horvath had gone. | ||
Dozens of Banished forces led by 'Rdomnai closed in on Kovan, Bender and Dimik who continued fighting even as they ran out of ammo and Kovan's armor began to fail. Before the boat crew could be overrun and killed, [[Submonitor]] [[091 Adjutant Veridity]] came to their rescue and teleported the survivors away to safety somewhere else on the ring.{{Ref/Novel|Id=RP38|RP|38}} | Dozens of Banished forces led by 'Rdomnai closed in on Kovan, Bender and Dimik who continued fighting even as they ran out of ammo and Kovan's armor began to fail. Before the boat crew could be overrun and killed, [[Submonitor]] [[091 Adjutant Veridity]] came to their rescue and teleported the survivors away to safety somewhere else on the ring.{{Ref/Novel|Id=RP38|RP|38}} | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
After being teleported to safety, the survivors of the [[boat crew]] spent the next four days mending their wounds and repairing their equipment, Kovan's armor being easily the most damaged and challenging to rectify. The battle left Dimik with a plasma wound to the shoulder and a few other superficial wounds that Kovan treated with [[biofoam]] while Bender was left with a nasty stab wound to his side, a broken nose and a couple of cracked ribs. The boat crew were left to hope that their message had been received and that the UNSC would send much-needed reinforcements to Zeta Halo. Kovan decided that their next move after recovering would be to try to rescue [[Lucas Browning]] from the [[Tower]].{{Ref/Reuse|RP38}} | After being teleported to safety, the survivors of the [[boat crew]] spent the next four days mending their wounds and repairing their equipment, Kovan's armor being easily the most damaged and challenging to rectify. The battle left Dimik with a plasma wound to the shoulder and a few other superficial wounds that Kovan treated with [[biofoam]] while Bender was left with a nasty stab wound to his side, a broken nose and a couple of cracked ribs. The boat crew were left to hope that their message had been received and that the UNSC would send much-needed reinforcements to Zeta Halo. Kovan decided that their next move after recovering would be to try to rescue [[Lucas Browning]] from the [[Tower]].{{Ref/Reuse|RP38}} | ||
