Usze 'Taham: Difference between revisions

In [[2555]], he served the Arbiter during the ongoing [[Sangheili civil war|civil war]] that encroached Sanghelios. Upon learning of a plot to assassinate Thel 'Vadam, Usze helped track down half a dozen conspirators and either killed or interrogated them. The interrogated Sangheili revealed that the plan was engineered by [[Otar 'Bemet]] and Usze traveled to his location in [[Qish'tani]], [[Tolvuus]] aboard a [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]]. Otar attempted to convince Usze to join his cause against the Arbiter and humanity, though he refused. A duel begun between the two in which Usze feigned incompetence. Otar overestimated his skills and was taken by surprise when Usze avoided his attack, which gave Usze an opening to kill the rebel Sangheili.<ref name="hitd46"/> After the mission, though he wished to return to his keep, the Arbiter ordered for Usze to visit [[Vadam keep|his own keep]]. Upon arriving in [[Vadam]], the Arbiter informed Usze that UNSC scientists had discovered that the Halo Array's firing sequence had been activated. Thel assigned him and N'tho to lead the Swords of Sanghelios half of a joint human–Sangheili team tasked with journeying to Installation 00 with the intentions of deactivating the sequence.<ref name="hitd52">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 52-57'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

Usze traveled to Earth aboard the [[Covenant corvette|corvette]] ''[[Mayhem]]''. Upon arriving, he descended to the surface in a [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom]] at [[Research Center Alpha|the site]] of the deactivated [[Portal at Voi|portal]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]] that led to the Ark. Along with N'tho and [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]], he greeted the humans and begun working to reactivate the portal.<ref name="hitd64">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 64-68'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Two days after their arrival, Usze was watching Drifts work, alongside [[Olympia Vale]]. When the Huragok successfully managed to activate the portal, the three returned to the surface to witness its activation. Shortly after, Usze noticed a [[Retriever]] exiting the portal. As the massive construct began collecting resources from Earth's surface nearby, Usze grabbed Vale and escaped Retriever's path of destruction, with Drifts Randomly following closely behind them.<ref name="hitd98">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 98-105'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After the Retriever was destroyed by UNSC forces, all members of the expedition team met aboard ''Mayhem'', at N'tho's request.<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''page 110'' (Google Play edition)</ref> When Captain [[Annabelle Richards]] insisted that they required [[Serin Osman|her superior]]'s permission before entering the portal, N'tho regardless moved the corvette towards the portal as he and Usze felt that they could not waste time waiting for administrative consent. As they prepared to enter, ''Mayhem'' was attacked by another Retriever. The corvette managed to destroy the [[Sentinel]] and continued through the [[slipspace portal]].<ref>'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''pages 113-118'' (Google Play edition)</ref>  

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