Reckoning
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Episode 05, also known as Server #5, is the last of the five "episodes" in the Iris campaign.
Description
Once the page is loaded, there is a floating and rotating thing, with several Forerunner glyphs inscribed on it. 5 of these symbols could be clicked, four of these symbols lead to images, while one lead to a video that could be played.
Files
Log5_Transcript.txt
Log5_Transcript.txt, contained a incomplete transcript of the video. With "{//}" being information that was hidden in the video. Below is the transcript including the hidden text.
The anomalous world is in a perilous location beyond the line.
{//} (THE SECRETS IT HOLDS MUST BE PRESERVED)
{//} (PLANS WITHIN PLANS WITHIN PLANS)
The inhabitants; these unique denizens, must be researched.
They may hold answers to our own mysteries.
{//} (WHAT IRONY THAT WE DISCOVERED THIS TREASURE, ONLY AT THE END OF THINGS.)
{//} (BUT WHAT FORTUNE THAT WE STILL HAD TIME TO SAVE THEM)
The thing we built on that world will vouchsafe their lives,
{//} (BUT PERHAPS ONE DAY IT WILL MAY BE USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE NOT)
If the plan succeeds, and they are saved, it will be a good world.
If the plan fails,
{//} (AND THE ADVERSARY SUCCEEDS)
it will remain an enigma forever
{//} (WITH NO-ONE LEFT TO RECLAIM IT)
MB05032.txt
MB05032.txt is a monologue by Mendicant Bias (MB).
You asked me once, what happened to those who vanished? You asked me, why did we survive where our fathers fell? You wished to know how we ever let it happen A scourge that consumed the galaxy And the cure that was worse than the cancer You asked me once about my intent And the spot that would not wash out I promise you the answers lie in the Ark Find me there in the dark For that is where I abide
cycle_response.jpg
cycle_response.jpg is Earth, the planet shown in the Episodes, showing the once super-continent of Pangaea now splitting apart.
cycle_response.jpg
Terminal.jpg
Terminal.jpg is a image showing the terminals that appear on Installation 00.
Terminal.jpg
