Battle for the Cartographer (Installation 00): Difference between revisions

Sergeant Johnson radioed John, warning him of a large group of Covenant aircraft approaching his position, telling him to get back into the facility while the UNSC air forces took them out. At this time, the ambitious Jiralhanae Chieftain Cethegus became aware of the Spartan's intrusion and was charged with halting his progress by the Prophet of Truth. Seeking to claim the title of [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] after it's [[Tartarus|previous holder]] was slain in battle by the Arbiter, Cethegus knew that he would surely be granted this honor should he kill the "Demon". Meanwhile, John made his way back into the facility while Thel boarded a nearby [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]], killing it's Jiralhanae pilot and taking the aircraft to help Johnson deal with the Covenant reinforcements. As one of the Marines told John that ''Kilo 023'' would land to extract them on the level below their current position, the other Marine was killed by [[Type-1 Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenades]] thrown by Unggoy soldiers. John and the remaining Marine made their way into the room, quickly avenging the fallen UNSC soldier before engaging more Jiralhanae forces led by a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] while 343 Guilty Spark pondered the creation of a possible replacement for Installation 04 but refusing to jump to conclusions. John reached the lower level, where the room was empty save for Cethegus on the lower level. The Chieftain taunted the Spartan before retreating out of the room. John was then attacked by a number of [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalkers]] left to deal with him while Cethegus regrouped with his [[Jiralhanae Jumper|flight-fighters]] on an exterior platform. John managed to defeat the [[Cloaking|camouflaged]] Jiralhanae and their Kig-Yar backup before making his way outside to where Cethegus and his pack waited. A [[holography|holographic]] projection of the Prophet of Truth instructed Cethegus to best John in combat by himself, or he would be left behind on the Covenant's "Great Journey". With the Prophet's words ringing in his ear and inspired by his pack's frenzied roars, Cethegus activated his [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]] and challenged the Spartan. The two then begun battle while the Jiralhanae Jumpers waited on the edge of the platform. John successfully managed to kill the Chieftain, resulting in his pack-mates and a pair of Kig-Yar marksmen attempting to avenge their fallen commander but they too were defeated by John. With the platform now secure and the Covenant presence in the air neutralized, ''Kilo 023'' arrived to pick up the Spartan. Before the Chief could board the dropship, they were caught by surprise by a massive flock of Sentinels rising up from below. As Sergeant Johnson spun the Pelican's bay-mounted [[AIE-486H machine gun|heavy machine gun]] in anticipation of a fight, Spark cautioned him not to fire, explaining that the constructs were instead leaving to fulfill a separate task elsewhere on the installation but he was unable to explain the nature of the task. Although Spark wanted to find a terminal closer to the Ark's core to learn more about [[Cortana]]'s purported "solution" to the Flood threat, Commander Keyes and Thel 'Vadam told him that their priority was stopping the Prophet of Truth from activating the Halo Array, and that until this was completed, they could not concern themselves with anything else. With his objective completed, John boarded ''Kilo 023'' and the Pelican left the Cartographer.{{Ref/Reuse|ark}}<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-brute-force ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Brute Force]</ref>