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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 11:00                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

The guards at the gatea of the Necropolis watched as the Cryptum flew over the towering walls, off towards Snowspire.

"Well, there's something you don't see everyday." Lear said, lighting his pipe.

Didact turned away from the displays. "We'll be there in a few minutes." He nodded.

"Good." Jack replied. He looked at Copper. "What would she get out of a war with the Godsphere?" He asked.

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 12:34                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

((Literally the same thing she wants in Halo 5))

"I may have given her over to ONI at one point, and they may or may not have reprogrammed her to detest it, like all the other UNSC AIs." Sliuril admitted. "Also, it goes along with her goals of protection John and humanity. With the Throne's power, she could very realistically grant them either quasi or true Immortality, and potentially other benefits besides. It's power is basically unlimited."

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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 13:11                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact looked up. "You said that very casually. Is this, like, a regular thing for you guys?" He asked.

Jack gave a small snort of laughter. "Something like that." He muttered. "You'd do well to remember that you're among gods."

"Still not buying it, card boy." Didact muttered.

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How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 13:15                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"This is..." sliuril paused, counting. "The third major threat we had to deal with this month. We don't usually lurch from catastrophe to catastrophe quite so quickly, but I guess a lot of things piled up while we were gone."

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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 13:19                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact nodded. "Would I be wasting my breath if I asked where you were gone? And what exactly the first major threat this month was?" He tilted his head.

"We're a minute out. The locals may not like it if we fly a ship into their city." Beowulf interjected.

"Hold course. They'll have to live with it." Didact shrugged.

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Thu, 15/08/2019 13:45                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"The first one was Draugnur, my equal and a dragon." Sliuril replied. "Less of a threat to the world but far more likely to kill everyone. Second one was the Crawler - both a threat to the world at large and quite likely to kill everyone, but less of a short-time issue. Though the Court mostly took care of that, I was just around for support."

"I slept through it." Faith not very helpfully supplied.

"Shush."

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 01:46                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Interesting. I can imagine it might get a little weary." Didact said.

"We're here." Beowulf announced as the ship lightly touched down.

"Good." Jack nodded and turned to the others. "To talk to the Oracle, you'll have to go stand on the raised platform and hold up the glyph. The corresponding psrt of the Oracle will be activated and answer any question you have if it is in its domain of knowledge." He said. "It shouldn't take much to figure out which glyph we're missing." He added as the opening appeared and the ramp dropped.

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:01                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Sliuril shrugged. "It gets the adrenaline pumping for sure."

She turned to Jack. "Would it be possible to ask them where our missing glyph is?"

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:12                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Jack blinked. "Avisto might know. That's more or less the only one that would likely know. Yeron is a bit of a long shot, but if we ask it about Cortana or Glaurug, it's possible that it might tell us where they are. Along with... you know... everything else about them." He said. "But Avisto would be ideal. We just have to hope we have it's glyph."

"One day, I'll understand what you just said." The Didact promised.

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:17                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"If you ever understand everything we say, I might just have to make you one of us.x Sliuril mused, not entirely joking.

"Don't." Naomi advised. "Let sleeping dogs lie, and you won't have to tolerate them for the rest of time."

"Oh, that and more." Copper muttered. "Sliuril, I know technically she's your prerogative, but you have told her about the Throne, right?"

"I haven't had the time." Sliuril answered. "Also, at some points, Naomi probably would have tried to hit me, and with the Chaos forces there you know how it would have ended."

Copper cooed at Naomi. "Oh, you poor thing. Don't worry, I'll tell you everything you need to know. Just follow me."

She pulled Naomi into a room that she should not have known about. Sliuril looked like she was trying to rationalize what had just happened.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:30                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact stared. After a while, he pointed at the room. "I... I'm not entirely sure that I... yes?" He hazarded.

"I must say, you have a very interesting sister." Jack shrugged. "I don't imagine that she'd be used to taking no for an answer. Also, she just took your soldier."

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:45                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"I'm aware, thanks. I'm also not sure how to tell her no, either." Sliuril replied, still a little bit stunned. They all had minds of their own - and they were all headstrong, all seven of them. Copper just happened to take those traits to the extreme. So much so that there had been a time all seven would have allowed her to lead them into battle. (It was unfortunate that Copper was also the best at strategy. She had commanded great armies even during her time as a mortal.)

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 02:51                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Well. How long do you reckon it'd take her to explain it all to Naomi?" Jack asked. Didact used the displays to monitor what was going on outside the ship. A group of guards had formed a ring around it and a few were hesitantly approaching, swords drawn.

"I'm assuming opening fire isn't an option?" He asked. "Only, I'm not entirely sure if be able to sufficiently explain to them why we're here."

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 03:27                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Sliuril sighed, getting out of the ship. "Those two might be a few hours. She's a thorough educator."

She paused at the middle of the ramp, hands up in a surrender position. "We aren't here to attack you." She began with, because that sounded the least likely to set them off. "We're just here to consult the Oracle."

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 07:38                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

The guards glanced at each other. "The Oracle is inactive. Hasn't spoken in millenia." One of them said.

Jack walked forward to the man who had spoken. "Keep it quiet, but we've found the communication glyphs. The Oracle will speak to us." He told the guard. The man blinked then sheathed his sword.

"Let them pass." The man said. Didact exited the ship. "I'll take it that this is sorted?" He said, looking down at the guards who were backing away. Jack nodded. "The Oracle is right through that arch. Let's figure what we have."

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 09:55                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Alright." Sliuril agreed, floating the glyphs into a dimensional pocket. If Jack had said to keep it quiet, she wouldn't flash them for all the world to see.

Faith took a step outside, grunted once, and headed back inside the warm Cryptum. Elijah did follow them, though, more out of desire to avoid being alone with a dragon than anything else.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 13:43                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Back so soon?" Beowulf asked Faith.

Jack walked through the arch and had to crane his neck to look up at the Oracle. The stone was carved into four stern, bearded faces. Opposite them, a set of stairs led up to a platform that would bring a person essentially face to face with the Oracle. With a small sigh, Jack began walking up the stairs. Didact followed him distractedly, scanning the Oracle.

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 14:09                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"it's too cold outside, I'd burn through all my magic trying to stay awake." Faith shrugged, sitting down in one of the empty spaces. "Those three are gods - but I'm more or less just a dragon." That did worry her a little. She needed to find a way to survive the end of this Cycle, if she wanted to continue protecting Sliuril. Not that she had been very good at that lately. Not that she had been very good at that for hundreds of Cycles, really.

Sliuril paused for a few moments to take in the whole affair, before moving on. She followed Jack up the stairs. Once they reached the top, Sliuril took out the three Glyphs.

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 14:36                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Jack hesitated. The three glyphs were alien to him as well. "Hold one up and see which one of them announces themselves. And keep a question ready for each of them, whichever one may answer, I suppose."

Beowulf's avatar appeared and strolled around the space, seemingly studying the dragon. "Ur-Didact doesn't trust any of you. Then again, he doesn't really trust me. But you don't seem all that bad." The AI hissed thoughtfully. "He can keep his doubts, but I'm sure he knows as well as me that you and your little group could have killed him by now."

(Yeah, you can decide which one replies.)

4. It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-Extract from Invictus, William Ernest Henley

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                                                Posted: Fri, 16/08/2019 14:48                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Very well." Sliuril agreed, stepping into the mechanism of the Oracle. She retrieved a glyph at random and whisked it into the air above her head.

"Ah, the sign of Avisto. You wish to know of the past."

Sliuril had a question prepared already, although she had no idea how the Oracle would respond to it.

"Tell me about the Sundering Wars."

Faith snorted. "Oh, trust me. We have little interest in killing the Forerunners, and it's not like Copper would have been thrilled if we did." She looked up to the avatar of Beowulf, pacing around as if studying her. "Besides, this is his ship. And going by ship is easier than teleporting everywhere."

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