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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 05:38                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact heaved a sigh. "Ah." He said. "Well, would it be too much to ask you to tear apart two more?" The Forerunner asked. "And are these builders combat capable?"

Jack received the news silently, frowning deeply. That didn't sound good.

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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: Sun, 18/08/2019 06:07                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"It would be possible to take one in my current state, but two would be concerning." Sliuril replied "And the builders aren't combat capable, but they are capable of, well, building. I think."

Copper rolled her eyes. "Sister is correct. My builders are an early prototype, semi-sentient creature designed to help me in my larger and projects. I lack most of my siblings' brute power, so they were created to compensate. They are capable of construction on the atomic level, thus allowing me to tear down base materials and convert them to mithril and orichalum. They have no weapons and no great capacity for destruction, but they can repair things at speeds unrivalled."

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 06:20                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact nodded. "Well, it would probably be a smart move to destroy at least most of those before taking on the giant metal dragons." He said.

"Twelve million. And they may well be repairing each other." Jack reminded him from his place on the floor.

Didact shrugged. "Did you hear me saying it was going to be easy? What do we need to know about the strengths and weaknesses of these dragons?" The Forerunner 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.

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 06:27                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"...none?" Copper offered, after a few seconds of silence. "Sliuril and Adam only destroyed them with sheer power. And Faith and Eleanor, I believe, mostly just burnt the things." A scowl flitted across her face. "Not many materials can withstand us. No matter how strong the things I built, Sliuril and Adam were always capable of destroying them. There are one project where I tried to use my own bone as a construction material, but bone is extremely brittle, and..." Copper turned away, continuing to ramble. Both Naomi and Elijah watched her go with obvious concern, while Faith and Sliuril pretty much ignored it.

"They're made of either mithril or orichalum. I believe the dragons could be destroyed from the inside, if you could make a gap in their plating." Sliuril provided. "Extremely high heat or permafrost temperatures should either stop or slow them down. They are mechanical, after all."

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 06:47                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact nodded again. "This Adam fella. Is he around?" He asked. "Only I get the feeling we could use as much backup as we can get. As for extremely high temperatures, I guess the Cryptum's weapons can help out there."

Beowulf appeared by Jack. "You don't get on too well with the Didact, do you?"

Jack shrugged. "Not really what we're talking about right now." He said. Beowulf nodded and remained standing.

"So, are you concerned about what's happening here?" The AI asked.

Jack hesitated. "It could go bad." The demon admitted reluctantly. "But that's why we're going to do something about it."

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: Sun, 18/08/2019 06:52                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Sliuril shrugged. "Draugnur killed him fifty years ago, and he's yet to wake up from being incinerated. We could, I suppose, try and call in some Chaos forces, but they would only serve as fodder to the dragons, and whatever forces Copper kept in Shimmervale. Promethean knights, I presume, or some other construct."

"Sounds like a job for the Master Chief." Naomi commented. "This is his AI we're chasing down, after all."

Sliuril shrugged. "Is Order Command even up and running?"

"Yes, Dr, it is." Naomi answered. Elijah could swear that she had also rolled her eyes, although he was pretty sure that was just him.

(If you wanna bring in John, go ahead. I think I'm handling about enough, because an old one is coming up soon.)

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 07:29                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

(I'd like to, but that's one character that I think I'd get pretty wrong.)

"I can bring in Knights in at my discretion. I'm sure Copper has her own to call upon as well." Didact nodded. "However, I question the intelligence of bringing in" here, he glanced somewhat apologetically at Naomi, "humans. Especially one who may care for the quarry." He finished simply.

Jack shrugged. In the end, it was more or less the same to him. He'd heard things about this Master Chief but he wasn't entirely sure it would be in his power to handle what they were facing.

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: Sun, 18/08/2019 08:10                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Best not to." Sliuril said. "He seems preoccupied, and I don't think Paragonsky would approve of it. I would rather not lost track of you, right now."

"Noted, Doctor."

"Well, that's settled. You two will be going to the Godsphere-"

"Pardon?" Naomi cut in, unusually sharply for her. "Where?"

"I'm going back home?" Elijah asked, perking up. Sliuril fought not to smile at the child-like glee in his eyes. "Really?"

"You both will be safer there." Sliuril said. "Naomi, your main goal of preserving Aurora has been met, and the fireteam you went with is confirmed MIA. You can't go back to K-5."

"I thought I would be going with you." Naomi answered. She didn't much like separation, like all other SPARTANs. This seemed like something dangerous, and as a SPARTAN she should have been there with her teammates, even if she soft of hated some of them.

"Oh, trust me." Faith growled, eyes narrowed in annoyance. "You'll be nothing but an annoyance tagging along with us."

"Very well." Naomi agreed.

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:07                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Beowulf leaned in to talk to Jack. "Well, he seems happy." The AI hissed, gesturing towards Elijah. Jack nodded.

"You know, I still haven't decided whether or not I like him." He muttered. "But it's a good decision to send them both to the Godsphere."

"You'll have to tell me about it. I don't think my master would be welcome there."

Jack chuckled. "I don't think I am either, if it comes to that. Are we almost at Shimmervale?"

"Another twenty minutes." The AI replied.

Jack nodded and looked at the Didact, who was bent over readings and displays. "Must you monitor them so closely?" Jack asked. "I would've thought the AI would take care of all of that."

Didact shrugged. "I have no proof of it, but I'm fairly sure he's tried to kill me via neglect several times. It's something of a game between us now. He comes up with new ways to kill me, I come up with new ways to survive. Keeps me on my toes."

"Oh, yes, on that note, would you mind killing him?" Beowulf asked Jack.

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: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:14                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Faith snorted, wings opening and closing. "Please, it's nothing interesting. Just a melting pot of several thousand volatile, childlike gods." It almost looked as if she were stretching. "And Copper, will you be coming with us?"

"You need me to wrestle control of the Shimmervale facilities." Copper supplied. The ship flew over rows and rows of neatly planted rice paddies. A few farmers here and there looked up, saw the giant orb in the sky, and shrugged. It wasn't any of their deities, so to them the Cryptum didn't really matter.

In his main lair, a black dragon snorted in contempt as he saw the craft pass by, and stood. "Take care of matters here." He ordered curtly, not pausing to see if his minion had gotten that. Spreading his wings, Draugnur took flight, the few humans who saw him bowing in reverence as he passed by.

"We seem to be receiving guests right now." Copper commented, two mechanical dragons slithering to consciousness around her. "Don't you agree, Glaurug?"

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:24                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Something on the edge of our sensors." Beowulf told the Didact.

"I see it." The Didact nodded. "Hold your course, but bring weapons to standby. We don't know what it is. Perhaps it'd be best to leave it alone."

The AI complied. Jack stood up and rolled his shoulders. "You don't seem to be familiar with our luck, Didact." Was the only comment he made. Beneath his helmet, Didact raised his eyebrow then shrugged.

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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: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:33                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"yes. We have really bad luck." Faith groused.

"Cheer up." Copper replied. "At least you don't have to die a whole bunch. I do."

Draugnur drew closer to the ship, and the collection of familiar energies within. He could sense his daughter and two of his siblings - Copper, and the ever-so-obnoxious Sliuril, who stuck to Faith like glue to paper. To rip them apart would hurt his daughter, unfortunately.

He drew parallel to the craft, vaguely recognizing the design as Cooper's.

"I come in peace. For once." Draugnur growled.

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:49                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Err... great." Didact replied over the external speakers. Then he covered the mic and turned to Faith. "There's a pretty big dragon out there. Friend of yours?" He asked. Jack moved forward and found one of the displays that showed the dragon.

"Draugnur." He confirmed.

"The one that-"

"Yes, yes." Jack nodded.

Didact uncovered the mic. "Do you want us to land or is this fine?" He asked.

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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: Sun, 18/08/2019 09:54                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"My dad, actually." Faith replied, unamused. "I'm not surprised. Technically, we're trespassing on his lands. You alone would have been fine, but this particular blend of energy is probably quite familiar to him."

"This arrangement is acceptable." Draugnur growled back. "What are you doing here? We agreed this area was mine. I demand an explanation."

"Cortana and Glaurug are here." Sliuril replied mentally, and physically for the benefit of Didact and Naomi. The AI, too, although that was just happenstance.

"Cor- what now?" Glaurug sighed. "Don't tell me you made another one of those toy soldiers."

Naomi's hands clenched into fists, but she quickly relaxed back. It was natural for them to dismiss the SPARTANs, she reminded herself. It didn't make it sting any less how powerless 'humanitys best' were in the grand scheme of things.

"No, no." Sliuril dismissed. "AI."

"Wonderful. I shall be helping get rid of it, then."

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:00                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Didact blinked. "Bad luck, huh?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at Jack and Faith. Naomi's small gesture wasn't wasted on him either, but he decided not to comment.

"You'll experience it yet." Jack promised.

"He has a way of dealing with things or getting lucky or something." Beowulf said. "Unfortunately."

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: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:04                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Yeah, sorry to say, but it might rub off on you." Faith muttered. "Do you suppose you could lower the ramp? I should join him outside before he gets too cranky about this arrangement."

Sliuril snorted. "That is one way to put it, that's for sure."

"You know, this is the biggest sibling teamup we've done since the Sundering." Copper said, a grin on her face. "Man, brings you back to the old days when mom and dad had us fighting Primordials instead of each other."

"Not a fun memory, Copper."

"Apologies, sister. I truly am contrite." Copper didn't look very convincing.

"Hey Beowulf, this might be beneficial for you." Faith snorted. "Gather new data and such."

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:11                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Well, yes I could certainly do that but this conversation is quite interesting." Beowulf said as Didact lowered the ramp to let Faith out. Didact himself had glanced upwards upon the mention of the Sundering.

"Beowulf." He said in a slight warning tone.

"Oh, very well." The AI gave a theatrical sigh. "If you could just list everything you've ever killed."

Jack raised an eyebrow.

"I'm joking. Tell me more about the Primordials. And your parents. And siblings, sure." The AI said.

"A comedian, huh?" Jack asked the Didact.

"I'd say you get used to it but you... you don't. You really don't." Didact told him.

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: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:15                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

Faith snorted, jumping off the ramp. She let herself fall for a few moments before pulling up, quickly ascending until she was slightly above Draugnur.

"Took you look enough." The elder dragon grumbled, craning his neck up to look at Faith. "get down here, you know how to fly parallel already."

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:41                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Well, we're almost there. Should be coming into view soon." Beowulf said. Didact nodded.

"Do we have a plan, or are we just going to take it as it comes?" He asked Sliuril.

"I think the last time we were forced to make an actual plan was maybe a week ago, when we had all those SPARTANs with us. You know, when they all died in a small village." Jack said.

"I get the feeling that this isn't a very stable group. Do you guys get a retirement plan or something?" 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.

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                                                Posted: Sun, 18/08/2019 10:48                                                (6 Years ago)
                                            

"Oh, no." Sliuril waved away. "So the seven of us - Jack's not included, he's technically a visiting wildcard right now - get to kill each other until the end of the world. Then one of us gets chosen to become god-king, or king of gods, whatever, and rule for the rest of their not-inconsiderable lifespan. Say, another fifty billion worlds. Rinse and repeat. The other six just permanently die. Oh, and then the winner dies, too. Everyone dies, basically. Just not in your lifespan, or any amount of time comprehensible to most people, I think."

"It's a terrible, dreadful, atrocious, fatalistic script, but we're not the ones who wrote it, we're just the players." Copper added.

"Yes, Father." Faith said, sounding like a reluctant child. She descended a few more meters, flying alongside Draugnur. Their wings, although constantly beating, did not snag each other.

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