/BEGIN TRANSMISSION
/WARNING: TRANSMITTED DATA PARTIALLY CORRUPTED OR DESTROYED
/ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE LOST DATA
/PARTIAL DATA SET RETRIEVED
/TRANSMISSION START STILL CORRUPTED
/BEGIN AT MINUTE 2 SECOND 17
It was risky, yes.
But the rewards... The guardians we could have had...
Some of our greatest legends rose from beneath that spire. The people who might actually take back our system came from there.
To be the ghost that fought at the side of the savior of the light and Earth...
The temptation was too great.
Virgil first approached me with the Idea. As she explained it, I knew I should have tried to stop her, but I didn't want to. I could have been a part of those legends.
She had already convinced Cresthel to go. Cresthel had convinced two others. I was the fifth, and some other ghost we found outside the wall was the sixth. I don't know their names and its too late now to ask.
We made it through the wall with no problems. There were very few patrols on our way deeper into the territory, at least, few that we saw. Our supposed success to that point made us arrogant. Where we had been careful in the wall and approaching the spire, we were careless in its shadow.
We strode boastfully into a trap.
The devils had noticed us in the wall. One of their Archons had the idea to give us a clear path to the spire. They had splicer priests waiting for us.
They grabbed the three I didn't know first. Started pulling them apart right there.
They took their light.
How did they know to take their light?
Oh god.
They'll take my light next.
I need to get out before they can find me.
I need help.
Please.
Send help.
SEND HEL
/ERROR
/LOGIC CIRCUITS SHORTING
/REBOOTING
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/REBOOT COMPLETE
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Sorry.
This ordeal is causing strain on some systems. Logic unit is shorting and I don't have the light to repair it right now.
Anyway.
Virgil, Cresthel, and I managed to get out of the spire. Cresthel got hit by a wire rifle before we could get to the wall. Another priest was on him immediately.
Virgil got grabbed as soon as we reached the wall. She was still alive when the priests started to take her apart. They tried to use her against me. I won't talk about that.
I barely made it through the wall with them chasing me like that.
/RECALL UNIT SHORTING
NO
NO I WON'T
I WON'T LISTEN TO HER DIE AGAIN
/RECALL UNIT TEMPORARILY OFFLINE
What?
How did I... Wait.
Scanners are picking up a lot of fallen.
I don't like this. They're in a frenzy.
Like their hunting something, but what?
/RECALL UNIT RESTORED
Shit.
My systems are getting worse.
I cant keep my light hidden forever.
Listen. If you can send help, I'm near the Divide, but on the other side of the wall. I'm picking up two hollow lights outside. I might be able to get a guardian up which will buy me some time, but we wont last long. Im going for the one right on the edge of the wall, but there's one by the cliff. It's pinging on the edge of the collapsed highway leading into the Cosmodrome. Use that signal to pinpoint me.
/ENCRYPTED DATA/
There's an old Kvostov model rifle here. If I can get the guardian inside, he might be able to use it. Not sure how useful it will be if the splicer priests are still running around out there, but it'll keep the dregs off us.
/RECALL UNIT SHORTING
NO
PLEASE NO
/RECALL UNIT OFFLINE
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/RECALL UNIT ONLINE
/RECALL UNIT SHORTING
I don't want to...
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please...
/RECALL UNIT MALFUNCTION DETECTED
(A1: A voice similar to the one in the transmission) Now why would I ever tell you that.
(B1: A voice similar, but different. Seems to have a few fallen syntax tendencies) Because I want to meet up with you. Now stop bouncing your voice off the walls so I can find you. We'll be safer together.
(A2) Virgil, or whoever is using her voice, I saw them grab you.
(B2) I managed to escape them. Onyx please, meet up with me.
(A3) I heard everything. Even her screams.
(B3: more agitated, slightly more raspy) Pease. We have to find each other.
(A4) I hear that. You're not her anymore. What have you done to her?
(B4: now fully fallen) *unintelligible string of fallen chatter*
(A5) WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE.
(B5) We have made her useful, yes? To find more light. To become strong again.
(A6: shocked and scared) How? How could you ever use the light?
(B6) Your "Traveler" was not always yours. The Great Machine abandoned us once, but we did not forget its secrets. The Eliskni will walk with light once more. You are but a single mote in a flood of brilliance.
(A7) Then why do you need me? Just let me go.
(B7) You know now. Too many secrets. You leave, they will come and desecrate our plans. You will not leave this wall.
/RECALL UNIT OFFLINE
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/RECALL UNIT RESTORED
I'm going after that light. If you can get to these coordinates /DATA ENCRYPTED/, or can get them to someone who can, please, send help.
/END TRANSMISSION