Epilogue

Sitting down, he inhaled, slowly, before letting it all out all at once. Finally, after seeing the recorder reach a point where any listener would be paying more attention due to the odd introduction, he began to speak. "This is Major Hoku Zimivee… you don't know me. But I know you. I know who you are, some of your names, and your purpose. I am not one of you, nor possibly will I ever be. You sent one of your own, to this place… my home for the past eight years. I knew him. Normally I would not bother with addressing a body I know nothing of, and care not for, but I make this report at the behest of a friend.

"You see, Mün Gazenee fulfilled his mission, completing it successfully and saving the lives of all those onboard the Command Station Radiant. He performed above and beyond the call any duty could have asked of him, and he did it with honor." Zimivee paused, letting the silence record for several seconds before continuing. Some of it was hard to say, but he needed to say it. He would say it- for Mün. "Where most would have done as they saw was necessary, Mün Gazenee did more, preventing the Brutes from causing destruction on a massive scale, preserving what would otherwise have been lost and checking the abilities of the Brutes to the point of their utter defeat. There are none left alive at this time, none more to cause us trouble. We have lost many of our brothers in this battle, and we mourn them still.

"This wound is fresh, but healing… we won, and may yet celebrate their sacrifices for the greater good of us all. They fell, but we still stand, though we are exhausted and weakened by the onslaught. Whatever we had we gave, whatever we held to we hold still, and we persevere.

"And yet, despite this, and all the valiance and glory, all our persistence and for every drop of blood we shed for the keeping of this place… all would be for naught if not for Mün Gazenee's actions. He alone stopped the Rampant Generosity from embedding herself in the station, destroying her utterly and rendering all our actions moot. He died with her when she blew, her core breaching her hull and consuming her in entirety, but he was not forgotten. You claim he never existed, you claim you do not either. But to us here at the Radiant… he existed, he served, and he died protecting those he never even knew. His memory and his name will be honored across the decks of this station regardless what you say or do, as for a single moment inside a lifetime, the few hours I knew him, Mün Gazenee taught me so much that nowhere else could I have learned, and he came into existence in the single moment when we needed him most. There he was, there he is, and there he will always be, forever unto eternity beyond. Mün Gazenee is the sole reason we won, the only reason we persist this day, and we will not forget.

"In darkness, you will see light. In light, you will see darkness. No matter the location, you will see victory. If you fail, no one will know. Like a ghost, your presence is a mystery, you are the Mirratord. And you, I must add, have our gratitude, for it was you, ultimately, that sent us our saving grace."

Zimivee exhaled, long and slow. "The Radiant remains intact. The Rampant Generosity is destroyed, the Brutes are all dead, and the Sangheili remain. I will keep your secret, fear not of me. But send someone to silence me, and regret may follow you for the rest of your days. I will not tolerate any defacing of the friend I knew for so short a time. Before he died, he gave to me his single-bladed swords… while I know not how to use them at present, I shall learn… I am keeping them. They are in remembrance of the one that made all the difference, the one I was honored to have met, more so to have known. I am Major Hoku Zimivee.

"And this, this is for Mün Gazenee. As Mün would say, for the honor of the Mirratord."