Chapter 24

Guardian and House Alliance base, Tombaugh Regio, Pluto

One week after the encounter with the Ahamkara and the Archon Priestess Nakhis, Phyliks began to share her knowledge about the House of Whirlwind's fortress. Inside the camp's command building Phyliks was conversing with Jason, the Vanguard, and the other Kells on the fortress. In the center of the room was a table with a holographic projection of the fortress.

Phyliks: The walls are equipped with heavy turrets to keep enemy forces from entering and mines were placed throughout the field in case anyone can take them out.

Velor, Kell of Devils: What about air defenses?

Phyliks then modifies the hologram projection to show multiple red lights revealing the locations of House Whirlwind's anti-air turrets.

Phyliks: Velas had thought of aerial attacks and placed automated anti-air turrets. They'll fire tracking missiles at any air vehicle that is within their range and combined with the Ketches stationed at the fortress it will prove difficult

Nixsor, Kell of Iron: What if we tried to bombard them from orbit?

Drivis, Stone Kell: None of our ships were designed for orbital bombardment.

Zavala: Is there another way into the fortress?

Phyliks: Yes.

She modifies the hologram to reveal something underneath the fortress.

Phyliks: When we came to Pluto Velas believed that we would be in Sol for a long time. So he had a sewer system made for...obvious reasons. He never thought that it would be a design flaw in the defenses. (Changes the hologram's view to show a cliff and sewer pipes) Raid teams can enter through these disposal pipes to enter the sewer.

Ikora Rey: We'll send teams of Guardians and Eliksni into the sewer and have them disable the anti-air turrets.

Drakiks, Kell of Winter: Or have the turrets reprogrammed and have them fire at Whirlwind's air support.

Viris, Wolf Kell: My Sentiments exactly.

Jason: And once we take control of their air defenses reinforcements can be brought in from the air.

Akiks, King's Kell: The enemy will be overwhelmed from our onslaught.

Phyliks then modifies the hologram again to focus on the structure at its center.

Phyliks: And more importantly, we can assault the main structure and take out the Prime Servitor, Chimiks Prime.

Cayde-6: This will be the largest raid we've every seen.

Solix, Kell of Light: We attack in three days. Soon the House of Whirlwind will be broken. And the power of the Darkness will be out of their hands.