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Plaguestar
(Trinity)
One month after the assault on Vor's headquarters, Chroma found himself currently adrift inside the anti-gravity chamber, floating from one end of the room to the other. This chamber was at first use to help the Tenno get re-acquaintance with the strange feeling of the vacuum of space whenever they were in their archwings but once everyone went through the course Trinity had it turn into a place where one could be at peace with themselves while moving in complete weightlessness. The Healing Tenno felt that it would make them more open to her questions when she was giving them a psych evaluation and she has yet to be proven wrong.
Though even she thought that the Dragon Tenno before her might prove a problem as she enters through the separation chamber, her suit's magnetic-lock ability keeping her attached to the floor.
"First question, what is your name?", she asks as she walks around the floating Tenno.
"Operator Chroma, The Dragon Tenno, Aguu Anchin", he listed off as he moved upside down with his arms cross a few feet to Trinity's right.
"Okay then, moving on", Trinity says as she jotted down some notes, "What was your lifestyle before the Zariman Ten-Zero? And if possible, please be specific.
Chroma lets out a breath in annoyance before answering as he began to spin around, "I was the son of the head warrior of the Riagoa tribe, who was bloodbound with our chief."
She wrote down more notes, "Next, h-"
"Why did you put me on lockdown if you were just going to ask me the same questions you have been asking me more than a dozen times in the past few weeks? Half of my lockdown time has been spent in this chamber and I want to know why", Chroma spoke up, irritated by the fact that he has had just as many psyche evaluations in the past month as Valykr, a Tenno who actually had mental problems due to her history.
Trinity looks away from her hologram notepad and studies Chroma for a moment, watching him float in front of her, "Your energy is the among the most unstable within the Tenno. I'm keeping an eye on you to make sure it doesn't affect you in other ways."
A growl erupts from the Dragon Tenno's throat that reverberates throughout the room.
"But that's not the answer you want to hear, very well then", Trinity says, "As I said before, you seen obsessively eager to pursue this Stalker. Almost as if it's personal."
"It's personal!", Chroma shouts, "He wounded me and then had the sheer audacity to say that I wasn't worth his time! I can't let such an insult stand and the mark of shame upon me will not be cleansed until I and I alone have ended his life!"
Trinity presses a few keys on her pad while maintaining eye contact with Chroma, "I theorize that this is a custom associated with your tribe."
"It's called the redhunt and it means to never let any strike against you go unanswered unless it is from your bloodkin and even that expectation is case by case", Chroma explains, "To do so brings great shame upon yourself and your kin."
"But you are the last remaining member of your tribe. Surely, you are now free to choose what customs to follow and when to follow them", the Healer Tenno points out.
Silence engulfs the room as Chroma stares at Trinity for what seems like hours, "I do not expect you to understand my tribe's culture, I merely ask that you respect it."
"Very well. Moving on", Trinity starts back up as Chroma spun around, his back now facing her, "Tell me, what are your thoughts on Mesa?"
"Why? Are you planning on sending me on a mission with her once this farce of yours has run its course?", Chroma answers while thinking back to the day Excalibur asks him that same question.
"No real reason, it's just that both of you were the first to encounter the Stalker and yet she doesn't seem to be as aggressive as you are when it comes to him", Trinity explain, "Also, if I can be honest with you, she has been constantly badgering me on when I will release the mission lockdown on you. Do you have any idea why?"
Chroma grunts, "I see, just last week she was asking me the same question when she and Hildryn walk in on my discussion with Nezha but we were...interrupted. She also asks me this every time during our weapons training session. Anyway, after the Mercury mission, she stated that she owed me one for saving her life, no doubt she is anxious to return the favor in order to not be indebted to me."
Trinity finds herself staring at the Tenno floating in front of her, scanning him for any lie in his statement through his body language. When she finds none she simply shakes her head, "He truly believes that. Oh, to be so young and naive", she thought knowing full well that the Gunslinger Tenno sudden obsession over Chroma's mission readiness status had nothing to do with repaying a debt, "And what was he discussing with Nezha?"
"Operator Trinity", Ordis' voice comes through on her private channel.
"Yes, Ordis?"
"I have an urgent message for you from Operator Revenant on Cetus."
"Revenant? That's unusual", she comments, "He rarely calls unless to give his daily update. Also, why is he calling me?"
"Shall I put it through?", Ordis asks.
"Yes, go ahead."
Chroma continues floating through the room, dwelling on everything that has occurred so far since Mercury. From the Lotus and Excalibur leaving abruptly in order to gather intel on this "Prime" warframe that the enemy possessed along with information on the Stalker to everyone else beside him and Trinity begin sent off on missions in order to contain Vor's newest offensive across the system in wake of the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on him. Chroma didn't even have time to get a sufficient answer on what exactly attack the main group on Mercury.
Before he could dwell further into his thoughts, sudden movements out of the corner of his eye draw his attention to Trinity, who now looks dishevel even through her suit.
"Hmm?", Chroma says before bringing up her vitals on his warframe HUD. Upon doing so he finds himself slightly shocked by the fact that the Healer Tenno heart-rate was skyrocketing.
"Is everything alright, Trinity?", he voices, seemingly snapping her out of her current state of mind.
"I'm afraid I must cut today's session short for I am needed on Cetus", she says abruptly as she heads for the exit, "Ordis, turn off the anti-gravity!"
Chroma feels his weightlessness disappears and he lands softly on his feet despite his heavy bulk.
"Cetus? You're heading to Earth?", he asks as he follows after her as she heads to the ship's main armory.
"No time to explain! I have to move fast!", she answers as she enters the main room and heads straight for her loadout stand where her weapons were stored.
"Why?", Chroma questions, getting slightly irritated by the lack of a decent answer.
"Ordis, prep my Mantis for launch!", Trinity orders as she grabs and holsters her weapons.
"At once, Operator Trinity", The A.I. responds, "Also, I will have your med-kit transfer to your Mantis in preparation for your departure, though there is the small matter of your es-"
"Thank you, Ordis. I will be leaving shortly", Trinity interrupts as she turns toward the door only to find her path block by the Dragon Tenno.
"You're not going anywhere", Chroma says calmly with his arms cross and rearing back to his full height.
"Pardon me?", was Trinity only reply as she stares the Tenno in front of her down, no easy feat seeing how Chroma was one of the taller Tenno.
"Lotus Directive seventeen point five, Operator Trinity is to not leave the Orbiter under any circumstances excluding abandoning ship procedures without an escort", Chroma quotes, "Ordis, remind me how many operators are currently on board right now."
"Operator Chroma, you and Operator Trinity are the only operators on board at this very moment with the closest operator, Atlas, current position putting him at a minimum of three hours flight time away from the ship's current location", Ordis relays.
"Thank you. Now Ordis, are you under orders from the Lotus herself to enact this protocol?"
"Yes, Operator Chroma. Operator Trinity would have been sitting in her landing craft in the hangar bay, not clear for launch, until an escort was provided to her due to her being the only fully qualified medical specialist among the Tenno."
Trinity could feel Chroma smiling underneath his helmet as he leans in close to her, "The only way you're getting off this ship is by declaring me fit for combat duty and taking me with you."
"The task I'm about to undertake is more than likely going to be delicate and needs to be handled with care", she growls.
"Delicate is Ivara, Ash, and Loki's specialty and they are on Uranus." Chroma tells her, "You got me instead."
Trinity ponders her options for a moment before inhaling deeply and lets it out slowly, "Ordis."
"Yes, Operator Trinity?"
"I hereby declare...", she stops herself, almost unwilling to believe that she was back into a corner by Chroma of all people over a directive that she asks the Lotus to created herself, "I hereby declare Operator Chroma temporarily fit for combat duty. His landing craft is to be taken out of lock-down and he is fit to go out on sorties under my supervision."
"Acknowledge, Operator Trinity", Ordis says, "Unlocking Operator Chroma's Landing Craft now."
"Also, I will be escorting Trinity to Cetus", Chroma adds as he turns around and heads to retrieve his weapons, leaving a fuming Healer Tenno in his wake, "Meet you in the Hangar Bay."
Ten minutes later, both Chroma and Trinity were entering their respective Landing Craft.
"Operator Trinity, Operator Chroma, commencing final diagnostic check now before launch due to our close proximity to Earth:
Operator Trinity Status Check:
Shields: Green
Vital Signs: Green
Armor: Green
Energy: Fully Charged
Energy Siphon Mod Install
Operator Trinity's Weapons Check:
Dual Vipers Status: Green
Vulkar Status: Green
Orthos Status: Green
"Operator Trinity, prepared for mission", Ordis concluded, "Moving on to Operator Chroma"
Operator Chroma Status Check:
Shields: Green
Vital Signs: Green
Armor: Green
Energy: Fully Charged
Energy Siphon Mod Install
Special Energy Flow: Lightning
Operator Chroma's Weapons Check
Dragon Galatine (Tiamat's Wrath) Status: Green
Daikyu Status: Green
Ferrox Status: Green
"Now would be a good time to tell me why exactly you're going to Cetus, Trinity", Chroma says over their shared channel, "I thought Revenant was keeping an eye on the place."
"Revenant sent me a message saying that Vay Hek is preparing for a major offensive in the plains with his main goal no doubt being Cetus itself", Trinity answered.
"But Vay Hek doesn't have the troops numbers on the Plains of Eidolon to do anything significant, he would have to muster a large portion of his troops on Earth to do that and that would leave him vulnerable to a syndicate assault from New Loka and Steel Meridian", Chroma reminded her, "Also, what about Unum? From what I know, she protects the Ostrons with her shield."
"No, he has a new weapon at his disposal," Trinity says, "One that literally fell from the sky."
Jupiter Relay
In a secluded part of the relay that hovered over Jupiter, atop a staircase carve out of rock and covered in snow, he waited.
Quietly, he mediates. In complete silence, he goes through the images of the battles he has fought in the past, going over every last detail in preparation for the battles he knows he will have to fight in the future. By his own admission and that of many others, he was single-handily one of the best swordsmen in the Origin system and very few could push him in a duel. Even the Tenno were warily around him for what he lacked in power compared to them he made up with experience and skill.
Though there was one among them that he considered the closest thing he had to a "rival", one that could test his mettle and actually help him improve his skill and he has been keeping that one waiting for a solid minute.
"I sense you have questions, Excalibur", Teshin says without looking behind him down at the Swordsman Tenno, "It's rare for you to visit without calling ahead", as he slowly turns around, "To what do I owe the pleasure?"
Excalibur says nothing as he slowly draws his Dragon Nikana out of his sheath and points it toward the ground.
"Ah, it seems that whatever it's that you need an answer to isn't so urgent that you would forgo our usual greeting", Teshin comments as he too draws his own Nikana.
Silence engulfs the room as the two combatants stand frozen in their currents positions, doing nothing more than watching the other, waiting for the first move to occur.
"Excalibur", a voice cuts in through his comm channel, "We don't have time for this. We need information and we need it fast."
"Lotus, I ask you to let me handle this my way", Excalibur replies while keeping his focus on Teshin, "If we use the methods that you usually employ, we will never get an answer."
"Very well then, Excalibur. We'll try it your way...for now", she relented from her position on the other side of the door. It was no secret that Teshin despise her and she didn't want to risk not getting the information they needed by offending him with her presence. As she continues listening in on their chatter, she received a message from Trinity.
"Tell me, Excalibur, have you yet to fully remember that day from so long ago; when you and I clash at the Imperial Palace at the entrance to the Throne Room at the hour of the Empire's demise?", Teshin continued as he takes a step forward, "On that day, I was already four centuries old and the veteran of over a hundred battles but I knew the moment our swords clash that you were different. I knew that you were the opponent that I have long search for."
Excalibur began moving up the stairs as Teshin reminisce, sword still down at his waist.
"On that day I failed in my duty to protect the Royal Family, yet I bear no grudge toward you or the other Tenno", Teshin voiced, "For all things must come to an end, even the mighty Orokin Empire. It was predestined to happen one way or another, sooner or later, with or without your involvement."
The Swordsman Tenno raise his Dragon Nikana up in front of him, the tip pointed upward toward Teshin.
"But I wonder, Tenno, if you and the others, especially your scheming Lotus, are truly prepared to deal with the consequences that sprung forth from that fateful day", Teshin states as he breaks off into a sprint down the stairs and jumps toward Excalibur, sword high above his head and ready to strike, "For one day, we must all answer for our actions!"
CLANK!
The sound of two powerful blades colliding with one another echoes throughout the entirety of the relay.
Cetus
It was dawn as the two landing craft began their descent down into the port of Cetus, the Tower of Unum at their back, where they notice a crowd gathering at the entrance near the market
"That's something new", Trinity pointed out, "From the reports and interviews with the few Tenno that have visited here, the Ostrons usually don't gather like this unless an important announcement is being made."
"Wouldn't know, never been here before", Chroma comments, "Everything I know about Cetus and the Ostrons is from the official debrief the Lotus gave us."
"Perhaps we can get further insight from him", Ordis chime in as a pict come up on the Healer Tenno screen, zooming in to a familiar figure at the usual landing spot for the Tenno, "Operator Revenant seems to be awaiting your arrival. This is most peculiar due to his-anti-social ass- his reclusive nature."
Chroma takes a look at all the screens on his landing craft that observe the port, "I don't see any Grineer ships, only Corpus and some syndicate vessels."
"Intercepted Grineer messages indicate that Vay Hek has issued a decree that any Grineer merchants caught trading with the Ostrons will face, in his words, "A harsh torture session along with an even harsher death"."
"Sounds about right", mutters the Dragon Tenno as a comm message from Trinity appears in front of him.
"Chroma, there is something you need to know before we disembark", she states.
"And what would that be?", he question.
"There is a reason why Revenant is allowed to remain on Cetus by himself, only contacting the Orbiter with daily updates or a request for back-up" she explained.
"He usually only asks for Gara for back-up", Chroma thought, "And what's the reason?"
"Lotus fear his…..personality would rub some of the Tenno the wrong way and might cause conflict."
"You mean to tell me that the reason why Revenant wasn't a part of our largest sortie since the attack on the Imperial Palace millenniums ago was because the Lotus was afraid he might upset someone?", Chroma asks, "I do that all the time."
Trinity shakes her head, "That's not the only reason. Look, just try to keep a calm head while we're here. We don't need to be showing the Ostrons that there is division within our ranks."
"Very well then", Chroma grumbles as he attaches to his stasis and a few seconds later, he is flip over.
Jumping downward, he finds himself landing at the very edge of the pier alongside Trinity, while Revenant was still a couple of yards in front of them.
"Have my medical station ready to deploy on my signature, Ordis", Trinity she radios in as she makes her way toward the Sentinet Tenno.
"Affirmative, Operator Trinity", the A.I. replies, "Med-kit on standby."
She then looks over at Chroma who was alongside her, "Let me do the talking; next to Gara and the Lotus, I have interacted with Revenant more than anyone else on the Orbiter."
Chroma merely grunts as the two of them stop directly in front of Revenant.
Up till this moment, Chroma has only met Revenant twice. The first time was when he was introduced to the rest of the Tenno upon him be awaken and the second time was when he reported to the ship in order for him to get retrained in the proper use of the archwing. Both instances he kept to himself, only conversing with Gara and no one else.
So when Chroma heard him speak for the first time, he was taken aback a little.
"Trinity, you have come", a voice that echoed every syllable spoke as told it was a chorus speaking as one, "You have arrived, just like they told us you would."
"Who told him? And who is this us he is referring to? Chroma wonder as he watches Revenant turns his head every few moments away from the pair, opting to look out toward the ocean, the sky, and back to the market behind him. He never kept his attention on something for more than two seconds, yet he continued to speak as though he was directly facing Trinity.
"Yes, Revenant, I got your message. What can you tell us about the situation?"
Revenant crouches down to the ground, admiring a pebble, "Not here. We must venture out onto the plains, see it with our own eyes. The sun is shining, they won't come out."
Without warning, Revenant turns his attention up toward Chroma who looks down back at him. Even from within his warframe, the Dragon Tenno could feel Revenant's eyes staring into his soul, studying him, judging him.
"It has been a long time since dragons have roamed these lands. We wonder if this one will last long since it's being hunted", and with that, he sprung up and started heading toward the market, leaving a stun Chroma in his wake.
Trinity's HUD displays a pict of Chroma's vitals, showcasing that his heart was suddenly beating rapidly and she could see strains of lightning once more arcing off his warframe.
"No one", she heard him growl through their shared comm, 'hunts me!",
"You lay one finger on him and I will personally see that you are put back into cryo-sleep for an undetermined period of time", Trinity threatens, stopping Chroma before he even had a chance to step forward, "Revenant is still a valued member of the Tenno despite his unique personality and is one of the main reasons why Cetus has not fallen to the Grineer or the Eidolons."
Chroma cocks his head back to glare at Trinity, a motion he realizes was pointless seeing how she couldn't see it, "Is something wrong with the Tower?"
Trinity shakes her head, "Unum is powerful, no doubt about it, but even she would be tax to her limit if she had to deal with the Eidolons and the Grineer all by herself, especially with the methods Vay Hek is employing. And while the Ostrons harvest her for food, they have to venture into the plains to gather other sources of nourishment and trade and that's where Revenant watches over them."
"How can he watch over something when he can't even keep an eye on it for more than a second?", Chroma murmured as Trinity moves past him, "Starting to think we should have just recall Atlas back or even Gara; that way I would have at least had the ship to myself", as he watches her walk away. But he soon finds his attention being drawn to Revenant, who was waiting at the top of the stairs, and the odd weaponry he was carrying, especially the long-handle Nikana he had strapped to his back.
"Ordis, give me a status check on Revenant", Chroma commands.
"Yes, Operator Chroma. Bringing up Operator Revenant's weapons loadout now", the A.I. reply.
Operator Revenant's Status Check:
Shields: Green
Vital Signs: Green
Armor: Green
Energy: Fully Charged
Energy Siphon Mod Install
Operator Revenant's Weapons Check:
Phantasma Status: Green
Battacor Status: Green
Tatsu Status: Green
"Ordis, I have never seen these weapons come up before in the armory inventory", Chroma states after a moment, remembering back to all the times he had bridge watch and had to go complete the routine weapons check on all the weapons stored in the armory, "Why is that? Even weapons that are currently being used on sorties are still logged."
"The reason for that, Operator Chroma, is because Operator Revenant's weapons are permanently logged out of the armory by the Lotus herself due to Operator Revenant permanent active mission status", he explains.
Chroma reads through the information on all of the Sentient Tenno's weapons, stopping when he got to the Battacor, "It's a Corpus weapon with Sentient technology within it?"
"Correct, according to the reports, Operator Revenant retrieve the weapon from a Corpus' scout team around a year ago", Ordis states.
"And his other weapons give off high amounts of radiation, ideal for taking on Grineer forces", Chroma thought before his thoughts are shattered by a comm message appearing on his HUD.
"Chroma, you need to get up here", it read.
"I'll be right there", he sends back as he made his way up. Upon reaching the edge of the market where he last saw Trinity and Revenant, he was greeted by a most peculiar sight.
The Ostrons were coming up to him, dropping to their knees right in front of him. Some touch his suit, others bowed their heads to him, while others simply look upward to the sky. No matter what action they took their facial expressions were all the same…
Weeping and wailing.
"Please mighty angel of war!"
"Save us from this calamity!"
"Rid us of the disease invaders!"
"Free the plains!"
All this and more were shouted at him as he had to gently push his way through the crowd to where the others were waiting along with a man that Chroma only knew from the earlier Cetus debrief as Konzu, the chieftain of the Ostrons.
"Hail, Udirdagch", he says as he crosses his arms across his chest and bows to Konzu, causing both the Ostron and Trinity to stare at the Dragon Tenno while Revenant looks off toward the ocean.
"Udirdagch?", Trinity voices.
"It means chieftain in my people's language", Chroma explains.
"And the bowing, offworlder?", Konzu questions.
"It's how one greets a chief from a different tribe", Chroma finish as he turns to look at the gather Ostrons who were still pleading and crying but for now kept their distance from the group, "What ails your tribe, elder one?"
"A shadow!", Konzu answers with fury, "A shadow that fell from the heavens and has spread its filth across the plains and confides my people within the very walls that were meant to protect them! While divine Unum feeds us with her own body, we can not survive on her bounty alone! And Vay Hek slimy hide is using our misfortune for his own gain!"
"Please elaborate, Konzu", Trinity says but Revenant steps in before Konzu could talk.
"We must go out onto the plains", he repeated, "Only then will you see the true extent of the sickness."
"Sickness?", both Chroma and Trinity say.
"Offworlder Revenant is right. Go, Tenno, see it what plagues my people with your own eyes. The root of it is located not far from the mountains to the north", Konzu explains, "I will send word ahead to open the gate for you but I must stay here and ease the worries of my people. Go now, for the night will be here soon enough and you already have much to deal with without having giants breathing down your neck!"
Trinity nods and heads through the market, follow by Revenant and Chroma while Konzu turns to the rest of the Ostrons.
"Put aside your fears my fellow Ostrons! The offworlders will cleanse the plains of this new enemy and restore our way of life! Please, I beg of you to endure just a little longer!"
As the three Tenno made their way through the mostly empty market, Chroma spotted some Corpus merchants who have set up a stand near the center. The Dragon Tenno could feel their eyes go cold as soon as they spotted him.
"The Dragon of Themisto", he heard one of them spat, no doubt referring to the carnage he left in his wake back on Jupiter during the mission where he and Excalibur freed Valkyr.
"The Defiler of Derim Zahn", the other hisses as he eyes the Ferrox strap to Chroma's back.
Chroma could feel his blood rising at the mention of the word "defiler" but he remembers that violence was strictly prohibited within the Ostron camp and Lotus stated that any Tenno that broke this law without the grounds of self-defense or the defense of the Ostron would be punished dearly. Apparently, from what the debrief said, certain resources could only be found in Cetus and the Ostron had a monopoly on it, so it was best not to antagonize them.
This and only this was the reason why the Corpus who insulted him was allowed to keep breathing as Chroma made his way by them but not before whispering just loud enough for him to hear...
"All bets are off out among the stars, prey."
Moments later, he caught up to Trinity and Revenant who were waiting for him next to the large gateway that led to the plains, the Healer Tenno with her arms crossed as Chroma came up to them.
"I know that you and Excalibur have quite a reputation among the Corpus due to past missions", Trinity says, her annoyance clearly heard in her voice, "But time is a factor and it would benefit everyone if you could put aside your animosity toward them until after we are done here."
The Ostrons who were nearby actually found themselves quickly vacating the area as a storm of lightning arc off of Chroma in such great quantity that one would think that he activated his Elemental Ward.
"Who are you to give me such orders?," he growls as he found himself towering over Trinity, glaring down at her but the former doctor of the Orokin gave no ground.
"As I am the only reason you're not wallowing in your own loneliness back on the Orbiter, I have command over you during this mission and I can pull you out of your combat readiness status whenever I wish", she replied, holding up her hand afterward to stop any retort from Chroma, "I also radio the Lotus during our transit here and she felt that I was best suited for leading this mission."
Chroma whole body started to shake with barely controlled rage, for he was approaching his limit of being left out of the loop.
"Remember Chroma, you were given the opportunity to take up the mantle of second-in-command and you refuse it. If you had just accepted the responsibilities, we wouldn't be having this conversation and you would be in charge right now", Trinity pointed out, "This is no one's fault but your own."
The giant doors began to open up behind Trinity and without skipping a beat, Chroma pushes past her in the long corridor, no longer willing to tolerate her presence while he was in his current state of mind. He wasn't even partway through the door-frame when a transmission came through from Trinity.
"The Lotus asks me to pass along a message to you before we landed", she started, "One I think you'll be happy to hear."
Chroma stops in his track but doesn't look back at the Healer Tenno, "What prevents her from telling me herself?"
"Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I thought I heard swords clashing in the background but that's about it", Trinity replied, "Anyway, she said that if you cooperate on this mission and help us rid the plains of this new threat, she will allow you some downtime from missions to go and gather information on the Stalker."
Now, this caught Chroma's full attention as he turns around to face Trinity, who was walking up to him alongside Revenant.
"Say again?"
"Let me clarify; she will allow you to gather information on the Stalker, not hunt him", Trinity states but before she could go any further she stops for an eerie feeling of dread began to travel down her spine.
Chroma picks up on this as he too felt a sense of familiar discomfort and looks behind Trinity toward the doors which were still open, "Aren't those doors suppose to close behind us?".
"They are", Trinity says as a new sound enters the picture from the other end of the corridors, "And those aren't supposed to open until they do!"
Two towering doors spread apart from one another, giving Chroma his first real glimpse at the Plains of Eidolon. The rolling fields, a crystal clear lake, and the tall trees were among the first things he saw but then he noticed movement in the distance. Something was headed straight for the open gate and at an alarming speed. So massive was the horde that for a moment it looked as if though the plains themselves were moving toward them.
"They are coming", Revenant suddenly spoke up as Chroma turns to witness him bringing his Battacor to bear, "The reach of the sickness has spread all the way to the gates themselves. Tis the hour that we must do the work that we were made for."
"Operator Chroma, Operator Revenant, Operator Trinity", Ordis voices crackled over the comms, "Multiple life signs are inbound to your position. Suggest readying for combat."
"Close the gates! Close the gates!", Trinity screams toward the Ostrons that were nearby as her warframe sensors pick up small tremors erupting all around her, "Hurry before it's too late!"
"It's already too late", Chroma informs her as he takes his Daikyu off his back and readies an arrow he drew from his warframe's interior quiver, "Hope you are as good with a weapon as you are with healing. For the Infested show mercy to no one."
The first wave of the ancient Orokin creation flooded into the open corridor, their numbers so vast that they instantly filled the entranceway.
Chroma lets loose his first arrow, not really bothering to take aim as he fires squarely into the swarming mass. He sees three Chargers instantly fly backward for a moment, skewer by his single arrow before they vanish within the rolling tide of infestation.
Two streams of gunfire go off on his right and he quickly glances over to see Trinity unloading into the mob with her Twin Vipers, the gun poor accuracy not affecting her hit ratios whatsoever as ever bullet struck mutated flesh. On his left, Revenant unleash the might of his Sentient rifle as every trigger pull release two rounds of magnetic damage into a surging tidal wave of living tissue.
Quickly realizes that his Daikyu was too slow for this type of action due to its charging phase and the flood was getting closer with every passing moment, Chroma quickly holsters it and draws out Tiamat's Wrath, readying it as he charges forward toward the incoming Infested letting out a bestial roar as the full might of his lightning surges through his body and strikes outward as he crashes into the advancing wall of claws and disease and got engulfed by it a heartbeat later.
A/N: Trinity ain't got time for your shit, Chroma.
Udirdagch is Mongolian for chieftain.
On the whole, Chroma accessing other Tenno weapons status and vital signs. Any Tenno can check the status on another Tenno whenever they feel like it unless the Tenno in question puts up a block. Excalibur (Field Commander) and Trinity (Head Medical) are the only Tenno that can override this block to check the overall status of another Tenno. Lotus can do what she wants.
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