S1-54
Shrine of Oryx

6:41 PM
02/16/3201

Approaching Earth's moon

Music
none

A new mission was set, and City Hawk 723 was en route to the moon. But before they left, another Pilot joined them. Sarah Briggs.

Samus drove her gunship with Michael, Jack, and Sarah as passengers, while Mark-18 flew alongside them in his own ship. "{Listen to this; from an old Warlock. Osiris.}"

The voice of a Guardian was heard. "Every end crawls from the same pit, rising from the schism to swallow matter, Light, and life. It will not be stopped, but here, it can be slowed. The shrines of Oryx must be destroyed."

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Hellmouth

They arrived, ready to carry out their mission. "{There is a shrine here, but it's further in the Hellmouth than anywhere we've been. We should try to destroy it before it's too late.}" Jack's Ghost reported.

Music
Destiny - Temple of Crota

With Jeeves, Arc-Rod, and BT-7274 having to wait outside due to being too big to fit through the entrance, Michael and his team proceeded into the fortress. "{I'm picking up Fallen activity. Heavier than normal. Something's got them worked up. I'll stay on it.}" Michael's Ghost reported.

The Fireteam went further inside, seeing a battle between the Fallen and the Hive.

"{The Fallen. They're invading the Hellmouth!}"

"OK, the Fallen are scavengers, I'll just put that out there right now; they are ruthless, persistent scavengers." Samus stated.

"Fits them pretty well." Sarah added.

Fighting through Fallen and Hive, the team saw a Fallen Skiff parked in the giant hole in the moon; a hole which was the Hellmouth. The Fallen were even persistent enough to bring in a Servitor, which Michael killed with his Charge Rifle. "Nice shooting." Jack commended.

Continuing on into the next room, they were ambushed by Vandals and Shanks, which were all easily wiped out with Michael's Spitfire LMG. Once the Fallen were out, the Hive attacked, with the Wizard going first.

Into the nearby cave the team went, expecting more trouble. "{If I translated these Fallen comms correctly, one of their Barons is here. They don't crawl out of their Skiffs too often. Sounds like an opportunity.}"

"Yeah, an opportunity to kill a Fallen Baron." More Fallen in the next room, and more for the Fireteam to kill. The Baron was there too. "EMBRACE THE VOID!" Mark-18 yelled out as Michael's helmet analyzed the now-doomed target.

SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES

1: Frigoris
Exiled Baron

"WELCOME TO OBLIVION!" Right off the bat, Mark-18 threw a Nova Bomb at the Baron. Easy kill.

Mark-18 [Nova Bomb] Frigoris, Exiled Baron (House of Exile)

"{Got 'em! That's one less Baron to worry about. Let's find the shrine.}"

They went into another cave that was too dark to see in, so the Ghosts acted as flashlights. "{These tunnels go on for miles. We'll never explore them all.}" Michael's Ghost surmised.

Upon exiting the dark cave, a loud roar was heard echoing from below. "{I don't even want to know what they're keeping down there.}"

"Me neither, Ghost."

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Circle of Bones

As they continued on their path, a Wizard came zooming in, ready to attack, but was killed just before Acolytes and Knights could join it in battle, and there were more Thralls with them as well.

As the Fireteam destroyed the Hive, more of them came in, with another Wizard. More Hive dead. With the coast clear, Michael and his team went further into the fortress.

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Hall of Wisdom
(!) Darkness Zone (!)

The next room was full of Fallen and Hive, battling it out. "{These Fallen are just as crazy as we are.}"

"No, I think they're crazier." Michael joked.

Easy kills all around for the Fireteam, but it took a while. Both the Fallen and the Hive in the area were killed off. There was a seemingly slightly more modern tunnel up ahead, but with not very much illumination.

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Hall of Wisdom

"I think we're getting close." "Yeah, same here, Jack."

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Shrine of Oryx
(!) Darkness Zone (!)

"{There's the shrine! Find a way through!}" Michael's Ghost was right in saying that; the room was filled with more Fallen and Hive, and they were fighting as well.

SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES

1: Blood of Oryx

While the two were being cleared out, another roar was heard, but it was a lot closer. Just then, a Hive abomination appeared.

SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES

1: Ogre

Before the beast could attack, Jack killed it with his Archer. The area was clear, and the team went into the next tunnel, with a group of Thralls rushing at them from the other side of the cave.

With the Thralls dead, they got through, seeing a large structure in the center of the chamber, with Acolytes around it in Hive worshiping positions, and their weapons were floating just above their hands.

The Acolytes sensed their presence and attacked, but were all killed off. "{Let me out under the shrine. I'll look for a weakness.}" Michael headed into the structure and let out his Ghost, allowing it to scan the shrine. "{It's tethered to a power far beyond the edge of the system. If I just find a way to break the link... Let's just hope we don't get sucked into some trans-dimensional vortex.}"

Music
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Ghor Boss Theme

A giant Hive Knight appeared nearby, with more Hive backing it up.

SCANNING...
NEW ENTRIES

1: Sardok
Eye of Oryx

"OK, that's not good!"

"Scatter! It can't target all of us at once!" Sarah ordered.

"Kill the Hive around it!" Samus said as the Fireteam spread out all over the chamber, easily killing off the Thralls before aiming down on the Knight with their Anti-Titan weapons, Samus's beams and missiles, and Mark-18's machine gun.

The Exo then used his Super. "EMBRACE THE VOID! WELCOME TO OBLIVION!" His Nova Bomb made impact, but it wasn't enough. "Oh you gotta be FREAKING KIDDING ME!"

Eventually, the Knight was killed off.

Samus [Super Missile] Sardok, Eye of Oryx (Blood of Oryx)

Earth's moon - Ocean of Storms
Shrine of Oryx

"{It's weakened! Destroy it!}" Samus hit the large sphere in the middle of the shrine with a charged Ice Beam, freezing it solid, before blasting it with a Super Missile, causing it to destabilize and implode.

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none

"{We severed their connection. The shrine, it was communing with something out there, their god, or king. Well, not anymore. Whatever it is, it's still out there.}"

"Well, we should be able to get back outside, right?"

"We've done it before, Sarah." Michael stated.

"We can do it again." Samus added.

Now THAT happened all up in here!

See you all next time.