S1: The Unique IMC Pilot

by IMC Librarian

Michael W Johnson, found and raised by Spyglass unit #826591740-A, grows up to become an IMC Pilot, but soon discovers that he is more than that. More than a Pilot, more than a soldier, more than anyone knows, even himself. He is endowed with a destiny that will change his life and the lives of those around him for good.

85. CH84

S1-84
The Shadow's revelation

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8:03 PM
05/03/3241

Planet Earth - The last City
Tower Plaza

Music
Destiny - The Tower

Following the event of the Shadow waking up, Michael decided to try and see if there was a way to at least make it consider fighting FOR the Guardians instead of AGAINST them. "Eris, I need your help."

"What is it you need?"

"I wanna try and turn the Shadow to our side."

"The Shadow is evil, dark, and soulless. It will not turn."

"Please, I-"

"The Shadow is entirely loyal to Oryx! There is no hope of turning it!"

Angered, Michael stormed off to the Speaker's study, his eye glowing as he looked back at her. "Eris, I'm beginning to question which side you're really on."

Planet Earth - The last City
Tower North

He then arrived at the Speaker's study, and the Speaker turned to him. "Is there something you need, Pilot?"

"Actually, yes. I don't know how I'm going to turn the Shadow to our side."

"To turn Darkness against itself... Ah, this reminds me of when one Guardian brought me a Hive weapon. It ended up becoming a very reliable weapon in his hands. The Husk of the Pit became the Eidolon Ally, then it became Necrochasm."

"Fascinating."

"Michael, you and the Shadow are most comparable to yin and yang."

"Yin and yang... Oh, of course!"

"⊑⎍⊑?"

"In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another."

"Very good." The Speaker commended.

"I've been reading in my spare time. What do you expect?"

"⟟⎎ ⏁⊑⏃⏁'⌇ ⏁⊑⟒ ⏃⌇⟒, ⊬⍜⎍'⎐⟒ ⍀⟒⏃⎅ ⎐⟒⍀⊬ ⍙⟒⌰⌰. ⟟'⋔ ⏃ ⏁⎍⏃⌰⌰⊬ ⟟⋔⌿⍀⟒⌇⌇⟒⎅. ⊬⍜⎍ ⌰⟒⏃⍀⋏ ⌇⍜⋔⟒⏁⊑⟟⋏ ⋏⟒⍙ ⟒⎐⟒⍀⊬ ⎅⏃⊬, ⟟ ⌇⎍⌿⌿⍜⌇⟒."

"I guess that fits pretty well." As Michael left the study, he went through different versions of yin and yang. "Push, and pull... Life, and death... Good, and evil..."

"⍜ , ⟟ ⟒⏁ ⟟⏁!"

"Me, and you."

For a while, there was silence. Then the Shadow spoke. "⌿⟒⍀⊑⏃⌿⌇... ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⍙⏃⌇⋏'⏁ ⏁⊑⟒ ⍀⟟ ⊑⏁ ⌿⏃⏁⊑ ⏃⎎⏁⟒⍀ ⏃⌰⌰..."

"What do you mean?"

"⟟ ⌇⎍⌿⌿⍜⌇⟒ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⟟⌇ ⌇⍜⋔⟒ ⌇⟟ ⋏⟟⎎⟟ ⏃⋏ ⟒ ⏁⍜ ⏁⊑⟟⌇. ⏚⏃⌰⏃⋏ ⟒. ⟒⍾⎍⟟⌰⟟⏚⍀⟟⎍⋔. ⋏⏃⏁⎍⍀⏃⌰ ⍜⍀⎅⟒⍀."

"I feel... an understanding."

"⏁⍙⍜ ⍜⌿⌿⍜⌇⟟⏁⟒⌇, ⏃⋏⎅ ⍜⋏⟒ ⍜⏃⌰: ⌇⎍⍀⎐⟟⎐⏃⌰. ⍜⍀⊬⌖ ⎎⟟ ⊑⏁⌇ ⍙⟟⏁⊑ ⍜⍀⍀⎍⌿⏁⟒⎅ ⏃⍀⋔⟟⟒⌇; ⊑⟒ ⍜⋏⏁⍀⍜⌰⌇ ⏁⊑⟒⋔. ⏁⊑⟒ ⎍⏃⍀⎅⟟⏃⋏⌇ ⏃⋏⎅ ⌿⟟⌰⍜⏁⌇, ⏁⊑⟒⊬ ⎎⟟ ⊑⏁ ⏃ ⏃⟟⋏⌇⏁ ⏁⊑⟒ ⎅⏃⍀ ⋏⟒⌇⌇ ⌇⍜ ⍜⏁⊑⟒⍀⌇ ⋔⏃⊬ ⌰⟟⎐⟒, ⏃⋏⎅ ⏁⊑⟒⊬ ⎅⍜ ⌇⍜ ⍙⟟⌰⌰⟟⋏ ⌰⊬." Once again, silence, but much longer this time. "⟟'⎐⟒ ⊑⏃⋏ ⟒⎅ ⋔⊬ ⋔⟟⋏⎅, ⏃⋏⎅ ⟒⍀⟟⌇ ⟟⌇ ⍙⍀⍜⋏ ."

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The Shadow shall fight for what is right.

Sorry about it being short. It's only a little longer than CH1, but don't worry, the mission is coming up soon.

See you next time.