- Fin5434p
- |
- Exalted Heroic Member
- gamertag: Fin
- user homepage:
"but you already knew that, I mean, how couldn't you?
Only when no Human brick is left atop another, shall we be satisfied with your destruction.
Since I was bored, have a little story to go with some ship names:
///AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-97774532 Midnight Stalker ONI REG 116-54-D PROWLER-CLASS///
///FILE ACCESS GRANTED///
/WORM-PROTOCOL FIREWALL ENABLED/
PLNB Transmission XX-Z-993XX-D
Encryption code: Gamma
Public Key: N/A
FROM: CODE NAME ALCHEMIST
TO: CODE NAME KING NOTHING
Subject: BATTLE REPORT/GATEWAY DISCOVERY/WATCHKEEPER DISCOVERY/CODE BLACK EVENT/
CLASSIFICATION: EYES ONLY, CODE WORD *STARBLIND GAMMA SIX TWO*
TOP SECRET (SECTION THREE X-RAY DIRECTIVE.)
/START FILE/
Following Battle Event with Covenant loyalist fleet at [POSITION REDACTED] with Sangheili Ascendancy assistance I must report to you with all haste a GATEWAY and WATCHKEEPER discovery, I must also report an uncontained CODE BLACK EVENT.
Sir, as you are no doubt aware our mixed UNSC/Sangheili Ascendancy fleet under High-Shipmaster Akii 'Ummam and the late Captain Karlov has been persuing Loyalist raiding fleets in the [REDACTED] region. We suceeded in following a raider vessel back to it's fleet at 12:34hrs yesterday, finding a large Loyalist rally point around a Forerunner Artifact: [FILE REDACTED]
As you can see from the attached file the [REDACTED] is powered by an artificial black hole.
We engaged the Covenant Fleet at 16:24hrs, and during the ensuing battle the Artifact was damaged, possibly accounting for the [REDACTED]. Regardless, once this damage became apparent we noticed a field around the heart of the Singularity was dropping.
Inside, near the Event Horizon, were two vessels of Forerunner make, engaged in a running battle. We theorise the field was containing the effects of the Singularity, and it appears these vessels had begun their battle 100,000 years ago during the Forerunner-Flood war, with the effects of time dilation due to their extreme proximity to the singularity keeping them 'trapped' there until our damage inadvertantly released them.
It was initially difficult to determine but rapidly became apparent that the smaller of these vessels (286.4m/87.5m/65.6m) [IMAGE REDACTED] was under Flood control, nessecitating a CODE BLACK COMMAND RELAY.
The second vessel (423.5m/146.0m/73.5m) [IMAGE REDACTED] of similar design was badly crippled but still attempting to pursue the Flood vessel and firing a large array of weapons [IMAGE/VID FILES REDACTED].
The Flood vessel attempted to disengage and ran straight through the Loyalist fleet, destroying them virtually to the last ship with a few bursts of it's weapons, it then summirarily fled into the slipstream.
Our Combined Fleet moved to recover survivours and assist the crippled Forerunner vessel, a breakdown of our losses follows:
The UNSC Shadowfall LD2-class (vessel mission-killed, [REDACTED]survivours recovered)
The UNSC Let Courage Be Mine Halcyon-Class (Lost with all hands, Cpt Karlov plotted a collision course with the loyalist CCS Vision Beyond Clarity after sustaining critical damage, both vessels were destroyed when the CCS-Class lost main fuel-cell containment.
The UNSC Nirnaeth LD2-Class (vessel mission killed, but thankfully most of the crew survived [REDACTED] casualties)
The UNSC Severance Package Halcyon-Class and the UNSC Tulkas Marathon-Class both sustained damage and casualties but remain operational and inflicted several losses on the enemy. [CASUALTIES LIST BY NAME REDACTED]
Our Allies fared better, the CCS Damnnation's End and the CCS Oblitterating Angel only suffered minor damage, while accounting for nine enemy vessels between them.
The CPV Cruicible was lost with all hands due to a direct hit on the main reactor, and the CPV Wattinree's Blade suffered heavy EM damage after being in close proximity to the Loyalist CCS Glory Come To Pass when she was destroyed, but a full refit of her electronics suite will bring her back up to full capability.
Of the Enemy we accounted for the following:
CCS Light Of The Way
CCS Glory Come To Pass
CCS Zealous Warrior
CCS Vision Beyond Clarity
As well as 18 lower tonnage vessels that we are attempting to identify
The Frigate Shining Path under Shipmaster Paralkuus surrendered following the destruction of the rest of his fleet by the Flood-controlled Corvette-Analogue, and he and his crew have been detained.
GATEWAY and WATCHKEEPER discoveries:
We recovered the damaged Forerunner vessel, and to our amazement (especially given the horriffic damage it had sustained) we found a Forerunner survivour amongst the crew.
[FILES REDACTED] [IMAGES/VID DATA REDACTED]
Designated 'Line Unit 1117-654-887' the name it apparently holds translates in the first approximation to "The Heavy Shroud and Helm of our Duty"
The higher forms of the name include referances to the Mantle that defy translation at this time.
The Sole survivour, named "Arise Resplendent Under Shattered Skies", displays an interesting unwillingness to interact with us[Humanity], but has remained cordial and polite, if somewhat frosty.
He (for we believe it is a male) has seemed distinctly uncomfortable with our Ascendancy allies' near-worship of him, reprimanding them sternly that his people had "failed in their duty to the Mantle, and failed those that were lost to the howling storm" Claiming he was "not worthy of their respect or even their condescension" as he had "failed to shoulder his oaths, buckled at the thousandth step".
While his mental processes are unknown it seems likely he is suffering a grief reaction/depressive episode due to the loss of his crew, he is currently working to repair the damaged Line Unit and is a guest of honour aboard the Damnation's End.
The Sangheili have explained the current situation vis-a-vis the Forerunner extinction to him, and reported he took it "as well as could reasonably be expected" Shipmaster Akii 'Ummam believes he suspected the war would end that way.
More Data to follow as research progresses.
///END FILE///
///DELETE FILE?////
Y/N?
[Edited on 08.17.2011 12:06 PM PDT]