You fight through waves of undead monsters known as the flood to find a Heritic.
You find the heritic the prophets sent you to kill. If you do not kill him, you cannot continue the holy journey. He is holding the activation index, which is needed to activate halo in order to reach heaven.
[[Confront Him]]
[[Kill the Heritic]]You shout "Stop right there and give me the activation index."
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
"Do you know what this does? What Halo actually is," asks the Heritic?
]
}
{
(live: 8s)[
(stop:)
[[Listen to Him]] or
[[Kill the Heritic]]
]
}
You aim your plasma rifle at his chest and shoot.
It leaves a burn on his chest and he starts to talk as blood flows from his mouth.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
"Don't trust Halo..."
]
}
{
(live: 10s)[
(stop:)
"The oracle... knows..."
]
}
{
(live: 12s)[
(stop:)
"listen..."
]
}
{
(live: 15s)[
(stop:)
[[You take the activation index and go to the activation room.]]
]
}He tells you that it is dangerous to activate this halo ring. He talks about how your prophets are wrong and they will lead to the destruction to the Sangheli race.
(set: $informed to "Knowlegable")
You take his information to mind, but a mission is still a mission.
[[Kill the Heritic]]A ancient machine floats down and hums as it floats around you.
He begins to tell you facts about the Halo ring.
"This was installed by the forrunners to combat the flood. This ring is a super weapon."
(if: $informed is "Knowlegable") [[Ask for more information.]]
[[Start the Activation Process]]This ring has the capability to destroy the entire universe. It is the last back up measure to defeat the flood. It can only be actived by a living creature. You are able to activate it so there must have been a flood outbreak somewhere on this ring. It wipes out the food source of the flood which is sentient life.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
You listen to the words of this machine. This ring might actually be dangerous. It might save us! [[Go for the activation.]]
]
}As the process goes you feel happy that you are devoutly following the prophets and you can stop the flood with the power of god.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
The ring is ready to fire.
]
}
{
(live: 7s)[
(stop:)
(either:[[Activate NOW!]],[[Activate NOW!]],[[Somebody rushes in shouting]])
]
}You start to think this is not a good idea from all the information you gathered. You are mixed between reaching enlightenment and your own saftey.
[[Stop the Activation]]
[[Let the Halo ring fire]]Wait this is stupid, am I really risking the lives of all creatures in space?
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
It is probably best I deactivate the ring.
]
}
{
(live: 7s)[
(stop:)
The oracle says, "Do not stop this. It is the best way to stop the flood."
]
}
{
(live: 9s)[
(stop:)
I have a better plan. I will destroy the ring and the flood on it. I will stop following the prophets and join the humans.
]
}Energy gathers at the center of the Ring world.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
Then BOOM...!
]
}
{
(live: 7s)[
(stop:)
Waves of energy ripple throughout the entire universe...
]
}
{
(live: 9s)[
(stop:)
Just dust and echoes.
All life in this section of the universe was wiped out.
]
}
{
(live: 10s)[
(stop:)
One million years later the seeds of humanity stored on the ring were placed back on earth. Life basically hit the reset button.
]
}Energy gathers at the center of the Ring world.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
Then BOOM...!
]
}
{
(live: 7s)[
(stop:)
Waves of energy ripple throughout the entire universe...
]
}
{
(live: 9s)[
(stop:)
Just dust and echoes.
All life in this section of the universe was wiped out.
]
}
{
(live: 10s)[
(stop:)
One million years later the seeds of humanity stored on the ring were placed back on earth. Life basically hit the reset button.
]
}"You cannot activate this ring. It will kill us all," shouts a voice.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
[[Reach toward the activation switch]] or [[Stop]]
]
}You are shot a killed because you tried to active halo after he yelled at you to stop.
(either: [[You fall onto the switch]], [[You do not pull the lever and you die.]], [[You do not pull the lever and you die.]], [[You do not pull the lever and you die.]])You stop and then this human explains the danger of this machine.
The universe is saved.Energy gathers at the center of the Ring world.
{
(live: 5s)[
(stop:)
Then BOOM...!
]
}
{
(live: 7s)[
(stop:)
Waves of energy ripple throughout the entire universe...
]
}
{
(live: 9s)[
(stop:)
Just dust and echoes.
All life in this section of the universe was wiped out.
]
}
{
(live: 10s)[
(stop:)
One million years later the seeds of humanity stored on the ring were placed back on earth. Life basically hit the reset button.
]
}You do not get to activate the halo ring. Your corpse stays on the ground for the flood to find and use.
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