Master Chief
"Chief? We're being scanned..."
"I noticed," John replied, taking a step back as the armor redesigned itself, seemingly trying to adapt to counter the Spartan.
"Chief, it just-"
"I noticed," John iterated, sliding out his sidekick and beginning to unload the clip on the bot, a test of the armor's durability.
The platform where they stood had a series of ramps leading up to it, the structure itself surrounded by frigid, freezing weather- though the Spartan was fine in his climate-temperate controlled suit. The gateway into Halo's control room sat open, though he wasn't about to head in there yet.
Mangled corpses were strewn about- mostly of the Flood, their decayed biomass releasing a putrid odor into the air, plenty of additional weapons lying around, a thick fog settled in overhead, obscuring the sky from their vision.
Snake
"Hnng..." the soldier hummed, looking up at the section of wall Uratekumon intended to crush him in. Snake retaliated by stepping backward into the disappeared wall, blinking. It was beginning to seem as though this goblin simply could not be killed, despite his abysmal defense and lowered speed. Snake considered for a moment... no, he couldn't do that. Didn't want to bring the Host down on his head unless he absolutely needed to. He could get out of here fine, head to whichever part of the facility and just clip back onto the map.
Thanks to the exposed glitch from earlier, Snake was in a somewhat void-like area- though not entirely expansive on its own. Invisible barriers prevented too much travel through it. To be honest, the soldier was a bit stumped. Explosives, strategy, superior battle intellect, even using its own abilities against it- nada. He'd scored some hits but the gremlin hadn't been impaired in the slightest, almost as though...
Hm. Seemed entirely unwinnable.
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Snake: Otacon, how did Uratekumon defeat Death?
Otacon: Honestly? Not entirely sure. By all accounts Death shouldn't have been able to lose, but... Uratekumon altered the reality of the match. Used his tricks and gizmos, even turned them into a 2d platformer at one point.
Snake: Hm... and the Host allows this?
Otacon: He allows what creativity you bring to the table, Snake. I wasn't allowed to directly interfere as I did, but he had no issue with me pressing an advantage. Do you... have a plan?
Snake: I might. Any of his abilities we can use?
Otacon: Miracle Gacha requires equipment. Zero Value uses his tail cords. RPG Maker is more of a software type thing, but it only works through using his mech to transfer to his body. It won't apply solely to organic beings.
Snake: What about nanomachines?
Otacon: ...You might be onto something, Snake. I'll see what I can do.
Snake: Good. I'll see if I can find the tail I severed earlier- hopefully it's still in the water and not vaporized.
Otacon: Good luck, Snake. You've got this!
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