Name of Construct:
01-280 Centurion Sentinel
Designation of Construct:
Defense Construct: Contender Class Prototype
Time in Service:
101,021 Standard Cycles
Original Purpose:
Fleet Coordination and Combat Tactics against Parasite Designation: “The Flood”
Redefined Purpose:
Custodial Duties on Shield World 02-018: Caerdroia
Log Date:
101,021 Standard Cycles from Activation
Log Entry:
It has been over 100,000 years since I was activated by my creators. My original purpose was to combat the Flood and protect the lives placed in my stewardship. Now I have been delegated to care for one of their sanctuaries that they never got to use. I am caretaker of an empty facility, I am alone. I have had no contact with any forms of life since my placement in this installation and as such I had decided to place myself in a state of hibernation until the automated systems scan something of interest. I cannot risk the possibility of Rampancy, there are too many risks and I must be able to serve those that come to Reclaim this world.
As of 0600 hours planetary time, a ship was detected at the edge of this system. Long range scans indicate that it is not a vessel of creator design and as such protocol dictates that I do not make contact with the vessel unless it encroaches on the orbital path of this installation.
As of 0823 hours planetary time, the aforementioned vessel passed through the orbital path of this installation. I am now required to attempt contact. The following is an excerpt from that attempt:
01-280 Centurion Sentinel: Unidentified vessel, you are encroaching on restricted space. This is a quarantine zone, you will reverse course immediately or I will be forced to take defensive action.
Unknown Vessel: Oracle! I am Juda Vesumee, Ship Master of The Gods’ Benevolence. I and all those that serve me bow to you. We have come here in search of relics of the Forerunners to enlighten our efforts to follow them on their Great Journey.
01-280: Oracle? Great Journey? Your verbiage makes no sense. This installation is under quarantine and as your biosigns do not conform to stored data of Forerunner or Reclaimer you are not allowed to be here. Leave now or I will be forced to take defensive action, this is your last warning.
Juda Vesumee: I do not understand. We come in the name of the Forerunner. We follow the path of the Great Journey. We must be able to claim this place in their name! And we shall do so!
01-280: Your tone indicates hostility. This has been recorded for further study. Defensive protocols now active. Error... Protocols corrupted... unusable code. Switching to offensive protocols, protocols activating. Fleet yards under construction, Sentinels on standby. Combat stance to full offensive. First wave inbound on hostile target. Firing main armaments.
Shortly after this exchange the inbound target was destroyed. Losses rank minimal in approximately 82 sentinel units destroyed and 46 damaged. Now acting on Offensive Protocol, the fleet yards have been completed and the aggressors will be sought out and eliminated in order to keep this facility secure. A serviceable fleet of ships will be constructed and used to full effectiveness in this endeavour.
Log Ends.