As far as my cover went, no one outside the op could know I was an agent.

That's why they were shipping me to midnight facility, a dark Oni secret hidden in the shadows of an asteroid belt.

There are a number of penitentiaries throughout space whose reputations precede them,

whose very names strike fear in the hearts of the state's enemies.

This facility wasn't one of them. Midnight wasn't about reforming criminals. It was about

making them disappear. On the ride up, I asked three times to verify the list of casualties.

I played the video feeds from the ground over and over, just forcing myself to

watch the slaughter, to accept the role I played in it. Not everyone was lost, thankfully.

Bostwick, my friend and right hand in the rebellion, was among those who escaped. And that gave me hope.

But I couldn't take any comfort as I watched my friends and followers die again and again.

Commandment, we're about to land.

Thank you.

I looked out the window, but all I saw was a massive asteroid.

Hard to believe that inside there was a secret prison with enough firepower to take down a covenant fleet.

As we entered through a hidden entrance on the underside of the rock, the sheer scale of the facility became apparent.

Pulsing beacons led us into a dark tunnel. After what felt like an eternity,

we made it to the hangar bay. Clear. Welcome to midnight facility. As soon as the doors open,

I rushed to get off the ship. One of the ODSTs was happily wiping blood off his boots.

And all I wanted to do was get away. I found myself standing

on the inside of the massive hangar. Walls, 100 meters high and totally empty, except for a series of

lights guiding us towards two small doors. This was a desolate place. May I remind you this op is fully blacked out, gentlemen?

Yes, sir.

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