Walkthrough: Mission 9

Once you've met the mission requirements, Ozu contacts you with new information on the Proteus Tome. You're instructed to meet Ozu inside the bar on the Blood Dragons' base, Kyoto. If you've been completing missions in surrounding systems, you must return to the Chugoku system. You could reach there from the jump hole in the Honshu system. If you must move through Honshu space, be careful using the game's waypoint system. Mines litter the area to the left of the Chugoku jump hole. It's wiser to avoid waypoints and approach the jump hole from the right. Dock with the Chugoku jump hole and fly to Kyoto Base. Dock with the Blood Dragons' famous base hideout and enter the bar to speak with Ozu and receive your primary objective.

Ozu says Governor Tekagi is alive, has secretly left his palace, and has hidden the artifacts, along with the Proteus Tome. The only hope is to attack Tekagi's heavily fortified base and steal the Tome from Tekagi's control. Tekagi's fortress is only one system away; the Blood Dragons discovered a hidden jump hole to there more than 20 years ago. But the governor is preparing to leave his fortress, so time is short. Launch to space after receiving your mission objective, and receive waypoint coordinates from Ozu. Select the waypoint—the Tohoku jump hole—and activate cruise engines. Juni makes contact as you and Ozu proceed toward the Tohoku jump hole. She warns against such a suicidal assault on Tekagi's defended base. But Ozu notes there's no time left; Tekagi is preparing to leave for Rheinland and the Proteus Tome must be acquired before it's too late. Upon reaching the waypoint, dock with the Tohoku jump hole and enter the new system.

The Blood Dragons have another hidden base in this system: Ryuku Base. Ozu notes that the system is littered with defense systems and hidden patrol wings, so maneuver to the Blood Dragon hideout as quickly as possible. Select the waypoint and activate cruise engines.

A wing of Blood Dragon fighters greets you and Ozu at Ryuku Base. Ozu uploads a new waypoint to your Neural Net. Select the waypoint in your Contact List and use the Go To maneuver to proceed toward Tekagi's fortress. A patrol of Kusari naval fighters interrupts your advance. You'll face six Kusari naval fighters. Engage the closest one. Be conservative with your ammunition. Further battles await you at Tekagi's base, so it's wise to hold onto as many missiles, mines, nanobots, and shield batteries as possible. Eliminate the entire patrol before receiving your next objective—resume course toward Tekagi's base. It's built around a magnificent arch that once was one of the wonders of Kusari—now it's a fortress for a corrupt and debased governor.

Ignore the Kusari naval fighters as you approach Tekagi's stronghold. The Blood Dragon escorts will occupy them, allowing you to close in on the base. The easiest and most spectacular approach to the base is through the cylindrical stabilizer, an enormous channel that runs vertically through the asteroid base. Fly toward the bottom of the base and turn upwards; you can't miss it. The stabilizer is filled with charged energy pulses, but they are too weak to affect your ship.

A shield protects Tekagi's arch. In order to enter the fortress and get the Tome, you'll have to destroy four energy generators that are located on the outer surface of the spherical shield. Beware of the defense turrets located on the underside of the arch and the Kusari capital ship that guards one side of the shield. You may find it easier to destroy the Kusari vessel before taking on the generators, but make sure not to tangle with both the capital ship and the turrets at the same time.

Once all four generators are destroyed, dock with Tekagi's base and capture him. If you come under attack, divert your fire from the generator and engage the incoming Kusari ship. Then return to the damaged generator and continue firing. Strafe around the base of the shield to locate and destroy all four generators

After the shield falls, select and dock with Tekagi's base. You and Ozu penetrate the base's inner defenses (blasting a couple of Tekagi's soldiers along the way). Ozu locates the room containing the Proteus Tome. But it's a trap—a device releases neural gas into the room, which incapacitates the two of you. Governor Tekagi and a couple of armed bodyguards enter and rouse you. It quickly becomes apparent that the governor is under the control of an alien force— Tekagi kills Ozu in cold blood! The rogue governor has nearly finished you off, too, when Lord Hakkera bursts into Tekagi's fortress in a fighter and rescues you. Tekagi is killed by Ozu's final explosive revenge—and you manage to procure the Proteus Tome, to boot!

Select the waypoint to the Chugoku jump hole and activate cruise engines. You meet up with Juni just in time; the Kusari naval forces, formerly under the command of the deceased Tekagi, aren't pleased about the governor's death. Target the nearest Kusari fighter and engage. Steer clear of the Kusari gunboats during the battle. If you come under fire from a gunboat, shift targets and destroy the gunboat with your guns and missiles.

After the battle, Lord Hakkera explains what happened to Tekagi: The wretched governor was taken over by a Nomad, a member of an alien race with the ability to possess humans. While you're mulling this over, continue to the waypoint and approach the jump hole to the Chugoku system. Once you reach it, dock with the jump hole and enter the Chugoku system. Select the next waypoint (it's the Blood Dragons' hideout) and activate cruise engines to proceed to Kyoto Base. Dock at the base to complete the mission.