If there was one flaw John could find in the Alliance's new L5 biotic implant line, it was that they were never built with the Exalted in mind. The rigors of mortal usage and combat were all well and good--a human Adept could manipulate mass and gravity with reckless abandon for as long as he or she needed, and typical Vanguards were free to zip around a battlefield with contemptuous ease. When faced with the divine Essence of Creation, however, the L5 series faltered.<br/><br/>John keenly felt his implant's failings as he focused his energies on holding up a massive biotic barrier. It felt as if hot nails were being driven into his brain as the L5 neared its breaking point. He gritted his teeth, more in pain than in concentration, really. He had to be careful. If he pushed his limits, the implant would catastrophically overheat, searing his brain and causing potentially fatal brain damage.<br/><br/>They forged onward, step by painful step, the seeker swarms throwing themselves harmlessly against John's barrier. The staccato drumbeat of the swarms' impacts reminded him of gunpowder-era automatics--rapid, dull, and heavy. He knew not how long they took to ascend through the swarm. It could have been minutes. Hours. Even days. But they kept moving, never once stopping amidst the ravening hordes of biomechanical insects.<br/><br/>He was initially relieved when he saw a light in the distance. Then he realized that the swarm closed in around the light. It was the heart of yet another horror. Shaping itself into some gargantuan, twisted mockery of the possessed Collector Captains of before, the swarm stood in the trio's way. A pair of baleful, black-flecked gold orbs of light glared down at them with immeasurable anger.<br/><br/>In times before man, the Protheans had a term for  an abomination such as this--a collection of tiny creatures, bonded mentally and physically, and linked to a massive, malevolent hive mind: The Worm That Walks.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">THIS FIGHT HAS ONLY  JUST BEGUN. YOU CANNOT FATHOM THE POWER I WIELD.</span>