Ardiente

The base of operations for the Dominion of the Hakaishin's Earth caste. Ardiente, formerly known as the Kremlin, is the headquarters of the Gladiators: Geppro, Mareije, Bayoll, Elzante and Shelly.

Building Ardiente
''A pair of pods and two ships land on the Kremlin, one of each to either side. Geppro, Tanaan and Rourke arrive to greet them. The ships seemingly attach themselves to the building and parts of them spring open and rise. Circular plates on each open up, revealing them as cannons. The pods open up as a larger ship lands in Red Square, and tons of soldiers march out. More than half approach the building, while the rest begin moving to the other parts of the square, with cargo containing what seems to be gigantic bricks. Two figures from the pods approach the trio.''

Geppro: Welcome, Elzante, Shelly.

Elzante: This place is ugly.

Shelly: Is beauty seriously the only thing you care about?

Elzante: Ugh. You have no taste. Even for a woman.

Geppro: Cease this nonsense! We are Gladiators, the Hakaishin's finest warriors!

Shelly: Fine.

Elzante: Fine.

Geppro: Anyways. I see that his majesty prepared us with the best equipment to help us convert this place.

Shelly: Yeah, everything's here. Decorations, infantry, weapons, defenses, the lot.

Geppro: How long do you thing it would take to complete?

Shelly: Depending on circumstances, about two hours.

Elzante: Hmm... Where are the other two?

Geppro: Mareije is still carrying out his mission. Bayoll, however...

Shelly: ... What has he done now?

Geppro: A man known as Patrikolos tried to stop us in our tracks. Bayoll took things to head and left with the man to fight elsewhere.

Shelly: Damn it. Why does he like fighting so damn much?!

Elante: We shouldn't worry about him right now. We should focus on Ardiente.

Geppro: Ardiente?

Elzante: That is the name the Hakaishin has chosen for our new base. That reminds me...

Elzante turns to Rourke.

Elzante: The Hakaishin wanted you to return to Phazon. Your work here is done for now.

Rourke: Ok, I guess...

Rourke flies off.

Shelly: There was the Hakaishin's second Phazon-related order, too. Soldiers from the former Legion are to be converted rather than disposed of.

Geppro: Good. More hands are better than few.

The Gladiators and Tanaan head inside Ardiente.