Editing Ariel Forerunner complex

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[[File:Ariel Forerunner complex.jpg|250px|thumb|The Knowing suspended at the core of the facility.]]

 

The [[human]] colony world of [[Ariel]] housed an '''underground facility''' built by the [[Forerunner]]s. The complex contained the [[Artificial intelligence|AI construct]] known as [[the Knowing]]. The entrance to the facility was protected by a reinforced [[door]] and a corridor rigged with three layers of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams. The beams, however, only covered the lower half of the corridor. The full extent of the complex is unknown; while the colony had two archaeological digs placed approximately four [[klick|kilometers]] from each other,<ref>'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref> it is uncertain whether both contained access ways to the facility.<ref name="issue5">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>

By the time [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|attacked the planet]] in [[2552#January|January 2552]], the complex had been under excavation for some time by the planet's [[civilian]] [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeological]] teams. However, they had not yet gained access to the interior.<ref>'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> During the battle, the Covenant rounded up the civilian population and used them to spring the traps at the entrance in hopes of finding a safe way inside. The two ODSTs, [[Kojo Agu]] and [[Taylor H. Miles]] eventually succeeded in evading the laser traps by carefully passing over them and then melting the door with an overcharged shot from a [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|plasma pistol]]. Inside, they discovered the Knowing and inquired it about its purpose. Upon learning of all the information it possessed, the humans deemed it too dangerous to fall into Covenant hands and told the Knowing to self-destruct. The AI obeyed the wishes of the [[Reclaimer]]s, and the two made their escape as the Knowing was destroyed, and the complex along with it.{{Ref/Reuse|issue5}}

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