Editing Prophet of Truth (section)

==Biography==
===Early career===
Ord Casto was born on ''[[High Charity]]'' on [[2396|March 15, 2396]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} He began his political career as a [[junior staffer]] serving in the [[Ministry of Concert]]. During his time in the Ministry, a complaint was received from an [[Unggoy]] distillers' union that claimed faulty atmospheric controls on [[Kig-Yar]] naval vessels were tainting the Unggoy's batches of [[infusion]]—recreational narcotics often enjoyed by Unggoy. Ord Casto was tasked with the dispute due to its seemingly trivial nature. However, he unearthed a conspiracy by several radical Kig-Yar [[shipmaster]]s to poison infusion resources. The Kig-Yar planned to render the Unggoy infertile, as petty revenge for the displacement of Kig-Yar nests which had led to an increase in Kig-Yar infant mortality—caused by a recent boom in Unggoy population. Although Casto recommended stiff penalties, the [[Minister of Concert]] decided to simply fine the Kig-Yar involved. Casto lodged a formal complaint, but was rebuffed by his superiors who did not wish to anger the Kig-Yar. However, the "Infusion Incident" quickly escalated into a bloody civil war known as the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]], bringing about the [[Ages of Conflict|39th Age of Conflict]]. After the Unggoy were pacified and brought back into the Covenant, the [[Ages of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]] began, and Casto was promoted to Minister of [[Ministry of Fortitude|Fortitude]] shortly after.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH9|CH|Chapter=9}}

As the Minister of Fortitude, Ord Casto served as an exceptional politician for decades.{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/prophet-of-truth|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Prophet of Truth|D=28|M=10|Y=2015}} Throughout his service in this position, Fortitude worked hard to see that [[Forerunner]] technology was evenly distributed among the member races to prevent another Age of Conflict. Fortitude was on the [[Roll of Celibates]], a list of San'Shyuum not allowed to breed due to their weak genes. This did not, however, particularly bother him. He had several mistresses available to him when he desired contraceptive sexual intercourse. As the Minister of Fortitude, he was fond of smoking, yet he rarely used the [[hookah tobacco]]s favored by his senior staff.{{Ref/Reuse|CH16}}

===Rise to Hierarch===
On [[2525|January 18, 2525]], Fortitude met with the [[Ministry of Tranquility|Vice Minister of Tranquility]], [[Prophet of Regret|Lod Mron]]. The Vice Minister informed him of the massive trove of "[[Forerunner]] artifacts" that had been discovered on [[Harvest|a planet]] outside of Covenant space by ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. Tranquility planned to use these artifacts to spring himself into a position of high power, as a [[Hierarchs|Hierarch of the Covenant]], and offered the same for Fortitude. Additionally, the Vice Minister had a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Rapid Conversion|vessel]] awaiting for orders near the planet. Intrigued, Fortitude had the Vice Minister order the ship under his command to confirm the artifacts' discovery. Rather than upset the fine balance of power by allowing the [[Sangheili]] to gain the treasures, Fortitude ensured that the Jiralhanae were the ones leading the search.{{Ref/Reuse|CH9}}

In order to push the three current Hierarchs—[[Prophet of Tolerance|Tolerance]], [[Prophetess of Obligation|Obligation]], and [[Prophet of Restraint|Restraint]]—from their positions, Fortitude utilized blackmail against the Prophet of Restraint. The Vice Minister of Tranquility had shown himself as a sympathizer for those blacklisted from reproducing due to inbred genes, after being urged to do so by Fortitude who was aware that Restraint had illegitimately fathered two children. The Prophet of Restraint offered Tranquility a high position if he would adopt the children, but the scheming Prophets instead used this to their advantage, blackmailing him and forcing the Prophet to step down or have his scandalous affair made public.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CH16|CH|Chapter=16}}
[[File:HCH MendicantRevelation Artwork.png|thumb|250px|Ord Casto (then-the Minister of Fortitude), centre, the Vice Minister of Tranquility, and the Philologist commune with Mendicant Bias.]]
Before their coup, the Prophets visited the [[Philologist]] [[Prophet of Mercy|Hod Rumnt]], leader of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]] aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and keeper of the Oracle, which was actually the long-dormant [[Mendicant Bias]], an ancient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] that had not spoken to anyone for thousands of years. When the Luminations of Harvest were inserted into its matrix, it suddenly reactivated and revealed that the basis of their religious institutions was in fact a misinterpretation. Not only were recently discovered humans considered equals to the Forerunners by the Oracle, but the hallowed "Reclamation" glyph in the Covenant faith actually meant "[[Reclaimer]]". They believed, erroneously, that humans were descended from the Forerunners, a fact that directly contradicted the central tenet of the Covenant religion, that none would be left behind when the Great Journey began. If humans were the chosen successors of the Forerunners — or were surviving Forerunners themselves — yet had not transcended when the Sacred Rings were last activated, then that meant that the Halos would not provide godhood to ''all'' who walked the divine path. The Oracle then tried to launch the central Forerunner Dreadnought from ''[[High Charity]]'' to find and bring the humans to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Before it could succeed, the [[Lekgolo]] worms inside the Dreadnought short-circuited it and stopped Mendicant Bias. Fortitude, Tranquility, and the Philologist made the decision to disconnect the Oracle from the ship and decided to eradicate humanity before any of the Covenant learned that the most basic premise of their faith was false, and that [[human|"living gods"]] would probably replace the Prophets.{{Ref/Reuse|CH16}} They ascended to power, taking the names of Truth, Regret, and Mercy. When Fortitude realized the implications of what the Oracle had told them, he and the other two Hierarchs-to-be agreed not to tell the masses of their discovery, and decided that [[Human-Covenant War|the humans must be eradicated]] once and for all before any in the Covenant could learn the truth.{{Ref/Novel|Id=CHE|CH|Epilogue}}

The three Prophets successfully implemented their plan and became the new rulers of the Covenant. This heralded the beginning of the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]]. Fortitude chose the name "Truth" as a reminder to himself of the truths he must never tell, and the lies he would have to spin to prevent the Covenant from fragmenting.{{Ref/Reuse|CHE}}

Following the [[Battle of Netherop]] in [[2526]], the Prophet of Truth covered up [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]]'s actions and the true nature of the events on [[Netherop]], making it so that the [[Covenant World Registry]] made no mention of an [[orbital mine shell]] around Netherop, just the loss of the ''[[Radiant Arrow]]'' and the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' and that the Prophet of Truth had deemed the losses to be a sign of divine displeasure and forbade all Covenant vessels from entering the system.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=4}}

===Rubble crisis===
[[File:H2 Gemini Statue.png|300px|thumb|left|A newly erected statue of the High Prophet of Truth following his coronation.]]
Around [[2535]], Truth was approached by the [[Kig-Yar]] [[Reth]], who had brought information of [[the Rubble]] and of the resident humans' desire to trade with the Kig-Yar.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP36|TCP|Chapter=36}} Realizing that the trade could be used to map the human population, Truth secretly authorized Reth to begin trading weapons which had been modified for use by the humans, then sold to the [[Insurrectionist]]s living in the Rubble. This would hopefully allow the Covenant to track the weapons, finding new human worlds to glass. The institution of the [[Cole Protocol]] hindered this, but Reth had a plan to acquire the location of [[Earth|the human homeworld]] from his human contact [[Peter Bonifacio]].{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=34}} Truth, who was wishing to minimize Sangheili control on the Covenant, promised the Kig-Yar a higher position in the Covenant if the task was successfully completed. Truth also approved of Reth's plans to construct a massive [[Unggoy]] army on the [[methane]]-rich [[moon]] of [[Metisette]] and eventually use it to attack Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|TCP36}}

All went according to plan until the uninformed Regret sent [[Shipmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] to investigate the weapons, which had made their way to [[black market]]s on ''High Charity''. Truth made his way to the [[Charybdis system]], several days after the [[Battle of Charybdis IX]], to personally rebuke Regret aboard the latter's personal cruiser—''[[Infinite Sacrifice]]''. Truth decided to leave for the Rubble alongside Regret and his fleet to either aid the Kig-Yar's efforts, or help destroy the Rubble.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=52}} Due to a failure of the humans to provide Earth's location, Reth ordered an attack on the Rubble and [[Habitat Exodus|Exodus]] [[asteroid]]s, which soon disintegrated along with Truth's plan. With the failure of the plan, Truth was about to have Thel and his soldiers executed, until Thel saved him from a [[Zhar (Sangheili)|disillusioned Sangheili Zealot]]. As a reward, Truth spared Thel on the condition that he "say nothing of what happened here".{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=69}} After returning to ''High Charity'', Truth looked on the positive side, stating that they had purged possible human-sympathizing Kig-Yar and Unggoy, and because of the modified weapons, had found two more human worlds.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=71}}

===Divisive mandate===
Obsessed with the Great Journey and keeping  the Covenant intact, Truth would suffer no disloyalty. However, even well before the removal of the Sangheili from the [[Honor Guard]] and the Covenant's [[Great Schism]], Truth had begun to question the loyalty and the trustworthiness of the Sangheili. The seeds of this doubt were placed in the most recent incident concerning the [[Battle of the Rubble]] only strengthened these impressions when he and the Prophet of Regret were almost killed by a Sangheili. Furthermore, most damning, isolated Sangheili held secret doubts as to why the humans were being exterminated despite their stubborn resistance and bravery. They had not been offered a chance to be absorbed into the Covenant as other races had. Truth learned of these conversations from Jiralhanae spies stationed through the Covenant's fleet.{{Ref/Game|H2|Conversations from the Universe|Detail=Elite Conversation}}  

Terrified that the Sangheili might discover the true nature of Humanity as reclaimers or "living gods", Truth felt that given their honor bound nature the Sangheili would almost certainly revolt and their complete dominance of the Covenant military made them a grave threat to the future of the covenant, one which the San Shyuum could not contend with.

In contrast, Truth was pleased with the Jiralhanae for their eagerness to prove their loyalty, not to mention their battle prowess had earned them a place as the protectors of the Covenant. Such blind faith and vicious enthusiasm marked them as near perfect pawns for Truth to sacrifice, without the inherent risk that the honor-bound Sangheili held.{{Ref/Site|Id=bwu|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09|D=15|M=1|Y=2021}}

Realising the threat the Sangheili posed to the Covenant and with the perfect pawn to replace them, Truth to put his "divisive mandate" in motion. Secretly, he devised a complex scheme to eventually replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae as his personal guardians, as well as the primary warrior race of the Covenant. This started with subtle gestures that soon became [[Changing of the Guard|more and more drastic]], which later would ultimately culminate in the [[Great Schism]]. His plans were never made in haste; they were laid gradually and with great care.{{Ref/Reuse|bwu}}

In [[2551]], the [[Minister of Harmony]] approached Truth about his plans to augment the Covenant using Forerunner [[gene-forge]]s. However, Harmony was unsure if Truth had any interest in his plans.{{Ref/Game|CEV|CEV:Terminals|Terminals|Detail=The Path}} After [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] and [[ORION Project|ORION supersoldier]] Sergeant Major [[Avery Johnson]] [[Operation: METEORITE|boarded]] his ship for the ''[[kelguid]]''{{'}}s data and then subsequently destroyed the ''[[Triumph of Tolerance]]'', Harmony fled in a command shuttle, planning to report to the Hierarchs{{Ref/Level|CEV|CEV:Heavy Burden|Heavy Burden}} as well as the [[Minister of Preparation]].{{Ref/Game|CEV|CEV:Terminals|Terminals|Detail=Harmonious Clarity}}

===Discovery of Earth===
The Prophet of Truth became the deciding factor in all issues for the three Prophets, representing an inequality in power that put him above the other two.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2H|H2|H2:The Heretic|The Heretic}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2A|H2|H2:The Arbiter|The Arbiter}}

Some time before the Prophet of Regret's mission to Earth, Truth had managed to discover Earth's location. For him, this was an opportunity to crush his enemies—both the humans and the Sangheili—once and for all. Instead of informing the rest of the Covenant or his fellow Hierarchs of this discovery, he secretly assembled a fleet of over five hundred warships, to a command-and-control station called ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]''. All of these forces were commanded exclusively by the Jiralhanae, making it a simple matter to turn the fleet against the Sangheili once the humans had been crushed. This plan had more immediate advantages as well; leaving the Sangheili to scour Earth in search of the most sacred Forerunner artifact in existence, the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Excession|portal generator]], would have placed Truth's plan upon the shoulders of a species he had already decided to cast aside.{{Ref/Film|Id=waypoint|Film=Halo Waypoint|Story=Ten Twenty|StoryLinkText=Ten Twenty}}

However, the UNSC forces discovered ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and its purpose, and a small team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers led by [[John-117|the Master Chief]] destroyed the station, along with all but a dozen of the ships in its charge.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

After the destruction of ''Unyielding Hierophant'', Truth waited in ''High Charity'' in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] for [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], to arrive with what remained of an ancient [[Forerunner Crystal]] that could manipulate time and space. He ordered the reward and secret execution of the remaining survivors from [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], so as not to cause panic in the Covenant by stories of how the [[Demon]]s had destroyed an entire fleet.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HFSE|FS|Chapter=Epilogue}} Knowledge of the station's ultimate goal, and its eventual destruction, were suppressed by the Prophet of Truth—the ''Unyielding Hierophant''{{'}}s original purpose has since remained a closely guarded secret, even from the rest of the Hierarchs.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

===The Heretics and the new Arbiter===
[[File:H2A-TruthAndMercy.jpg|300px|thumb|Truth and Mercy preside over the trial of Thel 'Vadamee.]]
{{Quote|The Council decided to have you hung by your entrails, and your corpse paraded through the city. But ultimately, the terms of your execution are up to me.|Truth speaking to the new Arbiter, Thel 'Vadamee.}}

Thel 'Vadamee, the former [[Supreme Commander]] of the ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'', was brought before the High Council to answer for his failure in protecting the holy [[Installation 04|Halo]] from its destruction at the hands of [[John-117|the Demon]]. The Council called 'Vadamee a heretic for the magnitude of his failure, and with a nod, Truth dismissed 'Vadamee from the Council Chamber, stating that when the Great Journey began the disgraced Sangheili would be left behind. 'Vadamee was later branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] by Tartarus in front of the population of High Charity.{{Ref/Reuse|H2H}} However, instead of executing 'Vadamee as the Council decided, Truth, backed by the High Prophets of Regret and Mercy, chose to make him an [[Arbiter]]. Knowing full well that the Arbiter's missions were suicide, the Council would have their corpse in the end. Truth then sent his new Arbiter against the [[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]] rebellion forming on the nearby [[gas mine]] on [[Threshold]]. Despite heavy resistance from the Heretics and an unexpected incursion by [[the Flood]], the Arbiter succeeded in his task and survived.{{Ref/Reuse|H2A}}{{Ref/Level|H2|H2:The Oracle|The Oracle}}

===Occupation of Earth===
While Truth had kept the discovery of the human homeworld a secret even after the destruction of the ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and almost his original fleet, the Prophet of Regret managed to independently discover the location of the Portal from a [[Luminary]] [[Battle of Meridian#Second stage|retrieved]] from [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Game|Id=terminal|H2A|H2A:Terminals|Terminal 14}} Eager to exploit its power, Regret quickly departed with his [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|fleet]] of only fifteen ships, not realizing that this planet was in fact the most [[UNSC Home Fleet|heavily defended]] human world of all: Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

Soon after this, Truth learned of the Prophet of Regret's foolhardy move and sent a massive [[Truth's fleet|support and excavation fleet]], commanded by the Jiralhanae, to Earth to pick up where Regret had left off. Upon their arrival at Earth, Regret's forces were outnumbered and outgunned. In mere hours, Regret was forced to retreat.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

Several surviving ships from Regret's fleet were still under the command of the Sangheili. Once Truth gave the word, the scattered Jiralhanae troops left behind by Regret forcefully overtook the Sangheili and assumed complete control over the fleet, and slaying any remaining Sangheili stationed on the planet at will,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H3RCoast|ODST|Coastal Highway}} with the ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' and at least two other [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]] being the only remaining ships from Regret's original fleet.{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=275}}{{Ref/Level|Id=kikowani|ODST|Kikowani Station}}{{Ref/Reuse|FTH}} Upon further orders from Truth, they aggressively deployed infantry directly into the human city of [[New Mombasa]], and picked up where Regret had left off until Truth's reinforcements arrived on the next day on October 21.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Site|Id=waypointvergil|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-vergil-reality|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Vergil Reality|D=15|M=06|Y=2021}} Once the UNSC forces had been defeated in the city of New Mombasa, Truth's fleet would start uncovering the Portal along with the remnants of Regret's fleet, preparing it for his arrival nearly a month later.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Level|ODST|Epilogue}} By this time, while only a handful of Truth's forces would engage the UNSC on Earth but left too disorganized as they were focusing most of their forces for the excavation effort of the Portal,{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|HM|Page=117}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=FTH|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]|Detail=[[:File:LC 002 Doc 1.jpg|First Twelve Hours]]}} more and more Covenant reinforcements would continue to arrive and launch a global full-scale assault on Earth after the [[Cole Protocol]] was rendered moot by Regret's assault on Earth.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO23|GoO|Chapter=23}}

===Punishing Regret===
{{Quote|Your haste has jeopardized the fulfillment of our Covenant, threatened our grand design.|[[Cortana]], quoting Truth's words to Regret.}}

While on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], Regret transmitted an apology to Truth, apologizing for his reckless attack on [[Earth]], having not anticipated a strong human presence there. Truth responded angrily, saying that it was only [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] who had stopped Truth from publicly condemning Regret. Nevertheless, High Charity and its fleet rushed to Installation 05 and released a fleet of [[Phantom]]s full of forces to save Regret from a strike force led by John-117. His sermons were interrupted when John-117 gained entry to his inner sanctum, assassinating Regret and his Honor Guard. The rescue Phantoms were called back by Truth, and instead an [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] destroyed the ancient building.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2R|H2|H2:Regret|Regret}} It is probable that Truth ''allowed'' Regret to be killed, using the Demon to rid himself of Regret, and providing a long needed pretext for the replacement of the Sangheili Honor Guards.

===Locating the Sacred Icon===
[[File:H2ATruth2.png|thumb|left|300px|The Prophet of Truth announces the retrieval of [[Installation 05]]'s [[Activation Index]].]]
{{Quote|We are, all of us, gravely concerned. The release of the Parasite was unexpected, unfortunate. But, there is no need to panic. In truth, this is a time to rejoice. A moment that all the Covenant should savor. For the Sacred Icon has been found. With it, our path is clear, our entry into the Divine Beyond guaranteed! The Great Journey is nigh! And nothing, not even the Flood, can stop it.|Truth to all of ''High Charity''}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2G|H2|H2:Gravemind|Gravemind}}

Defying expectations, the Arbiter had found an Oracle calling itself [[343 Guilty Spark]], who had escaped the destruction of Halo. Carefully questioning the Oracle, the Prophets learned of the [[Activation Index]], which they called the Sacred Icon, required to activate a Halo ring.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2SI|H2|H2:Sacred Icon|Sacred Icon}}

Truth and Mercy then dispatched the Arbiter and many high-ranking Elites, including Rtas 'Vadumee, to collect the Index from the [[Library]] of Delta Halo, fully expecting most, if not all, of them to be killed by the Flood, and secretly ordering Tartarus and his top Brute warriors to kill any Elites that made it to the Sacred Icon. This resulted in the attempted assassination of the Arbiter, and in [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] being taken prisoner.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2QZ|H2|H2:Quarantine Zone|Quarantine Zone}}

===The Great Schism===
{{Quote|With my blessing, the Brutes now lead our fleet. They ask for your allegiance, and you shall give it!|Truth, before fleeing High Charity.}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2G}}
[[File:H2A - Reluctant Tartarus.jpg|300px|thumb|Truth betrays Mercy, leaving him for dead and taking full control of the Covenant.]]

After Regret was killed by the Master Chief, Truth's duplicitous scheming came to full fruition. The Elite Honor Guard's failure to protect the Prophet of Regret afforded him with the final leverage needed to appoint the Brutes to the lofty position. Truth began [[Changing of the Guard|replacing]] the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Elites]] with the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Brutes]] as the Prophets' [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|protectors]]. This was a devastating blow to the Elites' honor, and they threatened to resign from the High Council in outrage.{{Ref/Reuse|H2SI}} Shortly thereafter, while Truth was addressing the Covenant about the Flood, the Sacred Icon, and the [[Great Journey]], SPARTAN-117 was teleported into Truth's chamber by the [[Gravemind]], who had an interest in helping Chief prevent Halo from firing. Forced to flee from the Demon, Truth and Mercy tried to escape to the Forerunner Dreadnought located in the city's center.{{Ref/Reuse|H2G}} On the move, Truth, knowing that there was no chance of the Sangheili stepping down peacefully, secretly ordered the genocide of the Sangheili by the Jiralhanae. Initially, the Sangheili believed that the Jiralhanae had begun an insurrection against them and the Prophets. When [[Thel 'Vadam]] informed them otherwise, the Sangheili rebelled against the Covenant completely. The [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]] had begun.

As the two remaining Prophets tried to escape with their human captives, a mass of [[Pod infector]]s attacked them. Most were destroyed by Tartarus and his Brutes, but one leaped towards Mercy, knocking the frail Prophet off his gravity throne, and began infecting him through the throat. Tartarus attempted to save the old Prophet, but Truth ordered Mercy be left behind as a final ploy to take absolute control of the Covenant. Truth's quest for power and godhood would not be dissuaded or threatened by anyone, even his fellow Prophets.{{Ref/Reuse|H2G}}

Truth sent Tartarus to Delta Halo to activate the rings while he escaped into the Forerunner Dreadnought. When the Master Chief questioned a dying Mercy, he told the Chief that Truth was going to Earth, "To finish what we started."{{Ref/Level|Id=H2HC|H2|H2:High Charity|High Charity}}

===Assault on Earth===
[[File:Broadcast2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A hologram of Truth in [[Voi]].]]
{{Quote|You are, all of you, vermin! Cowering in the dirt, thinking... what, I wonder? That you might escape the coming fire? ''No!'' Your world will [[Glassing|burn until its surface is but glass]]! And not even your ''[[John-117|Demon]]'' will live to creep - blackened - from its hole to mar the reflection of our passage, the culmination of our Journey. For your destruction is the will of the gods. And I? I am their instrument!|Truth making a broadcast to the humans of Earth.}}

Although Tartarus' attempt to activate Delta Halo had failed, ending in the Brute Chieftain's death, Truth was not deterred, going back to the artifact which Regr