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[[File:RegretTruthH2A.jpg|thumb|250px|Prophets of Truth and Regret, with Mercy on the other side, rebuking the future Arbiter over his failure to save the first sacred ring.]] | [[File:RegretTruthH2A.jpg|thumb|250px|Prophets of Truth and Regret, with Mercy on the other side, rebuking the future Arbiter over his failure to save the first sacred ring.]] | ||
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The [[Halo Array|Halos]], otherwise referred to as "Sacred Rings" or "Holy Rings" by members of the Covenant, were seven holy artifacts that, when activated, would propel all "worthy" individuals in the galaxy into a heavenly paradise, where they would exist as divine beings. This could only be achieved by the retrieval of the "[[Activation Index|Sacred Icon]]", a holy artifact that would activate the rings. | The [[Halo Array|Halos]], otherwise referred to as "Sacred Rings" or "Holy Rings"<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', "[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]", ''page 365'' (2010 edition)</ref> by members of the Covenant, were seven holy artifacts that, when activated, would propel all "worthy" individuals in the galaxy into a heavenly paradise, where they would exist as divine beings. This could only be achieved by the retrieval of the "[[Activation Index|Sacred Icon]]", a holy artifact that would activate the rings. | ||
From the inception of the Covenant religion, the Covenant Empire | From the inception of the Covenant religion, the Covenant Empire scoured all known star systems within their reach, relentless in finding at least one of these Sacred Rings. The search for the rings spanned over [[History of the Covenant|seven Ages]]; the Age of Reclamation was the age in which the Covenant finally came into contact of two Sacred Rings. The first contact was short-lived, as the first Halo was destroyed by a [[John-117|demon]], while the firing of the second was stopped due to Sangheili defectors who teamed up with the UNSC. | ||
In the event that a Holy Ring was to be discovered, a [[reclamation]] procedure had to be followed under [[San'Shyuum]] leadership. This was known as the "Consecration".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', "Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit", ''pages 366-368'' (2010 edition)</ref> The only individual who oversaw such a procedure was the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], though he was unsuccessful due to the first Ring's destruction. | |||
===The Parasite=== | ===The Parasite=== | ||