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After the events on [[Harvest]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at the planet [[Arcadia]], where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the [[Covenant]] from the planet's surface. When [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] was captured by the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's flagship to [[Etran Harborage|an unknown planet]] in the [[Korinth Prior system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 180''</ref> This planet eventually turned out to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]], containing a fleet of [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]]. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the reactor that powered the ''Spirit of Fire'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was detonated inside the Shield World's [[Astroengineering#Stars|artificial sun]] by Sergeant [[John Forge]]. The ship managed to escape the exploding Forerunner installation, but without a functioning slipspace drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.<ref name="timeline"/>

In [[2559]], after 28 years of bring adrift, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was mysteriousy drawn through slipspace and came into orbit above Installation 00.<ref name="Mythos200">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 200''</ref> Awakened from cryo-sleep, the crew attempted to re-establish contact with UNSC. In order to accomplish this, Spartan-II [[Red Team]] was deployed and tasked with investigating a distress signal coming from the surface. There, inside [[Henry Lamb research outpost|an abandoned UNSC outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who tried to warn the Spartans. However, they were ambushed by [[Atriox]], a [[Jiralhanae]] leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]. He and his Brutes forced Red Team to retreat back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. There Isabel, who became a new shipboard AI, briefed Cpt. Cutter on events that had occurred on the Ark, as well as on the strength of their enemy.<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> Additional Isabel provided number of upgrades to some of ship's systems, including to its armament, subsidiary crafts and ground vehicles used by the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ground forces.  

In the next few days the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ground teams conducted multiple offensives against the Banished, including disrupting their salvage operations,<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> crippling their portal network,<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> while ''Spirit of Fire'' provided cover from orbit. As the new shipboard AI Isabel also provided battlefield support to ''Spirit'' crew during engagements with the Banished. However, as the battle escalated, Atriox decided to use his flagship, the [[CAS-class assault carrier]] ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''. An eighty-five year old [[Phoenix-class colony ship]] could not hold too long against the powerful assault carrier, so the crew proceeded with a plan developed by Isabel. Ultimately they managed to destroy the ''Conviction'', leaving the Banished without slipspace-worthy vessels.<ref name="Under The Dark">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Under The Dark]]''</ref>