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The River of Light was one of the first Incineration cannons ever made. Its core was built and refined over decades by an unknown [[Promethean]] who effectively used the weapon and served in dozens of containment operations against the Flood.<ref name="UW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-uncharted-waters '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Uncharted Waters'']</ref>
The River of Light was one of the first Incineration cannons ever made. Its core was built and refined over decades by an unknown [[Promethean]] who effectively used the weapon and served in dozens of containment operations against the Flood.<ref name="UW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-uncharted-waters '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Uncharted Waters'']</ref>


After the [[Domain]] unraveled, the weapon was originally thought lost. However, it was later found in Promethean cache in a factory that once spun impossible miracles of exotic matter. The forges of this factory were cold and abandoned for a hundred thousand years before the Warden Eternal returned with writs of control, dominance, and resurgence.<ref name="UW"/>
After the [[Domain]] unraveled, the weapon was originally thought lost. However, it was later found in Promethean cache in a factory that once spun impossible miracles of exotic matter. The forges of this factory were cold and abandoned for a hundred thousand years before the [[Warden Eternal]] returned with writs of control, dominance, and resurgence.<ref name="UW"/>


While a [[Promethean Knight]] can't fully use the weapon's true potential, the artifact’s heart knows its name and purpose, and hungers to be remembered once more by warriors whose hearts pump with life and limbs move with purpose and intent.<ref name="UW"/>
While a [[Promethean Knight]] can't fully use the weapon's true potential, the artifact’s heart knows its name and purpose, and hungers to be remembered once more by warriors whose hearts pump with life and limbs move with purpose and intent.<ref name="UW"/>


In [[2558#October|October 2558]] a copy of the weapon was located in an area on [[Genesis]] that [[Blue Team]] passed. The weapon was also used in [[Warzone]] simulations by [[Spartan-IV]]'s.
In [[2558#October|October 2558]] a copy of the weapon was located in an area on [[Genesis]] that [[Blue Team]] passed. The weapon is also used in [[Warzone]] simulations by [[Spartan-IV]]'s.


==Gameplay==
== Gameplay ==
River of Light is classified as an [[Requisition system|Ultra Rare REQ]] and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 7 energy. This weapon will also unleash a long burst of energy blasts if allowed to charge up by holding the firing trigger.
River of Light is classified as an [[Requisition system|Ultra Rare REQ]] and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 7 energy. This weapon unleashes a burst of [[seven]] energy blasts if allowed to charge up by holding the firing trigger, which then removes the disintegration aesthetic that other versions of the Incineration Cannon carry.


==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
This weapon is one of the [[Special Weapons]] that can be found in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
This weapon is one of the [[Special Weapons]] that can be found in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.


==List of appearances==
== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
== Sources ==
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