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{{Quote|Halo! Its divine wind will rush through the stars, propelling all who are worthy along the path to salvation.|The [[Prophet of Mercy]]}}<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]</ref> | {{Quote|Halo! Its divine wind will rush through the stars, propelling all who are worthy along the path to salvation.|The [[Prophet of Mercy]]}}<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]</ref> | ||
[[File:H2A - Battle of Delta Halo.jpg|thumb|250px|The Covenant sought to activate the Halos in order to embark on "the Great Journey".]] | [[File:H2A - Battle of Delta Halo.jpg|thumb|250px|The Covenant sought to activate the Halos in order to embark on "the Great Journey".]] | ||
When the reseeded civilizations of the galaxy rebuilt in the following millennia, they were left with only distant historical fragments of the age of Forerunners. The [[San'Shyuum]], initially rebellious against the Forerunners, turned to worshipping their long departed oppressors. Without the complete account of what had happened, the San'Shyuum came to believe that the Halos were great machines designed to ascend its users to godhood. Their interpretation of the fragmentary texts was that the rings summoned sublime energies that burnt away falsehood and freed the soul from the material world. | When the reseeded civilizations of the galaxy rebuilt in the following millennia, they were left with only distant historical fragments of the age of Forerunners. The [[San'Shyuum]], initially rebellious against the Forerunners, turned to worshipping their long departed oppressors. Without the complete account of what had happened, the San'Shyuum came to believe that the Halos were great machines designed to ascend its users to godhood. Their interpretation of the fragmentary texts was that the rings summoned sublime energies that burnt away falsehood and freed the soul from the material world.{{Ref/Reuse|sublime}} The Forerunners, according to them, had become spirit and reigned as gods, and had left their relics and holy texts behind to inform the other races on how to ascend like them. This legend about the Halos came to form the basis of the [[Covenant religion]], and the [[Covenant]] was formed as an interspecies union that together would seek the sacred rings. | ||
There were some doubts among the Covenant that the legend was true. Some [[Sangheili]], such as the clan of [[Ussa 'Xellus]], believed that the rings did not exist but were a lie made up by the San'Shyuum in order to deceive species they [[Slavery|enslaved]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 196''</ref> One of the San'Shyuum Prophets, [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]], had doubts about the rings' function, since to him the descriptions of the Halo effect sounded close to that of weapons.<ref name="sublime">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 67''</ref> Another San'Shyuum, the future [[Prophet of Truth]] believed in the rings and initiated their firing, but feared that some of the faithful could be left behind and not ascend, after discovering that [[human]]s were, by his interpretation, [[Reclaimer|un-ascended Forerunners]]. Truth thus resolved to eliminate all opportunity of doubt for the Covenant, demanding the extinction of humans before their status was discovered then ordering the Sangheili assassinated and replaced with [[Jiralhanae]] when many Elites began to question the claims of the Prophets. | There were some doubts among the Covenant that the legend was true. Some [[Sangheili]], such as the clan of [[Ussa 'Xellus]], believed that the rings did not exist but were a lie made up by the San'Shyuum in order to deceive species they [[Slavery|enslaved]].<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 196''</ref> One of the San'Shyuum Prophets, [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben]], had doubts about the rings' function, since to him the descriptions of the Halo effect sounded close to that of weapons.<ref name="sublime">'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 67''</ref> Another San'Shyuum, the future [[Prophet of Truth]] believed in the rings and initiated their firing, but feared that some of the faithful could be left behind and not ascend, after discovering that [[human]]s were, by his interpretation, [[Reclaimer|un-ascended Forerunners]]. Truth thus resolved to eliminate all opportunity of doubt for the Covenant, demanding the extinction of humans before their status was discovered then ordering the Sangheili assassinated and replaced with [[Jiralhanae]] when many Elites began to question the claims of the Prophets. | ||