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At the battle's conclusion, the Covenant was formally defeated and Installation 08 fired, severely damaging the Ark in the process, yet the Keyship managed to protect these Covenant troops from the ring's pulse{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} although they lost those who had exited the ship in an attempt to draw the enemy away from their leader.{{Ref/Reuse|DW7}} Stranded on the Ark well outside the [[Milky Way]], the soldiers were able to survive for the ensuing [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|seven years]] thanks to the keyship's ample supply reserves, seemingly in hiding from the exploration and discovery of the Ark by [[UNSC]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | At the battle's conclusion, the Covenant was formally defeated and Installation 08 fired, severely damaging the Ark in the process, yet the Keyship managed to protect these Covenant troops from the ring's pulse{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} although they lost those who had exited the ship in an attempt to draw the enemy away from their leader.{{Ref/Reuse|DW7}} Stranded on the Ark well outside the [[Milky Way]], the soldiers were able to survive for the ensuing [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|seven years]] thanks to the keyship's ample supply reserves, seemingly in hiding from the exploration and discovery of the Ark by [[UNSC]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||
===A Long Wait=== | |||
For a hundred cycles the loyalists waited, believing that the firing of the Halo meant that the Prophet of Truth had succeeded and they would thus be called to Transcendence at any moment. Eventually, their elation gave way to despair as they realized that Truth had failed and in the process, damaged the Ark seemingly beyond repair. Many began to fear that they would perish on a dead world far removed from their home stars and for nothing but the vanity of a dead Heirarch. Unwilling to let that stand, [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] culled over the course of twenty cycles as many heretics as he had culled for Truth during the Heresy of the Chosen. | |||
Eventually, as their despair seemed ready to destroy them, a scout discovered that the Ark was being repaired and that ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' was simply so far removed from where the repairs had begun that they had not realized that it was happening.{{Ref/Reuse|DW7}} | |||
===Second Ark Conflict=== | ===Second Ark Conflict=== | ||