Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant: Difference between revisions

During the final months of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Prophet of Truth commandeered the ''Anodyne Spirit'' to escape the [[Fall of High Charity]] and head to [[Installation 00|The Ark]] to begin the process of firing the [[Halo Array]]. When his Keyship landed in the [[Mahsko]] region, Truth and his entourage departed for the installation's [[Citadel]], while a charge of Jiralhanae and Kig-Yar soldiers were left with the keyship to fend off potential attackers.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} During the battle, the loyalists deployed half of their forces to try to draw the humans away from the Prophet of Truth.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW7|DW|Chapter=7}}

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 later exploration and [[Operation: FAR STORM|settlement]] of the Ark by [[UNSC]] [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|researchers]].{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}