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===Great Schism=== | ===Great Schism=== | ||
Following the death of the Prophet of Regret, the Prophet of Truth gave the Jiralhanae command over the Covenant's fleets. Once there were enough Jiralhanae in positions of power, Truth secretly ordered them to commit genocide on the Sangheili. The Sangheili Councilors, who had been summoned to the Control Room of Installation 05 to witness the commencement of the Great Journey, were either assassinated or imprisoned by Tartarus and his Jiralhanae. The rest of the | Following the death of the Prophet of Regret, the Prophet of Truth gave the Jiralhanae command over the Covenant's fleets. Once there were enough Jiralhanae in positions of power, Truth secretly ordered them to commit genocide on the Sangheili. The Sangheili Councilors, who had been summoned to the Control Room of Installation 05 to witness the commencement of the Great Journey, were either assassinated or imprisoned by Tartarus and his Jiralhanae. The rest of the Elites revolted, enlisting the help of some of the Mgalekgolo and Unggoy. While Truth had orchestrated to remove the Shangeili from power with the more easily manipulated Brutes, the Prophet underestimated the speed with which their former protectors would recover from this initial attack. | ||
A massive battle ensued within High Charity and the surrounding space, beginning a civil war known as the Great Schism. While High Charity was consumed by internal conflict, another crisis struck that sealed the doom of the Covenant's holy city. The Flood-controlled UNSC frigate ''In Amber Clad'' made an unexpected slipspace jump inside the dome and crashed into a tower near the city's edge, spreading infection forms and Flood-laden dropships all over the city. The Prophet of Mercy was killed during the Flood attack, with Truth leaving him to die while he made his own escape. The city and its millions of inhabitants were completely overrun by the infestation, becoming a massive Flood hive. This loss came at the worst possible moment in the Covenant's campaign against humanity. Despite initial conflicts over the Forerunner world of Onyx, the Sangheili Separatists would ultimately unite with the remnants of the UNSC. This united force was directed at the main body of Loyalist forces in orbit, and on the surface of Earth. | A massive battle ensued within High Charity and the surrounding space, beginning a civil war known as the Great Schism. While High Charity was consumed by internal conflict, another crisis struck that sealed the doom of the Covenant's holy city. The Flood-controlled UNSC frigate ''In Amber Clad'' made an unexpected slipspace jump inside the dome and crashed into a tower near the city's edge, spreading infection forms and Flood-laden dropships all over the city. The Prophet of Mercy was killed during the Flood attack, with Truth leaving him to die while he made his own escape. The city and its millions of inhabitants were completely overrun by the infestation, becoming a massive Flood hive. This loss came at the worst possible moment in the Covenant's campaign against humanity. Despite initial conflicts over the Forerunner world of Onyx, the Sangheili Separatists would ultimately unite with the remnants of the UNSC. This united force was directed at the main body of Loyalist forces in orbit, and on the surface of Earth. | ||
===Post-dissolution=== | ===Post-dissolution=== | ||