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 Upon arrival at a the next structure, the team made their way forward, eliminating a group on Unggoy in a submerged corridor before arriving in a large chamber where Sangheili Honor Guardsmen, snipers, Yanme'e and another Mgalekgolo pair all fought to halt the progress of the UNSC forces. After a protracted battle, John and the Marines secured the entire chamber. They moved into another submerged corridor, killing a unit of [[Active camouflage|camouflaged]] Covenant troops before arriving at another elevator. Here, Cortana intercepted the response from the Prophet of Truth to Regret, chastising the younger Hierarch for his actions and telling him that he had only avoided a public display of contempt was due only to the Prophet of Mercy. While Cortana noted that killing Regret would likely destabilize the Covenant leadership, she considered that it might actually be a favorable outcome for the Prophet of Truth. The team left the elevator once it arrived at it's destination, catching a pair of Honor Guardsmen and several dozing Unggoy off-guard. As they emerged from the structure, a pilot informed John that his Pelican was nearly out of fuel and he was only able to make one final supply run. Now re-armed and reinforced with several more Marines, the Chief pushed into another set of ruins occupied by Covenant forces. A Phantom arrived to drop off another [[Lance|lance]] of Covenant but they soon fell to the human onslaught. Finally the team arrived at the gondola that would take them to the final temple where Regret was holed up. Commander Keyes radioed the team, asking for a status report, to which Cortana affirmed that they were almost to their objective. Keyes and her forces had been stopped by an [[Barrier tower|energy barrier]] around the installation's Library and were trying to find a way to bypass it but she promised to keep the team informed of their progress. The team's gondola was strafed by several Banshees and attacked by [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili Rangers]] but they managed to fend off all attacks as they crossed the lake towards the Prophet of Regret's temple. As they approached, a group of Unggoy and Kig-Yar rushed out to man Shade turrets but they were soon dispatched. As John stepped off the gondola, High Charity and it's [[High Charity defense fleet|massive defense fleet]] exited slipspace high above the installation. As the Master Chief watched, Cortana stated that this was the largest Covenant fleet ever seen by humanity, before telling the Spartan to finish off Regret before they could intervene.<ref name="regret"/>
 [[File:H2A - Arrival of High Charity.jpg|thumb|right|350px|High Charity and it's defense fleet exiting slipspace over Installation 05.]]
-A group of Covenant rushed out of the main entrance to the temple, deploying plasma cannons to stop John and his team. The Spartan fought his way into the structure as Cortana warned him that the fleet had launched waves of Phantoms towards the temple. With his time running out, John emerged into the temple's main chamber, where the Prophet of Regret himself waited, surrounded by his Honor Guard. Quickly realizing that the Prophet's [[Anti-gravity chair|gravity throne]] projected an energy shield too powerful to attack with conventional weaponry, the Spartan opted to physically board Regret's throne, beating the frail Prophet to death. As the lifeless Prophet of Regret tumbled to the floor and his throne exploded, Cortana warned John that the Phantoms had been withdrawn and the fleet was preparing to fire on the temple. John sprinted out of the temple and began to run as [[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]] had the ''Solemn Penance'' target the temple with the assault carrier's [[Energy projector|energy projector]] in an attempt to kill the Spartan. John barely managed to escape, leaping into the lake as the temple was completely destroyed. As he drifted through the water, a large tentacle belonging to the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]] ensnared the unconscious Spartan, and took him captive.<ref name="regret"/>
+A group of Covenant rushed out of the main entrance to the temple, deploying plasma cannons to stop John and his two remaining marines. The Spartan fought his way into the structure as Cortana warned him that the fleet had launched waves of Phantoms towards the temple. With his time running out, John emerged into the temple's main chamber, where the Prophet of Regret himself waited, surrounded by his [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]]. Quickly realizing that the Prophet's [[Anti-gravity chair|gravity throne]] projected an energy shield too powerful to attack with conventional weaponry, the Spartan opted to physically board Regret's throne, while the two remaining marines engaged the Honor Guards. beating the frail Prophet to death. As the lifeless Prophet of Regret tumbled to the floor and his throne exploded, Cortana warned John that the Phantoms had been withdrawn and the fleet was preparing to fire on the temple. John sprinted out of the temple and began to run as [[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]] had the ''Solemn Penance'' target the temple with the assault carrier's [[Energy projector|energy projector]] in an attempt to kill the Spartan. John barely managed to escape, leaping into the lake as the temple was completely destroyed. As he drifted through the water, a large tentacle belonging to the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]] ensnared the unconscious Spartan, and took him captive. The remaining marines were either killed in combat or by the blast from the carrier's energy projector.<ref name="regret"/>
 ==Aftermath==