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Bias was temporarily deactivated by [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], who was host to the memories of the [[The Didact|Didact]] and issued a verbal failsafe code. The Capital was released from Mendicant's control, and began activating its defensive systems. | Bias was temporarily deactivated by [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], who was host to the memories of the [[The Didact|Didact]] and issued a verbal failsafe code. The Capital was released from Mendicant's control, and began activating its defensive systems. | ||
Despite losing control of the Capital, Bias could still control five of the twelve Halos in orbit around the capital. These rings immediatly began charging their main weapons and positioning themselves around the capital in preparation to attack. | Despite losing control of the Capital, Bias could still control five of the twelve Halos in orbit around the capital. These rings immediatly began charging their main weapons and positioning themselves around the capital in preparation to attack. <ref group="notes">Although any one of the five Halos could single-handedly have destroyed all Forerunner resistance, it can be assumed that by charging all of them at once, Bias intended to ensure that at least one of the rings successfully fired if the rest were destroyed.</ref> | ||
With the capital still recovering and the metarchy collapsed, Forerunner military responded to the threat with lethal force. All ships in the area began attack runs on the stolen Halos. The Monitors in charge of the Halo Installations, programmed to respond to any threat to their installations regardless of their source, engaged in a counter-attack. One of the Halos was destroyed due the heavy bombardment of the Forerunner fleet and the tidal forces of the Capital. | With the capital still recovering and the metarchy collapsed, the Forerunner military responded to the threat with lethal force. All ships in the area began attack runs on the stolen Halos. The Monitors in charge of the Halo Installations, programmed to respond to any threat to their installations regardless of their source, engaged in a counter-attack. One of the Halos was destroyed due the heavy bombardment of the Forerunner fleet and the tidal forces of the Capital. | ||
The seven Halos still under Forerunner control were ordered to travel through a nearby Slipspace portal and return to the Ark. One of them successfully made it through the portal intact, but was severely damaged by the stress of the transition. The second in line was destroyed upon the arrival of a third fortress ship, just as it began to enter the portal. | The seven Halos still under Forerunner control were ordered to travel through a nearby Slipspace portal and return to the Ark. One of them successfully made it through the portal intact, but was severely damaged by the stress of the transition. The second in line was destroyed upon the arrival of a third fortress ship, just as it began to enter the portal. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Forerunner-Flood War}} | {{Forerunner-Flood War}} | ||
[[Category:Battle]] | [[Category:Battle]] | ||