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On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] found Earth in search of the [[The Artifact|Portal]]. They landed only in one spot in the country of [[Kenya]], in and around the city of [[Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref> [[Prophet of Regret|Regret's]] forces tried to hold onto and capture the city from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]], but failed. Then, his [[ | On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] found Earth in search of the [[The Artifact|Portal]]. They landed only in one spot in the country of [[Kenya]], in and around the city of [[Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref> [[Prophet of Regret|Regret's]] forces tried to hold onto and capture the city from the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]], but failed. Then, his flagship, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', jumped into [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]], damaging the city. After this, more Covenant ships appeared, [[glassing]] Mombasa and its surroundings to uncover the Portal to the Ark, which had been buried under the ground for more than a hundred thousand years. | ||
Four weeks later, the uncovering process of the Portal was complete. The [[Prophet of Truth]] came to Earth on his [[Forerunner Dreadnought|Dreadnought]], landing in the center of the Portal. The UNSC, believing the structure to be [[Installation 00|the Ark]], [[Battle of Voi|attempted to stop]] the Covenant from activating it, with no effect.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Truth and his fleet escaped through the Portal, and a [[The Flood|Flood]]-[[unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|infected ship]] arrived just after, followed shortly by the [[Covenant Separatists]]. To prevent the Flood from spreading and consuming the planet, the Separatists glassed a large portion of the continent, bringing a bitter and violent close to the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | Four weeks later, the uncovering process of the Portal was complete. The [[Prophet of Truth]] came to Earth on his [[Forerunner Dreadnought|Dreadnought]], landing in the center of the Portal. The UNSC, believing the structure to be [[Installation 00|the Ark]], [[Battle of Voi|attempted to stop]] the Covenant from activating it, with no effect.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Truth and his fleet escaped through the Portal, and a [[The Flood|Flood]]-[[unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|infected ship]] arrived just after, followed shortly by the [[Covenant Separatists]]. To prevent the Flood from spreading and consuming the planet, the Separatists glassed a large portion of the continent, bringing a bitter and violent close to the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||
