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{{Quote|How could I have known the Parasite would follow? Undoubtedly, this is the [[Fleet of Retribution|heretics]]' doing!|[[Prophet of Truth]]}} | {{Quote|How could I have known the Parasite would follow? Undoubtedly, this is the [[Fleet of Retribution|heretics]]' doing!|[[Prophet of Truth]]}} | ||
Meanwhile, [[the Flood]] were readying their forces against Truth: If the UNSC and [[Sangheili]] could not prevent Truth from firing the Halos, then the Flood would, and they began to scale the outer reaches of the Citadel, joining forces with | Meanwhile, [[the Flood]] were readying their forces against Truth: If the UNSC and [[Sangheili]] could not prevent Truth from firing the Halos, then the Flood would, and they began to scale the outer reaches of the Citadel, joining forces with [[John-117]] and the Arbiter in a desperate attempt to deactivate the Halos. While Truth continued to sermonize, the Master Chief, the Arbiter, and a Flood swarm attacked the Chieftain and the Covenant forces defending Truth, clearing the way for them to reach Truth. Upon reaching Truth, the Master Chief and the Arbiter found Johnson closing the eyelids of a now deceased Miranda Keyes. The Master Chief then quickly deactivated the Halos before they could complete their firing sequences, to Truth's dismay. The Arbiter then killed the defenseless Prophet of Truth with his [[Type-1 energy sword|Energy Sword]].<ref name="covenant"/> | ||
[[File:Ark - Citadel.jpg|thumb|250px|The Citadel's interior.]] | [[File:Ark - Citadel.jpg|thumb|250px|The Citadel's interior.]] | ||
As the Arbiter observed Truth's crumpled corpse, Johnson took Keyes' body inside her crashed Pelican. The Flood, however, betrayed both Master Chief and the Arbiter: | As the Arbiter observed Truth's crumpled corpse, Johnson took Keyes' body inside her crashed Pelican. The Flood, however, betrayed both Master Chief and the Arbiter: now that they had prevented the Halos from being activated, the [[Gravemind]] declared that it would lay waste to Master Chief and the Arbiter. As Master Chief and the Arbiter tried to board the Pelican, the Flood were able to knock the Chief and the Arbiter to the ground and nearly causing Johnson to crash. As a result, the two had to battle Flood on their way out.<ref name="covenant"/> | ||
Having escaped the Flood, the Master Chief saw the cryptic figure of [[Cortana]], and he tentatively followed the flickering figure to an open balcony where he activated a panel, shortly after which [[Installation 08|a massive ring]] rose from the center of Installation 00. 343 Guilty Spark announced that this was another Halo installation, constructed by the Ark's foundries to replace the destroyed [[Installation 04]] and asked Master Chief what he would do. Master Chief replied that he would activate it, and 343 Guilty Spark hurried off excitedly to make the final preparations. The Arbiter asked the Master Chief exactly how he planned to do such a thing, due to the fact that he will need an [[Activation Index]] in order to activate Halo. The Master Chief then proceeded to retrieve [[Cortana]] from the crashed hulk of Flood-infested [[High Charity]] nearby, knowing full well that Cortana has possession of the Index from the first Halo ring.<ref name="covenant"/> | Having escaped the Flood, the Master Chief saw the cryptic figure of [[Cortana]], and he tentatively followed the flickering figure to an open balcony where he activated a panel, shortly after which [[Installation 08|a massive ring]] rose from the center of Installation 00. 343 Guilty Spark announced that this was another Halo installation, constructed by the Ark's foundries to replace the destroyed [[Installation 04]] and asked Master Chief what he would do. Master Chief replied that he would activate it, and 343 Guilty Spark hurried off excitedly to make the final preparations. The Arbiter asked the Master Chief exactly how he planned to do such a thing, due to the fact that he will need an [[Activation Index]] in order to activate Halo. The Master Chief then proceeded to retrieve [[Cortana]] from the crashed hulk of Flood-infested [[High Charity]] nearby, knowing full well that Cortana has possession of the Index from the first Halo ring.<ref name="covenant"/> | ||
===000 Tragic Solitude=== | |||
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In [[2555#March|March 2555]], the Ark's [[Monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]], with the help of [[Bobby Kodiak]] acting as a [[Reclaimer]], used the citadel to initiate an activation of the Halo Array in five weeks time both to wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy and force the UNSC to reactivate the [[Portal at Voi]] so that he could [[Invasion of Earth|send]] [[Retriever Sentinel]]s to strip-mine the [[Sol system]] for the materials needed to repair the Ark. In response, [[Operation: FAR STORM|a joint]] UNSC-[[Swords of Sanghelios]] [[operation]] was launched to the Ark to stop the firing sequence.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'''</ref> | |||
After reaching the citadel, Dr. [[Luther Mann]] was able to use the controls to deactivate the Array, but they then came under attack from [[armiger]]s under the control of Tragic Solitude and were forced to flee down a chute when the elevator proved to be non-functional.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 258-262''</ref> The chute deposited the group to the citadel's undercarriage where it connected to the wall of the [[Foundry]]. In the undercarriage, the group located the citadel's primary control station that controlled the building itself which had been damaged when [[Installation 08]] fired and was knocked off-line. While [[Huragok]] [[Drifts Randomly]] worked to restore power to the station, Dr. [[Henry Lamb]] was attacked and killed by a damaged Sentinel under Tragic Solitude's control. After Drifts brought the control station online, Mann was able to find an exit through network of interior passages to the Foundry's control station.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 277-289''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||