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[[File:LC 002 Doc Recon.png|thumb|right|300px|ONI surveillance of the Covenant's excavation of the Portal, burning away much of the surface of Eastern Africa.]] | |||
On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] found Earth in search of the [[The Portal|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. | On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] found Earth in search of the [[The Portal|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. | ||