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[[File:HE14 Destruction.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Pelican and Broadsword are shot out the sky.]] | [[File:HE14 Destruction.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Pelican and Broadsword are shot out the sky.]] | ||
As the Pelican carrying the Key approached the Forerunner site accompanied by a [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]] escort, Commander Palmer charged [[Gabriel Thorne]] with moving the materials to the Forerunner structure. However, the incoming UNSC craft were suddenly struck by Covenant anti-air artillery operated by [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant|forces]] under the command of [[Sali 'Nyon]], a [[Sangheili]] rebel who sought to overthrow Jul 'Mdama. Mdama and Halsey were caught off guard by this turn of events as 'Mdama had given no order to fire, nor did he have forces deployed in the area. Meanwhile, the [[shipmaster]] of ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'', one of 'Mdama's {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s, received word on the unauthorized attack. Assuming he would be blamed for the incident since the unit responsible would likely be one under his direct command, the shipmaster chose not to wait for 'Mdama's signal and ordered his fleet to proceed with their planned attack against the UNSC forces. The ''Breath of Annihilation'' and the rest of 'Mdama's fleet then emerged from the foam ocean, having remained concealed underneath.<ref name="HE15">''Halo: Escalation'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue #15]]</ref> As 'Mdama's Covenant began their onslaught the Spartans on the island were quickly forced to pull back into the Forerunner structure while ''Infinity'' prepared to deploy reinforcements.<ref name="HE14"/> | As the Pelican carrying the Key approached the Forerunner site accompanied by a [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadsword]] escort, Commander Palmer charged [[Gabriel Thorne]] with moving the materials to the Forerunner structure. However, the incoming UNSC craft were suddenly struck by Covenant anti-air artillery operated by [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant|forces]] under the command of [[Sali 'Nyon]], a [[Sangheili]] rebel who sought to overthrow Jul 'Mdama. Mdama and Halsey were caught off guard by this turn of events as 'Mdama had given no order to fire, nor did he have forces deployed in the area. Meanwhile, the [[shipmaster]] of ''[[Breath of Annihilation]]'', one of 'Mdama's {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s, received word on the unauthorized attack. Assuming he would be blamed for the incident since the unit responsible would likely be one under his direct command, the shipmaster chose not to wait for 'Mdama's signal and ordered his fleet to proceed with their planned attack against the UNSC forces. The ''Breath of Annihilation'' and the rest of 'Mdama's fleet then emerged from the foam ocean, having remained concealed underneath.<ref name="HE15">''Halo: Escalation'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue #15]]</ref> As 'Mdama's Covenant began their onslaught, the Spartans on the island were quickly forced to pull back into the Forerunner structure while ''Infinity'' prepared to deploy reinforcements.<ref name="HE14"/> | ||
On the ''Song of Retribution'', Halsey and 'Mdama argued about their next course of action. Halsey urged 'Mdama to reposition his fleet to draw the UNSC's attention away from the Pelican's crash site, but Jul was confident they would be able to take the Janus Key via a full-on assault despite the unexpected complication. Halsey then requested 'Mdama to scour the Pelican's crash site herself, but Jul had her remain on the ship while he intended to personally land on the surface, acquire the artifact, and punish those responsible for compromising the plan. On Aktis IV, Sali 'Nyon and several of his followers searched the Pelican's crash site. After discovering the half of the Janus Key, 'Nyon proclaimed his goal to expose 'Mdama as a fraud and assume leadership of the new Covenant, declaring himself "the one true prophet".<ref name="HE14"/> | On the ''Song of Retribution'', Halsey and 'Mdama argued about their next course of action. Halsey urged 'Mdama to reposition his fleet to draw the UNSC's attention away from the Pelican's crash site, but Jul was confident they would be able to take the Janus Key via a full-on assault despite the unexpected complication. Halsey then requested 'Mdama to scour the Pelican's crash site herself, but Jul had her remain on the ship while he intended to personally land on the surface, acquire the artifact, and punish those responsible for compromising the plan. On Aktis IV, Sali 'Nyon and several of his followers searched the Pelican's crash site. After discovering the half of the Janus Key, 'Nyon proclaimed his goal to expose 'Mdama as a fraud and assume leadership of the new Covenant, declaring himself "the one true prophet".<ref name="HE14"/> | ||