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A massive battle ensued within ''High Charity'' and the surrounding space, beginning a civil war known as the Great Schism. While ''High Charity'' was consumed by internal conflict, another crisis struck that sealed the doom of the Covenant's holy city. The Flood-controlled UNSC frigate [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''In Amber Clad'']] made an unexpected slipspace jump inside the dome and crashed into one of the towers, initiating a full-scale infestation of the city. The Prophet of Mercy was killed during the Flood attack, with Truth leaving him to die while he made his own escape. The city and its millions of inhabitants were completely overrun by the infestation, becoming a massive [[Flood hive]]. This loss came at the worst possible moment in the Covenant's campaign against humanity, crippling their already exhausted and now divided forces. | A massive battle ensued within ''High Charity'' and the surrounding space, beginning a civil war known as the Great Schism. While ''High Charity'' was consumed by internal conflict, another crisis struck that sealed the doom of the Covenant's holy city. The Flood-controlled UNSC frigate [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''In Amber Clad'']] made an unexpected slipspace jump inside the dome and crashed into one of the towers, initiating a full-scale infestation of the city. The Prophet of Mercy was killed during the Flood attack, with Truth leaving him to die while he made his own escape. The city and its millions of inhabitants were completely overrun by the infestation, becoming a massive [[Flood hive]]. This loss came at the worst possible moment in the Covenant's campaign against humanity, crippling their already exhausted and now divided forces. | ||
[[File:Chiefarbiter.jpg|thumb|left|230px|An alliance was made with the seceding Elites and humanity.]]However, these losses, among another factors, helped to form a tentative alliance with the Elites and humanity. The Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had discovered the truth about the Halo rings, and with the help of several of ''In Amber Clad'''s human crew members managed to prevent the second ring from firing and defeat the Brute forces defending it. | [[File:Chiefarbiter.jpg|thumb|left|230px|An alliance was made with the seceding Elites and humanity.]]However, these losses, among another factors, helped to form a tentative alliance with the Elites and humanity. The Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had discovered the truth about the Halo rings, and with the help of several of ''In Amber Clad'''s human crew members managed to prevent the second ring from firing and defeat the Brute forces defending it. While [[Joyous Exultation alliance|one group]] had [[Battle of Onyx|initial conflicts]] over the Forerunner world of [[Onyx]], the [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|Sangheili separatists]] under Thel 'Vadam joined with the UNSC in order to mutually defeat the Jiralhanae, Truth, and the Flood. This alliance was initially uneasy, but the two species gradually learned to cooperate as their reliance in battle increased. | ||
Truth escaped in the Forerunner Dreadnought, then used to provide power to ''High Charity''. However, [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], the infamous Demon, managed to fight his way aboard the Dreadnought right before it took off. While the Covenant fleet orbiting the holy city began to do battle with each other, the Dreadnought managed to enter Slipspace and retreated to Earth. | Truth escaped in the Forerunner Dreadnought, then used to provide power to ''High Charity''. However, [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], the infamous Demon, managed to fight his way aboard the Dreadnought right before it took off. While the Covenant fleet orbiting the holy city began to do battle with each other, the Dreadnought managed to enter Slipspace and retreated to Earth. | ||
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[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] shake hands, marking the end of the war and an alliance of humans with Sangheili.]] | [[File:Handshake-large.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] shake hands, marking the end of the war and an alliance of humans with Sangheili.]] | ||
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With the Prophet of Truth killed, and most of the loyalists' known fleet destroyed by the Sangheili fleet above the Ark, the Covenant as an entity was all but destroyed. Following Truth's death at the hands of the Arbiter, the remaining San'Shyuum, their population reduced to near extinction,<ref name="bestSan">'''[[Bestiarum]]''' ''San'Shyuum section''</ref> went into hiding and have not been sighted by the Sangheili since.<ref name="return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[The Return]]''' ''page 506''</ref> The rest of the former member races scattered. | With the Prophet of Truth killed, and most of the loyalists' known fleet destroyed by the Sangheili fleet above the Ark, the Covenant as an entity was all but destroyed. Following Truth's death at the hands of the Arbiter, the remaining San'Shyuum, their population reduced to near extinction,<ref name="bestSan">'''[[Bestiarum]]''' ''San'Shyuum section''</ref> went into hiding and have not been sighted by the Sangheili since.<ref name="return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[The Return]]''' ''page 506''</ref> The rest of the former member races scattered. While Thel 'Vadam succeeded in forming a new government based on [[Sanghelios]], the Sangheili, having renounced the Great Journey, began to fight amongst their own ranks over the particulars of their faith, some forming their own splinter factions.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 20''</ref> Most of the Jiralhanae continued to oppose the Sangheili until at least [[2559]],<ref name="return"/> although some Jiralhanae chose to serve under their former masters.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 136''</ref> Many Kig-Yar returned to their ancient ways as raiders and traders,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 247''</ref> and most Huragok were thought to have fled, though no one knew where.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 256''</ref> Many members of the former Covenant also [[asylum seeker|sought asylum]] on Earth, most notably in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref name="departure">'''Spartan Ops''', S1E1 ''Departure''</ref> | ||
In the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant, many individual commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms claiming to be ''the'' Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> | In the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant, many individual commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms claiming to be ''the'' Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #5''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> | ||