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In [[2559#October|October 2559]], Banished forces [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided]] the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for the shards of the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]] recovered from [[Reach]] before Atriox managed to send a message to [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] in the Milky Way ordering him to locate the [[Menachite portal complex|Portal Under the Mountain]] on Reach.<ref name="Sacrifice">''[[Sacrifice]]''</ref> Atriox's stated intention was to open a slipspace portal between the Ark and Reach in order to bring more Banished reinforcements to the Ark. At the same time, [[Blue Team]] visits Reach on [[Operation: WOLFE|a mission]] of their own and inadvertently lead the Banished and their allies the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]] and the [[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks|Ravaged Tusks]] to the portal complex. Using one of the [[Ferret]]s, secretly undercover in the Keepers, as a [[Reclaimer]], the Keepers were able to open the portal which Atriox used the crystal shards to connect to the Ark. Atriox and several of his top officers flew through the slipspace portal to Reach in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]], but Atriox chose to depart in Escharum's [[intrusion corvette]] in favor of a more important mission, leaving behind thousands of Banished forces to continue to hold the Ark in his absence rather than returning to the Ark with reinforcements. | In [[2559#October|October 2559]], Banished forces [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided]] the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for the shards of the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]] recovered from [[Reach]] before Atriox managed to send a message to [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] in the Milky Way ordering him to locate the [[Menachite portal complex|Portal Under the Mountain]] on Reach.<ref name="Sacrifice">''[[Sacrifice]]''</ref> Atriox's stated intention was to open a slipspace portal between the Ark and Reach in order to bring more Banished reinforcements to the Ark. At the same time, [[Blue Team]] visits Reach on [[Operation: WOLFE|a mission]] of their own and inadvertently lead the Banished and their allies the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]] and the [[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks|Ravaged Tusks]] to the portal complex. Using one of the [[Ferret]]s, secretly undercover in the Keepers, as a [[Reclaimer]], the Keepers were able to open the portal which Atriox used the crystal shards to connect to the Ark. Atriox and several of his top officers flew through the slipspace portal to Reach in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]], but Atriox chose to depart in Escharum's [[intrusion corvette]] in favor of a more important mission, leaving behind thousands of Banished forces to continue to hold the Ark in his absence rather than returning to the Ark with reinforcements. | ||
After Atriox's arrival on Reach, his Lich was stolen by [[Castor]] and the fanatical Keepers of the One Freedom who intended to use the Ark in order to fire the [[Halo Array]] and begin the Great Journey. Despite Atriox's warnings of the Banished still on the Ark to stop them, | After Atriox's arrival on Reach, his Lich was stolen by [[Castor]] and his detachment of the fanatical Keepers of the One Freedom who intended to use the Ark in order to fire the [[Halo Array]] and begin the Great Journey. Despite Atriox's warnings of the Banished still on the Ark to stop them, Castor's remaining Keepers nevertheless traveled to the Ark through the portal, accompanied by the Ferrets who remained undercover in their ranks. Shortly thereafter, the slipspace portal closed, preventing further travel to or from the Ark through it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR|SoR}} | ||
Shortly after arriving on the Ark, the | Shortly after arriving on the Ark, the Castor and his forces allied themselves with the Covenant loyalists and set out to use [[Epsilon Clarion]] to fire the Halo Array. The allied forces were combated by both the Banished and forces from the ''Spirit of Fire'' who both sought to [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion|prevent them from succeeding]]. Both the Banished and the allied Keepers and loyalists suffered heavy casualties, but with the help of the Forerunner [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]], the latter faction nearly succeeded. However, on [[Veta Lopis]]' signal, the ''Spirit of Fire'' launched an orbital bombardment against Epsilon Clarion with EMP rounds from its MAC gun. The bombardment destroyed both the facility and Intrepid Eye while Castor and [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]], now aware of the truth behind the Halo Array and the only survivors of the Keeper detachment, abandoned their pursuit of firing the rings and ended their alliance with the loyalists. With the entire Clarion network now either inoperable or inaccessible, the Ark was left without the ability to fire the Halo Array while the surviving Ferrets joined the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' and their continuing fight against the Banished for control of the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} | ||
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