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{{Quote|[[Humanity]] stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy. Refusing to eradicate them is a fool's gambit. We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own. The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], for all things, belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone! Think of my acts as you will. But do not doubt the reality: the Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it.|The [[Ur-Didact]] in a speech defending his actions to a group of other Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref>}}

Although the Didact was later defeated by [[John-117]] in a [[New Phoenix Incident|battle]] over [[Earth]],<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> the Covenant continued to occupy Requiem, searching for the Librarian. They contested the UNSC for control of the shield world again in early [[2558]]; the [[Second Battle of Requiem|drawn-out battle]] eventually culminated in the installation's destruction but not the defeat of the Covenant, who had already withdrawn most of their forces from Requiem. Additionally, they managed to capture a significant UNSC asset, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], who was seemingly willing to collaborate with 'Mdama. Both the UNSC and the Covenant also ended up with a half of the [[Janus Key]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops|Halo: Infinity]]'''</ref>

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{{Main|Sangheili civil war}}

After the [[Human-Covenant war]], many Sangheili still worshipped the [[Forerunner]]s as gods. A religious sect known as the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]], led by a war veteran named [[Avu Med 'Telcam]], took to believing that any tampering with Forerunner relics was heresy, just as most Sangheili did before the founding of the [[Covenant]]. As a result, 'Telcam and his followers grew angry with [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s government. After winning the favor of several [[keep]]s and mustering a small space fleet, the Servants led an uprising in the state of [[Vadam]]. They initially held the upper hand, but the tide turned when the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} arrived and intervened on behalf of the 'Vadam government, shooting down a rebel destroyer and firing a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round into massing rebel ground forces besieging 'Vadam's keep. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] subunit [[Kilo-Five]], however, hoped to keep the planet destabilized for fear that the Sangheili would oppose humanity if they were politically unified, and so they used their [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Port Stanley|Port Stanley]]'' to destroy some of 'Vadam's cruisers. This caused a temporary stalemate, but the battle continued until 'Vadam and his allies emerged victorious. The Servants retreated off-world to [[New Llanelli]] to recover from their losses, putting the war on hold.

[[File:HSA Covenant remnant fleet in DraetheusV.jpg|thumb|250px|Merg Vol's Covenant fleet closes in on Draetheus V.]]

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==Requiem and the Didact==

[[File:Covenant fleet surrounding FUD.jpg|thumb|250px|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant fleet intercepting the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s wreckage.]]

{{quote|Time was your ally, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners have returned.|The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]<ref name="h4for">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref>}}

The campaign ultimately ended in Requiem's destruction when Jul 'Mdama set the planetoid on a collision course with the sun. Both sides evacuated the doomed system, each possessing their own half of the [[Janus Key]]. The events at the end of the battle also resulted in [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]'s apparent defection to Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, after ONI's failed attempt on her life.

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