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Tartarus, however, remained blinded by loyalty to the [[Hierarchs]] and the promise of salvation, as well as his hatred for the Sangheili. He forced Keyes to unify the index with Installation 05's control panel activating the ring. Tartarus declared that the Jiralhanae, not the Sangheili, would be the escorts of the Prophets to the Divine Beyond. It was in this instant that Tartarus demonstrated a key difference between the Jiralhanae and the Sangheili, and one of the main reasons that the Prophet of Truth chose them to replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae. Truth knew that the Sangheili were more honorable and intelligent, and thus less easily manipulated. After learning the truth about Halo, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam turned against the Prophets. Tartarus, however, even after being presented with indisputable evidence of the Prophets' falseness, still chose to blindly follow them and activate Halo on their behalf. In the battle that followed, Tartarus used the Fist of Rukt to devastating effect, killing many of the attacking Sangheili. Eventually, the Jiralhanae Chieftain was brought down by the Arbiter after Johnson lowered Tartarus' shields with a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|beam rifle]].<ref name="journey"/> | Tartarus, however, remained blinded by loyalty to the [[Hierarchs]] and the promise of salvation, as well as his hatred for the Sangheili. He forced Keyes to unify the index with Installation 05's control panel activating the ring. Tartarus declared that the Jiralhanae, not the Sangheili, would be the escorts of the Prophets to the Divine Beyond. It was in this instant that Tartarus demonstrated a key difference between the Jiralhanae and the Sangheili, and one of the main reasons that the Prophet of Truth chose them to replace the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae. Truth knew that the Sangheili were more honorable and intelligent, and thus less easily manipulated. After learning the truth about Halo, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam turned against the Prophets. Tartarus, however, even after being presented with indisputable evidence of the Prophets' falseness, still chose to blindly follow them and activate Halo on their behalf. In the battle that followed, Tartarus used the Fist of Rukt to devastating effect, killing many of the attacking Sangheili. Eventually, the Jiralhanae Chieftain was brought down by the Arbiter after Johnson lowered Tartarus' shields with a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|beam rifle]].<ref name="journey"/> | ||
===Legacy=== | |||
In [[2559#October|October 2559]], [[Atriox]] sought to return to the Milky Way from [[Installation 00|the Ark]] using the shards of the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]] that Tartarus had collected following the [[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus]]. To [[Castor]]'s surprise, [[Blademaster]] [[Inlaan 'Gadogi]] knew about the meeting where Tartarus had given the shards to the [[Prophet of Truth]], but guessed that 'Gadogi had witnessed the meeting in person. Atriox wanted the [[Banished]] forces in the Milky Way to find the [[Menachite portal complex|portal complex]] on [[Reach]] so that a [[slipspace portal]] could be opened between the Ark and Reach. [[Escharum]] stated that while there were many places on Reach where the portal could be, Atriox had also found a record of Tartarus calling it the Portal Under the Mountain, giving the Banished and their allies a place to start looking.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 3|HSoR|Chapter=3}} | |||
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