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In late [[2558]], Installation 00 became a battlefield once again as the mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]] arrived there following a sudden shutdown of the Earth portal. The Banished launched an assault on the UNSC bases on the Ark and soon gained control of the entire installation. In [[2559|May 2559]], the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, having drifted in space for 28 years, was mysteriously transported to Installation 00 by an agency evidently within the Ark.{{Ref/Level|HW2|[[The Signal]]}} During [[Second Ark Conflict|the ensuing conflict]] between the UNSC and the occupying Banished forces, Professor [[Ellen Anders]] learned of the contingency ring held within the Foundry and was able to launch the new Halo, with the intent of deploying it to Installation 04's former site in the [[Soell system]] where a [[distress beacon]] could be raised to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Hold the Line}} While the Halo was successfully sent through the portal, its firing mechanism disabled by Professor Anders, the ring was intercepted and forced out of slipspace on the way by a [[Guardian]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Last Stand|HW2|[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]}} | In late [[2558]], Installation 00 became a battlefield once again as the mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]] arrived there following a sudden shutdown of the Earth portal. The Banished launched an assault on the UNSC bases on the Ark and soon gained control of the entire installation. In [[2559|May 2559]], the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, having drifted in space for 28 years, was mysteriously transported to Installation 00 by an agency evidently within the Ark.{{Ref/Level|HW2|[[The Signal]]}} During [[Second Ark Conflict|the ensuing conflict]] between the UNSC and the occupying Banished forces, Professor [[Ellen Anders]] learned of the contingency ring held within the Foundry and was able to launch the new Halo, with the intent of deploying it to Installation 04's former site in the [[Soell system]] where a [[distress beacon]] could be raised to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Hold the Line}} While the Halo was successfully sent through the portal, its firing mechanism disabled by Professor Anders, the ring was intercepted and forced out of slipspace on the way by a [[Guardian]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Last Stand|HW2|[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]}} | ||
In October 2559, the Banished succeeded in opening a slipspace portal to [[Reach]] through which Atriox and some of his forces returned to the Milky Way galaxy in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]. Before the portal was shut down, [[Castor]] and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] hijacked Atriox's Lich and used it to fly back through the portal to the Ark, intending on using the Ark to fire the Halo Array and start the Great Journey.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR|SoR}} On the Ark, the Keepers allied themselves with [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] and his [[Covenant loyalists]], guided by the Forerunner [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] who sought to fire the Halo Array in order to destroy the [[Domain]] and defeat [[Cortana]] for the sake of her own plans. The combined factions were opposed by both forces from the ''Spirit of Fire'' and the Banished spearheaded by the [[Clan of the Long Shields]] as neither the Banished nor the UNSC wanted Castor and Bhasvod to succeed. The Covenant and Keeper forces were able to reach [[Epsilon Clarion]], the only facility on the Ark capable of firing the Halo Array that was not inaccessible or inoperable. However, they suffered heavy casualties from UNSC and Banished [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion|attacks]] along the way and Castor abandoned his plans after learning the truth about the true purpose of Halo. On the order of [[Veta Lopis]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' launched an [[orbital bombardment]] of [[EMP]] [[MAC]] rounds that destroyed Epsilon Clarion and with it, Intrepid Eye and the Ark's ability to fire the Array. The | In October 2559, the Banished succeeded in opening a slipspace portal to [[Reach]] through which Atriox and some of his forces returned to the Milky Way galaxy in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]. Before the portal was shut down, [[Castor]] and his small detachment of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] hijacked Atriox's Lich and used it to fly back through the portal to the Ark, intending on using the Ark to fire the Halo Array and start the Great Journey.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR|SoR}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P247|Enc22|Page=247}} On the Ark, the Keepers allied themselves with [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] and his [[Covenant loyalists]], guided by the Forerunner [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] who sought to fire the Halo Array in order to destroy the [[Domain]] and defeat [[Cortana]] for the sake of her own plans. The combined factions were opposed by both forces from the ''Spirit of Fire'' and the Banished spearheaded by the [[Clan of the Long Shields]] as neither the Banished nor the UNSC wanted Castor and Bhasvod to succeed. The Covenant and Keeper forces were able to reach [[Epsilon Clarion]], the only facility on the Ark capable of firing the Halo Array that was not inaccessible or inoperable. However, they suffered heavy casualties from UNSC and Banished [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion|attacks]] along the way and Castor abandoned his plans after learning the truth about the true purpose of Halo. On the order of [[Veta Lopis]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' launched an [[orbital bombardment]] of [[EMP]] [[MAC]] rounds that destroyed Epsilon Clarion and with it, Intrepid Eye and the Ark's ability to fire the Array. The Keeper detachment was left decimated with only Castor and Sangheili [[Blademaster]] [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]] surviving while Bhasvod, after killing [[Mark-G313]], departed to link up with the rest of his own forces.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}} | ||
In [[2559#December|December 2559]], the Banished took over Installation 07 in search of the [[Xalanyn]] who had been imprisoned on the ring following the [[Great Purification]]. When the UNSC came to the ring in order to stop [[Cortana]] once and for all, [[Battle for Zeta Halo|a conflict]] erupted on the ring between the two sides, leading to the apparent destruction of the ''Infinity''. In [[2560#May|May 2560]], the [[Harbinger]] succeeded in locating her species just before the Master Chief killed her. Subsequently, Atriox reached and unlocked a facility on Zeta Halo holding the [[cylix]]es of the Xalanyn.{{Ref/Game|Hi}} | In [[2559#December|December 2559]], the Banished took over Installation 07 in search of the [[Xalanyn]] who had been imprisoned on the ring following the [[Great Purification]]. When the UNSC came to the ring in order to stop [[Cortana]] once and for all, [[Battle for Zeta Halo|a conflict]] erupted on the ring between the two sides, leading to the apparent destruction of the ''Infinity''. In [[2560#May|May 2560]], the [[Harbinger]] succeeded in locating her species just before the Master Chief killed her. Subsequently, Atriox reached and unlocked a facility on Zeta Halo holding the [[cylix]]es of the Xalanyn.{{Ref/Game|Hi}} | ||