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===Truth's death and the end of the war=== | ===Truth's death and the end of the war=== | ||
{{Quote|no=two|[[Prophet of Truth]]|[[Thel 'Vadam]]|q1=I...am...Truth! The voice of the Covenant!|q2=And so… you must be silenced.|Thel 'Vadam, moments before killing the Prophet of Truth.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}}} | {{Quote|no=two|[[Prophet of Truth]]|[[Thel 'Vadam]]|q1=I...am...Truth! The voice of the Covenant!|q2=And so… you must be silenced.|Thel 'Vadam, moments before killing the Prophet of Truth.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}}}} | ||
As the group made their way through the citadel's foyer towards the elevator that would take them to the upper level, John was confronted by [[Character interludes|a vision]] of [[Cortana]] indicating her ongoing torture by the [[Gravemind]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Human Weakness}} Truth then sent out a message to his remaining forces: he was about to activate the Halo Array. As the group neared the elevator, Commander Keyes asked the Spartan how close he was to Truth, to which John replied that they weren't close enough to stop the Prophet in time. Meanwhile, Sergeant Johnson, who had been captured by the Covenant during the battle, was being tortured by a Jiralhanae chieftain. Johnson attempted to goad the Brute into killing him in order to deny the Prophet of a way to activate the installation but Truth knew what he was doing and ordered the chieftain to stop. As Johnson taunted the Prophet's inability to activate the Ark himself, Truth confessed that he needed the human's help. Before he could continue, Keyes flew her Pelican through the window of the room and onto the platform, crushing one of the Jiralhanae bodyguards. As the Covenant soldiers picked themselves up off the floor, Keyes emerged with a [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]] and promptly shot one of the Brutes, ordering Johnson to reveal himself. The battered sergeant told her to leave him and escape, which she refused to do, shooting an approaching Jiralhanae but only causing its [[Energy shielding#Personal shielding|energy shields]] to flare. Truth remarked that she wouldn't be able to kill all of them even as she pointed her shotgun and a [[M6G magnum|magnum]] at the Brutes around her. Keyes reluctantly conceded his point, aiming her sidearm at Johnson. Knowing it was the only way to deny the Prophet a means to activate the Ark, Johnson told her to shoot him. As she hesitated, the Prophet of Truth took the opportunity to shoot her in the back with a [[ | As the group made their way through the citadel's foyer towards the elevator that would take them to the upper level, John was confronted by [[Character interludes|a vision]] of [[Cortana]] indicating her ongoing torture by the [[Gravemind]].{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|Human Weakness}} Truth then sent out a message to his remaining forces: he was about to activate the Halo Array. As the group neared the elevator, Commander Keyes asked the Spartan how close he was to Truth, to which John replied that they weren't close enough to stop the Prophet in time. Meanwhile, Sergeant Johnson, who had been captured by the Covenant during the battle, was being tortured by a Jiralhanae chieftain. Johnson attempted to goad the Brute into killing him in order to deny the Prophet of a way to activate the installation but Truth knew what he was doing and ordered the chieftain to stop. As Johnson taunted the Prophet's inability to activate the Ark himself, Truth confessed that he needed the human's help. Before he could continue, Keyes flew her Pelican through the window of the room and onto the platform, crushing one of the Jiralhanae bodyguards. As the Covenant soldiers picked themselves up off the floor, Keyes emerged with a [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]] and promptly shot one of the Brutes, ordering Johnson to reveal himself. The battered sergeant told her to leave him and escape, which she refused to do, shooting an approaching Jiralhanae but only causing its [[Energy shielding#Personal shielding|energy shields]] to flare. Truth remarked that she wouldn't be able to kill all of them even as she pointed her shotgun and a [[M6G magnum|magnum]] at the Brutes around her. Keyes reluctantly conceded his point, aiming her sidearm at Johnson. Knowing it was the only way to deny the Prophet a means to activate the Ark, Johnson told her to shoot him. As she hesitated, the Prophet of Truth took the opportunity to shoot her in the back with a [[Type-25 Spiker|Spiker]]. Commander Keyes was killed instantly, her body falling to the ground even as Johnson attempted to run to her aid before being restrained by a Jiralhanae bodyguard. Dropping the Spiker, Truth told Johnson that the [[Forerunners]] had left [[human]]ity behind because they were weak, whereas gods needed to be strong. He then took Johnson's hand and forced it onto the control panel, beginning the activation sequence of the [[Halo Array]]; Johnson, struck with grief and shock, didn't resist. As the Prophet raised his arms in victory, the elevator carrying John and his team made it to the upper level. Before they could advance, a pair of [[Flood tank form]]s dropped in front of them. Instead of attacking, the Gravemind spoke to the pair, proposing a truce to stop their common foe, as only the Master Chief could stop the activation sequence. Reluctant, but with no other choice, the group and their unlikely allies began an assault on the final bastion of Covenant soldiers guarding the Prophet of Truth.{{Ref/Reuse|covenant}} | ||
[[File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|thumb|300px|After all remaining Covenant forces were eliminated, Thel 'Vadam has sought his revenge and killed the Prophet of Truth, ending both the Covenant empire and the Human-Covenant War.]] | [[File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|thumb|300px|After all remaining Covenant forces were eliminated, Thel 'Vadam has sought his revenge and killed the Prophet of Truth, ending both the Covenant empire and the Human-Covenant War.]] |