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The Milky Way's Sagittarius Arm was explored by the [[Forerunner]]s thousands of years ago and at least two [[shield world]]s were constructed in distal star systems of this arm.<ref name="HW1213"/> Both shield worlds [[Shield World 006|006]] and [[Shield World 10021|10021]] were built under the direction of [[Warrior-Servant]]s during this time, with the former being constructed in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<ref name="HW1213"/> Prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]], the [[Halo ring|ring]s] known as [[Installation 01]] and [[Installation 07]] were transported from [[Installation 00]] points in the Sagittarius Arm.<ref name="HW1213">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', ''pages 12-13''</ref> Installation 01 was placed at the Array's Beta position distal to the the offshoot of the Orion Spur and Installation 07 was placed at the Zeta position, proximal to Orion.<ref name="HW1213"/> It was from these locations that Beta Halo and Zeta Halo killed every unprotected life form with even the most rudimentary of [[Wikipedia:Nervous system|nervous system]]s within twenty-five thousand [[Wikipedia:Light-Year|light-year]]s of each.<ref name="ENC184">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 184''</ref><ref name="HCETB">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | The Milky Way's Sagittarius Arm was explored by the [[Forerunner]]s thousands of years ago and at least two [[shield world]]s were constructed in distal star systems of this arm.<ref name="HW1213"/> Both shield worlds [[Shield World 006|006]] and [[Shield World 10021|10021]] were built under the direction of [[Warrior-Servant]]s during this time, with the former being constructed in the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<ref name="HW1213"/> Prior to the [[Great Purification|firing]] of the [[Halo Array]] in [[97,445 BCE]], the [[Halo ring|ring]s] known as [[Installation 01]] and [[Installation 07]] were transported from [[Installation 00]] points in the Sagittarius Arm.<ref name="HW1213">''[[Halo Warfleet]]'', ''pages 12-13''</ref> Installation 01 was placed at the Array's Beta position distal to the the offshoot of the Orion Spur and Installation 07 was placed at the Zeta position, proximal to Orion.<ref name="HW1213"/> It was from these locations that Beta Halo and Zeta Halo killed every unprotected life form with even the most rudimentary of [[Wikipedia:Nervous system|nervous system]]s within twenty-five thousand [[Wikipedia:Light-Year|light-year]]s of each.<ref name="ENC184">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 184''</ref><ref name="HCETB">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Two Betrayals]]''</ref> | ||
At the end of the twenty-fifth century, the planet [[Onyx]], which hid [[Shield World 006]], became the subject of focused investigation by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="HGOO13">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] went on to use Onyx to host its top-secret [[Spartan-III program]].<ref name="HGOO6">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref> | At the end of the twenty-fifth century, the planet [[Onyx]], which hid [[Shield World 006]], became the subject of focused investigation by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="HGOO13">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] went on to use Onyx to host its top-secret [[Spartan-III program]].<ref name="HGOO6">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 6''</ref> Following a large [[2543]] [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|battle]] in the [[Psi Serpentis system]] between [[UNSC]] [[Battle Group India]] and two [[Covenant]] fleets, scattered reports of independent [[human]] forces fighting the Covenant began to pop up on the outer edge of what the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believed to be nonsanctioned human [[Human colonies|conolnized]] space.<ref name="HEPJC"/> These reports tracked toward the Sagittarius side of the Orion Spur.<ref name="HEPJC">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref> Near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] between the Covenant and humanity, a [[Onyx Conflict|battle]] was fought at Onyx.<ref name="HM113">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 113''</ref> Following the conflict's conclusion, Shield World 006 became the subject of human exploration and an [[Treaty of 2552|agreement]] between the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] resulted in a select group of humans, [[Sangheili]], and [[Unggoy]] living within the shield world together.<ref name="HLOO4">''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref> Installation 07 was discovered by humans a few years after the war and before long the UNSC [[Zeta Halo project|dispatched]] of researchers to study it. When the rogue [[artificial intelligence]]s calling themselves "the [[Created]]" attempted to seize power throughout the galaxy, Shield World 006 was pulled beyond their reach by being hidden within a small [[slipspace bubble]].<ref name="HLOO37">''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 37''</ref> | ||
Following a large [[2543]] [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|battle]] in the [[Psi Serpentis system]] between [[UNSC]] [[Battle Group India]] and two [[Covenant]] fleets, scattered reports of independent [[human]] forces fighting the Covenant began to pop up on the outer edge of what the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believed to be nonsanctioned human [[Human colonies|conolnized]] space.<ref name="HEPJC"/> These reports tracked toward the Sagittarius side of the Orion Spur.<ref name="HEPJC">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref> | |||
Near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War|war]] between the Covenant and humanity, a [[Onyx Conflict|battle]] was fought at Onyx.<ref name="HM113">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 113''</ref> Following the conflict's conclusion, Shield World 006 became the subject of human exploration and an [[Treaty of 2552|agreement]] between the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] resulted in a select group of humans, [[Sangheili]], and [[Unggoy]] living within the shield world together.<ref name="HLOO4">''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 4''</ref> Installation 07 was discovered by humans a few years after the war and before long the UNSC [[Zeta Halo project|dispatched]] of researchers to study it. When the rogue [[artificial intelligence]]s calling themselves "the [[Created]]" attempted to seize power throughout the galaxy, Shield World 006 was pulled beyond their reach by being hidden within a small [[slipspace bubble]].<ref name="HLOO37">''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'', ''Chapter 37''</ref> | |||
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