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When the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' jumped into [[Slipspace]], the crystal again rearranged itself, emitting radiation during the entire jump, and caused gravitational distortions. The location of the ship at the end of this jump was somewhere near the [[Eridanus System]], a distance that, from [[Reach]], should have taken several days to traverse instead of a few minutes. By comparing timestamps from several missions [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] discovered a three-week average time difference. Her conclusion was that the Crystal bent both space and time, so that it could be removed from Reach by [[Cortana]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Halsey later gave the crystal to [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]], who covered it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] and destroyed it to avoid another Slipspace radiation spike, ~~accidentally~~ killing himself in the process.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 284</ref>

When the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' jumped into [[Slipspace]], the crystal again rearranged itself, emitting radiation during the entire jump, and caused gravitational distortions. The location of the ship at the end of this jump was somewhere near the [[Eridanus System]], a distance that, from [[Reach]], should have taken several days to traverse instead of a few minutes. By comparing timestamps from several missions [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] discovered a three-week average time difference. Her conclusion was that the Crystal bent both space and time, so that it could be removed from Reach by [[Cortana]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Halsey later gave the crystal to [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]], who covered it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] and destroyed it to avoid another Slipspace radiation spike, killing himself in the process.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 284</ref>

Three shards of the crystal were recovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], which were presented to the [[Prophet of Truth]] by [[Tartarus]] in an orb-shaped container. Truth then ordered the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] to reward the pilots that had recovered the shards, then kill them.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', pages 339-340</ref> The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] also possesses pieces of the crystal.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 287</ref> It is unknown what has happened to the shards that were possessed by the two factions, although the three Covenant-recovered shards were likely lost when High Charity fell to the Flood invasion, or were kept aboard the Dreadnought with Truth.

The rift that was projected when [[Ascendant Justice|the ship]] went into slipspace may be similar to the [[Portal]] found at [[Earth]]. It is probable that the [[Forerunner~~|Forerunners~~]] used this crystal, or others like it, to travel throughout the galaxy and past its edge almost instantaneously.

The rift that was projected when [[Ascendant Justice|the ship]] went into slipspace may be similar to the [[Portal]] found at [[Earth]]. It is probable that the [[Forerunner]]s used this crystal, or others like it, to travel throughout the galaxy and past its edge almost instantaneously.

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-When the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' jumped into [[Slipspace]], the crystal again rearranged itself, emitting radiation during the entire jump, and caused gravitational distortions. The location of the ship at the end of this jump was somewhere near the [[Eridanus System]], a distance that, from [[Reach]], should have taken several days to traverse instead of a few minutes. By comparing timestamps from several missions [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] discovered a three-week average time difference. Her conclusion was that the Crystal bent both space and time, so that it could be removed from Reach by [[Cortana]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Halsey later gave the crystal to [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]], who covered it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] and destroyed it to avoid another Slipspace radiation spike, accidentally killing himself in the process.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 284</ref>
+When the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' jumped into [[Slipspace]], the crystal again rearranged itself, emitting radiation during the entire jump, and caused gravitational distortions. The location of the ship at the end of this jump was somewhere near the [[Eridanus System]], a distance that, from [[Reach]], should have taken several days to traverse instead of a few minutes. By comparing timestamps from several missions [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] discovered a three-week average time difference. Her conclusion was that the Crystal bent both space and time, so that it could be removed from Reach by [[Cortana]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]]. Halsey later gave the crystal to [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]], who covered it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] and destroyed it to avoid another Slipspace radiation spike, killing himself in the process.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 284</ref>
 Three shards of the crystal were recovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], which were presented to the [[Prophet of Truth]] by [[Tartarus]] in an orb-shaped container. Truth then ordered the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] to reward the pilots that had recovered the shards, then kill them.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', pages 339-340</ref> The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] also possesses pieces of the crystal.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 287</ref> It is unknown what has happened to the shards that were possessed by the two factions, although the three Covenant-recovered shards were likely lost when High Charity fell to the Flood invasion, or were kept aboard the Dreadnought with Truth.
-The rift that was projected when [[Ascendant Justice|the ship]] went into slipspace may be similar to the [[Portal]] found at [[Earth]]. It is probable that the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]] used this crystal, or others like it, to travel throughout the galaxy and past its edge almost instantaneously.
+The rift that was projected when [[Ascendant Justice|the ship]] went into slipspace may be similar to the [[Portal]] found at [[Earth]]. It is probable that the [[Forerunner]]s used this crystal, or others like it, to travel throughout the galaxy and past its edge almost instantaneously.
 ==Trivia==