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The '''Forerunner Crystal''' was a [[Forerunner]] artifact that was discovered in an underground facility on [[Reach]] by Dr. Halsey and the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] members of [[Red Team]] in 2552.<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> The artifact is of incredible potential, capable of warping space, energy, and even time. It is hardly understood by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces who found it, but is a prize that the [[Covenant]] were extremely eager to obtain. | |||
==Effect== | ==Effect== | ||
When it enters [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]], the Crystal begins emitting radiation that causes a ship to move hundreds of times faster than normal Slipspace travel. The realm that | When it enters [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]], the Crystal begins emitting radiation that causes a ship to move hundreds of times faster than it would during normal Slipspace travel. The realm that it opens is not ''normal'' Slipspace, because weapons' fire is allowed, which is not possible in regular Slipspace. Energy weapons will be horribly misdirected and will pop in and out of existence seemingly randomly, causing them to be as dangerous to the firer as the target. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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 | 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 [[Master Chief]]. Halsey later gave the crystal to [[Locklear|Corporal Locklear]], who covered it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] and blew it up to avoid another Slipspace radiation spike, accidentally killing himself in the process. | ||
Three shards of the crystal were recovered by the [[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 | Three shards of the crystal were recovered by the [[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. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] also possesses pieces of the crystal. It is unknown what has happened to the shards that were posessed 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 Dreadnaught with Truth. | ||
The | 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. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*At the end of the novel [[Halo: First Strike]], [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] is given a handful of the crystals. He then says it may be enough to complete what they need. It is possible that the [[ | *At the end of the novel [[Halo: First Strike]], [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] is given a handful of the crystals. He then says it may be enough to complete what they need. It is possible that the [[Portal]] on Earth will not open unless some piece of the crystal is present, as a final key to safeguard the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] from the [[Flood]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |
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