Menachite Forerunner crystal: Difference between revisions

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, which is a nonvisible lack of space, but rather an anomalous bubble region of blue mist.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', pages 211-212</ref> Also in contrast to "normal" Slipspace is the allowance of weapons fire - not possible within regular Slipspace. Energy weapons will be horribly misdirected and will pop in and out of existence seemingly randomly, causing them to be just as dangerous to the firer as it is to the target.<ref name="bubble"/> However, the extreme strength of the radiation makes it impractical for the UNSC to carry the crystal through Slipspace for a prolonged period of time; it would kill the crew in under seventy-two hours, even if shielded.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', page 237</ref>