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The seven Halos then remained relatively dormant for approximately one hundred thousand years, though at least one of them experienced a major Flood outbreak, and they might have experienced brief visits by other species.<ref>''"[[Conversations from the Universe]]"''</ref> Eventually, one of them, [[Installation 04]], was discovered by the theocratic alien superpower known as the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The Covenant, who revered the Forerunner as gods, believed that the Halo's main weapon was actually a source of "Divine Wind" meant to propel them on a path they called the "[[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]". During their investigations on Installation 04, the Covenant encountered the Flood; they quickly, but only partially, contained the outbreak. Soon, some of the crew of the [[human]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, led by [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] accidentally broke the containment, expecting to find a large Covenant weapons cache. A [[Battle of Installation 04|massive four-way battle]] ensued among the Covenant, the [[Sentinel]]s led by [[343 Guilty Spark]], the Flood, and the humans. This finally culminated when [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] detonated the fusion engines of the ''Pillar of Autumn'' on the surface of the installation, which compromised the structural integrity of the ring, and, due to the gravitational momentum and inertia still perpetuating the ring in orbit around [[Threshold]], tore the ring apart. The remains of Installation 04 were scattered as debris in space. The explosion sent massive chunks of the ring careening into the moon [[Basis]] due to the constant bombardment of small objects from the ring as seen in the sky.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> | The seven Halos then remained relatively dormant for approximately one hundred thousand years, though at least one of them experienced a major Flood outbreak, and they might have experienced brief visits by other species.<ref>''"[[Conversations from the Universe]]"''</ref> Eventually, one of them, [[Installation 04]], was discovered by the theocratic alien superpower known as the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. The Covenant, who revered the Forerunner as gods, believed that the Halo's main weapon was actually a source of "Divine Wind" meant to propel them on a path they called the "[[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]". During their investigations on Installation 04, the Covenant encountered the Flood; they quickly, but only partially, contained the outbreak. Soon, some of the crew of the [[human]] vessel {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, led by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] accidentally broke the containment, expecting to find a large Covenant weapons cache. A [[Battle of Installation 04|massive four-way battle]] ensued among the Covenant, the [[Sentinel]]s led by [[343 Guilty Spark]], the Flood, and the humans. This finally culminated when [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] detonated the fusion engines of the ''Pillar of Autumn'' on the surface of the installation, which compromised the structural integrity of the ring, and, due to the gravitational momentum and inertia still perpetuating the ring in orbit around [[Threshold]], tore the ring apart. The remains of Installation 04 were scattered as debris in space. The explosion sent massive chunks of the ring careening into the moon [[Basis]] due to the constant bombardment of small objects from the ring as seen in the sky.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Burial Mounds]]''</ref> | ||
Later, the Covenant discovered a second Halo, [[Installation 05]]. On this Halo, the Flood had already been released and much of the ring had been compromised, including its monitor, [[2401 Penitent Tangent]]. Soon, [[Battle of Installation 05|another four-way conflict]] began. The battle ended in the Flood manifesting a [[Gravemind]] and successfully escaping the ring aboard infected Covenant ships. The ring was nearly activated by [[Tartarus]], a [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain of the]] [[Jiralhanae]], but [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] pulled the [[Index]] out of the installation's core at the last moment, causing all six functional installations to go into "standby mode", ready for remote activation from the Ark. | Later, the Covenant discovered a second Halo, [[Installation 05]]. On this Halo, the Flood had already been released and much of the ring had been compromised, including its monitor, [[2401 Penitent Tangent]]. Soon, [[Battle of Installation 05|another four-way conflict]] began. The battle ended in the Flood manifesting a [[Gravemind]] and successfully escaping the ring aboard infected Covenant ships. The ring was nearly activated by [[Tartarus]], a [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain of the]] [[Jiralhanae]], but [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] pulled the [[Index]] out of the installation's core at the last moment, causing all six functional installations to go into "standby mode", ready for remote activation from the Ark. | ||