 The majority of events in the story arc of the Halo series occur during the " Ninth Age of Reclamation . " The Covenant 's organization of time and dates is not elaborated on in detail in the game or during any of the novelizations ; Bungie cinematic director Joseph Staten , in an interview on Halo fansite <unk> , said that the Covenant 's date system is split into seven epochs , split into the following Ages : Abandonment , Conflict , Discovery , Reconciliation , Conversion , Doubt , and Reclamation . 
