- DonVinzone1
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- Exalted Mythic Member
I think Truth already wanted to get rid of Mercy and Regret anyways. Having them killed by "accidents" only worked in his advantage. After all: Truth most likely knew Regret was going to find Earth and "jeopardize" the invasion by the entire Fleet. Chief killing him was only a thing that came between Truth's glassing beam and Regret.
Mercy could have easily been saved by Tartarus: but again, Truth could use that to his advantage. So he left him to die.
With his two sidekicks out of the way he would be the only one with power in the Covenant. I think Truth had plenty of plans behind the scenes to stop the Council from promoting new Prophets, using the Flood, finding Earth and the death of Mercy and Regret and the Civil War as reasons to keep him as the sole leader "because it would be the best and most stable for the Covenant"