Forum:This is the way the world ends

this is an idea a few people have talked about it pertains to what will happen in halo 3 there is a book by James Morrow named "This is the Way the World Ends" a well known phrase repeated in the Cortana Letters and the E3 Trailer. On the 117 page (as in Spartan 117-John) it talks about the last woman on earth killing herself. I believe that this is a reference to Cortana and that she will destroy herself. This could be an attempt to save the information stored in her or it might be her thinking past her limits as this is what happens to "smart" AIs. Another thing that supports this is that perhaps in the E3 trailer she was sending the Chief a message in a riddle that he has to figure out in the game.

The riddle itself "I have defied gods and demons" demons could be the title given to all spartans by the covenant and gods could be forerunners and the like.

"I am your shield I am your sword" in "the Ghosts of Onyx" Onyx was referred to as the shield world and the rings were the weapon or sword. Also the word "Sword" sounds a little like "source" perhaps this might be a clue to the fact that humans are the "Reclaimers" and the forerunners are a similar species that humans were came from.

This is similar to the idea in Douglas Adams' book "Life, The Universe, and Everything" the third in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy that the Golgafrinchans (a race from somewhere off in space similar to humans apart from there version of Jin and tonics) landed on Earth and eventually became the human species and settled down until the Earth was destroyed a few years later (10 million)

"I know you your past your future" is a hint that she knows more than she is letting on and indicates that perhaps this is a cry to be found and rescued.

"This is the way the World ends" is where I got this whole idea as i saw the book in a book store a while ago.


 * Good theory, can't wait to see if it's right ;)  Phil.e.   [Talk to me] 01:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Its definantly possible that the phrase is indeed a reference to page 117 of a random novel. Its the best explanation Ive heard yet. And it does actually sound like something Bungie would do. {PR}Spydr 02:33, 5 September 2007 (UTC)