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By the time the human officials discovered what the powder had done, it was too late. Entire planets were infected, and the Flood began to aggressively expand. Humans, in desperation, began forcefully taking worlds from other species to make up for the ones they had lost, initiating the Human-Forerunner war.<ref name="c271">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 271-272''</ref> However the primary mission of the fleets under the command of the Lord Forthencho was to locate, and exterminate any presence of the parasite. When Forerunner worlds became infected, Forthencho saw no other choice than to sterilize the Flood by orbital bombardment. As the Forerunners did not believe the Flood a credible threat to their | By the time the human officials discovered what the powder had done, it was too late. Entire planets were infected, and the Flood began to aggressively expand. Humans, in desperation, began forcefully taking worlds from other species to make up for the ones they had lost, initiating the Human-Forerunner war.<ref name="c271">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 271-272''</ref> However the primary mission of the fleets under the command of the Lord of Admirals Forthencho was to locate, and exterminate any presence of the parasite. When Forerunner worlds became infected, Forthencho saw no other choice than to sterilize the Flood by orbital bombardment. As the Forerunners apparently did not believe the Flood a credible threat to their ecumene, these actions only fueled their hatred towards humanity. | ||
As a further desperate measure, humanity's leaders decided to take a third of their population and genetically alter them by inserting genes designed to fight Flood biomass. They then took this third of the human population and allowed the Flood to consume them. The new genes aggressively killed off Flood biomatter and destroyed the Flood until the few that survived were forced to escape. They would not reappear for another 9,000 years.<ref name="c271"/> | As a further desperate measure, humanity's leaders decided to take a third of their population and genetically alter them by inserting genes designed to fight Flood biomass. They then took this third of the human population and allowed the Flood to consume them. The new genes aggressively killed off Flood biomatter and destroyed the Flood until the few that survived were forced to escape. They would not reappear for another 9,000 years.<ref name="c271"/> | ||