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It also implied that there is no true cure for the Flood, but that it could choose whether or not a victim was infected. Once this conversation was complete, the Didact, enraged about the revelation, fully activated the reverse stasis chamber, forcing an artificial decay process equivalent to a billion years to transpire over the course of several seconds, killing the Primordial, and breaking its body down to a state of complete physical entropy.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 364-367''</ref> | It also implied that there is no true cure for the Flood, but that it could choose whether or not a victim was infected. Once this conversation was complete, the Didact, enraged about the revelation, fully activated the reverse stasis chamber, forcing an artificial decay process equivalent to a billion years to transpire over the course of several seconds, killing the Primordial, and breaking its body down to a state of complete physical entropy.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 364-367''</ref> | ||
However, as later demonstrated during the [[Ur-Didact]]'s encounter with the [[Gravemind]], the Primordial's consciousness had survived the destruction of its physical body, having [[mind transfer|transferred]] itself into the Flood's compound mind intact.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos 32}} Intent on exacting its vengeance on the Didact in its new form, the Primordial inflicted unspeakable horrors upon the Promethean before releasing him and allowing him to return to the ecumene, aware that the Didact's resulting madness would demoralize the Forerunners and engender chaos and indecision among their ranks.<ref name="s167">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 167'' (''"This being was not the Primordial I encountered on Charum Hakkor, but something else entirely-though it retained the Primordial's motives and thoughts and memories. It was a Gravemind-the Gravemind, more accurately. It was the Primordial's final act of revenge."'')</ref> Now synonymous with the Gravemind, the Primordial had ensured its consciousness would survive for as long as the Flood prevailed.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos 32}} | However, as later demonstrated during the [[Ur-Didact]]'s encounter with the [[Gravemind]], the Primordial's consciousness had survived the destruction of its physical body, having [[mind transfer|transferred]] itself into the Flood's compound mind intact.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos 32}} Intent on exacting its vengeance on the Didact in its new form, the Primordial inflicted unspeakable horrors upon the Promethean before releasing him and allowing him to return to the ecumene, aware that the Didact's resulting madness would demoralize the Forerunners and engender chaos and indecision among their ranks.<ref name="s167">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 167'' (''"This being was not the Primordial I encountered on Charum Hakkor, but something else entirely-though it retained the Primordial's motives and thoughts and memories. It was a Gravemind-the Gravemind, more accurately. It was the Primordial's final act of revenge."'')</ref> Now synonymous with the Gravemind, the Primordial had ensured its consciousness would survive for as long as the Flood prevailed.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos 32}} The Didact later suspected that the Primordial had opened a crack in his mind during their meeting on [[Charum Hakkor]] that the Gravemind exploited to corrupt him.{{Ref/Novel|Epi|19}} | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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**''[[Untitled story (Halo: Fractures)|Untitled story]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Untitled story (Halo: Fractures)|Untitled story]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||