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The '''Forerunner-Flood War'''<ref>[[Terminals]], ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> was a galactic war between the [[Forerunners]] and the [[Flood]]. | The '''Forerunner-Flood War'''<ref>[[Terminals]], ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> was a galactic war between the [[Forerunners]] and the [[Flood]] believed to have started in 98,379 BC and ended at 97,448 BC. | ||
==Beginning== | ==Beginning== | ||
The Flood entered the Milky Way galaxy at least at 98,379 BC, and initially caught the Forerunner military by surprise, using captured non-military vessels to penetrate local Forerunner naval fleets and descend and land upon Forerunner-colonized worlds, overrunning local defenses and billions of Forerunners per world with hundred millions of Flood forms within days. Forerunner fleets were forced to bombard Flood-infested Forerunner worlds to prevent Flood spread. The Forerunners grouped together under one centralized governments:the [[Mantle]] and the [[Guardianship]], and bombarded dozens of Flood-infested former Forerunner planets. | The Flood entered the Milky Way galaxy at least at 98,379 BC, and initially caught the Forerunner military by surprise, using captured non-military vessels to penetrate local Forerunner naval fleets and descend and land upon Forerunner-colonized worlds, overrunning local defenses and billions of Forerunners per world with hundred millions of Flood forms within days. Forerunner fleets were forced to bombard Flood-infested Forerunner worlds to prevent Flood spread. The Forerunners grouped together under one centralized governments:the [[Mantle]] and the [[Guardianship]], and bombarded dozens of Flood-infested former Forerunner planets. | ||
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While during the stalemate the Flood was exponentially growing and readying for an attack, eventually, they assaulted the Forerunner core systems with thousands of Flood-filled supraluminal vessels. While three Forerunner naval groups: the [[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]], [[Security Fleet]], and [[Suppression Fleet]] were recalled to defend against the Flood counterattack. [[Mendicant Bias]] fell to [[rampancy]] and instead of attacking the Graveminds, turned against the Forerunners for the Flood cause. | While during the stalemate the Flood was exponentially growing and readying for an attack, eventually, they assaulted the Forerunner core systems with thousands of Flood-filled supraluminal vessels. While three Forerunner naval groups: the [[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]], [[Security Fleet]], and [[Suppression Fleet]] were recalled to defend against the Flood counterattack. [[Mendicant Bias]] fell to [[rampancy]] and instead of attacking the Graveminds, turned against the Forerunners for the Flood cause. | ||
With naval strategies failing, the Forerunners turned to their Halo project: securing other species into the Ark while readying the Halo array for firing. Upon this, two Forerunner units beyond the failing defense line, the [[Primary Pioneer Group]] and [[Advance Survey Team-Alpha]], came across Earth at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. The Librarian journeyed there in his quest for categorization, finding the human species and also creating a portal on Earth that would lead to the Ark. | With naval strategies failing, the Forerunners turned to their Halo project: securing other species into the Ark while readying the Halo array for firing. Upon this, two Forerunner units beyond the failing defense line, the [[Primary Pioneer Group]] and [[Advance Survey Team-Alpha]], came across Earth at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. The Librarian journeyed there in his quest for categorization, finding the human species and also creating a portal on Earth that would lead to the Ark. The Forerunners saw a unique potential in the human species, creating a "Conservation Measure" for the protection of the human species, shielding them within the shelter of the Ark. | ||
The Didact sent a rescue party for his son, the Librarian, in an effort to retrieve him for the Ark, but Mendicant Bias destroyed the party, leaving the Librarian stranded on Earth apart from the Ark. Forerunner military collapse forced the Didact to activate the Halos. Mendicant Bias attempted to prevent the Didact from doing as so, but was stopped by a Forerunner-loyal artificial intelligence, Offensive Bias. | The Didact sent a rescue party for his son, the Librarian, in an effort to retrieve him for the Ark before he would be forced to activate the Halos and kill all unshielded sentient beings, but Mendicant Bias destroyed the rescue party, leaving the Librarian stranded on Earth apart from the Ark. Forerunner military collapse forced the Didact to activate the Halos. Mendicant Bias attempted to prevent the Didact from doing as so, but was stopped by a Forerunner-loyal artificial intelligence, [[Offensive Bias]]. | ||
While the Didact began the activation sequence for the Array, the Flood fleet attacked, and the remnants of the Forerunner fleet formed a spherical defensive formation while the Array activated, using feint tactics to hold off the Flood fleet as the Halos activated, annihilating all sentient life in the Milky Way galaxy save those sheltered in the Ark and Shield World. The Forerunners were believed to be extinguished from the galaxy, and the Flood were halted, and their centralized Gravemind forms were destroyed<ref>http://www.halo3.com</ref>. | While the Didact began the activation sequence for the Array, the Flood fleet attacked, and the remnants of the Forerunner fleet formed a spherical defensive formation while the Array activated, using feint tactics to hold off the Flood fleet as the Halos activated, annihilating all sentient life in the Milky Way galaxy save those sheltered in the Ark and Shield World. The Forerunners were believed to be extinguished from the galaxy, and the Flood were halted, and their centralized Gravemind forms were destroyed<ref>http://www.halo3.com</ref>. | ||