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Most details and even the causes of this conflict remain obscure or contradictory, as any records of it had been completely lost and/or intentionally suppressed by the Forerunners over the subsequent millions of years.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 342''</ref> According to some Forerunners who later learned of the event, the Precursors had decided to erase the Forerunners from existence, as they had done with many of their other creations.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 194'' (''"Long ago, when it became apparent that the Precursors were about to erase Forerunners, there was a war, and Forerunners erased ''them''."'')</ref> The [[Librarian]] learned this information from the [[Path Kethona Forerunner]]s' biological memory reservoir,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 203''</ref> which, in turn, recorded the memories of the early Forerunners who fought in the war. However, the [[Gravemind]] stated that the Forerunners struck against their creators completely unprovoked, enraged by the Precursors' decision to pass the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] on to humanity instead of the Forerunners. According to the Gravemind, the Precursors did not defend themselves and simply marveled at the sheer violence the Forerunners were capable of.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 24''</ref> | Most details and even the causes of this conflict remain obscure or contradictory, as any records of it had been completely lost and/or intentionally suppressed by the Forerunners over the subsequent millions of years.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 342''</ref> According to some Forerunners who later learned of the event, the Precursors had decided to erase the Forerunners from existence, as they had done with many of their other creations.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 194'' (''"Long ago, when it became apparent that the Precursors were about to erase Forerunners, there was a war, and Forerunners erased ''them''."'')</ref> The [[Librarian]] learned this information from the [[Path Kethona Forerunner]]s' biological memory reservoir,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 203''</ref> which, in turn, recorded the memories of the early Forerunners who fought in the war. However, the [[Gravemind]] stated that the Forerunners struck against their creators completely unprovoked, enraged by the Precursors' decision to pass the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] on to [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric humanity]] instead of the Forerunners. According to the Gravemind, the Precursors did not defend themselves and simply marveled at the sheer violence the Forerunners were capable of.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 24''</ref> | ||
After driving the Precursors away from the Milky Way galaxy, the Forerunners—under the leadership of the then-dominant [[Warrior-Servant|Warrior]] [[rate]]<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 14''</ref>—chased them down to the satellite galaxy of [[Path Kethona]], where they finished their work, driving the Precursors to near-extinction. However, the Forerunners who traveled to Path Kethona never returned to the Milky Way, as they were unable to bear the burden of what they had done. Those who defied their commanders and invoked the Mantle were either executed or exiled on a barren planet and would later remain as the only Forerunner survivors of the fleet that conducted the extermination campaign at Path Kethona.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 15''</ref> | After driving the Precursors away from the Milky Way galaxy, the Forerunners—under the leadership of the then-dominant [[Warrior-Servant|Warrior]] [[rate]]<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 14''</ref>—chased them down to the satellite galaxy of [[Path Kethona]], where they finished their work, driving the Precursors to near-extinction. However, the Forerunners who traveled to Path Kethona never returned to the Milky Way, as they were unable to bear the burden of what they had done. Those who defied their commanders and invoked the Mantle were either executed or exiled on a barren planet and would later remain as the only Forerunner survivors of the fleet that conducted the extermination campaign at Path Kethona.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 15''</ref> | ||
