Halo: Cryptum: Difference between revisions

Bornstellar–now The Didact–and the Librarian spend time together on the Ark, inspecting all the species she has gathered from across the galaxy. Due to the Flood's return, the Didact assumes the role of the commander of Forerunner military once again, preparing to reactivate the Shield Worlds and the defenses he had planned thousands of years earlier. There is no knowledge of the status of the Forerunner government or the remaining Halo rings. The Didact also ponders on the status of Chakas and Riser, suspecting that the humans may have been spared by the Master Builder if he realized their value; their genetic memories contained the answer to defeating the Flood. Now, the Didact seeks to find the lost Halo ring, controlled by Mendicant Bias, and the captive from Charum Hakkor. In the end, the Didact recalls what the captive said when he communicated with it thousands of years prior; the entity revealed that it was in fact the last Precursor, and that the Forerunners had been created by its kind millions of years ago, before they "[[Forerunner-Precursor war|ruthlessly destroyed]]" their creators. Finally, the being ominously stated that "[their] answer is at hand."