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The Forerunner military continued to delay the use of the Halos for a time, instead continuing to deploy more conventional strategies against the Flood in the following years.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 374-375''</ref> However, these measures failed to halt the Flood's spread across the Forerunners' ecumene. Entire worlds were engulfed by the Flood and converted to [[key mind]]s, enabling the Flood to control the Precursors' [[neural physics]] constructs and dominate the Forerunners in naval engagements by using [[star road]]s as weapons.<ref name="silentium"/> | The Forerunner military continued to delay the use of the Halos for a time, instead continuing to deploy more conventional strategies against the Flood in the following years.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 374-375''</ref> However, these measures failed to halt the Flood's spread across the Forerunners' ecumene. Entire worlds were engulfed by the Flood and converted to [[key mind]]s, enabling the Flood to control the Precursors' [[neural physics]] constructs and dominate the Forerunners in naval engagements by using [[star road]]s as weapons.<ref name="silentium"/> | ||
During the last years of the war, the Gravemind captured the [[Ur-Didact]], who recognized it as the same intelligence as the Primordial, who he had interrogated ten thousand years earlier. The Gravemind tortured and corrupted the Didact's mind by informing him of not only the truth about the Precursors and the Flood, but also the Flood's true intentions: To bring eternal suffering to all life in the galaxy as punishment for the Forerunners' crimes against the Precursors. The Gravemind explained that like the Precursors, the Flood desired to create life. But this time, their creations would be made without free will or individuality, and would never be able to challenge their creators as the Forerunners had. The Gravemind then released the Ur-Didact, knowing his damaged psyche would bring further ruin to the Forerunners.<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 13''</ref> | During the last years of the war, the Gravemind captured the [[Ur-Didact]], who recognized it as the same intelligence as the Primordial, who he had interrogated ten thousand years earlier. The Gravemind tortured and corrupted the Didact's mind by informing him of not only the truth about the Precursors and the Flood, but also the Flood's true intentions: To bring eternal suffering to all life in the galaxy as punishment for the Forerunners' crimes against the Precursors. The Gravemind explained that like the Precursors, the Flood desired to create life. But this time, their creations would be made without free will or individuality, and would never be able to challenge their creators as the Forerunners had. The Flood wants to punish the Forerunners for their crimes against the Precursors, but they also infect humans since they were devolved by the Forerunners and no longer worthy of the Mantle, thus uniting all sentient life in the galaxy through infection. The Gravemind then released the Ur-Didact, knowing his damaged psyche would bring further ruin to the Forerunners.<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 13''</ref> | ||
Although Mendicant Bias' disparate parts had been scattered across the ecumene for study, these facilities were overrun by the Flood in the coming years and eventually, a Gravemind successfully reactivated the AI. Later, the reconstituted Mendicant Bias assisted the Flood and the Graveminds in their assault on the [[greater Ark]] and [[Omega Halo]], resulting in the destruction of both installations.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 33''</ref> As the Forerunners were preparing to fire the Halo rings, all available Flood-controlled vessels were gathered into a vast fleet which attacked the [[Maginot Sphere]], intent on reaching [[Installation 00]] before the rings could fire. The Flood, led by Mendicant Bias, faced off against the remains of the Forerunner fleet coordinated by Mendicant Bias' replacement, [[Offensive Bias]] in a [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|final, brutal battle]]. | Although Mendicant Bias' disparate parts had been scattered across the ecumene for study, these facilities were overrun by the Flood in the coming years and eventually, a Gravemind successfully reactivated the AI. Later, the reconstituted Mendicant Bias assisted the Flood and the Graveminds in their assault on the [[greater Ark]] and [[Omega Halo]], resulting in the destruction of both installations.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 33''</ref> As the Forerunners were preparing to fire the Halo rings, all available Flood-controlled vessels were gathered into a vast fleet which attacked the [[Maginot Sphere]], intent on reaching [[Installation 00]] before the rings could fire. The Flood, led by Mendicant Bias, faced off against the remains of the Forerunner fleet coordinated by Mendicant Bias' replacement, [[Offensive Bias]] in a [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|final, brutal battle]]. | ||