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{{Quote|I am a timeless chorus; join your voice with mine, and sing victory everlasting!|The Gravemind to John-117.}} | {{Quote|I am a timeless chorus; join your voice with mine, and sing victory everlasting!|The Gravemind to John-117.}} | ||
The Gravemind initially planned to attack and infest Earth, but after having assimilated the knowledge of the infected Regret (and possibly [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]]), it learned about the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s plans to use the Ark to remotely activate the entire Halo Array. Realizing the extent of the danger it faced, the Gravemind did not attack Earth but instead used | The Gravemind initially planned to attack and infest Earth; even though the Elites quarantained the area, it managed to send a single Flood-infested ship to Earth; it even allowed Cortana to leave a message for the Master Chief on the ship, in order to lure him to his destruction (although the Gravemind didn't know what was the content of the message). The infestation of Earth was contained; the Gravemind used High Charity to make a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to [[Mars]] and would have continued the attack, but after having assimilated the knowledge of the infected Regret (and possibly [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] and Cortana), it learned about the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s plans to use the Ark to remotely activate the entire Halo Array. Realizing the extent of the danger it faced, the Gravemind did not attack Earth but instead once again used the Covenant Holy City to slipspace jump to the Ark. Despite the Gravemind's immense technological expertise—including its use of exotic [[Precursor]] science—the strain caused by this jump caused ''High Charity'' to crash into the Ark.<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> | ||
At the Ark, the Gravemind | At the Ark, the Gravemind lead a massive Flood attack on both the Covenant and the UNSC/Elite alliance at the [[Citadel]]; after the Prophet of Truth managed to start the activation sequence of the Halo Array, the Gravemind contacted the Master Chief and the Arbiter through two of its [[Pure Forms]], once again forming an uneasy alliance with them to reach the Prophet and stop the firing of the rings. Toghether they were victorious, and the Gravemind even managed to infect Truth himself, gloating at his defeat before the Arbiter slayed him. With the crisis averted, the Flood intelligence quickly betrayed its former allies; the duo managed to escape from their foe and discover [[Cortana]]'s solution to the Flood—a [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo ring]] made by [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. To activate it, the Chief infiltrated High Charity to retrieve Cortana, who had the [[Activation Index]] from the first [[Installation 04]]. | ||
As the Chief traveled deep into High Charity, he faced multiple Flood forms. Taunted by the voice of the Gravemind, which allowed Cortana to briefly send pained messages as he corrupted and tortured the UNSC AI. The Gravemind became increasingly frustrated at the Spartan's progress, becoming suspicious of what Cortana was hiding from him and threatening to "feast upon the Chief's bones" if she did not reveal the secret. | As the Chief traveled deep into High Charity, he faced multiple Flood forms. Taunted by the voice of the Gravemind, which allowed Cortana to briefly send pained messages as he corrupted and tortured the UNSC AI. The Gravemind became increasingly frustrated at the Spartan's progress, becoming suspicious of what Cortana was hiding from him and threatening to "feast upon the Chief's bones" if she did not reveal the secret. | ||