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Further adding to its mystical nature is that in some cases, the use of an armor's interface was not even necessary to contact the Domain; when [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] approached [[Janjur Qom]], the Domain opened to him for a brief instant; at first he described the experience as "deep" and "appropriately shapeless", but it soon took form, shaping into a coherent whole around his consciousness. Through this experience, Bornstellar felt the essences of everyone who had ever visited the Domain reach out to him, urging him to preserve the history of the Forerunners which would soon come to an end.<ref name="c201"/> When the Didact confronted his main opponent, [[Forthencho|Forthencho, the Lord of Admirals]] after the [[Charum Hakkor campaign|final battle]] for [[Charum Hakkor]], he mentioned that ''"But to all of us there is a time like this, when the Domain seeks to confirm our essences, and for you, that time is now"'', possibly referring to Forthencho's impending death.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref> | Further adding to its mystical nature is that in some cases, the use of an armor's interface was not even necessary to contact the Domain; when [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]] approached [[Janjur Qom]], the Domain opened to him for a brief instant; at first he described the experience as "deep" and "appropriately shapeless", but it soon took form, shaping into a coherent whole around his consciousness. Through this experience, Bornstellar felt the essences of everyone who had ever visited the Domain reach out to him, urging him to preserve the history of the Forerunners which would soon come to an end.<ref name="c201"/> When the Didact confronted his main opponent, [[Forthencho|Forthencho, the Lord of Admirals]] after the [[Charum Hakkor campaign|final battle]] for [[Charum Hakkor]], he mentioned that ''"But to all of us there is a time like this, when the Domain seeks to confirm our essences, and for you, that time is now"'', possibly referring to Forthencho's impending death.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref> | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], the Domain had become inaccessible for all Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 258''</ref> This was apparently the work of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] AI [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], who had exhausted the entire Domain in its search for the truth about the [[Precursor]]s' plan.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 301''</ref><ref name="p337"/> However | During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], the Domain had become inaccessible for all Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 258''</ref> This was apparently the work of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] AI [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], who had exhausted the entire Domain in its search for the truth about the [[Precursor]]s' plan.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 301''</ref><ref name="p337"/> However there is evidence, uncovered by the [[Juridical]] rate, that the Domain's silence following Mendicant Bias' [[Battle_of_the_capital|attack on the Capital]] was a deliberate act on the part of the Domain itself which may, in fact, be sentient.<ref name="Tor">[http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/03/halo-silentium-string-1-excerpt '''Tor.com''', ''Sneak Peak at Halo: Silentium'']</ref> | ||