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After nearly three centuries of war, what had been a relative stalemate quickly began to turn in the Flood's favor. The [[Gravemind]] managed to convince [[Mendicant Bias]], the AI in charge of Forerunner defense, to unite with the Flood and turn its military assets against its creators. With the Flood growing at an exponential rate, entire [[thema]]s of the ecumene were overrun; the Flood-infested regions, known as [[Burn]]s, soon covered two-thirds of Forerunner space.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 190''</ref> The Forerunners eventually resorted to the [[Maginot Line]], leaving all systems beyond the [[Orion complex]] to fend for themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|jatkrula}} Meanwhile, the Flood and the Graveminds developed into more capable and [[Key Mind|powerful forms]], enabling them to tap into Precursor [[neural physics]] and control Precursor artifacts scattered across the galaxy. The Forerunners possessed no effective defense against these constructs and the Flood won most naval engagements as a result.<ref name="sil214">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 214-215''</ref> | After nearly three centuries of war, what had been a relative stalemate quickly began to turn in the Flood's favor. The [[Gravemind]] managed to convince [[Mendicant Bias]], the AI in charge of Forerunner defense, to unite with the Flood and turn its military assets against its creators. With the Flood growing at an exponential rate, entire [[thema]]s of the ecumene were overrun; the Flood-infested regions, known as [[Burn]]s, soon covered two-thirds of Forerunner space.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 190''</ref> The Forerunners eventually resorted to the [[Maginot Line]], leaving all systems beyond the [[Orion complex]] to fend for themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|jatkrula}} Meanwhile, the Flood and the Graveminds developed into more capable and [[Key Mind|powerful forms]], enabling them to tap into Precursor [[neural physics]] and control Precursor artifacts scattered across the galaxy. The Forerunners possessed no effective defense against these constructs and the Flood won most naval engagements as a result.<ref name="sil214">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 214-215''</ref> | ||
After the [[Maethrillian|Capital]] system was [[Fate of Maethrillian|overwhelmed]], the surviving leaders and population of the ecumene were relocated on the extragalactic installation known as the [[greater Ark]], the original [[Ark]] used to manufacture the first Halo rings.{{Ref/Reuse|sil214}} Aware that the Ark would not stay safe from the Flood for long, the Forerunner leadership realized that the only way to stop the parasite was to deprive it of all hosts by firing the Halo Array.{{Ref/Reuse|twobetrayals}} Soon after this decision, the Flood attacked the greater Ark and destroyed it. With most of the Forerunner leadership and population dead, the few surviving Forerunners, led by the [[IsoDidact]], journeyed to [[Installation 00]], the lesser Ark, its location still hidden from the Flood. The IsoDidact had the Halos distributed across the galaxy and activated the rings, killing all sentient life of sufficient biomass in the [[Milky Way]], including any surviving Forerunners within the range of the Halo effect.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> However, the Forerunner [[Lifeworker]]s had managed to save some of the galaxy's species by transporting them to the Ark during the [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3terminals}}<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> All neural structures within the Halos' range were destroyed; these included all [[Precursor]] artifacts, including the [[Domain]], which the Forerunners had come to regard as the foundation of their culture.<ref name="sil322">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 322-323''</ref> | After the [[Maethrillian|Capital]] system was [[Fate of Maethrillian|overwhelmed]], the surviving leaders and population of the ecumene were relocated on the extragalactic installation known as the [[greater Ark]], the original [[Ark]] used to manufacture the first Halo rings.{{Ref/Reuse|sil214}} Aware that the Ark would not stay safe from the Flood for long, the Forerunner leadership realized that the only way to stop the parasite was to deprive it of all hosts by firing the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Reuse|twobetrayals}} Soon after this decision, the Flood attacked the greater Ark and destroyed it. With most of the Forerunner leadership and population dead, the few surviving Forerunners, led by the [[IsoDidact]], journeyed to [[Installation 00]], the lesser Ark, its location still hidden from the Flood. The IsoDidact had the Halos distributed across the galaxy and activated the rings, killing all sentient life of sufficient biomass in the [[Milky Way]], including any surviving Forerunners within the range of the Halo effect.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> However, the Forerunner [[Lifeworker]]s had managed to save some of the galaxy's species by transporting them to the Ark during the [[Conservation Measure]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3terminals}}<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Origins''</ref> All neural structures within the Halos' range were destroyed; these included all [[Precursor]] artifacts, including the [[Domain]], which the Forerunners had come to regard as the foundation of their culture.<ref name="sil322">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 322-323''</ref> | ||
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