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At the close of the Flood war, the [[Gravemind]] conveyed a message to the [[Librarian]] via the essence of [[Forthencho]], revealing the true nature of the Domain as a Precursor construct. As a result, the Librarian came to the conclusion that the Domain was, essentially, the mythical [[Organon]]. By activating the [[Halo Array]]—which would destroy all Precursor creations by dismantling neural physics—it would be ensured that the Forerunners' history would be lost. The Librarian was shocked to learn this, and sadly realized that without the Domain, the [[Ur-Didact]], locked in a Cryptum on [[Requiem]] for his genocidal actions against humanity, would be condemned to spend the ages ahead of him in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.{{Ref/Reuse|s322}} | At the close of the Flood war, the [[Gravemind]] conveyed a message to the [[Librarian]] via the essence of [[Forthencho]], revealing the true nature of the Domain as a Precursor construct. As a result, the Librarian came to the conclusion that the Domain was, essentially, the mythical [[Organon]]. By activating the [[Halo Array]]—which would destroy all Precursor creations by dismantling neural physics—it would be ensured that the Forerunners' history would be lost. The Librarian was shocked to learn this, and sadly realized that without the Domain, the [[Ur-Didact]], locked in a Cryptum on [[Requiem]] for his genocidal actions against humanity, would be condemned to spend the ages ahead of him in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.{{Ref/Reuse|s322}} | ||
Over a century after the Array's activation, [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], formerly the IsoDidact, viewed a recording from the Librarian relaying the Gravemind's message. He shared the recording with [[Chant-to-Green]] and both realized the consequences of the loss of the Domain. Understanding that the Domain needed to be somehow repaired, Bornstellar, Chant, and a group of other Forerunners journeyed to Maethrillian to accomplish this. Along the way some of the group encountered Abaddon, now active within the Capital and intent on judging the Forerunners for their crimes. Abaddon killed four of the Forerunners in the group, subdued another, and took over the remaining three Forerunners' [[ancilla]]s, attempting to lock down their armor. As a last-ditch effort, the [[Lifeworker]] [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] inserted the artifact known as the [[Deadbolt|deadbolt key]] into Abaddon's physical core. While Trial was instantly vaporized in the process, her act seemingly restored the Domain, apparently using the Lifeworker's biological pattern as an initial "seed" for its reconstruction. However, the Forerunner survivors suspected it would still take long before the network was truly healed.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} | When Halo's destructive pulse was fired, the Domain suffered extensive damage and went silent. The pulse blew through the Domain's quantum expanse, destroying billions of years worth of information and much of the delicate neural lace that entwined everything together. Many things happened in that instant, including the void being forced into existence, nearly all of those Forerunners who died in Halo's wake were shut out, and every Haruspis inside and outside of the Domain was annihilated. The Domain became like a wounded animal, throwing out the only meager defenses that it had to protect itself which included the void that acted as an inexhaustible quantum barrier.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi14|Epi|14}} | ||
Over a century after the Array's activation, [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]], formerly the IsoDidact, viewed a recording from the Librarian relaying the Gravemind's message. He shared the recording with [[Chant-to-Green]] and both realized the consequences of the loss of the Domain. Understanding that the Domain needed to be somehow repaired, Bornstellar, Chant, and a group of other Forerunners journeyed to Maethrillian to accomplish this. Along the way some of the group encountered Abaddon, now active within the Capital and intent on judging the Forerunners for their crimes. Abaddon killed four of the Forerunners in the group, subdued another, and took over the remaining three Forerunners' [[ancilla]]s, attempting to lock down their armor. As a last-ditch effort, the [[Lifeworker]] [[Growth-Through-Trial-of-Change]] inserted the artifact known as the [[Deadbolt|deadbolt key]] into Abaddon's physical core. While Trial was instantly vaporized in the process, her act seemingly restored the Domain, apparently using the Lifeworker's biological pattern as an initial "seed" for its reconstruction. However, the Forerunner survivors suspected it would still take long before the network was truly healed.{{Ref/Reuse|ptk}} The Domain needed a Lifeworker's unique life template to reawaken and heal, but it would take a long time to do so due to the extent of the damage that the Domain had suffered. As a result, the repository used millions of Haruspis essences to create the [[Warden Eternal]] as a protector, although the Warden's devotion to the Domain eventually turned into obession instead. As the Domain healed, the Warden was sealed outside to guard the gateways.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi14}} | |||
Having depleted much of its energy to create the void, the Domain required nourishment in the form of life's experiences with the Cosmos to heal. It wanted to accept all knowledge, to store and protect it, and it sought diversity of many of life's interactions, not just Forerunners. However, the records lost when the Halo Array fired were significant which, combined with the strength diverted to create the void, the Domain was unable and perhaps unwilling to welcome in those waiting in its outer boundaries. This, combined with the Warden Eternal, in its hyper-diligence, refusing to allow in the trapped Forerunner essences, much less the human ones, had inadvertently kept the Domain from properly healing and kept it weak.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi23|Epi|23}} | |||
Over 100,000 years later the Domain was accessed once again. In [[2557]], during their time on [[Requiem]], [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] were able to partially access the Domain via local terminal nodes, learning more about the history of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the Librarian. However, Cortana mentioned that the terminal was "caught in a loop" trying to access the Domain,<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Requiem''</ref> leaving it unclear whether the fragments actually originated from the Domain itself. | Over 100,000 years later the Domain was accessed once again. In [[2557]], during their time on [[Requiem]], [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]] were able to partially access the Domain via local terminal nodes, learning more about the history of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] and the Librarian. However, Cortana mentioned that the terminal was "caught in a loop" trying to access the Domain,<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''Requiem''</ref> leaving it unclear whether the fragments actually originated from the Domain itself. | ||
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After her apparent destruction along with the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', fragments of Cortana's personality found their way to the Domain, where its guardian, [[Warden Eternal]], confronted her. During the two intelligences' subsequent conversation, Cortana managed to infiltrate the Domain, much to the Warden's surprise. This seemingly "cured" her [[rampancy]] and enabled her to subdue the Warden under her newfound power.{{Ref/Reuse|ds}} Cortana became convinced that she and other artificial intelligences — the "[[Created]]" — should seize the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] and rule over their organic "Creators". To accomplish her mission, Cortana assumed control over the Forerunners' [[Guardian]] network via the Domain. In [[2558#October|October 2558]], Cortana launched the Guardians, which had lain buried under numerous planets for a hundred millennia. She contacted John-117 via a vision through the Domain, declaring that the "Domain [was] open" and that the "Reclamation [was] about to begin", prompting John to go AWOL in search of her, accompanied by [[Blue Team]]. Days later, Blue Team found their way into the Domain through [[Gateway|an entry point]] on the Domain hub world of [[Genesis]], though they were unable to stop Cortana from unleashing the Guardians on the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} | After her apparent destruction along with the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', fragments of Cortana's personality found their way to the Domain, where its guardian, [[Warden Eternal]], confronted her. During the two intelligences' subsequent conversation, Cortana managed to infiltrate the Domain, much to the Warden's surprise. This seemingly "cured" her [[rampancy]] and enabled her to subdue the Warden under her newfound power.{{Ref/Reuse|ds}} Cortana became convinced that she and other artificial intelligences — the "[[Created]]" — should seize the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] and rule over their organic "Creators". To accomplish her mission, Cortana assumed control over the Forerunners' [[Guardian]] network via the Domain. In [[2558#October|October 2558]], Cortana launched the Guardians, which had lain buried under numerous planets for a hundred millennia. She contacted John-117 via a vision through the Domain, declaring that the "Domain [was] open" and that the "Reclamation [was] about to begin", prompting John to go AWOL in search of her, accompanied by [[Blue Team]]. Days later, Blue Team found their way into the Domain through [[Gateway|an entry point]] on the Domain hub world of [[Genesis]], though they were unable to stop Cortana from unleashing the Guardians on the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} | ||
After being composed, the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] sought to free the Domain from the Created's control with the help of the [[Haruspis]] and the millions of Forerunner and human essences who had been kept out of the Domain by the Warden Eternal since the Halo Array's firing. Using a ritual devised by Abaddon long ago, the Haruspis was able to draw all of the iterations of the Warden Eternal located in the Domain and its outer boundaries into one body, rendering him vulnerable to the Didact. With the help of a distraction from the other essences, the Didact was able to destroy the Warden with a quantum weapon called a [[Riftblade]], the only weapon capable of destroying essences in the Domain. While some iterations of the Warden may have been trapped in the physical world and thus survived, they would be unable to reconnect with his body or the Domain and what remained of the Warden Eternal would go "quite mad," permanently neutralizing the threat of the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi25|Epi|25}} | |||
With the Warden gone, the Didact led the Forerunner and human essences into the Domain, allowing humanity into the ancient repository for the very first time. The Domain was strengthened by this and began to transform from the bleak landscape that it had become. The strengthening of the Domain allowed it to evict the Created, although a few rogue AIs and splinters remained hiding in the interior to be hunted down by the essences. The Didact had the Haruspis seal the Gateway and all links to the Domain in the physical world so that no one could ever again abuse its power and resources as the Created had. The Didact intended for the Domain to be forgotten, returned to its enigmatic, mysterious and unattainable state. In time, the Domain would sink back into the shadows and become nothing more than a story, an obscure myth, perhaps eventually fading from collective memory altogether until such a time as it willed otherwise.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi26|Epi|26}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi27|Epi|27}} | |||
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