Phoenix Logs/Campaign Logs/An Uncomfortable Truth II

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From records I have studied, as the Flood grows closer to the critical density it

absorbs the knowledge and intelligence of its hosts. As it grows in strength,

coordination and self-awareness, it forms Proto-Graveminds and then finally the

Gravemind itself . Once a Gravemind has been created, the Flood's race memory

is re-established and it becomes almost unstoppable. This scenario is what led

to the creation of the last Halo Array so many years ago.

From the perspective of the Flood, is this not attempt at bringing order to

the galaxy rather than chaos? It is a dangerous line of thought, and I know

there was another who fell into this trap and indeed became instrumental in

the downfall of my creators civilization. Fortunately, my loyalty and duty to this

installation precludes me from following that path.

My conclusions are still disturbing. The Flood are indeed the great threat to the

galaxy my creators feared, but they are the truest to their nature. The

Forerunners, the San'Shyuum, the so-called Reclaimers all declare peace

through unity and civilization, yet endlessly make war amongst themselves and

others. Wars fought in defense of their own independence while each forcing

their own ideas of unity upon their enemies.

I stand here as a guardian of that chaos. It is an uncomfortable truth. [2/2]