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Through deep investigation of the Covenant's religious beliefs, I have concocted a Covenant Religious Statue and a theory containing a possible storyline for Halo 2. To begin, I will discuss the religious beliefs of the Covenant in a "religious fashion" if you will. The majority of these documents I have written are made up, but have the Covenant will inside it.
The Covenant Religious Statute: Translated into modern english
Written in a Covenant member's point of view.
Through our time, we have peacefully inhabited numerous planets across our side of the galaxy. Our ancestors, the Forerunners, have given us the priveliges and responsibilities that we now possess today. Although our Leaders have passed away centuries ago, their artifacts remain scattered across our galaxy, and lie untouched since Their time.
The Forerunners have given us the following privileges:
* Live together peacefully with races of our own kind
* Have the freedom to do things without constant surveillance
* Live in worlds with protection beyond impervious
* Have the Prophets, the gateway between us and our Leaders, live amongst us
* The freedom to take up our own gun and fight for what we believe in
Along with privileges, they also gave us responsibilities. They are as follows:
* Live up to the Prophets expectations
* Respect each race as if it were to be your own
* Fight for what we have given you (we is reffering to the Forerunners)
* Never let our artifacts go forsaken or be destroyed
With a final statement marked from the Forerunners, we must always live on this phrase:
"MAY THE DOWNFALL OF THE COVENANT NEVER OCCUR DURING THE GRAINS OF TIME."
Possible Storyline For Halo 2
As we all know, there is another ringworld containing the Flood, and the Covenant discovered the location of Earth. This storyline that I am now explaining has been created off the statute that was located above. Now, a possible theory for the Covenant's reasoning to declare a Holy War against mankind is as follows:
Since the Covenant are so desperate to uncover the many Forerunner artifacts that lay scattered amongst the galaxy, they are willing to do whatever it takes to lay their hands on them. Possible, the Earth contains a Forerunner artifact somewhere in the New Mombasa, East African Protectorate region (the level shown in the Halo 2 E3 2003 real-time demonstration). This would mean the Covenant would have to land on Earth without harming the artifact (as proven in the First Strike where the planet it molting in fire except for the specific region where the Covenant artifact was hiding). A way to back this theory up is if you look at the banner of New Mombasa (just look above this post), you will see the definition, it says, "East African Megalopolis, historically part of the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. Now all but destroyed.
Now that that's over with, what do you think about this Statute and theory? Please post you thoughts upon these topics. (Please, no stupid posts like "It sucked" or "You wasted your time." In other's words, no flaming please).
[Edited on 6/2/2004 6:46:05 PM]