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Posted by: Limited Edition
Posted by: Scorptank
I think the Forerunners activated the Rings because they had no other strategic option (Guilty Spark)
The Flood was upon them so they thought it best to activate the rings.
Posted by: soulguard
But the Rings were fired because the Forerunners were "out of options". Perhaps things were worse on installations 1,2,3,6, and 7 ???
I agree, I just don't know why they would have activated the halos if they had some how managed to confine them there. Why not just destroy the halos if that was the only place the infestation was taking place. The flood had to of been attacking through out the galaxy on multiple fronts.
Posted by: Mr_Clark
The other thing to think about is, the Flood might not have just been on the Halo Installations. We saw in Halo 2 that where the Heretics had set up base in Threshold, that the Flood were inside and they released them.
I agree that the flood would have to have been in other places as well but Scorptank (see below) makes a valuable observation about why the 'parasite' might have been in the heritic base.
Posted by: Scorptank
Well, Mr_C, I don't think that the base where the Heretics were originally held any Flood at all.
I think those Heretics were growing them to attack the Prophets.
I could be wrong but on the level 'The Arbiter' one Elite says: "those heretic fools! What have they done!"
I think the Heretics were planning an attack against High Charity.
Good find. I seem to remember a elite saying that as well. But it's also possible that the parasite was already there and he was merely stating that the hereitics had allowed it to escape or that the hereitics were fools for not destroying it.? Possibly?
Yeah, that's possible.
But in my opinion the Heretics were growing the Flood to attack High Charity or something.
If you don't believe me: why would the Heretics let the Flood live that long.
The Heretics had the Sentinels working for them. The Sentinels are (as far as I know) under the command of a Monitor and that Monitor must have helped them to grow and maintain the Flood.
Oh and LE, I'm still waiting for your critique on my story. <no hurry.
[Edited on 3/17/2005 11:43:20 AM]