- Pyrotrain
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According to this link, Master Chief is taking on an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.
There are various theories going around, including: the Flood, the Forerunners, and the Precursors. I'm going to do my best in analyzing each theory and probable story lines for each one.
The Flood
As with many of the other Forerunner installations (a.k.a. the Halos), there is a possibility of the forerunners keeping flood specimens on the forerunner "world". A breached containment unit (an oldie but a goodie) could provide a bunch of possible storylines.
Storyline 1
If the "world" is Onyx, Halsey and the Spartans would be there. One possible storyline would be the Flood taking control of the Spartans and Halsey. You would fight other Spartans as well as Flood-controlled animals and possibly other aliens. Corrupted Forerunner machines are not out of the question either.
Storyline 2
Another possibility is that the Flood have taken control of the Forerunner device and are using it as a mobile firebase for their consumption of the universe. You would fight the various life-forms the Flood has taken control of, as well as corrupted Sentinels and Forerunner machines.
Forerunners
The next enemy I will analyze is the Forerunners. Perhaps they survived, lodged in their shield worlds, and now are trying to destroy humanity. Maybe they think we have become too destructive again. There is one problem with this theory. This would not be considered a threat to the "whole universe". This would have to be an over-exaggeration for this theory to work.
Storyline 1
The Forerunners are on a direct heading toward Earth, and are attacking Chief's ship en route. Main enemy would be Sentinels, as well as a variety of other machines. Not to mention the Forerunners themselves and their battle armor.
Storyline
Well, I can't really think of any others for this particular theory... Submissions are welcome.
Precursors
Precursors were the "big dogs" before the Forerunners took over. They were technologically advanced beyond any other aliens. As not much is know about the Precursors, this theory is wide open to interpretation.
Storyline 1
Perhaps the "Prisoner" that escaped has become mentally unstable and is attacking all life. Difficult to come up with enemies for this iteration. The end goal would be to kill the Prisoner.
Storyline 2
Perhaps there are still Precursors out there, now sweeping the universe to take their revenge on the Forerunners and all they'be had a hand in. Mental instability is always a good choice to make this a species threat into a universal threat.
Storyline 3
It has been speculated the Precursors designed the Flood. So who knows what else they could've designed? Perhaps there is something much worse. I'll leave that to your imaginations.
Other Options
Maybe there is a race that came before the Precursors. Maybe it has some diabolical reason to attack the universe.
Go ahead and speculate. Formulate your own ideas. I am open to suggestions, and there could be something I'm not even taking into the picture.