- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
At one point in history, the terms Gods and Demons were interchangable. It is only recently that Gods has become holy, and Demons satanic. Maybe cortana didnt mean demons at all in her little monologue in the trailer.
I also dont think that the thing that is activated is the ark. We all know that Halo is biblical. In the bible, there are two arks. The Ark of the covenant, and Noah's ark. Noahs ark carried the animals over the flood. in genesis, it gives exact measurements of the ark in cubits, which are subjective: 300x50x30. Three hundred long, 50 wide, 30 tall. A cubit is the length of a mans fingers to his elbow, about 1.5 feet. that ark is pretty darn small for a spaceship. But just a little later on, it says that the flood rose 15 cubits to cover the mountains. I have seen the mountains in queston. They are a lot bigger than fifteen cubits. If we use that same ratio, than that is a sizable ship, more than large enough to carry the earth ecosphere in genetic form.
The ark of the covenant was the golden box that the hebrews carried the ten commandments in. It was what Indiana Jones was after. I think that when 343 Guilty Spark refers to protocals, he is refering to those stored in the ark. The ark may be the forerunner equivalant of a floppy disk or external hard drive.
I think that if you look at the design of the earth artifact, you see how similar it is to High Charity's forerunner landing pad, albeit without giant pillars. There is even a whole in the clouds like the one in High Charity's ceiling. I think that the earth artifact is a landing pad that summons the Noahs ark.
The only thing I cant figure out is how Noahs ark leads to the Ark of the Covenant, necessary for activating the halo installations. Any thoughts?