- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
well after reading several theories about the trailer, and why it appears that once the forunner structure begins open, we see the phantom with its banshee escort and all the other ships suddenly start turning around as if they where trying to get away from it.
This action reminded me of a quote from the prophet of (mercy?) in halo 2. It was something along the lines of "halo, its divine wind will rush threw the stars, propelling all those worthy along the path, to salvation". This made me think that instead of trying to escape the wave of energy unleashed by the opened structure, the ships and phantoms are simply trying to "ride" the energy, sort of like a surfer would a wave, hence the "propel" part of what mercy said to the arbiter. Hence they are simply trying to build up speed and ride the energy threw the "great journey"
this implies that the structure opening was as the Covenant planned, and masterchief had failed, hence the "this is the way the world ends".
Meh, just my 2 cents