- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
OK. Here goes my theory:
Cortana is **NOT** actually rampant. She is being forced by the Gravemind to burst that transmission.
I say this because at first, it seems like a message from the Gravemind, but then, while Cortana somehow seems to fight to regain control over the transmission.... changes it-
I specially pay attention to the "i am your shield, i am your sword" part, because this seems to be her reafirming something; like she wants to "gain some strenght" to remember why she fights for¿, to stop the Gravemind from posting those things.
Then, she seems to fully gains control with the "i know you" part.... at this point, i send you all to remember "Halo: The Fall of Reach" where she feels amazed about the Chief's integrity as a group leader, as a human.
"THIS is the way the world ends...." i dont know why everybody thinks of "everybody dying" because the end of the Halo world can mean the end of the war era, to enter a new era of peace.... i remit myself to the Cortana Letters again, specifically, the Second Letter:
"Things are great here. The weather is good, the suns are shining, and I'm making lots of new friends. Of course, I always do."
It seems like a very peaceful place, aint it???