Halo timeline: Forerunner-Flood War and the firing of the Halo arrays

Following the defeat of humanity by the Forerunners, an era of peace followed ... but it didn't last. 10,000 years later, the parasitic Flood re-emerged and began a vicious offensive that brought the Forerunners to their knees.

In the last article, we covered the Precursors, the origins of the Flood, and the Human-Forerunner War, which led to the near extinction of ancient humanity.

Halo timeline: Precursors, Forerunner betrayal, and the era that followed

Now we're going to take a look at the return of the Flood, the fall of the Forerunners, and their ultimate solution against the parasite.

The Forerunners prepare: Two plans to defeat the Flood are conceptualized

The Forerunners spent thousands of years trying to prepare for the Flood.

While most of the Forerunners thought the Flood was nothing more than a human-made hoax to justify invading Forerunner space, many leaders knew the threat was real and began devising ideas on how to prepare for the parasite's return. Two major solutions were conceptualized — Shield Worlds, and Halo arrays.

Shield Worlds were designed to be impenetrable to the Flood.

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