Chapter 1
The Forerunner High council gazed couriously down at the council member who had stood up to announce his theory on how to contain the Flood." The High Council calls upon councilman Arangu to state his idea on how to contain this dreadful parasite known as the Flood.
" I have a very good idea on how to contain the Flood. My idea consists of two main parts:First of all we must build several instalations to house and keep the Flood contained ;
second of all we must construct a weapon to use to annhialate all sentient life in the universe! My proposal is to 7 ring worlds we shall code-name "Halo". Each Ring shall have a monitor to make sure the Recalimer who finds the Halo and sets the Flood free destroys them properly, a key known as the " Index" and takes it to a cortrol room and uses it as a key to activates the defences to destroy all sentient life in the universe. These rings will be stationed in the most remote corners of the universe; that way any sentient life will have an extremely remote chance to find Halo."
The High Council discussed this idea amoung them selves. Suddenly the Chairman of the council stood up and said "Arangu, we have decided to accept your plan to make contain the Flood on on these rings that you proposed to us; but first we must find a way to contain the Flood and transport them to Halo. Do you have an idea for this also Arangu?"
"Yes I do Nobel Council, but I thought if we built these constructs in orbit of the planet the parasite already has a foothold on. That way we do not have to risk losing our good ships to the Flood. To get the Flood to Halo we use our old, damaged ships and traitors." "That is a very good idea ,Arangu, but it still have the problem on how to transport them on to Halo. Are you suggesting we use those who have betrayedus and an old ship to lure them on to Halo?"
"Yes I am, but on the minus side we do not have time to give everybody a fair trial"replied Arangu.
The Council talked quietly among themselves as they disscussed this issue and unanamously made their decision. The Council Chairman finally exclaimed "We have unanamously have decided to sentance the people who have been accused of treason to help in the containment of the Flood! Next I hereby give Arangu command to the construction of the 7 ring worlds that will from here on out called Halo!
Arangu bowed his head head and said " Thank you nobel council members. Then the only opposing council member who opposed this idea whose name was Gravemind said "So this is how this will all begin, in an enormous applause." He was only overheard by none other than Arangu.