: The sum of my entire Halo experience came down to this one paragraph, where
: the Didact and 343 Guilty Spark converse, and I quote: "Now, old
: friend, we have the most important job in history-perhaps in all time. You
: may very well outlast all of us here. You may see the new galaxy
: emerge." I stop and turn away, looking out of the Ark's citadel
: toward the now-cooling forge and the mining site beyond. "Tell me,
: Chakas, if this was your choice, after all we have seen and survived...
: would you fire the rings?"

: Am I the only one who cried and/or screamed at that? I'm pretty sure my
: neighbors think I'm murdering somebody over here.

: This also leads to a theory I hadn't yet even thought of, but one that makes
: a lot of sense, and in fact is almost absurdly obvious now that I think
: about it.

: Master Chief is; stores the memory of; or will become the IsoDidact.

It's been a while since I've been here, but I have been reading the forerunner series to follow this story that I love. I missed this quote when I initially read it, but when you brought it up here I went back to the chapter and reread it, and I watched the cutscene from Halo CE. My mind them proceeded to go mdjrnsjxhshsjdushzjsnddh!!! I completely agree with Grizzlei that this is the most incredibly awesome thing I've seen/read since the end of Reach. Bravo, Mr Bear and 343 for that. I have some pretty high hopes for Halo 5 now.