But you know, after the Flood cometh the reboot... Seriously though, I don't think it'll be that blunt and simple. There'll probably be some unnecessary twist, and it'll probably follow trends. [i]Will 343i allow everything to simply fall into place, or do they feel that an obvious ending is weak?[/i] Flood. At this point we know what the Flood is. It's the next step of [i]galactic evolution[/i] according to a (or more) Precursor, and the current inhabitants of the galaxy do not share that sentiment (they hardly agree with each other either). What more is there to the Flood, is there more? If I may reiterate what I wrote in one of my previous posts on this thread: [b]where can that part of the story go?[/b] Has one of the Forerunner characters turned [i]evil[/i], will the Precursors simply return with no twist, will it be a simple build-up for an epic war climax? Will it be a battle between synthetics and organics? One of the top two-three mysteries still left in the dark is what happened during the final moments of the Forerunner-Flood war, and its aftermath/what led to its aftermath. [b]The story is still [i]living in the past[/i][/b] so to say. Therefore, one of the most important questions must be whether that will be a primery mystery to build up for and reveal, in the current state of the franchise, and if the Flood is involved in more ways than we know? My guess is that it will be solved and done with in Silentium, thus removing all--near anywey--[i]ancient mysteries[/i]. With that done, focus will shift to the present, and what threat will emerge ou of what we've learnt. The Flood is a likely candidate, but at this point, so are three-four more... /reiteration