In Response To: Re: HOW or WHAT does halo actually do to kill? (Anton P. Nym (aka Steve))
: My bet is something like a cosmic dimmer switch, lowering the brightness of
: stars under its influence so that only big lifeforms die out while the
: remaining elements of the ecosystem (insects, bacteria, small mammals)
: survive. That does just enough damage to contain the Flood without
: complete wrecking the targets.
But that could be worse! In a theoretical case, if the effect wasn't sufficient to completely wipe out a given planet's sentient population, it would literally be survival of the fittest. The most intelligent and resilient beings would survive - and these would make the toughest flood.
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