User:Saberstorm/Supercell Cancer Pathogen

Created by the Forerunners, the Supercell Cancer Pathogen was a virus designed in an effort to try and contain and destroy the Flood using the Flood's own genetics, much like fighting fire with fire. The virus itself thrived in cold areas where the Flood was weak, attacking the Flood cellular structure and causing the cells to grow and reproduce at an accelerated rate, effectively causing the Flood to combust, be crushed under it's own weight, and decay as the virus caused the Flood to destroy itself.

Tragically, it only ended up making the war against the Flood worse. The Flood adapted to the pathogen, and new Dragon Forms were born as a result. The Forerunners, realizing that their attempt had failed, tried to destroy all records of how to create the Cancer Pathogen before firing the Array. The formula for the Pathogen was later recreated by the Prophet of Hagiography during his campaign against the UNSC and the Sangheili after the Human-Covenant War. Hagiography used the Pathogen to recreate Dragon Forms and planted them on Human and Elite worlds, keeping his foes busy dealing with these dangerous monstrosities while he searched for the Grail.