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As Auryx and his sisters forced an ultimatum on the remaining proto-Hive to accept the worms or perish, Auryx turned his attention to Fundament's moons, and the [[Ammonites]] there who had allied with the [[Traveler]] and gave asylumn to Taox. Initially he was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, but his sister Savathun, under pressure from the worms, killed Auryx as punishment. Rebuked, Auryx purged what sympathy and goodwill he had left, becoming a merciless tyrant. He even slew his patron god, Akka, so that he may steal its ability to call upon [[Darkness|The Deep]] and created the Tablets of Ruin, which gave him the power to [[Taken|Take]]. His transformation complete, Auryx was now Oryx, the Taken King. | As Auryx and his sisters forced an ultimatum on the remaining proto-Hive to accept the worms or perish, Auryx turned his attention to Fundament's moons, and the [[Ammonites]] there who had allied with the [[Traveler]] and gave asylumn to Taox. Initially he was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, but his sister Savathun, under pressure from the worms, killed Auryx as punishment. Rebuked, Auryx purged what sympathy and goodwill he had left, becoming a merciless tyrant. He and his sisters warred with and killed one another on a regular basis, as part of their worship of the Sword-Logic and their attempt to become the sharpest blades in the universe. Their war of revenge against Taox had transformed into a campaign of genocide, when they slew the Ammonites and other interstellar civilizations to feed their worms. He even slew his patron god, Akka, so that he may steal its ability to call upon [[Darkness|The Deep]] and created the Tablets of Ruin, which gave him the power to [[Taken|Take]]. His transformation complete, Auryx was now Oryx, the Taken King. | ||
During the Hive's campaign against the [[Harmony]] and the [[Vex]], [[Quria, Blade Transform]] presented Oryx with a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx looked upon the simulation with amusement, while Aurash looked upon Oryx in horror, demanding to know what he had done to her sisters and her people. In the end, Oryx slew Quria, and presented the Vex corpse and its simulation to Savathun. When she asked him what proof they had that what they were doing was right, Oryx simply replied that the Hive's existence was proof enough in their convictions to live eternal by the Sword-Logic. | During the Hive's campaign against the [[Harmony]] and the [[Vex]], [[Quria, Blade Transform]] presented Oryx with a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx looked upon the simulation with amusement, while Aurash looked upon Oryx in horror, demanding to know what he had done to her sisters and her people. In the end, Oryx slew Quria, and presented the Vex corpse and its simulation to Savathun. When she asked him what proof they had that what they were doing was right, Oryx simply replied that the Hive's existence was proof enough in their convictions to live eternal by the Sword-Logic. | ||