Hive-Harmony war

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Hive-Harmony war
Fronts:	Ana-Harmony Harmony core worlds Nicha Thought-ship Dreadnaught
Outcome:	Destruction of the Gift Mast, leading to the Harmony drowning themselves Quria, Blade Transform is Taken by Oryx The annihilation of the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible by the newly-constructed Dreadnaught Savathûn acquires an unknown secret
Belligerents The Hive The Harmony The Vex Commanders Oryx, the Taken King Cra'adug Mengoor Warpriest Savathûn, the Witch-Queen Xivu Arath, God of War Harmony military leaders Wishful Bishops Quria, Blade Transform Strength The Dreadnaught War moons Seeder Ship Blood of Oryx Savathûn's Brood Xivu Arath's Horde Harmonious Flotilla Invincible Harmony fleets Harmony Sting Ahamkara Vex forces Casualties Many assorted Hive The complete destruction of the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible Destruction of the Gift Mast The Harmony are rendered extinct The Vex onboard the Nicha Thought-ship are destroyed, and Quria is Taken

The Hive-Harmony war was an ancient war that occurred between the Hive and an alien species known as the Harmony.

Events

The Harmony's war against the Hive began when Oryx, the Taken King used the newly-crafted Dreadnaught against the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible when the latter gathered to defend the Nicha Thought-ship. After destroying the defending fleet, Oryx boarded the Thought-ship to learn the location of the Gift Mast, but was ambushed by the Vex who were being led by the Vex Mind known as Quria, Blade Transform. It is not known If the Harmony were actively working with the Vex, or if the Vex independently planned their attack. Regardless, after dispatching the Vex and Taking Quria, Oryx assaulted the Harmony core worlds.

After the destruction of the fleet, Xivu Arath led the offensive against the Harmony. In response, the Harmony defended themselves with the Harmony Sting; but her attacks stalled fifty years on as the Harmony resorted to "dragon-wishes", allowing their "wishful bishops" to challenge Xivu Arath directly in her Ascendant Realm, but she was victorious in the end. Savathûn then infiltrated Ana-Harmony in secret and set up Hive covens that sowed chaos among the Harmony for a century and, in the process, she acquired an unknown secret. Oryx had his broods colonize the rubble of the black hole's accretion disk, allowing them to direct asteroids at the Harmony's fleets and worlds. When they had been weakened sufficiently, he deployed Seeder Ships and invaded the Harmony worlds outright. When Oryx toppled the Gift Mast, the remaining Harmony, filled with despair, drowned themselves, rendering the species extinct.

Aftermath

In the immediate aftermath of the war, Savathûn and Xivu Arath would leave Oryx, with Savathûn telling her siblings that she wished to grow stronger independent of them and Xivu Arath telling Oryx that she believed his power constrained too many choices. Savathûn would fly her war-moons into the Harmony's black hole while Xivu Arath flew hers into deep space. In truth, Savathûn's reason for taking her forces into the black hole was that she feared Quria would be used to spy on her for Oryx.

Eons later, the ruins of the Harmony system would be discovered by the Cabal and tales of the Harmony and the war would be passed down by scholars. An Ahamkara bone would also be recovered, which Emperor Calus would claim as his "Imperial Trinket" and use to overthrow the Praetorate.

List of appearances

• Destiny: The Taken King (First mentioned)
• Beloved (Indirect mention)