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In a few short years the Hive conquered a swathe of Fundament's surface, reclaiming the Osmium Court and harrying Taox off-world.<ref name="Deep"/> After building their first starships, the Hive followed Taox and encountered the Ammonite civilization that lived among the moons, as well as the Traveler.<ref name="One"/> The Ammonite were far more advanced than anything on Fundament's surface and were initially able to repulse the Hive advance, especially as Auryx held the Hive back in the hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict.<ref name="Prey">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XV:_Born_As_Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> Decrying Auryx's weakness, Savathûn killed her sister. The Worms then vested Auryx and her sisters with the power to defy death so long as they continued their conquest and fed their worms.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVII:_The_Weakness_Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref> Auryx returned to life and together her and his sisters defeated the Ammonite, killed the Leviathan as it tried to reach safety on the Ammonite home moon, and forced the Traveler to flee.<ref name="Crusaders">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref>
In a few short years the Hive conquered a swathe of Fundament's surface, reclaiming the Osmium Court and harrying Taox off-world.<ref name="Deep"/> After building their first starships, the Hive followed Taox and encountered the Ammonite civilization that lived among the moons, as well as the Traveler.<ref name="One"/> The Ammonite were far more advanced than anything on Fundament's surface and were initially able to repulse the Hive advance, especially as Auryx held the Hive back in the hope of achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict.<ref name="Prey">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XV:_Born_As_Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> Decrying Auryx's weakness, Savathûn killed her sister. The Worms then vested Auryx and her sisters with the power to defy death so long as they continued their conquest and fed their worms.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVII:_The_Weakness_Verse|XVII: The Weakness Verse]]''</ref> Auryx returned to life and together her and his sisters defeated the Ammonite, killed the Leviathan as it tried to reach safety on the Ammonite home moon, and forced the Traveler to flee.<ref name="Crusaders">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIX:_Crusaders|XIX: Crusaders]]''</ref>


The three leaders of the Hive transformed Fundament's fifty-two moons into mobile colonies for the Hive<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIII:_Into_the_Sky|XIII: Into the Sky]]''</ref> and set out to conquer the universe in the name of the Darkness and find Taox, who still eluded them.<ref name="Crusaders"/> Fundament's fate afterwards is unknown, though the Syzygy had already taken place before the Hive had begun to war against the Ammonite.<ref name="Deep"/> It is likely the global tidal wave had wiped out what remained of Fundament's surface civilizations, or the majority of those who survived the Hive.<ref name="Deep"/> The ultimate cause of the Syzygy is unclear. The Worms claimed that the alignment of the moons was caused by the Traveler to prevent the surface civilizations from contacting the Worms,<ref name="Conquerors"/><ref name="Prey"/> while the Leviathan claimed that the Worms were behind the event in its final plea to the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVIII:_Leviathan_Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref>
The three leaders of the Hive transformed Fundament's fifty-two moons into mobile colonies for the Hive<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIII:_Into_the_Sky|XIII: Into the Sky]]''</ref> and set out to conquer the universe in the name of the Darkness and find Taox, who still eluded them.<ref name="Crusaders"/> Fundament's fate afterwards is unknown, though the Syzygy had already taken place before the Hive had begun to war against the Ammonite.<ref name="Deep"/> It is likely the global tidal wave had wiped out what remained of Fundament's surface civilizations, or the majority of those who survived the Hive.<ref name="Deep"/> The ultimate cause of the Syzygy was clarified in The Witch Queen. The Worms had told the Krill sister trio that the alignment of the moons was caused by the Traveler to prevent the surface civilizations from contacting the Worms,<ref name="Conquerors"/><ref name="Prey"/> while the Leviathan claimed that the Worms were behind the event in its final plea to the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XVIII:_Leviathan_Rises|XVIII: Leviathan Rises]]''</ref>. However, the truth is revealed through the memories associated with the original worm larva that guided Savathûn and her father. The Witness itself used the Syzygy as an impetus to cause the Krill sister trio to turn towards the Darkness, as The Witness suspected they would soon become associated with The Traveler and the Light.


==Locations==
==Locations==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*During The Witch Queen campaign, it is revealed that the deceased worm larva that the Osmium King and Savathûn spoke with, as well as the Worm Gods themselves, lied to the Hive about the Syzygy and the God-Wave as part of a ploy by the Witness and Rhulk to keep the Krill from being chosen by the Traveler
*During The Witch Queen campaign, it is revealed that the deceased worm larva that the Osmium King and Savathûn spoke with, as well as the Worm Gods themselves, lied to the Hive about the Syzygy and the God-Wave as part of a ploy by the Witness and Rhulk to keep the Krill from being chosen by the Traveler.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==