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{{Quote|You are great now, and you cannot love Me. For the parts of you that were Mine have been taken from you; the parts that were His remain.|Crota to his daughter Hashladûn following her ritual of inundation}} | |||
Eventually, Crota returned to his father's court and spawned his own [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] devoted to him with his consort, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Crota shared with Oryx's [[Warpriest]] the secret of creating an [[Oversoul]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref> When the [[Wizard]], [[Lokaar]], attempted to murder Omnigul to increase her own power, Crota attempted to slay her in return. However, Lokaar fled and avoided his wraith, frustrating the Hive prince. He went before Oryx and demanded his father kill Lokaar for her impudence. Oryx was instead amused and impressed by Lokaar's ability to escape Crota and raised her to his court before rebuking Crota for seeking him to kill a problem for him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> Crota also had his four [[Swarm Princes]], Banuk, Dakoor, Garok, and Merok, forge for him a great sword with which to destroy his foes.<ref name="SP">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Swarm_Princes|Swarm Princes]]''</ref> | Eventually, Crota returned to his father's court and spawned his own [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] devoted to him with his consort, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Crota shared with Oryx's [[Warpriest]] the secret of creating an [[Oversoul]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref> When the [[Wizard]], [[Lokaar]], attempted to murder Omnigul to increase her own power, Crota attempted to slay her in return. However, Lokaar fled and avoided his wraith, frustrating the Hive prince. He went before Oryx and demanded his father kill Lokaar for her impudence. Oryx was instead amused and impressed by Lokaar's ability to escape Crota and raised her to his court before rebuking Crota for seeking him to kill a problem for him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> Crota also had his four [[Swarm Princes]], Banuk, Dakoor, Garok, and Merok, forge for him a great sword with which to destroy his foes.<ref name="SP">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Swarm_Princes|Swarm Princes]]''</ref> | ||
Amongst the greatest of Crota's spawn was [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]]. Even as a young [[Thrall]] she came to Crota's attention, as she was able to contend with [[Knight]]s in strength and size. Intrigued by Hashladûn, Crota ordered her inundated in the old way of floods to remove her excesses and leave her distilled down to her most powerful form through purification. Hashladûn fought the forces Crota sent against her, slaying them all, but Crota himself then came for her, even more deeply impressed by her love for him expressed by her strong display of will in defying him. Dragging his daughter to the floodplain, he impaled her to its base in six places and began the ritual of inundation. Hashladûn survived the ritual and emerged weakened by the ritual but stronger for it, murdering the first living thing she encountered to regain her strength. Crota came before her proud and impressed, but in sorrow informed her that in her newfound greatness she could not love him, as most of what had been his in her had washed away and left behind only what was of her grandfather, Oryx. With a cry of joy and grief he cut a hole in his realm and cast her out of his court to join the ranks of his father's.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> | |||
===The Great Disaster=== | ===The Great Disaster=== | ||