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Following the [[Taken War]], Hashladûn hid beneath the [[Moon|Lunar surface]] alongside her sisters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]], and plotted their revenge against the [[Guardians]] for the deaths of her immediate family. Unable to accept a world without their King, Hashladûn and her sisters enacted a plot to recreate their deceased grandfather in the form of a phantasmal [[Nightmare]]; a necessary violation of the [[Sword Logic]] since the Taken King was never succeeded by his killers. They also believed that Oryx might yet truly resurrected, having been defeated before and returning to life through sheer will and tribute in his name.<ref name="FIB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#X:_Faith_in_Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> | Following the [[Taken War]], Hashladûn hid beneath the [[Moon|Lunar surface]] alongside her sisters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]], and plotted their revenge against the [[Guardians]] for the deaths of her immediate family. Unable to accept a world without their King, Hashladûn and her sisters enacted a plot to recreate their deceased grandfather in the form of a phantasmal [[Nightmare]]; a necessary violation of the [[Sword Logic]] since the Taken King was never succeeded by his killers. They also believed that Oryx might yet truly resurrected, having been defeated before and returning to life through sheer will and tribute in his name.<ref name="FIB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#X:_Faith_in_Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> | ||
As the coven of sisters worked to enact their sinister plot, they were still left to deal with conspirators and contenders for the vacancy of a champion left by their late father. Many of the Hive that still held to the old beliefs in the [[Sword Logic]] gave way to gladiatorial combat in the [[Pit of Heresy|Pit]] beneath the Keep, though none of the sisters believed any were worthy of their father or grandfather's succession. Hashladûn and her sisters attended the Pit to witness the gladiatorial games, and silenced Besurith and Voshyr as they expressed doubts about the fighters when the games began.<ref name= | As the coven of sisters worked to enact their sinister plot, they were still left to deal with conspirators and contenders for the vacancy of a champion left by their late father. Many of the Hive that still held to the old beliefs in the [[Sword Logic]] gave way to gladiatorial combat in the [[Pit of Heresy|Pit]] beneath the Keep, though none of the sisters believed any were worthy of their father or grandfather's succession. Hashladûn and her sisters attended the Pit to witness the gladiatorial games, and silenced Besurith and Voshyr as they expressed doubts about the fighters when the games began.<ref name="II: An Audience with Slaughter">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#II:_An_Audience_with_Slaughter|II: An Audience with Slaughter]]''</ref> | ||
Of the greatest contenders was the Knight [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]], whose triumphs in the Pit threatened to upend Hashladûn's plans if anointed a new Hive champion by the majority of the Swarm. Hashladûn judged Zulmak a great warrior but lacking the cunning of Crota and Oryx and turned to leave the Pit alongside her sisters, which prompted much of the congregation to do the same.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IV:_Blood_Sport|IV: Blood Sport]]''</ref> They were forced to return for a third fight, as Zulmak's performance had persuaded many that his strength as a warrior made him a worthy successor under the Sword Logic. This belief disgusted Hashladûn, who noted that Zulmak's opponents were not impressive, as most of the Hidden Swarm's greatest warriors had been slain by Guardians already.<ref name="FIB"/> However, Zulmak's reign was cut short by the [[Deathsinger]] [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whose body had merged with the essence of her Knight brother [[Akrazul, the Severed|Akrazul]] and went on a blind massacre with the royal congregation. Taking advantage of the ensuing chaos, Hashladûn and her sisters assassinated their perceived enemies, leaving the Akrazul-possessed Azavath to take the blame and none left to challenge them.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI:_The_Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref> | Of the greatest contenders was the Knight [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]], whose triumphs in the Pit threatened to upend Hashladûn's plans if anointed a new Hive champion by the majority of the Swarm. Hashladûn judged Zulmak a great warrior but lacking the cunning of Crota and Oryx and turned to leave the Pit alongside her sisters, which prompted much of the congregation to do the same.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IV:_Blood_Sport|IV: Blood Sport]]''</ref> They were forced to return for a third fight, as Zulmak's performance had persuaded many that his strength as a warrior made him a worthy successor under the Sword Logic. This belief disgusted Hashladûn, who noted that Zulmak's opponents were not impressive, as most of the Hidden Swarm's greatest warriors had been slain by Guardians already.<ref name="FIB"/> However, Zulmak's reign was cut short by the [[Deathsinger]] [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whose body had merged with the essence of her Knight brother [[Akrazul, the Severed|Akrazul]] and went on a blind massacre with the royal congregation. Taking advantage of the ensuing chaos, Hashladûn and her sisters assassinated their perceived enemies, leaving the Akrazul-possessed Azavath to take the blame and none left to challenge them.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI:_The_Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref> | ||
