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==History==
==History==
The Ammonites prospered under the Traveler's patronage until the early Hive conquered the species of Fundament and gained the technology to build spaceships.<ref name="Sky">'''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> The proto-Hive [[Taox]], who the Hive's trio of leaders had sworn to kill, was granted asylum by the Ammonites.<ref name="One"/> In their pursuit of Taox, the Hive attempted to conquer the Ammonites, but their initial victories were reversed by the clever strategies of [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] and [[Auryx]]'s desire to reach a peaceful accommodation between their two races. Victory for the Ammonites seemed likely as the Hive were driven to the core of Fundament's sixth moon.<ref name="Prey"/>
The Ammonites prospered under the Traveler's patronage until the early Hive conquered the species of Fundament and gained the technology to build spaceships.<ref name="Sky">'''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> The proto-Hive [[Taox]], who the Hive's trio of leaders had sworn to kill, was granted asylum by the Ammonites. The Worms attempted to persuade them otherwise but failed.<ref name="One"/> In their pursuit of Taox, the Hive waged war against the Ammonites, but their initial victories were reversed by the clever strategies of [[Chroma-Admiral Rafriit]] and [[Auryx]]'s desire to reach a peaceful accommodation between their two races. Victory for the Ammonites seemed likely as the Hive were driven to the core of Fundament's sixth moon.<ref name="Prey"/>


Auryx's sister [[Savathûn]] killed him for his weakness, however, and when the powers of the Worms and the [[Darkness]] returned Auryx to life, his resolve was strengthened and the Hive began an all-out offensive to crush the Ammonites.<ref name="Weakness"/> In the last, desperate days of the war, the Leviathan attempted to flee Fundament for the Ammonite capital moon. Rafriit and his personal guard accompanied the Leviathan on its journey, but the Hive defeated them.<ref name="Rises"/> The Leviathan was slain and fed to the Worms, the Ammonites were wiped out, and Taox and the Traveler fled.<ref name="Rises"/><ref name="Crusaders"/>
Auryx's sister [[Savathûn]] killed him for his weakness, however, and when the powers of the Worms and the [[Darkness]] returned Auryx to life, his resolve was strengthened and the Hive began an all-out offensive to crush the Ammonites.<ref name="Weakness"/> In the last, desperate days of the war, the Leviathan attempted to flee Fundament for the Ammonite capital moon. Rafriit and his personal guard accompanied the Leviathan on its journey, but the Hive defeated them.<ref name="Rises"/> The Leviathan was slain and fed to the Worms, the Ammonites were wiped out, and Taox and the Traveler fled.<ref name="Rises"/><ref name="Crusaders"/>