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 '''The Undying Mind''' is an ancient [[Axis Mind]] of the [[Sol Divisive]] [[Vex]], serving as the final boss of its own [[The Undying Mind (strike)|aforementioned]] strike and later the main antagonist in ''[[Season of the Undying]]''. Its purpose is to protect the [[Black Garden]] from intrusion by sealing it out of space and time and restoring the [[Black Heart]].
-==Overview==
+==History==
-Long feared by the Vex, the Undying Mind was created by the [[Precursors]] and laid dormant in the Black Garden for eons, until the destruction of the Black Heart forced it to awaken.<ref>[https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/shacknews/assets/editorial/2014/12/Undying_Mind_strike.jpg The Undying Mind strike: Promotional image]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22adc5Nwb0U Destiny The Dark Below DLC Walkthrough Part 4 - The Undying Mind Strike (PSN Exclusive)]</ref>
+===Early History===
+{{Quote|We are starting to believe that time is home to the Vex, and somewhere in those unmappable voids dwell their undying minds.|''Maya Sundaresh, Fragmented Entry 10938, Ishtar Collective Archive''}}<ref name="Grimoire">'''Bungie (2014/12/09)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Playstation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#The Undying Mind|The Undying Mind]]''</ref>
+Long feared by the Vex, the Undying Mind was created by the [[Precursors]] eons ago and has laid dormant in the channels of the Black Garden since.<ref name="Promo">'''Bungie (2014/12/09)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Playstation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/shacknews/assets/editorial/2014/12/Undying_Mind_strike.jpg The Undying Mind strike: Promotional image]''</ref> The ancient Hydra gets its title from its immortal programming, making it seemingly impossible to destroy permanently. Its existence became documented by [[Maya Sundaresh]] and the [[Ishtar Collective]].<ref name="Grimoire"/>
-After a fireteam of [[Guardians]] found entry into the Black Garden and destroyed its [[Black Heart|heart]],  feared even by its fellow Vex, that seeks to revive the [[Black Heart]] and seal the [[Black Garden]] away from the [[Guardian]]s once more.
+===Sealing The Garden===
+Months after a [[Guardian]] found entry into the Black Garden and destroyed its [[Black Heart|heart]], the Undying Mind awakens to reseal the Garden away from the [[Guardian]]s once more. Its secondary directives are also to restore its birthplace by summoning back the Black Heart; an act that would result in the destruction of the [[Traveler]].<ref name="Vex Invasion 1">'''Bungie (2019/10/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Undying]]'', ''Transcript:[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/vex-invasion-the-first-of-many The First of Many]''</ref> Deep within the garden, The ancient Vex Mind weaves the fabric of space-time while the Vex gather from across the gate network to protect it.<ref name="Promo/>
-In the ''[[Season of the Undying]]'', The Undying Mind re-establishes itself in the Vex network after the destruction of the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent|Consecrated Mind]] and the deactivation of the [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent|Sanctified Mind]], and directed the [[Sol Divisive]]’s invasion of the moon in an effort to seal entry into the Black Garden. In addition, it established itself across thousands of timelines by creating copies of itself. The Mind was considered unreachable until [[Ikora Rey]] constructed a modified Vex portal from Vex chassis components, allowing the Guardians to draw the Hydra out of the timelines it established and destroy it once again. However, as multiple copies of the Undying Mind existed in the timeways, the Guardians had to pull every single copy one at a time until all were destroyed. With the destruction of every copy, timeways on [[Mercury]] became unstable, prompting the [[Cabal]] [[Red Legion]] to attempt to change the past and retroactively win the [[Red War]].
+Word of the growing surge of Vex activity reaches [[The Hidden]] lead by the [[Warlock]] Vanguard [[Ikora Ray]]. With its readings matching no temporal functions, Ikora uncovers the ancient mind responsible for resealing the Garden and resolves to deal with it accordingly. She begins mapping out its pathways with fragmented data from the [[Ishtar Academy]]'s archive and successfully pinpoints its hidden channels, with the aid of [[Cayde-6]] and [[Zavala]].<ref name="Grimoire"/>
+A fireteam of [[Guardians]] is dispatched to the Black Garden at Ikora's behest to face the Undying Mind, dealing with an growing number of Sol Divisive Vex protecting it. With the ancient Mind under threat by the Light-bearing intruders, swarms of [[Precusors]] are summoned to defend it with a massive [[Divisive Oculator]] barring the way. The Guardians kills the [[Cyclops]] and its Precursor army as they proceed to an open Vex gateway and disrupt the nearby [[Conflux|Confluxes]]. The Undying Mind was successfuly drawn out of the gateway along with armies of Precursors to defend it, but it is destroyed nonetheless.
+True to its name though, the Undying Mind would not stay dead for long. It would come back from its destruction to seal the Garden yet again, forcing fireteams of Guardians to confront the mmortal Vex mind for no end until the events of the [[Red War]].
+===Season of the Undying===
+The Undying Mind re-establishes itself in the Vex network after the destruction of the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent|Consecrated Mind]] and the deactivation of the [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent|Sanctified Mind]], and directed the [[Sol Divisive]]’s invasion of the moon in an effort to seal entry into the Black Garden. In addition, it established itself across thousands of timelines by creating copies of itself. The Mind was considered unreachable until [[Ikora Rey]] constructed a modified Vex portal from Vex chassis components, allowing the Guardians to draw the Hydra out of the timelines it established and destroy it once again. However, as multiple copies of the Undying Mind existed in the timeways, the Guardians had to pull every single copy one at a time until all were destroyed. With the destruction of every copy, timeways on [[Mercury]] became unstable, prompting the [[Cabal]] [[Red Legion]] to attempt to change the past and retroactively win the [[Red War]].
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