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{{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | {{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | ||
Years after Crota and Oryx's deaths, the Hive on Luna would remain relatively quiet. As the attention of the Guardians became preoccupied with the chaos of the [[Red War]], the conflicts on [[Curse of Osiris|Mercury]], [[Warmind (expansion)|Mars]], and in [[Forsaken|the Reef]], the Hive on Luna would be overlooked. As a result of numerous deaths, the various broods on the Moon consolidated into the Hidden Swarm, becoming the "de facto" Hive power on the moon. However, the toll of the [[Taken War]] had left the Hidden Swarm bereft of warriors of a caliber befitting royalty that could lead the Hive on the Moon.<ref name = "FiB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> Crota's brood rallied around the strongest of his children | Years after Crota and Oryx's deaths, the Hive on Luna would remain relatively quiet. As the attention of the Guardians became preoccupied with the chaos of the [[Red War]], the conflicts on [[Curse of Osiris|Mercury]], [[Warmind (expansion)|Mars]], and in [[Forsaken|the Reef]], the Hive on Luna would be overlooked. As a result of numerous deaths, the various broods on the Moon consolidated into the Hidden Swarm, becoming the "de facto" Hive power on the moon. However, the toll of the [[Taken War]] had left the Hidden Swarm bereft of warriors of a caliber befitting royalty that could lead the Hive on the Moon.<ref name = "FiB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> Crota's brood rallied around the strongest of his children: his four daughters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], and [[Voshyr]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Toland, the Shattered]]: [[Toland, the Shattered#Quotes|When Oryx fell, Crota's brood rallied around the strongest of his surviving children, reaffirming their belief in the logic, accepting their loss. But deep in the hearts of four of Crota's daughters - Besurith, Kinox, Hashladûn, and Voshyr - a seed of doubt quietly took root. They resolve to lead their leaderless Swarm toward a new dawn and slaughter all who stood in their way.]]''</ref> While the Swarm attempt to reaffirm their belief in the sword logic, the daughters of Crota held faith in the belief of Oryx's second coming and schemed to recapture the greatness of their lineage.<ref name="Faith in Bone">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> | ||
Hashladûn and her coven of sisters | Hashladûn and her coven of sisters contemplated in the inactive [[Pyramid (Luna)|Lunar Pyramid's]] power and its connection to the Darkness as a means to conjure back their grandfather, the fallen Oryx, and exact their vengeance against the Guardians for ravaging their lineage. However the Hidden Swarm was soon marred by corruption and conspiracy from within, as a Knight named [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment|Zulmak]] was gaining favor through combat in the Pit and threaten to succeed leadership of the Swarm much to the Daughters' contempt.<ref name="Faith in Bone"/> | ||
Over the course of | Meanwhile, a coven of Hive siblings had their own conspiracy to usurp the Daughters using the forbidden art of Unmaking in defiance of Oryx's Sword-Logic.<ref name="A Sinister Plot">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#V: A Sinister Plot|V: A Sinister Plot]]''</ref> | ||
Together with her [[Deathsinger]] sister [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]] and her Knight brother [[Akrazul, the Severed]], [[Malkanth, the Deceiver]] enacts a ritual to | |||
cleave Azavath's body together with the essence of her brother.<ref name="The Unmaking pt.II">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IX.II: The Unmaking|IX.II: The Unmaking]]''</ref> Their conspiracy failed as Akrazul's rage proved too much for Malkanth to contain and the newly remade Azavath impales his blade into Malkanth's sternum, fatally killing her.<ref name="Apocrypha pt.IX.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> Wielding dual [[Cleaver]]s, the now possessed Deathsinger unleashes havoc upon the Pit; butchering Zulmak and the congregation of the Scarlet Court until she is unmade by the [[Deathsong]] sung by the reborn Malkanth (whose body was in turn possessed by the real Azavath and became Ir Airâm). Hashladûn and her sisters would also find the opportunity to assassinate their enemies under the chaos of Azavath's warpath. With their leadership secure, the Daughters began their plans to return their father to glory.<ref name="The Anti-Logic">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI: The Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref> | |||
Over the course of months, the Hidden Swarm constructed a massive crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]], before the [[Pyramid]] that would act as an amplifier for their magics and to immunize themselves of the Pyramid's trauma-inducing influence.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> By then, the whole Swarm were fully radicalized under the Daughters' heretical belief in the Taken King's return and the complete disavowal of the [[Sword Logic]].<ref name="Poison">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> However, it would later be revealed to every event that happened prior was all part of a massive plot orchestrated by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], with the goal to wipe the remaining heirs of her late brother's lineage at the [[Guardians]]' hands. <ref name="Apocrypha pt.XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> She would in turn manipulate [[Eris Morn]] of her curiosity into uncovering the Lunar Pyramid hidden beneath the surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:HiddenSwarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Hidden Swarm]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Hidden Swarm]] | ||
Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] | Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] had awaken its [[Darkness]] and unleash phantasmal [[Nightmares]] based on the Guardians' traumas that the Swarm could exploit. Within hours, Seismic activity erupted across the landscape above the Pyramid as it terraforms the Moon, cracking its surface at the [[Ocean of Storms]] and causing the Hive to frenzy; to which the [[Vanguard]] would deploy a massive siege operation upon the gates of the Keep and secure ground at [[Sorrow's Harbor]].<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> | ||
The Guardian would soon enter the Scarlet Keep to investigate but would soon discover the Pyramid and encounter the Nightmares for the first time, nearly getting overwhelmed as the Nightmares took the form of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Fortunately, Eris Morn would rescue the Guardian and soon | The Guardian would soon enter the Scarlet Keep to investigate Eris' whereabouts but would soon discover the Pyramid and encounter the Nightmares for the first time, nearly getting overwhelmed as the Nightmares took the form of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Fortunately, Eris Morn would rescue the Guardian and soon take charge of operations against the Hidden Swarm. Gaining the Vanguard's support, Eris Morn guided the Guardians into dismantling the Hidden Swarm's power base while seeking a way to enter the Pyramid.<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance"/> | ||
The Hive began to summon Nightmares near the Scarlet Keep starting with the [[Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In Search of Answers]]''</ref> Using a forbidden piece of arcane knowledge, the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn and her sisters experimented on the phantasmal Nightmares created by the Pyramid only for their efforts to be fruitless as they could not raise their father nor grandfather; their essences having truly dissipated and that the Nightmares were not alive. Kinox instead | The Hive began experimenting to summon Nightmares near the Scarlet Keep starting with the [[Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In Search of Answers]]''</ref> Using a forbidden piece of arcane knowledge, the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn and her sisters experimented on the phantasmal Nightmares created by the Pyramid only for their efforts to be fruitless as they could not raise their father nor grandfather; their essences having truly dissipated and that the Nightmares were not alive. Kinox instead encouraged her sisters to act by [[Necromancy|reanimating]] the fallen Zulmak as their puppet champion; whose essence was gifted to them by the Witch Queen herself. Besurith and Voshyr would recover the Knight's husk and Hashladûn infused him with phantasmal power of the Nightmares.<ref name="Heretic">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref> | ||
Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> Further on, the Guardians braved the darkness of the Hive's most forbidden sanctum, the [[Catacombs]], to acquire the Cryptoglyph so Eris could create armor to combat the Nightmares, slaying [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In the Deep]]''</ref> Such actions were critical blows to the Hidden Swarm but they would remain a threat the Guardians continue to fight against as well as containing the Nightmares. | Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> Further on, the Guardians braved the darkness of the Hive's most forbidden sanctum, the [[Catacombs]], to acquire the Cryptoglyph so Eris could create armor to combat the Nightmares, slaying [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In the Deep]]''</ref> Such actions were critical blows to the Hidden Swarm but they would remain a threat the Guardians continue to fight against as well as containing the Nightmares. | ||
==== | ====Pit of Heresy==== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | ||
{{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | {{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | ||
For several weeks after their sisters' deaths, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]] would remain in hiding in the Pit to continue their heretical work; going against the Sword-Logic for the sake of survival. Having learned from Hashladûn's failed attempt to preserve their family's past glory, Kinox took the opportunity to made use of Zulmak as their champion to rally the failing Swarm.<ref name="Heretic"/> <ref name="Apostate"/> Using demented rituals that involved sacrificing Nightmares into an crystal, the surviving daughters of Crota enacted an dark ritual to commune with the [[Voice in the Darkness]]. However, as their [[Altars of Sorrow|rituals]] caused seismic disturbances, Eris and the Guardians were alerted to their activities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hev8IF4neTw The Deepening Wake]''</ref> | |||
Delving deep beneath the Keep, the Guardians explored the [[Pit of Heresy]] and encountered powerful Hive, Disciples of the Broken Blade. After slaying each disciple and solving intricate puzzles, the Guardians managed to reach Zulmak's lair, the [[Cradle of Damnation]]. There, the Guardians faced off with the Daughters' | Delving deep beneath the Keep, the Guardians explored the [[Pit of Heresy]] and encountered powerful Hive, Disciples of the Broken Blade. After slaying each disciple and solving intricate puzzles, the Guardians managed to reach Zulmak's lair, the [[Cradle of Damnation]]. There, the Guardians faced off with the Daughters' champion but despite his strength and the power gained from the sacrificed Nightmares, the Guardians used his own Swords and magic against him, bringing the monster down and thwarting the ritual. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Pit of Heresy]]''</ref> However, due to the Daughters' desire for revenge, they would remain active and plotting to attempt the same ritual over again in the unknown future.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=genP9gQOaL0 Lingering Torment]''</ref> | ||
===The Scarlet Court's Fall=== | ===The Scarlet Court's Fall=== | ||