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|affiliation= [[Hive]] {{C|[[Worm Gods]]}} <br> [[Vex]] {{C|[[Black Heart]], [[Sol Divisive]], [[Sol Progeny]], [[Champion#List of Champions|Vex Champion]]}} <br>[[Taken]] {{C|[[Ascendant Realm]]}}<br>[[Scorn]] {{C|[[Dark Ether]]}} <br> [[The Witness]] {{C|[[Nightmares]], [[The Veil]], [[Black Fleet]]}} <br> [[Fallen]] {{C|[[Splinter of Darkness]],  [[House of Salvation]], [[Champion#List of Champions|Fallen Champion]]}}  <br> [[Cabal]] {{C|[[Loyalists]], [[Red Legion]], [[Corrupted Bonded Psion]], [[Shadow Legion]], [[Champion#List of Champions|Cabal Champion]]}}<ref>https://www.destinypedia.com/Dark_Alliance</ref> <br> [[Humanity]] {{C|[[Stasis]], [[Strand]], [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]], [[Neomuna]]}}<ref>https://imgur.com/a/gRtlPej</ref>

Many artifacts of the [[Black Fleet]] emit an energy labeled as "[[Resonance]]", characterized by an orange glow, often in association with solid-seeming, spiraling black shapes. This force is also wielded by the [[Disciples of the Witness]]. Its nature is unclear, but it appears to be a form of Darkness energy.

[[Deepsight]] is a form of clairvoyance that allows one to see through illusions and perceive echoes of past events.

As of recently, many Guardians have come to wield the Darkness in the form of [[Stasis]] and [[Strand]].

During his exile, the former emperor [[Calus]] sought the means to defeat his usurper [[Ghaul]] by exploring the secret places of the galaxy and pushing the limits of reason once he regains control of the Leviathan. He eventually crossed paths with a perfect void at the edge of the universe, being the Witness and the [[Black Fleet]], and resolved to become its herald.<ref>[[It Stared Back]] Lore</ref> He would watch them consume the light of the universe, and all among the last of the living would know his greatness.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Calus' letter]]''</ref> Calus also knows of the pact that [[Oryx]] made with the [[Worms]], comparing it to Ghaul's takeover of the legions.<ref>[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> Calus' strange powers and his claims of "''knowing the truth''" about the galaxy and his mockery of the Guardians' "''feeble light''" implies that he may have some knowledge of the Darkness.

At some point, [[Red Legion]] [[Psion]]s used their psionic powers to successfully harness and infuse Taken energy into themselves and their superiors, empowering them with Taken-ehanced shielding. However, this effort was stopped by [[The Guardian]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dark Alliance]]''</ref>  

During [[Season of the Haunted]], Calus would return to Sol two years later, now the newest [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] of the [[The Witness|Witness]]. He would succeed in merging his consciousness with the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]], however he would be stopped by [[The Coalition]] who would sever his connection with the pyramid.

Calus alongside his new army the [[Shadow Legion]] would arrive in Sol alongside [[The Witness]]. The Shadow Legion have access to powerful [[Pyramid]] technology and are assisted by [[Tormentor]]s among their ranks. They are said to be filled with emptyness and follow orders without question. The Shadow Legion are described by [[Caital]] to not know what it is like to be [[Cabal]], when they attempted to recreate the [[Rite of Proving]] it ended in failure.

The Hive revere the Darkness and serve the [[the Witness|Witness]]. The progenitors of the Hive made a pact with their highest gods, the [[Worms]], who grant the powers of Darkness to the Hive. the Hive god [[Oryx, the Taken King]] stole the power of the Darkness from his patron deity, [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], which allowed him to wield the Darkness and create [[Taken]]. The Hive religion, based around the 'Sword-Logic', is based upon the Darkness' philosophy of survival-of-the-fittest and power through conquest.