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Shortly after discovering the Hive during the battle of Burning Lake, the [[Vanguard]] ordered a full-scale assault on the Moon to establish a beachhead. [[Lord Shaxx]], however, warned the [[Consensus]] that the [[Ascendant Sword]]s carried by the Hive [[Knight]]s were unlike any weapon he'd seen before, and that they should delay the attack.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Taken King, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#Crota's End|Crota's End]]''</ref> His pleas were ignored, and the Guardians who arrived fell by the hundreds, as leading the Hive army was the God-[[Prince]] [[Crota]], an invincible [[Knight]] who devoured the [[Light]] of the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-1-23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Moon|Moon]]''</ref> [[Mare Imbrium]] was one of the battlefields, as Crota led one thousand Knights against over five hundred Guardians, easily cutting through them. It was claimed the sky above the region "turned into [[Oversoul|green fire]]."<ref>'''Bungie (2015-1-23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PS3, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> During this campaign, an unknown Titan created the first [[Thunderlord]], along with two other machine guns that came to renown. Though the Thunderlord survived, its counterparts were lost.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-1-23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref>

In the aftermath, the Vanguard classified the Moon as forbidden, and not to be visited unless absolutely necessary.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-1-23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places#Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms]]''</ref> One of the survivors of the battle, Eriana-3, swore revenge against Crota and assembled a team of Guardians to enter the [[Hellmouth]] alone. Only [[Eris Morn]] survived that venture.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-1-23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Nova_Mortis|Nova Mortis]]''</ref>