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The '''Light''', otherwise simply referred to as "magic,"<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams]</ref> is a type of force<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Class: Hunter|Hunter]]''</ref> that stems from the [[Traveler]].<ref>[http://destiny.bungie.org/forum/index.php?id=13568 '''Destiny.bungie.org''': ''Transcript of the official English version of the cards'']</ref> All living things possess some Light—possibily as a soul—as the spark of life is Light in itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Inventory#Ghost_Fragment:_Thorn_2|Ghost Fragment: Thorn 2]]''</ref> [[Ulan-Tan]] hypothesized that all Light is connected, later confirmed when Guardians discovered the [[Hive]] siphoning light from the Traveler through a piece of itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#Chamber_of_Night|Chamber of Night]]''</ref> The Light is antipathic to the Hive, though they are known to feed on it and offer it as a sacrifice to their gods.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#The Hive|The Hive]]''</ref>

[[Guardian]]s are the rare few able to wield the Light as a weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> Additionally, born from the Traveler itself, the Light was used to construct the [[Ghost]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref> [[Orbs of Light]] may also be found, which give power to a Guardian's [[Super]], their ultimate use of the Light.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwK9qbLFlGQ '''YouTube''' - ''TTL Plays! Destiny Alpha: The Devil's Lair'']</ref>  Light, as used by the Guardians, comes in three different varieties; these are the [[elemental damage]] modifiers, and are used in both a Guardian's chosen [[subclass]] and in certain [[weapon]]s. It is possible for Light to be corrupted, as the shard of the Traveler within the [[European Dead Zone]] is corrupting an area of forest.