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It should be noted, however, that not all forms of resurrection are heretical: when Ascendant Hive are killed in the "normal" universe, they are banished to their Throne World and can return after a time. A Hive being may also "hide their death" within a construct known as an [[Oversoul]], which will house their consciousness should their body be destroyed. Additionally, Oryx is recorded in the Books of Sorrow as having resurrected both of his sisters during the early history of the Hive, after both had undergone deaths within his Throne World.<ref name="This Love"/><ref name="Carved in Ruin"/> Furthermore, a Hive ritual on Titan was observed in which a Knight was repeatedly killed and apparently resurrected.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> In light of the events surrounding Nokris' banishment, it may be the case that only non-Ascendant Hive are forbidden from engaging in resurrection. Alternatively, perhaps it is the case that resurrecting oneself via the use of a Throne World is permitted, but it is specifically the resurrection of beings other than oneself that is forbidden, as doing so may be seen as a form of altruism and therefore contradictory to Sword Logic principles. | It should be noted, however, that not all forms of resurrection are heretical: when Ascendant Hive are killed in the "normal" universe, they are banished to their Throne World and can return after a time. A Hive being may also "hide their death" within a construct known as an [[Oversoul]], which will house their consciousness should their body be destroyed. Additionally, Oryx is recorded in the Books of Sorrow as having resurrected both of his sisters during the early history of the Hive, after both had undergone deaths within his Throne World.<ref name="This Love"/><ref name="Carved in Ruin"/> Furthermore, a Hive ritual on Titan was observed in which a Knight was repeatedly killed and apparently resurrected.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> In light of the events surrounding Nokris' banishment, it may be the case that only non-Ascendant Hive are forbidden from engaging in resurrection. Alternatively, perhaps it is the case that resurrecting oneself via the use of a Throne World is permitted, but it is specifically the resurrection of beings other than oneself that is forbidden, as doing so may be seen as a form of altruism and therefore contradictory to Sword Logic principles. | ||
A potentially ruinous oversight of the tithing system set up by Oryx directly disobeys the Sword Logic. As stated in his dialogue with [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], to have something be given instead of taken by force violates one of the core pillars of the Deep. Seeing as the desolation wrought by lesser Hive warriors is willingly given to those who are higher in the hierarchy, the method used to prevent their worms from consuming them may actually directly oppose the philosophy on which their civilisation has been founded. | |||
==Relations to other races== | ==Relations to other races== | ||