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| || || || Approximately twenty-four thousand years after the fall of the Ammonites<ref name="XXV"/>, the Hive reached the frontier of the Ecumene and invaded seventeen worlds for over a century<ref name="XXV"/>. The [[Dakaua]], a client species of the Ecumene, discover Taox in cryo-stasis aboard an ancient ship.<ref name="XXV"/> Taox shares her knowledge of the Hive's leaders and motivations with the Dakaua, and the Ecumene unleashes its most powerful weapons against the Hive, who immediately suffer setbacks.<ref name="XXV"/> | | || || || Approximately twenty-four thousand years after the fall of the Ammonites<ref name="XXV"/>, the Hive reached the frontier of the Ecumene and invaded seventeen worlds for over a century<ref name="XXV"/>. The [[Dakaua]], a client species of the Ecumene, discover Taox in cryo-stasis aboard an ancient ship.<ref name="XXV"/> Taox shares her knowledge of the Hive's leaders and motivations with the Dakaua, and the Ecumene unleashes its most powerful weapons against the Hive, who immediately suffer setbacks.<ref name="XXV"/> | ||
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| || || || The Hive suffer many defeats against the | | || || || The Hive suffer many defeats against the Ecumene. Auryx summons Savathûn and Xivu Arath to his Throne World, realizing that their Worms' hunger was growing faster than their ability to feed it. Seeking the power necessary to allow the Hive to continue their crusade, Auryx slays his sisters<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVI: star by star by star|XXVI: star by star by star]]''</ref> and then his Patron Worm God, Akka<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVIII: King of Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref>, creating the [[Tablets of Ruin]], Auryx’s harnesses the ability to [[Taken|Take]]. Auryx becomes Oryx, the Taken King and uses his newfound power to create the Taken, Darkness-corrupted entities bent to his will. During his war, Oryx revives Xivu Arath through an act of war, and Savathûn through an act of cunning. For one thousand, one hundred and forty years the resurgent Hive triumvirate annihilated the species of the Ecumene so utterly that no trace of them remains.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXVII: Eat the Sky|XXVII: Eat the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref> Taox escapes yet again, however, and the Hive resume their pursuit, ravaging the galaxy along the way. | ||
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| || || Creation of the Tithing System || To grow quicker and more effectively in power, Oryx creates the tithing system. In this system, all Hive take some tribute to feed their Worm and tithe the rest to their superiors. [[Thrall]]s tithe to [[Acolyte]]s, Acolytes tithe to [[Knight]]s or [[Wizard]]s, and Knights and Wizards tithe to [[Ascendant Hive]], until all this tribute reaches the Hive Gods.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'', [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]</ref> | | || || Creation of the Tithing System || To grow quicker and more effectively in power, Oryx creates the tithing system. In this system, all Hive take some tribute to feed their Worm and tithe the rest to their superiors. [[Thrall]]s tithe to [[Acolyte]]s, Acolytes tithe to [[Knight]]s or [[Wizard]]s, and Knights and Wizards tithe to [[Ascendant Hive]], until all this tribute reaches the Hive Gods.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'', [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXIX: Carved in Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]</ref> | ||