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 ==History==
-===Origins===
+===The Ancient Past===
-The origins of the Worms remain a mystery. According to the text of [[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]], in the primordial state before time or the universe began, entities existed which derived sustenance from the gradient between "what was and what might be." This may hint at the origins of beings such as the Worms, which continue to base their existence on the difference between actual and possible realities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Unveiling]]: [[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener_and_Winnower|Gardener and Winnower]]''</ref>
+While the ultimate origins of the Worms are unknown, the Lore Book ''[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]'' seems to indicate they may be as old as the universe itself. According to ''Unveiling'', in the primordial state before time or the universe began, entities existed which derived sustenance from the gradient between "what was and what might be." When the Light and Darkness fought with one another and inadvertently created the universe, these entities escaped into the new reality. This may hint at the origins of the Worms, which continue to base their existence on the difference between actual and possible realities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Unveiling]]: [[Lore:Unveiling#Gardener_and_Winnower|Gardener and Winnower]]''</ref>
+As revealed by [[Ahsa]] to Deputy Commander Sloane, the Worm Gods originated from a "proto-Worm" species that lived on the gas giant planet Fundament; it is unknown whether they were native to the planet, or whether, like the proto-Hive species known as the Krill, they arrived there from elsewhere. The proto-Worms led a peaceful existence, but at some point they became seduced by the Witness' philosophy, and began attacking and killing one another in order to achieve supremacy through the Sword Logic. As they warred amongst themselves, they called upon the Darkness and used it as a weapon against each other, an act once considered unthinkable among their kind.
+Many of the proto-Worm species died in the planet-wide bloodbath that ensued, with Ahsa being the only individual known to have successfully escaped Fundament and traveled to a different star system. The Leviathan, which figured prominently in the legends of the Krill and would one day be encountered by the daughters of the Osmium King, is presumably another survivor of the massacre, one which chose to remain aligned with the Light.
-===The Ancient Past===
+Through unknown means, others among the proto-Worms underwent a transformation, becoming the powerful Darkness-aligned beings known as the Worm Gods. Six of these beings - Yul, Eir, Akka, Xol, Ur, and their mother Xita - became trapped in the core of Fundament, where they remained for untold eons under the watchful eye of the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]].<ref name="Bargain"/> During their imprisonment, the [[Disciple]] known as [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] swam into the depths to find them, in the process meeting and grievously injuring the Leviathan. Rulk convinced the Worm Gods to serve as pawns of the [[Witness]] by utilizing their parasitic nature to control and corrupt lesser beings, furthering the ultimate goals of the [[Darkness]] as understood by the Witness and its Disciples. To facilitate this, Rhulk engineered a strain of miniature versions of the Worm Gods, their so-called "larvae", which could be implanted into a host. Rhulk then left the Worm Gods alone to be found by prospective hosts, in the process abducting their sixth member and mother, [[Xita]], as collateral and in order to breed more larvae.
-Billions of years ago, the Worm Gods were trapped deep within the core of Fundament and guarded by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]].<ref name="Bargain"/> During their imprisonment, the [[Disciple]] known as [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] swam into the depths to find them, in the process meeting and grievously injuring the Leviathan. Rhulk convinced the Worm Gods to serve as pawns of the [[Witness]] by utilizing their parasitic nature to control and corrupt lesser beings, furthering the ultimate goals of the [[Darkness]] as understood by the Witness and its Disciples. To facilitate this, Rhulk engineered a strain of miniature versions of the Worm Gods, their so-called "larvae", which could be implanted into a host. Rhulk then left the Worm Gods alone to be found by prospective hosts, in the process abducting their sixth member and mother, [[Xita]], as collateral and in order to breed more larvae.
 One of their dead larvae eventually washed up on the shore of the [[Osmium Court]], where it was found by the proto-Hive [[Osmium King]] and taken as his familiar. Following the Osmium King's murder by the [[Helium Drinkers]], his daughter [[Sathona]] took it from him as she, [[Aurash]], and [[Xi Ro]] fled the Court. The dead worm spoke to Sathona, and through her guided the three sisters in their quest for vengeance.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IV:_Syzygy|IV: Syzygy]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#V:Needle_and_Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref>