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 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>
-===Corruption to the Sword Logic===
+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]] eons ago; 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.<ref name=Scuba Shell>'''Bungie (2022/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - Ghost Shell lore: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]''</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]] eons ago; 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. At an unknown point, they would become seduced by temptation of the Sword Logic. Cursed with lust over the killing logic, their kind began slaughtering each other to achieve apotheosis. As they warred amongst themselves, the strongest of their kind became paracausally bound to the Sword Logic and its forbidden magics of the [[Darkness|Deep]]; 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.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - Ghost Shell lore: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]''</ref> Of all the worms left after their genocide, [[Xita]] and her five kin survived but evolved into even stronger lifeforms known as the Worm Gods; having mastered the Sword Logic. However, those Worms that wielded the logic would become imprisoned by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], a massive creature that served as an ally of the [[Light]]-wielding [[Ammonite]]s and acolyte to the [[The Traveler|Traveler]], where they were trapped at the core of Fundament for an unknown amount of time under its watchful eye.
+===Corruption to the Witness===
-===Subjugation to the Witness===
 At some point the [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] known as [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] desired the power of the worms on behalf of his master, the [[The Witness|Witness]], which he would delve into the depths of the gas giant to find them; meeting and grievously injuring the Leviathan in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Armor lore: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)#Resonant Fury Gauntlets|Resonant Fury Gauntlets]]''</ref> Upon meeting the emaciated Xita and her kin, Rhulk offered her kind a deal to serve as chattel for his master in exchange for providing a [[Hive|race]] of hosts for her spawn to feed as sustenance; giving their kind a purpose in aid of their [[Final Shape|righteous cause]]. The Worm mother capitulated to his demands as he abducts her out of their prison; earning him the respect of all the worms addressing him as "Subjugator". <ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Armor lore: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)#Resonant Fury Helm|Resonant Fury Helm]]''</ref>
 Despite the Subjugator's earlier claims to be on his master's behalf, it was apparent to Xita that Rhulk had only sought the worms out of his own personal desire for domination and was constantly chided by the Witness for stepping out of line. The Disciple would fulfill his earlier deal to the Worm mother and engineered from her body a parasitic strain of living worm segments, their so-called "larvae", which could be implanted into a host and give them access to the Sword Logic. He would then set those parasitic larvae adrift on Fundament's ocean, eager to reach the shores of the [[Osmium Court|Osmium Kingdom]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Armor lore: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)#Resonant Fury Greaves|Resonant Fury Greaves]]''</ref>
+At an unknown point, they would become seduced by temptation of the Sword Logic. Cursed with lust over the killing logic, their kind began slaughtering each other to achieve apotheosis. As they warred amongst themselves, the strongest of their kind became paracausally bound to the Sword Logic and its forbidden magics of the [[Darkness|Deep]]; 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.<ref name=Scuba Shell></ref>
+Of all the worms left after their genocide, [[Xita, the Nuturing Worm]] and her five kin survived but evolved into even stronger lifeforms known as the Worm Gods; having mastered the Sword Logic. However, those Worms that wielded the logic would be left imprisoned by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], a massive creature that served as an later ally of the [[Light]]-wielding [[Ammonite]]s and acolyte to the [[The Traveler|Traveler]], where they were trapped at the core of Fundament for an unknown amount of time under its watchful eye.
 ===Ascension of the Hive===