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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= "Siocháin's 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.<ref name= "Siocháin's Scuba Shell">'''Bungie (2022/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - Ghost Shell lore: [[Síocháin's Scuba Shell]]''</ref> | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
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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= "Siocháin's Scuba Shell"/> | 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= "Siocháin's Scuba Shell"/> | ||
Of all the worms left after their genocide, [[Xita, the | Of all the worms left after their genocide, [[Xita, the Nurturing 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=== | ===Ascension of the Hive=== | ||