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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Prelude=== | ===Prelude=== | ||
For many years, the Hive have laid in wait within Earth's moon Luna, slowly building up their army and constructing their fortress, the [[Hellmouth]]. The Hive Prince, Crota, led the Hive broods in the Sol System, preparing them for an invasion of Earth to overwhelm Humanity and destroy the Traveler. The Last City and its Guardian protectors never knew of Crota or the Hive until the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], humanity's first clash with the Hive. Narrowly, the Last City prevailed against the Hive, which convinced the Factions of the Consensus to launch an assault upon Luna to retake the moon from the Hive. [[Lord Shaxx]], the handler of the Crucible and a participant of the Battle vehemently voiced against the invasion, citing that the Last City barely won against the Hive and they needed to understand the Hive's powers, such as their Light-draining swords. Despite his objections, | For many years, the Hive have laid in wait within Earth's moon Luna, slowly building up their army and constructing their fortress, the [[Hellmouth]]. The Hive Prince, Crota, led the Hive broods in the Sol System, preparing them for an invasion of Earth to overwhelm Humanity and destroy the Traveler. The Last City and its Guardian protectors never knew of Crota or the Hive until the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], humanity's first clash with the Hive. Narrowly, the Last City prevailed against the Hive, which convinced the Factions of the Consensus to launch an assault upon Luna to retake the moon from the Hive. [[Lord Shaxx]], the handler of the Crucible and a participant of the Battle vehemently voiced against the invasion, citing that the Last City barely won against the Hive and they needed to understand the Hive's powers, such as their Light-draining swords. Despite his objections, Zavala of the Vanguard proceeded with the preparations to launch the attack. | ||
True to Shaxx's predictions, however, the Guardians were overwhelmed by the might of Crota's Spawn and of their dark powers, with thousands dying. Crota himself would appear and rout the remaining Guardians, personally slaying the legendary Titan [[Wei Ning]]. With the invasion lost, the Vanguard ordered a full retreat and the battle would be called the Great Disaster. Since then, the moon had been declared off-limits by the Vanguard with only the most experienced of Guardians allowed to venture | True to Shaxx's predictions, however, the Guardians were overwhelmed by the might of Crota's Spawn and of their dark powers, with thousands dying. Crota himself would appear and rout the remaining Guardians, personally slaying the legendary Titan [[Wei Ning]]. With the invasion lost, the Vanguard ordered a full retreat and the battle would be called the Great Disaster. Since then, the moon had been declared off-limits by the Vanguard with only the most experienced of Guardians allowed to venture Luna. | ||
Though the Hive won a grand victory, Crota's plans would be put on hold due to unexpected circumstances. Within the Ascendant Plane, two Knights - one of [[Oryx]] and one of [[Xivu Arath]] engaged in a duel in honor of their respective masters. The duel ended in a draw, but both flung themselves into the depths of an abyss, and so the Knight of Oryx failed to make his tribute to a champion of Crota. This setback cost Crota's champion a significant tribute at the necessary time and thus led to his defeat in a duel against a sergeant of the God of War. Having suffered a major loss of his temples and tributaries to feed his Worm, Crota judged it best to sleep upon his throne world and recover his debts while his soul remained tethered to an Ascendant crystal, giving him a quick means of return to the real universe once his strength was restored. | Though the Hive won a grand victory, Crota's plans would be put on hold due to unexpected circumstances. Within the Ascendant Plane, two Knights - one of [[Oryx]] and one of [[Xivu Arath]] engaged in a duel in honor of their respective masters. The duel ended in a draw, but both flung themselves into the depths of an abyss, and so the Knight of Oryx failed to make his tribute to a champion of Crota. This setback cost Crota's champion a significant tribute at the necessary time and thus led to his defeat in a duel against a sergeant of the God of War. Having suffered a major loss of his temples and tributaries to feed his Worm, Crota judged it best to sleep upon his throne world and recover his debts while his soul remained tethered to an Ascendant crystal, giving him a quick means of return to the real universe once his strength was restored. |