Xita, the Nurturing Worm

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Xita, the Nurturing Worm
Biographical information
Other name(s):	Worm Mother
Homeworld:	Fundament
Species:	Worm
Gender:	Female
Political and military information
Affiliation:	The Witness Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness
Notable info:	Mother of the Worm Gods Powers the Upended

"[In the Deep, my children pay a price in servitude, for survival. In ascendance, the Hive pay a price in servitude, for power. And in the dark, I pay a price in servitude, so that others may be nurtured.]

[It must not be in vain.]"

— Xita, the Nurturing Worm

Xita, the Nurturing Worm is the mother of the five Worm Gods worshipped by the Hive. She and her children were imprisoned within the core of Fundament by the Leviathan for eons until the Disciple Rhulk sought her out on behalf of the Witness, after which Rhulk used her as a source of Worm larvae to support the Hive. She was formerly used to power the Upended aboard the Sunken Pyramid, and is currently either deceased or catatonic following Rhulk's defeat.

Biography

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Origins

According to Ahsa, Xita and the other Worms originated from a "proto-Worm" species that once lived peacefully on Fundament, before they became corrupted by the philosophy of the Witness and began slaughtering one another in order to achieve paracausal supremacy through the Sword Logic; Xita was presumably either one of these original Worms or one of their descendants. At some point, Xita and her five offspring - Eir, Ur, Xol, Yul and Akka - were imprisoned within the depths of Fundament, where they remained for millennia. There they slowly starved, cut off from any hosts from which to siphon power through the Anthem Anatheme.

Subjugation

Eventually, the Disciple of the Witness known as Rhulk visited the imprisoned Worms to offer a bargain: serve the Witness in exchange for access to plentiful hosts for her kin in the form of the nascent Krill on the surface of the planet. Xita agreed, surrendering herself to Rhulk and leaving her children behind in the depths of Fundament. She resided thereafter aboard Rhulk's Pyramid.

Some time after being brought aboard Rhulk's Pyramid, Xita overheard a conversation between Rhulk and the Witness, in which they discussed the Witness' plan to whisper a lie to Sathona, one of the three daughters of the Osmium King, in order to lead her and her sisters to seek out Xita's children in the planet's depths. Around this time, Rhulk used pieces of Xita's body to breed a strain of parasitic "larvae" which could be implanted within a host, and set them adrift on the Fundament ocean so that they would wash up on the shores of the Osmium Court.

Later, after the daughters of the Osmium King made their pact with Xita's children and became the Hive Gods Oryx, Savathûn, and Xivu Arath, Rhulk was tasked with keeping watch over Savathûn, and moved his Pyramid into Savathûn's Throne World. During this time, Xita was used as a source of Worm larvae to support Savathûn's Hive, and also as a source of energy for the Upended, which Rhulk planned to use to destroy Savathûn's Throne World in the event she stepped out of line.

Fate

"Worm Mother... though you sleep eternal, your role in grand symphony persists. Legacy will be carried best I can."

— Savathûn's Worm

After Rhulk's defeat at the hands of the Guardians, Xita has shown no signs of life, and is presumably either deceased or in a coma-like state. As has been seen with the other Worm Gods, however, her physical death likely means very little for her continued existence and influence on the material world.

Xita's coiled body as seen from the Collection.

Trivia

• Xita is the largest Worm seen in Destiny so far, easily outclassing Xol, Will of the Thousands in size. Though he has not yet been seen, one of Xita's deceased children, Akka, the Worm of Secrets is said to had been far larger than her, as a segment of his corpse was used by Oryx, the Taken King to craft his Dreadnaught.
• Xita is so far the only confirmed female worm.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (First appearance)
  • Season of the Witch (Mentioned only)