Battle of Saturn

The Battle of Saturn was the first conflict of the Taken War, the conflict that was sparked by the arrival of Oryx, the Taken King to the system. Leading a massive fleet of Hive cruisers and Tombships with his Dreadnaught, Oryx had come to destroy humanity in retribution for the death of his son, Crota. Oryx halted his fleet over Saturn, and it was here that the Awoken, led by their Queen Mara Sov and her brother Uldren, attacked. The Awoken Fleet, consisting of multiple captured Fallen Ketches and Awoken fighters, attacked Oryx's fleet by flying through Saturn's rings to take them by surprise. The space around the Hive armada quickly became filled with weapon discharges and explosions as furious combat erupted. The battle seemed relatively even, with the Hive suffering many casualties in Tombships and cruisers despite the destruction of many Awoken fighters. From her flagship on one of the Ketches, Mara Sov stood with her Techeuns, working with them in order to conjure a group of massive projectiles that were then fired at the Hive fleet. The projectiles proved to be quite powerful, smashing through multiple Hive cruisers without slowing down, but when they impacted upon the hull of Oryx's Dreadnaught they simply faded away, leaving it undamaged. With the Queen's power useless, Oryx (who had been watching the battle from a room on his Dreadnaught) countered with a display of his own might. Using the Dreadnaught's primary weapon, Oryx sent out a massive shockwave that not only destroyed both the remainder of his fleet and that of the Awoken, but also left a massive hole in Saturn's rings. As the weapon fired many Awoken fighters attempted to escape, but were unsuccessful except for Uldren, who managed to survive and begin a search for his sister.