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The Story of Destiny Part 4 – The New Guardian Age

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And the story continues! Here’s part four of our retrospective of the Destiny story so far, as we cover The Dark Below and the rebellion of the House of Wolves.

The Return of Crota

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Eris Morne, the only surviving member of the ill-fated Fireteam that stopped Crota the Hope-Eater from launching an assault on Earth, resurfaces. Having spent years trapped within the Moon of Earth and barely surviving, Eris Morne returned to the Tower with a dire warning: Crota was returning.

Six of us went down into the Pit. Only one crawled out. I am Eris…the last. I have seen what the Hive call a god.

Crota…son of Oryx.

He took everything from me! He will turn his eyes to Earth, and only the true weapon of the Light can stop his wrath. Now you must face what lurks in the dark below…

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Recruiting any Guardian who would listen to her, Eris Morne’s warning of a new Hive onslaught were proven true. Led by the Hive Wizard Omnigul, Hive forces began landing on Earth as they prepared the planet for the return of Crota. This invasion was short-lived however, as Eris worked with the Vanguard to direct Guardians in a series of targeted missions to disrupt the leadership of Crota’s army. Omnigul herself eventually fell, as Guardians tracked her to the Jovian Complex underneath the Skywatch and ended her threat once and for all.

Crota’s End

With Earth safe from Crota’s forces and elite knights, a fireteam of Guardians assaulted his temple in a last-ditch effort to prevent his soul from being woken in a new physical form on the Moon. The Wakening Crystal disrupted and destroyed, Crota’s soul remained in his Ascendant Realm. Realising that Crota would merely bide his team until he could launch a new offensive, the Guardians entered his Throne World and brought the fight to the God Knight himself.

In Crota’s Court, a chalice of light containing the remnants of Eriana-3’s fireteam healed the Guardians who faced him in a titanic battle that ended with Crota being slain with his own sword. But in his final breath, Crota would scream out to his father and the God-King of the Hive itself. Oryx heard the death-screams of his son, and readied his army for a campaign of vengeance.

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The Taken King began his march towards Earth.

The House of Wolves Rebellion

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For reasons unknown, the Nine release the Fallen Kell Skolas from their jail and send him back towards the Awoken in a new Ketch ship. Their true Kell free and their leadership restored, the House of Wolves betrayed the Awoken and proceeded to slaughter as many of the Reef Dwellers as possible as their forces began reassembling.

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Outraged at this betrayal, Awoken Queen Mara Sov calls forth any and all Guardians to assist her efforts in eliminating the Wolves and capturing Skolas himself.

Kell of Kells

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Intent on fulfilling a prophecy that would result in Skolas leading all Fallen houses as the “Kell of Kells”, Fallen Wolves began chasing after Vex technology on Venus. Attempting to become a machine god that would possess all the Vex secrets of time and space, Skolas was eventually routed on Venus and captured alive. Intending to send a message to any who would dare betray her, Queen Mara Sov sentenced Skolas to battle and die in the Prison of Elders, a task that the Guardians ably handled as they ended the House of Wolves leadership for good.

Missed the first parts of our retrospective? We’ve got you covered.

The story of Destiny Part 1 – The light in the darkness
The story of Destiny Part 2 – War never changes
The story of Destiny Part 3 – Rise of the Guardians

Last Updated: September 14, 2016

6 Comments

  1. RinceThis

    September 14, 2016 at 15:06

    Is this still a game? 0-O

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    • Jonah Cash

      September 14, 2016 at 16:33

      No! It has become a lifestyle… Hahahaha

      Reply

  2. ??????? ????? ™

    September 14, 2016 at 15:10

    Gg, thanks D

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  3. Jonah Cash

    September 14, 2016 at 16:33

    Aaaahhhh… This makes me happy!! Well done D.

    Reply

  4. Gareth Runnalls

    September 15, 2016 at 13:21

    Man, I still see the hate after all this time. Truth be told, Bungie created an amazing story, and weaved a lot of lore into it, but they told it badly. Using a series of Grimoire cards to stash your lore away in was, IMO, a poor design choice. And the fact that you cannot access the grimoire cards in game was a massive oversight too.
    But for the naysayers, dont knock it until you have tried it. Putting aside the poor delivery of the story, this game has, form a technical standpoint, the best gun play on console, hands down. (well, at least Tarryn and I think so)
    Darryn, I am glad you finally did a series for us to connect the story dots with, its proved rather insightful, and it has answered a lot of questions (particularly about various weapons and why they have their names and where they came from). I really enjoyed reading these. Keep them coming, I am sure there is a TON to Oryx and his Dreadnaught that I am unaware of 🙂

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    • The D

      September 20, 2016 at 12:20

      OH YOU! #Hugs

      Reply

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