#black fleet

I never expected my youtube channel to ever pop off. BUt I've made 2 videos about destiny about some theories I got about the lore.

And they popped off pretty well. Its a little premature to call the 2nd video a hit (but it is top 4) but the first Destiny 2 video I did is the top video I've done EVER and IDK this is the only project I've felt excited about for the past month.

You watch the videos here. I really didn't want to plug, because I'm genuinely just enjoying my work right now.

As a Star Trek and a Destiny 2 fan, I could not ignore the similarities, and thus, Black Fleet/Borg Cube crossover. I made these memes myself and I am very proud.

Recorded by Underscribe Shipal

Thus did the Shadow of Earth slay their companion-soul.

And then the end was nigh, and the Shadow of Earth, thinking upon the Emperor's most indefatigable desire, knew that his Joyous Majesty wished to partake in the greatest share of the apocalypse's pleasures, and that the only way to ensure that was for the Shadow of Earth to take the honor of the second-greatest share.

To that end, the Shadow of Earth extended a hand, and into it flew the Shadow's companion-soul, who had spoken not a word for many ages.

The Shadow bade the companion-soul to speak, and the companion-soul obliged:

"I love you."

With that, the Shadow's fist closed, and the companion-soul was no more.

And then there were two

I once said that the ending of Shadowkeep was frustrating on release due to that line having no meaningful conveyance, like the punchline of a 20 minute long story but we never heard the story. I also said I trusted bungie to build off of it and give it a great payoff later down the road, as a very important and Very Good story beat, validating the choice to end such a pivotal story on such a (at the time) confusing note.

And hooooo boy I think I was right.

2 things have happened since then:

The Witch Queen and its attendant story reveals came out, and

I finally got into reading Berserk

And the Shadowkeep finale makes sense to me now. The doppleganger in the Black Garden saying "We are your Salvation" is the same as Griffith saying "I will get my own Kingdom". The first time we heard it was like the first time Guts heard it, it didn't mean anything tangible or relateable, it was just a giant signpost from this being we can't ignore saying 'YO this is where we're headed smiley emoji'. 

Now, thinking back to it, after learning about 

-the Witness

-Rhulk 

-and the manipulation of whole fucking planets like chess pieces 

-and carrying the cost of loss and heartbreak 

-and the EXCRUCIATING existential misery of Crow 

-and Osiris 

-and Savathun 

-and seeing how much can actually be sacrificed for the sake of just O N E person's dream of a better world, now when I hear

We are your Salvation

I see Griffith after his reincarnation proclaiming to Guts again

I will get my own Kingdom

Because now, like Guts, we know what that destination is. It isn't just intent, it's a promise. We've seen the roadmap. We know what it costs to get there, and the Witness was telling us that we don't have a choice of whether or not to pay.

The Witness, like Griffith, is so confident in its victory, and so shamelessly unfazed by its horrific means, it walks right up to us and doesn't say,

We have killed so many uncountable numbers of life and light and struggling hope and blazing glory and unshakeable faith that it makes your attempts to subvert the rules look just so darn cute, downright adorable, but it doesn't matter, we're still going to help you yes I said help you, we're going to take all that pain away and it won't hurt anymore because by the time we're done all the things you've ever cared about and all the people you've saved and all those guns you've told yourself will be the One that fires the shot that sets Everything to rights, we will have destroyed every last bit of it and you won't be hurt by anything at all. There will be nothing to suffer from. And nothing to suffer for. And that means you will be at peace, and isn't that what's best for everything? We're going to make sure none of you has to do this any longer. 

We're going to save you, struggler.

A signpost. A promise. An immeasureable price to be paid.

We are your Salvation.