Not Every End is a Beginning

All of the lore entries and the books 'Acts of Mercy' and 'Quintessence' read out and set to Destiny music, put in chronological order and supplemented with relevant in-game dialogue and cutscenes to tell the entire story of Destiny 2's Season of the Risen in full from start to finish. A huge thanks to Ishtar Collective, the Destiny Lore Subreddit, Destiny Lore Vault and Destinypedia for their community resources and as always to all the people who had a hand in making Destiny.All images are from press kits, in-game screenshots and concept art created for Bungie, music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks no longer available in-game archived by Destiny Music Archive. Game footage is either my own capture or from Destiny Lore Vault unless otherwise credited. Timestamps below: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:12 Acts of Mercy - I - Violent Tributaries 00:10:50 Acts of Mercy - II - Wake 00:19:41 Acts of Mercy - III - Plea Deal 00:34:16 Acts of Mercy - IV - Few Words Between Them 00:46:26 Prologue 00:47:01 Sovereign Order 00:48:08 Tusked Allegiance - Legs 00:50:40 Opening Cutscene 00:52:39 Quintessence - I - Pith 00:59:00 Synaptic Spear 01:01:00 Ivory Empress 01:03:08 Sweet Sorrow 01:05:24 Operation Elbrus - Part One 01:13:16 Coalition Shell 01:20:38 Operation Elbrus - Part Two 01:33:33 Dead Messenger 01:37:40 Flayer Shell 01:40:50 Quintessence - II - Devotion 01:45:57 Recurrent Impact 01:47:50 Piece of Mind 01:50:13 Tusked Allegiance Chest 01:53:16 Operation Elbrus - Part Three 01:54:14 Tusked Allegiance Arms 01:56:09 Quintessence - III - Cold Forging 02:04:11 Tusked Allegiance Class Item 02:08:42 Razor's Edge 02:11:41 Grand Overture 02:14:34 Operation Elbrus - Part Four 02:18:16 Quintessence - IV - Shutdown 02:34:27 Tusked Allegiance Head 02:37:17 Quintessence - V - Rite Proven 02:44:44 Reckless Endangerment 02:50:45 Outro Credits for additional footage/music:  @DestinyLoreVault   @destiny_music_archive   @Esoterickk  A like and a comment are all the reward I need to keep going but if you want to go an extra mile: https://ko-fi.com/emmsdestiny

Pretty rough news - just a short video to mark the event I guess.00:00 Reaction 01:35 Timeless Bond 04:47 Companions - HE WAKES 08:11 Companions - SHE RISES 11:52 Companions - HE SEES 14:07 Companions - SHE FALLS 16:05 Companions - HE DREAMS 18:36 Ergo Sum

A wizard is never late. Experience the entire collection of lore released with The Witch Queen expansion of Destiny 2 - every book (Shattered Suns, which is featured as a sort of motion comic, Lucent Tales, Martian Missives, Mnemosyne), every exotic and armour entry, all voiced and set to Destiny music and placed in chronological order alongside the campaign missions, Raid and activities. A huge thanks to Ishtar Collective, the Destiny Lore Subreddit, Destiny Lore Vault and Destinypedia for their community resources and as always to all the people who had a hand in making Destiny. Special thanks to James Thistleton who's Music for Shattered Suns was hugely inspirational, and to Beylial (The First Knife on Tumblr) for feedback on the ordering of entries. All images are from press kits, in-game screenshots and concept art created for Bungie, music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks no longer available in-game archived by Last City Radio and Destiny Music Archive. Game footage is either my own capture or from Destiny Lore Vault unless otherwise credited. Timestamps below: 00:00:00 Introduction,00:01:22 Part One - My Witness, 00:02:40 Shattered Suns - Untamed, 00:08:50 Shattered Suns - Provoked, 00:12:55 Shattered Suns - Endangered, 00:17:07 Shattered Suns - Nepotistic, 00:20:29 Shattered Suns - Defiant, 00:23:48 Shattered Suns - Isolated, 00:27:17 Shattered Suns - Tainted, 00:29:26 Shattered Suns - Assaulted, 00:32:50 Shattered Suns - Lamented, 00:35:37 Shattered Suns - Liberated,00:40:30 Resonant Fury Mask, 00:43:30 Resonant Fury Grips, 00:46:35 Resonant Fury Vest, 00:49:22 Resonant Fury Strides, 00:52:00 Resonant Fury Cloak, 00:55:01 Resonant Fury Gauntlets, 00:57:44 Resonant Fury Helm, 01:01:07 Resonant Fury Greaves, 01:03:31 Resonant Fury Plate, 01:07:13 Resonant Fury Mark, 01:10:11 Resonant Fury Cowl, 01:12:55 Resonant Fury Gloves, 01:15:39 Resonant Fury Robes, 01:18:30 Part Two - The Devil,01:19:24 Fundament Shell, 01:23:40 Blight Ranger, 01:26:41 Loreley Splendor Helm, 01:30:20 Legacy's Oath Plate, 01:35:53 Resonant Fury Boots, 01:39:59 Osmiomancy Gloves, 01:42:57 Lucent Tales - Three-Oh-Three, 01:46:53 Lucent Tales - Harmonia, 01:49:36 Star Jasmine, 01:57:34 Edge of Intent, 01:59:25 Edge of Concurrence, 02:00:59 Lucent Tales - Fynch I, 02:04:35 Lucent Tales - Pickman, 02:08:04 Lucent Tales - Jynx, 02:11:41 Lucent Tales - Krill, 02:15:28 Lucent Tales - Specter, 02:19:38 Resonant Fury Bond, 02:22:58 Edge of Action, 02:24:34 Part Three - The Witch Queen, 02:26:47 The Arrival, 02:39:10 Martian Missives - Osiris, 02:42:31 Lucent Tales - Euloch, 02:45:29 Lucent Tales - Fynch II, 02:48:42 The Investigation, 02:51:45 Martian Missives - Eris I, 02:54:05 The Ghosts, 03:00:38 Martian Missives - Ikora I, 03:02:05 The Communion, 03:06:45 Martian Missives - Caiatl I, 03:09:04 The Mirror, 03:18:59 Lucent Tales - Immaru, 03:21:51 Martian Missives - Toland I, 03:24:15 The Cunning, 03:31:12 Martian Missives - Ikora II,03:33:20 Martian Missives - Zavala I, 03:35:53 The Last Chance, 03:48:27 The Ritual,04:03:38 Martian Missives - Eris II, 04:05:49 Part Four - The Disciple, 04:09:35 Of Queens and Worms, 04:29:46 The Wellspring,04:31:32 Vow of the Disciple, 04:37:27 Collective Obligation,04:40:58 Gouging Light,04:45:18 Preservation, 04:53:38 Part Five - The Truth, 04:53:58 Hoarfrost-Z, 04:56:46 Criticality of Quickness, 04:59:24 Secant Filaments, 05:01:53 Mnemosyne — Dispatch, 05:05:45 Mnemosyne — Assessment, 05:10:20 Mnemosyne — Control, 05:14:27 Mnemosyne — New Input, 05:18:55 Mnemosyne — RE: New Input, 05:21:51 Mnemosyne — Conclusion [Draft], 05:24:13 Mnemosyne — Personal Accountability, 05:27:55 Mnemosyne — Conclusion, 05:30:25 Reverse Lure, 05:31:22 NEFELE STRONGHOLD, 05:32:56 Outro

Experimented with a lot of different visual styles for this one - the Witch Queen Collector's Edition Lore book 'The Hidden Dossier'.All entries are voiced by me with Destiny music and some sound effects included, playing over a combination of renders I made using models from the 'Destiny Rips Discord' and my own gameplay footage (apologies for the poor Crucible gameplay) and in-game cutscenes/cinematics.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks sourced and archived by @destiny_music_archive Additional game footage/vaulted cinematics credits: @DestinyLoreVault @DestinL If you would like to support me then a Like, Subscribe and a Comment are greatly appreciated and let's me know someone other than me is also getting value out of this stuff :) If you want to gift me a coffee for the next time I'm sat editing for hours then use my Ko-Fi link:https://ko-fi.com/emmsdestinyTimestamps below:00:00:00 Letter From Ikora 00:02:58 Chalco to Ikora, First Message 00:10:04 The Hidden Creed, annotated 00:27:39 Go Game, First Entry 00:29:19 TRU-135's Report on Stasis 00:35:19 Cowlick's Report on Stasis 00:43:43 Ikora's Doubts00:45:56 Drifter's Messages 00:47:35 Sen-Aret's Letter 00:50:15 Aunor's Report on Stasis 00:56:29 Ikora's Rejected Drafts 00:58:49 Go Game, Second Entry 00:59:54 Ikora's trip to the Glykon Volatus 01:07:10 Shaxx's Letter 01:11:49 Fenchurch's Report on INCID12059 01:22:56 Ikora to Chalco, First Message 01:33:32 Caital's Message 01:36:48 Chalco's Analysis of IKO006 01:44:17 Mithrax's Letter to Ikora 01:48:15 TRU-135's Report RE: Pyschometer 01:52:52 Go Game, Third Entry 01:54:09 RAN-187's Review of Fallen Activity 02:02:47 Ikora explains why Guardians have no memories 02:19:38 Ikora explains why the Traveler chose us 02:29:26 Chalco to Ikora, Second Message02:31:33 Ikora to Chalco, Second Message 02:31:58 Epilogue: Analysis of 'Truth to Power'

In this episode I go through the Destiny 2 Lore book ‘As Without’ and combine it with 4 Edge of Fate weapon and item tabs that foreshadow future plotlines or reflect the current state of events.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks sourced and archived by  @destiny_music_archive Timestamps below:00:00 AW - Distortions 05:04 Aurora Dawn 08:20 AW - Fissures 14:15 Point of Divergence 18:44 AW - Treacherous Contacts 23:55 Qua Nilus II 26:28 AW - Decompiled 30:15 Boomslang-4fr  @destinythegame ​

In this episode I go through the new lore book ‘Tenets of Observation’ combined with five lore tabs from Destiny 2's Edge of Fate weapons that are also written from the perspective of Aionians.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks sourced and archived by  @destiny_music_archive  except for 'Candles and Rose Petals' by Owen Spence. ( @AtlyxMusic ).Timestamps below:00:00 Ulterior Observation 03:41 ToA - Tenets of Observation 07:19 ToA - Notes on Observation 10:37 Agape 14:12 ToA - Tenets of Hypothesis 18:47 ToA - Notes on Hypothesis 22:14 Whirling Ovation 25:01 ToA - Tenets of Testing and Analysis 29:36 ToA - Notes on Testing and Analysis 34:00 Last Thursday 37:01 ToA - Tenets of Iteration 41:31 ToA - Notes on Iteration 44:35 Precipial 47:11 ToA - A Conclusion @destinythegame ​

Using the AION Renewal/Adapter armour sets and two Destination Weapons (Sublimation and Giver's Blessing) we follow the story of the Fallen House of Exile's arrival on Kepler, the rise of Levaszk to Archon, and see first hand exactly how his Dark Matter abilities work. Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks sourced and archived by  @destiny_music_archive  Timestamps below:00:00 AION Helm 02:58 AION Arms 06:41 AION Chest 09:37 AION Legs 12:25 Sublimation 15:03 Giver's Blessing 17:20 AION Class Item  @destinythegame ​

The Destiny 2 - Fate Saga Lore book ‘Epochs & Orbits’ from the 'Edge of Fate' expansion read out and set to Destiny music with some sound effects - somewhere between an audiobook and an audio drama.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks and from tracks sourced and archived by  @destiny_music_archive  Timestamps below:00:00 The Sun - IX 06:31 Jupiter - V 11:05 Mercury - I 14:24 Uranus - VII 17:17 Venus - II 19:25 Neptune - VIII 22:38 Mars - IV 27:00 Saturn - VI 30:22 Asteroid Belt - 0 Model credits:Saturn/Jupiter/Uranus - https://sketchfab.com/NestaericMercury/Neptune - https://sketchfab.com/SebastianSosnowskiMars - https://sketchfab.com/airstudios3dVenus - https://sketchfab.com/ShadyTex4u

Destiny 2's latest dungeon, Sundered Doctrine, released with a set of armour exploring the origins of the Dread and how the Witness created them - this is the lore tabs for those armour pieces read out and set to Destiny music with some related visuals on screen if you're watching. I hope we all feel bad about Kerrev and his friends now. As always thank you to all the writers, artists, designers and developers who create Destiny.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks or from  @destiny_music_archive .Thumbnail image from Tobias Kwan (Senior Concept Art Lead at Bungie) - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lR6QXJTimestamps:00:00 Visage/Mask/Skull of the Flain 05:54 Adornment/Scales/Carapace of the Flain 12:45 Reach/Grasps/Grips of the Flain 18:20 Talons/Hooks/Claws of the Flain 22:44 Weaver's Bond 30:27 Attendant's Mark 34:40 Husk's Cloak 39:50 Future ProofCredits: @destiny_music_archive   @destinythegame ​

A diegetic/in-universe style reading of the ‘Books of Sorrow’ from Destiny set to music with visuals inspired by the Witch Queen Interactive trailer. This is the final episode - previous:Episode One: https://youtu.be/3WCfYz3WTvMEpisode Two: https://youtu.be/ZGAGRCCYVTE 00:00:00 Introduction00:01:12 1:0 - Fundament 00:03:20 1:1 - Predators 00:06:52 1:2 - The Hateful Verse 00:09:51 1:3 - The Oath 00:12:12 1:4 - Syzygy 00:15:42 1:5 - Needle and Worm 00:19:03 1:6 - Sisters 00:23:08 1:7 - The Dive 00:26:12 1:8 - Leviathan 00:31:29 1:9 - The Bargain 00:40:16 2:0 - Immortals 00:43:17 2:1 - Conquerors 00:47:25 2:2 - Out of the Deep 00:50:28 2:3 - Into the Sky 00:53:37 2:4 - 52 and One 00:56:59 2:5 - Born as Prey 01:00:24 2:6 - The Sword Logic 01:04:49 2:7 - The Weakness Verse 01:11:17 2:8 - Leviathan Rises 01:14:27 2:9 - Crusaders 01:22:31 3:0 - Hive 01:24:31 3:1 — an incision 01:26:51 3:2 — The High War 01:28:41 3:3 — fire without fuel 01:32:17 3:4 — THE SCREAM 01:33:52 3:5 — Dictata ir Dakaua 01:36:23 3:6 — star by star by star 01:40:59 3:7 — Eat the sky 01:42:53 3:8 — King of Shapes 01:46:27 3:9 — Carved in Ruin 01:50:38 4:0 — a golden amputation 01:55:01 4:1 — battle made waves 01:55:56 4:2 — Majestic. Majestic 02:00:12 4:3 — When do monsters have dreams 02:03:09 4:4 — More beautiful to know 02:05:30 4:5 — This Love Is War 02:08:51 4:6 — Eater of Hope 02:11:31 4:7 — shapes : points 02:13:34 4:8 — The partition of death 02:16:05 4:9 — open your eye : go into it 02:19:40 4:10 — An Emperor For All Outcomes 02:23:13 4:11 — Dreadnaught 02:26:19 5:0 — NOT EQUAL TO 02:27:59 5:1 — End Of Failed Timeline 02:32:57 5:2 — strict proof eternal 02:36:43 5:3 — I'd shut them all in cells. 02:39:11 5:4 — The Gift Mast 02:42:49 5:5 — Apocalypse Refrains 02:44:57 5:6 — aiat, aiat, aiat, aiat, aiat 02:47:36 5:7 — Forever And A Blade 02:49:04 5:8 — Wormfood 02:52:16 5:9 — I'll Make Sure. As always thank you to all the writers, artists, designers and developers who create Destiny.All images are from press kits, in-game screenshots and concept art created by Bungie.Music comes from Destiny Soundtracks with the exception of the track ‘Fortuna Minor’ from the album GEOMANTIC: RUMINATIONS ON DESTINY and thank you to @AtlyxMusic  @SlawMusic  @Emblyne  for making this available to the community. All game footage is from @DestinyLoreVault  unless otherwise stated*, and thank you to Ishtar Collective and Destinypedia for help with structuring this episode.*Credits:@Bungie @destinythegame @DestinyLoreVault @destiny_music_archive @LastCityRadio @IlyaDalamiq (King's Fall and Last Wish Raid clips)