Destiny 2’s new raid is prophesizing doom in Destiny 2: Lightfall

polygon.com:

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen’s new raid is filled with juicy lore bits, but one section in particular has the community nervous.

One wall in the Vow of the Disciple raid showcases a list of potential symbols, with only one or two lit up per run. But the symbols are always in the same places when they do appear, and they never deviate. Through community sourcing, players have compiled the symbols to spell a secret message.

[Ed. note: This article contains spoilers for the Destiny2: The Witch Queen campaign and the Vow of the Disciple raid.]

Prophecy «Hive scorn love darkness worship witness pyramid fleet enter earth stop guardian witness commune traveler drink light witness kill ?» Last symbol is unknown. 2/2

The prophecy has to do with The Witness (Destiny’s newly introduced big bad) invading Earth and potentially killing something or someone important.

Using the in-game callouts from the raid, as noted in the tweet above, the prophecy can be a bit hard to read. But when translated a bit more liberally into a sentence format, the symbols read:

The Hive and Scorn love the Darkness and worship The Witness. The Pyramid fleet enters Earth and stops the Guardians. The Witness communes with the Traveler and drinks the Light. The Witness kills ...

The final section of what seems like a clear prophecy is missing, and no players have come forward with that symbol appearing on their raid wall. That seems to be by design, and Bungie is keeping players in the dark on what that final symbol could be.

Just using the symbols from the raid, there are some unnerving possibilities. “Traveler,” the mysterious and god-like orb that gives players their power, is the first to come to mind as The Witness’ victim. “The Guardian,” being the