I wasn't trying to explain [i]what[/i] they are, I was trying to show that they [i]started[/i] the war with the darkness, as they control (less directly and more through a combination of a broad rule and strong suggestion i.e. they [i]must[/i] kill, and they suggest by eliminating all species) the Hive. As well as the Ahamkara but we don't know how or for what purpose exactly.