A little late to this thread, but wouldn't it make sense that the final shape the darkness seeks to achieve is a singularity? A black hole containing all the mass of the universe in a single point. No entropy left or life creating disorder. Just a cold empty space with the hive dwelling in their throne worlds outside of the universe for eternity. That's how I've always interpreted the final shape. The end conclusion. All the darkness is trying to do is expedite the process. It feels all the traveler is doing is artificially extending the eventual outcome by creating life, which is unsustainable. Eventually stars burn out, life ends, and the darkness wins in the end. This is why the darkness sees the light as futile and pointless. It is temporary resistance to the ultimate conclusion. So the darkness raises an army (Hive) to help speed up the results.