"Destiny" is the first episode and origin story of the syndicated television series Queen of Swords, airing October 7, 2000. Tessa Alvarado returns to Spanish California on the death of her father to find her home in ruins and the area under the control of a tyrant, Colonel Montoya. From a dream about her dead father and his 'Avenging Angel', Tessa becomes the Queen of Swords.