Editing Espial

{{Level infobox
|prev= [[Kell's Fall|Kell's Fall: Reflection]]
|next= [[Recce]]
|game= ''[[Destiny 2]]''
|campaign= ''[[Episode: Heresy]]''
|name= Espial
|image=[[File:Espinal.jpg|300px]]
|player= 1-3
|races=[[Taken]]
|factions=[[Dire Taken]]
|place=[[European Dead Zone]], [[Earth]]
|objective= A strange Taken disturbance has manifested in the EDZ
}}
'''Espial''' is the first mission of [[Episode: Heresy]].

==Objectives==
*'''Head to the Anomalous Blight'''
:''Investigate the surging Taken presence near the Lake of Shadows, and quell it.''
*'''Clear the Darkness Rift'''
:''A blight is disrupting your path to the Taken anomaly. Clear the Taken and dissipate the blight.''
*'''Pinpoint the Source of Taken Corruption'''
:''A strange presence anchors these Taken. Find the source and scatter their incursions.''
*'''Push Through the Resistance'''
:''The Dire Taken are attempting to block your path.''
*'''Escape the Dire Taken Ambush'''
:''These Dire Taken bristle with the pall of the Deep!''
*'''Find Another Way Forward'''
:''The path forward is blocked. Another must be found.''
*'''Defeat the Taken Commander'''
:''Defeat the biggest Taken commander on the field to gain access to the source of the corruption.''
*'''Make Contact'''
:''Something calls to you from beyond this hollow object.''

==Transcript==
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'''(Cutscene Begins)'''

'''[[Eris Morn]]''': Deep within [[Sol System|Sol]] lies a sepulcher of eager teeth. [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]]. Slain by [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] and shaped into the [[Dreadnaught]]. We invited vengeance in when we buried Oryx's son, [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], beneath the [[Moon]]. And shattered against that vengeance as Oryx brought his will to bear at the [[Battle of Saturn]]. But he could not extinguish the [[Light]], and by his own [[Sword Logic|logic]], he fell. Shortly after, another's claim bond Akka… blade-matron of the [[Black Terrace]], [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]. From the Dreadnaught, her [[Xivu Arath's Horde|brood]] poured into Sol. Until we banished her might and hewed her soul from her throne. I have kept watch over the husk of Akka as it slept… quiet and unclaimed. Now something, sent by hand unseen vivifies the long-dead flesh of the Dreadnaught. Rousing ancient, [[Taken]] wills… hungry with ambition.

'''(Destiny 2: Heresy: Act I)'''

'''(Cutscene Ends)'''

'''Drifter''': Hey, hero. How you livin'? Word on the ground is somethin' big landed in the [[European Dead Zone|EDZ]]. [[Vanguard]] needs you to check it out. 

'''Eris Morn''': We believe it originated from the Dreadnaught. Oryx's flagship… the throne of a king long deposed. 

'''Drifter''': That means Taken. Me 'n Eris are on our way to Saturn's orbit. 

'''Eris Morn''': Go to [[Trostland]], Guardian. The corruption that spread from the Dreadnaught must be found and cut out. And the Drifter and I will staunch its source. 

::''The Guardian lands at the [[Maevic Square]] in the European Dead Zone.''

'''Drifter''': The impact site is nearby. Got you as close as I could. Get to [[Hangman's Pass]]. We're on our approach to the Dreadnaught now. 

::''The Guardian travels towards further into the European Dead Zone.''

'''Drifter''': Whatever landed in the EDZ is punching holes into the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]]. 

'''Eris Morn''': Rifts, yes. I fear the Taken may not be as leaderless as we hoped. But if the Hive sisters had the inclination, they would have grasped control by now. A Taken Queen. A crown unclaimed does not sit idle long. 

'''Drifter''': Got eyes on the Dreadnaught. Something's wrong. It’s being… skinned alive. 

'''Eris Morn''': Flayed of its living flesh. 

'''Drifter''': I'll find an LZ.

:''Travelling towards the broken bridge close to Hangman's Pass, the Guardian battles with hordes of Taken and destroys the Darkness rifts in the location.''

'''Drifter''': We're on board.

'''Eris Morn''': Inside its fetid halls once again. Even without its navigator, this ship holds many terrors. 

'''Drifter''': Ugh, looks worse inside. Cut right down to the bone.

::''To identify the source of the corruption, the Guardian travels into a tunnel.''

'''Eris Morn''': Its flesh is being consumed by Taken decay. 

::''Emerging form the tunnel to arrive to Hangman's Pass, the Guardian uncovers a large Blight bringing forth strange [[Dire Taken|forms]] of Taken with tentacle-like growths and wielding new abilities.''

'''These Taken bristle with a dire energy…'''

::''Eliminating these abnormal Taken standing in their way, the Guardian travels into another tunnel.''

'''The Dire Taken spring a trap.'''

'''Drifter''': Taken blight pushin' you out. Find a way around it. 

::''Escaping the tunnel as Blight consumes its halls, the Guardian defeats further forces of the Dire Taken and travels of the cliff towards a bridge.''

'''Drifter''': Somethin' is doing this on purpose. The Taken are always lookin' for someone with a backbone strong enough to lead 'em. It's one thing to pull Taken from the Ascendant Plane and make 'em dance. But wringin' out new ones… 

'''Eris Morn''': We cannot allow this. Drifter, with me. 

'''Drifter''': Yeah. Let's keep movin'.

::''Traversing across a mountain infested with Taken Blights, the Guardian eventually arrives to the radio station where they discover an anchor guarded by Gorkall, the Gatekeeper.''

'''Eris Morn''': An anchor, deployed from the Dreadnaught. Is it attempting to Take the planet? No, an eversion! 

'''Drifter''': Turnin' Earth inside out. Pullin' the Ascendant Plane into our reality. Shut it down, hero.

::''The Guardian engages with the Dire Taken.''

'''Eris Morn''': Remove the Taken! Send them screaming into the Ascendant Plane!

::''Despite its vast power and reinforce by its size, the Guardian slays Gorkall, opening a portal within the anchor in the process''

'''Eris Morn''': The anchor is exposed. Guardian, approach with caution.

::''Walking towards the anchor, the Guardian enters the portal.''

'''''{End Mission:Espial}'''''

==Enemies==
;[[Taken]] - [[Dire Taken]]
*[[Dire Thrall]]
*[[Taken Acolyte]]
*[[Taken Ogre]]
*[[Dire Psion]]
*[[Taken Phalanx]]
*[[Dire Vandal]]
*[[Dire Goblin]]
*[[Dire Hobgoblin]]
*[[Dire Minotaur]]

===Boss===
*[[Gorkall, the Gatekeeper]]

==Appearance==
*''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Episode: Heresy]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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{{Story missions|FS}}