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'''The Journal of Nikolas Enchester''' is a special [[Lore]] book introduced in ''[[User:Mirror Zero/Fan Fiction/Story#Wrath of the Hive|Wrath of the Hive]]''. Entries are unlocked by progressing the story.
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==''[Disclaimer/Warning]:''==
''This is a rework of the Journal of Nikolas Enchester to where it will be more ‘concise’, simple, and easy to understand. But, as the writer of this journal. I will try and retain the thoughts of my character that is Nikolas Enchester. So with that said, let’s start.'' 

William C.D. Ghoulock. Dredgen Ghoul of the Fourth-Wall.
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==''The Last Call''==

==='''Entry 1'''===
''At the start of the Journal, after the conversation with The Spider and the year and more with his Fireteam to soon be named and be recorded through history.''

So, where to begin? At the point of creation, or where I was in a Cabal Ship during the time of the Red War, but perhaps one or two years back. I was resurrected inside the ruins of a tavern, and when I walked out I was inside a ruined small metallic wall town. I’m pretty sure I was resurrected on a different planet somewhere near an armored train station between two other large cities called Ravenica and where I think I was close to was Corinith.  The only thing I knew that I somewhat was, was a lute that had a name on a rusted piece of metal called Enchester and a trippy dreamy vision upon being resurrected. A large planetoid orb of terraforming power and cosmic light that made manifest. A being of pure f###ing hatred towards the orb with many souls being as one who will not stop to do its goal of whatever the f### it wants to do to cause such misery and cosmic destruction of all things in life or worst the stillness of nothing of life and death, which is either of those two for a being who despise to the planetoid orb for whatever the planetoid did to them had a really good reason to. A four-armed person of a different species or race with a uniform faced the being with his allies. A female voice calls my name “Nikolas!” as I am awake from being reborn into this world.

''Sighs.'' F### this takes a bit, mentally speaking. Anyway, I was able to scavenge some things, a rapier, my only memory that is my lute, a sidearm I’ve found, and a few nicks and nacks of rations and supplies. Though for all that I struggled and feasted off of game and foraging, I was able to learn, to talk, persuade, fight, and entertain, with minor miracle work as I was no wizard or cleric, and I sure as hell I wouldn’t trust revealing my power. Unless they ticked me off and I will strike. So… Where was I? Right! In all that I traveled and all that I was able to learn, mind you this was a year or two since I met my team of Guardians and [[Forum: Ir Noshti|Ir Noshti]], who I was able to enjoy having a conversation with. Doesn’t even bother me that she’s related to Savathun, the Goddess of Deception. 

Should I be worried, hmmmmmm maybe, nah! I have a thing to always help people because I’ve seen what was left of that ruined town where I was resurrected from, men, women, children, and the elderly burnt to bones and ashes. I felt that it was right to help achieve a goal that I and a few others can be proud of. I met them in a Cabal Carrier, who was named Blackburn and Brent Halligan and I don’t remember where they went for the year I was with them, along with a Rabbit Faunus named Terra. The others I met after we stole a smaller ship and rendezvoused at our home called the Nucleus. Trajor, Maple, and Koneko. Though I may have met Maple and Koneko inside the carrier. Whilst inside the carrier I met Ir Noshti, and let me tell you she’s sweet and hot, like a dawnbreak who slashes fire at her enemies kinda hot. Oh boy if Ir Noshti sees this journal, she’ll slap me in the face and put me on fire. 

Oh now that I think about it, I should also mention my ghost, Sophonia. She’s quite annoying sometimes and has a stick in her rear end, but she’s my joy and she asks how I’m doing with either a ponder of a deep thought or a moment of sorrow where I felt the need to have someone to talk to.  I am always grateful to Sophonia, and also the rest of the fireteam for my shenanigans. I didn’t quite tell them of my resurrection or the vision upon being resurrected. I was kinda left figuring out what that was until I was able to gain some answers. BE F###ING WARNED THIS IS HEAVILY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION! SO IF YOU SEE THIS JOURNAL WITH THE INFORMATION THERE. THERE BE A SELF-DESTRUCTION SEQUENCE FOR YOU, SO IF OUR ENEMIES SEE THIS. F### YOU, YOU’RE NOT GETTING YOUR F###ING VICTORY!!!!!!!!!

''Sighs.'' I was able to deduce after a few conversations between, The Spider, The Witch Queen, and her daughter Ir Noshti that there was an artifact of great cosmic psychedelic power called The Veil. Where this was an artifact of darkness in which perception and psychic memories come into the universe. And if I get this right which I kinda dread if it was linked, I sure as hell it’s not good at all and may cause the end of all of life and potentially death. If I think of a being who despises everything and everyone so much, I think it’ll try to destroy everything and everyone. Now it is probably likely true that Savathun, like the thicc goddess of deception, hid the Veil away from her enemies and allies, with other allies. But, I knew there was something worse than destruction. Perhaps, in a possible and likely theory who has a high vindication against someone or multiple. Eternal damnation or perhaps a perfection that is disguised as eternal damnation. Now, I will admit this to you, I have a very trigger-happy paranoid mode of killing any threats that endanger all of life, either by cosmic eldritch consumption where no spark and no gods can make it at all where everything dies in nothingness or one who can change the cosmic scope of everything. Trust me, I can be very vindictive if I want to be. Especially if anyone betrays my trust in anyone who I have a very personal relationship with. I will not stop until it is dead, till I destroy said threat. But that is neither here nor there. Man, I’ve been writing this for a while and I thought I would make it here because it has been three years of my journey as a risen. I will do everything I can to help everyone that I care for. So, please believe in some faith, and dear mighty I hope that we can do this together.

This is from a risen from me to you. - Nikolas Enchester.

P.S. I should put a self-destruct sequence with facial recognition that maybe some may need to read this. In the case I die, who knows? But for my allies, I say thank you for all that we’ve worked towards, and to my enemies, F### YOU, YOU’LL SHAN’T WIN AT ALL!
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==''Restoration''==

==='''Entry 2'''===
''After the Scouting Mission and encounter with an Exo Stranger.''

You know, looking back on it, I encounter some terrifying shit. Like meeting a Vex Unit who can reverse time to resurrect a Gatelord or talking with Savathun the Goddess of Deception and Ir Noshti's mom for most people. Which, I can definitely say that she is a bit of a milf in all ways. Gods I hope Ir Noshti doesn't see this and says: “YOU INCORRIGIBLE HORNY F###ING BARD!?!?” What can I say, her mom has the voice of just sexiness damn it! 
But, that’s what I am not here to bring up. We’re on a scouting mission to see what the Sol Divisive Vex are up to. Avoiding radiolaria and patrols, we were about to be ambushed by a bunch of Vex Goblins, till an exo stranger came into the picture and took out the Vex Goblins in quite the badass fashion. However, she dipped on us after the dispatch of the Sol Divisive bastards of Vex Goblins, not without leaving us a little message on the terminal that we could access it. Now we know what to do. Maybe be involved with a Gate Lord’s eye. We may perhaps be able to stop the plans that come from the Sol Divisive, which in proxy the bastard known as the Witness’ plan. Now, I wish we had some idea of how to kill the damn entity. I also may know that there are higher beings at work. Which may help us in dealing with the being of cosmic hatred. Is this potentially whimsical, absol-f###ing-lutely. But, I always try to look at what we got and we go from there, together. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 3'''===
''After the shopping spree of Equipment and that kiss on the cheek from Ir Noshti''

Well…….. This… is… I have a multitude of feelings and I am going to try my damndest to describe them here. So, I went on a massive shopping spree buying some very good weapons, and an expensive amount of ammo for my new Holy Divine Pistol, with the fact that I almost went broke. But, what’s after the fact is that I wanted to do something inside the Nucleus, so Thirhe asked me and Ainsley to clean up his study room and such. Which I gladly did and thus I got his museum/observatory done. I was a little irked by the Taken Chimera, but this taken chimera was wearing a butler’s or maid outfit which did help a bit and not be weird out at all. I met this young Eliksni who was very studious at what’s she doing and dropped plenty of books on the floor by accident. So, me and Ainsley help pick up the books that fell. It’s what’s after and during the cleaning up of the museum/observatory study room that I encountered. 

After I cleaned my part of the room, I went to the observatory and looked through the telescope to see the stars, what I saw was the immediate futures of my friends and what they were up to, and I saw higher up in the ascendant skies that their futures are further up the ceiling. But, what I don’t see is my future or fate of my own. Would this help to understand my fate, of course, but then again others will try everything to advertise said future of their fates and change them for the worse or be paranoid to the point of breaking and pushing away everyone they love. Or the opposite could be true and will try and prepare as much as they can before the storm of change for the better. But, instead of fearing one’s self for their future in either good or bad. I would make my future with the people I care for, and fate can flip off! After that, I met a young ahamkara in the form of a small elven purple-haired girl named Keiki. Who I had an okay conversation with and said that I should work on my choice of words or flirting with some others. Also, Ixis was there and that was a nice change and whatnot, they seem to have somehow related as Keiki has a mom. I think. 

I almost made a wish with her, which I know what type of monkey’s paw they can do to twist around said desire. But, Keiki said to me that I already have this wish of kinship with you guys, which I can say I do, and I figured you saw my journal there Ir Noshti and I fully well know I was expected to have a beatdown from you. But, instead, you kissed me on the cheek. I was completely flustered and I wasn’t able to say this, maybe I already have, but I really and truly do like you there Ir Noshti and you kissing me was a sign that you like me as well. Am I going too fast with this, I sure as hell am, but I felt my heart pounding to you. In which I will make a vow to you as I may already be way deep inside the sea of memorial darkness that I shall be your knight, as you were always my wizard. I will defend and fight with you till the end of time and of our final deaths. May your mother Savathun guide and deceive others so that we have an understanding of ourselves and others. I feel that someone out there is going to call me a heretic, but there’s a very thin line between light and dark as they were once united before. Could it be taboo, maybe, but I will always be here to listen to you and we can do things together there Ir Noshti. For this, we bring war into love and love into our war Ir Noshti, as one’s completion of absolute, aiat. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.

P.S. I also am going to have to speak with your mom at some point, let’s just say I was in the ascendant plane and I saw Xivu Arath and Savathun speaking, which I wish I were to learn Krillic Hive to understand. I will speak with you about this, but have a good night there Ir Noshti. 

''The book of Nikolas’ Journal was left with him when he slept by the barrier that Ir Noshti put up and mediated through the night.''
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==='''Entry 4'''===
''After the attempted conversation with Ir Noshti to see if she received his love.''

So, you think to yourself that this would mean something regarding what you think, right? Oh how wrong I was. She didn’t take kindly to my approach after she read through my Journal as I purposely had it slightly a jar for her to read. She had a look of disgust at me for either how I brought up to her or the fact that I was more clingy than I looked. It's also bad enough that even though I am a bard for goodness sake! It seems that I have the opposite effect on my persuasion. On top of the fact that I suck at hiding things from other people in conversation! So, what should I do? I tried with my forward approach and that seemed to backfire spectacularly and I sure as hell can’t be subtle about it either. I also know why she’s mad at me when I use a very specific word that means when said it means that all is true. If this were to be an oath, there would be a lot that can be underestimated. So, what do I do? I know that even if it was momentarily, I can maybe put some trust into Keiki. Yes, I am aware she’s an ahamkara. I am aware of the dangers they put, but there’s more than twisting and eating desires as a whole. Can I ask Trajor, Brianna, Ainsley, or Maple, I don’t know. They’re my fireteam members, and we’ve had downtime, I just need to sort of reach out there. 

I know our next mission is coming up and I know we’re about to take on a Gate Lord. So, let’s make this count. I just hope that I can make up to Ir Noshti, but then again I don’t know when I am clingy or distant. After the mission or two, I’ll try to speak with Ir Noshti.  I know I have a chance, I may be over-cautiously about it, or under-cautious depending on who you ask. But, I want to be helpful, and not just helpful. I want what people can rely upon in times of doubt and uncertainty. I may be a bard, but I want to make our voices heard. Which in short could apply to my personal life too.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==''Eye of the Gate Lord''==

==='''Entry 5'''===
''Before the Start of the Hunt against the Gate Lord.''

Today is the mission that we go after a Gate Lord, and there are a few thoughts that I don’t think anyone realizes, and I… Okay, I have some funky dreams and my mind thinks of Ir Noshti. Like erotic stuff that I might enjoy but will be incinerated on-site. Do I want to mention these erotic dreams to Ir Noshti, hell no! Maybe after I have the chance to speak with Ir Noshti, but I know I will just go to try. That being after the said mission. I at least keep myself together and at least display these thoughts through my head. It also helps me vent sometimes and clear my head in some way. Now onto the thoughts that none of my fireteam members realized. WE DIDN’T HAVE A FIRETEAM NAME! It was simple yet overly complicated because of what we do and the fact we’ve been through hell and back for a year! I say we’ll discuss this as a fireteam. You know I should also put where and when I was in my entries so that I can know when I write my entries. Let’s just make this mission go well and I hope I can talk with Ir Noshti about whatever I can think of. 

Now, I also had another dream, I’m not sure if it was the Gardner or what have you. But, I see a brute who is face-off in our greatest fight yet with his team at his side, all blurred but it's only the big guy I know about. In a psychedelic metaphysical world of someone’s heart passing through a colorful barrier, on the other, I see that same four-armed person, who now I know is an eliksni helping on the commanding front, while our big boy thrashes through his kin, defeating otherworldly odds, and facing against either our defeat or victory. I can’t know for sure but it’s there and I think I may have an idea to prepare some things, how would I know, I won’t know till I try. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==''Interlude: A Key Awaits''==

==='''Entry 6'''===
''After the Defeat of the Gate Lord''

Boy, where do I start? I ain’t going to give you the “At the point of creation, or where I was.” instead this is something else that I got a respectable slightly hostile interaction with THE EMPEROR HIMSELF! Before we were sent to go and destroy the Gate Lord. 
To all that I’ve spoken to with the Spider & Savathun the Witch Queen, they all knew about the entity of pure hatred and darkness that started the Collapse and all other cosmic apocalypses. I understand why they keep this under wraps and keep it away from the psychedelic veil. But, the only thing I really want to know because my trigger happiness is on a really high trigger pull is how do we kill the damn Witness. I know that I wouldn’t be able to grasp the ability to kill the Witness any time soon even if I scour the galaxy to find a way to destroy it. There’s a lot of paracausality in defensive and offensive capabilities that can bend the laws of physics. I say this because I am deducing it from a conversational and some literacy/research contexts, and Savathun and the Spider. So, unless there’s some gambit that’ll weaken its offensive and defensive capabilities, we’re unfortunately playing damn cats and mice. So, f###!  

I was craving some sweet literal and metaphorical justice, some explosive action, and finally killing the damn thing before all of life could cease! At least I got some action with the Gate Lord and may or may not die by vex cyclops with their explosive void balls!

I also had the feeling that as much as I wanted to destroy the damning Witness with everything I got. I know that there are some fates and some dreams of hope that’ll be in the far future. When the Witness finds the veil and is about to enact its action of causing the finality of everything. There'll be a future fireteam of guardians ready to stop it at all cost. 

That big guy, I think it was a hive knight in my previous dream ready to face the Witness. It’s funny that the hive in all they devoted to the big three of Oryx, Xivu Arath, and Savathun, somewhere around there was a lie that turned them into who they are.  For all that I was able to deduce, and all the conversations I was a part of, the Witness made the lie and thus made the hive. It’s so out of a stretch, but it’s very likely that might have happened. This may be the reason why Savathun backstabbed the witness after either figuring out the lie or something else. But, I bet you that this may or may not be for nothing when the EMPEROR and everyone else and their secretive sexy mother-in-law know about it! So, yeah f### me in the a## cheeks, why don’t you! Could this be for nothing, sure, could all of this be out of whack-a-do, absolutely, but I will not regret writing this because this gives some of a guide, or as close as I can make it to be. Anywho.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.

(P.S: You think I’d be a warlock giving this much, but instead I am a hunter with weapons to sling and pew-pew while using vicious mock-a-rena. So, yeah. Gods if my allies read this they’re going to look at me and be like: “How the f### are you not a warlock!” ''Sighs'')
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==='''Entry 7'''===
''After obtaining the head of the Gatelord, after the conversation with Ir Noshti.''

You know what, I can’t wait any longer than I can hold! Hrreaaagghhhh!!! F###! 
So, what the hell happened? Are you probably wondering? We’re currently inside the great ship of the EMPEROR’S SHIP! Not only that, I heard after speaking with Ir Noshti that his older brother and 4 other brothers are 1st generation voids! Now, that didn’t quite mean jack to me as I was from another planet/solar system, but I only knew them through tales and rumors from the taverns and such. But never, did I think I’d be face to face with the emperor himself, and the aura doesn’t help that fact that he is not only powerful magically/paracausally, but also is powerful in the martial aspects as well, who has the will of the entire planet! With all due respect with one that’s amazing, but two there was some obscure text that made up the first generation voids. 

I bet you that he and his brothers would know. That being said, only one or two, maybe three of the void brothers are approachable to have a nice conversation with. The other half of the Void brothers are from least to the belligerent asshole in all the ways. Hell might as well call this one a noble in the most derogatory way possible. Enough about the emperor and his void brothers, and you would think that: “You speak very highly and fear the emperor, though there’s probably more?” And you’d be right.

You see, ''sighs'' I feel very jaded and somewhat inferior that the information I got was naught, and I also feel that I am the one who’s very late to the party.  And not in a good way. Sure, it answers a good chunk of my dreams. But, I feel the need to take action and kill the damn thing that can cease all of life and death. But, I know we’re not in the position to strike and I fucking hated that fact. Running Cat and Mouse till we find something we can permanently use to end the chase. I will not stop, till it is dead, and thus I can be at peace. And yet I am not even the one who’ll deal with the final blow. I know that I have to prepare for our next two fireteams that’ll come to fray, but what can I prepare them with!?

Information and training are nice but, there’s a time limit before the damning entity knows where the Veil is. I thank you for reading this rant with me, but you understand how the information I provide is enough that I and maybe you can be paranoid about our greatest fight in all universal history. I just hope that we’re prepared with this because I feel it ain’t enough. But, with all this paranoia there are always the small moments with me and the others, as I gave Halsiks a whooping 150 gold pieces after the fight against the gate lord and I at least spoke with Ir Noshti, but I see that being within the emperor’s ship doesn’t feel welcoming. With that being said.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 8'''===
''After presenting the head of the Gatelord to the Emperor and one of his belligerent brothers, returned to the Nucleus after the presentation of the head, shopped at Banshee’s, after the conversation with Ainsley, right after Homie’s appearance.''

Well, this is a trip and a half, as I present the head to the Emperor. He knew we were capable of such a feat of obtaining the head from the Gatelord, though gloriously and I wish I could laugh at that fucker, the most belligerent brother among the first-generation voids is Omega the most apathetic a##hole of them all. Due to his view of us as nothing more than ants, with his superior strength, speed, smarts, and literally all the above, except for being anything empathetic. Man, I wish I could punch him directly in his smug face if it weren't for the fact that he’s a first-generation void. Which, killing either one of the first-generation voids has to be exact to the point of a T! With artifacts to destroy either of the belligerent f###ers!? I respect the Emperor with all that I am, a few of his brothers I don’t have any respect for those farts.  So my Emperor, if you see all of this writing to you in regards to your brothers, I apologize for my vulgarity against your brothers as they don’t feel an ounce of any and all-kind compassion. To be the definition of at least human.

Now I am glad we returned to the Nucleus, I was able to buy some ammo for my Divine Pistol, take some rest, and also for the first time I was killed by Ir Noshti, which I then realized was my immense incompetence. So for more added context. After Ir Noshti killed me, I went in and talked with Ainsely about me and Ir Noshti, and Ainsley provided me with some pointers and some other stuff, also to secure my journal with facial recognition that only a few can read my journal. After that, Rikia stopped by and gave me some advice on Ir Noshti, in which I was a massive fool for not looking through Hive culture and history. That for one’s death is another's strength. Which in turn means that War is Love and Love is War. What I also noticed after the fact was that I was given an Ahamkara necklace. I then noticed that there was a lot of high-grade disguise magic applied and at first, I thought it was Savathun, but I was mistaken. Turns out that after the Ahamkara bone tells me that it comes from the Whisper One to which I realize who I was given this Ahamkara bone. It wasn’t Rikia, but it was instead Vecna. Which is all but terrifying and a complicated mess altogether. Let’s say I know Vecna also through tales and reading through some history. So yeah.  But, all and all I have an idea with Ir Noshti, and I’ll be asking her out through the love of combat and I’ll make it as punchy of an emotion as love is pouring out of my light.

Our next mission is actually to power the Eye of the Gatelord after that f###ing belligerent of an a##hole pierce the eye with a massive knife! But, he was reluctant enough to give us the location of the place of the heart where it lies. Which is great, and I figured out how to power the eye itself, there was a blocked wall that prevented us from going through. Now that the Gate Lord is dead, we can now investigate and power the eye itself. We might be able to pull something off. With that being said.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 8.5'''===
''Couldn't sleep well, as thoughts need to be said. As he sits on the bed in the Nucleus, writing this entry.''

''Sighs'' Welp, I can’t seem to sleep tonight as I don’t think as much as I’ve mentioned of others, I don’t put much of myself inside of my journal which kinda gnaws at me internally, and I say fuck it! Might as well write. So, for the past 3 years since my resurrection and since now having our fireteam name finally be Fireteam Jaeger Shade, how do I feel in all of this? Well, one, I am grateful to have a roof over my head, and two, the people I work with are ones that I try to converse with and that I’ve always kept in mind. My fireteam is my own dysfunctional family I adore, and I didn’t think I had a crush on a hive wizard, no less than related to Savathun the Witch Queen herself. Do I enjoy the work that I do with my fireteam? I do, but at the same time, I don’t think we converse enough not just as a fireteam, but as friends. If there’s anything I want to change, it is that I am not this dense of a bard. 

Hell, I should be the connoisseur of judging characters and to see what they are, and yet I feel I don’t want to change myself entirely, due to the apathy of those of intelligence or of raw strength that they seem higher than the others. I hate when they think of themselves as mighty, and not looking through other perspectives! It’s infuriating to see when some unfortunate soul meets one of these a##hats and they get s### on, due to their power either in political, magical, or martial power, and that is what I despise about them all. One for their selfish sakes. I don’t give a damn about wealth, power, or nobility. What I care about is character damn it and the way to earn a life by their hands.

You know, there are some things that I give and some that I wouldn’t ever trade, there was a pistol and a rapier that served me well. I have used these two to save and slay the lives of many. I have slain Cabal Squadrons, Vex Goblins, Hobgoblins, Harpies and Minotaurs,  Eliksni Dregs, Vandals, Captains, Hive Thralls, Acolytes, Knights, Wizards, Human Marauders and Bandits, and others that are deserving and other are not. Behind the mask of a Bard, I am a survivalist at times, when it’s just me and only me. I’ve locked this side of me as much as I hate the selfish a##hats who are apathetic to everyone. I have a very small tendency to take and not give, as I am not just human, I am half of an elf that either has no memory of family or relation.  I still remember that time when one of Rikia and her other friend within a friend had died at the hands of the Scorn, and I remember a line way back before my journey began. Memento Mori, Memento Cogito Ergo Sum. Remember that you die, remember to think therefore I am. I must have seen it from somewhere, but it reminds me that I can’t perish here because I have people who care for me till the end, and to receive something I must give to the other for the understanding of oneself.

These are my thoughts that I think aloud inside of this journal for myself, and if anyone were to enforce their will onto my ideals. I will fight you and slay you myself if it were to keep my ideals. But, if other ideals can be built upon to bring a bright future, then my mind will be open to said ideals for the future.  With all being said here, with all that I am, with all my love in all that is our war within thyself to improve, I say Aiat. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==''The Garden Spire''==

==='''Entry 9'''===
''After empowering the eye of the Gate Lord and defeating a powerful vex chassis known as the Kraken, I also repaired my journal and became thy form. (Updated)''

I did it, the ship has sailed and I am no longer a half-elf. I am still going to keep the same name, but I am now a Knight to Ir Noshti and by proxy a knight to Savathun.

Now, how did it all happen? Wish Magic via Keiki the Ahamkara and a date by Swords. I put up a stubborn fight, and I tried to give my all.

But unfortunately, I lost to Ir Noshti but not without a few surprises and of my own devotion to Ir Noshti herself that I did, and she was happy and joyous about what I made of my own accord and ensured it was of truth with my own blood to make thy pact. Sophonia has supported me and my choices that came with it. 

But, before all of that, some schmuck eat my journal while we’re gone. I learned that it was a scorn that has now joined our fireteam named Folkis the Unforgiven. Though I just called him Folkis in short. He was curious and has tailed me to where I met Ir Noshti for our match. I was aware of his tailing, and I was fine with it.  Luckily, he didn’t come into the Hive portal that Ir Noshti and Rikia made for the formation of the Verdant Conclave. An Order who protects the realm from otherworldly threats and magical bullshit.

On top of that Savathun knows about the date, as I was very lucky that Savathun is not at my throat because Ir Noshti adores me to oblivion, which yeah that terrifies me when Savathun knows about our relationship and everything. But, regardless, I made my choice, and fate can f### off. I’ll say that everyone is going to be surprised by my new form, and I sure as hell can’t go back to what I was, which is fine I have no other familial or relative that has the last name of Enchester. All I have is my fireteam, the Lucent Brood, and my now mother-in-law, Savathun, and Ir Noshti. We’ll pull this mission off and head into the depths of the Black Garden while gathering a bouquet of Asphodelia. So, yeah. I have to head back into exercising in my new form and prepare for a messy fun-fun from Ir Noshti. What type of fun-fun? The really erotic and sexy time of fun-fun, anyway I’ll write you when I can.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 9.5'''===
''After a whole training montage and tried to ask Ir Noshti what she had for me. (Hoping for the Fun-Fun).''

Okay, after my new form, there are some things that I don’t mind but I would very much prefer to have. You see, I can’t stealth due to my new chitinous plating that has been embedded into me, and back when I was a half-elf I could sneak away without being spotted at all. Unfortunately, I am in the market to find myself a pair of Mithral and I think I need to make them myself, so there’s that. Another thing is that after my training arc, I went to Ir Noshti to see if there was something for me to do or something she wanted to do to me for Fun-Fun. But alas, I was very much confronted by two poisoned daggers that went straight to my abdomen, which I tank, and then a knight’s cleaver that was about to chop off my head, which I blocked. 

Now, you’d be asking: “Why did she throw two daggers and a cleaver at you?” Well, here’s the deal. When a mission is in dire need of our intervention, she has no time for some fun-fun or anything else to be considered secondary to her main preparation of missions being priority one. Which I can understand, especially when we’re about to delve into a great raid being inside of the Black Garden, and to destroy thy Black Heart. So, the big lesson that I learned from Ir Noshti, especially on any prominent priority one mission is preparation and no bulls###. I learned that the hard way when I asked Ir Noshti what she wanted from me, and what I came into was that she was meditating. 

I was hoping I can meditate with her, and yet she was about to kick my ass thank you very much. I don’t regret what I’ve done, but at least she happens to be at the point of exhaustion or just tuckered out, I am there to help when she needs it. Speaking of exhaustion and of course, when she needs me the most though more than likely of dire internal or external strife, I am her knight, and I will always be her knight,  you can’t eradicate a persistent bearer of both light and dark to ensure that the one who has in their care is protected and taken care for, for all to bear love in the strife of war. 

As per the exhaustion I took was at least second-degree exhaustion as I trained my body to my core of both light and dark. Though I too was tuckered out from all of my training in my new form. So, therefore, I am well prepared for the mission at hand as we’re about to raid inside the Black Garden to destroy thy Black Heart. 

I surely don’t mind if Ir Noshti looks and reads my journal, as she would know of my thoughts and things, and to record what I learned through my own experience and of my own devotion to Ir Noshti alone. I’ll write you soon and I hope you don’t mind that I’ve mentioned you a lot of the time. So, let’s rest up, and I shall continue with my training. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.  
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==''The Black Garden''==

==='''Entry 10'''===
''The start of the Black Heart raid and the first layer of defenses that we broke through. After slaying an Enlighten Omen Stasis Subjugater.''

Alright, we have made our first break of enemy defenses and are with a realm that is quite out of touch, a realm where there is beauty behind sinister doors. That’s after we’ve slain an Enlighten Omen Stasis Subjugator and many Sol Divisive units. While I the bard and now knight of Ir Noshti, I’d dealt a butt-ton of damage to the Enlighten Omen and it was very pissed at me for dealing a lot of damage to the enemy. Second to that is,  Folkis, who placed well-timed shots with his scorn crossbow and dealt some weathering effects to that Stasis Enlighten Omen and the goons of that Stasis Enlighten Omen. Which is funny, because Folkis also does stasis stuff. We’ve also encountered two Evocators that are buffing other enemies, in which we’ve dealt with them before in a previous mission. 

As for that Stasis Enlighten Omen, Brianna went in for the final blow against that Stasis Enlighten Omen. I wanted to be the one to take that Subjugator down and take thy tithes, but I’ll let Brianna earn this one.  I’ll say frankly that even though she’s a druid, she’s had some moments where me and the other fireteam members kinda overshadow her in terms of firepower and dealing with even the lowest of ranking enemies. What Brianna does best is buffing everyone’s health and dealing continuous overtime damage. But, as of recently, she got her hands on a Necklace of Fireball, in which I congratulate her. 

Now, the Black Garden itself. As I stated earlier, this is a place outside of time itself, where there are blooming pastures and vex stonework, along with some details here and there. But, our objective still stands as we must destroy the Black Heart before it could do whatever the damning entity is going to deal with. If we destroy it, that’ll be a victory for us and a huge setback for the Witness itself.  I do hope that we have something after the raid. (In which we’ll get thy loot). On top of maybe another round of romantic combat. Which is very high maybe. Am I going to get my a## kicked, maybe. But, I do hope that she has some of that cake that I’ve been meaning to munch on. Figuratively speaking, I may also make a cake for Homie. Anywho, I’ll write to you soon after the mission.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 10.5'''===
''This one forgets to mention an important fact. During Nikolas’ rest of second-degree exhaustion.''

You know, I forgot to mention this, and some dreams came to fruition, though differently than I interpreted. As I rested due to second-degree exhaustion a vivid dreamy vision came to me. I was in view inside one of the Coalition’s carriers and I was with the other fireteam members, some of them changed as I saw Maple in a new form, I saw that I grew in size and power, along with my cleaver being made imbued of my light, flames, and the sword that gain power into. I see Ir Noshti also different and in the form of what I recognized to be her new form being that of her mother’s authority and queenship. Some, I’d never seen before and as I looked at the secured blast-shielded window, I saw that I commanded this new fireteam that has yet to be named. But, what is the same is that same Eliksni I seen many dreams prior, and may he be my extension to that end, to end this cat and mouse game, and to truly finished the damning entity that is the Witness to simply be dead and driven to the depths of hell mouth’s multi-faceted floors. 

My trigger finger is still itching, but this will set back the Witness for as long as we can hold and till I hear from the Emperor we can execute that command. 

Please, as one who believes in song, to the Gardener, to Savathun, and by oath Ir Noshti, I will stand and gain strength to be of existence, to gain information for Savathun to guide and to deceive, for the Gardener to terraform into new life, and to protect and defend that one I hold dear to my heart. I must train to be strong not just physically or mentally, but in spirit as well. To all I say, shall be true in word, and that I shan’t falter to none. Aiat. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 11'''===
''A moment of respite as we’re going to the hallway to destroy The Black Heart. After we’ve slain an Ultra Tormentor and the Divisive Mind. ''

Alright. As of now, I am writing this in the middle between combat and small increments of minor rest. I’ll tell you in the process of our raid and we’ve gained help in the form of Ir Noshti’s contact who in which I can see that this contact of ours used to be a former disciple of the Witness, in which I am all for as our interests do align in our goal of killing the Damning Entity and prevent the entire universe from being in damning stillness. 

Now that being said, I think out of my bardic rear end that this contact’s name is Nessius, someone of the Far Gone. Which out of her appearance alone and some on-the-spot thinking, as we fought, I hope I got the name right. How I know this was because like I said a bit earlier, context clues in appearance and guesswork seeing that she fights with us because our interests align and I bet you she’s pretty much in the know with I want to say my dear mother-in-law (It’s Savathun we’re talking about here. Do, I want to earn thy love and respect from Ir Noshti and in hopes of Savthun supporting of this relationship, Yes. But that’s here nor there!) 

Anyway, I haven’t gotten any major heads. As much as I want to take all of what is on the table of existential combat.  I am purposely assessing my fireteam members to see where their weaknesses lie and in hopes of helping them in my way in whatever I can do for them.  I am also doing this to see if I can bind myself to my fireteam members to tithe to me and therefore to Ir Noshti in some way to prove the right of existence itself.  I also want to congratulate Folkis for getting his first major enemy defeated and for Maple to deal the final blow against that Ultra Tormentor. They’re able to do these feats because I provide the support and damage needed to have the Divisive Mind and that Ultra Tormentor to their knees. However, none of our feats would be possible without our skills and aspects of our characters in battle and the support of our allies who some we gained in their trust for us to do these feats with our cause and determination.  	

I think I know whom I ask, but before that, I need to garner some renown not for myself but for Fireteam Jaeger Shade as a whole. Could this go backfire, yes. Am I willing to take thy risk, also yes. Now, then, we’re at the hallway that’ll lead to the Black Heart itself, and we’re about to have some heavy resistance from the Sol Divisive. After the Black Heart is destroyed, it’ll be a victory for us and a hell of a setback from the Witness’ end. I will personally enjoy that small victory once we achieve it. After that, I’ll present my idea to our newest fireteam member Folkis, and some other things that he may have some things to talk to me about. This is somewhat old news, but I’ll humor his curiosity and to understand me behind the book that is my journal. But, this is our progress thus far and we’ll break through with all we got. I’ll write you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 12'''===
''Victory happened after Black Heart was defeated, in what I now call The Battle of the Black Garden. But visions of an old life of time came. ''

We did it, we’ve won our victory against the Black Heart and to foil the fuck out of the Witness’ plans. On top of me getting the last hits on one of the Sol Prodigies as I made my spectacular display of my might, is this show off-ish, yes. But as a hive knight, I got to at least make my major kills known to the socials of the hive at least with Ir Noshti and Savathun. But, this was possible thanks to me and my Fireteam’s efforts from Maple, Folkis, Ainsley, Brianna, and along with the support of Caital’s and Nessius’ forces to breach the Black Garden and destroy thy Black Heart. I would give my thanks to Folkis for letting me take the final blow on one of the three Sol Prodigies. As for letting you know, it was a very long fight, but we won. 

You know what I say, I’ll indulge you with the feats I’ve made in battle. So the battle started when we entered the domain of the Black Heart. We cleared out the small fry of vex by placing a well-placed Blade Barrage as I sort of did a small cha-cha-cha of a dance and flung my barrage of knives to the area as it rained down upon them, and Ir Nosht just placed a timely Swarm Solar Grenade onto a batch of Vex Minotaurs, along with everyone else pelting the two stationary Vex Hydras with bullets and spells. 

The Real fight started with the Sol Prodigies; let me tell you, it was long. As we got bombarded with projectiles of exploding void shots from the torch hammer from one of the Sol Prodigies and we’ve inflict that back to them with Ainsley cast four giant arcane swords and hurl them to that Minotaur of the Sol Prodigies named The Eschaton Mind as I place my shots with my Golden Gun in Marksman form, as I fan the hammer onto that bastard while Ir Noshti uses her light to cast a healing rift on top of well of radiance.  As it got low on the integrity of its chassis, we were able to slay one of the Sol Prodigies. 
But the Imminent Mind came into existence, and I told myself internally, it’s time I get serious. So, I cast on myself Enlarge/Reduce as I am not the size of the Sol Prodigies as I have now engaged with them in melee combat, with Mythcarver on one hand and my Hive Cleaver on the other as Ir Noshti supporting me with damaging The Imminent Mind and large well-placed Solar Grenade to continually burn. However, it took us a while to deal sufficient damage to it as one of our fireteam members got the kill as I was tanking the damage and giving them back ten-fold. 

Then comes the Primeval Mind, and we fought hard, we’ve bled in battle, fought together and it took us another sufficient amount of damage low enough that Folkis was about to deal the final blow, but realized that I haven’t truly gained a major kill to say contribute to our efforts on the battle, me seeing Folkis letting me take the kill, I gladly take. I walked up to the Primeval Mind with my two swords and I slashed twice with both of my cleaver and Mythcarver as I slashed across on the diagonal slash on one end with both blades as I hit with Mythcarver, but missed with my cleaver as the Primeval Mind dodge itself from the chassis being hit, then I hit again but on the other diagonal end to form of a X-Slash with both my blades, which surprisingly it still at it last breath. So, I finished the fight as I put my sword into its sheaths and summoned my Empyrean Scythe to twirl around in such fluid motion that being so fast of slash made multiple dissections of metal and radiolaria flying everywhere, I slashed straight to the middle of the Primeval Mind, killing it in one swoop. I twirled my Empyrean Scythe and stabbed it into the stone ground, and when I turned around, the Black Heart blinded us in imploding light. 

When we regained our vision, peace became known to the Garden. As I now roar in victory!  As of now, we should celebrate on top of a chest made of LOOT. Oh, it couldn’t get any better than this!

Though right after our victory, we kinda don’t know how we’ll get back to our base. Luckily, Ir Noshti’s contacts of the Forsworn Brood came in for our ride back. But in between figuring out who we’re getting back home and then entering the Forsworn Brood's Ships. I spoke with Folkis about my idea: that my renown can be empowered by tithing to gain power if we need more of our resources to gain victory against very powerful foes.  Folkis and maybe a few who would like to help me become one of my Acolytes as in return I will give them the resources and funds for their stuff. Folkis likes the idea as it’ll help him to gain some influence of his own renown.  

However, Ir Noshti hears what I was saying to Folkis about my idea, as I was very large due to the Enlarge/Reduce spell, who simply slaps me in the face and calls me an idiot. But, I and Folkis weren't that deterred, though I may or may not have f##### up. I’ll have to apologize to Ir Noshti if she can see what I am trying to achieve here. 

Which then is going to be difficult to convince Ir Noshti of the idea of gaining influence and power by ways of Sword and Bomb Logic of by honor-bound means or if push comes to shove fighting the dirt of honor with every ounce of strategy to gain knowledge over the other in the rite of existence. 

Now. something else occurred and I’d never would have thought to share my own secret with another secret that came from Maple. While we were walking to the bridge for the debrief, Maple decided to catch up with me and honestly, I don’t mind catching up with Maple on my new form after the battles the me and the other members of the Fireteam Jaeger Shade were fighting. Though literally in the worst time possible I gained a new vision. 

A vision where there was an elder elf telling a story to a young boy, a story about a prominent Elven Warrior of Great Strength and his adventures with this Elven Warrior who was in love with a magical user. After that, I felt my heartbeat and my head pounding like a brink-ton of stone to the temple of my head. Now that I think about it I think this may be true as the only person who can fit that description of battles and clues is Maple.  

Which, I brought this up to Maple and she didn’t quite know of it. She had a marriage ring left on her finger. She was either thinking of her husband or wife who may no longer be around. With her undeath makes no sense to her who she was married to as she has no way of knowing. 

I’ve explained to Maple what it was in but I wasn’t sure how to confirm it either. As this also was the first time I mentioned one of my visions to anyone. Something strange and concerning happened. Maple’s body clutches her abdomen and growls in pain. In which being the selfless bard I am, I princess carry Maple and think where we can talk. 

Maple tried to dissuade me from carrying her but I said no to that and did what I thought was right. I see horns sprout out of her forehead and claws come out of her gauntlets. This is a concerning sight for me and I want to make sure that she along with the rest of my fireteam members are ok. Ir Noshti caught on to this and Maple said to me the girl was right. I don’t know which girl Maple was referring to. As I see this I get to know more of what’s going on with Maple as I see this turning Maple into something else in which she changes to where she’s a new person is concerning to me. Maple told me she was aware that there was Skulk inside of her. I have no bloody idea what Skulk does and to see this firsthand is concerning. Very concerning I may add.

But, to Maple, it does not matter, it shouldn’t for her as she will fight, and as nothing will stop here. I just hope it rings true. But, she also remembers something after that first stage of transformation. She looks at me and says that I am familiar to her and says to me how quant that is. She also asked me to put her down and I did. 

Maple assures me that this will not be the end of it, nor the end of her being and will. She will die in her way on her feet and if death comes I am there by her side. Now this has not only happened to me in the worst of times, but of high importance of the vision. I think I understand now. Maple was the Elven Warrior of Great Strength that perhaps that elven elder was my grandpa or grandma, I don’t know. It must be long ago, but I feel a warm connection and something that I never would have gained. Either by the Gardener’s own will or something else that I’ve been in contact with. I have a small theory, and I think I know who to ask. This may be as risky as anything I’ve done. But, it’s worth a try. 

Maple did let me know of a secret though, her ex-resting place there was armor, swords, books, and bones of too many to count, years have passed since it may be a hundred years or more. The cavern where her ex lies has seen ten-fold the amount of blood that was shed there on their mission to Black Garden. As she is unsure of who had it done nor do the books have records that’ve been found at all, no matter how much Maple tried. 
I hear Iris, Ir Noshti’s Ghost to let us know where we should check with the rest of the fireteam of Jaeger Shade. Which, I relayed that to Maple and Maple agreed but this would be a secret between me and Maple. But, as I explained to Maple any secret that any, especially to me and Maple is an oath of its own. I have my oath to Ir Noshti as I keep but as well as I take on the burden of secrets to bear. 

Ir Noshti has made herself known and said to me and Maple under her mother’s sigil that the secret we’ve made is kept safe with Ir Noshti. As Ir Noshti says to me I was a good boy, which had me smiling a bit then got bonked on the head earlier. I give my thanks to Ir Noshti and Ir Noshti leaves us to our own devices.  In which Maple says to me that we should move to see what was going to be the debrief in importance and I agree so thus we move to rejoin with our fireteam as I am currently writing this while we walk to the bridge to be debriefed. 
That being said, Maple's experience when we rejoined our fireteam made her more ‘lively’. Gradual progression and knowing what’s going on with Maple may give me insight into how I can help her be her best self. 

This is the longest entry I’ve written, but I feel that it was necessary for what just occurred and I hope that I can learn more of what we’ll be debriefing with and for me to help my fireteam in all that I can. To secrets I bear and to information that is both guiding and deceiving of others to learn of ourselves to be of our existence.  To this I say, Aiat.

For now, till then I’ll write to you when I can.
This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 12.5'''===
''Close to the bridge but, can’t get rid of the notion of the thoughts of the previous entry. There’s more to this than meets the fungal eye.''

So, do you think I would stop at the bridge and receive the debrief? Yeah, that ain’t happening here with what I just witnessed with Maple. It is a very eerily similar way to how I became Ir Noshti’s knight, but this is much more concerning. I fear that something unbeknownst to everyone that something else is in the works. Could this possibly be me pulling something out of my ass? Absolutely, but this is something I won’t dare to joke with as much as I would like to do a full deep sight analysis with Savathun or potentially Thirhe. I need to know more about what’s going on with Maple. I swear to the gods if they simply told me to do nothing, I say that’s f###ing bull###t, to the way I would call it cowardice. I have the inner workings of a very janky, improvised, and heavily dangerous ritual where I am going to need a few items of important power to make this work. 

I won’t pull this ritual till I am certain, or my fireteam members and command will deny me of doing what’s right and turn from something that is potentially horrible to something that gains inner and outer strength of positive metamorphosis. There’s only one powerful artifact that will allow me to wield both spectrums of power. Locked within the black box is a trident or spear of light and dark, I say those two due to the length of the box, the way to unlock it the case was two moons I think, which that may soon come, but I am going to need to get information and theories as to who the fuck is going to come out of the metaphorical woods and just causing pure havoc, and to learn of Maple and her old life and practically all of what Maple was before she is Maple.

Maple says to me that I am familiar to her, perhaps my very ancient, distant grandparent was an apprentice to Maple at one point. Which I may be able to learn more if I can access my own memories of long ago. Which leads me back to either Savathun or Thirhe. I think I know how I can entice Savathun into a trade of secrets for another trade of secrets. I am not referring to the secrets of the oath that were formed between me, Ir Noshti, and Maple. But, what I was referring to was for Savathun to peer into my old memories and to see if we can both learn the locations of old artifacts and journals that may or may not have me exit the system to go back to where I was from. The place where I was resurrected before. 

Enough of that for now, I must learn what I am about to do before I can go balls deep and say fuck the odds, I am doing it. Many people are going to stop me from performing the ritual, and I will make Maple where she is of both selves into one. 

I am definitely going to step on many toes, but I am doing it to save a friend who has been with me since the founding of our fireteam and I will not stop until it is done. 
This I need to keep a secret for now. So till then, I’ll write to you when I can.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
P.S. I may look dumb, but I can sometimes pull stuff out of my rear. I just hope it works.
{{Clear}}

==''Advent''==

==='''Entry 13'''===
''We have a new home in Shadowvale as we got a ride home from the Black Garden. We got rewarded for our efforts, speeches are said to raise their morale, and like I said we got a new home as part of our reward.

But, some things I wish there's a way that not only I can understand, but save a life that is of their infliction of undeath and I fear of some other works that are outside of my own.

I tried and I opposed doing nothing at all. But I hate that they’re right and I can’t do anything about it. Can I understand why that is!? *Sighs*.

On top of that, the Witness became known to us, and I simply insult the hell out of the Witness and in short, to the Witness f### you.''

Anywho, for as long as I enjoy my new home and everything it has in store. I adore the place in which it is called Jaeger Shade Keep, and the outer regions of it, it is known as River’s Edge.  I was able to make food for everyone and cook. I had my smithy inside one of the facilities in River’s Edge and the store room we have for inventory and what not. 

I went on a shopping spree with Ir Noshti, moved all of her stuff inside of our new rooms, and places with the other fireteam members, on top of having our first meeting inside the parlor room. 

But, I have a confliction that I felt when we first arrived at our new home. As I try to ask Maple to see if she’s okay with the idea of me looking through her memories in the form of deep sight by either Savathun or Thirhe. 

As because from an old historical text back in one of the planets of old. An old study was known in some cases as Jungian Psychology which describes masks that protect us from social and practical hardship that we deal with in our day-to-day lives, and thoughts and memories of our repressed selves and the potential damage one can do to their own psyche. The two aspects are known as Personas and Shadows, masks to have resolve passing through hardships and shadows for our repressed thoughts and aspects. 

Which is one part of my concern and fear with Maple's form. From my time with the new keep, I was able to figuratively make a diagram of a hypothetical theory which equals to likely stages of infliction from 25% integers from 0% of stage one to 100% which would be stage 4. If this was made into practical study, Maple stage of infliction is 25% in which it be stage 2. This study is nothing but pure theorizing and speculation. 

My other concern was that there’s a scent of a magic seal that has been waning for centuries, and I noticed it after I spoke of my vision with Maple. What fear is one, the unknown and potential implications if the infliction reached stage 4 and Maple’s personality changed for the worse or in copious amounts of hope for the better. Which is likely from the former then the latter, and I care a lot in quite significantly for my fireteam as they are my family. 

On top of that, whatever it was that Maple is inflicted with may or may not rear it ugly head around and will start to do shit that I fear may be known, immediately change drastically to be purely unrecognizable and I need to know if we can stop it or not. 

I don’t know if I deserve to be the leader of Fireteam Jaeger Shade, if I didn’t care about my fireteam. I care and I put in the work to prove against the odds, and with what we got.  Actions speak louder than the words have said. 

I was willing to perform of this in which I called a ritual analysis if my own team and family deny me of it, due to the damning thing all things called consequences, and I despise all of its form, I knew that if I did, everyone would have kill me on the spot, and doing nothing is pure '''COWARDICE!! But no! No one understands my side of things as I try to change something that is a detriment to something positive and something to be proud of change damn it!'''

*Breath in and out, to calm myself.* 

As I was saying, I fear for Maple, and if I ask to try this idea with me and convince her that we can learn something from her and turn it around. She simply will deny me of it. Which to me is so damn frustrating to let me in, to let me understand the bigger picture so that I can help! I felt that I gave up when I brought it up to Maple and then everyone intervened! '''I must understand before I lose her to her metamorphosis of what is known as a Warden and the personality of Maple begone with something sinister and unrecognizable!''' 

I need to understand before I can cast my own thoughts and potential judgement that is of the metamorphosis. To see if I needth to worry or not, or am I that paranoid. I need to know! I need to know, because I care not just for Ir Noshti, Ainsley, and Folkis, but you as well, Maple. Would you simply deny me of what I try to accomplish here, can you at least explain why I am just doing things and not notice of your change. 

I don’t think I get this emotional inside of this journal, but you see me as something familiar to you from long ago, and I want to know what you were before. I know you’re an amnesiac, and I know that you’re okay with who you are as a person, but I fear losing you if you gain your memories back and change your personality to become something that… your old memories would be wiped…  I’m sorry Maple, if there were tears dropped onto this journal, that is of my own thoughts, aspirations, fears, and more that can be said here. 

Luckily, I think I have a more refined idea. One that, I may or may not need to steal some books and scriptures from Ir Noshti and work on this and see what I can find. 
As from the facade that is the bard, I have my own insecurities, and I want to prove that something of detriment can be turned into something beautiful. As I now have a new resolve in which I shall wait, plot, and see till I know that we can do this together. 

But, can I be vulnerable with you, Maple? As vulnerability can be transformed to one’s own strength. 

Oh, now that I think about it, the Witness has finally been known to us in a dreamscape. As I know, I’ve simply said no to ‘Salvation’ and says to the asshat to fuck off. I died in the dreamscape in which my head was chopped off from my shoulders as I laughed it off. Because we shall proceed with our stuff, and insult the Witness’ plans and all. 

Anyways, this is my last entry before the year ends as a new mission has presented us in the form of dealing with The Almighty, a Red Legion’s mass destruction weapons station that can destroy any and all systems and stars. Which is about damn time we can do something about that.

With that said, I’ll write to you and see how it goes. Till then.  
This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 13.5'''===
'''Eu-f###in-reeeekaaaa!!!!''' I knew it, I bloody f###ing knew it. '''WE HAVE A LEAD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!''' 
I know this is quite absurd, but! I have now learned whose wedding ring that was, the name of Maple’s old name, and the best part in all of this, how we can get there, along with me kicking the butt-load of one of Ir Noshti’s other knights named Ken. Whose partner is a Lucent Brood Ghost named Fynch. Now, I don’t know about you, but man in some very rare cases I would prefer Fynch over Sophonia. *SMACK!* Oooo Weeee! *Plops.* So, Sophonia decides that she rams her shell to my NUT SACKS! Anywho. 

[Stands up from making sure his nuts and delicate parts have survived. (Which they have).] 

Okay, where was I right?! We’re in a time crunch as since we’ve pissed off the Witness. (By we I mean me). The damning thing is going to find weakness and vulnerabilities in us. Unfortunately, I know who they’re going after to find said weakness. Maple. 

Which to start us off, her old name is Nehlani and I bet you she was incredibly different in I don’t know what way. But something is for certain. The Skulk as I dubbed the infliction inside of Maple/Nehlani is that of two things. 1. The more the skulk spreads the more she is able to gain back those memories, but as from my previous entry I fear it may override her personality, which I don’t know what that’ll become. Though if I took a small bit of that skulk from Maple/Nehlani. (Though for familiarity I’ll still call her Maple). If I can find out cellularly who it affects with life and death like Egregore. Which is another type of fungal shit, but is literally the stuff that the Witness has eyes all over that stuff. Perhaps with Deep Sight, I can learn of it further from the skulk and take notes of being the living thing that it is. Affliction and all. 

Now, what was that wedding ring that Maple had for so long ago? Well, that ring belonged to Lucian. Lucian Everwood if I were to combine Maple’s last name and the man that used to be her husband Lucian. That being said, I have no idea who he was, or what happened a hell of a long time ago was a ritual of something. Which not that I think. 
[Heads out of the keep and on the outskirts of River’s Edge to express my realization and the implication that it now brings. So, in typical Nikolas angry-mc-fitted I roared:]  

*From a far distance, with an unseen servant writing it.* '''YOU SON-OF-A-M#####-F######-B####?!?!?!?! DAMN YOU THIRHE!!!!'''

[Head backs to my bedroom and slam my door without breaking it.]

Alright, as for how we’re getting these leads, there’s clues dotted all over Aloria. And with this we’re on a race to find Lucian and help Maple all in the same time that we may earn an ally. A potentially powerful one at that, then again, I’m not sure. We’ll figure it out when we get there. But, I will say as the leader of Fireteam Jaeger Shade. We have a whole operation to do, as I will make the name of this operation; Operation - Hollow Cove. That’ll be the name of this operation as a whole. So, here are the following objective thus far: 
''- First clue is located in Terrabase Charon.''
''- Destroy thy Taken inside said base.''
''- Claim the guide to lead to other clues.''

For the purposes of this operation, caution is heavily advised. Because even though the objectives seem simple, there is stuff that is lurking around in the shadows, and some big boss is coming out of nowhere to stop us from getting it. So, yeah. 

Any other information, I’ll have to look through. But we’ve finally had a tangible lead that may be the proof and understanding that we need. Because as from the previous entry, I care not just Ir Noshti, but for my fireteam as a whole, and anyone under my fireteam, I take the utmost responsibility to care for my fireteam members as they’re my own family.  So, I’ll write to you till then. Thank you. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 13.75'''===
''After the night that was the lead I forgot one thing.''

For the purposes of this, it’ll be shorter than my other entries. So after I got, rammed by Sophonia, knife to my shoulder and my NUT SACKS! Those horns are actually antennas, and with that Maple can hear from all over the place via echo location, but the thing about that is that she’ll simply be blind when she finally forms into stage 3 or 4. Which if anything I’ve seen from Maple, she can surely kick anyone's asses being blind or not. Especially if she uses purely melee weapons and some spells that are good within Maple’s hearing range. The only thing that’s going to suck is that she won’t be able to read and her aim with ranged weapons is a hit or miss if detected by sound sensors around specific points of the room and area. Therefore, she can’t fight in open spaces but, that’s okay as long as we cover her blind spots. 

Anyways, Ir Noshti you can kick my ass in the morning as I’ll make the exquisite breakfast, just for you. Anywho, I wish you two a good night. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 13.95'''===
''The dawn came, glitter, explosions, stabs, and worlds that I have now seen for the first time, (Though that may or may not be a high pinch of salt as that part was foggy).''

So, when the morning came, glitter and explosions covered my entire room and on top of that. Ir Noshti with her daggers and nightgown pinned me to my bed and lovingly tortured me with blades and a kiss. After that I went ahead and cleaned up my room. Cleaning my room later, it was the usual day as time progressed.

The next day was just very foggy, one because I felt it was a vision but it was very real. I was beckoned by Thirhe, but I don’t remember what it was or what I was doing, but I did go into a world of two with both beauty, mystery, and one-sided peace, the other side being slightly peaceful with ritual combat and training of the swords. 

I also may remember that I have got a stab wound or two after I return to… whatever I was that I was doing that I think with my brain a bit that I have my memories modified. To how much I don’t know. But, I do remember the feelings of peace and the Gardener who tends the gardens in Emperor Mirror’s Castle. It was such a magnificent sight to behold. Whatever it was, I had some reason as to why it needed to be modified. But, I don’t feel guilty at all, so that’s a plus. 

Speaking of the other peaceful and training with the sword. I am currently there doing an errand for Ir Noshti and Savathun. For what it is, I have no idea. But, that being said. I’ll write to you soon when I can. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 

P.S. I feel there’s a specialty gift somewhere in this system that I could get my hands on. But, that when I hope for her birthday- what a bloody minute!? Do the hive and their pantheon celebrate their birthdays? Hell! Do they even have a CALENDAR DAMN IT!?

P.S.S I may or may not have the sealed case within my room hidden from anyone else and so forth. Till the dual-moons rise, I’ll see what I can do. 

But, I guess I won’t know till I ask. Till then.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 13.98'''===
''After the previous entry, I went to do some errands for Ir Noshti, with some exchanges of knowledge and information.''

So, after I tried to open the case, there were indeed conditions to open this sealed case. Which, I thought was the same for the other case that has those two paracausal powers combined in unity. So I went down stairs from the keep just to see what I could do.

I went to Ir Noshti’s basement and saw what she needs, as I see Ir Noshti praying. I’d pray with her, which resulted in my head being decapitated. A revive later, I used a bit of my bardic magic to ask Ir Noshti what she needs, on top of me asking why I was decapitated after trying to pray with my- MAN I REALLY WANT TO SAY MY QUEEN! 
Anyways, Ir Noshti has told me to check in her mom’s Throne World being Savathun, after a decent amount of blood went into the hive statues. A portal was formed and I went in as I am doing said errands.

As I appeared inside of Savathun’s Throne World, it was a different type of beauty hidden behind secrets and mysteries. From the distance to the swamp area with the Pyramid Ship in the far ways. I knew that at some point we’re going to have to deal with an ass-hat by the name of [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]]. The First Disciple of the Witness. With that said, I went into Savathun's palace area with the Wellspring. 

As I met with Ir Noshti’s mom, she’s a bit of a cold bitch in some regards, other times she’s a mischievous menace in the universe, and sometimes she gives us some good stuff and what not. So, unpredictability is high on Savathun. As she simply dismisses me. I was undeterred and somewhat flatly I said to Savathun: “It may seem like I’m ahead of myself, but know that I put a layer of surprises and devotions of feats.”


Anyways, I cast Earring of Message to ask Ir Noshti what I was looking for. Ir Noshti has replied to me about her traps and devices in the surrounding Wellspring to see if her traps worked. Which they did. I also felt the power of the Wellspring in which the light covered almost the whole of Savathun Throne World. Ir Noshti did recommend me not to use the power of the Wellspring. As the majority of the Wellspring is to keep Rhulk at bay. I asked to see if that Pyramid Ship is Rhulk’s. 

As Savathun said. Yes, they’re power is on par with what is a tug-of-war between the two forces, with the Shard Coalition to help. The only problem is Savathun is slowly losing ground there due to Scorn’s encroachment by Rhulk. So I brought the idea of making a raid team being me and Fireteam Jaeger Shade to take on Rhulk. Which Savathun, as we all know plans very far ahead to a good amount into the future. Speaking of futures I asked Savathun for a trade of knowledge for another set of knowledge. 

I would think that I would get like a psychedelic trippy mind-f### trip to have Savathun look at my visions and memories. As I appeared inside the Altars of Reflection, as I stated to Savathun what she gets in exchange and for return of trade. My visions and memories of how to use Deep Sight for me to help Maple into understanding Maple in a way without the Skulk spreading.  Savathun said in trade under her sign, and she cast me out of Savathun’s Throne World as I stepped into her ritual. 

When I got back from Savathun’s Throne World, I was dumped into the river, my chitinous butt-cheeks hurts and I got squashed by a friendly cabal drop pod unit, and a revive later the drop pod spawn a legionary that said sorry in Ulurant. I forgive that legionary due to me being brought back to home. I see that they’re doing practice drills against practice targets and walkers. I looked at their drills and said: “Neat”.  Then I move my way to the keep.  So, I hope whatever comes, we’re ready. Anywho, till then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 13.99'''===
''After I came home from Savathun’s Throne World. I may or may not have fucked up enormously. Either of two things, and those two things I don’t like. So, yeah… This can’t be good by any means.''

As of the time I am writing this, I found some things rather cute. Ir Noshti being a GAMER, ah! On top of her in a fighting game against a Vex Goblin, and see her in gamer RAGE! Oh couldn’t be any better and I think that’s kinda cute from Ir Noshti. 

I thought, after her loss of the match with the Vex Goblin, that it disintegrated the hell out of it. I would ask her out on another romantic combat date and for her to blow some heavy steam. And if I win, I’d take her out on an actual date for once! 

But, instead, she’d teleported away to her basement, and that got my alarm bells going off. So, I check to see if the basement is locked. And, it was. So, something really tells me, I’ve fucked up. I think I know who told her, but I need to confirm to see if that was the case. So, in some kit-bash tribute ritual, I did. I went ahead, grabbed some white chalk, wrote Hive symbols and runes, put my Hive Cleaver and Hunter’s Knife in the ritual space, and I cast Detect Thoughts to project myself to try and commune with Savathun in disguise as a tribute ritual. 

So, yeah… I just hope I was wrong, but something tells me I wasn’t, and it’ll bite me in the ass checks when I found out what I fucked up. So, wish me luck. I may die a few times and be severely scorned afterwards. Till then.  

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.

P.S. After said ritual and some good news. 
So, the ritual failed. But, I was able to talk with Ir Noshti as I now know I have not fucked up. Yay! I can now take a nap and see what’s in store for us to do. Till then. 
{{Clear}}

==''Test of Mettle''==

==='''Entry 14'''===
''After some time within our home of Jaeger Shade Keep. There was a lead up to an attack on our home, as I was right. I’ll show why that is.''

As we have spent time within our home of Jaeger Shade Keep. We have gained a new ally in the form of Darsha, the Voidwalker Life Domain Cleric who was trained by a giant man by the name of Owen. As I spoke with Owen after a handshake and some small talk. I was left with: “Did I fuck up something?”, but no instead it was Owen revealing my flaws as because I am a Risen, I don’t have any of my history being wiped when I was resurrected from the dead. On top of me being impulsive and such. 

But, before I meet with Darsha and Owen. I see the Cabal forces from the nearby firebase within the keep, fortifying and setting up defensives of our home. I also hear movement and mobilization from the Ascendant Plane. I knew that we’re bound to be attacked at our home. So, with some same mentality as the Cabal, I had their munitions within my storehouse and I have some of the smithies to work on ordinances. But, there were at least three intrusions into our home. One of them was a simulacrum of Maple’s magical prick of a husband. Whom I was able to confirm that he can insinuate Maple to slice my head off my shoulders. The second one was a wither-kai who was sent by an asshat of a disciple of the Witness by the name of Naeus. Who was trying to convince Maple to join the Witness, but we intervened on that and Maple declined that offer.
The last intrusion was a Slime-Moun who wants to munch on some spilled food and can take hits from Cabal Artilitery as such. 

After the introduction of Darsha and Owen and the three intrusions. Me and Folkis got contacted by Lucian in simulacrum. Who knows what we’re trying to do and to simply tell us to stay out of his way. On top of me and Folkis getting shot by Thorn, and then my getting shot through the head by Thorn. Now that encounter has gained me a lot of information and assurance that Maple is going to be okay. It’s her husband that I am going to now focus on, due to the power he holds as a magical user. 
Which he may be MANIPULABLE BY THE WITNESS! So, we need to find Lucian and convince to join our side because I know that the Witness would want him to join the Final Shape with a simple lie. A lie to blend with the Truth that by its goal to end both life and death by pure unending stillness of daming hellish perfection. Which is what I have DESPISE THAT WAY of its goal as I may want my tithes to be of Change, Innovation, and Proving. To be everything the Witness despises in all of its glory. 

Anywho, we eventually got attacked by Shadow Legion Cabal as I was right, but we kicked their a##### so high that their command had to come down from their flagship, and we still kicked them behind like any other foe we faced. Though there were some casualties, Darsha healed the wound and some of them got revived to fight for another day. As for any structural damages we were able to keep that at a minimum. So no facilities got damaged or anything like that. So, we celebrated in a feast and then got invited by Rikia and her people to go to Owen’s place of business for a feast of its own. 

After the dual feast, we finally got our mission to go ahead and stop/sabotage The Cabal’s Almighty. Which about damn time we deal with that super weapon. Anyways, I got some training to do, so I’ll let you be for now. Till then, guardians. 

Also, one last thing. If you happened to be Sintarix reading through this. One, I apologise for my blatant vulgarity, and bardyness. But two, this is one way I will eventually meet you and I feel that you and I are going to get along just fine I hope. 

Like I said till then. 
This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==''Larceny''==

==='''Entry 15'''===
''Our mission has started, to ‘try’ and infiltrate or if all else fails bash through the entire firebase for a High-ranking Ship. But, I want to at least indulge a bit. So…''

Morning has come, and we have a new ally in the form of an Eliksni Lightbear named Faun. Ir Noshti found her somewhere and I was ridiculously tired from all the training and the slight disaster when I spoke with Maple about what I figured out with Lucian in speculation and theorizing with the information I was giving with. 

Now, as I said the morning has come and I introduce myself to Faun as she seems a timid one disguised with a notable power of Arc. I did hear she’s a friend of Ixis as such. So, I won’t mind her joining our fireteam as such. She seems like someone who could use the experiences of battle. Lucky for Faun, she's a lightbear. So, it’ll be fine.

Though I’d recall back a moment where my death count is pretty high almost purely with CABAL DROP-PODS!!!! {{Hide|title=<span style="color:#90EE90;">'''Scratched out Aggressively'''</span>|Though luckily I wasn’t alone *Wink-Wink-Nudge-Nudge*. I won’t tell, but I can’t help but laugh my rear off to a glorious extent! I will be slain a bit when she finds out (Which she will).}}  I also helped her with her attempt at making cake and castarolls, which she tried by herself, but she burned said cake. So I helped, and on top of that Homie stopped by as I made cake for him. Though one of Folkis’ guys called Homie unbeknown to the poor soul that his head and buttoks were chopped and taken by Homie’s hands. So, yeah.

That being said, I can’t help that we bash through the firebase and it seems simple, too simple for that matter. As I feel there’s more than meets the metaphorical eyes. So, we’re going to be cautious when we find anything out of place. Till then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
<br>
<span style="color:#90EE90;">Don't Ever speak of it Nikolas, or I will have your head. Also this page will be burned - Ir Noshti</span>
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 16'''===
''Well, ladies and gents, I got into a legionary caught red-handed. I know it's terrible. But, on the serious side though, I was right. But, not all was bad.''

Now, as I stated earlier, the firebase went into lockdown, I got separated from the rest of Fireteam Jaeger Shade, and it’s just me, Koneko, and Argo. But, we then got quickly swarmed by damning Shadow Cabal Legionaries and the rest of their units. Outgunned and did not have enough spells or light. We simply had to give till the right time. Which, for most people, is rare. 
As we’re about to be put into the room for interrogation and torture. Well, I hate to say this! But, we got saved by none other than LUCIAN! As he saved us for his own reasons, he made it very clear that, in quote, “I only do this for my own reasons, you may have questions, but I refuse to answer, there is a ship to take you back to your bastion just outside by the carrier. I have my own way out. Oh, and one more thing, once you return to your bastion, that ship will be recalled to me.” - Lucian. 

So, yeah. I almost lost my journal when we got separated. So, I can give Lucian that much cred. If he were Risen, I would gladly fight him. So that we can be sharper in our ways.  As he stated when we cross, he’ll try and kill me. I won’t let him kill me, but I can’t have him die either. So, yeah, there’s that.  

When we got the ship, we landed in the swamp forest near the Keep. I immediately called Ir Noshti to let her know that I was okay. I got the usual earful from Ir Noshti. But, we had a moment of respite and heart. As she has now acknowledged me to be her consort. As I am her knight, I will follow. But, Ir Noshti has told me to be stationed and wait for her as she said; “O’ Consort mine”. 
I kept a mellow cool during our moment of heart. But to be honest, I felt joy to hear that from Ir Noshti herself. As for that, I will heed her command until she wants me to be with her. So, I will write to you until then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 16.5'''===
''I forgot that there is something that has returned to me.''

As me, Koneko, and Argo have been walking to the Keep. I have received a vision, a very personal one at that. As, I was in a room with people that I barely recall, a cake with candles lit, and a card that had the date 02/14. It was written to congratulate me as a child and to love their age, the age of a young fruit to an aged wine. Wheat to make a bread sweet to make an aged of mead and ale. Then it was that I felt love and care that I forgot. (A tear or two were stained on this page) I… Am crying, silently. Could this be because there was a time when there were other people, the family of my blood? A part of me that I’ve missed so much. A part of me that I want to relive. 

But, because I am risen. Because I am a blank slate. I made my fate with what I have within me and with what I have left. Because there are bigger fish to fry and bigger threats that need to be dealt with. Perhaps this is what was taken from me. A quote from Keiki; “You already have kinship, Nikolas.” In fact, there’s one person who has seen multiple times of my death and stupidity at times. But one whom have kept me sharp, one who has seen my deepest of lows and sorrows, and most of the high times that I am with. 

I am not alone within this realm, this world that was brought to me. But, I can’t help but be thankful once in a while. Where there is something to look forward to, even in the direst of consequences and turmoil.  I care for my fireteam Jaeger Shade. I care for what we do out there and what we can do together. 

But, I want to put my point of this here with you Ir Noshti. Sure I may be a melodramatic at times. But, I want to say that I love you, with all my heart. That I burn of soul fire. That I become the beacon to the darkness of our own being.  So let it be known that I won’t falter. So that there is light and dark mingle into harmony and become an eclipse of pure change. I will prove myself to you Ir Noshti, for as many times I’ve fallen, I will prove and sharpen to become thy blade to be your knight! Aiat. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==''Sacrilege''==

==='''Entry 17'''===
''So, I’ll admit I’m way too good at my job. With me almost at death’s door if it weren’t for my Totem of Undying.''

Our other part of the mission is on the go. As Empress Caiatl spoke to us about the next part of the mission. Which is to go to a Red Legion’s Base and get the shadow key codes. In the base that I knew of the objective. The other objective is to destroy the Taken in Firebase Charon. I only know about the Taken being there in high volumes, in which there’s something in the midst of all of this. Anyways, we didn’t go guns this time, due to the Cabal that defended this Firebase since the Red War. We got a holo-device with the encoded copy of Caiatl’s seal to give to the firebase, and let’s just say that they joined her side very smoothly. With my blunt and honest persuasion to the firebase, we got what we had to delve into that firebase. On top of that, they also helped us out with our efforts to deal with the Taken inside that fire base, and it almost went smoothly. With me almost one-shotting that Subjugator inside the firebase and Folkis getting the kill. Though emphasis on ‘Almost’ as we got what we needed, and then some, that was quite shocking to me and the rest of my fireteam.  

As the shock wasn’t enough, all hell broke loose outside of the firebase as the Taken made a portal to summon their armies or boss in. We reply with bullets and swords to take out the area of the Taken. 
Though, due to what I know, I had the gut feeling that it was not closed when we’ve slain the Taken coming to the firebase. Unfortunately, I was right. 

Small fry came in first, then came the Dark Enforcer, with the title of Whisper of Finality. Which, I say ‘Finality’ my asinine cheeks, I and my fireteam will not let this bullshit slide. But, let me tell you. It was a long and hard fight. With the fact that the Enforcer focused on me and I tanked that damage, so that the rest of Jaeger Shade could focus on it. As we fought this Enforcer, the Enforcer cast a powerful spell that was with Taken Blight, as it was the Power Word Kill that had slain me and a few Cabal Legionaries who will be honored. But, when I was down, I heard the words from someone as one has told me: “Your time isn’t over yet…” I rose up, almost did a kick up stand, and I felt this heat in me, and rage that exuded from me, and I used said heat and rage to end this fight. I see Maple next to me as she casts Cure Wounds on me to give me enough strength to go all out! 

I grabbed Sol Caliber, I twirled and spun so efficiently as I cast Marksman Goldengun! I put all my strength and dexterity that I hammered so hard that will put the most pronounced gunslingers a run for their money. As all my shots have landed, I twirl and spin it to put it away and the Dark Enforcer explodes in Solar-fire and Ash. I roared; Don’t Fuck with The Knight of the Lucent Brood and Ir Noshti! 

I was simply exhausted after that. We then got picked up from the LZ, and when we got home, I was in my room getting treated by Darsha Ir Noshti is observing this to make sure that I certainly don’t move to open my wounds. But, to make sure that Darsha patched me up very well.  

Now that I think about it, we have gained a new ally and had another ally take leave. Which, for her, I wouldn’t blame her for dipping out on us to do our overwhelming presence and power. 
Faun was a sweet one, but she couldn’t quite deal with us. The ally we gained was named Ozsa. Who is quite the concocting one with vials of poisons and other roguish supplies. He was a cool guy to be around when not on missions, and he’s definitely effective on the backlines. 

Lastly and certainly not least. After I was treated for my wounds, I was picked up by Ir Noshti, brought to her basement, and gave me a bath. My bardic brain can’t stop thinking; ‘Oh my, is there about to be fun-fun?!’ But, alas, I was given a knife to the head after realizing that Maple can hear us from the second floor. But, after the bath. I did sleep with Ir Noshti, and I am happy that I got to 1st base. So, yeah. With all this done, it is about damn time we’ll head to the Almighty ourselves. After resting up and preparing for our next mission. I’ll write to you, till then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 18'''===
''Preparations to deal with the Almighty are 99% made. Rest and respite to recover our wounds and abilities. Along with the last and certainly least, measurements and sadistic fun-fun from Ir Noshti. (Which I say, it’s not all that fun for me. But, yeah)''

Sooooooooo… Yeah… This morning was rough, I know I died a lot. Sometimes, by the battlefield, sometimes by an ungodly amount of drop-pods, but most of the time I died by Ir Noshti’s hand many times over. I know what you’re thinking, and it’s been on your mind since you first read my journal: “Why would you have a relationship with this sadistic hive-woman wizard? You could have picked any other woman, other than her! You even went to great lengths to become a Hive Knight! So, why are you so drawn to her, on top of picking the highest difficulty!?” 

To answer that whole question and a half. Do recall our first interaction at the Cabal Carrier when we arrived at Aloria. I sure as hell made myself known in the Cabal Carrier through song and distraction, but when I met her orange flaming eyes. There was a fire that could blossom into a break of dawn. Not only does she show passion and, well, ruthlessness as a hive. But the mystique and cunning that allure me to her. I’ll be frank, I was quite infatuated with Ir Noshti. But, through the time I have known Ir Noshti since that first interaction, I was not deterred nor did I care about the fact that she’s the daughter of Savathun. What I care about is her character, her resolve, and a willingness to be able to see other than existence, as existence of the act of love and war made known to us. DESPITE her flaws and shortcomings that came with being hive, or plainly in general. 

So I show her my resolve, my devotion, and my choices, because I am risen. Sure, I may be a bit of an idiot and a goof at times, sometimes I’ve masked my idiocy for some surprises of my own, to be the least predictable to our enemies. I have my moments where I have shown my fighting, my understanding of thy folklore, and when all else fails, I will go all out until it is done. Enough on my own encouragement and my reason for being with Ir Noshti. 

As far as a whole monologue ago, I was being flayed by Ir Noshti, because currently she sees me as her plaything, as unnerving as that sounds. But, when it comes to Hive and Sword Logic, stuff is that in simple dummy terms, survival of the fittest for the Sword Logic, but to the sub-category that is Love is War and War is Love. So, when you look at this in the perspective of the hive, it's just like you're giving a lot of love to the one you love the most. Anywho, I normally tend to look at the brighter side of things, other than the bleakness that is simply existence. 

As usual, things are normal here at the Keep. As I forgot to mention the fact that I was being flayed by HOMIE! As Homie is currently under Ir Noshti’s payroll for this and I would not blame him for this, but COME ON MAN! 
Anyways, as the day progressed, Ir Noshti made orders for some new outfits we’re going to need for the Almighty. When it came to my measurements, I decided to tease her a bit and simply cast enlarge/reduce on my mighty sword *Wink-wink-nodge-nodge*. Though that didn't quite go so well as she sliced it off and yeah… So, in retaliation for Ir Noshti, she changed the measurement to where my nuts and bolts are literally crushed by the sizable roughness and toughness of the suit and its hardware. I was ready to modify it, if it were for me getting impaled by the springlocks and hardware, so yay… Do I sound dejected, YES. Because my bardic brain wants to go ham on Ir Noshti, and I bloody well know she doesn't, I wouldn’t say ready, but she’s not into that because we've got bigger fish to fry. Sure, I can maybe deal with this on the Almighty missions, and sure my body has been crushed, slashed, pulled apart, and all of the above. So, I can understand why when Guardians and other Lightbearers do think of ‘fun-fun’. But, when some has a limited time of their own life span or when we finally deal with the Damning Entity. Sure, enjoy life while you can in those moments and memorabilia. The one thing I would like after the Almighty mission was to retain my size! 

Enough of my ranting, I left out one bit of information that I know thanks to Folkis. There is a shard of the Gardener, which I don’t know much about, Aloria’s history. But, I will say that the shard of the Gardener has changed Aloria drastically during their Collapse. With this being found, after the Almighty we’re going to that shard next.  

On top of some other bit of information where, Folkis receives a death threat from a Scorn Barron, someone by the name of Ritalin Joysword who apparently knows of what that was about, and on top of that, she was the ex to a notoriously evil Wizard by the name of Nock Tu who was Lucian’s MENTOR. WHAT THE FUCK! This is surprising, with even more surprises. 

But, despite all that I went through today, preparations are set as we’re going to depart for the Almighty this evening. Let’s finish this mass of a super weapon that has terrorized entire systems and so forth. So, let’s make it count. I’ll write to you when I can, till then. 

(P.S. I’ve spent a lot of coins on the things we’re going to need when we come back from the Almighty. Let’s say that I almost couldn’t pay for my suit, but with the help of Ir Noshti and Folkis, I got it. Though I have a feeling my coins are going to be sent back to me, because of Rikia. So, yeah.)

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.

==''1AU''==

==='''Entry 19'''===
''The Race to stop the Almighty has begun. As I say, we’re making tremendous strides. Unfortunately, I am stuck in a Cat’s neutered suit!''

So, nothing interesting has happened, other than terrorizing the Almighty’s Cabal crew, attempting to disguise as one of them, and the fact that they’re pretty pissed at us in particular. That being said, orders be damn for them as they can’t entirely deal with our power as a fireteam. 

We’re in the mineral area, as there’s a drill blocking our path. Luckily, there’s a console with an empty fuse that we have easily found. But, that drill makes a lot of noise.
We’re bound to have a firefight, as it is, till then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 20'''===
''As the Waves of Cabal Red Legion persisted, as long as they had enough men on the Almighty. Let me tell you they will not last. ''

After the waves of enemies by the drilling machine, we came to the vents and then outside of the BLAZING STAR! That blazing star was incredibly hot where you can disintegrate if you stayed there for too long. It was quite arduous going cover to cover and not dying by the incredible supernova that is one of two Suns of the Aloria System. 

After passing through all of that scorching mess. We then fought some heavily armored Colossus with their barrage of blinding missiles. 
It was a decently fought battle, but what has never been done in battles where guerrilla tactics, paracausal combos! The very first one we did was when Folkis, & Darsha, and I did this combo. We dubbed it The Tactical Force Nuke! Oh, it was GLORIOUS, I tell you! After that entire fight, the rest of Fireteam Jaeger Shade, and I went through the launch tube to get to the weapon’s core. We'll finally be at the part where we’ll deal with the core of the weapons system embedded inside the Almighty. We’ll be able to save all of what’s important to us. Though we’ve dealt with one step of the overarching war with our system against the Ever-damning entity that is the Witness. We’ll be strong with all we've got.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 21'''===
''The Almighty is now dealt with, Victory and Loot is ours for the taking! But one loses their character and rises to become something more. Taking place after the fall of the Almighty.''

We just made it off the Almighty with vehicular combat, catastrophic meltdowns, and of course badass explosions! But, whilst it was quite a blast (pun may or may not be intended). As allies have formed with Skori’s Fang to the House of Dawn. But, there was a certain change, a part of their character that had been merged ever so slightly, and one where I felt slightly lost. 

Lost because she has been changed, as Maple is no longer Maple, but Nehlani remembers all of her past and present into something new—a merge of two personalities of the same coin. As the change happened, the sculk became part of Maple/Nehlani, eventually becoming a Warden, though currently in her third stage. 

And I bet you when the last stage happens, it will be something to remember as she deserves to have her own happiness for way too damn long. 
Despite being in a form where she will protect and fight as our existence with all that we stand against the Witness itself, it may not be long until we reach the Nucleus. But we just saved our system from total collapse and absolute annihilation. Let’s just hope our efforts are rewarded and time is on our side. I will write to you until then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==''Distress Call.''==

==='''Entry 22'''===
''When the winds of solar heat cooled down, the Keep changed drastically, becoming bigger and better. As well as the moments within the Keep itself.''

As we returned from the Almighty and its meltdown destruction. Jaeger Shade Keep has changed drastically to where it was bigger, the layout is somewhat different, and we have gained and questionably lost some allies of ours. Ozsa was no longer to be seen for some reason. So, I hope he’s fine. But, we gain two new allies in the form of an Eliksni named Akris and a Primagen named Carrot. Though, they were brought by the Emperor’s undead brother being Necro-Void. I personally don’t mind him compared to his brothers, but I will talk shit about him as I hear a war game was made between the Emperor and Necro-Void. Let’s say the Emperor won his bout and Necro-Void had to deal with the consequences of his defeat.  

Though there was a bout between Folkis and Akris, Ir Noshti and a few others had to stop her from killing Folkis and such. That being said, it was rarely a problem with Folkis, and Akris seems like a very vindictive lost child with almost no other goal other than vengeance. Though I did sense Taken energy from one of her bandages as such.

Though before we saw everything with the Keep, we had to stop by at the Nucleus to report to Caiatl about what happened with the Almighty. As she told us there is some activity within the Ascendant Plane. Along with a distress call coming from Firebase Obsidian, after Caiatl confirms it as such. 

There were shenanigans and debauchery here and there in the Keep. Tried to theorize and plan to where we can catch the enemy with their pants down, and somehow got swiped by Ir Noshti and Rikia as they know of this already which pisses me off and slaughter most of the wildlife and dummies out there. Pissed off the Druids because I took away Carrot’s Girlfriend’s Bombs, and lastly we found out that Rikia is a SPEAKER of BOTH THE GARDENER AND WINNOWER!? Do you know how big that is!?!?!?!? *Sighs* Yeah, I feel it changes everything, yet it does not. 

But, there is one thing I can be proud of, I was able to seduce Ir Noshti, and it was… warm. Because let’s be honest here. I have been killed many times outside of battle, and I finally put into motion and said internally: ‘I will teach something memorable to Ir Noshti.’ I put a lot of effort into this, but I felt pretty good about it and don’t regret teaching Ir Noshti what it means to have a Mortal Love of warmth and embrace. Though, admittedly, I hope Ir Noshti is pent up with so much emotion and tension she’ll ride me to the solar sun. Instead, it was a sweet embrace and the warmth of two equally efforted individuals who make their relationship and drive their passion with it. 

The next morning, I was littered with blood and atensine that decorated her room, and Ir Noshti just realized what I did, and doesn’t know how to deal with it, with this feeling that isn’t Hive Love and all that is there for.  I figured this would happen, and it's just normal for their first time with embrace or fun-fun that they either die of embarrassment or turn into a figurative tomato. 

That being said, our mission is starting soon. We will dispatch to Firebase Obsidian to deal with the enemy’s forces, save the commander and their data slate, deal with the surrounding area, and exfil out of here! With much going on, I hope I can learn about what else may be there, on top of loot, of course, so until I write to you, till then. 

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
{{Clear}}

==='''Entry 23'''===
''The Distress Call came, we answered the call, and kicked their rears to the ground. Though a song of Death sang to our enemies as they died like flocks of sheep.''

As the bit of title lore text has stated. We answered the distress call on Firebase Obsidian. As some of us went on that mission to simply kick ass and take some names while we’re at it. (Okay, maybe not the last bit, but you get what I mean). 

We did get some additional allies with Ur Haris and Folkis coming in hot on the LZ. As we are just that good at what we do. Though that got toppled over by Ur Haris’ Death Song, as that did a number to the enemies in the area in Firebase Obsidian.  

This would normally be it. But that was not all that was there to be seen. Like Akris’ sword being revealed to us as a Taken Shocksword, I already know that the bandages around Akris’ arm only mean that she is partly Taken, yet still has her own will. Which one, I’d say, is commendable to be able to retain her will. Regardless of circumstance, we take care of those around us, even if they don’t want it, to help and let them trust in us and in them with a slight faith. It’s the potential of a withered petal, with some rejuvenation, that then can blossom a whole flower, and its deadliness need be. 

Though Thirhe made a surprise appearance to us and making Ir Noshti kinda pissed as a Taken Knight was serving tea to Thirhe and also pissed off Akris for the potential location of her mother. Which I’ll be honest, it is tough as nut sacks to turn back into a person of will. Is it impossible? When there is a Will that was taken, then there’s a Will that can be brought back from the Taken themselves. So, I think I may have something, though it may be as convoluted and dangerous if not carefully cautious about it. So, yeah. 

That being said, we'll probably have a day of rest here to decide whether to pursue the Distress Signal in a Cabal Ship. Then, we'll need to look through the Ascendant Plane, as there’s something lurking with an unknown movement. I hope we’re ready for that and so forth. 

You know, I know I speak about what is going on with everything one, with Fireteam Jaeger Shade and the Shard Coalition. But I never discuss one thing. I always drool at the chance for stylish weapons or weapons with a unique taste. I say that because I am a gun-nut, as a fellow Bard and Hunter, but come on, man! When a weapon, like a lever-action shotgun or rifle takes its move and then the one wielding it is so damn good at it, you just want to awe at their badassary. 

Like Ir Noshti flying to the skies with her Dawnblade. *Imagining the elegance and passion of Ir Noshti’s Dawnblade as she strikes at her enemies.* Anyways, I thought I wanted to put a little bit about myself in this entry. Simply because it has been a while since I spoke about myself in this regard. (This is not my first time mentioning this since Entry 8.5.). So, I’ll think about what else I could put more about myself in the things I like or what have you, you know. With that, I will write to you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==''Lake of Shadows''==

==='''Entry 24'''===
''The Shadow Legion and the Taken made their move, a surprise guest appearance with gifts from his armory, and the ITEM I WAS DENIED!''

I’ll be frank: Not much has occurred since we’ve come back from our mission. I took a nap for a good hour or two, then came the dinner bell, as Ir Noshti had her mini-shriekers in my room, telling me to head to the table. So, I obliged and went there to eat, and then the decision was made on what to do next in our upcoming mission.  

There were two missions we could do, though one of them had a higher stake in lives than the distress call we got: We could head into space to deal with that distress call (and to hope to get a new weapon from that guy in the distress call). Or the Water-treatment Plant that is really close to our home, and lives can be lost if drunk from that blighted, contaminated water. 

I was initially thinking of going for the distress call, but when I looked closely at what we have going on here. Most Fireteam Jaeger Shade and I have agreed to take on and restore the Water-treatment Plant, along with taking out our foes in the process. 
That being said, there are one or two things we may need to check in the Crysidion desert after we deal with the water Treatment Plant. Hopefully, we can get onto that distress call—if we’re not too late, of course. 

Then, one of the Emperor’s sons stops by at our bastion to give us his gifts from his own armory. One of the Emperor’s sons’ names is Dia, the head honcho of science and medicine in Sainus. Along with the one man who created the item that I SO WANT TO USE! But alas, I was DENIED said item due to a spicy amount of dramatic fun-fun that I would die a million times over. Along with other factors, as Ir Noshti is not ready at all for this, as much as I would like to do it, I can’t. 

At least not yet, and whenever Ir Noshti is bold enough to do it. So, I get no fun-fun. But, it was needed for the mission that we all needed to do most of the time.

Which blows, because I at least want a balance of that. But lives are at stake, and we need to save those that we can with all that we are. Thus is the burden that is a guardian that we protect from the forces of damning evil. Till the damning entity that is the Witness dies, we still have work to do and rears that need to take a notch or two down a few pegs. So, I’ll write to you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 24.5'''===
''I’ve received a vision. A sort of clairvoyance. A vision I had last was a long while ago since the last time I used it. But we have a new fireteam member to join us in our fight.''

'''A revive later, as a hand pulls up and climbs to the surface.''' I bet you’re wondering how I died this time. The 44th drop pod came to me and was squashed and got blasted by Ir Noshti’s Shriekers. But, when I got resurrected afterwards, I received a vision from whomever I received it from and something else as well.  

I feel that I could actually see some stuff that I didn't think I would be able to do before. Like if I were to grab an ally's item like a bit of nail, a lock of hair, or sea-scent volcanic chitin. I feel that their item would lead to them directly if I were to focus on that item. In fact, I know damn well that Lucian has done this before. Which means… I can scry to see where our enemy plots could advance. I can see why villains use scrying to thwart heroes like this. But, there’s more. 

In an envelope of conscientious darkness, a moderately armored Nekoshou, wielding a spear, a light crossbow, and an inflamed hammer of solar light, was seen. But in the faded background was an incredibly large machine that a single person could definitely pilot, and even unpiloted, it still held a will of its own. They seem to have been resurrected in the tundra wastelands of… Alfehein, the planet I left off of. 

There’s a reason this is shown to me. Yet the time of this is WHEN. I say when because I think this is who this new party may form. I want to know more, but I feel that this may be enough to put these visions together into a whole vision of what may come. 

Now, I'd like to SUGGEST who might read this. BE ABSOLUTELY ADVISED, THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WITH A MASSIVE PINCH OF SALT! But, with that said, I will not use this new spell. At least not yet. The reason as to why that is, is to prolong this spell from being used and to keep our enemies in the dark. I may try something small, but not when we have a mission as pressing as our current. 

Before I close this entry, we have a new member of Fireteam Jaeger Shade. Sent from the Verdant Conclave and of Caiatl, I think? His name is Calstif Magnus; I feel his light and his ghost. I am presenting myself as serious and professional. But I was a bit too formal, and that was where I got blasted. But, when I got my vision from earlier in the start of this entry, my eyes changed from my elemental orange to a white paracausal glow with this new spell that I seem to have obtained. 

Calstif worried for me, but as I’ve dealt with these visions, I assured him that I was fine and would take a closer look at this within myself, which I’ve done here. 

Though  Calstif, he’s very much the most ‘normal’ out of any of us in Fireteam Jaeger Shade. That being said, he is pretty skilled with the bow and poisons. We had Ozsa, but he left, and now Calstif can take Ozsa's stuff that is specifically made for him. I may not know why Ozsa left. But I hope he does well. So, with that, I’ll write to you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester.
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==='''Entry 25'''===
''We arrived at the Water Treatment Plant and started working. Dispatching our foes and clearing out the blight. Though not without some rough edges, and an emergency broadcast of great importance.''

When we arrived at the Water Treatment, they were already near the location. Three blights made a barrier to prevent us from going further, along with some added Taken and Shadow Legion forces to hinder us. 

Though that won’t do for them as we bash through their barrier and deal with Taken and Cabal Shadow Legion forces, there was a slight hiccup as Akris' Mom came into the field from a voice that I soon knew before, or what I heard from my fireteam. An asshat of a disciple by the name of Malefor who is the type of person that loves to taunt the f### out of their enemies. Who, mind you is using Akris’ mom’s body as his voice piece since Akris’ mom is Taken, which pisses Akris’ off and try to take her mom down. Now, as a fireteam, we knew this was a bad idea because of Akris’s mom's new strength, which Akris was likely facing, and which would more than likely bring them down. I try to let her have it, and then we intervene. But Ir Noshti told Akris that we’ll be intervening. 

I say nothing of it other than the fact that she’s still this angry, vindictive, and heart-hardened child. Whose only goal is selfish than what is for the greater good? Though I did call her out as a “Vindictive B####”. Which she should kinda be glad.
Otherwise, I would have called her a child. If Akris hears this, she’ll be at my throat. Considering that I got molly-whopped by Akris before during our mission. I would retaliate if it were for the fact that I got frozen, and it would also be childish of me to fight back, or maybe not. 

On top of that, I was excited to throw some Holy Hand Grenades at some big foes. But, I was stopped by Ir Noshti by: “No, save the Holy Hand Grenades for the big guys.” I understood that, but I said my slight protest of: “Awww, I never get to have any fun.” 

But, that being said, those grenades were being used in our fight against a Taken Chimera of Baimogg, the Unchained Wrath. As we kicked the living s### out of that Chimera.  After that, we ventured forth and then dealt with a Taken Knight that had me a bit concerned. On our HUD (Heads-Up-Display), we encountered a name whilst we fought this Knight. The name is ‘The whisper of Mercuite’. This has a lot of implications, and I want to bet that someone recovered their body (probably the Witness) and then modified and shaped it to their heart's content, where Mercuite isn’t recognizable anymore and is a much more dangerous threat to all of existence and part of the damning entity’s fleet.

Now, why do I know Mercuite? Well, it’s because I heard a second-hand story from the Shard Coalition and probably from the Emperor a while back. I may have grabbed some reports from the report room about it. 

That being said, I’ll let Thirhe know about it. That was, until we got the emergency broadcast from our comms after defeating the rest of the enemy forces and clearing out that blight from Gor’ath Gath. Now, the last part, I take a sort of seat back whilst the fireteam, but I feel I should have done more. Although I mentioned Thirhe, I think he was already here at some point, and I may or may not have paid attention to that. YOU KNOW WHAT! I feel that he’s already there, talked to us, and then left. I feel as though I was there, yet I wasn't. But, I digress.

Speaking of emergency broadcasts. I was RIGHT! But, as much as I would like to claim that right. It was Rikia and Ir Noshti that were on it, and I was very late to the party. On top of the fact that I tried to use my new spell on a part of Akris’ Mom’s exile banner or something. But, it was disintegrated before I could grab and use it. That being said, as of now, we are currently on the Harvester, en route to the Crysidion Desert, to thwart this threat and restore the light of the Sharded Gardener that was embedded within the planet. WE MUST SLAY OUR ENEMIES ON SITE. That being said, we’ll find out what’s there and more. I’ll write to you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==''Knight's Revenge.''==

==='''Entry 26'''===
''As Fireteam Jaeger Shade is on its way to bash some heads and save the continent-sized Shard of the Traveler from the Crysidian Desert. Interactions were made on our way to the mission site, and some feelings of uncertainty or hostility were met. As this entry follows.''

From the horizon of our mission site in the Crysidian Desert. I got some words to say, and I’ll say that I am glad to understand why some things that people do occur due to my actions and a ‘certain’ wish I made many entries ago. Some feedback came with those paracausal wishes. 

Now, before we delve into this serious topic of understanding. Nehlani mentioned going to the beach for vacation, and honestly, I like the idea. Especially if I happen to have a ukulele. On top of Ir Noshti being in a bikini, the glory of the beach would have been. That is, until Keiki pops out of a portal and is just the person I really want to talk to about what’s going on.

When I mentioned her name, she’d stab me in the heart literally and figuratively. On top of some other stabs that I got from Ir Noshti earlier, to the trip’s mission site. So, wanting to understand what’s up with Keiki, I’d say: “Okay, what’s up with you and your problem with ME?” 

I put a bit more emphasis on ‘why’, and eventually it’s about the wish that I granted through Keiki many entries ago, and that she has to put the excess negativity into three statutes in her bathroom. Which restores something, but it can’t be moved. 

Keiki was not pissed at me, she is just frustrated with me. On top of her boyfriend p###### her off for some reason, those may entail. As I am the ‘unlucky sap’ that she is taking it out on. As she finished her piece, she gave us three charms to the fireteam before Keiki left. Which came as a relief for me, but also that Keiki and’s friendship is a bit murky, so I’ll have to see what I can help her with if anything. 

Though, if I were to be so bold, and also because I may get my a## kicked at some point by either Keiki or Ir Noshti. However, a relationship with Keiki and her boyfriend is one of being there for each other, but also being sensual and loving, to the point where I bet they've done the deed once or twice.  As I want love and sensuality with Ir Noshti, the passion and drive that make us whole. Hive love is nice when you share love through the violence of others. But this is more fulfilling than the ways of Hive love. 

It would also be funny if I were to spy on their love life, but I’ll save myself from that as we’re about to be deployed. So, I’ll write to you till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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==='''Entry 27'''===
''After a long, hard, a####-handed battle. We’ve won, just so barely. All four curators made their appearance to us to celebrate our victory and congratulated us for thwarting a potential catastrophe if we weren’t there to stop it. Though a new ally that I almost caught by surprise and by confrontation, the situation as the Keep has been notified and ID’d our new ally as a clone.''

So, long story short. As the ‘flavor text lore’ has said here in this entry, we got our a#### handed by a set of twin knights, who very much wanted revenge. As I let you know this, we’ve barely won by the skin of our teeth. I was so focused on ending the fight, and Nehlani finished the fight and tore them with her maw. Now, that being said. I at least wanted to kill one of the twin knights so that I could get my tithes. However, it turns out we have been receiving tithes from our fireteam. I had Iris explain that to me a little bit about that, as I thought it was only when a hive slays an enemy to get their tithes. That was after the battle, as I was somewhat salty about not being able to finish them off, but at least Nehlani got it. 

Speaking of Nehlani, she just reached Stage 4 of the infliction. After what most people, including myself, thought that Nehlani got her head smashed by one of the knight’s strengths. However, that was proven wrong very quickly, and I knew to trust in Nehlani's strength and resolve. I learned that I had been looking at this from a mistaken view the entire time. After some thought, time, and through Nehlani’s actions, I say this was not considered an infliction, but an evolution of growth to become someone of strength and the sort of inspiration of action with the need for words to be conveyed.  Now, of course, I am of the Hive and in a culture where the words do hold meaning in one particular word that I remember. That being the word, the moment of resolve, the moment of truth, and the moment of certain existence that decides the fate of the efforts they choose to be. Being so, one must be willing to do what others could not, as to those that see the truth of the sword and of the bomb, to the knowledge and cunning of understanding that we achieve more. As that is of Aiat. As Nehlani, I, and the rest show our resolve. 

Now, onto the next sort of topic at hand. As for the knight who tried to smash Nehlani, well, you know, the usual kicking I give to this knight, and it was glorious, I tell you. With multiple golden gun shots to the head. 

What made me even more mad is that the finishing tactic I had almost worked on one of the twin knights. I was so damn close, and yet it wasn’t enough and that the twin knight’s curse has revived the other brother of the twin knights. 

Though we quickly rebounded from that, Nehlani finished them off.  Coming back from the Crysidion Desert, we were congratulated not by the Emperor, but by the Curators, who are Thirhe and his siblings. We had some time to rest, and as I was going to the kitchen, I was going to make food for everyone. I stumbled upon Homie, and I offered to make him cake. He surprisingly declined.

Ir Noshti has asked me to get a lot of apples. As I obeyed her command, I went there to get the apples. Coming back from the market, I got drop podded a few times. Then one of them was a Cabal with, turns out THE SAME MOTHERF###### PRAETOR SUIT THAT I WORE!?!?!?!? Though the design of his Praetor Suit is much more sleek, advanced, and pretty damn deadly. Now, I modified my Praetor Suit to my designs and specifications. But, this is probably made by him or someone else who made it. 
I was in a pickle with him when he pinned me to the ground as he tried to identify me. Though I noticed that he was a Lightbearer, a Risen like I was. So naturally, I tried to talk to him about that topic of Risen, after the Cabal Ascendancy around the Keep went in, along with Folkis and the Psions. The Psions can ID him, and as Psions do. I would think that one of the Psions had Caiatl in the line or something. This is just me reviewing visual context and other details. I wouldn’t hear their conversation, but the Cabal that was on top of me stood up so precisely that it hit me like a Cabal goliath tank filled with explosives. He was a clone, specifically a Cabal Shadow Legion Clone that became Risen.  Which interested me to a degree, though I would keep this bit to myself. I didn’t get the name of the Cabal that pretty much joined us, and that Ir Noshti and Folkis had authority over him. Which also means that in terms of Rank, I would be in the same Rank as the Cabal. Which makes me think of a Lion that pounced on my rear, so I’ll call him Leo for now. 

His protocol of coding within Leo is there, maybe f##### up a bit from become of Risen. Now, the other way I know Leo was a clone, simply because he was ignoring my ass about the topic of the fact that Leo is Risen. So, yeah. I will learn more about Leo and perhaps finally go to the store, as I do wonder how much has changed, and so on. Ir Noshti and Folkis gave Leo some command words, and Ir Noshti did regard me as being acknowledged to be listened to in combat, just that if I were out of line. Which sometimes I can be. He’ll kill me alive, so yeah… With all that I’ve written here, I hope I can write more soon.

As our paths are open to two, I think I know where we’re going. I'll have to see what the others have decided to come up with a week's worth of a break. Till I write to you, till then.

This is from a risen from me to you - Nikolas Enchester. 
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