Editing Sai Mota

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'''Sai Mota''' was a [[Hunter]] who joined the [[Eris' Fireteam|Fireteam]] [[Eriana-3]] and [[Eris Morn]] led against [[Crota]].  

{{Quote|Toland, stop recording this. Fine, fine. Whatever. A toast, then! To the best damned fireteam I've ever worked with. We may not be the smartest. And we may not be the bravest. But we are the dumbest! To victory!|Sai Mota}}

In the aftermath of [[The Great Disaster]], Sai was approached by Eris and [[Eriana-3]] to join them in their mission to kill the [[Hive]] god [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] in the tunnels beneath the surface of the [[Luna|moon]]. Sai questioned if they really intended to trust [[Toland, the Shattered]], who was well-known for being a mad exile from [[The Last City]], in leading a fireteam into a interdicted zone where thousands of their fellow [[Guardian]]s perished all in the name of getting revenge on a god. When they confirmed that was the case, Sai happily agreed to join their team,<ref name="GFSG">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Sai_Mota.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Sai Mota's Ghost]]''</ref> asking only that she be avenged should she perish during the mission.<ref name="MofSM"/> Sai, Eris, Eriana, and Toland were joined by [[Omar Agah]] and [[Vell Tarlowe]] to round out the rest of the fireteam.<ref name="GCE">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's_End|Crota's End]]</ref> On the night before the Fireteam went into the [[Hellmouth]], Sai proposed a toast to the group, calling them the best and dumbest team she had ever worked with.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall (Quest)|King's Fall]] quest text''</ref>

After the Fireteam infiltrated the Hive warrens, they encountered heavy resistance. They heard screams throughout the tunnel, which Toland claimed signified the birth of new spawn born in the name of Crota. He identified the screams as coming from [[Omnigul, Will of Crota|Omnigul]], and Sai began to question how he knew that before deciding she did not want the answer.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Omnigul.2C_Will_of_Crota|Omnigul, Will of Crota]]</ref> Eventually, the group was split up, with Eriana-3 and Sai in one group, and Toland, Omar and Eris in the other. Sai and Eriana pursued the [[Hand of Crota]], but their [[Ghost]]s were damaged and their [[Light]] was fading. With their communications with the others and Earth cut off, they decided to continue their assault, despite the Hand falling back to a tunnel from which they could hear Omnigul screaming. Sai remarked that her knives were ready to kill more Hive, and Eriana told her she always said the right things.<ref name="GHoC"/> They failed to killed the Hand, and Sai attempted to flee, losing her knives in the process. She was close to escaping the Hive, using torn Acolyte bones as replacements for her daggers, before Omnigul ultimately tracked her down.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Acolyte Rung]]''</ref> The Hive [[Wizard]] killed the Hunter forty-three times before wormrot set in and robbed Sai of what Light remained in her.<ref name="GFSG"/> Sai remained brave and laughed in the face of Omnigul as she died her final death.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Ankh of Sai Mota]]''</ref> Her ghost [[Yuka]] refused to abandon Sai after her demise and remained by Sai's bones for the Hive to devour her Light in turn.<ref name="GFSG"/>

When Eris returned to the Hellmouth investigating the Hive on a secret mission, she inadvertently triggered the [[Pyramid]]. This caused phantoms and [[Nightmare]]s to begin haunting the solar system, including a ghostly manifestation of Sai that haunted Eris. This phantom was eventually joined by other phantoms of the ill-fated fireteam that whisper accusations and attempted to manipulate Eris. While struggling to ignore its whispers at first, Eris soon began to succumb to her own guilt of failing her. [[The Guardian]] presented Eris with a memento necklace handmade by Sai herself that they restored much to Eris' surpise and relief. Having now made peace with Sai's passing, the phantom impersonating her disappeared, and Eris considered taking up carving again in memory of her dead friend.<ref name="MofSM"/>

Sai was a quiet individual and spoke very little. However, when giving toasts no one could silence her.<ref name="MofSM"/>

* A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_(weapon) sai] is a type of dagger-like weapon.

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