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 Despite her power and efforts, Savathûn was defeated. In her final moments, the Witch Queen admits that she miscalculated but that the Guardian had done the same, being so protective of the Traveler, they wouldn't allow her to protect it. Nonetheless, Savathûn states that The Witness is coming, that the game is theirs to play now, whether to win or to lose before ultimately collapsing. As her Ghost, Immaru, observes his dead Lightbearer, held at gunpoint by the Guardian, he escapes as the Traveler returns back to the Last City in a massive flash of Light. Though Immaru had escaped, and now leads the Lucent Brood in Savathûn's stead, Ikora nonetheless took her defeat as a win, with the Guardian proclaiming that they must now prepare themselves for the Witness's return and prevent another Collapse.
-===Contingencies===
-{{Hide|title=Spoilers for Season of the Witch content|As the Coalition sought a method to stop the Witness from fulfilling its plans inside the shell of the Traveler, they were directed towards one individual in particular: Savathûn. Ahsa, a survivor of the species that became the Worms, advised them that only she held the knowledge on how to follow  the Witness through the portal. With this knowledge in hand, Ikora, Eris and the Guardian confronted Immaru, Savathûn's ghost, and attempted to strike a bargain. If the Vanguard gave over Savathûn's body and allowed her resurrection, she would provide the secrets they desired. However, as expected of the Witch Queen herself, she had already planned for such a situation to occur. Instead, using Immaru as a proxy, she countered their bargain with one of her own: Defeat her sister Xivu Arath, and all will be revealed.
-Savathûn had prepared many recordings prior to her death, guiding the Vanguard through a hidden location in her Throne World called the Spire of Savathûn. The Guardian summoned and ascended the Spire, under the directions of Immaru, being informed that the secret to the defeat of Xivu Arath lay within. As progression was made, Savathûn's voice from the past relayed that the method to defeat Xivu Arath lay in becoming her equal, a Hive being itself. Addressing Eris directly in the recordings, she dared the Lightless Guardian to step up to the task. Understanding the risks in engaging in Sword Logic, but knowing it was the only step forward, Eris played to the Witch Queen's desires, engaging in a ritual within the Spire to become a nascent Hive god. The bargain had been accepted.}}
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 Eris Morn would find a use for Savathûn's corpse as she sought a means to create a reliable and safe psychic connection with the Crown of Sorrow as they contend with a resurgence of the Nightmares upon the Leviathan. Performing an autopsy, Eris Morn discovered, beneath Savathûn's skull, markings similar to the runic symbols found on the Crown of Sorrow, giving her a link to the Crown.
+===Contingencies===
 Following the Coalition uniting against the Witness yet failing to prevent it from acquiring the Traveler to create a gateway upon it, the Guardians proved unable to follow to prevent the Witness from enacting the Final Shape. However, following the Skirmish on Titan, the Guardians would learn from the rouge Worm [[Ahsa]], that the only entity that may know a way to pass through the gateway is Savathûn herself. This puts the Coalition in a precarious situation: if they want to follow the Witness, they have to allow Immaru to revive the Witch Queen, bringing back one of the Coalition's most devious of foes. Believing they have little to no other choice, Zavala begins to consider the plan to revive Savathûn but the Guardian, Lord Saladin and Saint-14 object, citing that bringing back the Witch Queen would be a huge mistake. In addition, both point out that Immaru won't be fooled into a trap. Zavala however, states that they will instead bargain with Immaru, he gets his Lightbearer back and the Coalition get the means to enter the Gateway. Further, Zavala states that both Ikora and Eris Morn have proposed a method to keep the Witch Queen imprisoned. Still wary, both Titans and the Guardian agree to the plan nonetheless.
-Reaching out to Immaru, the Hive Ghost counters with a bargain of his own: Savathûn anticipated that the Guardians would need her help in following the Witness and is willing to help but only if they deal with Xivu Arath. Thus, Immaru will only bring the Witch Queen back if they defeat the Hive God of War once and for all. Doing so would require Eris Morn to embrace the Sword Logic and become a Hive God herself, as only an equal can defeat the Hive God of War. Despite the terms, the Guardians agreed, with Immaru cooperating in guiding them to [[Savathûn's Spire]] but he couldn't order the Lucent Brood to stand down as Savathûn's previous order in protecting the Spire supersedes his own authority. Following a ritual that turns Eris into a Hive, Immaru would play his part in aiding the Guardians, though that doesn't stop him from mocking them, and provides recordings the Witch Queen had left behind for them, offering insight on her sister and her point of view regarding the Light.
+Reaching out to Immaru, the Hive Ghost counters with a bargain of his own: Savathûn anticipated that the Guardians would need her help in following the Witness and is willing to help but only if they deal with Xivu Arath. Thus, Immaru will only bring the Witch Queen back if they defeat the Hive God of War once and for all. Doing so would require Eris Morn to embrace the Sword Logic and become a Hive God herself, as only an equal can defeat the Hive God of War. Despite the terms, the Guardians agreed to the bargain, with Immaru cooperating in guiding them to [[Savathûn's Spire]] but he couldn't order the Lucent Brood to stand down as Savathûn's previous order in protecting the Spire supersedes his own authority. Following a ritual that turns Eris into a Hive, Immaru would play his part in aiding the Guardians, though that doesn't stop him from mocking them, and provides recordings the Witch Queen had left behind for them, offering insight on her sister and her point of view regarding the Light.
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