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===Ascension of the Young Wolf=== | ===Ascension of the Young Wolf=== | ||
On the eve of the Darkness's return to the Sol System, a lone [[The Ghost|Ghost]] discovers his Guardian's corpse in the outskirts of the [[Cosmodrome]] whilst avoiding the Fallen House of Devils. They soon acquire their first jumpship after dealing with the Fallen and make their way to the Last City to meet the various individuals there: the [[Titan]] Vanguard Commander [[Zavala]], the [[Warlock]] Vanguard [[Ikora Rey]], the [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]], the [[Crucible]] handler [[Lord Shaxx]], the Gunsmith [[Banshee-44]], and [[The | On the eve of the Darkness's return to the Sol System, a lone [[The Ghost|Ghost]] discovers his Guardian's corpse in the outskirts of the [[Cosmodrome]] whilst avoiding the Fallen House of Devils. They soon acquire their first jumpship after dealing with the Fallen and make their way to the Last City to meet the various individuals there: the [[Titan]] Vanguard Commander [[Zavala]], the [[Warlock]] Vanguard [[Ikora Rey]], the [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]], the [[Crucible]] handler [[Lord Shaxx]], the Gunsmith [[Banshee-44]], and [[The Speaker]], a disciple who speaks for the Traveler. After meeting the people of the Last City, they return to the Cosmodrome to acquire a warp drive, eliminating a Devil [[Archon]] named [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Riksis]] in the process. They soon discover their purpose as a Guardian from the Speaker and he tasks them with investigating what is stopping the Traveler from healing after its conflict with the Darkness during the Collapse. They begin solving the mystery upon discovering the Hive's presence in the Cosmodrome. They travel to the Moon to stop the Hive from commencing an invasion on Earth. | ||
They first investigate leads from another Guardian who went missing and eventually died near the entrance to the [[Temple of Crota]], then enter a Hive fortress called the [[Hellmouth]] to seek out [[The World's Grave|the World's Grave]], a compendium of Hive knowledge and their plans to invade Earth. They learn of the Hive's plans to conduct a ritual to drain the Traveler's Light and warn the Speaker about the revelation. He organizes the forces of the Last City to stop the ritual. As the Guardian travels near the ritual site, the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] issues a challenge to them: if they stop the Hive ritual and return alive, she can meet them face to face and discuss a threat more troubling. Ghost tracks the coordinates of the message to [[Venus]]. They discover the ritual in the [[Chamber of Night]] involved the Hive using a piece of the Traveler but were successful in stopping it. They then meet the Stranger in the ruins of [[Ishtar Academy]], who informs them of the [[Black Heart]], a failed replica of the Veil created by the [[Vex]] of the [[Sol Divisive]]. She instructs them to find a way into the [[Black Garden]] and destroy its heart in order for the Traveler to heal. They would seek counsel from the Awoken of the [[Reef]]. They reveal that in order to gain the coordinates to the Black Garden gate, they must first confront a [[Gate Lord]] and retrieve its eye. They return to Venus to lure out and defeat [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]]. They present the eye and learn the coordinates to the Black Garden gate lies on [[Meridian Bay]], but they must get past the [[Exclusion Zone]] set up by the Cabal scout legions including the [[Sand Eaters]], [[Dust Giants]], [[Siege Dancers]], and [[Blind Legion]]. They enter the Black Garden after charging the Gate Lord's eye and destroy the Black Heart by defeating 3 frames comprising the [[Sol Progeny]]: the [[Primeval Mind]], the [[Imminent Mind]], and the [[Eschaton Mind]]. | They first investigate leads from another Guardian who went missing and eventually died near the entrance to the [[Temple of Crota]], then enter a Hive fortress called the [[Hellmouth]] to seek out [[The World's Grave|the World's Grave]], a compendium of Hive knowledge and their plans to invade Earth. They learn of the Hive's plans to conduct a ritual to drain the Traveler's Light and warn the Speaker about the revelation. He organizes the forces of the Last City to stop the ritual. As the Guardian travels near the ritual site, the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] issues a challenge to them: if they stop the Hive ritual and return alive, she can meet them face to face and discuss a threat more troubling. Ghost tracks the coordinates of the message to [[Venus]]. They discover the ritual in the [[Chamber of Night]] involved the Hive using a piece of the Traveler but were successful in stopping it. They then meet the Stranger in the ruins of [[Ishtar Academy]], who informs them of the [[Black Heart]], a failed replica of the Veil created by the [[Vex]] of the [[Sol Divisive]]. She instructs them to find a way into the [[Black Garden]] and destroy its heart in order for the Traveler to heal. They would seek counsel from the Awoken of the [[Reef]]. They reveal that in order to gain the coordinates to the Black Garden gate, they must first confront a [[Gate Lord]] and retrieve its eye. They return to Venus to lure out and defeat [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]]. They present the eye and learn the coordinates to the Black Garden gate lies on [[Meridian Bay]], but they must get past the [[Exclusion Zone]] set up by the Cabal scout legions including the [[Sand Eaters]], [[Dust Giants]], [[Siege Dancers]], and [[Blind Legion]]. They enter the Black Garden after charging the Gate Lord's eye and destroy the Black Heart by defeating 3 frames comprising the [[Sol Progeny]]: the [[Primeval Mind]], the [[Imminent Mind]], and the [[Eschaton Mind]]. | ||
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Meanwhile, Rhulk sends the Scorn to invade the throne world en masse and destroy [[The Wellspring]], the main source of Light distribution across the throne world and of the curse which had kept him trapped within [[The Sunken Pyramid|the Sunken Pyramid]]. Instead the Guardians would repeatedly quash their attempts and keep the Wellspring secured from both Scorn and Lucent Hive parties. Fynch would also inform Ikora Rey and the Vanguard of the curse surrounding the Sunken Pyramid, albeit unaware of the disciple inside it kept from escaping. Eventually, the Guardian would lead a raid fireteam to investigate the sunken Pyramid. Mara Sov would warn them of the threat posed by Rhulk only to be cut of by his own whispers greeting the Lightbearers and inviting them to enter; cryptically warning them to either "drown in the Deep" or "rise from it". | Meanwhile, Rhulk sends the Scorn to invade the throne world en masse and destroy [[The Wellspring]], the main source of Light distribution across the throne world and of the curse which had kept him trapped within [[The Sunken Pyramid|the Sunken Pyramid]]. Instead the Guardians would repeatedly quash their attempts and keep the Wellspring secured from both Scorn and Lucent Hive parties. Fynch would also inform Ikora Rey and the Vanguard of the curse surrounding the Sunken Pyramid, albeit unaware of the disciple inside it kept from escaping. Eventually, the Guardian would lead a raid fireteam to investigate the sunken Pyramid. Mara Sov would warn them of the threat posed by Rhulk only to be cut of by his own whispers greeting the Lightbearers and inviting them to enter; cryptically warning them to either "drown in the Deep" or "rise from it". | ||
The Guardians would first approach [[Acquisition]], a vast repository of artifacts from Rhulk's past conquests, including a rib he took from the Leviathan of Fundament. The Disciple would then explain that the Witness would see the Light fall and glimpsed of the potential Guardians would possess freed of its chains. Despite opposition by both Scorn and Taken forces, the Guardians journeyed deeper into the Pyramid. They then looked upon [[The Upended|the | The Guardians would first approach [[Acquisition]], a vast repository of artifacts from Rhulk's past conquests, including a rib he took from the Leviathan of Fundament. The Disciple would then explain that the Witness would see the Light fall and glimpsed of the potential Guardians would possess freed of its chains. Despite opposition by both Scorn and Taken forces, the Guardians journeyed deeper into the Pyramid. They then looked upon [[The Upended|the Ipended]] in the distance, which Rhulk described as a "triumvirate" of the three core tenets of the Witness: opportunity, preservation, and salvation. After the Guardians killed [[The Caretaker|the Caretaker]], Rhulk remarked that those "defiant" of the Witness’ campaign would be subjugated in service of the Final Shape, which he described as an "ailing, endless, void". They would discover a prophecy inside the Pyramid that foretells of the Witness's plan: "The Hive and the Scorn will love the Darkness and worship the Witness. The Black Fleet will enter Earth and stop the Guardians. The Witness will commune with the Traveler and drink the Light. The Witness will kill ____." As they approached the Upended, Rhulk further compliments the Guardians as resilient yet credulous. In blindly killing scores of Scorn and Taken, however, the fireteam had aided Rhulk by powering the Upended with their bloodshed. With the machine reaching full power, Rhulk was prepared to seal the throne world permanently off from the Light, leaving both the Guardians and the Lucent Hive to suffer. As a final rebuke, the Disciple told the Guardians they were not fit to serve the Witness nor its goals, instead deserving to drown in Darkness. | ||
With the Guardians having reached the Upended, Rhulk emerged from a sarcophagus to personally greet them. Stating that he had no use in them anymore, the Disciple commenced a climactic battle with his interlopers by dropping his [[Lubrae's Ruin|glaive]] and unleashing a massive resonant barrier of Darkness to push them back. The fireteam retaliated in turn by exploiting the resonance from his attacks to push back the barrier, all while Rhulk taunts the fireteam as they fight Scorn and Taken reinforcements. With the barrier having pushed inward and reached the Disciple, Rhulk disables it before inviting the Guardians to the inner sanctum of the Upended. There Rhulk would challenge his opponents in person, to which he toys with the fireteam and even kick them to death on occasion. His composure was only short-lived as they found and then took advantage of four chinks in Rhulk's impervious defense, enraging the Disciple as he became vulnerable to their attacks. In his final moments, Rhulk cried out to the Witness for forgiveness as his body was warped by his own out-of-control powers, transforming him into what appeared to be a petrified, lifeless tree with gnarled vein-like roots of Darkness growing from it. With the death of Rhulk, the Scorn within the throne falls under the control of the Witness and would attempt to take control of the Sunken Pyramid. Mara tasks them with stopping them and learning more about Rhulk's origins. | With the Guardians having reached the Upended, Rhulk emerged from a sarcophagus to personally greet them. Stating that he had no use in them anymore, the Disciple commenced a climactic battle with his interlopers by dropping his [[Lubrae's Ruin|glaive]] and unleashing a massive resonant barrier of Darkness to push them back. The fireteam retaliated in turn by exploiting the resonance from his attacks to push back the barrier, all while Rhulk taunts the fireteam as they fight Scorn and Taken reinforcements. With the barrier having pushed inward and reached the Disciple, Rhulk disables it before inviting the Guardians to the inner sanctum of the Upended. There Rhulk would challenge his opponents in person, to which he toys with the fireteam and even kick them to death on occasion. His composure was only short-lived as they found and then took advantage of four chinks in Rhulk's impervious defense, enraging the Disciple as he became vulnerable to their attacks. In his final moments, Rhulk cried out to the Witness for forgiveness as his body was warped by his own out-of-control powers, transforming him into what appeared to be a petrified, lifeless tree with gnarled vein-like roots of Darkness growing from it. With the death of Rhulk, the Scorn within the throne falls under the control of the Witness and would attempt to take control of the Sunken Pyramid. Mara tasks them with stopping them and learning more about Rhulk's origins. | ||
