Forum:Future in Darkness

"Countless Guardians and civilians died for us. They gave their lives so that we could escape from the Darkness, to stop the Black Fleet from destroying the universe. We must honor their sacrifice. We must face the Black Swordsman and the White Angel without fear. The Traveler has given us a gift. We must not waste it."

- Ikora Rey

Future in Darkness is the first mission of the Paradox Campaign and the [???] Story Mission of Destiny 2. After receiving a mysterious distress signal from Variks, the Loyal, Shaw Han sends The Guardian to investigate a distrubance within the Dwindler's Ridge and uncover it before someone or something else finds it first. However, as they head deeper, The Guardian soon discovers the first wave of a terrifying new threat to the Solar System: the Shadowkeepers.

Objectives

 * Explore the Dwindler's Ridge
 * Investigate the Gateway
 * Repel the Fallen Assault
 * Traverse the Realm
 * Stave Off the Hive Resurgence
 * Head Deeper
 * Survive the Onslaught
 * Escape the Realm
 * Get to Your Jumpship

Rewards
Weapons: Armors:
 * ((STEEL MEDULLA~)) - Exotic Void Häkke Pulse Rifle
 * ((FEVER AND REMEDY~)) - Exotic Solar Häkke Hand Cannon
 * Khvostov 7G-0X - Exotic Auto Rifle
 * ((ZEAL VECTOR~)) - Exotic Solar Häkke Sidearm
 * ((QUANTIPLASM~)) - Exotic Arc Häkke Shotgun
 * ((ETHER NOVA~)) - Exotic Void Omolon Fusion Rifle
 * ((MOLECULAR TEMPER~)) - Exotic Arc Häkke Sword

Warlock Hunter Titan
 * Light Beyond Nemesis - Exotic Helmet
 * Deathstalker's Miasma Claws - Exotic Gauntlets
 * Dragonwalker's Mantle - Exotic Chest Armor
 * Legs of the Sorrowbringer - Exotic Leg Armor
 * Shadowdancer's Bond - Exotic Warlock Bond
 * Celestial Ahamkara's Scar - Exotic Helmet
 * Scorchseeker's Grips - Exotic Gauntlets
 * Roguemaster's Vest - Exotic Chest Armor
 * Bones of Eao - Exotic Leg Armor
 * Cursebreaker's Cloak - Exotic Hunter Cloak
 * The Glasshouse - Exotic Helmet
 * Terrorbreaker's Embrace - Exotic Gauntlets
 * Hailwalker's Cuirass - Exotic Chest Armor
 * Greaves of the Bloodmaker - Exotic Leg Armor
 * Stormwaker's Mark - Exotic Titan Mark

Cosmetics: Lore: Miscellaneous:
 * Hildian Seeker - Exotic Jumpship
 * Iron Gjallarwing - Exotic Sparrow
 * Rising Fusion Shell - Exotic Ghost Shell
 * Corrupted by Edge - Prologue
 * Mal's Diary - Chapter 1
 * Enhancement Prism
 * Ascendant Shard

Transcript
{Cutscene}

(Music)

The screen was black.


 * Exo Stranger: In the beginning, there was only one...a single black infinitude.

A small faint light would form in the middle of the black screen.


 * Exo Stranger: Then the infinitude found release, and finally, the darkness broke, filling it with life. With the Multiverse.

 Then, it would begin to grow brighter until it exploded, causing a wave of energy would wash through the endless dark, resulting in the creations of multiple Dimensions and worlds.


 * Exo Stranger: Every existence multiplied by possibility, and spread out before space and time in infinite measure. Civilizations rose and fell, and rose again to cross realities grasping expanse. Few worlds would be locked in a challenge between two sides, good and evil, light and dark. Our world would end up in that fate as well, between the Traveler and the Pyramids.

The screen would switch to a picture of The Traveler, moving across the edge of Space and help spread light to other Planets and species, as it travels by.


 * Exo Stranger: The Light, in the form of the Traveler, would grow life and light, and would preserve it, expanding across our Dimension.

Then, the screen would fade to a picture of the Black Fleet, which would be seen lurking other planets and causing chaos and destruction to Species and life all around it.


 * Exo Stranger: And then...its opposite, the Darkness, an evil and twisted power that can destroy life and block out that Light...

It would then switch to The Traveler creating Ghosts and spreading them out far and wide to bring back the dead to become Guardians.


 * Exo Stranger: But the Light would began to fight back against the darkness by giving its power to those who were deemed worthy of such power.

The screen shifts to a series of daunting battles between the Guardians and their enemies, including the destruction of the Black Heart, the fall of Crota and Skolas, and the deaths of Oryx and Aksis.


 * Exo Stranger: But as we fought back, the darkness began to form their own champions too, and the battle between Light and Dark would commence.

The screen then shifts to another series of battles, which showcases the defeat of Dominus Ghaul, Panoptes, Xol, Riven, Siviks, and Gahlran, the emergence of the Scarlet Keep, the arrival of the Black Fleet, the fall of the House of Salvation, and the battle against Xivu Arath, God of War and Savathûn, the Witch Queen.


 * Exo Stranger: But, we would fight back against their forces and defeat their Champions.

Cut to black.


 * Exo Stranger: We were so close to defeating the Darkness...

(Music)

A wave of Light crashes against the Pyramid ships, fading to Anastasia Bray witnessing the apparent destruction of Rasputin at the hands of the Pyramids followed by Variks, the Loyal on Europa, a construction of the Europan Pyramid flying toward the hill, and Osiris staring at a portal showing him a dark future on Mercury.


 * Exo Stranger: But then, in its final attempt, the Darkness reached out from beyond our world and began to call out other evils to assist the Darkness.

The screen shifts to one of the Pyramids beaming its energy onto a large Portal within its domain, reaching out across from its world to other worlds, mostly going to the villains of those worlds.


 * Exo Stranger: Until that day, the Darkness would form an army of terrors in the form of evil, ruthless warriors under its shadows, led by its heralds, including Kirito, Asuna, and a few other bastards the Darkness grabbed...

''The camera fades in to the portal pouring out enemies from other Dimensions and seeing said Pyramid. As the Fallen Captain carrying the banner of an unknown House rallies its forces, the onslaught between the Ghosts of Nagasaki and the Guardians later shifts to the Iron Lords fighting against SIVA without success, Sasuke grabbing his Katana shortly before fighting Naruto, a massive spherical shockwave obliterating the clustered asteroids, Oryx's own fleet, and the Awoken armada, Mal falling under the influence of the Darkness, Ikora Rey and a squad of Guardians racing through on Sparrows, and the Guardians fighting against the forces of Darkness within the hearts of the Ascendant realm and the Black Garden.''


 * Exo Stranger: Ever since they came to our world, the Darkness united all of our enemies with only one goal: to annihilate the Light and bring Darkness to our world.

The screen would show the Cabal of the Shadow Legion marching into battle, Guardians riding onto their Sparrows across Venus, Kotrik using his Ultra Smash attack against other Guardians, an Exo-enhanced Human Guardian guiding her allies through a Glass Dimension, Nitrix-6 preforming a Servitor Melee, a Villain Kid shrinking Carlos de Vil, Jay, Freddie Facilier, and Jane, Eris Morn encountering a hooded Phantom from within the Moon, a Grasp of Kirito firing its Void Shank Turrets, and Kirito swinging his blade.


 * Exo Stranger: This is not only our story, but it is also the stories of others, including a girl who vowed to avenge the deaths of her parents and became the Dragon Queen, a young Lightbearer learning of her past, and two teenagers attempting to do whatever they can for the Darkness.

The screen then shows an image of The Guardian, Mal, Kirito, and Asuna through fractured glass, but would soon begin to slowly be put together, but also cracking the glass fragments as a result.


 * Exo Stranger: Not only is our world at stake, but other Dimensions are also in great danger, and they are now becoming fused together into one, but in doing so, they could possibly tear our world apart by its attempt. However...

Cut to black.


 * Exo Stranger: It could provide benefits against the Darkness and their Shadows.

''Then the screen slowly fades to a large fragment of the Traveler corrupted by an unknown energy within Mars. Then it fades back to black.''


 * Exo Stranger: This is your story now.

{Cinematic}

A drawing of the Solar System fades in, briefly panning across a few planets, before drawing the Traveler and the signature graphing lines associated with it.


 * Ghost: I was born the moment the Traveler died. As everything collapsed around us. Before that day, there had never been a Ghost. There had never been a Guardian.

The Traveler's drawing enters the Milky Way.


 * Ghost: I don't know much about the Traveler. But I know it made me to bring you back. And I spent a really, really long time searching for you.

The Traveler's drawing reaches Earth, and positions itself above it.


 * Ghost: The Cosmodrome? Not the first place I looked.

''A minimalist depiction of the Traveler releasing the Ghosts begins to draw itself. Many drawings of Ghosts are seen surrounding Earth, with the player's Ghost descending towards the center.''


 * Ghost: As I saw the other Ghosts find their Guardians, and the centuries went by, I wondered if I'd ever find you. And then... I did.

(Music)

''The drawing of Earth fades out entirely and the camera transitions to The Last City, tilting from the top down. Eleven Pyramid Scales can be seen in the City's walls with the Black Fleet looming among them.

{Opening Cutscene}

{Music plays: Eir Aoi - Shoegazer}

Kimi no kage ni fukaku ochiru kanashimi wo machi wo sukuu kokoro no yami ga shihai suru sekai kizutsuku hane tsubasawa toki ni mi wo makase hitori yoru no kaze ni nabiku nure garasu

So tasty blacken

Nagareochiru risei to hoshi ni negai wo koroshita kosei no kazu dake hito wa otona ni naru kinou nagashita namida no kakera wo atsume ikutsu mono yoru ni koi sakenda

Filthy, Beastie Lazy nights onaji yoru wo kurikaeshi tsuki ga hohoemi kakeru

Watashi wa toki ni hagureta rabirinsu anata ni deau kiseki wa kanata aitai kioku wo riroodo meiro watashi wo mitsukete aikotoba wa himitsu kinjirareta asobi futari wa hikari to kage no shirabe

(TBA)

Eliksni
House of Devils Black Fleet House of Shadows
 * Dreg
 * Marauder
 * Resilient Marauder
 * Shank
 * Exploder Shank
 * Tracer Shank
 * Heavy Shank
 * Wretch
 * Vandal
 * Resilient Vandal
 * Resilient Captain
 * Angelic Dreg
 * Empowered Wraith
 * Lord Servitor
 * Cherubic Screeb
 * Dreg, House of Shadows
 * Marauder, House of Shadows
 * Shank, House of Shadows
 * Servitor, House of Shadows
 * Vandal, House of Shadows
 * Captain, House of Shadows

Hive
Savathûn's Brood Black Fleet Shadow Brood
 * Thrall
 * Acolyte
 * Wizard
 * Knight
 * Revenant Ogre
 * Shrieker
 * Angelic Thrall
 * Archangelic Knight
 * Fortified Wizard
 * Cherubic Acolyte
 * Seraphic Ogre
 * Shadow Thrall
 * Shadow Acolyte
 * Shadow Wizard
 * Shadow Knight
 * Shadow Ogre

Shadowkeeper

 * Angelic Shadowkeeper
 * Archangelic Shadowkeeper
 * Ruling Shadowkeeper
 * Empowered Shadowkeeper
 * Fortified Shadowkeeper
 * Lord Shadowkeeper
 * Enthroned Shadowkeeper
 * Cherubic Shadowkeeper
 * Seraphic Shadowkeeper
 * Incarnated Shadowkeeper

Nightmare

 * Angelic Nightmare
 * Archangelic Nightmare
 * Ruling Nightmare
 * Empowered Nightmare
 * Fortified Nightmare
 * Lord Nightmare
 * Enthroned Nightmare
 * Cherubic Nightmare
 * Seraphic Nightmare
 * Incarnated Nightmare

Human

 * Incarnated Guardian

Awoken

 * Incarnated Techeun

Master Champions

 * Deathburst Captain
 * Deathburst Knight
 * Deathburst Vanquisher
 * Moonlit Marauder
 * Moonlit Acolyte
 * Moonlit Adherent
 * Bloodsong Servitor
 * Bloodsong Wizard
 * Bloodsong Ogre

Bosses

 * Naxeviks, Wrath of the Shadows
 * Tharguth, Fist of the Shadows
 * The Guardian (Brief encounter)