Mara Sov: Difference between revisions

Mara helped a [[Guardian]] gain entrance to the Black Garden, despite the protests of her brother. She made it clear, however, that she had granted the Guardian a favor, and would expect them to answer her summons if the Awoken needed an ally.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> That time came when the House of Wolves revolted, killing many of her personal guard, and abandoning the Reef. She ordered that the Reef be opened up to the Guardians.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPg3jWn6Nn0 '''YouTube''' - ''Official Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves Prologue'']</ref> After the defeat of Skolas and ending his ambitions to control all other Fallen houses, Mara Sov gained a greater deal of respect for the Guardians (though wouldn't admit it publicly).{{citation needed}} Before sending Skolas back to Prison of Elders, she personally came to his cell to inspect him. However, upon examining him, Skolas whispered something Variks interpreted as "Light-snuffer" and "Dark-Binder", leading Mara to believe that a new, greater threat was on its way. Seeking to counter this threat, Mara ordered her brother to contact an old friend of hers from the Tower and one from [[Mercury]].{{citation needed}}

When [[Oryx]] invaded the System, Mara Sov met him in [[Battle of Saturn|battle]] at [[Saturn]]'s Rings. Her fleet challenged the Taken King in an effort to protect the Reef from further incursion, but it was decisively defeated by the [[Dreadnaught]]'s primary weapon. In the immediate aftermath, Mara was nowhere to be found and feared dead by her own people. Despite such a staggering loss, it was all seemingly part of a plan Mara had formulated in secret with [[Eris Morn]]. The entire battle was simply a delaying action; in using the Dreadnaught's weapon, Oryx destroyed most of his own fleet as well as the Awoken ships, forcing him to hold back from advancing into the inner system. The Awoken's sacrifice bought Earth and the Guardians enough time to react and take the fight to Oryx.

No body had been recovered after the battle, but signs that her ship had not been totally obliterated were recovered by Taken champions, which were later acquired and passed on to [[Petra]]. After a search through the Dreadnaught, there was still no sign of the Queen, but Petra continues to hope that she survived. [[Uldren]], who survived the battle, also suspected that the Queen survived, as he could still sense her.