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{{Quote|I am plague. I am withering disregard. Yet, here… in your selfless gift, I find new purpose.|Akrazul to Azavath<ref name="VII">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#VII: The Severed and the Unmade|VII: The Severed and the Unmade]]''</ref>.}} | |||
'''Akrazul, the Severed''' was a [[Knight]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]] who sought vengeance upon the Daughters of Crota and their court. He had been crippled by [[Guardian]]s and looked down on by other [[Hive]] for that reason. | '''Akrazul, the Severed''' was a [[Knight]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]] who sought vengeance upon the Daughters of Crota and their court. He had been crippled by [[Guardian]]s and looked down on by other [[Hive]] for that reason. | ||
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===Enacting the Heresy=== | ===Enacting the Heresy=== | ||
{{Quote|I see our end — written in greed. The aftermath of a feeble reign. Such is not how I would see us fall.|Akrazul<ref name="I.II">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I see our end — written in greed. The aftermath of a feeble reign. Such is not how I would see us fall.|Akrazul<ref name="I.II">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref>}} | ||
When approached by his sister [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] about assassinating the Daughters of Crota, Akrazul agreed with her on the court being unworthy of the power they wielded over the Swarm. He saw the Hive nobility as weak and treacherous, praying on the misery of those below struggling against foes "more brutal than time"<ref name="I.II" />. He consented to take part in her scheme and be the catalyst for proving [[the Sword Logic]] futile<ref name="VII" | When approached by his sister [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] about assassinating the Daughters of Crota, Akrazul agreed with her on the court being unworthy of the power they wielded over the Swarm. He saw the Hive nobility as weak and treacherous, praying on the misery of those below struggling against foes "more brutal than time"<ref name="I.II" />. He consented to take part in her scheme and be the catalyst for proving [[the Sword Logic]] futile<ref name="VII" />. | ||
Malkanth's plan required the sacrifice of Akrazul's other sister [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whom he loved dearly. When Malkanth performed the Inquisition of Self, a ritual which would sever Azavath's essence from her body, rendering it an empty husk for Akrazul to fill, he began hearing whispers of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. She stoked his rage and grief, convincing him to be but a pawn in Malkanth's plans and having only ever been loved by Azavath. When he woke up in his sister's body and saw her smiling at him, he struck against her and pierced her heart with a blade. He then moved to deliver his vengeance upon the court<ref name="IX.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. | Malkanth's plan required the sacrifice of Akrazul's other sister [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whom he loved dearly. When Malkanth performed the Inquisition of Self, a ritual which would sever Azavath's essence from her body, rendering it an empty husk for Akrazul to fill, he began hearing whispers of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. She stoked his rage and grief, convincing him to be but a pawn in Malkanth's plans and having only ever been loved by Azavath. When he woke up in his sister's body and saw her smiling at him, he struck against her and pierced her heart with a blade. He then moved to deliver his vengeance upon the court<ref name="IX.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. | ||
