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| 28 February || The Second Collapse begins || The Witness and its forces finally arrive at Earth's orbit to confront the Traveler. The forces of the Coalition respond to defend the Traveler, but the defense fails as Amanda Holliday and the other pilots go down in the fight. The Traveler shoots out a terraforming beam on the Pyramid the Witness was inhabiting until it steps out to commune with the Traveler. Upon communing with the Traveler, the Witness discovers the location of the Veil somewhere on Neptune and instructs its new Disciple Emperor Calus to find it. Osiris learns of the discovery and follow the Cabal fleet traveling there.

| - || [[First Contact]] || The Guardian follows Ikora's orders to pursue Osiris in Neptune's orbit. They fight the [[Shadow Legion]]: followers of Emperor Calus carrying Pyramid tech to shield their allies when killed. They are forced to use the different keycards to navigate the first Shadow Legion vessel: [[Vual Guadium]] and destroy its navigations computer. They see a [[Tormentor]] for the first time, with Osiris replying that it is the result of Calus's ascension to one of the [[Disciples of the Witness]]. They finally destroy the navigations computer before they make their way to the other Shadow Legion vessel: [[Asteroth Rex II]]. Ghost discovers that Calus's flagship, ''[[Typhon Imperator]]'', is making its way to Neptune's surface as Calus taunts them. Osiris informs of a plan to use Cabal [[Drop Pod]]s to make their way to Neptune's surface. The Guardian scuttles the Cabal vessel by shooting its engines and make their escape. Before they reach the Drop Pod launchers and rendezvous with Osiris, they confront the same Tormentor they've seen earlier: [[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]]. They follow Osiris's instruction to board the Drop Pod and land on Neptune. They land on a city on Neptune: Neomuna, and meet the [[Cloud Strider]]s [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]]. On the way to find Osiris, they discover a mysterious font filled with Darkness energy. They use the font and become the first being to discover [[Strand]]. They use the new Strand abilities to defend Osiris from the Shadow Legion before eventually becoming exhausted. After defeating the last of the local forces, the Guardian and Osiris work with the Cloud Striders to repel an invasion force led by the Disciple Calus. They regroup at the [[Hall of Heroes]] and learn that Cloud Striders are warriors of Neomuna with a maximum of a 10-year lifespan, after which they succumb to their augmentations. Before beginning their work to locate the Veil, they meet Nimbus and retrieve a [[Ascendant Scepter|gift]] from Mara Sov. She reminds the Guardian that they are fighting a two-front war with the Shadow Legion; one front on Neptune and another front on Earth. With her massage received, the Guardian leaves to find the location of the Veil.

| - || [[Under Siege]] || The Cloud Striders relay the coordinates of the Veil to the Guardian, but the way there is blocked by Cabal shielding, so they are forced to defeat Shadow Guard enemies to retrieve keycards in order for Ghost to remove the shield. While they defend Ghost, they defeat an onslaught of Shadow Legion and Vex stopping their effort. Ghost finally removes the shield and allows the Guardian passage to the coordinates to the Veil. On arrival, Ghost notes a suppression field engulfing the area near the complex, so the Guardian is forced to defeat one of the Shadow Legion officers with their weapons: [[Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master]]. They witness Shadow Legion Harvesters surrounding the plaza near the site of the Veil. The Witness possess Ghost and contacts Calus on the progress for finding the Veil, whilst inadvertently revealing their plans to establish a link between the [[Radial Mast]] and the Veil to the Guardian. They inform Nimbus and Osiris of the plans.

| - || [[Downfall]] || The Cloud Striders and Osiris suggest the Guardian infiltrate Calus's flagship to find the Radial Mast and destroy it before it establishes a link with the Veil. Rohan warns the Guardian of Calus's forces guarding the Radial Mast before they enter the flagship. On the way, they see more Strand energy. They navigate the flagship by shooting shards to open door, getting on grav lifts, and platforming. They reach a room containing Shadow Legion [[Thresher]]s, so they destroy the hangar by depositing resonance into a totem. They then confront another Tormentor before proceeding. Finally, they reach an arena where the Radial Mast is secured, but a projection of Calus demands a test to the Guardian. They deposit the resonance on the totems and defeat some of the champions sent by Calus. They then use a recently-discovered Strand font to defeat the [[Taken]] and Shadow Legion infesting the arena. They become exhausted again, and just as Calus's forces begins ambushing them, Empress Caiatl arrives to rescue them and helps them escape the flagship by following her Threshers via their [[Sparrow]]s. The Empress warns them not to listen to Calus's words. Nimbus gives the Guardian their next objective.

| - || [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]] || Nimbus tasks the Guardian with restoring power to the [[CloudArk]], a digital space the [[Neomuni]] inhabit to provide defense and infrastructure to Neomuna. They stop the Vex siphoning power and use Strand grappling points to navigate the reactor. They finally smash the Vex mind in charge, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]] and reboot the reactor providing power to the CloudArk. On their escape, Nimbus reveals to the Guardian that it was a trap set by the Shadow Legion, so the Guardian is forced to evacuate the reactor quickly using Strand. Back at the Hall of Heroes, Nimbus sees Osiris using Strand as well. Osiris reveals to Nimbus the true nature if Light and Darkness. Light is the force that deals with physical transformation; Darkness is the force that deals with memory. Nimbus gives Osiris advice to flow with the river when it comes to Strand.

| - || On the Verge || Nimbus gives the coordinates to the Guardian so Osiris can give them a new understanding of Strand. They interact with more Strand fonts and smash Vex along the way. Osiris encourages them to lean into using Strand rather than backing out of it and to go beyond their limits. They do so on the way and upon arriving at [[Maya's Retreat]]. They interact with a large Strand font and discover the first Aspect for their Strand subclass. They test their mastery of Strand concepts on the [[Inquisitor Mind]], but they become exhausted before its defeat; Osiris encourages to not give up and unleash their mastery on its defeat. Osiris congratulates the Guardian on being capable of using Strand without constraint, but has yet to figure out how to control Strand more effectively. Osiris meets the [[Pouka]]s, semi-aqautic creatures capable of reflecting emotion onto its subject. Rohan and Osiris discus the feeling of pain before they are interrupted by the commotion outside. They see the Radial Mast beginning its establishment to link it to the Veil.  

| - || [[No Time Left]] || The Guardian and Rohan begin making their way to the Radial Mast's location as Nimbus and Osiris act as support. Osiris discovers that Strand is capable of destroying suppression fields scattered throughout the city, so the Guardian destroys them with Strand. Nimbus assist the Guardian by using Neomuni tech to replicate [[Drake Tank]]s used by the Vanguard after clearing out the LZ first. They do so and use the Drake Tank to bypass Shadow Legion [[Interceptor]]s ,[[Goliath Tank]]s, and Threshers blocking the way. They are forced to destroy more suppression fields and defeat an [[Inprint of Nezarec]] before they can rendezvous with Rohan. They meet him near an Ishtar Collective lab where the Radial Mast is located. They defend him as he finds a weak spot in the Radial Mast and defeat another Shadow Legion officer, [[Val Bho'kaurl]]. They become exhausted from using Strand before they were able to destroy the Radial Mast, so Rohan decides to sacrifice himself to destroy the Radial Mast. Nimbus asks the Guardian to bring Rohan's core to them. Meanwhile, Calus informs the Witness of the Radial Mast's destruction. The Witness then berates Calus on his lack of purpose before reminding him to secure the Veil so the Witness will create a link to it.

| - || [[Hypernet Current]] || Nimbus notes a strange presence is detected within the CloudArk and then they and Caiatl task the Guardian with finding the source at the [[Vex Domain]]. They defeat the Shadow Legion and a Tormentor named [[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] guarding the Taken blight. They enter the Vex Domain and clear out Taken blights and rifts along the way. An unidentified voice claims the Vex Domain for itself, with Caiatl commenting on its similarities to the Nightmares they encountered in the Derelict Leviathan. They find the Taken Hydra and expel it from the Vex Domain. Caiatl instructs them to return to Neomuna to make final preparations, but before they leave, the unidentified voice reveals itself to be [[Nezarec]], another Disciple of the Witness now haunting the Neomuni.