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{{Quote|How do we come back from this?"<br>"You don't.|[[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]]}} | {{Quote|How do we come back from this?"<br>"You don't.|[[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]]}} | ||
On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the [[Vanguard]] discovered that all of their outer defenses, satellites and outposts went dark and in the cover of a storm, the Cabal [[Red Legion]] approached the outer territories of the Last City unnoticed. At the time, the Vanguard were having a meeting, when Zavala quickly noticed the approaching warships, forming a [[Defender]] bubble to defend the Vanguard. In one swift attack, the Red Legion severely devastated the [[Tower]], but the Vanguard leadership survived and aided in the fight against the Red Legion troops. As the Legion's fleet assaulted the City, a mysterious massive aircraft latched onto the Traveler. During the chaos, the [[Speaker]] was swiftly captured by the [[Red Legion]], leaving the City and its Guardians questioning his whereabouts. Despite this, civilians were successful in evacuating but the Vanguard was quickly overwhelmed. | On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the [[Vanguard]] discovered that all of their outer defenses, satellites and outposts went dark and in the cover of a storm, the Cabal [[Red Legion]] approached the outer territories of the Last City unnoticed. At the time, the Vanguard were having a meeting, when Zavala quickly noticed the approaching warships, forming a [[Defender]] bubble to defend the Vanguard. In one swift attack, the Red Legion severely devastated the [[Tower]], but the Vanguard leadership survived and aided in the fight against the Red Legion troops. As the Legion's fleet assaulted the City, a mysterious massive aircraft latched onto the Traveler. During the chaos, the [[Speaker]] was swiftly captured by the [[Red Legion]], leaving the City and its Guardians questioning his whereabouts. Despite this, civilians were successful in evacuating but the Vanguard was quickly overwhelmed. | ||
The Guardian, returning from a mission far outside the city, returns just as the Red Legion's attack overwhelms the City and joins the fight to defend their home from the Cabal invaders. | |||
===Conquest of the Light=== | ===Conquest of the Light=== | ||
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Two days later, barely surviving the fall, the Guardian and their damaged Ghost linked up with others, and with little choice, they evacuated the Last City. With the Legion firmly controlling the City, any of the Lightless Guardians who were unable to evacuate were hunted and executed on the spot. | Two days later, barely surviving the fall, the Guardian and their damaged Ghost linked up with others, and with little choice, they evacuated the Last City. With the Legion firmly controlling the City, any of the Lightless Guardians who were unable to evacuate were hunted and executed on the spot. | ||
Despite Ghaul's success in attacking the City and the loss of the Light, the Guardian refused to give up the fight, and after setting up a camp in the [[European Dead Zone]], they sought out to gain new powers and began developing a counterattack against the Red Legion. | Despite Ghaul's success in attacking the City and the loss of the Light, the Guardian refused to give up the fight, and after setting up a camp in the [[European Dead Zone]], they sought out to gain new powers and began developing a counterattack against the Red Legion. The Guardian would gain the aid of citizens who lived beyond the Last City's walls, led by [[Suraya Hawthorne]], leading them and other survivors to [[The Farm]]. | ||
===Red Legion occupation=== | ===Red Legion occupation=== | ||
{{Quote|I am Ghaul, and your [[Light]]... is mine.|[[Dominus Ghaul]]}} | {{Quote|I am Ghaul, and your [[Light]]... is mine.|[[Dominus Ghaul]]}} | ||
[[File:Face Off.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Dominus Ghaul]] interrogates [[The Speaker]].]] | [[File:Face Off.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[[Dominus Ghaul]] interrogates [[The Speaker]].]] | ||
As Ghaul began to occupy the Last City, he | As Ghaul began to occupy the Last City, he sent his forces across the system to ensure the Red Legion have full control over the system. | ||
The Dominus established a massive ship outside of the sun, [[The Almighty]], which projected a beam of energy directly into it, slowly destabilizing the sun. With this, in the event the system continues to resist or when the Cabal are done with the system, The Almighty will cause the sun to go Supernova and destroy the System. | |||
Additionally on [[Nessus]], Ghaul sent some his Red Legion forces in order to occupy the planetoid and begin drilling into the Vex ruins that lied there. The Red Legion's drilling operations awakened the Vex and [[Protheon, Modular Mind]] and their activities alerted the Fallen there, engaging them as well. Another Red Legion force was sent to the moon of [[Io]], where they began to drill into the planet to access the latent Traveler energies within the moon, hoping to see if its possible to harvest and control the Light. However, their actions attracted the remnants of the Taken, catching the Cabal off-guard and a great many of them became Taken themselves. It was clear that a new mysterious entity has begun to direct the Taken in the absence of [[Oryx]]. | Additionally on [[Nessus]], Ghaul sent some his Red Legion forces in order to occupy the planetoid and begin drilling into the Vex ruins that lied there. The Red Legion's drilling operations awakened the Vex and [[Protheon, Modular Mind]] and their activities alerted the Fallen there, engaging them as well. Another Red Legion force was sent to the moon of [[Io]], where they began to drill into the planet to access the latent Traveler energies within the moon, hoping to see if its possible to harvest and control the Light. However, their actions attracted the remnants of the Taken, catching the Cabal off-guard and a great many of them became Taken themselves. It was clear that a new mysterious entity has begun to direct the Taken in the absence of [[Oryx]]. | ||
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Despite the loss of the City, the Vanguard sought to regroup what was left of their forces and launch a counterattack against the Red Legion to take back the Last City and free the Traveler. They planned to regroup on the moon of Titan but found that a new breed of Hive have already infested much of the planet, losing many Lightless Guardians in a failed attempt to drive the Hive off. This weakened Vanguard moral and their leadership splinters off into different areas of the system. | Despite the loss of the City, the Vanguard sought to regroup what was left of their forces and launch a counterattack against the Red Legion to take back the Last City and free the Traveler. They planned to regroup on the moon of Titan but found that a new breed of Hive have already infested much of the planet, losing many Lightless Guardians in a failed attempt to drive the Hive off. This weakened Vanguard moral and their leadership splinters off into different areas of the system. | ||
The Guardian at the Farm | The Guardian at the Farm, following visions from the Traveler after being defeated by Ghaul, traveled to a lost shard of the Traveler located in the most dangerous area of the Dead Zone. After fighting through soldiers of a new Fallen House, the [[House of Dusk]], the Guardian was able to reach the shard and interact with it. Doing so, the Guardian was able to tap into the Light that remained in the shard and regained their abilities. With their powers restored, the Guardian traveled to Titan to aid Commander Zavala in establishing a new base to prepare a resistance against Ghaul. In addition, in gaining the equipment needed to decrypt vital Cabal transmissions, Zavala and the Guardian learn about The Almighty and its purpose. Despite Zavala's guilt in failing to protect the City and the danger of the Almighty's threat, his resolve and determination is restored thanks to the Guardian's efforts but to ensure their resistance is successful, Zavala needs his old fireteam: [[Cayde-6]] and Ikora Rey. | ||
Tasking the Guardian to find them, they follow a lost transmission of Cayde's that leads them to Nessus. There, they receive the aid of a damaged [[Golden Age]] AI, [[Failsafe]], and it gives them directions to find Cayde. Soon enough, they find that Cayde is trapped in a Vex time-loop after attempting to steal a Vex teleporter for the purpose of reaching Ghaul. After fighting the Vex and the Mind controlling the loop, the Guardian was able to free Cayde and convinces him to return to Zavala to form a resistance. Before departing, Cayde advises the Guardian to travel to Io, as he believes that Ikora would travel their to seek answers during trying times. | |||
Traveling to Io, the Guardian was quickly able to find Ikora but she is unsure if a resistance is possible due to the loss of her Light. During this, the Cabal Red Legion have succeeded in mining for the Traveler's energies within the moon. Investigating the Cabal base, they find it eerily quiet and are soon ambushed by the Taken which surprises Ikora and the Guardian at their return. Despite this, the Guardian was successful in preventing the Taken in corrupting the Light's energy and forming a bridge to their dimension. Ikora is quick to hypothesize that the Taken are following the direction of new hidden entity. | |||
To further understand the Almighty, the Guardian travels into a breached Warmind Vault to process the necessary data. Guided by Ikora and a recently awakened [[Asher Mir]], the Guardian succeeded in entering the Vault after defeating the Vex and the Taken. Using the processing power within the Vault, Ikora and Asher learn that they cannot destroy the Almighty without destroying the sun in the process but they are able to permanently disable it. With this, Ikora's faith and resolve is restored and travels to the farm to meet with Zavala and Cayde. | |||
Back on Earth at the Farm, the reunited Vanguard discuss a strategy to disable the Almighty and liberate the City. Despite the impossibility of the task, they know it is worth it. [[Suraya Hawthorne]] helps the Vanguard in giving them directions to pass the Cities' walls undetected and advise the Guardian to take out Thumos, the Unbroken | Back on Earth at the Farm, the reunited Vanguard discuss a strategy to disable the Almighty and liberate the City. Despite the impossibility of the task, they know it is worth it. [[Suraya Hawthorne]] helps the Vanguard in giving them directions to pass the Cities' walls undetected and advise the Guardian to take out Thumos, the Unbroken, take his security pass and ship to travel to the Almighty and disable it. On that cue, the Vanguard's forces will launch their attack and after getting close enough to the Traveler Suppressor Device, the Guardian would use the Vex teleporter to quickly travel to the device and free the Traveler. | ||
===Liberation of the Last City=== | ===Liberation of the Last City=== | ||
{{Quote|Fitting your Traveler would send you to face me once more.|Dominus Ghaul}} | {{Quote|Fitting your Traveler would send you to face me once more.|Dominus Ghaul}} | ||
After succeeding in taking down Thumos and stealing his personal ship, the Guardian travel to the Almighty to disable the massive weapon. Despite fighting past elite defenders and dealing with the intense solar rays, the Guardian succeeds in disabling the Almighty's coolants, causing it to malfunction, rendering it inoperable. Escaping the massive warship, the Guardian informs the Vanguard of their success and head back to Earth to join the fight. On that cue, the Vanguard initiates their attack to liberate their home. Despite the loss of their light, the Vanguards forces succeed in breaking through the Red Legions defenses and set up the Vex device but are wounded in the process. Despite this, the Guardian successfully uses the device and boards Ghaul's command ship, the Immortal, which is at the center of the Light-restraining device. Bypassing the ships forces, the Guardian reaches top of the ship and encounter Ghaul once more. This time, however, Ghaul | After succeeding in taking down Thumos and stealing his personal ship, the Guardian travel to the Almighty to disable the massive weapon. Despite fighting past elite defenders and dealing with the intense solar rays, the Guardian succeeds in disabling the Almighty's coolants, causing it to malfunction, rendering it permanently inoperable. Escaping the massive warship, the Guardian informs the Vanguard of their success and head back to Earth to join the fight. On that cue, the Vanguard initiates their attack to liberate their home. Despite the loss of their light, the Vanguards forces succeed in breaking through the Red Legions defenses and set up the Vex device but are wounded in the process. Despite this, the Guardian successfully uses the device and boards Ghaul's command ship, the Immortal, which is at the center of the Light-restraining device. Bypassing the ships forces, the Guardian reaches the top of the ship and encounter Ghaul once more. This time, however, Ghaul had forcibly taken a portion of the Traveler's Light to battle with the Guardian with abilities similar to theirs. | ||
Despite his power, Ghaul is killed by the Guardian but suddenly reincarnates as a massive ethereal being and speaks to the Traveler directly which awakens the ancient entity after centuries of slumber. Upon awakening, the Traveler | Despite his power, Ghaul is killed by the Guardian but suddenly reincarnates as a massive ethereal being and speaks to the Traveler directly which awakens the ancient entity after centuries of slumber. Upon awakening, the Traveler shatters the device restraining it and destroys Ghaul once and for all. In addition, in a massive flash, the Light is restored to all Guardians and the Traveler fully awakens. With their powers restored, the Vanguard and Guardians are successful in driving the Red Legion out and reclaim their home. | ||
For the first time in all history, the Red Legion have been defeated and the entirety of the Cabal have been left leaderless and demoralized at the loss of their recently crowned Dominus. | For the first time in all history, the Red Legion have been defeated and the entirety of the Cabal have been left leaderless and demoralized at the loss of their recently crowned Dominus. | ||
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In addition to Io, a remnant faction of [[Taken]] continued to operate within the [[European Dead Zone]], primarily near the Dark Forest, battling whatever Fallen, Cabal or Guardian force that gets near. A contingent of the Red Legion began to use Psions to siphon Taken energy to empower themselves which causes the notice of the Vanguard. Fighting the Cabal through the Dark Forest in the Deadzone, the Guardians corner the Colossus in command of their activities and destroy him. A larger Taken force gathered in the Deadzone under the command of a Taken Phalanx, [[Grask, the Consumed]]. The Taken, under clear directions, were tasked to corrupt the natural landscape and water supply within the Deadzone using Taken energy. Should they succeed, then the entire Deadzone would be rendered inhospitable, threatening the Farm. After destroying each of the Taken's stronger forces and removing the Blight's causing the infestations, the Guardians were successful in defeating Grask, weakening the Taken in the Deadzone but the Vanguard continue to question who is creating new Taken and directing them in Oryx' absence. This lead the Vanguard to develop investigations into Oryx, specifically [[Xivu Arath|his]] [[Savathûn|sisters]] mentioned in the [[Books of Sorrow]]. | In addition to Io, a remnant faction of [[Taken]] continued to operate within the [[European Dead Zone]], primarily near the Dark Forest, battling whatever Fallen, Cabal or Guardian force that gets near. A contingent of the Red Legion began to use Psions to siphon Taken energy to empower themselves which causes the notice of the Vanguard. Fighting the Cabal through the Dark Forest in the Deadzone, the Guardians corner the Colossus in command of their activities and destroy him. A larger Taken force gathered in the Deadzone under the command of a Taken Phalanx, [[Grask, the Consumed]]. The Taken, under clear directions, were tasked to corrupt the natural landscape and water supply within the Deadzone using Taken energy. Should they succeed, then the entire Deadzone would be rendered inhospitable, threatening the Farm. After destroying each of the Taken's stronger forces and removing the Blight's causing the infestations, the Guardians were successful in defeating Grask, weakening the Taken in the Deadzone but the Vanguard continue to question who is creating new Taken and directing them in Oryx' absence. This lead the Vanguard to develop investigations into Oryx, specifically [[Xivu Arath|his]] [[Savathûn|sisters]] mentioned in the [[Books of Sorrow]]. | ||
Back on Io, Ikora Rey's Hidden agents discovered Vex units interacting with the Taken, causing her to worry if the Taken are preparing for something. She sends the Guardians to investigate and find that the Taken are kidnapping Vex units all over the region using Blights. Tracking down the Taken through a cave system to a abandoned Cabal base, the Guardians face off against [[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria]] and other entities directing the Taken's efforts. The Guardians chase discovered that the Taken are preparing to build a new Taken army to replenish their ranks lost in the Taken War using the Vex. Though Ir Arok escapes again, the Guardians track the Taken Knight down to an area in the [[Pyramidion]]. Cornering the Knight, the Guardians succeed in defeating him but found that some of the Taken Vex traveled through a Blight portal, increasing the Taken's numbers but the Taken's efforts to build a new army have been temporarily stopped. | |||
===Return of the Emperor=== | ===Return of the Emperor=== | ||
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===War's End=== | ===War's End=== | ||
Following the events of the Red War, [[Val Ca'uor]] established himself as the new leader of the [[Red Legion]], where he ordered a massive assault upon the [[Leviathan]]. Following his invasion, [[Emperor Calus]] ordered a [[Guardian]] response team to repel the Red Legion troops, where they ascended the Leviathan's spire, | Following the events of the Red War, [[Val Ca'uor]] established himself as the new leader of the [[Red Legion]], where he ordered a massive assault upon the [[Leviathan]]. Following his invasion, [[Emperor Calus]] ordered a [[Guardian]] response team to repel the Red Legion troops, where they ascended the Leviathan's spire, killed the acting Dominus and devastated his forces in a climatic battle. Ca'uor's death was the effective end of the Red War. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
