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{{Quote|I was a fool to lead us here. I was blinded by the loss of so much, by your light extinguished. I put my trust, and the light of four others, in a madman, and I bear witness to their fall into darkness and death. Toland's song was nothing but screams, and we go now to sing with them. We will not return.|Eriana-3, in her last recorded message before her death}} | {{Quote|I was a fool to lead us here. I was blinded by the loss of so much, by your light extinguished. I put my trust, and the light of four others, in a madman, and I bear witness to their fall into darkness and death. Toland's song was nothing but screams, and we go now to sing with them. We will not return.|Eriana-3, in her last recorded message before her death}} | ||
Eriana soon replaced her grief with a consuming desire to gain vengeance for Wei Ning and so devoted herself to Crota's destruction.<ref name="BofC">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Blades_of_Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> She worked together with the Hunter [[Eris Morn]] in order to solve Crota's apparent immortality. Without a ready solution, they sought out knowledge from forbidden Hive arcana, in the form of the exiled Warlock [[Toland, the Shattered]]. Toland described the method in which they could defeat their foe by entering the [[Ascendant Realm]] and slaying the Hive Prince in his throne world. Although Eriana was disturbed by the mad Warlock's obsession with learning Hive secrets and their secret song about death, she and Eris recruited him to join their mission.<ref name="GCE">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota.27s_End|Crota's End]]''</ref> | |||
They also asked three other Guardians, [[Omar Agah]], [[Sai Mota]], and [[Vell Tarlowe]], to aid them in their quest to defeat Crota. While Sai was easy to convince<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Sai_Mota.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Sai Mota's Ghost]]''</ref> and Vell sought them out to volunteer for the mission,<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Memory of Vell Tarlowe]]''</ref> Omar had significant doubts about their chances of success and questioned if she was truly serious. He apologized after stating that dying on the Moon would not bring back Wei Ning, but Eriana told him she valued his honesty and stated she intended to be honest in return. She declared the Vanguard too cowardly to do what needed to be done and that the walls of the City would not save them if Crota invaded Earth. When Omar protested that surely they could defeat Crota in the City, Eriana explained it would not be that easy and that she and Eris had gone to Toland. Hearing Eris name, Omar informed Eriana that she should have led with the fact she was involved and immediately agreed to join.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Omar_Agah.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Omar Agah's Ghost]]''</ref> Before the fireteam departed from the Tower, Eriana recorded a message explaining their goal to the rest of the Vanguard should they fail.<ref name="GCE"/> As Eriana and her fireteam flew to the Moon aboard the [[Jumpship]] ''[[Eriana's Vengeance]]'', Eriana wrote a message to Wei Ning. Fearing that their relationship would only be remembered as a tragedy, she chose to focus on the happy times that she had with Wei, reflecting back on their first meeting at the Tower's saloon.<ref name="EV"/> | |||
After they landed on the Moon and began making their way to the entrance of the [[Temple of Crota]], Eriana and the others questioned Toland about the threats they would face. As they discussed the [[Blade of Crota|Blades of Crota]], Eriana disagreed when Vell stated they were more than just [[Knight]]s, and was insulted when he said that calling them just Knights would be like calling her a tin can. Toland agreed with Vell, stating there was a dark purpose to the edge of the Blades swords, and Eriana questioned if it was darker than death, causing Toland to claim death would be like peace compared to the shadows the blades cast, The team discussed the thousands of Guardians cut down by the Blades, and Eriana bitterly reflected that the Vanguard should have known better than to assault the Hive fortresses. When Eris worried that Light would not be enough to stop the Hive, Eriana told her that they would simply take their blades and cut them down one-by-one if needed. Eris asked if she would truly use a weapon of Darkness, and Eriana stated that she would do anything to avenge the Guardians killed by the Hive, although she had to stop herself from revealing she only wished to avenge Wei Ning's death.<ref name="BofC"/> They then discussed [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]], who was one of Crota's leading generals. When Vell stated that he had faith in their Light and his to stop the Fist, Eriana told him that their mission was not about faith but vengeance.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Sardon.2C_Fist_of_Crota|Sardon, Fist of Crota]]''</ref> | After they landed on the Moon and began making their way to the entrance of the [[Temple of Crota]], Eriana and the others questioned Toland about the threats they would face. As they discussed the [[Blade of Crota|Blades of Crota]], Eriana disagreed when Vell stated they were more than just [[Knight]]s, and was insulted when he said that calling them just Knights would be like calling her a tin can. Toland agreed with Vell, stating there was a dark purpose to the edge of the Blades swords, and Eriana questioned if it was darker than death, causing Toland to claim death would be like peace compared to the shadows the blades cast, The team discussed the thousands of Guardians cut down by the Blades, and Eriana bitterly reflected that the Vanguard should have known better than to assault the Hive fortresses. When Eris worried that Light would not be enough to stop the Hive, Eriana told her that they would simply take their blades and cut them down one-by-one if needed. Eris asked if she would truly use a weapon of Darkness, and Eriana stated that she would do anything to avenge the Guardians killed by the Hive, although she had to stop herself from revealing she only wished to avenge Wei Ning's death.<ref name="BofC"/> They then discussed [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]], who was one of Crota's leading generals. When Vell stated that he had faith in their Light and his to stop the Fist, Eriana told him that their mission was not about faith but vengeance.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Sardon.2C_Fist_of_Crota|Sardon, Fist of Crota]]''</ref> | ||