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Lakshmi told Ikora of her vision and that Mithrax and his Fallen had been present, but the Vanguard did not share her concerns. Following the first successful breach of the Vex's [[The Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]], Lakshmi requested to talk with the Young Wolf. She was displeased with the fact the holo transmitter they used was set up in the Fallen's wing of the [[H.E.L.M.]], but nevertheless offered her assistance to them and declared they desperately needed it. She swiftly explained how the Cult used Vex tech to safely view possible futures and revealed her vision to them. Lakshmi was outraged that Ikora had ignored her and believed that the Vanguard was protecting its image over the people of the Last City. Vowing to handle the situation herself, the cult leader intended to prevent that future from occurring. She suggested to the Guardian that while she helped monitor their progress against the Vex, she would also spy on the Fallen. If she saw signs that they planned to act against the Last City, Lakshmi intended to act to stop them. Recalling how her past warnings about the fall of the City to the Red Legion had been ignored, she stated would not be the case this time and that her warnings would not be polite or quiet. Lakshmi ended by hoping that her work with the Young Wolf would protect the Last City from all who wished it harm.<ref name="PotSI"/> | Lakshmi told Ikora of her vision and that Mithrax and his Fallen had been present, but the Vanguard did not share her concerns. Following the first successful breach of the Vex's [[The Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]], Lakshmi requested to talk with the Young Wolf. She was displeased with the fact the holo transmitter they used was set up in the Fallen's wing of the [[H.E.L.M.]], but nevertheless offered her assistance to them and declared they desperately needed it. She swiftly explained how the Cult used Vex tech to safely view possible futures and revealed her vision to them. Lakshmi was outraged that Ikora had ignored her and believed that the Vanguard was protecting its image over the people of the Last City. Vowing to handle the situation herself, the cult leader intended to prevent that future from occurring. She suggested to the Guardian that while she helped monitor their progress against the Vex, she would also spy on the Fallen. If she saw signs that they planned to act against the Last City, Lakshmi intended to act to stop them. Recalling how her past warnings about the fall of the City to the Red Legion had been ignored, she stated would not be the case this time and that her warnings would not be polite or quiet. Lakshmi ended by hoping that her work with the Young Wolf would protect the Last City from all who wished it harm.<ref name="PotSI"/> | ||
Ultimately, Lakshmi began to make public broadcasts, warning the citizens of the Last City that the eliksni House of Light are not to be trusted, despite allying with the Vanguard to stop the Endless Night. Her proclamations ultimately cause members of her own faction to denounce her and resign but only after her speeches stoke the fears in a number of citizens leading to a mob to ransack the Eliksni Quarters. Angered by the War Cult leader's attempts to spread fear, Ikora Rey intended to speak with Lakshmi but she refused to be swayed from her belief that the House of Light will be part of a tragedy that the Last City will face, continuing her broadcasts against the Vanguard's conduct and the alliance with the House of Light. One broadcasts enraged Ikora enough to interrupt her speech, denouncing Lakshmi's attempts to spread fear and distrust. Lakshmi attempted to twist this to her advantage, claiming she was "silenced" by the Vanguard and further revealed that the Endless Night was the work of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]], using her servant [[Quria, the Dreaming Mind]] to accomplish it. | |||
Despite her broadcasts and messages to the Guardians, the Lightbearers refused to be swayed to her point of view, causing the War Cult leader to collude with the other Faction leaders. Lakshmi and her counterparts in New Monarchy and Dead Orbit attempted to convince both Saladin Forge and Saint-14 to become the new leader of the Vanguard, believing that their experience would bring them more in line to their views. However, Saladin rebuffed their offer, as the Iron Lord trusts the judgement of Zavala and Ikora while Saint-14 had come to an understanding with Mithrax and his people, rejecting their offer. Finding the Guardians' judgement compromised, Lakshmi makes plans to assume control over the Consensus and forcibly expel the House of Light even as the Guardians make progress in locating Quria. | |||
After months of combating the Vex and the corrupted forces of Quria, the Guardians were able to finally corner Quria with the aid of Mithrax, allowing the Guardians to make another breach into the Outer Nexus and face the Dreaming Mind. After a long battle and despite its simulation and Taken powers, the Guardians were successful in destroying Quria, allowing daylight to slowly return to the Last City. Despite this victory, Lakshmi continued to make broadcasts against the House of Light and in her plan to assume control over the Last City and remove the eliksni, Lakshmi received aid from Osiris in using the device her faction venerates into creating a Vex portal, thereby allowing her send the House of Light away. During her final broadcast, Lakshmi's control over the portal disintegrates as Vex began to come through, shocking the War Cult leader. The Vex then began to slaughter all in the path, Lakshmi included, her plans crumbling to pieces. The Guardians were fortunately able to close the portal and save the eliksni from the Vex, undoing the damage Lakshmi had caused. | |||
===Legacy=== | |||
With her role in conspiring against the Vanguard and House of Light exposed, the Future War Cult was disbanded and it is learned that the other Factions fled the Last City during the chaos of the Vex's attack, bringing an end to the age of Factions. Lakshmi's efforts ultimately nearly brought catastrophe to the Last City, nearly being overwhelmed by a Vex invasion and nearly murdered the innocent eliksni of the House of Light but despite this tragedy, the Vanguard and House of Light reaffirm their alliance in making a better tomorrow, undoing Lakshmi's efforts in spreading fear towards the House of Light. However, in her broadcast before her death, Lakshmi claimed she was aided by Osiris, leading the Vanguard to launch an investigation on the Warlock as he disappeared after the chaos. | |||
Later in the Reef, the Guardians would locate Osiris but to their shock and horror, the "Osiris" that aided Lakshmi was actually Savathûn herself. The Witch Queen claimed that she had been "aiding" the Guardians for some time and her part in helping Lakshmi was a ploy to expose the War Cult leader's conspiracy, thereby removing traitors within the Last City, ultimately making Lakshmi nothing more than a pawn in the Savathûn's schemes. | |||
==Personality and Traits== | ==Personality and Traits== | ||