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Ikora was astounded when Mithrax opened a pathway into [[The Outer Nexus]] of the Vex network with his Splicer abilities for the Young Wolf to traverse, and the Kell explained that this was where they Vex kept their most heavily guarded secrets and assets. After the Young Wolf killed a [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] and took its [[Paradrome Cube|living data]] for analysis, Ikora detected that Vex signals were disappearing from the region all around them. As Mithrax granted them the data for study while he sought safety for his people, Ikora told him that she wished for those who died in the Skiff to be the last people he lost. She offered him and the House of Light safety within the Last City. The Kell was astounded by the offer and wondered if she could give it. Ikora vowed that they would have the Vanguard's protection and that anyone who disagreed with that could take it up with her, reassuring Mithrax who gratefully accepted the offer.<ref name="TLS/> | Ikora was astounded when Mithrax opened a pathway into [[The Outer Nexus]] of the Vex network with his Splicer abilities for the Young Wolf to traverse, and the Kell explained that this was where they Vex kept their most heavily guarded secrets and assets. After the Young Wolf killed a [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] and took its [[Paradrome Cube|living data]] for analysis, Ikora detected that Vex signals were disappearing from the region all around them. As Mithrax granted them the data for study while he sought safety for his people, Ikora told him that she wished for those who died in the Skiff to be the last people he lost. She offered him and the House of Light safety within the Last City. The Kell was astounded by the offer and wondered if she could give it. Ikora vowed that they would have the Vanguard's protection and that anyone who disagreed with that could take it up with her, reassuring Mithrax who gratefully accepted the offer.<ref name="TLS/> | ||
Though Mithrax and his people settled in the [[Botza Ruins]], turning it into the [[Eliksni Quarters]], her decision to bring the House of Light to live within the Last City's walls sparked discontent amongst the city denizens and the Consensus factions. Despite the criticism Ikora faced with her decision, the Guardians began working in earnest with Mithrax in training as Splicers, entering into the Outer Nexus to combat the Vex and gather any intel on how the Endless Night blanketed over the Last City. Ultimately, Mithrax would gain enough information from the Guardians' efforts that the Endless Night was created by [[Quria, the Dreaming Mind]], and Axis Mind that had been Taken and now served Savathûn, the Witch Queen. Worse, her decision to continue the alliance with Eliksni House of Light led a paranoid Lakshmi-2 of the Future War Cult to spread messages to the Last City's citizenry, spreading fear and distrust towards the House of Light, which angered the Warlock Vanguard. | |||
Eventually, Lakshmi's broadcasts against the eliksni led a fear-induced mob to vandalize the Eliksni Quarters and sabotage their ether supply. Despite this tragedy, Mithrax refuses to forsake his alliance with the Vanguard. Unable to stand for Lakshmi's fearmongering any longer, Ikora angerly interrupts the War Cult leader's latest broadcast, condemning Lakshmi's efforts to spread fear and reminding the people that humanity is not that different from the eliksni. They were once in a similar position in the past, as the Warlords of old were not that much different the Kells, and that with the House of Light, then the violence between humanity and eliksni can possibly be over. That humanity and eliksni can move forward together towards a brighter dawn. | |||
The War Cult leader would take Ikora's interruption as an attempt to silence her, leading Lakshmi to believe that the Vanguard's leadership is comprised. Concluding that new Guardian leadership is needed, Lakshmi and her counterparts in Dead Orbit and New Monarchy, meddled by attempting to convince either Lord Saladin and Saint-14 to assume the role as Vanguard Commander. Both rebuffed their offers as Saladin still trusted in Ikora's judgement and Saint-14 came to an understanding with Mithrax. | |||
Though the Guardians would succeed in slaying Quria with Mithrax's aid, Ikora would learn that Lakshmi intended to instigate a coup with her fellow faction leaders to oust the Vanguard and forcibly expel the eliksni from the Last City. In her final broadcast, Lakshmi claimed she was aided by Osiris, who gifted her Vex technology to open a rift to banish the House of Light. Instead, however, the Vex came pouring through, killing all in their path, including Lakshmi herself. With the Last City and the eliksni under Vex attack, the Guardians quickly scrabbled to close the gate while Ikora aided Mithrax in protecting his people. With further aid from Saint-14, Zavala and Amanda Holliday, the House of Light was saved. | |||
With their coup expose, New Monarchy and Dead Orbit gathered what supplies and loyalists they could and fled the city on Dead Orbit's fleet during the chaos. Future War Cult was disbanded with many of its former members defecting to the Vanguard as they were disillusioned with the path Lakshmi was taking them. Declaring an end to the age of Factions, Ikora proclaimed, with Mithrax, that despite the tragedy of the Vex attack, humanity and eliksni can move forward together. However, hearing that Osiris aided Lakshmi in her efforts unnerved Ikora, and suspicion towards her old mentor grew when he disappeared during the Vex attack. To find out what her teacher had done, Ikora has the Guardians search for Osiris. | |||
====Disturbing Revelations==== | ====Disturbing Revelations==== | ||
{{quote|This is my fault. I invited her in. I convinced Zavala that we needed Osiris by our side. A dark pit looked back every time I met his eyes, and I told myself it was his grief. Savathûn knew she could use that.|Ikora blaming herself for falling for Savathûn's tricks}} | {{quote|This is my fault. I invited her in. I convinced Zavala that we needed Osiris by our side. A dark pit looked back every time I met his eyes, and I told myself it was his grief. Savathûn knew she could use that.|Ikora blaming herself for falling for Savathûn's tricks}} | ||
The Guardians were successful in finding a lead towards Osiris's whereabouts, which led them to the Reef. There, along with Saint-14 and Crow, the Guardian would find Osiris speaking with Mara Sov. However, to their shock and horror, Osiris would transform into the Witch Queen Savathûn herself, revealing that the Hive Goddess had been impersonating Osiris ever since he lost his Light to the High Celebrant of Xivu Arath, to hide from her sister. Though Savathûn would be encased in a crystal prison by the Awoken Queen, she offered to return Osiris in exchange for excising her worm and remove the Taken Curse over the Dreaming City. Despite not trusting the notorious Hive God of Lies, the Guardians accepted her bargain at Mara Sov's insistence. | |||
Reporting back to Ikora, the Warlock Vanguard would be left completely distraught that Savathûn had tricked her for so long, hiding in plain sight as her mentor. Nonetheless, she agreed with the Guardians' plan to go along with Mara Sov's bargain with the Witch Queen if it means to get Osiris back. | |||
====Working with Mara Sov==== | ====Working with Mara Sov==== | ||
===The Witch Queen Revealed=== | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||