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The Guardian would soon enter the Scarlet Keep to investigate but would soon discover the Pyramid and encounter the Nightmares for the first time, nearly getting overwhelmed as the Nightmares took the form of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Fortunately, Eris Morn would rescue the Guardian and soon lead the charge against the Hidden Swarm. Gaining the Vanguard's support, Eris Morn guided the Guardians into dismantling the Hidden Swarm's power base while seeking a way to enter the Pyramid.<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance"/>  
The Guardian would soon enter the Scarlet Keep to investigate but would soon discover the Pyramid and encounter the Nightmares for the first time, nearly getting overwhelmed as the Nightmares took the form of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Fortunately, Eris Morn would rescue the Guardian and soon lead the charge against the Hidden Swarm. Gaining the Vanguard's support, Eris Morn guided the Guardians into dismantling the Hidden Swarm's power base while seeking a way to enter the Pyramid.<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance"/>  


The Hive began to summon Nightmares near the Scarlet Keep starting with the [[Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector]] and the [[Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented]]. Using a forbidden piece of arcane knowledge, the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn and her sisters experimented on the phantasmal Nightmares created by the Pyramid only for their efforts to be fruitless in finding the essence of their deceased King. Kinox instead saw another opportunity to use the Nightmare essence in a manner previously provided by the Witch Queen.<ref name="Heretic">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref>
The Hive began to summon Nightmares near the Scarlet Keep starting with the [[Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector]] and the [[Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented]]. Using a forbidden piece of arcane knowledge, the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn and her sisters experimented on the phantasmal Nightmares created by the Pyramid only for their efforts to be fruitless as they could not raise their father nor grandfather; their essences having truly dissipated and that the Nightmares were not alive. Kinox instead saw another opportunity to use the Nightmare essence in a manner previously provided by the Witch Queen.<ref name="Heretic">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref>


Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> Further, the Guardians braved the darkness of the Hive's most forbidden sanctum, the [[Catacombs]], to acquire the Cryptoglyph so Eris could create armor to combat the Nightmares, slaying [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In the Deep]]''</ref> Such actions were critical blows to the Hidden Swarm but they would remain a threat the Guardians continue to fight against as well as containing the Nightmares.
Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> Further, the Guardians braved the darkness of the Hive's most forbidden sanctum, the [[Catacombs]], to acquire the Cryptoglyph so Eris could create armor to combat the Nightmares, slaying [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In the Deep]]''</ref> Such actions were critical blows to the Hidden Swarm but they would remain a threat the Guardians continue to fight against as well as containing the Nightmares.
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