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Her fighter was shot down and Caiatl emerged from the wreckage wounded. She remembered that these creatures did not fear pain or death and wondered how she allowed this calamity to occur as she unknowingly opened the door that brought destruction to her homeworld. She cursed Umun and the Hive, but cursed herself more and took the responsibility to finish what Umun started. Then a thunderous voice deafened the Princess. It was the voice of [[Xivu Arath]] who declared that war was her domain and the Cabal worship of war meant that they had worshipped her and she had arrived claim her overdue tribute.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_6:_BATTLE_SONG|Chapter 6: Battle Song]]''</ref> | Her fighter was shot down and Caiatl emerged from the wreckage wounded. She remembered that these creatures did not fear pain or death and wondered how she allowed this calamity to occur as she unknowingly opened the door that brought destruction to her homeworld. She cursed Umun and the Hive, but cursed herself more and took the responsibility to finish what Umun started. Then a thunderous voice deafened the Princess. It was the voice of [[Xivu Arath]] who declared that war was her domain and the Cabal worship of war meant that they had worshipped her and she had arrived claim her overdue tribute.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]], PlayStation 4, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_6:_BATTLE_SONG|Chapter 6: Battle Song]]''</ref> | ||
===Clash of the Chosen=== | ===Clash of the Chosen=== | ||
Arriving in Sol after the Guardians defeated the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] in the [[Dreaming City]], Caiatl invites [[Zavala]] and [[Osiris]] for a meeting her flagship. Unknown to either Caiatl or Zavala, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] took the form of Osiris at the beginning of the appearance of the [[Cryptolith]]s throughout Sol. Caiatl proposes an alliance with tbe Vanguard on the condition that Zavala bends the knee to her. Zavala refuses, and the Imperial Cabal would enter a war with the Vanguard. | |||
The Guardians begin participating in the [[Rite of Proving]] against the Imperial Cabal when Zavala deploys them to [[Nessus]] to eliminate [[Commander Dracus]] outside the ''[[Halphas Electus]]'' and they retrieve the [[Bell of Conquests]] from him. After exploring the newly-fashioned H.E.L.M. commissioned by the Vanguard, the Guardians would go to work on eliminating [[Basilius the Golem]], whose soldiers are searching for the [[Deep Stone Crypt]] on [[Europa]] and intending to infuse them into Cabal Exos. They stop him from doing so and they retrieve the [[Hammer of Proving]] so they can pillage Cabal Gold by ancient Cabal laws. | |||
Next, Saladin briefs the Guardians on the next target seeking to fill the empty seat on Caiatl's War Council: [[Val Ma'rag]]. The Imperial Cabal have set foot in the [[Cosmodrome]] to seek retribution against the [[Hive]] for their in the [[Fall of Torobatl]] months ago. The Guardians eliminate the Val and prepare to return to Nessus to seek out [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]], who is harnessing Vex prediction engines and relaying the information to a sect of Psions working to avenge the sisters [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Ozletc]], [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Tazaroc]], [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|Niruul]], and [[Amtec]]; and led by [[Yirix]]. | |||
Under the command of Yirix, the Psions within the Imperial Cabal would go to work by infiltrating a [[Häkke]] warehouse within the Last City to recover a remnant of the [[Traveler Cage]] used during the [[Red War]], then using that same technology to assassinate Zavala by disabling his Ghost. The first attempt was thwarted by Crow. | |||
Eventually, the Vanguard seeks a final Rite of Proving with the Imperial Cabal. They agree with an ultimatum: if Zavala's champion, [[The Guardian]], wins the Rite of Proving, the armistice between both parties would be signed and the Cabal cannot set foot in the Cosmodrome ever again; if Caiatl's champion, [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]], wins the Rite of Proving, the Vanguard would be forced to abandon Nessus and Zavala will be conscripted into Caiatl's War Council as Bracus Zavala. With both champions ready, the Guardian enters the ''Halphas Electus'', begins the final Rite of Proving, and defeats Ignovun, making the the winners. Then, Caiatl and Zavala meets in time for the armistice. They are caught off guard by a pair of Psions named [[Qalec]] and [[Valir]], who were under the command of Yirix for the second attempt at the assassination of Zavala. Caiatl reveals that she wasn't responsible for the assassination and vows to uncover the Psion conclave. | |||
===War upon Xivu Arath=== | ===War upon Xivu Arath=== | ||
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