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Following the Guardians' mission to restore the Warmind Rasputin and holding back the [[Wrathborn]], leading the Warmind to sacrifice himself to save humanity and the Traveler, the Guardians face the return of the Black Fleet along with its leader, The Witness. After a massive battle in Earth's outer orbit between the Vanguard, their allies and the Black Fleet, The Witness subdues the Traveler after it actually retaliated but to accomplish its goals, The Witness orders his disciple, Calus, and his [[Shadow Legion]] to invade [[Neptune]] and locate a relic called "[[The Veil]]". With little time, Osiris and the Guardian manage to sneak aboard a Shadow Legion Warship as Calus's fleet arrives at Neptune and begins assaulting the hidden city of [[Neomuna]], where it is defended by the [[Cloud Strider]]s, cybernetically augmented humans. Understanding that they share a common foe, the Guardian, Osiris and the Cloud Striders, [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]], team up to combat Calus and the Shadow Legion. However, the Guardians' efforts to destroy the device, the [[Radial Mast]], that was attempting to forge a connection between The Veil and the Traveler on Calus's new flagship, the [[Typhon Imperator]], using a new power called [[Strand]] fails as the power leaves them vulnerable and weakened, forcing them to retreat with Empress Caiatl's timely aid before they are overwhelmed by the Taken.

With their chance to stop Calus thwarted for now, the Guardians work with Rohan and Nimbus in protecting Neomuna's people, sleeping digitally within the [[CloudArk]], from the Vex. Delving into the Network, the Guardians route the Vex and return power to many of Neomuna's defenses. During this, they learn that a disturbing presence is affecting some of Neomuna's citizens which is revealed to be the dead Disciple, [[Nezarec]].

To give themselves an edge against Calus and his Shadow Legion, Osiris has the Guardian train extensively in using Strand but it only leaves the Guardian exhausted rather than mastering the power. However, their training is left unfinished when they learn Calus is attempting to establish a connection with The Veil once again. Scrambling their forces, the Guardian and Rohan reach the Radial Mast. Still, they are unable to destroy it with their current means, ultimately leading Rohan to get trapped inside the device as the Guardian faces Shadow Legion reinforcements. Encouraged by Osiris, the Guardian uses Strand against the Dark Cabal but the moment Rohan opens the Radial Mast for it to be destroyed, the use of Strand extensively leaves the Guardians unable to do so. With no other option, Rohan sacrifices himself to destroy the device, his Nano core being all that is left of him. The Guardians take Rohan's core to Nimbus who continues their mission of stopping Calus.

With the Radial Mast destroyed, Calus reports this to The Witness who criticizes its disciple, leading the emperor to actually lash out in return but is left cowering and pleading after The Witness angrily silenced Calus and reminded him to acquire the Veil. Backed into a corner and with Neomuna's defenses only at 80% operational, the Guardian forms the plan of having Caiatl rally her forces to delay the Shadow Legion while Nimbus continues to reactivate as much of the city's defenses as possible and the Guardian trains with Osiris in earnest to master Strand. After many trial and error moments, the Guardian makes extensive progress in controlling Strand without any detriment to themselves, preparing them to face Calus's latest assault on The Veil. Together with Caiatl's forces and Nimbus activating an old Ishtar orbital defense satellite, the Guardians manage to hold off the Shadow Legion but upon Calus personally arriving, the Guardians are forced to locate the Veil itself before Calus can establish a connection between it and the Traveler.  

Despite Caiatl's efforts to delay her father, Calus manages to reach the Veil before the Guardian but confronts the Lightbearer face-to-face. After a harrowing battle yet regardless of the newly formed disciple's pyramid powers, the Guardian's use of Strand allows them to gain the upper hand against the former emperor before finally killing Calus for good. Caiatl confirms his death herself, solemnly declaring that her father can now finally rest but their victory proves short-lived, as the Guardian's Ghost becomes possessed by The Witness, allowing it to make the connection with The Veil. Though Caiatl urged the Guardian to destroy their Ghost, they prove unable to kill their closest companion, allowing the Witness to activate The Veil, sending a massive energy surge from Neptune to The Witness. With the connection established, The Witness creates an opening within the Traveler, allowing it and several of its Pyramid vessels to enter with the Vanguard unable to follow. Caiatl and the Guardian confirm that despite slaying Calus, The Witness got what it wanted; the means to create the "Final Shape".