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 Following [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]'s reappearance after having previously been [[Taken]] by the [[the Witness|Witness]], a team of Guardians consisting of the [[Young Wolf]], [[Commander Zavala]], [[Saint-14]], and [[Lord Saladin]] landed on the Rig in an attempt to reach Deputy Commander [[Sloane]], who had broadcast a distress signal shortly after the moon reappeared. The team encountered [[Hive]] and [[Taken]] forces belonging to Xivu Arath, who directly addressed the Guardians telepathically through her battlesong. She taunted Saint-14 in particular, remarking that [[Sagira]] had been a foe worthy of death while [[Osiris]] had not, driving the Titan into a rage.
+==Personality and Traits==
+{{Quote|I AM WAR.|Xivu Arath.}}
+Compared to her siblings, Xivu Arath is the least subtle but the most bloodthirsty, boisterous and wrathful of the three which is fitting for a war god. Nearly every time Xivu Arath has spoken its akin to ferocious growls and screams of bloodlust, even when she would otherwise be speaking more mellow words. However, while her tactical smarts are mentioned by the Books of Sorrow to be fairly impressive, Xivu Arath is consistently shown to be simpler, easier to fool, and generally less intelligent than her siblings. Savathûn herself spoke, when disguised as Osiris, that her sister lacked a sense of creativity and ambitions of her own after observing that she was merely pushing through the cracks within the Dreaming City that the Witch Queen had left behind. However, it would gravely foolish to underestimate Xivu Arath for while she might not have her siblings’ subtlety, she could arguably be much more determined than either of her siblings, which just means that absolutely nothing will not stop her from reaching her goal, regardless of what she has to destroy to acquire it. Further, despite her lack of cunning, Xivu Arath is stated to be a master of siege warfare and an expert strategist, with her brood being considered far better organized and battle-hardened than even Oryx's forces. She can also be just as cruel as her siblings as she taunted Osiris after he lost his Light and that of Sagira's sacrifice, doing so once more towards Saint-14 on Titan. Xivu Arath also went as far as to mock the Cabal's way of life of constant warfare and expansionism, claiming that by waging war, they had been "worshipping" her all along as she laid waste to the Cabal's homeworld.
+In essence, if compared to her siblings, one who worked out how to commune with the Darkness and master the power to Take, and the actual Hive god of cunning and trickery, Xivu Arath does come out looking less intelligent, but this by no means should be taken to mean that she is. The Season of the Seraph reveals exactly just how believing she is this alone is a gross mistake to make, as she manages to nearly make her enemies nearly destroy themselves by being unknowing pawns of her ritual through bloodshed that would open the Ascendant Realm and literally Take the entire Earth before they realized what she was trying to accomplish.
+Xivu Arath has also shown to be a deep believer in the Hive's Sword Logic and the goal of enacting the Final Shape, entering into zealous fanaticism. In fact, when learning of her brother's death and that the Guardians refused to assume his mantle as the Taken King, Xivu Arath was left utterly furious and hysterical, calling it blasphemy. In addition, she felt utter betrayal when she learned that Savathûn turned her back on their original decision in joining the Darkness and converted to the Light. However, for all her fanaticism and wrath, Xivu Arath may actually be deeply unhappy with her position in the Black Fleet. Xivu Arath is aware that she could never break free of the Witness' influence the way her sister did, and the fact that she has not been named a Disciple yet indicates that while she may torment Eramis and her House, her own standing with The Witness is little better. Most notably, following her brother's death, Xivu Arath outright asks whether or not their decision to take up the Sword Logic and side with the Witness was all for nothing. After all, the Guardians have killed Oryx and rejected on the Sword Logic by not taking his vacant throne, something Xivu Arath couldn't understand, and her own sister spurned the Witness and the Sword Logic in favor of the Light.
+===Relationships===
+Though Xivu Arath has battled with her siblings in the past, she nonetheless loves them both in the usual Hive fashion. Most notably, Xivu Arath has nothing but glowing praise and affection for Oryx as seen in the memories found in the "Ghosts of the Deep" mission. Xivu Arath sees him as a source of inspiration and guide throughout their lives as Krill and Hive, calling him the Navigator of her life. She was utterly furious after learning of his death and laments the doubt it left behind, audibly wailing when recounting his death, showcasing a sister in mourning. In fact, she doesn't appear to care if the Lucent Hive resurrect her brother with the Light, which was a heretical violation of the Sword Logic, as it would bring her brother back.
+Xivu Arath's relationship with her sister Savathûn is more complicated as while the Witch Queen "gifted" her with the conquest of Torobatl, Xivu Arath relentlessly hunted the Witch Queen after learning of her intention to abandon the Sword Logic and betray the Witness for the Light, something that the war god not only found heretical but also infuriating. Savathûn claimed that Xivu Arath was actually hunting her out of fear of losing her because separating herself from her worm would also render Savathûn separated from her sister. Somewhat sadly, the Witch Queen admitted that however deeply she cared for Xivu Arath, it wasn't enough to deter her from her chosen path.
 ==Family==