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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Prelude=== | ===Prelude=== | ||
The Neomuni have known about the [[Vex]] for many decades prior to [[The Witness]]'s arrival into the [[Sol System]] and have fought them off on numerous occasions as the Vex attempted to raid the [[CloudArk]] for its sensitive data. Additionally, both [[The Guardian]] and [[Osiris]] boarded a [[Shadow Legion]] ship shortly before the fleet jumped to [[Neptune]]'s orbit. The Guardian would then fight through the ship before they and Osiris used the [[Drop Pod]]s to land on Neomuna but not before the seige began | The Neomuni have known about the [[Vex]] for many decades prior to [[The Witness]]'s arrival into the [[Sol System]] and have fought them off on numerous occasions as the Vex attempted to raid the [[CloudArk]] for its sensitive data. Additionally, both [[The Guardian]] and [[Osiris]] boarded a [[Shadow Legion]] ship shortly before the fleet jumped to [[Neptune]]'s orbit. The Guardian would then fight through the ship before they and Osiris used the [[Drop Pod]]s to land on Neomuna but not before the seige began. | ||
===First Contact and Discovery of the Radial Mast=== | ===First Contact and Discovery of the Radial Mast=== | ||
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Some time during these events, the Vex, lead by [[Parthenios, Drifting Mind]], managed to take control of the CloudArk's power supply, inhibiting the Neomuni's ability to effectively defend their homeland. | Some time during these events, the Vex, lead by [[Parthenios, Drifting Mind]], managed to take control of the CloudArk's power supply, inhibiting the Neomuni's ability to effectively defend their homeland. | ||
===The Raid on the Typhon Imperator | ===The Raid on the Typhon Imperator=== | ||
With The Veil and the CloudArk in direct jeopardy, the Cloud Striders and The Guardian both agreed to raid the Typhon Imperator. Fighting through Ahimsa Park, the Guardian would board the massive ship and sneak deep into its complex walls and hallways, dispatching groups of Shadow Legion as they went through. They would also sabotage and destroy a small fleet of ships by overloading them with energy. When The Guardian approached the Radial Mast, it was revealed that it was a trap laid out by Emperor Calus. The Guardian fought off seemingly endless waves of Cabal and [[Taken]] and it looked like The Guardian was trapped within the Typhon Imperator. However they would be rescued by [[Empress Caiatl]] and her band of [[ | With The Veil and the CloudArk in direct jeopardy, the Cloud Striders and The Guardian both agreed to raid the Typhon Imperator. Fighting through Ahimsa Park, the Guardian would board the massive ship and sneak deep into its complex walls and hallways, dispatching groups of Shadow Legion as they went through. They would also sabotage and destroy a small fleet of ships by overloading them with energy. When The Guardian approached the Radial Mast, it was revealed that it was a trap laid out by Emperor Calus. The Guardian fought off seemingly endless waves of Cabal and [[Taken]] and it looked like The Guardian was trapped within the Typhon Imperator. However they would be rescued by [[Empress Caiatl]] and her band of [[Imperial Cabal]], blowing open a barrier and allowing the Guardian to slip away on their [[Sparrow]]. | ||
The [[Vanguard]] established contact with Neomuna and an ad hoc alliance was formed between the two. However, the Neomuni were still skeptical of their new allies, unsure if the alliance was simply an excuse to conquer Neomuna without any fighting. | The [[Vanguard]] established contact with Neomuna and an ad hoc alliance was formed between the two. However, the Neomuni were still skeptical of their new allies, unsure if the alliance was simply an excuse to conquer Neomuna without any fighting. | ||
===CloudArk Repaired and Destruction of the Radial Mast=== | ===CloudArk Repaired and Destruction of the Radial Mast=== | ||
The next mission The Guardian and the Cloud Striders would undertake would be a repair of the CloudArk's power supply which was still under the control of the Vex in [[Límíng Harbor]]. The Guardian would smash through the Vex defenses surrounding the CloudArk reactor, finding more pockets of Strand along the way to assist them. The Guardian would eventually encounter the leading mind, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]], and destroy it and breaking the CloudArk free of Vex control. However, the Shadow Legion were closing in on The Guardian's position in order to kill them, lying in wait to both destroy The Guardian and the CloudArk in one fell swoop. The Guardian would eventually escape the ambush with the usage of Strand | The next mission The Guardian and the Cloud Striders would undertake would be a repair of the CloudArk's power supply which was still under the control of the Vex in [[Límíng Harbor]]. The Guardian would smash through the Vex defenses surrounding the CloudArk reactor, finding more pockets of Strand along the way to assist them. The Guardian would eventually encounter the leading mind, [[Calixte, System Ward Finality]], and destroy it and breaking the CloudArk free of Vex control. However, the Shadow Legion were closing in on The Guardian's position in order to kill them, lying in wait to both destroy The Guardian and the CloudArk in one fell swoop. The Guardian would eventually escape the ambush with the usage of Strand though the reactor sustained minor damage. This resulted in the Neomuni being able to take control of their defensive measures and assist both The Guardian and the Cloud Striders in the defense of Neomuna. | ||
With the CloudArk secured, The Guardian attempted to further their connection and control over Strand. They departed to [[Maya's Retreat]] in order to meditate on their usage of Strand but were ambushed by Vex forces. These Vex were dispatched by The Guardian's new Strand abilities which lead Osiris and Rohan to believe that they were ready to destroy the Radial Mast. With the assistance of the Coaltion, they located the Radial Mast attempting to link to The Veil within the [[Irkalla Complex]] and smashed through Shadow Legion Forces to get there, using the Coaltion's [[Drake Tank]]s to break through the walls of the complex and sneak their way through. With the Radial Mast activated and the Shadow Legion closing in, Rohan jumped into its construction and attempted to delay its connection with The Veil. Meanwhile, The Guardian destroyed the Shadow Legion forces that had swarmed the area using Strand but was unable to hold onto their control over the energy to destroy the Radial Mast. With no other option, Rohan brought the mast onto him and destroyed it but killing him in the process. From the remains, the Guardian recovered Rohan's core and delivered it to Nimbus. | With the CloudArk secured, The Guardian attempted to further their connection and control over Strand. They departed to [[Maya's Retreat]] in order to meditate on their usage of Strand but were ambushed by Vex forces. These Vex were dispatched by The Guardian's new Strand abilities which lead Osiris and Rohan to believe that they were ready to destroy the Radial Mast. With the assistance of the Coaltion, they located the Radial Mast attempting to link to The Veil within the [[Irkalla Complex]] and smashed through Shadow Legion Forces to get there, using the Coaltion's [[Drake Tank]]s to break through the walls of the complex and sneak their way through. With the Radial Mast activated and the Shadow Legion closing in, Rohan jumped into its construction and attempted to delay its connection with The Veil. Meanwhile, The Guardian destroyed the Shadow Legion forces that had swarmed the area using Strand but was unable to hold onto their control over the energy to destroy the Radial Mast. With no other option, Rohan brought the mast onto him and destroyed it but killing him in the process. From the remains, the Guardian recovered Rohan's core and delivered it to Nimbus. | ||
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In the Hall of Heroes, Rohan was laid to rest amongst the other Cloud Striders and Nimbus was named the lead Cloud Strider in his place. | In the Hall of Heroes, Rohan was laid to rest amongst the other Cloud Striders and Nimbus was named the lead Cloud Strider in his place. | ||
=== | ===The Beginning of the Final Shape=== | ||
After the death of Rohan, the Coalition would strengthen its resolve to end The Witness's machinations. A plan was created to crash through the Shadow Legion defenses around The Veil and secure it before Calus could. In order to prepare for this plan, Nimbus and Caiatl rallied their forces as The Guardian and Osiris turned to mastering Strand. The Guardian's training would culminate in the destruction of [[Ioneion, System Control Flow]] within the Vex systems, proving their mastery of Strand. Nimbus would also find and attempt to restore an old [[Ishtar Collective]] orbital ray for use in the raid. | |||
=== | The assault began with Caiatl's warships entering Neomuni airspace, however the ships were delayed after the discovery of anti-air cannons set up on the rooftops of Neomuni apartment buildings. The Guardian was sent in and destroyed these guns alongside countless Shadow Legion troops and a Tormentor. The Guardian entered the Irkalla Complex and defeated the Shadow Legion and Vex that were fighting with the now operational Neomuni defense systems. Nimbus would also get the orbital ray operational and drop off a target marker for The Guardian to use. This ray would come to use as the Shadow Legion sent numerous troops backed up with [[Goliath Tank]]s to assault the complex. The Guardian would manage to hold off the assault with this new weapon but would be luckily bolstered by Empress Caiatl and her [[Ascendant Guard]]. The Shadow Legion attempted to assault this defensive position with even more Goliath Tanks but also alongside two [[Imprint of Nezarec|Imprints of Nezarec]] but would falter before the Coalition forces. With his forces decimated and the Final Shape slipping from his grasp, Calus unleashed a massive energy blast directly at The Guardian and Caiatl which blasted open the walls to The Veil's containment and killed many of the Ascendant Guard. The Guardian and Caiatl would both survive with The Guardian moving into the complex and Caiatl staying behind to hold off Calus. Caiatl managed to hold off Calus for several moments but would eventually be beaten back, though still alive. Calus would then use brute force to smash his way through the Irkalla Complex as The Guardian raced him to The Veil. Calus would reach The Veil first however could not begin The Final Shape with The Guardian's interference and thus a fight began. The Emperor would use a darkness-powered gun to blast The Guardian as waves of Shadow Legion and Tormentors began to sward The Veil's containment. When The Guardian was not deterred and managed to heavily damage Calus, he switched to [[Gladiator]] [[Cleaver]]s as The Veil surrounded the battlefield and forced the two in close-quarters combat. However, Calus's newly found Disciple abilities would not be able to prevent his death as The Guardian slew him. | ||
As The Guardian, Caiatl, and Nimbus regrouped beneath The Veil, The Guardian's Ghost became controlled by The Witness which used their connection to The [[Traveler]] to connect to The Veil and begin [[The Final Shape]]. As the Final Shape was initiated, The Witness disappeared into a portal carved out of The Traveler with the Coalition forces suffering a grave defeat. | |||
===Nezarec's Influence=== | |||
With the defeat of Calus and the beginning of The Final Shape, the Neomuni began reporting about nightmares in their sleep. Additionally, [[Asher Mir]] attempted to make contact with The Guardian and [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] in the [[European Dead Zone|EDZ]] one week after the communion between The Witness and The Veil. The combined group attempted numerous times to extract the Vex data on The Final Shape and The Veil over several weeks. Culminating their attempts, Asher managed to extract this data with a full simulation of The Veil though this effort would cause him to be fully integrated into the Vex network which essentially ended his life and existence as an individual. | |||
The source of the nightmares was eventually traced back to [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] and his existence within The Witness's flagship [[Essence]]. | |||
===Post-Root of Nightmares=== | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||