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*[[Crota, Son of Oryx]] | *[[Crota, Son of Oryx]] | ||
*[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]] | *[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]] | ||
*[[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] | **[[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] | ||
*[[Heart of Crota]] | **[[Heart of Crota]] | ||
*[[Might of Crota]] | **[[Might of Crota]] | ||
*[[Hand of Crota]] | **[[Hand of Crota]] | ||
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]] | **[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]] | ||
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'''Crota's Assault''' was a major conflict fought between [[Hive]] forces led by [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], and the [[Guardian]]s of the [[Last City]]. It | '''Crota's Assault''' was a major conflict fought between [[Hive]] forces led by [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], and the [[Guardian]]s of the [[Last City]]. It was foreshadowed as far back when [[the Guardian]] first learned of the Hive were building an army in preparation to invade [[Earth]] and had seeded the planet for centuries with [[Seeder Ship]]s. The [[Spawn of Crota#Disciples of Crota|Disciples of Crota]] led by [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]] would advance upon Earth for their master's return, in response [[Eris Morn]] would call upon the Guardians to bring an end to the threat. The conflict ended with the victory of the Last City and a permanent end to the World-Breaker. With the death of his son, [[Oryx, the Taken King]] would begin his arrival to Sol. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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Eriana attempted to continue on with the mission, managing to reach the [[Oversoul Throne]] but like her comrades, she would meet her end at Crota's hand, leaving her vengeance unfulfilled. Eris Morn, however, remained the sole survivor of her wayward team and though she managed to evade the Hive within their own domain, she was changed forever from the experience, such as losing her Light and her own eyes. Though she would finally emerge from the Hellmouth, she became obsessed with gaining revenge on Crota and the Hive for the loss of her friends, leading the former Lightbearer to gather all the knowledge she could prepare the Guardians in the event Crota should prepare emerge once more. | Eriana attempted to continue on with the mission, managing to reach the [[Oversoul Throne]] but like her comrades, she would meet her end at Crota's hand, leaving her vengeance unfulfilled. Eris Morn, however, remained the sole survivor of her wayward team and though she managed to evade the Hive within their own domain, she was changed forever from the experience, such as losing her Light and her own eyes. Though she would finally emerge from the Hellmouth, she became obsessed with gaining revenge on Crota and the Hive for the loss of her friends, leading the former Lightbearer to gather all the knowledge she could prepare the Guardians in the event Crota should prepare emerge once more. | ||
===Signs of Resurgence=== | |||
Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hive continued to seed in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. Eris Morn would continue to issue warnings about the Hive's resurgence, likely in preparation of Crota's return but her warnings to the Vanguard would often be dismissed as they often viewed her warnings as madness. | |||
With word reaching the [[Speaker]] about the resurgence of Hive activity on Earth, a Vanguard scout was sent to investigate the fortified [[Hellmouth]] for answers; His trail lead him to the entrance of the [[Temple of Crota]] only to be killed by the Hive. His [[Ghost]] was held captive by [[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] who probed it of information for study; the Ghost would likewise gain glimpses of the [[Seeder Ship]]s prepared for invasion before expiring. Coming to the Moon for the first time, the Guardian would trace the deceased scout's location, where they faced Vurok and recovered the dead Ghost. From probing its memories, they soon got confirmation that the Hive were indeed preparing a second invasion of Earth. | |||
Upon further inspection of the dead Ghost's memories, the Guardian's Ghost uncovered the existence of [[The World's Grave]], a vast archive chronicling everything that the Hive had known of Earth. Delving into the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] in search of insight into the enemy, the pair killed [[Kranox, the Graven]] and loot his key to the archive itself. Upon further investigation, the two would fully realize the scope of the Hive's plans of seeding the Earth for centuries in preparation for Crota's second coming. They would warn the City of the impending danger. | |||
===The Dark Below=== | ===The Dark Below=== | ||
Sometime after the Guardian destroyed the [[Black Heart]], Eris Morn relayed word to [[Ikora Rey]] and [[The Hidden]] of Crota's consort and general, Omnigul, having been sighted leaving the Hellmouth for the first time in centuries. While the majority of the Vanguard had taken to ignore Eris's warnings, some Guardians including one who destroyed the Black Heart, listened and agreed to help her in thwarting the Hive's schemes. Firstly, Eris Morn had the Guardians target Crota's [[Swarm Princes]] and hunt down their leader, [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] at the [[The Grottos]] beneath the [[Cosmodrome]]. They would also successfully thwart Omnigul of her plot to corrupt [[Rasputin]]'s [[Warsat]] network into lowering their defenses and even control the [[Warmind]] itself. | |||
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To prevent Crota from returning to the material | To prevent Crota from returning to the material plane and leading his armies, Eris guided the Guardians back to the Moon where the chamber housing Crota's [[Soul of Crota|soul]] was located in midst of Omnigul's summoning ritual. Due to the Guardians disrupting the ritual, the crystal tethering Crota's soul in the [[Chamber of Night]] would be sent back to the Ascendant realm, banishing his shadowy presence from the physical world and thereby preventing his corporeal return. The loss of the ritual plus the deaths of their army's leaders led Crota's Hive to fall into disarray and granted Eris time to finish off the remaining leadership by killing Omnigul for good. Forming a strike team, the Guardians took the fight against Omnigul as she was raising a new army of Hive at Skywatch and brought a swift end to her schemes. | ||
These victories led the Vanguard to reconsider their views of Eris, now taking her knowledge of the Hive seriously. Though the Vanguard viewed the banishment of Crota's soul and Omnigul's death as a sigh of relief, Eris Morn however, believed they had only delayed the inevitable. Unless Crota himself is slain, he will ultimately return to complete his conquest. Thus, Eris Morn organizes the Guardians to form a Raid team to breach into the deepest pit of the Hellmouth so they confront the Hope-Eater. | |||
===Crota's End=== | ===Crota's End=== | ||
[[File:D2-Crota-End-Pit.png|310px|thumb|left|Guardians preparing to enter the Hellmouth.]] | |||
After forming a Raid team, the Guardians followed Eris's guidance of entering the Hellmouth, venturing the dark corridors and evading the Hive before reaching the gates of Crota's domain. Entering into Crota's Ascendant Realm, the Guardians clashed with the Hive Prince's army of Ascendant Hive before confronting Ir Yût, the Deathsinger. Yet despite the Hive Wizard's magic, the Guardians silenced the Deathsinger before working to summon Crota himself. | After forming a Raid team, the Guardians followed Eris's guidance of entering the Hellmouth, venturing the dark corridors and evading the Hive before reaching the gates of Crota's domain. Entering into Crota's Ascendant Realm, the Guardians clashed with the Hive Prince's army of Ascendant Hive before confronting Ir Yût, the Deathsinger. Yet despite the Hive Wizard's magic, the Guardians silenced the Deathsinger before working to summon Crota himself. | ||