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===The Old Crews Return===

Following the Endless Night, rebuilding the damage done and the Guardians challenging the rise of new and disturbing foes, such as the Lightbearing Hive of the [[Lucent Brood]] and a resurgence of the Nightmare Phantoms along with [[Calus]], Mithrax continued to lead his House within the Last City, attempting to cement peaceful relations between the Eliskni and the Last City. However, sometime before the Guardians succeeded in pushing back Calus from claiming the power of the [[Lunar Pyramid]], the Light Kell would receive a request from his former acquaintance and crew member, the Spider, who was looking to smuggle himself out of the Reef after Mara Sov reappeared and was aware of his poor treatment of Crow. Reluctantly, Mithrax agreed to give Spider safe haven within the Eliksni Quarter, with the [[Drifter]] being hired to carry out the task of secretly and safely transporting the Spider to the Last City.

Unfortunately, the Spider's stasis pod was stolen by Salvation Fallen on Europa as it was in transit to Earth, forcing the Drifter to call in a favor to the Guardian to recover the Spider. The Guardian arrived on the frozen moon and reacquired the Spider's pod and learned from the Baron that despite being crippled, the Salvation Fallen was beginning to rally and heard from some dregs that they looking for relics from the Dark Ages. Nonetheless, the Guardian succeeded in rescuing the Spider, what remained of his crew and reacquired his ketch, transporting them all to the Last City. However, before they left, the Guardians discovered the stasis shell that encased [[Eramis]] was shattered, leading them to believe that the Salvation Fallen's Kell has returned.  

Eido's search for the truth would lead her to make a request a parlay with Eramis, something Mithrax believes is naïve and foolish, believing the Shipstealer wouldn't indulge his daughter's call for peace unless it benefitted her, even as it becomes apparent that a third party also begins searching for the same relics. Though Eramis agreed to a meeting, Mithrax came along with Eido for her safety but personally asked the Guardian to join the meeting as well, for further protection. At the meeting, Eido pleaded with Eramis to abandon her violent crusade serving [[The Witness]], the true leader of the Black Fleet, and join forces against the mysterious third party but the Shipstealer was not receptive, claiming the relics she is seeking will aid the Fallen as they hold great power, a power that Mithrax is all to familiar with. Hearing this, Eido demands the truth from Mithrax but her father remains silent, unable to bring himself to tell the story, leading Eramis to tell the story of Mithrax's past herself. The Shipstealer spoke that when the Fallen first came to the Sol System, they had nothing and desperate to gain power to survive, Mithrax, as a hatchling, witnessed his mother enter the Lunar Pyramid and found the mummified remains of the Disciple, [[Nezarec]], cutting his body into pieces that granted their bearers strength and power. Theses pieces of Nezerac would be the relics that are being collected. Mithrax inherited one such piece after becoming a captain of his own crew, where he became more brutal and greedy, even marooning Spider and Siviks within the Reef one time. However, Mithrax would abandon the piece but she believes that despite his efforts to be better, making "selfish displays of generosity" and endeavoring to make peace with the Last City and raise Eido without the brutality he was raised in, Mithrax will always be a killer. The story leaves Eido speechless, causing Eramis to leave the meeting, satisfied that she had caused a rift between Mithrax and his daughter. The Light Kell desperately tried to explain himself but the Light Scribe refuses to hear it, taking her leave as well.  

Ashamed that his actions have pushed Eido further away, Mithrax continued to aid the Guardians in finding the Last of the relics, even as his daughter continued to make brief correspondence with Eramis. They would also discover that the third party searching for the relics are actually the Hive of the Lucent Brood, though for what purpose, none knew. Ultimately, with only one relic left, Mithrax directly aids the Guardian in retrieving it before the Lucent Hive claim it. However, to his shock, Eido had gone on ahead to claim the last relic non-violently. However, though Eido managed to collect the relic, she was spotted by the Hive, cornering the Light Scribe. On the verge of losing his daughter, Mithrax panics and begs the Guardian to reach Eido and save her. The Guardian reaches Eido's position but finds to their surprise, Eramis herself protecting Eido and slaying the last of the Lucent Hive. Mithrax himself enters and engages in a fierce sword duel with the Shipstealer, using his Splicer gauntlet to give himself the upper hand and disarm Eramis. With the Salvation Kell at his mercy, Mithrax was prepared to kill her but Eido pleaded for them both to stop. Mithrax ultimately complied with his daughter's wish to spare Eramis. The Shipstealer then made her escape aboard her ketch but the Guardians nonetheless succeeded in gathering the relics before Eramis and took out the majority of the Old Crews. Mithrax then took custody of the relics as he was the only one who had any knowledge on what they could do with it.