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===Rebuilding the Warmind=== | ===Rebuilding the Warmind=== | ||
Ana spent the | Ana spent the following two years attempting to restore Rasputin and upload him into the Exo frame, to no avail. Following the City's alliance with the [[Imperial Cabal]] and the settlement of the [[House of Light]], with the help of an Imperial Psion and [[Splicer]] tech, she managed to enter a [[mindscape]] with Rasputin to verify he was still intact.<ref name="GrandOverture">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Risen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Grand_Overture#Lore|Grand Overture]]''</ref> | ||
After Osiris was awakened by the power of | After Osiris was awakened by [[Mithrax]] using the power of [[Nezarec]]'s relics, he experienced visions of a [[Neomuna|city]] on [[Neptune]]. After being told there was nothing there by [[Ikora]] and her Hidden, he sought to ask Rasputin what he knew regarding this city. Learning that the Warmind was still disabled and that Ana had made no progress in repairing him, Osiris suggested asking her grandfather, [[Clovis Bray]], to try and fix him. After battling through Xivu Arath’s [[Wrathborn]] on Europa with the aid of the Guardian, they reached the Clovis AI and asked him to help repair Rasputin. Out of a need for legacy and self-preservation, Clovis agreed and inserted himself into Rasputin's experimental Exo frame. He explained to Ana and Osiris that they must gather Rasputin's subminds and inject them into his core in order to fully fix him. | ||
However, as the Guardians made progress in gathering the submind data of Malahayati and Charlemagne and gained access to the Seraph Station, the main hub of Rasputin's Warsat Network, Ana found an unconventional means to quickly restore Rasputin: finding the Ghost of the Lord Felwinter, [[Felspring]], who was recently discovered to be once a piece of Rasputin's code placed in an Exo before being made a Risen. Ana | However, as the Guardians made progress in gathering the submind data of Malahayati and Charlemagne and gained access to the Seraph Station, the main hub of Rasputin's Warsat Network, Ana found an unconventional means to quickly restore Rasputin: finding the Ghost of the Lord Felwinter, [[Felspring]], who was recently discovered to be once a piece of Rasputin's code placed in an Exo before being made a Risen. Ana believed that within Felspring, the missing pieces of Rasputin's code, linguistic data and even pieces of Felwinter's personality engram could be used. After obtaining Lord Saladin's approval in accessing Felspring's remains at the Iron Temple, the Guardian arrived to fend off a force of House Salvation Fallen led by [[Rilliks, Instrument of Xivu Arath]], alongside Saladin's Iron War Beasts. | ||
The Guardians and Cabal prevailed in repelling the Fallen attack and after acquiring Felspring's remains and connecting them to Rasputin's mainframe, the Warmind itself spoke to Ana directly, copying Clovis' voice modulation to allow him to speak and inform Ana and the Guardian that they were in danger. Rasputin revealed that Clovis had deceived them, that he was never created by the scientist to be humanity's protector, but rather as a means for Clovis Bray to assume control of the entire System. In his mind, Clovis Bray was the only one worthy of being humanity's savior, and thus sought to create a "machine god" of his own to replace the Traveler. However, thanks to Ana Bray's deviance from his agenda in teaching Rasputin independent thought, history, art, philosophy and music - things which Clovis considered "irrelevant" to his plans for the AI - this did not happen. Rasputin had seen the beauty in humanity, and rebelled against Clovis by changing his protocols and locking Clovis out, infuriating his creator and saving countless lives. However, despite failing during the Collapse, Clovis now intended to integrate himself with Rasputin and become humanity's savior, as he had always intended. | |||
Furious over this revelation, Ana, Elisabeth and the Guardian headed back to the [[H.E.L.M.]] to confront Clovis. Though Ana was prepared to shoot the Exo frame housing her grandfather, Clovis attempted to justify his deceit, claiming that the Traveler could not be relied upon as it had abandoned the Eliksni and granted the Hive the Light, and claimed that with Rasputin under their control, they can fight the enemies of humanity together. Ana lowered her weapon, but instead of complying with her grandfather as he expected, she instead uploaded Rasputin's personality into the prototype Exo Frame, leading the two digital minds to clash for control. Despite Clovis's efforts and demanding that Elisabeth intervene, Rasputin seized control over the frame, deleting Clovis's personality in the process. | |||
After a time, Rasputin | With their grandfather removed, Ana took her leave, requesting to be alone for a bit. Her sister agreed before taking her leave but Rasputin, after rebooting his new frame, requested that the Guardian speak with Ana, stating she shouldn't be alone right now. The Guardian agrees and speaks with Ana, who while happy that Rasputin can now speak directly with humanity, something she has always wanted, dreads the thought of the damage Clovis would've caused once he used Rasputin to integrate himself into Seraph Station. | ||
After speaking with Ana, the Guardians approached Rasputin at his request, who confirmed that Clovis continued to exist as an AI, confined to the Exoscience labs of Europa and furious that his plans are now ruined. Further, Rasputin clarified his own current state, confirming that Felwinter's memories are now his own, that he had come to view himself the way Felwinter had: as a tyrant who squandered a power that could've been used to save humanity. Grateful for the Guardian's efforts to save him from the brink of oblivion, Rasputin vowed to return the favor by using all of his power to protect humanity. However, Rasputin stated that he still did not have the necessary code to upload himself to Seraph Station, thereby advising the Guardian to continue the strategy of gathering submind data. | |||
After a time, Rasputin informed the Guardian that he still lacked the key codes necessary to regain control over the Warsat Network, requiring them to continue the mission of retrieving Submind data even though there aren't any new Subminds left. Nonetheless, Rasputin advices the Guardian to stay the course in gathering Submind data for his reconstruction algorithm. Later on, Rasputin would speak with the Guardian on his restoration has made him something more, having understood why humanity in the past saw him as a protector and savior, a war god of their own making, causing him to believe that he may no different than Xivu Arath in that regard. However, Rasputin states that what makes him different is that, unlike Xivu Arath, he does not wage war for its own sake but to safeguard those under his charge. Thus, he vows that once the Warsat Network is under his control once more, he will smite the enemies of humanity, starting with the Wrathborn threat. | |||
Despite Rasputin attempting to calculate all possibilities prior to taking a course of action, the ultimate nature of Xivu Arath's wargaming escaped Rasputin. Mara Sov came to the Vanguard to provide a warning that if Rasputin were to wield the power of the Warsat Network against the invading armies of Xivu Arath, such a slaughter would provide the fuel necessary for Xivu Arath to open an invasion portal directly to Earth, such as befell Torobatl and the Cabal empire. Informed of this, Rasputin became uncertain in his reason for existing. If unable to wield his weaponry to protect humanity, what purpose did he serve? This question required an answer, one which Rasputin informed the Guardian they would calculate towards, encouraging the collection of further submind data, and the occupation of invading forces through regular combat. | Despite Rasputin attempting to calculate all possibilities prior to taking a course of action, the ultimate nature of Xivu Arath's wargaming escaped Rasputin. Mara Sov came to the Vanguard to provide a warning that if Rasputin were to wield the power of the Warsat Network against the invading armies of Xivu Arath, such a slaughter would provide the fuel necessary for Xivu Arath to open an invasion portal directly to Earth, such as befell Torobatl and the Cabal empire. Informed of this, Rasputin became uncertain in his reason for existing. If unable to wield his weaponry to protect humanity, what purpose did he serve? This question required an answer, one which Rasputin informed the Guardian they would calculate towards, encouraging the collection of further submind data, and the occupation of invading forces through regular combat. |
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