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The Guardians would first approach [[Vow_of_the_Disciple#Acquisition|Acquisition]], a vast repository of artifacts taken from Rhulk's past conquests including the rib he took from the Leviathan of Fundament. The Subjugator would then explain that the Witness would see the Light fall and glimpsed of the potential Guardians would possess freed of its chains.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-c2uX0E0zk "The Witness... Sees Light Fall"]''</ref> Despite opposition by both Scorn and [[Taken]] forces marshalled in the structure, the Guardians journeyed deeper into the hull of the Pyramid. They had then glanced upon the Upended in the distance, which Rhulk described as a "triumvirate" of the three core tenants of the Darkness: opportunity, preservation, and salvation.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTLuH1Tt_ic "Opportunity. Preservation. Salvation."]''</ref> | The Guardians would first approach [[Vow_of_the_Disciple#Acquisition|Acquisition]], a vast repository of artifacts taken from Rhulk's past conquests including the rib he took from the Leviathan of Fundament. The Subjugator would then explain that the Witness would see the Light fall and glimpsed of the potential Guardians would possess freed of its chains.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-c2uX0E0zk "The Witness... Sees Light Fall"]''</ref> Despite opposition by both Scorn and [[Taken]] forces marshalled in the structure, the Guardians journeyed deeper into the hull of the Pyramid. They had then glanced upon the Upended in the distance, which Rhulk described as a "triumvirate" of the three core tenants of the Darkness: opportunity, preservation, and salvation.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTLuH1Tt_ic "Opportunity. Preservation. Salvation."]''</ref> | ||
After observing the Guardians killing [[The Caretaker]], Rhulk would remark that those "defiant" would be subjugated in service of the Final Shape, which was described as an "ailing, endless, void".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_rkt8YXbaI "In Service of an Ailing, Endless Void."]''</ref> As they approached the Upended, he then stated that they were resilient yet credulous of themselves. In blindly killing scores of Scorn and Taken, however, the fireteam had aided Rhulk instead in powering the Upended with their bloodshed as its fuel. With the machine reaching full power, Rhulk was prepared to seal the throne world permanently of the Light; leaving both the Guardians and the Lucent Hive to suffer. As a final rebuke, the disciple told the Guardians they were not fit to serve the Witness nor | After observing the Guardians killing [[The Caretaker]], Rhulk would remark that those "defiant" would be subjugated in service of the Final Shape, which was described as an "ailing, endless, void".<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_rkt8YXbaI "In Service of an Ailing, Endless Void."]''</ref> As they approached the Upended, he then stated that they were resilient yet credulous of themselves. In blindly killing scores of Scorn and Taken, however, the fireteam had aided Rhulk instead in powering the Upended with their bloodshed as its fuel. With the machine reaching full power, Rhulk was prepared to seal the throne world permanently of the Light; leaving both the Guardians and the Lucent Hive to suffer. As a final rebuke, the disciple told the Guardians they were not fit to serve the Witness nor its goals, instead deserved to drown in the Deep.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HsNx_IwT8U "This World Will Be Sealed From the Light"]''</ref> | ||
With the Guardians having reached their destination on top of the Upended, Rhulk emerged from his suspended sarcophagus to personally greet them. Stating that he had no use in them anymore, the Subjugator commenced a climactic battle with his interlopers by dropping his [[Lubrae's Ruin|glaive]] and unleash a massive resonant barrier of Darkness to push them back.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-CIVBDKevk "All That Awaits You Now is the Gift of Death"]''</ref> The fireteam retaliated in turn by exploiting his attacks to eliminate the barrier, all while Rhulk taunts the fireteam as they fight Scorn and Taken reinforcements. While the barrier is exhausted, Rhulk moved inward to the core of the Upended and challenged the Guardians in person, to which he would toy with the fireteam and even kick them to death on occasion. His composure was only short-lived as they discovered and took advantage of four chinks in Rhulk's impervious state, enraging the disciple as he became vulnerable to their attacks. In his final moments, Rhulk could only cry out begging the Witness for forgiveness as his body contorted by his own out-of-control powers, transforming him into what appeared to be a petrified, lifeless tree with gnarled vein-like roots of Darkness growing from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftOWxGbDj98 "Witness... Forgive Me!"]''</ref> | With the Guardians having reached their destination on top of the Upended, Rhulk emerged from his suspended sarcophagus to personally greet them. Stating that he had no use in them anymore, the Subjugator commenced a climactic battle with his interlopers by dropping his [[Lubrae's Ruin|glaive]] and unleash a massive resonant barrier of Darkness to push them back.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-CIVBDKevk "All That Awaits You Now is the Gift of Death"]''</ref> The fireteam retaliated in turn by exploiting his attacks to eliminate the barrier, all while Rhulk taunts the fireteam as they fight Scorn and Taken reinforcements. While the barrier is exhausted, Rhulk moved inward to the core of the Upended and challenged the Guardians in person, to which he would toy with the fireteam and even kick them to death on occasion. His composure was only short-lived as they discovered and took advantage of four chinks in Rhulk's impervious state, enraging the disciple as he became vulnerable to their attacks. In his final moments, Rhulk could only cry out begging the Witness for forgiveness as his body contorted by his own out-of-control powers, transforming him into what appeared to be a petrified, lifeless tree with gnarled vein-like roots of Darkness growing from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Vow of the Disciple]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftOWxGbDj98 "Witness... Forgive Me!"]''</ref> | ||