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====Six Fronts====

{{Quote|The Fallen's southern approach has broken. The City holds.|Saladin at the conclusion of the battle}}

The efforts of the Iron Lords allowed the creation of [[The Last City]] under the protection of the [[Traveler]]. As thousands of survivors and Lightbearers flocked to the growing city, it became a target for the Fallen. Alongside his fellow Iron Lords, Saladin traveled to defend the Last City alongside its [[Guardian]]s. Saladin commanded the city's southern walls from the Fallen assault, which nearly overwhelmed the Guardian's defenses several times. However, the defenders eventually drove the Fallen armies into retreat. As communications were reestablished, Saladin heard [[Osiris]], [[Saint-14]], and Shaxx declare that each of their sectors were secure. As Shaxx announced he would march to reinforce the southern walls, Saladin informed them that he had broken the Fallen's assault and that the City was saved. As the defenders contemplated their victory, Shaxx joyously mocked the Fallen for believing they would simply wipe out the City, and Saladin joined the others in laughing. Osiris reported all fireteams were accounted for, and Saint credited the [[Titan]] [[Elriq]] for helping him save eight Guardians during dozens of charges against the Fallen. Saladin was impressed by the young Titan and asked how many times he died in the fight, but Saint revealed that he and Elriq had both survived the battle without falling.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Pigeon_and_the_Phoenix#10:_War_Stories|War Stories]]''</ref>

===Battle of the Twilight Gap===

{{Quote|This battlefield is not your stage, Shaxx! This is not about glory!|Saladin to Shaxx as he disobeyed orders during the Battle of the Twilight Gap}}

When an alliance of the Fallen Houses threatened the safety of the Last City, Saladin was selected to lead the City's defense during the upcoming [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|battle]] alongside his students Lord [[Shaxx]] and Commander [[Zavala]].<ref name="IBR">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> The Fallen concentrated their assault on [[Twilight Gap]], throwing wave after wave of soldiers towards humanity's last stronghold. As the battle turned against the [[Vanguard]], Saladin ordered all fireteams to retreat to the [[Ridgeback District]] and to halt all advances, believing that the City was lost. However, Shaxx did not acknowledge the fallback order and instead advanced with his fireteams. Saladin angrily demanded that Shaxx fallback with the rest of the fireteams and told him that the battlefield was not his stage to win glory upon, but his student cut off their comms feed.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Mountaintop]]''</ref> Shaxx and his fireteam were able to hold their position on the Wall at Twilight Gap long enough for Saladin and Zavala to regroup the rest of their forces for a counterattack that drove the Fallen back and saved the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shard of the Traveler (Sunbreaker)]]''</ref> Despite the City being saved, Saladin remained furious with Shaxx for disobeying his orders during the middle of battle. Their relationship became strained, although Saladin continued to remain on good terms with Zavala.<ref name="IBR"/>