The Light and Darkness Saga: Difference between revisions

Also referred to as ''A Guardian Rises'', the initial campaign of Destiny follows a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]'s journey throughout the solar system to find what is preventing the Traveler from healing after its fight with a mysterious foe during the [[Collapse]]. During their journey they encounter several hostile races. The scavenging and viscous raiders known as the [[Fallen]], the zealous and swarming [[Hive]], the [[Darkness]]-worshiping machines known as the [[Vex]], and the militant warrior race known as the [[Cabal]].

A [[Eris Morn|Hunter]] has returned from the darkness of the [[Hellmouth]] on the [[Moon]], and she warns of a returning threat: [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], the Hive god-prince who slaughtered thousands of Guardians during their initial invasion to take back the moon from the Hive. [[The Guardian]] is tasked by her to scour the [[Cosmodrome]] for his heralds to slow his revival, then finally confront the demon himself within the deepest recesses of the Moon and even his own [[Oversoul Throne|Throne World]].

During their quest to find the [[Black Heart]], the Guardian had struck a deal with the [[Mara Sov|Queen of the Reef]] and also had learned she had a [[House]] of Fallen loyal to her. Now she reaches out to the Guardians to hunt down [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]] and his [[House of Wolves|rebellion]] before they gain a foothold within the grander Fallen political scene, and perhaps even something more dangerous.

The [[Oryx, the Taken King|God]] of the Hive has arrived in the Sol System, seeking vengeance for his son's [[Crota's End|death]]. With his own personal [[Taken|army]] in tow, a force no Guardian has faced, Oryx quickly takes complete control of the system and challenges the Guardian themselves to stop him. Now the go-to champion of the [[Last City]], the Guardian, is sent by Eris Morn and [[Cayde-6]], the [[Hunter]] [[Vanguard]], to find a way to cleanse the system of the Taken rot and confront the God-King himself.

[[Eramis]], the leader of a new Fallen [[House of Salvation|House]] on Europa, gifts her followers the power of Stasis. To stop her and the Barons of this new House, the Guardian had to learn how to use the Darkness in defense of the Last City through Stasis taught by [[Elisabeth Bray|Elsie Bray]] aka the Exo Stranger. '''Season of the Hunt''' saw the Guardian work with Uldren Sov, now reborn as Crow, to track down and slay the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]], with its death giving Crow freedom from Spider's service. '''Season of the Chosen''' sees the Guardian engage in [[Rite of Proving|Rites of Proving]] in order to gain [[Empress Caiatl]]'s favor. '''Season of the Splicer''' had the Guardian seek out [[Mithrax]]'s assistance in shutting down a Vex simulation that would threaten the Last City. '''Season of the Lost''' had Mara Sov task the Guardian with freeing the [[Techeun]]s lost within the [[Ley Line]]s from Xivu Arath's forces in order for the exorcism to remove [[Savathûn]]'s worm to commence.

The Guardians discover something shocking while investigating Mars' reappearance: the [[Lucent Brood|Hive]] now have powers tied to the Light. They work with [[The Hidden|Hidden]] agents to discover how Savahûn was able to grant her Hive the Light. After thorough investigation, it is revealed that the Traveler willingly gave Savathûn the Light and that she is planning to move the Traveler into [[Court of Savathûn|her Throne World]] by using the powers she borrowed from the Witness. They stop her plans by showing the truth: the Witness tricked the Krill into accepting the Darkness and thus becoming the Hive. After her defeat, the war against the Witness begins. '''Season of the Risen''' sees the formation of [[The Coalition]] as a result of signing an armistice with Empress Caiatl, integrating Mithrax's [[House of Light]] into the Last City, and helping the [[Awoken]] in freeing the Techeuns from the forces of [[Xivu Arath]], and would have Guardians work with [[Imperial Optus|Imperial Opti]] to gain intel on the Lucent Brood's plans for the stolen Light. '''Season of the Haunted''' had Eris Morn and Guardians work to sever Calus's connection to the Lunar Pyramid by first helping various characters confront their traumas. '''Season of Plunder''' saw Guardians work alongside [[Eido]], Mithrax, Drifter, and Spider to prevent Eramis from acquiring relics containing body parts of [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]], a [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]]. '''Season of the Seraph''' had Guardians bring Rasputin back online in order to gain information on [[Neptune]].

The Witness's forces arrive on Earth's orbit and it discovers [[The Veil]] is hidden in a [[Neomuna|city]] on Neptune after making contact with the Traveler. Guardians were able to help the [[Cloud Strider]]s [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]] in repelling a siege orchestrated by the [[Shadow Legion]] and its leader, the newly-risen Disciple Calus. They would also learn the power of Strand in the process. Despite Calus's defeat, the Witness was able to begin the [[Final Shape]] by using Ghost to connect the Veil to the Traveler. They would soon learn from [[Soteria]]'s submind that an "[[Ahsa|enemy of the Witness]]" is hiding on Titan. '''Season of Defiance''' saw the Coalition forces work together to rescue prisoners captured by the Shadow Legion throughout Earth. '''Season of the Deep''' sees Guardians assist Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] in forming a psychic connection with Ahsa so she can provide information regarding the Witness to the Vanguard and its allies.