War against the Witness: Difference between revisions

'''2ND PHASE'''

'''FINAL PHASE'''

*Riven reveals that one is allowed to enter the Pale Heart via the Ley Lines.

**Riven grants the 15th wish at the cost of her own existence, sending the Crow through the Ley Lines to the Pale Heart; with his bond to Mara Sov serving as a tether for Osiris to map a bridge using the Veil towards their destination.  

*[[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]]

*Dozens of [[Tormentor]]s

Being the first civilization uplifted by the Traveler's [[Light]] in recorded history, the species that would eventually become the Witness lived in a Golden Age and would prosper under its influence. However, their people demanded purpose, so they discovered the Traveler shared a connection with the Veil, an enigma associated with [[Darkness]]. They eventually learn that the Light affects the physical world and the Darkness affects the mental world. After recovering the Veil from the cosmos, they would link it to the Traveler to enact the Final Shape, but the Traveler refuses the connection and leaves their home planet. The species was undeterred in its pursuit of the Final Shape and would use the power of the Darkness to become one singular, unfathomable being. Thus, the Witness was born.

Over time, the Witness would use its philosophy of the Final Shape to recruit other species into its fold. It would do this first with the last [[Lubraean]] named [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], who became the first of its Disciples upon destroying his home planet of [[Lubrae]]. The next species to be influenced by the Witness were the proto-[[Worm|Worm God]]s living on [[Fundament]]. The proto-Worm Gods would become seduced by the power it offered and accepted it through their invention of the [[Sword Logic]], but one of their [[Ahsa|kin]] escaped Fundament through unknown means.

It would trick the Krill into accepting the Darkness once it saw the Traveler's intention to uplift them, so it used the Worm familiar to drift into the Osmium Court and warn the [[Osmium King]] of an incoming syzygy on the planet. The King then warned his daughter [[Oryx, the Taken King|Aurash]] of the event. Aurash fled with her sisters [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Sathona]] and [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xi Ro]] as the Osmium Court is overthrown by [[Taox]], the neighboring Helium Court and its residents, the [[Helium Drinkers]]. Sathona recovered the same worm familiar that warned the Osmium King and now her of the God-Wave forming as a result of the syzygy, but it also told her salvation lies within the depths of Fundament's oceans. The sisters would discover the Needle upon landing at Kaharn Atoll and commandeer the vessel after making the necessary repairs to navigate Fundament's depths. The sisters encounter a creature called [[Leviathan (Fundament)|The Leviathan]], who was injured as a result of Rhulk's subjugation of the Worm God [[Xita, the Nurturing Worm|Xita]] and warns them to turn way, lest they get lost in the Deep. The sisters ignore the Leviathan's warning and discover their salvation in the Worm Gods [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]], [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], and [[Ur, the Ever-Hunger|Ur]]. The sisters accept the bargain with the Worm Gods and transform the Krill into the [[Hive]]. Aurash took on the King morph and transformed into Auryx, who would become Oryx after discovering the secrets of Taking; Sathona took on the [[Wizard]] morph and transformed into Savathûn; and finally, Xi Ro took on the [[Knight]] morph and transformed into Xivu Arath. The Worm Gods would provide the technology needed to escape Fundament and the Hive's crusades begin after defeating the [[Ammonite]]s and causing the Traveler to flee from Fundament's orbit.

As the Traveler was busy terraforming [[Io]]'s surface, a period of great calamity known as the [[Collapse]] would begin. It would first be seen on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], when the Black Fleet used its weapons to alter Titan's gravity and destroy the structures supporting the [[New Pacific Arcology]] domes. Ahsa, the same proto-Worm that escaped Fundament long ago and sought refuge on Titan's methane seas, was injured by [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]], another Disciple of the Witness and the instigator of the Collapse who piloted [[The Lunar Pyramid]]. The Traveler would flee to Earth and defend humanity as a result. It would also affect the people aboard the [[Yang Liwei]], where the clash between the Traveler and its ancient enemy resulted in the existence of the [[Distributary]] and subsequently the birth of the [[Awoken]]. It would affect the people on Earth as well.

The Dark Age would soon end with the formation of the [[Last City]] and the fall of the Warlords, The Lightbearers defending the Last City became the [[Guardian]]s led by different members of the [[Vanguard]]. The Last City faced many challenges before the arrival of [[The Guardian]], from the [[Battle of Twilight Gap|clash]] with the Fallen united under the banners of the [[House of Devils]], [[House of Kings]], and [[House of Winter]] to the attempted reclamation of the [[Moon]] ending in a [[Great Disaster]]. The people of the Last City soon discover that the Traveler's ancient enemy is coming back to finish what it started during the Collapse and that they are unable to survive it this time.

On the eve of the Darkness's return to the Sol System, a lone [[The Ghost|Ghost]] discovers his Guardian's corpse in the outskirts of the [[Cosmodrome]] whilst avoiding the Fallen House of Devils. They soon acquire their first jumpship after dealing with the Fallen and make their way to the Last City to meet the various individuals there: the [[Titan]] Vanguard Commander [[Zavala]], the [[Warlock]] Vanguard [[Ikora Rey]], the [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]], the [[Crucible]] handler [[Lord Shaxx]], the Gunsmith [[Banshee-44]], and [[The Speaker]], a disciple who speaks for the Traveler. After meeting the people of the Last City, they return to the Cosmodrome to acquire a warp drive, eliminating a Devil [[Archon]] named [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Riksis]] in the process. They soon discover their purpose as a Guardian from the Speaker and he tasks them with investigating what is stopping the Traveler from healing after its conflict with the Darkness during the Collapse. They begin begin solving the mystery upon discovering the Hive's presence in the Cosmodrome. They travel to the Moon to stop the Hive from commencing an invasion on Earth.

They first investigate leads from another Guardian who went missing and eventually died near the entrance to the [[Temple of Crota]], then enter a Hive fortress called the [[Hellmouth]] to seek out [[The World's Grave]], a compendium of Hive knowledge and their plans to invade Earth. They learn of the Hive's plans to conduct a ritual to drain the Traveler's Light and warn the Speaker about the revelation. He organizes the forces of the Last City to stop the ritual. As the Guardian travels near the ritual site, the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] issues a challenge to them: if they stop the Hive ritual and return alive, she can meet them face to face and discuss a threat more troubling. Ghost tracks the coordinates of the message to [[Venus]]. They discover the ritual in the [[Chamber of Night]] involved the Hive using a piece of the Traveler but were successful in stopping it. They then meet the Stranger in the ruins of [[Ishtar Academy]], who informs them of the [[Black Heart]], a failed replica of the Veil created by the [[Vex]] of the [[Sol Divisive]]. She instructs them to find a way into the [[Black Garden]] and destroy its heart in order for the Traveler to heal. They would seek counsel from the Awoken of the [[Reef]]. They reveal that in order to gain the coordinates to the Black Garden gate, they must first confront a [[Gate Lord]] and retrieve its eye. They return to Venus to lure out and defeat [[Zydron, Gate Lord]]. They present the eye and learn the coordinates to the Black Garden gate lies on [[Meridian Bay]], but they must get past the [[Exclusion Zone]] set up by the Cabal scout legions including the [[Sand Eaters]], [[Dust Giants]], [[Siege Dancers]], and [[Blind Legion]]. They enter the Black Garden after charging the Gate Lord's eye and destroy the Black Heart by defeating 3 frames comprising the [[Sol Progeny]]: the [[Primeval Mind]], the [[Imminent Mind]], and the [[Eschaton Mind]].

The Red War begins as the Cabal [[Red Legion]] under the command of [[Dominus Ghaul]] would activate the [[Traveler Cage]], strip all Guardians of their Light, and invade the Last City. The Dominus aspired to claim the Light for his own, under the mad belief the he is more worthy of it. The Guardian leaves the Last City and reclaims their Light powers from the [[Shard of the Traveler]] after dealing with the Fallen from the [[House of Dusk]], a conglomerate of the Fallen as their continued losses against the Guardians forced the Houses to unite in desperation. After reclaiming their Light, they help the civilians of the [[Farm]] and [[European Dead Zone|EDZ]] before they discover a message from Zavala instructing them to travel to Titan. They do so and and discover a Hive presence as they work along with Zavala, Deputy Commander [[Sloane]], and [[Amanda Holliday]] to restore power to the New Pacific Arcology rig. They do and retrieve the Arcology CPU to decrypt Red Legion transmissions. The decryption reveals that the Red Legion has placed [[The Almighty]], Ghaul's prized warship, near Sol's to destabilize it and destroy the entire system, using [[Mercury]] as its fuel, leading Zavala to task the Guardian with reassembling the Vanguard since they are the only one with the Light. They retrieve Cayde-6 from the planetoid [[Nessus]] and Ikora Rey from Io, disrupting Vex and Red Legion operations in the former and encountering a Taken resurgence in the latter. The Vanguard and [[Suraya Hawthorne]] would formulate a plan to take back the Last City: the Guardian would board the Almighty and disable its star-killing weapon, but first they must break into the Red Legion base and defeat [[Thumos, the Unbroken]]. After the Almighty is disabled, the counterattack begins, but the Vanguard are unable to continue the assault, forcing the Guardian to confront Ghaul themselves inside his flagship, [[The Immortal]]. They are able to defeat him despite his forced acquisition of the Light and reawaken the Traveler from its long-dormant slumber as it sends out a wave of Light across the Milky Way Galaxy. The wave would cause the Black Fleet to mobilize and begin making its way back to the Sol System.

Despite the death of Dominus Ghaul, the Red War would still carry on until the death of [[Val Ca'uor]]. Before they can confront Val Ca'uor, they first had to help an exiled Warlock named [[Osiris]] and his Ghost [[Sagira]] stop the Vex from taking advantage of the Traveler's reawakening, then confront Xol and his herald [[Nokris, Herald of Xol|Nokris]] near [[Hellas Basin]]. The death of Val Ca'uor would mark the end of the Red War, but another tragedy soon strikes. While containing the prison break in the [[Prison of Elders]], the Guardian discovers that Cayde-6 has been murdered by [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]], a race of Fallen brought back to life through Dark Ether. The Guardian would seek vengeance for the death of Cayde-6 by traveling to the most lawless frontier within the Reef: the [[Tangled Shore]]. They would accept a deal with a shady Fallen mob boss named [[The Spider]] to remove the Scorn's influence on the Tangled Shore and isolate Uldren. After defeating the Scorn [[Baron]]s, they would confront Uldren Sov at the Watchtower, a gateway into the [[Dreaming City]]. It is soon revealed that Uldren was corrupted by [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]], the last living [[Ahamkara]] who was Taken by Oryx shortly before his defeat and now serves Savathûn, but the Guardian would kill him anyways. Petra eventually opens the Dreaming City to them and made contact with Mara, who orders them to slay Riven. Unbeknownst to the Guardian, Riven would grant one last wish before her death: the curse on the Dreaming City. They soon enter the throne world of Mara Sov, [[Eleusinia]] and confront [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]], the daughter of Savathûn, but they discover that Dûl Incaru's death caused the curse to reset itself every 3 weeks. The Guardian would face more threats in the Sol System. They would first help a mysterious Exo named [[Ada-1]] recovery [[Black Armory]] technology stolen by the [[Kell's Scourge]] and its leader [[Siviks, Lost to None|Siviks]], then investigate [[Drifter]], the [[Gambit]] handler with a mysterious connection to the [[The Nine|IX]], and finally accept an invitation sent by former Cabal [[Emperor Calus]] to participate for glory through the Menagerie. They soon learn from an apparition of [[Toland, the Shattered|Toland]] that a dark secret is hiding under the Lunar surface and the Vanguard would soon return to the Moon.

The Hive would reemerge, this time under the Daughters of Crota: [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladun]], [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]]. They would build the [[Scarlet Keep]] above the Lunar Pyramid uncovered by Eris Morn. After it is uncovered, the Nightmares are unleashed all across the Lunar surface, leading the Vanguard to push back the Hive resurgence and discover the existence the Lunar Pyramid. Eris Morn tasks the Guardian with collecting enough Nightmare Essence to craft the Dreambane Armor and bypass the Lunar Pyramid's warding. While exploring the derelict Pyramid, a Voice in the Darkness contacts the Guardian through their Ghost and inform them of the Light's failures. Undeterred, the Guardian recovers an [[Unknown Artifact]] and receives a vision in the Black Garden. At the same time, the Sol Divisive begins their invasion on the Moon led by [[The Undying Mind]], whose purpose is to keep the Black Garden locked out of space and time and also to recreate the Black Heart. Ikora Rey and the Guardian worked together to lure out the Undying Mind across different timeline and slay it. With the final copy of the Undying Mind dead, Osiris discovers a future where the Black Fleet hovers over the skies of the Last City and makes his way back to Mercury's surface, but he learns that the [[Psion Flayer]]s have found the Sundial and they plan to use it to undo the Vanguard's victory in the Red War, so he tasks the Guardian with stopping the Psion Flayers' plot and rescuing a legendary Titan named [[Saint-14]]. They accomplish both objectives by defeating [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]] and changing Saint-14's fate. They would open the [[Trials of Osiris]] for the first time since the Red War through the billions of Fractalline donated to them as part of the Empyrean Foundation along with [[The Lantern of Osiris]]. However, the Psions have one last plan: they would cause the Almighty to move in the direction of the Last City, so Zavala and Ana Bray would convince Rasputin to arm the [[Warsat]]s on the Almighty before it could reach the Last City.

As the Vanguard was busy dealing with the [[Almighty Crisis]], Rasputin reveals to Zavala and the Guardian that the Black Fleet's arrival in the Sol System is imminent as it begins to enter its outer edges. Zavala puts aside his suspicions of the Warmind and declares that they will work together to prepare for the arrival of the Black Fleet. As Rasputin begins arming his Warsats on the Almighty, he would also keep watch on the Black Fleet's movement as it begins to enter the Sol System through a 2D map displayed in each [[Seraph Bunker]] the Guardian powers up. As the Black Fleet approaches Saturn's orbital path, Rasputin was finally able to use the Warsats on the Almighty with success as it blows up in the Last City's skies. However, the Black Fleet would soon disable him and then make landfall above the [[The Cradle|Cradle]] on Io, ushering in the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]] proper. They would also make landfall on Titan, Mercury, and [[Mars]] as the Guardian works with Eris to decrypt messages from [[The Ionian Pyramid]] by first clearing Hive interference, then meeting her under the [[Tree of Silver Wings]] at the Cradle to receive the messages. The Guardian defeats Nokris and teleports to the Ionian Pyramid. The Voice instructs them to go to [[Europa]] to seek out an ancient power waiting for them there.

After the Vanguard signed an armistice with Empress Caiatl, they discovered a Vex simulation threatening the Last City where Sol wouldn't rise. The people dubbed this Vex simulation the [[Endless Night]]. With no way to dispel the Endless Night on their own, Ikora asks the Guardian to seek out [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]], Kell of the Fallen [[House of Light]] and the last Sacred Splicer who was last seen helping Variks evacuate defectors of the House of Salvation on Europa. They clear the Skiff's crash site of the Vex and finally meet him in [[Asterion Abyss]]. He teaches the Guardian how to explore the [[Vex Network|Vex Domain]] through splicing and instructs them to slay the [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] of the domain and claim the the [[Paradrome Cube|living code]] from its corpse. They do so and return to him. Ikora propose the integration of the House of Light into the Last City, with Mithrax agreeing to the proposal. After settling the House of Light into the Last City, the Guardian begins their mastery of splicing after retrieving a [[Splicer Gauntlet]] from the [[Splicer Servitor (House Light)|Splicer Servitor]]. As they continue their mastery of splicing, [[Lakshmi-2]] of the [[Future War Cult]] would begin spreading anti-Eliksni propaganda throughout the Last City, and they gain the ability to penetrate the deeper enclaves of the Vex Domain and defeat the Oppressive Minds occupying them. Mithrax discovers that [[Quria, Blade Transform]] is the Vex Mind responsible for the Endless Night, so they work together to pinpoint its location within the Vex Domain. After the Guardian finishes their mastery of splicing, they infiltrate Quria's lair within the domain and destroy it, finally dispelling the Endless Night. The House of Light celebrate their first [[Solstice]] as a reward for dispelling the Endless Night and enter an official with the Vanguard. Despite the Endless Night ending, Lakshmi-2 continues spreading her propaganda and would attempt a coup, but the coup backfires on her as Vex gunfire kills her, forcing the people to defend the Last City. As the skirmish ends, Savathûn, who used the body of Osiris to divide the Vanguard from within and learn the secrets of the Light, flees to the Dreaming City.

The Guardian, along with Crow and Saint-14, pursues Savathûn throughout the Dreaming City, battling the forces of Xivu Arath along the way. They ambush her as she is conversing with Mara Sov, who has returned to the Dreaming City. Savathûn finally reveals her true form, but Mara contains her in a crystalline prison. After the Guardian acquires the [[Wayfinder's Compass]], Mara and Petra explain the plan: in order to conduct a ritual to remove Savathûn's worm, they must use the Wayfinder's Compass to navigate the [[Ley Line]]s, which are bridges between the material plane and the Ascendant Plane, and rescue the [[Techeun]]s lost within the Ley Lines from Xivu Arath's forces. The Guardian would also help Mara foil [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones|Kelgorath]]'s plan to steal [[Ager's Scepter]]. Once enough Techeuns are rescued from the Ley Lines, Mara forbids all access to Savathûn until the ritual is ready for alignment. Months later, the ritual is ready, but it is under assault from Xivu Arath's forces who are desperate to stop the ritual separating Savathûn from her worm, so Mara requests the Guardian's assistance. They arrive to the ritual site along with Saint-14 and defend Mara, [[Ylaia]], [[Austyn]], and [[Sjari]] as they perform the exorcism ritual from Xivu Arath's forces led by Kelgorath. The ritual succeeds; however, Savathûn transports herself near the Traveler and eventually becomes the first Hive resurrected in the Traveler's Light. Meanwhile, [[The Coalition]] forms as result of signing an armistice with Empress Caiatl, integrating the House of Light into the Last City, and helping the Awoken rescue their lost Techeuns.

After Mars suddenly reappears in the Sol System, [[The Hidden]] immediately investigates the presence of the [[Relic (Mars)|Relic]], a structure of Pyramid origin and witness Catatl's Cabal set up a cannon to use to aim at Savathûn's ship, [[The Lure]], as it lands above the Cradle on Mars. The Guardian arrives to the scene and comes under fire from Cabal troops loyal to the Empress despite the armistice. They would use themselves to launch into the Lure. Upon landing on the Lure, they follow traces of Void Light on the ship and manage to recover an artifact of the Black Fleet. Before they can follow Savathûn into [[Court of Savathûn|her throne world]], they are forced to defeat a [[Lightbearer Knight]] and crush its Ghost. They follow her and defeat her illusion before she ejects them from the throne world. They land at [[The Enclave]], a camp used by Hidden agents to investigate the Relic. With the artifact they recovered earlier used to interact with the Relic, they discover [[Deepsight]], an aspect of Darkness used to reveal echoes of past events and enables weapon crafting, by using the Relic to create their first weapon: [[The Enigma]]. After creating their first weapon, Kora instructs them to return to the throne world to gain more clues on how Savathûn was able to acquire the Light. While exploring the throne world, they discover a Scorn presence and a mysterious Ghost named [[Fynch]] contacts them. After dealing with the Scorn and a [[Lightbearer Wizard]], they finally meet him, but they would first need to attend a meeting with Empress Caiatl. She arranges a meeting with Saladin Forge, Zavala, Crow, and the same Guardian responsible for killing her people on Mars in the Tower Hangar. As the argument continues, Zavala defuses the situation and asks for Caiatl's help in stopping the Lucent Hive on Earth. She agrees and in return, she supplies Light-suppressing tech in the form of a [[Synaptic Spear]].

Meanwhile, Rhulk sends the Scorn to invade the throne world en masse and destroy [[The Wellspring]], the main source of Light distribution across the throne world and of the curse which had kept him trapped within [[The Sunken Pyramid]]. Instead the Guardians would repeatedly quash their attempts and keep the Wellspring secured from both Scorn and Lucent Hive parties. Fynch would also inform Ikora Rey and the Vanguard of the curse surrounding the Sunken Pyramid, albeit unaware of the disciple inside it kept from escaping. Eventually, the Guardian would lead a raid fireteam to investigate the sunken Pyramid. Mara Sov would warn them of the threat posed by Rhulk only to be cut of by his own whispers greeting the Lightbearers and inviting them to enter; cryptically warning them to either "drown in the Deep" or "rise from it".

The Guardians would first approach [[Acquisition]], a vast repository of artifacts from Rhulk's past conquests, including a rib he took from the Leviathan of Fundament. The Disciple would then explain that the Witness would see the Light fall and glimpsed of the potential Guardians would possess freed of its chains. Despite opposition by both Scorn and Taken forces, the Guardians journeyed deeper into the Pyramid. They then looked upon [[The Upended]] in the distance, which Rhulk described as a "triumvirate" of the three core tenets of the Witness: opportunity, preservation, and salvation. After the Guardians killed [[The Caretaker]], Rhulk remarked that those "defiant" of the Witness’ campaign would be subjugated in service of the Final Shape, which he described as an "ailing, endless, void". They would discover a prophecy inside the Pyramid that foretells of the Witness's plan: "The Hive and the Scorn will love the Darkness and worship the Witness. The Black Fleet will enter Earth and stop the Guardians. The Witness will commune with the Traveler and drink the Light. The Witness will kill ____." As they approached the Upended, Rhulk further compliments the Guardians as resilient yet credulous. In blindly killing scores of Scorn and Taken, however, the fireteam had aided Rhulk by powering the Upended with their bloodshed. With the machine reaching full power, Rhulk was prepared to seal the throne world permanently off from 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 deserving to drown in Darkness.       

He soon does so and tells the Guardian of the plan: they would infiltrate the [[Shadow Legion Flagship]] while he, Devrim, and Mithrax would assist them in eliminating the forces occupying it. After dispelling the Pyramid beacons, Crow detonates the charges set up in the hangar. The Guardian then makes their way to the engine room and use the powers sent by Mara Sov to destroy the cooling fans, then the engine. They finally scuttle the flagship and see it blow up from the sky. The forces of the Coalition celebrate their victory and honor Amanda's memory. The Coalition soon turn their attention to a Cabal warbase in the EDZ. Empress Caiatl dispatches her Psions to secure the warbase, but they are soon captured by Shadow Legion forces led by a new [[Bracus Zahn]]. The Empress, with the assistance from Devrim, tasks the Guardian with freeing her forces so her [[Ascendant Guard]]s can fight alongside them in their assault on the warbase. They follow the new Bracus Zahn to the top of the warbase and together with their Cabal allies, finally put an end to Bracus Zahn's legacy. They would also stop the Taken and Shadow Legion forcs poisoning [[The Reservoir]] again using the [[Resonant Splinter]] reverse-engineered by the Imperial Cabal and then killing [[Gor'ath Gath]].

After finishing Savathûn's experiments with the Light and discovering the secrets contained within the Imbaru engine above the oubliette, Eris is ready for the final tithing ritual. She requests that Ikora bring Savathûn's body out from vault security and deliver it to Savathûn's throne world. She then meets the Guardian at the oubliette for the final tithing ritual. They tithe to her after they defeat the Leviathan-Eater. Eris uses the tithes from the Guardian along with the power from the resurrected Savathûn to sever Xivu Arath's connection to the Black Terrace, which makes Xivu Arath mortal and therefore vulnerable. She gives up her Hive form soon after, and both Ikora and the Guardian help Eris recover. Before they leave the throne world, Savathûn is resurrected again and allows Immaru to fall under Vanguard custody. She also reveals the secret they need to follow the Witness into the portal, but she refuses to elaborate on what it is. The Guardian discovers the riddles on their own as they recover one of [[Riven]]'s eggs from the Imbaru Engine and uncover the mystery of the 15th wish revealed on her wings.

With Xivu Arath out of the battle thanks to Eris Morn, the Vanguard begins its efforts to bypass the portal inside the Traveler without suffering the same fate as Joxer. The Witness would send in the Sol Divisive to invade the [[Dreaming City]] while it continue its plans to enact the Final Shape since the Scorn and Taken forces have become leaderless within the Dreaming City. The Guardian pushes back the Sol Divisive and assists the Techeuns in conjuring Riven's spirit. Riven refuses to reveal the 15th wish until the Guardian recovers more of her eggs from her lair. Osiris reveals that the [[Ahamkara]] are the only solution since it's impossible to replicate the Witness's link to the Veil through the Guardian's Ghost. He reinforces this statement when he is unable to replicate how the Witness used the Guardian's Ghost to link the Traveler to the Veil and decides that Riven is the only solution as the Guardian uses the last remaining [[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]] to locate more of Riven's clutch after attuning it to the [[Starlight Lodestone]]. As they recover more of Riven's clutch, she reveals more about her species along with her interactions with the Sov siblings.  

As the Vanguard and its allies continue its efforts to bypass the portal through Riven, Crow discovers a Scorn presence within the EDZ and reports his findings to the Hidden. The Guardian follows the last known location of a Scorn sighting to a snowy mountain within the EDZ. The Guardian enters a Dark Age castle and confronts a powerful Chieftain partly infused with Taken energy named [[Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul|Rathil]], the leader of the [[Buried Bloodline#Lore|Broken Knights]] sent by Fikrul to bring home the Scorn raised from [[House of Kings]] along with [[Malaris, Second Broken Knight|Malaris]], [[Vrysiks, Third Broken Knight|Vrysiks]], [[Nymeks, Fourth Broken Knight|Nymeks]], and [[Sirloks, Fifth Broken Knight|Sirloks]]. The Guardian defeats Rathil by capturing corrupted Ether Totems and being empowered by the wishes of the former Warlord [[Naeem]]. After Rathil is defeated, the [[Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera|Chimera]] bearing the avatar of another Ahamkara named [[Hefnd]] reveals itself and transorts the Guardian to the castle's jail ceĺls. The Guardian escapes from the jail cells using the stone tablets laying next to the skeletons. They pursue the Chimera throughout the castle and arrive at the ramparts where the [[Locus of Wailing Grief]] awaits them. They would survive the tempest and defeat the Taken Ogre by lighting and then staying within the 4 stone braziers. They would continue their pursuit of the Chimera and finally confront it at the tpp of the castle at the mountain's summit. After a difficult battle, the Guardian finally defeats the Chimera, allowing them to collect the bones of Hefnd. They would uncover more of Hefnd's bones scattered throughout the castle by opening sealed doors. They would discover Hefnd's Cairn and discover that Shaxx was responsible for Hefnd's death, with Crow and Petra discovering the truth behind the castle history. They would conclude the investigation by reporting additional findings to Ikora Rey.

As the Guardian works to recover more of Riven's eggs, the Sol Divisive would respond by creating an Axis Mind to match the capabilities of the Techeuns and also deploy the [[Oracle]]s into the Dreaming City that mimics resonance used by the Witness and its Disciples. The Guardian arrivrs too late to recover the egg as the Sol Divisive was able to steal the egg and place it in the Black Garden, near [[Taranis]]'s corpse. The Guardian explores a new section of the Black Garden that once used as an Ahamkara lair. Riven and Crow assist the Guardian as tactical support. Using the sparks inside a circle of green flowers, the Guardian was able to dispel paracausal locks. They would also use the sparks inside a circle of red flowers to cross a mist that would otherwise be hazardous to them. Riven reveals that her and another Ahamkara left behind the sparks scattered throughout the Black Garden. They are able to combine the sparks to defeat [[Akardon, Pitiless Mind]]. After its defeat, Riven would discover that her mate, Taranis, has died as a result of granting his own wish to scatter the clutch. Riven would reflect on his death, then instructs the Guardian to use [[Wish-Keeper]] to honor Taranis. She would discover that the Taken are attempting to corrupt one of her eggs and instructs the Guardian to stop them. They defeat a Taken Knight once loyal to Xivu Arath and learn that the Taken have succeeded in corrupting the egg. Mara proposes a solution to cleanse the egg, but first they must acquire Taken essentia from completing an [[Ascendant Challenge]], then defeating foes within Riven's lair. After cleansing the egg, Orosis updates Mara on how the Pale can be entered, and Riven would reveal that one individual can enter the Pale Heart through the Ley Lines, per her previous bargains with Savathûn. Mara would threaten Riven for her deception before Osiris stops her using Strand. Mara and Osiris both leave, with thr latter informing the Guardian that his investigations on the Veil's ability to replicate the Witness's actions has concluded.

They would recover the final egg, but first the Guardian had to destroy the Sol Divisive Oracles around the Confluence so that the Oracle Engine could be reactivated. Once the Oracle Engine is brought back online, Crow is ready to his plans with them, Mara, Osiris. Crow volunteers to be the first Guardian to enter the Pale Heart. Although she was reluctant to lose her brother again, she accepts the path laid before him. The Guardian manages to stop the Scorn forces led by Fikrul from making a wish on the final egg and save the Ahamkara from extinction. Before they return to the Wall of Wishes to enter the 15th and final wish, Crow reflects on his journey as a Guardian before he bids them farewell for now. They enter the final wish as Riven makes the same fate as Taranis before her. After the wish is completed, Riven makes her sacrifice to ensure that her and Taranis's whims are saved from the Witness's pursuit of the Final Shape. Mara informs the Guardian that while Crow and Osiris form the bridge to bypass the portal to the Pale Heart, they must gather the Coalition allies to stop the Witness once amd for all. The upcoming battle to stop the Final Shape soon decides the fate of the universe

*[[Final Wish (mission)|Final Wish]]

*[[Riven's Lair (activity)|Riven's Lair]]/[[The Coil]]

**[[Polysemy]]

**[[Tautology]]

**[[Enthymeme]]

**[[Apophasis]]

**[[Synchysis]]

*[[Warlord's Ruin]]

*[[Starcrossed]]