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However, Variks would notice a dark change in Eramis following the arrival of the Black Fleet in the Sol System, which led to the disappearance of some of the words in the system. One Pyramid, however, would remain hovering over Europa, and it left many Darkness related structures throughout the surrounding area. Eramis would even managed to access one of these structures and be granted the power of [[Stasis]], an ice-like ability that she began to share with her lieutenants. Worse, and to Variks' dismay, Eramis gave in to her hatred towards the Traveler for abandoning her people during the Whirlwind, leaving them with nothing. With Stasis at her command, Eramis, calling herself the Kell of Darkness, turned the dream of creating a new home for the Eliksni into an opportunity to build an empire for herself and her followers, with the full intent on making the Great Machine feel the pain the Fallen have endured. | However, Variks would notice a dark change in Eramis following the arrival of the Black Fleet in the Sol System, which led to the disappearance of some of the words in the system. One Pyramid, however, would remain hovering over Europa, and it left many Darkness related structures throughout the surrounding area. Eramis would even managed to access one of these structures and be granted the power of [[Stasis]], an ice-like ability that she began to share with her lieutenants. Worse, and to Variks' dismay, Eramis gave in to her hatred towards the Traveler for abandoning her people during the Whirlwind, leaving them with nothing. With Stasis at her command, Eramis, calling herself the Kell of Darkness, turned the dream of creating a new home for the Eliksni into an opportunity to build an empire for herself and her followers, with the full intent on making the Great Machine feel the pain the Fallen have endured. | ||
Disappointed and angry at Eramis, Variks would abandon the House of Salvation, stealing a Splinter of Darkness from Eramis, | Disappointed and angry at Eramis, Variks would abandon the House of Salvation, stealing a Splinter of Darkness from Eramis, fleeing across Europa. The scribe evaded the Dark Kell and her hunters for as long as he could before getting tracked. | ||
===Hunt for the Traitor Variks=== | ===Hunt for the Traitor Variks=== | ||
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The Guardian, who had been surveying the Pyramid on Europa after being "called" by the Darkness, would hear Variks' distress signal and work their way to him, encounter the House of Salvation Fallen for the first time. As the Guardian neared, Variks made one last plea to his old friend but once again, Eramis ignored him, claiming that he can cling to the Great Machine, while the Fallen, with the power of Stasis, will make their own fate. Gefore leaving, Eramis ordered her troops to make an example of him. The Guardian arrived just in time before the Salvation Fallen could execute Variks, freeing him from his Stasis confinement. However, Eramis ordered her forces to surround the station, not wanting Variks to leave alive. Still demanding answers from Variks, the scribe tells them that once they have dealt with the incoming forces, he will tell them everything. | The Guardian, who had been surveying the Pyramid on Europa after being "called" by the Darkness, would hear Variks' distress signal and work their way to him, encounter the House of Salvation Fallen for the first time. As the Guardian neared, Variks made one last plea to his old friend but once again, Eramis ignored him, claiming that he can cling to the Great Machine, while the Fallen, with the power of Stasis, will make their own fate. Gefore leaving, Eramis ordered her troops to make an example of him. The Guardian arrived just in time before the Salvation Fallen could execute Variks, freeing him from his Stasis confinement. However, Eramis ordered her forces to surround the station, not wanting Variks to leave alive. Still demanding answers from Variks, the scribe tells them that once they have dealt with the incoming forces, he will tell them everything. | ||
The Guardian succeeded in eliminating the Salvation forces, leaving Variks grateful but the Guardian reminds him that they still want answers. Acknowledging this and aware that they no longer trust | The Guardian succeeded in eliminating the Salvation forces, leaving Variks grateful but the Guardian reminds him that they still want answers. Acknowledging this and aware that they no longer trust him, Variks asks the Guardian to set aside their distrust for him, telling them of the threat that Eramis poses and of her intent on building a army of Fallen powered by the Darkness. If she succeeds, then not even the Guardians will be able to stop her. | ||
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Bringing Phylak's Splinter to the Exo Stranger, who is thrilled that the Guardian has accepted the power of Stasis, she informs them that the Darkness can be used as a tool to build a better world if one does not fall into obsessing over they're desires. She further instructs the Guardian to claim the other Splinters in Eramis's hands after attuning the one they claimed. | Bringing Phylak's Splinter to the Exo Stranger, who is thrilled that the Guardian has accepted the power of Stasis, she informs them that the Darkness can be used as a tool to build a better world if one does not fall into obsessing over they're desires. She further instructs the Guardian to claim the other Splinters in Eramis's hands after attuning the one they claimed. | ||
After communing with another Crux of Darkness found in the Clovis Bray Exoscience labs, strengthening their connection to Stasis, the Guardian returned to Variks to plan their next move. Acknowledging that the Guardian is different than Eramis when wielding Stasis, as they didn't allow it to corrupt them as it did to the Kell of Darkness, Variks states their next target is [[Praksis, the Technocrat]]. the visionary mind behind the House of Salvation's technology, wringing power from the Darkness itself. He further revealed that in the Prison of Elders, they had neighboring cells and they shared dreams of a new world for the Eliksni. Not privy as to how Praksis was able to control the Darkness through his technology, Variks tasks the Guardian as to how, as he believes that should Praksis be defeated then Eramis' plans will come to a halt. Believing that Praksis is studying the Vex, Variks states that if the Guardian disrupts his experiments, then it will surely get Praksis' attention. | |||
After thwarting Praksis' latest experiments with a Vex Conflux at Cadmus Ridge, a servitor Praksis sent to protect the Conflux that was destroyed bore a signal that allowed the Guardian to locate the Technocrat. Tracking Praksis to the Bray Exoscience Labs, the Technocrat would unleash his machines upon the Guardian as a way to "test" his creations. Despite his machines and reinforcements, his experiments failed to kill the Guardian, embarrassing Praksis. Proceeding deeper into the labs, to the Eternity chamber, and confront Praksis. Using his technology to create powerful shield generators to protect himself, Praksis proved a dangerous foe along with his use of Stasis. However, despite his technology, reinforcements and use of Stasis, the Guardian used their own abilities of Stasis to defeat Praksis, claiming his Splinter of Darkness. | |||
Pleased with this, Variks believes that without Phylaks and Praksis, Eramis will grow reckless and careless, struggling to control the Dark power she possesses. In that, it would the perfect time for the Guardian to strike. True to Variks' predictions, Eramis is furious at the loss of Phylaks and Eramis, immediately desiring to retaliate against the Darkness. Ordering Atraks to return to the Deep Stone Crypt and prepare the "body", Eramis claims that she and Kridis can handle the Guardian. Kridis addresses her Kell, advising that they should take caution, stating that the power more than they thought but Eramis rebukes the wisdom of caution, fully desiring to grant destruction upon the Guardian. | |||
Taking Praksis' Splinter to the Exo Stranger but to their surprise they find Commander Zavala had come to Europa, informing them that the Vanguard as kept an eye on Eramis. He confirms that the Guardian has clearly disrupted the Dark Kell's operations and now she has fled to the Cosmodrome on Earth, leading Zavala to suspect she is planning on looting old House of Devils hideouts but nonetheless believes Eramis is growing desperate. Therefore, Zavala orders the Guardian to travel to the Cosmodrome to find out what Eramis's plan is but before that, the Vanguard Commander expresses his discomfort in the Guardian's usage of Stasis despite understanding the tactic of "fighting fire with fire". | |||
Traveling to Earth as ordered, the Guardian meets with [[Shaw Han]], who informs them that Eramis is looking to recruit her old comrades from what is left of the House of Devils, desperate enough to do so in person. Intel also states that Eramis brought along a trusted sergeant, [[Bakris, the Adamantine]] and empowered her with Stasis to demonstrate the powers that are at her disposal. Knowing they must eliminate Bakris before the Devils follow through with the plan to relocate to Europa, the Guardian searches through an old factory complex and locate Bakris as she is loading a large supply of Spider Tanks. Using their abilities of Stasis, the Guardian manages to slay Bakris, denying Eramis the reinforcements she needs. Informing Variks of their success, the scribe, in turn, informs them that Eramis is infuriated at the Guardian's intervention and now she seeks to gain another form of reinforcements through the Vex, using a portal built by Clovis Bray that will lead her directly to the world of the Vex. However, doing so would threaten all life on Europa. | |||
Racing back to Europa to stop Eramis, the Guardian delves deep into the Asterion Abyss with Variks getting into a heated argument with Eramis as he tries to appeal to her but the Kell of Darkness rebuffs all of his efforts. Despite heavy Salvation Fallen blocking their way, the Guardian manages to reach Eramis at the Glassway but are too late to stop her from activating the portal, leading Variks to believe that Eramis has truly gone mad and has become a monster despite her claims that she cares for her people. With the portal activated, the Vex Mind, [[Belmon, Transcended Mind]], emerges, threatening Europa with a flood of Vex to pour through the portal. To shut down the portal, the Guardian battles with the Transcended Mind and manages to destroy it, closing the portal but notices that all the radiolarian fluid is heading somewhere, leading a horrified Variks to wonder what Eramis has done. | |||
Returning to the Exo Stranger, the Guardian is informed that while Darkness can act like a parasite that can turn a noble desire into something horrible until one becomes that which the Darkness wants them to be, she nonetheless believes that within everyone there in lies the strength to control the Darkness. Instructing them to attune the Splinter they gained from Praksis, Exo Stranger tasks them to commune with another Crux of Darkness at the Riis-Reborn Approach, ironically found in the same chamber where Eramis first made her speech to her followers. After completing the communion, the Guardian's Stasis abilities become at their strongest, allowing them to have the strength they need to confront the Kell of Darkness. | |||
===Fall of the Kell of Darkness=== | ===Fall of the Kell of Darkness=== | ||