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'''Akrazul, the Severed''' was a [[Knight]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]] who sought vengeance upon the Daughters of Crota and their court. He had been crippled by [[Guardian]]s and looked down on by other [[Hive]] for that reason. | '''Akrazul, the Severed''' was a [[Knight]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]] who sought vengeance upon the Daughters of Crota and their court. He had been crippled by [[Guardian]]s and looked down on by other [[Hive]] for that reason. | ||
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===Enacting the Heresy=== | ===Enacting the Heresy=== | ||
{{Quote|I see our end — written in greed. The aftermath of a feeble reign. Such is not how I would see us fall.|Akrazul<ref name="I.II">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|I see our end — written in greed. The aftermath of a feeble reign. Such is not how I would see us fall.|Akrazul<ref name="I.II">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref>}} | ||
When approached by his sister [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] about assassinating the Daughters of Crota, Akrazul agreed with her on the court being unworthy of the power they wielded over the Swarm. He saw the Hive nobility as weak and treacherous, praying on the misery of those below struggling against foes "more brutal than time"<ref name="I.II" />. He consented to take part in her scheme and be the catalyst for proving [[the Sword Logic]] futile<ref name="VII" />. | When approached by his sister [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] about assassinating the Daughters of Crota, Akrazul agreed with her on the court being unworthy of the power they wielded over the Swarm. He saw the Hive nobility as weak and treacherous, praying on the misery of those below struggling against foes "more brutal than time"<ref name="I.II" />. He consented to take part in her scheme and be the catalyst for proving [[the Sword Logic]] futile<ref name="VII">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#VII: The Severed and the Unmade|VII: The Severed and the Unmade]]''</ref>. | ||
Malkanth's plan required the sacrifice of Akrazul's other sister [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whom he loved dearly. When Malkanth performed the Inquisition of Self, a ritual which would sever Azavath's essence from her body, rendering it an empty husk for Akrazul to fill, he began hearing whispers of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. She stoked his rage and grief, convincing him to be but a pawn in Malkanth's plans and having only ever been loved by Azavath. When he woke up in his sister's body and saw her smiling at him, he struck against her and pierced her heart with a blade. He then moved to deliver his vengeance upon the court<ref name="IX.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. | Malkanth's plan required the sacrifice of Akrazul's other sister [[Ir Airâm, Deathsinger|Azavath]], whom he loved dearly. When Malkanth performed the Inquisition of Self, a ritual which would sever Azavath's essence from her body, rendering it an empty husk for Akrazul to fill, he began hearing whispers of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. She stoked his rage and grief, convincing him to be but a pawn in Malkanth's plans and having only ever been loved by Azavath. When he woke up in his sister's body and saw her smiling at him, he struck against her and pierced her heart with a blade. He then moved to deliver his vengeance upon the court<ref name="IX.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.X: Apocrypha|IX.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. | ||
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===Whispers in the Pit=== | ===Whispers in the Pit=== | ||
{{Quote|You were selfish in your quest for slaughter. Still, she forgives you. She simply asks that you afford her the same courtesy.|Savathûn to Akrazul before he is unmade by his sister}} | {{Quote|You were selfish in your quest for slaughter. Still, she forgives you. She simply asks that you afford her the same courtesy.|Savathûn to Akrazul before he is unmade by his sister}} | ||
The [[Knight]] in the body of a [[Deathsinger]] challenged Zulmak and defeated him with ease, much to the congregation gathered in the [[Necropolis]]'s shock. When interrogated by a scholar, Akrazul cut him down and unleashed his rage, grief and lust for vengeance upon the crowd<ref name="XI">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI: The Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref>. Blinded by fury, he slaughtered everything in his wake, until a voice called out, shaking him out of his murderous frenzy. Over piles of corpses of his victims, Akrazul saw Malkanth hover towards him - the gaping wound left by his blade in her chest<ref name="XI" />. In her eyes he saw a caring beyond any Malkanth had ever shown, and as she unmade him with a [[Deathsong]], he felt only relief and love | The [[Knight]] in the body of a [[Deathsinger]] challenged Zulmak and defeated him with ease, much to the congregation gathered in the [[Necropolis]]'s shock. When interrogated by a scholar, Akrazul cut him down and unleashed his rage, grief and lust for vengeance upon the crowd<ref name="XI">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI: The Anti-Logic|XI: The Anti-Logic]]''</ref>. Blinded by fury, he slaughtered everything in his wake, until a voice called out, shaking him out of his murderous frenzy. Over piles of corpses of his victims, Akrazul saw Malkanth hover towards him - the gaping wound left by his blade in her chest<ref name="XI" />. In her eyes he saw a caring beyond any Malkanth had ever shown, and as she unmade him with a [[Deathsong]], he felt only relief and love<ref name="XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref>. | ||
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*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{1st}} | ||
