Editing Blighted Chalice

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{{Quote|The Taken King is dead. Yet still his armies writhe and claw at our worlds. Even as you led the assault on the Dreadnaught, a powerful Taken warbeast fled for the safety of the Shrine to Oryx. The would-be Prince Malok works to perfect a dark sorcery. He must be destroyed.|[[Eris Morn]]}}

*'''[[ERIS MORN]]]:''' The [[Oryx|Taken King]] is dead... yet still his armies writhe and claw at our worlds. Even as you led the assault on the [[Dreadnaught]], a powerful [[Taken]] [[warbeast]] fled for the safety of the Shrine of Oryx. The would-be prince [[Malok, Pride of Oryx|Malok]] works to perfect a dark sorcery. He must be destroyed.  

''The trio of [[Guardians]] land in [[The Summoning Pits]]. In the center of the arena, Malok roars a challenge, and disappears as several Taken appear, [[blight]]s set behind them. The Guardians kill the Taken and reach the exit, only to find it boarded shut, with three [[Hive]] locks sealing them in.''

*'''[[GHOST]]:''' They've sealed the door with Hive Runes... (sighs wearily) Of course they have.  

*'''GHOST:''' Sealed door, Hive Runes... know what we need? A Tomb Husk.  

''Large groups of Hive ambush the fireteam, including [[Thrall]], [[Knights]] and [[Wizards]]. They are all eliminated, and one of them drops a [[Tomb Husk]]. One of the Guardians obtains the Husk and uses it at the door, disintegrating one of the locks. More Hive appear, and as they are killed, a second Husk is dropped, reclaimed, and used. Once the third group of Hive is eliminated and the final Rune destroyed, the door to the Summoning Pits finally opens, releasing over a dozen [[Cursed Thrall]]. The trio of Guardians use the narrow space to wipe them all out instantaneously. They make their way back to the [[Circle of Bones]], where several Taken blights appear. Large groups of Taken enemies, including [[Captains]] and [[Centurions]], attack the fireteam. The Guardians destroy them and move on to the [[Hall of Wisdom]].''

''The trio of Guardians reach the shrine room, where several Taken [[Acolytes]] guard the area. They are dealt with quickly. Suddenly, Malok warps into the room, and fires upon the Guardians with a [[Boomer]]. Several groups of reinforcements rush to Malok's aid. Taken blights spawn everywhere, severely limiting the Guardians' movements. They either wipe out the reinforcements, or focus fire on the blights as they battle the Prince. After enough damage is done to Malok, he falls to one knee; his Boomer is destroyed. He then begins to attack the Guardians with fire projectiles, similar to Taken [[Knights]]. As more enemies are summoned and destroyed, Malok's head begins to throb and ripple. Eventually, his head explodes with a sickening squelch. Still alive, Malok becomes enraged, summoning blankets of Taken blight, armies of Captains, Acolytes and [[Phalanxes]], and firing several [[Axion Darts]] from his head, in Centurion fashion. However, the fireteam cooperatively deals the fatal blows to Malok, killing him and ending his incipient reign.''

*'''GHOST:'''(astonished) Did she.... did she just compliment us?  

*[[Taken]]

*[[Hive]]

*[[Malok, Pride of Oryx]]

 

 

Players will start in the room where Phogoth was killed. Malok will be standing on the other side, but for a brief moment. He will summon minions to his aid and then teleport to the [[Shrine of Oryx]]. There will be a door on the upper platform with three locks that can only be unlocked with Tomb Husks, which will appear after each wave of enemies. As they make their way to the Shrine, they will have to destroy [[Taken Blight]]s and the troops they spawn.

Once in the Shrine, there will be a group of [[Taken Acolyte]]s protecting it. Kill them all and then Malok will spawn. Like most [[Knight]]s, he is armed a [[Hive]] Boomer that he uses to hammer the player with long-distance explosive attacks, and any Guardian that gets too close will trigger his "Fist of Darkness ability", in which he slams his fist on the ground to create a gigantic shockwave that will instantly kill them. Malok's mere presence covers the floor in a dark mist that casts the "Shadow Touched" debuff, which disables Guardians' recovery and agility. The only way to create safe spots is to destroy the Blights that he summons throughout the fight, as it will also lessen the amount of minions spawned on the battlefield at any given time. After sustaining enough damage, Malok drops his Boomer and starts to change his tactics.

 

Malok will then begin to fire a barrage of Solar projectiles that create a lingering flame spot, an ability typical of [[Taken Knight]]s. These projectiles naturally have a very long reach and should be avoided. Soon after his health reaches another threshold, he will fire Axion Darts in clusters of four. Should they all manage to home in on their target(s), they will quickly wipe out a three-Guardian fireteam. The "Shadow Touched" debuff will make avoiding these far-ranged attacks all the more difficult, so destroying the Taken Blights will make this fight easier to manage.

Sometimes, during the fight against Malok, in the back of the Shrine where two [[Taken Phalanx]] spawn periodically, a group of [[Taken Thrall]] will sometimes open a set of doors, from which players can enter the room inside the Shrine itself. There is nothing of note save for a luminous green "pillar" and the [[Taken Blight]]'s "Shadow Touched" debuff does not extend there. The doors can be opened from the inside but not on the outside.  

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