Editing Forum:First Witness War

{{forumheader|Fan Fiction}}

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|place=*[[Neomuna]], [[Neptune]]
*[[Vex Network]]
*[[European Dead Zone]], [[Earth]]
*[[Essence]], [[Earth]] Orbit {{C|briefly}}
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'''Parallel Operations:'''
*[[Black Garden]] {{C|briefly}}
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*[[Emperor Calus]] is killed
*The Guardian is able to wield the powers of [[Strand]] and discovers [[The Veil]]
*Neomuna becomes an active warzone due to [[Shadow Legion]] invasion
**[[Cloud Strider]]s of Neomuna join forces with [[the Coalition]]
**[[Typhon Imperator]] lands on Neomuna, destroying much of the city
***[[Radial Mast]] is destroyed due to [[Rohan]]’s sacrifice
*[[Vex]] of the [[Sol Collective]] restart their invasion of Neomuna while they also fight [[Cabal]] troops and [[The Guardian]]
**All Neomuni promoted to active defense roles
*[[Asher Mir]] remnants inside the [[Vex Network]] are discovered by the Vex, and he is forced to ask for help from a corresponding sectors on [[Earth]]
**Asher Mir is lost during the rescue mission and presumed dead
***Asher Mir is able to leave behind a a manual simulation of the Veil produced thanks to the Vex Network
*[[The Witness]] is able to establish a link with the Veil and subsequently begins the [[Final Shape]] by opening the portal over the Traveler and entering its [[Pale Heart]]
**[[The Traveler]] is left unresponsive and its [[Light]] becomes harder to access for [[Ghost]]s
**The Vanguard's attempts to follow the Witness inside the portal fail 
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*[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] is temporarily resurrected by the Traveler’s terraforming power and haunts the citizens of Neomuna in their dreams.
**Nezarec is slain by Guardians within the Witness’s [[Essence|flagship]]. 
**Neomuni inside the CloudArk are freed from his influence
*Shadow Legion forces pushed back from Earth's orbit
*Eramis, Kell of Darkness defects from the Witness’s forces.
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*A submind of [[Soteria]] informs the Guardian that an "[[Ahsa|enemy of the Witness]]" is hiding on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]
*The Guardians destroys the [[Conceptual Mind]] in the [[Black Garden]] before the Witness can destroy it
**[[Osiris]] and [[Nimbus]] retrieve its knowledge of the Veil through the Vex experiments on the [[Black Heart]]
*[[Osiris]] and [[Nimbus]] learn more about the Veil and its connection to the [[Ishtar Collective]] through various recordings left behind by Dr. [[Chioma Esi]]
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'''Forces of the [[The Coalition|Coalition]]:'''
*'''[[Last City]]'''
**'''[[Vanguard]]'''
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*'''[[Reef]]'''
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*'''[[Neomuna]]'''
**'''[[Cloud Striders]]'''
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*'''[[Imperial Cabal]]'''
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'''Forces of the [[The Witness|Witness]]:'''
*'''[[Shadow Legion]]'''
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*'''[[The Dread]]'''
*'''[[Taken]]'''
|side3='''*[[Sol Collective]]'''
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*'''[[Sol Divisive]]'''
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|commanders1=
'''Vanguard:'''
*Commander [[Zavala]]
*[[Osiris]]
*[[Devrim Kay]]
*[[Amanda Holliday]]
*[[Uldren Sov|Crow]]
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'''Reef:'''
*[[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]]
**[[Petra Venj]]
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'''Neomuna:'''
*[[Rohan]]
**[[Nimbus]]
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'''Imperial Cabal:'''
*[[Empress Caiatl]]
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*[[The Witness]]
'''Shadow Legion:'''
**[[Emperor Calus]]
**[[Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets|Valus Zo'aurc, Explicator of Planets]]
**[[Kar'uul, Indomitable Champion|Valus Kar'uul, Shadow Legion]]
**[[Valus Tharum, Gladiatorial Overseer|Valus Tharum, Shadow Legion]]
**[[Valus Dravusk, Shadow Legion]]
**[[Sizmic, the Net-Desecrator|Sizmic, Flayer of the Net]]
**[[Vraxus, Shadow Legion Saboteur|Val Vraxus, Shadow Legion ]]
**[[Valus Gathurn|Val Gathurn, Shadow Legion]]
**[[Val Bho'kaurl|Val Bho'kaurl, Shadow Legion]]
***[[Valus Pra'um|Bracus Pra'um]]
***[[Ludus, Array Foreguard|Bracus Ludus, Shadow Legion]]
***[[Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion Supply Master|Bracus Vul'ourn, Shadow Legion]]
***[[Testu'udo, Array Bulwark|Bracus Testu'udo, Shadow Legion]] {{c|tank}}
**[[Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion|Valus Vincu'us, Shadow Legion]]
**[[Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness|Zatocc, Flayer of the Witness]]
***[[Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion]]
***[[Bracus Viguln, Shadow Legion]]
***[[Bracus Zahn|Bracus Zahn, Shadow Legion]]
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'''Dread and Taken:'''
**[[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]]
**[[Parthenios, Drifting Mind]]
**[[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]]
**[[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]]
**[[Bracus Da'rulg, Taken of the Witness]]
**[[Guul'moh, Taken of the Witness]]
**[[Exomida, Taken of the Witness]]
**[[Gor'ath Gath|Valus Gor'ath, Chained by the Shadows]]
**[[Baimogg, Unchained Wrath]]
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*[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] 
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'''Sol Collective:'''
*[[Calixte, System Ward Finality]]
*[[Ioneion, System Control Flow]]
*[[Adytum, Inviolable Mind]]
*[[Haliekron, Nexus Overlord]]
*[[Inquisitor Mind]]
*[[Protometon, Nexial Hijacker]]
**[[Minotaur Accompli]]
**[[Minotaur Harpax]]
*[[Inquisitor Mind]]
*[[Obstructive Mind]]
*[[Agon, Strategic Hydra]]
*[[Brakion, Genesis Mind||Repurposed Brakion, Eraser Mind]]
**[[Data Nullifier|Nullifier Mind]]
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'''Sol Divisive:'''
*[[Conceptual Mind]]
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|forces1=
*Hundreds of [[Guardian]]s
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*Dozens of [[Techeun]]s
*Hundreds of [[Corsair]]s
*[[Royal Awoken Guard]]s
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*[[Cloud Strider]]s
*Hundreds of [[Neomuna|Neomuni]] militants
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*Thousands of [[Imperial Cabal]] Troops
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*Countless Shadow Legion Cabal
*Countless Dread
**Hundreds of [[Tormentor]]s
*Countless Taken
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*Countless Sol Collective Vex platforms
*Hundreds of [[Minotaur Supernumeros]]
|forces4=*Thousands Sol Divisive Vex platforms
|casual1=*Hundreds of Guardians
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*Dozens of Corsairs
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*Hundreds of Neomuni militants
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*Hundreds of Imperial Cabal 
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*Shadow Legion leadership
*Thousands of Shadow Legion Cabal
*Thousands of Dread
*Thousands of Taken
|casual3=*Dozens of [[Vex Mind]]s
*Thousands of Sol Collective Vex platforms
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*Hundreds of Sol Divisive Vex platforms
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-! Strike !! Location !! Description !! Recurring !! Bosses !! Objectives
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-| [[The Arms Dealer]] || [[Earth]] ||
-The Imperial Cabal have discovered that a unknown Cabal commander is providing military assistance to the Shadow Legion's invasion. <br> From his warship anchored on Earth he has gathered an army of bloodthirsty veterans and rebuilt a base of operations. <br> Stop whoever calls himself Zahn and his production of new, dangerous weapons before they fall into the hands of the dark Cabal.
-|| The Shadow Legion once again produced a clone of Zahn and reactivated his base to regain his warfare capabilities. Stop the mercenary and put an end to his operations and weapons.
-|| [[Pyramid Goliath]] X2 {{c|Miniboss}} <br> [[Bracus Zahn|Val Zahn]]
-|| *Overload the Shadow Legion systems (Fusion Cell barrier) <br> *Eliminate Zahn's forces (Kill powerful Cabal) <br> *Clear a path ([[Pyramid Goliath]] X2 <br> *Break through Zahn's defenses (Many Cabal and Fusion Cell barriers) <br> *Defear Zahn
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-| [[Lake of Shadows|The Stained Lake]] || [[Earth]]  ||
-Mara's techeuns have detected a great blight of power emerging from the Ascendant Plane onto Earth. <br> The Taken are assisting the Shadow Legion's invasion with the aim of corrupting the region and establishing a foothold for more dark hordes. <br> Stop the source of the Taken before they can stain a shard of the Traveler and use it to consolidate their lair.
-|| The Taken have resurfaced on Earth and stubbornly pursue their goal of staining the Light of the lake. Stop the Taken that embodies their blight before it spreads.
-|| [[Baimogg, Unchained Wrath]] {{c|Miniboss}} <br> [[Gor'ath Gath|Valus Gor'ath, Chained by the Shadows]]
-|| *Escort the payload (Payload defense) <br> *Clear the Blight ([[Baimogg, Unchained Wrath]]) <br> *Eliminate Taken stains (Kill powerful Taken) <br> *Find the source of Taken corruption (Hold corrupted zones to clean) <br> *Defear Gor'ath
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