Editing Hunt for Riven's Clutch

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|place= [[Dreaming City]], [[The Reef]]

***Osiris attempts at finding a way to replicate the Witness's link to the Veil fail, leaving Riven as their only option to bypass the portal

***The Sol Divisive capture one of Riven's eggs and transport it to the Black Garden

|forces2=*Countless Vex platforms

|casual2=*Thousands of Vex platforms

The '''Hunt for Riven's Clutch''' was an operation directed by [[Mara Sov]] and [[The Reef|the Reef]] to awaken the spirit of Riven so she can grant them the fifteenth wish to pursue the Witness. Upon awakening Riven she agrees to grant the wish with the condition that the Awoken Queen would secure her remaining eggs hidden within her lair. However upon reaching the vault, the eggs were missing. It would be discovered that the eggs were cast across the Ascendant Plane. To secure the clutch, the Techeuns would use the Ley Lines to pull the eggs back within Riven's Lair.

Sometime after the Hunt, Shaxx would speak with the former [[Warlord]] [[Naeem]] and tell her about the Ahamkara he had slain and how he had placed its remains within a castle.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Warlord's Ruin]]: [[Warlord's Ruin#Bone 5 (Dispel 2)|Bone 5]]''</ref> Seeking the power to start anew, Naeem travels to the castle and greets Hefnd wishing for his kindness. Hefnd would respond to Naeem, by saying their was little left. The former Warlord reminds him that they both used their power for selfish purposes in the hopes of survival and asks him to share his kindness with others so they can both make amends. However Hefnd would reply by stating that wishes with no consequences did not satiate his hunger. Naeem would then offer that she takes the burdens of these wishes to which the Ahamkara agrees, thus her wish is granted.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]] - [[Zira's Shell]]''</ref>

Travelling to villages, Naeem would use Hefnd's power to grant wishes to the people of the European Dead Zone.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Warlord's Ruin]]: [[Warlord's Ruin#Bone 8 (Dispel 3)|Bone 8]]''</ref> Overtime a close friendship would form between the two of them. However the [[House of Kings]] would learn of their existence and storm the castle, killing Naeem in the process. In her final breath the former Warlord would wish that her "vengeance follow them into the grave."<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Warlord's Ruin]]: [[Warlord's Ruin#Bone 7 (Dispel 2)|Bone 7]]''</ref> Desiring to avenge his fallen friend, Hefnd waits for hundreds of years for the opportunity to eject her final wish.

When the Vanguard learned through Asha that [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] knew the way to follow the Witness, they would reach out to [[Immaru]] to allow him to revive the Witch Queen in exchange for the information they desire. Immaru would agree to this but with one conidition, they must deal with [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]] first. Despite the setback, [[Ikora Rey]] and [[Eris Morn]] agree to his bargain.  

However Xivu Arath learns of Eris Morn's accession, sending her forces to invade her sisters throne world and retrieve the tithes from within. Due to Eris's transformation, the God of War sees Eris as her new sister and the heir to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]]. Above the Altars of Summoning, the Guardian uncovers [[The Imbaru Engine|the Imbaru Engine]], created for the purpose of generating [[Imbaru]], the Witch Queen's method of gaining tribute through others failing to understand her schemes.

Through the weeks of tithing, Eris Morn reveals to the Guardian that she is now ready to confront Xivu Arath. Arriving at the [[Altar of the Sword]], the Guardian slays the God of War's favoured champion, the [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]]. After the champion is slain, the God of Vengeance would have Immaru resurrect Savathûn, Eris would then slay her, gaining all of her power and becoming the most powerful Hive to ever live. However instead of challenging the God of War directly, Eris severs Xivu Arath's connection to her [[Black Terrace|throne world]], making her mortal. Upon completing the ritual, Eris Morn loses her Hive form and her power collapsing to the ground. Savathûn is resurrected once again and Ikora demands for her to reveal to them the way to follow the Witness, however the Hive God merely remarks she has already shown them the way and states that Ikora does not have the strength to defeat her. The Guardian steps up and claims they do, with a sign Savathûn offers them Immaru as a peace offering before flying away, leaving them confused.

When Savathûn leaves the Vanguard one last gift, the Guardian returns to the engine and lights three braziers to begin the final test. Upon completing the final test, the Guardian enters a room with an uncorrupted Ahamkara egg of [[Riven]]. To keep the egg out of the hands of the Witch Queen, Ikora orders them to retrieve the egg and bring it back to the Athenaeum. When Eris Morn arrives at the H.E.L.M. she discovers that the Guardian is working on something. The Guardian reveals a sketch of a pattern on Savathûn's wings for the Wishing Wall, revealing she had given them what she had promised, the wish to pursue the Witness.

With the Coalition learning that the only way to pursue the Witness is to make a wish, [[Mara Sov]] assembles her [[Techeun]]s to awaken Riven's spirit so she can grant the wish. However the Witness sends the [[Sol Divisive]] to invade the [[Dreaming City]]. Thus the Awoken Queen calls upon the Guardian to assist the Techeuns in fending of the Vex and waking Riven from her slumber. Arriving at the [[Keep of Voices]], the Guardian fends of the Vex and retrieves one of Riven's teeth. They deliver it to the Techeuns who conjure Riven's spirit while the Guardian enters the code for the wish at the [[Wall of Wishes]]. The Techeuns succeed in awakening Riven's spirit, however to their astonishment, the Ahamkara refuses to grant them the wish.

Upon arriving within the Keep of Voices, Mara Sov orders the Techeuns to leave while she speaks with Riven. The Awoken Queen demands to know why she refused to grant the wish to which Riven states she has no reason to grant it as her and the rest of her kind are dead. Riven elaborates about how Mara not only sent the Guardians to slay her, but had her forces destroy all of her eggs. Or most of them, like the one hidden within Savathûn's Spire. The Ahamkara admits she hid some of her eggs within her lair and if Mara would ensure their safety, then Riven would grant the fifteenth wish. Despite knowing the possible consequences of allowing the Ahamkara to terrorize their system once more yet seeking the way to follow the Witness, Mara Sov agrees to Riven's bargain.

With the bargain being struck, the Guardian is sent to infiltrate [[Riven's Lair]] and retrieve the eggs from the vault within. Upon entering the lair they fight through Sol Divisive Vex, as well as Taken and Scorn who were left leaderless with the Witness's entry into the Pale Heart and Xivu Arath's banishment. However upon reaching the vault they discover it is empty. Riven accuses Mara of stealing her clutch, to which the Awoken Queen quickly states this is not her doing and orders Petra to assemble the Techeuns to discover what happened.

Through the Techeuns examinations, Petra reveals that Riven's eggs were scattered across the Ley Lines of the [[Ascendant Realm|Ascendant Plane]]. They also detected a tremendous surge of paracausal energy across the transit system. Despite the challenge ahead of them, Petra believes that they can use the Ley Lines to catch Riven's Clutch, similar to when the Techeuns were lost within the Ascendant Plane.

Using the Ley Lines, the Techeuns successfully pull one of Riven's eggs back within her lair, sending the Guardian to retrieve it. They destroy hordes of Vex and a [[Raging Ogre|Taken Ogre]] imprisoned by the Divisive to arrive at [[The Pavilion|the Pavilian]] to confront the [[Aspirational Construct]], a Hydra that contains a dark core and serves as the eyes and ears of the Witness. Despite its power the Guardian destroys the Construct and acquire the egg.

Shortly after retrieving the first egg, the Guardian meets with Mara Sov to which she expresses her dissatisfaction of working with Riven. Osiris then arrives and reveals of his study's to recreate the Witness's link through the Guardian's Ghost.

With the Taken now masterless with Xivu Arath's banishment, Hefnd begins to direct Taken to his castle through his formidable will and uses their corruption to raise the dead House of Kings members as Scorn.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Warlord's Ruin]]: [[Warlord's Ruin#Bone 3 (Dispel 1)Bone 3|Bone 3]]''</ref> With the Scorn emergence in the European Dead Zone, [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] who was leading his own gang of Scorn independent from the Witness sends his Knights to claim them.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/12/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Wish]], [[Weapon|Weapon Lore]]: [[Buried Bloodline]]''</ref>

Upon discovering the Scorn presence on Earth, Petra Venj and [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] would send a fireteam led by the Guardian to investigate. Upon arriving at the mountain they defeat [[Rathil, First Broken Knight of Fikrul]], however a Chimera serving as Hefnd's avatar transports them into a prison cell. Escaping the prison cell, the fireteam fight through swarms of Taken to Scorn to arrive at the castle Bailey and defeat the [[Locus of Wailing Grief]]. The fireteam then traverses the mountain to arrive at the submit and slay the Ahamkara's avatar, [[Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera]]. Continuing their exploration of the castle they learn more about the relationship between Naeem and Hefnd.

When the next egg was located by the Techeuns, the Guardian would return to the lair to recover it. Across the lair they defeat swarms of Taken while Riven taunts Petra Venj of the Corsairs suffering from the Curse of the Dreaming City. Upon the Guardian defeating [[Ungoloth, Wayward Beast]] and retrieving the egg, Mara would express her anger at Riven for making them secure her clutch to which the last Ahamkara would remind the Awoken Queen of the terms of their bargain and how she would not grant the wish if they didn't secure her clutch.

As the egg was successfully secured, the Guardian would speak to Petra through a holoprojector. The Queen's Wrath would state that the remainder of the eggs would not reach them if they remain on their current trajectory. Thus she orders the Guardian to retrieve a Starlight Lodestone to use as a signal to Mara's personal [[Harbinger]] so it can travel the Ley Lines and traverse the clutch back within Riven's Lair. The Guardian would acquire the lodestone and bring it back to Petra.

Within the H.E.L.M. Crow expressed his frustration at working with Riven and blaming himself for the curse. Petra would confront him and they would both agree that pursuing the Witness was the top priority. Shortly after this conversation, Osiris would speak with the Guardian and tell them about the natural paracausal link between the Traveler and the Veil that was accessed by the Witness. The Great Phoenix tells them that his attempt to recreate this link was unsuccessful and orders them to continue to aid the Awoken Queen.

Now that the Lodestone now secured, the Guardian would be tasked with calibrating it by collecting Wishing Glass within the lair. With the lodestone secured, the Young Wolf would retake the [[Oracle Engine]] and attunes the Lodestone to the Confluence.

Due the Harbinger redirecting the eggs coarse back to the lair, the next of Riven's Clutch would arrive. Throughout the lair the Guardian defeats mobs of Scorn while Crow was taunted by Riven in his role in the Scorn's creation. Strangely the Scorn appeared to be receiving new orders despite the Witness's absence. Shortly later the Young Wolf defeats their commander, the [[Locus of Subjugation]] and obtains the egg.

Osiris continues to speak to the Guardian about his process and explains that the Veil and Ascendant Plane are like opposites. However even with his extensive paracausal knowledge he believes he will not be able to recreate the link.

With another next egg arriving to the lair, Riven speaks with the Guardian and wonders who scattered her clutch, tho she originally believed Mara herself was responsible, however the evidence did not line up and it appeared that the one responsible was another Ahamkara. When the Guardian returned to the lair they quickly found it overwhelmed with Vex from the Sol Divisive. Shortly after defeating a Taken Ogre imprisoned by the Divisive, they discover [[Oracle]]s deployed from [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] mimicking Resonance. Upon defeating the [[Deceptor Mind]] with ease the Young Wolf goes to retrieve the egg. However the egg was stolen by the Vex who would transport it away and send the [[Centroidal Mind]] to slow the Guardian down. After the Centroidal Mind was defeated by the Guardian, the Coalition discover the egg was transported into the [[Black Garden]].

Using an entrance belonging to Riven, the Guardian enters the Black Garden to secure the egg, hearing whispers from another Ahamkara. They fight through Sol Divisive Vex and Taken to enter a former Ahamkara lair. Harnessing paracausal sparks left behind by Riven and this unknown Ahamkara, they Guardian uses them to traverse further. Combining the paracausal sparks they defeat [[Akardon, Pitiless Mind]] which learned how to simulate the Techeuns and their ability to track the eggs. They enter the room and discover not only Riven's egg, but an Ahamkara's remains. Crow reveals that the voices were asking to use him as a vessel while Riven recognizes this Ahamkara as [[Taranis]]. Taranis briefly possesses Crow and reveals he's the one who scattered the clutch by making his own wish before he relinquishes his control over Crow and fades away.

Riven reveals Taranis was her mate and explains their story. Back when the Ahamkara were allowed to freely explore the Dreaming City she met Taranis. Unlike the rest of his kind, Taranis never twisted his wishes and the bargains he made were safe. Eventually he invites her to his lair within the Black Garden where they produce their clutch. When the Great Hunt was enacted they were both separated but continued to whisper to each other. However when Riven was Taken by Oryx, Taranis made his own wish to scatter their clutch until someone could protect them, resulting in his death. To honor her mate, Riven allows the Guardian to keep the [[Wish-Keeper]] which they had recovered from his corpse.

As the next egg is about to arrive, Riven discovers that the Taken desire to corrupt her egg and their corruption is spreading into the Confluence through [[Eleusinia]]. The Guardian arrives at the lair to stop them and defeats a Taken Knight of Xivu Arath, [[Roln'gur, Blade-bound to the Terrace]], revealing the God of War still maintains influence over some Taken despite her diminishing power. However the Taken ultimately succeeded in corrupting the egg. Despite this setback Mara Sov comes up with a solution to cleanse the egg's corruption: they acquire a Taken Essentia from completing an Ascendant Challenge, then allow the whim to feed on their desires. Following the Queen's guidance the Guardian successfully cleanses the egg.

Shortly after the egg was cleansed, Osiris updates Mara and shares that the Veil alone cannot safely reconstruct the pathway created by the Witness. Riven reminds them that she can grant them the wish, however she reveals that the fifteenth wish only allows for one to enter the Pale Heart. Enraged by this deception the Awoken Queen threatens the Ahamkara, however Osiris holds her back using [[Strand]], reminding her that the wish is the only way to pursue the Witness. Remembering what is at stake, Mara relinquishes her rage and leaves. Speaking with the Guardian at the holoprojector, Osiris states that the Witness likely found a point of weakness that it used to penetrate the Traveler's defences. When the Traveler attempted to attack the Witness, it  would counter back by using the Veil. Thus if Riven can imprint the Ley Lines into the Veil, then dispatch one of us into the Pale Heart, they can open the way for the entirety of the Coalition to enter.