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At one point, the [[The Drifter|Drifter]] was contracted to retrieve a relic of the Disciple at the [[Fourth Tomb of Nezarec]]<ref name="Fourth Tomb"/> Though he was accosted by both an unknown Acolyte (implied to be [[Nessa]]) and Nezarec's own [[Nightmares|powers]], he escaped unharmed with the artifact in hand.<ref name="Gift Of Cruelty">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Jumpship lore: [[Gift of Cruelty]]''</ref> | At one point, the [[The Drifter|Drifter]] was contracted to retrieve a relic of the Disciple at the [[Fourth Tomb of Nezarec]]<ref name="Fourth Tomb"/> Though he was accosted by both an unknown Acolyte (implied to be [[Nessa]]) and Nezarec's own [[Nightmares|powers]], he escaped unharmed with the artifact in hand.<ref name="Gift Of Cruelty">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Jumpship lore: [[Gift of Cruelty]]''</ref> | ||
====Hauntings of the Lunar Pyramid==== | |||
{{quote|The Pyramid feels different. Abandoned. Hungering. Or... no. Yearning. Like it has a mind of its own, and it... misses having a master.|[[The Ghost|Ghost]] comments on the Lunar Pyramid}}<ref name="Visitation"/> | |||
[[File:Lunar Pyramid still.png|300px|right|thumb|Nezarec's dormant [[The Lunar Pyramid|Pyramid]] beneath the surface of the [[Moon]].]] | |||
While Nezarec remain deceased, the power of Nightmares he had once controlled was now left unclaimed as his lunar Pyramid stood dormant for centuries. The Hive of the [[Hidden Swarm]], led by [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]] and [[Voshyr]], sought to harness the inactive Pyramid's energies in an act of navigation to carve new paths and new understandings that would conjure [[Oryx, the Taken King]] back to life.<ref name="Faith in Bone">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> It was until [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] misled [[Eris Morn]] into seeking out the Disciple's ship beneath the surface of the Moon.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> Eris' discovery caused Nezarec's Pyramid to activate its dormant power, unleashing phantoms on the Moon based on the [[Guardians]]' enemies and traumas and driving the Hidden Swarm to a frenzy.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> The awakening of the Pyramid also drew the attention of the [[Sol Divisive]] [[Vex]] from the [[Black Garden]], mobilizing under the [[The Undying Mind|Undying Mind]] to claim the Pyramid for themselves.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Aspect#Realis|Realis]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Aspect#Irrealis|Irrealis]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/09)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Undying]], [[Eris Morn]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opJr6NeZ1aA The Black Garden lies open. As we speak, the Vex are spilling out onto the Moon, drawn to the Pyramid's influence.]''</ref> Ultimately, the Guardians were able to [[Nightmare Hunts|push back]] against the awakened Nightmares and stop both the Hive and the Vex from staking claim over the Pyramid, which the [[The Guardian|Young Wolf]] was able to breach inside and have their first encounter with the [[The Witness|Witness]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Beyond (mission)|Beyond]]''</ref> | |||
A couple years later, the [[Egregore]]-infested [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] prison barge came in orbit of the Moon with its sights set on Nezarec's ship, forming a psychic connection between it and the exiled [[Cabal Emperor]] [[Calus]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWHphu-iT3w Season 17 Opener]''</ref> Soon, new Nightmares began infesting the derelict Leviathan as Eris feared Calus turning the ship into an extension of the Pyramid's resonance and spreading it to Earth and beyond.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Eris Morn: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUL5Vd5rleI "The Leviathan has become an extension of the lunar Pyramid, channelling feelings of shame and regret into reality. The Pyramid did so as a security system, driving away those who would tamper with it. But what is happening on the Leviathan... this is purposeful. Malicious. As the Nightmares on the Leviathan spread, it could threaten Earth and beyond. Calus' bond with the Pyramid endangers all of us."]''</ref> Upon investigating further into the triangular vessel, she found the [[Chantry of the Darkest Hour|chamber]] that previously housed Nezarec's body and his ancient [[Nezarec's Whisper|glaive]].<ref name="Whisper"/> Once the Guardian found corpses of [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] [[Cabal]] infested with Egregore spores deep near the Pyramid ship,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYfSTmRBSDo Bound in Sorrow {{!}} Lunar Investigation]''</ref> it is fully revealed that Calus intend on merging his consciousness into the former disciple's ship and wielding its power at the behest of the Witness.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - Eris Morn: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foqcehy8b8c "It is no mere curiosity that drew him to the lunar Pyramid. He is a consciousness that spread out like a vascular system... And he is attempting to become one with the Pyramid, so that he may control it... so that he may wield its power. Worse... it appears as though Calus is not doing so of his own volition. He is doing it at the behest of another, our true enemy. The Voice in the Darkness. The Witness."]''</ref> Together with the aid of [[Zavala]], [[Crow]], and [[Empress Caiatl]], Eris and the Guardian were successful at severing Calus's psychic bond before it could merge permanently within Nezarec's ship.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]], [[Catharsis]]''</ref> | |||
===The Hunt for the Relics=== | ===The Hunt for the Relics=== |