Editing Operation Ahamkara

To uproot the Witness's hold over the Traveler, a six Guardian fireteam led by the Young Wolf is sent to infiltrate the Monolith and end the Witness's ambitions to bring upon the final shape. Upon arriving at the Monolith, the fireteam are greeted by the Witness, who once again attempts to sway them to its side. Arriving at the Substratum, they would fight their way through the Sol Divisive and open doorways to continue further into the structure. They would also power a machine by feeding the conductor a pyramidal resonance, a spherical resonance, or a hexahedral resonance while transferring power from one plate to another and back. As the fireteam progress to the Dissipation, the Witness advises them to accept the stillness of the final shape but to no avail. Remaining persistent through these challenges, the Guardians slay the formidable, [[Herald of Finality]] before traversing up the structure. As the fireteam travel across floating platforms, the Witness reveals it is not the perplexing Winnower, but rather the First Knife wielded in its hand. Furthermore, the Witness speaks of how they and the Guardians were forged by gods, but ultimately proclaims that the Winnower can not choose what the Witness enacts for the final shape. Reaching the summit of the Monolith, the Guardians confront the Witness which now possesses a new form. Using its immense paracausal power, the Witness attempts to both destroy the Guardians and enact the final shape. However despite its unimaginable power, the Witness is wounded even further, resulting in its connection to the Traveler and the Light being severed. With its strength now greatly diminished, the Witness retreats from its Monolith to another location within the Pale Heart to recover its strength.

With the Witness's connection to the Traveler now severed, Zavala rallies the forces of the Coalition and the Lucent Brood to launch one final assault against their ancient enemy. The Vanguard Commander would speak of how they now had an opportunity to defeat the Witness thanks to the efforts of the fireteam. Furthermore, Zavala would declare that while the Guardians and their Ghosts confront the Witness, the rest of them would engage with its forces. Looking at his allies, Zavala would call upon all the species that the standing against it. As hordes of Scorn prepare to engage, Zavala would proclaim that they would end this ancient conflict once and for all before assaulting the enemy forces with the power of Stasis. Arriving to the large wall blocking the way to the Witness, the Guardian leading a fireteam of twelve fights through the forces of the Dread, Taken, Shadow Legion, and Sol Divisive alongside Caiatl, Mithrax, Savathûn, Luzaku, and others. The fireteam successfully lowers the barrier blocking the way to their fireteam while their allies retreat to assist Zavala. Confronting the Witness once more, the Guardians would not fight alone as Saint-14 would arrive to the battlefield and summon forth a Ward of Dawn for defensive support. Furthermore, their comrades would also deliver powerful weapons for them to wield. To wound the Witness, the fireteam retrieve Light, deposit it into a relic, and give themselves to Darkness. Entering into the Witness's consciousness, they use swords to destroy the many statues containing the Precursors. As the Witness cuts them from its collective, the Guardians destroy its Glyphs and strike against its weak point within its chest. Losing its battle against the Guardians, the Witness summons an glass barrier for defence. Understanding what must be done, Ghost orders the Guardian to channel the Traveler's Light through him. Utilizing their Ghosts, the Guardians channel the Traveler's Light directly into the Witness to unmake the eldritch entity and bring an end to its obsessive ambitions once and for all. With its final words, the Witness referred to itself as "I" as it expressed its confusion at how the people of Sol would find meaning in this chaotic existence.