Editing The Light and Darkness Saga

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The '''''Light and Darkness Saga''''' is the first saga of the ''[[Destiny (franchise)|Destiny Universe]]'', which contains all content packs starting from [[Destiny]] and concluding with [[The Final Shape]] and its final mission, [[Excision]]. <ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50124</ref>

The ''Light and Darkness Saga'' is about [[The Traveler]] and its battle against a collective consciousness that uses the [[Darkness]] known as [[The Witness]], fleeing across the galaxy to find powerful heralds of its [[Light|power]] to combat opposing forces.

Also referred to as ''A Guardian Rises'', the initial campaign of Destiny follows a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]'s journey throughout the [[Sol System]] to investigate what is preventing the Traveler from healing after its fight with the Darkness during the [[Collapse]]. During their journey they encounter several hostile races: the scavenging and vicious raiders known as the [[Fallen]], the zealous and Darkness-worshipping [[Hive]], the robotic entities containing [[Radiolaria]] inside their frames known as the [[Vex]], and the militant warrior race known as the [[Cabal]]. They would soon learn from the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] that a [[Black Heart|Heart]] within the [[Black Garden]] was the reason the Traveler is not healing, so they gain the favor of the [[Awoken]] and get an Eye of a [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Gate Lord]] to enter the Black Garden and destroy its heart by defeating the [[Sol Progeny]].

A [[Eris Morn|Hunter]] has returned from the darkness of the [[Hellmouth]] on the [[Moon]], and she warns of a returning threat: [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], the Hive god-prince who slaughtered thousands of Guardians during their initial [[Great Disaster|invasion]] to take back the Moon from the Hive. The Guardian is tasked by her to scour the [[Cosmodrome]] for his heralds to slow his revival, then finally confront the demon himself within the deepest recesses of the Hellmouth and even his own [[Oversoul Throne|Throne World]].

[[Saladin Forge|Lord Saladin]], the last of the [[Iron Lords]], has called upon the Guardian to take back [[Felwinter Peak]], and in the process discovers something disturbing. [[SIVA]], an ancient and unwieldly [[Golden Age]] nanotechnology produced by [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]], is now in the hands of the [[House of Devils]] [[Splicer]]s. With Felwinter Peak reclaimed, the Guardian must now travel into the [[Plaguelands]] to stop the spread of SIVA and the rabid Fallen sect who worship it, and maybe even discover what truly happened to the Iron Lords.

The [[Red Legion]], led by the Cabal warlord [[Dominus Ghaul]], used the [[Traveler Cage]] to trap the Traveler, strip all Guardians of their Light, and invade the Last City. The Guardian worked to reassemble the Vanguard, take back the Last City, and reclaim their Light from the [[Shard of the Traveler]]. They would eventually shut down a star-killing weapon called [[The Almighty]], defeat the Dominus, and reawaken the Traveler.

[[Osiris]], the infamous [[Warlock]] who was exiled, discovers a sinister plot by the Vex after the Traveler's reawakening following the death of Dominus Ghaul. He calls upon the Guardian to explore the [[Infinite Forest]] and confront the [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind|Vex Mind]] that wishes to threaten the world.

While attempting to contain a prison break in the [[Prison of Elders]], the [[Scorn]], a race of Fallen brought back through Dark Ether, have murdered Cayde-6, the Hunter Vanguard. The Guardian made a deal with the Queen's Wrath [[Petra Venj]] and a shady Fallen mob boss named [[The Spider]] to remove the Scorn's influence on the [[Tangled Shore]]. After eliminating the Scorn Barons, they would confront [[Uldren Sov]], who was corrupted by an [[Ahamkara]] named [[Riven of a Thousand Voices|Riven]] by posing as his sister, and kill him. Petra opened the [[Dreaming City]] to them and made contact with Queen Mara Sov, who orders them to [[Last Wish|slay]] Riven. '''Season of the Forge''' had a mysterious Exo named [[Ada-1]] task the Guardian with stopping a Fallen [[Kell's Scourge|crime syndicate]] from stealing [[Black Armory]] technology to be used against the Last City. They were able to corner their leader, [[Siviks, Lost to None|Siviks]] inside [[Niobe Labs]] and defeat him. '''Season of the Drifter''' involved the Guardian with investigating the [[Drifter]], the host of [[Gambit]] with a strange past and his connections to the [[The Nine|IX]]. '''Season of Opulence''' had former Cabal [[Emperor Calus]] invite the Guardian to participate for glory in the Menagerie inside his ship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]].

The [[Nightmare]]s have been unleashed all across the Moon's surface by Eris Morn, who had uncovered a [[The Lunar Pyramid|dark secret]] underneath. The Guardian work with Eris Morn to banish the Nightmares and enter the Lunar Pyramid. While exploring the Pyramid, a Voice in the Darkness contacts the Guardian's Ghost and informs them of their salvation. '''Season of the Undying''' saw the Guardian work with [[Ikora Rey]], the Warlock Vanguard, to push back the [[Sol Divisive]] invasion on the Moon led by [[The Undying Mind|the Undying Mind]]. '''Season of Dawn''' had Osiris task the Guardian with stopping the [[Psion Flayer]]s from undoing the Last City's victory in the Red War and rescuing a legendary Titan named [[Saint-14]]. '''Season of the Worthy''' saw the Guardian convince Rasputin to arm the [[Warsat]]s on the Almighty before it could reach the Last City and prepare for the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]] in the Sol System. '''Season of Arrivals''' had the Guardian work with Drifter and Eris Morn to clear the interference and decrypt messages from [[The Ionian Pyramid|the Ionian Pyramid]], with a Voice telling them to seek out power on [[Europa]] before the disappearance of [[Io]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], [[Mercury]], and [[Mars]].

[[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]], the leader of a new Fallen [[House of Salvation|House]] on Europa, gifts her followers the power of [[Stasis]]. To stop her and the Barons of this new House, the Guardian had to learn how to use the Darkness in defense of the Last City through Stasis taught by [[Elisabeth Bray|Elsie Bray]], aka the Exo Stranger. '''Season of the Hunt''' saw the Guardian work with Uldren Sov, now reborn as Crow, to track down and slay the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]], with its death giving Crow freedom from Spider's service. '''Season of the Chosen''' saw the Guardian engage in [[Rite of Proving|Rites of Proving]] in order to gain [[Empress Caiatl]]'s favor. '''Season of the Splicer''' had the Guardian seek out [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]]'s assistance in shutting down a Vex simulation that would threaten the Last City. '''Season of the Lost''' had Mara Sov task the Guardian with freeing the [[Techeun]]s lost within the [[Ley Line]]s from [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]'s forces in order for the exorcism to remove [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]'s worm to commence.

The Guardian discovers something shocking while investigating Mars' reappearance: the Hive now have powers tied to the Light. They work with [[The Hidden|Hidden]] agents to discover how Savathûn was able to grant her [[Lucent Brood]] the Light. After thorough investigation, it is revealed that the Traveler willingly gave Savathûn the Light and that she is planning to move the Traveler into [[Court of Savathûn|her Throne World]] by using the powers she borrowed from the Witness. They stop her plans by showing the truth: the Witness tricked the Krill into accepting the Darkness and thus becoming the Hive. After her defeat, the war against the Witness begins and the Guardian confronts [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], the first [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]] inside [[The Sunken Pyramid|the Sunken Pyramid]]. '''Season of the Risen''' saw the formation of [[The Coalition|the Coalition]] as a result of signing an armistice with Empress Caiatl, integrating Mithrax's [[House of Light]] into the Last City, and helping the Awoken in freeing the Techeuns from the forces of Xivu Arath, and would have the Guardian work with [[Imperial Optus|Imperial Opti]] to gain intel on the Lucent Brood's plans for the stolen Light. '''Season of the Haunted''' had Eris Morn and the Guardian work together to sever Calus's connection to the Lunar Pyramid by first helping various characters confront their traumas. '''Season of Plunder''' saw the Guardian work alongside [[Eido]], Mithrax, Drifter, and Spider to prevent Eramis from acquiring relics containing body parts of [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]], another Disciple of the Witness. '''Season of the Seraph''' had the Guardian bring Rasputin back online in order to gain information on [[Neptune]] while thwarting Xivu Arath and Eramis from taking control of his [[Warsat]] network.

The Witness's forces arrive on Earth's orbit and it discovers [[The Veil|the Veil]] is hidden in a [[Neomuna|city]] on Neptune after making contact with the Traveler. The Guardian was able to help the [[Cloud Strider]]s [[Rohan]] and [[Nimbus]] repel a siege orchestrated by the [[Shadow Legion]] and its leader, the newly-risen Disciple of the Witness, Calus. They would also learn the power of Strand in the process. Despite Calus's defeat, the Witness was able to begin its attempt to enact the [[Final Shape]] by using the Guardian's Ghost to connect the Veil to the Traveler and open a portal to the Traveler's Pale Heart. After stopping a resurrected Nezarec from haunting the citizens of Neomuna, they would soon learn from [[Soteria]]'s submind that an "[[Ahsa|enemy of the Witness]]" is hiding on Titan. '''Season of Defiance''' saw the Coalition forces work together to rescue prisoners captured by the Shadow Legion throughout Earth. '''Season of the Deep''' saw the Guardian assist Deputy Commander [[Sloane]] in forming a psychic connection with Ahsa so she can provide information regarding the Witness to the Vanguard and its allies. '''Season of the Witch''' had the Guardian help [[Immaru]] eliminate Xivu Arath before he can resurrect Savathûn, and the Vanguard get the instructions needed to follow the Witness inside the portal. '''Season of the Wish''' sees the Guardian make a bargain with the spirit of Riven to secure her and [[Taranis]]' eggs from the Sol Divisive, Scorn, and Taken to grant the 15th wish: a wish to safely bypass the portal. '''Into the Light''' serves as a seasonal interlude during which the Witness calls upon its forces in siege of the Last City, with [[Shaxx]] leading a counteroffensive to defend against the ensuing [[Onslaught]].

After the 15th wish was granted by Riven and the Guardian clears the interference preventing Crow from entering the [[The Pale Heart|Pale Heart]] by destroying the Black Heart again, his paracausal connection with Mara allows them to safely cross the portal. The Vanguard and the Guardian would cross the portal, but become separated in the process. After successfully crossing through the portal, the Traveler guides the Guardian throughout the Pale Heart as the Witness attempts to enact its Final Shape by using both Light and Darkness to create a perfect stillness within the universe. They would eventually reunite with Cayde-6, Crow, and the Vanguard after the Guardian breaks the barrier between Light and Darkness through the discovery of [[Prismatic]]. After learning more about the Witness and its dissenters, they were able to wound it by entering a realm of Darkness and destroying the statues of its dissenters with the Light, but the Witness becomes enraged at the Vanguard’s refusal to join its side. They were forced to flee as the Witness transforms into a grotesque being, but Mara was able to bring the [[The Coalition|Coalition]] into the Pale Heart to prepare the Guardian for the assault on the Witness's monolith. After spending time with the Coalition allies and [[Micah-10]], then acquiring a final gift from the Traveler in the form of [[Ergo Sum]], they would begin their assault on the monolith and confront the Witness at the monolith’s summit. The Guardian was able to force the Witness out of the monolith and permanently prevent the Final Shape from being enacted, giving the Coalition an opportunity to defeat the Witness once and for all. The Coalition was finally able to defeat the Witness, ending the war but also creating paracausal artifacts called [[Echo (object)|Echo]]es that eventually falls into the possession of individuals such as the [[Maya Sundaresh|Conductor]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]].

*''[[Destiny]] (09 September 2014)''

**''[[The Dark Below]] (09 December 2014)''

*''[[Destiny 2]] (06 September 2017)''

**''[[Curse of Osiris]] (05 December 2017)''

**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] (08 May 2018)''

**''[[Forsaken]] (04 September 2018)''

***''[[Season of the Forge]] (04 December 2018)''

***''[[Season of the Drifter]] (05 March 2019)''

***''[[Season of Opulence]] (04 June 2019)''

**''[[Shadowkeep]] (01 October 2019)''

***''[[Season of the Undying]] (01 October 2019)''

***''[[Season of Arrivals]] (09 June 2020)''

***''[[Season of the Chosen]] (09 February 2021)''

***''[[Season of the Seraph]] (06 December 2022)''

***''[[Season of the Deep]] (23 May 2023)''

**''[[The Final Shape]] (04 June 2024)''