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Later during the [[Clash of the Hive Gods]], Immaru claims that he can still sense the Traveler within his light but differently. He describes it as a sense of desperation, tension, and terror. He also claims that The Witness is doing something terrible to it, describing the Traveler as a god screaming for help. Whether his claims have any truth remains to be seen.

The Guardians would learn of a way to pass through the Threshold upon the Traveler after making a risky bargain with the spirit of the Last Ahamkara, Riven. In exchange for safeguarding the remainder of her eggs, thereby preserving the Ahamkara species, Riven would use her powers to alter the Ley Lines to open the way into the Traveler's [[Pale Heart]]. However, this wish would only allow one to pass, leading Crow to volunteer himself as he possessed a unique paracausal bond with Mara that would allow others to be guided through. After securing the last of Riven's clutch, the Ahamkara used the last of her energies to create a gateway for Crow to pass through. Though contact with Crow was lost after he passed through the Threshold, Mara could still sense him, leading the Coalition to be confident they could follow him.

===The Final Shape===

Ultimately, The Witness gained enough control over the Traveler's Light within the Pale Heart to begin enacting it's Final Shape, beginning with Earth and all who dwell on it. However, the Traveler resisted the Witness's control and undid its efforts to enact the Final Shape but the entity's corruption brought a great deal of pain to the Traveler. With time short, the Coalition initiated Operation Ahamkara to stop the Witness, with the Vanguard leaders and the Guardian passing through the Threshold with Mara's guidance. Though the group became separated upon entering the Pale Heart and lost contact with those outside, the Guardian learned to wield both Light and Dark together, called [[Prismatic]], while slowly reuniting with Crow, the Vanguard and a miraculously revived Cayde-6 as well as learning of a way to destroy the Witness for good.

The Guardian and their Ghost aided Cayde in finding a way to commune with the Traveler directly but instead of talking to the Traveler directly, Cayde spoke with a vision of his Ghost, [[Sundance]], who merely recited the Guardian tenants and spoke that "what was made with the Light, returns to the Light" before being forced out by the Witness. Unsatisfied and frustrated with the Traveler's silence and cryptic messages, Zavala gives into temptation by confronting the Witness where dissenters within the entity's gestalt consciousness gave the Commander a clue to destroy the Witness. However, before he could learn anymore, Zavala was nearly overwhelmed by the Witness's influence. Zavala's Ghost, [[Targe]], arrived and challenged the Witness's assertion, claiming that it was afraid, leading the Witness to destroy Targe in retaliation but Zavala managed to escape with the aid of his comrades. Despite the loss of his Ghost and Light, Zavala recalled the dissenter's clue: "what was made can be unmade", leading Zavala and his allies to conclude that if the Light can be used to enact the Final Shape, then the Light is powerful enough to destroy the Witness. Traveling to the memory site where the Witness was created, the Guardian battled with the Witness and before giving themselves to the Darkness, the Traveler aided the Guardian by giving them a [[Ergo Sum|Sword of Light]], which they used to destroy the Veiled Statues each represented a soul that was part of the Witness. Terrified, in agony and furious, the Witness forced the Guardian out of its collective consciousness, wounding the Lightbearer and their Ghost, forcing them to retreat. Enraged with the Vanguard's refusing it's "salvation" and their defiance, the Witness assumed its true terrible form, forcing the Vanguard to likewise retreat but were saved by Mara Sov who succeeded in passing through the Threshold upon the H.E.L.M. along with their allies.

Though the Witness won the battle, the Coalition nonetheless possessed a chance to prevent the Final Shape after proving that the Witness could be harmed. Gathering all their forces and allies, the Coalition prepared for the final assault against the Witness, first by thwarting its servants from harvesting the Traveler's Light and healing the Traveler's wounds with the aid of [[Micah-10]]. Desperate to complete its Final Shape, the Witness began to enact its work but again the Traveler stalled its efforts. A Guardian raid team would assault the Witness's monolith and after a harrowing clash, the team succeeded in severing the Witness's hold over the Traveler's Light, thwarting the Final Shape and further wounding it. Before the raid team could finish off the Witness, the entity escaped, leading the Coalition to prepare for one final battle. Tracking the Witness's location, the Coalition and the Lucent Brood (who battled the Witness with their own agenda) launched their attack against the entity and its remaining servants, with Mara Sov and the Witch Queen using their powers to prevent the Witness from escaping again. In a grand final battle, a Guardian team of twelve, along with all of their allies battled with the Witness for the fate of reality. Yet, despite the Witness's terrible strength, the Guardians further wounded it by targeting its collective consciousness with the Light. Desperate, the Witness erected a barrier to protect itself but the Guardians channeled the Traveler's Light directly through their Ghosts towards the Witness, unmaking it and finally bringing an end to the War, avenging all the civilizations and species that the Witness had destroyed and victimized in pursuit of the Traveler.

Despite this victory, the tole of channeling the Traveler's Light through their Ghosts was too much, killing their closest companion. Devastated, the Guardians begs the Traveler to bring back their Ghost but the Traveler doesn't respond. Instead, Cayde arrived and transfers his Light to their Ghost, effectively killing him but reviving Ghost, bringing great relief to the Guardian.

The Coalition rejoiced and celebrated the fall of the Witness but nonetheless acknowledged that its death left a power vacuum that some its servants were looking to fill. In addition, a mysterious aroura continued to bleed from the portal on the Traveler, leading the Vanguard to declare the area a no-fly zone. The Lucent Brood, meanwhile, sought to claim the Pale Heart for themselves, leading them to clash with the Coalition to prevent that. More concerning, pieces of the Witness, called Echoes, were launched from the portal, bearing strong paracausal properties, with one making landfall on Nessus.

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 Later during the [[Clash of the Hive Gods]], Immaru claims that he can still sense the Traveler within his light but differently. He describes it as a sense of desperation, tension, and terror. He also claims that The Witness is doing something terrible to it, describing the Traveler as a god screaming for help. Whether his claims have any truth remains to be seen.
+The Guardians would learn of a way to pass through the Threshold upon the Traveler after making a risky bargain with the spirit of the Last Ahamkara, Riven. In exchange for safeguarding the remainder of her eggs, thereby preserving the Ahamkara species, Riven would use her powers to alter the Ley Lines to open the way into the Traveler's [[Pale Heart]]. However, this wish would only allow one to pass, leading Crow to volunteer himself as he possessed a unique paracausal bond with Mara that would allow others to be guided through. After securing the last of Riven's clutch, the Ahamkara used the last of her energies to create a gateway for Crow to pass through. Though contact with Crow was lost after he passed through the Threshold, Mara could still sense him, leading the Coalition to be confident they could follow him.
+===The Final Shape===
+Ultimately, The Witness gained enough control over the Traveler's Light within the Pale Heart to begin enacting it's Final Shape, beginning with Earth and all who dwell on it. However, the Traveler resisted the Witness's control and undid its efforts to enact the Final Shape but the entity's corruption brought a great deal of pain to the Traveler. With time short, the Coalition initiated Operation Ahamkara to stop the Witness, with the Vanguard leaders and the Guardian passing through the Threshold with Mara's guidance. Though the group became separated upon entering the Pale Heart and lost contact with those outside, the Guardian learned to wield both Light and Dark together, called [[Prismatic]], while slowly reuniting with Crow, the Vanguard and a miraculously revived Cayde-6 as well as learning of a way to destroy the Witness for good.
+The Guardian and their Ghost aided Cayde in finding a way to commune with the Traveler directly but instead of talking to the Traveler directly, Cayde spoke with a vision of his Ghost, [[Sundance]], who merely recited the Guardian tenants and spoke that "what was made with the Light, returns to the Light" before being forced out by the Witness. Unsatisfied and frustrated with the Traveler's silence and cryptic messages, Zavala gives into temptation by confronting the Witness where dissenters within the entity's gestalt consciousness gave the Commander a clue to destroy the Witness. However, before he could learn anymore, Zavala was nearly overwhelmed by the Witness's influence. Zavala's Ghost, [[Targe]], arrived and challenged the Witness's assertion, claiming that it was afraid, leading the Witness to destroy Targe in retaliation but Zavala managed to escape with the aid of his comrades. Despite the loss of his Ghost and Light, Zavala recalled the dissenter's clue: "what was made can be unmade", leading Zavala and his allies to conclude that if the Light can be used to enact the Final Shape, then the Light is powerful enough to destroy the Witness. Traveling to the memory site where the Witness was created, the Guardian battled with the Witness and before giving themselves to the Darkness, the Traveler aided the Guardian by giving them a [[Ergo Sum|Sword of Light]], which they used to destroy the Veiled Statues each represented a soul that was part of the Witness. Terrified, in agony and furious, the Witness forced the Guardian out of its collective consciousness, wounding the Lightbearer and their Ghost, forcing them to retreat. Enraged with the Vanguard's refusing it's "salvation" and their defiance, the Witness assumed its true terrible form, forcing the Vanguard to likewise retreat but were saved by Mara Sov who succeeded in passing through the Threshold upon the H.E.L.M. along with their allies.
+Though the Witness won the battle, the Coalition nonetheless possessed a chance to prevent the Final Shape after proving that the Witness could be harmed. Gathering all their forces and allies, the Coalition prepared for the final assault against the Witness, first by thwarting its servants from harvesting the Traveler's Light and healing the Traveler's wounds with the aid of [[Micah-10]]. Desperate to complete its Final Shape, the Witness began to enact its work but again the Traveler stalled its efforts. A Guardian raid team would assault the Witness's monolith and after a harrowing clash, the team succeeded in severing the Witness's hold over the Traveler's Light, thwarting the Final Shape and further wounding it. Before the raid team could finish off the Witness, the entity escaped, leading the Coalition to prepare for one final battle. Tracking the Witness's location, the Coalition and the Lucent Brood (who battled the Witness with their own agenda) launched their attack against the entity and its remaining servants, with Mara Sov and the Witch Queen using their powers to prevent the Witness from escaping again. In a grand final battle, a Guardian team of twelve, along with all of their allies battled with the Witness for the fate of reality. Yet, despite the Witness's terrible strength, the Guardians further wounded it by targeting its collective consciousness with the Light. Desperate, the Witness erected a barrier to protect itself but the Guardians channeled the Traveler's Light directly through their Ghosts towards the Witness, unmaking it and finally bringing an end to the War, avenging all the civilizations and species that the Witness had destroyed and victimized in pursuit of the Traveler.
+Despite this victory, the tole of channeling the Traveler's Light through their Ghosts was too much, killing their closest companion. Devastated, the Guardians begs the Traveler to bring back their Ghost but the Traveler doesn't respond. Instead, Cayde arrived and transfers his Light to their Ghost, effectively killing him but reviving Ghost, bringing great relief to the Guardian.
+The Coalition rejoiced and celebrated the fall of the Witness but nonetheless acknowledged that its death left a power vacuum that some its servants were looking to fill. In addition, a mysterious aroura continued to bleed from the portal on the Traveler, leading the Vanguard to declare the area a no-fly zone. The Lucent Brood, meanwhile, sought to claim the Pale Heart for themselves, leading them to clash with the Coalition to prevent that. More concerning, pieces of the Witness, called Echoes, were launched from the portal, bearing strong paracausal properties, with one making landfall on Nessus.
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