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 ===The Collapse===
 The Witness had a direct role in the [[Collapse]], alongside its [[Disciples]] and [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. According to [[Savathûn's Worm]], the Witness intended to destroy the Traveler during this event, but was somehow tricked by Savathûn into allowing the Traveler to survive. As a result of this deception, the Witness and its Black Fleet returned to intergalactic space, where they would remain for centuries before the Traveler made its continued existence known at the end of the [[Red War]].
+===Meeting with Calus===
+{{Quote|We have come upon the end of the world, and I've stared into its expanse. It has whispered into my ear, and I am enlightened. Death is coming, and It has made me Its herald. The end will eat everything.|Calus to his Loyalists}}
+During his exile aboard the [[Leviathan]], the deposed [[Cabal]] Emperor [[Calus]] and his [[Loyalists]] encountered an anomalous void in deep space, described as a total absence of "light, dark, life, death (...) anything, even of absence itself." <ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/dlxxix#book-the-chronicon </ref> Donning a pressure gel suit, Calus went out to the exterior of the Leviathan to inspect his surroundings. He received a vision from the void, showing a fleet of unknown ships and a coming cataclysm that would annihilate all life in the universe. The void then told Calus that he would be its herald, to spread the news of the coming end.
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 When [[Eris Morn]] awakened the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] beneath the [[Moon]], the [[Darkness]] emanating from it reached out to the [[Guardian]] investigating her whereabouts and began to invade their [[Ghost]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> When they return equipped with [[Dreambane Armor]],  the Pyramid invites the Guardian inside where whispers of the Witness' presence could fully possess their Ghost. It is there the Voice in the Darkness coldly denounces the [[Light]] as a weakness which had brought only death to those it "blessed", citing the [[Great Disaster]], the [[Red War]], and the death of [[Cayde-6]] as examples of its numerous failures. Once the Guardian reached the [[Darkness#Veiled Figures|statue]] at the center of the Pyramid, they are offered the [[Unknown Artifact]] as "respite", granting them a vision of the [[Black Garden]]. It is there that the Witness reveals themselves to the Guardian having taken their form against a backdrop of the [[Black Fleet]]. The Witness addresses the Guardian having heard humanity's cries for help and that they would soon answer, claiming that they are neither friend nor enemy, but instead their "salvation".<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Beyond]]''</ref>
-===Return to Sol===
+===Season of Arrivals===
-Upon arriving in the Sol system once again with its Black Fleet, the Witness used its powers to cause [[Mars]], [[Mercury]], [[Titan]] and [[Io]] to vanish from the universe, transferring them to an unknown plane of reality. Before Io's disappearance, the Witness instructs the Guardian to travel to [[Europa]] to seek out [[Stasis|an ancient power]], which they do receive while dealing with the Eliksni under [[House Salvation]] using Stasis as well. Mars would later return under mysterious circumstances, but with regions of its surface having been temporally displaced.
+[[File:Rasputinshutdown.gif|thumb|right|330px|Rasputin shuts down.]]
+{{quote|The day we've been dreading has finally arrived. The Darkness is here.|[[Zavala|Commander Zavala]]}}
+Several days after the Almighty's destruction, the Witness would assert its fleet of mysterious [[Black Fleet|Pyramid Ships]] and [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|push into the solar system]], with one ship accompanied by [[Pyramid Scale|Pyramid Scales]] going to [[Io]]. Detecting the oncoming threat, Rasputin uses his Warsat network around the moon of Jupiter in an effort to shoot down the vessel. Sadly, his countermeasures have no effect, and the Pyramid responds by completely disabling the Warmind and his systems, leaving the Guardians to fend for themselves.
-The [[Awoken]] Queen [[Mara Sov]] encountered the Witness beyond the heliopause of the Sol system. There, it showed her a vision of the impending future upon its arrival, and subsequently offered the Awoken Queen the opportunity to become one of its Disciples. The Queen refused and fought the Witness and its armies throughout the ascendant plane before returning to the [[Dreaming City]].
+The Pyramids would be drawn to Io as it is the last place to be touched by the Traveler and station itself over a [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|strange tree]] that has grown in the center of the collection of raised rocks. Both [[Eris Morn]] and the [[Young Wolf]] are also attracted to the moon, with Eris arriving in an attempt to commune with the Pyramids once again and the Young Wolf being sent by [[Commander Zavala]] to retrieve the lightless Hunter.
+[[File:Majesticdarkness.png|thumb|330px|right|A Pyramid stationed on Mercury]]
+Upon arrival, the Guardian is drawn to a small disturbance on the edge of the cliff overlooking the largest of the Pyramids, where they are once again ensnared by the vessel, with the Witness communicating through their Ghost. However, before the Witness could do anything else, they are saved by an intervention from [[Savathûn]] who transports them to the Ascendant Realm where they are forced to fight both Taken and Hive. They fight the Witch Queen's forces back and forth through realities until Eris brings them to the [[Tree of Silver Wings]] directly under the Pyramid. Here, after another bout with the Taken, the Guardian retrieves an artifact called the [[Seed of Silver Wings]] that, once charged, will allow Eris to listen to the Witness' messages without the Witch Queen's interference.
+Soon, the Pyramid ships would spread further beyond Io, with three more ships now above [[Saturn|Saturn's]] [[Titan (moon)|moon of Titan]] overseeing the [[New Pacific Arcology]], near the [[BrayTech Futurescape]] on [[Mars]], and above the [[Fields of Glass|Caloris Basin]] in [[Mercury]]. The Pyramid on Io also began rapidly deploying Pyramid Scales, which could be seen flying to and from the vessel, in order to presumably prepare the moon for terraforming. It is unknown where the rest of the fleet was at the time. In response, Zavala had deployed the [[Young Wolf]] to their allies on the four planets and moons with the presence of the Pyramids to begin preparations for a mass exodus and retreat back to [[The Last City]]. However, after completing a series of tasks Commander Sloane, Brother Vance, and Asher Mir would opt to stay with Ana Bray being the only V.I.P to return to the City but not after saving what remains of Rasputin with the help of the Young Wolf.
+In the following weeks, Guardians were pulled into the Ascendant Realm, reminiscent of the [[Court of Oryx]] on the [[Dreadnaught]], this time encountering [[Nokris]], Savathun's supplicant. Upon defeating him, the Witness was able to complete its message, while forcibly transporting the Guardians aboard a room within the Io Pyramid, telling Guardians there is an ancient power deep beneath the surface of Europa and that it must be embraced, displaying statues of each race approaching a central Pyramid, with a lone shadow lingering over the Fallen.
+Almost half a year after the Pyramids returned, the worlds of Mercury, Mars, Io, and Titan had all disappeared from the system, hidden by the Witness. The status of the Pyramid Fleet is unknown, but it is presumed that they are holding position along the outer reaches of the system after being driven back by the Traveler healing itself.
+===Beyond Light===
+During Beyond Light, the Guardian follows the guidance of the Witness and travels to Europa. Here, they acquire the power of Stasis. Alongside empowering the Guardian, the Witness also appears to be working up an army of Fallen, by tempting Eramis and her followers into embracing Stasis so that they can destroy the Traveler. However, Eramis appears to fall short of the Witness' expectations, with her becoming encased in Stasis after failing to defeat the Guardian.
+It is revealed that [[Clovis Bray]] had been in contact with the Witness in some form during the Golden Age. After discovery of an artifact on Luna, he was guided to come to Europa by it, disguising his mission as simple corporate research and exploration. Under the influence of what he came to call "Clarity", he had a [[The Glassway|Vex gate]] built using a stolen Vex unit belonging to the Ishtar Collective. Using this gate, he was able to travel to a [[2082 Volantis|blue giant star system]], which the Vex appeared to have under control. Kidnapping more Vex units from this system, he experimented with the radiolarian fluid inside the Vex, exposing it to the [[Clarity Control|statue]] he had discovered on Europa, leading to revolutions in Exo production.
+Ultimately, the Vex would invade Europa through the constructed gate and begin wiping out all life they could find, as well as begin transforming the moon into another a Machine World. Clovis Bray's fledgling colony would be destroyed in an all-out war against the invading machines, eventually leading to its abandonment. Whether this was a test by the Witness to see if Clovis Bray had what it took to be a Disciple or not is currently unknown, though going by what is known about the Witness and how it selects for Disciples, it seems likely.
+===Season of the Chosen===
+As the object of Calus' nihilistic fascinations, the Witness was contacted again by the exiled former Emperor. Calus felt like the Witness' actions did not meet up to his expectations, and sought an audience with it to receive an explanation. Utilising the Scorn and the Crown of Sorrow, Calus focused their minds to allow conversation with the Witness. This led to the disappearance of Calus, as he was whisked away during a communion, leaving behind his Loyalists to die at the hands of an Egregore infestation.
+===Season of the Lost===
+Though not making any direct appearances or communications itself, it is apparent that the Witness has declared the capture of Savathûn to be an imperative, transferring ownership of the Taken from the Witch Queen to her sister, Xivu Arath.
+===The Witch Queen===
+Mars would later return under mysterious circumstances, but with regions of its surface having been temporally displaced, displaying what appears to be the Golden Age. It is unknown if its reappearance was willingly done through the Witness, or if another force such as Savathûn forcibly made it occur.
+As told by her during the Parasitic Pilgrimage mission, The [[Awoken]] Queen [[Mara Sov]] encountered the Witness beyond the heliopause of the Sol system. There, it showed her a vision of the impending future upon its arrival, and subsequently offered the Awoken Queen the opportunity to become one of its Disciples. The Queen refused and fought the Witness and its armies throughout the ascendant plane before returning to the [[Dreaming City]].
 After [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] was reborn in the Light, only to have her plan to steal the [[Traveler]] thwarted by the [[Guardian]]s, the Witness addressed the Traveler, declaring that it had "seen enough" and would take action to "save" the denizens of Sol.
+===Season of the Haunted===
+Within the events of the Leviathan's return, it becomes clear that Calus has been selected as a Disciple in all but name. The Witness has encouraged Calus further in understanding the goal of the "final shape", and appears to have directed him to join his consciousness with the Pyramid upon Earth's moon. Though he is stopped from completing this action, it is made clear to all involved that the Witness is seriously returning, taking steps to cement its position in a coming war.
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