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 {{Article quote|Dive into the depths of the exiled emperor's mind in search of dark secrets."}}
 '''Duality''' is a [[Dungeon]] that was added to ''[[Destiny 2]]'' in the ''[[Season of the Haunted]]''. It revolves around [[Eris Morn]] sending [[Guardians]] into the [[Mindscape|mindscape]] of [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], only to find it a dangerous schism overrun with his [[Nightmare|Nightmares]]. Guardians must fight through the emperor's shame-ridden fractured consciousness to steal knowledge from the deepest parts of his mind.
+==Objectives==
+*'''Enter the Echo of Calus's Consciousness'''
+:''"Once, I stood out overlooking a vast plain. Wildflowers and nettles blossomed at my feet. The future was full of promise and potential. Yet I upturned an overflowing chalice of shame at my feet, and let it puddle into rot."''
+*'''Navigate the Mindscape'''
+:''"...and here, you see, etched on the bell? That is when I attained the title of emperor and began a thousand years of peace."''
+*'''Defeat the Nightmare of Gahlran'''
+:''"You were born only to suffer, because I could not set aside that which I knew was a trap. My curiosity is a poison flowing through my veins, curdling my heart, rotting my mind. And yet, I do nothing to stop it."''
+*'''Dive Deeper'''
+:''"Her memory curdles in my chest. Her first laugh, her first steps, her first kill. Poison. Poison. Poison."''
+*'''Navigate the Crypt'''
+:''"I defiled them. The remains of countless dead. Honored servants of the empire, extended members of my lineage. I ripped their tombs open to harvest their genetic information... to build an army of unquestioning soldiers. What have I become?"''
+*'''Find the Way'''
+:''"I should have killed every member of the old guard when I had the chance. Mercy was my greatest failing, and they used mercy's edge to cut me down to my knees."''
+*'''Unlock the Vault'''
+:''"I beg you, don't do this."''
+*'''Enter the Vault'''
+:''"It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts."''
+*'''Navigate the Vault'''
+:''"Cut it away. A knife through memory's flesh. Peel back what I was and replace it with scalding gold. I do not want this. I do not want this. I do not want this."''
+*'''Enter the Dark Shrine'''
+:''"For once in my life, I do not feel shame. I feel the caress of a thousand hands, hear the comforting hush of a thousand voices. 'Do not be afraid,' it whispers. 'We are your salvation.' Yes. Please. Save me from myself."''
+*'''Defeat the Nightmare of Princess Caiatl
+:''"Is this what I have done? Once, she looked at me with adoring eyes. I was her world, and she my stars. How have I made her into this? Have I been so blind? So selfish? What have I done?"''
 ==Walkthrough==
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 ==Transcript==
 {{Verbatim}}
-*'''Eris Morn''': You arrive. Good, yes. We have only a brief window of opportunity. The Darkness is thick here, coalesced inside this effigy of Emperor Calus. It is tethered to his very mind. I have snared that thread. Caught it between my fingers and woven it into a tapestry. One that I can weave you into. Enter Calus's consciousness. Use this opportunity to steal his darkest secrets from him.
-''The Guardian enters Calus's mindscape.''
+'''[[The Descent (Duality)|The Descent]], [[Derelict Leviathan]]'''
+*'''Eris Morn''': You arrive. Good, yes. We have only a brief window of opportunity.
+''The Guardian meets with Eris Morn is what was once the Tribute Hall. They find Eris experimenting with a Visage of Calus.''
+*'''Eris Morn''': The Darkness is thick here, coalesced inside this effigy of Emperor Calus. It is tethered to his very mind. I have snared that thread. Caught it between my fingers and woven it into a tapestry. One that I can weave you into. Enter Calus's consciousness. Use this opportunity to steal his darkest secrets from him. Now go. Time is of the essence. I will be with you from afar.
+''In a burst of green Hive magic, the Guardian enters Calus's mindscape.''
-*'''Eris''': What you feel may seem like reality, but it is not the one you know. Your mind now stretches across a vast gulf. Though while this world is born of Calus's thoughts, it is no less dangerous than physical reality.
+*'''Eris Morn''': What you feel may seem like reality, but it is not the one you know. Your mind now stretches across a vast gulf. Though while this world is born of Calus's thoughts, it is no less dangerous than physical reality.
-''The Guardian explores the mindscape.''
+''The Guardian rings one of Calus's Bell of Conquests, entering a reddish Nightmare realm.''
 *'''Eris Morn''': This... is not what I anticipated. The imprint of Calus's consciousness is... fractured, straining. As if Calus's mind is at war with itself.
+''The Guardian rings the Bell of Conquests again to return to the ordinary mindscape; the Waking realm. The Nightmare realm collapses around the Bell; the Guardian survives by standing close by.''
+If the Guardian does not survive the '''Collapsing Nightmare''':
+:''' The Nightmare closes in all around you…'''
+If an ally does not survive the '''Collapsing Nightmare''':
+:'''X is lost in the Nightmare'''
 *'''Calus''': All my history is etched here, from humble beginnings to my rise as emperor. It is an ancient tradition of our people.
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 *'''Eris Morn''': You are experiencing echoes of Calus's personal torment. Glimpses into his past which may provide insight to the future. I must focus to maintain your connection to this mindscape. From here, you must navigate these memories on your own.
-''The Guardian explores further.''
+''The Guardian moves between the Nightmare and the Waking realms to continue their traversal. Calus Loyalists arrive to combat the Guardian in Waking realm, while Red Legion Cabal waylay them in the Nightmare realm.''
 *'''Calus''': [grunts angrily] Exile? Is the mighty Ghaul too great a coward to kneel down and take my head from my shoulders?
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 *'''Ghaul''': I am as you made me, and I would kill you were it my choice. But it is not. Caiatl stayed my blade. Remember that.
-''The Guardian encounters the Nightmare of Gahlran.''
+''The Guardian descends to a chamber reminiscent of the Leviathan's birthing chambers. Pods of cloned Cabal line the walls.''
+:'''Something terrible is near…'''
 *'''Calus''': You were bred to be a sorrow-bearer. I seek a Hive commander, but those are not so readily available. So I made you.
-''The Nightmare is defeated. The Guardian explores further.''
+:'''A Standard Bearer has appeared'''
+''The Guardian rings one of Calus's Bell of Conquests, entering a the Nightmare realm, where the Nightmare of Gahlran, Sorrow Bearer accosts them.''
+:'''A Nightmare overcomes you'''
+''The Guardian defeats the Standard Bearer hidden in the Nightmare realm, acquiring their Standard Essence.''
+''Nightmare Bellkeepers arrive to hide away the Bell of Conquest, threatening to collapse the Nightmare realm on the Guardian.''
+:'''The Nightmare withdraws…'''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare Bellkeepers, revealing the Bell of Conquest.''
+:'''A bell is ready to be rung…'''
+''The Guardian rings the Bell of Conquests again to return to the Waking realm. Honored Bellkeepers arrive to guard the Bells of Conquest on this side of the mindscape.''
+:'''You escaped the Nightmare'''
+''With the Standard Essence, the Guardian manifests a Standard of the Axe, Chalice, Sun, or War Beast. It opens the side alcoves of the arena.''
+:'''Gahlran's Shades return'''
+''From the alcove, the Guardian enters the Nightmare realm once more, this time to defeat Visions of Gahlran.''
+:'''A Shade of Gahlran is defeated'''
+''With all the Shades defeated, the Nightmare of Gahlran becomes exposed.''
+:'''Gahlran is vulnerable'''
-*'''Calus''': There was a time I would have gladly laid in death beside you, here in these crypts. But we were both different then.
+''Weakened, Gahlran restores his defenses.''
-''The Guardian explores further.''
+:'''Gahlran is no longer vulnerable'''
-*'''Calus''': No one of honor will be interred here. The dead are raw materials, and nothing more.
+''The Guardian repeats the process, finally defeating the Nightmare of Gahlran, Sorrow Bearer.''
-''The Guardian discovers the Vault.''
+:'''The battle is over, go deeper'''
+'''Ever Downward, Duality'''
+''The Guardian drops down a shaft to traverse the crypts.''
+*'''Calus''': There was a time I would have gladly laid in death beside you, here in these crypts. But we were both different then. No one of honor will be interred here. The dead are raw materials, and nothing more.
+''The Guardian makes their way to a chamber with four statues.''
 *'''Calus''': Shadows were cast here. History made.
-''The Guardian fights the Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath.''
+''The Guardian enters the Nightmare realm to position the statues in the correct configuration. Once done, the doors to the chamber below open up.''
+:'''The Waking Bells may ring once more…'''
+''The Guardian defeats the Honored Bellkeepers to gain access to the Bell of Conquest, entering the Nightmare realm they defeat the Standard Bearers to acquire the Standard Essence.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare Bellkeepers, allowing their return to the Waking realm. Once returned, they manifest two of the Standards.''
+''The Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath arrives to confront the Guardian.''
 *'''Calus''': Do not open doors you cannot close!
-''The Guardian fights the Nightmare of Emonut, Sworn of Moli Imoli.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare of Ka'hok, Sworn of Umun'arath.''
+:'''Something clicks within the vault door…'''
+'' The Nightmare of Emonut, Sworn of Moli Imoli arrives, with their shields up.''
+''The Guardian repeats the process to manifest two more Standards; breaking Emonut's shields.''
 *'''Calus''': Stop. Stop! I command you!
-''The Guardian fights the Nightmare of Uroa, Sworn of Shayotet.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare of Emonut, Sworn of Moli Imoli.''
+'' The Nightmare of Uroa, Sworn of Shayotet arrives, with their shields up.''
+''The Guardian repeats the process to manifest even more Standards; breaking Uroa's shields.''
 *'''Calus''': Please! No, please! Don't do this!
-''The Guardian opens the Vault.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare of Uroa, Sworn of Shayotet. With their defeat the doors to the vault below open up.''
+:'''You have opened a door you cannot close'''
 *'''Calus''': No...
-''The Guardian explores the Vault.''
+'''The Depths, Duality'''
+''The Guardian navigates the vault into the deepest part of Calus's mindscape.''
 *'''Calus''': She is more beautiful than any star I have ever beheld. I name her Caiatl, for the brightest star in our sky. May be outshine it always.
-''The Guardian fights the Nightmare of Princess Caiatl.''
+''The Guardian reaches a dark shrine where the Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial awaits.''
 *'''Calus''': My daughter, my star... my betrayer.
-''The Guardian defeats Calus's Nightmare of Caiatl and returns to reality.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Honored Bellkeepers to gain access to the Bell of Conquest, entering the Nightmare realm they defeat the Standard Bearers to acquire the Standard Essence.''
+''The Guardian defeats the Nightmare Bellkeepers, allowing their return to the Waking realm. Once returned, they manifest the all four Standards.''
+:'''The Bell of Conquest is primed'''
+''The Guardian rings the large Bell of Conquest, entering the Nightmare realm. The Nightmare of Caiatl follows them.''
+:'''Caiatl is vulnerable'''
+''The Guardian lures them to the smaller Bell of Conquests, gaining '''Waking Resonance''' to break through Caiatl's shields.''
+:'''Caiatl is stunned'''
+''Caiatl recovers and returns to the Waking realm.''
+:''' Caiatl is no longer stunned'''
+:'''Caiatl has withdrawn'''
+''The Guardian repeats the process, eventually defeating the Nightmare of Caiatl, Princess-Imperial.''
+''With her defeat, the Guardian returns to reality.''
 *'''Eris Morn''': Breathe. Breathe. You have returned to reality. I shared your experiences and am uncertain of what to make of it all. But I believe there is yet more to find within... should you be willing to delve into his nightmares again.
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 ''Or if the Guardian discovers Heartshadow''
-*'''Eris Morn''': And so Calus's truth is laid bare. From his rise... to his fall... to whatever it is he is becoming now. Calus is seeking transfiguration. He believes it will help him better understand the goals of the Witness. The final shape? This is something I have heard spoken in Hive apocrypha, and from the lips of Toland the Shattered, According to the Hive, the final shape is "that which remains when all that can be removed has been removed." It is as vague a notion as it is fascinating. If this is the Witness's true end game, we must strive to understand it.
+*'''Eris Morn''': And so Calus's truth is laid bare. From his rise... to his fall... to whatever it is he is becoming now. Calus is seeking transfiguration. He believes it will help him better understand the goals of the Witness. The final shape? This is something I have heard spoken in Hive apocrypha, and from the lips of Toland the Shattered. According to the Hive, the final shape is "that which remains when all that can be removed has been removed." It is as vague a notion as it is fascinating. If this is the Witness's true end game, we must strive to understand it. And in that understanding, perhaps we can prevent the second Collapse.
 ===Repressed Memories===
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 |title3=Third repressed memory
 |content3=
-*'''Calus''': [drunkenly] Peace has its detractors, hahaha! I was too kind in my coup against the... [stutters] Praetorate. Drank too deep of the cup of mercy. Now there are long shadows in the night, hands clutching knives, eyes at my back. I hear them, whispering. I hear them. But soon, those whispers will become screams. The Ghost Primus is the answer to this sedition. My Red Legion, anointed in blood... [grunts]
+*'''Calus''': [drunkenly] Peace has its detractors, hahaha! I was too kind in my coup against the... [stutters] Praetorate. Drank too deep of the cup of mercy. [drunkenly] Now there are long shadows in the night, hands clutching knives, eyes at my back. I hear them, whispering. I hear them. [drunkenly] But soon, those whispers will become screams. The Ghost Primus is the answer to this sedition. My Red Legion, anointed in blood... [grunts]
 |title4=Fourth repressed memory
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 |title7=Seventh repressed memory
 |content7=
-*'''Calus''': Savathûn, Savathûn. She nearly had me. Had I not birthed Gahlran, had he not donned the Crown, I would be lost. The Voice warned me of her, but I did not heed it, and the Voice is so... silent now. The promised end is at hand as worlds are swallowed into nothing, and I... I heart nothing. Excruciating silence. Perhaps I have displeased it. Or perhaps... I am not listening hard enough.
+*'''Calus''': Savathûn, Savathûn. She nearly had me. Had I not birthed Gahlran, had he not donned the Crown, I would be lost. The Voice warned me of her, but I did not heed it, and the Voice is so... silent now. The promised end is at hand as worlds are swallowed into nothing, and I... I hear nothing. Excruciating silence. Perhaps I have displeased it. Or perhaps... I am not listening hard enough.
 |title8=Eighth repressed memory
 |content8=
-*'''Calus''': In my haste to find a suitable bearer for the Crown of Sorrow, I failed to see a more elegant solution. The Hive were not those who could most elegantly bear the Crow. My Shadow, Katabasis, found the alternative. Mindless corpses of Fallen, risen through an Ahamkara's wish magic, fuelled by Darkness-infused Ether... the Scorn. The only component that was missing was a connective tissue, and this, the Egregore spores would provide.
+*'''Calus''': In my haste to find a suitable bearer for the Crown of Sorrow, I failed to see a more elegant solution. The Hive were not those who could most elegantly bear the Crow. My Shadow, Katabasis, found the alternative. Mindless corpses of Fallen, risen through an Ahamkara's wish magic, fueled by Darkness-infused Ether... the Scorn. The only component that was missing was a connective tissue, and this, the Egregore spores would provide.
 |title9=Ninth repressed memory
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 *'''Calus''': I have reached the limits of what this crumbling body can offer, and yet there is so much more that I must do. I must shed my remaining attachments to this flesh, and ascend. The others have, and a path is laid before me. There is fear in this. Fear of losing myself. But there is no other way. I must prove my loyalty, or wither. To understand the final shape, I must become more than myself.
 }}
+===Heartshadow Catalyst===
+''With Heartshadow collected, the Guardian confronts the Nightmare of Ka'nok, Failed Assassin in the Descent.''
+''The Guardian defeats Ka'nok, acquiring their Standard Essence. With the threat of the '''Nightmare Collapsing''', they manifest the Standard of the Chalice.''
+''In Ever Downward, the Guardian confronts the Nightmare of Regor, Failed Assassin''
+''The Guardian defeats Regor, acquiring their Standard Essence to manifest another Standard.''
+''In the Depths, the Guardian confronts the Nightmare of Hou'dal, Failed Assassin.''
+''The Guardian defeats Hou'dal, acquiring their Standard Essence to manifest a final Standard.''
 ==Trivia==