Haunting of the Moon
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- The Guardian: "What is that Pyramid?"
- Eris Morn: "You've heard the stories. Of the Traveler's sacrifice. Of Darkness descending upon humanity. Before us lies a dark remnant of their existence. Was it struck down by the Traveler? Left here on purpose? The truth is ours to discover."
- — The Guardian sees the Pyramids for the first time.
The Haunting of the Moon was a massive conflict between Guardians and the Hive of the Hidden Swarm on the Moon after a sudden awakening by the Lunar Pyramid. In that conflict, Guardians fought against the Hive brood and Nightmares that were conjured due to the Pyramid's awakening.
History
Prelude
Years later after the death of Crota and Oryx, the Hive on the Moon were left scattered and leaderless. The broods on the Moon would be consolidated into the ranks of the Hidden Swarm, but they would retain their faith in the Sword Logic while the daughters of Crota Hashladûn, Besurith, Voshyr, and Kinox held faith in the belief of Oryx's return, and schemed to return their linage to greatness. They planned to use the power of the Lunar Pyramid to conjure back their king. [1]
However, the champion known as Zulmak, Instrument of Torment became a strong candidate for leadership and a threat to the daughters' plans. [2] Meanwhile the siblings Akrazul, Avazath, and Malkanth planned to assassinate the Daughters of Crota. [3]They would begin a ritual that would place Akrazul's essence in Avazath's body. Akrazul would begin to hear whispers telling him he was a pawn of Malkanth, in a fit of rage he killed Malkanth and vowed to make the Hidden Swarm suffer. [4] He would challenge and slay Zulmak, [5] however he would be killed by Avazath now known as Ir Airâm, Deathsinger, who had now possessed the body of her Malkanth.
Later the daughters of Crota would be greeted by Savathûn, the Witch Queen, she encouraged them to take control of the Hidden Swarm and be what the Hive needed to challenge the Guardians and build a fortress. The Witch Queen would also offer them the essence of Zulmak so he could be resurrected as a puppet champion and a choir of Deathsingers led by Ir Airâm. The Daughters would accept, successfully unite the Hidden Swarm under their leadership and begin constructing the fortress known as the Scarlet Keep. However, unknown to them, this was a trick by Savathûn as she was the one who influenced the three siblings and placed Azavath in the body of Malkanth with the promise she would lead the choir. This was done so they would attract the attention of the Guardians who would kill the Daughters of Crota as she believed Oryx's bloodline had done its course. [6]
Awakening of the Nightmares
When Eris Morn began to hear whispers from her, leading her deep into the Moon. She would find and touch a black surface, unknowingly releasing a curse upon the Moon and summoning a phantom of a member of her fireteam.
Due to the Hidden Swarm's re-emergence and this disturbance, the Guardian would be sent to investigate. They would fight through forces of the Hidden Swarm, defeating an Eye of the Swarm and Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm, and would descend into the Scarlet Keep.
Going deep into the Scarlet Keep, the Guardian would encounter strange Thralls that Ghost stated we’re not actually Hive and had an unfamiliar energy signature. Pursuing further they would see strange phantoms and discover the source of the disturbance to be a Pyramid deep beneath Luna. They would continue to go closer and discover a strange aura, when they get closer this summons the Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx. The Guardian would attempt to defeat the Nightmare but would fail, as the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul and the Nightmare of the Fanatic appeared. Eris Morn would use her magic to teleport the Guardian to her.
Upon being teleported, the Guardian would ask Eris what that Pyramid was. She would tell them that they knew the story of The Traveler's sacrifice and the Darkness descending upon Humanity and that this Pyramid was a remnant of its existence. Eris would explain that these phantoms were Nightmares, created by the Lunar Pyramid. Seeking to end this, Eris would explain that they must breach the Lunar Pyramid.
Investigating the Disturbance
Arriving at the base that was set up near Sorrow's Harbor, the Guardian speaks with Eris. She speaks about how the Nightmares of Crota, Ghaul, and the Fanatic now confront them and how the Nightmares of her friends return with a malice they never had. Eris orders them to investigate the Hive's behaviour to learn more.
When the Ghost asks where they must go, Eris would explain that they must understand the Pyramid in order to enter it. She believed the Hive might have the answers they need as they have lived near the Pyramid for eons, and that due to the construction of the Scarlet Keep they clearly knew of its existence.
To learn more the Guardian arrives at the Altars of Sorrow to discover the Hive preparing a ritual. They discover that the Hive were attempting to draw in the Nightmares for a ritual and the Nightmares appear to not affect them. Eris would state that they must learn how they have achieved that as that was the way to discovering how to enter the Pyramid. However she is interrupted by the horrifying scream of a Hive Wizard. Ghost would remark they sounded like Omnigul and they must return back to the camp site.
Speaking with Eris once again she would explain that the Nightmare of Sai Mota screamed like when Omnigul tore Sai Mota apart and silenced her. Eris would reveal that a Nightmare of Omnigul swept through the camp and she only survived due to the Essence of Despair, which they retrieved from the Nightmare of Crota. She would explain that the essence might assist them against the Nightmares and the Pyramid. Giving them the Essence, Eris would send them to purify it.
After they successfully cleanse the essence, the Guardian returns to Eris who uses it to craft a piece of Dreambane Armor to give them protection against the Nightmares. She then sends them to hunt the Nightmare of Omnigul and retrieve its essence. Beginning their hunt, the Guardian arrives at The World's Grave and defeats the Nightmare of Omnigul, retrieving the Essence of Anguish.
Infiltrating the Scarlet Keep
Returning to Eris, she would be unable to cleanse the essence due to being out of Hive curios. She had discovered a dark power that the Hive posses within the Scarlet Keep that could be what is protecting them from the Nightmares and what they need to create more Dreambane Armor. Thus a fireteam led by the Guardian is sent to infiltrate the Scarlet Keep and learn more about this power.
Entering the Scarlet Keep, the Guardians fight their way through the forces of the Hidden Swarm. Eris explains that the tower at the Scarlet Keep might be where the Hive archive their immunity to the Nightmares. Upon arriving at the bridge to the tower, Hashladûn appears and the bridge leading to the rest of the Keep lifts away from before she teleports away. To break the spell to lower the bridge, the fireteam places Void charges into two ritual circles while fighting off Hive. With the bridge lowered they activate Altars to activate the gate leading to the Tower of Woe. At the top of the Tower they confront Hashladûn, despite her power and strength she would be killed by the Guardians, retrieving a tablet mentioning a Cryptoglyph.
Delving into the Hellmouth
Upon returning to Eris, she would explain that the Hidden Swarm were using the Cryptoglyph's to protect themselves from the Nightmares. The Guardian would be ordered by Eris to infiltrate the Hellmouth and find the Cryptoglyph of Hashladûn located in the Catacombs.
Entering the depths of the Hellmouth, the Guardian makes their way to the Catacombs, closely located to the Lunar Pyramid. They discover the Cryptoglyph and kill Besurith, fighting through forces of Hive before escaping. Returning to Eris, she tells them they must forge more Dreambane Armor before entering the Pyramid.
In order to look at the Pyramid with her own eyes, Ikora Rey arrives on the Moon, wondering how long it has been here. Eris appears and states it has been here to long, as she is being tormented by the Nightmares of her fireteam. Ikora tells Eris she feels responsible, but Eris says her responsibility is her own and that she hasn’t come here to apologize. Ikora explains she has came here to tell Eris she was right and the one behind the Collapse is returning. Overwhelmed by the torment of her Nightmares, Eris orders them to be silent, Ikora tells her the Vanguard is at her disposable, sending the Guardian to continue their work with Eris.
Confronting Past Foes
To create more Dreambane Armor, the Guardian is sent to defeat more Nightmares and retrieve their essence. First they hunt and defeat the Nightmare of Skolas, Kell of Kells in the Traitor's Ketch. Then, they travel into the depths of the Hellmouth once more and defeat the Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed in the The Summoning Pits. Finally they defeat the Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred in the Temple of Crota. Retrieving enough essence to create a full set of Dreambane armor, the Guardian is ready to enter the Lunar Pyramid.
Breaching the Lunar Pyramid
Now fully prepared to enter the Pyramid, the Guardian infiltrates the Scarlet Keep and travels deep into the surface of the Moon. Fighting their way through hordes of Hive and making their way to where the Pyramid resides. Ghost senses that the Pyramid is waiting. After defeating more Hive, Ghost states that the Pyramid beckons them to come closer. Upon coming closer, the Guardian begins to get pulled in by a tracker beam, as Ghost's voice is possessed by the Voice in the Darkness, The Witness. The Witness declares that violence, beauty, and truth resided inside and there was no turning back now. Upon entering the Lunar Pyramid, the Witness welcomes the Guardian.
Travelling down the hallways of the Pyramid, The Guardian confronts and defeats the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul. The Witness reminds them of how many lives were lost in the Red War, and how easily the Light was taken, declaring that in Light there was only weakness. Travelling further through the Pyramid, the Guardian confronts and defeats the Nightmare of the Fanatic. The Witness states that the Lught abandoned Cayde-6, and left him to die and prevented him from being saved, declaring that in Light their is only failure. Finally the Guardian confronts and defeats the Nightmare of Crota. With the final Nightmare defeated, The Witness speaks of how many Guardians were slain by Crota during the Great Disaster and how the Light did nothing, declaring that in Light there is only death. The Guardian then climbs the top of the stairs where a statue resides. An artifact appears and the Guardian interacts with it, giving them a vision in the Black Garden, where the Witness taking their form and appearance walks towards them. It declares it has heard their cries for help and it will soon answer. When the Guardian asks what it is it claims it is neither their friend nor enemy, but their "Salvation". After the vision ends, the Guardian returns to Eris with the mysterious artifact.
Aftermath
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List of appearances
- Destiny 2:
- Shadowkeep (First appearance)
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1), Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: Faith in Bone
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1), Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: Blood Sport
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1), Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: I.II: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1): Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: IX.X: Apocrypha
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1), Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: XI: The Anti-Logic
- ^ Bungie (2019/10/1), Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Lore: XI.X: Apocrypha
