Hello! This is a Strike I’ve had since Vanilla D2. Feel free to leave some criticism, either on the story, mechanics, or other wise. -Reason for the Strike: Asher has been complaining about the Taken for months, but recently his latest reports have turned from annoyance to fear. The Vex have suddenly started sending multiple constructs to the wraith mines, hoping to stop this Taken entity. Help them finish it. Location: Io, Echo Mesa. Giants Scar -On Strike entry: •Zavala: Fireteam Immolation has been deployed. Guardians, you’re here to stop a unknown Taken Threat. •Asher: Yes! Yes!! Finally!! Listen, there is some sort of Taken portal in the wraith mines, if you want to stop this beast you need to enter it! And please hurry! I feel more and more fear as the hours go! *Players spawn in near the Lost Oasis, Players then move to the wraith mines* *After fighting after a few waves of vex and taken, Ghost starts talking before entering the portal* •Ghost: Where have all these Taken come from? •Asher: At best? Some sort of Taken entity that is incredibly annoying. But once you’re in its realm, take caution. Please, don’t die. This beast- *Static enters the comms* *Players will then enter the portal, leading to a strange new area named “The Convergence” and is comprised of several alien architectures of the Hive, Fallen, and Cabal.* *Players will then hear voices within the Nightmare, taunting the players, or saying cryptic messages. First few messages Players will hear are the following: [i] “The brightest of lights, create the darkest of shadows...” “You have failed your city...” “What is the difference...between light and dark...?” “Fire burns...lighting shocks...but what is the void...?” “Is the void truly light...or is it darkness turned to light...?” (To titans) “Without your armor...without your walls....what are you truly?” (To warlocks) “Insanity offers solace....such as Toland had learned..” (To hunters) “Soon..there will be a wild where you cannot tame...it will tame you...” “At the hour of her ascension, she ushers in the darks control...” “It’s surface is fractured, now showing its true colors....” “Do you remember your greatest failure on the moon...?” “The Egyptian god does not see the future... he sees what the vex want to see...” “When there is a riptide of light, there must be a riptide of shadow...” “Have you ever wondered...is the traveler truly a machine god, or was it something more sinister?” “A tower in flames...a orphan in red....a barren moon...a chaotic mind....why do these monsters emerge in your time...?” “You thought the Towerfall was sad? To see your achievements crumble..?” “Did your Journey through the wilds garden your resolve...or make you more desperate?” “Resistance begets violence...this was the collapse.....” “Billions dead, and yet you were chosen...” “Release your grip on hope....” “There is no one coming to save you....” “Five events...five bells sounding their path....” “Is light always pure? Sometimes it blinds you from the truth...” “Machines seek results...why do you deny them?” “Once a proud civilization, reduced to scavengers...just like you...” “Behind forced loyalty, they are simply scared creatures...” “They praise the darkness, yet in the end it will consume them too...” “I will relish the day when the old ones return...” “Such a little light will not save you” [/i]* *Players move forward and defeat 3 Taken knights, collecting three items called “Soulstealers crystals”. These give a buff to walk in Taken Pools that would otherwise damage you, allowing you to push forward. They last for 10 seconds, so be fast.* *After finding a door and defending it for three waves, you enter the boss room. It has four small towers (one for each race) that spawn Soulstealer Crystals. These crystals will allow you to enter specific knights and destroy them, granting a large damage buff to you and your allies, or recharging your supers and empowering them instantly* *To begin the fight, players must stand on a plate in the center of the room, and it will spawn Iyll’savan, Voice of Corruption. Boss model will actually shift from the several Taken forms. From a captain, to a Minotaur, to a centurion, and finally a giant Hive Knight* • Iyll’savan, Voice of Corruption: Come little ones, savor your fear as I feast upon it! *During the fight, Iyll’savan will become empowered and immune. Take soulstealer crystals and use them to destroy blights. Once the blights are gone (they take like 10 auto 600 rpm shots to be destroyed, but only when empowered by Soulstealer crystals are they destructible), Iyll’savan will become vulnerable.* *During the fight, he’ll taunt you if you die or resurrect a teammate* •Iyll’savan: [i] “Look upon the true face of death, and know that your end will come soon!” “Ask yourself, was the Collapse part of your god’s plan...?” “Every force has a balance.....to every star, there is a black hole...” “The Nastareth will consume your souls....” “The Nastareth are blessed, you are the unholy abominations...” “Your courage is but false bravado.” [/i] *Repeat this process till Iyll’savan is dead. On death he will utter one last phrase* [i] “Savathûn...the Nastareth.... take me... [/i] Whew, that’s a mouthful! Anyways, hope you enjoyed!