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originally posted in:The Ashen Conflux
12/15/2016 3:13:14 PM
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So...that crystal that Eris takes from the blade? It's called a dark heart, if I recall correctly, and it represents the power of the Willbreaker, in accordance with the Sword Logic. The exotic sword you reforge contains this piece of the original Willbreaker. At first, it is attuned to the Darkness, hence it's dark coloration. During the process of A Sword Reforged, we engage in the basic form of the Sword Logic by slaying our equals with the blade in the Crucible, that being other Light-bearers, thus 'each life it takes hones it's edge'. The basis of Sword Logic is that you gain power and potency in the universe by subjugating others, the old might makes right concept, except in this case might grants more might. The 'vortex of it's own totality' refers more to the nature of the weapon in the hands of someone who follows the Sword Logic than anything else. If you have power in your blade, and using it to kill only makes you stronger, the use of that weapon will become everything to the truly corrupt. It will become a totality, and the allure of using it to become even more powerful is an irresistible draw, or vortex. Willbreaker not having to touch you to kill you is also tied in with the Sword Logic, in that the purpose of the blades is to enforce your will on physical reality. Thus the blade can subjugate victims in many ways, some seemingly magical or mystical, but does not rely solely on a cut or a smash. I will semi-agree with the Warlock quote, in that it seems the Guardians do this frequently; we take something we don't totally understand, and use it to our advantage. The Light helps us in these attempts, but as we see with the Touch of Malice, some things like the heart of Oryx still have repercussions on us for their use. In a lot of respects, we play with fire; realizing that we don't fire the Vex Mythoclast by pulling the trigger is a good example. The firing mechanism contains a causal loop, meaning that we didn't decide to fire the gun, the gun was going to be fired at that time according to the timeline, and we simply pulled the trigger at the same time. Great job putting this together on your part, and I hope you enjoyed / benefited from my analysis as well.
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