So before I get started I'd like to make it clear that I for one am totally on board with joining the Fallen, I have nothing but sympathy for their current state and actually kinda avoid killing them in game (yeah cringy whatever). That out of the way there is one big hurtle we'll need to get over before we start shacking hands/claws...
The denizens of the city. Now this shouldn't really come as a suprise to you but the people of the city are horrified of the fallen. Despite our actions that in truth have actually created a decline in Eliksne fear, out of all the people in the solar system the remnants of humanity without light have had the most trouble with the Fallen.
Since the dark age humanity has been living in fear of the fallen and have passed on this fear to their children (example: the house of devils). The Fallen have brought the city to its knees twice now and have probably taken more lives then the Red Legion, these actions must have rightfully so created a stigma in the eyes of regular humans.
So even if by some miracle the Fallen walked up to our door and decided they wanted a peace treaty out of the blue, it wouldn't be up to the Guardians to decide this but the people who reside within the city walls. Despite the travelers work, humanity will always be afraid of something that isn't them, and no matter how willing the Guardians and Fallen maybe willing to unite in the end it's up to the people to decide... And if they say no? We can't really do anything about that
But what do you guys think? Feel free to correct me in anyway and I hope you enjoyed this
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20 RepliesWell, from an American perspective... The French: Our enemies in the French-Indian War. Our oldest ally now. The British: Our enemies in the Revolutionary War. Our closest ally now. Canadians: Invaded us in the War of 1812. Friends now. Mexico: Went to war with us over Texas. remember the Alamo? Our ally now. Some of the EU: Includes Austra, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey is interested in joining. We fought those guys in WW1. More of the EU: Germany and Italy. The bad guys in WWII. Allies now. Japan: Attacked Pearl Harbor, forced us into a war that killed 250,000 Americans. And we nuked them. Allies now. Still more of the EU: Poland, Romania, the Baltic Republics. Enemies in the Cold War. Allies now. We've been turning enemies into friends for longer than America as a country has existed. It's just the way History's pages turn. The Eliksni could just be one more page. Some day, we might know them as humanity's first off-world allies.