It is also implied that his discovery of Abaddon's deception had been what precipitated his madness, allowing Corruption to begin its work.Īfter proclaiming that he alone was worthy to bear the key, he attacked the Horseman with the Rod of Arafel. Abaddon then openly betrayed Heaven, using the energies of the Well to empower his forces and overwhelm the already beleaguered Hellguard. He revealed that he had helped Abaddon to at least partially open the Well of Souls with the Angel Key, believing that Abaddon still served the light. Death demanded the key, but the Archon refused. After learning this, the Horseman returned to the Crystal Spire to confront the Archon, who had been watching a vision of the Destroyer speaking in the pool. He succumbed to Corruption's influence and slaughtered the angelic inhabitants of the Ivory Citadel before fleeing to the Crystal Spire. Jamaerah revealed that the Archon had gone mad after seeing some unknown truth in the pool. The Archon to Death before he attacks himĪfter traveling to the Ivory Citadel and defeating Jamaerah, Death learned from the once corrupted scribe that it had been the Archon that had brought Corruption to the realm. May the light of all that is holy destroy you! The angel provided the Nephilim with an Ortho to access the Citadel. He then advised Death seek the Scribe, who might be able to help the Horseman. After Death returned from Earth with the rod, the Archon used it to clear the corruption around the Citadel. Thus, he told the Nephilim to go to Earth to retrieve the Rod of Arafel, a holy artifact with the power to clear a path to the Ivory Citadel. The Archon guarded the angelic key to the Well, but would not give up the key until Lostlight was cleansed of corruption and claimed it was stored within the unreachable Ivory Citadel. The Archon knew why Death had come to Lostlight, and knew that he sought the Well of Souls. The Archon to Death when they first meet.ĭeath had first encountered the Archon at the peak of the Crystal Spire as he was looking into his pool of visions which displayed Abaddon's visage. the things you have done, the lives you have ended. Biography Darksiders II Cleansing the realm

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