Bad Blood

Bad Blood is a Story Mission in Destiny:The Rise of Iron. It takes place in the Plaguelands;on the Cosmodrome, and is the first mission in the quest Kovik's Sin.

Objectives

 * Head to Giant's Husk
 * Examine the Captain
 * Investigate the Container
 * Survive and Investigate
 * Follow the Clues

Transcript
{Loading screen}

SHIRO-4: Something's got the Hive more riled than usual down in the Plaguelands, and we can't afford another front in this fight. The Fallen Splicers are trouble enough. So get down there, Guardian. If the Splicers are stirring up the Hive, we need to know how and why. And you need to put a stop to it.

{Gameplay}

SHIRO: The Hive are hitting the Splicers near the beached Tanker. Head that way and find out why they're at each other's throats.

The Guardian mounts their Sparrow and heads toward Giant's Husk. Upon arriving, the Guardian finds a large battle between the two species, raging across the snow-banked plain. While the Guardian makes their presence known amongst the Hive and Fallen, the Ghost spots a Fallen lieutenant.
 * GHOST: It's possible we're walking into a territorial dispute, but...something's telling me there's more to it than that.
 * SHIRO: Agreed—the Hive can be defensive, but what I'm tracking seems like a full on assault. The chatter's aggressive, angry. This isn't just a show of force. The Hive are after something.
 * GHOST: I was expecting hostilities, but this is...they're at war!
 * SHIRO: Take out as many as you want, but my advice? Find the Splicer leading this fight, and put him down.

GHOST: There! A Splicer Captain, up high. Near the overpass.

''The Guardian finds cover against the assaulting forces, and uses a long ranged weapon to exterminate the Captain. An item falls from his corpse, and the Ghost highlights it.''

GHOST: What's that? The Captain dropped something.

''The Guardian makes their way up to the spot where the Captain was killed. When reaching the body, they find a Coded Splicer Relay.'' ''The Guardian maneuvers their way up to the bridge just above the ledge they stood on. Several dozen shipping containers occupy the area. A few Splicer platoons are guarding the expanse.'' ''The Guardian finds a container with the SIVA symbol painted across the front. The Guardian tries to open it, with no success.'' ''The Guardian looks for more peculiarly painted containers, eliminating Fallen along the way. Once they find a second crate, they try and fail a second time in jimmying the lock.'' ''A Skiff drops off more Splicers between the Guardian and the next few crates; the Fallen are becoming desperate. The Guardian finds a third SIVA painted crate and once again is unable to open it.'' ''The Guardian finally reaches the far end of the overpass, where a few dozen containers form an impromptu wall; they cannot go any further on the overpass. Suddenly, any surviving Splicers retreat, leaving the Guardian alone.'' ''One more marked container sits on the far side, oddly separate from any of the other crates. Attempting to open the lock, the doors suddenly explode off the hinges, revealing Hive trapped inside. Acolytes, Thrall and Cursed Thrall attack the Guardian, enraged.'' ''The Guardian kills the Hive inside, and they all drop smoldering pieces of Hive Husk. Without time to inspect them, the Guardian simply pockets the husks as another container nearby explodes open, with more Hive pouring out into the open. As the Guardian attempts to handle them quickly, more and more containers burst open, some including Knights and Wizards. The Guardian eliminates them as best as they can, while harvesting the remaining husks. Eventually, the Guardian finds enough for the Ghost to collect information.'' Compelled to learn more, the Guardian jumps off the overpass and summons their Sparrow, heading to the Archon's Keep. Once the Guardian reaches The Keep: ''The Guardian comes across a downed airplane, rusted and deformed. Several SIVA spores litter the vicinity. A large group of Shanks emerge from what appears to be a cave.'' Repeater, Exploder and Tracer Shanks all pool out of the opening, led by a Splicer Servitor. The Guardian uses the narrow opening to quickly deal with the Shanks, then kills the Servitor. ''The Guardian steps inside, finding a single SIVA spore. They shoot it. Instantly, about a dozen Cursed Thrall claw their way out of the ground below it. The Guardian kills them all quickly. A blackened pile of soot remains on the cave floor. The Ghost scans it.'' Mission ends.
 * GHOST: It's a coded relay from the Splicers' High Priest! There's references to the Hive here. The Splicers' High Priest is either keeping something from the Hive or has taken something from them.
 * SHIRO: Search the overpass. See what else you can find.
 * GHOST: Whatever the Splicers have locked up here, the Hive are hungry for it. Let's crack open some crates, see what their High Priest is hiding.
 * GHOST: Won't budge. Let's find another.
 * GHOST: Nothing. Let's keep moving!
 * GHOST: No luck...but we should keep looking.
 * GHOST: Something's wrong here.
 * GHOST: This isn't good.
 * GHOST: The Splicers' High Priest is...he's corralling Thrall. Collecting them.
 * SHIRO: No wonder the Hive are on the warpath. Any chance this isn't related to the Splicers' experiments with SIVA?
 * GHOST: Slim to none. There were heavy SIVA readings all over the Hive the had crated, along with an odd heat signature.
 * GHOST: I don't think the Splicers are simply displacing the Thrall.
 * SHIRO: The Splicers' role within a Fallen House is equivalent to a mad scientist.
 * GHOST: ...or Warlock!
 * SHIRO: Sure! Just...didn't want to be the one who said it. Point is, they're the Fallen's big brains. We've seen what they can do with limited knowledge of SIVA. They've basically forcefed their own evolution, so...
 * GHOST: What if they're attempting the same with the Hive?
 * SHIRO: They can control them...or worse.
 * GHOST: There are SIVA readings pinging all over this region—I'll try to match them against the specific heat signature we found.
 * GHOST: There.
 * GHOST: This is definitely the place!
 * GHOST: We need a closer look at what's in that cave.
 * GHOST: This is worst case scenario. The Splicers aren't in a territorial war with the Hive...they're experimenting on them.
 * SHIRO: And if the Splicers' High Priest is going to these lengths, he's either gone crazy with power, or he's taking orders from someone who has.
 * GHOST: Like an Archon?
 * SHIRO: Or a Prime. Either's bad news. But for now, we've got a clear cut problem. We need to find this High Priest and put an end to his atrocities.