Find the Scribe - western part of the Citadel (1) | Stains of Heresy Darksiders 2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

To start with, go south for a bit and jump down to a small ledge shown in the above screenshot and find a chest there. Return upstairs and pick the path to the south (the northern one is blocked by yellow formations. Jump down to a lower level and go towards another arena where there is a quite demanding fight for you to fight.

This will be the first time that you encounter corrupted champion, which is an elite angel. His two primary attacks are a lightning-speed charge (screenshot 1), and a series of slashes with his sword. Additionally, you need to keep in mind that he may perform a series of strong thumps into the ground (screenshot 2), which usually happens when you try to deal too many consecutive blows.

The overall tactics to adopt is no different from the one adopted in the case of the previous enemies. Therefore, you should perform plentiful dodges and wait for an opportunity to drag yourself towards the enemy with your Death Grip. You need to take into account the fact that the angel is heavily armoured, so winning the battle is a time-consuming task. This is not the end, however, because you will have to face further corrupted champions after defeating this one. Remember to fight them one after another and not try to attack more than one of them all at once.

After you emerge victorious, collect the loot and resume your exploration of the area. Take the newly-unlocked northern passage. After you reach a room with a statue (the above screenshot), start exploring the area by checking out on the balcony to the south and finding a Book of the Dead Page (side quest [The Book of the Dead]).

Backtrack now to the area with the statue and jump into a small hole. Remember the inactive portal here, because you will have to come back here in some time. Go to the neighbouring balcony, where you will have to fight a group of corrupted angels. It isn't difficult to win, but you need to be careful not to fall from the balcony.

After you finish, use the interactive catch to the south-west (the above screenshot) and catch on to it with Death Grip. Start wall running and bounce off the walls several times on the way. When you reach the last one of the interactive edges, start moving up and you will reach a location where you will have to solve another puzzle.

The first things for you to do are to look around for a Relic of Renagoth (side quest [Lost Relics]) and using the lever shown in the above screenshot. This will unlock passage to the area with the statue in it that you explored before.

Warning - since the following puzzle is a quite complicated one, make sure that you do everything according to the instructions given in this guide. Activate Soul Split and send the first half of the soul to the rotary mechanism shown in the above screenshot. Use the mechanism to lower the slab with the right inactive portal that you can see through the glass wall.

Switch to the other half of the soul now. Go right and turn left to face the inactive portal shown in the above screenshot, which you could earlier only watch through the glass wall. From your skill list, select Voidwalker (do not terminate Soul Split!) and activate the abovementioned portal.

Terminate Soul Split now and go right again. This time use the Voidwalker on the inactive, generally accessible, portal shown in the above screenshot.

Stay where you activated the second one of the portals. Notice that, when you come close to it (without entering it), you will see the other, inactive, portal (the one behind the glass wall) Activate Voidwalker again, BUT THIS TIME HOLD THE MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON DOWN to open it reinforced.

Before we describe further actions to be taken, let's sum up on the steps taken so far. If you've done everything correctly, both of the generally accessible portal, and the portal behind the glass wall (the one on the right) (the above screenshot) should be active. The latter one should be, additionally, reinforced.

Initiate Soul Split again and approach the second rotary mechanism with the first half of the soul , i.e. the one you haven't interacted with yet (the above screenshot). Using the mechanism lead to lowering a slab with an inactive portal, visible through a glass wall.

Switch to the other half of the soul and go to the generally accessible portal to the right (screenshot 1). Enter the portal. If you've done everything correctly, you will be catapulted through the portal that you have watched so far through a glass wall (screenshot 2)). You reached a new area.