Quote Originally Posted by Hitomi_Kitanoko View Post
Let's not forget we are still early into the ShB story here, and the opening cinematic depicts us fighting Zenos, after defeating what appears to be a Sin Eater.
That implies that this is a scene which has not come to pass, and possibly could take place in The First, which might mean Zenos finds a way to follow us there. (Or we have simply returned to The Source)
So in regards to us becoming proper Warriors of Darkness, this might be something that is still to occur for reasons not yet revealed to us.
The opening cinematic depicts the fight that happens at the end of the 4.5 MSQ, even has the whole damaged mask thing on Zenos.