Prologue- The Angel Falls

"Feel that pressure? It's my knife cutting into your flesh" -Salem To Enali

Abandoned Tower, Tokyo, One Month after Operation Luna Six

Enali gasped as she woke, her hands tied behind her back and her feet bound to a chair. She looked around, trying to figure out where she was.

"So you're still alive" a familiar voice called out from the darkness.

Enali tried to open her left eye but winced in pain every time she tried. She tasted blood and other elements that's she couldn't quite decipher.

"Figured I had killed you with that last blow to your eye" the voice said, "the consensus wants you alive, so does David and the rest of Tychi"

Enali knew the voice, she knew it so well.

"Salem... Why..." She croaked.

Salem stepped from the shadows, brandishing a knife, a smirk framing his dirty face.

"You already know what you did, Enali" He yelled as he rammed the knife into her left shoulder.

Enali screamed out in pain as the knife was drug through her shoulder.

Enali didn't have a clue as to what was going on or even what he was talking about. Tears streamed down her face as she closed her eyes trying to ignore the intense pain.

"I think it's time for a little payback, after all, an eye for an eye right?" He said as he laughed.

Enali tried to look up at him but couldn't focus as the vision in her right eye blurred with a red color, signifying blood pooling.

She screamed out as she felt Salem's armored hand impact her face.

"Don't die on me yet bitch, I want you to be awake for all of this" he said as he stepped away.

Enali's head tilted to the side as blood poured from her mouth and nose. She coughed and gagged.

"I grow tired of this" he said as he pulled a large serrated blade from a case, "I'm going to dismember you, beginning with your arms, and oh how I wish Jack could be here to see this"

Enali gazed at Salem through a blood filled eye, blood still dripping from her mouth and nose as well as the side of her face.

"I couldn't have imagined this being any more fun than this" he said as he proceeded to saw through her left arm, blood splattering everywhere.

Enali screamed in pure agony as she felt the nerves and muscle being torn apart.

"Scream, scream, SCREAM!" He yelled as he brought the blade down through her other arm.

Enali screamed before her body went limp, passed out from the pain and loss of blood.

Salem wiped the blood from his face as he lifted Enali's face with his left hand. He spit on her face before he let go.

"You know, that's not very nice..." A voice called out from behind him.

Salem turned to see a small Hunter, wearing a cloak that bore the sigil of Caydes elite. He noted the hand cannon in the hunters right hand.

"So.. That's how it's going to be is it?" He said as he gripped the handle of the blade tight.

"I was ordered to bring you in, per Zavala's request, but now that I see what you've done to her, I can't allow you to leave here alive"

"You think a puny Hunter like yourself can take..."

Salem gagged and coughed as the hunters knee impacted his stomach. He staggered back, growling before raising his blade.

"You little ingrate! I will wipe you and this bitch from the face of the earth! She is practically already dead!"

The Hunter nodded as another dropped in behind Salem, grabbing Enali.

"You seriously think you can save her?! Don't make me laugh" Salem said as he raised his blade.

The Hunter fired a single shot from its hand cannon, causing Salem to reel backwards from the impact.

"You may not yet realize it, but that woman you called a bitch, will be the one to end you entirely" the Hunter said as it crouched over Salems body.

"She has more on her shoulders than you could ever know" the Hunter said removing it's helmet.

Short white hair and violet irises gazed past a feminine facial structure. The skin a soft creamy blue with a hint of human skin color.

"And if you know what's best for you, I'd run, far far away" the female said.

"Arika, come on, we have to go. Caydes waiting for us.." The other Hunter said watching the interaction.

"Your right, this pathetic excuse of a Titan isn't worth my time" the Hunter known as Arika said as she placed her helmet back in its proper place.

"Remember this, Salem, Yours not mine"

Unknown Ship, Floating through Space

Medical frames rushed about trying to prepare Enali for surgery. Curtains being drawn to hide the process.

Arika slammed her glass onto the table, wiping her mouth. She stared angrily at the empty glass, her nails digging into it.

"You were to apprehend both her, regardless of what she is to you, she is a rouge guardian" Zavala's voice echoed across the coms.

"Pardon my rudeness, Commander, but as per my understanding, we didn't have to kill to complete a mission, as for your Titan being there..."

"I'll take it from here" Cayde said as he walked up to the monitor.

"Cayde, what the hell is going on" Zavala said as he gazed with dismay.

Cayde looked to Arika and the other Hunter who still wore his helmet before looking back at Zavala.

"Oh you know what's going on, we all know what's going on. I'm running my own op, to save our asses, but be warned, you push her too far and she will not hesitate to kill."

"Who?"

Cayde gave the best smile he could as an Exo, waving bye.

The Reef, Queens Chambers

Mara breathed in slowly.

"Your grace, the Titan, Salem, has encountered Lady Enali" a servant behind her said softly.

Mara gazed over her left shoulder, her eyes narrowing.

"The outcome?" She asked.

"Cayde-6 and his team are headed here, seeking aid, they've been spotted about five minutes out..."

"But that doesn't answer my question, what of the encounter?"

"Lady Enali is in danger of dying, according to Little Arika's report, Left eye nonfunctional as well as both arms.. She was nearly dismembered"

Mara seemed to growl as she turned back to the viewport overlooking the Outpost, her hands clasping behind her back.

"Prepare medical wing S277, grant them access to everything we have. Also, send out an alert to the Queens Wrath Fireteam Helios"

"The Shen's? But why your grace?"

"That is for me to discuss with them and my brother. These are the only guardians I can trust, aside from Fireteam Tychi.. Hurry, send the call, I want them here when Paladin Raku awakens"

"Yes your grace, anything else?"

"Bring Techeun Eleri's crate from the vault, we have a lot of work to do"