CHAPTER 1
- WELCOME BANNER -
Movement. Quick and soft. Others talked amongst there peers. Others were sad. Clouds came over the Tower. Vendors sold crap items to Guardians.
Some gained new loot. Others sent out paid orders to the Gunsmith. Now waited for there new powerful weapons to arrive.
Guardians arrived quickly onto the tower. New Guardians. Others that were Veterans. Yet some so young they cried as they witnessed others with gear they wanted.
The day was a special kind. The kind that arrives only a few days a week. Then disappears without a trace. Ikora walked among them. Her eyes sought out those.
The Warlocks. Searching for them. Wanting to know what they did. What they had done to earn there rights as Vanguard Warriors. They laughed. They cheered.
They walked away. Holding there precious treasures within gripping tight hands. Guardians acting like children she thought.
Ikora stopped and looked towards the second floor. Seeing the sun shining upon the Tower. Clouded skies fading away. Glowing with a happy sight of the traveler.
She didn't like it. This day. She felt it unnecessary. She wanted a new change. Yet she wondered the specialty. Even for it being hard to accept.
Cayde screamed and jumped into the air. Cheering like a young child. So happy about nothing. Absolutely nothing he understood why. But he didn't care.
He wanted to stay away from disputing. From Hate. From pain. He wanted Happiness. He wanted to see passion to be glad. To be alive.
But he did anyway with his fellow Hunters. Zavala The Titan Vanguard. Over looked the much happy crowd.
Seeing Veteran Titans walking away from the non stop commotion. His awoken eyes glared towards the center of the Tower.
At the center where the Cryptarch lost the attention. The Store vendors were pissed. Wanting to rip off Guardians. Or sell them random sells they can't take back.
At distance in the shadows. A glowing green light of a Hive rock. Glowed within the hands of Eris. She looked towards Ikora and the Guardians.
The whole tower's attention. At the Vaults. All crowding one thing. Eris smiled. Hummed to herself.
" The Day Has Arrived once Again" she said softly
Guardians ran left and right. Moving aside. As they did. At the center of the much large crowd. Was one thing. The kind that was strange.
The kind that we barely even understand. The kind that arrives with time. Uses time as his only ticket. Tells about his agency. His own People.
One who whispers. Speaks in riddles not words.
"!XUR!"
Xur spread his arms open. His Guardians cheered for him. They yelled. They cried for him. He felt powerful. For these seconds. These few seconds he did.
Guardians got in line. Xur stood ready to accept there Strange Coins. The first Guardian yelled in cheering cheer. Happy so happy she ran passed others.
They looked towards her. She gained an engram. They pushed and couldn't wait any longer. Until the second Guardian yelled aloud.
Xur smiled. His eyes closed with happiness. Thinking to himself.
("Yes?! Yes! I'm awesome ! I'm Fucking Awesome! Wish you could see me now Father! You'd be sooooo Proud!") thought Xur
"?!WHAT THE FUCK!?" yelled the Rookie Titan Guardian
Cheering suddenly stopped. Ikora watched this. Zavala was puzzled. Cayde peeked out while he stood in line with his bag of Strange coins. Cayde looked shocked.
He gasped. His hands gripping his small strange coin bag. He moved jumping. Others were wondering what was wrong. Xur looked at the Rookie Titan.
The Rookie Titan was hoping for something exotic. Something new. Xur looked towards him and tried to speak.
" The Nine-"
" IT'S CRAP! IT'S BULLSHIT!" he yelled at Xur
" Wait?! Wait?! I can-"
" NOOO! It's Last week's shit!" he yelled slamming his gun into the ground
" Suros? Ice Breaker?! WHAT?! RED DEATH?! WHAT IS IT? SPILL IT!WE MUST KNOW!" yelled Cayde hiding behind a young hunter
" It's the fucking Hard Light! That's the weapon from last week, same shit from last week!" he yelled over and over
The Crowd grunted and cursed. Leaving. Heading out into there ships and leaving back into there daily busy lives. Taking there hard earned strange coins.
Xur sighed. Looking at the ground. His eyes closed. His arms flung. He didn't like this one bit. Always he knew. Its always one person who ruins it for him.
Every week. Every time he arrives. It's either the first or the second. Xur needed those coins. Now he had nothing to sell.
His eyes opened again. SLowly blinking. Staring at the boots of a Guardian. Her feet small. Light weighted looking armor. She bended down to his eye level.
" Hi , Xur!" she said ever so sweet
Xur stood up again. Blinking his eyes rapidly seeing her. She didn't wear her helmet. She was an Awoken. A Huntress. With colors of Black and White. Xur stared.
Speechless. She had short fresh cut hair. Up to her cheeks. Bright white with mixed green colors was her hair. Her eyes glowed bright Yellow.
Her skin was light colored blue. Her armor was of the Dead Orbit Faction. Xur could tell. He knew them. These Factions. Xur stared puzzled seeing her still waiting.
She felt uncomfortable. Looking away from him. For a second. Her friends yelled out her name. She waved at them.
" Xur? You okay?" she asked
" Yes. Yes. I-I Would you like something to buy? Ms."
" I'm , Aria. Aria Ion. Pleasure to meet you Xur" she said happily shaking his extended hand
Xur was stunned. What kind of person. What kind of Guardian was she. Why would she still be here after the yelling. The chaos. The wreckage. The Message.
" I want to buy the , exotic engram and if you have some armor? " she asked ever so nicely
" Of-Of-Of Course , yes. Please. It be my pleasure" he said handing her the items
"Yes! Yes I finally have it. Thank you , Xur your awesome. See you next week " she said
Aria walked away from him. With her new items. Her ghost held onto them. She waved at Xur. Saying her goodbye with a smile.
Her friends looked at him with stares. He didn't care about them one bit. But this one Guardian. This Aria was different. He was touched by her kindness.
" Sure-Sure-Yes!? See you again...I hope...Aria Ion..." he whispered