TOOTH AND CLAW
Aria has been called back to the Reef to repay a debt to the Queen. The House of Wolves, a vicious faction of the Fallen under the Queen's command, has rebelled and killed many in their path. Now the Queen wants revenge, and she wants Aria to be the sword she carries it out with.
The massive Eliksni gazed out across the frozen tundra. There was silence but for the footsteps of other fellow Eliksni, the hum of a nearby Servitor, and the howling wind, frigid and ever present on its back. It growled slightly, and hefted its shrapnel launcher up a little bit, the flame at the edge of the barrel refusing to be extinguished in spite of the contrasting weather.
With one more look out at the landscape, it whipped its cape around itself for warmth, and continued along its journey.
—X—
"We have butchers at our gates - four-armed and eager for slaughter."
- Grimoire of the Fallen
The Fallen are ruthless scavengers. Brutal and uncaring, they arrived on their massive Ketches in the wake of the Collapse to loot and pillage our devastated worlds. There are hints of ancient nobility to the Fallen - the scars of lost grandeur. The Kells of their scattered Houses still claim to be royalty. But they leave only grief and wreckage in their wake.
—X—
Bodies lay everywhere. Fires continued to burn, even hours after the initial destruction had taken place. One Paladin had her hand still clutched tightly around her throat- or where her throat would have been if it had not been forcibly removed from the rest of her body.
Purple blood of Awoken warriors stained the platforms that made up the majority of the Reef's infrastructure.
Mara Sov gazed out across the tragic scene. Her domain, her home, had been desecrated by these Wolves. She had shown them mercy, offered them a home with the Awoken. And they had repaid that mercy with betrayal.
Now, they would feel her wrath.
A/N: Alright, here's the prologue! Two things to note;
First off, if you're seeing this from the PROMO story, just know that the story is not going to be updated here. It will be updated on the main "Guardians Never Die" story on my stories page.
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Something that I plan to do for this book (and potentially for all following books) is to include a Grimoire piece in each chapter that matches what's going on. Hopefully this adds just a bit more pizazz to the series, and I can't wait to see how you guys react to it.
I hope that this prologue tides you guys over for a bit as I wrap up other projects, stories, and videos until I can return to this one and begin a new journey in the GND series! Remember to favorite, follow, and PLEASE review each chapter! I've had so many good reviews as of late that I've taken into account to help improve my writing, and I read each and every one! The more you guys review, the better my writing gets!
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- Matteoarts