CHAPTER 1: I AM CORBIN SOV, LIGHT WAS MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER WAS THE SHADOWS

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I love stories, I bet I'm the only kid around here who says that. I see other young men and women more occupied with bounties, their sparrows, their weapons, and their triumphs. They call me lazy, or uncaring. That could be true, but honestly I have other things on my mind. Well, a lot of things since I was little. I'm eighteen years old and I still don't know who my parents are. I've never met them. But here's where the stories come in. I've been raised by a... well, dysfunctional but loving family of Guardians. Helios-15 and her brother Kamitis-13. They're quirky titan EXOs but they mean well. Spartan, an Awoken warlock who's very humble and let's his actions speak for him. Cayde-6, a sarcastic and witty hunter and from his stories he was the former hunter vanguard of a place called "the Tower". Lastly, Lupa and she's a quiet hunter. You wouldn't expect her gentleness and soft speak would hide her true colors. A fast and agile predator. Cayde-6 and Lupa have taught me to master my senses, maneuver and lure prey into my ideal hunting grounds, and how to topple even the largest enemies. Yes. I am a hunter. Just like my father, as my family says when I make a kill, shoot a glare of disapproval, or when I smirk. But I have my mother's gift, the power of light. Solar to be exact. I didn't know I was a gunslinger until I was sixteen, I guess my powers were dormant until I was ready. Yet I've always asked questions, who was my father? Who was my mother? When I was seven years old, ten years old, fifth teen years old... now, at eighteen I'm still asking. The answer is always the same.

"You are Corbin Sov. Son to former Prince of the Reef, Master of Crows, Uldren Sov and son to the Guardian, Sunsinger Warlock, Raven Sov." Titles. Titles of triumphs and other holy things. "Your mother was a warrior of light, gifted with abilities by the Traveler." Traveler? From the stories, it was a white ball of light. A God? Guardians of legend would say so. "Set on a destined to end her sister Eleana and the darkness, your mother traveled far in this world and the next to understand the powers hidden in this universe. Even with all the power she gained, she never lost sight of who she was, who her family was. And so, she showed mercy. She knew, without darkness stars can not shine. Raven you could say was a grand master warlock. She mediated and comprehended the great power with an Ahamkara." A very noble woman, which makes me proud that she's my mother. Ahamkara, dragons basically. They are my favorites stories, beasts of massive wings and a mind like no other. "Uldren Sov. Witty. Intelligent. Rude. A bit of an asshole. Though quick to act then ask questions, your father was undyingly loyal to family, friends, and to his home. He demonstrated courage, loyalty, and strength even in the darkest of times." So a prince in shining armor? With a bit of an attitude. "Though no matter what happened, in times of duty, in times of darkness, or even near death... your parents were at each other's side. Their love, unbreakable." I know who they are, I just don't know them. Does that makes sense? How is a child supposed to know and understand its parents if they are gone? Where are my parents? This is where it gets confusing.

"Your parents are serving a role that even we can not understand. They were tasked by the Nine, your parents and your aunts. Selena and Eleana. The four of them had to leave in haste months after your birth. Raven and Uldren offered every alternative to keep you with them. But simply, a newborn would not be safe where they had to go. They were willing to let someone else go to stay with you, Corbin. But the Nine would not allow it. So, as a family we the fireteam raised you. Just know that we love you. Your parents love you." Then the damn Nine are cruel! They were willing to separate a firetem. A family. My family! The last question is usually painful. When will my parents return? Will they ever return? The answer might never be answered. For now, I don't know. But I don't know the full story! I'm tired of asking and getting the same answers! Or if I ask about the Vex, the Hive, the Fallen, the Guardians of the Tower... Helios-15 says that it's not time. I'm not ready but I am! There is history that I do not know. I don't know what it truly means to be a Guardian. If I'm even considered a Guardian. I have no Ghost. I was born into this, not selected from the dead. I don't know anything about my aunts. And the Mara Sov of legend, the Queen of the Reef. Who was she? Is she still around? Does she know I exist? Who am I? What am I? Only one thing comes to mind... That is, I am Corbin Sov. Light was my mother and my father was the shadows.