I don't know how many people will read this, but to those that will/have, thanks! Also, thanks to Brawl499 for helping me with the story.


Hell, I was at the footsteps of Hell. As if walking deep in the Hellmouth wasn't enough to make me sweat, I had a Hand Cannon pointed to the back of my head. For months I had been following a set of clues leading to a long forgotten treasure, left by Shin Malphur himself. Unfortunately, I was being followed by these two marauders throughout the Sol system.

"Nice gun you got there." I said as he nudged me again. "Did you buy it or make it?" I didn't know why they even had a gun on me, they had taken my own.

"I bought it, you like it? It's called the Back Handed Compliment, and it would really like to see you in red." He and his friend nodded in agreement. "You better look for the treasure now, boy. It'd be a shame if a Guardian were to get 'lost' in the Hive's realm."

We continued to walk through the dark, narrow hallways of the Hellmouth, occasionally stopping when we heard Thralls screaming. I needed to search for the loot before these heathens splattered my brain-matter onto the Hellmouth's walls; the Hive would love that. Looking down at the treasure map, the loot was only marked by a skull and crossbones. The instructions were all false, everything was approximate. Kneeling down, I examined the bones of a human, which were arranged into a skull and crossbones.

"You better hurry up, my trigger finger's slipping." The other marauder said. His voice was that of an Exo's, but his face was covered by a cheap-looking helmet. Seconds later the deathly screams and moans of the Hive resounded through the depths of the Hellmouth. They'd be here any second, and I could feel the Darkness here, limiting my Light. Picking through the pile of bones, I saw nothing worth the hassle it took to get down here. My Ghost appeared in front of my face, and hovered there, staring at me with its luminous eye. He turned away and casted a bright light further down the hallway, revealing a metallic object for a few seconds. I motioned the two thieves to follow me. We walked silently to the metallic object, only to find that it was a door.

"Ghost, we've walked past at least a hundred of these, why stop here?" I looked around frantically as another scream echoed through the corridors. They were coming, and my Ghost may have gotten me cornered.

"Trust me, Shin Malphur's treasure lies behind this door." It hovered inches from my head, occasionally making a weird chirping noise. This was the end of the hallway, so the treasure may be behind this door, but it could also be a dead end.

"Fine, do your thing Ghost." I turned my back to the wall, prepared to kill Hive with my fists. The marauders, meanwhile, remained silent as they pointed their guns into the pitch-black hallway we came from.

"You know I can do other things, right?" I rolled my eyes as my Ghost remarked, working on opening the door. The scraping of metal and the eerie moans that followed only made me tense up more. Narrowing my eyes, I tried to peer through the Darkness to find the source of the dreaded noise.

"I ain't dying here, hurry up and open that door, boy." The marauder held a knife in one hand, and a Hand Cannon in the other. He could at least give me the knife.

"I shouldn't be much longer. Prepare yourself: I'm detecting Hive movement in this sector." Ghost said calmly.

"We might survive if we had three people to gun down Hive." The marauders looked at each other before the Exo slung an Auto-Rifle over his shoulders and slid it across the ground to me. Picking my gun up I wiped the dust off of the wolf engravings, and aimed it where the sounds were coming from. In the darkness we could see fiery red sparks seemingly springing from the ground; something was being dragged.

"Got it, the door's open." Ghost appeared in front of me looking from the darkness, back to me. "I suggest neutralizing the threats before entering the room."I took my Ghost's words into consideration, after all there may be vital information stored in the room that could be used against the Light.

"We kill these abominations, then you can have all the treasure you want, thieves." The marauders didn't respond, but they walked backwards towards the door; moments later I found out why. We looked on in horror as an advancing Knight swung its Cleaver against the walls, sending sparks and dust into the air. Pressing the trigger fully, I sent a hose of bullets towards the monstrosity. The bullets didn't even penetrate the thing's shields. "Lord Saladin told me this thing chews through enemies like it does with bullets; sadly it only does the latter." I fumbled as I looked for more ammo. The Exo must have taken it all.

"Step aside, little Warlock, let me show you how it's done." The Exo grabbed his friend's knife and flung it at the Knight, hitting it in one of its three eyes. With a stagger and scream filled with rage, the Knight held its sword in front of it and charged at us. I rolled away, but the Exo just stood there shooting at the enraged beast. With one more battle cry, the Knight rammed the sword into the Exo, impaling him on it.

"Damn you!" The last marauder brought up his Hand Cannon and shot at the Knight until its vile armor began flaking away. Meanwhile, the Exo pushed himself off of the blade, falling to the cold ground. He clutched the giant hole in the center of his chest, futilely trying to prevent the goo that spilled out of it from doing so. With the flickering of his eyes, the Exo went limp and lay sprawled across the floor of the Hellmouth as I ran up to the body and grabbed his Hand Cannon from his belt. I aimed at the Knight's head and fired at its head, continuing to do so until the right side of its face crumbled off. The Knight swung its cleaver at me as I ducked, avoiding the blow. About to swing again, the Knight groaned once more before falling to the ground, dissolving into ash and bones.

The remaining marauder slumped up against a wall, panting. "I'm gonna get the treasure." He pushed himself up and walked into the room as I trailed him. Ghost floated above my shoulder, a curious tilt to its axis as it scanned the interior of the room. The marauder crouched down and lifted something up, laughing darkly before turning to me.

"Quite the treasure I found." I gritted my teeth at his arrogance. "These will sell nicely on the black market; in fact, I'll be bathing in Glimmer once I sell these." My Ghost shone a light on the man. In his right hand was a beautiful Hand Cannon, gold-looking plating covered the top half of it, while the bottom had a wooden finish. In his left hand was the exact opposite of the other Hand Cannon. Its exterior was rough and jagged-looking, and green mist flowed out of its barrel.

My jaw dropped once I realized what he had in his hands. "Get your filthy hands off those weapons! Weapons of that caliber are not meant to be wielded by the likes of thieves."

The marauder laughed and spun the golden gun around his finger before aiming it and the other gun at me. "How about you make me. Do you really want to make that mistake?" I was going to wipe that sly smile off his face for deviling such weapons, but first I needed to find a way to disarm him without killing him. Picking up a bone, I gave a sly smile of my own. He looked me up and down curiously, as if trying to find out what I was thinking. I tossed the bone directly at his head, causing him to fall backwards, dropping the two weapons.

Quick on my feet, I dove towards the closest gun and picked it up. I was about to grab the other, but the marauder got to it first.

The marauder chuckled. "Looks like we got ourselves a standoff." He rubbed his stubble as he aimed Thorn at me. Doing the same to him, I aimed The Last Word at his head; hopefully I wouldn't have to use it if he calmed down.

"This could be fun. When the next Thrall screams, that's when we start shooting." I was caught off guard by his idea. I was expecting him to just shoot me right away.

"We have a deal." I lowered The Last Word by my waist as I waited for the Hive's screams. Not once in my life had I actually wanted to hear a Thrall make noise, but I needed to now. If the marauder managed to get a shot on me with Thorn, he could possibly kill me.

"You should've stayed at the Tower and read your scrolls, Warlock." It was surprisingly quiet as if the Hive wanted me to get more anxious.

"What can I say, I'm a Hunter trapped in a Warlock's body." I held the Hand Cannon more firmly. I could feel the sweat running down my face. "Shit, I'm nervous." I muttered anxiously.

"Those are gonna be your last words boy." I could see his finger gripping the trigger more.

An agonizing scream sent chills down my spine.

I smiled slightly.

"Yours,"

I pulled back the hammer in quick succession, each time making the marauder's body recoil.

"…Not mine." The Thorn shot once as the marauder fell to a heap in the ground. The shot zoomed past my head and embedded itself into the wall.

"Shit." The marauder smiled as he clutched the streaming bullet holes in his body. He wiped the blood from the side of his mouth. "Well played, Guardian." With a groan, his head went limp, and he was silent. Walking over to the deceased man, I stooped down to Thorn, which lay in a pool of his blood. My Ghost appeared in-between me and Thorn, shaking its metal frame as if to say 'no'.

"Do not pick that gun up. If that weapon belonged to whom I think it belonged to, your Light is in great danger." Ghost finally said.

"I've read texts about this gun, and its owner, Dredgen Yor. I will not suffer the same fate, I refuse to." I picked up the Thorn, despite Ghost's protest. I could feel the raw power that the gun radiated; I was mesmerized by its strength. The gun's history was enough to marvel at its capabilities. The amount of Guardians it has killed, and the places it's been; the gun was legendary.

"I don't plan on using it, so you can calm down Ghost. Thorn must be given to the Speaker in order for it to be cleansed." I placed Thorn on my hip, and stood up to leave, but a shiny object in the corner of the room caught my eye. Stooping in front of it I could see that it had writing on it, human writing.

If you have come this far, you are worthy of a reward. Here lie two guns, one of light, the other of great darkness. I caution you Guardian, to wield Thorn is to embrace the Darkness. I have seen the effects that Thorn has on people. Choose which path you shall traverse. I cannot decide for you, but I trust that you will make the right decision. –Shin Malphur

As my Ghost waited for me to finish, he kept scanning Thorn with a blue light. "You do know what you're getting into, right?" Ghost asked. "That gun is nothing but trouble."

"No, trouble is being under a Cabal's foot. Trust me Ghost, the Traveler's Light can shine through any darkness. I will not succumb to the Darkness' temptation." I brushed off my robes and walked to the door.

"Dredgen Yor thought that too." Ghost grumbled as he reluctantly followed me.

We needed to get out of here before the Hive really started to stir. All I needed was an open area so I could call my ship down. Walking down the hallway with only my Ghost's light to see where I was going, I searched for an opening in the Hell mouth.

"They're coming." Ghost said. He sounded like he was nervous. Without hesitation I brought up The Last Word, ready to shoot anything in my path.

What sounded like laughter stopped me in my tracks. "What was that?" I asked. My Ghost just looked at me before looking away. "Go ahead and ignore me." I muttered as I continued forward.

Hours later….

It seemed as though I had been walking for hours, and the Hive still hadn't made a move yet. Occasionally I would see a Thrall climbing on the walls, but they would be quickly dispatched. Pushing open a door, my eyes dilated from the rays of sunlight I had been looking for. The only problem was that an array of Hive infantry guarded the door to the exit of the building.

"I can handle the Acolytes, but those Wizards and Knights may be a problem." I glanced at Ghost, who seemed uninterested. "You can't keep ignoring me." I took a deep breath before walking through the door and taking cover behind a rock.

Dying here was highly probable, especially with all the Wizards around, but they wouldn't be so quick to kill me. If I was captured they would do their evil rituals and experiments on me. I took one last deep breath before jumping over the rock and running at the enemy. Vortex grenades and a volley of bullets from just out of sight made the already surprised infantry scatter even more. If I could get closer to the exit, I would be out of this pit in no time. Dodging the Hive's gunfire, I slid behind a column as I tried to reload. As I finished reloading I looked up, only to see three green eyes staring at me. The Acolyte slammed his gun into the side of my helmet, causing me to fall down. I fell on my back and quickly fired a shot into the thing's head, sending flakes falling onto my armor.

"Ghost, we need to get out of here, where's my ship?!" I said as I chucked more grenades at the advancing Knights.

"You need to get further out into the open." Ghost said. I was glad he was talking to me, but I was not happy about what I had to do.

"If I die here, make sure to let the Vanguard know." Summoning my courage and my Light, I ran from behind the pillar, bobbing and weaving through the hordes of Hive. I ran out of the temple, the Hive not too far behind. When I looked back I could see a Wizard with glowing blue eyes staring directly at me. She pointed a finger at me and made a laughing noise like the one I had heard before.

"Get me out of here, now." I said towards my Ghost. Three Knights were running towards me at full speed, their Cleavers pointed at me.

"You could at least say please." I looked at Ghost in disbelief, as the Knights were about ready to cut me in half. I put my arm up, trying to do anything to lessen the blow. The Knight swung his sword down, as I closed my eyes.

Was I dead yet? I opened my eyes to find that I was in the interior of my ship, not dead.

"Thank you Ghost, you're a real life saver."

"I did bring you back to life when I found you, what did you expect? You're lucky you didn't die down there, bringing you back amongst all the darkness would have been impossible." I took off my helmet and set a course to the Tower. I won't be going to the Moon for a while.


Thanks to all of you that have read this. I'll be updating this story soon. I have a rough outline on how this story will go, but I'm up for suggestions like: character ideas (or OC's) weapon ideas (That fit with Destiny) and obviously writing tips. Before I go I would like to say that the Thorn will play a major role in the story. Anyway thanks for reading. Leave feedback if you enjoyed (If you want to)