Darkness. All I saw was darkness. Slowly I heard a muffled voice. Unable to move or open my eyes. The voice got more and more clear. I slowly gained control over my body.
"Guardian, can you hear me? Guardian?" the voice said. My eyes slowly started to open, vision blurred.
"There you are." it said. I put my hand to my head, it was throbbing, I rubbed my eyes and started to sit up. As I sat up I saw a small white ball with a blue light. I rubbed eyes again. I saw it. My eyes instantly cleared.
"What the fuck are you? I yelled pushing it away with one hand and crawling backwards.
"Please calm down, there's no reason to be scared." It told me.
"No reason? I just got beat and stabbed to death by a huge fucking alien thing and now I'm back, put in some...suit with a fucking floating robot talking to me!" I yelled at it.
"Wait, you can remember what happened before you died? Nevermind. Anyway, first, saying the word fuck twice in one sentence isn't needed. Two, I will explain everything once we get you out of here and back to the tower, ok?" It said as it's parts moved around it's bright blue eye. I sat quietly for a moment.
"Ok, then let me ask you something, what are you, what's the tower, and why would I trust you?" I said starting to calm down.
"I am a ghost, well, now I'm your ghost, I'm responsible for getting you to safety right now, the tower is a safe place in the last city. Lastly, look around, it's just us, you don't have anyone else to trust, that and I just brought you back to life so you owe me." the ghost said.
"How did you bring me back and why?" I asked.
"You're asking too many questions right now and I'll explain everything you want when we are at the tower, I promise ok?" Ghost said with an annoyed tone. I sat again quietly. It was true, I had no one else to trust and without it, I was alone out here.
"Ok...just please keep your promise." I said as I stood up off the dead grass. I looked around. The bodies of the soldiers were gone. I started wondering how long I was dead for. Ghost broke apart into a sphere and then disappeared.
"Don't worry I'm still with you, I'm inside your helmet." Helmet? I felt my head to find I was wasn't just wearing a suit, but I was in a suit of armor. We walked and I looked at the wall. It was destroyed. It had Layers that were completely broken down and the rest was covered in ash. We got to the entrance door at ground floor. I hadn't ever actually seen anything other than the elevator that took me to my squads' office, armory, and training floors, which were on the top section of the wall.
The door was broken off the hinges. I walked up the stairs and into the next room, which was pitch black.
"I'll light this up for you." Ghost said. A light appeared in front of me. Everything looked horrible. Pipes were busted, broken glass was on the metal pathway. They must've gotten into the wall. I walked up another set of stairs. I heard something hitting metal. We got to a platform in an area with no light other than Ghost's.
"I'll try to get some light in here, don't move." The light turned off and I saw him come out as a glowing sphere and fly far up high into the wall. Generators came on loudly. The lights came on. It was them. They were on the huge pipes and metal walkways.
"Oh shit." I muttered. Something red flew up from below, looked at me and then flew far to the creatures.
"It's the Fallen, we need to get you a weapon." Ghost said popping back into my helmet.
"What the hell are the fallen?" I asked
"There's no time to talk, move to the doorway over there." He said. I ran over to it, and there sat a convenient as hell, perfectly working assault rifle. I picked it up and started down the hallway. I saw their shadows. They definitely didn't sound normal. They moved and I couldn't see their shadows. I aimed the weapon and turned into the hallway they were at and….nothing. They weren't there. I didn't hear the buzzing like before so I moved down the hallway. The grate on the floor flew off and one of them came bursting from it. I shot it and...it died.
"What kind of weapon is this, ours couldn't kill them." I asked.
"It's not like your's back then, now focus and move." Ghost said. I turned to the next room. I heard footsteps. I walked slower. One of the two armed smaller ones dropped down. I panicked and punched it. I felt it's face crack as I hit it, sending It flying backwards. I didn't ask why because I knew Ghost would just tell me to keep moving. I dropped down into a room of them. They all turned to look at me. Their faces were gray, at least what I could see was. I got to cover and started firing. They were dying so much easier. Before, it felt like it was impossible to kill them and now they die so quickly. I walked down the long shaky metal bridge.
I came across a what looked to be some kind of chest.
"Open it and see what's inside. Just push the big green circle." Ghost ordered. I pushed the button and it opened with a white shotgun inside. I only knew that because it followed what a shotgun typically looked like. I put the rifle on my back and headed down the stairs and into the next room.
Lasers? They had big red lasers? I saw two of them, both not facing me. I sneakily walked to a pillar right behind one of the smaller ones. I was gonna make two quick shots. I darted around the pillar and shot the first one, the second looked and acted quick. Dodging my second shot, it bolted over with it's blades and slashed at me. It skimmed my chest as I fired another shot pushing it back into the wall. The next room was huge. There was nothing in it through so I just walked quietly. As I got close to a concrete doorway, I started hearing faint buzzing. One of them were in here with me. I looked all around the room. Facing backwards I backed through the concrete doorway.
I backed into something. I turned around and it was in my face. It screamed and threw me back. It dived at me and I rolled out of the way. Looking down the way I saw more. They all started rushing me. I got to my feet, shot one and punched another. The punch didn't do anything but stun it.
"Watch out!" Ghost yelled. I turned to punch another and started shooting them. Eventually I manage to kill them. There were only five. Even with the kind of weapon I have now, I don't think we could have won the battle before. The buzzing was back. I started walking backwards again, but this time it followed. I shot into the dark and saw the bullets get stopped by something. It screamed and jumped at me blades ready. I shot it down mid-air and one of it's blade flew past my head.
Ghost was silent. Even though I had just met him, I still wanted him to at least talk more. I walked outside. Snow covered the area. They must've broken the holographic roof. I walked past a building. I heard the noise. The big roar of that huge ship as it burst through the hole in the sky.
"Fallen ships? This close to the surface? You need to run and now." Ghost told me. He didn't have to. I was already running to another building not far away. I heard it as it dropped off the smaller ships. I made it. One was waiting in the doorway. I immediately punched it in the back and it hit the wall. I felt a burst of energy go through me. I looked down at my hands and they flashed.
"What the hell was that?" I asked worrying.
"You've gained an ability. For most guardians their first is a grenade." Ghost replied.
"How do I use it then?" I asked.
"Wait until you find more of them." Ghost said. More of them? Why should I wait until then. I walked quietly but faster since that giant ship appeared outside. I found some. The glass in the room was busted and they were talking in some weird language. I was getting ready to attack until Ghost interrupted.
"Focus." He said.
"Focus?" I asked curiously.
"You have to picture the grenade in your hand, it won't look how you think it will. Later you'll be able to do it without having to focus." Ghost said. So I did. I focused. I closed my eyes. I imagined it in my hand. When I opened my eyes, I had a blue blinking ball in my hand.
"Now throw it at them." Ghost said. I threw it right on one of the bigger guys and tucked in cover. The blast sounded like it shocked them. I looked over my cover and they were all on the floor. I saw sparks on them.
"Was that thing made of electricity?" I asked.
"Yes, now be quiet, I think I hear a captain." Ghost said. I looked into the room and saw it. I saw the same thing that killed me. A big beast wielding four electric blades. My heart started to race.
"Are you ok? It's like the others." Ghost said.
"That's the thing that killed me." I replied.
"I'm sorry but you still have to kill it, it will be stronger than the others." Ghost said. I slowly moved closer and closer to it.I stopped at about 40 feet away. It growled. I moved a little bit more. As I stepped forward again, my foot slipped on the snow that had fallen through the broken roof. My hand smacked a metal pillar. It roared at me and started sprinting at me.
"Shit!" I yelled as I shot it with the shotgun, pushing it back. I went for another shot but the gun was empty. It punched me. I flew to my back, and sat up quickly. I smashed my fist into the ground and felt energy build up in me. I leaped and punched it in the face. Only this time my hand didn't break. It fell to it's back and I shot it with the rifle in the face until it was empty.
It was dead. I turned around and saw what looked to be a space ship. How did I look past a space ship?
"That's a colony ship." Ghost said coming into existence.
"Does it fly? I asked. He didn't answer.
"It's damaged, but it'll get us to the tower." He replied. I felt tingles in my legs. I looked down and they were disappearing.
"What the fuck is happening to me?" I yelled.
"Calm down, that's how I get you into the ship." said Ghost. There were buttons everywhere. I heard engines starting up and then a sudden lift.
"And to the tower the we go." Ghost said happily. I started thinking.
"Wait...how do I have my leg back?" I asked.
"What do you mean?" Ghost asked back.
"Before you brought me back, I tried to fight one of those things I just killed. But I lost. It tore my leg off my body, and broke my arm and hand. How do I have my leg back and my arms healed?" I asked.
"The thing you just killed is called a Captain, and I fixed your arms and leg with glimmer, but I don't wanna answer questions right now, I'm glad you made it out so relax and I'll explain everything at the tower. Just like I promised." Ghost said.
"Ok I'll wait, but be ready to hear a hell of a lot of questions when we get there." I replied.