Destiny's Tale Chapter II
"I don't own Destiny, Bungie does. I just write fanfics of it."
The four guardians sat under a plane that was used for cover during their huge battle that happened just moments ago. Eurig examined his plain white helmet that had a broken visor after taking a direct punch from a Fallen Archon. Now the helmet was close to useless. Even though he just got the helmet, he was already missing it when it wasn't broken. His best friend, Legolas, crouched right next to him examining the helmet as well.
"Sorry about the helmet bud." Legolas said.
Eurig let out a sigh. "Eh… It was going to get replaced eventually, it was honestly just a matter of time. Still though, would be nice if I kept it intact." He said.
Legolas patted his friend's back before getting up to walk around the plane. Eurig turned his head to look at his arm, part of the clothing he wore had a large gash, and part of his arm could be shown along with a small, but long cut. When did this happen? He thought. Suddenly he remembered the cloaked Vandal he encountered before attacking the Archon. It must slashed his arm without him noticing until now. Eurig's Ghost popped out in front of him and emitted a gentle light.
"I can store that helmet in your 'backpack' if you wish to keep it." His Ghost said.
Eurig looked at his Ghost and then back to his helmet. The helmet would serve as a trophy. A trophy for him reuniting with his friends, for him coming back from the dead, for him finding out about his ability, and for the defeat of a Fallen Archon. He started smiling before turning his head back to his ghost with a nod.
"Yeah, I'm going to keep it as a trophy." Eurig held out his broken helmet towards his Ghost.
"That would make a most excellent trophy." His Ghost replied before disappearing with the helmet.
While looking around the area, Eurig saw what the Earth has turned into; A wasteland. There were old cars rusted beyond repair that trees and vines had taken shelter in, buildings broken and destroyed, roads that didn't exist anymore, and worst of all; dark, evil creatures took resident on this Earth now. With another sigh, Eurig turned his head to see all three of his friends doing their separate things. Legolas was laying down, relaxing under the afternoon sun, Azure was speaking with her Ghost while they looked at a holographic map of the area, and Teale went in and out of the surrounding buildings. Eurig turned back to look in front of him, and saw something unsettling. Fallen ships warped into the sky, probably just coming out of hyper speed. They were very far away from Eurig and his friends, but that doesn't mean that they can't see them. He jumped up and ran over to his friends.
Eurig lightly kicked Legolas in his leg and motioned for him to get up. Without needing an explanation, Legolas quickly got up with his rifle in hand, and followed Eurig towards Azure and Teale.
"Guys!" Eurig yelled. "Fallen ships just jumped into the atmosphere!"
Azure switched off her holographic map and placed it a back pocket while her blue Ghost disappeared. She then took out her sniper rifle and nodded at the two boys. Teale was still inside one of the buildings, so the other three ran into the last one she went into.
The inside of the building was much more larger than it seemed to be on the outside. It was mostly just a large and empty room, but there were hallways and corridors that could lead anywhere. Teale was crouched by the edge of the furthest wall. She was looking inside a yellow chest that she had just found, and pulled out a new helmet and a blue colored hand-cannon. She stood up with a smile and turned to see the rest of her team.
"Hey guys." She said. "Found something useful." Teale approached Eurig with the helmet and gun in hand. The helmet looked similar to Eurig's old helmet, but had a yellow design on the side of it, along with cloth wrapped around the top and bottom of the visor, but it didn't cover the whole visor. "I figured Eurig was going to need a helmet, so I went looking for one, and the gun will suit him perfectly." Teale stopped right in front of her teammate, and held out the items. "The helmet is used only by Hunters like you and Azure, and the gun is something I don't really have much experience with, so I think you should have it!"
Eurig looked down at the gifts his friend gave him. He looked up at Teale and smiled at her, then he looked at Azure and Legolas, both of them nodded at him, wanting him to put it on. Eurig lifted his hands up to the helmet and held it on both sides. He turned it around to see the place where one puts their head into, and slowly placed it on his head. It fit like a glove, and it was perfect for him. He then looked down at the hand-cannon. It had a holographic sight at the top, and it had a long barrel. He picked up the gun and aimed at the wall. Everyone else took a few steps back as Eurig aimed the gun. He took a deep breath and fired a shot into the wall. The gun had a big kick to it, and Eurig began to adjust to that before firing his second shot. Two bullet holes were on the wall now, and Eurig nodded to the rest of his team, who had already placed on their helmets.
"Fallen are on their way. Let's go." Eurig said.
The began rushing towards the exit of the building, Eurig lead the group. Just before they reached the exit, Eurig was pushed backwards and he fell on his back. Suddenly a large figure standing right where Eurig was pushed began to decloak. It was a Fallen Kell, supreme leaders of Fallen "Houses." They are not something you want to fight head on against. Teale, Azure, and Legolas all raised their guns at the Kell. Unlike other Fallen however, this one didn't even attack, or even raise a weapon against the Guardians.
"Turn back, yesss?" The Kell spoke in a calm tone.
Everyone was stunned. They never heard of Fallen speaking english before, and this one wasn't even trying to kill them.
Legolas backed up to help Eurig up, while Azure and Teale kept their guns aimed at the Kell. Once Eurig was back up, he started to pull out his hand-cannon, but as he thought over the situation, he placed it back in his holster and placed his hands on Teale and Azure's guns, to lower them.
"You. Who are you?" Eurig asked the Kell.
"I… I was Fallen once. You are Guardians. I don't harm you." It replied.
Eurig looked at the others before continuing. "Are you a friend or a foe?"
The Kell blinked and tilted its head before responding. "I… was foe once. Now I am friend. House exiled me. I dislike them now." The Kell turned around, looking outside before finishing his reply. "Talk later. Must hide now."
"Can we trust him?" Legolas asked.
"Yeah, he could've killed us any second and chose not to." Eurig said.
"Alright, we'll trust him for now, but I'm keeping an eye on him." Teale said.
Everyone nodded and the four guardians and one friendly Kell proceeded to hurry back inside the building. This time Legolas lead the group back inside while Teale stayed in the back, right behind the Kell. They all reached the large area that Teale found Eurig's new helmet, and upon getting another view of the room, Eurig noticed that there were large computer servers and desks around the place. Legolas and the Kell pushed the servers and desks over the door to block it from possible Fallen enemies. Azure set up a small holographic fire to provide light in the dark room.
"Light's up. No warmth though." Azure said. Eurig have her a thumbs up, being more thankful for light than any warmth.
Everyone sat on the ground around the hologram, each of the Guardians took off their helmets and placed them at their sides. All of them sat there in silence for a while. Teale kept an eye on their new friend, while it stared back at her with a tilted head. Finally, Eurig broke the silence with a question.
"So… Why are you all here? Were you dead like I was and was conveniently revived at the same time or what?" He asked
Legolas, Azure, and Teale all exchanged looks with one and another before Legolas spoke up. "Well… You know how our last mission went down, you died. You weren't the first to die though, next it was Azure, then Teale, and then me. After… I dunno, couple hundred years or so, my Ghost, who I call Leprechaun, found and revived me, blah blah blah, fought some enemies, found a ship, got to the Tower, and I met someone who you'll meet when we get there. The Speaker, who told me all about what was happening, and how I could help. Been about half a year since that."
Legolas turned the conversation over to Teale, who finally took her eyes off of the ex Kell. "Similar thing thing happened to me only I was revived about three months ago, I was able to find Legolas during one of my scouting missions on the moon, kinda hard to miss a green hulking Guardian. Anyway, after we caught up we thought it'd be best to help get you and Azure back. So for about a month we were looking for you and Azure, we found Azure, with the help of her Ghost, and then for two months we were looking for you. Luckily your Ghost found you before the Fallen did." Teale finished her little story and went back to keeping an eye on their Fallen friend.
"So… When you say you looked for me and Azure, our bodies must of decayed to nothing over the years, which also has me questioning why I even still have a body." Eurig said.
Azure began to speak up, after messing around with her gun for a while. "It's… not like finding a body, we really were looking for your 'light' or spirit." She said. Azure's Ghost suddenly appeared over her shoulder, and took over in explaining.
"Guardian's light is what makes us Ghost's be able to revive you. If the dark forces took your light away, then you'd be dead forever. Your 'body' is a representing of your light. Imagine a snail, the slug is like your light, and the shell is your body." Azure's blue Ghost said.
"Thanks Sparky." Azure said.
"You are most welcome." The blue Ghost said before disappeared into Azure's backpack.
"So… Why weren't all of our light's near each other?" Eurig asked.
"Well, it seems that over time our light moves from it's original position. Probably due to the winds. Other than that, we really have no idea." The Green Titan said.
The four Guardians and single Kell sat there in silence for a while. Azure continued on tinkering with her gun, Teale eventually decided to look around the room instead of watching the ex Kell, Legolas laid on his back, with his hands behind his head, and Eurig just sat there before turning his head to their Fallen friend.
"So… What should we call you?" Eurig asked the Kell.
The Fallen Kell tilted its head and blinked a few times before looking off in the distance, as though it were thinking about what to say.
"I… Have no name no more. Banished from Fallen, removed my name. Guardians name me." The Kell said.
Eurig looked to Legolas, who looked to Azure, who looked to Teale, who looked at Eurig with a shrug. Eurig shook his head and began thinking up of a name. He decided on something nice and simple. "How about Ven? Means friend in Danish." He suggested to the Kell while looking back at everyone else who all nodded at the suggestion.
The Kell nodded and even seemed to be a little happy. "Ven… Yesss, I am Ven."
"Heh, welcome to the crazy team, Ven." Legolas said.
"Watching your fight against Ghar' Vi… I am honored to be friend." Ven replied.
"Ghar' Vi?" Eurig asked.
"Fallen you fought before. Ghar' Vi not honorable… Not friend."
Eurig thought back to the fight, his first real fight after being dead for years, and how he was able to unlock a special ability that few seem to share. Had Ven been watching them during their fight? It seemed strange, but Eurig shrugged it off. "Anyway, Ven. What's your story? Why are you here, and why were you banished?" Ven turned his head from Eurig to the ground before letting out a sigh.
"I was… Head of Fallen house. We fought with honor, wanting the enemy to have fair chances against usss… Some of my house did not like honor. Rebellion occurred. House has new Kell, unhonorable Kell."
Eurig looked down at the ground. He felt sorry for Ven, even though he was the enemy. Sorry that he was banished from his own house for not being like other the Fallen. "So, why haven't you killed us yet?"
"I… Asked myself same question once. I decided yesterday to kill you Guardians… but then you fought Ghar' Vi. Guardians fight with honor, like how I fight." Ven stood up, facing away from the four guardians, grasping a Fallen spear he had. "I wish to help you… Yesss, that is the answer. I wish to help honorable Guardians." He turned around to face the group again. "I will leave… if unwanted."
Eurig looked at the rest of his team before standing up, and walking towards Ven. Legolas, Azure, and Teale all did the same. The four stood in a line in front of the ex Kell. Eurig then placed two of fingers on his own chest, his heart beated against his fingers. Legolas did the same to his own chest, followed by Azure and Teale. This was the start of a little code the four guardians would do that they used to find each other in a battlefield, but modified for the current situation. Eurig was the first to say something. "I, Eurig Gilford, accept Ven into our team."
Then Legolas spoke, "I, Legolas Irvine, accept Ven into our team."
"I, Azure Nila, accept Ven into our team." Azure said after Legolas.
"And I, Teale Sini, accept Ven into our team." Teale said.
The four guardians took their fingers off their chests and extended their arms towards Ven, who stood in silence and seemed to almost be smiling. Eurig held out his hand to Ven for a hand-shake "Welcome, Ven, to our group." Eurig said.
Ven took the Guardian's hand and gave it a firm handshake. "You give me new name, and new friends. I am honored Guardians." Ven said.
A sudden loud hiss startled the group. The Guardians all pulled up their weapons while Ven held up his spear. Everyone started looking around until multiple hisses filled up the room. The hissing got louder and louder until a single Fallen Vandal uncloaked in front of the group, followed by many, many more until a whole army of evil Fallen filled up the room.
"Trrraaiiitoooor!" One of the Fallen said.