Author's Note: Hey, I wanna say a few things based on the few reviews, favorites and follows this story got. First of all thank you everyone who liked the first chapter, you people are the reason stories are made, because you're open to any ideas. And to the reviews, I understand the slight confusion around how Atheon, Skolas, Crota, and Valus Trau'ug got kids. Well here's the explanation, they are a lot like super-weapon flunkies that were supposed to be the perfect weapon of each race because of their free will, Crota gave Chris some powers of the Hive which will be shown later in the fight scene, and the same is said for Athena with powers of the Vex, Ceres with powers of the Fallen and Valerie with powers of the Cabal. It's a lot to wrap a mind around, which is why I'm stating that they're not biologically related to their parents. They were made from the Darkness itself to be the perfect way to take down the Light, but of course the free will part of the weapons made it tricky. Also, the Traveler spirit thing and her having colors of the elements in weapons was something I thought was interesting because I imagine her being a powerful spirit trapped in an inanimate object, and she barely has any defense except for those who are worthy to use the Light. And something I point out later is that the Shadows are teenagers, please don't try to think about it too much since this is a mere fanfiction. One final thing, to those who dislike this because it's not canon, please take the time to remember that this is a fanfiction, it's not meant to be canon, all fanfictions are for is to make special characters and fun ways to twist a story, it doesn't need to be canon to be enjoyable and to spread creative ideas through stories. I hope this lengthy Author's Note cleared up any confusion, if anyone has questions about the Shadows, or any other part of the fanfiction please don't hesitate to ask, all reviews are welcome. And if this Author's Note sucks please say it so I do better with other ones.
The Shadows walked alongside the Vanguard to the Hangar as both groups were prepared for battle. Many Guardians in the Tower were excited or nervous as this was a new kind of battle and many of them could watch, with the Speaker getting a front row seat as he would watch closely for how much danger they could pose to both the Light and the Darkness. The leaders of Future War Cult, New Monarchy and Dead Orbit were curious about the battle as well. Lord Saladin, a Lord of the Iron Banner and Lord Shaxx's mentor, would oversee the battle as the temporary announcer for special and heavy ammo.
"Good luck to you, you're going to need it," Cayde-6, mentor of the Hunters said to the Shadows.
"Don't underestimate us, we know what we're capable of," Ceres replied as confident as Cayde-6.
"This will be one of the most interesting battles I've participated in for a long time," Lord Shaxx said.
"I'll make sure it stays that way," Valerie said ready for anything.
"Let's go," Chris said bringing himself and the other Shadows to the Twilight Gap using the Bane of Dark Gods.
The Shadows appeared in a more open area of the Twilight Gap without their armor on as they usually didn't want to wear it. Lord Saladin then spoke through the earpieces that both the Shadows and the Vanguard have, "Shadows, the Speaker requests that the four of you put on your armor for this fight since it will be lethal without it."
"Alright, then here we go," Athena said. She closed her eyes and darkness started collecting in small chunks around her body, then the darkness faded to reveal hundreds of silver mechanical pieces, which began attaching to Athena's body. The silver continued to fuse and morph around her body until they formed armor similar to Vex robots but still showed she was a person on the inside of the armor.
"My turn," Ceres went next. He closed his eyes and darkness started collecting in some larger chunks, which came onto him to form white and cyan armor that looked similar to a Captain's armor but had some major customizations just for him. He also had a few knives on his waist for when he had to get close and personal.
"Gearing up," Valerie said. She closed her eyes and darkness was forming in even larger chunks than Ceres' armor did, and they looked similar to a Cabal's armor with symbols of authority and power. The armor was a blazing bronze and red and it demanded respect from all.
"And then me," Chris said keeping his eyes open. The darkness completely covered him in millions of little pieces until it faded away and he was in armor that was green and black, and it was close to Crota's looks with some parts of the armor for enhancing the abilities that Chris hadn't completely mastered.
The Shadows stood, ready for battle, radiating with darkness, they were a true force to be reckoned with. Most of the Guardians watching from the Tower's Crucible monitors were nervous or terrified at seeing this kind of power from just the armor. The Speaker wasn't concerned as much as the rest were, as he just watched without moving a muscle. Behind him the faction leaders were discussing how they could use this to their advantages.
"Impressive, Shadows. That kind of armor demands respect, and I like it. Now go and fight the Vanguard, remember that they are highly skilled and you must work together," Lord Saladin explained to the Shadows.
"Thanks. Ceres, you go invisible and flank them, if you're at a distance use your Queenbreakers' Bow. Valerie and I will go head-on, Athena, be ready to watch our backs and get us back up if we go down. Ready, go!" Chris ordered before they split off into different directions.
Ceres ran over to a small sniping position and pulled out his Queenbreakers' Bow using the Marksman Scope as he went completely invisible like a Vandal. He spotted Commander Zavala, Lord Shaxx and Ikora Rey going across the middle. "Hey, Ceres here, I see all but the Hunter going straight through the middle, I'll take down the Warlock," Ceres informed before charging up the Bow and shooting Ikora Rey in the head zapping her to nothing.
"Going in," Chris said charging forward with Valerie. Valerie pulled out The Last Word and quickly fired at Lord Shaxx while Chris used the Murmur on Commander Zavala.
"Where's the Hunter?" Ceres asked.
"I see him," Athena said proceeding to fire at the cloaked Hunter with the Vex Mythoclast. Cayde-6 burned until there was nothing left of him after the rapid Solar blasts that came out of the Mythoclast.
"We got the jump on them, but I thought they were good," Ceres remarked.
"Don't underestimate them. They're mentors for a good reason," Valerie reminded him.
"I'll move up," Chris informed them before moving forward with Thorn. He rounded the corner and got killed by a shotgun from Lord Shaxx.
"Hiding around the corner? Where's the honor in that?" Valerie questioned before pulling out The Last Word. She jumped high surprising Shaxx and fired four shots directly to the head killing him as Athena revived Chris with darkness.
"Ceres, you may need to get in here, something tells me that they know where you are and you'll get ambushed soon," Athena said through the comms.
"Roger that, I'll cloak and join up," Chris replied before disappearing entirely and running over to them with some crazy stealth. "I'm here, what's our next move."
"If we all have our strongest attacks ready we should split up, corner them and unleash them all at once. That will make us win the match in record time," Valerie explained.
"Great strategy Valerie. I will go after Commander Zavala, Athena, go after Ikora Rey. Ceres, you go after Cayde-6 and Valerie you go after Lord Shaxx. Corner them into that building over there," Chris ordered pointing at the building where Zone B would appear in a match of Control.
The team split up to find their individual targets. The Speaker was impressed by the strategy of the Shadows when they worked together as a unit for taking out powerful targets, as was Lord Saladin. The faction leaders and the crowd of Guardians watching were studying their strategy for ideas in the Crucible as well.
Athena spotted Ikora Rey near the same place the Shadows entered from. She fired two shots at her using her Fatebringer causing Ikora to Glide away towards the sniping position Ceres had taken up earlier. "You know you can't get away," Athena said chasing her and firing several shots with Vision of Confluence.
Ceres found Cayde-6 by where Zone C would have been. He fired several shots using Dreg's Promise and Lord of Wolves to force him over to B without a chance of him firing back. "Can't outrun a wolf!" Ceres shouted at Cayde-6 as he chased him.
Valerie found Lord Shaxx in the lower areas of the Twilight Gap. She fired two shots using the Boolean Gemini before using ricochet rounds from Hard Light to force him towards B. "This strategy is one you cannot outsmart," Valerie muttered as she played her part.
Chris ended up finding Commander Zavala at the location where the attack would take place. "You made it too easy Zavala. Now you and the others have fallen into our trap," Chris said as the other mentors joined Zavala and they were all cornered.
"Darkness, bring forth my weapon!" Each of the Shadows shouted at once drawing out their power into their strongest weapons. Athena summoned a Shield of Glass, Ceres summoned a Scorch Cannon, Valerie summoned her weapon known as the Tri-Elemental Laser and Chris summoned a Sword of Crota. As the Vanguard tried to escape Valerie fired one shot of the Tri-Elemental Laser that created an Arc, Solar and Void wall at each entrance. Ceres fired a shot of the Scorch Cannon that stuck to the wall behind the Vanguard as it began to charge up for a greater blow. Athena activated the "bubble shield" function so the Vanguard couldn't get out by force as Chris got ready to charge in. The projectile from the Scorch Cannon exploded as Chris jumped in, slamming his sword into the ground with the combined blows finishing the Vanguard off.
"Stop, stop! This fight is over, the Shadows won! Vanguard, Lord Shaxx, do not be ashamed, this is our first time seeing what the Shadows are capable of. All of you return to home, the Speaker would like to speak with the Shadows and Ikora Rey." Lord Saladin said ending the match.
"Understood. Returning to ship now," Chris said before the Shadows vanished into the Bane of Dark Gods and returned.
Back at the Tower many Guardians looked at the Shadows with a mixture of awe and fear as they walked to the Speaker with Ikora Rey. The Speaker was sitting down at a table with five other chairs that the Shadows and Ikora sat down it.
"That was a very interesting match. Normally I would prefer not to watch fights in the Crucible but this was a great way to show me what the four of you are capable of," the Speaker said to the Shadows.
"Thank you. It was a great way for us to practice as well," Athena replied.
"Ikora, what was it like feeling the power of their Darkness in their final blow?" the Speaker asked.
"It felt like raw power that you cannot escape, when we became trapped in every way possible I truly feared for both my life and my Light. I didn't anticipate their powers to be so developed and that they could bring a final blow in such a short amount of time. They could take out targets that have been troubling the Vanguard for years," Ikora explained.
"I agree. Depending on what race the target is one of us could be a leader, for example I know Cabal strategies and how to get past their defenses so I would be a great leader against them," Valerie said.
"Then it's settled. We can arrange for you to get familiar with others around the Tower this week and for your presence to not unnerve any Guardians. We shall announce your arrival to the City after your first mission. Is there anything you would like at this moment?" the Speaker said before asking the Shadows.
"We'd like to have new clothes. What we got before we put our armor on was rather uncomfortable and we don't want to just wear our armor around the Tower or the City all the time. Although each of us managed to escape some of the darkest evils, the four of us are all around the same age, about 16 or 17 years old. We can tell you what clothes we want later," Chris explained.
"Of course. I will have that arranged soon, you may go eat if you wish," the Speaker said.
The Shadows proceeded to stand up and walk out of the room. They had a meal that Ceres wolfed down and later they talked with the Vanguard and Lord Shaxx about their Crucible match and how they formulated the strategies for beating the wise mentors. Chris, Athena, Ceres and Valerie then proceeded to the Hangar to find something they didn't expect.