CHAPTER 2: THE TAKEN FALL
"So the Fallen have attacked the Dreadnaught from another system. That means that whatever the Cabal want on that ship, they can't do it alone."
"But Cayde, this wasn't just any house. They seem to be a house so powerful that they are the house equivalent of a Kell." Shim knew that this battle would be hard fought, and more importantly, it would take quite some time.
"If they really are this powerful, they cannot get through the Rupture. If they do, they'll become Corrupted Taken, and will be nearly unstoppable," Zavala piped in, "and that's not what we need."
"My Hidden have been searching the area, and believe that this House of Andros is hiding in the ports of Saturn, and that a fireteam should be able to deal with them." Ikora rarely went on the offensive, instead, she sent her group of Hidden to scout the area.
"We'll do it," volunteered Cy.
"What fireteam? Last I checked you rolled solo. It is my job to keep an eye on you, you are one of my Hunters after all."
"You'll see, trust me."
"Whatever you say, infos being sent to your Ghost now." Cy walked briskly out of the Vanguard hall.
"Um, Cy. I'm your Ghost and even I don't know what fireteam you mean. Could you please explain to me, and possibly most people."
"It's simple. I'm a one man fireteam, so that's the one that's going." And with that, it was off to Saturn.
30 Minutes Later
They arrived at the site of the battle unhindered, knowing now that this Taken's only card had been played and beaten, so now it would be a simple fight. Though, simple wasn't the right word here. "So, you've decided to return, huh?" The voice came from the shadows, though appeared to be on every side of them.
"Careful", Shim whispered, "Taken have all kinds of tricks, who knows what this guy's got." Cy moved forward slowly, hand sticking to his Down and Doubt. If there was going to be trouble, he wanted to be ready.
"Now now, guns are so outdated. You need to get with the times." And with those words, Paimta flung himself from the darkness of the ship toward Cy. With the natural instinct of a Hunter, he grabbed his Shadow Shot bow, and fired straight at Paimta. The shot sent the Taken flying backwards, hitting a wall pretty hard. "You think that'll stop me?" Now that he was Taken, he had much more strength and armor than a normal Guardian, allowing him to survive the shot. He rushed Cy, and forced him to pull out his Dark-Drinker sword, and the crossed with a sound that could have woken the Traveler on Earth.
"Guardian," Cayde's voice came over the comms, "don't go easy. We have no way of saving him, death is his only option unless you find a way somehow." Things were looking grim for both sides, but having full control over himself, Cy was proving to have the upper hacked and slashed at each other, barely avoiding the other's strikes.
"Give up, infestation!" Paimta had been fully converted, there was no denying that. The only thing left to be done was to end this, before any more Guardians were Taken. The battle drew on and on, as though there was no end. Then a rumbling sound appeared, and the floor began to shake. In the space near the fight, a Fallen Ketch appeared, and began firing on them. Both fighters dove behind the pillars adjacent to them, and attempted to avoid being obliterated. "You know, we Taken have a few tricks up our sleeves!" Cy drew his D-D in an attempt to take him down, but Paimta was already teleporting. He created a portal in the air, then lept through, with the portal closing mere seconds later. No where near enough time for Cy to jump though. With only 1 threat left, he ran away, making sure to stay behind the pillar. Once he was far enough, Shim transmatted them to the ship, then saved the telemetry.
"Well that was…"
"Intense." Shim had a tendency to interrupt like that in most conversations. "Now what, we have a missing god AND a missing Taken, how do we fight them?" With no answer, Cy left the question hanging on the long and silent travel home to the Tower, knowing that this debriefing would not be a fun one.
Author's Note:
Hey everyone, thanks for reading this! I do have some homework (I'm a HS Freshman), so I can't post as often as I would like. I will however, post as often as possible. I really hope you're enjoying it so far, follow to see when the rest comes out! :D