Kirrhys had spent most of the journey back talking to the Fallen in the cargo bay, after they had told him about themselves, he found out that four of them were females, which raised his eyebrows. He asked them what had happened to the Houses since he had died. What they told Kirrhys brought a great deal of sadness upon him, the Houses had turned into pirates and scavengers, and they had become enemies through petty rivalries. They did tell him that many Elder Barons would remember Kirrhys and would treat him with respect. Kirrhys took the information in and smiled.

'Perhaps not everyone I knew is dead' Kirrhys thought to himself.

'What shall you tell the Guardians about us?' Meriks asked.

'I shall tell them that you are allied with me, and that you are no threat' Kirrhys replied. 'Now that reminds me, I must go tell the Guardian in the cockpit of what has happened, but first….'Kirrhys said.

He jumped off the crate and pulled out his combat knife, he walked over to one of the Fallen and cut his bonds, he cut the bonds of the other Fallen and the Captain. 'You lot don't need these anymore, make yourselves comfortable' Kirrhys said, he sheathed his knife and walked to the bay door, he pressed the on the side and the door slid open, walking through the doorway, Kirrhys took an instant left and approached the doorway of the cockpit.

'Do you trust them?' Cerys asked.

'I can feel their support in me' Kirrhys replied, he shrunk himself down so he could fit through the cockpit doorway.

'If you trust them, I'm okay with that. By the way, I have been looking into your abilities, or y'know seeing what you can do' the Ghost said.

'Have you? I teleported that one time and I just materialized a shield of light when I was fighting that Baron, do you know if I can do anything else?' Kirrhys asked inquisitively.

'Well, with your powers you can essentially think them to happen. With ones you haven't done yet, you can form a grenade either of solar, arc or void energy. You can also put light energy into your weapons, your swords will deal more damage, your pistols, rifle and sniper rifle will also be able to pierce thicker armour and be more accurate at longer distances' the Ghost replied.

'So I just will them to activate and they will?' Kirrhys asked.

'Yeah, that's pretty much it' the Ghost replied.

'Many thanks Cerys' Kirrhys replied, he turned his attention to Umbra who was sitting in the pilot seat and looking at a small data pad.

'Umbra, I have something to tell you' Kirrhys said, the Hunter looked up from the data pad and turned his head to Kirrhys.

'What's up?' Umbra asked.

Kirrhys sat down into one of the passenger chairs; he let out a sharp breath before he spoke. 'Its about the prisoners…' he said, the Hunters eyes instantly squinted in concern.

'What happened? You didn't kill one did you?' Umbra asked.

'What! No! I have come to tell you that an armed guard won't be needed when we arrive at the Tower' Kirrhys replied, the Hunter tilted his head in confusion.

'Err…. what? I am a little confused here' Umbra said.

'They now serve under me, they have agreed to leave their past alliances to the House of Kings behind and become well… my soldiers' Kirrhys explained to the Hunter.

'Uhhhh, okay? Did you convince them?' Umbra asked.

'Somewhat, from what they told me, only Barons and the Kell are well treated in the House of Kings. So they jumped at the offer I gave them' Kirrhys said, Umbra seemed to relax a bit at hearing what Kirrhys said.

'Oh, okay. I'll tell the Vanguard and have them meet us in the dockyard' the Hunter said, he turned to the console and activated the communication console. He tapped at a few buttons and the direct link to the Vanguard opened up. A very cheery voice suddenly called out from the other end.

'Umbra! Just the Guardian I wanted to speak to! Listen we are going to meet you in the dockyard, we need to talk to Kirrhys urgently!' the voice of Cayde said. The voice of Zavala suddenly chipped in.

'I'm sorry Hunter but we need to speak to Kirrhys alone when you arrive' the Titan said grimly.

'All right, I need to tell you something as well. We don't need the armed guard anymore' Umbra said.

'Why don't you need them anymore?' Zavala asked. Kirrhys decided that he would tell the Vanguard.

'The ones we captured no longer serve the Kings; they now serve me. I told them that no Guardian would raise their weapons against them' Kirrhys said in a determined tone. There was silence for a few seconds before one of the Vanguards spoke.

'Are you sure Kirrhys?' Zavala asked.

'Yes, they made oaths, if they break them the punishment is death' Kirrhys said.

'Awesome! We get more friendly fallen! That's the second bit of good news we've gotten about the Fallen today! High five!' Cayde said excitedly, there was a sigh from Zavala and then a slapping sound.

'Second bit of news?' Umbra asked.

'Long story, Kirrhys will tell you after we talk to him' Cayde said.

Umbra made an affirmative grunt at what Cayde said, obviously upset at not being told what they were talking about. His Ghost then formed into view, 'we are almost at the Tower' the Ghost said.

'Thanks Kayrin' Umbra said to the Ghost.

'See you at the Tower' the Hunter said to Cayde, he then pressed a button and the link shut down. He spun around in his chair and looked at Kirrhys. 'Well! You better tell them that we are arriving shortly' he said.

'Will do' Kirrhys replied. He turned and walked out the cockpit, he turned left and approached the cargo bay door. The door slid open as he approached it, the Fallen inside were still sitting in the corner and were talking amongst themselves.

'We will arrive soon, the Tower has been notified that you are of no threat' Kirrhys said in Eliksni.

'Good, where will our quarters be?' the Captain asked, if Kirrhys remembered rightly his name was Axin. Kirrhys was quite surprised, at first the Axin was quite aggressive towards him, but now… he was quite friendly and welcoming. From what he had been told Axin was quite the leader, he treated the Dregs as if they were still Vandals, and the Vandals he treated with respect.

'The Vanguard will be sorting that all out, they will also notify the other Guardians of you' Kirrhys said.

'Thank you Kirrhys, it has been such a long time since one of our own kind has been this kind to us' Axin said, the Vandals and Dregs nodded in agreement. Suddenly they felt the entire ship shake, as if something had hit it, the Fallen started to look around in concern.

'Do not worry, the ship just came out of slip space' Kirrhys said, the Fallen relaxed at his words. A voice suddenly called out from the ships intercom.

'Kirrhys! Bring your Fallen friends up here, there's something you have got to see!' the voice of Umbra said.

'You heard him, lets go to the cockpit' Kirrhys said. The Fallen got up from the floor and closely followed him, the door slid open as he approached it. Instead of going through first Kirrhys stood next to the door; and allowed the group to go through first. Once all of them were standing in the hallway Kirrhys stepped through the door and pressed the button to shut the cargo bay door, he walked past the group and approached the cockpit doorway. The group still followed him closely as he stepped through the cockpit doorway, Umbra was still sitting at the pilot seat but was searing out the view window.

'What is it?' Kirrhys asked.

'Look over there' the Hunter said, he pointed to the wall surrounding the city. A Ketch of the House of Devils hovered by it!

'What in the Great Machines name!' Kirrhys exclaimed.

'I know right! Why have they not attacked yet?' Umbra asked.

'Maybe that's why the Vanguard wanted us back so urgently and why they want to talk to me' Kirrhys said.

'You think the Vanguard want you to talk to the Devils?' the Hunter asked.

'Probably' Kirrhys replied.

'By the way, Cayde just sent me a message, he is sorting out sleeping quarters for them' Umbra said as he tiled his head in the direction of the Fallen behind Kirrhys.

'Ah good' Kirrhys said.

'What is he talking about?' Meriks asked.

'Your sleeping quarters are being prepared by one of the head Guardians' Kirrhys replied.

'Why are the Devils here?' Axin asked.

'I don't know, perhaps they wish to negotiate' Kirrhys replied.

The ship started to slow down as it approached the Tower, finally slowing further once approached the hangar. The ship slowly entered the hangar and landed on one of the landing pads. The thudding of the landing ramp hitting the landing pad was loud, and signified the end of the landing process.

'Gentlemen, welcome to the Tower' Umbra said to the group. He got up from his chair and walked over to the airlock, and pressed a few buttons and the airlock slid open. Once the airlock had fully opened Kirrhys could see Cayde, Zavala and Ikora standing at the base of the landing ramp.

'Follow me' Kirrhys said to the fallen in Eliksni, the group began to follow him down the ramp, sheepishly looking around to see if any Guardian would draw their weapons. The only thing that was drawn were surprised looks from Guardians and technicians who were in the hangar but other than that all went well.

'Good mission?' Cayde asked.

'It went pretty well, Kirrhys is actually pretty good at stealth, probably better than you' Umbra replied.

'I'd like to see that sometime' Cayde answered back.

'Have accommodations been prepared?' Kirrhys asked the Vanguard's.

'All has been prepared; you must go to Banshee later. We have had him prepare their weapons. You should also see Eva as well, we have told her that you will ask for quite a big order, we don't want anyone confusing them with actual King members' Zavala said.

'Thank you Commander Zavala' Kirrhys replied. 'But who will be taking them?' Kirrhys asked.

'Ikora will be taking them, if you could tell them that it would be most helpful' Zavala said. Kirrhys then turned towards the group of Fallen and began to speak in Eliksni.

'The robed one is one of the Vanguards, she will take you to your accommodations' Kirrhys said to them, they all nodded in confirmation, Kirrhys then turned back to the Vanguard.

'They will follow her, just… make sure no Guardians try to hurt them. I also promised the ones with docked arms that they would recieve replacements' Kirrhys said with a concerned voice.

'Do not worry Kirrhys, I will make sure no harm comes to them. I shall also take the Dregs to the medical bay and see what can be done about their arms' Ikora said warmly, she gestured for the group to follow her; they all stared at her in confusion.

'Follow her' Kirrhys said to them, and the group began to walk off with Ikora, looking around in amazement at the hanger and the Tower.

'We need to speak with Kirrhys alone, Umbra' Cayde said to the Hunter.

'Sure thing Cayde' Umbra said to the Hunter Vanguard, he then turned his attention to Kirrhys.

'I'm going to be at the bar when you are finished here' Umbra said before he walked off in the direction of the bar.

'Is this about the House of Devils Ketch at the wall?' Kirrhys asked the two remaining Vanguards.

'Yes. Surprisingly…. They want to…. How do I put this, speak personally to you' Cayde said.

'Deal with me? What could I possibly give them?' Kirrhys asked.

'Apparently they want to talk to you about the position of their Kell' Zavala added in.

Kirrhys started to make scoffing and chocking noises at Zavala's statement, Kirrhys also seemed to go rigid and freeze up, in his eyes Cayde and Zavala could see pure shock and confusion.

'You okay Kirrhys?' Cayde asked. Kirrhys blinked a few times just standing there in silence.

'I… just… Need a moment' Kirrhys quietly said. He started to walk to the balcony that was close by, the two Vanguards followed him and stopped once he stopped and leant on the railings.

Kirrhys was having a panic attack inside, on the outside he was as still as a rock and not showing what was going on inside his head. It was something he had perfected a long time ago.

'Are you sure you are okay Kirrhys?' Zavala asked, Kirrhys just kept staring out to the city and the Traveller. Kirrhys then let out a very longwinded sigh before he finally spoke.

'Yes… it is just that…. I don't even know; it is just a lot to take in' Kirrhys said in a quiet tone, he then slowly set himself down against the railings and put his head in his hands. Cayde then sat down next to Kirrhys and placed a hand on his shoulder

'You know, I reacted in just the same way when I was promoted to the Hunter Vanguard. It's scary, the prospect of being chosen for such an important position. But do you know what I did? I took it with a smile. Looking back now I kinda wish I didn't, since nothing interesting ever happens, but y'know you live and learn' Cayde said in a comforting voice

Kirrhys looked to the Hunter Vanguard who obviously not used to giving motivational talks, he smiled under his mask at the attempt Cayde was giving though.

'Not the best pep talk Cayde but it was a pretty good attempt that has made me feel a little better' Kirrhys said in a happier tone.

'What did I tell ya Zavala, I am totally better than you at being motivational!' Cayde said triumphantly, obviously ignoring what Kirrhys just said. Zavala sighed and rolled his eyes, he then turned his attention to Kirrhys.

'On another note, we agreed with the Devil Barons that you would meet with them tomorrow' Zavala said.

Kirrhys looked up to Zavala before he spoke. 'Where shall we meet?' he asked.

'They have begrudgingly agreed to come here' Zavala replied.

'Here? Has everyone else been notified?' Kirrhys asked alarmingly, hoping the Barons would not be shot down as soon as they set foot in the Tower.

'They have, you need not worry' Zavala replied. 'We also told the Barons not to bring any weapons with them' Zavala said, Kirrhys looked at him in surprise.

'You managed to convince them to leave their weapons?!' Kirrhys said in surprise. 'I always knew the Devil Barons from my era to be very proud and not go anywhere without any weapons, they must be desperate to see me' Kirrhys said to the Titan.

'Yeah, perhaps they are running out of Ether?' Cayde suggested.

'Perhaps, it may explain their lack of aggression towards us lately. They have not attacked us for weeks' Zavala said.

'I want you to tell the Barons they can bring their personal weapons and nothing else' Kirrhys said, the Two Vanguards looked at him in surprise.

'Are you sure?' Zavala asked in surprise.

'Yes, since everybody here is armed it only seems fair that they are able to bring their own. And if they attack you can easily kill them' Kirrhys said, his tone suddenly going darker.

'If you want us to' Cayde unsurely said, obviously concerned about letting armed Fallen into the Tower who weren't Kirrhys or the ones who had allied themselves with him. 'Oh! Anyway your room is prepared and the airlock has been set up, I had my Ghost show it to Umbra. And your ship is ready as well, I'll show you it tomorrow' Cayde said while getting up, Kirrhys then followed suit.

'Thank you Cayde' Kirrhys said and bowed slightly.

'It's nothin' buddy, now find Umbra and get some rest, you're gonna need it for tomorrow' Cayde said, he landed a heavy hand onto Kirrhys' upper right arm.

'Will do, see you both later' Kirrhys said, before he waked off he gave a bow to the two Vanguards. Cayde's ghost suddenly formed into view.

'Eris is in the Vanguard hall, she wants to speak to the both of you, Ikora is already there and waiting for you' the Ghost said.

'Eris? Ugh. She gives me the heebie-jeebies. Well, if its important' Cayde said, the two Vanguards walked to the Vanguard hall to see what Eris wanted.

Once they reached the Vanguard hall they found Ikora and Eris standing at both side of the table talking to each other. Eris turned her attention to the two Vanguards, beneath the gauze her eyes darted between the Hunter and the Titan.

'What is it Eris, this better be important' Cayde asked in a semi bored tone, he guessed it was about the 'kick me' notes he kept taping to her back.

'Indeed, why have you called us?' Zavala also asked.

'It is about… Kirrhys' Eris said.

'What about him?' Cayde asked.

'You better listen up Cayde, what she is about to tell you and Zavala is quite concerning' Ikora answered. Cayde and Zavala both went to the side of the table that Ikora was standing at.

'What is it you need to tell us?' Zavala asked in a concerned tone.

'I have felt a dark presence here, it is strong in hate of the light. Have you felt it Ikora?' Eris asked.

'Yes…... I have, it's like this oppressive force has been hovering around the Tower. Many Warlocks have come to me saying they have felt….. something, some have seen visions and are hearing voices' Ikora answered.

'What does this have to do with Kirrhys?' Zavala asked.

'I hope you're not saying Kirrhys is the source of it' Cayde added in.

'I have felt a great darkness in him, a darkness I am all too familiar with' Eris said.

'Has he been lying to us?' Zavala asked.

'No, it is a darkness he does not know is in him, it was implanted within him shortly before he died' Eris replied.

'Wait…. You're saying someone, just put some sort of dark entity in him?!' Cayde asked with concern.

'Yes, well it is not an entire entity but merely a part of its soul' Eris replied.

'Kirrhys attacked the moon during the Great Collapse, he personally fought with Crota and lost' Ikora said grimly.

'Crota used an ancient and dangerous ritual on Kirrhys that involved transferring a small part of his own soul into Kirrhys. From what I have learnt of Kirrhys' past, Crota will be able to possess his body in moments when Kirrhys experiences extreme rage' Eris explained.

'And from what his Ghost told us, Kirrhys had implants surgically implanted into his brain that increase his aggression levels to inhuman amounts even by Fallen standards' Ikora said, concerned looks were shot between the Vanguards.

'Obviously we just need to make sure nothing pisses him off' Cayde suggested uselessly.

'Not helpful Cayde, what about when he is in the field?' Ikora asked.

'Oh! I didn't think about that. Wait, how comes Kirrhys isn't going rage mode now?' Cayde asked.

'Through sheer force of will Cayde. His will is strong enough that he is able to block the signals the implants are sending out to his brain. Well it's the only explanation I have' Ikora said.

'What should we do?' Zavala asked the group.

'Well, I'd say wait and see what happens' Cayde said, both Ikora and Zavala gave him shocked looks.

'Cayde may have a point, Kirrhys has shown no symptoms of Crota's fragment as of yet. There is a Hive ritual of unbinding where you can separate a soul from its body, I believe it can remove the fragment of Crota from Kirrhys but…... I need time to study it' Eris said.

'Hmmmm, are you sure it will work?' Ikora asked.

'It is dangerous but… I have read that it has worked before' Eris answered.

'Should we tell kirrhys?' Cayde asked

'No!, now is not the time. The news would most likely cause the fragment of Crota to become aware of the ritual and attempt to drive Kirrhys mad. We shall wait until the time is right' Eris answered.


Kirrhys had visited both Banshee and Eva before going to the bar, he had asked Eva to make ten more cloaks similar to his as well as tabards to go with them. He also asked for ten white armour shaders as well, along with actual armour for the four Dregs. The Outfitter happily agreed as the Vanguard has already pair her for the job, she told Kirrhys that it would all be done by tomorrow.

Banshee was still in a grumpy state when Kirrhys visited him, the gunsmith silently listened as Kirrhys listed what he needed. Kirrhys required, ten sniper rifles, ten assault rifles, and ten sets of hand cannons, ten combat knives and a set of new sheaths for two shock swords. Banshee gave him a shocked look for a few seconds before agreeing to Kirrhys' order. The Vanguard had already paid Banshee so he grumpily agreed, he told Kirrhys that the order would be done sometime tomorrow.

Kirrhys walked through the main courtyard to the bar, many of the Guardians gave him odd looks and many of the Warlocks seemed uncomfortable as he walked past. Kirrhys' main right eye started to twitch in irritation from it all but he had to admit, when he first saw a Human he was giving the exact same looks to them. He finally reached the bar, Umbra was sitting at one of the sofas with a female titan, the Titan rested her head on the Hunters chest. The more Kirrhys focused he could see the Titan was an Exo, from the way there were embracing Kirrhys guesses they were lovers.

Kirrhys walked over to the Hunter and the Titan and sat down on the sofa across from them, he unlocked his helmet and placed it next to him, he then ruffled his hear a little so it didn't look too squashed from his helmet. Kirrhys cleared his throat to signify his presence, and Titans eyes fluttered open when she heard Kirrhys clear his throat. The Titan sat up and flicked Umbra on the side of his head. His eyes opened slightly and then opened fully when he saw Kirrhys.

'Kirrhys! Finally, what took you so long?' Umbra asked.

'I had to talk to Eva and Banshee about outfitting the Eliksni ' Kirrhys replied.

'Ah okay, now before you say anything else I would like you to meet Eryn-12' the Hunter said as he gestured to the female Titan, Kirrhys turned his head to the Titan and gave a respectful bow.

'It's a pleasure to meet you' Kirrhys said respectfully, as he could feel the experience radiating off the Titaness.

'It is a pleasure to meet you as well Kirrhys, Umbra here has told me much about you. I appreciate you saving him from that Devils Baron, Umbra tends to be careless at times' Eryn replied, then gently slapped Umbra on the back of the head.

'Ouch! What did I do?' the Hunter asked innocently.

'It was nothing Eryn, I returned the favour as Umbra saved me from getting decapitated' Kirrhys said.

'At least you are humble, most of the Guardians here aren't. is it true you are five hundred and eighty years old?' the Titaness asked.

Kirrhys gave off a small chuckle before he spoke 'yes, I am five hundred and eighty' he replied. The Titan started to stare at his helmetless head with a look of confusion.

'Why do you have white skin?' Eryn then asked.

'My skin? Well…... I am what you would call… an Albino' Kirrhys replied.

'Are you different in any other way to the other Eliksni?' Umbra added in.

'In one way yes, where the others can't breathe without the Ether I can breathe in different atmospheres but I am extremely weaker as a result. In my race being Albino brought a few biological changes into your body' Kirrhys replied.

'So you don't have to wear your mask around the Tower?' the Titaness asked inquisitively.

'If that is the case could we properly see your face?' Umbra asked.

'If you want' Kirrhys said. He reached behind him and deactivated his breathing apparatus, he breathed in the ether left in the tubes before he took the mask off, he didn't want anyone else breathing it and getting poisoned. He then loosened the straps and pulled the mask off his face. Kirrhys took in a few deep breaths to get used to the change in atmosphere.

The two Guardians eyes widened a little, Kirrhys' face was a mess of scars, he had a few teeth missing on his left mandible where a large scar ran across it. Most of the scars looked like sword wounds, while one set looked like something had clawed at his face. His mouth was filled with sharp almost fang-like teeth, obviously his race were primarily carnivores. A burn mark ran up from his neck onto a small area on the left side of his face, that looked quite painful. All the scars and the burn were all dark purple, which all really stood out against his skin.

'So that's what you look like. Gotta admit all the scars give you a… rugged look' Umbra said in an unsure tone, attempting to not upset Kirrhys.

Kirrhys ran his hands across his face, his claws bumping against all the indents of the scars and the melted flesh of the burn. 'In my race battle scars are seen as badges of honour… I just feel disfigured' Kirrhys said in a grim tone.

'Don't feel like that Kirrhys, under all those scars you actually seem pretty cute' the Titaness said in an attempt to comfort Kirrhys.

Kirrhys began to blush, his cheeks turned a shade of purple, he sank his head down so the bottom half of his face was slightly covered by his breastplate. He wasn't very good with women in general, he tended to become shy around them.

'Now that is what I would call cute Kirrhys. You get shy around women, that's like the cutest thing ever!' Umbra exclaimed.

'I have to agree with Umbra on that one, that is actually a really cute trait' Eryn said.

Kirrhys started to grumble to them, he didn't want to admit that he got shy, but he now wanted to change the subject.

'Is there anywhere I can get food?' Kirrhys asked, his stomach was starting to rumble.

'There is some in our dorm, your room is with us' Umbra answered.

'Us? You mean only you two?' Kirrhys asked.

'Not just me and Eryn, you remember the others I showed you to? They're with us as well' the Hunter told him.

'I remember' Kirrhys replied.

'Well we better get going, I gotta show you your room and you're probably starving' Umbra said as he got up.

Before Kirrhys got up he put his mask back on and reactivated his breathing apparatus, he took in a deep breath as ether entered his lungs. He could feel a bit of his strength coming back, he stood up and picked up his helmet, preferring to not wear it in a non-combat area.

'I've gotta hand a report into Commander Zavala, see you later' the Titaness said as she stood up.

'See you later Eryn' the Hunter replied, the two hugged each other before they went their separate ways.

'let's go Kirrhys' Umbra said as he turned his attention to him.

'Yes Umbra!' Kirrhys answered, following the Hunter as they left the bar and headed across the courtyard, past the postmasters building, and over to the far left. Right by a flight of stairs sat the elevator they were going to use to get to their dorm. If Kirrhys guessed right then the dorm would have separate rooms for each member with a central living space for eating, down time and the like, but Umbra didn't tent to use his room that often as he was out on mission for long periods of time. Umbra pressed the button to summon their ride down, and was surprised as how fast the door opened for the pair. He stepped in and waved Kirrhys to enter.

Last time they had been in it, Kirrhys had woken from his sleep and they were heading to see the Vanguard, it was funny watching Kirrhys' expression then of nervousness and amazement of the new experience for him. Now Kirrhys looked cert calm and patient as the doors closed and Umbra pushed the button for the floor they needed.

The ride was mostly silent between the two until Kirrhys clicked his mandibles and was looking down at the floor.

'What's gotten into you? you've seemed sad since we have gotten back' Umbra asked with a concerned voice.

'Seeing you with Eryn brought back memories of me and Urvez. The other Guardians also still do not trust me' Kirrhys explained.

'Listen, you might find someone else one day, ya never know, when it comes to the others. What if you were standing on your Ketch right now with your Guardians. Wouldn't it be quite the sight for you if a Human was walking around on your ship an ally?' Umbra pointed out.

'Hmmmm…' Kirrhys clicked his mandibles a few times in thought. 'What you say is true about the Guardians, I should prove my worth, yes?' he said about the second point, he didn't want to say anything about Urvez. Only she could fill the void in him, on one else could.

'Yeah, eventually they'll see you're cool' Umbra noted.

'Your Human 'expressions' are odd' Kirrhys replied.

'You'll get used to them' the Hunter said.

'I have to meet the Devil Barons tomorrow' Kirrhys said.

'What?! They want to meet with you?' Umbra asked.

'Yes, apparently about being their Kell' Kirrhys casually said.

'Oh my God Kirrhys! That is great! Perhaps that way you might be able to make peace between us and the Fallen houses!' Umbra excitedly said.

'Yes…... hopefully I am able to. I hope all the years of fighting have not left my brethren hating you' Kirrhys replied calmly.

The elevator came to a gentle stop and dinged at the as it opened the door, signalling it was time to get off. Umbra lead down the brightly lit hallway lined with doors with quite large gaps in between them; each door was marked with a different name. Umbra kept walking, but paid attention to the names as he went by, aware of Kirrhys' cautious movement behind him. Then he came to a door with the name fear strikers inscribed into it. Umbra knocked loudly on the door a few times, after a few seconds the door finally slid open revealing a brown haired human wearing a t-shirt and shorts, Kirrhys guessed it was Aaron, as he was the only Human in the team.

'Hey Umbra, Hey Kirrhys' Aaron said.

'Hello Aaron' Kirrhys replied.

'Sup Aaron, food ready yet?' Umbra asked.

'Yep, literally just finished' the Titan replied, he walked back, revealing a very large living area. In the centre of the room sat a group of sofas that were put in a square, Zaro was laying across one and was reading a data pad. In one corner there was a small kitchen with some cabinets hanging on the wall, there was a small table with a few chairs sitting around it, probably meant for eating at. There were five doors around the room, two doors on the left and right, with one on the far wall. Umbra stepped into the room and Kirrhys followed. There was a nice smell as he stepped in, it smelled like meat cooking and it made his mouth water in hunger.

'What is that smell?' Kirrhys asked hungrily.

'That is bacon, it's for you' Aaron replied.

'Bacon?' Kirrhys asked.

'Food' the Titan answered, he walked over to the kitchen area and picked up a plate that had slices of cooked meat on it, he then walked back and handed the plate to Kirrhys.

Kirrhys deactivated his apparatus and pulled off his mask, he brought the plate close to his face and took in a deep breath of the meat. It smelled wonderful! Nothing like the food he had on his planet, it seemed better. Kirrhys picked up a slice and put began to eat it, he made groaning sounds as he ate it. He had not had food since he was revived.

'You must really be hungry!' Aaron said in a surprised tone. After a few seconds Kirrhys fully consumed the bacon, handing the plate back to Aaron.

'That was better than most meals I have had' Kirrhys replied. He then put his mask back on and reactivated his apparatus

'Glad you liked it, had my Ghost message his one to make some food for you' Umbra added in.

Umbra walked over to one of the doors that had the name Kirrhys newly inscribed onto it. He stepped forward and after a few seconds of the seals deactivating the door slid open revealing another door. He then pressed the button for the second door, revealing a decently sized bedroom, there was a door to a bathroom in the back of the room. A fairly large bed sat against the left wall, it looked custom made for Kirrhys' height adding on a feet or two for growing room. There was also a large cylindrical container in the back corner next to the bed, it looked like Kirrhys could place a few of the ether containers inside it. There was a slot on the top, presumably for the ether pump, a few pipes trailed behind the container, up the wall and into the air vents for the room, which would allow the ether to spread around the room much faster. Umbra smiled in satisfaction, knowing that this job would have been a challenge for whoever installed this for them. The container cut into the living space in the room a bit but it wasn't that much of a problem.

Umbra peeked back out of the room, looking at Kirrhys who was standing next to the sofas as he absorbed his surroundings. Kirrhys, then focused on him, tilting his head slightly as if to ask Umbra what he wanted.

'Come here. Check out your room' umbra called.

'My…. Room?' Kirrhys asked, slowly walking over to Umbra and peeking his head into the room himself. He did have to duck to get through the doorway, but all four of his eyes widened when he saw the bed and the container.

'Wow!' Kirrhys whispered.

'This is all yours. For whatever downtime you'll spend at the Tower. This is your own personal space to use, so you can personalise it with whatever you want. The container over there looks like the pump can slot in on top of it and the pipes will attach onto the pump, allowing it to spread ether around the room. Luckily you don't have to worry about Aaron or Zaro breathing the Ether in as you have an airlock installed.' Umbra explained, stepping in towards the wall so Kirrhys could enter.

Kirrhys took another step into the room, his mandibles clicked a few times cheerfully while going to the bed. He leant over and placed a hand from his lower set of arms, and pressed down onto the bed a few times, he then placed his helm onto the bed.

'It is very impressive! Never had a sleeping area like this before. It feels soft like fur but it is not' Kirrhys exclaimed happily. 'I like it' he said happily.

Kirrhys held his main arms out and the ether pump formed, dropping into his hands. He placed in into the slots, locking in place with a quite click! he then attached the hoses into the pump. Cerys then appeared and blinked at Kirrhys. He brought a small container which Kirrhys then opened, taking out an ether vial, he pulled the old one out of the pump and put the new one in.

'Could you close the door?' Kirrhys asked Umbra, who then shut and sealed the airlock.

Kirrhys then switched on the pump, it hummed softly as it took the ether into it and pumped it through the vents that pumped it through the room. Kirrhys then deactivated his apparatus and removes his mask and took in a deep breath of the ether. It was funny, he looked to alien to Umbra, yet, the Hunter still recognised him as his friend.

'Glad you like it Kirrhys. I'm gonna have to leave two masks by your door for Aaron and Zaro, in case they enter your room. Now get some rest, you got a busy day tomorrow' Umbra said.

'Of course' Kirrhys replied. He then turned his attention to Cerys.

'Could you tell the group, that I shall speak with them tomorrow' Kirrhys said to the Ghost.

'Sure thing, luckily they just happen to be right opposite our dorm, so you don't have to go far to find them' the Ghost answered as it hovered to the door.

'See you tomorrow Kirrhys' Umbra said as eh unsealed one of the airlocks.

'Until tomorrow Umbra' Kirrhys replied, Cerys floated next to Umbra, the Hunter then resealed the door, after a few seconds the muffled sound of the other airlock opening and closing was just barely audible.

Kirrhys then took off his belt, his swords slightly rattling as he laid it onto the floor. He started to remove his armour, neatly laying it out onto the floor for when he woke up. Once he finally placed his armour on the floor, and was still wearing his under armour he flopped onto the bed, after a few minutes he finally fell asleep.


'Kirrhys' a voice called out to him.

Kirrhys opened his eyes, he saw he was floating in the darkness, his body felt weightless as if he didn't have a body. He looked around and saw only darkness, and three green eyes staring at him.

'Finally, we are alone' the voice said, the eyes began to come closer.

'Leave me alone!' Kirrhys shouted as he tried to move, but he couldn't!

'That is the one thing I cannot do' the voice laughed as the eyes got closer. Kirrhys could feel an icy grip brush over him.

'Leave him, slave of darkness!' a new voice cried out.

Suddenly nine pairs of glowing yellow eyes appeared behind the shadow, a green half-light appeared behind them, revealing nine shadowy figures.

'He is mine!' the shadow shouted.

'Not yet' the voice called out, it didn't sound like one voice though, but like many speaking in perfect synchronisation.

Kirrhys could feel a wind picking up around him, the shadow struggled to stand still, as if it was standing against a great storm.

'Nooooooo!' the shadow screamed before it was blown away from some unseen force. Suddenly a bright light shone into Kirrhys' eyes causing him to clamp them shut, after a few seconds he heard someone clear their throat, which made him open his eyes.

Kirrhys was sitting the head of a table, nine shadow figures sat at the table as well, each one starting at him. There was a tenth figure standing in the far corner, it had its arms clasped behind it and wore a hood low over its face.

'Who are you?' Kirrhys asked the figures.

'We are the Nine' the figures replied.

'Xur told me about you, I swear I have heard of you before' Kirrhys said, looks were shot between the figures sitting at the table.

'We have kept an eye on you for a while now, we like to keep tabs on potential associates' the Nine said.

'Potential associate?' Kirrhys asked in confusion.

'Let us explain. Sometime in the future someone shall come falsely claiming to be the prophesised Kell of Kell's. They shall attempt to overthrow your efforts at reuniting your race and returning them into the light. We would like to…. Help in ensuring you succeed' the Nine explained.

'What is your interest in the future of my race?' Kirrhys asked.

'We…... helped your race reach the Sol system while you were deceased, we have had a vested interested ever since, the future of your race most interests us' the Nine replied.

'Why would you want to become associates?' Kirrhys asked.

'Some people…. Owe us, for helping them and are not paying us what we are owed. We would only request that you go to them, and take what they owe us' the Nine explained calmly.

'What if I say no' Kirrhys said.

'The torment you receive from Crota will only become worse, and the usurper will succeed and drive your race into darkness forever' the Nine replied.

'I don't have much choice do I? I…... will help you' Kirrhys begrudgingly said.

'That pleases us, Kell of light. We give you a seal of our partnership' the Nine said. The figure at the end raised its hand and a green light emanated from it. Kirrhys' right upper hand started to itch and he looked at his hand, a strange mark had branded itself into his hand, it was from a language he had never seen before.

'What is that?' Kirrhys asked.

'It is something you can show to those who owe us, they will understand the mark' the Nine replied.

'How will I know who owes you?' Kirrhys asked.

'Our servant Xur, shall leave a list for you' the Nine replied.

'Understood' Kirrhys said.

'Now have a restful night's sleep Kirrhys' the Nine said.

The figures and the table disappeared slowly, until there was only darkness remaining, but it was not a darkness that troubled Kirrhys, it seemed more…. Soothing and relaxing, he then closed his eyes and drifted into a deep sleep, better than what he had ever had before.

Uhoh guys, Kirrhys may just have made a literal deal with the Devil/Devils! This chappter was a little calmer as so much has been happening in the previous ones, but it's going to pick up in the next one. my upload rate may change over the next few weeks as i'm off college, so maybe expect 2 chapters a week for a little bit. remember guys, reviews are really appreceated and you at least reading my first story to this point, so thank you!