Ghost Fragment: Fireteam Dagger 2
It's a video log. The Ghost sending the video belongs to Jayden Cobalt.
"Jayden." the bot says, "Are you alright?"
The guardian laughed, carrying a Hive blade in hand. He looked up at the Ghost recording this.
"I'm just fine, Ghost..."
Jayden's voice sounds scratchy and something certainly isn't right.
"Oh my." the Ghost says, "Guardian...your Light. It's corrupted."
"And what's wrong with a little bit of Darkness every now and then?"
"Do you hear yourself right now?!" another voice shouted
The image pans to a wall of Hive bone. Tethered to it are three other Guardians: Wolf-7, Luisa Dodge, and Thunder Notos. The one yelling is Thunder.
"This is WAY more than a little darkness, Jayden! Put that sword down!"
There is a swift motion. Jayden stabs the blade into the wall missing Thunder by mere inches.
"How about you just sit there and watch? Order me around again and next time I won't miss."
He pulls the sword free and faces Crota again.
"Let's dance, your highness."
Crota charges. Jayden blinks and an epic duel between them begins. They trade blows, parry attacks dodge strikes and move around the room at speed that can barely be tracked. Sparks flew from their weapons as they colided. Their blades lock and Crota reared back a punch slamming it into Jayden's helmet staggering him. The Warlock took a knee to the stomach another punch to the jaw and a slash across his chest which threw him backwards. He slid on his feet and one hand in a three-point stance kicking up dust and rocks.
"Not bad." Jayden taunts tearing his helmet off, "Not bad at all."
The others gasped.
"Those eyes..." Luisa muttered.
"Just like Eris..." Wolf adds.
Black shadows were flowing from Jayden's now green-brown eyes. His glare is fixated on Crota. His robes are red with blood and there a cut from where his helmet gashed his forehead. His corrupt light was in full control now.
"You fight well," Crota commented
"So I do."
"You're smiling. Why?"
"Because I'm barely trying. Let's see what happens when I step it up a bit."
A green fire whipped up around his sword. He lunged forward locking with Crota again. Jayden shifted his weight and the angle of his sword, sliding the flat down the edge of Crota's. He turned the weapon at the last minute slicing through the gods hand. Crota screamed in pain. The Warlock kicked his sword between his legs, blinked to grab it and flipped them around now holding them in reverse grip. He blinked again now facing away from him and rammed the blade through Crota's chest. The god gagged. Jayden drew his sword free but left Crota's in him. He spun and beheaded the once mighty Hive god in on fell swoop. It was over. Crota was dead. Or was it?
"Alright, Jayden..." Luisa said, "You've won...now put the blade down."
Jayden didn't answer.
"I'm afraid he has not won just yet." another voice said.
Limping in from the hallway was Pluto! He was battered and bleeding but alive. He helped the others out of their bonds.
"What do you mean he hasn't won yet?" Wolf asked, "Crota is dead that's a win in my book."
"The day may be ours, Titan. But the young Warlock's battle has only just begun. The darkness and light are at war inside of him. The only reason he has not been consumed was because of the fire protecting his soul."
Jayden went Radiant only with his corrupt light he was glowing green versus gold. He screamed in agony.
Luisa moved to run to him. Pluto attempted and failed to stop her. She threw herself around him.
"Don't let the Darkness win Jay! Please let the sword go!" she protested.
The sword had vanished, shattered into pieces not a moment later. The green fire turned gold once again and Jayden fell quiet. His Radiance wore off and the Warlock collapsed into Luisa's arms. He didn't move.
"Jayden?" Luisa whimpered.
She shook him.
"Hey...wake up..."
Jayden didn't move. Very little of his Light still remained.
The image begins to fade.
"Don't leave us, Jayden..."
The screen goes black.
"JAYDEN!"
(And that was me being an evil bastard. Enjoy the feels!)