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Zavala watched Ashura in silence, he could not say a word to her due to the fact they were still fighting every time he spoke. He watched as she urged little Noah to totter across the room towards Uldren. He was making good progress in walking for such a small child. He had to admit he regretted telling Ashura she shouldn't carry the child. All in all her becoming a mother made her a better guardian. She was no longer the self destructive mess she had been before. She was kinder, more affectionate. Well... to all but him of course. She still harbored that rage towards him that burned like the hottest of flames it seemed.

"Zavala." Her voice echoed across the room at him and he had to admit he was taken by surprise. There was no anger in her tone as of yet, but he knew it wouldn't be long until the rage showed itself once more. "Yes?" he asked, testing the waters. He was not going to underestimate this woman ever again... In the last few months she alone had single handedly ended a fallen civil war. She hadn't found the one that had been docking other fallen, but she now had a group of fallen that functioned as a spy unit amongst the other fallen. They would bring her intel on what the happenings amongst the fallen were and they would let her know of any odd happenings on any of the planets they inhabited.

"Would you like to hold him?"

The tone of her voice was sincere. "I'm not sure if that's a good idea..." He admitted softly and she watched him carefully with those burning silver eyes. As if she were daring him to say it again, or maybe she was waiting on an explanation. She hefted the small child into her arms and made her way over to him. "You don't know how to hold a child, do you?" She asked and he pursed his lips. He did not want to admit that to her, but it seemed she already knew. "I want to mend bridges, Zavala." She said softly and he furrowed his brows at her. "I don't want to have to wonder who is on my side when the time comes. I don't want to wonder if I will have someone to hold me up or if I'm going to get a knife in my back. Now I am in no way accusing you of being the one to do such a thing, but I want you to understand that I would not be the one to do it to you either." She said as she held her son out to him.

He made no move to take the small child who watched him with curious golden eyes, so she pressed her son gently against his chest and held him there with one arm while she used the other to position his around little Noah. "If I trust you with my child's life, it means so much more than if I trusted you with my own life. And by placing my child in your grasp, I am telling you that you hold my everything. You hold my weakness in your grasp and you hold him so gently, so tenderly. I know I can trust you to take care of him if I am away because I know you will stop at nothing to keep him safe, Zavala." She said and he looked down at the innocent child in his grasp.

He could understand why this fragile being was her everything. She had done absolutely everything in her power for nine entire months to keep this little one safe within her womb. She had suffered day in and out. The inability to leave her home due to her being weak, ill, and exhausted all the time. She went through so much to bring this small child into this world and she would no doubt give her own life to make sure this world were safe for him. He had watched her suffer and had never understood why someone would do such a thing to themselves for any reason. As he watched her interact with the child though, he had begun to understand how something so small would make anyone change and want to be the best they could be.

Zavala adjusted the infant to hold him in one arm and he reached out to her with the other. "Ashura, I want you to understand that I never wanted to anger you. I only wanted you to understand that I think of you as one of my children and the last thing I would ever want would be for you to get hurt." He said as he pulled her in to hug her slightly. She offered a small smile to him and nodded. "I know... Caring for my own little one only made me realize you have been a father figure to me even if I never wanted it... You guided me and tried to teach me, but I was a rebellious brat and did what I wanted." She sighed and he chuckled softly.

"And I never wanted to hold Noah for the sole reason of how small he is." Zavala said and Ashura smiled in amusement. "You wouldn't believe how many times I have heard that one." She said and Ikora swept in to snag the child from Zavala's grasp. "Not me, I love holding the little one." She mused as she hovered across the room to land by her side of the table. Zavala could only watch as Ashura admired Ikora and the way she coddled the child.

"Ashura... We are ok?" He asked and she nodded softly. "It takes time to mend what we broke, but I don't think it will take too long. Just always have my back and I will always have yours." She said and he nodded. That was something he could agree to.

:-:-:-:-:

Something was not right today. Something felt off and she couldn't quite place it. Zavala couldn't either so he had sent her out to patrol the cosmodrome to see what was going on around them. She would have brought Uldren with her but it didn't seem like such a difficult mission so she went alone. She looked up and couldn't see the sky through the storm clouds, which wasn't alarming, but it wasn't usual either. Maybe she wasn't feeling so hot about the whole thing was because a bad storm was coming. Thunder rumbled loudly across the canyon she was in and it made her uneasy. She frowned and called upon her ship. She was way too far from the tower to even be remotely comfortable right now.

Her unsettling feeling was not relieved in the slightest when Kabr was calling out to the tower and was getting no response. He seemed uneasy as well when he turned towards her. "Remember how I said I hate when you fly fast?" He asked and she nodded. "Forget I said that. Fly fast." He said and she nodded. She took the ship from autopilot and gunned it. They came up on the heaviest part of the storm clouds and she frowned as she shot through them. When they broke through the other side, her heart dropped in her chest. Everything was burning and Cabal ships were everywhere. Kabr dropped her off on a ledge and she rushed through trying to find someone, anyone.

Ikora landed in front of her, rage burning with every word she spoke. "The speaker is gone, Ashura." She barely managed that before she turned towards the cabal ship that had pulled up to them. "Red legion, you will take no more from us!" She snarled as she dropped a nova bomb on the wing of the ship. Ashura's body burned with rage. She was going to destroy every one of them she could get her hands on. She rushed through the tower, abiding by the command of 'get to Holliday' so she could take her to the command ship. She flung knives at every one of the cabal she came across.

She rounded a corner, hand cannon in hand only to see a familiar ship. "Heard you could use a ride." Holliday managed and Ashura nodded. "Get me up there. I'm going to end this." She snapped and Holliday nodded. Ashura stood perched near the drop dock of Holliday's ship. She was ready to drop at a moment's notice. "Alright Guardian, give them Hell." Holliday said and Ashura launched herself from the ship and into the nearest opening of the larger ship. She took out every cabal in her path, giving no mercy. She made her way to the top of the ship and rushed out. She looked around and saw no one there. She was however, captivated by the object that had attached itself to the traveler. That was honestly the least of her concerns right now, though.

"How do we come back from this?" Kabr asked her, but before she could answer, a deeper voice cut through. "You don't." She turned to see a large cabal with two of his followers behind him. "Welcome to a world without light." He said and Ashura turned to see an orange glow coating the traveler. Her heart jerked in her chest as all strength was ripped from her body violently. She couldn't breathe, much less hold herself up. She hit the ground as the cabal stalked towards her. Kabr hit the ground next to her and she reached to grab him before the creature could snuff him out. Ashura could barely understand what the cabal was saying over the deafening thumping of her heart in her ears.

She looked up at him and he sent her flying with a swift foot to the gut. She hit the ground and struggled to catch her breath. Oh, she was going to end this creature, even if it were the end of her. She had to for the sake of her young son. She received a fist this time, sending her sprawling towards the edge, where Kabr went over the edge and her heart sank as she reached for him as he fell. She managed to sit up on her knees and hear the words that escaped him. "It seems you have forgotten the fear of death, allow me to reacquaint you." She pulled her helmet off and wiped the blood from her lips as she smirked up at him.

"I have never forgotten the fear of death, in fact I embrace it." She managed, as he scoffed and used his large foot to shove her over the edge. She slipped her eyes shut and focused on the wind flowing around her as she fell. She wanted to be anywhere but in her physical body right now. Flickers of pale marble and blue amethyst shot through her mind and she smiled to herself as a familiar hand reached and pulled her into the realm of the dreaming city and out of her physical form as it dropped to the ground below.

"You did not deserve to feel that."

"I appreciate the swift interference, Mara." Ashura said and the queen nodded as she turned to face the holo-table in the room once more. "I cannot keep you here long, as you are not tethered by your light like you usually are." Mara said and Ashura nodded. "I understand. My light is gone." She whispered and Mara frowned. "Ashura... Please save my brother..." She whispered and her eyes slipped shut. "I wish I knew how...but I will do my best. With the light being gone... I have no idea if there is anything I can do for him right now. He may already be lost..." Ashura whispered and Mara did not turn to look at her.

This told Ashura everything she needed to know. Uldren was lost to the light once more, because the traveler could no longer hold off the darkness consuming him. Ashura smiled softly, despite the pain ripping through her chest. "I will do my best, Mara... I promise you I will." She whispered and Mara clenched her hands into fists atop the holo-table.

"I know you will"

:-:-:-:

Ashura woke to the feeling of being drug. The light hurt her eyes, so she couldn't completely open them just yet. A sudden jerk to her leg alerted her to the fact she was not being drug, but more so there was something attempting to eat her. The realization of this became much more prominent when the feeling of teeth sank into her leg. Her right leg launched into action and kicked whatever was biting her straight in the head. She managed to pull her arm up and shield her eyes from the light so she could see what had bitten her. A wolf yelped as it struggled to get away from her. She managed to pull herself to her feet and she looked around. The rubble of the tower was in the distance and her heart sank.

She helped nothing.

She heard the static cries of her ghost, pleading for help. Looking for her. She drug herself over to where her ghost hovered haphazardly barely even a foot from the ground. "Oh, Kabr... What happened to us..." She whispered as she took the broken ghost into her grasp. "Ashura... I thought I had lost you..." Her eyes stung with the tears that threatened to escape her. "No, Kabr... You know I am stubborn." She tried her hardest to laugh but it came out as a desperate sob. The tears streaked over her cheeks and she couldn't hold it back anymore. She had no idea who was ok and who wasn't. Where was her child? Her lover? Her friends? Were they even alive?

"Ashura..." Kabr muttered softly from where she held him to her chest and sobbed. His staticky voice made her sob so much harder. He was hurting, he was dying on her, but he was focused on her. She felt that all too familiar warmth cover her form and her eyes went wide as she realized he was healing her. "Kabr no! Don't waste what energy you do have on me." She pleaded and he sighed. "I can heal you... but if you die I can't bring you back... Please don't die on me Ashura..." He pleaded and her lip trembled as she pressed him to her cheek. "I won't. I promise..." She whispered to him as he vanished to hide.

She had been walking for days. Where she was going she had no idea, but she knew one thing was for sure. She needed to find a ship. She saw that many guardians had traveled up into the mountains, and once she had found their camp and saw they were all dead, bodies strewn about their campsites. She turned and made her way in a different direction. She was not going to end up like them. She couldn't afford to end up like them. She had no guns, and that was fine, she had come across a fallen sword, and she was going to fight with it till it broke. She crept around the area, it was different than before. She chirped something out in Eliksni, and a small dreg crept from behind his hiding place.

This dreg was dressed in black, rather than any of the usual colors, which caught her off guard. She watched him carefully and he did the same to her, before he chirped out to another fallen. A captain peered from their hiding space and watched her carefully. It motioned for her to come closer after a few moments and she did so slowly. They turned and burrowed into their hideout, watching to ensure she followed them every step of the way. When they reached the inner sanctum of their hideout, they began digging around through boxes they had stashed away. A dreg's pistol and a vandal's rifle were placed in front of her. She carefully reached out to grab them and they made no move to touch her or scurry away. Instead, the captain began digging around in the chest once more.

He set two heaps of fabric and armor plating in front of her, and she picked each of them up carefully. They were offering her armor. The armor of the vandal wouldn't fit so she began donning the captain armor. The captain nodded at her, and she thanked him in Eliksni. She knew this was a sort of truce between her and the few fallen around here, so she was not going to take his kindness lightly. She looked down at the colors she donned and couldn't help but smile. It was house judgement colors. That was all she needed to see to know they were on her side. She held up the helmet to Kabr, who adjusted it to fit her face.

She turned to make her way out, but the dreg grabbed her cloak. She turned to see him offering her something. Her eyes widened in surprise. "Where did you find this?" She asked and he looked to the captain who nodded to him. The dreg scurried outside, and she rushed to follow him. He led her to the EDZ, a place she had only heard stories of. They slipped through a hole in the wall and made their way to a set of pikes, he hopped on one and waited for her to grab one. They took off and she had to admit the dreg could drive. His sliding around the curves made her envious, considering she had to slow down around each turn. They came across an area with a large, rusted building and a sign in Russian. "Where are we?" She asked and he spit out something that sounded like sludge but she wasn't sure.

He led her to a small area where the forest met and it was dark. He led her all the way to the massive shard in its depths. Kabr jumped out and began scanning the shard in excitement. "I haven't been this close to the traveler's light since I was born." He muttered and she smiled softly as she reached to touch the shard. Before Kabr could release the 'don't' she had already touched her bare hand to the shard. Light engulfed her and she felt herself lift off the ground. Her eyes slipped shut and visions flooded her mind. She let them in because she wanted to see, she wanted to know what the traveler had to say. The whispers of a thousands of voices, possibly more, filled her mind telling her what she needed to know. Images showing her everything she needed to see.

When her toes touched the ground, she instantly began crackling with arc energy. The familiar feeling of the static shock flooded her being as she held up her hand to form her familiar blades. Much to her surprise though, a long pole formed in her grasp. 'New Strength' the voice flooded her mind, but it wasn't one voice. It was many, the voice of all those held dear to the traveler. "I will use this new strength to make you proud, traveler." She whispered as she looked over to Kabr, who was now repaired and in much better spirits. "What did the traveler show you?" Kabr asked in excitement as her arc energy faded away.

"The traveler showed me where to go."

:-:_Elsewhere_:-:

She looked up at the shard of the traveler. Hawthorne warned her not to come here, said it was dangerous. She couldn't help it though, she had to save him. Her eyes drifted to the broken-down ghost hovering haphazardly around her. "Elkin, are you ok?" She asked and he turned to her, his hover dropping for a moment then pulling him back up. "I know you are weak... I'm sorry..." She whispered then looked back up to the shard before her. "Well... what could go wrong?" She asked as she watched her ghost scan the surface of the shard. Her entire body shuddered as the travelers' light enveloped her. The voices engulfed her mind, and one in particular stuck out in her mind. She knew this voice… but where from she had no idea.

Visions flooded her mind and shimmering silver eyes watched her carefully before the all too familiar smile met those eyes. The slightest crease at the corners of her eyes. She reached out to the vision of the woman but it faded into that of a fallen captain and it ducked away then vanished completely. "Misra!" the ghost called and she looked over to him where he was hovering carefully around her once more. An echo of words lingered around her and she wasn't sure what to make of it but made her feel safe. "Are you ok?" Her ghost asked once more and she nodded. "Yeah, of course. Why?" She asked and he tilted to look at her oddly.

"You're on fire."

She looked at her hands and sure enough, she was. If she could smile she would have been grinning. She spun her hand cannon from its holster and took aim at the nearest tree and let loose a barrage of bullets. The tree exploded in flames and she couldn't help the excited cheer that escaped her. "Good to be back. Now to go flex on Cayde." She mused then her shoulders slumped slightly. "Gotta find him first though." She sighed and turned to make her way back out of the forest, however, a small marking carved into the rock near her caught her off guard. She made her way over to it and brushed her fingers over it softly. She then crouched and saw two sets of footprints leading away from the area.

"I'd know those tiny ass feet anywhere. That's Ashura and a dreg." She mused to herself as Elkin scanned the footprints. "You're right! I am picking up traces of her light! She has her light as well Misra." He exclaimed in excitement and Misra sat back against the rock and tucked her head between her knees with her hands on the back of her head.

"Misra?" He asked softly, the emotions he was reading from her... they upset him.

"I thought she was dead, so I didn't go back for her." Misra whispered and Elkin nudged her softly. "She fell a long way, Misra. You couldn't have known. Hell, you saw how hard she hit. It is a miracle she was even able to move after that. She is human..." He said and she nodded. "Yeah... Well... I could have at least checked." She sighed and he grumbled under his breath. "You did what you could, you made sure Noah was safe as well as ensuring your refugee group made it out alive." He said and she shrugged as she shoved herself to her feet.

"No time to play the pity game. Gotta go find her before she hurts herself, or someone else." She mused as she beckoned a ship to come get her.

:-:-:-:-:

Ashura was sure this is where everyone had been going to hide. She remembered something about the lucky seven saying something about a farm. She peered over the cliffside and saw that people were bustling about. Most of them seemed to be civilians, none that she knew either. She looked over to the small hunter and her husband the titan. "What are your names again?" She asked and they looked over to her curiously. "Red..." The hunter said, she was exhausted. She could understand that. "I'm Rod." He said, he was tired too. They had been wandering for days, trying to find a safe place to hunker down and it was only by chance they came across this place.

"Come on then, wouldn't want yall to pass out here. Might as well get you down there to safety." Ashura said and began making her way down the hill, helping them over ledges as the need arose. "I wish we had our light..." Red whispered and Ashura frowned beneath her fallen helm. "I know... I promise I am going to do everything I can to get your light back. I've seen too many dead guardians to be even remotely ok with the situation as it is." She said and they nodded. She made sure they were noticed by the others before she decided to make her leave.

"Ashura!"

Ah she had been spotted.

She turned to see who was calling out to her and she was surprised to see Hawthorne. "We were told you didn't make it..." She said and Ashura shook her head. "I thought that as well, but apparently the traveler has other things for me." She said and Hawthorne nodded. "So, who else made it out?" She asked and Hawthorne crossed her arms over her chest. "The lucky Seven are still disbanded, but we have Shikamaru, Hinata, and Sasuke here." she said and Ashura nodded. "How are they faring?" Ashura asked and Hawthorne shrugged. "Not sure. They are lightless, but they still have abilities so we are safe here for the time being." Hawthorne said then sighed.

"We received a distress call from Titan and Misra went to go check it out. She said she would return, but so far only Zavala will be returning. Misra is now looking on Nessus for Cayde, something about a distress signal there." She said and Ashura nodded. Hawthorne went silent for a moment then sighed.

"I have a question." She said and Ashura looked at her oddly. "Yes?" "Do you have your light too?" She asked and a smirk crossed Ashura's lips. "So Misra found my carving then?" She asked and Hawthorne nodded. "Yeah, about a week ago." Yeah, that made Ashura proud. She believed in her Exo sibling. She knew she was strong enough to hold her own. Hawthorne watched her in silence before she turned to leave once more. "Where are you running off to now?" She asked and Ashura chuckled to herself.

"Knowing Cayde, he is playing in some Vex tech. Misra may need some help."

:-:_:-:

Misra was getting fed up with all the fallen here. They were getting on her nerves, and that was saying something right now. Misra ducked behind yet another wall and made her way towards where she heard Cayde's voice. Although that was hard to do considering Failsafe was yelling in her ear about all the fallen. "Yes yes yes... A bunch of damn fallen every damn where." Misra grumbled angrily as she pulled her hand cannon to aim at another fallen, but this one was big. And familiar.

"Krux?"

The fallen turned towards her and she cursed under her breath. "Nope not Krux. Not friendly!" She yelped as it lunged at her with the electrified blades. "Where is Ashura when you need her?" Misra grumbled as she ran away from the large female fallen once more. "Quit your yelling!" A gravelly voice groaned before a shriek escaped the person. A hive knight appeared and clashed blades with the fallen. "Run you idiot don't just stand there." The familiar voice groaned as they rushed past Misra.

"Ok. Rude, but hello Octavia. You are not forgiven for being an asshat." Misra said and Octavia rolled her eyes as she rushed around the corner and fell into a coughing fit. Summoning the hive was taking its toll on her without her light. Misra felt bad considering she had led the hive woman to the shard of the traveler and it had not bestowed its power onto her like it had herself. Octavia seemed to have something of a soft spot for her, not that Misra was gonna bring it up to the hive woman. She brought her lightless butt all the way out to Nessus just to find her after all. Or maybe she had ulterior motives but Misra was gonna roll with the first option. They heard Cayde talking to his ghost and they started to make their way to him carefully, as to not draw any more attention to his position.

Cayde released a yell and they exchanged looks before rushing into the room to see if he were alright. There was a figure robed in fallen armor and Misra tackled them to the floor. She already knew who it was before the slip of white hair even appeared from the helmet. "Ashura!" She wailed and the woman below shook her head from beneath the exo. "I'm so happy to see you, you insufferable midget." Misra wailed as Ashura struggled to remove her helmet from within the bone crushing embrace she was held in.

"I think you should let her go Misra." Cayde said as he pulled his ghost down to hide with him. Misra released the smaller woman who then walked over and pulled Cayde up from where he was hunkered down. "My Noah. Where is he?" She asked and Misra took a few steps back, she knew this wasn't good. "Ashura..." "Zavala and Ikora don't have him. Uldren is nowhere to be found and trust me I have looked. Who has my baby Cayde?" She was more forceful with this, but still calm.

"Ashura I have no idea where he is. We were all in the Vanguard room when all of this happened."

Ashura released a deep breath, which Misra watched carefully. She could tell she was trying her best to keep calm. "Ok... that's ok..." She breathed softly and he gripped her shoulder softly. "We will find them, both of them. I promise." He assured her and she nodded, but Misra was eager to hug her friend once more. "Cayde... don't touch any more vex stuff." Ashura sighed and Cayde chuckled as he pried his fingers from the contraption he had worked so hard to get.

Ashura couldn't stop pacing. She couldn't think straight. She didn't know where her child was. Had no idea where her brother was. A hand was placed on her shoulder and she cut her eyes to the person who touched her. Zavala watched her silently only to release a sigh after a moment. "Noah is safe, I promise." He said and she fought the urge to snap at him. "He may be with Ikora... or Asher Mir or even with Loki." He said and she looked down to her fingers for a moment.

"Where are they?" She asked and he looked to the sky. "Last I heard Asher was on Io. I'm pretty sure that's where Ikora will be as well." He said and she fisted her hands gently. "Then I will go there." She muttered softly. "There's already a fireteam on the way there, just to let you know." He said and she nodded. "Good, because I have no time to spare the antics of others. I have to find Loki and Noah." She ground out as she pulled her hood up over her head.

"Just be careful Ashura."

She gave him one small nod then made her way out of the barn. She looked around at all of the guardians and civilians. She was going to do everything she could to ensure they made it through this. She had to, because their lives depended on it. She made her way to the ship hawthorne had given her and she nodded to herself once more. "Ashura." She couldn't help the small smile that crossed her lips as she turned to face the Exo. "Misra." "I'm going with you." She said and Ashura made a motion to wave her into the ship. Misra made her way inside and they took off. The flight was silent, Misra seemed to be contemplating something. Ashura watched her for some time before they stepped off onto Io.

"Are you alright Misra?" She asked softly and Misra shook her head. "Ive been thinking. When the shard of the traveler gave me my light back, I heard this voice… She was telling me to look within and figure out who I really am. I'm not sure I want to know that, Ashura. What if I don't like the person I once was?" Misra muttered and Ashura smiled at her. "You'll love the person you were, as well as continue to love the person you are. I am still learning about myself, but I remember some things of my past and I love them. I still kinda like who I am becoming though." Ashura chuckled softly and Misra nodded. Their peaceful conversation was soon interrupted by incessant squawking.

"Who the hell is that?" Ashura grumbled, but Misra immediately took off towards the source. "A friend of yours I suppose." Ashura muttered and took off after her. When she came upon the two of them, Ashura looked at the awoken man and he scowled at her. "You useless guardians and your dependency on light." He spat and continued ranting only for Ashura to tune him out.

"I don't like you much." She spat and he looked at her wide eyed and appalled thoroughly. Misra was tinkering with his vex arm and didn't seem to notice what was going on around her in the slightest. "I need to talk to Ikora. This is pointless." Ashura sighed and turned to walk away. "I know where she is!" Asher yelled out and she turned to him with an annoyed look. She didn't want to deal with this man at all.

She opened her mouth to speak but her eye caught movement to her left. She turned to face the newcomers. "Ashura, we can handle this from here. We have ensured that Ikora is going to return to the farm with Cayde and Zavala." She nodded to the man and the smaller woman beside him. "Sasuke, Hinata, its so good to see you two." She said and they nodded.

"Alright then, Misra, lets get out of here." Ashura said, only to pinch the bridge of her nose when she looked over to see Misra dipping her fingers into the puddle of Radiolaria beside Asher. "Get out of that and come on!" she groaned and Hinata let out a small giggle.

:-:_:-:

Tiny, curious fingers tugged at the robes before them. Small babbles of Mama rang out and the large male looked down out the small human in the room with him. His much larger hand reached down to touch the child but the child was pulled from his reach weakly. "He is innocent, please do not hurt him." The voice croaked out weakly.

"Ghaul does not care for the innocent or weak. They always die in the end. His fate is only prolonged by the fact we know who will be coming for him. And when that wretch gets here…" The cabal trailed off and looked out the window. "We will kill him too. Just as the Speaker will meet his own fate, and so will you." The cabal made his way out of the room and the small mixed child looked over to them and smiled brightly. "Ni-Ni." He said and a sob escaped her.

"Oh Noah… I'm so sorry." She managed and he toddled over to her and crouched in front of her. She reached up and caressed his cheek with her mechanical hand and he giggled lightly. His dirt and ash smudged face brought her some comfort. She was just so happy she had found him alive. She was so angry at the fact they had been found and brought here.

She didn't know why she was alive, perhaps to care for the child until they all met their own fate… she forced herself to sit up better so she could hold him close and comfort him as well. It wasn't long before she heard movement about the hull of the ship and what sounded like enraged yelling from where the cabal had left. Something about a weapon being destroyed? She couldn't tell. That's what it sounded like though.

The same cabal and the leader, Ghaul were returning to the room and they were arguing about something. The same guardian that had regained their light? Ashura maybe? She looked up just in time to see the speaker hit the floor. He wasn't breathing and she struggled to catch her own breath. She pulled Noah in tighter to her and hid his face when Ghaul grabbed the other cabal by the throat and soon he joined the speaker in the floor, unmoving. Ghaul took one glance at the two of them before he stalked out of the room, paying them no further attention.

She tried to keep her hold on Noah but he struggled in her grasp and made his way out of it. She pulled at her restraints trying to get to him before he crawled up the steps, but he was out of her reach. She looked back over to him as she struggled begging internally for him not to go up there. He tottered over to the speakers body and tugged his robes softly, but the man gave no physical response. He then tugged on the coat of the cabal but there was no response from him either.

He carefully made his way back over to her and held a hand out to her. "Ball." Was all he said as he proudly showed her a ball of light. "Ball." He said again only to offer it to her once more. She carefully reached to touch the ball and found it was not a physical item. It was pure energy, ebbing and flowing with the movement of her fingers through it. He placed the orb in her hands and it flowed from her grasp like a liquid. Before long it was gone and she felt some of her strength return to her. She wasn't at full strength, but it was enough to get her to her feet.

"Home, Ni-ni." He said and she nodded as she tugged her restraints swiftly and reveled in the sound of them giving in. She wasn't sure how he had managed to conjure this orb of light, but she wasn't going to take it for granted. She scooped him up and turned to make her way out of the room, but she wasn't alone anymore. Three centurions had weapons pointed right at her and her heart sank. She set Noah down and the motioned for them to follow them weapons drawn. Noah grabbed her leg and tugged at her. She looked down at him and he reached for her once more. She picked him up and held him close to her chest.

She wasn't going to let anything happen to her if it were the last thing she did. He began giggling as she ship rocked roughly and she struggled to steady herself. The ship rocked once more causing the centurions to stumble. She took this change to take off running past them. She made her way up and out of the ship and to what she thought was safety, but those hopes were dashed when she turned and saw that she had run right to Ghaul.

She dropped to her knees and held the small child close.

"Im so sorry Noah." She whispered and he patted her on the arm and giggled.

"Mama!" he chirped happily, only for her to look up and see a figure clad in the armor of a fallen captain. The rage emanating from the person was suffocating to her. She turned to look at Ghaul only to see him descending on them with a blade of fire. She held Noah tighter in her embrace and prepared for the attack that was to come.

But it never came.

:-:-:

Misra rushed to where Cayde was holding the transporter open. "Go! Ashura has already gone through!" he yelled and she nodded. She jumped through and made her way straight to the top of the ship where she saw lights flashing. She rushed up and saw that Ghaul was engulfed in a swirling flame and he and Ashura were going back and forth.

She looked down to see that Nina and Noah were in the floor on a central platform. The moment Ghaul made a move to attack them Misra lunged. She wasn't sure what she could do but something deep within her said she could save them. She dove straight to them and energy expended around the three of them in a bright glow, and the blow from Ghaul never came.

When she looked up she could hardly believe what had happened. A titan barrier was around them. She looked down at the two within the barrier and Nina seemed to be just as shocked as she was. Before they could even process who had dropped the barrier, an enraged yell rang out around them as Ashura rushed at Ghaul. Her small flaming hammers pelting him at every turn.

The pure rage was… awe inspiring.

Ashura grabbed her hammer in both hands and reared it over her head, but as it came down it began to transform into something else. The handle elongated and the head of the hammer became larger. This was something no one had ever seen before in a titan, or even a partial titan. When the hammer hit the ground a trail of flames sprung up across the ground and engulfed Ghaul. She lunged for him once more, sending the large hammer in an arc in front of her time after time, each hit landing with a massive shockwave of impact. After a few more hits a bright light blinded them and it sent Ashura skidding backwards, only for her to stop a few feet in front of them and slam the handle of the hammer onto the ground beside her.

Misra watched as the light became the image of Ghaul and he began talking to the traveler. It wasn't long before cracks started forming all over the traveler and his light broke free. The light emanating from the traveler consumed Ghaul and it faded away. Ashura hit the ground and Misra rushed over to her.

"We did it… we won…" She whispered as she hit the ground, Unconscious, most likely due to exhaustion. If Misra could have smiled, she would have been to the point of her face actually hurting. She scooped Ashura off the ground and motioned for Nina to follow with Noah.

"Let's go home."

:-:-:

Amber eyes flicked from one person to the other, they were watching him carefully, and had been since the travelers light had been taken from them. "So where are we going?" He asked and they stopped prodding the fire that was keeping them warm for a moment. "Not sure yet, we were lucky to just survive, and we have no idea who could still be alive." The first one said and he clenched his fist. "That's more than enough reason for me to go back and look for her!" He snapped and green eyes slipped shut. "Uldren, we watched her die... you saw her fall." Lion said softly as he drew circles in the dirt with a stick. Loki nodded in silence.

"But my son!" Uldren bit out and Loki clenched his fist angrily.

"He was with Nina! Nina was taken on board the ship and not by choice so give a guess at what you think happened to them!" Loki snarled and Uldren's shoulders dropped in defeat. He bit his knuckle and his shoulders began shaking softly. He couldn't contain his grief anymore and it was killing him. Loki reached and gripped Uldren's shoulder gently at first, but then tighter when his own grief began washing over him. "Uldren... We are taking you to Petra..." Lion said and Uldren nodded slightly, his dark hair concealing his saddened eyes.

"So she can put me in prison..." He said and Lion looked away from him. "I understand... I really do. You two have done all you can to keep my in my right mind and I am grateful. But I know there is a time coming where I will not be able to come back from whatever this is." He said and Loki nodded. "Stop getting sappy or else i will whoop your ass." Lion managed to chuckle and Uldren scoffed. "Oh but of course. Wouldn't want you to think I'm a big baby." He laughed sourly as he stood.

"Come on. Let's go. Ive got nothing to come back to so I think it would be easier to just hand me over to Petra already." He grumbled as he reached to gather his things, but stopped and handed them to Loki. "Don't need belongings where I'm going either." He sighed and ignored the saddened look that crossed Loki's face. They turned to the ship that they had commandeered from the cabal and loaded up. Loki took over and began setting up to take off.

"Uldren, where is the prison?" Loki asked and Uldren put the coordinates in and sat down in the back of the ship, staring deeply into his reflection on his blade. The trip was silent and the moment they got to the prison, they were greeted by a few Awoken guards and Jollyon Till. "Hello dear friend, I am deeply sorry that it has come to this..." He said grasping Uldren's forearm gently. Uldren returned the gesture and offered a sarcastic smile. "You've been waiting for this day for a long time after what i did to you." He said and Jollyon shook his head as Petra made her way to them.

Her lone eye shone with visible sadness as she stepped up to him. "I promise you, Uldren, I promise you we will find a way to fix this and bring you out of cryo one day..." She whispered, a lone tear streaking down her cheek as she placed her hands on his cheeks. He placed his hands over hers and closed his eyes, a soft sigh escaping him. "I have nothing left, Petra. So do not worry about me, I will be just fine in the Cryo. At least that way I can see them in my dreams and it will be like this never happened." He said softly and she nodded.

"In there... she can finally be your queen." Petra whispered and he offered a small nod. "And Kira will be there too... I will have them all with me and I will be ok." He said as she led him to the Cryo chamber. He stepped inside willingly and rested against the back wall as he placed his arms and legs in the restraints. She closed the door and offered a sad smile as she placed her hand against the glass. He gave a small nod and she began the Cryo process. Her heart ached for her friend as his once solely amber eyes slipped shut. The black that had begun to bleed into them fading from view as well. She turned to Loki and Lion and opened her mouth to say something but they both dropped to their knees clutching their chests at exactly the same time.

A burst of light emanated from them and they looked up to her in shock. "Our light... its... Back."

She rushed to open the chamber but Loki stopped her. "Why are you stopping me?!" She snapped and they frowned. "Petra, we can't let him out until we figure out how to fix him." Jollyon said from behind her and her shoulders slumped. "But..." "Petra... as far as we know... he has nothing to come back to. It's better for him here right now. He wont have to suffer while we find the cure." Jollyon said and Loki nodded.

"I have no idea if my sister is even alive. We just cant fight to keep him in control while we try to find out what we have left..." Loki said and Petra looked to her friend once more. "Ok... But if Ashura is alive, you cant tell her he is here..." she whispered and Loki furrowed his brow. "Why not?" He asked and she motioned for another Cryopod nearby. "Because Uldren isn't the only one of her loved ones in here... one of her fallen is here as well. And he was docking other fallen in her name. She cant know..." Petra whispered and Loki frowned. "Which fallen is it?" He asked and Petra wiped her hand over the massive Cryopod to show the wrist of the fallen. A strip of one of Ashura's cloaks was wrapped around his forearm. Loki's eyes went wide. "I know that one!" he managed.

"It's Fikrul."