She felt the cool whisps of the wind even through her armor as she stood on the edge of the Pantheon. She'd been her many times before but the beauty of the land never seemed to unimpress her. Her ghost signaled to her that the match had begun and she smiled happily as she kept across the gap that separated her from the main portion of the map.

She cleared the gap with ease and landed quietly as a hunter should. She started to move slowly to the massive cube in the center, being careful to avoid corners. Though Shaxx was a larger Titan, he moved quickly.

She paused and listened closely. The hum of the Vex machinery was prominent but not dominant. The sound of rocks moving caught her attention. She drew the Flow of Battle and began to charge it. She rolled around the corner as a sniper shot hit the wall behind her sending bits of stone scattering.

Holy shit! Going with a sniper? How uncharacteristic of you Shaxx. She said to herself in her head.

She sighed and vaulted over the wall behind her and pushed forward to the cube. She pressed her back to it and peaked out firing a shot at where the Titan had been only to discover he had moved. Now she could feel the intensity of the eyes upon her from the cameras that buzzed around the map.

She sighed and moved around the left side of the cube closer to the edge of the map where heavy ammunition would be dropped in. As she looked she caught the glimpse of his mark. She grinned and jumped down to his level. Normally she would never do that as it put her at a disadvantage but she was confident in her abilities as a marksman. She grabbed the scout rifle from her back and gripped its handle tightly.

The Suros sights lit up as she raised the stock to her shoulder. She spun around the corner and fired upon the Titan who pressed himself to the corner before her. She heard him laugh which unnerved her slightly. She began to feel the true pressure of who she'd challenged. As her heart rate elevated all she could hear was the pounding inside her head. Shaxx stepped out and fired upon her. She reacted slowly and a few rounds ripped through her shield. She took cover once again but the unmistakable sound of a Titan glide made her doubt her choice. As he turned the corner she jumped back of the edge.

It must have looked as though she killed her self but in all actuality what she'd done is saved her extra jumps. She came around the other edge of the platform and fired her hand cannon into the titans back. His shield shattered but didn't kill him. He turned as she grabbed her knife and swung at her with a powerful fist that she used her palm to push away. As she pushed his palm she rolled her back along his outstretched arm. She was standing beside him facing the opposite direction. She quickly dug her knife into the gap between his armor and dropped him to the ground. She could feel his pulse through the handle of the knife. She twisted the blade and his pulse stopped. Her heart threatened to leap from her chest at any moment as it beat away uncontrollably in her chest. She pulled the knife out as his ghost appeared above him and brought him back.

He stared at her for a moment before chuckling happily. He placed a hand on her shoulder and spoke to her.

"Well done Ivara. You have taught me a new trick that I'm sure hunters in all matches will be attempting." He said with a happy tone.

"Thank you. You fought well. How much glimmer do you think Cayde made from this?"She said happily, her body still filled with adrenaline. Her arm was shaking for some reason but she quickly stopped it with the other.

"Not nearly enough to pay off his debts." Shaxx said teasingly knowing he was watching.

She looked out at the garden for a moment before being transmatted back to her ship.

More Authors Notes!!: So I do t really like the way this chapter came out so expect changes to it in the future but I wanted to get it out and see what you think of it. If I do change it I won't change the outcome.