A Titan's Wrath:
Damn, the hive never stop coming. The Titan in the cave suddenly sprinted towards the hive knight right as it raised it's sword. Before it could swing the Titan's hammer slammed into its chest killing it and burning the corpse to ashe. As the knight's allies screamed their anger, they charged the guardian, only to learn why you don't run towards a sunbreaker, as hammer after hammer flew into them. Exploding upon impact and turning each of their corpses into burning bombs that kept the chain going until not an acolyte or knight remained, or so she thought. Exhausted the Titan collapsed, only to see the last thrall come screaming at it. The guardian prepared for the inevitable need to respawn when the thrall leapt... and a single golden shot ripped through it.
"Ya know the idea is to clear the area, THEN take a nap right?"
Wearily getting to her feet the Titan turned to her hunter savior and removed her helmet. "Oh shut up Hollister, I had it right where I wanted it."
"Ooh, I'll try not to tell Tal that his wife was all excited that a thrall was going to jump her." The fatigue was gone, and suddenly one very alert, very pissed off awoken Titan was in Hollister's face "What was that?"
Gulping the Exo said "I'll try not to tell Tal-9 that?"
"My husband is dead, and you feel free to joke about it?!"
"No he's not...Didn't you get his letter?" Seeing the look of confusion on the Titan's face, Hollister face-palmed "THAT'S WHAT I FORGOT! MY BAD!" Suddenly he dematerialized onto his ship, leaving a very confused and upset Titan behind. What does he mean Tal is alive? He died...I BURIED HIM! It was during this internal debate that Hollister tapped her on the shoulder, and took a flaming hammer to the face as a result.
"OH MY GOD HOLLISTER! You know not to sneak up on me."
"*Cough* I called out several times. Ooh that's gonna be tender." He said as he rubbed his metal jaw. "Anyways here's the letter I was supposed to bring you. I was on my way, but then Devrim called begging for my help, so I went. Then after heroically saving him he complimented me, told me how much better of a sniper I was, and promised to pay for my ramen forever!... and you're not even listening..."
"uh-huh, that's great." Tal...he's alive. And on Mercury? Hasn't he given enough there? I'm coming Tal. Just you wait. "I'm leaving."
Hollister was confused about the sudden change in mood "What about your work here with Ana?"
"You do it, you owe me. This letter is a month old."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Aww chin up Hollister. The warmind is Awake, no more worm god here, and you get to work with your dear Anabae." Seeing him perk up at the mention of his favorite hunter the titan continued "I was just about to get to the purging of the lost sectors,but you can do that for me, BYE!" Then the titan dematerialized, leaving Hollister in the lost sector alone, right as Keresh came storming out of his hole. "Aww man."
The universe hates me, thought the titan as she ducked under a harpy shot. She had completely ditched any idea of tactics or strategy and was bashing most of the robots in with her hammer or fists until there was nothing but a pile of wreckage surrounding her. As the last vex fell, she was left with nothing to do but checking the time and impatiently pacing.
"We are early, give him time." Came the annoyed robotic voice of her best friend.
"I know liz."
The titan couldn't imagine life without her ghost, but man could she state the obvious.
"Your hair is fine Rachel, calm down. Don't you think he's going to be nervous too." Rachel stopped running her finger through her hair to glare at the little machine, but something felt wrong. She started counting the wreckage, wasn't there one more- Suddenly she saw the red light land on her ghost and leapt forward. This is gonna hurt! But the hit never came, instead she saw purple light cover her as a shield of void energy formed a dome over her. She saw….. Saint-14? Before she could ask, the figure sprinted out of the bubble with a roar, and with a leap was on the platform with the hobgoblin. The machine warbled in surprise as a purple clad fist punched through it, draining the energy into a small force field around the titan as the machine faded to the void.
"Thanks for the save."
"Don't worry about it, Rakell." She would know that voice anywhere. She ran towards him and he opened his arms...and took a flaming hammer to the chest, slamming into the wall behind him. As the titan struggled to his feet, he was glad the over shield had taken most of that, though it would definitely hurt until his ghost could finish healing him.
"ow...I might have deserved that."
"I buried you..."
Hearing his wife's distress he ripped his helmet off, showing her the green and grey metal, the twin horns, and the pink optics. "Hey. hey, hey, hey, it's okay. I was technically dead." Wrapping her in hug he let her cry, and wished he could as well.
"Thank you." Came a small robotic voice near their shoulders. Both Titan's turned to the little ghost next to Liz. "Without you making me this, we would have been lost forever." Suddenly Rachel grabbed the ghost and ran her fingers over his soccer ball like shell until she found it. A patch of fresh metal where a hole from a vex line rifle used to be.
"You're welcome Drake, thank you for bringing him back to me." With a smile she let him go and he nuzzled her cheek like he used to. Before Liz pushed him away from the couple, and they caught up as well. Liz would never admit it, but much like their guardians, Liz and Drake were the yin to the others yang as their guardians said.
"That wasn't Drake that brought me back."
Turning to her husband Rachel asked "What do you mean?"
Running his metal fingers across the blue grey skin of her cheek and into her auburn hair as they pressed their foreheads together, Talean continued "It was you. You beat Gaul. You woke the traveler up. You saved me. Without that sudden burst of light, Drake would still be inactive and I would still be in that crypt." Seeing her about to cry again he pressed his metal lips to her forehead.
"And I'm never going anywhere without you ever again."
Sniffling she laughed "You promise?"
"I promise, look what it got me the last time!" They both laughed at this and just held each other for awhile before agreeing to get out of there before the vex sent more robots.
"You a sentinel now?"
"Kinda? I don't know how to explain it, it just calls to me. I still pull out the hammer every now and again."
"Ok. As long as you don't begin telling me about the sword logic or how futile life is, I don't see a problem with you playing with reality."
"That's not …"
"I know Tal...I really missed you."
"I missed you too. That's why I vow to never leave your side again." Kneeling Tal-9 said "I swear myself to you, by the flame and by the void. To follow you wherever you may go. And to follow your commands, My Lady."
"I accept you, by the flame and by the void. You may rise my knight."
"I was worried you wouldn't remember."
"The queen and her titan? Unlikely. That was one of your favorites, I've reread it many times now."
This made him smile as they neared the exit of the sector. They put on their helmets and gently tapped their helmeted foreheads together and Rakell continued "And I can think of a lot of things to command on the ship."
Yay finally posting a chapter that has been done for months!