Part 6: Memory
Steel District, Last City, Earth
His vision was blurred. His mind cleared, empty. He could hear laughter but he could tell from where.
His vision began to clear and saw before he was a tower, open grass field, and laughter of unknown individuals.
The tower reach into clouds, cutting into the very sky itself.
He felt at peace. For reason he could not explain, the machine felt at peace.
"You here." He turn around, finally seeing the woman who has been haunting him.
She had the appearance of a willow but still, for one reason or another, keep her beauty of more youthful days. Olive skin, deep mahogany hair, and hazel eyes.
She was smiling, a smile full of warmth and comfort but for what? The machine couldn't fully understand.
"What are you?" the machine asked.
"I already told you," she sound disappointed," I'm your mother."
"So, you're the one who made me?"
"Not just you, but every one of my child, each precious to me."
"Your child, the Exos, you had a hand in our creation?"
"A hand? No it was not just 'a hand', I gave my blood, my mind, my heart."
She place her hand on the machine's chest. Her smile now gone. The machine could no longer hear the laughter. There was cries now, wails, the field of open grass was now set on blaze. The tower was crumbling.
The woman start cries, looking up at the machine, her tears were blood red.
"Find me, find the Crypt before they destroy it."
"Who?"
"The Brass beings. The time lords. Stop them before it too late."
The woman began to multiply, placing hands around the machine and pledging him with the same words over and over again.
"Roho, wake me up…."
"Roho…"
"Roho!"
"Hey tin-man," some ask, "you're alright?"
Usiku vision began to clear. He jolt up, pacing back and forth in the small studio. He slowly calmed down and looked at Aly'neer. She gazed at the Exo with amazement.
"What was that?!" Usiku asked.
"A breakthrough," Aly'neer smiled," I got some coordinates from your deep meditation session."
Aly'neer turned around, pressing several keys on the holographic keyboard. The monitor displayed a building on a distant planet.
"These coordinates lead to old Ishtar Academy building on Venus or at least whatever buried under it."
"Venus," Roho objected," There is no way we are going to Venus."
"Why not?" Usiku asked.
"Oh let see," Roho answered sarcastically," beside the fact that the Vex control much of the planet and the Fallen House of Winter have now began to besiege the place.
"There also the fact that you're a newborn and it take nothing short of full fire team to even walk around the Headlands. Venus sounds like such cheerful place visit."
"Well your light bulb is right about one thing," Aly'neer said," if you plan to go to Venus you're going to need a team at your back and better gear."
"Fine," Usiku be soundly defeated," Venus can wait, for now at least. Roho can you at least save those coordinates?"
"I already save them."
"And you," Usiku turn toward Aly'neer," what do I owe you?"
"Nothing," she said," but promise me one thing; when or whatever you find on Venus, you tell me about it. Promise?"
"Promise."
Usiku left Aly'neer's house, now having a destination he needed to reach. Usiku knew now what his destiny is, it's finding the Deep Stone Crypt, and the clues to its location lies on Venus.
"So what now?" Roho asked.
"A week."
"What?"
"If I can gain a fire team in one week, get some experience, and find better gear…"
"Usiku," Roho stated," I know what you're planning but chances of the Vanguard allowing you access to Venus are slim at best. "
"She was crying Roho," Usiku turn toward his Ghost," tears of blood. Pledging, no, begging me to find her. If I have to defy the Vanguard or you on this…"
"Alright," Roho sighed," one week."
"Thank you."
"Hmm now that I think about," Roho recited," I believe Lord Shaxx is looking for new recruits to participate in the Crucible, partially in skirmish."
Usiku nodded and flagged down a shuttle to take him back to the Tower.
Author's notes
Hello and thanks for reading this so far. This is the ended of first arc in my little story. The second arc, we'll meet Usiku's fire team, go to Venus, and start a whole chain of events that will leaded to the conclusion of my little story. Again, thanks for reading!