CHAPTER 8

NO PLACE FOR AN XUR

Echoes. Strong , moving movement cracked through this endless path of hive hollows. John rushed. Moving as fast as he could. He moved.

Didn't care about his time. His time in this galaxy. Even the path of the Nine. The rules. The punishments. He wasn't about to let someone. Her. To be left lost.

Down the stairs. He could tell the long dust remains. Remains of the hive. Thralls at most. Yet a few bodies of strong powerful Knights. John didn't like this.

The kind of Knights that are Ascendants. The ones who live at bay. Not within this deep depth. The ones who guard a King.

John slammed both hands into each other. Gaining his inventory list. He could see and ask for what he needed. Within seconds. But at a high cost.

Not Many Xur's would do this. Unless for the right reasons. John remembered what his Father would say about Family. Friends. People.

" They Can Be A Curse..."

" Can Be A Blessing.."

" They Can Harm you"

" Bring you Hope"

" Bring you peace "

" How do you know when they're friends? Father" asked John ( Age 8)

" When They stick with you til the very end..of your Life...Your Journey...Your mission"

" When they never abandon you no matter what the odds are"

" Wow...I hope I find them some day" said John with a smile of glowing eyes (Age 8)

" Or if your dead, then you won't have to worry about it my boy..Nope...Never will if your dead" said Judah Xur (Father of John)

-Moon, Ocean Of Storms, Phogoth Boss, enemies are different, overpowered with a strange anomaly-

Smashing into the ground. With a powerful shocking wave of pure strength. The monster of the Moon. Massive. Large. The enraged Ogre named " Phogoth".

Was screaming in anger. His hands gripping the ground. Causing massive slash nail markings. Hive Thrall rushed from the shattered ground floor.

Running with wild minds. Aria and her ally , Mallory. Both were injured. They tried fleeing back out towards the stairs. Hollowed Knights .

Powerful Knights descendants from Oryx himself. The Knight's massive Hive blade glowed with pure blue lighting energy.

Powerful enough to send both guardians flying back into the ground. Aria's hand cannon named " Hawkmoon". Flew out of her grasp. Into the ground.

Under a floating Hive Wizard. The Wizard yelled. Screamed so loudly. Aria looked at her companion. Hive Knight closed in closer raising up its strong mighty blade.

Aria noticed it and closed her eyes. All around her she could feel the failure. The loss. The mission. They weren't ready.

Something had interfered. Something had planned for them. Something in pure strength. The Knight dropped onto one knee.

His blade fell on the left hand side of Aria.

Her eyes opened up again. Feeling the wind. The heavy chunk of hive sword smashing beside her. The blue glowing light of energy faded.

Without words. He stared. His hand reaching out to her.

"Who!?"

" Xur?!" said Aria

" Come On!" he yelled

She stood up again. John's hands went onto the sides of back pack. Pulling out two Red Deaths. Tossing one to Aria and the other. He took aim firing at them.

One by one Thralls rushed to him. Yelling. Screaming. Desperately in mid air range. John hesitated no longer. Moving swiftly his aim was on point.

Aria's wounds healed. She handed the pulse rifle of mystery to Malory. Both being healed. John ran forward. Rushing towards the other two Knights.

There blades swinging towards him. John jumped forward rolling head first into the ground. As he did his red death vanished.

His right arm gripped an invisible handle. As it turned into a purple glowing energy. An exotic sword. John swung left then upwards.

His body turned ducking. Avoiding the Hive Wizard's projectiles. His blade vanished into nothing. Aria fired her mighty powerful bow. Into the Wizard.

Malory's gunslinger went on. Flaming as she scorched the Wizard to death. John's hands unleashed. Gripping tightly around the back end of his back pack.

Taking aim. Phogoth. Looked towards him. Yelling. Charging quickly. His hands reaching forward. John moving backwards. Jumping in mid air.

His hands aimed a mighty powerful weapon. A heavy Machine Gun called " Super Good Advice". His aim was head on. Rapid fire. Even if he missed.

Ammo would return. John dropped off. Phogoth followed. Both falling off the collapsing platform. The entire room was being rocked. Battered.

Phogoth's eternal rage wrecked havoc. Tearing apart everything around him. Aria yelled out his name. Malory yelled at her. Pulling her arm.

Aria rushed back as the doorway behind her closed in. Malory cursed and yelled. Slamming her hands into the rocks.

Malory looked back seeing the path back to the surface. She wanted to. She needed to. Malory took it. Leaving in a rushing movement.

Aria ran as fast as she could. Dodged falling moon rocks from above her. She jumped and rolled across the breaking ground. She could see the back of Phogoth.

Falling. Heading head first into the free fall. Aria ran and yelled. Jumping forward. As she did. In free fall motion.

She could see John firing his super good advice into Phogoth. John noticed her. Her body glowed blue. Electrified with her blade dancer.

Swinging her blade closer and closer. until she reached Phogoth's back and ran forward. In a down ward motion. Thrall screamed in fear.

Many Hive reinforcements fell along with them.

She jumped passed Phogoth's screaming self as it bled tons of blood. John reached out to her as she did to him. His weapon fell out of his grip.

Her blade dancer stopped. He held her in his arms. Her arms around him. Both staring into each other's eyes. Phogoth reached out to them.

By Inches away. John couldn't imagine anything better. Aria in his arms. She held onto him tightly.

Reaching towards the end of the Pitt.

Phogoth. Dropped heavily into the ground.

Causing a loud boom.