Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Champion of the Cabal. Enjoy the 1300-word chapter. I don't own Destiny, Bungie, Activision and Microsoft do.

(Last City, Siegedancer Command Carrier Resolve.)

Tal sat in the command chair of his flagship as he waited, the emperor of the empire, Dominus Ghaul was arriving in the system in ten minutes, Tal looked over one of his Psion's shoulders to look at the status of the Siege Dancer legion.

'The entire fleet is assembled; my forces are searching through the remains of the last city…. This assault would have been so much easier if we could have weakened the Traveler.'

Tal thought as he mused over the last few weeks, the Vanguard had escaped due to their Ghosts and a large number of Guardians had escaped the fall of the last city.

His legion had been ordered to lock down the remains of the city until Ghaul and his 'Red Legion' arrived.

"Sir, multiple contacts approaching… It's the Red Legion, the Immortal is hailing us…. HE wants you to meet him onboard the Immortal, sir."

The Psion said from her console as Tal nodded before turning back to the Psion.

"Tell the hanger bay to ready a Harvester class dropship and inform the rest of the fleet…. We must greet our ruler properly."

Tal said as he rose from his feet and walked out of the bridge, passing dozens of saluting Siegedancer Legionaries as he raised his hand to his helmet and spoke into it.

"Ko, get the rest of the fleet into position, Torus, make sure the ground forces are ready, I am going to meet our ruler… Wait for my next orders."

Tal barked into his helmet and was rewarded with two responses of 'yes, sir'. He walked over to the lift and took it up to the quarter deck as

"Sir, your dropship is ready, I will send it to the quarterdeck… We will await your next command."

Tal heard over his helmet as a Harvester class dropship flew up to the hull of the ship as Tal stepped inside it and looked at the 5 Psion and Legionaries inside the dropship as it flew into the clouds towards the Immortal, Tal saw the ship's turrets track the small dropship as it landed on the quarterdeck of the Red Legion Flagship as Tal stepped off.

He looked and saw Ghaul step out of the lower levels of the ship as Tal began the walk over, he noted the lack of Legionaries on the deck and guessed the Cabal Ruler wasn't expecting any trouble.

"Sir."

Tal said, dropping to one knee as Ghaul walked over, the Cabal Ruler wore white and red armor with gold detailing, something that Tal noticed was the Cabal Ruler had forgone wearing a helmet.

"You may rise, Primius, my top scientist and spies have been watching you… We are impressed."

Ghaul spoke as Tal rose to see a Psion, the red cape and horned helmet and staff along with black and red armor made Tal realize the Psion was not a simply foot soldier as Tal fell to his knees, gasping as his Ghost popped out of.

"The Traveler belongs to the empire and to me…. I have forgotten that you use the light, Freeborn Otzot here may yet find you of more interest than she did previously.…. Now then, your next orders are-…"

Ghaul was cut off as a round slammed into his armor, Tal whipped his head behind him and spotted a helmetless Cabal vanishing back into the Immortal.

The Titan, however, was snapped out of his thought as Ghaul seized him in one hand and tossed him to the edge of the warship.

"You dare attack me, traitor!?"

Ghaul hissed as Tal started to rise to explain about who he had seen when Ghaul planted his foot on the Titan's shoulder.

"Target the Siegedancer Fleet, their Primius has betrayed me and they will suffer as well…"

Ghaul hissed before looking at Tal.

"And our talk could have been so rewarding, traitor…"

Ghaul said before kicking the Titan and causing him to fall from the flagship as Tal gazed at the Resolute in horror as several shells from the Immortal hit it before it could raise shields, destroying it as it began to crash into the city.

Tal's helmet filled with the sounds of his soldiers shouting for orders as the Primius slammed into the ground and passed out.

(Outside the Tower)

Bracus Ko'Maious couldn't believe what he had heard, while he had barely known his Primius for more than human year, he refused to believe he would harm the Dominus.

He also stood behind a line of Phalanx Siege Dancers as they fired at a line of Red Legion Legionaries.

"Where is the Primius?"

Ko asked as he fired and retreated inside the remains of the tower, leaving the line of Phalanxes to deal with the Red Legion troops.

"We do not know, Bracus, we are getting a faint signal from where the Immortal but it could be from his Ghost."

A Legionary replied over the battle network as Torus answered.

"The Resolve is gone, the rest of the fleet is firing everything it has but we're going to have to retreat, Ko."

Torus answered as Ko fired a barrage of gunfire back at the Red Legion.

"NO, WE ARE NOT LEAVING Tal BEHIND! Have the rest of the fleet flee to the dead zone, I am only leaving once we have the Primius!"

Ko roared as the wall exploded and a group of Red Legion Legionaries opened fire at Torus only for their shots to bounce off his shield as he forced them back with a barrage of micro rockets before he looked up to see the 10 Frigates and 4 Remaining Carriers left in the Siege Dancer fleet begin to flee beyond the bounds of the city as dozens of Harvest Dropships either fired at the more advanced Thresher gunships or carried Siege Dancer soldiers out of the city.

"Any remaining Units, push to the center of the city, retrieve the Primius and then retreat to the Dark Zone!"

"Belay that…. Ko, you are promoted to Valus, I will make my way to the edge of the city…. Send a Harvester there."

Ko froze up upon hearing the voice of his commander before Tal spoke again over the Siege Dancer's Battle Network.

"All Siege Dancer units, this is Primus Tal Orris Roass, the Last City has fallen, retreat to the Dark Zone, I will explain when we arrive, Valus Ko'Maious is in command of the retreat…. Retreat is not defeat, soldiers, it is merely a regrouping."

Tal said before the radio fell silent as Ko turned to the Phalanx outside and grunted.

He had a job as Valus to do.

(Center of the city, Below the Immortal)

Tal fired his rifle into a Red Legion Legionary as he coughed, dozens of Red Legion Soldiers infested the city and the Titan Officer wasn't in the condition he should have been to fight off the army of Ghaul, he ducked behind fire as more Legionaries showed up.

"Harvester? I'm going to need a few minutes."

Author notes

Ok, I know this whole first part of the war with the Red Legion was a little rushed, it's going to slow down drastically after this part. Next part will be Saturday. Until then, Lighting Knight out!

P.S: A lot of the second game will still be in the story but a lot of it will also be changed.