Chapter Seventeen- The Unholy Union Part One: Eating the Dark Heart, Ilane
"When light and dark become one, the world shall know true fear" -Unknown
New York
Enali crept silently along the walls. It had only been a few months since she had joined with Mjolnir, clearing out sects of fallen, hive, and cabal across Earth.
She checked her timer. Only fifteen minutes into the mission.
Her hair was draped around her neck as she had let it grow again. She sighed as she pulled her hood tighter.
"Enali, be careful, there are fallen scouring that entire complex" Andal whispered over the coms.
Enali checked her ammo counter. She had enough to get her out if it came to that.
Something cracked behind her. She whirled around to face a dark hooded figure.
"ENALI GET OUT OF THERE NOW, THERES DARK ENERGY SPIKING ALL OVER THAT COMPLEX!"
Enali tried to jump back but was stopped by a hand covering her face. She struggled to breathe as she saw her environment change before everything went black.
She screamed as she felt like every fiber in her body was on fire before she was thrown across a floor.
She coughed and gagged as she tried to regain her orientation.
"You have fought long enough Enali" the figure said.
The voice, the voice was familiar to her but she couldn't put a finger on where she knew it from.
She stood to her feet, her eyes still trying to adjust.
The figure lowered its hood, revealing its face.
Enali's eyes widened.
"You casted away your darkness, he brought me to life"
It was a Shadow Guardian. More importantly it was herself.
"Why are you here.."
"My name is Ilane and I am here to show you why the darkness will always win"
Enali pulled her knife, watching Ilane closely.
"Any resistance is futile, you will be destroyed"
Enali was met with a quick kick to the chin, ramming her teeth together as she flew back across the room. She rolled over onto her knees, spitting blood to the floor.
Ilane walked slowly over to Enali, a wicked smile upon her lips.
"For everything you have done to Master Kalos, I will repay you ten fold"
Enali smiled, blood running from her mouth, "bring it on bitch, I have nothing left to lose..."
Enali charged, tackling Ilane to the ground landing one punch to the face before she was thrown off.
She quickly got up and charged again, ducking low to avoid a roundhouse kick.
She flipped her knife around as she brought it up with her right hand towards the bottom of Ilane's chin.
Ilane sidestepped and brought her foot down into Enali's back.
Enali screamed and went limp, unable to move her body.
"Now" Ilane said as she grabbed Enali's hair, "we can have some real fun"
Enali's eyes held a deep fear as she could do nothing. A few tears rolled down her cheeks.
Ilane smiled as she held a rag covered in chloroform to Enali's nose, laughing as she passed out.
Downtown New York
A Hunter cloaked in dark violet moved across the city streets, tapping each fallen dreg with her foot.
"Devils Scum" she hissed, her Japanese accent very heavy.
"Mjolnir appear to have been here" she said to seemingly no one.
"Whatever they are here for we cannot let their mission fail, Find them Naomi" a voice replied to her.
"Understood, Naomi out"
Naomi had seen many things over the course of her entire life as a Guardian, some she wished she hadn't seen.
A rock moved to her left.
She quickly without thinking aimed her Hawkmoon in the direction of the noise.
"Come on out, I know your there" she said as her finger caressed the trigger.
"Well well, if it isn't Naomi Shiratori. I had no idea they'd send you after us, tell me, how has it been leading Obelisk?"
"Jesus Christ, Andal?" She said as she lowered her Hawkmoon.
"The one and only. Surprised? You know I bet Cayde would be happy to know your alive and well.."
"But we both know that can't happen, at least not yet... But I have to ask, why are you and Mjolnir here?"
"Our Hunter, Enali Raku, went dark down there"
"YOU LET THE GIRL GO IN ALONE?! ARE YOU GUYS THAT FUCKING DENSE?"
Andal shied away, fearing her wrath.
"You do know she is possibly our only hope to stop what's coming right? And your going to let her go down alone!"
"Wasn't by choice Naomi, she said no to all offers of help"
Naomi shook her head before rushing towards the building.
"Naomi to Obelisk Two, Target is solo, I'm going in"
"Roger that, be careful"
"Thanks"
Underground Bunker, New York
Ilane walked around Enali's body, tapping her chin. Her mission was simple, destroy her other half. But something inside her stirred, a longing.
"Fuck it" she said as she propped Enali up in a chair, tying her arms and legs.
Ilane hit the door, allowing the lights to dim as they became locked in the room.
Enali stirred as she began to wake.
"Ah the princess is awake, listen we don't have much time"
Enali spit into Ilane's face, jerking at her bindings.
"Ok I admit I deserve that, but listen up, we need to become one again.."
Enali scoffed as she rolled her eyes, "why in hell would I want to become one with my darkness ever again?"
Ilane grabbed Enali's face with her left hand.
"From the day I was created till this very moment, I have felt empty, void of anything and everything. When I was part of you, I was alive, more alive than what I am now"
Enali closed her eyes.
"Go fuck yourself"
Ilane sighed before slapping Enali across the face.
"We will all die, simple as that. Or do I need to show you our fate"
"No matter what you show me, I will not accept your proposal"
"Suit yourself" Ilane said as she placed her hands on both of Enali's cheeks.
Enali screamed as she felt her body burn before all went black.
Unknown Location, Unknown Time
A hard rain poured over the battlefield as fires seemed to endlessly rage in the darkness.
Enali sat over a dead hunters body, mechanical hands placed on the chest.
"We have to go, He will be here soon" a voice called out from behind her.
Enali placed her helm beside the fallen Hunter and placed a kiss on its forehead.
"Eren, we cannot continue fighting..." She said as she closed the hunters eyes.
It was Aracela.
"Enali, we have to fight, we cannot simply let this go unpunished"
"WITHOUT DAVID WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO WIN!" She screamed as she clenched her fist, "ITS FUCKING POINTLESS TO FIGHT, WE AS GUARDIANS HAVE LOST"
Eren shook his head as he stepped away.
"You can sit and do nothing, but if you had taken the chance we could have done this without David and Tychi.."
Enali looked down at her mechanical hands, tears falling from her face.
It was but only a moment before a sniper round ripped through Eren's head.
Enali screamed as she ran to him as he fell. She wrapped him in her arms, rocking back and forth crying.
"Come face me!" She yelled as she hugged Eren's body to hers.
"Enali, it's given me great pleasure to see you in this state" a voice called from behind her, "all of your friends, dead. And here you are, the last one standing"
Enali placed Eren's body on the ground before standing to her feet.
"How could you, Elias.." She said almost inaudibly as she picked up her Red Death.
"Simple, when House Rouge came back, you weren't there to stop them and Now that Obelisk has all but been taken care of, it's time to wipe the last of House Judgement from History"
Enali looked at the bloodied blade at the end of her weapon, "this will be the last time I use this this to kill anyone"
Enali charged Elias, void trails following behind her as she poured every last ounce of her light into her movement.
"Your okay with this?" Her ghost asked inside her head.
"I have no other choice..." She whispered a s she jumped into the air bringing Red Death above her head.
As she landed everything went black. The weight of her light lifting from her body and soul. Then, nothing.
Present Day, New York
Enali screamed as she was let go, her heart racing as she cried.
"What the fuck was that?!" She cried out as she stared at Ilane with terror filled eyes.
"Exactly what you needed to see, the culmination of the Darkness's efforts against the Light. Most guardians in exile, hiding. You cannot hope to stop it alone"
Enali lowered her head as she shook. The visions were not at all pleasant.
"I have to warn the others..." She cried as she struggled against her bonds.
"The only way out of this is to merge with me.. The only way to do that is to... Eat my heart and steal my darkness back for yourself..."
Enali's head snapped up as she heard the last part of the sentence. She was now scared beyond all reason.
"I.. I can't do it, I can't bring myself to do that to anyone even a Dark Guardian.." She said as she tried to plead with Ilane.
Ilane knelt before Enali, giving a small smile, "It will be ok, I promise.. From the time my body goes limp, you will have less than two minutes to eat my heart and consume my darkness"
Ilane took a knife, cutting Enali free.
"The placed will start to fall apart shortly after, it's rigged to blow.."
Ilane smiled as she pulled a small sidearm from her cloak, placing it to her throat.
"Come, Enali, The time to decide is now.."
She closed her eyes as she pulled the trigger.
Upper Levels, New York
Naomi braced herself against a wall as the whole building shook.
"Elias, what the hell is going on!?"
"Something detonated inside the buildings, get your ass down there and get Enali out!"
Naomi pushed forward, her feet becoming enveloped in arc energy as she raced down the halls.
"You can't go it alone.." Andal said as he dropped in behind Naomi.
"What the hell are you doing here?" She asked as they turned a corner.
"I'm not going to let you go down here to die, so shut the hell up and accept my help!"
They stopped as they heard screams.
"Enali!" They yelled as they banged on a door.
"Shit, we have to get in there..."
Enali crawled over to Ilane's body, cupping her face before taking her knife. She couldn't believe she was about to do this.
Enali took a deep breath as she shoved the knife into Ilane's chest, carving her way to the heart.
Naomi pounded the door as Andal set up mines.
"Dark Energy spike, guys hurry it up!"
Enali took Ilane's heart into her hands, tears flowing down her face as she raised it to her mouth.
Naomi kicked the door, jumping in as it fell.
"Enali.. What are you doing.."
Andal stepped back slightly, holding Naomi's arm.
"I'm so sorry..." Enali said as she sunk her teeth into the Dark Heart.