Meanwhile Trinity and Xor scoured the stars for the presence of their lost friend. Searching every crack and crevice, every moon and asteroid, in what seemed to be an endless journey across the stars.

Then…

On the outskirts of known human civilization…

Their search came to an end…

Even if it was not the end they had hoped to find…


Two ships burst through the thick cloud layer of a frozen planet.

One short and compact, built for battle.

The other smooth and streamlined, silent against the white sky of the blizzard.

They set down in a snowy clearing, a bleached basin surrounded by a towering bowl of dark-stoned mountains.

The humanoid figures exited the various crafts.

An armored Warrior.

A stealthy Survivor.

The armed themselves and began their journey.

They Walked.

And Walked.

...and walked…

Driven only by perseverance and the will to find their long lost friend.


"Xor, we should turn back. If we do not retrace our steps we will lose them in the storm.", Trinity yelled over the howling of the freezing blizzard winds. They pushed against her strongly, almost threatening to send her plummeting over the cliff face that dropped down only a few feet away.

Her Exo companion turned back to face her, hooded cloak flapping violently in the wind, "The peak is just a few meters away. Once we reach it we can use your ghost to do a scan of the area." He turned back towards the slope calling over his shoulder as he continued up the snowy path, "Once we have the scan we can use the ships to drop us at any unusual geographic formations."

Trinity nodded and trudged through the snow after him. She tensed herself in preparation for the winds at the top, as they would most likely be the strongest yet.

"I am in the process of scanning the area for abnormalities Guardian.", Trinity had released her Ghost and it expanded, its many cornered pieces radiating out as it sent out bursts of light energy to get a good readout of the surrounding terrain.

"Two klicks north of our position there is an impact site of some sort. I'm picking up faint traces of light energy!"

Xor looked at the Ghost and shook his head, "That can't be right. That would put us back in the basin between the mountains. On top of that, we would have seen it."

The Ghost blinked, "I think you are misunderstanding. The impact site isn't in the basin, rather, it is the basin."

Trinity caught her breath, she unslung her rifle from her back and peered through its scope. The Ghost was right, the mountains were not mountains at all, they were piles of earth thrown up by the impact of an object of colossal size.

"Traveler's light…"


When their sparrows finally reached the basin darkness had fallen, and the blizzard had been reduced to a light snowfall.

"Five hundred meters and closing on the impact site.", Trinity's Ghost relayed the message through the comm channel, informing both Xor and the Titan of the rapidly closing distance between them and their destination.

Xor pulled to a stop and dismounted his sparrow, glancing around the clearing that was located at the very center of the crater, "There's nothing here." His voice was clouded with confusion, "After all this time. I thought for sure…"

Trinity took a step forward as the Exo continued to turn around and examine the snow around his feet. Suddenly she stumbled as her foot caught on something for the slightest moment. She turned to look back to the footprints she had left in the snow. A strange golden-colored light flickered in one of the shallow holes in the snow she had left.

No...

She reached down to pick it up.

This is…

"That's Kei's isn't it?"

Xor stood only a few feet away, watching as she lifted the object in her grasp and stared down at it through the smooth dome of her helmet. She held it out for him to see and he gently took it in his hands, staring silently at the gold shield that represented all Guardians as it flickered from the lack of a light source.

"It's his bond. The only one he would ever wear on our journey to the Ketch.", Trinity spoke solemnly to Xor, hoping he would understand what this discovery implied about the fate of their Warlock friend.

"We should get going. We need to report this to the Tower." Xor tucked the Bond in a pouch on his belt before walking back over to his sparrow as Trinity used her ghost to summon her own.

The bursts of their engines sounded almost lonely as the snow falling on that frozen world finally stopped for the day. As if nature itself was mourning the loss of Kei, the hero lost to Fallen…


"Today we stand in recognition those who have fought to protect this great city.", the Speaker's voice rang loud and clear across the courtyard in the tower. Reaching the ears of all Guardians gathered to hear "These Guardians went above and beyond to complete a task greater than almost any other. We stand to honor, and praise them for their actions on the battlefield against the Darkness that we have struggled for so long against. However they have more than succeed on their own mission. They have left a message to those both with and against us. We are what remains of the Light; and we will not be stamped out." He gestured to his left with a sweep of his hand, directing the crowd's attention to Trinity and Xor, "These Guardians have show us what we are, what we have always been, and what we will be again."

Trinity and Xor stepped forward, silently rehearsing the speech she had prepared beforehand in her mind.

"I realize that, while this is a joyous occasion. We must not forget the one who sacrificed everything for this mission, Kei Dragdoul. He fought hard, even though in the end he was unable to continue doing so. But let us not be disheartened by his sacrifice. Instead, let us follow in his footsteps and strive to drive the darkness from our sight and out minds.", she finished and smiled while the crowd clapped and cheered as her speech came to a close.

Wow! 15 Chapters of Destiny Fanfic!

I honestly never expected for it to get this far. This story started almost purely from boredom and evolved into something I can (almost) be proud of. I really hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

As you can probably guess from the reminiscent tone in these words, yes, I will be taking a little break. It's just that with my life right now being as it is I am finding it harder and harder to create time to simply sit and write. However, FEAR NOT! This story is under no circumstances dead and I have no desire to make it that way. So don't abandon all hope just yet.

I have a few Ideas for sequels that have been bouncing around in my head ever since Xor and Trinity discovered Tiell (A deceased friend from Xor's Non-Guardian past) There's also the matter of Kei and what really happened to him. All in all I know that this will definitely NOT be the end. Just a short Hiatus (yes I said the H-word) until I can get my life together.

And as usual don't forget to fav/follow if you liked the story.

I'll see you later!