[i]The Darkness never had to invade us. It was already here...[/i] "Let this council meeting come to order", the Speaker announced softly, and the entire room became silent, with only a few hushed murmurs that dared to pervade the room. Behind the Speaker stood the three Vanguard mentors. Cayde leaning against the wall, casually surveying the room, looking bored as he twirled a knife between his metallic fingers. Zavala was as close to the Speaker as he dare be, a stalwart and imposing figure in his battle armor. His piercing purple eyes seemed to unnerve the council as he gazed across the room. Finally, Ikora sat in a dark corner in the back of the room. She seemed to not even be paying attention, her focus directed entirely into a Guardian's latest scouting report. Arrayed in front of the Speaker were the three main factions of the city: New Monarchy, Dead Orbit, and the Future War Cult, as well as various other smaller entities. The Speaker cleared his throat, and as he prepared to commence the meeting, the doors to the council room were suddenly thrown open. A gust of wind from outside rushed in, causing a maelstrom of loose papers to swirl across the room. Yet everyone' eyes were on the group of Guardians who had forced their way into such an important and sensitive event. Only three Guardians walked into the room. First was an imposing Exo. His gold and white battle armor and formidable appearance were a testament to his training regiment under Lord Shaxx and his successes in the Iron Banner. His face, however told a different story. His metallic skin was as black as tar, and across his face and head were scarlet markings, as if blood had been permanently splattered across his face. His ice blue eyes regarded the people of the council coldly, and without remorse. Standing next to him was, oddly enough, a Hunter. He was completely swathed in light blue armor, from his boots to his cloak. The only thing that wasn't blue was his three-eyed helm, which regarded the crowd with an eerie, alien quality. Finally behind the two was yet another Hunter. She was cloaked in dusty brown armor, and had a black cloak. Her blue complexion and bright yellow eyes portrayed no emotion, only indifference to the situation. Zavala immediately responded to the three intruders in a calm assertive manner. "Itami, what are you doing up here? I should not have to tell you that this is a high priority meeting. Any Guardian without proper clearance is not allo--" "Shut your mouth Zavala." Itami seemed calm, but there was a cold anger beginning to boil behind his eyes. "I'm tired of your pointless drivel, from you and the rest of the Vanguard." At this note Executor Hideo stood up in obvious outrage. " Zavala! This is how you expect your Guardians to approach you? The interruption of this meeting is highly unaccept--" Hideo never finished that sentence, for at that moment a single bullet had just finished passing through his skull. As Hideo's body collapsed to the ground, the masked Hunter lowered his smoking hand cannon. The room was deathly quiet, as all eyes were locked on the three guardians. With everyone's attention now on them, Itami cleared his throat, and began to speak in his pronounced metallic rasp. "Citizens of the Tower, we, the Guardians, are nothing more than your pawns. As we fight against the Darkness you continue to sit here, squabbling over your petty differences. The worst part is, you cannot be fixed. You are living proof that the old system cannot survive, and I plan to fix this, by cleaning this world of your filth." With that he turned his piercing blue eyes toward the emotionless mask of the Speaker. Electricity began to crackle off the Titan's arms, and the room began to reek of ozone. Suddenly his arms burst alight, covered in tendrils of lightning. "You will be first!!!" Then the Titan exploded forward, arms outstretched towards the Speaker. Hey guys! This is the first installment of a series I plan to be writing. If you liked it, give the post a bump. If you didn't, then I'm always open for criticism. If you want to continue to read the series, the link to Part 2 should be posted here. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/110407071/0/0