Scene 13 (The Taken King) The dramatic conclusion to this arc. Will they defeat Oryx? And just WHO is the Taken Guardian? All will be revealed in this epic ending. *[i]suspense[/i] Ralph frowned. "I don't know, but it looks Taken to me." Reaching a tentative finger down to his Zhalo. Suddenly there was a loud hiss and black tentacles shot from the ball and grabbed his waist and arms, and dragged him in. He was aware of the others being pulled in, too. It was freezing, and it was black. He closed his eyes, the cold setting in. [i]Am I going to die? Alone, and in this cold, dark place?[/i] And then there was light, and he gasped as he was thrown back into warm air. He was in a vast room that looked out to open space, with a gorgeous view of Saturn in the background. "Man, you could practically hang meat in there!" Jason commented, popping his neck. Ayria bounced the Jade Rabbit up and down in her hands. "Really! I would not have been surprised in the least if a steak had smacked me in the face." "Guys, quit with the chit chat." Sanders scolded. "You know what we're here for." Ralph looked out over the empty space- there was nothing. Just a fancy, elaborate planetary viewing room. [i]I AM ORYX. YOUR LIGHT WILL BOW TO ME.[/i] A voice echoed inside the cha- no, not inside the chamber, in Ralph's own [i]head[/i]. "He's here." Zeus muttered, electricity starting to arc between his fingers. "SHOW YOURSELF!" Atlas yelled. In response, multiple Taken portals appeared, and massive waves of the black and white entities charged them. Ayria barked a short laugh. "Heh, I guess we have to slay the army before we slay the king." "Makes sense." Atlas said, cocking his Invective. The army drew closer. Ralph grinned. "Looks like things are about to get [i]electrifying.[/i]" He readied his Zhalos proudly. Sanders groaned. "J-just... just give em' hell." He loaded a rocket. Ralph shrugged. "Ok, boss." And his finger wrapped around the trigger. Bolts of lightning arced through a group of Taken. Before he knew it, his super was charged, and a Nova Bomb destroyed a captain. "How's it going with you guys?" He asked over the comms, launching a grenade into a group of thrall. "Ok here." Atlas replied, and a mild chuka-chuka could be heard in the background. There was a loud thud. "Still punching." said Ayria. "Yeah, I'm here." said Zeus, sounding almost bored. "WELCOME TO THE THUNDER DOME!!!" Jason yelled, and Ralph saw Jason murdering everything that stepped into his bubble. "Guys?" Sanders asked. "Jason, we're supposed to take this seriously!" Atlas lectured. "I like a good laugh, but we're fighting Oryx's army here!" "GUYS?!" Sanders was yelling now. "What?" Ralph asked. "Ahead of us!" He said grimly, and Ralph looked up to see four Taken ogres stomping towards them, loud roars only just being filtered by their helmets. He smirked, and began to run forward, when he felt something stab into his side. It was a captain, and it drove it's second sword into his chest. Scarlet stained his robes. He was aware of a faint buzzing in his ear- his teammates, maybe? Everything was so fuzzy now... he was being shaken. [i]Ralph, shoot yourself. Shoot yourself![/i] Someone was yelling. That didn't make any sense; he could barely move his gun as it was. The blue rifle, barely visible through his blurred eyes, lay next to him. Someone... was that Ravien? No, Zeus.... moving his hand on the gun. [i]Shoot yourself! Save the day![/i] The person yelled. Everything made sense. He wrapped his dying hand around the Zhalo Supercell, and pointed it towards himself. A faint jolt arced through his body, and his vision became... [i]clearer.[/i] His hand clenched some more; he could see now, and hear; his friends, forming a circle around him. Their yells of defiance against the oncoming ogres. He would save them. He pulled the trigger some more. Was that.... yes, a single spark, lazily intertwining itself around his hand. He laughed inside. Looks like all he needed was a little [i]jump start[/i]. He pulled the trigger some more. Arc lightning laced through his body, making the air around him crackle as he entered Stormtrance. Thralls, psions, vandals, captains, legionnaires, centurions, knights, wizards, goblins, hobgoblins, minotaurs, [i]ogres[/i], they all fell before the storm. A voice snapped him out of it. "Holy mother of god," Ayria commented, dropping her gun in disbelief. "Holy freaking shit." Zeus clapped him around the shoulder. "I knew you could do it." Ralph nodded. "Thanks. For telling me." Zeus gave a simple nod, and Ralph accepted high fives and praise from the other members. A single portal appeared. They laughed. "We can take Oryx on now! I mean, bring it on!" Atlas chuckled, twirling his Last Extremity. A single enemy dropped from the portal. They stared at the Taken Guardian. And Suzanne Yor stared back. Chapter Index-------> https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/157266003 Heheh.... I love cliffhangers, don't you? Next part coming soon! [spoiler]TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL![/spoiler]