"Hey, Tess! Anything new at the old Eververse shop?" BraveCole said, waving his hand as he approached the flashy kiosk known as Eververse.
"Ah, yes. New packages known as Sterling Treasures have just arrived in stock. Here, have a look." Tess replied, digging around in her kiosk. "Here's one, on the house. Go on, open it!"
"Thanks! Don't mind if I do.." BraveCole pried the mysterious box open and suddenly an ominious flash came erupting out of the box, blinding him.
"Gah!" He yelped throwing the box down. When his eyes readjusted, he noticed the light was still flashing out of the box. It kept his attention as something came out of the eerie package.
[i]Crawling out.[/i]
He leaned even closer, and out of nowhere he was smacked across the face by what felt like a hand.
"Ouch! What the-" He looked down to identify the attacker, and was utterly shocked. It seemed to be an old arm piece, now writhing and thriving with taken power. It twitched and moved, scuttling around on the floor as if it were alive.
"Taken!" BraveCole shouted, reaching behind him and pulling out a concealed sidearm. He aimed it at the pitiful arm and before he could pull the trigger, he was stopped by Tess.
"Wait, no, guardian!"
"Stay calm, Tess! Taken aren't bound by terrestrial laws, it isn't a surprise that this thing got into one of your packages! Good thing I'm here, say goodbye taken scum!"
"No, but that IS the package! It's for you!"
BraveCole paused. "What? F-For me? Why would you get me.." BraveCole looked at the arm once more. "That?"
"It's armor. Armor that I managed to get by.. Ways. It's armor that is imbued with the very power of the Taken King himself."
BraveCole stayed quiet, still staring at the arm.
"You're um.. Supposed to put it on, guardian."
BraveCole lifted his head. "Why the [b][i]hell[/i][/b] would I want to put [b][i]that[/i][/b] on?"
"To.. Look cool..?"
"Look cool? You want me to wear something, something that's been smothered in the dark, ethereal energy of a space lobster god? So I can look 'cool'?"
"Well, yeah I me-"
"Tess, the taken are the scourge of the solar system right now. Even after I killed Oryx, they're wreaking havoc on nearly every planet. They're mindless murderers, you can't just sell armor that has their very energy smeared all over it. It's a hazard, and must be dealt with. Besides, I doubt anyone would even buy thi-"
"Greetings, Tess! I've come for another one of your lovely sterling treasures!" A warlock said, walking up to stand.
This particular warlock's armor was teeming with taken power, wisps of darkness coming off his armor.
"Uhh.." BraveCole stammered.
Tess nodded. "Sure thing." She handed him a package.
"Much appreciated! Oh, how I do love these wondrous gifts!"
BraveCole raised a finger. "Hey, bud.. Do you.. Um.. Do you feel any different?"
"Different? Whatever do you mean?"
"I mean, you're wearing armor. [i][b]Taken[/b][/i] armor. Surely that has a negative effect, right..?"
"Oh, that! Good question! I was skeptical myself on wearing robes that have the very essence of darkness in them, but I gave them a go! And they are quite snazzy if I do say so myse- [b][i]BOW BEFORE THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE DARKNESS!![/i][/b]" The warlock blurted out, mid sentence.
BraveCole looked at Tess, who simply shrugged.
"Oh, excuse me. Allergies. Usually doesn't happen too oft- [b][i]THE TRAVELER WILL FALL ALONG WITH THE LAST CITY!!"[/i][/b] The warlock blurted out, once more. He gave a few slight twitches.
"You should really take that armor off." BraveCole stated, plainly.
"But why?"
"Can't you see it's messing with you?"
"Messing with me? Oh, I feel fi- [b][i]ALL GUARDIANS SHALL BE CONSUMED IN COMPLETE AND UTTER DARKNESS!![/i][/b]
"..."
"..."
"..."
The warlock gripped his sterling treasure a bit tighter. "I'll just leave now." And with that, he walked off.
Tess gave a nervous grin. "See? It isn't that bad.."
BraveCole merely sighed.
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Thats gr8
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420blazit
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The Vanguard have always let this stuff slide. "Hey Guardian, watcha got there?" "Oh this? It's just Red Death, you know, that pulse rifle I'm not supposed to have." "And the armor and that rocket launcher?" "Oh this? Just some stuff I found on Oryx's Dreadnaught, found it on the ground after I killed some rhino knight and an ogre." "Uh huh, say... what's wrong with your ghost? He looks taken." "Nothing, just found him a new look in some chest on the Dreadnau-" "ALL LIGHT WILL FALL BEFORE ETERNAL DARKNESS." "He's going through a faze." "Ok... well I got a quest for you."
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Lucky all I got was glowing arms ~_~
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This... THIS... is why I am not really interested in Taken gear...
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I did a taken PoE with some a$$hat who already bought a full set of taken armor. I wasted waaay too many bullets shooting him because I couldn't tell him apart from the taken. It's a stupid looking color swapped armor set. If I get any they will be promptly dismantled.
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Someone bump me please. This is awesome.
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Hey, you know what they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer!
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Oh please. I'm wearing the Taken chest piece with absolutely no side eff- [b][i]ORYX WILL RISE AGAIN. DEATH TO THE TRAVELER AND THE VANGUARD[/i][/b].
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Edited by Themesis: 4/16/2016 3:41:04 AMSterling Treasures; what are those?? Guardians are the darkness....
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My Hunter is perfectly fi- [b]GIVE YOUR WILL TO THE DARKNESS!!![/b] -ne. I think.
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Top kek
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Good try man good try
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Edited by DarkShadow5300: 4/16/2016 3:04:35 AMI have the Taken Helm an I haven't had any prob-ALL THAT IS LIGHT SHALL BE DESTROYED AND THE TRAVELLER WILL BE CRUSHED!!! See? I'm totally fine.
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I'd say this wasn't funny. But then I'd be lying. Well played sir.
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So? We worn every species except cabal (well get them in time) the vex made you go insane and made you hear the voices.
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I wasted 2 minutes of my life reading that bullshit.
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Can you edit with an open header warning people about your click-baity story that is absolutely terrible, cringey fan fiction?
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You wore Variks' Fallen armor and did not complain. The principle's the same. Also, I loves my new ship. [spoiler]deliberate grammatical error for comic effect[/spoiler]
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Edited by NobodyJustBrad: 4/15/2016 2:21:31 PMObviously, it's not to look cool. It's camouflage.
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Thank you, i played with a taken hunter yesterday... Dude kept having seizures...
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In secret, Tess has been Oryx's most loyal servant the entire time. She has tricked us into wasting our resources at packages that teaches us dance moves, while that currency would have been better spent on weapons to use in the fight against the Darkness. And while we're trying out these dance moves, Oryx is busy taking over the solar system! Even now that Oryx's has fallen, she's trying to corrupt us with these Darkness-stained armor pieces to make us serve Oryx as well.
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its fine, s- [b][i]LIGHT. GIVE YOUR WILL TO ME.[/i][/b]
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Edited by KurtPanzerNader: 4/15/2016 2:51:20 PMThat depends on eyes of holder. Only stupid if you don't understand the reasons and truth
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People willingly put on Ahamkara gear that whispers sweet nothings in their ear. Compared to that, weaponized taken energy is perfectly reasonable. Also, Tess revealed to be the big bad of Destiny 2.