Part 3 (The City) [i]Eramis is getting her burn treated in the new cave. Aprico is the one treating her burns, while Knightlight works to design the cave and makes it a new home. [/i] Eramis: Ouch, that really stings. Stop it or I'll crush your shell!! Aprico: Sorry, but we need to remove the charred flesh. Or that's what the books that Ana Bray gave us states, right? She's lucky she got revived right next to such a large book. [i]Aprico looks at one of the books, it's titled "Ishtar  Collectives Guide to Internal Medicine"  by Dr. Shim. The book is 10,000 pages long and is the spine is 2 feet high. She looks at chapter 25 which addresses burns from solar damage. [/i] Knightlight: Can't you just heal her the way you heal me?  Aprico: Not exactly, the healing didn't work on cayde and it wouldn't work on Eramis. So we have to do it the old fashion way. We'll need to perform a skin graft. Knightlight: We need eliksni skin for that. Eramis we need to take some skin from you. We'll have to knock you out for the surgery. Followed by stasis to keep you still. [i]Eramis perks up in anger. [/i] Eramis: I won't let your pet cut at me anymore!!! I'll kill you both before I get frozen again. Aprico: I have an idea. We could use glimmer and a energy converter to make our grafting material. I'm sure my guardian here has plenty of it! Knightlight: About that... Aprico: [i]Sighs.[/i] What happened? Knightlight: I sold the Glimmer for Ice Cream and Chicken Nuggies. After I ran out, I sold the energy converter to a guy with a red scarf. This guy owns a bar on second street in the last city. He never paid me back so I'm going to make him pay up. Aprico: I need to stay with Eramis so you're on your own. I would advise you dress in civilian clothes, helps you blend in. Don't take your gun, a knife will look more convincing. Knightlight: Sounds like a plan. I'm heading off. [i]Knightlight flies to the tower during the night. From there he takes the elevator down. The elevator doors open and the area below looks run down but crowded. Oil Drum fires are everywhere. The area is known as "area delta" [/i] Knightlight: Always forget how run down this place is. Well, time to talk to some locals. [i]Knightlight approaches a man who was thrown out of a Pool Hall. The man is dirty and clearly drunk. So drunk that he can't even walk straight. Slurred speech. [/i] The Drunk: Have I ever told you how <explicit> dumb that zavala guy is. Staring down at us from that damn tower. Down here I'm the commander! Knightlight: Do you know where second street is? I'm looking for the guy with a red scarf. The Drunk:[i]Takes another sip of beer. Oh you must be talking about "The Vulture". Keep going down on this street and take a right, he's in the first bar on that street. [/i] Knightlight: Thanks. [i]Knightlight heads down to the bar. As he turns the corner he sees a dark hooded man in a black robe. The man approaches him, a blank stare is across his face. [/i] Knightlight: Do you need something sir? [i]The dark hooded man mumbles something to himself and continues to stare at him. Knightlight turns around to walk away. As he turns he sees "The Vulture" behind him. He approaches Knightlight and talks quietly to him while the mysterious figure watches. [/i] The Vulture: Does he frighten you guardian? Don't worry, he scares me to. Apparently he showed up as soon as the pyramids consumed those planets. Hasn't said a word. [i]The dark hooded man walks away and blends dissappears into the crowd. [/i] The Vulture: Come my friend, let's drink! But whatever you do don't tell anyone we've met. I'm a wanted man. [i]Both are inside of the bar. It's a rougher bar and the sign states no police or guardians allowed. 40 guest are present. Country music is playing. [/i] Knightlight: I'm here to pick something up Vulture. The Vulture: No need for the fancy name, call me Thorne. Before we get to official business let's drink. Bartender, bring me two Ether Shots. Glimmer on me. Knightlight: What are ether shots? Thorne: They are specialized shots. Created by fermineting ether off of stolen eliksni supplies. You must be careful though, if it's made incorrectly it can have some...adverse effects. Killed a man last week. Knightlight: Sounds dangerous, lets drink! Knightlight and Thorne are 5 shots deep in 30 minutes. Thorne ask for 2 beers. Thorne: Last time we spoke the guardians were killing fallen, now you have a kell living with you. What happened? Knightlight: The young wolf happened. They were saying house salvation was the biggest threat to the city since Ghaul but that guardian took care of them in a couple hours. It learned darkness powers. Thorne: It? Knightlight: Some say the guardian is a awoken. Others say it's a exo. All I know is that it kills every threat in the solar system. It has the ability to change classes at will, armor and everything. Thorne: That's odd. So how is Eramis? Knightlight: She got wounded by Aldway, but I was able to kill him. We need the energy converter for her wounds. Thorne: I've always hated Aldway. So strung up about being "honorable" and never got over Twilght Gap. But he was powerful, only 5 guardians I know of would be capable of standing a chance against him. How did someone like you kill him? Knightlight: Luck. And a golden gun. He had me to rights, but Eramis saved my life. Anyways I need that device. You owe me. Thorne: I don't count that one time as a debt. So you won't get it. Knightlight: [i]Stands up out of his seat [/i]Yes I will! [i]Two other people playing pool stand up with hands on their holsters. They're Thorne's men. Knightlight grabs his knife and stares down Thorne. [/i] Knightlight: [i]talks quietly to Thorne[/i] "If you mean for them to save you, best to hope they have a good draw time and even better aim." Thorne: They couldn't draw before you struck. But there is no call for death today. [i]Knightlight is confused. Thorne then cracks a smile on his face. [/i] Thorne: I'm just messing with you. Of course I'll give you the energy converter. I can't belive you fell for that. Haven't changed one bit. [i]Thorne looks at the two men. [/i] Thorne: You two, bring the package. [i]Knightlight is handed the energy converter. They hear an argument outside. [/i] Thorne: You best get going. Shall we drink again sometime? Knightlight: Sure. [i]Knightlight is about to get up and leave but before he can move out of his seat  8 vangaurd frames bust in the door. They're looking for Thorne. Thorne looks around at all the bar guest. They all stand up. [/i] Thorne: You know the rules, no vangaurd operations in this bar! [i]All the guest rush the frames. The frames have batons in hand, but the guest have melee weapons and whisky on their side. A brawl ensues and a couple shots are fired. 2 frames are destroyed. Knightlight slips out of the bar. But he's quite drunk. [/i] Knightlight: Those ether shots are not sitting well. [i]He passes out in a nearby alley. [/i]