Part 1
The Guardian and their fireteam had just completed another successful run of the Vault of Glass. A feat the fireteam had grown accustom to after so many triumphant completions. The fireteam collected their loot—no Vex Mythoclast were found—and they were on their way back to the tower. There they would turn in their treasured engrams and dismantle the unwanted ones. By now it was ritual to stop for Spicy Ramen which would be ‘on’ the guardian who produced the lowest amount of damage during Atheons damage phase.
The fireteam stood scattered on the plateau of Atheons throne and the stairs leading up to it. The Guardians pulled out their ghosts and readied themselves to make the jump to orbit. One by one they vanished. The Guardian stood observing their ghost, who had floated off to analyze Atheons throne.
“Ghost? What is it?” The Guardian asked.
“Some sort of.. anomaly. Some of these crystals are vibrating at a high frequency.” Ghost replied in genuine curiosity.
As the rest of fireteam transmatted back to orbit, the Guardian nodded and assured their fireteam that they would be shortly behind. They then accompanied their Ghost on his new found exploration.
“I’ll scan these crystals and see if I get any clues.” Ghost states busily, focusing on his new task.
Normally, the Vault of Glass was lit by a bright light at the the epicentre of Atheons throne. The light would cascade onto the glass crystals that would reflect light, effectively lighting up the ginormous throne room. As Ghost continued to scan for answers, the white light that once filled the Vault of Glass began to change from white to yellow, to amber, and finally a sinister red.
“Some..thing.. is behind this.” The curiosity in the Ghosts’ words now drifted off into concern.
“What could they want?” He continued.
A loud cracking sound as if something were about to give way rang from above. The Guardian lifted their gaze to the ceiling and a massive chunk of stone began to shake loose from the ceiling crashing down to the floor below. Many other giant rocks crashed down in different spots in the room. The sinister red light began to pulsate and flash. The glass crystals forgot their formation as a triangular throne and began to fall but no shattering sounds from hitting the stone floor followed. The sound of a Vex portal snapped to life and formed from the centre of Atheons throne. The red Vex portal caught the crystals and they spiralled into the portal, disappearing into the void.
“Look out!!” Ghost yelled.
The Guardian instinctively glanced up then dashed to their left. A heavy slab of stone collided with the floor where the Guardian had stood a moment before.
“Thank you”, the Guardian said appreciatively. “That could have..”
“Guardian! Help meeee…”, the Ghosts voice faded distortedly as he spiralled into the Vex portal and blipped out of existence.
Without hesitation, the Guardian ran towards the portal, and soon they too were compelled by its grasp. Spiralling and floating towards it, into spaces unknown.
Part 2
The Guardian reemerged and landed on a large floating rectangular stone. They stood slowly, looking themselves other and quickly did a weapon check. Ghost floated patiently near by for the Guardians arrival.
“Good, you made it.” Ghost said thankfully.
“Are you alright?” Ghost added.
“Yes. I am. Are you?” The Guardian answered.
“Am I now, now that you’re here.” Ghost said.
“Good. Now..where are we?” The Guardian seemed determined while still calculating all that had happened in a short amount of time.
“Are we on Venus?” The Guardian asked.
“Yes, from what I can tell, we are in a forgotten space in the Vault of Glass.” Ghost answered.
The Guardian spun around on the floating stone that they stood on. The space seemed to have no end. No bottom, no ceiling and no walls. Only hundreds of glass crystals from Atheons throne floated in the air occupying the space. Off in the distance about 130 meters away floated another stone platform. On it a Vex conflux flickered to life and motes of light ran up and down it harmoniously.
“A Vex conflux is over there. If you get me to it, I can hack the Vex network and maybe see who is behind this.” Ghost stated.
“How can I get there?” The Guardian wondered.
Ghost shuttered as if to wince with pain.
“Some..thing.. this something is speaking to me. All it says is to walk. Walk..forward..” Ghost muttered in slight pain. The Guardian approached the edge of the stone platform and looked down, seeing no bottom.
They reluctantly held their foot out above the endless abyss. As they did this a nearby glass crystal forcibly floated and planted itself under the Guardians foot. Surprised by the unexpected support, the Guardian lifted the same foot and held it out further. Once again, another shard of glass flew into place underneath the Guardians foot. The Guardian looked back at Ghost, who nodded as if to nudge the Guardian forward. The Guardians disbelief gingerly faded as crystal after crystal provided a perfect and stable glass path. Even Ghost marvelled at the sight of the glass crystals streaming to the Guardians footfalls. The Guardian made their way across the makeshift bridge. The last crystal merged with the others completing the flawless glass path.
The Guardian stepped onto the stone platform that held the Vex conflux. Ghost flew to it and began to hack inside.
“I’ve been granted access to open up another portal. I also have a name for the one responsible for this. It’s a Vex Gatelord, Heretic Gatelord. It needs our help. It’s been trapped here for a millennia.”
Ghost opened up a portal, the same sinister red boomed and opened.
“We should alert someone of the our situation?
What if this is some sort of trap?” Guardian asked cautiously.
“I’ll send a distress signal to Zavala and the Vanguard. In the meantime, let’s see if we can find a way to help this Gatelord.” Ghost replied.
The Guardian took a moment to pause and consider what they had come across. Was it the right course of action? They decided to trust Ghost and continue until they heard back from the Vanguard. They pressed on towards the portal and once again spiralled inward to the portal. They would face whatever threat that awaited them on the other side.
I have posted the following parts, Part 3 & 4! (Sunday July 28)
I have posted Part 5 (Monday July 29)
I posted Part 6 & 7 (Tuesday July 30)
I posted Part 8 & 9 (Wednesday July 31)
Tomorrow I will be posting the final Part along with the weapon details!
Hope you have enjoyed!
Just posted the final part, part 10!
Thanks for reading!
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Edytowany przez użytkownika x-MISANTHROPIC-x: 7/28/2024 7:14:14 AMNice story. It's certainly an upgrade on the Bungie attempt for episodes so far.