The darkness is the mere absence of light,
The mere fragment of light.
Their "peace" is the hunger and to serve the deep.
Our "peace" is to protect and serve the traveller.
Both paths are blindly following each corresponding entity.
Both have their "wills" distorted and fabricated.
[quote]The darkness is the mere absence of light,
The mere fragment of light.[/quote]
No, that's what it's like with actual light and dark; like the light produced by stars. The Light and Darkness are sentient and are only referred to as the absence or presence of illumination because typically the agents of Darkness thrive in the dark while the followers of the Light do not.
[quote]Their "peace" is the hunger and to serve the deep.
Our "peace" is to protect and serve the traveller.[/quote]
Read the Book of Sorrows. The Hive and the Worms all explicitly state that they serve the Darkness so that they may create peace in the universe through the elimination of all weakness. Serving the Darkness is not peace, it is a war to attain peace.
Even the Worms themselves tell the Hive that the Traveler creates peace by sharing prosperity and technology. We are the first race to protect or serve the Traveler directly, it has never asked this of any of us, and this definitely does not count as peace; we are at war with the Darkness so that we may end its killing and return to the ever-peaceful ways of the Light.
[quote]Both paths are blindly following each corresponding entity.
Both have their "wills" distorted and fabricated.[/quote]
If they blindly follow, explain Oryx's doubt and feeling of betrayal when he realizes the Worms will eventually consume all. And why Guardians hav Minds of their own and hav doubted and turned their backs on the Light
I wasn't being serious....but if you insist.
[quote]No, that's what it's like with actual light and dark; like the light produced by stars. The Light and Darkness are sentient and are only referred to as the absence or presence of illumination because typically the agents of Darkness thrive in the dark while the followers of the Light do not.[/quote]
Yeah no shit, that's what I stated, and no they do not have absence or illumination because agents of the Darkness thrive in it. Darkness itself, the concept of being blind [u]is[/u] the absence of light. But personifying Darkness as an "evil" entity is a different story. That's why Bungie has simplified this concept into two main symbols. The Traveler and the The Deep.
[quote]Read the Book of Sorrows. The Hive and the Worms all explicitly state that they serve the Darkness so that they may create peace in the universe through the elimination of all weakness. Serving the Darkness is not peace, it is a war to attain peace.[/quote]
Yeah obviously the Hive and the Worms serve the darkness.
[quote]If they blindly follow, explain Oryx's doubt and feeling of betrayal when he realizes the Worms will eventually consume all. And why Guardians hav Minds of their own and hav doubted and turned their backs on the Light[/quote]
...Oh boy where to start here.
Yeah, Guardians do have "minds", but they get told what to do through an agent of the Traveler. A Ghost. Or get told what to do through a "Speaker" who in the original story was intended to be a villain.
Thank goodness u weren't being serious, I was worried for a moment. Next time try making it more obvious that you're joking though, the way u discussed three points in that first comment made it seem like an actual response
I really do dislike how the Guardians are always depicted as blind soldiers by the people of the community. They are not machines made to follow every command (yes, I am aware that Exos hav machine bodies). The Speaker and Vanguard are designated leaders of the Guardians, so of course many Guardians hav to report to them and they organize efforts, but when it comes down to it Guardians do whatever they want most of the time.
Toland did things no one else did, as well as Osiris, and both continued to operate on their own after leaving the City.
Back in the Dark ages many of the Risen either concentrated on their own survival or they became Warlords, using their abilities to kill and control other humans and Risen.
Does that sound like the will of the Light to u? No.
The Guardians are chosen because they are people who can use the powers given to them and will typically use those powers for good if given the choice. Unfortunately, back in the harsh conditions of the Dark Age, some of them made the selfish choices
Also, if u pay attention the Guardian clearly has superiority over the Ghost and typically chooses their own course of action. Typically Ghosts don't make a lot of suggestions on what to do. And the Speaker holds just about as much power as the Vanguard, people do what he says out of respect, not because he has unlimited control