I do not own destiny or destiny 2.

~Unknown P.O.V~

I scanned over my surroundings, but there was nothing I recognized here in this darkness... I wasn't sure what had actually happened to me. There was darkness all around me... lingering in my vision, corrupting what little light my eyes could catch. I couldn't feel the light anymore, not hers... not Ashura's... I couldn't even feel the princess' overwhelming light... I was lost in this darkness... A strange feeling gripped my chest as I tried to move, was this the end for me? Was this how my life ended? I tried to breathe, but even that felt like it was difficult. I closed my eyes, as the struggle between the light and the dark was making my head spin.

I felt nauseous, like I needed to vomit, but clearly as I hadn't eaten in what felt like days... it would be a bout of dry heaving. My fingers brushed over everything around me, trying to get a feel as to where I was trapped. I couldn't remember what had happened, but I was lost. Perhaps when I had time to adjust and contemplate, my memories would return. My breath escaped me and I wondered if something were crushing me. I tried to lean forwards, but I was pinned down. My fingers brushed over my chest, feeling for what was holding me in place.

A strap. Was I in a ship? I leaned forwards once more, finding a bit more strength than the last time. I tore through it and opened my eyes a little. A brilliant light invaded my sight, causing me to wince and squeeze my eyes shut once more. That was the moment my hearing decided to return to me as well, sirens and emergency alerts flooded my ears and I couldn't help the annoyed grunt that escaped me. Then came the memories. The memories flooded in like a tsunami on earth. My eyes shot open once more and I began trying to escape the hell I was trapped within. When the countdown began, I remembered what she said.

"You'll always be able to find me there, behind the calm."

However, I was far from calm. There was nothing about this situation that could calm me. I tried to find her, it was a desperate reach... a very desperate one, and it failed. There was a flicker and then it was gone... So, I decided to search for another light. Hers was stronger, more enticing. I felt an odd flutter, a jealous carnivorous one. I was disturbed by it and I honestly didn't know what the hell it was.

'Find her, brother. Bring that one... to me.'

That was my sister's voice, I breathed deeply. It was... relief that washed over me then. She was alright after all... I released a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. That was all that mattered right now. "What do you need her for, sister?" I asked, not wanting to offend my sister's wishes... but I was still curious. I couldn't understand why she would suddenly want to call Ashura back from the tower, after the two of them had so adamantly forced her there. There was an odd silence, but his sister's voice responded.

"I require the assistance of the Queen of Kells. So, do bring her to me, would you brother?"

:-:_:-:

Ashura rushed at the blade knight and rammed it with her shoulder. Her eyes lingered on her friend though, she knew there was no way she could save him now. Her heart ached as she watched him struggle against Lion and Misra. She was sent sprawling across the way by the knight and she rolled to her feet once she hit the ground.

She felt something brush over her, like a gust of wind... it was different than wind, however. She glanced down at the knife and her eyes widened as she ran her fingers over the shimmering blade. Her lower lip trembled as she held it out in front of her. "Misra..." She whispered and the Exo looked over at her. "Oh, looks like someone defied the odds..." Misra mused then shoved the blade of the taken knight away from her. Ashura felt less angry then, and more in control. He was ok... She took a deep breath and calmed herself.

However, now that she was in control of her emotions once more...Her eyes narrowed on the knight before them.

"Loki, duck. Ashura is going in for the kill!" Lion yelled as arc energy burst from around her, the blades in her grasp elongating with the energy. Loki looked up as she seemed to glide overhead swiftly. He couldn't help the small amused smile that crossed his lips as she lunged over. His amusement was short lived when the taken guardian rushed for her to keep her from taking out the knight. He lunged and grabbed her just in time to get her out of the way of the hit. However, when he did her arc energy engulfed him.

He prepared to scream out in pain, but there was none. He had absorbed her arc energy. He held out his hand and a streak of lightning connected from his fingertips to the knight. The knight dissolved and he looked from his sibling, to the group surrounding him. "The hell is this?!" he asked, clearly startled as the arc energy continued to spark from his fingertips. They had no idea either, but they weren't going to object to him using it. Ashura ducked out of the way of the taken guardian once more. "You'll have to forgive us, Danny..." Ashura whispered as the rest of her group focused on taking out the rest of the additional targets.

Danny kept lunging for her though. She had caught sight of his ghost a few feet away, dismantled. She felt sorrow for his ghost... she felt... anger for him. Rage that he had been taken by Oryx. She was going to get her vengeance for her friend. Her eyes went wide as he managed to tackle her to the ground. The rage in his fists as they collided with her being sent her spiraling. Every impact of his fists sent her body reeling. Her breath caught in her throat as she was punched in the gut, the wind completely knocked out of her. Hit after hit rained down on her, but no one else seemed to notice. Her mouth hung open in a silent scream, begging for help but no one could hear her.

She felt alone, even though there were guardians all around her... her friends all around her... She reached weakly for her knife, but his fist came down on her arm and she cried out as her wrist snapped. That was the scream that caught their attention. She felt the tears building up in her eyes as she saw Loki rushing over, his hands gripping her knife as he lunged for the titan that was showing her smaller form no mercy whatsoever. Lion followed suit, reaching to try and yank the titan off of her, but he was thrown back.

A beam of void light flew past Ashura's head and they all turned to see the source. Sasuke landed weightlessly before them only to nod at them. Hinata rushed towards them, but not before the void light burst open to grab the titan off of Ashura and yank him towards the spiraling sphere of light. Hinata rushed to help Ashura up, while Sasuke rushed to end the titan. Ashura's eyes widened with her silent scream as he faded from sight to appear behind the titan, his blade protruding from Danny's chest. The eerie substance seemed to ebb off of the titan and soak into the ground around him. Sasuke gently lowered the titan to the ground, but his body blew away into dust before he could be set onto the ground.

"Ashura, are you alright?" Hinata asked softly, but her silver eyes were focused on the dust that swirled away from her. "Y... yes... I am fine..." She whispered as she looked over to see Kabr healing her broken wrist. "It has been a while since we last saw you... How have you been?" Hinata asked as she helped Ashura to her feet. Sasuke crouched to pick something up from off the ground. He walked over and offered it to Ashura, who took the small item and her shoulders dropped.

"Damn him." She grumbled as she looked at the small token. It was a karaoke token from the bar in the tower. It just so happened to be the one she had thrown at him from across the bar the day they met. He wouldn't stop changing the songs and she was getting irate with him. She had lobbed the damnable coin across the room at him and hit him in the head with it. Damn him for keeping something as small and useless as this for a memento. Now she was going to have to carry it around with her like she did with her picture of her sister.

"Ashura, Lion, Loki, and Misra... You have a ride on the way, but Hinata and I are going to take it from here for a while. Cayde asked us for a little help." Sasuke said and Hinata nodded. "Go back to the area you came in and they will be there to pick you up..." Hinata said and Ashura nodded as she pocketed the coin. "Oh... And Loki... Talk to Ikora... She can tell you more about the ability you just discovered..." Hinata called out as they turned to make their way to their crashing point. "Ok, sure thing." Loki called out behind him as he ran.

"We are sorry about your friend." Sasuke called and the group stopped. Ashura looked to the token in her grasp momentarily, only to then smile over at them softly. "Don't worry about it. He came here to leave this life anyways... You seem to be able to respect their wishes better than I can..." Ashura said and Sasuke frowned. "It doesn't come easy... So be careful." He said and they all began to walk away once more, but Loki tripped and hit his knees. "Damn it..." He grumbled, but before Ashura could help him up someone else beat her to it.

She glanced up to see a male Exo helping him to his feet. "You must be the team we were sent to retrieve." He said and they nodded. "Ashura." She greeted, holding out her hand to the male exo. "Rev." He greeted taking her hand gently when he released Loki. "This is Artemis." He introduced and the woman held out her hand to Ashura. "Milady." She greeted softly and Ashura looked at her oddly. "The Commander asked me to ensure your safety if we were ever to meet. I'm his second in command-" "Zavala's second?" Ashura interrupted and Artemis nodded. "Huh... with all the times he has scolded me I figured we would have met sooner..." Ashura mused and Artemis laughed lightly.

"Oh yes... I've heard." She said as they turned to make their way back to the ship. Artemis stumbled multiple times on the way to the ship and Rev had to catch her each time. Ashura looked over to Misra who was bouncing excitedly beside the larger Exo male. "Rev, Rev.... REV..." Misra crowed, trying to get his attention. Eventually the larger Exo sighed and looked down at her. "Yes, Misrabelle?" He asked and she cocked her head to the side and whispered something. He shook his head and pulled out a flask only to hand it to her.

She began drinking the fluid within and Ashura's eyes went wide as certain parts of her exposed frame started to glow. "I swear if you just gave her Radiolaria we may have an issue." She bit out and Artemis blinked over at her oddly. "Asher was running tests on her in the beginning, but now it just seems she likes drinking it." Artemis sighed and Ashura rubbed her brow. "I can tell, every time we go near something with it she dips her hands in and goes ham." Lion grumbled and Ashura nodded.

"We gave up on trying to stop her after Asher yelled at us." Rev said, a disgusted tone to his voice. He opened the hatch to his ship and Ashura stared at it in awe... "This is... it's... a carrier... this is no ship." She managed and Artemis smirked. "Ah, yes. My drop ship is lovely isn't it?" Artemis asked and Ashura nodded. "Now if only you could drive the damn thing." Rev grunted as he slipped into the pilot's seat. "Wait you cant drive it?" Loki asked and Artemis smiled sheepishly. Rev didn't skip a beat on explaining though.

"Hell no she can't. She's legally blind."

There was silence surrounding them now as they departed from the dreadnaught. They couldn't seem to wrap their head around the fact this... Guardian... This TITAN... was blind. Lion seemed to have so many questions he wanted to ask, but Ashura kept eyeing him dangerously. However, it seemed that Misra and Lion weren't the ones she had needed to glare down. Loki opened his mouth first.

"But how do you..." He seemed to think over his wording for a moment, but then continued to speak. "How do you Titan?" He asked and Artemis burst out laughing. "What a way with words, dear Warlock." She mused, but turned towards him anyways. "I'm not completely blind, I mean I still see blurs and shapes, however they want me to wear glasses but I figure I would rather not considering they can't just instantly fix if I break them and I don't feel like paying for a thousand pairs of glasses." Artemis said with a shrug and Loki looked at her oddly.

"Then why are you-" "Named Artemis? Because if I even see a sliver of movement I'm gonna shoot. And I don't miss." She said with a smirk, which silenced the entire carrier. Ashura leaned her head against her seat and began to drift off. It had felt like forever since she had slept comfortably... but now... knowing that there's the slightest bit of proof he is alive... She needed to find him, but now she could rest. Her eyes drifted once more to the coin in her hand and it started to hit her. Danny... was gone... As in never coming back...

Despite her best efforts, the choked sob still escaped her lips. This caused everyone on the ship to look over at her. She stood and rushed over to the steps leading to the lower level of the carrier, only to collapse on the top step. She thought she was ok with this... letting him go on his terms... Her eyes slipped shut as she tried to force back the tears. She was going to miss him... He had been a good friend to her and he didn't deserve to go out the way he did. That was where the need for sleep truly hit her, its enticing grasp pulling her under into unconsciousness.

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Ashura's eyes fluttered open and she looked around. She didn't recognize any of her surroundings. She stood and began walking towards the light she saw at the end of the hallway. Her footsteps echoed loudly around her, reverberating off of the beautiful white marbled floor. There were designs on the walls that moved and she struggled to find the words to describe them. They reminded her of Ikora's star maps, with the moving circles and whatnot.

She heard voices up ahead and so she started running. Maybe there was someone who knew her here. Maybe someone could help her. She jogged up the steps that were traced in shining gold and made her way into a room with a large star map in the center of the room. It spun around and she watched the thing move, awestruck. She reached to summon Kabr, but he didn't come to her. Her heart began to race because of this. She had no idea where she was, and she couldn't heal if she got hurt here. She reached for her weapons, trying to summon at least one of them. Nothing appeared.

She looked around for anything that could be used as a weapon, but she couldn't find anything. She heard someone yell and her eyes went wide. "Loki?" she whispered as she took off running to get outside of the room. She shoved the massive gates open and saw her brother on his knees with his hands bound behind his back. "Ashura run!" He yelled, but a series of other voices rang out around her. "Save the boy Ashura!" the voices echoed around her.

Boy? What boy?

She looked around, but there was no boy. She saw Nina bound up on a ledge nearby, Cayde, Misra, Lion, Sasuke, and Hinata all bound and scattered around. Her heart began to race as she saw what was laying in front of each of them. Their Ghosts. Her fingers trembled as she looked at each of the destroyed ghosts that lay before her closest friends. Nina was closest. She rushed for Nina, but a gunshot rang out and her blood splattered Ashura, who struggled to breathe.

"N-no! No! no...." She managed before turning to see Misra go down, a cloaked figure vanishing from sight after they ripped the mechanical heart from her chest. She crouched beside Misra trying to get the Exo to respond, but the light in her eyes faded swiftly. Ashura set her down with tears in her eyes. Hinata released a pained yelp, Sasuke yelling in anger as she collapsed beside him. Sasuke met eyes with her, before the shrouded figure drug a blade across his neck before shoving him to the ground. Lion took his bullet with a dignity and grace she never knew he had. Something wasn't right though... why was someone doing this? Why kill her friends?

She turned to run towards her brother and Cayde. She had to save someone, she had to. She slid in front of Loki, but the shrouded figure still appeared before them and pulled the trigger. The bullet whizzed right past her cheek and found its home in his forehead. Her eyes clashed with the glowing amber of the shrouded figure. His features began forming and her heart raced.

"U-uldren...?" She choked out and a smirk crossed his lips as he spun a hand cannon in his grasp. Her eyes went wide, it was the Ace of Spades. Her shaky gaze drifted slowly to meet with the lightless eyes of Cayde. "He didn't feel a thing, I promise." Uldren's voice echoed around her mockingly. When she looked up, there was a young boy in his place. "You should have saved the boy." His voice echoed around her. She reached for the boy, who couldn't be more than two years old.

He ran up to her and hugged himself to her tightly. She placed her hand on his head and held him close. She looked around for Uldren, but she couldn't see him, only a cloud of smoke that moved around the room. Her eyes narrowed when they clashed with his amber ones once more. She grabbed the boy in her arms tightly and rushed to get out of the way of the gunshot. She found herself under a pillar, and it seemed she had evaded well enough. She placed the little boy down in front of her and brushed his ebony hair from his face, the white streak in his bangs catching her eyes.

His soft amber eyes met with hers and she reached to brush away the tears that formed there, but he coughed and blood spattered her. Her eyes went wide and she began searching for the injury, but she couldn't find it. He collapsed in her arms, and she heard the click of the revolver as it aimed at her. She closed her eyes as she clutched the child to her. "Wake up, Ashura." Uldren's voice rang out, just before he expended the round. She felt no pain, but a blinding light flooded her vision when she opened her eyes once more.

She gasped for air and looked around her. She was in the medical bay of the tower. "What... the hell?" she breathed as she searched the room for anyone who could tell her what happened. "Oh! You're awake!" one of the nurses chirped, only to rush out of the room before she could speak. Ashura sighed and looked around the room once more. "Kabr... what happened to me?" She asked and he hovered around her.

"You were dead for an hour, Ashura..."

Her eyes fluttered at this. An hour? Dead? She couldn't find any logical reason she had died... Her eyes went wide. Danny's onslaught. It was probably delayed because of everything that happened, her adrenaline was probably through the roof. She sighed and looked around to try and find her gear, which was nowhere near her. "Ashura... You're ok..." Her brother's whisper of relief echoed in the room oddly enough. She turned to look at him and he shook his head at her, but handed her the gear she had been searching for.

"When you took the first hit, your knife found its way into your chest plate." Loki explained as she began strapping her armor into place once more. "How you didn't feel it as it ruptured both a lung and tore your esophagus, I will never know." Loki chuckled and she furrowed her brows as she held the knife in her hands. She slipped it into the sheath on her right thigh and grabbed Loki's arm roughly, catching his attention. Her lip trembled and he tilted his head to look at her.

She embraced him tightly and he sighed but hugged her back. "Are you alright, Ashura?" He asked and she shook her head. "I had a nightmare... You were dead... I watched you die." She whispered and he patted her on the head softly. "I promise, you will never have to see me die... I'm invincible... remember?" He asked and she pursed her lips but nodded lightly. "They are arranging a funeral service for Danny, would you like to attend?" He asked and she shook her head.

"No... I can't... I don't want to go to anymore funerals..." She whispered and he nodded. "It is a fact of life though, Ashura." he said as he left the room. She finished putting her armor on and looked down at her hands. They were still shaking from whatever the hell that was. A nightmare? She didn't know what it was but she didn't like it, even more so... She hated the fact it showed Uldren hurting her friends. He wouldn't do that to her, would he?" She grasped his blade and brushed her fingers over the shining blade. It pulsed with energy and she took in the feeling of his energy.

She missed him dearly...

She shoved herself from the medical bed and stretched. It was always odd being revived. No matter how many times it happens, you always gasp for air like you haven't felt air in a lifetime. Then your muscles ache, your bones hurt, and your eyes felt strained as if they had never seen light before. She rubbed her eyes gently and sighed as she pushed open the door to the med bay. Cayde was waiting for her outside of the room. He opened his arms to her and she embraced him tightly.

"Whoa... why so emotional?" He asked tauntingly and she rubbed her eyes. "I had a nightmare, Cayde... You left me behind." she said and he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "You know I would never leave you behind. You just gotta teach those short little legs how to run." He said and she gave him a tear filled glare. "Oh... you meant that kind of leave behind... Well as I said, I'll never leave you behind. It's just never gonna happen. So don't sweat it." He sighed and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"You better not, because it seems like I'm losing everyone and I would like to keep as many people as possible around." She sighed and he hugged her to him a little more as they walked. "So, you wanna see how things are coming with the assault on Oryx?" He asked and she nodded. He cheered softly and led her down past the crucible quartermaster, but something caused Ashura to pause and look over at Shaxx. She blinked a few times, but that feeling was still there. A strange aura hung around him and it honestly felt so familiar, but she couldn't... place... it...

That's it, that shimmer.

She tilted her head and looked at Shaxx. At the base of his neck where his helmet ended, she spotted the source of that feeling. A small violet scarf was tucked in his armor and she smiled softly. It radiated the Queen's aura and it slightly calmed her, she supposed it calmed him as well. The Queen's power seemed to calm even the rowdiest of foes, minus the House of Wolves incident however...

She turned back to Cayde, who was once more arguing with Eris to remove the rock from his map and Ashura rolled her eyes as she approached the awoken woman. "Ashura." She greeted and Ashura smiled and nodded in greeting. She wrapped her light around the orb and pulled it into her grasp, causing Cayde to glare at the object disdainfully. However, Eris was impressed. "You have learned more control." She commended and Ashura smiled sheepishly as she levitated her knife up into the air only to catch it.

This caught Cayde's attention and he squealed in excitement. "Ooooh that's so freaky. Do it again! P.V. taught you that didn't she?" he asked and she nodded with a smile. "I knew it! She's the greatest." he sighed the last part joyfully. Ashura couldn't help her smile as he crossed his arms over his chest happily. "So, what is happening here?" she asked as she enlarged a feed from one of the ghosts. "Sasuke and Hinata are going after the soul of Crota. Turns out they need it to reach Oryx. Sakura is going to catch up with them in a minute, she was getting the cloaking mechanism they need to sneak through there." Zavala said and she nodded.

"How many times have they tried to sneak in?" She asked and Ikora chuckled lightly. "Three, they get spotted every time, so let's hope that this one works." She said and Cayde nodded. "I'm pretty sure it will, I mean... Ol' Rasputin wouldn't create himself a cloaking mechanism if it didn't actually work." He said matter of factly and Ashura smiled slightly, the dream was still bothering her. Especially now that Nina stood beside Zavala, Loki by Ikora, and Cayde stood beside her. The image of the little boy once more appeared in her mind, but also the deeper voice that had echoed around in her mind.

She snapped her attentions back to the people around her and they were watching her oddly. "Ashura... what are you doing?" Ikora asked and Ashura furrowed her brow as she looked over to the woman. Everyone had taken a step back away from her and she couldn't understand why. She looked down to her arm and was caught off guard by the phoenix that was curled up around her arm. It tilted its head at her then crawled up her arm and jumped onto the table. It didn't burn the maps that lay spread about, but it took the time to watch Ikora closely before it vanished into a spiral of flame.

"Osiris calls." Ikora whispered and Ashura frowned. "Great. More crap I have to deal with." She sighed and Ikora frowned. "I do suppose he will have to wait. We do have more important things at stake right now." Ikora said and everyone around her nodded, however Loki was staring Ashura down. She knew he had read the books of Osiris and she knew he knew what they foretold.

Ashura's attention was pulled right back to the image when a burst of energy washed over them. She watched as the one who called themselves Oryx appeared before Sasuke, Hinata, and Sakura. Ashura curled her lip up at the creature, only for Nina's voice to catch her attention. "Oh my... What is that?" Nina gasped and Ashura looked back to see a large shrouded creature chasing down guardians with an axe. "That... That one is mine." Ashura said and turned to make her way out of the room but she heard footsteps to her left.

She thought someone was going to try and stop her but it was Eris. "You heading out?" Ashura asked and she nodded. "They are going to defeat him." She said and Ashura nodded. "You have to take his blade?" Ashura asked and Eris nodded. "The full thing or the stone within?" She asked and Eris faced her ever so slightly. "The stone has to be brought to me, I can make use of it." She said and Ashura nodded this time. "I'm going after the-" "Darkblade? Not alone." Eris said and Lion and Misra dropped down behind them. "Ah, so three hunters?" Ashura mused and they nodded at her.

"Remember what happened last time you went after some giant ass creature?" Lion cut in and Ashura rolled her eyes. "Loki was trying to beat my ass for a week straight for letting you go." He said and she smiled at him. "Of course he was." "And also, we want to help... we can't just keep letting you take all the glory for yourself. I mean... that entrance with Uldren? Presenting the cloak? A+++" Misra said and Ashura rolled her eyes. "Of course."

Ashura looked out to search for her ship and a sudden sadness overtook her. "Uldren is going to be so pissed." Lion chuckled and Ashura glared at him. "Oh I know he is..." Ashura muttered under her breath as she hopped into Lion's ship. Before they could even undock, a rush of energy passed over them and Ashura breathed a sigh of relief. Oryx was dead.

Now to clear out the Hive that remained on the dreadnaught.

Ashura was the last one out of the ship. She didn't quite want to be here yet. Not so soon, but she needed the distraction. She followed Lion and Misra into the founts, where they looked down into the room below and watched hive scatter. Lion gave her a salute before he did a backflip down into the lower room. She couldn't help the amusement as he began taking out the hive and taken creatures down below. She jumped down with him and Misra only to look at Misra oddly when a small tubular object sprouted from her arm.

Before she could even ask, a small missile shot from her arm and blasted a group of enemies. "Cool toy." Lion said as he rushed forwards to take out more enemies. He jumped up onto a knight and plunged his knife into its neck, forcing it to claw up at him. Ashura smiled softly and lunged at a few enemies as well. She glanced down briefly to see her brother's image on her gauntlet. He looked irate. "Yes father?" Lion asked as he dodged an exploding thrall.

"Who said you all could leave?"

"Eris." Lion said without a care and Loki looked peeved, however, Zavala didn't seem to mind. "You know where you are going?" he asked and Ashura nodded. "Yeah, we are following the transmissions of the Guardians he was chasing down before." She said and Zavala sighed audibly. "Artemis and Rev have the carrier docked and ready, Save those guardians." Zavala ordered and the three of them nodded before taking off towards the asylum.

When they entered this area, they saw two platforms off to the sides and the door in front of them was blocked off. A wizard guarded the center consoles of each platform, so Lion and Misra felt they were important. Before Ashura could stop them, they were gone. One off to each side cloaked in invisibility. Ashura sighed as both of the wizards took blades to the throats. She glanced over at Misra who was prodding the center console of her side before she hopped backwards and aimed her wrist missile at it.

Ashura looked over to see Lion attach grenades to his and he took off running. He hopped from moving platform to moving platform flawlessly and when he reached the center, he was dodging Shrieker bolts. She pulled a rifle and took out the shrieker. She rushed down to meet him in the center. She pulled her shotgun and began taking out the knights that spawned all around them. Misra was taking her time dancing from platform to platform.

They took out all the enemies before them, only to rush up to the door at the top of the steps. They burst through the now open door to rush into the next room, only to see the door slide shut behind them. They looked forwards to see guardians hiding in odd places around the room. Ashura motioned for them and they shook their heads. "They can't move anywhere Ashura. Look around." Lion said as he pointed out at least eight Shriekers around the room.

"They won't open unless you get closer to them." One of the Guardians whispered and Ashura nodded. "Ok... who wants to go be a distraction?" Misra asked and Lion narrowed his eyes from under his helmet. "Alright." Ashura sighed as she crouched between Lion and Misra. "Rock paper scissors. Best two out of three. Loser goes." Ashura said and they tilted their heads to look at her. "What?" Lion managed before Ashura and Misra both started playing.

Ashura had paper. Misra had rock. Lion had paper. One loss for Misra. "Alright fine Shit. I will do it." Misra bit out as she jumped from the top of the staircase. Lion and Ashura bumped fists before pulling out a rifle and crouching a safe distance away. One by one they began taking out the Shriekers, but also taking out the taken that flooded the lower area. The doors in the back began to open as Misra ran in circles avoiding the projectiles.

Ashura and Lion slipped into invisibility, only to then grab Misra on the way through and pull her through the door and around a taken wizard. They ran upon a bridge, where thrall came running up at them. Ashura took a step back and tossed a grenade on the head of the one up front, which caused all the rest to stop and stare at him. When they blew up the trio rushed forwards. They shoved any remaining thrall off the bridge and kept running.

When they reached the room at the end of the bridge Misra and Lion looked over the edge into the pitch black darkness. "Huh... seems like a long fall." Misra said as she looked over the edge. Ashura walked over to them and took one look into the pit before she turned around to face her friends and rolled off the ledge backwards. "See you at the bottom." she laughed and they looked over the edge to see if they could see her as she landed at the bottom, but they couldn't.

"Great, another dark scary pit." Misra grumbled and Lion shrugged but grabbed her and took her over the edge with him. They hit the bottom to see Ashura running in extremely wide arcs. "What the hell are you doing woman?" Lion sighed and Ashura shook her head. "Avoid one another and keep moving!" she yelled, only for Misra to scream due to the large axe that hit the ground right next to her. "He's bigger than I thought! Bad idea!" Ashura yelped as she rolled to the left to avoid the axe as well.

"Why is it always you leading us into this shit Ashura?" Lion yelled as he jumped onto the Darkblade's head to hop atop one of the small pillars nearby. Ashura slid under his legs and blasted him rapidly with her shotgun, but that only staggered him. She glared up at Lion once more. "Look, I technically never said you had to follow me, you just do." she bit back, only to trip over Misra's arm. Misra was busy screaming about her damn arm while Lion was hiding and Ashura was shooting the massive creature.

"Misra! Help us dammit!" Ashura yelled and the Exo looked over to Ashura with burning eyes. "He took my ARM!!!" She snarled and picked said limb up off the ground. Misra became coated in the all familiar solar flare of the golden gun, but instead of the gun forming in her hand, she threw her arm at the Darkblade's head, which blew his helmet off. The glowing pulsating brain that was revealed was odd to say the least. Misra was angrily huffing from where she had thrown the arm at him.

Ashura just quirked a brow at her as she stomped over to grab her dismembered arm once more, only to be sent flying by the axe. Ashura rushed over to Misra to get her picked up off the ground once more, only to turn and see the Darkblade charging at her. She shoved Misra out of the way and narrowed her eyes at the large creature stampeding towards her. "Alrighty guys, here goes nothing!" Ashura yelled as she rushed towards the behemoth of a hive knight.

Arc energy burst around her and she used her fist of havoc as a shoulder charge. When she collided with the beast he released a yell and was sent flying backwards towards Lion. Ashura was sent flying backwards in the other direction, only to roll to a stop face down in the dirt. She looked up to search for the creature. He was still on the ground beside Lion, who finally jumped down from his perch to prod the large creature. He blasted it in the face with a shotgun when it moved, ceasing all movement from the creature.

Ashura released a laugh only to clap her hands and dance in a circle. Misra joined in with a snort, only for Lion to roll his eyes and dab. Ashura turned to look back up towards the light above and stopped dancing. "Guys..." "We know Misra. Dark scary pit has no stairs." Ashura groaned and Misra held a finger on the arm that was removed and Ashura couldn't help but laugh. "Yet again I am stranded in a stairless pit." Misra sighed as she swung her arm around.

"I figured you three would need some help. Glad we stayed around..." Rev sighed as he tossed a ladder down into the pit. Ashura rushed to the ladder and reached for Misra's hand, which offered the removed arm's hand. Ashura shook her head and launched Misra up to the top of the pit where Rev caught her. Ashura looked down to see Lion following her up the ladder just as swiftly. "Where is Artemis?" Lion asked and an arrow whizzed right past his head. "Ask no questions of me, young hunter." Artemis' amused tone rang out as she dropped her long bow to her side.

"She missed." Lion mused and Rev gave him a sideways glance. "She never misses." Rev said shortly, only for Lion to turn around to see a thrall pinned to the wall. Ashura smirked at this. "Zavala mentioned a guardian who used only a bow but I never thought I would actually meet them." Ashura sighed and Artemis smirked. "Well I'm not around long, I have other stations on other planets to wow, so enjoy me while you can." Artemis said as she led them back to the carrier, where the guardians they had saved were.

"Who is ready to go home?" Ashura asked and they all cheered.

When they arrived at the tower, Ashura broke off from the group and made her way to a different place. She crouched before the small stone and placed a hand on the name engraved there. 

"Rest well, Danny..."

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He was hit with the wave of energy he had seen coming. He had tried to run from it, but it was faster than he was. It knocked him completely off his feet and he couldn't help but curse under his breath. "What was that?" he grumbled to himself, but his head began to hurt. He grasped his head and grunted as he hit his knees. Movement on his left arm caused him to jolt and try to brush the substance off of him. It looked like the creatures he had been killing, the taken. It flung from his arm and he kicked sand over it.

"Brother, are you going to bring the woman to me?" Her voice echoed through his mind and he blinked in confusion. "Ashura?" he asked and he could hear the hesitation in her voice. "Yes... her. We need her to save our home, or have you forgotten." she said and he frowned as he continued to search the place he had crash landed for a ship. "I haven't forgotten sister, forgive me." He muttered as he continued his search. He looked down to the cloth wrapped around his arm and he sighed in relief.

She was ok, and that was what mattered.

He squinted at the sand that began blowing from every direction it seemed. He pulled her cloak from his arm and wrapped it around his head to stave off the assaulting sand. He pressed on, seeing some cabal in the distance. He knew he could overpower them, he just wondered if he could fly their ship. He patted his leg, searching for his familiar blade, only to sigh when he realized it was with her. He kept on trekking though he could steal their weapons if the need arose...

Day after day he traversed this wasteland, taking shelter in old Braytech facilities when he could. It seemed like forever when he saw what looked to be another humanoid creature. He looked up to the sky, he couldn't tell if it had been weeks or months due to the fact the days on this planet were so screwy and hot. He glanced over at the crow that rested on his shoulder, he had picked it up from one of his old stomping grounds. It seemed they had still been increasingly loyal and awaiting his next command.

Now if only he could piece together the remnants of his Crows. Not the mechanical birds, but the actual squad he used to run with. Jolyon and the others. His eyes softened slightly at this, he hadn't spoke to Jolyon since the time in the Black Garden... when they had first found it. His friend had been terrified and he had been so consumed with the need to know all about the garden he had dismissed his friend's fear. He sighed and looked back to the mechanical crow on his shoulder.

Was this the fate of anyone Uldren held dear? Was he just going to push everyone away? His eyes widened as that humanoid figure he had seen about an hour earlier rushed into his line of sight. They were charging right at him. He held his arms up in a defensive manner, but once the person made contact with him, it was like a light switch was flicked in his mind. He was no longer in control. He was sucked into his own mind and there was nothing he could do about it.

Maybe he had been knocked unconscious?