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==Chapter 8: Migration== | ==Chapter 8: Migration== | ||
"I heard you the other day," I say, barging into [[Zavala|Zavala's]] quarters. He's mid-shave. "[[Anastasia Bray|Ana]]. You said you'd kill her." | |||
He wipes his blade clean and washes his face. | |||
"If I have to, yes," he says. | |||
"What makes you think you'll have to?" | |||
"I have known Ana a long time. Something isn't right." | |||
"Weren't you just advocating that I listen to her?" | |||
"I wanted to see if something was off with you as well." | |||
"You're a bastard," I seethe. | |||
"I'm making sure we're successful." | |||
"You wouldn't even be here if it weren't for her. You'd be rotting away on that wreckage." | |||
"Are you done?" | |||
"She's my [[Exo Stranger|sister]]. My responsibility. You don't get to make that call." | |||
I know whose shoulders bear this burden, and in this moment, he does too. | |||
"Then if it comes to it, let's hope you have the strength to see it through. For all our sakes," he says. | |||
The [[Leviathan]] is quiet. Not the atmosphere of a rallied army charging headfirst on to victory. This feels like a death march. It's not my place to rouse the crowd, so I stand next to Ana and watch as we approach the [[Moon]], the [[Traveler]] locked in tow within the [[Traveler Cage|harness]]. | |||
"Everyone knows their part. I would like to say that I will see you all again on the other side, but we know that isn't true. That's not why we are here. We are here to stop [[Eris Morn]], at all costs," Zavala says. | |||
He and [[Mara Sov|Mara]] exchange a glance and a nod. He walks past us without another word, past the [[Cabal]] and [[Fallen]]. Guess he doesn't like goodbyes, either. | |||
"We have arrived. Ready yourselves," the Queen orders. "Make no mistake: Eris will die this day." | |||
We rush into the drop ships, leaving [[Rasputin]] to pilot the Leviathan. I join Ana and Mara on our journey to the surface. | |||
"Ana… for all those years, I did what I had to do. But I am sorry it was at the expense of us," I say. | |||
"Save it for after. We're gonna win." | |||
The drop ship hits the ground with a thud, sending tremors through me. The door opens, and we're greeted with a frontal assault of [[Thrall]]. We come out firing. It's chaotic, but through the turmoil, I spot the [[Scarlet Keep|Scarlett Keep]]. I see Eris Morn, drawing power from beneath the surface, and I see an army of Dark Guardians stampeding toward us. | |||
I look up to the Leviathan and the Traveler, aglow in a phosphorescent haze. He's doing it. Zavala is overcharging himself with [[Light]], siphoning from the Traveler using [[Ghaul|Ghaul's]] plans and tech. Good luck, Commander, and thank you. | |||
Ana and Mara fight through the [[Hive]] mercilessly as the Dark [[Guardians]] approach. I find Ana and signal toward Eris. In lockstep, we carry out our assault. Ana opens fire on a [[Hunter]] while I cover her, blasting a flanking [[Ogre]] with [[Stasis]]. Ana drops a grenade under its massive feet, and a second later, it's dust. Eris spots us, and I swear she's smiling. From behind the Keep, a full brigade of the Awoken armada rises, perverted with Hive thorns and insignia. | |||
Now's the time, [[Warmind]]. | |||
As the [[Awoken]] defectors fire onto the battlefield, they're blasted out of the sky by [[Warsat|satellite arrays]] in a dazzling display. I can feel Eris's frustration at this. Then I see her, shrouded in [[Darkness]], performing a summoning ritual. | |||
A singular beam of blinding Light tears through the black sky with the velocity of a shooting star, headed straight for the Scarlett Keep. | |||
Give 'em hell, Commander. | |||
He collides with the structure so precisely that he only creates a small fissure. After a moment, an explosion, bright and disastrous, completely levels the Keep to rubble. We hear a deafening scream throughout the field that could only be [[Savathûn]]. Mara races to us. "The Witch is weakened. We strike now!" | |||
Eris is regaining her footing as we close in. "All of my detractors in one place. Thank you for bringing them to me, Ana," she says and smiles. | |||
I turn to Ana, confused. She pulls out a knife and readies it toward Mara. I make a move to stop her, but I can't. I'm frozen in place… by Ana. She stabs Mara Sov in front of us. "You're welcome, my Queen." Stasis and blood drip from her hands. | |||
"We are all Dark, eventually," Eris says with glee. | |||
==Chapter 9: The Return== | ==Chapter 9: The Return== | ||
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