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Another sleepless night. Not that I require sleep, but it helps me to feel normal… whatever that is. I hear shuffling outside. Probably a rat scrounging for food. Good luck. | Another sleepless night. Not that I require sleep, but it helps me to feel normal… whatever that is. I hear shuffling outside. Probably a rat scrounging for food. Good luck. | ||
I'm sick of always having to search for a safe place to rest, though everyone's displaced these days—since the [[The Last City | I'm sick of always having to search for a safe place to rest, though everyone's displaced these days—since the [[The Last City|Last City]] fell. | ||
I hear the noise again. Louder. Someone's near. | I hear the noise again. Louder. Someone's near. | ||
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The attacker removes her hood. She's changed; a bit worse for wear, but it's her. My stubborn sister. | The attacker removes her hood. She's changed; a bit worse for wear, but it's her. My stubborn sister. | ||
"What were you thinking, [[Anastasia Bray | "What were you thinking, [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]]?! Why did you attack me?" | ||
"You attacked me!" | "You attacked me!" | ||
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"We've been over this. My answer remains no," I say. Ana is smart but too easily lead astray. It's a miracle she ended up how she did. I can't get involved. | "We've been over this. My answer remains no," I say. Ana is smart but too easily lead astray. It's a miracle she ended up how she did. I can't get involved. | ||
"Every day, I make it by the skin of my teeth. Without the [[Light]], without the [[Traveler | "Every day, I make it by the skin of my teeth. Without the [[Light]], without the [[Traveler|Traveler]], I'm a sitting [[Dreg]], just waiting to be picked off." | ||
"I have bigger concerns." | "I have bigger concerns." | ||
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Won't work. I pick up my bag and head out the door. | Won't work. I pick up my bag and head out the door. | ||
"You're just going to leave? Fine. I'll find someone else to help me learn [[Stasis]], so I can take down [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen | "You're just going to leave? Fine. I'll find someone else to help me learn [[Stasis]], so I can take down [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]." | ||
Are things really so bad for her that she has this death wish? | Are things really so bad for her that she has this death wish? | ||
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"What's left of him." | "What's left of him." | ||
The [[Warmind]]. I guess he didn't vanish with [[Mars]]. There is power there, but this is still a foolish plan. Although Ana seems hell-bent on learning Stasis and, with [[Rasputin | The [[Warmind]]. I guess he didn't vanish with [[Mars]]. There is power there, but this is still a foolish plan. Although Ana seems hell-bent on learning Stasis and, with [[Rasputin|Rasputin]], she'll do it. Once she puts her mind to something, there's no stopping her. | ||
I always thought the best way to protect her was to stay away from her. If I push her away now, can I really say I'm doing it for her? | I always thought the best way to protect her was to stay away from her. If I push her away now, can I really say I'm doing it for her? | ||
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"Stay ready. We don't know what's in there," I say to Ana, standing in front of the entrance to the [[Deep Stone Crypt]]. | "Stay ready. We don't know what's in there," I say to Ana, standing in front of the entrance to the [[Deep Stone Crypt]]. | ||
We make our way through the war-torn lab. [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness | We make our way through the war-torn lab. [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis's]] siege before the Bombardment sure left its mark on the place. She found [[Darkness]] here and helped spread it like a plague on the world. [[Clovis Bray I|Clovis]] almost did the same in his time. | ||
"If I remember right, we have a long drop ahead of us. You better hang on to me," I say. | "If I remember right, we have a long drop ahead of us. You better hang on to me," I say. | ||
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She snaps back to reality. "Sorry." | She snaps back to reality. "Sorry." | ||
Finally, we find it. The place where [[Exos]] were born. Ana covers her nose as we're greeted with a rotten smell. Slowly, we turn the corner and see a decomposing corpse desperately clinging to a lever on a console. "[[The Drifter | Finally, we find it. The place where [[Exos]] were born. Ana covers her nose as we're greeted with a rotten smell. Slowly, we turn the corner and see a decomposing corpse desperately clinging to a lever on a console. "[[The Drifter|The Drifter]]…," Ana says. Hard to tell how long he's been here. We pry his hand from the console and carry him out of the room to try and purge the stench. | ||
"What do you think he was doing here?" I ask. | "What do you think he was doing here?" I ask. | ||
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"Still, must have been nice. Closest thing to a family." | "Still, must have been nice. Closest thing to a family." | ||
"If [[Zavala | "If [[Zavala|Zavala]] could hear that…" she trails off. A pensive expression rounds out the lines on her face. "What was ours like? Our family… before all this." | ||
"Didn't your research tell you, Ana?" | "Didn't your research tell you, Ana?" | ||
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His expression never changes. | His expression never changes. | ||
"We have a plan to take down Savathûn. We need to speak with [[Ikora Rey | "We have a plan to take down Savathûn. We need to speak with [[Ikora Rey|Ikora Rey]]. Is she here?" I ask. | ||
He grimaces. "She is," he says and points with his rifle toward the flotsam of the [[Tower]]. "Buried deep under that." | He grimaces. "She is," he says and points with his rifle toward the flotsam of the [[Tower]]. "Buried deep under that." | ||
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"Meaning what?" | "Meaning what?" | ||
"You want the real Witch—you want [[Eris Morn | "You want the real Witch—you want [[Eris Morn|Eris Morn]]." | ||
==Chapter 5: Almighty, Once== | ==Chapter 5: Almighty, Once== | ||
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Ana's eyes light up. "We'll still need that army." | Ana's eyes light up. "We'll still need that army." | ||
"I know of someone in command of an army who has a bone to pick with Eris," Zavala says. "We need to find [[Mara Sov | "I know of someone in command of an army who has a bone to pick with Eris," Zavala says. "We need to find [[Mara Sov|Mara Sov]]." | ||
==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ||
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"We're here! Approaching now!" Ana calls out, her voice echoing down the corridor. | "We're here! Approaching now!" Ana calls out, her voice echoing down the corridor. | ||
"Hoped I'd never see this thing again as long as I lived," Zavala says as we come face-to-face with the [[ | "Hoped I'd never see this thing again as long as I lived," Zavala says as we come face-to-face with the [[Leviathan]]. | ||
==Chapter 7: Commandeered== | ==Chapter 7: Commandeered== | ||
"Commander [[ | "Commander [[Zavala]], it is good to see you. Or what remains of you," Queen [[Mara Sov]] says with a cutting elegance as we exit our ship and board the [[Leviathan]]. "I believed you dead." | ||
"Part of me was. I am glad to have found you," he says. | "Part of me was. I am glad to have found you," he says. | ||
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Mara smiles back at me. "And you, my friend." | Mara smiles back at me. "And you, my friend." | ||
"Where is [[ | "Where is [[Calus]]?" Zavala asks. | ||
"We are unsure of his whereabouts. A problem for another day." | "We are unsure of his whereabouts. A problem for another day." | ||
She's surrounded by [[Cabal]] and [[Fallen]] working alongside what's left of the [[Awoken]] army. I had heard some defected to [[Eris Morn | She's surrounded by [[Cabal]] and [[Fallen]] working alongside what's left of the [[Awoken]] army. I had heard some defected to [[Eris Morn|Eris]] after Mara's failed assaults. Everyone has lost so much to the Dark armies. | ||
"I'm surprised you don't have [[Vex]] here as well," Ana says discourteously. | "I'm surprised you don't have [[Vex]] here as well," Ana says discourteously. | ||
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"The Vex are trapped in time by our betrayer and her Dark army," Mara says. | "The Vex are trapped in time by our betrayer and her Dark army," Mara says. | ||
"We have something that we believe can turn the tide," Zavala says, gesturing toward [[ | "We have something that we believe can turn the tide," Zavala says, gesturing toward [[Rasputin]]. "The [[Warmind]] can locate the [[Traveler]] using [[Clovis Bray I|Clovis Bray's]] tracking algorithm. We know how to capture the Traveler once we find it, but we'll need your army to build the [[Traveler Cage|harness]]." | ||
"I have slowly been gathering forces in preparation of striking back at Eris and | "I have slowly been gathering forces in preparation of striking back at Eris and the Witch Queen. I would invite you to join our ranks and swear allegiance, but I can smell the aroma of [[Darkness]] around you," Mara says, her gaze resting on me. | ||
"My Queen," I say, lowering my head, "I am wielding [[Stasis]], but we want the same end: to survive this." | "My Queen," I say, lowering my head, "I am wielding [[Stasis]], but we want the same end: to survive this." | ||
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"No, ma'am. We were just coming in to talk strategy," Ana says as we enter the room. Quick thinking! "The Leviathan presents some interesting possibilities." | "No, ma'am. We were just coming in to talk strategy," Ana says as we enter the room. Quick thinking! "The Leviathan presents some interesting possibilities." | ||
"My forces are constructing the harness as we speak. No matter what advantages you believe we have, we are still underprepared for the threat we face. | "My forces are constructing the harness as we speak. No matter what advantages you believe we have, we are still underprepared for the threat we face. Eris Morn is powerful in ways even I do not comprehend. She is using the [[Darkness]] to its full potential." | ||
"What if we're able to do the same… but with the [[Light]]?" I propose. | "What if we're able to do the same… but with the [[Light]]?" I propose. | ||
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"We need you. Return to us." | "We need you. Return to us." | ||
Is he? He's speaking… to the [[ | Is he? He's speaking… to the [[Traveler]]? | ||
"You chose us before. Please, give us another chance." | "You chose us before. Please, give us another chance." | ||
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The light fades, and my eyes adjust. Sure enough, the harness has latched onto the sphere like a barnacle, the six arms gripped tight. The Leviathan erupts in applause. I look for Ana, but I can't find her in the mass of bodies. | The light fades, and my eyes adjust. Sure enough, the harness has latched onto the sphere like a barnacle, the six arms gripped tight. The Leviathan erupts in applause. I look for Ana, but I can't find her in the mass of bodies. | ||
"We're coming home, [[Ikora Rey | "We're coming home, [[Ikora Rey|Ikora]]," Zavala says pridefully. | ||
==Chapter 8: Migration== | ==Chapter 8: Migration== | ||
