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==Chapter 5: Almighty, Once== | ==Chapter 5: Almighty, Once== | ||
We follow [[Zavala]] back to his home: inside the wreckage of [[The Almighty|the Almighty]] that had crashed long ago. | |||
"Do you remember this, [[Warmind]]? Our great success," Zavala says and gives us a half smile weighted down by years of reclusiveness. "And our final victory." | |||
[[Rasputin]] finds his way over to a console and plugs in. "There are files in there I've been trying to decrypt for years. Maybe you'll have better luck," Zavala says. He lights a fire and prepares a kettle. | |||
"I can't imagine [[Eris Morn|Eris]]...," [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]] says, her voice trailing off in shock. | |||
"Eris wasn't special. She was corrupted as easily as the rest. She came to me after finding an artifact inside a [[Pyramid]] on the [[Moon]] and deceived us all. The Bombardment was her masterstroke, proving that the [[Darkness]] destroys all it touches." | |||
My sister shoots me a knowing and somewhat hopeful glance. | |||
"What happened that day? It's been impossible to find accurate recounts," Ana says. | |||
"We were outnumbered. When the [[Savathûn|Witch Queen]] found me, she called me 'the nonbeliever' as she tore my leg from its joint and pulled the [[Light]] from my [[Ghost]], discarding me like trash. [[Ikora Rey|Ikora]] had it worse." | |||
I look to Ana, who is hanging on every word, fighting back tears. The urge to console her rushes up from the pit in my stomach, but I repress the sensation. I wasn't meant for that. | |||
"I looked up to the [[Traveler]], hoping it would be our salvation from this atrocity. But instead, it just… left. Abandoned us when we needed it most. I wanted to reach out and grab it. Make it stay. Make it save us, as we always thought it would. But that was it. Gone. [[Cabal]] forces crumbled the rest." | |||
Rasputin interrupts. "What's that, Red?" Ana asks. | |||
"Did he say what I think he said?" I ask, perking up. | |||
"He says [[Ghaul|Ghaul's]] plans to ensnare the Traveler and harvest its Light, the blueprints, they're all here. He's copying them now." | |||
My mind races. Zavala has been sitting on a gold mine. | |||
"Looks like you might get your chance to capture the Traveler after all," I propose with vigor. "We bring it back here. Make it fight and restore the Light." | |||
"You'd need to find it first," Ana says. There's a hesitation in her voice. As if she actually doesn't like this plan. | |||
Rasputin chimes in again in Russian. "What's he saying?" Zavala asks. | |||
"He can track it. The Traveler," I say. "[[Clovis Bray I|Clovis]] installed the capability as a failsafe in case it ever tried to run off." | |||
"Even with Red tracking it, we'd need an army to build Ghaul's [[Traveler Cage|device]]," Ana says pessimistically. | |||
"Ana, this is as good a shot as we're going to get. Did you drag me all this way to give up now?" I ask. | |||
"No… no, you're right. We can figure this out." | |||
Zavala smiles faintly while watching us. | |||
"What do you say, Commander? One last ride for Ikora?" Ana knows just what to say. | |||
"I suppose," Zavala says, "If this is the end of the world, we may as well go down swinging." | |||
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]]." | |||
==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ||
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