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===Helm=== | ===Helm=== | ||
{{Quote|Her jumpship was full of dead Ghosts. Some of them were just pieces. We haven't determined how many dead, yet.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | {{Quote|Her jumpship was full of dead Ghosts. Some of them were just pieces. We haven't determined how many dead, yet.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | ||
EARTH // LAST CITY // DETENTION FACILITY // | [[Earth|EARTH]] // [[The Last City|LAST CITY]] // DETENTION FACILITY // | ||
The Warlock Shayura kneels on a pillow, eyes closed and head bowed, hands folded in her lap. The soundscape of city noise punctuated by the melody of birds and the whistling wind surrounds her. But there is no grass beneath her pillow, only cold concrete. Four holographic screens encircle Shayura, providing a semi-realistic depiction of the gardens at the center of the Last City; a place of calm serenity situated in the shadow of the Traveler. | The [[Warlock]] [[Shayura]] kneels on a pillow, eyes closed and head bowed, hands folded in her lap. The soundscape of city noise punctuated by the melody of birds and the whistling wind surrounds her. But there is no grass beneath her pillow, only cold concrete. Four holographic screens encircle Shayura, providing a semi-realistic depiction of the gardens at the center of the Last City; a place of calm serenity situated in the shadow of the [[Traveler]]. | ||
"I exalt our forebearers," Shayura says softly. | "I exalt our forebearers," Shayura says softly. | ||
"I exalt my fireteam." | "I exalt my [[fireteam]]." | ||
"I exalt my truth." | "I exalt my truth." | ||
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Her voice cracks. | Her voice cracks. | ||
"I exalt h-hu-human—" She breaks. Recitations turn into sobs, and Shayura slides from pillow to floor. Her shoulders heave, and she pulls her knees to her chest, crying against her legs. Dead Guardians stare with hollow eye sockets when she closes her eyes. | "I exalt h-hu-human—" She breaks. Recitations turn into sobs, and Shayura slides from pillow to floor. Her shoulders heave, and she pulls her knees to her chest, crying against her legs. Dead [[Guardians]] stare with hollow eye sockets when she closes her eyes. | ||
They beg for their lives. | They beg for their lives. | ||
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===Gauntlets=== | ===Gauntlets=== | ||
{{Quote|We believe she's also responsible for the dead Guardian and Eliksni we found on Venus. We haven't yet identified which dead Ghost belongs to the Guardian.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | {{Quote|We believe she's also responsible for the dead Guardian and Eliksni we found on Venus. We haven't yet identified which dead Ghost belongs to the Guardian.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | ||
MOON // OCEAN OF STORMS // ANCHOR OF LIGHT // | [[Moon|MOON]] // [[Ocean of Storms|OCEAN OF STORMS]] // [[Anchor of Light|ANCHOR OF LIGHT]] // | ||
"The Vanguard won't hold a military tribunal in the middle of a war." | "The [[Vanguard]] won't hold a military tribunal in the middle of a war." | ||
Reed-7 is a voice of reason. He stands in the doorway of the derelict moonbase, fusion rifle held in a relaxed grip. The still-smoldering bodies of Hive Thrall are scattered around the room. | [[Reed-7]] is a voice of reason. He stands in the doorway of the derelict moonbase, [[fusion rifle]] held in a relaxed grip. The still-smoldering bodies of [[Hive]] [[Thrall]] are scattered around the room. | ||
"That's not comforting," the woman at Reed's back says. Aisha shoulders past him, leading with the barrel of her scout rifle, sweeping the area for any remaining targets. "The last thing I want is Shay languishing in some—some kind of Vanguard prison cell for however long this goes on for, or until we're all…" | "That's not comforting," the woman at Reed's back says. [[Aisha]] shoulders past him, leading with the barrel of her [[scout rifle]], sweeping the area for any remaining targets. "The last thing I want is Shay languishing in some—some kind of Vanguard prison cell for however long this goes on for, or until we're all…" | ||
"Dead?" Reed-7 finishes. Aisha says nothing. "This isn't the end of the world, Aisha. But we have to reach the bottom before we can climb to the top again." | "Dead?" Reed-7 finishes. Aisha says nothing. "This isn't the end of the world, Aisha. But we have to reach the bottom before we can climb to the top again." | ||
"This isn't the bottom?" Aisha asks, tilting her head to the side mockingly. She steps over to one of the blown-out windows and gestures to the massive silhouette of the Leviathan hanging over the Moon, a crimson stream of | "This isn't the bottom?" Aisha asks, tilting her head to the side mockingly. She steps over to one of the blown-out windows and gestures to the massive silhouette of the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] hanging over the Moon, a crimson stream of [[Nightmare]]s spiraling up into its open maw. "Because it sure as hell looks like it is. And, what, the Vanguard has us out here doing… doing New Light patrols?!" | ||
"They can't afford to give us leave, no matter how much we need it," Reed pleads. "We have to stay active, contribute. We lost too many new Guardians already with the Lucent Hive assault on the Cosmodrome. We can't…" He sighs. "We can't afford to lose anyone else. We have to do everything we can." | "They can't afford to give us leave, no matter how much we need it," Reed pleads. "We have to stay active, contribute. We lost too many new Guardians already with the [[Lucent Brood|Lucent Hive]] assault on the [[Cosmodrome]]. We can't…" He sighs. "We can't afford to lose anyone else. We have to do everything we can." | ||
Aisha leans one arm against the broken window frame, head hung low. "Yeah," she whispers. "Yeah." | Aisha leans one arm against the broken window frame, head hung low. "Yeah," she whispers. "Yeah." | ||
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===Plate=== | ===Plate=== | ||
{{Quote|Jumpship logs indicate she visited Venus, the Moon, the Reef, and several locations on Earth. Her last position before surrendering herself was Mars.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | {{Quote|Jumpship logs indicate she visited Venus, the Moon, the Reef, and several locations on Earth. Her last position before surrendering herself was Mars.|Vanguard Security Report Excerpt}} | ||
MOON // OCEAN OF STORMS // K1 COMMUNION // | MOON // OCEAN OF STORMS // [[K1 Communion|K1 COMMUNION]] // | ||
A Fallen Vandal collapses to the ground, Ether vapor rising from a glowing hole where his face once was. Dark-blue blood sizzles around the wound. | A [[Fallen]] [[Vandal]] collapses to the ground, [[Ether]] vapor rising from a glowing hole where his face once was. Dark-blue blood sizzles around the wound. | ||
"Clear," Reed-7 calls out from the top of a flight of metal stairs, the barrel of his fusion rifle still crackling with energy from the last bolt it fired. As he descends, Aisha follows and shoulders her scout rifle. | "Clear," Reed-7 calls out from the top of a flight of metal stairs, the barrel of his fusion rifle still crackling with energy from the last bolt it fired. As he descends, Aisha follows and shoulders her scout rifle. | ||
"Looks like they were pulling the wiring out of the walls," she observes, lifting up her hand and alighting her Ghost, Dunya, into the air. "Check the systems here; make sure they weren't doing anything else." | "Looks like they were pulling the wiring out of the walls," she observes, lifting up her hand and alighting her [[Ghost]], [[Dunya]], into the air. "Check the systems here; make sure they weren't doing anything else." | ||
"Affirmative," Dunya chirps, zipping off through the air toward a computer terminal. | "Affirmative," Dunya chirps, zipping off through the air toward a computer terminal. | ||
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"I'm good," he lies, gingerly pulling away. "Just—thinking." | "I'm good," he lies, gingerly pulling away. "Just—thinking." | ||
Aisha looks down at the corpse, then back up to Reed. "This isn't like what Shay did on Venus." She tries to be reassuring, but it comes off as dismissive. | Aisha looks down at the corpse, then back up to Reed. "This isn't like what Shay did on [[Venus]]." She tries to be reassuring, but it comes off as dismissive. | ||
"How's it any different?" He asks with a dagger's sharpness in his voice. "These—they were stripping wires from the walls, Aisha. They weren't trying to hurt anyone!" | "How's it any different?" He asks with a dagger's sharpness in his voice. "These—they were stripping wires from the walls, Aisha. They weren't trying to hurt anyone!" | ||
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Aisha and Reed turn at Dunya's chirp of alarm, guns drawn. But as they train their sights on the robed Nightmare shimmering in front of them, neither one can fully commit their aim. Aisha is the first to whisper an expletive in shock at the sight. | Aisha and Reed turn at Dunya's chirp of alarm, guns drawn. But as they train their sights on the robed Nightmare shimmering in front of them, neither one can fully commit their aim. Aisha is the first to whisper an expletive in shock at the sight. | ||
"Arguing about which of you is as terrible as I am?" The Nightmare of Shayura asks, turning her crimson stare away from Dunya's retreating form. "Heaven forbid you be as awful as your murderous friend." | "Arguing about which of you is as terrible as I am?" The [[Nightmare of Shayura]] asks, turning her crimson stare away from Dunya's retreating form. "Heaven forbid you be as awful as your murderous friend." | ||
Aisha is frozen in confusion, hands trembling on the grip of her scout rifle. "Shay." The word comes out of her mouth as little more than a hoarse whisper. | Aisha is frozen in confusion, hands trembling on the grip of her scout rifle. "Shay." The word comes out of her mouth as little more than a hoarse whisper. | ||
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"The first steps to healing are learning to forgive yourself. That's a hard one, I know." | "The first steps to healing are learning to forgive yourself. That's a hard one, I know." | ||
Doctor Syeda Uzair sets her datapad aside, then sits forward in her chair. She folds her hands in front of herself. A tiny, beaded chain is wrapped around one hand, and a small bone charm of the Traveler is pressed into her right palm. "Shayura, whether or not a court of law finds you guilty of your actions in any measure, you are still held accountable to the court of your own conscience." | Doctor [[Syeda Uzair]] sets her datapad aside, then sits forward in her chair. She folds her hands in front of herself. A tiny, beaded chain is wrapped around one hand, and a small bone charm of the Traveler is pressed into her right palm. "Shayura, whether or not a court of law finds you guilty of your actions in any measure, you are still held accountable to the court of your own conscience." | ||
Across from Doctor Uzair, Shayura is slouched in her chair. She stares past her doctor, out the narrow windows, and looks to the looming figure of the Traveler hanging in the sky. It seems so much bigger compared to the projections she chooses to display in her cell. | Across from Doctor Uzair, Shayura is slouched in her chair. She stares past her doctor, out the narrow windows, and looks to the looming figure of the Traveler hanging in the sky. It seems so much bigger compared to the projections she chooses to display in her cell. | ||