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The stone smokes around her where the arc fire lashes it and the shrapnel guns throw up leaves of obsidian like glass butterflies. She shoots her bandoliers dry and a team of [[Vandal]]s in glassy stealth leap up to rush her with knives but she raises her hand and burns them down with the golden gun, laughing, crying out Draksis, Draksis, I am come! | The stone smokes around her where the arc fire lashes it and the shrapnel guns throw up leaves of obsidian like glass butterflies. She shoots her bandoliers dry and a team of [[Vandal]]s in glassy stealth leap up to rush her with knives but she raises her hand and burns them down with the golden gun, laughing, crying out Draksis, Draksis, I am come! | ||
She kills them all and takes the next ridge, high above the Cinders. She can see the blue-green pools and the cave mouths where the Vex lights dance. And there among them, gowned in smoke and ash, is the long shark shape of a [[Ketch]], a Wintership, the Kell's ship, come down to nest. | She kills them all and takes the next ridge, high above the Cinders. She can see the blue-green pools and the cave mouths where the [[Vex]] lights dance. And there among them, gowned in smoke and ash, is the long shark shape of a [[Ketch]], a Wintership, the Kell's ship, come down to nest. | ||
She could go down there now and finish this. But she made a promise. | She could go down there now and finish this. But she made a promise. | ||
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A [[Captain]] jumps her. She throws two knives into his armor and then staves his chest in with her own Ghost, wrapped up in her fist like a stone. | A [[Captain]] jumps her. She throws two knives into his armor and then staves his chest in with her own Ghost, wrapped up in her fist like a stone. | ||
"Tell the Vanguard," she says to her [[Ether]]-spattered fist. "Tell them Draksis is here." | "Tell the [[Vanguard]]," she says to her [[Ether]]-spattered fist. "Tell them Draksis is here." | ||
Her Ghost looks up at her in silence. When she makes no move to go down the cliff towards the ship it blinks once, in its own way, and makes a soft sound, like a sigh, like relief. | Her Ghost looks up at her in silence. When she makes no move to go down the cliff towards the ship it blinks once, in its own way, and makes a soft sound, like a sigh, like relief. | ||
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{{Quote|Stand. Not only to fight, but to strive. For honor. For hope. We bleed, we die, we defend.|Card blurb}} | {{Quote|Stand. Not only to fight, but to strive. For honor. For hope. We bleed, we die, we defend.|Card blurb}} | ||
[[Titan]]s are warriors—heroic defenders of the Light, channeling the gifts of the [[Traveler]] to wage war on the [[Darkness]]. Steadfast and sure, Titans face any challenge head-on, serving as living, blunt force instruments of the | [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s are warriors—heroic defenders of the Light, channeling the gifts of the [[Traveler]] to wage war on the [[Darkness]]. Steadfast and sure, Titans face any challenge head-on, serving as living, blunt force instruments of the Traveler's will. | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
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No. I think you're only feeding it. I will touch its mind. Ghost - help. | No. I think you're only feeding it. I will touch its mind. Ghost - help. | ||
They call you Wizard. You must be ancient. I think you value power very much. Will you still be powerful without this piece of your mind? | They call you [[Wizard]]. You must be ancient. I think you value power very much. Will you still be powerful without this piece of your mind? | ||
Tell me how to kill Crota. | Tell me how to kill Crota. | ||
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Incredible. Where? Where is his throne? Where is the twilight world under the dead star eye? | Incredible. Where? Where is his throne? Where is the twilight world under the dead star eye? | ||
/Eriana there's word from the company in Mare Imbrium. Crota is upon them. Half a hundred dead. They need us. | /Eriana there's word from the company in [[Mare Imbrium]]. Crota is upon them. Half a hundred dead. They need us. | ||
Tell me where! Tell me how! TELL ME! | Tell me where! Tell me how! TELL ME! | ||
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... to answer your question, when it came time to reach out, to find a Guardian to take on this mission, there was only one choice. | ... to answer your question, when it came time to reach out, to find a Guardian to take on this mission, there was only one choice. | ||
- They stood against the Vex in the Black Garden, and grounded that place to Mars. | - They stood against the Vex in the [[Black Garden]], and grounded that place to Mars. | ||
- They went against the Hive in the dark below, working with Eris Morn to undermine Crota, the Hive God. | - They went against the [[Hive]] in the dark below, working with [[Eris Morn]] to undermine Crota, the Hive God. | ||
- The Reefborn made use of the Guardian in their search for the criminal Skolas, as I understand. | - The Reefborn made use of the Guardian in their search for the criminal [[Skolas]], as I understand. | ||
- And, of course, it was the Guardian that led the assault on the Taken King's Dreadnaught. | - And, of course, it was the Guardian that led the assault on the Taken King's [[Dreadnaught]]. | ||
All of the after-action reports I've shown you about the Taken War, the calm state of the system... we have this Guardian to thank. | All of the after-action reports I've shown you about the [[Taken War]], the calm state of the system... we have this Guardian to thank. | ||
I've attached more details, if you want to read evaluations from the Vanguard. Just skim Cayde's. He's... not very biased, here. | I've attached more details, if you want to read evaluations from the Vanguard. Just skim Cayde's. He's... not very biased, here. |