A/N: Got very sick for a few days, so update was a bit late. Nevertheless enjoy.
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The altar glowed. A bewitching hymn struck the hearts of those present, the air quivered and fell silent.
Mephitic spirits gathered and a terrible gale roared, as wicked whispers turned to howls, the runes lit ablaze. A fiendish fire danced across the bones, a dreadful blume converged.
Ghastly reflections of the hive wizards took form within it, descending towards their summons. As lightless tunnels were plunged into twilight, a gelid chill gripped the earth.
The next instant, everything stalled.
[Sixth Sense]
Void's body moved on instinct as he unsheathed his blade, a sharp aura exuded, then with eyes settled on the altar his body flickered.
A dreadful strike cleaved apart the rune circle and split the apparitions in the fog, causing a malevolent eruption, the Hive magic danced wildly but it was immediately eaten up by the blade.
Void's violent slash snapped everyone out of their trance as a sudden panic overtook their senses.
"RUN!"
Four shadows shot towards the tunnel exit in a mad frenzy. The altar had shook the hive from their slumber. Any second now, and they would flood the tunnels looking for the disruption.
"What the HELL was that" Levi groaned dashing forwards with extreme speed.
"Hive wizards, they ensnared us with that fog." Void replied, darting beside him.
The ground rumbled as frightening shrieks resounded.
"They're awake. We're gonna be surrounded." Cory barked, his face stiffened as he sprinted faster.
"Then we'll just kill our way out." Bandit hissed, unsheathing his daggers.
As the four spectres bolted through the tunnels towards the courtyards of the Hive fortress, an army of thralls awaited them.
"CHARGE." Levi roared, a vigorous aura exuded from within him, he flashed forwards with a swift kick that split the air on impact, ripping through the thralls.
Immediately, Bandit's figure dissolved into Cory's shadow. A murky coat of light stuck to the latter's knuckles as he mowed down any thralls before him with lethal punches.
-Clink-
Void's blade unsheathed, Pahanin's technique flashed his mind. He swiped ahead, a lilac streak swept ahead and cut through the thralls.
Cory skilfully weaved through the thralls. His murky light tugged at his own shadow, as he punched again, shadowy spectral arms rose and punched just the same.
"What! How did you do that?" Void flickered beside him and slashed.
"Practice and patience." Cory chuckled, the shadows around him took the form of his strikes.
Suddenly, a spectre scattered from Cory's shadow, reaping lives with vicious swipes, Bandit surfaced for a second.
Bandit dryly chortled ,"He calls it Shadow boxing", and then jolted from shadow to shadow, like an untouchable wraith.
The thralls outnumbered them, but the four hunters were viciously mowing them down for a chance to survive.
Levi jumped up and summoned his bow, as light concentrated into an arrow.
"Son of a-" Void stammered as he and Cory shuffled away while Bandit hid in their shadows.
Levi's arrow pierced through the hive as it tethered them to the ground corrosive light erupted, umbral chains sprouted from the Shadowshot and drained the thralls of their vitality.
"Give us a goddamn warning, shithead." Void barked, his hands rested on the hilt of his sword.
"I thought you had sharp eyes shithead." Levi raised a brow.
Another wave of thralls rushed closer.
-Clink-
He swiped his sword, its edge covered in a thin streak of light which swept forth, dissecting everything ahead.
"Watch the blade!" Cory slid under the sword's streak, the attack barely grazing his cloak.
Bandit emerged, dancing with his daggers as he rushed towards the fortress wall.
"Call the ships, we're running outta time." Bandit shouted, climbing towards the exit.
Levi tinkered with the transponder and sent out the pickup location, "They're enroute, let's go!"
Despite the thralls chasing them, Levi followed Bandit's lead and leapt to the fortress wall
Void and Cory followed closely behind but realization struck.
"The traps!" Void barked, but it was too late. As the four looked back, the mindless thralls had triggered their own mines.
A blinding flash spread out.
The sudden eruption was too fast. Far too fast for anyone to notice. The explosion pulled everything in as the Hive energy erupted, the blast reduced everything to smithereens.
Only a crater was left behind. The hive fortress itself was buried beneath the lunar dust. All life was reduced to dust and ash. Hive themselves weren't immune to their accursed power.
Alas, that was its overbearing cost. The lightless crater shimmered, three ghost shells remained steadfast, standing over the ashes of their guardians.
The fourth, was no where to be seen.
From the darkness, a shadow wiggled and danced wildly, a second later it spat out a charred figure.
Bandit heaved a breath and weakly coughed.
"You guys owe me....big time." He trudged towards their ghosts, a sudden spark of light jolted from his palms.
Void, Cory and Levi had their bodies reconstructed as their ghosts resurrected them. Suddenly pulled from the brink of death, the four felt nauseated.
" Fuck, those idiots really blew themselves up." Cory sighed.
" All's well that end's well." Levi shook his head.
Void got to his feet, his eyes immediately looked towards the east. A cloud of dust rose and fell. Faint tremors grew more frequent.
His eyes narrowed, "It's not over yet."
Just as he had said, a terrifying shriek bellowed. One that they hadn't heard before.
"That explosion was quite a show, because of it we've attracted some...attention." Void contemplated.
Judging from the tremors he felt it could only be one thing. Void gestured them all to get ready.
The four took a defensive stance, readily trying to charge up their light through the ghosts before the enemy appeared.
'It can only be that' Void grimaced.
Suddenly, the shrieks grew louder, faster, and seemed closer. It had picked up pace. The tremors now felt like a beating heart, pounding wildly.
Dust rose and fell, as shivers ran down their spines. Across the crater, they saw a titanic figure.
An amalgamation of rotten bones, and miasma, a hulking and towering giant that looked upon them as if they were its next meal. Unlike its size, it was mighty and fast.
As they looked upon it from the distance, it charged on all fours, like a rabid beast, crossing miles in seconds.
Finally, It was upon them.
'An Ogre.'
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"Didn't know they even made em this big honestly." Cory trained his eyes on the Ogre as it heaved in breaths.
"You know what they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall." Levi raised his head to match the towering Ogre's gaze.
"Well I am not pushing him, so do the honours." Bandit dismayed his eyes locked on to the Ogre's shadow.
Void calmly walked forwards, signalling the rest to follow, slowly the four Nightstalkers had encircled the Ogre.
A sudden prompt appeared.
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{Legendary Guardian System}
+(Optional Quest - Enfeeblement)
Shatter the Might of Crota. Kill the Ogre!
Rewards: ???
Remarks: Let's establish one fact. Only Green Ogres are Allowed!
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'Might of Crota' Void's eyes narrowed, he recalled that name. The Ogre wasn't as simple as it looked.
As the beast stared them down, the Nightstalkers plotted their attack.
"That exposed brain gives me a bad feeling, keep an eye out." Void clenched his blade.
An Ogre could fire lethal blasts of energy from its head, without a titan to block it head on, any other guardian would probably be vaporized to dust.
"What's it doing, fidgeting on its feet?" Bandit narrowed his eyes as the four prowled around the Ogre.
"It's trying to strike, but doesn't know when. Probably just confused." Levi judged, his hands gripped the edge of his rocket launcher, ready to deploy any second.
"What time till the ships get here?" Void asked, conjuring a grenade in his left hand.
"Few more minutes, but I'm under the impression that the Ogre knows." Cory dug his feet into the dirt.
The encircling hunters halted for a mere second.
Facing the Ogre's piercing gaze, a tense tremor shook their hearts. As if it could read their souls, the Ogre shuffled.
It scrambled on all fours, beating the ground with its arms. Suddenly, it rushed forwards charging towards Void.
Hurling its fist forwards, the Ogre roared. Void deftly slipped underneath, as he dropped a smoke below its feet.
The next second, a plume erupted, covering the crater in dense fog.
As if reading Void's intentions, the rest of the hunters slipped into the mist akin to spectres.
Their figures scattered, enraging the Ogre, its head glowed as a luminous charge threatened to break out.
Instantly, zipping through unnoticed, Void slashed at its ankles with breath taking speed. A sudden singe paralyzed the Ogre for a fraction of a second.
"Shoot!" Levi barked. Bandit, Cory and he emerged letting go of the arrows.
Three Shadowshots tore through the air as they erupted in the crater. Slithering chains constricted the Ogre, devouring energy out of its body.
Pushed beyond its breaking threshold, the Ogre's shrieked, its gargantuan body convulsed as energy gathered at its head, erupting forth as a pure beam of fiend fire.
The Ogre's fire melted everything in its path as it viciously whipped its head around. The hunters danced around it, barely letting it graze their figures.
They shot towards the Ogre. Void blitzed to the side, with a vigorous slash he dug into the Ogre's flesh, a corrosive singe ran through its blood.
Before it could recover, Cory's apparitions rocked him with blows till it lost its balance. The Ogre, could not recover. As it fell, Bandit appeared from underneath, ferociously cutting its flesh with daggers.
Scrambling to its feet, the Ogre swung a haymaker hoping to swat away the Nightstalkers, but they were slipping through his blows as they continued to devour its life.
Despite all the wounds it had received, the Ogre was still raring to go. As a depraved amalgamation of the Hive, its corrupted body would not rest until it was completely erased.
Void knew that. But to completely kill the Ogre was difficult. The Hive rituals had made it too strong. Even if they fought for a few days the Ogre wouldn't stop.
The only other way, was to force the Ogre to retreat. To damage its brain beyond use.
Void's light flared, a thin streak of it covered the edge of his blade. The sword felt restless, or rather, Zamyr's presence stirred within it.
He crouched a few metres before the Ogre, a coat of light on his soles. Void leaned forward slightly.
The others caught on, flickering towards a safe distance.
As the Ogre stumbled forwards its eyes locked on Void. Yet before it could perceive what happened.
Void shot forwards like a bullet. With extreme and ruthless speed, his blade swung overhead ripping through the sound barrier, Void's energy erupted to its maximum.
He slashed, the sword strike cut through the lunar surface and struck the Ogre.
Despite its thick armour, a small crack appeared in its head sending it tumbling backwards.
Levi took his chance, unloading four rockets on to the Ogre at the exact instant, a cloud of dust rose obscuring the crater.
"Ships are here!" Cory cried out, he and Bandit darted towards extraction.
Levi and Void glanced the Ogre's way, sensing no movement the two bolted.
A second later, four figures transmatted out. With Jumpships on full throttle, the hunters ran towards the colony ship awaiting them.
Beneath them on the Lunar surface, the Ogre had regained its balance. As the cloud of dust settled, a scar marked its crown. With its enemies no where to be seen, the Ogre cried out.
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[Vanguard's Colony Ship]
Ikorra's aura spilled out, her eyes shimmered. Her hands tensed as she tightened her grip.
Toland hung in the air, an umbral energy wrapped around his arms and legs, twisting each in different directions.
Helpless yet unafraid, the warlock remained silent. No amount of words would appease the Vanguard as it was. Not yet anyway.
"I will ask again. What did you do." Her voice thundered.
The Vanguard had immediately surrounded him the moment he had made the mistake of speaking in Hive tongue.
Toland had no chance at escape. His eyes remained glued at the life monitor. As long as the squad was safe, he wouldn't be punished too harshly.
Asher chimed in, "The Squad's back, their Jumpships are on the network."
"Tell them to report to command." Zavala nodded.
"No." Cayde abruptly interrupted.
"You want four hunters in this room that this rat sold out? You're out of your mind big blue. We wouldn't walk two steps out before some unfortunate incident befalls him." Cayde chuckled.
"Unless of course, you're okay with it. I... take no part in it." Cayde held his hands in surrender, letting the decision fall on the titan.
Zavala contemplated. Toland had indeed acted suspicious, yet he couldn't let the affected team be near the warlock. There had been far too many such cases in the past. Retaliation was a very real thing.
Sensing the opportunity, Toland decide to speak.
"Zavala...I have done nothing except what you've asked." He heaved a difficult breath, causing Ikorra to lower her magic.
Toland rubbed his wrists and caught a breath.
"Explain yourself." Ikorra waved him off.
"The Hive are cunning and shrewd. Their magic has a mind of its own. I only possess limited knowledge. Reading their runes on the altar, I simply.... had no clue what would happen."
"Your actions almost caused us to lose our squad. You want me to put it all on an accident?" Ikorra clenched her teeth.
"No, I understand the risks of the Hive. I cannot expect the others to put their lives on the line to gain knowledge. Your hunters are right to blame me. I can only ask for forgiveness." Toland lowered his head.
A palpable silence ran amok in the room.
Ikorra's light boiled.
"Asher, have Toland stay in the command." Zavala chimed in and walked towards the door.
He glanced back at Asher, "and tell the squad to report to the main hall."
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