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Bab 96: Hellmouth(2)

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Beyond the illusory veil, fiendish winds swept the lunar plains. The Hive fortress situated within an ocean of storms marked their keep.

It guarded a crudely dug crater that stretched for miles towards the lunar core. The crater itself served as an inverted fortress to the Hive's brood.

A wicked and cruel smog festered within the crater, obscuring any light from piercing inside. All that was left was darkness. 

The Vanguard's drones surveyed Hellmouth, transmitting live data back to the colony ship.

On the other side, the Vanguard had finally realized how deep the Hive infestation truly was. Hellmouth was an enigma, completely obscured by surface scans and only visible within distance.

An evil magic that could dissuade the eyes and senses- the Hive's veil was deceitful, and effective.

"How many are there?" Ikorra sucked in a breath, her eyes glued to the screen.

Asher paused and took in a deep breath. Finally, he spoke.

"I don't know." 

The ship went eerily quiet as all eyes fell on Hellmouth. The cradle of the despot, Crota the hive prince. 

Hellmouth seemed cursed- barren and destitute. Festering cruelty and wickedness, stripped from every grace in the world. Void's eyes widened as he witnessed it all- He felt, that If there truly was evil in this world, that would be its cause.

The Guardians had fought many wars in the dark ages; trying to conquer the gift of the Traveler. But no one, was ready for the war that was about to come.

They could feel it, that it was bigger than everything they stood for. Bigger than just them. As if the universe itself had thrown its burdens upon their shoulders.

Now more than ever. They needed to succeed. 

Suddenly the Vanguard's comms rang. All forces were now enroute to the lunar orbit. It had begun.

"Mark that location, we'll setup camp nearby and plan out our assault" Zavala commanded.

"Got it." Asher replied

Zavala glanced back at the Nightstalkers, "For now, we'll need some more reconnaissance and scouting, I think I can count on you guys for that."

Asher pulled back his drones-lingering beside Hellmouth wasn't wise. Hive wizards were far more perceptive than some Ogre, and he wasn't willing to be found. 

"We know the drill, we'll map out the camping spots." Levi nodded.

Just then, Zavala's wrist buzzed as he spared it a glance.

"Good, your captain will take the lead. Godspeed guardians." 

As the Vanguard turned their focus towards guiding their armada, the Nightstalkers unceremoniously transmatted out and raced to meet up with the rest of their team.

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"Do you four read? Status?" Tevis broke the radio silence as four Jumpships zipped through Colony ship's hangar.

"Copy, we'll meet you at lunar orbit." Void answered.

"Brief me at rendezvous, we'll meet soon." Tevis swiftly disconnected the call.

"You know, I thought we'd get a bit of rest after all that. But we're really gonna go down there again?" Bandit languidly groaned.

"Yeah, well there's no tea parties at war, princess." Cory rolled his eyes.

"What did you say?" Bandit barked back.

Cory being an imbecile, kept chirping up, "Hmm?"

Enraged, Bandit couldn't help but scoff "That's what I thought." 

"Let's hope you do that more often." Cory nodded and briskly disconnected from the call, manging to evade the record breaking slurs Bandit immediately recited from memory. 

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[A few minutes later]

"So we've got eyes on their base?" Tevis leaned back in his cockpit, mentally tallying up all he had heard.

"Something of the sorts. No clue on the numbers, but the Vanguard wasn't excited by the revelation, so I can't assume its good." Void chimed.

"They'll probably release the word soon." Levi added on.

Tevis tapped the ships dashboard as he saw the new coordinates being passed to his team, his eyes narrowed.

"Good job, all of you." He paused and glanced at the new orders, "Look's like we've got our work cut out for us." 

The Nightstalkers buzzed about the orbit for a few minutes, and suddenly their ships flared and shot towards the dreadful surface. 

Their squad of fifteen, split into three groups, each targeting to scout out one crucial perimeter of their so called "camp" position. 

Cory, Bandit, Levi, Void and Tevis chose to scout from the campsite closest to the Hive's illusory veils, a distance of only ten kilometres. 

But due to the odd and misshaped lunar terrain, their line of sight wasn't entirely uninterrupted. In fact, it could be said that the Hive wouldn't be aware of them until they decided to strike.

Tevis squinted, looking towards the Hellmouth, a faint light gathered around his eyes. Seconds later, dark lines filled his face.

"I'll be damned, those crafty bastards. I can't see a thing." No matter how hard he tried, after a while it was all but a blur.

Yet he knew his sight had betrayed him, because in his bones, he could feel the chill and dread seeping through the Hive's forsaken fortress.

Though, unlike the others, Void didn't find it difficult to see the veil. In fact, for him, it was more so a pellucid curtain- translucently clear. 

"What's the status on the follow up?" Tevis dusted off his hands.

"Titans will be here to setup a wall. We've scoured the place, turned every goddamn rock inside out. We're safe." Levi answered.

Tevis shook his head, "Or.... that's what they want us to think." 

"Find some high-ground for our squad. We'll need it when the war breaks loose." 

Void had surveyed the map and outlined many spots already. He knew why Tevis had asked for it. 

"I've saw a few spots. We'll check em out as fast as possible" He answered.

The reasoning was simple, Nightstalkers weren't the damage dealers. They weren't the frontliners. But one thing was for sure. Their abilities allowed them to be control freaks on the battlefield.

Reinforcing any side as they please, weaving in and out of battle. Not to mention their Shadowshots that served as their attack and defence- A cataclysmic blast that chained down enemies with tendrils.

A Nightstalkers greatest asset was their ability to remain unseen. High ground would allow them to abuse all their abilities to the max.

"Good. One last thing, tell the Vanguard we'll need some hard hitting firepower." Tevis nodded.

Tevis shot one last glance to the veil, "Trying to fight the Hive in their own illusion is a death sentence. Whatever that thing is, we'll blast it to kingdom come." 

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A/N: Hope you enjoyed.


Bab 97: Hellmouth (3)

A/N: Leave a review! Had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Was a bit hard to really write it well.

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[An unknown time later]

As noxious winds swept hellmouth, a harsh and terrible gale flooded its eroded valleys. Dust scattered and the ground trembled, like an ocean at storm. 

None knew whether it was dusk or dawn. Because the fractured horizon mirrored the lunar surface- bleak and tearing at the seams, lit ablaze with green fire. 

But the fire was, uncanny. Its virescent embers seemed to eat away at the light, only leaving behind a grim and wretched chill that seeped into one's bones. 

The guardians had finished all their preparations. Thousands had gathered to weather the storm. 

Every able faction in the city, had taken a stand. 

The Nightstalkers, Arc striders, Gunslingers, Titans, The Warlock Orders, The Crucible, The Praxic Fire, Dead Orbit, New Monarchy and the Future War Cult and thousands of other guardians.

Void wrapped up his duties and rushed back to the squad. 

Tevis looked towards the veil, "Is it done?"

"We're on track. Everything is ready." Void nodded. 

The squad shared a few glances, no words were spoken. A silence seemed to stir, and the last few sparks of solace, fizzled out.

It was time.

"Calling all units, we're ready to strike." Tevis connected to the main channel.

Shaxx immediately answered, "Crucible squads on standby, we'll lead the front charge." 

Eriana chimed in, "We'll back you up."

"This is Dead Orbit, we'll join the charge." 

"New Monarchy, ready"

"Future War Cult, affirmative."

As hundreds flooded the channel with their responses, one last reply came.

Zavala joined in, "All Vanguard personnel will join the front lines, may the light be with us, guardians." 

Tevis looked to Void as the two locked eyes. Both nodded and Void's transponder shifted to a different line.

"Cayde, you copy?" Void squinted as he tried to spot the man in the eye of the storm, merely a few hundred meters away from the veil.

"Positive, planted explosives on the perimeter, standby." Cayde's finger rested on the trigger, he raised a hand, an entire squad of bombardiers took aim with rocket launchers on their shoulders.

Void heaved in a breath, "Light em up."

Cayde's lips curled to a smile, his hand dropped. 

Rockets rained on the veil, hundreds of explosive mines triggered. In an instant, the veil erupted, a radiant ball of energy spread and thundering shockwaves shot outwards.

With the Hive's stronghold no longer obscured by their magic, they were vulnerable. The explosion rang tremors deep within their underground necropolis.

Hoards of thralls rushed to the surface, ambushed by thousands of guardians. 

The fiendish fire in the sky flared, as a harsh wind blew causing the smoke and dust to settle.

and then, there was war.

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A legion of guardians charged, using the eruption to mask their ambush. Countless thralls were met by a hail of bullets raining on them. 

There it was, the monumental clash of light and dark. Guardians razed the hive armies to the ground, establishing an early foothold in the gruesome war.

However, lead and light were not a complete answer to the Hive. 

Shaxx mowed through several thralls with his burning hammers, suddenly an icy chill crept up his spine, then the light in his veins seized and clotted.

The ground cracked- fissures leading to the Hive necropolis appeared. 

A hundred Hive knights marched from within, their obsidian blades forged and cultivated in death itself. A malefic aura emanated from them, staining all that was present with darkness.

"Wipe them out!" He roared swinging his sol hammer, only to be met with the Knight's impervious black shield. But as he tried to swing once more, it was too late.

The moment his hammer had connected, a dark power stripped him of his connection to the Traveler.

Shaxx felt his heart sink, faced with an impervious and invincible enemy, his light served him no longer.

The Hive knight could sense his dread. Immediately, its black shield crumbled and the knight swung its hexed blade overhead. 

Shaxx grit his teeth and blocked at the last instant, the sheer force of the blow brought him to his knees. But the fight wasn't over.

As the entire frontline was overwhelmed with the knights. The Nightstalkers hadn't sat idle.

"Shoot!" 

What seemed to be a mirage ripped through the horizon and tore through the storm. For a moment, the battlefield was struck with awe, as all witnessed the cataclysmic Shadowshots falling from the sky.

The devouring light erupted, eating away at the dark. Chains and tethers sprouted and slithered towards their enemies.

Tides had turned, with the Knights bound, their stripped light had returned. Shaxx summoned his hammers once more, with a burning vengeance.

He struck and cleaved through one Knight, leading his squad to gain more ground.

As the momentum shifted, the Arc striders weaved in through the gaps in their assault, led by Sai Mota, using their lightning they ruthlessly tore through the Hive ranks.

The warlocks were not far behind, as the Hive struggled to find a foothold. Several void warlocks rose to the skies, fury festering in their hearts. 

Their energy's converged, resulting in one massive Novabomb hurling through the Hive's forces, crushing and eating away at any unfortunate within its path.

With the Hive on retreat, the guardians seemed at a certain advantage. However, despite the ambush, repelling the Knights and thralls had consumed most of their light.

Though with the Traveler's grace, they could recover it in mere instants, for some peculiar reason, that connection seemed severed. 

As a bout of weakness gripped the guardians, they too strategized a retreat while leaving behind scouts for the Hive.

And so, the first day of the lunar war was over, light and dark had clashed, but nothing had prevailed. Shax and the Vanguard had rallied back their elites within their camps, determined to strike back with more ferocity.

However, none were wiser to what the future held. Everything was up to fate. Or rather, as it would have been- Alas, a certain Nightstalker was prowling the battlefield as a scout.

 Pacing around the marred lunar field, Void was struck with an idea. Though he knew he couldn't win the war alone, he could definitely cut back their losses.

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