I met Shin Malphur once, did you know that? It was only once, we weren't friends but that didn't matter. "All guardians are comrades" as Shaxx says.
What I remember most about Shin...was how quiet he was, and yet in that silence told me more than I'd ever know with a question or an answer. This was long before the Vanguard roped me in. Long before I actually decided to be responsible. Yes I am responsible. Don't roll your eyes.
I was in the tower and I had just gotten the hang of my throwing knife when the word came in. A hunter was coming in from the wilds. In those days when only 40% of Hunters returned from the wilds, this was big.
I was standing in the crowd trying to look over everyone when I saw him. The Shin Malphur. Of course I had heard the stories. How he had slain some rogue demon in the wilds. How he had avenged some great mentor. How he wielded a cannon that couldn't be beat. Of course I pushed through to him.
So after jostling a half dozen guardians bigger than me, I reach the front and see him slowly walking through, like a predator that just caught his prey and was catching his breath. In one hand slung over his back was this little satchel and despite its size, weighing him down. His free hand just lay at his side clenched, in anger, despair, or triumph, I'll never know.
We locked eyes and for just this instant, I saw something flash in his eyes. It was a déjà vu that emerged and disappeared in nanoseconds. It was later I would learn it was the look of a old man seeing a successor. Andal looked that way...right before Taniks got him. Sorry, old ghosts never die. Back to the story.
After that nanosecond he walked off and suddenly I saw more in him. The slump in his shoulders. The grey streaks in his barely twenty something hair. The lead like heaviness that edged his light. The marks of a man broken long ago. I suddenly felt pity.
He spent that whole night talking to the Speaker. About what I'll never know. Not that I couldn't try. I could just ask the Speaker. But I've decided a man is entitled to a few secrets in life.
He left that very next morning. Never said goodbye to anyone. Never gave a warning. That was the last anyone ever heard of him. No one knows what happened next. I heard a Titan say he died going after some Fallen Kell. A Warlock I once met told me she saw him scouting tunnels under the moon. What do I think? I'll never tell, not my place to say.
Still I know that it's dangerous out there and I've only this to say. If his death ever came, I hope it was quick. He earned that much.
-[i]Cayde-6[/i]
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Even thought it isn't real and has small inconsistencies, I throughly enjoyed it nonetheless. Fantastic piece of writing.
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Edited by Sp00ky Ostrich: 10/5/2016 3:22:04 AMI wonder if Cayde remembers Serenity This comment is trending! [spoiler]Is that a thing? Trending comments? Can I say something is trending because of likes?[/spoiler]
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Why are fan fiction things always tagged as lore? That's not lore.
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Remove lore tag, good fanfic though.
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Fan fiction goes under community. This isn't canon so it doesn't belong under the lore category.
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He saw Shin and when he spoke to him he said in a soft voice: "I'm a need bout tree fiddy" That's When Cayde noticed that it wasn't the legendary hunter, but a giant monster from the Paleolithic Era.
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Great story, I'm sure we'd all love it if you wrote more! Maybe a sequel? ~[i]Have a Sp00ky day![/i]
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Pepperidge Farm remembers [spoiler]Even I hate myself[/spoiler]
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Well written fanfic appropriately tagged as fanfiction. Well done OP
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Thank you.
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I thoroughly enjoyed that. I'd read more if you came up with more, but instead of using pre-existing characters, why not make up your own? You could tell our story. I think it would be great.
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Hey, that's pretty good.
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Well f*#k my a&$hole I thought this was real!
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Need 2 to lose a card so i can finish trials record book achievement msg Phant0m Unic0rn xbox one
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Commas
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Remove the lore tag. It doesn't even add up timeline wise.
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[b]FANFIC IS NOT LORE [/b] please stop posting it in "[b][i][u]lore[/u][/i][/b]"
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Everyone amazing work, but please remove the Lore tag. [spoiler][i]It can cause confusion.[/i][/spoiler] [spoiler][quote]That Guy[/quote][/spoiler]
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This community is cancer.
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[quote]I met Shin Malphur once, did you know that? It was only once, we weren't friends but that didn't matter. "All guardians are comrades" as Shaxx says. What I remember most about Shin...was how quiet he was, and yet in that silence told me more than I'd ever know with a question or an answer. This was long before the Vanguard roped me in. Long before I actually decided to be responsible. Yes I am responsible. Don't roll your eyes. I was in the tower and I had just gotten the hang of my throwing knife when the word came in. A hunter was coming in from the wilds. In those days when only 40% of Hunters returned from the wilds, this was big. I was standing in the crowd trying to look over everyone when I saw him. The Shin Malphur. Of course I had heard the stories. How he had slain some rogue demon in the wilds. How he had avenged some great mentor. How he wielded a cannon that couldn't be beat. Of course I pushed through to him. So after jostling a half dozen guardians bigger than me, I reach the front and see him slowly walking through, like a predator that just caught his prey and was catching his breath. In one hand slung over his back was this little satchel and despite its size, weighing him down. His free hand just lay at his side clenched, in anger, despair, or triumph, I'll never know. We locked eyes and for just this instant, I saw something flash in his eyes. It was a déjà vu that emerged and disappeared in nanoseconds. It was later I would learn it was the look of a old man seeing a successor. Andal looked that way...right before Taniks got him. Sorry, old ghosts never die. Back to the story. After that nanosecond he walked off and suddenly I saw more in him. The slump in his shoulders. The grey streaks in his barely twenty something hair. The lead like heaviness that edged his light. The marks of a man broken long ago. I suddenly felt pity. He spent that whole night talking to the Speaker. About what I'll never know. Not that I couldn't try. I could just ask the Speaker. But I've decided a man is entitled to a few secrets in life. He left that very next morning. Never said goodbye to anyone. Never gave a warning. That was the last anyone ever heard of him. No one knows what happened next. I heard a Titan say he died going after some Fallen Kell. A Warlock I once met told me she saw him scouting tunnels under the moon. What do I think? I'll never tell, not my place to say. Still I know that it's dangerous out there and I've only this to say. If his death ever came, I hope it was quick. He earned that much. -[i]Cayde-6[/i] EDIT:If this wasn't in Lore, how many wouldn't have seen it?[/quote] Go place that somewhere else. I dont need fan fiction. Tired of this crap
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Dang it this was good and I was let down hearing that it's not really lore.
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Man it's things like this that makes me love lore
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All guardians are comrades
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The temptation was too strong.
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this isn't even an original piece of work..