[b][u]Awakening[/u][/b] Taravax-7: Now, hit it now! Spitfire jumped out of their ships and activated their supers. Yuri fired off three shade shots. Iris went into her storm trance and released torrent of storms. Taravax-7 tossed several hammers of sol before the creature recoiled heavily from the blows. A cabal harvester flew up close to Spitfire. Cabal jumped out, but these cabal had changed. They hadn’t changed much, but a black fire was fuming out of their armor. They tried to attack Spitfire, but Yuri blasted the whole crew away with a sniper before they had a chance. Iris: Something was wrong with those cabal. Yuri: Yeah, kinda the reason I shot ‘em. Taravax-7: This has to be some kind of taken variant. The cabal seem to be controlled by that creature now. The creature was smaller now, and filled with a few flaming holes. Space vibrated again. Wrath of Shapes: [b][i]No. I remember now. Alone. Only alone will I stand against all. I have not forgotten your lessons, my queen.[/i][/b] Suddenly, massive spurts of black flame came back out of all the cabal ships and flowed back into the Wrath of Shapes. Iris: Wait. The life signs on the cabal ships. They just vanished. All of them. Yuri: What the hell is this thing. The creature grew and filled the holes Spitfire had put in it. The creature was almost the size of the traveler now. Wrath of Shapes: [b][i]Now, you will feel the wrath of my queen.[/i][/b] The creature took off toward the inner system. The cabal fleet started drifting. It was clear that the fleet had been wiped away. Taravax-7 called the tower. Taravax-7: Zavala. The fleet just got wiped out. The darkness surge is some sort of being with similar properties to the taken. It called itself- //Zavala: The Wrath of Shapes. I heard. Eris collapsed from what she described as screams. Taravax-7: It can be hurt, but only with light. What kind of defence do we have against it? //Zavala: Not a good enough one. Judging by its size, hunters and warlocks alone can’t handle this, and there aren’t enough titans that know how to use the hammer of sol to hurt it enough. Taravax-7: Well, we have to at least try. Get everyone in orbit. Have them ready to tear this thing apart. And as a precautionary, you may want to prepare evac shuttles. Within a few minutes, the creature made it close to Earth. Thousands of guardians lined up a defence. The Wrath of Shapes rattled the void as it called out for every Guardian to hear. Wrath of Shapes: [b][i]You have banished my Queen from this world, now I will rip your light from you, and bring her back with this tribute that the machines no longer provide.[/i][/b] The Wrath of Shapes spit out a wall of darkness at Earth, The guardians braced themselves for the worst. As the wall of darkness closed in on the Guardians, they became less and less confident that they could hold it back. But, just before the darkness hit, a massive translucent. purple shield appeared out of nowhere. The wall of darkness collided with the shield and vanished with it. Everyone was awestruck. Yuri: What the hell? What- //Ikora: The Traveler! For a brief moment, I could sense it’s consciousness. Iris: I’m sensing something else. It did something to us. Taravax-7: That shield, I can feel it. Yuri: Is it just me, or are those blade dancers’ knives bigger? On the guardians’ line, some guardians had activated their supers. The sunsingers had sprouted wings of fire and held a sword made from solar energy. The blade dancers were now holding arc spears. The defenders now doned void shields. The guardians looked over their new-found abilities briefly before looking back to the Wrath of shapes. Yuri: Let’s get down there. I think the Traveler just hit us up with an upgrade. Spitfire joined the guardians on the line and activated their new supers, along with every other guardian on the line. The Wrath of Shapes roared in anger and charged the line. The guardians hit it with everything. Down on Earth, the last city watched in awe as the light and the dark clashed. Streaks and bursts of light outlined the Wrath of Shapes in the sky. All the people could do was watch. Back up in orbit, the guardians gave the Wrath of Shapes hell. With each hit, the void rattled. It tried to fight back, but no matter which way it tried to turn and fight, it was met by a burst of arc, solar, or void. Slowly the Darkness was whittled away until eventually it was but the size of a helmet. Iris closed in on the wrath of shapes and encased it in light. She held it close to her face and smile. The wrath of shapes barely had a voice anymore. Wrath of Shapes: [i]Don’t be fooled, mote. The Traveler is awakening, but this only spells out your own doom. They will come for it. My Queen will live once more.[/i] Just then, a burst of light pulsed from the traveler. The guardians in orbit were instantly supercharged and refreshed. When the pulse passed through the wrath of shapes, it disappeared in the light. The guardians all watched the pulse go out into space. Everyone felt a grand new age coming in that moment. The guardians returned to the city. As their ships flew overhead, people gathered in the streets and cheered for the returning guardians. In mere hours, the streets burst in celebration. Spitfire found a Quiet rooftop to sit atop and watch the festivities. Yuri: Crazy, seems like a few hours ago, guardians were just something of myth and legend. Now we’re living heroes. Taravax-7: I’m just glad to see the Traveler is alive again. Iris: But that may not be all good if the wrath of shapes speaks the truth. Yuri: Even if there is something else coming, who cares? We’ve got some pretty nifty new abilities to wipe them across the floor with. Off in the distance, on another rooftop, a line of new Dawnblades ignited their swords and unleashed a volley of blades into the sky, like fireworks. Taravax-7: I think I’m siding with Yuri on this one. Let’s just take this time now to celebrate. Iris stared blankly into the night sky. After a while she stood up. Iris: Well, you two enjoy your night. I think I might go do some warlock things. Yuri: Take care. Don't burn the city down. Iris departed via transmat. Taravax-7 stood up. Taravax-7: Want to go hunt down Cayde? Make sure he hasn't gotten himself in too much trouble. Yuri: If I had to guess, He’s probably walking around with a bucket on his head, babbling about someone stealing his cape. Yuri and Taravax-7 hopped down the fire escapes in an alleyway and made their way back into the crowds. Iris on the other hand, went deeper into the shadows to find a particular individual. 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