So I felt that there hasn't been enough with Lazarus, so I'm going to fix that. While and three of them are the main characters, Slade is practically the mainest of them all. I made a new words! Oh ya! So, I have stopped playing Destiny as of late, because I have got Xenoblade Chronicles X. And that game is fucking fantastic!
I can finally get Celica too! Yes! She's supposed to be one of the most OP characters you can get in the game. Problem is, you have to be level 44 to start her mission, and leveling up in that game takes forever and a day. I just reached it yesterday at like 11 o'clock at night, and will be getting her today. So happy!
Now then, the best way to describe how the trio (Not counting the girls, sorta) will fight the darkness and what kinds will work like this. There are four factions of enemies (Not counting Taken since they aren't in the fray yet.) so they will spend this part (There will be multiple parts to this story) fighting Fallen and eventually Vex.
The second part will be fighting the other factions (Now you can add Taken) which consist of Cabal, Hive and Taken. There may be little appearances from Fallen and Vex, but they will have moved to different targets.
Same can be said for the first part. While mostly fighting Fallen and (Eventually) Vex, they will fight the occasional Hive or Cabal. As shown in chapter three (I think) when they fought an Ogre. Hope this stuff makes things a little bit more clear for you guys. Also, shout out to Biker Head for supporting this and being awesome and excited and whatnot. Keep calm and may the Aura be with you, Biker!
Also, at one point, I will put the name of this song in Bold, and when I do that, you need to listen to the song for the perfect mood music. Ok? There is a reason, and it will help you to understand how brutally efficient two people are at their job. Hehe. Enjoy...
Lazarus knew he was boring. He studied, worked on his weapons, studied more, then trained. Eating was something he just happened upon. But he knew that if even Slade, the calm, patient Titan was telling him he didn't want to hang out with him because he was boring, he was as good as damned. So now he was sitting in the small 'club' in the Tower, sitting in the corner and contemplating how he could solve this.
Then his thoughts drifted to how he got where he was. He had been slightly offended by both Jack and Slade's accusations of his boring attitude, so he said he could have fun. Then they asked him to prove it by going 'clubbing' with them. He wasn't surprised when Slade gave a clueless nod, just going with what Jack said.
Sometimes Lazarus wondered if the Titan knew how to tie his shoes. Book smart, Slade was Albert Einstein, only metal and inhumanly strong. Street smart, as Jack called it, he was the biggest idiot in the world. He was also very gentle, which was ironic considering what he was supposed to do. Smash everything.
Slade was currently dancing, or flailing his arms around as others around him laughed and joined him. He was such a people person, which had not surprised Lazarus when Slade became the key to becoming such close allies with the girls. Lazarus wouldn't have interacted with them any further than the night they arrived, but Slade changed that very quickly.
Then there was Jack. Stubborn, impatient, everything Slade wasn't. And yet, he never turned his back on them, never quit and was always there when you needed him, even drunk, especially drunk. Jack was always open with them usually untrusting of new people at first, but with his old line of work and that he was always being tracked down, it wasn't surprising to say the least.
Jack was at the bar, drinking several dozen people under the table. And they were taking weak shots while Jack was drinking the heavy stuff. The 'good stuff' as he dubbed it. He still wasn't even half done and everyone else was either off their rocker, or passed out drunk. It only made Lazarus shake his head, smirk very evident on his face.
They were having fun, being out in the world, and Lazarus didn't know how to respond to it. He had basic people skills, 'thank you, please' things like that. But how those two got into deeper conversation and got to know people and be apart of their lives was something he highly envied. Especially because talking made him panic.
He was a tactician at heart, planning for everything. But with people, it's more reacting than planning, and Lazarus was not a fan of reacting. Sure he could do it, but not as well as Jack with his half assed comments that made people laugh (Or start fights, which ended up ok in the end somehow) or Slade with his happy carefree comments that carried the innocence of a child on them.
His only confused people, made them look at him strangely and walk away. He tried, Traveler knows he did, but he just couldn't get it down. The only one who seemed to get him relatively well was Relena. But she was also Awoken like him, so she was different from Humans who were emotional in discussions, and EXO who were intelligent in theirs.
He wasn't sure what to do, but knew there were three present options. Join Slade and attempt to dance (He didn't think Disco looked to hard) or join Jack and get drunk off his ass. Problem was, he wasn't a fan of the hang over that would wrack into his head the next day. So he decided he would start with Slade, give dancing a shot, then if that failed, move to Jack's spot in the club.
He came up to Slade, tapping him on the shoulder. The Titan turned, seeing his team mate and getting the largest grin. He hugged Lazarus, picking him up and shaking him.
"Yay! You're not going to be boring and sit in the corner, contemplating the universe again! Haha!" Lazarus merely got a face of annoyance as Slade let him down.
"Do you know how to dance?" Lazarus shook his head, deciding being honest would be better than letting the EXO down when he failed. Slade nodded, dragging the Awoken to the middle.
"I'll teach you! It's easy." He released Lazarus, people moving and bouncing around them. The song had changed to something more electrical sounding now, and it was a strange noise in Lazarus' ear.
"Just bounce around to the music." Slade immediately started to bounce around, waving his right arm in the air as he danced with people. Lazarus thought about how to tactically go about this. He did as he always did when he was thinking. He rubbed his chin. Then he decided he would just copy Slade.
He tried, but Slade had no pattern to him, making him mess up and miss the clear and obvious beat. He was getting impatient, and that was never a good thing. So he slowed down, focusing on his foot work for a few seconds. When he looked back, his cheat sheet was gone. He looked around for Slade, then heard the EXO's voice from the speakers.
"I think you'll all love this next one! So get ready to jump around!" The music kicked on, almost screeching noises playing.
"Pack up like it in!" The song started, everyone jumping around. Slade was rapping the song perfectly, surprising Lazarus.
"Jump around! Jump up jump up and get down!" Everyone started to scream jump loudly, jumping around sporadically. Lazarus was getting crushed between people as they closed in on Slade, singing with him and jumped around like fools.
Lazarus had enough, blinking away and right next to Jack. He was about to retreat, not wanting anymore when the Hunter grabbed him, using his dagger and stabbing the sleeve of the Warlock to the table.
"What a coincidence! I was just thinking about you! Now join me for a drink or fifty!" Lazarus had no means of escape. He could try blinking again, but he knew Jack would find him and cram a bottle down his throat, so he had to just slowly sip them, avoid the 'shots' to keep from the hangover.
"Umm... Ya... Let's drink." Immediately, he regretted his decision when Jack slammed down his special brew in a large shot glass.
"Go nuts!" Lazarus knew there was no going back. He hoped they still had aspirin back in their barracks. He took the shot, immediately the world began to swirl around him.
"Ooooooh fuuuuuuuuck, maaaaaaaaaaan!" He was shaking back an forth, noticing that Jack was pouring him another shot.
"Could be your last day on Earth, better make it count." Before the logical part of Lazarus could say no, the idiot drunken part of him said, "Fuck ya man! Hit me up!" When he took the next shot he lost all of his vision and the world went dark for him.
When Lazarus woke up he saw he was in someone's bed, but he didn't know who's. He was clothed, which was a good sign. Then the hangover hit him like a train. He stood, clutching his head in pain. There were foot steps and he saw the feet of a Warlock. He looked up to see Relena with a glass in her hand, green liquid visible through the glass.
"You're finally up. It's nearly noon." She sat next to him, offering the glass.
"Drink this. It'll taste awful, but it should help the hangover." Lazarus took it, plugging his nose with one hand as he drank. She wasn't wrong. It was awful. He choked it down, thanking her as she put it on the night stand. He looked around confused.
"How did I get here?" She chuckled, shaking her head.
"Me and the girls got invited by Slade to come dance and hang out, and when we got there we saw you on one of the tables, singing with Slade and Jack. I knew you were drunk so I took you back here so you wouldn't have to fear Jack pulling any stunts." Lazarus smiled at her.
"Thanks for that. Where's my team?"
Jack rolled to face the women he was with. He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Well done." She laughed at him.
"Not too bad yourself." Jack still didn't remember too much how he got to where he was. But he knew how the night ended. Him and Maddie had a sleepover. An adult sleepover.
"We should do this again sometime."
"Agreed." Jack couldn't believe he wasn't the one asking to do the No-Pants-Dance again. Usually he always had to ask. Not that he was complaining. She then straddled him, pinning him down.
"Round five?" Jack reversed her, pinning her as she laughed.
"And six, seven, eight, nine, ten... you get the point."
"Making long term plans?" He leaned down, smirking widely.
"Only this time."
"Oh nice." Lazarus shook his head. Why wasn't he surprised? He just hoped they didn't use his bed for their nightly activities. Jack had done that once before. And Lazarus had still been in the bed when it happened.
"What about Slade?" Relena shuddered.
"He and Shara got this feral look in their eyes when they heard about a large amount of Hive acting up outside the city." Lazarus knew what that meant.
"It's going to be a slaughter."
Flash and Metal from DOOM
Slade picked an Acolyte over his head, ripping him in half and throwing the pieces into more Hive. Shara slammed several Thrall heads together, gore exploding everywhere. A Wizard was trying to run, only to have Slade slam her into a wall, the repeatedly smash her head into it, the head turning to slop with each smash. He finished with a knee, that not only destroyed the head, but the entire upper body.
Shara punted a Cursed Thrall into the air, right into a group of Knights. She fired a quick shot from her Last Word, keeping it by her hip. They blew up, armor and blood raining down around her. She started to pound in the face of a crippled Acolyte.
Slade blocked the sword from a Knight with his right hand, uppercutting the head off with his left. He took the sword, then started to slice every Knight he saw in half. He saw an Ogre, Shara appearing next to him. This Ogre was much larger than most, and only made their sadistic grins grow larger.
Slade threw the sword, the dark blade piercing the large eye beam. Shara slammed into the left knee, the leg bending backwards with a loud crack. Slade rammed his knee into the handle of the sword, pushing it further into the head.
The Ogre fell on its back, moaning in pain. Slade crackled with electricity, jumping up high and holding his hands above his head.
"Rip and Tear!" He slammed down, cracking all the Ogre's ribs. Then he jumped up, slamming down again, pushing the Ogre into the ground slightly. He pulled back his fist, slamming it into the chest, rupturing internal organs. He then started to punch the Ogre repeatedly, blowing holes in it's chest and neck. Slade then grabbed the neck with both hands, pulling up and ripping the head clean off.
He the threw it up, charging electricity into his right fist. As it fell he punched it, the head disintegrating into nothing, some gore and skull flying away with volts of electricity arcing on them. He slammed his fist into the ground, electricity engulfing the entire area around him.
"I feel great!" Shara only laughed darkly, the two Titans at peace. Then they saw the second wave coming, and shared demonic grins. Shara turned to Slade and motioned to the enemies.
"Slade... Smash." Slade jumped into the air, electricity around him.
"Rip and Tear!"
"I only hope they don't hurt the Hive too much." Relena nodded, fear in her body before she shook it off and smiled.
"I'm glad Shara has found a friend who she can relate to, though. She only really interacted with us, which was something me and Maddie were worried about. Slade's a good guy." Lazarus nodded, chuckling to himself.
"He acts like a kid, but he loses it if one of his friends is in trouble." Relena smirked, shaking her head.
"Sounds just like Shara. She once fought a Fallen Walker with her bare hands when Maddie got badly injured from the main canon. I never knew someone could rip the main hull in half and beat the other half with it. Now I do." Lazarus smirked, thinking back on something Slade did.
"There was one time Slade saw we were out matched by the Cabal, so he made a deal with them. If he could beat their commander in single combat with only their fists then we could go. This Cabal comes up to him, easily four times as big, and Slade just glares up at him! I was panicking, telling him we could find another way. I stopped arguing when he turned to me, this absolutely terrifying look in his eyes and he said, 'Don't worry. I'll be fine.'
He started the fight by immediately going for the legs, punching one of them clean off. Then took it and beat the commander within an inch of his life. If that wasn't anything, he grabbed the other leg and swung the guy around him, throwing him clean through four metal walls and into a pile of explosives. When the guy came flying back from the explosion Slade gave him the strongest uppercut I have ever seen, actually seeming to break matter with his fists as the commander turned to nothing but bloody chunks.
He looked to the remaining Cabal and smirked. Then he said, 'Can we go, or does anyone else want to fight?' And we just waltz right out. I have never underestimated him since. He's certainly rusty after having woken up. But he's getting back into the grove. I think those Crucible matches have been helping a lot. Plus since me and Jack are pretty busy, he has been going with Shara and that's been helping. He seems much happier than before. It's nice to see both him and Jack doing so well."
Relena leaned forward, genuine smile on her face.
"You really care for them don't you?" Lazarus nodded, letting out a sigh.
"I would give my life for them." Relena nodded her head, knowing what he meant.
"I'd do the same exact thing." They stayed there for another hour, talking and exchanging information and laughs. Then the rest of theirs teams burst in, Slade and Shara coated in Hive parts. Slade picked up Lazarus, throwing him his armor.
"Mission! Come on! We get to investigate the Fallen dudes! Cipher is coming with us! I'm so excited!" Lazarus nodded, shaking his head at Slade's childish actions. He transmatted his armor on, following them to their ship.
"So what exactly are we doing?" As he boarded he heard a voice.
"Investigating Fallen Ether sources." Lazarus smiled at Cipher who was using his cane as a crutch and had a bandage over his leg.
"Have been picking up strange signals from them, meaning they are driving the production high. They only do this when they are preparing for large scale wars. Unless they plan on fighting each other, they will invade the City. We need to fins out everything we can, and sabotage their operations." Lazarus nodded, knowing the strategy behind what they were going to do.
"If they are preparing for a war, then it makes sense that they want six of us." Everyone was silent before Lazarus gave out a sigh.
"You didn't ask for authorization, did you?" Slade scratched the back of his head and let out a childish giggle.
"Nope! Come on!" Before Lazarus could argue, the Titan had picked him up and threw him into the ship. Jack pumped his fists in the air.
"It's good!" The girls all laughed, loading onto their ship to follow. Cipher stayed on the Cerberus' Light, deciding he would rather be with a large amount of males who were entertaining than females who were... well... females. Cipher was always antsy around females. They didn't have very many in Fallen society, but they were strong and it certainly scared him. He was just careful around the female guardians as a precaution. He had certainly seen what Shara was capable of. He didn't really want to know what the other two were capable of.
The flight to the Cosmodrome was short, mostly filled with Lazarus berating them for not getting authorization. Jack just leaned back in his chair, shrugging.
"I'm sure that in the near future, we can all look back on this and laugh." Lazarus muttered under his breath, "If we're not all dead." Cipher had heard him and chuckled to himself. They landed, Cipher told to stay on the ship to run ops. Broken legs certainly don't help for exploration. The six headed towards the marker Cipher placed, the Fallen warning them there was a large amount of Ether seeping from a cave there, meaning a large amount of Fallen.
They reached the area of the cave, seeing what looked like hundreds of Fallen out front. Lazarus hummed to himself in thought.
"There's a lot, probably too much for us to take out with just the six of us. We need a plan." He turned to the others, seeing Slade and Shara gone.
"Where'd they go?" Then he heard the shrieks of pain and death behind him. He turned, seeing the two Titans ripping and tearing into the Fallen. Jack pointed at them, laughing.
"Found 'em!"
"No shit. Alright, assist!" Everyone went to do what they were the best at. Jack stayed behind the rock, picking into the enemies with his sniper. Maddie was with Lazarus, providing mid range covering fire. Relena was circling around, making use of her Sunsinger abilities to quickly create and throw grenades. Slade and Shara were being Titans, smashing everything they saw with their fists.
It took them a whole minute to clear out the mouth of the cave, making Jack start to laugh from his rock.
"Holy shit that was funny! You wanted a plan, and they Titaned their way into it! Haha!" Lazarus ignored the semi-drunk Hunter. He walked into the cave, looking in and seeing a light. The cave wasn't as big as he was expecting, but was sure it would get bigger as they progressed in. He motioned everyone to follow, and they joined him. Slade took point, shotgun up and sensors scanning for enemies.
Just like Lazarus thought, the cave opened into a much large one, nearly two floors in height and bigger than the entire circumference of the tower.
"Holy shit, how have our sensors not found this?" The comms came to life and Cipher's slight growl came through.
"We use Ether and Servitors to jam your systems and comms. Useful against Guardians, but not Fallen. Your targets are the Fallen Servitors and the large canisters of Ether. They have blue liquid in them. Just break them open and the Ether will dissolve on the floor after a few minutes. Ether is volatile and needs to be kept in safe places, or else it will destroy itself." Slade was about to walk in and smash everything when Lazarus stopped him, motioning down.
"Isn't that Yarne, the Archon?" Cipher growled darkly.
"Yes. While he is not the target, killing him would prove very beneficial to our cause. He is mass producing Ether. It seems that they are preparing for a war on the city. Stop them, Guardians." Lazarus counted the enemies in the large cave, nearly double from what was outside. But they now had cover, and the high ground, seeing as they were slightly elevated.
"Slade, Shara, sneak around the sides opposite each other and wait for my signal before slamming down on them." The two Titans nodded, slinking off, Slade left and Shara right.
"Jack, stay here and offer support to those who need it. Your main target will be the snipers and other long range combatants. But call out any others, ok?" Jack crouched behind the rock, shimmering before disappearing.
"Maddie, I need you to get on the small outlook on the right of the cave and offer support to the Titans after they smash down." She gave a two fingered salute, ten crept away.
"Relena, me and you are going for the Ether canisters and the big guy. Ok?" She nodded, readying her weapon.
"Let's do it." They crept towards where the Archon was, hiding behind a large crate. Lazarus opened the comms, starting to count down.
"3...2...1... Rip and Tear, Slade!" The cavern seemed like it would explode as both Slade and Shara crashed into the middle, blowing up dozens of enemies. Shara placed a bubble, both Titans hiding in it and popping out to fire at the large horde of enemies. There was sniper fire and arcs racing through the air as Jack started to take out the snipers on the far side of the cave.
"1, 2, 3, 4, you're gonna go through the floor. 5, 6, 7, 8, Holy shit, this feels great!" Lazarus chuckled at his teammate's taunts. He saw Maddie giving covering fire to the Titans from her little outcrop, her weapons making short work of anyone she saw. Lazarus and Relena close in on the first canister, Lazarus thinking about it before just shooting it. The Ether burst out and onto the floor, making him nod in approval.
"Ok. Just shoot 'em."
"Or smash 'em!" He looked back to see Slade using a canister as a weapon, smashing Dregs with it, the Ether splashing to the ground where it began to dissolve.
"That'll work, too." He and Relena went back to breaking canisters, reaching Yarne who was covering behind his men.
"Kill them! Protect me and the Ether, you fools!" The comms roared to life and Lazarus realized Cipher was also talking to Yarne.
"Coward! Stand and fight with your men, or die a coward's death! With a sword through your back!" Yarne saw he was surrounded, Slade and Shara closing in on the Warlocks to help. Jack was finished with the snipers, moving on to the canisters they had missed. Maddie stayed on her outcrop, playing the short range sniper game.
There was only a dozen left, including Yarne. The Archon warped past them, running to the exit.
"Jack, stop him!" Jack fired a round into the Archon's chest, the Fallen staggering. He kept firing, but he wasn't slowing down. The others finished their target and began to fire into the Archon. He warped past Jack who tried to use his arc blade to slice him. When he saw the guy run past he growled, chasing after him.
"Get back here, ya little bitch!" When he made it outside he saw nothing except the lone ship of the Archon fleeing. He threw his knife towards it, the blade hitting the ground, but making him feel a little better.
"Asshole!" The rest joined him, growling their frustration as well. Slade eventually sighed.
"Well, at least we stopped one of their main bases, right?" They all nodded, deciding they had done good.
Yarne was terrified as he walked into the cave of Heluk. How was he going to explain what had happened? They came in and easily crushed his forces, and all their Ether. Heluk was going to be furious. When he arrived into the depths of the cave he took in the sight. He had only heard of it from his Kell, saying it was at least four times as big as the cave he was in. His Kell had lied. It was at least six times as big, with multiple levels and more Ether being produced than Yarne thought possible.
There was growl to his right, causing him to turn and bow to his Kell.
"M-My Kell... The Guardians came and... Destroyed everything." Heluk glared at him, leaning down slowly.
"So I've been told, by the others. Yarne, I gave you one job. One. Simple. Job. Use the cave to make Ether close to the city and keep an eye on the Guardians. Have you done any of those?" Yarne gave a weak nod.
"We produced a large amount of Ether, but had yet to get any information on the Guardians." Heluk walked to where he overlooked the rest of the cave, motioning Yarne next to him.
"So in essence, you have nothing to show for your two weeks of work?" Yarne nodded his head, then lowered it. Heluk sighed, anger seeping into his voice.
"Very well. Then something must be done." Yarne turned to him, turning his head slightly to the side.
"Like what, my Kell?" Heluk motioned back to the cave, Yarne turning to it.
"What do you see down there, Yarne?" Yarne saw hundreds, if not thousands, of Fallen working on making weapons, sharpening them and creating Ether.
"Many Fallen working for the good of the clan and the Kell." He heard Heluk moving behind him, but he didn't turn for fear of disobeying his Kell.
"Good. And do you know one of the most important parts of making progress, Yarne?" He was now fearing for his life. Heluk was drawing closer to him.
"No... I do n-Ack!" He looked down, seeing one of the Kell's blades through his chest, right next to his heart.
"The end justifies the means. And you are holding us back. So I plan on remedying that." Yarne coughed Ether out of his mouth, his vision fading.
"M-My Kell... Please." Heluk laughed darkly.
"As you wish." He drove his second sword into Yarne, this one piercing his heart. He twisted the blades, enjoying the sound of Yarne choking to death on his own Ether. He kicked the dead Archon off his rock perch, watching as he fell into a canister of Ether, and it started to dissolve his armor and body. The substance straight up was healthy for no one. That's why they had to have Servitors feed it to them. They made it less dangerous. He threw his head back and laughed darkly.
"Now I must find a strong Archon. One who will do what I ask on a whim, and won't be afraid of a warriors death." He had only taken Yarne as his Archon because he had created this clan from the ground up. Yarne was the first to join him and he had promised him the position of Archon. He had deeply regretted that choice when he was how much of a coward was. Now he would make his amends.
"But who to chose? Ah... I know just the candidate." He turned to one of his captains, pointing at him.
"Fetch Basso. I have an offer for him he cannot refuse." The captain bowed before going to complete his task. Heluk laughed quietly to himself before sitting back on his throne.
"Very soon I shall crush these pitiful Guardians under my boot, and then I shall take the rest of the miserable planet. And the next, and the next until everything is under my control. No one can oppose me!" His laugh echoed through the whole cave, causing a small group of Dregs and Vandals to flinch in fear.
"We should have left with Cipher. I don't care if they all died. It's better than this."
"Then maybe we should leave on our own?"
"Are you an idiot? Heluk has tightened down even more on looking for traitors now. And his punishment now is far worse than death. We've missed our chance. Maybe we can run during the battles, but even then, we're not guaranteed to make it. I'm sorry everyone." They were all silent, mourning their friend who they believed had died, while they all had played the part of cowards.
Then their comm devices let out static.
"Does anyone still read this line?" They all exchanged disbelieving glances.
"Cipher? Is that you?"
"It is, my friends. I have allied myself with the Guardians. We are going to take the fight to Heluk, but I have a feeling we will be needing some inside help. Are you willing to do that?" They all exchanged glances before nodding.
"Count us in. Cipher, it's good to be working for you again, Sir."
"The pleasure is all mine, Luz."
Oh shit! Cipher's calling in backup! They may not do much right now, but they will eventually. Now then, hope you all enjoyed and make sure to tell me if I biffed something, ok? It'll help me improve stuff to be much better. Since Destiny does not have a Fallen raid (Not yet? Maybe?) I'm making my own, with Heluk as the boss. I'm already thinking how the 'raid' will play out. It will take place in the huge ass cave, don't get me wrong, but there will be some other pieces to it. Some side objectives so to speak.
Anywho, keep calm and may the Aura be with you!
