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Since the incident at the Tower there had been reports of the Guardians that are watching the strange temple structure that the Vex had become increasingly aggressive. At a certain point they were forced to retreat, the attacks were ruthless, wave after wave of attack, even the most esteemed Guardians would have had to retreat. The Guardians realized they are not welcome. On the other side, Auctor floats in his original body in a pool of Radiolaria, enjoying the quietness and serenity of his luscious garden. He had built a masterpiece, a work of art in which he can relax. He finally killed of for now the bastard he had been torturing for his own amusement. And now he has been focusing on making an entire city and who knew city planning could be so exhausting. He had created the foundations of a beautiful bio brutalist city, each building is to be adorned not with flashing neon signs, nor stupid detail, but plants, greenery. Him and his love always dreamed of creating a society that wouldn't pursue gaudiness, but serenity and natural feel. He had tasked the Vex under his command to shoo away all those that are not welcome, those that he deemed, a liability. He wants a paradise and allowing disease into it he does not want. This whole domain, he will create the Garden of Eden, the perfect paradise, lush lands, beautiful beaches. The Vex ability to create anything that can be scientifically fathomed is a marvel. He transfers his consciousness into his main body, he has a lot of work to do.
With an unknown Human
A girl and her Guardian pal heard from a patron at the bar they usually go that about strange Vex activities on Europa. The girl, whose name is Mia, suggested they go and check it out. Mia is a journalist and a photographer and she always strives for adventure. It took a lot of convincing but her friend, Blight-13, an Exo and a Guardian at that finally gave in and agreed to help her. They have known each other for couple years now, they met by chance after he had rescued her from a sticky situation that she got herself into trying to take a couple photos of a Fallen base. She got a little too greedy and overstayed her welcome and if not for Blight she would have been killed. From then, their chaotic partnership began, he would protect her and in return would get fame from her works. The Vanguard aren't exactly thrilled but haven't banned her, at least so far. They have heard from another that these Vex had changed their minds and started attacking all those that were near their base if you could call it that. One quiet night they get into Blights ship and fly off to Europa, with her Mia brough cameras, papers, everything that she needed. She was excited, really excited, if she manages to nail this she will become famous.
Upon arrival at Europa all was well, nothing out of the ordinary. They geared up, she put on a lot of clothes, Guardians are able to keep themselves warm using the Light, a basic human can't. So she has to put a lot of clothing on. Not only is it heavy but also quite impractical for movement but what can she do. They landed near the supposed location, it would be a short walk. During which they talk about all the possibilities. They see the structure in the distance, it looks pretty normal, but what is inside is what interest Mia. However, between them and the inside there is a barrier and a lot of Vex, like a stupid amount. Blight, being a titan jumps in, casting his supper and all Mia can do is watch, she has a pistol for self protection if the situation arises. She watches him clear house, this is nothing new for him, however a couple big ones appear and the situation quickly goes south. Mia was sneaking up when she noticed the Vex overwhelming Blight. She is hidden behind a formation of ice and between her and Blight there is a horde of Vex. He is franticly looking for her and finally he sees her cowering behind the ice formation but the problem is getting to her. There are too many of them, even for him, it wouldn't have been a problem if it was Goblins and Harpy's, but there were other more problematic. She acted to brash and didn't read the situation and now she is in real danger. Going for her right now would be a suicide mission, the Vex don't seem to have noticed her. He is pissed of more at Mia than anything, if she wasn't such a thrill seeker none of this would have happened and himself for allowing her to do this. He is forced to retreat, leaving Mia to her fate. She watches as he runs away, she can't blame him, the situation had grown out of hand. All she can do now is hide and hope that he returns.
After an hour she starts to feel hopeless, hiding at the same spot gave her time to reflect on the situation. She starts to cry, she doesn't want to die, there is so much she is yet to see. The Vex had calmed down, they hadn't spotted her, but if they did she would probably get killed. She then hears an unknown voice, her eyes open wide and she peaks to see who it is. She sees a Exo walking towards the Vex from the direction of the structure, he wears a robe that drags on the floor. Extending his hand he touches the Vex, it reacting to his touch, like he were grasping his child.
Exo: Good job little one. Guard this temple from those that are not welcome.
Pulling his arm away all Mia can do is stare in shock. She had heard of Maya aka 'The Conductor' but this isn't her, this is someone else. She watches him walk back towards the structure, stopping and turning his head, their eyes lock, a smile creeps on his face. With a swing of his arm the barrier is disabled and he disappears from view. He saw her, he could have ordered them to kill her, but he didn't. Why? She was confused, his gaze was intense, that smile, it was not creepy. On the other hand, it was as if he saw something he was familiar with, something he cared for. She needs to investigate it so she sneaks as close as she can but the entrance is guarded and there is no other way around. She can't distract them so she craws on the ground, thinking that would make her less of a target. The Minotaur snaps to look at her, it's eye staring right into her soul. She freezes up, cold sweat forms on her skin but the Minotaur just looks away. She gets up from the ground and quickly realizes that the Vex aren't attacking her, they are completely ignoring her. She takes the moment and walks inside the large structure embedded into the ice. Inside is not what she was expecting, it is an entire forest inside, trees that tower over her, grass and dirt that crunch beneath her. A pathway is carved through the thicket so she follows it, it seems to branch of, leading to other rooms. She makes sure to investigate each one thoroughly, each is different, one had a small pool of Radiolaria, another had rocks and a single glowing flower. Each room was beautiful in it's own right. She finally reaches the main one, the biggest one. A large open cavern, beneath her she sees a massive portal that is turned on. There are a lot of Vex but they don't seem to pay any attention to her. She takes photos of everything, writing in the details on her notebook. This place she expected to be your usual Vex architecture, metallic, boring and brownish, but on the contrary, this is beautiful. Yes, there is that brown metal, but it is adorned with grass, moss, vines, trees and flowers. Large roots twist around different objects. It all apereas to come from the portal, as it is the life giver. So she makes her way down to it, parkouring and jumping down the many blocks and platforms, she sure as hell isn't going to be able to come back as easily. It is easier to go down than to climb up is what she used to hearing. But nevertheless, she finally makes it down to where the portal is, it is bigger once you are closer to it. A whole ship could fit inside, there is probably a reason it is this big. Feeling nervous, Mia contemplates going in, it is far too dangerous. But on the other hand, she might not get another chance ever in her life, so better take it. Mia doesn't walk she jumps for it.
She finds herself feeling warm and as she appear on the other side, before her stretches out something she didn't expect. Divided into sectors or sections, a massive landscape stretching out as far as the eye can see. A lot of them look different from others and in the distance there is something being built. She stands atop a hill, the clothes she wears are too damn hot so she takes them over. Left in a long sleeved shirt and some pants she makes her way down. This whole place is like a garden, similar to the Black Garden but way prettier. Making her way down she finally reaches the entrance to this large complex, a small passageway between two large stone blocks. She walks inside, feeling dwarfed completely, feeling insignificant by the structure around her. The path like everything is grassy but there is still stairs and all, so it is easier than walking purely on grass and mud. Along the path there are statues, they look like artworks. Planetary systems, figures, many things, all look like they have been hand sculpted by a master. She makes her way deeper, there are paths leading to other parts of the complex but she just walks straight. After quite a lengthy walk she finally reaches an opening, at the center of it is a massive tree, a large luscious top casts a shadow down on the ground beneath it. She decides to take a breather here, there seems to be fruits and such growing but she is unsure if she can eat it so she won't try. After resting for about an hour, taking in the serene place that she is in she walks up to the large tree. She is amazed by it's beauty, but at the same time confused. Why? Vex don't care about beauty, on whose directive was this created. But as she got closer, underneath it she saw that there is a small house underneath it. A small wooden hut that you would see back on Earth. Getting closer it looks pretty cute, a small garden in front, a dog house, like someone lived here. Walking inside she is greeted by a statue of a person, more detailed than others. It is a woman, a beautiful woman it appeared. But something felt off, something felt disturbing. She walks closer to inspect it, taking in every detail, the long hair, the face lines, the curves of the body. They look almost exactly like her, a perfect copy of her. A chill is sent throughout her body. Who is this woman she is seeing? Her mother it definitely isn't. But she looks exactly like her and then the door creeks open. She freezes up and start to slowly turn around. It is him, the Exo she saw, standing there, a warm smile spread across his face. Panic takes over her, she is not sure what to do. She pulls out her pistol and aims it at the person. He gently gestures towards the table that sits in the middle of the room.
Exo: Please, sit. Let us talk.
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