Zavala was sitting in his office when Osiris informed him of strange messages that were being spread across the Cabal communications. They seemed like distress signals, they seemed to have been fighting against someone strong enough to ratel their ranks and cause carnage. At first he thought it was some kind of fireteam causing this but through more messages it was found that it wasn't a Guardian, the Shadow Legion know what a Guardian is, and for them to keep saying that they were being attacked by an unknown creature piqued his interest furthermore. So he assembled a fireteam of three, a hunter named Lorelei, warlock Shiro and a titan Cyko-12. He trust them since they were sent a couple times already on some missions and they will be going straight onto one of the Shadow Legions ships as that seems to be the cause of the signal. 

They are in the hangar, preparing themselves. Having been given a brief description on what was going on they decided to be extra cautious. They have been on multiple dangerous mission but this one somehow feels different. What is able to scare the Shadow Legion that isn't a extremely fearsome and powerful Guardian. But they know that it isn't a Guardian because of the way they described it. But none of them describing it in detail, just that it was killing them by the dozen without even worrying. It had a saber which was weird, no Guardian ever used a saber, nor any of the enemies really used them. As they prepare to set off Shiro and Lorelei can't help but feel as if something isn't right, meanwhile, Cyko-12, who is your usual titan thinks that everything can be solved with fists. Which, praise where praise is needed, up until now had worked rather well. As they fly off towards the coordinates, a single ship, near Mars and now completely silent. Either every single soldier on it got killed or somehow their communication ended. 

After some considerable flying they see it, the typical Cabal ship, just floating there. It's engines aren't running but there is power on the ship. Which is odd but not unheard of, but what is really weird is when they do come really close to the ship there are no defensive measures, no alarms or anything, just silence. They find a hangar, opened up conveniently and they land in it. As they exit their ships they notice, no enemies, neither on the radar. 

Shiro: Weird, I expected at least a singe Cabal Legionnaire or something, but I am not detecting anyone. 

Cyko-12: Yea, I expected at least some forces that needed some punching. 

Shiro: You are a Titan at heart aren't you. Such a simpleton. 

Lorelei kneels down to something she spotted, a water puddle, in a Cabal ship, now that is really weird. It shouldn't be here, never, especially considering there are no leaks or anything. Shiro notices Lorelei kneeling down and walks up to her to see what she is looking at.

Shiro: What is it?

Lorelei: Water.

Shiro: And?

Lorelei: What is a single puddle of water doing in a hangar in a Cabal ship with no apparent leaks.

Shiro: Maybe it is fuel.

Lorelei gives him a good stare down.

Lorelei: What fuel is clear, without any smell?

Shiro thinks for a moment and doesn't think of anything and just shrugs. Lorelei lets out a sigh. Cyko-12 finds something and calls the others.

Cyko-12: Guys, come and take a look at this.

Shiro: What now?

Cyko-12: A dead Cabal bastard, but he is not in a good shape.

Shiro: How can he be in a good shape if he is de... Woah, what the hell?

Cyko-12: Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't it take a lot of strength to slash a Cabal in half.

Lorelei: Most Guardians aren't able to do it, they are called space rhinos for a reason. 

They inspect the corpse, a clean cut, a single strike cut through him like hot knife through butter. As they walk out of the hangar and through corridors they notice more dead Cabal and Psion's, some shot and some slashed in half or multiple pieces or simply stabbed. But some appear to have their bones and heads crushed with dents in the wall where they lay. As they traverse the ship more and more, there are more sings of battle, dead forces liter the hallways and rooms, but no sign of the assailant, just more water. No being uses water as a weapon, so why is it here. And they checked it if it was water, Shiro took a taste of it, it was salt water which was odd. If it was normal drinking water you could say that someone's canister had a hole and was dripping water, but no fool brings salt water. 

Lorelei: Somethings is weird and I don't like it. It simply doesn't make sense. 

Cyko-12: Yeah, you are right. Even I would suffer to cut a Cabal soldier in half, and maybe never with such a clean cut.

Shiro: But not only that, why salt water, if it was fresh it might have made slight chance, but no one uses salt water apart from, salt water creatures. 

Lorelei: I don't know, but be wary, who ever it is, they are strong and full of mystery. 

Cyko-12: What do you guys say we split up?

Lorelei: Are  you kidding?

Cyko-12: Well, we would be able to cover more ground and plus, we separated before and we were fine.

Lorelei: But this isn't the same. We don't know who did this, who knows if they are enemy or not.

Shiro: Lorelei, I am sorry, but I will have to agree with the muscle head on this. Let us split up but keep coms open so we can call for help at any moment.

Lorelei noticing that she is outnumbered in vote and they won't be budging from their stances she let's out a sigh. She doesn't have the time to argue with them. 

Lorelei: Fine, but call out every single thing that you find weird. Ok?

Cyko-12: Don't worry, we will be fine, but if it makes you relax, we will report everything we see that is out of the ordinary. 

Shiro: Lorelei, I know you care for us, but have more trust in us. 

Lorelei: Ok, but be careful guys. Please.

Cyko-12 and Shiro: We will.

And with that they separate, she always hated this. The last time she was in a fireteam they separated and she was the only one that made it out alive, her friends and comrades died brutal deaths. As she watches the other two slip from view a dread and worry overtakes her, but she shakes her head and head off towards the ships bridge. As she continues her walk the other two keep reporting more dead but no sings of the one who killed them, and the same is on her side. As she continues her walk down a dimly lit hallway she sees a small figure in the shadow, to dark to tell who it is. Until a lite flickers for a second, revealing a human child in some sort of suit.

Lorelei: Hey!

The kid looks at her and if it is a shadow just disappears into thing air. Could she be seeing things? Could she have finally lost her mind? She shakes her head and continues forwards. But she was sure that child was real, it seemed real, but what could a child be doing on a Cabal ship, all alone. 

Lorelei: Guys, I think I saw a child.

Shiro: Child? What do you mean a child?

Lorelei: A human child. I am sure I saw it.

Shiro: Lorelei, are you good. I worry for you.

Lorelei: I don't know, maybe I am loosing my snanity.

Cyko-12: Once we are done with this you will take a break, understand. 

Lorelei: I think I will.

She keep on walking, still more dead and more puddles. She manages to reach the bridge finally, and Cyko reached the ship engine room and Shiro managed to reach the storage room, nobody saw anything new. Just more dead bodies and that is all. Not a single person that could have done this. As Lorelei is looking around the ship bridge she sees the captain, dead, a bullet pierced his helmet and killed him. His crew seemed to have been crushed by something or shot or simply sliced open. Those that are crushed interest her, their armor cracked, their skulls caved in, ripped off or their bones crushed and twisted. A painful death indeed, one that she doesn't want to experience, even if she can be revived. She hears some land on the cold metal floor behind her, she grabs her Dire Promise and takes aim, only to see a figure she had never seen before, standing in front of her.

It holds two guns that look like old flintlocks but etched with gold and made out of a black metal, a saber on it's hip. Could this be the figure the Cabal reported and that killed them all. A fear overwhelms her, it looks like nothing that belongs or has been discovered. Multiple eyes, skin that looks like clothes. 

Lorelei: Who are you?

It doesn't respond, it starts to approach her. She get's in a defensive stance, aiming the Hand Cannon at it's head.

Lorelei: Stay back, or I will shut you! I swear!

Over the radio she can hear her teammates calling her, asking where she is but she doesn't have time to answer as it just keep on coming towards her. She is forced to shoot at it, hitting it in the head, but a blue hue pulses on it's body, it's head only slightly kicking back but otherwise fine. It aims one of it's guns and the last thing she hears is a loud bang and then being revived by her ghost. The creature seems intrigued and confused at the same time. She keep on firing at it, but it doesn't care, so she decides to summon her Golden Gun and places one in the creatures head, the blue hue breaks but it still stands. As she prepares to fire another one it dissolves into a large puddle of water.

Lorelei: What the fuck!?

She jumps back as her Golden Gun expires and it rises up from the water. It rises it's hand in the air, a strange noise suddenly can be heard, like a whale hum. Watery tentacles appears out of the metal floor, surrounding her and quickly grabbing her by her limbs. She is unable to move, her gun drops to the floor. The creature starts to come closer and she starts to feel genuine fear.

Lorelei: Stay away!

She is slowly lowered but still held so that she is face to face with it. It removes her helmet and runs it's hand across her face, feeling it, tracing the contours of her face. She is scared, unable to do anything, not even scream. But thankfully her pals come, aiming their guns at it.

Shiro: Let her down you freak.

Cyko-12: What the fuck are you? 

They start to shoot at it, again, the bullets don't seem to be doing much, so Shiro summons storm trance but the creature then just turns into a wave and slides quickly across the room leaving Shiro confused.

Cyko-12: Oh no you don't.

Cyko summons a sentinel shield, rushing at the creature as it stands there. It starts to shoot and Lorelei can see that the bullets are doing more to Cyko that all of their bullets did to it. And soon he dies, not even managing to reach it but is revived. The tentacles disappear, Lorelei falls onto the ground.  The creature then starts to run, faster than they can but they follow it. It seems to be heading to the hangar, the only one being able to keep up with it is Lorelei who is filled with determination to figure out where it is going. As it finally reaches the hangar, the other two guys left behind she sees a ship floating in the air.

White with golden metal pieces. A ship with an unknown design. It stands upright, there is an outline of a human in the center and the being gets into that mold, as if being magnetized. The cylinder spins around and the ship flies away. The others finally arrive, they see Lorelei staring out into the space, confused. 

Shiro: What the hell was that thing?

Lorelei: I don't know, but we need to report this to the commander as soon as possible.

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