Am I Forsaken?

Ch.3: This is unexpected...

(The next morning...)

“Guardian...Guardian, wake up!” Hearing Garrex’s voice was enough to do so, even if it he sounded like a nagger.

“Ugh. What happened?” I asked him, finding myself in...a very, very large bed...one that seems to have been built for a- “The Dragoness! Where is she!?”

“Whoa! Slow down, Rev!” Garrex told me as I jumped out of bed. “Look, I want answers too. Believe me. However we can’t leave this room, not without her.” I looked at my Ghost in confusion.

“What? Are you saying that, without her, others might kill us on sight?”

“It’s a high possibility. We shouldn’t risk it.” Well, I guess he had a point. But still...

“Where are we?” Looking around, this room was rather...ornate. I mean, I’m no Architect or anything that runs along that line of work, but I swear this reminds me of Calus; living like an Imperial Royal.

“I think we might’ve been brought to the Dragon’s capital city.” Garrex answered, hovering over to a set of doors. “Take a look.” He suggested.

Walking over to them, I open them up and it lead to a balcony, overlooking the city. “Holy shit...” I utter out under my breath, moving out onto it. “What...what happened?” Seriously, if you thought the city was gonna look like what I saw in the room, you’re dead wrong. It looks more like a slum. “Fuck me, what happened to them? It looks like they’re slowly getting ransacked of all they’ve own!”

“Along with some of our kind, too.” I kinda jumped a little in fright, I wasn’t expecting the Dragoness to come back any time soon, no less sneak up on us like that.

“Wait, what?” I turned around to look...up at her. God this is strange.

“Not only are we getting pillaged, but our kin are also being taken. Used as slaves for others entertainment or ulterior motives.”

...I...FUCKING CALLED IT! I knew this wasn’t the peaceful, happy world the damn show produced! And now, I’ll have to go around and about to clean this shit up! Fucking great!

“Uh...Rev?” Garrex spoke.

“What?” I replied with seething hatred.

“You may want to calm down, your powers are...going haywire.” When he said that, I looked down at myself and saw that, indeed, my powers were going haywire. The energies of Arc, Solar and Void Light were sparking out from my being, singeing anything that it touched. “Just...take deep breaths, buddy.”

Doing as Garrex suggested, I took in a few deep breaths, calming myself down until my powers weren’t running rampant due to me losing it. “Okay, I think I’m good now.” I sighed.

“Thank you for calming down, and the sentiment is appreciated.” The Dragoness spoke up. “I believe introductions are in order.”

“Along with an explanation.” I retorted before giving her my name. “I’m Revenic, Rev for short. This is my Ghost, Garrex.” Said Ghost gave a short bow to her.

“Pleasure, my name is Amethysto.” The Dragoness stated, giving a graceful bow. “You are a perceptive individual. Believe it or not, I’m an Ahamkara.”

“Holy shit!” I exclaimed as Garrex and I recoil from that bombshell.

“An Ahamkara! Here! How!?” Garrex questioned.

“Please, do be quiet.” Amethysto hissed in response to our outburst. “No one truly know of my nature and I would like to keep it that way.” I bit my lip just to shut myself up. The last thing I want happening is death befalling on our heads.

“Sorry.” Garrex whispered. “But, still, how are you here? I thought Riven was the very last one.” Oh, right. The Last Wish raid. I haven’t done the raid, or any other raid for that matter, in Destiny 1 or 2. Wasn’t a big fan of it. I would just watch it on YouTube.

Amethysto sighed. “It’s complicated. As of right now, I AM the last Ahamkara. The details of my arrival to this universe was the result of my lost in a card game.” That...okay, what?

“You, an Ahamkara, playing a card game? With who?” I inquired, still a little confused by that last statement of hers.

“A woman who calls herself Jinx. But I don’t know what she is.” She explained, but it didn’t really answer everything. “She appears human, but isn’t born as one. Her powers are...possibly beyond anything. She is neither the Light or the Darkness. When I encounter her, I made the foolish decision of asking her what she wishes, and that was when she wishes to play a card game with me.” Amethysto continued.

“And you lost? This Jinx, she didn’t rig the whole thing, did she?” I asked her, wanting to learn more about this being.

Amethysto shook her head. “If she really did, then I’ve been made the biggest fool of my kind, more so than Riven. But no, I sense no deception, no foul play, nothing. I lost fair and square.” She gave a dry chuckle. “To think, something so trivial, like a simple card game, would be the means of my defeat. After that, she sent me here, my powers remained...except granting wishes. Jinx somehow removed that ability, the very one we Ahamkara are known for - even in death - and she took that away from me.”

“...My god, what the hell is Jinx?” As of this moment, I’m terrified of Jinx. Whatever she’s supposed to be, she’s not someone I want to mess with. Period.

“I only wish I knew.” Amethysto muttered before clearing her voice. “Ahem! Anyway, let’s move on. When she sent me here, she also showed me things about this world, and the events that will take place within the next five hundred years.”

“That being?” Garrex inquired.

“The return of Nightmare Moon.”

“Wait, what!? We’re five hundred years away from that!?” I can’t believe this! Five hundred years early before Nightmare Moon’s return!

“So you do know of it?” Amethysto asked and I nodded my head, still in disbelief shock. “Does that mean you watch that show?”

“No, not really. I only know some things, but not everything. I’m not exactly a die-hard fan of the series.” I answered her.

“Alright. Anyway, I have something for you.” Moving over to the bed, she moves it out of the way and dug out a...case? “It was something Jinx gave to me once I was transferred here. I think she wanted me to give it to you, seeing as I couldn’t open it and take a look inside.” Presenting the case, I walked up to it and take it from her.

I place the case in question down on the floor and proceeded to unlock it, and once I lifted up the lid, I was stumped. “No fucking way...” I was trying my hardest not to freak out, because inside this very case... was Redrix’s Broadsword and Luna’s Howl. “Oh, my god.”

“Is...is he alright?” I heard Amethysto ask Garrex as I slowly drag my hand over the Pinnacle Legendary weapons.

“Huh. How convenient. He just finished both of those quests in the Crucible before I made contact with him.” Now that my Ghost mention it, yeah. I was playing Competitive Crucible and just managed to make it to Fabled in my Glory rank, which ended up maxing out my Valour rank. Holy shit, I managed to get both of these weapons!

“Wait, how hard was it to get these weapons?”

“Very hard. I’m just glad he reset his Valour rank for the fifth time, and managed to finally reach Fabled in Glory rank...”

I wasn’t really paying attention to their little conversation, I was trying my damn hardest not to cry. I mean, when Forsaken dropped and these new Pinnacle quests came in, after finishing the Campaign and obtaining Cayde’s Hand Cannon; Ace of Spade, I was busting my ass off in the Crucible to get these weapons, but I don’t think I had any hope of getting the Not Forgotten. Getting the necessary kills with Luna’s Howl? Maybe. Reaching Legend in Comp.? No. Just...no. Every ounce of my being would never be able to handle that mind of stress. But I’m very happy with what I got right now-

“WHAT!?” I was spooked out of my musing as Amethysto sounded bewildered, but looking back at her, she looked to debating whether to be stunned, or pissed. “ARE THEY INSANE!?”

“OW! HEY!” Garrex flinched away from her outburst, apparently he told him about these weapons and how Crucible works. “Not so loud!”

She was about to retort, but bit her bottom lip and let out a growl of frustration. Taking in some deep breaths herself, she spoke in a calm manner. “Apologies for my outburst, but I really should bring you before our Elder Council. They, along with the Dragon Lord, Torch, would like to meet you.” Oh great, time to get political.

Seeing as I have no choice, I agreed and equip Redrix’s Broadsword in-hand and Luna’s Howl holster behind my back. Once done, Amethysto lead us to this Council, probably heading towards parliament. Or maybe we are already here? I mean, now that I think about it, Amethysto has got to be part of this nation’s governing body. If that’s true, what sort of ministration does she run? “No. I shouldn’t be thinking about that. All I need to worry about is what the Council want of me.”

“That would be more considerate of you.” Okay, not gonna lie, I nearly shat myself when I heard Garrex talking to me inside my head. “Sorry about that, but this is the only way we’ll have a private conversation. It also doubles as a mental barrier to any form of intrusion trying to enter your mind.” Well, that’s nice to know. Kinda wish I knew of this beforehand. Better late than never.

“Revenic?” Upon hearing Amethysto calling my name, I saw that we were standing before a large set of doors. Damn, I must’ve been out of it for a little while. “Are you ready?”

“No.” I sighed, already feeling nervous. “But it’s not like I can back out, let’s just get this over with.” Steeling my nerves - my god that was cheesy - Amethysto open the doors and we entered the building. Walking down the halls, filled with statues of important figures, if the names are of any indication, she lead us through as we drew closer to our destination. I heard voices inside the room, speaking amongst themselves over recent events. None of them good news.

Amethysto push open the doors, not really bothering to knock first as everyone stopped talking and were looking our way.

“Amethysto!” One of the elderly dragons called out her name, as we made our way towards the center of the chamber. Again, not an architecture, but this kind of reminds me of ancient Greece, or even Rome. Those are the only sorts of references I can make out from what I’m looking at right now. “Is this the being you spoke of?”

“Yes.” Amethysto answered, before hearing one other elder let out a scoff.

“I’m not impressed, and quite frankly, you should have left it to rot.” Looking to my left, I saw the elder in question looking down at me. As if I was worth nothing. “We should throw it out.”

“Be silent, Counciler Novax!” Now that’s one biiiiiiig Dragon, and if I had to guess, that must be Torch, the current Dragon Lord. He was glaring down at Novax for a moment before relenting, turning to face us. “Apologies, but we’re not all that convinced. While you may not look like those creatures, you are not of anything we’ve seen or know of in this world.” Well, I can’t fault them for being skeptical, but at least they aren’t outright cynical bigots, like that Novax prick.

“That’s reasonable.” I replied with a shrug. “What is it you want to know?”

“We want to know who and what you are, for starters.” The next elder answered, a female, as the rest nodded in agreement and look to me for the answers.

“My name is Revenic, Rev for short if you want to call me by that. As for what I am, Human. At least by physical appearence.” I told them but they were confused by that last sentence. “Garrex, come on out.” Lifting up my left hand, my Ghost manifested before everyone and they were genuinely surprised by this display. Excluding Amethysto.

“Greetings. I’m Garrex, his Ghost and partner.” He introduced himself before the Council. “And as to what he said before, he was born a Human, but has become something more than that now. A Guardian.” My Ghost explained, but they all seem to be a little bit stunned.

“This is unexpected…”

“Amazing…”

“Nothing like this has ever existed before...”

Soon enough some of them came closer and started to...examine us both. They threw a lot of questions our way, some were easy to answer, others we couldn’t tell them. I mean, would they even believe us if we told them about the world I came from, or from where Garrex hails? Although, Novax was just sitting there watching the whole thing unfold. If anything, I think he knows something is up.

So why doesn’t he point that out?

“Alright, give them some space!” Torch demanded and they obey without causing much of a fuss. “Now then, what should become of Revenic and his Ghost, Garrex?” That made me raise an eyebrow at him.

“Well, seeing as how he has defeated these creatures that threaten our kind, why not let him deal with it?” One suggested.

“We don’t even know how many there are. He’ll more than likely be walking into a den of wolves!” Another argued. “Not to mention, we don’t even know where these are based!” There’s that problem, too.

“Then, let us ask the boy.” Novax chided into the discussion before looking towards me. “Tell us, what would be the best course of action?”

“...Build a wall.”

“I beg your pardon?” Torch asked as he and the rest of the council were confused.

“Build a wall.” I proposed to them, again. “Build a wall around this city of yours. As strong and tall as you can build it. The first thing you…” I paused as I thought to correct that, before continuing on, “We need to do, is protect our home. Without it, there isn’t much hope left for anyone. We need to ensure the safety of civilians, because they expect that from us. Until we build up enough strength, that wall needs to be built.” I explained to them.

This lead to a session of discussion, between themselves, debating whether they should take up my offer or not. Of course, while they were busy doing that, Garrex turned to face me.

“You know, for a moment, I thought you were Zavala.” He told me, gaining a chuckle out of myself.

“I hope not. Nothing against him, but I don’t think I’m cut out to be a Commander.” Honestly, I’m not prepared enough to take on such a responsibility. I’m not even sure if I’m ready for that. The amount of work, time and management that comes along with it...how do our men and women, who serve to defend our countries, deal with such tasks that comes with those ranks? I know, stupid question because they were trained to do so. Even so, I’m not like any of those brave souls.

“Revenic?” Amethysto nudged at me with her snout, snapping me out of my musing. “Are you alright?”

“I hope so.” I answered as I look up to her. “I was lost in thought.”

“Don’t worry, I’m here to help.” She assured me that much, and I was grateful for that. “Although, I must ask, why did you say ‘we’?” That’s a good question. Why did I phrase it like that? These weren’t exactly my people, yet I’m pledging my allegiance to the Dragons. Is it because I’m trying to find purpose? To give meaning in my life? To build up a legacy? Actually, that last one might happen whether I like it or not.

“...So, it is decided.” Hearing this, I saw all of the Elder Council and the Dragon Lord looking my way. “Young Revenic, we will move with your plan; build a wall around our city.”

“But what’s the problem?” Because from what I’ve seen of their home thus far, it has to be the resources and manpower they’re struggling with right now.

“Hmm, you seem to be perceptive. Well, if you have already guess; our resources are stretched thin and there aren’t enough Dragons to start the construction. We can draw up the plans, but it would be utterly useless if not put into motion.” Figure it wasn’t going to be easy.

“I don’t suppose you have any hotspots, figuratively speaking, for gathering material necessary to building the wall?” Garrex inquired.

“We do, but thanks to those damn Fallen, we had to abandon them.” Novax answered with a sigh. “The good news is, we manage to hide the entrances from them. The bad news is that they’ve probably set up and are waiting for us to return.” I wonder why he went from being a cynical asshole, to an informative caring guy?

“Until then, construction will have to wait.” Torch spoke up next. “For now, Amethysto will be looking after you. That means she’ll show you around our city, so that you may become familiar with your surroundings.”

“And to also keep an eye on me, right?” I questioned. They may not have stated that she’ll also be my jailer, but even I know I can’t let a foreigner wondering about within my city unchecked. Especially if said foreigner is an all powerful alien. “It’s okay, I understand. I would’ve done the same.”

“Thank you for being understanding and cooperative.” Torch let out a sigh of relief before ending it with, “That said, you and Amethysto are dismissed.” Giving a bow to him and the Council, we left the building and headed into the city.

“Well, that was eventful.” Garrex complimented.

“Stay close to me, boys. The locals may try to run you out of the city.” Amethysto warned us, spreading out her right wing and wrapping me up in it, pulling me closer to her. “At least this way, they won’t try to hurt you.”

“I should’ve thought about how other Dragons would see me.” I sighed as something so glaringly obvious like that had slipped my mind. “Especially with how things have been going lately.” I may have won the government’s trust, somewhat, but earning that from everyone else? That’s entirely different.

“Well, we still got some daylight. Let’s go.” Amethysto lead us straight into the city, as I had Garrex place my helmet back on. I’m not taking any chances, so preparing myself for the worst case scenario was the best course for me.

“Here goes nothing.”

(Third person.)

“...What do you mean by ‘Lightbearer’? You’ve never made any mention of this.” A Noble ask, sounding rather agitated by this development. “Nevermind. Just deal with it and get me those overgrown reptiles.” She demanded, only to be threatened by growls and snarls. “Alright, alright! No need to come down on me like that. Just...sort this Lightbearer thing out as fast as you possibly can. We Nobles are starting to lose some of our influence and privilages in politics.” Ending her conversation, the transponder shut off as the Noblemare in question lean back in her chair and sighed.

For months their Princess has been chipping away at their liberties, slowly but surely they would have little to no control over what should happen and what shouldn’t happen within Equestria. While giving the ‘filthy’ commoners more leeway, meaning paying less taxes and earning more money by working hard. The Unicorn mare gave a disdainful scoff at the mere thought.

“Doesn’t the Princess know that we Nobles are more important than those low lives?” She asked out loud, talking to no one as she got out of her seat and paced back and forth. “We’ve done more for this country than they have, and we’ve been more than generous enough to the common citizens…”

While the Noblemare began to rant, she failed to realise that she was being spied upon by one of Celestia’s Shadows. They were a secret division put in place after Luna’s fall, to be on the lookout for any suspicious activities and report them back to her. Or deal with it by any means necessary. Nobody knew who these unique individuals true identities were, and it was for the best no one knew of their existence.

“Hmm, Lightbearer.” The Shadow hummed thoughtfully. “Seems some of these Nobles are responsible for what is happening to the Dragons. Still, I must report this to Princess Celestia at once.” With that, the Shadow made a beeline to the Canterlot Castle, keeping to the shadows so as not to alert anyone.

As for the House of Devils, they prepared their armory...

Author's Note

Okay, so, I may or may not have copied the idea of Shadows from a certain anime show...but I think the idea of Celestia having a force like that would make sense because, while she’s stuck on that throne of hers, confined within Canterlot most of the time, she would need beings she could trust to report anything that’s transpiring under her nose. Of course, lethal action is a last resort should the need arise.

As for the House of Devils, I’m pretty sure we can all guess what they’re gonna do next.

Anyway, thanks for the read and I hope you all enjoyed it.