Hello guardians, this is AnonPig of [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Forum/806204]The Collective of Fanfiction[/url] and I'd like to take this moment to invite all writers and readers alike to join! This is a single part of a much larger story, [b]A New Dark Shines[/b], to read from the beginning of the beginning: [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/99978879/0/0]Chapter 1; The Spine[/url] [b]Bending the Rules[/b] Arttu stood against the railing again looking over the city, gazing out over the peaceful calm of the world below. He had no memory of going to Venus, he had no memory of his dreams of teeth, but he had an urge... An urge to do something he didn't quite understand. Arttu had a deeper understanding of things now it seemed, like he almost felt the flap of the wings of the birds in the tower resonate in his head, like...if he wished it...He could stop them in mid flight without even moving. [u]slow[/u] A chill ran down his spine, but also the spine he wore on his arm, he liked it. He concentrated on those birds, on their wings, on the resonate thud growing louder, and then... slower. The birds no longer darted across his view, but gently floated past, almost as if they didn't need to flap but were told to. The chill began to sting, and then it was gone. The birds darted out of his vision and down below to the city. Had they actually slowed? He thought about it, and decided it was impossible. Perhaps he should see the Speaker about taking a leave of absence. Then he remembered something, not entirely though, just that half thought of a memory running away from you. The speakers face, a solid black...no not solid, a deep black with something inside...Something with teeth, and the memory was gone, but the unease was still there. Maybe he should see Cayde-6 about taking that leave... [i]Lord Shaxx had been keeping an eye on Arttu since the other day when he had shown signs of being guided. He was sure it was nothing, sure that the Hunter was just clever and really got the drop on that enraged titan, but if he did stop... if he did check for the flash in that cave...There was no way he could have missed it. Shaxx had a sinking feeling in his stomach that the titan did look, that the titan looked for the flash and didn't see it even though it was there, because to him...It wasn't.[/i] "Ah! Arttu!" Lord Shaxx boomed as Arttu walked by. "Back to try your strength in the crucible? Back to show off your skills with that deadly trip mine of yours?" "Actually Lord Shaxx, I was going..." Arttu was cut off. "C'mon guardian, just one match. Word has spread and people want the challenge of going up against you!" "...Yea sure, one match." ~ Rusted Lands ~ /Maybe I am fine, Arttu thought, being in the field again feels natural. Like this is where I'm meant to be./ Arttu made his way from capturing C to go capture B, there were already members of the opposing team there, but he was ready with his golden gun. He jumped up onto the platform ready to rain down his deadly shots on them. [u]blink[/u] Arttu jumped once more and disappeared. He was in a dark and terrible place, a place he'd never seen before, and then he was back all memories of that place gone from him. He lands behind the opposing team, they didn't know where he came from, he just appeared summoning his golden gun. ///BANG BANG BANG\\\\ They were gone. [i]Monitoring The match, Lord Shaxx's furrows his brow in disappointment. "...I was right... I have to tell the vanguard."[/i] Thankyou for reading, this is your friendly neighborhood AnonPig reminding you to [b]live beyond the story![/b] [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/100591761/0/0]Chapter 6; The Vanguards Displeasure[/url]