Red Death. *Warning, it's long and it's gets darker toward the end. Fair warning to the children reading this and to the the slightly squeamish, enjoy* Ghost- The area looks clear for the moment, you should take a break. Ekko- Daniels and Rin haven't clocked in their positions in days and we're not getting any signals from the recon group that grouped up with them, we can't stop yet. Ghost- Those two are some of the most praised Hunters in the city, I'm sure they're fine. Ekko- Regardless, they aren't as durable as us Titans, keep scanning the area. -------- Ghost- Receiving a very faint distress call from Rin. Northeast from here, not too far from our position. Ekko- Lets go. Ghost- I've got a bad feeling about this. -------- Ekko- Rin! Are you out there? Hey, Scan the area and see if you can find any traces of light. Ghost- I'll do my best. ------------ Ghost- You're gonna want to have a look at this. Ekko: ... Ghost- It looks like someone dismantled her Ghost. Ekko- See the cut marks on the core of it? That's from a hunters knife. A cut that deep into that kind've metal can only be achieved by a blade dancer. Ghost- You don't think Daniels did this, do you? Ekko- No, it couldn't have been Daniels. He's as loyal to the traveler as they come. It's gotta be a rogue or an enemy of the light, or else she wouldn't have signaled a distress call with her Ghost. Ghost- ... Ekko- What is it? Ghost- Rin wouldn't do this.. Right? Ekko- No, she and her ghost were one in the same. She'd never do something this brutal. --------- Ekko- What was that?? Ghost- It sounded like Rin's voice. *Distant sobs coming from a group of caves.* Ekko- Lets go. Ghost- Be careful. ----- *Ekko finds Rin crouched over a burnt corpse of humanoid likeness with what appears to be a modified gun in her hands, it's too dim to quite make out the model and type. From the corpses disfigurements, he assumes it's a dreg.* Ekko- Rin? Rin- .... Ekko- Where the hell have you been, we've been searching for you for days. What happened to your Ghost? Rin- ..... Collateral Damage. Ekko: Your Ghost is your tie to the traveler! Your lifeline, you can't just label it off as collateral damage. Ghost- Ekko, I think her Ghost itself made the distress call. *Rin lunges at Ekko with an ominously shaped, spiked , pulse rifle, her dagger fastened securely underneath the barrel.* *Ekko throws himself into a improvised full body charge to knock her off her feet. She hits the ground so hard her helmets visor breaks enough to where you can clearly see the majority of her face.* *Ekko recovers from his maneuver and staggers backwards.* Ekko- Rin! What've you done? *Rin ghoulishly brings herself to her feet.* Rin- I COULDN'T FIGHT THE VOICES ANYMORE!! Ekko- What voices Rin!? *Rin lets out a blood curdling scream.* Rin- THE VOICES COMING FROM THE GUN! I tried! I tried getting rid of it, BUT THEY JUST GOT LOUDER. It was just so hungry, and.. And then I was hungry. Not for the fallen, or cabal, no... FOR THE LIGHT. FOR THE BLOOD OF THE GUARDIANS. *Rin lets out an unnerving laugh, tears running down from her bloodshot eyes.* Ekko- You're talking crazy, Rin. Rin- I killed them you know. ALL OF THEM. Jacob, Lanxton, Renee, Tobin, Johnson, the others too! I MARKED THEM ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE GUN, SEE!? *She tilts the gun to the side and angles it upward to where Ekko can see both the blood covering the front of the gun and the white marks of dead Guardians on the side of the gun.* Ghost- She's been consumed by the Darkness. It looks like shes taken out the entire recon team. Rin- YOURE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, LITTLE LIGHT. BUT IT WASNT MY FAULT! THE GUN MADE ME. It kept chanting and gnawing at my head until I did. BUT, it wanted me to save him for last, YES. Daniels was the last to go. I dug the knife, the one on the end of this gun, RIGHT THROUGH HIS HEART. Ekko- You killed Daniels!? He was your friend! More than that! He loved you! *Rin lets out one more bloodcurdling shriek. Grasping her head with one hand, she makes a facial expression as if she had just heard an ear-piercingly loud noise* *Ekko dashes up to Rin. Disarms her, picks up the gun and shoves it deep into her stomach.* *Rin lays lifeless on the floor, with no trace of light left in her.* ------ Ekko- Contact the tower and let them know what happened. Should word get out to the rest of the guardians they might think I murdered them, that I'm turning over to the Darkness. Ghost- Sending information back to Zavala, Cayde-6, and The Speaker only, under a discreet transmission... What are you gonna do about the gun? *Faint voices can be heard resonating from the gun. Ekko pauses* Ekko- I'll... I'll keep it, for now.