The Traveler crippled, Darkness surrounding the humans, every city fallen, one erected in their place, this was the Collapse. The Traveler gave its final strength to fend off the Darkness one last time, after being crippled, Guardians had to take its place. To think they had time to train in this hour of need is an over estimation, but some struggled to wield the Light. Defenders of the titans wielded the void, a difficult form of Light, the absence of Light. It seemed hopeless, no defense and the enemy slaughtering citizens fleeing for the last safe City. Dillon Barkley, a thirty-four year old Guardian, was practicing to make a ward. He yearned to get out there, fight the Darkness, save people! But his connection to the void wasn't strong enough. "Come on, Dillon, you got this. Take deep breaths. Feel the void chill you, let it consume you. When your heart feels like it's going to freeze, unleash the void how you best see fit!" Lauren Mills, a 34 year old Voidwalker, concentrated for a second and threw a nova bomb in the air! "I'm.. trying!" Dillon said struggling. He pulled his arms in and clenched his fists. Void made an aura around his hands. He lashed out pointing his hands in either direction! A ward formed around him, but dissipated shortly after. "...S***..." Dillon sat down as he took three good breaths. Lauren sat down beside him, and patted his back. "We can train some more later. You'll get it eventually." "Titans aren't meant to use the void..." Dillon dropped his head to his knees. "Don't worry. You will become a Defender in no time." said Lauren trying to find his eyes. "I'll try one more time for today." said Dillon getting up. "There you go!" cheered Lauren. Dillon got up and shook his arms. "Okay, okay." Like last time, he drew his arms together and let the void consume him. Dillon closed his eyes and took one deep breath. He threw his arms apart and formed a ward of dawn! "Woohoo! Now, can you maintain it?!" shouted Lauren. "One step at a time..." Lauren picked up an auto rifle and shot at the ward. Dillon struggled to keep the void under control, he was bearing his teeth! His elbows and knees were quivering from the cold that rushed through him! Then, suddenly, the ward collapsed on itself and entered back into the void realm! "Dillon!!" Lauren reached out and caught Dillon's leg and pulled him out! They laid side by side breathing heavily! "No more training!" shouted Dillon as he watched the black hole vanish. "Well, you got part of it down." said Lauren grabbing Dillon's shoulder. "Yeah... I'm able to summon a solid ward. But if I can't maintain it with a little gun fire, I won't survive what those four armed bas****s got..." Dillon rubbed his hair. Dillon turned to the source of a commotion. "Go! Go! Go! Get to safety! Move!" a titan in gold armor, the captain, yelled to a group of refugees, one hand waving and pointing forward, his other hand held a Marshal-A1. "It's the Fallen!" screamed Lauren. She grabbed her rifle! Dillon grabbed his khvostov 7G-02 and he put on his helmet! It had two extra metal plates over the temples and forehead. It also had five holographic plates: one over each cheek and temple, two just past each ear, and one that went from the forehead, over the crown, and to the back of the helmet. "Whoa! When did you get that?!" exclaimed Lauren. "It was Saint-14's prototype, he gave it to me. I made gave it some touch ups... Now Lauren, this isn't the best time for show and tell." said Dillon. "Agreed." The two ran to help fight off the Fallen! Titans ran up, standing abreast and making a wall for the humans trying to reach the City! Dillon and Lauren stood with the titans and shot off the Fallen. Three pikes chased down the road! The captain ran towards them, face them single handedly. The three pikes shot at the titan, and he shot back! He hit the driver of the middle pike. It dove into the ground, kicking up a wall of earth. The other pikes burst through the dust, but the titan stuck out both his hands and cloth lined both dregs. [i]Defenders are determined by their heart, not their ward.[/i] Dawn Breaker's Helm https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/179710992/0/0/1 Here, I tell the untold stories of legends amongst us, within us. Some set things in motion, while others went beyond the impossible. Keep fighting Guardians and tell me. Will you become legend?