I finally finished my Randal Grimoire fanfiction. Hope you guys enjoy! [Randal the Vandal: Shank Fragment 1] [spoiler](Written entry stored on Shank's Databank, no date given.) Breathes in deeply, Ether filling four-lungs. Feels Light-Tingles, knows Dead-with-Light is near. See it he does not, but does not care. Killed and restored thousand times, makes him sharper weapon. Foes fare better in retreat than assault, mercy not given. Dead-with-Light, spattered with blood of Two-Dreg-Watch. Stolen Pike from Three-Pike-Guard. Randal was in Whirlwind, did not crumble. Seen worse things among stars. Pike-Thunder tickles not pains. Laughs, hearty and true. Dead-with-Light pales in Shadow-of-Randal. Hatred-from-Barrels strike Dead-with-Light, leave holes in Pike. Pike explodes, Dead resumes advance. Strikes him with palm. Randal returns strike, Dead staggers but still stands. Randal makes Barons bow with blows. Laughs again, Dead not so weak. Dead-with-Light becomes Sun-with-Wings. Fire-Founts pour from hands, wreathe Randal in pain. Roars, angered bellows. With Fury-Rage Randal fires Hatred again. Dead-with-Light roars, suffers like Randal. Both struggle, gnashed teeth in pain. Dead-with-Light falls, kneels before Randal. Randal falls, kneels before Dead-with-Light. Dead speaks Eliksni, Words-of-Metal Randal hears. [u]"You are not like others. You have Strength-of-Kell. How?"[/u] Growls, never spoke to Dead before. Change-of-Pace. [i]"Strength not always in size. Sometimes Strength is stolen, ripped from bones. The Great Machine made Eliksni Blessed-with-Ether. Randal was Chosen-from-House to serve. Whirlwind followed the Great Machine, made Eliksni Fall. Tears-of-Light became river, Fallen sorrow unbound. Randal did not Fall. Randal stole command of Reavers, from House-of-Bones. Ripped Light-from-Sky, stole Shadow-from-Stone. Reforged Reavers in Penumbra. Randal took largest share of Strength for himself."[/i] Dead-with-Light slumps, Empty-of-Soul. Randal slumps, Full-of-Joy. Told his tale, now Dead-with-Light must tell it too. Vessel-of-Light will raise Dead-with-Light, Randal will wait. [b]Randal never dies.[/b] _____________________________________[/spoiler] [Randal the Vandal: Shank Fragment 2] [spoiler](More text, again no date.) Searches horizon with zeal. Two days since Dead-with-Light fought Randal. Two days since Dead-with-Light died to Randal. Vessel-of-Light raised Dead-with-Light, now long gone. Soon others will appear, and Randal will show them fear. Many Light-Tingles. Yes, yes, good. More-Blood, Rising-Flood. Sweet-Nectar for Randal. Readies Hatred-from-Barrels, kneels beside stone. Stone not needed for protection, Randal enjoys ambushes more. Sees three Dead-with-Light. One who wears Shell-of-Salvage, one who wears Shell-of-Steel, one who wears Shell-of-Strings. Even if three Kells, still same outcome. Randal revels in waiting. Dust rises from Dead steps. Dead walk with caution. Yes, Words-of-Metal told tale. Now new three seek glory. Delicious denial. Dead-Salvage hunts high with Far-Eyes in hands. Dead-Steel hunts low with Wide-Anger in hands. Dead-Strings hunts between with Star-Fire in hands. Close but not yet close enough. Steps come slowly, anticipation grows. Now Dead-Steel steps upon stone. Randal's stone. Roars, not Randal's but Hatred-from-Barrels. Once-Twice-Thrice and Dead-Steel is dead before Wide-Anger is spread. Dead-Strings gains Wings-of-Feet, landing behind Randal. Randal reduces Dead-Strings height with blade, helmet now empty. Crack-of-Thunder from Far-Eyes strikes Randal, true and pure. Laughs, grin and fang. Randal not so weak. Runs, Fast-as-Wind. Dead-Salvage leaps like Stone-on-Water. Randal not so slow. Hatred-from-Barrels sinks Stone-on-Water. Three-Dead, three dead. Randal walks back, Cave-Home close. Dead will rise and bring more. Yes, yes, good. More-Blood, Rising-Flood. Sweet Nectar for Randal. _____________________________________[/spoiler] [Randal the Vandal: Shank Fragment 3] [spoiler](New style of writing and in English no less. Copied and sent to the Tower. He writes poems for us now?) King of Devils, Winter of Exile. Something new for Randal's trial. Many Houses, many bones. Many who seek Randal's Home. Dead-with-Light, lost the fight. Found new hands, brought new might. Fresh Three-Dead, lost a head. Vengeance sought, newfound dread. Kells seek power, Randal sends flowers. Death seeks all, Randal makes hour. Sons and Daughters, Guns and Slaughters. Randal starts with Vandal Spotters. Blades and Pain, Blood-in-Rain. Shanks and Dregs, Bone and Brain. Hacks and slashes, splashing red gashes. Skiffs brought down, crumbling crashes. Now on Ketch, must slay wretch. Wonder how much arms will fetch. Guards aplenty, Servitors. Randal hammers, shatters doors. Kell alone, must atone. House's sins, sit on Throne. Randal fires, Kell screams glory, fires again, End-of-Story. _____________________________________[/spoiler] [Randal the Vandal: Shank Fragment 4] [spoiler](Appears to be a video recording of Randal's battle with the Houses. Was copied and sent along with the poem to the Tower. Gruesome.) _____________________________________[/spoiler] [Randal the Vandal: Shank Fragment 5] [spoiler](Retrieved from destroyed Shank's databank by the thought-to-be lost Exo Sunsinger Aurelian. Contains incoherent artwork of the "Light-from-Sky" and "Shadow-from-Stone", as well as a final written text entry aimed at the fallen fireteam.) Randal knows, feels your approach. You cannot win. Send your best, it matters not. You will taste defeat. How bitter for one, for another so sweet. Penumbra is stronger than Light or Dark, it knows only Strength and suffers no Weakness. Nine-Dead. All different yet the same, each is food and nothing more. Randal will show you a new Whirlwind. Never forget, [b]Randal never dies.[/b] _____________________________________[/spoiler]