Short note: I read the feedback, and I’m really glad y’all appreciate what I’m doing. The colors are a conscious choice; I’m currently trying to incorporate them more strongly into the plot. Honestly, directly after I wrote part 1, I fell asleep, woke up the next day, and started writing like crazy. Right now, I’m […]
The Vanguards of Dead Orbit – Chapter Four
As the Fireteam walk through the illuminated doorway the change in temperature is almost immediate. “Whoa, even if we don’t find anything it was worth the trip just to get out of that sun for a while” muses the warlock. “You need to stay focused, we don’t have any clue what we could find in […]
The Vanguards of Dead Orbit – Chapter Three
Six Months Previously. The hunter stands to attention in front of a wide desk. “You sent for me Commander?” “I did, I’ve just received a Vanguard level scouting mission, you and your team are to leave within the hour” replies the Commander, seated at his desk. The hunter notices various maps and reports scattered across […]
The Vanguards of Dead Orbit – Chapter Two
The Faction Wars are events that take place within computer generated arenas. The fireteam members from different factions, the most notable of which are Seven Seraphs, New Monarchy, Future War Cult and Dead Orbit, lay down in special stasis tubes that project the guardians consciousness into the arena space. This is achieved by using technology […]
The Vanguards of Dead Orbit – Chapter One
The sun steadies itself high in the sky, overlooking a still plaza thick with dust from the decaying flesh of this ancient city. What once was grey and glass, nature in its unrelenting and unwavering mission to take back all that mankind had stolen from it, has left only rust and jagged teeth. At the […]
A Hunter’s journey, pt. 1
Earth. In all of the dark night sky, littered with gleaming stars and far-off galaxies, this single orb of glittering blue and scarred land mass remained the last safe sanctuary for mankind. Humanity was not alone. The sacred places of the world, from the strongest of nations to the solitary reaches of uninhabited desolations, had […]
These Imagnative Boots
These Boots I love my Mark III STH model combat boots. They’ve protected my feet in over a hundred missions beyond the walls of The City. While they might not look like much these days, in fact one might rightfully call them ugly, they are more important to me than any gun I’ve ever carried. […]
The Guardian and the Archive
The sun rises above the Enceladean horizon, and the small moon’s icy surface immediately begins to sublimate. Wisps of vapor rise and dance, looking for all the world like tendrils of delicate smoke. The vapor coils and writhes and is carried through the thin atmosphere by the barest whisper of a breeze. A moment later, […]
A Helping Hand
… the Vex Timeshifter predictably evaded Ragashingo’s grenade, but again placed itself in perfect view of the other two Guardians that were hunting it. The sound of orange tinted Venusian waves crashing ashore against the nearby dark rocks was briefly drowned out by echoing cracks of gunfire. The robot’s shields shattered, falling to the ground […]
Mercury’s Vault of Questions
This story was originally posted in the DBO Challenge Week 5 thread but it seemed good enough to submit here so as to be better preserved. Ragashingo led his five man team through the pitch black caverns. The underground passageways were dark and claustrophobic, and were only lit by the team’s small illuminations systems. Still, […]
