\u201cWhat actual knowledge do you expect to gain from me? I cannot give you anything that the Traveler itself could not give to you. I know less than you might even know now. You come here asking questions that I do not know the answers to! You barge into my home and interrogate me! Why should I even begin to try answering these things when you won’t bother telling me a damned thing!\u201d The Forger was angry with Argy, jealous even. He marched about his home, perched upon the ninth floor of the Tower. Things hung from the ceiling low enough that you would hit your head on them if you even tried to move. Things were cluttered up all in each corner and even taller on every piece of furniture he owned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI simpy come asking you for advice, if nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAdvice? Advice? I have no advice to give to you, Young Prophet! I have nothing! I have half a mind to kick you out of that window,\u201d He pointed to a window with it\u2019s shutters closed, half covered in junk, \u201cbut nothing else!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cForger, why do you act this way?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat way do you mean, young Prophet? I am simply acting myself!\u201d<\/p>\n
<Lies><\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re lying. You are acting…\u201d<\/p>\n
<He is jealous><\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you jealous?\u201d The Forger stood afront Argyn with his jaw hanging low, as if someone had kicked over his sand castle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Forger does not get jealous, the Forger is a higher being than that, young Prophet.\u201d<\/p>\n
<His younger brother was the Prophet before you, Argyn><\/p>\n
\u201cProphet Grtheyn was your younger brother, wasn\u2019t he?\u201d The Forger snarled at Argyn.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho told you that,\u201d he spat, \u201ctell me, who!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Traveler. The Traveler has told me a great many things. I can share those things with you, or you can act an old hermit and I shall leave and share with the Dignitary or the Bishop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, young Prophet, by all means, I shall help you, but in order for me to do so, I will need your help, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh? And what is it that I may assist you in, all powerful Forger?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can give you any knowledge you seek, in an indirect way, as it may be. I simply need you to retrieve an artifact. I need you to bring me the Eye of the Prophet. It is a device that holds fantastical powers and has the ability to transfer thoughts stored in the device to the wielder, a sort of journal, if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes it contain the knowledge of Prophet Grtheyn?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe so, yes. He always had it on his person. He would pick it up, close his eyes, and it would glow a bright white. After a couple of seconds, he would put it back into his bag and be on his way like nothing had happened at all. I cannot tell you how many times I\u2019ve seen him use it, think of the Knowledge it may posses!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere do I go to find this, \u2018Eye of the Prophet\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Citadel, that was the last time I remember him having it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Citadel? On Venus?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is correct, Prophet. You must go there and find it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow will I find it?\u201d Argyn paced about the room holding his face in his gloved hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are the Prophet. You will know where to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I take other Guardians with me? Will I be able to take on the Vex with a team?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt matters not to me, Argyn,\u201d he waved his hands up in an annoyed manner, \u201cthat is for you to decide.\u201d The Forger got up and walked over to his room marked BED. He stopped and turned, \u201cArgyn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor whatever it may be worth, I am not jealous of my brother,\u201d he locked eyes with Argyn, \u201cI am extremely proud of him and I miss him deeply. What saddens me, is seeing someone who The Traveler has spoken through who does not wear the drapes as happily as he once did. As proudly as he once did.\u201d Argyn looked down at his boots. The Forger had this way of making people feel inferior. He walked out the door and down the hall to the elevator. He hit the down button and waited, thinking. He thought about what the Forger had just told him. Not as happily? Not as Proudly? He didn\u2019t like that the Forger could tell that he was still off put by his sudden responsibility gain.<\/p>\n
<You are going to have to get over it, Argyn><\/p>\n
\u201cI just down know if I\u2019m ready for it, I mean, I\u2019m barely a graduated Guardian, how can I even hope to take this whole Prophet thing on?\u201d<\/p>\n
<Do you know what it is you posses that the other Guardians do not have?><\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
<Me. You have the power of The Traveler on your side more so than the others. You have a direct mental link to me. All you have to do is call upon me, and I will grant you the power of the gods> The elevator opened and the other Guardians looked up to Argyn and right back down to the ground, shuffling and granting him room the the crowded lift box. He walked in and took his place between an Exo who stood so tall he had to cock his head to the left so he could fit in the elevator, and an Awoken – she was beautiful, majestic in her hunter gear. Argyn smiled at her and she smiled back, \u201cuh-hello, miss…\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDragna,\u201d she smiled and looked back down to the ground, he blue skin riddled with glowing white freckles was absolutely captivating. Her hair was a soft gray\/blue color with highlights of darker yellows. Argyn smiled as the elevator opened on his floor with a sudden jolt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is me, I gotta go.\u201d He smiled and stepped off the lift and and waved to her. He had never seen her before. \u201cDragna. Wait!\u201d He turned around to see the grated lift already going down. \u201cI didn\u2019t get her last name. Damn!\u201d<\/p>\n
<Focus, Argyn. We have a mission to do><\/p>\n
\u201cRight, sorry.\u201d He walked over to his ship to see a crowd of people blocking his way. \u201cWhat now!?\u201d He got closer as someone turned around to see him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHERE HE IS!\u201d A swarm of people attacked him, reporters, people in poverty, workers and mechanics who worked in the Tower. A shout of screams and voices and questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cProphet Argyn, what is it like to speak directly to The Traveler?\u201d One reporter shot.<\/p>\n
\u201cProphet Argyn, please take me with you! I need to prove myself to you so that I may be blessed by your eternal hand!\u201d a worker who had lost his left hand and most of his right arm in an explosion several years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cENOUGH!\u201d The Dignitary raised his hand as it glowed a violent red. the crowd as well as the entire Hanger hushed. Dead silence. \u201cProphet Argyn, I believe you were going somewhere?\u201d He raised his hand to the spacecraft Henry IV and guided Argyn to it, taking Argyn\u2019s shoulder in his hand. \u201cListen, Argyn, I need you to do me a favor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need you to bring that Eye of the Prophet to me before you give it to The Forger. I need to make sure it doesn\u2019t have any information on it that might -\u201d he thought for a second, \u201churt our City. You understand?\u201d Argyn nodded. \u201cGreat! have a safe flight, and remember, be brave.\u201d<\/p>\n
Argyn climbed up into the ship. As the glass came up and over his head he thought, How did he know about the Eye?<\/p>\n
<Your Dignitary has friends in low places, Argyn. Best to look after him><\/p>\n
\u201cI guess you\u2019re right. Who can you trust?\u201d<\/p>\n
<You can trust Me><\/p>\n
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