Destiny: White Dreg Chronicles chapter 4

The building the group of Fallen was in shook from the explosion created by the Servitor. Skovis looked to his team and grinned. He couldn’t believe that he actually invaded the city. He shook his head to regain his focus. “Alright everyone, this is it. Do not forget your part in this attack. Take no chances and kill on sight. May Sepiks Prime watch over us.” Skovis shouted then screamed as he led the group out of the building. “This is only the last ring of the wall. We’ll have to sneak through several more if you want to get into the heart of the city and to where the Guardians live.” Elusis said, staying close behind Skovis. Skovis nodded. “I understand. We will do what we can and succeed. I know we will.” He said as he took several leaps forward. He could feel the warmth of the setting summer sun behind him. With one final leap, Skovis had landed on the roof of a car. He slowly stood up and screamed. The civilians around him gasped before screaming in terror and running for their lives. The Fallen began to open fire on the fleeing civilians. Not a single life was spared. “Disappointing…these aren’t Guardians. No matter. We must advance.” Elusis said as he peered through the scope of his wire rifle, examining the area. Skovis looked at the carnage. His gaze was low and he didn’t utter a single word. “Come on!” a Vandal screeched. Skovis stared at the face of one of the younger civilians. The sheer look of terror was etched on her face. The white Dreg sighed before focusing back on his team and pointed forward, commanding them to advance. He felt a little uneasy. He had just gunned down a child, killed her while she was fleeing from him. He could still hear the sizzling sound of her flesh from the bullets from his shrapnel launcher. He shook his head once again to try to clear his thoughts. A loud alarm blared. They had been discovered. “Perfect, the Guardians are coming now. Be ready and stick to the plan!” Skovis shouted. The stealth Vandals split up from the group, ready to ambush from the sides. It wasn’t long before the first Guardian showed up. It was a female Warlock. Three other Guardians were right behind her, a Titan, and twin Hunters. The wave of Shanks and Dregs immediately began their assault. Skovis screamed as he threw several grenades to split up the enemy’s team. It was a success. However, one of the enemies had thrown their grenade as well. He was familiar with this grenade. It is called an Axion Bolt and it came from the female Warlock. He rolled to the side and ran as fast as he could to dodge the purple grenade. “I will end you all!” Skovis shouted as he shot at the female Warlock. He grinned at the sound of her pain. He leaped and attempted to stab her with the shock dagger but was shoved back by her melee. It was as if the wind was sucked out of him. “E-Elusis!” Skovis wheezed. Elusis groaned and quickly shot at the female Warlock to get her attention away from Skovis. “Do I have to do everything for you?” Elusis shouted. Skovis tried to catch his breath and thanks Elusis. The first wave of Shanks and Dregs were eliminated. The stealth Vandals roared as they rapidly sliced the two Hunters, catching them by surprise. The three Servitors continuously shot from above the Guardians while teleporting to avoid being damaged. Skovis placed the shrapnel launcher on his back then grabbed the Last Word from his hip and fired at the Titan. He quickly went down with four shots to the head. “That white Dreg is using Last Word! Impossible! Take him out.” The female Warlock shouted. “We’re kinda busy dealing with these Vandals right now!” one of the Hunter twins shouted. He tackled the Vandal and stabbed it. He screamed in pain as he was hit by several shots from the Servitors then went silent. Skovis grinned. “Two down, two to go. Pick up the pace!” he screeched. The attacking Fallen became more aggressive with their attacks. Now only the female Warlock remained. Skovis shot at her with Last Word before slicing her with his shock dagger. She shoved his once again but was quickly downed by one of the remaining stealth Vandals. He stabbed both of his blades into her back. “Everyone recover as quickly as you can. We have to keep going. Use the Servitors.” Elusis explained as he reloaded his wire rifle. The team of Guardians had been killed but a good amount of Skovis’ team was also killed. All the Shanks and Dregs were gone. Four stealth Vandals were killed and they lost a Servitor.

The group took cover inside a bakery that had been abandoned. While the group recovered, Skovis explored the bakery. There were so many delicious scents; he couldn’t decide what scent to investigate first. A rotating cake stand caught his attention. He tilted his head and stared at the slow rotating pastry. He grabbed a piece and ripped it out of the cake. He placed the cake piece in his mouth and was amazed at how sweet it tasted. “Wow….this brown pastry thing is so good! It tastes better than Ether!” he exclaimed. A Servitor turned and looked at him as well as Elusis. “Would you stop fooling around? We have to continue our plan and take out as many Guardians as we can.” Elusis said. Skovis licked his claws and palm. He lead the remaining members of the team out of the bakery and back into the poor district of the city. Several more civilians were gunned down along the way. As the team made their way down the street, one of the Servitors suddenly exploded. Skovis and Elusis screamed in shock. “They have a sniper! Elusis take them out! Stealth Vandals you get them from the left and right flanks!” Skovis shouted. Elusis nodded and activated his stealth. He climbed up a streetlight and crouched, aiming and shooting at the sniper. Skovis took cover behind a garbage can and grabbed his Last Word. He heard the sound of a rocket being fired. Hesitantly, he peeked. The large purple rocket hit the group of stealth Vandals as well as the last remaining Servitor, killing all of them. His eyes widened in horror. Elusis had fallen off his perch and landed hard on the street. “Why isn’t he moving? Elusis! Get up!” Skovis shouted. No response. He rushed over to Elusis and covered his mouth. Just like Wevis, Elusis’ head had been shot off. He had failed to take out the sniper among the group of Guardians. Skovis knew he didn’t have time to mourn. He had to hide before he too would join his deceased comrades. He barrel rolled into the nearest alley and hid inside a larger garbage can. He unwrapped the hoodie from around his waist and put it on. The stench inside the garbage can was horrendous. It was enough to literally make him vomit. He sighed as he pressed the communicator on his neck. “Kalon….it’s just me. I’m all alone now. Elusis is dead…Please send in the Devil Walker. Please hurry.” Skovis muttered. He was afraid to peek out. He didn’t want his own head to be shot off. Within a few moments, he felt a large and heavy thud. It made the ground shake. Had the Devil Walker arrived? It had to be. Skovis slowly lifted up the lid and peeked out. The Devil Walker distracted the Guardians. Good, now was the time to flee. Skovis jumped out of the garbage can and sprinted down the alleyway. “Have to get away….must get away.” He said to himself. He closed his eyes and crouched down behind a wall. “I think I’m far enough away now…but…Elusis…my team. They are gone too. My plan has failed.”