A Glitch in the Network (Destiny Fanfiction)

IV

A long time had passed from the last confrontation with the strange people and the even stranger Vex, the Vanguard was very busy with Lakshmi situation. However, by the time they came in to visit the large farcicality it had been abandoned completely, nothing was left but a couple machines and scarp. The main worry was where could they have gone, finding them is now one of the first priorities and worst of all, now there is another problem with the Fikrul's scorn and him in general. The only thing they do know is that the Exo spoke of a Pantheon, but the Vanguard haven't been able to find out what it meant. Osiris did know however, but he looked at his colleagues with pure shock at the inability to remember. So he decided to simply go there by himself since the Vanguard are either too stupid are simply overthinking the location. They are looking through the Vex network but there is only a single Pantheon that existed in the old history books of Earth. He flies over to the Italian peninsula, more so, to it's capital, former capital, Rome. The flight is rather boring, like any other, but there is some suspense brewing within him. What is he to see there? Closing in the distance there seems to be some sort of strong storm going on, thick dark clouds with constant lightning strikes making it difficult to navigate. However, it seems he got too close as large purple balls come intercepting him, they look similar to those that come out of a Cyclops. They are not hard to evade but there is a lot of them and they are only visible in the last second. Osiris dives down and as he does he witnesses something spectacular. A city sprawling beneath him, built out of marble, ancient in design. Distracted and not paying attention he manages to get hit and is sent spiraling down into the ground. 

Osiris climbs out of the wreck of his ship and as he looks up he feels a blade press against the tip of his nose. An Exo stares down at him, altered, this must be Rogue, a wicked grin plastered across his face. He wears some sort of old design armor. Osiris goes for his gun but stops as the tip of the spear digs in slightly into his nose, he hadn't even realized that he is surrounded.

Rogue: Well, well, well. What do we have here? A little birdie got it's wings shot out and came down crashing into our little nest. 

Osiris: You must be Rogue, one of the 'founders' I am presuming. 

Rogue: I am no founder by title, you will address me as a Dux and nothing else. Now, soldiers, take this old geezer down to the prisons. 

Rogue walks away and a bunch of Vex grab him and take Osiris through the streets, escorted to a large prison building. The entire city looks straight out of the Roman Empire and upon entering the cell area he sees many Guardians imprisoned. He himself is thrown into a cell that already has two Guardians. The cells themselves seem to have some sort of barrier that doesn't allow anyone to exit. Exo soldiers walk around, but these seem to belong to the Vex collective. One of the Guardians speaks up, a hunter.

Hunter: Osiris? What the hell are you doing here? 

Osiris: Oh, I came here to sightsee the cells. What do you think I am doing here? 

Liam: Name's Liam by the way. How did you end up here?

Osiris: I got shot down and there were simply too many for me to fight against. I saw that Rogue.

Liam: Ah, the Dux. You are lucky you came across him, some came across another Dux, I think their name was Izul or something, he is such an asshole.

Osiris: What is a Dux? 

Liam: A Dux is from what I managed to learn and gather, a military commander. There is a whole ass system here going on. These guys are well organized.

Osiris: Who is the leader of these people? They must have some sort of leader. An Emperor, King or something like that.

Liam: You see, I got no idea, they do constantly mention the Imperator but no one knows who or what they are? They definitely aren't 'here' I am guessing they come from the Vex net.