Those of the Light

The Vault of Glass

In their down time, the four of them spent their time researching the vault, using the knowledge of their ghosts, and from what cayde-6 had told them of Ashura's attempt. Gaara watched the other three in confusion; they were asking their ghosts about things that they most likely had no information on. "Eriana... what can you tell me about the hive?" Gaara asked and the other three stared at him in a similar confusion.

"That... I can tell you all about. The vex, however... You would have to see out the ghosts named Pahanin and Kabr. They delved into the depths of the vault, while I delved into the depths of the hellmouth, and perished." She said, hovering above Gaara's shoulder. "However, there are a few who can divulge the information you need to remove Atheon's filth from Venus." She said, causing Sakura, Sasuke, and Hinata to look at her.

"Something tells me that you all were meant to delve into crota's hideout and banish him..." Eriana said and they all blinked in confusion. "Why is that?" Sasuke asked and Hinata stared at her ghost with a small smile. "This is true, isn't it Toland?" Hinata asked and the ghost hovered before her in silence. "This does not mean you cannot still call me Ko, it was endearing to hear another name despite my own. My name was never spoken with such admiration... they thought I had gone mad." He said and Hinata smiled.

"I will call you whatever you wish for me to call you, as long as you continue helping me as you do." She said and he hovered next to eriana. "Yami, is actually the previous leader of the hunter vanguard, Andal Brask, Which is probably why you were chosen as his guardian, Sasuke." Toland said. "There are reasons we were bonded to you all, and I think Wei Ning has it figured out as well." Eriana said and Sakura's ghost hovered beside her.

"Until the time comes... we cannot release the information regarding Crota. You are not yet ready to face that darkness. What we can tell you is that you need to speak with Cayde-6, Loki, Lion, and Danny." Wei said, before all of the ghosts dematerialized into the gauntlets of their guardians, except for Andal. "A word of advice though.... Don't consult Ashura about this. And... if you find it important that you do... do it with Cayde-6 present." Andal said and Hinata frowned.

"Why with Cayde-6" Sakura asked and Hinata offered a sad smile, before speaking what Andal was already going to say. "He has her guardian's vow. That's a bond that no one can break, not even death. It's a promise between mentor and student where no matter what happens; they always have each other's back." Hinata explained and the dark ghost gave a nod of approval. "Very good... I didn't know they were still allowing such vows, but even if they tried to ban them they wouldn't get anywhere." Andal said and released a sigh.

"Not only the vows though... if you talk to her without him, she'll get angry and volatile. If he is there, you will most likely be able to get something out of her." Andal explained and Sasuke furrowed his brow. "What's the difference between him being there or not?" Sasuke asked and Andal focused his gaze on him. "He can comfort her after she explains what happened in there." Andal said and the group furrowed their brows in unison it seemed.

"Why would she need comforting?" Sakura asked, the thought seeming absurd, seeing as Ashura seemed to be one of the most emotionally strong people they had met in the tower. "She lost two teammates down there, from what I heard. One was a close friend, Floyd. The other was her twin sister Kira. How the two of them came to pass, that I do not know. And that is why you must find out. None of you need to die down there." Andal said and they nodded, now understanding why Ashura was the way she was.

They made their way to cayde-6, who greeted them with open arms and an energetic aura. "Hello again, new guy! It's a shame you're not one of mine, but... hey... I can manage. So... how's it going?" he asked and Sakura smiled at him. "Pretty well, we were just looking for some information about Pahanin and Kabr, along with some on the vault of glass." She said and he tilted his head to the side and crossed his arms over his chest. "Who said to come to me?" he asked his tone quite a bit more serious now.