From Dusk to Dust (Destiny Fan Fiction)

9-Truth of the Light

AN: This chapter was incredibly hard to write because no one knows anything about the Traveler. So...here you go. My interpretation. 

Everything was pitch black.

The air was extremely clean and easy to breathe in. The cool temperature in the room kept the tile cold. Alaura pushed herself up off of the floor and tried to gain her bearings. Her ears rang, causing her to cringe until it died down. She reached around, lightly tapping the floor until she came in contact with someone's hand.

Malachi jerked his hand away and motioned towards the item in Alaura's pocket. "It's glowing. Use that as light." He smirked a bit before commenting, "Oh, and next time, I'll be happy to hold your hand if you get scared."

Alaura rolled her eyes and pushed him away from her. "Shut up and see if Tanis is okay." She took the robotic piece out of her pocket and held it up. It illuminated the area around them with the same white light that washed over them earlier. She scrambled up and her blue eyes drifted around the lit area.

Malachi assisted Tanis in getting off of the floor. Tanis coughed for a second and wiped his mouth. They followed behind Alaura, teeter tottering their weight between each other. Tanis moved away from Malachi, determined to move on his own. He didn't need a crutch. He was strong enough. Alaura walked forward towards one of the main consoles in the room, where a small opening glowed. She glanced between the two boys and set the piece in the opening.

The piece fit in perfectly and it triggered something within the whole place. The lights came on and shined on everything in the room. The white walls and tile reflected against each other, composing an almost blinding room. The three people took their time to get their eyes adjusted before looking around.

Nothing much was placed in The Traveler. The walls glowed blue within the cracks and small humming noises echoed through the place. The room itself was small compared to the giant orb, but that only meant more could be explored. The place was pristine, empty, and for the most part, cold. The only heat in the room was radiating off of the trio.

Three little bots came in from another room; the only exit closed behind them. They were the size of two fists combined, which made them small, but adorable to look at. Each one had a different color, blue, black, and white, and a single eye in the middle. The eye itself was big and a glassy blue, while a light shined to reflect where it was looking. They blinked, glanced around, and examined us for a second. "Hello," they all simultaneously called out.

Tanis cocked his head slightly and reached out to them with his hand. The robot he almost touched backed away and he set his hand back at his side. Tanis eyed them in curiosity and questioned, "What are you?"

The black-shelled ghost spoke up in a low British accent, "Mere prototypes. The Traveler calls us Ghosts."

"We're like your personal hackers and supercomputers," the white one replied simply. Its voice was deep and soothing to hear.

Malachi's eyebrows furrowed and he shifted his weight onto his other foot. This whole situation smelled fishy to him, but he couldn't comprehend why. Nothing was ever simple in this world, and nothing was definitely pure. This creature, this so called Traveler, had an agenda. "Wait, our personal ones?"

The black ghost answered him, "We are assigned to each of you. I am assigned to this young lady here."

Malachi instantly scoffed at its words, "Nothing ladylike about her." He side-glanced at Alaura to make sure she heard him. He refrained from smiling when he saw it only made her angry.

Alaura scowled at him. She moved on and her eyes flickered over to the black shelled ghost. She motioned to Malachi with her hand, "I really feel bad for the one that's teamed up with this jackass."