Buck checked the Heights, where the Guardian was supposedly meant to keep watch over, but was nowhere to be seen.
He checked multiple locations to see where the Swords could’ve gone… where THEY hid them.
He went back to Nightfall Base.
”The Swords. They’re gone.”
“All of them?”
”Yeah… Except this one.”
Buck held out the Linked Sword. Hope stared blankly at him.
“That puny thing? They left us a Linked Sword? Seriously?”
Buck and Hope sigh simultaneously.
“We wouldn’t be in this mess if Zephyr didn’t lose that fight.” Buck threw the sword on the ground.
“Don’t say that. Cynthia’s a good Guardian.”
“If she really was, how did she allow them to steal world-ending objects?”
Hope stammered, before The Hooded Man interrupted.
He walked downward from a flight of stairs in the centre of the Base. ”Where did you check..?”
Buck scratches his sphere-shaped head, then remembered.
”Well I went to the Heights first, where all of them are of course... then I used the D.F.E to teleport to the Chaos Canyon and The HQ- y’know. The usual places they try to hide them. They weren’t there either...”
The Hooded Man clears his throat.
”And the Rocket Arena?”
Hope raises an eyebrow, waiting for the answer. A long awkward silence prolongs before Hope slams the glass table.
”YOU DIDN’T THINK TO CHECK THERE?! THAT'S LITERALLY WHERE ALL THE TERRORS OPERATE.”
”Look, I’ll go there in a minute… once Cynthia arrives. It’s just.. after our victory 9 years ago, I kind of lost my skills in fighting. It’s been a long time since those Terrors have annoyed us with this… and they’ve probably advanced a lot more than we think they have-”
Everyone hears a door open and close. Buck turns around and sees Cynthia, the Guardian.
“I’m sor-”
“Don’t even.” The Hooded Man held his head in his hand. “How did you even let them take them, you literally watch over the Heights, all the time.”
The Guardian was built very fair despite her many fights. Not too strong, not too weak. She wore colourful clothing that represented the colours of the swords and a red bow on her head to represent her bloodthirsty nature. Though she never looked like a fighter, she had the lives of many Machines and Swordsmen on those cold-blooded hands.
”Pass it here.” Hope whispers.
Buck gave the Linked Sword to Hope. Hope walked around the room and thought for a while before she finally said ”Never mind. You got us in this mess. You get us out of it.”
Cynthia seemed confused. And almost… half-asleep. All she gets to do is sit around in the Heights almost all day every day to make sure there aren’t any intruders but she has the habit of.. slacking off.
”I’m gonna get the sacred weapons back with that small thing?”
Hope tried to keep the mood positive. “You could try. I mean... they aren’t that strong right? Especially how they were 9 years ago. Sloppy, even. If you could beat them in battle and take the swords back with your bare fists that one time, and considering you even outclassed Zephyr, what's stopping you now that you have an actual weapon?”
“The Lead Terrors have all managed to get.. really powerful, according to Skye. Especially the one in charge of all this.” The Hooded Man mentioned.
”What do you mean?”
Cynthia looks around in confusion. Hope clarifies their whole belief about how Telamon, the creator of these powerful beasts they call swords, talked to The Terrors and gave them a job.
Take the swords from the Heights and punish humanity for their sins. But only when you become worthy.
“Of course it's just their belief that Telamon even exists and all that considering it's a religion and all. But in order for them to become worthy, they need to be really strong to even try to ‘punish humanity.’”
”You didn't need to go through all of that again… I’m stupid, but not that stupid.”
”Look. I’ll come with you-”
“No, Buck. You’re gonna go look in more places.” Hope grabbed his collar.
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Cynthia goes to the bathroom and washes her face. She needs to wake herself up before facing the Terrors again.
It’s been a long time.
…
Cynthia packed her D.F.E, grabbed the Linked Sword and headed out, teleporting to the Arena.
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