Way of the Naramon

“So I’m not dead.”

“We all lift together.”

“I’m sorry for snapping at you. It’s just a lot is going on right now and I don’t know if I can handle all of it. It feels like if anything else happens I’m just going to snap.”

Loyalties and motives were being questioned. Her worth as a person, as a Tenno was up in the air. She always thought that Lotus was doing everything in the Tenno’s best interest. Though what Ballas said, she couldn’t get those words out of her head. The Orokin were the last people she would trust on blind faith but she couldn’t stop herself form hesitating. Wondering if there was some truth in his words. 

She couldn’t stop thinking if there really was no Lotus. She looks down at her arms, knowing that underneath her clothes were her own somatics. Somatics that have caused her and who knows how many more Tenno pain and suffering. 

“I can’t stop thinking about all of that time spent in-between missions. All the failed attempts trying to alleviate some of the damage that the early Somatics did to us, to the Tenno. I can’t stop wondering if she only helped me... just so we would be better tools on the battlefield.”

Voxx didn’t seem quite phased, standing back and glancing around every now and then. They weren’t alone, of course. She did happen to pass by the very Crewmen who called her. Two she’d previously worked with to overtake a Grineer research Galleon a while back. Hopefully they’re okay if this Tenno is worrying about the fact she killed them.

❝ Why would you care if there are casualties? Doesn’t your Lotus command you to murder everyone anyways? ❞

She killed Grineer for the sake of the Corpus but only when she has to. Tenno? They’ll just kill because they can. Luckily when she walked by she noticed a lot of sleeping bodies and moved them to safety, some empty storage closets. So as far as she knows, there weren’t any casualties.

❝ They’re all fine. These Crewmen may be laughed at and thought as weaker  then any other faction henchman but I can assure you personally that Crewmen can be STRONGER than you think. As for the data, I’d like a copy of all three after. I can even help get you into the vaults without the need of abilities, clear out the area and disable any sensors and barriers. I have access keys to every vault in this Outpost, my only problem that forbids me from actually getting copies myself is the fact I’m a Corpus enforcer. ❞

“Because my secondary goal is to complete my primary goal with little to no casualties. I focus on recon, data retrieval, and capture missions. I really don’t care if she gets upset with me if I don’t leave a trail of bodies behind me during missions. The only exception to this is the Infested.”

She explained to the other while maintaining a neutral look on her face. She knows that she’s gotten the disappointed “job well done” tone from Lotus before. If she can complete her missions without people dying then she doesn’t see a reason why she should change her methods and tactics. She’s already seen enough death to last her a lifetime without adding any more on top of that death count. There was a specific reason that she never took up extermination missions and why she worked alone.

A quiet sigh of relief came from the Tenno’s lips as she heard that her arrows weren’t too strong to hurt anyone. She nodded in understanding, transferring the data all at once would be easier. While being able to walk directly into the Data Vaults would make her life incredibly easy it took a bit of the fun out of it for her. Though she knew better than to turn down help. She Tranferanced back into her Warframe and flexed her hands to make sure everything was still working properly.

“I can stay behind you in Prowl until we reach the Data Vaults to avoid drawing any more attention. I assumed waiting until the very end would be the easiest for both of us. I’m ready to leave when you are.”

Voxx glanced around again, bouncing the Plasmor in hand. She wasn’t the only Warframe of her kind, many became DISENCHANTED with the Lotus as quickly as they were awaken, Patel was one swayed away from the Lotus’s deceiving aura and Voxx had already been siding for the Corpus far before her Tenno awoken. But that was always the thing about Voxx, she was different. Her herself was the Warframe, not a Tenno in proxy. Patel, Patel was the Tenno who was supposed to control her, but more or less is now just a mere accomplice with Void powers. 

❝ Simple answer? I was called. I am a Corpus enforcer, Crewmen call me whenever they suspect a breach in security and I come to TAKE OUT the threat. And for you, the cameras speak for themselves. ❞

The Warframe took out an Arca Scisco, raising her hand and SHOOTING out a nearby camera.

❝ Luckily for you however, I avoid killing other Warframes if I can. Though this meeting does give me a good opportunity to get some data for Ergo. ❞

“So I got careless. I should have known better than to assume that the camera patterns would remain the same since the last time I’ve been here.”

Ryuuta was upset with herself that she allowed herself to get so careless. Normally she would play it safe and remain in Prowl the entire time and use her Sleep Arrows to keep enemies incapacitated. She gently put a hand on her Ivara’s arm she smiled at the Warframe. Ivara was her partner, her go-to Warframe, it was the one she felt the most comfortable with and had the strongest bond with. 

“There were no reported casualties right?”

Concern was in the Tenno’s voice as she realized that she almost forgot one important detail. She was working on re-balancing the relative strengths of her arrows. She wanted to have them last longer and make it harder for those affected by the arrows to wake back up. Though this was her first mission out and she was concerned that she could have made the arrows too strong and done damage to those affected by them. Hearing the camera being destroyed the Tenno didn’t flinch despite being outside of her Warframe.

“Though a deal is a deal, do you want the data I got from this terminal now or do you want until I get the data from all three?”

Voxx held an Arca Plasmor fast as she surveyed the hallways. She was called in from a different post about a breach in security, no doubt a TENNO. However while many believed her to be there to take care of the perpetrator, she had different plans.

She was a double agent- sort of. Not for the Lotus of course, Void forbade. She held a hand with the Perrin Sequence, often times recovering DATA from some terminals to relay to Ergo. The board has no idea who this mystery assailant is and none of them ever suspected of it being her. They were all Corpus to her, and ultimately she aligned herself to the Corpus regardless of what form they take as.

The Frame looked over, vacant face plate swirling with ferrofluid. She was silent for a moment, GRIPPING her shotgun tight as it aimed at the frame. Glancing around to see the room empty, she quickly lowered it and slid up to the frame, Corpus M A R K I N G S bared upon her frame.

❝ I don’t CARE what you’re doing, if you can get me copies of these files I’ll tell the board that no one was here and clear any camera records. ❞

Seeing the Arca Plasmor being pointed at her she instinctively Transferenced out of her Warframe and slipped into the Void. She knew that both of them could not handle a near point blank shot. At least this way she avoided feeling the full brunt of that shot. Though when the blast never came the Tenno raised an eyebrow in confusion. Carefully coming out of the Void, Ryuuta crossed her arms at the other. This wasn’t the first time she has interacted with a Tenno that’s opted to take a side in this war. Syb came to mind immediately.

“Alright, though on one condition. Tell me how you found out I was here.”

She didn’t know if there was some invisible alarm that she triggered or if she got caught on camera or if her arrows were found. She prided herself on her skills on data retrieval with minimal casualties. While she knew that not everyone approved of her low kill count style, she still got the job done at the end of the day. So she needed to know if the Corpus were improving their security measures and how she could avoid getting detected next time.