They've used his memory to haunt me since Eris found that damn ship buried inside the moon. Not directly anymore, but sometimes I see his mockery at the very edge of my vision. When I turn to look, the phantom fades like a morning fog.
It wasn't enough that they killed him. Now they're trying to tarnish him, too.
//GHOST LOG// TYPE: LIVE COMBAT FEED [SENDTO: OUTPOST VALE-ZETA [FORMER: SETTLEMENT RIDGEVALE], RECORD KEEPING] [SENDTO: LAST CITY, VANGUARD MISSION RECORDS] PARTIES: Two [2]. One [1] Risen-type, Class undefined, designate Murdoch, K. [m]; One [1] Ghost-type, designate Sybil [s] ASSOCIATIONS: Risen; Lightbearer; Murdoch, K.; Vanguard operations; Light; Luna; the Moon; Phantoms; Hive; Darkness //AUDIO PRESERVED// //TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS.../
[gunfire] [repetitive physical impact] [s:01] Murdoch, it's done. [repetitive physical impact, labored breathing] [s:02] Hey, it's dead, you can stop. [s:03] Murdoch, stop! [m:01] Where's the next? [s:04] There isn't a next. We've cleared the area, we're done. [m:02] I'm not done. [s:05] Yes, you are. You need to rest. Your body might be able to keep going indefinitely thanks to the Light, but you need to let your mind rest. [m:03] I can't! They're mocking me with him everywhere I turn! I won't let them force me to relive that! [s:06] I know that! I understand. I was there, too, remember? I watched them crush his Ghost, I watched him die when he took the blow meant for you. I watched right along with you. I took the scraps of his mark and used it to make the one you wear now, and I've watched you add a line for every person we've lost before and since then. I KNOW. [s:07] And I also know he wouldn't want you to suffer like this. [m:04] They took so much from us, I can't let them- [s:08] WE won't let them. I promise you that. But right now, you need to rest. You can't help anyone in the state you're in right now. So come on. Let's get back to the ship, I'll set us a course. We'll go to Mars later, you can help Ana out while you resume smashing Hive. Deal? [silence] [s:09] Deal? [m:05] Yeah. Yeah, deal.
