#zed-2

The moment my Hunter, Zed-2, realized his inner strength and inner Darkness and gained control of Stasis and challenged the Kell of Darkness herself, Eramis, with Zephyr the Ghost, wearing the Sagira Shell.

My Hunter OC, Zed-2, in his Splicer gear with the friendly Harpy, whom I assume is Captain Jacobson from Nessus and is possibly being used by Asher to watch over us. I’ve heard it’s beeps in Morse Code can be translated to “ASSISTANT,” and then which means old Uncle Asher is alive!!

Also bonus pic of Zed with Lakshmi’s corpse!!! Rot in a scrap heap!!! The wicked bitch is dead!!! 🥳

“Hey Zed! Whatcha doing?” Aura the Awoken Warlock of Fireteam Blitzkrieg asked with a wide grin and happy smile to her Exo Hunter compatriot.

“Hmm? Oh hey Aura.” Zed-2 said with a sigh as he looked up from a picture he had in his hands as he sat on the wing of his Arcadia-class Jumpship he inherited from his mentor, Cayde-6.

“Hey what’s wrong? Why so down in the dumps...oh...” She looks and sees the picture in his hands. It was a selfie he had taken of himself and his girlfriend, Ada-1.

“Um...it’s nothing.” He said as he put the photo onto his knee pocket where he could down directly at it.

“Zed...you know she’s doing important work...” Aura said as she sat down next to him and set a hand on his shoulder and Zed made a pained expression as he looked at the ground.

“Yeah. She just sealed up the Black Armory, recalled all of her Forges, and just left me with nothing. Yeah the woman I love really cares about me...” Zed said bitterly as he pulled out Caydes knife from his back and looked at it as he sighed and palmed his face.

“Look I know it may be hard right now but she’ll be back! I just know it!!” Aura said with her usual optimistic smile and tone as she rubbed his back and he breathed out as he touched his metal face.

“Traveler help me...I thought we were doing really good...after everything I was able to get her to come out of her shell. She enjoyed the Dawning, Festival Of The Lost...all of that...” Zed said with a sigh as he just picked up the photograph he’d taken from a pre-Golden Age camera and had taken it when Ada was busy.

“Hey she’s still alive Zed. She’s just busy with Lakshmi. She’ll be fine. After all she isn’t just some damn civilian...” Aura said with a smile as she tried to convince her friend that Ada-1 would be fine.

“I...I just wish I had gotten to say goodbye...” Zed said with a sigh again before he turned and saw a frame walk up to him and set down a box.

“Package to Guardian Zed-2. Delivery sign off, yes?” The delivery Frame asked to which Zed just let his Ghost, Zephyr, fly down and then transmat the box next to him. “Thank you.” He said with a wave as the Frame left back to it’s duties.

“Who’s it from?” Aura asked him and Zed looked at the box and pulled out a datapad and he opened up a digital letter he had received. “It’s...from her...from Ada...” Zed said in disbelief before he began to read it aloud.

“Ahem...To my dearest Zed, I hope this letter finds you well. I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to see you off in person...I guess I’m still not very good on the whole, connecting thing...” Zed said as he read aloud to himself and Aura. “Lakshmi and I are working quite hard on Project Stronghold. Sorry I cannot talk in more detail but according to your Vanguard, it’s classified. But luckily I was able to work on these little something’s before all this nasty Pyramid business happened. It’s all inside, the keys to my Lone Wolf, my weapons locker, and of course inside is some new armor, and a surprise for Zeph. All Handcrafted. I hope you hunt well my love. Sincerely, Ada-1, Curator of The Black Armory...” Zed read aloud and finished.

Zed then looked at the Black Armory labeled box and opened it up, him in awe of the amazingly crafted white with blue accented armor. He smiled happily as his red glowing eyes were now full of wonder and happiness. “Ya know...I think we’re gonna be ok...I just hope this Stasis stuff won’t put a wrinkle in our relationship...” Zed said with a chuckle as Aura smiled happily.

“I don’t think it will. As long as your you...she won’t leave you. After all she’s tolerated you so far...” Aura teased Zed as he chuckled and lightly punched her shoulder before the two started laughing, it echoing throughout the Tower Hangar, it showing that even now, love and laughter were still present in this dire time.

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Zephyr (Zed's Ghost): "Zed, what are you doing?"

Zed-2: "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm making some adjustments to my favorite hand cannon, to make it look like the good old days..."

Zephyr: "Wait...is that your Crimson?"

Zed-2: "You bet your little blue eye it is. I talked with Banshee and he helped me out with the redesign, and I asked him to pull out some old designs from Red Death..."

Zephyr: "Oh yeah...you used to use Red right? Before the Red Legion..."

Zed-2: "Yup...and since then...I will always keep this with me...cause...Zephyr...I can't bear the thought that I'll lose you...like my light...and the others..."

Zephyr: "Hey...your my Guardian...and we've survived Hive, Fallen, Taken, and Cabal. And If I know one thing, it's your one tough son of an Exo..."

Zed-2: "Thanks Zeph..."

*Proceeds to hug his ghost gently as they sit on a park bench in The Last City.*