Long Far Gone

by A-P-A

Interlude: The garden at the end of infinity...

It's said that in a garden grows a tree of silver wings, the leaves are ruin, the bark disaster, of the seeds we do not speak. The tree exists outside of time in a place that few will touch, and those who do will always say that they regret it all so much.

It's said that where the tree exists there used to be another, one that sprouted harmony instead of death, disease and power. That tree is lost to time and space but someday it will recover, until that day to our dismay the tree of ruin shall be no other.

The garden was a triumph of a race that was so vast, even though they still live on their legacy did not last. The garden remains lost to most within a plane beyond the past, where the only links are rings of steel and a throne made out of glass.

The creators have their heaven and the protectors their domain, but the children of the harmony wanted a garden in their name. So here it lies, with darkened skies and a sea of lifeless frames, until the day that the light prevails and the garden is reclaimed.

Author's Note:

This is one of many small interludes that will be appearing occasionally as we go on, I'll try to make them increasingly cryptic. Though this ones pretty easy to decipher.

They'll act a lot like the grimoire cards from destiny, extra bits of story in a poetic like fashion. In any case, the next chapter should be out soon. See you around.

Comments

[A-P-A]

7683787

You flatter me, sorry I didn't reply to these earlier I was alseep. As for your question, yes the stories do mix. Not IRL but for the sake of this head cannon. Also, Exuberant-witness is a forerunner monitor, much like the much more famous 343 Guilty-spark, who is the current avatar for the Frendship is logical group. They basically just look after and care for forerunner facilities.

[Deathstroke]

7670608 I don't like multricross as a rule a few exceptions notwithstanding (I do like normal crossovers).

Also, destiny's traveler kind of doesn't fit with most Halo lore (unless you handwave it with "Precursor fuckery") so this type of cross tends to change important parts of the backstory/metaphysics/setting.
Now, taking into account that I haven't, you know, actually read your story I won't say something stupid as "its bad" because I have no right to but I'm kind of put off but multicrosses.

There is also things like "where did the Traveller came from?" "If it has been 900 years what could possibly defeat mankind who unlike Destiny's humanity were FTL capable and had hundreds of worlds under their control?" Or how could anything defeat them when they would probably have Forerunner bullshit hax level of tech by that time.

Also, from what I read in your summary this sounds more like "Destiny with Halo as a backstory" and while I don't dislike Destiny I don't like it either (never played the game)

EDIT: Read up to chapter 3 and while the writing was good and the grammar ok (you used "their" instead of they're a few times). I didn't like the story (I know it was just starting but still) and it felt kind of rushed, also if they had a supercarrier where did they need to go that it would take them 1000 years? Covenant top speed for slipspace was 900 lypd and going from one side of the galaxy to the other would only take a few years at most (galaxy is 300k lightyears across).

[A-P-A]

7684854

Noted, I'm glad you took the time to read the first part of the story, even if it wasn't to your liking. As for your other criticisms: The covenant slipspace thing - that's a piece of poor research on my part, though I'm sure it can be easily explained later. Maybe an intergalactic sightseeing trip or something; the fact that the traveler doesn't fit in - that's a key part of the story right there, would be a shame to spoil; the fact that it seems rushed - its not really meant to be long, it's the opening part of the story. But your concerns are valid; how could many thing kill humanity - another key element of the story, I can't spoil.

I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, but thanks for the criticism anyway. Maybe I'll be able to write something you'll enjoy in future.

[Deathstroke]

7685263
No problem, I would have liked to like (that sounds weird) the story but I couldn't and probably my bias against Destiny didn't help either.

If some things I named were plot points then it doesn't matter, I may check your sotry after you finish and i will wait for your next one.

May the light of the God-Emperor protect you

[Mkchief34]

The Black Garden, I presume?

[A-P-A]

7690491

Maaaaaaybe, that's not the only thing that gets mentioned in there though.

[A-P-A]

7690491

Thanks for the fave btw

[Mkchief34]

7690554 Cool. And no problem about the favorite. To be honest, I like the premise.

[LWOverFlow]

Awesome as always! I'd have read this quicker but my notifications were off the wall xD

[almiok]

Nop