Why That Character? Why That Place? *Rampant Speculation* (Destiny)

by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Thursday, June 04, 2020, 08:05 (1637 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

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The anti-Light fields we had detected from orbit that spread across the planet? It was these things. Our ship's scanners indicated thousands of them were on this planet with us.

We were ecstatic.

In hindsight we all could have done with a few less of them.

—Drifter's thoughts recited to his Ghost, for posterity. The second of five parts

I know it's kinda known by now about the drifter, but it gives me chills when he said "We were ecstatic"

Well, on the little I have read, it's due to hopes of curing the wars of Light Vs Light. Not so much sadism or such ilk, but desperation. And desperation? Well, that can turn all forms of madness into logic.

Little did they know what they found was (in all likelihood) a source (in a way) for all the madness they had experienced again & again in the first place.

Couldn't you just tie a bomb to one of those little guys and shoot it at the tower killing all Gaurdiands?