Four years. It had been four years since he had fallen into the Abyss. He had since joined the Fatui and become a Harbinger. The eleventh, the Vanguard. He was a weapon of mass destruction working directly under the Tsaritsa. It was all thanks to his master’s teachings that he made it out of the Abyss.

Now, as he was on a mission with Il Dottore, he was somewhat annoyed. He never liked his fellow Harbingers, let alone Dottore. Dottore was everything Ajax hated: a psychopath, and one who experimented on kids. There was nothing moral about Dottore. As such, Ajax stayed as far away as possible.

He walked at the helm of the formation while Dottore was safely in the middle. Ajax didn’t understand that. Dottore was the second Harbinger, but was it because of his strength? He hadn’t a clue. The heaviness that came with the Abyss encompassed the young Harbinger, and he felt himself relax slightly at the familiarity of it. He noted the uneasiness of the Fatui agents behind him before keeping his attention forward.

Screams echoed through the air, causing the agents to startle and glance around anxiously. Unbothered, Ajax continued to push forward, noting absently that the screams were coming from up ahead.

Glancing back at Dottore, the older man held Ajax’s gaze for a moment before the younger made a movement with his hand that stopped the soldiers from moving. He then made another sign and began walking ahead. Making sure no one was following him, Ajax pushed through the thick underbrush before appearing in a small clearing.

Carnage. That was all he could say to describe what he was seeing. Abyssal monsters lay mutilated on the ground, thick black-red blood staining the grass. In the middle of the carnage stood a tall figure encased in black armor with elemental energy flowing through the cracks. An Abyss Herald slaughtering things for seemingly no reason? How strange.

He watched with morbid fascination as the figure shrunk and revealed a familiar face. Except they had a cruel smile on their lips until they realized he was watching them. Their expression instantly changed into shock, and they jerked slightly.

“Ajax?” He was silent, unsure of what to say as they stared at him in surprise.