As of today I obtained another exotic mark and with that, I figured I'd make another faction theory.[quote]if you'd like to read the previous one: [url]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/198335593/0/0[/url] [/quote]So we know which faction is the best out of the three (according to Toland's universal principle). But what about when the darkness returns? Who will come out on top to survive. The following quote will give us that answer: mystery - Vault of glass 3. (Don't have to read this) [spoiler]Hours of this before, with a wash of power, a huge convoy of ships drops into reality from warp. A convoy of Guardian craft, hundreds strong. Ships of all sizes and shapes can be seen, from venerable craft that have been salvaged from the Golden Age through to City designs to vessels that have yet to emerge from the Shipwright's hangars. The ships are battle-scarred. Many are barely spaceworthy. As warp drives wind down several seem to lose power and begin to drift. Some of the largest craft bear imagery familiar to frequent visitors to the tower: Dead Orbit symbols, the simple icon of the Vanguard. The New Monarchy and Future War Cult as well, though fewer examples can be seen. Others bears symbols never seen in the Tower to date. Every single ship, from the largest cruiser to the smallest personal craft, carries shards of stone, remnants of the City and the Tower. Banners too, tattered and worn from entering and leaving warp. The fleet is only visible for a few breaths, less than a minute. Then, with a massive flash of light, the fleet jumps on. The craft that have lost power are left behind, spinning and whirling away from the etheric wake of their powered fellows. The Ghost spins on, and soon enough only stars fill its field of view until the fragment ends. [/spoiler] The answer is dead orbit. Praedyth's ghost records a massive fleet, massive cruisers and small personal ships. The ships had all the faction banners, the crucible, vanguard banners and even some banners we don't know of yet. All on a mass exodus which is dead orbit's strategy. However the ghost mentions that this fleet has been going in and out of warp, some ships seemed to lose power, some of those ships were left behind when the fleet jumped again. It only stands to reason to assume this fleet is running and the fact that some of these ships are battle worn means they may be actively running. To explain, this is a future where the darkness returned but we decided to take the dead orbit strategy and run. Sol fell and the traveler was more than likely consumed. This future is one of no light and little hope, but we still survived. Make of that what you will. And where FWC hasn't really seen a future where we "survive" yet, this is a good step up. So do you agree? Could dead orbit be the best way to go, Or do you think maybe FWC has a chance to push back the darkness a second time? [quote]back to master thread: [url]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/205238605/0/0[/url][/quote] Cheers :D