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By then, Reina had taken command of the Disciples of the Lighthouse, fit to lead whenever Osiris was away. Whether it was out of fear for the Vex or simply a disinterest of their kind, was unknown. When Oryx arrived in the solar system, it seemed that he kept his Taken forces away from Mercury. Though the latter never told her reason for betraying the Traveler, the two became close friends regardless. After having joined the Disciples of Osiris, she met with a fellow Disciple named Pariah Vey. Being among fellows who shared her beliefs did ease her hate, though there would be hell to pay were she ever faced with another Guardian.

It was a facet of her personality that would remain for a long time, and even the teachings of Osiris could not remove. She finally was able to cast away the trauma that once had burdened her, but still carried the antipathy that she felt towards those under the Traveler's Light. Reina found her purpose, and from this, she was able to become more than she was before. Osiris helped mentor all Guardians who had once felt lost, and gave them new purpose as brothers and sisters of a single family. These Guardians who turned away from the Traveler became known as the Disciples of Osiris. It was assumed that she fell in with Osiris, joining him and the many other Guardians who shared his beliefs. At the conclusion of the Battle for Twilight Gap, she simply disappeared. Realizing she could no longer work alongside these Guardians, she broke away. However, her resentment festered into animosity. Begrudgingly, she worked alongside Avgust, as well as other Guardians, and managed to defeat the rising tide of Fallen that attacked. Perhaps therein lied jealousy as well, as she always considered him to be too well loved by the Vanguard, treated as a hero for his actions. She harbored resentment for him as well, feeling that the man had become too loyal to his betters. During Twilight Gap, she met with the likes of Avgust Sokolov, a fellow Titan. In the time between her previous failure and now, Reina had grown to become a better fighter, and was much harsher in her experience. Reina participated in the Battle of Twilight Gap, where the Forces of the City defended against unified Fallen Houses. She began to slowly distance herself from her leadership, questioning their motives heavily. Though deep down inside, she felt some degree of resentment for the Vanguard, as they had been the ones who sent her on a suicide mission. With that, she trained night and day, determined to defeat her inner demons and defeat the outer ones, as well. It left her with a strong distaste of Vex, and a vow to never allow herself to be defeated again. While she was able to return to the City, her trauma got the better of her. The entire event traumatized her still inexperienced self, and although she was able to escape, she was never the same again. Unable to escape, Reina was forced to survive five whole days deep inside Vex territory, waiting for an opportunity to flee. They managed to completely eradicate her fireteam, though Reina was able to survive. They had underestimated the Vex, and the fireteam was ambushed by immense Vex reinforcements. Her team found initial success in infiltrating a heavily fortified Vex Citadel, but found themselves overwhelmed once within. Reina's first mission had been a strike, which tasked her fireteam with eliminating a key Vex Axis Mind on Venus. Though she had a bevy of confidence, her mission ended in complete disaster. While it took many years for Reina to hone her craft, she became adept enough for a first field mission. Despite her clear lack of inexperience, the Vanguard must have seen some sort of potential in her. She found herself slowly learning the ways of combat, having never even lifted a gun before except for once. While she did not initially fit in with other Guardians, Reina found her place with the Titan Order. Her Ghost led her on a journey she was not ready for, with promises that her destiny was far greater than she could ever imagine. Unbeknownst to her, she was quickly chosen to become a Guardian, and protect the Earth from what threats might come next.

Conceived out of a small settlement to the far east of Wales, Reina did not spend much of her time in loneliness and squalor. Reina Starbeck was supposedly born long after the Darkness arrived on Earth, and caused the downfall of the Golden Age.