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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 16, 2006 22:29:02 GMT -5
Razor looked at the locator device. It layed out the terrain and the small settlements scattered about. He quickly found the trade port. Luckily,it wasn't too far away.
Razor smiled somewhoat. He had a few tricks up his sleeve. He waved a hand over his body. His outside shape was transformed to look like one of the planet he was on.
He then went to the back of his ship where he kept a ground vehicle, a small speeder bike, and soon, he was off on his way to the port where he would go about to get small information that may be useful.
The post was about two miles away from where his ship was parked behind a snad dune. The wind whipped behind his bike. Sand flying up.
'Soon...vey soon all of these ugly creatures will have wished they had never been born.' He thought to himself.
The city was in sight now. He slowed his craft, and parked it beside an outermost building. Then he walked slowly into the area. His hood was pulled over his head with it's fake appearance. Some people glanced at him, but few payed atention.
He went on until he came to a bar. He knew there would likely be information he could find in a place like this. He walked in, acting as natural as he could. It wasn't that he changed his appreance as he did his nature. The port did have various species, some humans but mostly the zabrak were in the crampt cantina. Razor acted natural but his eyes caught the attentions of a few of the locals. One approached him in a friendly manner, though from the look on i's face Razor thought it was predatory.
"First time here kid.." The older male said in a gruff voice. Razor only nodded ignoring the referal to kid. He had to keep a low profile.
"Yes.." He replied. Well it was true. No sense in not being somewhat friendly. The man grinned, raising his head back and let out a laugh.
"My name's Selur'ak. Come join me." He said in a kind voice taking hold of Razors shoulders leading him to a booth.
'Well mabey I can get some information out of him' Razor thought giving a kind smile as he slide into the booth. Selur'ak sat across from him, his tattooed face a massavie puzzle to him.
"You a trader??" He asked
"Yes." Trader in slaves.. He thought as a drink magically appeared in front of him. The contents smeeled tangy and he looked at the zabrak questionaly, noting that his horns were at various angles and in a spectaular array.
"Drink up.. it's Etak... our form of Beer... " He laughed as Razor gave him another look and continued. " What are you trading?" He asked, taking a sip of his own drink.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 16, 2006 22:36:49 GMT -5
Razor thought quickly before he was to reply. If he sounded to suspicios then he was in trouble.
"I deal in supplies from other worlds." He answered. That was still true. With all the goods his master commanded it wouldn't be too hard to slip threw this one.
"Trader then." It wasn't a question and he soon lost intrest in his dealings. They had many traders visit here.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 16, 2006 23:29:44 GMT -5
Razor looked at his mug and took it by the handle, taking a sip of it. It was horible, he thought. It seemed it was like what motor oil must tastelike. He swallowed the drink, howerver, holding back his distaste for it, and looked up at the zabrak man.
"What sorts of things are taught here? I'm from Correllia, so I my customs are probably a lot different." Razor said.
The man looked at him, and took that into thought, while he drank down his own alcohol like it was the best thing you could drink. This made Razor's stomach turn.
"I have heard of your planet. Not many of us leave to other worlds." Selur'ak replied with a smile. "Why the sudden intrst in what we learn? Do not your teachings learn of other species??"
'd**n' Razor thought as he thought of something else besides his drink. He nodded.
"Yes, I do. It's just that, I'd like to know more about what is taught here. I feel that on Correllia, there's just oo many other species. You know what I mean?" Razor continued, trying to remain in composure.
Selur'ak only smiled and went into breif detail of their history. Razor nodded at the approaite times tryng to not pay attention to his drink.
"I see." Razor muttered. What he was told was what the computer on his ship gav him. Other then that this was a species that was closed off. He was wondering if his master was even right they would be here when a few murmers of excitment came threw. Set in their wn language Razor inquired what was going on.
"Our new Prestiess is with child!!!" He said excitidly.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 16, 2006 23:59:02 GMT -5
Razor looked at him. He was more curious now. This was what he needed information on.
"Your new priestess? Where might I pay respects to her" Razor asked. He tried to look innocent and happy. Selur'ak looked at him with his yellow eyes. they were testing him.
"Why should you care about our customs?"
" Why should you care about why I care about them? I merely come here to sell my supplies, and since I had spare time, maybe get to know the place." Razor told him. He grabbed the mug and chuged down a big gulp of the nasty liquid.
Selur'ak stood and looked down on him. If this was a test it was a very poor one in Razo's eyes.
"Well I guess you should know sense it will be she who rules over us. Her name Is Aerith and was recently made High Prestiess." Words filling Razor's ears like water.
"I sense some distaste in your words yet..." Razor smiled feintly before standing himself. Noone cared to interfear as Razor's eyes sparkled.
"it's no disrespect to them. They have been here for years and were choosen at Birth I am told. Just diffrent from everyone else." Selur'ak turned and began to walk away, tossing some money to the table for both drinks and turned his head.
"If you want a glimpse of her there is a small parade this afternoon as they procede to the Temple of Light."Selur'ak finished and disapeared into the thicking crowd.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 18, 2006 23:12:22 GMT -5
CHAPTER 13
Razor had all the information he needed for now, certain that the man had told him about the girl he had been after. But he would need to stay and see this parade just to be sure. He hoped his master would arrive soon. He was a little uneasy around these zabrak people.
Razor left the bar and walked up the street a litle way, making sure not to leave the city and go into the planet's outer territories. It seemed the zabrak didn't like other types beyonf the trade port. So, he looked for a place he could see the parade from well. Then he spotted a high tower. He would go there, and stand in one of the higher glassless windows.
Aerith began her slow walk down the familiar hallways. She held her head high as Mephitso was slightly behind her to the right. The hall opened up as light shined threw from the main entrence. A few guards went behind them joining the few handmaidens.
"Ready?" Mephitso whispered behind her right ear. he had shifted silenty behind her. he was once again carrying his long stick, as she called it.
"Yes." She replied back stepping into the light..
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 18, 2006 23:30:38 GMT -5
Aerith stepped out first into the sundrenched outdoors. People were waiting for them, standing on either side of a cleared path, She looked hesitant, but Mephisto sent her a nudge through his psychic link to her, saying, 'It's alright, Aerith. Go on. I'm right behind you.'
She had more confidence then, and she continued to walk upright and regally out into the day. They took slow steps going down the stairs. Handmaidens, nuns, and monks followed them, some holding golden bowls of burning scented oils and incenses. All of their lowerclass temple workers hummed softly a musical mantra.
They walked down the path, people excited about the priestess's child. They cheered happily. Mephisto walked slightly behind Aerith, his staff hitting softly into the sand and gravel. it's slight sound giving Aerith a calm to keep her composure. He knew it would be a littlw while before they were fully aqcuainted with having their jobs. But he also knew not to be afraid or hesitant about it. What the Goddess wanted was what she would have.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 22, 2006 22:07:38 GMT -5
Razor stood on a low building scanning the crowd with envious eyes. Thunderous voices rose like sea waves. People where all over. Some up in buildings and looking threw windows.
'I wonder..' he thought as the Sith shifted his footing looking around. So far noone was up on the roof with him......
Aerith smiled and walked gracfully down the paved road. Cheers rang out calling her name as she waved to a few. Today was also the childrens day. No matter that she was with child. it was time to pick a new set of youngsters for temple training and guardsman.
Mephisto walked behind Aerith. The waft of fresh air mingling with the sweet vapors of incense was pleasing to his nose. He smiled somewhat, looking at the people and children in the towns and villages. They all seemed to make him happy on this good day. He felt tingly inside, so much love he had for his own wife, and also the tiny baby that was beginning to grow in her. He sent her soothing vibes of love, letting her know how he felt.
Razor looked out form his vantage point. The parade was coming, and would be here in a minute. This was it, the moment he would find out the truth. He made sure to conceal his power as much as he could, incase he would be detected.
Razor licked his dry lips as he moved closer to the edge, he could just make out the forms of the chosen ones as he held his breath. The surge of power comming from not one but of the male besides her was overwhelimg. Craining his eyes as they came closer his gren eyes recongized that they looked similar but diffrent then the locals.
"both of them together.. this is interesting." He whispered and noted to himself the male besides her. He remembered him barly bu the female he knew from the cave group
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 22, 2006 22:08:32 GMT -5
"My master will be pleased to hear what I've found." Razor said to himself. He looked down closer. The parade was getting nearer, and the power he felt grew in intensity. It sent chills down his spine.
Mephisto felt something dark looming about. He noted that to Aerith, but he tried not to look worried or to look off too much into the crowds to see where it was coming from.
Razor saw their reaction, and he ducked down.
Out of the corner of her eyes Aerith thought she saw someone duck down above the streets.
"Mephitso.."
She whispered as she continued to smile and wave when appropiate. Something didnt feel right.
Mephisto remained as he was, not showing his distress outwards, and sent Aerith a telepathic message saying, “I know. But there’s nothing we can do right now. Remain calm, dear. I am here to protect you.”
Aerith felt a little better, but she couldn’t shake the fact that some enemy may be out to get them. ‘I can’t let anything happen to our child. Not like what happened to our people.’ She thought, keeping it to herself. She kept walking gracefully along.
Razor was making his way down the tower as the parade passed by where he was. When he had reached the exit at the bottom, he headed unnoticed back to the outskirts where his speeder bike was parked in a hidden location. Everyone else was too occupied with the parade or with their cargo hauling and bussiness to pay attention to one man who hid his face under a hood.
He chuckled silently to himself as he came to his bike, mounted, and revved it up. ‘Now to report to my master.’ He thought, and in a minute, he was headed off toward his ship. He would then contact his master with the ship’s holo-deck communicator. He knew he would be pleased.
Could it really be possible? Aerith thought as she turned down the corner leading to a special building. It was a ritiual house.. Used once a year to gather younglings to be taugt the ways of the Goddess. Both sexes would learn the same things until the age of 13 when they took the trials and were set apon their diffrent tasks.
'Could it still be possible after all these years?' Aerith repeated herself. Nothing needed to go wrong now. Not after all those years or worrying. How could they possibly have found them?
'get a grip of yourself.' She thought again. It was probably nothing. Or was it?
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 22, 2006 22:38:23 GMT -5
Mephisto could still feel his mate's pain. He sent her soothing vibes, She didn't need to worry too much about anything right now accept their task, and their child.
He continued to walk somewhat behind her, coming up to the steps of a small version of a temple, a ritual house. He guessed today was when the children would be given assignments. 'This is good..' Ge thought. Atleast perhaps this could get her mind off of worrying. He yried not to wory about things so much. If something happened, he was ready to go then.
Razor slowed his craft. He came upon his ship that was hidden behind a large sand dune. Upon reaching it, he pushed a button on a wrist band and the ship unlocked and opened. He brought his bike in then and put it where it went, then made his way to the front of the ship where there was a holo-pad.
He stepped onto it, and it turned on. His image was cast then millions of miles away to the planet where his master was.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 22, 2006 22:48:04 GMT -5
CHAPTER 14
Deaerith stood calm and perplexed in his black uniform. His eyes sharpened as he watched his crew work on his new toys. weapons of death and destruction to control the galaxy. Noone was going to stand in his way. The command deck on his ship "Hands fury" was almost silent as he stood watching in the construction bay.
"Sir.."
A shaky voice slide into his thoughts, breaking his joyous moments of past glory and fuure conquests. He turned on one heel. A military gesture he had been forced to pick up in his younger years. The young recruit was wearing a light blue uniform. A junior officer, he noted as his grey eyes seemed to drink in this fear. Deaerith heard the officers made bets on who was going to die bringing him news. Fear was a good thing and he commanded all of it.
"What is it.?" Deaerith replied dryly. He wasn't a patient man as he crossed his powerful arms across his chest.
"W-we recieved a message from Razor. It's over an hour due to hyprs[ace frequiencies.." The small man trembled as Deaerith came foward with an invisible death grip. He took a dep breath, drinking in this mans fear before he let him go to stagger back coughing and rubbing his throat.
"Excuses are not tolorated. Fail me again and you'll be sorry.." His eyes flashed as he knew the message had just arrived. Thoughts were easy to read from lower subbordinates. They just picked the weakest link to tell him this.
"Yes sir..." The man replied as he produced a comclip with what he needed. Pressing it as he held his hand out letting the hologram project his pupil.
"Master I have found them both here.. together. They are the assumed rulers here for the goddes that these..things beleve in. I am awaiting pending orders. There is a festival going on on the temples where they will be most vunerable. I am unsure if I was noticed by the male. The female turned in my direction but did not see me."
The smaller form of Razor flickerd and crossed his arms.Deaerith frowned. His pupil better had not made the mistake of letting them sense him else he would be punished. The recording ended and he flung it away hitting the wall.The pieces shattered and spun like tops as he walked ver to his own recorder.
"Razor.. I am most displeased. You seem not to handle a simple task..." He paused and then continued, letting hate flicker in his eyes." Until I arrive you are to observe only. Mask your markings ofpower. If you get a chance to strike at the female do it. Do not fail me. I will handle the male child.."
The recoder stopped and Deaerith took his pale hand to pres the sending button. He would not let these two live. The child would be his and then he would rule the galaxy and destroy the few so called Jedi that had begun to grow.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 23, 2006 2:18:48 GMT -5
Young children waited outside the temple. Mephisto and Aerith had just arrived. People were watching, waiting.
"Hear ye all, children." Mephisto said to the younglings. "Here you are before us and now will you be placed." He didn't know, but those things just came to hm, and they were right. This was something he'd get used to.
Aerith smiled as she turned to look at the many children. Thoughts of the supposed stranger faded from her memory. The children were from ages eight to 10. Not all would be choosen as some would do the other labors of their world such as farming and goods.
"The Goddes has decread that each year we choose those special to serve her. Either as Helpers or those enough to be savored guards of the royal militila."
Her voice rang out with a sweet rich tone as soft murmmers of approval rippled like water.
'They seem so young' She thought as she raised her hands up into the air. Mephitso and herself never went threw the childrens day. The ritual commanded that each child be taken before the High Preistess and Preist from the age of eight till twelve. For at thirteen each toook the trials of adulthood and were then assigned choosen apprenticships. Those that were picked today would serve her and the Goddess. Many of the males would becoame the elite guard and a few the high helpers.
"Ti-shak it toraak, beshilk thi tilk." Aerith chanted. In enlich she was saying ' Goddes bless the choosen ones to serve you.' Lowering her hands she looked at the sixty children that were present. Their golden eyes sparkled with anticipation. It was an honor to be choosen and with a new rulership to guide them they wanted to be involved.
"Mephi??" She asked as she looked over at him. The children snickered at his nickname and then became silent as Mephitso looked at them with stern eyes. One in particular was a young lad of 10 as he muttered a comment to his friend.
"hs gonna be an old goat.. not like our beautiful Aerith.."
'He better not be one under my tutlage' He thought.The lad loked full of trouble and he wasn't gong to have it.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 23, 2006 3:40:26 GMT -5
It wasn't all bad not being choosen. Ther was always the next year. For sometimes the goddess needs others first before the others. She too called children up with a glowing smile. Already five children were chooshen and stood up on the stage. They would say goodbye to their familys and would be ushered off to the childrens cloister until they were of age to undertake their assigned tasks. they would still see them, but on special leaves and holidays. it wasn't a hard life. Many parents were honored to have one of their blood to serve.
Aerith repeated words far to often as each child came to her. The one that spoke out of turn came up with a smug grin. She narrowed her eyes and said his name.
"Satiruk asiel.." She gave a stricter voice to him letting him know of his disobediance as she placed her hand on his foehead.. and the boy lit up lile a golden torch to her amasment and to his. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed Mephitso had noticed to and with great pleasure. saturuk blinked and muttered an apology as he was ushered to the other children on the platform....
Out on the outskirts Razor stood against the wind awaiting for his Masters transmission. His green eyes blinked back the sand that managed to blow up just right. he thought for a moment that the transmission failed when his comlink beepd on his belt.
"Finially." He muttered as he went in to recive it....
"Do not fail me. I will handle the male child.." The transmission ended and Razor wasn't suprised in his orders. walking to the smal grey chest he unlocked it, taking out his blaster pistol.
"If I can't carry my sword then I'll go in with something a little less." He muttered, holstering it to his hip. The black cloak he took off and replaced witha tan coloered, to fit in as more a trader. If he hurried he might be able to forma a plan. The female looked les powerful then the male did. With child it would be even easier. Razor smiled and headed out.....
The last child came up to Mephitso. A smal female of eight years old. He smiled as he placed his hands on her foward and watched as a soft glow formed around her body. She smiled and ran up to join the other 27 childern chossen. Mephitso then turned to Aerith and walked close to her. Almost touching as he wated to right then and there.
"May the Goddes hold and protect all her children. Not just the ones to follow in the paths of the choosen." Mephitso smiled at Aerith as they tured at once and rang out together.
"Let the Feast begin..!!!!!!"
The crowd cheered and began to move. Some of the parents had to be half carried out as theur child was no longer theirs. A few helpers came and usheered the choosen off and behind the temple where they would join the feast dressed in the sky blue uniforms of trainees. The diffrence between their uniforms to the true helpers was the shade of blue so not to mistake them for those that were actually in the temple.
"Shall we?" Aerith smiled holding her arm out to him. Mephitso smiled, taking her had to his lips, kissing it softly as they were lead out to the great banquet hall. Mehpitso looked off to his right feeling someone watching him. All he saw was a shadow and it quickly dispersed.....
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 23, 2006 18:25:07 GMT -5
Razor had only glimpsed the two as they started to walk away. sense it was a feast all would be invited to join. The occasion was more ellorbarate sense the Preistes was with child.
"All the more ripe to pluk.." He whispered to himself as her padded along th streets. Groups chatted at the tops of their lungs cheerfully as they headed towards a large building. Those that wouldn't fit in the great hall were being fed outside by cheap tables placed there temporlary.
Razor easily snuk inside, making his way up towards the front of the room. He would have to wait until after the feast when eyes were heavy from drinking to make his move. For now he took a seat and waited for the many servers that came in carrying flasks of wine and plates of freashly cooked meat...
"Hands Fury" came out of hyperspace at a safe distance from the unrurly planet. There was no reason not to be careful. his ship was fairly common in the gaaxy. Modified to his expectations to make it easier for the raid. Deaerith had no interest in the planet other then the two children that lived so long. Yet it would be easy taking the planet as it was the genocide of the once proud Sith.
"The power.. I can taste it.." Deaerith breathed as he recieved the com that they had arrived. His silver eyes gazed down to his compad.
"send word for the fleet.." his voice was cold as he got up and left his room with no reply from the voice on the other end. soon he would take hold of this planet and have what he wanted. Yet a tingling in the force let him feel that there was somthing ellusive.
'No matter.. It means nothing. I will have what i want..' Deaerith thought once more as he swept down the halls. All he would have to do is wipe out two simple Sith. The last of a dead race.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 23, 2006 18:52:52 GMT -5
The children all dressed in their new clothes filed in behind Aerith and Mephitso. The children would sit at their table as an honor. yet this night was diffrent. One child would be choosen among them to become a personnal student to Aerith and Mephitso.
'how many tims did we have to sit up here?' Aerith thought as she smiled at the children. For years she and mephistos sat up here at their adoptive mothers side. Those were diffent circumstances though. The child they would choose would not take their places. More that they would become the High helpers or something else important.
"mephitso.." She whispered as she slipt her hand into his at the table. Wine was poured for all as chuncks of hot meat were placed infront of them. There was no speech for this so it eas a releif for a chance.
"it's fine.." He replied , squeezing her hand. He turned and gave her a grin and she knew who already he was going to pick for himself. Aerith herself didn't want to but it was tradtion here and she wouldn't have to deal with her all the time. Not at the beggining anyways. Why were some things so hard to attain?
"Take it easy on the boy." She replied and took a sip of the wine. Aerith's golden eyes sparkled with amsment as mehitso looked at her in slight shock.
"How do you know I was going to choose him?" He smiled back with the grin she knw so well from childhood.
"he look you gave me when he was put up on the stage was all I needed.. besides I heard his comment to... He reminds me of you in your child years." Aerith purred and went on with her meal. Mephitso only laughed heartly and did the same not feeling the one pair of hatrad eyes on them watching and learning from the crowd.
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Feb 27, 2006 7:54:53 GMT -5
‘Hmm.’ Razor thought to himself. He was close enough to view the priest and priestess without being blocked, yet he made sure not to be in the center. He was leaning against a pillar in the corner of the pavilion, his hood hiding his face that was light compared to the skin of the zabrak. ‘They’re more foolish than I thought. Here I am...a wolf amongst a flock of sheep.’
A waiter came up to him and offered him a glass of wine. Razor waved his hand, and said to him, “No thank you. Be off. Pay no attention to me.” And the waiter said, “I’ll be off. I won’t pay any attention to you.”
This made the darkened human laugh under his breath. These zabrak, although mighty powerful could be easily manipulated when using the force against them. ‘Weak minds.’ He thought. Perhaps he could use this to his advantage. Ofcourse the woman he was after was not zabrak, and her mind was most certainly not weak. He would have to take an indirect route to the kill.
Razor shuffled his feet for a minute, pondering. And then he had it. ‘Yes.’ He thought. ‘After they have been drunken, I will get one of her servants to lull her away to me. Then once I have her, I will take her away from here and finish her out of range of the male.’
It seemed like a brilliant plan, he thought. Surely his master would be pleased of his work when he arrived....
Mephisto swallowed down a large gulp of the wine after eating a good portion of his meat. Then he set the glass down, and he looked at Aerith and told her, “Now he will join us.”
Aerith nodded. There was a small seat near them where the child would sit up on te high with them. She looked there, imagining her and Mephisto there for a second as small children. She sighed. It seemed like just yesterday, and here she was, carrying her own child in her womb.
“”Satiruk!” Mephisto beckoned in the way of the children’s table. The small boy stood up, startled. If it wasn’t one thing, it was another, he thought. He really wished he hadn’t said anything about the priest now.
Satiruk walked away from the table, and came up to the throne and bowed before them. His face seemed worried. “Yes, my lord and lady?” He asked, stuttering a bit. He was shaking.
Mephisto put a hand on the boy’s shoulder and looked into his yellow eyes. Satiruk felt comforted, and he stopped shaking. Then Mephisto smiled at him just slightly, and told him, “You have nothing to fear...come child. Sit up with us, and you will be taught directly.”
Satiruk was appalled. He had gone in less than an hour from being the son of a farmer to the apprentiship of the priest and priestess, and he had not even wanted it. He did nod however, and forced himself to calm down, he sat in the small chair and joined his lord and lady at their table on the high steps. Then he was served more food there, and he ate quietly. Mephisto could feel the child become more appreciable. This made him happy, and he sent vibes to Aerith.
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