Divergence in Destiny (Star Wars RP)

Alderaan


@TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Greenbriar @shadowstrikr25 @Constantin @HK Fifty @ArisenMoon


As the presence bloomed into existence Why'nn began to panic, then her emotional output was one of sheer terror.  Sanguina, however, squealed in delight, hopping up to give her master a kiss on the cheek.  "I'll go get Mommy.  I'm assuming there's no room for my new pet on the ship?  Oh, I'm so happy you're back!"  She, too, kept her voice quiet as she sliced through more enemies.


Why'nn reached out, attempting to reach her father's mind and accidentally hitting the Jedi's as well.  In her state she could not tell.  "Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad he's alive he's alive he's alive he's going to take me again.  Dad help.  Dad help.  Dad.  He's alive.  He's alive and he's here.  Oh no.  He's alive he's here.  It's Fali.  He's Fali.  Help.  I thought he was dead he's not dead.  Help.  Help help help help.  Dad.  Dad he's here.  Sanguina wants to go with him.  Please stop her.  Please.  Dad..."  Her message continued in much the same way while Sanguina was in control.


Sanguina was struggling to remain in control and she pouted.  "Master, Why'nn doesn't want to come with you.  I don't know how to make her go to sleep."  Her sentences were punctuated by driving her blades through  the heads of her adversaries.


Crimson turned to gold as Why'nn regained control.  She leaped from the new pet's shoulders and took off at a sprint, trying to reach her father.  Her blade cut down all those in her path, including Republic soldiers.
 
ALDERAAN


@TommyGun15 @folclor @HK Fifty @ArisenMoon @Greenbriar @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Constantin


Zerek let 09 prattle on like he did, seeing that he was indeed assaulting Trakus as requested. Otherwise, seeing Makri had the Force again was irritating, as was the single cruiser still on his tail. "Oh for... You. Monsters. NOW!" The final cruiser peeled off to help in killing the hybrids, egged on by his Force persuasion. 'Why is it that whenever you want law enforcement to work, it doesn't? That seems like a big problem.' Zerek was about to go in for another pass when he felt another geyser of Dark Side presence. "GOD FUCKING DAMNIT, WHAT IS WITH ALL THE FUCKING SITH LORDS ON ALDERAAN!" He turned the ship to face the new challenger, finding Fali, with Why'nn running away from him.


Zerek quickly put the ship into a hover, with the boarding ramp facing Fali. He grabbed the slugthrower sniper 09 had left lying on the ship and ran towards the ramp, opening it, standing still, and aiming at Fali's head. Time seemed to slow for Zerek as he lined up his shot, breathing in and holding it to keep steady, lining up the crosshairs with Fali's face, right between the eyes. His right index finger slowing compressed the trigger. Time moved forward normally, the slug flying towards Fali, the sound of the shot echoing through the spaceport. Zerek quickly reloaded and lined up another shot.
 
Alderaan


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Mikel heard and felt the first few rapid-wild blaster bolts fly past and very near his head and shoulders. The Agent let his knees buckle under him and he fell to the right into a roll away from Makri and the Peacekeeper. Now a few meters away from the Sith Lord, kneeling he took aim once again at Trakus' chest, but was unable to fire as a second barrage of random blaster bolts caused him to dive forward and hit the ferrocrete deck prone. 'Damned droid! I thought HK units were precise!' He saw Makri tilt and duck her head INTO the line of fire. 'Well that's a pit...' His head shook as he watched her wrench the damaged inhibitor from her head and throw it in time for it to explode harmlessly. 'Shit.' He could spend no more time or thought on her, she was the Rin's problem now. The Agents shot was ruined a third time by more incoming fire, this time from the mini-gun on the Renegades ship.


With a quick push and reverse kip, Mikel got to his feet in time to hear the cracking-explosion of a slug throwing rifle from behind him where the rage filled (defective) droid should be. Standing he paused for a moment as he watched a torso fly through the air at the Sith. He looked where it had come from to see Why'nn.


The pause allowed for a couple of Republic soldiers to spot him and open fire, one actually hitting him the left side. The sharp exquisite pain brought him back to the reality of close quarters chaotic combat on open ground. Grunting he raised his blaster and fired a few shots in the direction of the soldiers, not looking to see if they hit. The first two shots hit the soldier who had hit him, in the shoulder very near the neck. Not fatal, but enough to cause his partner to take cover and pull his comrade to shelter behind a crate.


That's when he felt the sudden appearance of a new darker Force presence, ducking and running a wide arc around the HK unit, to get to cover behind the ramp of his ship, scanning the area to see who it could be. Why'nn's panicked cry and frantic shouts invaded his mind. 'WHY'NN! It's ok! Come to me! I'm behind the ramp!' His blaster pistol and one eye the only part visible from the direct front, otherwise the direction  09 had his back too and directly behind the Peacekeeper. He found the source of the new dark side presence and narrowed his eyes as he recognized Fali. "You little lying son of a...." His aim shifted and he fired two quick shots, letting the Force steady and guide his shots. If anyone were paying strict attention to the whirling storm of Force use, they might have picked up on the flicker that came and went. 


Dantooine


@Wintermute


Illya was not the only one upset, but he was not the one who was supposed to be in the Battle Cirlce. "Illya!" Two quick steps brought him to her side, he grabbed her arm and pulled her to face him. "Ibic Kelir cuyir gotal ti ijaat, bal gar Kelir hibirar bic at kaysh," The older warrior spoke the next part softly, so only she could hear him. "Gar kar'taylir meg bic cuyir at cuyir clanless." (This shall be done with honor, and you shall teach it to him, you know what it is to be clanless.) Chuka wanted to give her a Keldabe Kiss, but would never show that level of intimacy in front of a stranger under normal circumstances, but she needed to know he was behind her and would not let her falter in her own hard won honor.
 
Alderaan


@folclor @Greenbriar @HK Fifty @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Constantin @ArisenMoon @shadowstrikr25


"Fali" grinned as several bolts of energy flew towards him.  The tails of his lightwhip darted out, brushing aside the blaster bolts and slugs aimed at him and redirecting them into the heads and chests of a few nearby Republic soldiers.  Then he faded, and vanished from sight, although someone strong with the force would be able to discern his general direction.


He reached out with the Force, feeling for Why'nn's mind.  It was true that she had power, but she was scared, panicking, and that made her vulnerable.  He snapped his fingers and the world around her would begin to shift and change, altering what she saw to trick her into running towards his own "borrowed" ship, rather than her father's.  He sent a mental signal to send Sanguina's pet to the ship too, there should be enough room for it in the cargo hold.  Now there was just one more thing to take care of.


He faded back into view near Mikari, leaning against the side of a nearby ship.


"Well, hello there."
 
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Alderaan


@TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @shadowstrikr25 @HK Fifty @Constantin @ArisenMoon @Greenbriar


Why'nn blinked, feeling like her world spun a moment.  It seemed to her that she had initially been mistaken.  She could see now that she had been running away from her father.  Panicked, she whirled and ran in the opposite direction.  In reality, she had just turned away from her father, sprinting now toward Nah-Iblen's commandeered ship.


"Dad, I can't see you.  Dad, where are you?!"


She was nearly at the borrowed ship.  When she arrived she stopped, uncertain, scared, not sure where she'd gone wrong.  The sounds of battle were mostly at the other end of the hanger.  "What?  Where...?"  No matter how much she tried to go back, find her father, she was redirected back here.  The girl, out of her mind, could not tell which way was which at this point and wondered whether she would ever be able to escape her former master.


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Dantooine


@Wintermute


Illya scowled, but let out a deep breath.  Pulling her arm free, she turned and entered the circle again, crossing her arms.  "Fine.  Since you obviously don't know, I'll teach you."  She began to circle Errin.  "This is a Battle Circle.  It's not for fights to the death, this is about proving honor.  My honor is proven, therefore I make the rules of engagement.  No weapons.  We fight with our bodies only.  You do not leave the circle during the fight.  This ends when one of us is beaten.  Whether you win or lose, if you fight with honor you prove yourself."
 
ALDERAAN


@folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15 @HK Fifty @ArisenMoon @Greenbriar @Constantin


Zerek groaned as his shot was nowhere near as effective as he thought and fired once more, just as Fali seemed to disappear, sending the bullet straight into the ground. "Are you... DOES EVERYONE BUT ME KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?!" He searched the area for Fali, looking for the bastard who was going to send his day further down the hole of fucked. He was pretty sure totally fucked was up in the sky with the dreadnoughts. He did, however, see Why'nn running away from the Shadow? He reached into his coat and felt the grip of the grappling gun. Delrick would kill him if he left her be kidnapped.


He quickly leapt down from his ship, maybe a twenty foot drop which he softened through the Force, running over to Why'nn, hoping she wasn't going to go berserk on him. He increased his speed through the Force, running like hell towards her. He quickly slid to a stop near her, probably looking like he phased through a ship to her. "Why'nn, you're at the wrong ship. I can get you onto my ship and you'll be safe from Fali, OK?" He was being entirely honest, ready to get her onto his ship as quickly as possible, holding out his hand to her.
 
Alderaan


@folclor @shadowstrikr25 @ArisenMoon @Greenbriar @HK Fifty @TommyGun15 @Constantin


Delrick watched as his shots were dismissed, as if Fali/Nah-Iblen had known and anticipated them; but what was truly surprising was that he used such a unique weapon to dismiss not only his shot but also Zerek's. The Imperial Agent watched as Why'nn ran closer to him, then veered away. Moving further from the fighting and to a random ship.


'Why'nn stop! You are going the wrong way!'


He tried to step out from behind the ramp when several near miss blaster bolts impacted on the ramp where his hand had been and around where he had been crouched. Ducking fully behind the ramp, he fired a few return shots at the Republic soldiers. He was not mad at them for doing their jobs, he was an Imperial Agent, being investigated by a Jedi and then a Sith Lord showed up. Logically he was a valid target. But damn the timing! He looked out quickly at the scene once more catching sight of a blur that led to a very confused Why'nn. He shifted to the other side of the ramp to line up a shot on the blur, when he saw that it was Zerek. 'Thank you Zerek, now get her out of here.' He thought; to Why'nn he said.


'You can trust that man, he is a friend of mine. Go with him.'


Other then the use of telepathy there was no Force influence in the message, just his normal familiar feeling she would remember from childhood. 
 
Alderaan


@Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15 @shadowstrikr25 @Greenbriar @HK Fifty @ArisenMoon @Constantin


"Dad!  I...I can't... I'm trapped, can't figure out how to leave!"  She knew she was at the wrong ship but, to her, it now looked as if she was walled off and the walls were closing in, forcing her to back toward the ramp into the ship.  She didn't want to be crushed!  And then Zerek stepped out of one of the walls and came to a stop in front of her.  "What the actual fuck?" she murmured, putting a hand to her head.


"I-I know I'm at the wrong ship!" she stammered.  "Can't you see th-... you walked right through... I..."  She whimpered.  "That's not Fali.  I knew Fali.  Fali wasn't... wasn't him, that's not Fali!  Th-That's... Nah-Iblen."  However, Dad had instructed her to trust Zerek and go with him and it would beat being cut up again...  She took his hand.  "Just don't get us killed, okay?"


"There are walls, they're moving to crush us... I don't think he can see them.  I think we're going to die."
 
Alderaan


@Constantin @folclor @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15 @shadowstrikr25


Wounded she may be, but Makri was far more than some thoughtless wild girl with a saber. Granted that she had many fractures in her character, but she was very good at what she had trained to be - and what she was, was a weapon. The young human was become a conduit, the dark side coursing through her body. Her attacks were wild and unpredictable, each stroke driven by the flickering sensation of the moment. With the Force to guide her, there was no pattern; only an accelerating cascade of strokes falling on the Rin's iron defense. This was the heart of a duel between trained and experienced force-users though; Makri read subtleties in his muscle tone and kinesics that bypassed her conscious mind and went straight to her fighting reflexes as she orbited his position. She was the wind; he was a tree, bending and swaying yet maintaining his position when she passed on. 


She read the momentary tension as he committed to his attack and struck downwards at her wrist, and brought her own blade around two-handed to deflect his upwards. Simultaneously she pivoted under their united blades, rolling up inside his guard to strike (and regretting the loss of the shoto lightsaber she would normally be slicing across his stomach at this stage). Then the Jedi thrust out a blast of Force energy and she was sent tumbling away across the tarmac. Around three hundred metres away she thrust out her hands and braced herself with the Force, landing neatly on her feet with a smile of triumph. Running back towards the Jedi, she dived between a pair of local security troopers and opened them up from crotch to chin. That was when she heard the Master's call and turned to run after him instead, with speed bolstered by the dark side. 


She was scarcely a minute from the Master's shuttle when a familiar figure swam into view by a nearby ship. She could smell the stench of the dark side around him now, yet his face was still that of the Fali. She peered at him in sudden excitement as he spoke to her, skidding to a halt. "Who... I do know you. You are the Fali, but also not. From, the Academy?" Her mind was less fractured back when she was a student, but she may still be recognizable as the tardy student - the one who showed such promise, only to be scarce able to even touch the Force when it came to formal learning. That was, before the Shyrack incident.
 
Alderaan


@folclor @Greenbriar @HK Fifty @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Constantin @ArisenMoon @shadowstrikr25


Nah-Iblen raised his eyebrow, surprised that she remembered him.  He certainly didn't remember her, but he'd tortured many students at the academy for Manara.


"Indeed, I was Manara's old torture master.  Of course, Manara betrayed me, so I hold no more I'll will against your master.  That being said, I have an offer for you.  My apprentice appears to have taken a liking to you.  I believe she sees you as a sort of surrogate mother figure.  I have a ship prepared if you'd be so inclined.  I'm not asking you to betray your master mind you.  I'm merely suggesting that, you master may desire someone to spy on a new political contemporary, and I'm sure he'll be very proud of you if you were to take the initiative."


Nah-Iblen held out his hand to Mikari.


"What do you say?"


Meanwhile, he reached out with the force and changed the illusion ever so slightly, causing Zerek's appearance to shift to that of Darth Trakus.
 
Alderaan


@shadowstrikr25 @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Constantin @HK Fifty @ArisenMoon @Greenbriar


The person in front of her shifted from Zerek to Trakus.  Why'nn screamed, ripping her hand away from his, and sent a wave of Force energy out, intending to push Zerek backward.  She looked about, trying to find an escape route but the walls kept closing in and she found herself backing up.  "Dad... Dad!  That was Trakus!  What in the... Dad, I can't see you, please!  I need your help!"  Tears began to flow down her cheeks as the walls came closer and closer.  She was certain they were going to crush her.


Desperate, she thought of one last thing.  "If you're not Trakus, then what did you bring on my father's ship?" she demanded, eyes locked on the approaching walls.  She was halfway up the ramp now.
 
Alderaan


As he attacked, her deflection came. Had he been trying to kill her, this would have been where his first real assault began. Counter attacks worked based on their ability to catch an opponent unaware and off balance. His first counter was simple and easy to predict and maneuver around. There was a Nautolan word for his strategy, but it could only be fully pronounced underwater and the closest common dialect he could associate with it was 'counterweight' strike. He would counter attack rather predictably and give his opponent the advantage, putting himself in a measured position that seemed vulnerable, but it would in fact be the staging point for a series of increasingly difficult counter attacks that would take place in a matter of seconds. Each strike would be more of a risk for him, but it would also be exponentially difficult for his opponent to maintain their offensive rhythm without sustaining injury. For this battle, he only wanted to subdue his opponent, so he shoved her backward before she could take advantage of his failure to engage in counterweight fighting.


Predictably, she ran away. Engaging him further would mean being arrested at the very least. The Republic was closing in and soon enough the entire sector would be crawling with warships and customs officers. Nothing would be able to leave or enter without thorough inspection. There was so much dark side activity in the area that it clouded his vision and it became difficult for him to track anyone in particular down. He saw Nurn ducking behind a ramp as he was shot at by nearby republic soldiers who were closing in. Rin leaped several yards in the air toward him and landed with his fist against the ground, collapsing the asphault beneath him. He easily deflected two more laser blasts and gave the soldiers a good stare down, they quickly forgot about Mikel Nurn and started to swarm the entire area, there were now dozens of them aiming weapons at Nah Iblen, Zerek, Why'nn, HK, and basically anyone who wasn't standing next to a Jedi. Huge Republic battleships could be seen engaging the dreadnoughts as they exchanged turbolaser fire, imperial and republic bombers littered the surface of ships on either side with explosions. He looked down at Nurn, he was in anguish, distraught over something, his daughter was in the distance near people he couldn't recognize. He thought to ask what was going on, but he knew that answer would take too long. "What do I need to do? We don't have much time before everyone here is dead or in a cell." The tarmac smelled like burnt flesh and asphalt, his head tails shuddered momentarily at how putrid it was.


@Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Greenbriar
 
ALDERAAN


@folclor @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Zerek heard that whispered name, the name of the Sith dipshit that tortured her and eventually led to his own death. How he survived a beheading, he didn't know or care. At this point, getting Why'nn out was the priority. After all, Delrick would kill him if she died now. He smiled as she took his hand, ready to bolt back to his ship in record time. "Trust me, I'll do my best. Death and the witnessing thereof isn't exactly a priority for me." He quickly checked his datapad, realizing that he didn't arm the security in his rush. He quickly armed the system, ready to turn it back off once they got on his ship.


Suddenly, she ripped her hand away screaming. 'Of course, things can never be easy. What the hell is going on anymore! Oughta shotgun a fucker...' He slowly, peacefully advanced towards her, trying not to get her to panic when she finally said something. 'She thinks I'm... the Force can do individual illusions, too?! This is such bullshit.' Still, he kept his voice calm as he answered. "I brought myself, 09, and a crate with 15 bottles of whiskey with the image of a rancor in a bowler hat. Please let me help you." He once again reached out to her, ready to run if she grabbed on.
 
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Alderaan


@shadowstrikr25 @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


He didn't sound exactly like she remembered the Sith Lord sounding.  To her, he seemed about halfway through the wall.  She flinched as he reached out to her again, the walls hovering much too close for her comfort.  Trust him?  He knew exactly what he'd brought.  'Is he lying to me?  Can he shift his voice?  Read minds?  What happens if this is Trakus?'  Why'nn closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to feel out around her, attempting to recognize the presences of those in the the hanger.  Unfortunately, her panic got the better of her and all she could tell was that the person near her had the ability to use the Force.


"I don't know if I can t-trust you."  But she retracted her blades and put her saberstaff on her belt.  "Why can't you see the walls?  Are you the one making them?"  Speaking of, the walls were getting too close and she was compelled to take another couple steps backward.  "F-Fine.  Fine!  Help me, then, because I don't want to be on that bastard's carving table again!"
 
ALDERAAN


@folclor @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Zerek was relieved that she was disarming herself for the moment, still confused about why she was seeing walls. "The walls aren't there." As he finally got permission to help, he tensed. "Alright, hold on tight!" Zerek dashed to her, sweeping an arm to her knees 'El...' then he positioned his remaining arm to catch her shoulders. 'Ka...' Finally, he lifted her up, noting that she was lighter than he thought she would be. He then proceeded to dash out of the hanger back to his ship at top speed. 'YOINK!' 


Once they were below his ship, he whipped out his grappling gun and fired up, lifting the both of them up onto the boarding ramp. He then deactivated his security and started walking her into the bridge, where he could at least seal it and rearm the security. He raised the boarding ramp as they walked, not wanting some cocksure motherfucker to jump them.
 
Alderaan


@shadowstrikr25 @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Being touched wasn't good.  Being grabbed like this was worse.  She stiffened initially, then began squirming as the illusions shifted.  Now she saw Zerek as he was, but everything he was doing told her she was being taken to Nah-Iblen and she fought, struggling against him.  As he fired the grappling gun she almost got free, but he was able to keep hold of her, even if only barely.  Now that she was inside this ship the illusions got worse.  She saw parts of slaves, a whole cooked halfbreed,


Her eyes were wide, pupils shrunk to pin pricks.  She moved to slam her left fist into his jaw.  If he would just drop her she could find a way to escape!  This was too much betrayal.  How could he?  How dare he!  Her attacks only increased in ferocity as she attempted to lay him out.  If she could knock him down...  How did she lower the ramp?  They were in the air.  It'd be a jump.  She could make that jump.  She had to get to safety.
 
ALDERAAN


@folclor @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Zerek had to deal with the struggling as best he could, sighing as the ramp closed. 'Finally...' He began carrying her towards the bridge, ready for this shit to stop. Maybe fly by Delrick, get the fuckers off him, and tell him he's got Why'nn. And then she hit him with the left. He wasn't expecting it, and dropped Why'nn, seeing her scramble to her feet and try to hit him again. He jumped back, trying to convince her that something was up. "Why'nn! This is my ship! Iblen is messing with your head! Fight it!" He used the Force to try and expedite things, not wanting anyone walking on his ship and to get this over with. 'Please tell me this'll work...'
 
Alderaan


@folclor @TommyGun15 @HK Fifty @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @Constantin @ArisenMoon @shadowstrikr25


Makri peered uncertainly at the figure before her. He still looked like the Fali... but he spoke like the Pain Master. He smelled like the Pain Master too. In truth she had only an imperfect recollection of that part of her time at the Korriban Academy, but in her early days there she had often been sent for punishment to encourage greater effort. In part, it was there that she had learned to accept the pain, to embrace it as part of life and even a spur to power. She hadn't made the connection, but if he had been teaching the Why'nn maybe that helped to explain Sanguina - his true apprentice. Maybe there were secrets he could teach Makri too, given the opportunity.


Of course, the Master had taught her other lessons and with that never-to-be-damned-enough inhibitor from off her head she reached out with her mind, giving no indication to anyone watching her. "Master..." she began, sending him her vision. "The Pain Master asked me to come with him and the Why'nn. Should I?" No one was truly alone with the Force as their ally, and she had not long to wait. "No," came the Master's voice. "The butcher broke Why'nn. You are my valued agent, and I will not share you."  Her smile brightened at that; she'd started to feel as though she was just a tool to be used until she broke. 


"I thank you, Pain Master, but the Master has need for me yet and I cannot come." She eyed his hand warily, then held out her own in a parting wave. "Until we meet again, Pain Master - and please take care of my daughter?" Makri turned then and set off at speed toward Trakus' shuttle. She wasn't quite convinced Nah-Iblen would accept her refusal as easily as all that, and in any case there was an increasing AldSec presence on the landing pad. Time to leave, before the Republic made leaving harder than it already was.
 
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Alderaan


@shadowstrikr25 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna @TommyGun15


Now on her feet, she had to be careful. Traces of Nah-Iblen's work were everywhere. The bloodstains, the slave remains... Why'nn shook her head as he tried to use the Force to change her perspective.


"Don't do that! You're his student, aren't you? How dare you try to mess with my mind! Haven't I been broken enough?" Sanguina might've been a bit easier to persuade, but, even in a full on panic, Why'nn was stronger. She continued fighting. All she needed to do was knock him flat. If she could do that she could get away. In a more calm state of mind she might've believed him but currently she was stuck in a never-ending circle of fear. Because if that she couldn't find it in herself to trust someone using the Force in their words.
 
ALDERAAN


@folclor @TommyGun15 @Grim Wraithe Stjerna


Zerek slumped his shoulders as his attempt to calm her down backfired spectacularly. On a normal day, he might have tried again, but properly this time. However, this day was so far from normal that he would need to jump to lightspeed to get anywhere remotely close. And she would probably stab the shit out of him if he tried. However, at her asertion that he was with Iblen, he chuckled a little, continuing to avoid her attacks. "Y'know, I would say that's a good joke, but for all I know, you're hearing me say something evil instead of remembering I was with Delrick, using the Force, I'm pretty sure he would have known if I was dark side. And I wasn't trying to break you." He kept avoiding her attacks, thinking of something that might work.


Suddenly, he had an idea. "OK, stop. One thing. Let's check one thing, and then I'll take you back to Delrick, alright? Honest." He was indeed telling the truth, he was going to take her back to Delrick. There might be a time delay, but he would give the man his daughter back. There was no hint of the Force in his words. "You see stuff on the walls, right? If it's really there, my hand won't pass through it, right?" He pressed his hand to the wall, looking like it passed directly through a leg hanging from it, leaving himself open. "Whatever you think is there, it isn't real." He really hoped this didn't backfire horribly again, wanting his squishy bits to remain intact.
 
Alderaan


@folclor @shadowstrikr25 @Constantin @TommyGun15


Delrick heard and felt the panic in her. He did not as a rule hate anyone, dislike yes, but not hate. But Nah was edging very close to being the only being on that list. 'Why'nn do you trust me?' He waited a moment for her response, knowing she did. 'Then trust me when I say you can trust that man, no matter what he looks like or what you see.' The former Jedi Master let a fraction of his presence be felt through the Force for only a moment. Only Why'nn for certain, and anyone standing right next to him, would have felt it before it shrank back to nothing. 


It was just as his presence was fading that the Jedi Peacekeeper landed near him, it was possible he felt the flicker of the Force, and kept the Republic soldiers at bay. With a heavy sigh, the Imperial Agent sagged against the ramp and looked up to the Jedi, he was sitting in such a way that only Rin would be able to see him. Seeing no other way to avoid it any longer her removed the voice modulating breath mask and lifting the goggles, revealing the scars on his face and his storm blue/grey eyes. "Peacekeeper, I am Delrick Karrim, Master of the Sentinels and on the Jedi Council. I have been tasked with deep cover infiltration of the Empire to search out and handle to most dangerous threats to the Republic. Right now I need to ensure my da-Padawan and student leave this planet as safely as possible." The Peacekeeper would be able to sense the truth in his words and know he was not lying, faint recollection of the name would start to trigger other memories. "The events that have unfolded here are truly not the work of me or mine. The Sith Makri Ona was in my custody, but was also not the cause of the explosion. That was the work of the HK assassin droid that was taken into custody." He slowly stood and as a sign he meant no harm to the Jedi, he presented the blaster handle first. 


Puling the goggles and mask back on, he looked around. "But now Imperial Agent Mikel Nurn needs to leave as well. This incident was the work of a lone Darth working to undermine the Dark Council and the Emperor and send the Republic back to war, as he sees it as his only chance of joining the council."
 
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The girl's confusion wavered as she watched Zerek's hand pass through the leg.  Her blows slowed, then stopped.  "I can't tell what's real and what isn't right now...  So... I'm going to ask you, since you don't see the... cooked slaves... um...  I'm going to ask you some questions.  First, are we still on Alderaan?  Are there a lot of Republic soldiers down there?  Is my dad in trouble?  Is there a Jedi investigating us?"  Why'nn's fear was receding as she started figuring out what was real.  Her father's voice and presence calmed her and she knew she had to trust him.


Now, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.  "If at all possible, I need you to drop me by my father.  If that Jedi finds HK-50-01...  I don't want my friend to die."  If she wasn't able to trust her eyes, she would trust the Force.  It wasn't easy on any level.  "Okay.  I'm going to trust you, Zerek.  Listen.  I don't know if you've met Sanguina.  I don't know the triggers to get back in control when she comes out but if you could figure that out... I'm not usually awake when she's out.  I can tell you some of the ways that brings her out, though.  Don't stroke my hair, don't lead me into a place with a lot of blood, don't call me 'my dear,' and never feed me the meat of a sentient creature."
 
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Nah-Iblen shrugged as Makri ran off, mildly disappointed, but not majorly inconvenienced.  No, from what the force was telling him, what was happening with Why'nn was of far greater concern than Maori.  With a quick lash of his whip to reduce the soldiers around him to charred chunks of meat, Nah-Iblen threw a massive amount of the force into the illusion he sent next.


Slowly, as Zerek continued talking, Why'nn would hear his voice cut off as blood appeared to pour from his mouth in a steady, endless stream.  Slowly, the blood would begin to flow up Why'nn's body, clinging to her and making her feel warm and numb.  It would stop at her shoulders, and she'd feel a hand brush through her hair as a voice whispered in her ear.


"Aren't you hungry My Dear?"


Nah-Iblen smiles.  It wasn't often he had the opportunity to craft a specialized illusion like that.  Once it was ready, he sent it along to Why'nn's mind.  The he turned his attention back the to increasing number of Republic soldiers around him.  He grinned, and began to multiply, dozens of illusory clones advancing on the soldiers as nine burning tongues of plasma ripped the group the shreds.
 
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Why'nn's eyes shot open as she felt the warm, thick liquid beginning to lap at her feet and immediately regretted it.  "Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad Dad!"  She tried to cling to her father's presence.  "No, please no.  Stop!  I said stop!  Stop!  You c-can't!  I w-won't let you!"  But so many triggers at once...  It was difficult to keep her head on straight, difficult to keep from going to sleep.  It would be nice to go to sleep...


No!  Her connection to her father kept her awake.  He was able to keep her from falling this time.


Her first instinct was flight, however, and she took to it, sprinting to the exit ramp and igniting her saberstaff.  She began cutting her way out.  She had to get out of here, had to get out!  But her blade would only cut so fast.  Her breathing increased and she shot a vision to her father of what she was seeing.
 
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Gesturing with his hand, Trakus urged Makri to hurry aboard a descending dropship. War droids deployed from the ship began to establish a small perimeter, their heavy weapons tearing through the flimsy armor of several Republic soldiers. Sending a stray bolt back towards the battle, Trakus quickly turned and climbed aboard himself.


"Admiral, the moment we are aboard, move the battle squadron away from this world, the damage has been done. The next step of the plan is about to begin. It is time we had a...talk with the council."


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