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[Lily Decoria]

Location: Ghorman
Outfit: Jedi Attire
Equipment: Arwr Da, Hydrangea Moonblade (concealed)
Tags: Mercy

Intelligence had gathered information on a virus that was designed to attack Force Users. Extremists gathering on Ghorman, developing the virus for fear that the Jedi and Sith conflict would destroy their home. Lily had taken the mission to go see what was going on and if needed, handle the situation to ensure that the virus never got out. She was given a rebreather to use in case it was some kind of airborne pathogen as well. The Jedi Knight was nervous since this was a mission that could go really poorly if it wasn't handled well, she did not want to be the reason a massively deadly and dangerous outbreak occurred. Especially if that was also going to be the cost of her own life. Arriving on Ghorman, Lily knew some of the long history that the people had to endure here, the many dangers and oppressive forces they overcame. It was a show of strong resilience that Lily could admire.

She just hoped that she could convince the radical extremists that this virus was not the correct approach. How it endangered the lives of so many people trying to do good. Tightening her hair into a high ponytail, Lily walked away from the city and into the more rural areas of the planet. There was supposedly a bunker nearby that Lily needed to be cautious in approaching. There was a tightening in her chest as the weight of responsibility on grew with every step. It was in part a good thing. She was needing to do missions that distracted her from her own thoughts, pushing away the thoughts and feelings that she had been holding in for a while now.

However, she was also having to remind herself that she couldn't lead herself into suffering burn out. It was going to be no good to the council, the Jedi Order and most importantly to her Padawan. Lily felt bad for not bringing Kito onto this mission but the dangers seemed too high and she was hoping to approach in a more diplomatic fashion, something she wasn't sure that would interest her Padawan. Who seemed to be more the type to leap into action and never ask questions. An approach that Lily would consider a little reckless but also an approach that she needed at times in her life. To leap into things without thinking too hard.

Standing in the plains of Ghorman, the Jedi Knight looked around, casting her gaze around as she tried to figure out where she might be. Not having the best ability in mapping her directions or where she needed to go.

 

[Mercy]

Lily Decoria

The countryside was peaceful and quiet, which was a deep contrast with the nightmare brewing under the surface. A bunker that held dark secrets forged by a sect that had enough of the Force intervening in the lives of the vast majority of the Galaxy. They often forgot in their little conflicts, that both Sith and Jedi were a miniscule minority of the living.

Yet it was those that controlled the Force that always ended up taking control of the reigns of history too.

And so one could not blame people... when they broke and finally had enough. And decided that the only way forward for them was to wipe the board clean and erase that which kept plaguing them for generations.

The Force was that plague for them. A disease. A sickness that never fully disappeared. The Jedi ruled the Galaxy, then they were taken out by the Sith who took their turn, then they fell to hubris... over and over again. This sick cycle had no end to it, unless they brought an end to it. Such went the logic of those working their labour under the ground of Ghorman and were hiding in a secretive bunker.

Just as Decoria, Mercy herself had been given a missive from intelligence operators working for the Covenant.

But unlike Decoria, the Empress of the Core did not come secretly or quietly.

The peace and quiet of the countryside would suddenly be rocked by an explosion that ripped through the atmosphere. The sky itself turned black and crimson for just a brief breath. If Lily hadn't been standing right where she was, she would never have noticed it. Nor the tiny speck flying down from the sky, from that crimson-obsidian rift in the sky, colliding with the ground beneath.

The speck's collision with the earth caused a secondary explosion and a large crater at the impact zone.

It had happened far enough that Lily wouldn't directly feel the effects of the collision, except for a stiff wind buffeting against her. But she'd see that something was pushing through the crater.

It was heading straight for the bunker's location.

It was picking up speed at the same time.

 

[Lily Decoria]

Location: Ghorman
Outfit: Jedi Attire
Equipment: Arwr Da, Hydrangea Moonblade (concealed)
Tags: Mercy

"Well, that is definitely a bad sign." Lily sighed as she saw what was clearly the sledgehammer approach to what could be a situation needing a scalpel.

Lily walked forward, feeling the wind buffeting against her as she shifted forward. Powering through the strong winds coming from impact on the ground. Definitely someone who was a physical force to be reckoned with, likely someone similar to how Lily operated as a fighter. A focus on strength and fortifying that strength with the Force. Less on flashier moves with the Force. The presence was already something sinister so Lily could only assume it was a Sith of some kind.

The Jedi Knight moved faster, picking up speed since this sledgehammering Sith was going to ensure that stealth was no longer the way to approach this. Passing the impact crater from their landing, Lily took a moment to note it, before continuing to run forward. Either this Sith was here to destroy things or they were going to attempt to take what had been done here and just have it focused on the Jedi and those Light Sided. Which was a worst case scenario so Lily had to move faster to ensure that was not a possibility.

But this Sith had a lead on Lily and as much as she was trying to move faster to catch up, there was still a lot of distance to make up.