
AFTERNOON | CLOUDY
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The first thing the beast noticed was the weight of the Force around him. The schism of Light and Dark swirling around him as he laid on the ground. A heavy groan rumbled through his mask as he slowly rose from the charred ground where he fell through the Nether. The last thing he remembered was the sight of a great battle unfolding in the hole that tore into the Nether. That battle seemed to have ended long ago as he looked around, dazed and disoriented.
He finally came to his senses as a droning rumble cracked through the air, and a craft of some sort flew overhead. It took him a long moment to realize what it was. He was back. He was among the living once again, back in the galaxy he was expelled from. It felt bizarre as his glowing blue gaze stared at the ship touching down a distance away. How long ago was it? Was it even the same galaxy he left with his demise? A hoarse huff escaped him as he carefully walked forward. The weight of the planet felt alien as he regained his strength. But as he walked, he steadily managed to move faster as he got used to it all again.
He could feel another being drawing close. Another ship entered the system... and yet, he heard more than one other ship. He focused on the Force as he looked around the scorched field around him. Visions of bloodshed, loss, hope from wounded souls... and greed. Scum plagued the planet. Scavengers, pirates, vile beings that preyed on the souls sent to help those who were not found. But it felt far younger than the other visions. It was an ongoing problem...
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"Can you believe it?! Two scores in a single day. Leave the civilian vessel for now. If we're lucky, that other signal on the ground will lure 'em in. Focus on that other ship.." The captain ordered his men as he stood on the bridge of their heavily modified freighter. Soon the ship altered course to pursue the second ping on their scanners. They had confidence that the team on the planet would be able to take care of the ship planetside. It read as a science ship, after all. But what concerned them more was the second ping.
"Uh... sir? You ain't gonna believe this, but... that sig is Mandalorian." ne of the crew members spoke up, earning a hum of intrigue from the captain. "See if we can down it intact. Those Mando tech fetch a good price these days." He spoke up as he sat in the captain's chair and stared out of the viewport.