For all the Corruption of the Galaxy

[Ravenfire]

The Valkyrie
Location: In orbit around Colla IV

Rex stood silently aboard his ship. He was wearing his new armour the-changers-armour. He had left the Raven armour behind when he had fled. Which was disappointing but it didn't matter to much. In addition to his armour he wore Technomancer Series Gloves and a set of Gravitas Series Boots. He didn't really need them too much but he wore them nonetheless.

He also had a talisman draped on his armour. The remade muur-talisman. It was always with him. He always decided better to have it than not. The bridge was empty and lifeless. The only other people there were his ten bodyguards all wearing their rexs-lieutenants-armour with each one having a the-lieutenants-blades hanging from their belt. Very soon he would sneak in to a mirdirmorut armoury and retrieve more weapons but these would do for now.

He had sent out messages to several people asking them to join him on his new path. This was the reason the ship was empty. Some of his security forces had come with him and normally crewed the ship. Today was not one of those days. Today was a meeting of several very powerful force users and learners. So he had allowed them to go visit family today to return back to the ship tomorrow.

But he stood and waited for people to arrive and meet him on the bridge. A small smile crept over his face. This should be fun.

 

[Ahani Najwa-Zambrano]

Another ship, another dour passenger, another conglomerate of dastardly Mandalorian Iron draped over what I can assume is a bunch of voorpah stacked on top of each other pretending to be a sour-expressioned man.

Or a woman with really, really broad shoulders.

Really broad shoulders. And the voice, I can assume it’s one step lower than alto and two removed from ‘pretty princess’. Not that I know… all of this is supposition and that supposition has me reeling in circles.

The dang mook covered his features in billowy armour. Bah. Bah and for the love! Mook. Mookity-mook-mook.

Wait…

“How the blazes did I get on this ship? Manu!? Petrioyka!? ………….. Hally?” A bunch of folk in armour. I, Ahani Najwa am not in armour. I wear what I think are clean linen trousers, although I think there’s a stain on it.

Did I bleed on me? Did someone else bleed on me?

Note to self: Burn trousers… ah, burn trousers after I take them off and find a fresh pair.

Looking at all this finery makes me do one specific thing: take hold of my grey tunic, lift the fabric to my nose, and sniff it.

“LEMON FRESH! YES!” It’s the fist pump that does it, or so I think, as the guards jolt. Smacking my lips, all 5’11” of me saunters in and leans against the first leanable thing. So this is [member="Zarah Viren"]’s apprentice. The dude smells like I do.

No, he feels like I do. He feels like…

“Ooooohhhhh somebody’s been dipping in my force caaaave. Naughty, naughty, naught—ah… huh.” Smacking my lips, I blink and plunk down in some officer’s chair. Oh! He’s still in it. Eh! Only live once, he can be my stool for a while.

“… does anybody have any pickled fish? Toast? Toast goes well with pickled fish. Toast and lettuce. Green things that grow and you pluck them. You know, the stuff made to get in your teeth during important meetings… You! You…. do I have something in my teeth?” I grin at the person I’m sitting on, and for a moment I wonder if he’s a mute like my son used to be, or if he’s just lost for words.

Humans. Chiss. Mandalorians.

They lose too many words.

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Location: On Colla IV

Salij-Nekt had been going everywhere. Ever since the faction he was held under, made to guard as a loyal servant and soldier fell, he had become stranded. Wandering the galaxy, almost aimlessly, save for the one that had offered redemption. But secretly, Salij wanted more. Power, a larger purpose. To know what he was to truly do in the face of nothing. Behind closed doors he had been practicing dark arts, as he thought of them as. The 'force' as it was called. But he preferred to call it power. A goal to attain.

But, there was a reason for having come here. He was to board a shuttle. Salij had been approached by someone, with a message. Someone must have heard of the albino Anubian's power and skill, as those that had approached him had asked that someone was interested to have him. A purpose...Finally, a purpose. With that in mind, he would find the shuttle, that would take him to the ship.

[member="Rex Taff"]

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Douple posted my bad

 

[Ravenfire]

He looked at the woman with a smile. "Nice Lemon fresh hey, say you aren't [member="Ahani Najwa"]. No I never went to your force cave but I did happen to well delve into it. But that isn't why I am who I am. Pretty sure it is because of my older brother in my head. He is a funny guy. He managed to turn and corrupt me and now look I am on a mandalorian ship that is mine with 10 sith knights all in armour. Funny how the world works. But hey Lemons though right?"

"Pickled fish, an interesting choice, i personally go for fresh fish from noasis. Good stuff that. It is so good. with lettuce with Tomato is so nice and so is toast. But tomato haven't have one in a while. Funny that." He hadn't even payed attention to her in his lap. "Oh lettuce yeah gets in your teeth. No you have fine teeth no lettuce there. You do have blood on you though. I don't know who's but you do."

He would then reset his mind again. "Sorry there are things that must be done now. [member="Salij-Nekt"] should be on his way." He would point at the guards. "You two go meet him and bring him here. The rest of you get me a line with the head of Colla IV and prepare to head planet side, I just remembered why I am here."

A hologram of the king would come online. "Your Majesty." Rex would say not moving "I need to tell you the mandalorians are planning to take your world by force. I am here to help you stop them." That was a lie but the king would never know as 6 of his guard slipped back to the world and the other 2 stayed near by. "I am here to help you co-ordinate your defences, I have sent six of my men to the surface to help your forces with set up and co-ordination."

The king looked angry then confused and finally pleased someone was going to take this mess off of his hands. What an idiot. Rex's men would be planting explosives hidden within the plant's assembly lines, generators and structural beams. The entire point was to make the ME hurt trying to take this world.

So what else are you​

going to do​

How much more will​

you do to create damage?​

What else can you do?​

​

We can leave traps on the world​

traps of witches​

traps of the force​

So many traps we can pull off​

So many dangerous ideas​

​

Good​

we may not win​

but they will feel the pain​

we shall corrupt them​

all of them.​

​

He cancelled the holo call with the king. Time was short and there was much to do and prepare for. But in the end this world would fall. But there would be massive damage done when it does. Silly mandalorians when will you learn. Never trust the snake in the grass.

 

[Ahani Najwa-Zambrano]

“Today I am.” I mutter, running my fingers through longer silver hair than I remember having. Wait, I went gray!?

Nooooo.. oh. I’m Echani, “It’s supposed to be gray!”

The man I’m sitting on is talking, looking up at me with a turn up of his lips. Blue lips, and not cosmetically applied, it’s blue, like his skin. “I’ve had people in my head, too! But they were battling against each other to the death and fresh fish you say? Tomatoes you say? Noasis you say? The place with the singing coconuts? Maybe we should screw off Colla IV and go there! I want to make the coconuts dance!”

I hop up and down on his lap, then stop to look down. “It’s not mine, I’m not bleeding I checked. See?” Raising my sleeves, I show him my pale skin, then satisfied enough that the blood isn’t mine, pout.

“Someone get me new trousers! Do they have trousers on Colla IV!? I’ll take two! I think! Depends on… oh story time.” I shut up, looking at the quite unfortunate looking King of Colla.

“Not much to look at is he? Ugh, can I kill him? Put him out of his misery? Oh, wait. Defences… never mind! I won’t kill you! We’re here to ah… do the other thing! The non murder thing!” I wave, there, that would do it!

That would be nice. @Salik-Nekt should be coming soon… eh?

“Does this mean I have to get up? You’re far too comfortable for your own good.”

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Salij-Nekt arrived via the shuttle. Out the Anubian came, and was greeted by guards. "Did not expect Rex to call in muscle" one remarked aloud, "And what is that?" the other asked, gesturing to the ax upon his back. Salij looked down at them from how he towered over, but they did not seem bothered by his size. However, they would very well know soon enough just what he was capable of. There would be nothing heard from the guards that greeted Salij. [member="Rex Taff"] would not hear from them...not until there was a sound at the door. The door would open, and in would fall an unconscious guard. The other slung over the Anubian's shoulder.

"Such a welcome. I do love a rough greeting" he snarled, dropping the other. What an introduction it must have been. They hadn't even used their sabers, no doubt because they had not expected to be knocked around by an aggressive Anubian. "They got a few punches in. They did not get much fight in. So easy how a possible ally could turn, yes?"

[member="Ahani Najwa"]

 

[Ravenfire]

Rex would be puzzled by [member="Ahani Najwa"] for a few seconds before replying to all of it. "Why would insects have pants, they have to many legs to deal with. Legs lots and lots of legs. Too many legs for pants but maybe sweaters, they might have sweaters. I like sweaters keeps you warm all the time. Me comfortable no you are sitting on my legs which is actually making them quite dead. Like severely dead. So dead I might not be able to walk now."

He would giggle. Then [member="Salij-Nekt"] came through the door and Rex slithered out from under [member="Ahani Najwa"] to greet his new guest before seeing the guards. He would point at the other two to take the bodies. They would pick them up and cart them off to a disclosed location. As the door shut Rex force pushed the anubian. He hoped into the door, if the anubian didn't budge however Rex would change tactics to using force lighting on the anubian. To say he wasn't pleased was the least of his issues.

"I invited you here to learn, you might be an old animal but even you can learn some new tricks. As for my guards they will be dealt with. They are supposed to only talk to me and no others, you have taught those two a lesson. One which I will remake them live until they see the answer. You are here to learn Anubian. There is no other reason for you to be here. But if you wish to be stubborn I am sure I could make use of your corpse and turn you into a rakghoul." His anger flashing.

"What do you want dog! Answer me quickly before I make a decision." He would say still angry now attempting to use force crush on the anubian. As it affected him he would feel his wind pipe slowly get crushed as his other organs began to fail. He would die of complete organ failure if he didn't answer the question.

 

[Ahani Najwa-Zambrano]

“Insects... insects like bugs?! Eeeeeheheheheeeeewwww!!! Ugh! Ew! Gross! Kill them! Squash them all!! Eewewewewew why are you helping them?! Blech! Cancel the trouser order, they.. the... Th- sweaters? I like sweaters.” I finish squirming and ponder what sort of sweater I would have. A blue one? A red one? Maybe a purple one?

“Mmmmmhh nope! Your legs aren’t dead. You’re just weak enough to think they are. You need to train more, with me, because I’m bored.” I tumble off him to the ground, as [member="Salij-Nekt"] bumbles I’m holding a couple of mooks and an axe.

“Ooohh, I like him!” My giggle breaks upon the floor where I lay, stretching out on my back, one knee up and hands stretched straight out along the cold floor tiles.

“Hurry up and claim him or kill him Rex, I want to finish this insecticide business and get to the coconuts! The singing coconuts!” Rolling to my hands, I walk on my palms across the floor toward [member="Rex Taff"]’s new apprentice. “What’ll it be? You coming or you dying?”

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Salij-Nekt was given a most unexpected welcome as, once he spoke he was forced against the closed door with a loud metallic thump. He was held against the door. And soon, he felt a crushing force around the windpipe, all around the body. But he attempted to resist, a now hateful look in his eyes. They showed such power, and he hated it was being used upon him in such a way. An attempt to kill him. The Anubian opened it's jaws slowly, attempting to speak.

"You...to aid...you" he answered, daring not to move in case it caused further aggression. His gaze shifted from [member="Rex Taff"] to the [member="Ahani Najwa"] other on the floor. And snarled best he could.

 

[Ravenfire]

Rex gave a sinister smile. Hearing [member="Salij-Nekt"] say to aid him. Rex smirked dropping the anbuian to the floor. "You are here to learn from me. You are not here to aid. I am going to aid you instead. My men will be the silent ghost I trained them to be or you may beat the kark out of them as you did before. However never ever suggest of turning again or I will make your death infinitely painful."

He would look at the anbuian and said "That was your first lesson. The rest will not be as hard to learn as your first lesson. If [member="Ahani Najwa"] wish she may teach you as well but your main teacher is me. You will learn and in time I will make you weapons, armour and a holocorn should I deem it." He would smile at the echani woman on the floor rather lopsidedly.

"Don't worry about the bugs, the mandalorians will kill them for us. Really they are so easy to play with. Way to easy to make them do exactly what I want. But singing coconuts that would be fun but we must be careful on that planet there is a massive Mandalorian presence. Especially with clan australis. But we will play with them soon enough." He would then lie on the floor looking at the roof.

 

[Ahani Najwa-Zambrano]

“Infinitely painful… that’s worse than the finite kind of pain… but better than the agony of a consistent hangnail.” Staring at my fingers, I roll to the ground and gnaw on my left ring finger nail. Dash that hangnail! Dash it to ha-ah… to where?

Huh. Where am I dashing things to? The most boring place I can think of…. the mall? Those buildings where silly people go to spend that stuff they get from redundant task fulfillment which creates much of the futility of the universe.

“Eh! I’m good! Unless [member="Salij-Nekt"] wants to learn the secrets of the universe, I can leave the stuff and such to you. [member="Rex Taff"] was my student’s student, you know! He was one of mine… Is and… verb tenses are ridiculous constructs, you know?”

Arms tucked under my head, I search Rex for some vision of the three of him. The conglomeration of Rex, and the other and the combined being. He thinks playing with mandalorians is easy and maybe it is, but I do wonder.

I’ve heard that before. ‘It will be easy, a game’.

It never is.

“Clan who? I don’t care about some Ostramalitises, I care about singing coconuts, because that is one thing I’ve never seen in the entire universe before. They feel new, fresh. I want one. I do. I want to know where Salij-Nekt comes from, too. Show me your universe, and we can play. Hey Sally! Come play! Come on, don’t be shy, I only bite in battle and foreplay and neither is happening with you lot! Hey! You going to make me toys too, or just the gigantic killer man standing over there?”

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Salij was on his knees as he was released, gasping for air. And growling. He stood, slowly, never raising his eyes to meet theirs. A sign of respect, that he was not worthy to look upon them. "I...I will not...I will not turn...I will serve" the Anubian answered back, still gasping. His ax on the ground as he was trying to take deep breaths. Salij-Nekt was prepared to serve. He had come to give aid...now he had come to serve. As he always did. Once more, a soldier to a higher order.

Salij only looked to the feet of [member="Rex Taff"], and glanced once at [member="Ahani Najwa"]. "Manipulation? We hide in the shadows?" the Anubian asked. This...this was a new tactic. Salij was always charging and running through crowds of enemies.

 

[Ravenfire]

Rex looked at [member="Ahani Najwa"] as she spoke. "True endless fire is always interesting when dealing with pain. Or unending drowning no one likes that, especially in water or maybe even sand. hmm or my favourite one which is always sending them back through there own memories, especially the painful ones. I always enjoy watching those." He smiled laughing insanely.

He would look at [member="Salij-Nekt"] next. "good you do learn quickly, yes you will serve as my apprentice. Which is more than just serving might I mention. You will begin learning, the power is within you, I am surprised you haven't already started learning yourself. We do what we must to survive and thrive. Which means we use weaknesses against people, redirect strengths against other people."

He would then sigh "There are still some we are waiting on. I know they are coming."

 

[Ahani Najwa-Zambrano]

“Hangnails… Endless hangnails and ingrown toenails. Make a being go nucking futs faster than Bobs and Uncles.” Sniffing my finger, I stick it in [member="Rex Taff"]’s face. “Does this hangnail look infected to you?”

Licking my lower lip, I rolled to sit crosslegged and stared at my fingers. Funny, useful things. “Serve yourself a seat, [member="Salij-Nekt"], before you hurt y’self. Go on! Sit! Catch your breath, it’s for catching, you know. Catch it and be caught.”

My head flops down on [member="Rex Taff"]’s stomach and I stick my finger in his face. “Does this look infected to you? Oh, and we eat. I hear eating and regaining energy is part of surviving and thriving… wait… Sally hasn’t been learning? But… but he’s too cool! We have to teach him!”

 

[Salij-Nekt]

Something seemed....odd about [member="Rex Taff"]. Did not pick up on it until now. As if several voices in one body, and it completely baffled the Anubian. What was this man? And the woman, [member="Ahani Najwa"]...well she was odd as well. What an odd bunch he had gotten himself into. Salij went to sit down, confused now. "I enjoy combat. Slashing and biting, cutting and slicing. The shadows are too quiet for me, I was not..." He paused, to correct himself as he recalled how Rex 'taught' him the first lesson.

"I can adapt. Anubians are adaptable, so I shall. Become quiet, silent." But it would be quite the journey for that to happen.