Gehenna
High Orbit
A brilliant flash marked the otherwise unmarred darkness of the void, the vessel careening at speeds unimaginable, though appearing as merely drifting to the naked eye. This place was scared by battle, and the remnants of vessels that littered the world was sign enough, let alone those visible points that could barely be seen when the thick, toxic cloud cover slipped away for a mere moment.
The vessel was just as likely as old as many of the vessel remnants that floated back and forth slowly, shifting with the slightest nudge and careening into other debris. The old Washburn class Medium Transport seemed at home in the wreckage, and had it not been moving, could have just as easily been mistaken for a bit of debris.
With a quiet motion, the vessel began to slow, the pilot pulling back on the yolk and beginning to shut down the engines. The woman had been brought here by her own remnants, those last few whispers that she could still hear. Something pushed her to the world, to the place that a destructive cult had once called home.
Had any of them survived the onslaught wrought upon them by multiple enemies she could not easily say. From what she was able to gleam through from her own observations, it appeared that they went down swinging. The marks of vessels of various affiliations and loyalties riddled the space around the world, and it was clear that had any survived, they may be the smart ones that kept their heads down and sought not beyond their own means.
A soft smile began to cross her lips as she peered down upon the world, the toxic world that would otherwise kill her if she even attempted to land. Her ship might be able to handle it, though from the looks of the rather ratty and distressed evosuits, she couldn't say the same. With a heavy sigh she looked over to the seat next to her shaking her head slowly.
"Tsk, tsk. Now then captain, why couldn't you have been good and kept your evosuits in better condition?"
Of course there would be no response, the captain lay slumped forward in his chair, a visible hole at the base of his skull leaked a viscous red ooze that ran along his spin. A soft smile growing back upon her lips as she set the vessel to match orbit, leaving the computer and autopilot to deal with the practical route to keep the ship out of the debris. Carefully slipping out of the pilot's seat, she stepped over the remains of the pilot, a rather youthful and energetic young woman. It was sad really, the woman had rather enjoyed the lungs that the girl had on her, and what a pair they were.
Shaking her head to pull her thoughts away from the seductive encounters she had with the young, former crew mate and pilot, she stepped over the grating that had been left in place. Slender fingers reached out and ran along the cold view screens of the vessel before she heard a loud thud. A soft smile coming to her lips as she looked over her shoulder to see the rather large Trandoshian drop what appeared to be another member of the crew.
"Well done. Is that all of them?"
A simple nod of the head meant that the vessel was cleared of what little crew members it had, and of those pesky passengers. She was sure one of them was quoting some religious drivel to her, some shepard or something on a pilgrimage. She didn't quite care for what he had to say, though she did find it amusing listening to his praying as the screams of those around him grew louder.
Her pale grey hues fell back upon the world, her hand resting on the screen as she sighed. She wanted to get closer, though she wouldn't be able to, at least not with the equipment on board. Then again, they could grab a few items that were in orbit, at least the ship could handle that.
That devilish grin slowly crept back upon her face as a body slowly floated across her view. Eyes falling upon the horned skull helm that it was wearing, the markings still as fresh and vibrant as the day they were painted upon the bone white. Slowly slipping away, she took the pilot's seat once more, watching as the captains body was unceremoniously lifted and thrown over the control console before the ship lurched forward slightly, dragging the dead body into the open cargo hold.
"What else might we find out here among this graveyard?"