waking nightmare
Deep in space, in a ship no more familiar to him than a rental room, Death was in his quarters. It'd belonged to one of his victims mere rotations ago, the ill-fated pilot's name forgotten save for the note kept in the cockpit should the need for an assumed identity arise. The small room had been haphazardly decorated, the walls covered with various posters and reminders. A physical manifestation of a youth's hopes and aspirations, now collecting dust while Death meditated on the floor. It'd been a while since he'd taken to meditation such as this. Sure, he'd drifted in and out of a meditative state every now and then to preserve strength and keep his senses sharp as he waited for his next meal. But this was something different, pinpointed.
A cold hand reached out to rest on the metallic casing of a BB unit - Lars. How the droid had found him, Oleander wasn't entirely sure. The hunt had all but stripped him of his humanity, the ravenous shell of an Anzat nearly ripping the droid asunder when it'd interrupted his meal, continuously rolling into his leg. Yet an incessant nagging of familiarity had stayed his hand, as perplexing the concept of restraint was. The news the metallic fellow carried had been just as perplexing. The death of Lavria - that name was familiar...from an age that was gone and nearly forgotten. At one point, an ally, a confidant, maybe even a...a... The precise word had been lost to him.
He could still catch traces of her presence through the droid. Not quite the soup that made Oleander's nose twitch in anticipation, but not dissimilar. With that essence and the specifics of the droid's information, Death had formed a plan. He wasn't meant to interfere with the lives of mortals. More specifically, what came after. But sticking to what he was meant to do had caused this Death in the Flesh to lose everything. Just this once, he would deign to act against his purpose.
A soft beep roused him from meditation. The ship had arrived. Oleander rose to his feet, feeling the pops of his vertebrae as he stretched though they made not a sound. With a silent sigh, he strode to the cockpit to release the ship from autopilot and begin landing procedures. Lars was quick on his heels. The exact name of the world he landed on was something Oleander had paid no mind to, only that it housed what he needed: a door. With Lars directed to watch the ship, the Nightwalker parted in his standard leathers, his lightsaber at his side accompanied by three others. Lav's.
The Nether was an area Death itself was not unfamiliar with, even if this particular form had not traveled to often. It was an almost supernatural instinct that guided his boots. The Anzat hissed as he passed through the portal beyond, feeling a part of himself quiver as he passed the threshold. Nothing was without cost, even if he knew not what the price was. But that was a concern for another time for he had a singular purpose in mind. His hand drifted to the frankly ridiculous number of lightsabers, using them just as he'd previously used the droid.