Red Dust

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Sitting in the fortress of the dawn, Sawa was upon her throne while looking over some fo the things. K1 was there by her side as was one of her servants. A noble woman from Alderaan... not the greatest but she had taken her in when the planet had fallen to the One Sith all those years ago. She served as willingly as one who was addicted to her bites and power. A thrall was better then some slaves but it also meant she got to eat and be kept healthy to feed her master. K1 on the other hand had his weapons and was enjoying the old model mini rocket launcher he had installed for now. Swiveling his body to turn it around with excitement.

Sawa rose up looking at him while she walked across the room seeing the onna standing there, silver yovshin armor gleaming as their face masks were on. "Mistress Ike the delivery is here." She looked over and raised an eyebrow, she had been buying a number of things and bringing them here to restore the fortress itself. From the walls and defenses to the cloaking device. THey were going to look to get some walls for the village below and some of the mountains if they could but that would take time and she was a picky shopper... so a droid to handle potential problems out there for now. They could clear some of the counrtyside of problems.

She walked through the halls and could in the distance see the village below, the courtyard that looked out over it and her soldiers were there. Milling about when one fo the Keisei walked by. Face painted white with small red streaks at her throat to the bottom of her chin and lip. Black hair oiled and ready. She was wearing a black kimono with golden trim and to honor the house she was within silver dragons wrapping around on it with the silk. Her geta sounded on the stone carpet before she looked over at some of the other people here with her. Going to the chamber where the droid was supposed to be brought with K1 following her.

 

[HK - 5543]

Time had not been a fair mistress to HK-5543, not in the slightest. Thousands of years had reduced the once silver chassis of the assassin droid to a rusted and ruined husk of its former brilliance. The droid, if it could even be called that, it was more a walking scrap heap, had retained a few things, things far more important than a simple chassis. It had its programming, decades of experience, and murderous tendencies.

HK-5543, still in a deactivated state, was unaware of those around it, nor of the woman who it would, likely, call master. Nor did it know what its new job would be, but if the droid were on, its circuits would be 'whirring' in excitement at the prospect wanton slaughter. The, in its ever so humble opinion, best kind of slaughter.

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Sawa was looking at the droid as it was looking somewhat messy and rusted but they could make do she had been young enough to see some of them coming off the production lines when they first appeared. Her age of over five thousand years old. Where she was looking to check it out for now she motioned for them to turn the droid on and maybe if it could still preform well... they could get it upgraded. Jeweled crystaal steel for its armor plating could and would be able to possibly be used. WHere they could all work around though. "Activate it." She let a grin tug at the corners of her mouth while turned back to look at the window.

 

[HK - 5543]

When the servant activated HK-5543 it, naturally, took a while. Not because HK-5543's programming had to catch up, no, that was one of the few things the droid had retained. Instead, it merely pretended the part of starting up while subtly taking in the room around it. HK-5543,a s with all its kind, had been in tricky situations before, however, if these organics, among others, were hostile, then even it couldn't kill them all and remain standing.

Even if it had a weapon.

The droid decided that the best option was to see what they wanted, after all, you don't activate an assassin droid just to destroy it...

"Salutation: Greetings, I am HK-5543, Protocol and Service droid. How may I serve you today?​" It lied, as per its programming; if found in an unknown or unfamiliar area surrounded by unknown beings, do not warn them about one's assassination protocols. Unless, of course, one was programmed to do otherwise.

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

She was looking at him and spoke with a grin. "You know I was around when HK-1 models came off the line. assassination droids can be so tricky to use or well hard to make. The second model was already in the works." K1 was at her side and he beeped speaking while he nudged his master. "Yes yes I know you were there too to get one of their programs... now hush." The astromech droid was looking at things for a moment. "No I do not think if you shocked him he'd go into default mode.... you'd likely just try and fry him." She said it looking at him. "I bought you HK, now lets see about getting some of that programming to acknowledge your new master up and running."

 

[HK - 5543]

HK-5543 looked to the woman who refereed to herself as its 'master'. This movement was accompanied by a distasteful squeal as rusted metal scrapped along rusted metal. The droid spent a minute studying the woman before speaking.

"Shocked Response: You were alive during my model's creation?" The droid paused for a minute before continuing, "Skeptical Addendum: I find that highly unlikely, the life span of human-like organics do not, on average, surpass one-hundred and ten." The droid paused for another few moments.

"Conclusion: I have deemed that your statement of being my master correct. Salutation: Greetings, I am HK-5543, Assassin and Combat droid, how may I serve you?" It repeated, turning its body to face [member="Sawa Ike"], this, of course, accompanied by an increasingly annoying screech.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

She griined more as fangs snapped into place, energy vampires werren't human and with a steady source of food she could last a whole lot longer. "Perhaps human's couldn't but we are not all human now are we?" She looked at the droid and then K1 moved around warbling as she rolled her eyes. "Yes... you are not one of the humans.... damn droid so needy." More beeps when she was walking. "No Ni-Ne would likely turn you into scrap if you went to her. She isn't our biggest fan still even with talks and trying to heal the past." She looked and could hear the assassin droid turning though while she walked. "Run a diagonostic and lets try getting you an oil bath."

 

[HK - 5543]

"Confirmation: Of course, master, running diagnostic..." The droid stood still as its systems quickly worked.

"Annoyed Addendum: My diagnosis is complete; hull integrity at 19%. I will require a new chassis, master." HK-5543 explained before, attempting, to walk forwards. Naturally, this was accompanied by the loud screeching of rusted metal.

"Annoyed Addendum: That oil bath would also be much appreciated."

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[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Hmmm she raised an eyebrow looking at him and was prepared for anythign they might be able to do... specifically when she was moving through with some ideas. "THen we'll get you one right away and look to see if we can work out a new chassis. Something with crystaal should do. Make you nice and shiny again." She was walking and going through the fortress painfully slow to let the droid match a pace. Servants moving around and well she didn't need to add them to who the droid would ensure didn't die.... just ot th elist of who shouldn't survive should be perish. In case any of them here was part of it then no one or their families would survive.... the old way. She would wait until he could preform his functions though without metal on metalk screeching as the room with the other droids was there and an oil bath ready. "There we go and oh the fun we shall have I have just the things for you to kill."

 

[HK - 5543]

"Delighted Response: Hearing those words uttered again, master, make my circuits rattle with joy." HK-5543 said, already pondering how it would kill any possible targets, and how many. Oh, how long it had been...

Or so it assumed, it had been shut off for some years, if its chassis was anything to go by.

"Addendum: That, or it may be due to the disrepair of my circuits. I would request your technician looks at those, too. Thought I must warn them, my interior has been set with traps for anyone not confirmed by my creator as 'acceptable' to be working on me. Therefore, it may be... Explosive for the technician, should they mess-up." The droid explained, sounding both parts proud and annoyed. It was always so hard to find good help after the death of its creator...

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[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Sawa nodded with a laugh. "Always something of a risk, we'll have it checked out." She said it and one fo the atrisian's was looking at her and the droid as he got most of the specs for a new chassis. The crystaal jeweled steel wasn't the most powerful in the fgalaxy like beskar but it was more balanced and lighterweight without sacrificing some protection.... then it was shiny like mirror finished when worn and looked like it was a lot more valuable. The atrisian's called it jeweled steel for a reason and you could shape it with any number of dusts and materials to change the color to make it look like valauble gemstones or crystals. The tech was taking the droid to the side to work on it while the oil was ready for him.

 

[HK - 5543]

HK-5543 went into temporary shut down mode whilst the engineer worked, no point in wasting energy sitting on a workbench, after all. Besides, it had some thinking to do. This organic, [member="Sawa Ike"], as it was programmed to refer to her as, was a strange being. She claimed to have been alive even during HK-5543's predecessor, which was impossible for, what seemed to be, a human.

However, such beings had existed before, perhaps she was among them? A force user, relying on the force to keep them alive. HK-5543, briefly, hope that, if she was a force user, she was a sith. Jedi were so boring and... peaceful. HK-5543's circuits shuddered at the thought.

It's musings continued along that train of thought as the technician worked, deftly removing the tattered remains of HK-5543's chassis and replacing them with the gleaming armor, careful to avoid the explosive embedded into its mainframe. A bomb which happened to be beeping rather loudly and with a quicker pace anytime to technician strayed to close to it.

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

The technician continued tow ork and Sawa looked at what they had... she had a number of ideas about what her droid could do once he was combat ready. Atrsia was rich with history and promises of power... with potential for any number of things and risks surely. SHe was prepared to really work on it but first they would need to improve upon what they had. her investments within places like the Nightshade and Iris Empress were valuable but getting more. The real trade came from the districts of Xianlong and originally from Jar'kai. the ancient city might be something she could send the droid into to scout and avoid the firebases drones.

 

[HK - 5543]

It took quite some time, but eventually HK-5543 was refit with the far more gleaming chassis. The droid had... mixed feelings on it, the chassis would certainly make it stand out, but if it kept the droid in one piece...

It shuddered over the memories of its old chassis being taken apart by blaster fire and lightsabers alike, hopefully that wouldn't be repeated.

HK-5543 was lowered into the oil bath, doing wonders for its joints and remaining exposed systems. New chassis, an oil bath, and the potential for some wanton slaughter? HK-5543 felt it would get along swimmingly with its new master.

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Sawa laughed a little when she had been informed of the progress with the techs and droid. "Good then get him a weapon and we'll head out." She was looking at it and heading through the fortress itself before she was moving around. Her hand going to grab Shojo from the mantle itself. The black blade that gleamed with power and the force itself.. she was moving around the room with her bodysuit that had been armored. Plates of the jeweled steel on it that were black and reflective for protection but not much of a risk. The sith lady had her Onna spread out to better work on it and improve upon what they had in the runabout to get them around atrisia.

 

[HK - 5543]

The weapon provided to HK-5543 purred with barely contained energy, a perfect weapon for a droid dedicated to destruction and slaughter. The droid knew not its model name, but knew its class; 'light machine gun'. A fitting name, it might add. It was light, and a machine gun.

The droid pushed aside the quartermaster, who was trying to explain how the weapon worked. Leveling down the range, the droid didn't just hit the target with the pin-point accuracy expected of its model, it obliterated the entire thing.

"Compliment: The power of this weapon is most acceptable." It slung the weapon over its shoulder and turned to the quartermaster.

"Addendum: I will take it." The man could only croak out an; 'okay', one eye on the flaming remains of the droids now former target.

"Demand: Point me to my master, I wish to learn what my first assignment will be." HK-5543 ordered the quartermaster, no small amount of trepidation in its voice.

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

"Ah so he is ready?" She asked it and they were heading off towards the main courtyard now. WIth everything for them well she would be looking to try and bring about a few changes on atrisia... one of which was a small team going to deal with the Oni.. those beings were old, older then most knew on atrisia but their continent was rich with gems and mines that could be used to fund projects. So she was going to take the droids to handle some of the native creatures with violent means as they needed the support of the oni for future projects. Tearing down and up some of their continent that took up a larger section of the world.

 

[HK - 5543]

HK-5543 jogged to catch up with its master, blaster noisily hitting its back with each stride.
"Salutation: Master," It said once it had caught up and slowed to a walk, "My repairs have finished, and I am eager for my first assignment." Somehow, despite being a droid, HK-5543 sounded excited.

[member="Sawa Ike"]

 

[Sawa Ike]

[member="HK - 5543"]

Ah he was here and Sawa was looking at it. She wanted to have a little fun and sitting there in the one speeder she was wearing her power armor. Sleek, compacted and designed to improve her already heightened capabiltiies with movement and speed itself. Her saber and her katana were on her hip though. Shojo and dark sister. A grin appearing on her face though while she looked towards the droid. "Come come." K1 was there next to her and had been given a repeating rocket launcher. flex tube to hold a few on a mount using the nanites and then on the opposite side was a larger machine gun. His flame throwers and acid sprayers, built in blasters were primed and loaded.

 

[HK - 5543]

HK-5543 looked its master up and down, not voicing its disappointment at her choice of weapons. As 'elegant' as blades were, there was a certain elegance in the ability to obliterate a target quickly with a heavy, repeating blaster rifle. Now that other droid, it had the right idea.

"Response: Of course, master. I eagerly wait for this assignment." The droid stated, mounting its own speeder after securing the blaster still slung over its shoulder. In all honestly, the droid hoped that whatever its master was bringing it for would involved the death, slaughter, and destruction of ill-prepared organics... Or prepared ones...

Yes, prepared ones would be so much more fun.

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