Dev Shadows of Atrisia

[Junko Ike]

They continued on though, rounding the palaces walkways and going up as the jade gleamed in the sun and the sounds of the ocean came to her. The palace of the moon and sun were designed to work with the mountain and its rooms going into the being that resided here... he was amendable to it.. allowing it since it was massive and able to easily handle the real power behind all of it. They were able to build the palace on its back in a way that wouldn't harm it to go to the heart of the creature... but its ability to talk with them was important and the Sansin was in charge of talking with the creature to let them know if they went to far.

The walls of the palace were beautiful and the white stone gleaming next to the jade itself.. They had carved it and across Atrisia the stone was used.. the advanced technologies that were being used and obscured by the panels that absorbed the solar energies from above and added more power to their systems as a back up in case somehow the iso-didact reactor. There were other systems they had been setting up like the alerts and she cold see at the walls in the distance the large platforms and war droids that were patrolling to smash through anything... handling the heavier problems that the wall cannons couldn't hit though they were spaced to prevent such limitations.

 

[Junko Ike]

One of several shielding towers were also present... they had learned a great many things but an osmatic shield that would be over the city prevented airborne attacks and the shielding for sectional planetary shields could be protected by the droids and the designs of the new city streets were meant to be functional with droids and repulsor carts in mind for movement but could quickly serve as they worked on many of the defensive measures, from droid makers that could be designed and use massive stores of programmable matter which was fed into them from the city and in times of attack able to break down and duplicate additional droids.

They were also working on parts of it... areas of the city thatcould be used as with the new measures well the people were much better at defending themselves.. each of them given the basics of weapons and self defense.. They were free to not fight but everyone could if need be... they were citizens of the commonwealth and expected to do much or they were free to leave and be given what they wanted. The Wukong recruited them, the academies sought out the best and brightest... they cultivated a new generation to be better then the previous while planting the seeds that would grow and most now would never see the shade that would come from it.

 

[Junko Ike]

That was the fourth time she had thought about that concept but it was true and with many of the traditional things they were working on she would be able o ensure certain things were done. The emperor and empress themselves were working on other parts that would keep it strong... that would ensure the future while movements on the planet came. Those who wanted to be pro imperialism... who wanted to destroy democracy... well they could she guessed as literally everything about the Commonwealth was geared towards Imperialism with rulers as opposed to votes... she was guessing the whole emperor and empress caring and wanting to help elevate everyone not just hoarding things for themselves was a hard concept.

That things around the city had seemed to settle down was nice though... the rest of them were working on different parts now and she could see one of the Sansin princesses was there... sitting on her throne as it were in white silks. The audience chamber presented to her with people from the city who were bringing to them any number of things.. from small problems like construction to some of the farmers asking for a chance to grow different seeds from the royal storehouse. The prices were fair but everyone growing the same thing would mean prices weren't competitive.. you needed a little variety to it that would keep them all working to make the world better.

 

[Junko Ike]

There was some other things that were being sold.. they wanted hundreds of people being able to sell and trade their wares... the people grew their own food and solid it to markets or directly... they grew cattle and some... well all of them had their own take on it so there was always small differences. She was looking at what could be considered taxes as the Sansin sat there going over the numbers. "Junko is that you?" Her voice raised a little but it carried as she sat there in the center of the pillows around her. white robes flowing around and it matched her look of black hair that fell then spread out around like a circle.

She stopped and looked at er standing there for a moment but then knelt down as the screen that was used to obscure and protect in the audience chamber gleamed with silk depictions of the aatrisian folklore... they were set up and the jedi princess spoke with a smile on her face as her hands were clasped in front of herself. "Yes it is me Kioshi." With a look though on her face she was checking out the rest of the room and there were tributes from a number of different visitors to the city. Anyone who sought an audience to have their problems or concerns heard came and Kioshi was renowned for her fairness it not compassion but she was not naive.

 

[Junko Ike]

The women though was a little younger then Junko and she sat there... kimono massive and oversized, her hair thick, straight and massive flowing down. The jedi princess though also looked at her eyes which were a dark jade colored... able to stand out compared to may of the other Sansin and many of the other atrisians as green eyes were considered divine and something from the gods. She knew many more things but had rarely spent as much time with Kioshi who was considered nice among the others. The empress had adopted the children of war and orphans... they were something that could be seen a long way from now.

"It is so nice to see you." She practically beamed and didn't crawl on the floor... few of them understood what had happened to her but she had been harmed... mangled in the attacks on the world. She could move her legs but she also needed to be able to present a sort of.... air of authority and her legs being exposed. Junko stayed there and as a small area was cleared sat closer to the girl. "I am glad, the city is looking amazing and I am happy tha there hasn't been much in the way of problems." She said tia nd there was a smle on the girls face. "Oh no problems, the big guy here doesn't like interlopers who come and try to cause problems."

 

[Junko Ike]

Shewas taking it in stride the droids who were around them seemed to be reporting on it and everything had gone quiet... the interestin Atrisia disappearing as quicklyit had come... there was not a lot but Junko clasped her hands over kioshi's as looking at the woman well she could tell a couple of things.. first that people didn't understand or know exactly why she was always sittig down here behind her screens and under heavy robes... Junko did and she had been a survivor from some of the attacks that gave the Atrisian people their enemies. Watching her as Junko lifted her and helped her into her small hover chair with the robes flowing over it.

She might not be able to feel her legs or below her waist but she was talented where it counted... she made up for it by being compassionate but not naive.. she helped lead trade prospects and they were here... she had yovshin who were in charge of protecting her and they were getting some fo the best in terms of equipment... they had the finest regalia as well standing there in obsidian armor with the mirrored jewel style so that everything gleamed but it gave them a distinctive design... the mandalorian influence was also able to be seen as they worked with and trained here where Mandalorians taught some of the self defense classes.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko pushed Lioshi though and they were going from the audience chamber to the private areas of the palace and its temple... where the public would not be able to get and the number of guards increased greatly as she was moving around to see some arts of it. She looked around at the murals and there was even more as Kioshi motioned them towards one of the rooms and spoke. "The new records room, designed to be a hard copy of everything." Junko could see the ledgers, records of the trades, taxes, tariffs and more. The hard copies here would serve while she knew the AI that had been built to handle the infrastructure of the city and across Atrisia aided them.

There was more to it though with the new naval academies that were being built.. the new doctrine of imperialism and Atrisia first with everything they wanted to build... it presented more to them. It gave the jedi princess a better idea as it distilled many of the benefits such as advanced educations, physical and mental training... and there was a martial prowess to Atrisians now as they adopted many of the acpects of other cultures to create a refined form of their martial arts, of their sciences and of their engineering which was more impressive. Atrisian high technologies saw more advanced forms of power generation and reactors.

 

[Junko Ike]

Her and Kioshi came out of the hallway and into the private chambers... her obsidian clad yovshin who served as bodyguards... there was the chance but coming into the residence Junko stopped and assisted the woman lifting her up as she carried her across the threshold of the chambers. The wide open area was deceptive she knew as it had shielding for protection and it had the wall... the living mountain needed to be able to communicate and it served as a sort of meditative area you could communicate with it. Junko took her in though and holding her... "So where should I be taking you to?" While she was not heavy in terms of weight the display looked far more intimate.

"Just over there." Kioshi pointed towards a chair that looked out over the sea and the view was beautiful... few could match it as the jedi princess put her down and sat there next to her. "You have done a great deal here... everything looks amazing. The Empress will be proud to see you haven't....." She was trying to think of the words. "Buckle under the pressure, I know some of the other sansin didn't know if you coulddo it and made it well known." She said it and looked at Kioshi with a look on her face as she wasn't in charge of the cities like many of the Sansin were... they got to go out and control each one while the palaces were for the emperor and empress.

 

[Junko Ike]

Kioshi was looking at her and she bowed her head while she was sitting there. "Thank you and I would only be able to try for them.. they have given me so much and I want to make the empress proud... even if I am unable to do many of the things myself." She said it and while looking at her legs didn't seem sad by it.. she like the empress had accepted it but while medical sciences could give her a frame to walk she would also be awkward and it would look like she was trying to hide what had happened to her in the attacks. She let it be known what had happened much like others who didn't want to forget the horrible things offworlders had done to them.

Junko stayed there though looking at her as the girl sat there and the jedi master smiled. "YOu do.. Xam'chi is a golden jewel in the commonwealth.. she wouldn't put just anyone in charge. Much like Jar'kai or Kansai.. all of the Sansin who have been given lordship of the cities on the planets and we have been working on so much more. With the moons being population centers the daughters and sons of Atrisia will have a great deal more going for them." She said it with a larger grin appearing onher face though... where she was checking it all out... where she and Kioshi were sitting and able to look out upon the sea around them.

 

[Junko Ike]

The sun was high in the sky and casting the waters which had been filtered and cleansed... the areas here with hydrostatic shielding that would allow it to be safe for anyone to swim in without fear of predators or pollution. The ships with their repulsors skimmed over it which was nice without sloshing them to much. They were working on many of the other parts.. they were looking at areas in the sea where they could improve and much like the waterways of the city which were considerable they had been developing all of the tech for it. "It is a lovely view." Junko said it as Kioshi was sitting there and rotated in her chair to get a better view of it.

"it is, one of the best and you can see some of the smaller islands... namely where our mandalorian guardians and where some of the other groups we have adopted take up. The old city was great but it didn't have the chance to expand instead growing larger and stacked upon each other... great in some cases but now we can built vertically and expand towards the horizon. With enough construction we should be able to link up the islands themselves and create an expansive network out there. Artificial light bridges and the new modular areas will also help.. I know the labds are working on advancing any number of the technologies."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko knew about those.. tey were developing thanks to zelrons who were here after the destruction of their world by the jedi offered their skills with highend technology and holograms. Something often overlooked in favor of... zeltron pretty. People just saw them as objects who went around with anyone in the galaxy. THey had worked with chiss and twi'lek engineers who were well impressive when it came to engineering but they could also take each piece apart and rebuild it with better materials... in this case they were designing each area of the city to flow and be part o a greater whole with the advanced modular buildings.

Kioshi was looking out at more and the distance showed some fo the larger celeste class boats.. massive and designed that they would be able to travel around the planet with their escorts which housed fighters. She was even able to see some of the submersibles that were skimming the water for the moment but would go down and check out parts of it to ensure the shielding as well as the designs for the artificial islands worked. Costructor bots were hovering near the bridges that had been established to activate and connect across the islands but also form a sort of sectional hardlight roadway network that could be altered as needed for ships to pass through.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko took in some other sightes around the islands as well.. the sea walls were much more visible here and in the distance she could see where the war droids and orchid class platforms patrooled. With naval vessels and a planetary shield that was in a grid around them the jedi master pulled up what she knew of some of the schematics. She also knew thaat there were newer ships.. the fleet carriers that served as a means for controlling the waterways and were packed with fighters. THery had a helicarrier as well that could go overhead and project a shield over them and everything around the city. An extra layer of protection for the cities.

The sounds came out to give them a betting view though and Koshi stayed near Junko as she spoke turning her head for her. "So what has been happening with you big sister? There are only rumors about your ever expanding harem of handmaidens." That got a snicker from JUnko though... mostly because in some ways she supposed that it was true.. she had spent a lot of time just mostly doing this... traveling and spending time with the people. That she happened to get companions from around the world... only proved to be somewhat effective to her. "Well I wouldn't say a Harem but I have been gathering a following of late."

 

[Junko Ike]

Kioshi laughed at that.. "An understatement to be sure... I know you a little and you have always managed to find people to travel around with... that it is largely here on Atrisia only means it has been something nice to keep you home. The rest of the Galaxy is massive and luring you away from the world with promises of adventure, intrigue and beautiful maidens or others... does make me wish I could go with you." She said it with a sad smile in the end when thinking about and while Junko knew she had liked to travel around she didn't get much of a chance to do that these days. "Hey now don't you fret we have more then enough time."

Junko was looking at her. "You could travel around, there are innovations for a hover chair or even implants one could get." She knew they were working on many more things which would be equipment and medical treatments. Maybe not perfect but certainly they had learned a lot from projects like the czars which had evolved into the heralds and Veil squadron which she was going to have to go and test out as that was not entirely an Atrisian project just they were here on the world and protected their interests within the commonwealth itself. That would likely have to be the next stop in what would be the underwater labs.

 

[Junko Ike]

"I will have to check some of the labs when I leave here... the empress was curious about what had happened if anything when the ships came here but seems just a quickly they have left." Which made sense whatever thoughts they had for Atrisia likely passed when they didn't get what they wanted.... which could have been changed at least someone like Srina had visited with them instead of just showing up. That had gone a long way but others didn't so they would just do what they always did... move on and repair the damage. The orders for rapid reconstructors were being sent out to handle just that with the swiftness of a tidal wave that would wash it all away.

That was more then enough time for them though as it didn't seem to do anything that could be a problem for them as the reverberation came to her... from the living mountain that was speaking and offering them the closest thing to advice... or guidance... it wasn't exactly easy to tell but you could talk with him and he was able to understand. The voice was just not a voice as much as a vibration in the bones that translated in your mind to words... Junko sat there and Kioshi nodded. "Even he seems to agree not much was of interest. Didn't even have to react with how quickly they came and went away." That got a laugh from Kioshi.

 

[Junko Ike]

The rumbling in their bones and the mountain was just that but it quickly subsided into what could best be described as laughter actual and whole... it wouldn't rock the foundation... it was to solid for that but the people who were within would be able to feel it and many of them had gotten used to it. They were checking over much much more in some cases here... the mountain protected the entire city and such it also knew everything that was okay. Where the ships had landed and disappeared had become less points of interest and more points of them just going back over and taking care of it. Jar'Kai was reporting that some people had tried to show up to cleanse it but their construction and reconstruction was even more monumental.

The talks coming out of there were more people rushing to cure all of the corruption that Zanza purged from Mthos.. the massive storms were gone... a new city was being built but offworlders came to save the savages of Atrisia... oh look the think they are people. It was amusing not... going from the realm of insulting to parody simply because no one seemed to think or learn or have a history holo past several years ago. They would well they wouldn't learn she had observed that but the people of Atrisia would easily be able o adap and build themselves up... they had started to care but not care for the BS of the galaxy.. helping the people while helping themselves and their people rise up out of what had happened.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko was bringing up some of that information on her datapad from her wrist and the kirano helped as it displayed the hardlight overlay for the two of them. They could look over the reports from her city and the marketplace was reporting very little.. the people were reporting problems.. if anything the dust up had gotten them to... go out and buy more food for the show some of the treats and silks. There were weavers and workers who brought more things in from the fisharies around them... some of the impressive nobles in their silks that were gathering people around for shows and displays of skill with jugglers, dancers as well as singers.

Junko could hear it but Kioshi was moving her hands and she looked at Junko with a look. "I wish I could dance like I did when i was in school... I miss that maybe most of all the feeling of being on stage and preforming for the people in the audience.. letting them see my skill and dedication. I know it is selfish but it seemed like the idea of implants to move would not recapture it. To mechanical, to much noise... it has really... hurt my chances with potential..." She trailed off and smiled with a slight frow.. she was good at that being happy but sad and pouty... it was rather cute in the right light to those who knew her and had been around her enough.

 

[Junko Ike]

"Oh don't say that." Junko looked at her and it was her turn to frown... to let herself be heard but mostly she didn't like the idea of showing pity to Kioshi who normally didn't do this... no she didn't lament her legs or their loss except at times but she also didn't let it make her moross and be pulled down. The jedi princess was looking at her now and had stood up with her hands on her hips in a Peter Pan style pose that brooked no argument about what might happen or what could be happening. Kioshi was an important member of the Sansin... in charge of one of the largest trade hubs on the world for the royal family... if she wasn't going to.

Then Junko's thoughts were silenced as she was stunned with a moment of shock... her heartrate slowing down and perception going between the beats as the sound of blood rushing to her head and through her ears became louder and louder. She didn't open her eyes but her arms moved instinctively as she was holding the weight there and while it wasn't as heavy as one might have thought it was something that happened and needed to be worked with... The jedi master used the force to augment her strength again and hold it when lips were crushing themselves against her and she just felt arms enclose around her neck and head. Leaning into her for support.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko at first didn't realize what had happened it was just her instincts but then her mind caught up with her body and she was looking at Kioshi in her arms as the girl was leaning against her with her arms around her neck and while she was using Junko to support her so she didn't fall onto the floor she was not making it uncomfortable before the jedi Princess wrapped her arms and reinforced them with the force to hold her in place. She hadn't fully expected the lunge but was not surprised that Kioshi had learned how to move so quickly despite everything. Junko finally broke it and was raising an eyebrow while looking at her. "Ohhh I see."

Kioshi was looking at her and her face went from sad to gleeful to hopeful in the span of a heartbeat as she seemed to think she had overstepped and Junko was still supporting her... "I.... I am sorry..." Junko stopped her and smiled. "It is okay, just was not expecting that. It is not often beautiful women come along and kiss me after I tell them to stop acting all sad." She shrugged though to herself... "Though I haven't done that to a lot of them so might as well try it again I mean if these are the results." She said it with a small smirk on her face that was tight lipped and Kioshi for a moment seemed shocked but then just kissed her again.

 

[Junko Ike]

She was kissing the girl and had a small grin forming to herself.. they had a great deal of time and while she had plans she was not in a hurry. The work that was going into improving technology and exploring Atrisia was important... but.. sometimes you needed to be able to have a girl in each port and this was one of the largest ports. Junko could think of a way to justify anything maybe... just possibly. She was looking at Kioshi though as she moved back and set her back down in the seat moving the chair so she could be across from her looking with raised eyebrows. It was certainly not what she had expected but it was not something that she was going to argue the effectiveness of.

"So that happened.... anything you want to say Kioshi?" Junko said it but she wasn't upset looking at her if anything she was curious as she hadn't thought that the woman was into that... she always seemed so prime and proper to a fault compared to Junko who for lack of a better term wore her daliances on her sleeve and it was well known in the Atrisian court she loved beauty... more so then that that she was the one who would usually be seduced by a pretty face though... most seemed to think that meant she gave into and would roll over for anything... liking pretty things didn't make her have a soft heart it just meant she enjoyed some softness.

 

[Junko Ike]

Kioshi though was looking at her and kept her arms wrapped around Junko mostly for support and she could understand why. She wasn't dead weight in her arms but she wasn't light as a feather when the jedi princess was focusing on the force energies themselves. She kept her there though and moved around mostly so they could talk in private as she focused on a bubble around them which would keep even the most prying eyes from gossiping. Courts no matter want were always salivating for rumors or innuendo. Kioshi herself though had the ability to still blush under the circumstances as she seemed to take a moment and recompose herself.

"I am... I just thought that things were going so well and ou are... you know." She said it and looked downcast as the jedi master raised an eyebrow... somehow her bashful nature on the subject brought a strange warmth to her heart. "Oh sweet Kioshi... that it adorable." She even got a scrunched face from the girl as she was looking up at her. "That is the face..." Junko said it and just laughed it off to themselves. "Oh sweetie you are beautiful but don't be embarrassed." A smile that was broad on her face though lit up as Kioshi seemed to accept it and nodded speaking with a look. "But I wasn't certain, you have so many others."