Sirens of Dathomir

[Psychopaths by Ryan]

The creatures of the night were far from human. They were visceral monsters who hunted, answered the master call, and gave no karks about anything else, even each other. However, something special was brewing in this clearing. Something that, deep down, the creatures knew and understood. A fight was going to happen. A fight between two enemies that would leave the weak one dead/easy pickings and leave the stronger one to give them a proper challenge.

Eight creatures crept forward through the grass and surrounded the two Force users. ([member="Jasna Ras"] and [member="Mantic Dorn"]) They all stopped and stood in a circle around the two. They were all about 10 feet away from the combatants. This combat ring of creatures had an approximate diameter of 20 feet. They started hissing, shrieking, and pounding the ground in a chaotic, yet oddly rhythmic sound. This was a popular tactic to scare similarly humanoid prey.

The one following the lone man ([member="Char-Li Luzerei"]) became the most agitated when it saw that he was running towards escape rather than master. There was something coming, alright. This determined predator threw caution to the wind, shrieked, charged, and lunged for Char-Li.

 

[Vaulkhar]

((I apologize for asking out of character, as I'm relatively new to these forums and I'm not sure how it all works yet but uh.... Is it too late to join this?))

 

[Mantic Dorn]

With horror Mantic watched as the scavenger that had been looting his ship were torn to pieces by strange humanoid creatures moving in the shadows. He stepped forth to change his course and aid them but in that second she stepped out. [member="Jasna Ras"] reeked with darkness. She was not totally consumed by the darkness and most likely had a long path to thread before mastering her powers. But the raw and spiteful hate she directed at him was not to be underestimated.

He lit his saber and almost absently raised in front of his face only to drop it down in a flourish, rapidly writing a X shape in the air.

He moved in closer and tilted his head.

"I would ask you to surrender your weapon miss and abandon whatever madness has caught the hold of you. I can help." he offered. there was always a chance he figured, however unlikely.


He vaguely spotted a few of the creatures hiding in the tall grass but he guessed that the most of them was pursuing the scavenger crew and so his focus fell on [member="Jasna Ras"]

[member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Char-Li Luzerei"]

Spoiler

[member="Vaulkhar"]
Fine by me but this is [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] s thread so I would wait and see what he says

 

[Teh_Asian]

Char-Li turned over toward the force wielders, momentarily being distracted by a flurry of words before his world went to the ground. He grunted as he was mounted by a being of some sort. His blaster slid across the area they were at and toward the two, disarming him from his primary. The Mandalorian normally hated dealing with creatures like this, but it was the sure fact of being prepared that made the combat between him at the animals boring.

He loved how this creature had no restraint. He kept both hands against the being, one on it's neck and another on it's chest to keep it away from him.

"Shavit, ve'ganir be'chaaj," the Mando'a yelled out, planning on using the blades on his gauntlets if he couldn't shove it off with his own strength. He gave a large push, his mic picking up the grunting and effort noises that came from the Mandalorian as he began to attempt to shove the being off, using his hands and feet.

[member="Mantic Dorn"] [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Jasna Ras"]

 

[Vaulkhar]

It was highly uncommon for Vaulkhar to ever find himself piloting a ship. There were a majority of reasons why he would not tend to sit in the pilot seat of any ship, but the biggest ones were simple enough. He was blind, unable to see, and of course, the big one: he didn't own a ship. As his small cruiser flew through the vast vacuum that was space, the sound of a signal blared through the com rather suddenly, causing the blind-man to jump in surprised. As the message began to play, it put itself onto repeat, causing Vaulkhar to grunt in disdain, and begin to randomly start clicking the buttons around the com link. Eventually it came to a stop, but various other signals suddenly bleeped into life with a soft bloop that caused the Zambrano to simply pause and consider the scenario. And that's when the Siren's Song reached his conscious.

The blind man was not entirely sure how it had managed to do so, but likely within the fighting, and slaughtering of the pirate fleet, someone likely turned upon a com to an open channel, and he just so happened to be introduced to the Siren in such a way. The song was beautiful, of that Vaulkhar was sure. Though as it reached his ears, he could not help but notice the tugging feeling upon his conscious. His natural fortitude to mental intrusions screamed out for his attention, seeming to warn him of the danger. It was obvious to him that this song, was no natural melody. Seeking to investigate the multitude of messages, as well as what could catch his attention in such a manner while he was still floating around through space, he quickly turned the ship towards the planet, and began his descent.

I forgot, I don't know how to land this thing.

Swept up in the excitement of it all, Vaulkhar had forgot he had no idea how to even land this ship. Stealing this off of his last guide through the galaxy sure was becoming more trouble than it was worth. The blind man shook his head, continuing to fly down towards the planet. As he further neared the surface, he picked up not what he'd consider a disturbance, but simply others within the area with an affinity for the Force. He himself would not call his skill an affinity, but it came in handy to be able to see through it in such a manner. As he neared the ground, he simply slowed his ship to the best of his ability, and began to run parallel with the dirt beneath. Unsure of how to turn on the landing gear, he began his final descent, aiming towards the others upon the planet's surface ([member="Mantic Dorn"] and [member="Jasna Ras"]).

His ship scraped against the dirt and rocks of the surface as it slid across, friction alone slowing the ship. The mass of metal slid for hundreds of feet, likely garnering the attention of those already on the planet surface. It sped quickly forwards, even after nearly four hundred feet, sliding directly towards the group of creature's that had been snacking upon the pirates. The ship managed to avoid the struggling Mandalorian and it's predator by a few dozen feet, but it was rather close ([member="Char-Li Luzerei"] and [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"]). As the ship eventually slowed to a stop, still quite a ways away from the other monsters, he exited the ship and turned his attention to the force users nearby.

A Sith, I am not surprised. Likely running with these pirates, but a Jedi as well. Responding to the distress signal maybe?

Pushing those thoughts aside, Vaulkhar began to move towards the circle of monsters and those within, but he came to a stop after only a few paces. Sensing the multititude of monsters as well, he came to the realization it was not a good idea to go that way. At least in this instant. Instead, he turned towards the nearest living creatures. And that was the struggling Mandalorian and the monster upon it. Moving towards them rather suddenly, he drew forth his lightsaber, his hand wrapping tight upon it. He quickened his pace, moving to aid the fallen man, not bothering to further study the situation. With a soft click, a fiery white light bursts forth from his lightsaber, illuminating the nearby area slightly as his blade came forth.

Vaulkhar charged forwards, aiming to immediately catch the attention of the monster upon Char-Li.

 

[Coryn Raxis]

One moment they were alone, just the two of them facing one another, and in the next creatures had surrounded them. She cursed inwardly at the revelation that she had allowed herself to be surrounded by these creatures, her hate for the Jedi having filled her mind. She was a fool, and later, she would reprimand herself for it. For now, she would have to pause in her actions and analyze the situation around them; her hate for the Jedi would have to wait.

"It seems that we are in quite the spot of trouble," her face contorting into disgust that she had allowed herself to become so merciless against the creatures, and she winced slightly as the next few words left her lips, "We must work together to get out of this alive, even a Jedi Knight could not face them all alone."

It was clear that she was displeased with the course that her actions had taken her, and despite her displeasure with the situation, her instincts for survival outweighed any other emotion. She was not ready to die, she refused to die at the hands of these creatures.

"What do you say, Jedi?" she questioned him again, her golden eyes alert to the boisterous nature of the creatures around them. If she had not learned to control her fear (a trademark of sith power) then she likely would have been intimidated to crippling effect. But, as it was, only the hairs on the back of her neck rose up and a sense of uneasiness flooded every nerve in her body.

[member=Mantic Dorn] | [member=Vaulkhar] | [member=Psychopaths by Ryan] | [member="Char-Li Luzerei"]

 

[Teh_Asian]

Char-Li was struggling to get the beast still, now maneuvering to give the saber in his side-vision a chance to swing and sling. He held the beast or creature as high and away from him as possible before screaming out, "Slice the blasted thing!" He was hoping to kill it himself, but he'll settle for a force wielder's hand; unless he just had a light saber.

The Siren's Song begins to protrude and bring the animals closer and much more rapidly, it's melodic rhythm resonating all around the around of Dathomir and capturing the minds of it's inhabitants and near bystanders who could not control it's mind. That's what made it so dangerous, the hijacking of everything it touches.

[member="Jasna Ras"] [member="Vaulkhar"] [member="Mantic Dorn"] [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"]

 

[Psychopaths by Ryan]

Spoiler

The creature atop [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] bucked and scrambled to damage him. It's unnaturally sharp claws swiped down to eviscerate him, but his beskar'gam would recieve a scar at the least. This infuriated the creature. Nothing natural was supposed to be able to stand against them. It reached for the head, trying to pull his helmet off. The others were preoccupied by the brethren. It was a duel to the death between these two...At least, that's how the creature saw it. The snap hiss of a lightsaber heralded the arrival of [member="Vaulkhar"] . It flinched away from the light and jumped off of Char-Li. It crouched low to the ground, alternating a stare of hatred between the two, and shrieked in rage.

The group surrounding [member="Jasna Ras"] and [member="Mantic Dorn"] slowly lost their fervor. Since the close arrival of a new member and the dumb-founded stares that followed a man who would casually walk by a group of monsters, the creatures looked back and realized that the two weren't fighting. At first, they were all confused. If nothing happened between the two, things were going to get crazy.

 

[Vaulkhar]

"I would like to ask you to describe the creature to me, sir. And what is that beautiful singing?"

Vaulkhar's words are that of obvious question. Though he looks upon the creature, his gaze saw quite literally nothing but a highly blurry shape. If [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] had looked closely upon the pale man wielding a lightsaber before him, he'd note his grey gaze was empty. The man was blind. The idea of a blind man crashing the ship he arrived in suddenly answered many questions most likely, but it mattered not. As Vaulkhar's empty gaze studied the creature before him, his lip twitched back slightly into a scowl and he dashed forward. His movements were quick and measured. He charged towards the monster, his saber rising upwards in a vertical slash, aiming to cut from groin-to-head of the creature.

As the song continued to play within his mind, his interest in it only grew. Not so much in a manner that caused him to move towards it or follow it's orders. But more so, in the idea of something being rebounded off of his mental barriers. Though Vaulkhar had a natural defense from things such as this, due to his lineage, he could not help but consider the entire situation. This was the first time he's ever encountered this sort of thing, that being a mental intrusion in the form of hypnosis it seemed, and it stumped him. He'd have to get down to the bottom of this, the pale man decided.

[member="Psychopaths by Ryan"]

 

[Teh_Asian]

Char-Li felt the creature tear at his armor, in fact hitting a joint against his inner left arm that was exposed; this caused Char-Li to drop his armor a bit which allowed the creature to slice against his helmet and throw it off his head, it's trajectory heading toward the two others. Char-Li sat up and looked toward the sound blankly...

He stood up, beginning to follow the melody which seemed to fill his head with nothing more than orders to follow it without hesitation. He stopped however, looking at the one nearest to him with the lightsaber, then his carbine.

"CoMe along, my friend, she is calling," he droned as he moved to pick up the weapon and moved toward the sounds of beauty and danger.

@Vaulkhar [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Jasna Ras"] [member="Mantic Dorn"]

//THANK YOU [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] for actually letting me have a sort of reason to shoot at everyone else XP Won't be the only one fighting these three, hopefully they won't go for the kill right off the bat!

 

[Psychopaths by Ryan]

The creature was taken aback by the sudden movement, but was quite fast itself. It jumped back to avoid the saber, but wasn't quick enough. It stepped back and missed half the swing, but then the saber came up and actually impaled itself in the chest of the creature because of the creature's leaning posture.

The creature put its hands around the man's neck in a squeeze as it resisted death. The lightsaber couldn't continue to move because of the extremely tough hide. However, the sensitive insides were microwaved and melted, causing the creature to die soon after creating mild lacerations upon the neck of the Force User.

[member="Char-Li Luzerei"] & [member="Vaulkhar"]

(Um, you're welcome? Lol, I 'm a bit confused, Char-Li)

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar grunted softly, gasping for breath as the creature finally let go and fell to the floor limp. He turned his attention to [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] and perks a brow. Looking at the man and listening to his sudden words, Vaulkhar made the connection he was now under the spell of the Siren, who's voice he can still hear attempting to break his own mental barriers. Frowning at the turn of events, that were far from desirable, he begins to circle around the Bounty Hunter, moving towards the helmet upon the ground. As he goes, he keeps his lightsaber held up in a defensive position.

"Now I do not know you Bounty Hunter, but it appears you are now under a spell. It may be wise to remain calm and allow me to return this helmet to your head."

He begins to slowly kneel down, reaching for the helmet. As he does so, the blind-man keeps his empty gaze on that of Char-Li before him. Noting the lack of activity now off to his side, his frown only grows. It appears the fervor of the beasts has gone down greatly. How long until they attack the two they surround?

[member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] | [member="Jasna Ras"] | [member="Mantic Dorn"]

 

[Mantic Dorn]

Mantic looked around acknowledging that they were both surrounded. But he also noticed that they were not taking any hostile actions against them.
At first he thought it must some sort of sith trick and he sensed the raw hatred eminating from [member="Jasna Ras"] clearly.

While he still was forced to keep a mental shield up to avoid the sirens lure neither the witch or the cratures were effected.
"They dont seem to mean us no harm?" he tried. "While I certainly can see that they are predators..."

He eyed the surroundings.

"Was it you that transmitted the signal?"

[member="Psychopaths by Ryan"]

 

[Teh_Asian]

"She is calling, join her or die," he said as he slowly drew in a deep and measured breath. His gaze focused upon the ground, not really attentive to anything around him. He picked up his DC-15s and looked toward the Jedi whom actually saved him. "She summons," he said, keeping his blaster close to his stomach as he looked at his own helmet.

Confusion, it was evident in how he seemed to almost fight himself. His body twitched, his movements seemingly jerky and forced at the same time. There was a small little intensity that filled Char-Li's gaze, both of anger and of a pleading help that was needed.

"Do not resist, light wielder," he said as he raised his carbine, the other part of him hoping he'd just slid the helmet on a bit quicker, "Or I will bring your carcass to her myself." He wasn't entirely aware of the other two, since they seemed to be doing nothing.

[member="Mantic Dorn"] [member="Vaulkhar"] [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Jasna Ras"]

 

[Vaulkhar]

To[member="Char-Li Luzerei"], the form of Vaulkhar would suddenly become a blur, almost impossible to follow with the naked eye. Using the force, the blind man began to dash and increase in speed rather rapidly around the form of the Bounty Hunter. It became clear to him he was beset by some form of madness, or mind control for that matter, from the song. His mental barriers were rather easily holding the song at bay, keeping him fully focused on his control over the Force, and the Bounty Hunter before him. He knew he had to get the Helmet back on him, or he'd have to incapacitate him. And incapacitating the Bounty Hunter would not aid in their survival against the monsters nearby. So just as suddenly as it began, Vaulkhar took rapid steps towards the Bounty Hunter.

Keeping his light saber up in defense, he'd charge past the man, attempting to slip the helmet onto his head. As he goes by, he slides to a stop and turns to look upon the Bounty Hunter once more. There was hope in the eyes of the Sith Acolyte.

 

[Teh_Asian]

Blaster fire erupted as he saw the figure blur, but the con of having a carbine was that for any force wielder the bolts could be easily deflected or dodged if not fired within a higher volume/quantity. Fortunately, the Siren's control over Char-Li didn't let him fire at his peak performance. There wasn't much he could do after that, as his reaction wasn't his own, delays were to occur. If he had full control, he would've ducked and came forward right then and there, but this was the Siren's control; thus the helmet slid forward instead of him rolling forward to avoid the blur that came forward. This thing wasn't really tactically inclined.

But the wrist rocket still shot out, Char-Li's hand still on the button as it hit the ground. He was dazed, seemingly to gather his control back amongst himself before he turned and jumped to tackle to Acolyte [ [member="Vaulkhar"] ], the explosion erupting soon after, giving Char-Li the extra boost if he were to try and shove him off.

"Argh!" He screamed as he rolled off the Sith, rolling twice before laying still in his steaming armor to a crouch, his jetpack seeming to have taken only minor damage. A spark escaping it's base only once. "This Siren's starting to get on my nerves," he said, sheathing the DC-15s in his jetpack before drawing his Westar 34's. "I don't normally side with Sith nor Jedi," he said, looking at [member="Mantic Dorn"] and [member="Jasna Ras"]. "We need to circle up," he said, turning around to face the other beasts that came around, "My flame thrower's almost out of juice and I can't take the fuel from my pack yet." He said as he looked up the [member="Vaulkhar"] .

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar easily warded off the blaster shots as he dashed by the man. As he managed to slide to a stop and turn to face him, all hope was dashed from his gaze as the Bounty Hunter tackled him. The explosion already setting him off balance, the two tumbled down towards the ground. During the descent, Vaulkhar managed to throw [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] away from him. Landing with grace, somewhat, the Sith rolled quickly to his feet and turned to face the Bounty Hunter. Holding his lightsaber in a defensive pose, he stared him down through his blind gaze. Unsure how to go about this situation and not trusting enough to turn his back, Vaulkhar cleared his throat to speak.

"If you are truly sane once more, I must agree. We can only defeat this hoard together, as a team."

Taking steps towards the Bounty Hunter, Vaulkhar slightly lowers his lightsaber as a means of expressing trust to him. It has become clear to the blind man that the only way of escaping, is with such blind trust as exhibited currently.

 

[Mantic Dorn]

The commotion from the two combatants roused Mantic from his focus on [member="Jasna Ras"]

"I have no intentions of hurting you darkling, but you should take care of the men you sent to your ship. they will be easy pray on their own." he tried.

The situation was very confusing and how he had ended up in this mess was a bit hard to grasp. So as for now he hoped he could spread the threats a little bit. The dark sider [member="Jasna Ras"] was close, but [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] and [member="Vaulkhar"] was clearly taking an interest in them as well.

Mantic closed his eyes, and with a swift movement he leaped high up in the air, turning around mid air to land outside the circle of creatures, close to [member="Vaulkhar"] and [member="Char-Li Luzerei"] .
He still kept his lightsaber unlit not to cause unnecessary threats but he was very prepared to call it to his hand at the exact moment anything errupted here.

He eyed, both dark siders and the creatures.

"Maybe... it is time we all just went home?" he asked dryly, not really expecting a positive response.

[member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Vaulkhar"] [member="Char-Li Luzerei"]

 

[Teh_Asian]

Char-Li shook his head, seemingly intent on leaving this planet, but not at it's state. "No, we'll need to kill the thing before we leave Dathomir. Best chance for the people to survive without dying," he said as he ignored the various voices in his head beginning to fade from thought.

He crouched down, taking in a breath before looking around. His armor picking up a huge disturbance, tremors of the animals flocking toward the Siren.

"This beast will fall, I'll see to that."

[member="Mantic Dorn"] [member="Vaulkhar"] [member="Psychopaths by Ryan"] [member="Jasna Ras"]

 

[Psychopaths by Ryan]

The explosion and one of their prey super jumping away turned everything into a ballroom blitz. Two creatures behind [member="Jasna Ras"] tackled her. The remaining six chased after [member="Char-Li Luzerei"], [member="Mantic Dorn"], and [member="Vaulkhar"]. They were dead set on killing them this time; no holds barred. These creatures would be especially tough to beat. Their claws were sharp enough to scratch beskar'gam. Their skin was matted with hair and extremely thick and tough. They were quite agile and flexible. Yet, their sight required spotting movement and they weren't intelligent.