Street rings and Sithship

[Dalansa]

Dalansa sat in the ring, staring at the man above her. She had been re-captured, her saber taken from her, and forced to fight with just her swords. The Lady Starsnow was impounded by the Republic, as a criminal's ship, due to her escaping capture from a Jedi. Assault with intent to kill, Murder, Assault on an official, Assault on a Padawan. She had a track record. And here she was, back in slavery. And she was to fight someone who she could hardly think of. A kid, barely seven. This was no fight. But if she didn't, he would kill her. Simple as that. Scanning the crowd, she looked for a weak point. A way to escape.

@[member="Vaelokin"]

 

[Vaelokin]

Vaelokin sat in the crowd and watched the man who would signal the match to start. He got up and from the aide of the Force, kicked the man off the dais. The force user in the ring would be saved. It wasn't his first want, but sometimes getting people to owe you in the future worrks out.

There were guards all over the ring, but it wasn't like they were a challenge. His lightsaber came to his hand and the crimson beam impaled the first being that tried to climb up the platform.

@[member="Dalansa"]

 

[Dalansa]

As @[member="Vaelokin"] kicked the man, he fell into the ring at Dalansa's feet. Stabbing downwards in one quick motion, she could feel his heart split on the point. Raising the blade up, she saluted the man on the dais, then turned to the closest guards, slashing out at one, opening up his stomach, and pouring it out on the floor. The crowd was mixed between those who thought this was most enjoyable to watch, and those who knew that this would mean no more fights. The latter group, rather angry, drew blasters and began firing at the Sith. Rolling out of the way, she lashed out at the next man. He blocked, and the Offshoot continued to rain blow after blow down.

 

[Vaelokin]

Several members of the crowd drew blasters and started to fire. They were mad they wouldn't get anymore duels and brawls. He sensed it, he saw it in their eyes, but most importantly, they screamed it at him. And when he saw the first blaster at him, the first man he had impaled was used as a meat shield.

At one point he jumped into the ring with the meat shield upon his back and he beckoneed to @[member="Dalansa"] to come with him. He was already heading to one of the entrances where the fighters would enter from.

 

[Dalansa]

Her Zhaboka slashing down on a nearby guard, splitting his shoulder and cracking the bone underneath. The man began to scream, silenced by the blood-stained blade stabbing into the base of his windpipe. Pulling the blade out, she watched as the gate @[member="Vaelokin"] was heading to opened to show a pair of guards, leading a seven-year old girl, caring a shortsword. The girl brandished it fearfully, and didn't seem to want to fight. Dalansa charged, her eyes moving from the girl to her handlers. The blades flashed, striking one guard across the neck. The other leveled a blaster to her head, smiling.

 

[Vaelokin]

Vaelokin was too slow to move at this point, his eyes upon the little seven year old girl with the weapon. And then @[member="Dalansa"] was upon the other guard, it seemed as if he was overlooked, he couldn't see how, but that was fine with him. His lightsaber snapped upwards and caught the man's wrist with his lightsaber before he could blow Dalansa's head off. His hand flew up, and his voice said, "what is our name?" And then he spun and the man was in two pieces upon the floor and Vaelokin walked past the little child that had been in ebtween the two guards.

 

[Dalansa]

Picking the girl up, Dalansa stepped through the gate and searching the walls for her weapon. There! A black cylinder, spikes coming out of both ends, markings like the tattoos she bore. Picking it up, and sheathing her blade, she looked to the little girl she carried. "Can you fight?" She nodded. "Then let's go. You want freedom?" Another nod, and the girl had hope in her eyes. Setting her down, and handing her a vibro-dagger, she led them to the exit. She knew this place better than the girl and @[member="Vaelokin"] combined. As she did, she replied to the man's question. "We are Sith. Is that sufficient?"

 

[Vaelokin]

Vaelokin nodded his head at @[member="Dalansa"]'s response. And then he eplied with another question, "and what is your name?" He questioned as they hurried through the underground tunnel system to find a way out. He didn't want to be ambushed here, though he doubted that any crazed fans would come from behind them, but the guards could always come from a side passage or just swarm them from the front. They would have to be moving faster now.

 

[Dalansa]

"Does it matter? I'm a freed slave. Check the Jilx records. Only three ever, until the past year. And then the Terror of Shaddaa struck." Dalansa smiled. The Terror of Shaddaa. That's what they called her. They had thought it was a Jedi, hiding out and taking them on from within, but some had suspected one of the freed. And they had been correct. She had freed slaves, killed their supplier, and taken out their guards, and leaders. Multiple times. But now, she needed out. The exit was just ahead, and they would be in the back streets of Nar Shaddaa. And from there, she needed to get her ship. And then the guards came with shocksticks. Well, this would be fun.
She flicked the saberstaff on, the twin blue blades lighting the hall, and continued to run at full speed. Her face drained of emotion, she defied herself for combat.
@[member="Vaelokin"]

 

[Vaelokin]

Vaelokin's powerful legs took him past the girl, he didn't need the speed of the Force to help him do it, he was just naturally faster than her. Digging in the ground, tearing apart his living prey, that's what helped him do it, and he continued to propel himself forwards until four guards came around a corner and were bowled over.

Crimson beam flashed out, taking one through the chest on the floor, a clawed fist tearing another's throat out, and he dropkicked another's head in before he could completely stand up. By the time Vaelokin had stood, he turned around to take two blaster bolts to the chest and he stumbled backwards, stunned that he had been hit. And then he moved forwards and diced the being into pieces. "What is your name?" He asked again when @[member="Dalansa"] came up to him.

 

[Dalansa]

Slashing the next guard up across the chest, and catching the next one on the shoulder, Dalansa spun the blade around, slicing the man's head off, then deactivating the weapon before it struck @[member="Vaelokin"]. Again the blades were active, slashing through the last guard at the shoulder to the heart, and out his side. Deactivating the weapons, she spoke to him. Not a lie, but not the truth. A sort of nickname she had been given. "Æthelflad"

 

[Vaelokin]

"Lead the way." He said once she had dealt with the rest of the guards, and his lightsaber turned off while he followed her the rest of the way. "My name is Vaelokin." He said while they moved.

@[member="Dalansa"]

 

[Dalansa]

Nodding as @[member="Vaelokin"] said his name, dashing down the hall again. Her sides hurt, her head throbbed, and her shoulder stung, but all that showed on her face was a simple scowl. Typical of her. The girl who was supposed to fight her was able to keep up, but barely. Most people didn't have the endurance of an Offshoot, or someone who's been taking hits all her life. She needed freedom. She was almost out. Hopefully it worked this time. Still, she had to wonder. Who was this? Why was he helping her? It didn't make sense.

 

[Vaelokin]

Vaelokin's form continued to follow after the girl, deactivated lightsaber hilts in hand. "This takes too long." He said, and he sped up, easily passing the girl and Offshoot, being a Maelibus had it's perks. Especially when you were brought up in Iego. "Faster."

@[member="Dalansa"]