The Twin Hands of Fate [Nox]

[Nyx]

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Sleheryon was recovering well after the Cartel takeover. Still a slave planet, but now the Hutts were in charge. The lives of the actual people changed little, they still worked for criminals.​

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Nyx herself was enjoying her new position as a Cartel enforcer, and was receiving free services and goods from the people of the town she was in. Drinks, food, company, she could have it all.​

She frowned as she noticed rain clouds coming in, and finished her drink. She needed to get out of there and back to her speeder before she got soaked.​

It was too bad, she was really starting to like this place.​

She considered waiting it out as she revved up the speeder, but decided it was best to get out of there while she still could.​

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[member="Nox"]​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox knelt on the ridge, looking through her binoculars at the town below. Her target was down below, and the assassin was planning her attack.
The target was named 'Nyx', and was apparently an extremely dangerous mercenary. Nox had confidence she could take her out, though. She just needed a plan.

She jumped from ridge to ridge, using the Force to make her faster as she followed the speeder. The target hadn't spotted her yet, and she wanted to keep it that way. Nox looked ahead, and got an idea.
She once more boosted her speed with the Force, pulling ahead of her target. She came to a large rock, and planted a thermal detonator at the base. She activated it as she jumped away, the explosion knocking the boulder to the ground below, crushing the front of her target's speeder.
Nox smirked as she once more knelt, waiting to see what would happen next.

 

[Nyx]

"What the feth?!"​

Nyx was thrown from the speeder, landing in the dirt. She sprung up, her eyes wild as she searched for whoever did this.​

She had shelled out good credits for that damn speeder, and now she was going to have to walk back to the palace.​

She was not happy about that.​

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The mercenary drew one of her revolvers, pulling back the hammer as she reached out with the Force, trying to see if she could get a read on nearby life forms.​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox watched her target with a grim sense of satisfaction, feeling her distress through the Force. It was delicious.
The assassin frowned as she felt the mercenary reach out with the Force.
Nox concentrated, drawing her being within herself, sealing her Force aura away deep in her body. To someone as unskilled as her target, she was invisible in the Force.

She decided it was time to reveal herself.
Nox slid down the ridge, her crossbow in hand. She snapped off a bolt, then drew her blade and sprinted over, aiming for a slash at Nyx's midriff.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx was many things.​

Uneducated, cynical, violent. . .however, deaf was not one of them.​

She heard the whistling of the projectile, and managed to duck in time for it to slice her ear instead of her throat.​

She hissed at the sting of the cut, but was already bringing her revolver to bear on the shooter.​

She was faced with a female dressed in all black, with a short blade charging at her.​

Nyx barely managed to use her revolver to block her slash in a shower of sparks, her other hand releasing a push of Force energy, aimed at pushing her attacker back.​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox blinked in surprise as her target managed to block her slash. . .with a gun.
That was new.
Then she got a good look at her face, and stared at herself.
She was so taken aback, she didn't even bother resisting the Force push, simply bracing herself as she was pushed back a few meters, still in shock.
What was going on here?! Why did Nyx look exactly like her?!

But realizing she had little time to think, she reached into her belt and produced three sharp throwing knives, which she released at her target with a flourish.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx frowned as the assassin was pushed away, and just stood there for a moment.​

There was something familiar about her, but Nyx couldn't quite put her finger on it. . .​

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She was shaken out of her thoughts by the three throwing knives now hurtling at her face.​

She used the Force to push them away, but couldn't avoid one slicing her cheek.​

Damn, this girl was good.​

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But now it was Nyx's turn.​

She aimed her revolver, and pulled the trigger three times.​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox's eyes widened as Nyx dodged her knives, but kept her guard up. This woman was proving herself to be just as dangerous as the reports said.
As her target fired at her, Nox had already sensed the attack coming, and was already rolling on the ground.
The bullets flew where she once stood, but was no longer.

She came up with her crossbow in hand, and aimed at Nyx's weapon. She squeezed the trigger, and the bolt flew through the air. She was already behind it, her sword at the ready.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx gave a shout of surprise as the bolt hit her revolver, knocking it out of her hand.​

She rubbed it for a moment, scowling at her assassin.​

This was starting to get annoying.​

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As she charged her, Nyx reached for the sword sheathed on her back, drawing it with the scrape of metal on metal.​

Nyx brought the sword to bear as the assassin struck, parrying with a shower of sparks.​

"I don't think you're getting paid enough for this."​

She snarled.​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox scowled under her face mask. She doubted her ability?! Whoever this look-alike really was, she was about to die. And Nox would make sure it was slow.
She sent a flurry of slashes and jabs at her opponent, her temper rising with every passing moment.
Who did this pretender think she was?! Compared to Nox, Nyx was nothing! A worm in the dirt!
Nox snarled her hatred as she sent a wave of Force energy at Nyx.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx grunted as the wave of Force energy pushed her back, glaring at this assassin.​

This game of cat and mouse was getting old, very quickly.​

Time to ramp it up a notch.​

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Nyx threw her sword aside as she charged the assassin, tackling her to the ground.​

During the ensuing struggle, Nyx gained a few bruises, but managed to stay on top. For now.​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox gave out a gasp of surprise as she was tackled.
She struggled against her look-alike, growing more panicked by the second.
Her legs lashed out, striking Nyx, as well as her arms.
She was putting up a relatively good fight, even if she was still on bottom.
Nox lashed out with the Force, trying to knock Nyx off of her.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx gritted her teeth as the assassin tried to knock her off with the Force, but she managed to keep her place.​

The mercenary was extremely upset, to say the least.​

This was supposed to be a simple day, one of relaxation, booze, and women. Now, she was fighting some assassin in the middle of nowhere.​

Angered, Nyx ripped the mask off of the assassin's face. . .​

. . .and stared in horror.​

"What the feth. . ."​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox panicked as her face was exposed, her cyan eyes staring into ones that mirrored her own. Using Nyx's moment of surprise against her, Nox pushed her off, then used the Force to bring her blade to her hand.
"I'm going to enjoy killing you, pretender." She snarled, dashing forward.
Her blade flashed as she augmented her speed with the Force, her attacks fueled by utter rage. This day, one of them was going to die.

 

[Nyx]

Nyx subconsciously brought her sword to her hand, holding it parallel to the ground. She stared dumbly at the woman who looked exactly like her. What the hell was going on?! Who the hell was she?! Why the hell did she look like her?!​

She thought about this dilemma as she parried and dodged her attacks.​

How? How did this happen? Why did this happen? How was she looking at someone that looked exactly like her?​

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Nyx locked her blade with the assassin's, her eyes staring into hers.​

"Are you my sister?"​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox stared into her target's cyan eyes, her own matching eyes filled with hatred.
"Shut up!" She snarled, pushing Nyx out of the blade lock. The nerve of this pretender! How dare she insinuate that she was related to one such as her! Nox was superior in every way!
Nox once more pressed Nyx, her flurry of attacks slicing up the air.
Her rage bled from every pore in her body as she fought.
She would watch with pleasure as this pretender bled.

 

[Nyx]

No! She was not going to let this spiral down!​

She just found someone she was pretty sure was her sister, and she was not going to let her kill her!​

Nyx dashed away from her sister, and sheathed her sword.​

"It'll be over soon enough."​

She took a silver tube out of her jacket, and pressed the switch on the side.​

A violet blade of plasma erupted from the end, and Nyx quickly got into one of the positions of Juyo.​

"You still want to fight, sister?"​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox narrowed her eyes as the pretender produced a lightsaber. Those reports were definitely accurate.
The assassin considered her options. So far, Nyx had proved herself more powerful than her in nearly every area. If she kept fighting, Nox had no doubt she would die.
She cursed her weakness as she slowly sheathed her blade, glaring daggers at the pretender.
"Fine." She spat. "What do you want?"

 

[Nyx]

Nyx smiled and deactivated her lightsaber.​

She walked close to her sister, staring at her for a moment.​

A thousand thoughts ran through her mind.​

But despite all her thoughts, she did only one thing.​

She wrapped her sister in a hug.​

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"I can't believe I have a sister!" She sobbed. "You have no idea how long I've wanted this!"​

 

[Aidan Moonrunner]

Nox gasped desperately for breath as she was viciously hugged by her sister. That word felt strange, even in her mind.
She had never had a family before. Even in the assassins, she was viewed as a student more than a child. This was new to her.
"Can't. . .Breathe. . ."
She managed to gasp out.
Hopefully her sister would take the hint and back off.