To Introduce and to Conclude (PM for invite; OS mainly)

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar stood within the hangar bay of the One Sith academy upon Coruscant. The man stared out at the city in silence, watching the already bustling city even as the sun just crested the horizon. His head turned from time to time, allowing for his empty gaze to sweep out all across the city, allowing him time to simply enjoy what was laid out before him. A beautiful sight, one he entertained each sunrise, and each sunset if he was capable of doing so. And for the next few weeks, possibly even months, this would be the last time the young Sith would be able to do such a thing. Since he had joined the Academy, many Acolytes spoke of rogue Jedi and Sith coming together to find protection. And after quite a few encounters with them over the past few months, he had realized how much of what was stated was true.

Deciding it was time to take matters into his own hands, Vaulkhar began to gather any and all information regarding any rogues he could. After over a month of gathering intelligence, he learned of a powerful rogue Jedi Knight who was beginning to bring friend and foe alike into a circle. A circle that was growing with each passing day. The rogue Jedi, a man named Bael Cardun of human descent, was creating an army, or so it seemed to the young Sith, and he intended on stopping it. Unsure of how to go about it, he spent many days contemplating his next actions in between training sessions and studying. Finally, he managed to come up with an idea.

He would kill the Jedi. Pretty crazy, huh?

The Acolyte knew he alone would not be capable of doing so and he began to reach out to contacts of his without the galaxy, using them as his own personal spy network while considering who he'd contact. Of course he decided to contact a rather beautiful Bounty Hunter he'd met upon Tattoine, who'd likely want to get her revenge against the men who decided to abduct her. But the man knew she alone would not be enough, so he sought out Sith Assassins and Bounty Hunters, only to come across one who was only recently introduced to the Sith database. A man known as Dominion.

And so he stood now, awaiting the arrival of his two Bounty Hunting allies. [member="Ebony Blackheart"] was being brought specifically by servants of the young Sith, being treated with the utmost care if she decided to come. [member="A. Dominion"] on the other hand was on the planet of Coruscant from his knowledge and he decided to simply send him a message via a courier. Returning from his contemplation he returned his gaze to the horizon, watching the sun slowly rise through the sky.

Today was going to be a good day.

 

[Saff]

Ebony was not expecting her day to turn out the way it did, here she was, sitting comfortably on her ship the 'Cosmos', a large, yet mobile enough old shuttle, retrofitted with enough weapons to take down a cruiser if they were slow and dumb enough to be hit by her. She was however rudely awakened by a rather jolting stop to her ships movement on autopilot, she knew what was happening at the touch, it was a tractor beam that had caught her and when she launched to her feet, pulled her catsuit over her underwear and ran to the cockpit to look out to find the source, she found the huge One Sith ship over her and her first thought was that the sith she tried killing once had come for her, but when two sith dropped in through her entrance port with no weapons drawn she knew exactly what was happening. Especially with their lack of saying anything at all, they simply showed her a name and her eyes rolled in her sockets.

"Just can't get enough of me can he?" She asked to no one in particular, "T-101, i'll be back eventually" she called to her pilot and as expected, no sound came back, but she knew the mute droid was listening from it's closet of a room.

After the hyperspace jump and the escort of two sith the entire time, she didn't bother asking any questions until they had finally reach Coruscant, and she had only asked where she may be able to find a bathroom. With that business out of the way, she strutted to the training academy, a killer hangover rocking hard in her head as she held a palm to her temple.

She was standing at the base of it's large steps when she looked up and saw [member="Vaulkhar"] at the summit of the steps, her arms folded under her ample chest with her long black hair hanging in the wind, dancing beautifully as she looked up at him, and reached out with her mind to the blind sith, almost like a long distance tap on the shoulder. "Mind telling me what this is about?" She called up.

 

[Dominik Borra]

"A very, very interesting job." Dominion answered [member="Ebony Blackheart"] 's question for [member="Vaulkhar"] .

He was just on the other side of Coruscant when he had gotten a message about a rather unique job. Hunting down Rogue Jedi and Sith. He was bored, sitting in his special apartment. Why wouldn't he do this task? Even if it he didn't get paid, he would do it for the experience against force users. That was being paid enough.

"A job that I would just love to do." He looked at the Sith. "So this woman coming with us?" His words sounded like they were coming out of a very good quality speaker in his helmet. His whole face was shielded by his full frontal head gear. No skin of his was being shown anywhere on his body. Head-to-toe in armor. His equipment? Just two pistols on his waist, two knives on his rib cage area, two long knives at the bottom of his back, and a rather expensive looking sniper rifle slung around his shoulder.

He looked her down and up, his hidden head moving in those directions. "She certainly looks good."

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar turned as he felt [member="Ebony Blackheart"] approaching, long before she made her actual announcement of being there. His ability to pick up upon her aura had grown dramatically since her telepathic communication with him. He turned to her at hearing her words, opting to let her speak first, enjoying her sarcastic and dry humor as she made her joke. As she approached him he simply nodded his head in greeting while considering what to say to her. He knew she'd be interested in this job, especially since this very group of people has caused issues for her in the past. With that being said, aiding the Sith would also clear any bounties set upon her by the Sith, and that was always a plus. As he opened his mouth to speak, the words of [member="A. Dominion"] came out instead, and he closed his mouth.

Turning to face the Bounty Hunter, he could not help but nod in his direction. It was drawn forth from both respect and greeting for the Bounty Hunter. His gear was well made, useful in a fire fight, and likely in melee as well. His weapons were not entirely unique, but the job of bounty hunting and killing didn't require the soldier to be unique, simply skilled and willing to do the killing.

"I've called you both here for a simple reason. And that is a Bounty I'd like to take care of. I myself am putting this bounty forth, and I'm willing to pay each of you twenty thousands credits individually for simply aiding me in this mission. If you two would step upon my ship, I shall brief you within. If you desire to take the job, you will be paid ten thousand credits up front, and ten thousand more upon the conclusion of the mission."

Vaulkhar turned away from the both of them and motioned towards his ship a hundred or so paces away. Striding off towards his ship, the Acolyte did not bother looking back, for he could feel the both of them. If they decided not to follow, so be it. Twenty thousand for aiding the Sith in killing enemies of the One Sith, while also managing to make a name for themselves.

"Though I must say, don't fool around with the woman, Dominion. It's not a healthy habit."

It was clear the Sith spoke from experience. He tended to be the one breaking and shattering the bones of those who fooled around with the woman. An unhealthy habit indeed.

 

[Saff]

Ebony's grin was wide, She jogged along surprisingly well for a girl with 4 inch heeled boots and a full skin tight latex catsuit. She was second aboard the ship and she nodded in approval of its design, moreso out of respect than knowing anything about ships. When[member="A. Dominion"] passed her and walked further into the ship, Ebony's lip curled slightly, "I don't just look good hon. I'm a master with my hands" She said with a wink, striding past him towards where [member="Vaulkhar"] was.

"Darling, ya gotta know that if you just give a girl a call on the holonet or something i'll pick up, you only gave me about 30 minutes to put my face on" She mused to the sith with her usual coy and utterly charming smile. Now with arms folded and a cock in her hip, making her lean slightly sideways, she raised an eyebrow, "So what's the gig? In detail love" Ebony commented, knowing full well of the sith's propensity for not giving the full truth on the spot.

 

[Dominik Borra]

The words he got from [member="Vaulkhar"] would suggest that [member="Ebony Blackheart"] wouldn't like the compliment, but her actual reaction suggested otherwise. He was a little confused, but followed otherwise onto the ship. Her wink was.. Let's just say that Dominion had never been with a woman before. Or, anyone before. It was all business and work, no pleasure.

"I heard about it being to do with rouge force users, Sith and Jedi alike." He stood with his arms folded, facing the doorway with his back against the wall

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar stepped up to the screen and computer within his ship. His fingers furiously clicked at various keys and buttons sprawled out before him before eventually pulling back a lever. A hologram begins to grow in between the three of them. The hologram forms the figure of a man frozen mid sentence, staring forth at something or someone, it was unsure by looking at it. Vaulkhar stepped up and pointed down at the hologram while simultaenously nodding at [member="A. Dominion"]. He then cleared his throat to speak, crossing his arms over his chest.

"This is Bael Cardun. A rogue Sith Knight who's currently bringing together as many rogue force users as possible. For what? I am entirely unsure. My guess would be to create his own faction of warriors to combat the likes of the One Sith and the Galactic Republic alike. As much as I'd enjoy seeing the likes of the Galactic Republic ground to dust beneath this man's boots, I fear it is unwise to allow him to continue to recruit force users to his side. The more he has, the deadlier he will become, and the more powerful he will find himself. As such, I will be paying each of you to aid me in taking him out, permanently."

Vaulkhar turned to [member="Ebony Blackheart"], his lips curling into a smile at her caution. Though he made it clear he held some form of affection towards the woman, it was rather clear to him she feared him. Not to the point where his very existence terrified her, but in a way that would not allow comfort for the woman. It upset him a little bit, but it was not something he could change with words. And in the long run, changing it didn't matter. He then turned to Dominion.

"This should give you the chance to make a name for yourself as a Bounty Hunter. We'll be taking on quite a few Force Users."

 

[Saff]

Ebony's lip curled now, not in her usual smile however, she had a knack for just about anything, a fun trait of hers, in many ways. So when she was told to hunt a rogue jedi aiming for the republic and the sith, she didn't exactly know what to say, her knack had gotten her into the world of something unfortunate of a circumstance. She knew the man, far better than she would ever like to admit, and would slap even [member="Vaulkhar"] if he brought up the reason why. The issue was, she had orders, orders from another that prohibited her from hitting back at the man. Something she was less than likely to admit, so for now, she could only play along considering where she was.

With the confusion flooding in her mind, she noticed [member="Vaulkhar"] and [member="A. Dominion"] both looking at her and she stifled her frown and brought back her charming smile, "So do we have any particular plan? Like how we gonna hit him and is it just us three?" She probed, hoping that [member="Vaulkhar"] didn't pick up on what she was thinking. He was cute in that brooding sith kind of way, but she'd be damned if she weren't terrified beyond belief of the blind man. Thus, she'd rather he weren't able to figure out her almost impregnable lock to her mind.

 

[Dominik Borra]

"Do we need to take out all of the rouges? Or just Bael? If it's the latter," Dominion slung the rifle off his back. "Then you can trust the job will be over quickly. But I'm hoping we have to kill them all. That's more fun." He smiled, but after remembering they couldn't see his face, he stopped. Silly how he still does that.

The Agent could tell something was off between these people. They obviously knew eachother, that was obvious. But [member="Ebony Blackheart"] ... She seemed scared of [member="Vaulkhar"] . He took note of that. Maybe he could learn more about the two on the job.

 

[Saff]

"I can tell your good mister Dominion, but i don't think you've ever tried shooting a powerful force user, they'll feel the shot half a mile a way, and the best will dodge it entirely and find you, good ones will dodge the kill shot and a decent one will only lose an arm maybe. This one, i don't even want to begin with this one, [member="Vaulkhar"] is lucky he got away from him last time" Eboyn explained, moving from the wall, finding herself standing eye to... helmet with [member="A. Dominion"] and with her usual inquisitive gaze she looked the man up and down, then with a deep breath, she found herself sighing away her angst and she put a palm to her forehead. "I'm no imperial agent, but i know when a kid is going to get himself killed over thinking he's top shit" she finished before returning to her position against the wall

 

[Dominik Borra]

"I don't think I'm top.. poodoo... but unless you wanna teach me to fight against force users, my approach will be a long-distance one. Thank you for the info." He tried being a little respectful. When she talked like he was some 'kid'.. Maybe he had to prove himself on the field. arguing was only going to prove her point.

"You have any other info and advice, I would appreciate to have it." He would be wrong if he wasn't a little urked by what she said. He could go a lot farther than half a mile...

"[member="Vaulkhar"] , you want to continue?"

 

[Saff]

Ebony scoffed, she rolled her eyes and fixed herself against the wall, one leg crossed over the other and arms folded, "You should argue next time, it'd make it more fun too, i've seen a lot in my time and i don't take kindly to the passive-aggressive sarcasm" Ebony stated, her eyes narrowed and her expression no more jovial.

"Please, let's here the rest of your plan Vaul, i'm tired and need some sleep" Ebony stated rather blankly.

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar raised his hand and motioned down a short hallway off to the side and kept his gaze on [member="Ebony Blackheart"].

"If you desire sleep, there are two rooms for rest, you can easily do so if you desire."

He returned his attention to the hologram before him and focused on the man shown through it. He cared not for past encounters with him, for his skill had already improved drastically since their last encounter. Vaulkhar's skill with the force had grown rapidly with the introduction of a second master. His saber skills too have flourished, with the addition of Makashi and Ataru into his repertoire, but that mattered not. He knew he needed aid, and these two Bounty Hunter's were his best bet as of now. Either as fodder or legitimate allies, he could not yet tell. He knew Ebony was skilled, but [member="A. Dominion"] was a wild card to him, who's skills he did not know.

"Bael is located upon a large freighter that is currently orbiting Tattooine. That has been his base of operations for some time. We're going to board an enemy ship, ride it into their Freighter, and we're going to go from there. Any questions?"

 

[Dominik Borra]

"Sounds like a plan to me, [member="Vaulkhar"] . I'm good to go. We can burn that bridge when we come to it." Dominion slung the rifle over his shoulder, and walked to the cockpit, sitting in a passenger seat. He wasn't going to just walk up and take control of the ship, but he wasn't tired in anyway. He was fine were he was.

 

[Saff]

"None that i'd particularly like to ask, if you need me gents, i'll be lying down" Ebony groaned and rubbed her eyes as she strutted down the corridors of the ship to a neatly laid out, but very standard room she laid down on the bunk in it and propped up one knee and held her forearm over her eyes.

 

[Vaulkhar]

As the two separated, [member="Ebony Blackheart"] moving towards the room while [member="A. Dominion"] moved towards a seat near the controls, he could not help but shake his head. Things had started off pretty well so far. Though the two of them did not immediately take a liking to one another, he had realized an-ex target and a Bounty Hunter would not immediately trust one another. But in the long run, it mattered not. The young man turned and strode towards the controls, still standing over them as he began to type away and work them. His fingers moved furiously, blurring to the common eye, and after only a few seconds the shift was ascending upwards. He turned to Dominion and nodded his head towards the controls.

"I'd appreciated it if you'd keep an eye on things for the moment. We're set to fly directly towards Tattooine, jumping into hyperspace after a few minutes after leaving the planet's atmosphere. You won't necessarily need to take over anything, but if things go haywire, do so please. I'll be just a short call away if you need anything." He paused, turning to face down the hall where Ebony had gone. "She is confused, afraid, and clearly unsure how she wants to go about this. As an ally to the both of us, it is best she keeps a cool head for the sake of the mission. I'll return when I am finished with this private business."

Vaulkhar emphasized private before setting off down the hall at a casual pace. He cleared the few dozen feet in a matter of seconds, turning to the closed door she had entered. He knocked three times in succession and waited ten seconds. At the tenth second he pressed his palm against a pad against the wall, the door sliding open. He stepped into the room, facing Ebony with a perked brow.

 

[Saff]

"Howdy" Ebony intoned, her eyes plastered on the roof, barely even rising from her seated position. her gaze was solemn and calm, if she had anything better to pass the time with, she'd definitely be doing it. Her issue however sat now in her allegiance, here she was, hunting down a small army with two guys, one of whom she'd never met, the other who had a knack for getting her out of all her situations, just mere seconds from having departed from coruscant. After a minute, she rose up slightly, propping herself against the wall with her knees pushed up and her arms folded, gaze cast downwards.

"Since the last time we were together, did you ever wonder what it is i started doing? You ever try find out? Or did you kinda just forget about me until you needed me again?" She asked, conflict rich in her voice.

 

[Vaulkhar]

Vaulkhar studied her in silence for a moment, unsure of how to go about this conversation. She seemed bored, maybe annoyed, the man couldn't tell from her posture and tone of voice alone. He was unsure of what to say and her sudden question did not aid in his confusion. It was a rather odd question coming from the Bounty Hunter, one that may allude to feelings beyond a professional relationship. To be honest, the young man thought of [member="Ebony Blackheart"] quite often. She found herself in trouble quite often and Vaulkhar did not like that. There were other reasons he thought of her of course, but he'd never admit that of course.

"I do think of you rather often, Ebony. You worry me. Every time I'm with you, we end up in quite the predicament, and I'd rather not see you harmed."

The young man studied her with a stoic expression, no emotion visible within his empty gaze or upon his pale face. He stepped further into the room and moved towards the bed across the way. He sat down and kept his eyes on her.

 

[Dominik Borra]

"Will do [member="Vaulkhar"] ." Was all he said to his new boss' instructions. He moved to the pilot's seat, but turned to the Sith when he started to speak about [member="Ebony Blackheart"] . He nodded at his statement that it was private, and intended to leave it so. Scared, afraid, and unsure... They must have some history together. They probably go way back, and the agent knew better than to get in the middle of that kind of relationship.

 

[Saff]

Ebony looked up at the man's grey eyes, not moving from her position, "I don't mean quite like that, i mean it literally, did you ever wonder what it was i did since we last met?" She stopped for a moment and sighed, "I joined the republic, i'm a bona fide galactic republic agent, i was there to defend the new jedi temple against a Final order invasion" She looked up at him, "The thing that hits me most, is I killed sith, a lot of them, protected a lot of jedi, and here i am, sitting on a sith ship, doing a mission for a sith" She stopped again and looked down at her feet.

"I've never even told you about my past either" She said, on an entirely new tangent.