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Location: Emperor's Suite
Tags: Kadann Kadann , Darth Carnifex Darth Carnifex ,

W E L C O M E
The walk through the theatre was a long, and tense one.

Out of all the private boxes the one designed specifically for the Sith Emperor was located above all the others. It was strategically chosen by the imperial architects to be quite literally in the best position for viewing shows. The design went so deep into the angles, the height of the Emperor and the Shadow Hand to ensure they would be given nothing but perfection. The attendees who shepherded the young boy upward said next to nothing as they moved. It was painfully obvious they were nervous. Most of them hadn't really worked an event that the Zambrano Lords had both attended together, it wasn't exactly like they were prepared for them to be present either.

Not a single solitary soul got in their way as he was shepherded to the level of the private boxes. It was a place for the imperial aristocracy, high level sith, and other powerful individuals to view the show at the luxurious boxes. They moved the boy past all of the boxes right around to the center of the level, where a depression in the outer wall held a massive turbolift gilded in gold, a sigil placed above the door. But that wasn't what grabbed his attention. It was the Imperial Crownguard. They were great towering pillars of iron, clad in plate a deep crimson red. These massive towers were living giants, the sovereign protectors of the ruling House Zambrano, the handpicked best of the best. There were four of them down here around the turbolift.

When the group approached the Crownguard stepped forward a hand out. They allowed the young boy to pass but stopped any from following him up. The small act was more than enough to cow every one of the attending crowd around him into absolute submission. Their nervousness was physically visible then, they practically trembled with it. The turbolift doors slid open and inside the walls were covered with murals in white gold depicting heroic images, battles, figures of sith glory. To any artist it was absolutely perfect, simply breathtaking. The very moment he stepped in the transport lurched carrying him up high. When they finally slid open once more it opened to the sprawling suite that belonged to the Sith'ari himself.

There were four more of the silent guardians who stood alongside the edges of the elevator, but they were quickly forgotten in favor of what lurked beyond. The suite was filled with every refreshment, every amenity one could think of. It was a place that could only be described as heaven. It ensured during shows and periods of intermission the Sith Emperor and Shadow Hand could sit comfortably in furniture sized for giants.

Power.

Before Kadann was a set of open doors to the viewing balcony and it was there that he felt what could only be described as a cataclysmic hurricane of power. The sheer enormity of it put pressure on the bones. Each of the giants were powerful individually but together? That was when their power climbed towards its apex when the full force of their Dark Dyad was put on display, their bond going far beyond the physical and into the cosmic force itself. The one they called the Death Lord, Lord of Lies, the Shadow Hand of the Sith Emperor and Imperial Warmaster of the Sith-Imperial Military stood on the Sith Emperor's right. The colossal
power armor hissed and wheezed. A massive billowing cloak of fur fell from his back, the pelt of some immense apex predator laid over his shoulders and draped down as part of the cape itself. The entire set of forged Sarrassian Iron glowed with the light of sith runes and it radiated power all its own. There was an odd sound as the helm retracted from around his face, disappearing beneath the armor. It revealed the giants strong, face and short cut black hair. In his hand was an immense runeblade that was larger than Kadann was tall, it's tip pressed against the floor. The Sith Lord only uttered one word to the boy and even his speech seemed to thrumm with power "Come."



 
Kadann had his left arm tight around his torso as he stepped inside. It didn't do anything to alleviate the pain. It was an instinctive reaction to whatever had broken inside of him as the larger acolyte had kicked him over and over.

This was beyond his expectations. In his mind he might have pictured a robed figure surrounded by chanting acolytes. He would never have pictured to mass of metal towering over him. He certainly had expected it to be so difficult holding a single thread of thought under the weight of his presence.

Kadann didn't even reply. He simply nodded and walked forwards. The young man held his head as high as he could, he kept his stride as even as he could. Despite being a firrereo that could survive serious damage, he should have been in a hospital bed right now and not on his feet. He slowly approached the Sith Lord whose armoured pauldrons were only just wide enough to carry the weight of his titles.

They did look too wide for doors though, Kadann couldn't help but think as he kept his head bowed.
Darth Prazutis Darth Prazutis
 
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Benûwia Antares / Darth Xanesh / Ireria Antares
Sith sorcerer, alchemist, historian, Archon of the Primyn Group, Owner of UAAK and GBATS
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Location: Amphitheater, Kaas City, Drommund Kaas
Equipment: Tactical Turtleneck | Viper Mk. I Skinsuit undersuit | Red blade lightsaber (Benûwia) | Red blade lightsaber (Ireria) | Multispectrum disguise suite | Shield talisman | Current look: link
Tag(s): Open
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Not much interesting happened here that day. Perhaps it was even her attention when the Emperor and the Shadow Hand arrived. She, of course, bowed respectfully to them, after all, they were the two highest-ranking figures in the Empire. Then sometime she wanted to talk to Kaine Zambrano again, but it wasn’t today. Even she got it and in a place like this isn’t the best thing to talk about anyway. She will then ask Darth Carnifex Darth Carnifex for an appointment once. Once…

Now, however, she still had plenty of things to do. So she even got up from where she had been sitting so far and walked out. When she reached the edge of the auditorium, she stopped and looked back. Xanesh saw one interesting thing during this day in this place. And that thing was a person, Marcis Sorr Marcis Sorr . There was something about the boy she couldn’t explain and Xanesh didn’t like things like that. She will have to follow this as soon as she can. And because she wanted answers, so she didn’t leave without a word, she sent a message telepathically to the young man.

~ We will visit you in the near future because we want to talk with you. You need to answer some of our questions, child. If you give us satisfactory answers, you can even become our disciple. Wait for Darth Xanesh to visit you, young Marcis Sorr Marcis Sorr ~

After that, there really was no reason to stay here. She turned and walked out of the room and then out of the building. From there, she went to work in the main building of her own company.


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So lacking in self-confidence, that little Rat of theirs - and so full of internal strife, desire clashing against desire. Was this when one was supposed to offer some empty reassurance or another in accordance with the social contract? No matter, he would learn in time.

Amber eyes seeming even more predatory than usual, he flashed his teeth in something that could be interpreted as a smile. "Yes, you would be wise to prepare if ever we find ourselves on opposite sides." There was no arrogance there, not as in most Sith, only a kind of cold certainty, as if he held all the cards, only some of which she could see. As quickly as it was there, it was gone, and he acknowledged her gossip with a nod.

"You're not wrong. She desires closeness, they both do, even if it can be... complicated."

If she was paying particular attention, she might notice his quizzical tone, though it was more than likely the parallels to her own desires would keep her distracted for a while. Taking that moment to swivel his head upwards until his eyes met the photoreceptor of a little drone hovering above, Arrik stayed like that for a few moments before returning his attention to his magenta-haired companion as if nothing had happened.

That said, even he was unable to keep the surprise out of his features when he felt a voice speaking into his head. A voice and an offer, of sorts. <Then I will be expecting you, my lady...> For a long moment, the exchange seemed over, though his mind lingered - and then he realized the truth.

<... no, my ladies.>

 

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Breathe In, Breathe Out.

The exhalation of hot air was the only visible facial reaction from the Lord of Lies, the rest of his face was locked in a glacial embrace of utter apathy, at the unfolding demonstrations. Even here so deep in the heartland of the Sith Empire he stood vigilant. It was his role beyond the position as Shadow Hand to be his nephew's eyes. To see what he couldn't see, to anticipate what he didn't have the ability to. Kaine simply didn't have the intuitive ability to read between the lines, to read and understand body language down to the absolute nuances. The ability to decipher the unspoken word was a natural trait he cultivated during his time on Maena where such things were commonplace, and often could mean the difference between life and death. It became second nature and he did it almost without thinking to everyone his eyes passed over, he read them. He could feel the boy standing behind him and feel the eyes the boy pressed on him, yet he was content to make him wait in the silence. To allow him to sit nervously in the shadow of the imperial monarch and his chosen hand, and let the threatening silence play tricks on his mind before he spoke.
"A sordid display of technique and skill. Your level of ability is beneath that of your peers. You are far behind them." Braxus said, his voice a commanding baritone, his chosen speech cutting through the air like knives driven into the boys pride. It was true. Kadann was one of the few among the students who moved onto the stage in his own display of combat skill, only to find himself cast as a disappointment in the eyes of most of the watching Sith beneath him. The boys technique was lacking and it showed that all around he was behind in progression then his peers, who continually slid forward. But it took so much more to become a Sith than good technique, to recognize one with true potential required a far deeper analysis and one that not all eyes were made to see. It was how the boy lost that drew the giants attention. Even as he was ruthlessly beaten he never gave the satisfaction of giving in. He was content to let the other boy kill him on the stage. It was a statement now that the boy was still standing without complaint. It reminded him of himself in his youth. The indomitable drive to push on no matter what agonies were afflicted on his body, as long as he still breathed he fought.
"But in defeat you displayed more to me than your peers who strut across the stage. You endured." A period of silence swept over the three. It might've been seen as odd how the Emperor and his Shadow Hand didn't so much as talk or even look at one another, not the entire time since they arrived, not since Kadann had arrived. They communicated on a far deeper level of understanding than anyone else could see. Their dark dyad superseded the strongest bonds it was built over a foundation of over half a century of time spent together.
"It will not be easy. Whether or not you will survive remains to be seen. You will bear witness to indescribably disturbing horrors. There is potential in you boy. I would see it forged into something of worth." Braxus said as he slowly turned his head shifting so he could gaze right down at the boy.
"I offer you power, boy. I will teach you the ways of the dark side. What say you? What price are you willing to pay for greatness?"


 
"Well, hopefully it'll get the both of them to be a little less gloomy all the time," Sylvia added, burying her own feelings for the moment. She regretted bringing up the topic, as it planted the face of the one person she wanted to forget right back in the forefront of her mind. She was over her, she endlessly told herself. The notion of her having feelings for a traitor was preposterous. Right?

If only it had been that easy. Sylvia was a lost cause, and the girl knew it. Yet still, she continued down a path that wasn't made for her in a vain attempt to make herself fit in. Dark thoughts wurmed their way into her conscious again, thoughts she didn't know how to shut out. The mask threatened to slip, she couldn't keep it on for much longer. She had to get out of here. Now.

"Anyway," Sylvia said, grasping at the first excuse she could come up with to leave, "since you and Natima are done, I really don't feel like sticking around. If you see her, please tell her I enjoyed the show." The girl stood up and shot a last look at Arrik.

"Have a good one, and hopefully you get yourself a master out of this. You deserve it." She brought two fingers to her temple and did her own kind of salute, something that had been baked into a habit, then walked away. As she opened the doors to get out of the room tears began welling up in her eyes, which she quickly wiped away.

Of course she was happy for them. Unfortunately, seeing those displays of affection or even simply talking about it still made her feel miserable.


 
"A sordid display of technique and skill. Your level of ability is beneath that of your peers. You are far behind them."

He had tried to meet the gaze of the Sith Lord and utterly failed. There was a weight behind that look and even if Kadann hadn't been close to collapse he wouldn't have been able to hold it for long. He wince at the brutal comment. It was not wrong. Having it called out was the very reason he had thrown himself into a scrap. Perhaps he should have picked it with Darth Daiara Darth Daiara herself for the comment, but perhaps some logical part of his brain had highlighted the possibility of being burned alive.

"But in defeat you displayed more to me than your peers who strut across the stage. You endured."

"It will not be easy. Whether or not you will survive remains to be seen. You will bear witness to indescribably disturbing horrors. There is potential in you boy. I would see it forged into something of worth." Braxus said as he slowly turned his head shifting so he could gaze right down at the boy.

"I offer you power, boy. I will teach you the ways of the dark side. What say you? What price are you willing to pay for greatness?"

The second wince came as some of his ribs put themselves back in order. He healed quickly, but he felt pain as acutely as any human. Despite this Kadann lifted his chin. Behind him was a wasted life and ahead of him was more of the same, if he didn't succeed here. But to succeed it meant putting even more hardship in his future.

It was hard for a boy who had amounted to nothing his entire life to weigh up the risks and rewards for what he was offered. What price could he place upon lifting himself out of nothing, to lift himself above almost everyone around him.

There was no price. None he could envisage.

"I am," he said firmly and this time he lifted his gaze all the way.
 


"I am."

The two simple words told him that everything he knew about the youth had been correct. That this struggling, problematic boy merely needed something more than what he was being given on the academic level. When one started life with nothing, and spent years in such squalor it was all they knew. They hungered for something more and when you had nothing to lose? You had everything to gain. It was often in such individuals that the hardest workers, the greatest work ethic and desire to learn could be found. Everything they owned was taken and earned not handed to them on a silver platter. That was something he knew quite well in his life. Once exiled by his own family he ended up on Maena with nothing, and carved out a legend that stood timeless on that world.
"Good."
The giant turned away from the spectacle below. It no longer drew his interest if it ever had to begin with. He didn't so much as say a word to the imperial monarch beside him when he stepped away. When he came to this place in truth he was anticipating nothing but disappointment. Perhaps promise in some of the more progressed students who would put on a display, but nothing that could really impress him. It was a pleasant surprise to find such a prospective pupil among the chattel. As soon as he accepted the offer Kadann's life changed. He would never return to his old life and his new one would be filled with nothing but hardship that would test him on every turn. It would make or break the young man, success or failure. Power required a price that few were willing to pay and while his verbal commitment was admirable, only time would tell if his words were truly worth anything, or if the mouth that uttered them spoke nothing but lies.
"In time I will teach you about pain and you will learn to bear it unlike any other, to find the hidden strength in agony."
As a child of Maena he experienced such unimaginable pain that it changed the very fiber of his being. It hardened him and shaped the Sith Lord into a force of nature to batter and destroy his enemies. In time power would make the boy stronger and his drive, his ability to withstand such pain will become one of his strengths that he would wield to great effect against his opponents.




 

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