First Reply The Shrine

[Venia]

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The Curtain came out of hyperspace above a vermillion and white planet. The ship broke through the clouds and circled the great gray granite rocks that peppered the terrain. The sail wings retracted as the orb cockpit dropped a ladder, and descending it was a figure in scarlet dress from head to toe. The Miraluka used her Sight and could see this world, which seemed desolate and yet something called to her. Venia made her way through the passages between the great rocks, runic words were etched on them and as she moved further in she felt her breath become more laborious. It was close, when she felt the ground begin to shake. Tilting her head, her mouth with those great red lips facing the direction of the impact tremor. There was a growl that filled the air, she decided to hide behind one of colossal rock formation. The pounding of the red sand floor increased as The Beast made its way into the pass, it drew closer and closer. The Miraluka tried to inch her way around the great rock, but the Creature seemed to hone in on her. How was this possible? She began to sprint to another rock formation and there was a loud growl as a succession of loud thuds like footsteps gave chase. Still she could not see anything, and she dove into the shadow of one of those great rocks she saw someone laying beneath another, they had tan robes, and placed their index finger over their mouth. When suddenly they were grabbed by the leg and lifted into the sir screaming and them they were snapped like a twig and cut up by teeth that were translucent. Blood dripping down from what appeared to be mirage. The red stained teeth then opened wide to give a great roar, and Venia began to run. What was this place? And why was it guarded by something so monsterous?!

The Miraluka dashed for more cover, and triee to think of what to do. She then looked at the great rock, and began to climb, as she ascended claw marks appeared with scraping near her footholds, then she saw the teeth still stained in blood below, rising. She scrambled to get to the top and heard a horribld growl and then the thud, thud, thud of its walk. Next to her was a skull and a ribe cage. Someone had stayed up here and died. Venia panted as she laid there a moment. When she heard a crash sound, and the little rocks tumbled off the plateau. The Great Rock began to shake as more it was struck again and again, she looked over in The Force and saw a toppled rock formation.
She realized even here on the top she was not safe…

 

[Venia]

As her great rock began to teeter, she leapt in her crimson robes to another, grabbing the side of it with her scarlet gloves, sliding a little down the stone walp, when below her and rising was gashes, claw marks carving into the canvas of rock.

Venia climbed, scrnabling to get to the too as one slash cut just below her boot and she was now laying on the top panting. Once more the respite was short as the camouflaged creature began to rock the rock, and Venia decided that the time had come to make a dash for the shrine at the far end of the canyon.

Venia dropped down, not aware of wjere the besst was till she heard a rustle nad loud thuds of footsteps behind her. She ran and swerved arouhd the great obelisks of stone till she csmecto the shrine, it was golden with red crystals portruding out of it like arches. She ascended the steps and seeing laying on a round half pillar was a lightsaber hilt. She grsbbed at the chrome which released scsrlet bolte that struck her ss she tried to lift it, the searing hear and pain of the drain was excruciating.

As she felt the creature now get so close that its breath was on her, she began to weep, tears rolling doen her cheeks. Ar this the lightsaber loosened nad a great maelstrom of crimson lightning met the mouth of the monster, the larger crystals creating a field of lightning from the lightsaber. As this happened, the jaws of and teeth of cloaked creature coukd be seen, they resembled a rancor.

Then the half pillar that had held the weapon descended to become one with the floor, and suddenly Venia felt a trap door like hatch open underneath her and she fell into shadow. Landing in the dark she felt something, it was smooth and long.

Taking the lightsaber she snapped the blade to life, illuminating the dark space:

There was a dark corridor of dark chrome, she began to follow it and make her way into the deep. What other trials and tribulations awaited, she did bot know…

 

[Venia]

The darkness gave way to light and suddenly the corridor widened and there was lined lighting above and doors that looked like they could fit more than three people side by side entering all at the same time.

The place was some advanced facility and as she walked by a door, it slide open and she saww great cages of clear glass and little splotches of blood. Approaching the glass box shook as suddenly a tube dropped a capsule inside and womp rat was loosed. As it hoped around it was suddenly flattened and raised up and disappeared as if it had not existed into something.

It was then that Venia realized inside was something like the camouflaged Rancor on the surface. As she back tracked into the corridor outside the door her back hit something metal. Turning around she faced a Hunter Killer (HK) Droid.

Its white glowing eyes were lifeless and its hands had a massive heavy repeater blaster rifle.

“Intruder.. containment initiative in effect, authorize to disintegrate!”

Venia turned her back as if in surrender, which made the Droid release one of its hands from its great blaster to grab her shoulder. Taking her newly acquired lightsaber, she took a step with her right leg forward, threw her hips back and ignited the garnet blade behind her with both hands, digging it into the torso HK which greates a molten orsnge hole and showered the metal floor with sparks. The Hunter Killer fell with its weapon. Turning, Venia looked at the smoking droid. She held her saber to her side, and then she heard the clanking of foot steps around the corner.