Vahtik De'Gorrei
Sky-tracer
I stand up, steady I'm ready,
Gained a level already
Suit holding me tight, like Sis holding Teddy,
They'll watch me with envy
Saying "Damn he's deadly"
Walk into the room,
Now you're all doomed
No worries, the flowers will bloom
as they lay outside your tombs
Haha, okay, resume.
Girl, we have a special kind of hate,
And I'd hate to break that pretty face
But your soul lacks grace,
We're a special brand, there's no mistake
This must be fate
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Once upon a late night so dreary, one which academy halls appeared so eerie, a young lass wandered, soul a little to cheery. Her footsteps were light as she searched for a midnight fight. Had she known what was to come... well, her escapade would have been done before it had begun. Alas she was unaware. So with a smirk and not a single stare she wandered until she was there. The training grounds. Scraps of droids lie abandoned all around the room. This place rarely seemed to be cleaned. Only when it desperately needed it. For the rest of the time students were simply told to use the debris to their advantage. Perhaps if there were more students here the place would be shown more care. Or if there were more Knights and Masters visiting. Until something changed, it was going to stay semi-dirty. A couple scorch marks lined a certain section of flooring, leading to a pillar, and dried blood was spattered around it. This was where the lass had fought with the redhead. Along with that blasted Knight Imura. Both skirmishes had left her bloody. The latter (which had involved fire of all things) even more so than the first. Even now her body felt the effects. Vargent Nordii's nose was crooked. An elbow had broken it the week before. Somehow it hadn't healed right, leaving her with a life-long reminder of [member="Cypra Krum"]."I'll pay her back for that one. Some day." A hand went up to nurse a nonexistent wound. Even without a method of seeing herself, she knew it was there. The little notch in her nose. Where skin had pushed cartilage against bone. Scowling she spit angrily at the ground she had been pinned to. But that made her think of the feeling of soft lips pressing to her cheek. Her eyes closed as she relaxed in bliss... no. She didn't. Because she didn't have eyes. A fact that others were all to quick to remind her of. That always bothered her. Some people had no idea what manners were, or how the Force worked, especially for members of her species. Over the years she had learned to ignore the odd looks. Sometimes though... sometimes it still angered her. Some people were just... just so ignorant. So completely and utterly- oh. It looks like this description is being hijacked. Oh well, we'll just-... I hated a lot of people these days. Such a strange feeling, really, to go from being a happy, kind girl, to this. Some sort of hateful little prick. Perhaps they were right. The others at the academy. I had been a Jedi. How could I ever truly be a Sith?... All the necessary changes seemed so big... looming over me, just like my predecessors' shadows.
It was that question that caused me to leave my room in the middle of this cold night. Something had to be done about this wretched feeling of not belonging. Tonight I'd really get something done. I'd work until my fingers and knees were bleeding. When they'd find me in the morn, I'd be sleeping in the center of a pile of droids. It would take days to repair them all. Even then some of them would have to be scrapped for parts. Yes, that was a good goal. Every last one would end up disabled. "Even Krum will have to admit I'm good after this. Illaria would be proud!" Smiling softly I remembered the youngling. We had been almost like sisters. From the moment she arrived at the Temple to the moment the Sith attacked I had protected her, cared for her, taught her. When the rubble had fallen... when she had died... a part of me had died with her. We had been close- literally- when she was crushed. Just a few meters away from each other. My force push had only been enough to get the stone to go away from me. Illaria was one of many taken away from this realm instantly. She was what I trained for. I wanted to be able to prevent anyone from ever hurting someone I cared about again. That day the Sith had shown great power. And that day it became all I wanted.
Smile fading I wandered over to the unactivated droids. There looked to be at least a dozen in decent shape. More would be found in a nearby storage room. Unfortunately I'd have to break into there if I wanted more. These would have to do for now. Humming a popular lullaby I went to each robot, turning them on, and programmed them for a high difficulty setting. All twelve turned on quietly. Time for some fun. Vaguely aware of another presence a little bit away (probably someone using the bathroom or sneaking food from the nearby kitchen) I got into stance. "For Illaria!" The first droid rushed forward, blade twirling, slashing at my right. Quickly I slid to the left, only to find out the move was a feign. Growling I awkwardly blocked the attack. I needed to focus. "For Talia." This time my voice was softer. Much harder for myself to hear. It sounded so pathetic, like it was about to crack. That wasn't who I was. Nor was it who I was going to let myself become. Spinning I blocked another strike, kicked out with a leg, and watched the droid stumble. Then a force push (far stronger than the one I had released in an attempt at saving Illaria) sent it sprawling to the ground. Lastly the machine would find itself being lifted into the air... it's head straining to stay where it was. "For you, mom."
A second later it thudded, followed by the sound of mechanical footsteps. I had much to do.
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I get up, time to slay away a new day,
Doing what I can for the fat pay,
Life's grey, gotta stray from the fray
Sway from the sea to the bay
Try not to show dismay when the boys betray
Alright, oh hey, we gonna fight?
Or what? C'mon man, let me hear it!
Let me hear you roar like you mean it!
Scream at the top of your lungs right now!
Go ahead then take a bow!
Y'all ready? Let's do this!
Oh, we've got such a special hate,
And I'd hate, to break, that pretty face
But your soul, it lacks grace
We're still a special brand, there's no mistake
This must be fate
We were meant, we were meant to hate.
{OOC: I swear some of the rhyming was unintentional. Some of it.}