Cold, Cold, History.

[The White Knight]

It has been thousands of years since the White Knight walked the Galaxy. Since the Days of the Sith Empire during the Old Republic had he even breathed at all outside of Hoth's cold environment. The White Knight's tomb was of a rather large Ice structure, where There were three rooms. The entrance, The actual tomb itself, and an opening with the looks of a Hanger. This hanger did have a ship inside of it, inside of a large Cargo box to protect it from the elements. The Entrance was on the Surface, with what appeared to be the Ancient Sith Logo above the doorway going into it. There was also some Ancient Sith Text on the top of the doorway that read: "Here Lies The White Knight; May his Light Shine throughout the History of the Sith."

In a Few minutes in the middle of a Day on Hoth, A ship pierced through the Atmosphere of the planet, with flames coming out from it.


"We're going down!"

A Smuggler's ship was soon crashing down into the planet, its distress signal blaring, even when it hits the ground and lands right next to the tomb entrance. [member='Ailuros']

 

[Riamah]

Hoth was First Order space and Ailuros had just left the area of the Empire. Knowing the two factions were in an alliance, she had no fear for her safety if she was discovered. Not ever having seen snow, she had picked Hoth to visit to learn of it. Call it curiosity or stupidity, she was not prepared. However, the cat would soon learn about cold and the use for clothes.

As she entered the atmosphere, a distress call was picked up and she turned her ship in its direction. Honing in on the location, she brought her ship down, but sadly it appeared the only thing that lived through the crash. Her sensors did not pick up on any life forms in the crash. However, there was a single set of tracks that lead from the crashed ship into what looked like tomb.

Grabbing her belt with her sword, disruptor and a few other tools, she walked off her ship and headed into the dark opening in the snow.

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[The White Knight]

Once [member="Ailuros"] Landed on the surface near the tomb, Voices started coming from the tomb. It spoke like the wind howling, in the language of the Ancient Sith.

"Dalyva sis kapas, ir tave prosal tu sekleti ziur. Zo tsis zirgas iv yore, tym buti nun."

The Voice echoed down the tomb's hallways leading to the tomb. This Voice Spoke through the Force, and a sense of darkness was inside the tomb. Not that of literal darkness, but that of the Dark Side of the Force. What the voice had said was: "Enter this tomb, and the Past you shall see, A Sith Knight of Yore, He be Me."

 

[Riamah]

The cat made her way to the tomb and by the time she reached the entrance the tips of her tail and ears felt frozen. Balling her paws up into fists to keep her fingers warm, she kept her claws retracted so not to cut her palms. The cold chilled her to the bone and she shivered. Luckily she was out of the wind now and could hear what was being said.

Placing a paw now on the hilt of her sword, Ailuros continued on. Not understanding the words being spoken, she knew they came through the Force.

Having been told she could use the Force, but not had much formal training yet, she didn't know what to expect from this encounter. Similar in feeling to another tomb she explored, the fact there was light here interested her and she wondered where it came from.

The last tomb had needed her to bring a light along.

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[The White Knight]

The tomb didn't go much further from where she was. It was already lit with what appeared to be holes that led to the surface, letting in sunlight to substitute for light fixture. The main room was of medium size, with a slight dip into a pit. In the center of that pit is a cage made out of ice, with The White Knight standing in it. He was still in his Hibernation trance, no breathing going through the mask as he was perfectly still, as if he was nothing more than a statue. Around the cage was a combination of a Sith and Basic Sentence.

"Stai, tave zirgas stands, sautumas nuo jiso amzi. Jiso amzi tikazi valia tapti' tikazi tave phrase kash pagalyina: Awake, White Knight! The Days of the Old Republic are Over! Celebrate this time with your second coming!"

[member="Ailuros"] could easily see the words carved into the ice floor, as the sun light was casting on the phrase in a way that gave it a sort of 3D look to the letters.

 

[Riamah]

Keeping her hand on the hilt of her sword, she wondered where the person that caused the tracks from the crashed ship had gone to. Ailuros advanced and saw some what looked like blaster scoring on the ground, but no sign of a person. Why that was there, she didn't know and kept moving deeper. Perhaps there was a beast lurking in this tomb.

When she reached the end of the tunnel, it opened into a single room. No branches in the hallway for the guy to have run down and she didn't see any sign of life in the chamber. Only what appeared to be a dead man standing...

Her attention on the form, she wondered how he was standing if he was dead. Walking into the room proper, her eyes looked over the writing. Half of it didn't mean a thing to her, but the other did.

"The White Knight? What and who are you?"

Speaking this aloud, she still kept her ears open for any sound besides her own.
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[The White Knight]

A noise started to grow once [member="Ailuros"] finished the sentence. It sounded like Darth Vader's breathing. frozen breath started coming from the man in the middle, as he stepped forward, opening the cage, and looking around the tomb, before seeing the woman. He stared at her for a minute before he spoke. His voice sounded almost exactly like Darth Vader, but a bit deeper than his, this being due to the suit.

"Who...Are you? And Where...Am I?"

He took his blade off of his hip, but did not activate it yet, not knowing if she was friend or foe. For all he knew, She could of been with the Republic, or with the Sith Empire. He couldn't tell.

 

[Riamah]

As she finished speaking the form started breathing and stepped forward. Now not expecting this at all, the feline puffed up, hissed and appeared to be twice the size she normally was because her fur was standing out. Ailuros jumped backward in surprise. Her puffed up tail flicked behind her and her ears perked forward slightly when the form didn't appear to be violet to her.

It took a few moments, but her fur settled back down. Holding one of her paws out, her claws retracted, she sniffed the air a bit and tilted her ears forward curiously. He asked who she was and where he was.

"Ailuros and Hoth, in that order."

He held his weapon in his hand, but didn't turn it on. Her paw remained on her sword hilt, but it remained in its sheath.

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[The White Knight]

"Hoth...Ah yes. I remember now."

The Knight watched in a bit of surprise as [member="Ailuros"] jumped up away from him and hissed like a cat, before calming down and answering his question. He remembered placing himself in his hibernation trance on the planet, although some questions still remained. How long was he out? What happened while he was gone? Was the Sith Empire still around the way he remembered it to be? He decided to get one about the woman answered at this moment, as so then he could put his weapon away, and talk to her normally.

"Are you of the Republic, or of the Sith? Are you Allied under the rule of the Dark Council, or the Jedi Council?"

 

[Riamah]

The cat watched the hilt of the weapon in his hands and listened to his following questions. Tilting her head to the side slightly, Ailuros looked at him with a slightly confused look. Bringing her head back up like normal before answering, she carefully chose her words.

"I am of none. My race is Trianii and I come from Trian."

That was the truth, what she kept out was the fact that in the past, she had been with both with the Jedi and the now Empire. Neither one were what he would know though.

"When did you go in?"

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[The White Knight]

"In here? A...Well...I do not know actually? What year is it?"

He was ready to answer [member="Ailuros"] with the question of how long he was here, and when he went in, but something dawned upon him. He had no idea how long he was in here. He went it during the last few days of the 2nd Sith Empire, but last thing he knew, it was still around. Maybe it disappeared? Maybe it fell? Maybe it even came back up like an underdog and conquered the Galaxy, like they had always planned. He didn't know.

 

[Riamah]

It was obvious to her, he had been locked up for a while and she had woken him up. The time frozen must have scrambled his mind slightly since she hadn't asked how long he had been there, but when he had gone. Shrugging it away though, she would answer his question and ask another of her own.

"It is 851 ABY. Who are you?"

The tip of her tail twitched slightly as Ailuros waited for his answer.

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[The White Knight]

"I am...Zilas Zirgas...But I prefered to be called, The White Knight. I come from the planet of Korriban, raised under the banner of the Sith Empire."

He answered [member="Ailuros"]'s question rather easily, as he may of been frozen for that long, he still knew his name. But something was off about the date..851 ABY? He never heard of that form of time keeping before. Maybe if he asked her, he'd understand more.

"You stated that the year was...851 ABY. What does that mean, exactly?"

 

[Riamah]

Since he wasn't threatening to her, Ailuros took her paw away from the hilt of her sword and held it out for him to shake if he wanted to. Unsure how to react to him, but offering a small token of introduction, she wanted him to put his weapon away too.

"I will call you The White Knight then. I guess some people call me Ail, but Ailuros is my full name. ABY means After the Battle of Yavin. It was the first time the then Galactic Republic was able to make a strike at the then Galactic Empire and win. Both have since fallen though. Korriban was under the control of the Silver Jedi when I worked for them. I'm not longer with them though."

Without her knowing, it was no longer under their control and back in the hands of the Sith or soon would be.

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[The White Knight]

"Galactic Republic? Galactic Empire? What happened to the Republic? The Sith Empire? What happened?"

He was caught off guard once he put his weapon back onto his belt. [member="Ailuros"] Started talking of the Galactic Republic, and the Galactic Empire. How did he miss two huge factions like that when the Sith were around...unless...No, it couldn't be. She's not suggesting the Sith empire fell...right?

 

[Riamah]

He asked his questions and Ailuros sort of shrugged her shoulders slightly before attempting to answer him.

"The Republic beat the Empire a few years after Yavin and the Empire fell. I'm not sure what happened to the Republic after that. Maybe the current Galactic Alliance is from them or based off their ideals."

He mentioned the Sith Empire and her head tilted to the side slightly and the tip of her tongue stuck out in the frigid air.

"There is a Sith Empire to north side of the galaxy map. If you want I can show you on my ship. Get out of the cold air."

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[The White Knight]

"I see...So this...Sith Empire. Is it the same from before? When I left? Or did it change?"

She told him all about an Empire and Republic he never knew, even speaking of some Galactic Alliance that he care nothing for. But when [member="Ailuros"] told him of a Sith Empire in the northern side of the galactic map, he had to see for himself...once he got a clearer understanding of this Sith Empire. After all, he was from a point in the Sith Empire's past they probably have forgotten about.

 

[Riamah]

"I don't know, but I do not think so."

Empires rose and fell over time and Trian had been out of things. Ailuros had been sent out by her people to learn of these governments.

"Maybe you can learn of it. My ship can hold six people so there is plenty of room for the two of us. I'm freezing here. I didn't think it would be so cold."

Turning away, a sound came from behind the both of them.

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