Dancing with Death (Enigma)

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Far out in the lesser known regions of Galaxy, away from the territories of the waring factions, was the planet Antecedent. Like any civilized place in the galaxy it was not without it's faults. As perfect as some parts of it were others were not as inviting. The seedy areas of the many cities that dotted the planet were home to just as many criminals as there were decent folk. So much could go wrong and yet so much could go right, depending on who you were.

One of the leaders of a small gang, a Zabrak, had entered one of the many clubs of the city with a trio of his men. All were eager to enjoy the night, making the best of any and all situations. They wanted to drink themselves silly, perhaps beat a couple of people that gave them dirty looks, and all the while being treated by some of the lovely ladies present.

Entering the club they were met with the smell of smoke and drink and sweat from the hot and eager clients at wait at their tables or in front of the dancing area. Aliens of many varieties and droids alike were both the customers and the entertainment, gaining the attention they sought from their usual clientele. The zabrak and his boys roughly made their way over to the nearest table to the dancers, evicting the former group of people sitting their easily, before sitting down and enjoying the show.

They ordered drinks while pawing at some of the ladies who passed by, be they the dancers or not, before the announcer/DJ of the club called out "And now for your pleasure, folks, meet our newest lovely little blossom to grace the dance floor. Coming to you all the way from Naboo, it's the exotic beauty of Ms. Sana Rey!"

There was cheering from some while the zabrak and his boys leaned forward, eager to see this 'exotic beauty'. From behind the curtain to the dance floor slowly emerged a fare beauty dressed in green. The outfit she wore showed off her legs while her hair flowed down her back. The human girl swished her way out to the beat of the music before reaching the center where she began to show herself off in front of everyone. She swayed her body and seduced her with limbs in fluid-like movements. Tongues wagged and hearts beat as the sight.

Eventually the vixen turned her attention to the Zabrak and his men, but more towards the leader in general. She sauntered her way over to them before standing on their table and performing an almost private dance in front of them. During all of her moves none of the men had noticed that her hands managed to slip something out from her glove, likely because their eyes were busy elsewhere. She draped her arms over the Zabrak while the toying with the thing in her hand.

Leaning close to his ear the whispered "Grudo says 'hi'."

The zebrak, knowing that name as a rival gang leader he had hard dealings with, didn't have time to react before something penetrated the back of his neck. It was a small glass needle that had gone straight through his spin at the base of his skull. The expression on his face was one of pure surprise, but to the others they thought he'd been hit with too much of what the dancer had given him to move. The music finally stopped and the woman gave a final kiss on the forehead to the zebrak before moving off the table and making her way to the dressing rooms in the back.

She knew it would be some time before the rest of the men would figure it out, but during that time she returned to her dressing room as if nothing had happened at all; a small smile on her face the whole time.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"I'm impressed." A sensual female voice would burst from the shadow, and practically from nowhere, the form of Circe Savan would materialize, smile on her face as usual. "That was some clever footwork you showcased, Kiyo. And I must say, I was even more impressed by how you pulled off that special act of yours."

She knew what Circe was talking about, likely.

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Kiyo was looking in the mirror by the time the apparition of the strange woman appeared in the reflection. She was surprised at first before calming down and hearing her say how 'interesting' she was.

Her response was "Oh look. An adoring fan wanting an autograph. Look, babe, I'm not..." She stopped when called her by her real name before turning and saying "What? Me? Nah. I'm 'Sana Rey'. You want Kiyo, try the five and dime place over a few blocks." She stood there for a moment, waiting to see if this woman would by it, before saying "Okay, fine. So I felt like using a fake name. Not like it matters. Lots a people use them. Like movie stars and politicians. And those guys who go on anonymous holosights for private shows. Big deal. And about my 'special' performance, you want something private you'll need to make an appointment." She waited a moment, letting the woman try to speak, before cutting her off with "Wait, don't tell me. You meant what I did to that guy in the club, right? Saw my 'make a move' on him, didn't you? Pretty good, huh? I'll bet they'll be figuring it out in about..."

A sudden scream came from somewhere in the bar, Kiyo smiling innocently before gathering her things and making for the door.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Bingo." She paused for a moment. "I could use someone with your skills, both in seduction and intrigue, as well as other... underhanded tools, let's put it that way. I want you to meet me in this villa." She gave the woman's datapad the location of said villa. "You can't miss it. It's the only one with three bedrooms. I'll talk to you more there."

And with that, she was gone.

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Confused Kiyo took the datapad before looking back to the woman, only to discover her gone. She looked around, despite the sound of people coming back, obviously after her, ad had a childish smile on her face.

"Ooo. She's a magician." she said to herself before finally running out of the club.

Kiyo came out through the back into an alleyway, passing a few dumpsters as she did. She stopped just at the exit as to let the men chasing her actually see her in waiting. She smirked as they approached only for one to trip an explosive trap that had been set. The explosion took all the men with it while setting fire to the club.

As she turned to disappeared into the growing crowd Kiyo only said "Kaboom." with childish glee.

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The next day, after having collected her payment, Kiyo had come to the villa as instructed. She wore a large trench coat and a pair of sun visors over her eyes. Looking up at it Kiyo cocked her head as if bothered by the look of the villa. Still intrigued by the mystery woman's offer she made her way up to the front door. She didn't do anything for five whole minutes, looking around as if expecting someone to open it for her. Finally she sighed before knocking, only she kept knocking until someone would eventually answer.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

The door would open, with the same mystery woman being the one to greet the dancer. "To be fair, I suppose this does answer the question, 'are we human, or are we dancer?' quite excellently. The name is Circe Savan. Perhaps you've heard of me before. I'm looking for people like you on behalf of a new business I and certain other personages are working on. I also would appreciate having a private dancer."

Especially the last part.

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

When the door finally opened the first thing Kiyo had asked was "Don't tell me. You used your magic to get all the way here. Well I'll tell you right now, I don't believe in that voodoo poodoo. Not one bit. But....if you tell me how you did it I'll be your best friend." When Circe went about introducing Kiyo gave the blunt answer of "Nope. Never heard of you." After that she listened as she made her proposal. She gave her an odd look before asking "Can I come in for some drinks first? Walking all the way over here in my flyer wasn't easy you know." Despite how contradicting that sounded she still had that look in her eyes that said she was too thirsty to keep talking until she had something to drink.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Certainly." She smiled. "I don't believe in voodoo. I believe in the power of the Dark Side of the Force. One hardly becomes a Sith Lord without such devotion to it after all." She smiled. "Have a seat." She herself sat down in the chait next to Kiyo's, an astromech droid serving the two of them drinks. "So, I heard you are quite the black widow sort of femme fatale."

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Walking into the villa Kiyo had taken a moment to look around at how expensive everything was. The sight of it all brought a leap to her heart as she realized if this woman, Circe, was serious about hiring her then she had all the money she would need to keep her on as a personal assistant. It would be hard for someone else to come along and out bid this woman.

Sitting down and watching the little mech serve drinks she heard Circe talk about her exploits, to which she responded "Who? Me? Not at all. It's been a bunch of other women. Get it? Kiyo's just been the poor girl who happens to be around whenever all those people bit the dust. An innocent bystander is all. Those other girls, however, are the REAL killers. Like the one who filled a Rodian smuggler full of blaster holes before setting fire to his ship, his crew, and then writing 'goodbye, sweetie' in oil on the wall. Now that's just crazy." As she sipped her drink she gave a coy smirk to Circe before asking "So let's get down the bare brass of it all. You want me to help with cutting open anyone's necks that get on your bad side. All for this company of yours, right?"

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Essentially... Not to mention your dancing skills, while truly exquisite, are still below mine in skill." She smirked in response, running a finger gently underneath the other woman's chin. "Your body is indeed spectacular, I must say. You wouldn't happen to do their things aside from dancing, would you?" She chuckled at that last statement: she had to during her time as a slave.

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Kiyo had given Circe a coy glance even when she ran her finger under her chin. That remark about her dancing was one thing, but to play this game was another. The woman gave a little chuckle at her actions before finishing off the last bits of her drink.

She gave a little burp before saying "Let me put it this way. See this hand?" she asked, holding her right one up. "It's not as dangerous as this one." she pointed down to her left hand which, somehow, had a blade in it that seemed almost out of nowhere. "But maybe that's not what you're talking about is it, Ms. I'm So Rich and I think I can Dance so Good?"

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Impressive." She smiled, applauding with her two hands, before flicking something into midair. When it came down, a blade identical to her own was in Circe's hand. "Illusions. The ability to shape the perceptions of another - but in my case, said abilities are to bend the laws of physical reality." She tossed the knife up, into the air, and it dissipated into dust upon colliding with the ceiling. "Many things can be done with these skills. I would be glad to show you some of the easier ones."

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Kiyo was ready to bow before the knife disappeared into Circe's hands. She gasped with wonder before seeing it go up into the air before being turned to dust. The way she reacted was almost like a child being astounded by a magic show. She looked back to Circe as she offered to teach her thing, making her smile almost deviously.

"Okay. I'll drop the poodoo and be real now. You, I like. You've got the money. The power. And you're not the blind type either when it comes to finding a treasure like yours truly. So maybe I say yes to your offer and kill what needs killing while putting on a show for you. Question though: why? You look like you can handle half of this yourself. Why need me? Aside from the dancing bit."

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Can't a girl enjoy her company?" She smiled, giving a gentle poke to Kiyo's bust. "I prefer my weapons to be as beautiful as they are lethal, and I would certainly consider you to be one who fits such a mold." She stood up and smiled, snapping a finger - and a cloak of smoke descended upon her for a moment. When it lifted up... she was wearing a dancer's outfit, the same as Kiyo's from earlier.

"It's a curse, really."

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Kiyo had covered the area where Circe had poked while looking at her oddly. This was the first time she felt so 'meager' when dealing with someone else. Usually Kiyo was more in control, but now this woman with all her abilities actually got to her a little. She was surprised by that and, in all honesty, didn't know what to make of it.

When she snapped her fingers Kiyo stood and took a step back before seeing the smoke cover her. When it cleared revealing Circe in the same outfit Kiyo had worn before she looked oddly before smirking.

"Ha ha." she said. "Good one. Well you got me now, don't you? I guess, since you seem desperate enough to have me, I can work my schedules around to work for you. Question, though. Is that yours or did you steal mine? 'Cause that might explain a few things from last night."

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

"Stole yours." She smirked. "Your position as of now is officially chief assistant to an executive in Emeritus Industries. Your position unofficially is as my haidmaiden. And I mean such in the Echani sense - you're a lethal assassin who serves a master with a more sinister goal." She tapped her fingers together before perking up once more.

"Perhaps we should dance against one another. I want to see your stamina."

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

"Figures." she said in response to the outfit. After that she perked with interest as to her new position before saying "As big of a mouthful that all is, I kind of like it. Like school all over again." After that her eyebrow cocked up when Circe wanted to challenge her to a dance. With that she shrugged while undoing her coat and saying "Alright. But you asked for it."

She dropped her coat, revealing she was already wearing a darker green leotard underneath. It had lace sleeves around her arms and legs while a small spot exposed her navel. She slid off her shoes in the process before standing ready as if for a hand-to-hand fight. After that she gave a 'bring it' gesture with her hands to Circe to indicate her starting.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

And so she began. The Sith Lady started off by typing in her datapad for a series of songs that could be chained into one another for hours - much longer than either of them had ever danced before. And when she hit play, her hips began to gyrate beautifully, getting into the first number.

"Shall we? A private show, just for us."

 

[Kiyo Hayashi]

Hearing the music go off Kiyo looked around as she listened for a moment before looking back to Circe with a smirk. She knew where this was going and was ready for it. The little vixen had a few tricks up her sleeves that would trump the force wielding woman before her. When the dance began Kiyo began to follow the same steps as Circe only putting more circular movements into her hips as she did. This wasn't just about dancing, it was about proving who had the stronger will. And while she may not have had the force as a weapon, Kiyo knew a thing or two about how to woo through dancing. A little later Kiyo took a step further and began to slowly spin while moving the rest of her body as she did.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="Kiyo Hayashi"]

A smile crossed Circe's own lips as her own hips began to follow an even more perfect circular motion than Kiyo's. Circe also span, but when she faced Kiyo, she slowly bent over, allowing for a glorious look at her ample cleavage. Then she kicked her foot back, performing a swift motion that sent her into the air - and she landed on her hands and knees, arching back as far as she could go to enhance the appearance of her bust. And behind her - an illusory Circe, dancing as well, a sucker in her mouth.

"Feeling tired yet, darling?"