Empress of the Eternal Throne

[Gaia Sunaris Cadera]

The only blessing Beth received was the bacta and kolto that he continually fed or applied to her. It at least helped with the pain, to a large extent, and while it healed her body slowly due to her genetic makeup, it was at least repairing the worse of the damage. Beth felt [member="Loreena Arenais"]’s hand, and she tried her best to hold it, to sit up. Regrettably, she winced. She noticed in her distance, slightly, [member="Tobias Dracks"]. Previous Vice Chancellor? Interesting…

She forced more of the kolto patches down. Although, she hated the taste and it really made her feel nauseous. The worst part, though, was how her ears rang. Her head spinned. It was like being drunk, but much, much worse.

At least Beth weighed fairly lightly, even with the twins. She was moved onto the stretcher, her face showing clear signs of pain. She glanced towards [member="Adenn"] Kraymud, “The babies,” she whispered. They were most important – and in truth, she would much rather die than lose them. How things changed so quickly. One moment she felt as though she hated the curse that had been brought to her, yet here it was all she could think about.

The mask helped her breathing – the sudden flow of fresh air was a clear relief as she relaxed more on the very uncomfortable stretcher. Although, Beth didn’t really even realize how uncomfortable it was. She was hurting so much anyway. And with the world still spinning, well, she knew she was moving but her sense of orientation was everywhere.

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori quickly nodded to [member="Adenn Kyramud"] and did as he asked of her. Fortunately it was only communications from outside of the system that were jammed, so she was able to easily relay a commlink message to her Mom [member="Kay Arenais"] . ~Mom, it's me, Lori. I'm in the plaza that exploded. Don't worry, I'm okay, but [member="Beth Cadera"] isn't. We need medics to take her. Please hurry!~

She pocketed the commlink and then watched as Adenn struggled somewhat. It seemed that he just wanted to do everything himself and carry Beth on his own. And he just wanted Lori to keep an eye out? Well that was silly! She could do more than that!

Lori just shook her head a bit with a short sigh as she took hold of the back of the makeshift stretcher. "I'm not a weakling, you know! We'll carry her together. She's my friend too." She had a blaster hidden beneath her coat. All she'd have to do is balance the stretcher on her shoulder or something so that she could have a hamd free and then PEW! PEW! She'd nail them good! At leadt that was hpw she worked it all out in her head.

 

[The Amalgam]

The Amalgam, of course, went where [member="Kay Arenais"] went, as given the attack on the capital, Kay would have to be on constant protection from assassins, and as this all happened right under their noses...

So be it...she would take over security. The idea they could get this close with this much at stake, and so early suggested to the vile shapeshifter that mass killings of the general staff were needed. Any hint of the First Order had to be traced and purged. This could never happen again.

The Amalgam remained silent as Kay attended to her brother, such familiar expressions of joy disruptive to her connection to the Dark. A part of her longed for it though. Longed for what Kay had. She never had siblings, herself. Had to adopt to get her 'family' if you could call it that.

The Amalgam tried to crush the sentiment as she watched [member="James Justice"] come back to life in a way she could not explain. Just like her inner reflection had come back to life in a way she could not explain. James was actually rather cute. She could picture him in a distinguished occupation, like a Doctor, for some reason. Was he single? Damn pity if he wasn't single. Rawr...

The Amalgam was more concerned than she might have seemed on that end. She did not regret being friends with Kay...after decades upon decades of converting people to the Dark Side and destroying Light Sided groups from within, she realized she had finally, at long last, tired of doing it all alone, with only the promise of a great personal evolution at the end of it all motivating her. She wanted company. Needed it. The Brain Demon was her muse, her guide, but it could only do so much it turned out, and the prices to pay...

But what was that evolution worth if it meant something only to her? She dared not think of a secondary possibility--that achieving this evolution--becoming something more--meant nothing if she had no one still, at the end of it. She briefly tossed around the idea as she watched Kay comfort James and vice versa. Which was better, to become all you were capable of being and still being alone but nearly unstoppable or remaining a grunt in the Bogan but enjoying a small life, however messy and violence filled as long as there was someone to relate to?

The Amalgam could not give up, a panicked part of her thought as she impassively watched knights go to take him to the infirmary. She had bled too much, both from herself and from others. She was on her path. She'd made her choices.

But maybe, there was some way of having her cake and eating it too. Kay should have rotted in a cell the rest of her days, yet because she was just so...Lady Kay... people had sprang for her release. Now she ruled a completely different empire in spite of killing a group of high ranking people whose names the average person on the street couldn't be bothered to remember. Everybody was killing Everybody these days. There were so many ways to dispose of bodies and evidence the Shi'ido was dead certain barely less than 0.1 percent of all murders in the galaxy, when tallied all together, were solved, much less found out about. Given how war was a common occurance these days, there was enough to worry about when the war came to your doorstep, much less worry about why some guy was lying face down in the street with a knife in his back when you could very soon be dead yourself. Kay had only been found because when one kills due to a being a new inductee of the Bogan, patience and an ability to wipe all traces of evidence from a crime scene are often skills that have to be relearned while one battles to harness and hone their emotions. The Amalgam had butchered almost as much as her own master, The Congregation, had in her early days. It was only after her first infiltrations had gone wrong that she had forced herself to learn both. Kay would need to learn to grow eyes in the back of her head. The threat was all around you when one wears the Crown.

"All symbols of the First Order must be wiped from the capital. Effigies of @Sieger Ren must burn in the streets for this outrage. Fortan Square should be immediately renamed. Also, if you will permit, your majesty, I'd like to take part in the investigation into the attacks. Matter of fact..." The Amalgam trailed voice going a little quiet as she thought of Uri's green eyes by reflex.

"Until we figure out who beyond the people in this room we are in with that we can trust? I really think I should take over your security, majesty. You'll need truly Elite Warriors to enforce your will. But more importantly you will need Elite Warriors unquestionably loyal to you. Give me a few months, and I'll put together the best. Until then, I play it by ear and knowledge tearing. I will almost certainly do other unsavory things in the process, just warning you..." The Amalgam told the newly minted Empress.

 

[Kay-Larr]

Kay watched as her brother was taken away. It felt good to have him less of a monster. Maybe he'd become less of a manwhore too. It was hard to say. Regardless, it was one bright spot in a dark cloud that hung over them that day.

Her commlink came to life and she was surprised to hear her daughter's voice. She brought it out and gave her reply; "Medics will be on their way asap. You should get out of the square right away and come inside the Spire." It was safer for [member="Loreena Arenais"] inside. Kay didn't want her to become a target for her enemies.

[member="The Amalgam"] caught her attention after she sent word to the medics. Kay knew the extent of what her friend was asking. She had seen some of her methods on a few occassions. Back on Commenor, she'd of restricted Amy from using all of her skills. But this wasn't Commenor. This was Zakuul. And the threat of war was at her doorstep.

"All evidence of the First Order regime here will be removed. It will only be marked in the history books. And yes, Amy, you have my permission to head my security and create your unit. Do as you must for your investigation. I expect to receive updates on your progress. We cannot fail in this. We cannot fail the people. We are here to bring stability." That's what Kay was brought for, in any case. Such a path always had a few bumps in it that needed to be overcome. These bumps were just a bit bigger than she was accustomed to at the start. But she was strong enough to overcome it. The Scions knew that. It was what they had foreseen.

By the Force, politics had a stronger hold on Kay than any Dark or Light side ever could.

 

[Adenn Kyramud]

Tags: [member="Loreena Arenais"] , [member="Beth Cadera"] , [member="Kay Arenais"]

Adenn smiled gently behind his helmet as he noticed the kolto and bacta helped, but he also saw it wasn't enough, not by a long shot. He'd give her more, but didn't want to give too much because he didn't have that much, and wasn't a real medic. Sighing to himself, Adenn shook his head, wondering what to do more, and when [member="Loreena Arenais"]' called [member="Kay Arenais"], he nodded his head in thanks. He took notice that the breath mask had helped her, thankful that something had helped, he had picked up the stretcher.

Grunting in annoyance at the weight, he was going to refuse Loreenas help, someone so young shouldn't be put in such a situation, the he paused, did he really know her age? Resolving to ask her later, Adenn merely nodded his thanks as she took the backend of the stretcher, and instead moved himself forward further.
"Very well, thank you."

Then they were off, walking towards their goal. As they walked, Adenn made sure to walk carefully and not to jolt [member="Beth Cadera"], he also walked so they would have secure footing. As they walked, Adenn received a call from his fleet. They had just come out of hypersapce and were making preparations for planetfall with all due haste. Chuckling slightly, he decided to give the news to his two companions as well.
"Part of my fleet is here, we'll get more aid and help soon."

As he said that, part of the the Mors Classemque(Death Fleet) was making its way into orbit of Zakuul. Rather than the entire fleet, the current fleet was made up of

• Unicorn-class Heavy Cruiser (x1)
• Mandalorian Star Destroyer (x2)

It wasn't the full fleet composition, but should be enough to lend aid to [member="Kay Arenais"] and those on the planet. With the 2 Mandalorian Star Destroyers were flanking the Unicorn Heavy Cruiser, the small fleet set themselves into geosynchronous orbit. They announced their intentions with a simple communique to the command center.
"Attention to the parties concerned. We are the Mors Classmeque, and we are here to provide assistance to the people and discover who has committed this act of terror."

Immediately ships began to pour out of hangers, within their holds were Mandalorians of all manner of work; there were medics, engineers, soldiers, scouts, speakers, and more. They all were all part of Clan Mortui, and were here to help the people of Zakuul, and ensure that Empress Kay was set for the foreseeable future. These ships flew from the hangers and down to the damaged areas and to the main building. Another went directly towards Adenn, [member="Beth Cadera"], and [member="Loreena Arenais"].

As these ships landed in different places, the Mandalorians within deployed, letting the medics get to those wounded, soldiers set up perimiters, scouts deployed onto buildings, and engineers brought out tools of trade. They all set to work, engineers removed rubble, medics set up makeshift hospitals and brought wounded there. The ships that landed at the palace building immediately began setting up defenses and clearing damaged areas away. Meanwhile the other ship that had come for Adenn and co landed, before deploying troops.

Upon landing, several soldiers and medics emerged, the medics immediately went towards Adenn, Beth and Loreena, gently taking the wooden stretcher from them, they placed it down before getting to work. They were looking over Loreena and Beth, making sure they were okay with their advanced equipment. Adenn himself waved off those who wanted to look him over, instead taking out his own comms and making a call to Kay.
"Empress Kay, part of my fleet is now here and in orbit. They're deploying relief forces to help secure everything, if you need them anywhere specifically, just give the word."

That being done, Adenn turned back to Beth and Loreena. Smiling behind his helmet, he merely observed as they were fussed over by his men. He'd wait until they were good to go before doing anything further. So for now, Adenn turned his gaze to the surrounding area and watched as things occurred. It wasn't pretty what had happened, and those who had done this would pay, but for now, it brought out the best in people, through the worst in others. Crossing his arms across his chest, Adenn merely watched and observed for now, waiting until more things happened for him to partake in.