End of the Line

[Siara Vorru]

In the city of Coronet in a small tavern at the edge of the city sat a young woman waiting patiently watching the room carefully. Siara waited for her former employer, she knew he came here frequently, or so one of his goons revealed earlier in the day after she had ambushed him in an alley on the other end of the city. She sipped on a drink quietly as she watched intently for the heavyset sweaty old man who had betrayed her by selling out to a local crime lord and revealing the location of a stash of smuggled goods they had been hired to protect. She didn’t blame the crime lord, he was just competing in a tough market that forced him to resort to tactics like bribery to be competitive and he hadn’t betrayed her. She was certain at some point someone would deal with him, eventually everyone got their due, besides at some point she may want to work for him. The man that had sold them out required her full attention.

Peering over her glass Siara spotted him, he looked like it took effort just to exist, he was sweating profusely and it wasn’t particularly warm outside and the air inside was cool and fresh. He was breathing heavily as he crossed the room surrounded an escort of goons most of them armed to the teeth. Clearly this wouldn’t be the time or the place, but it did give her the opportunity to evaluate her prey. She had never met him face to face, their only communications together in the past taking place via communicator or holocom.

Getting up from her seat to get a better vantage point Siara stopped by the bar placing her glass on it. She took a seat at the bar in the seat nearest to the big man’s table. She didn’t look directly at him but kept him in her peripheral view straining to listen to the conversation he was having with the man he was meeting here. From what she could hear he was plotting a new betrayal, this time the crime lord who had paid him to reveal the location of the storehouse. She regretted ever signing on with this man, he obviously had no issue selling out to whatever bidder came by to earn a quick buck. He would pay soon enough, she would see to it.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

The Luxury Yacht landed at the Coronet spaceport, and the Sith Princess exited down the ramp. It had been a very long time since she'd been to Corellia, but things hadn't really changed. She often found that to be the case. The people changed, but the places stayed the same.

Anyway, she was there to acquire some of her family assets. Did she need them? Not particularly, but it was time to move money around. It tended to be suspicious when people had money in the same place and accessed it for hundreds of years.

These days she was living rather simply. No longer did the Princess have need of extravagant things. She'd joined the Moross Crusade. It was an interesting change for her. And she'd gained a new apprentice.

The Sith Princess pulled back the hood of her cloak and greeted those at the space port with a smile as she walked through it. Exiting the spaceport, she hired a speeder to take her to where she needed to go. To the edge of the city.

 

[Siara Vorru]

@[member="Crystal"]
It was starting to get late now, the tavern was starting to clear out and Siara’s presence was likely to be discovered soon enough by her target. He wasn’t the most observant individual and obviously quite self-absorbed to have missed her so far, she was relatively easy to pick out in a crowd her tattoos being a dead give-away. With the crowd thinned as much as it had she felt it was past time to leave. She finished her drink, paid her tab and left through the main entrance. She crossed the street in front of the tavern and found a dark alley to wait in keeping an eye on the front entrance. Her prey would have to leave sooner or later and she was going to follow him right back to his destination, which she hoped would be his office or residence, the more she knew about this man the better the chances were she would be able to get him into a situation where she could safely give him what he was owed.

An hour or so later Siara was getting antsy, fidgeting a lot as she stood watching the door. She hoped she hadn’t miscalculated in assuming he would leave by the front, it was possible that he had gone through a rear exit she wasn’t aware of. She wasn’t overly familiar with this part of town after all. She hadn’t seen any signs of any of the big man’s goons either which was what really worried her, she had seen a few of them step out to smoke a couple times during while she had been in the tavern but none of them had stepped out for nearly the entire hour. Maybe one of them had spotted her and alerted their boss.

Reaching into her pocket Siara found her cigarettes, pulled one out lighting it before taking a drag, she blew it out and relaxed against the wall again. There was still time before the bar closed, she would wait a little longer, a little patience would bear fruit she was certain.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal's withdrawl of funds did not take long. It was nothing exciting or even noteworthy. She wandered the streets for a little while, just to stretch her legs after the hyperspace trip. The Sith Princess was in no hurry. She came across a tavern and noted that it was emptying out. The hour must have been much later than she thought.

None of the patrons exiting the establishment were of interest to Crystal. But there was something. The Sith scanned the area with her eyes and spotted a being with eyes on the door. A thief? Possibly. She smirked to herself and kept walking until she was out of sight of the tavern, then she crossed the street and moved silently toward the alleyway. On a few occasions, she had to jump up and over stairs and buildings to get behind the spying being.

Silently she approached the small being and stopped just short of arms length away. And then she spoke. "What are we waiting for?"

 

[Siara Vorru]

Siara jumped as someone spoke behind her but her instincts kicked in almost immediately as she dropped her cigarette her hand fell to her holster as she spun around to face where the sound was. She quick drew her blaster and held it at her hip concealing it from view until she was fully turned. She may have been startled but now she was ready to fire if this woman was hostile in any way.

"Who said we were waiting? In fact who invited you to interrupt my quiet relaxing smoke?" Siara narrowed her eyes on the intruder putting on a show of being angered by the interruption trying to drive this woman away so she could return to watching for the big man.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal nearly laughed when the being spun around. It did not surprise her to see the small being reach for a weapon. "Easy now. You have no idea who you are talking to, or what I am capable of."

She brought her hands in front of her as a show of faith. "I know that you are watching that tavern. Who are you waiting for?" The Sith Master was curious as to whether or not this small woman was waiting for her. Though she suspected not. If she were, she would have made a move already. If the woman wouldn't talk, Crystal would get her answers in a more painful manor, which the small woman would not enjoy in the least.

 

[Siara Vorru]

Watching the other woman raise her hands in a show of faith Siara could tell this woman was in some way dangerous, it only the fact that she was distracting her from her target. She let her blaster drop back into her holster turning enough she could keep her eyes on both the woman and the doorway, nothing would stop her from missing her opportunity. "I don't see how that is any of your business, besides you may way to move along wouldn't want something to damage that pretty little face of yours, this is a rather rough part of town after all."

Glancing back at the other woman then quickly back at the door she spotted the sweaty man and his goons stepped out of the tavern, she squeezed against the far wall quickly keeping herself out of view of the big man, she glared at the other woman. "Get over here before they see you, I will not let you ruin this."

She peeked around the corner watching the big man walking towards them on the far side of the street, she would know his destination before the night was done and this other woman wasn't going to prevent that. Siara glanced back to see what the other woman was doing every couple seconds, she was an unknown after all.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal laughed at the woman. "Damage my face? Not a chance." She watched the woman closely, as she was still fixated on the door of the tavern. It seemed that her target had finally emerged. She could tell by the woman's movements, and actions.

The Sith Master moved as requested, then drew her lightsaber and activated it with it's snap hiss. She looked over at the woman. "Would you like a hand?" She grinned.

 

[Siara Vorru]

Seeing the lightsaber come out Siara's fear was realized, this woman was dangerous but not in the way she projected originally, the lightsaber lit up the alley drawing the attention of the big man and his goons they figured it to be a threat. They all turned to face what they perceived as a threat drawing blasters as they tried to shuffle the big man back into the tavern. She could see one of them reaching for a comm looking to call for reenforcements no doubt. She drew both her blasters looking back at the other woman and hissing angrily at her.

"If he gets away because of you I will kill you." Siara's threat was deathly serious.

Rounding the corner quickly she fired off a few shots at the men around her target as she ducked behind cover behind a bench as the crowd around them all panicked and the goons returned fire. This was a great deal messier then she wanted but they knew something was up now and his guard would increase for months and he would be impossible to get at.

She reached over the bench and fired again this time blindly catching one of the goons in the back of the pack square in the arm sending him spinning to the ground, down but not out. The rest of the goons moved to cover the big man keeping his head down as they backed quicker to the tavern.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal laughed. "He won't get away."

She followed the woman with her guns blazing and deflected the shots back in the direction of the goons. They were all moving in the direction of the small woman's target, which made it easier for her to keep an eye on them. They wouldn't make it to the tavern.

Aided by the Force, the Sith Master charged across the street with her lightsaber in her right hand. It was no bother to her, slicing them in half. The woman only wanted the one in the middle. Three around him, and one shot in the arm but already weakened. The one in the front she sliced through the middle as she spun. The others, she grinned at.

Hopefully the woman's aim was true, and she could pick off the others while they were distracted and before reinforcements arrived.

 

[Siara Vorru]

As the fire from the goons reduced and was now refocused on the woman with the lightsaber Siara rose to a kneeling position behind the bench holstering her blaster pistols she slung a rifle off her shoulder propping it on the bench for support. It was obvious the other woman had some command of the force as the fact that she was easily deflecting blaster fire and moving faster than anyone should be able to demonstrate and clearly the distraction she provided was going to be more than enough for to enable Siara to line up her shot. She relaxed letting the air out of her lungs slowly, drawing slow deliberate breaths as she focused her sights on the big man across the street, his goons were now ignoring him completely just focusing on their own survival against the force sensitive woman.

The target wasn't that far away so this would be an easy shot but that was no excuse for being sloppy. She leveled her sight on the big man's head her breath slowing drawing deeper so as not to throw off her aim. She rest her finger on the trigger gently squeezing slowly. Siara could hear the far off sounds of local authorities responding to the disturbance but escape was not important right now, there would be plenty of time for that when the big man was dead. She drew in one last breath and held it, the big man wasn't even moving fast enough to make this even remotely a challenge. She squeezed the trigger gently and a shot rang out across the street burning into the big man's skull. She let the breath out slowly, it was done.

Slinging the rifle back over her shoulder Siara ducked into the alley again, the force sensitive woman could figure out her own escape plan, she had no intention of sticking around long enough for the authorities to arrive. She knew she would have to get into hiding soon or ideally off the planet quickly, there had been far too many witnesses and her tattoos did make her rather identifiable.

Siara retreated down the alley at a brisk pace a small smile crossing her face, satisfaction in her accomplishment washing over her. She would have completed the mission with or without the force sensitive woman’s interruption, in fact it would have been a lot cleaner had she been given the time to plan it properly but ultimately that didn’t matter now. She reached the end of the alley glancing behind herself, pausing for a moment before stepping into the crowd on the sidewalk making her way towards the nearest spaceport. She could only hope that she got passage off world before local authorities got the opportunity to react.
@[member="Crystal"]

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal sliced through the remaining goonies after the big man in the middle dropped to the ground with a shot in the skull. Play time was over. Local authorities were coming. Not that it mattered. It wasn't as though they could implicate her for anything. And even if they could, she had enough tricks up her sleeve to escape without incident.

The small woman was taking off down the alley again. Not even a thank you. How rude. No matter. The Sith Princess took off down the alley after her. It was easy enough to catch up to her, as the woman wasn't running. Crystal followed her into the crowd, and was right behind her now. It looked like they were heading back to the spaceport.

"Leaving so soon?" The Sith Princess inquired. "I hope you have a ship waiting for you."

 

[Siara Vorru]

As she closed on the spaceport the force sensitive woman startled her again, what was the deal with this woman she was clearly far too skilled to waste time on a task as menial has her own. She was either bored or sadistic, neither boaded well for Siara. She looked at the other woman and shrugged. "You would do well to do the same, they don't take too kindly to murder here, best get yourself off planet as soon as possible and out of my business before you get us both arrested or killed."

Siara darted into the spaceport, she would have to stow away on something, she wouldn't be able to afford passage that much was certain.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal grinned. "I have a ship. And it will be ready to go now." She kept following the woman. "Would you like a ride? I have a proposition for you. If you come with me and listen, I'll either take you with me, or drop you off wherever you'd like."

She flipped her comm line to the Captain of her luxury yacht and instructed the Captain to be ready when she arrived, and the Sith Master told him that she was already en route.

"What say you?"

 

[Siara Vorru]

The offer of a ride peaked Siara's interest but she barely knew who this woman was, all she knew is she was armed, and dangerous. She was also recognized that she was going to have to get off this planet somehow and the chance of being able to go anywhere she wanted after listening to whatever scheme this force user had in mind, she had sat through some rediculous pitches in the past. She could live with a few wasted hours if it got her out of this jam. She studied the other woman for a moment, balancing the benefits against the risks carefully. There wasn't really any choice, she had to get off Corellia before the authorities caught her, she didn't have the resources to get out of this charge and she didn't relish the idea of spending time in a cell again.

"Fine, I will take your ride but no funny business, none of those force tricks." Siara gestured for the other woman to lead the way.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal grinned. "Excellent. Let's go."

The Sith Princess led the way to her luxury yacht. They were not stopped, or bothered. Anyone that was approaching seemed to turn around and walk the other way. One would have to wonder how that happened. The woman walking with her would anyway. But it was no effort to change small minds after all.

Up the ramp she went, and into her yacht. The door would close behind the two women when they entered. Before they could even sit down, the ship was off the ground and headed to orbit. Crystal continued to a sitting area. "Come. Sit."

She sat down herself. "First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Crystal of House Carter, ruling house of the Tapani Sector." It was unlikely that the woman would know anything about her. "Before I make my proposal, do you have any questions?"

 

[Siara Vorru]

Following close behind the force user Siara noted how everyone kept their distance and those that didn’t seemed to turn away as if they had never intended on approaching at all. She didn’t know much about force users but she figured this woman had some hand in that behaviour, it certainly wasn’t natural, even the most influential were stopped and questioned occasionally. There was certainly something more then met the eye.

Stepping aboard the yacht Siara examined her surroundings getting to know as much as she could as they continued on to the sitting area. She felt the ship rise off the ground, quick clearance again odd given the recent violence nearby. She glanced at the offered seat and remained standing as the other woman finally introduced herself. She crossed her arms over her chest broadcasting she was already not all that interested in listening her entire body language suggested it.

“Just speak, sooner we get this proposal over with the sooner I can enjoy the ride in silence.” Siara leaned against the wall pulling her pack of cigarettes from her pocket pulling one out getting ready to light it.

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal nodded. "I am a follower of the Goddess Hali. Hali is the Goddess of indulgence and freedom. She is but one of the Gods leading the Moross Crusade."

"I am suggesting you come with me to the Temple and explore on your own. A woman of your skills would be a valued asset to the Crusade."

 

[Siara Vorru]

Listening to the other woman Siara couldn't decide if she was completely insane or just brainwashed by this cult she was pitching to her. The woman's skills were impressive and obviously she had some wealth to play with. Just a fraction of what this yacht was worth was a great deal more credits then she had ever had in her lifetime and she had worked for some fairly psychotic individuals in the past with few issues. Religious zealots were always dangerous to work for though, they had a tendency to have rather violent mood swings, still there was way too much potential here for profit not to mention she owed the woman somewhat for her assist, even if it had turned things into a mess. It was quite likely she would have come out of the encounter with a few scrapes and bruises had this supposed noble woman not stepped in.

"What is in it for me?" Siara didn't believe in any gods or religion, she figured she had seen it all. "And what would such a hypothetical asset be paid?”

 

[Crystal]

@[member="Siara Vorru"]

Crystal laughed. "Pay is of no consequence to me anymore. I've been around for centuries. You can have whatever you think you're worth." The Sith Princess gestured for her to sit down. "As for what's in it for you, you'd be a part of something big that's in it's early stages and is just starting to make it's presence known in the galaxy."

She offered the woman the book of Moross. "If you'd like to go, here's something to read on the way. If not, let me know where you'd like to be dropped off."