Long live the Queen (Anastacia Fa'leen)

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

ALDERAAN: NEW ROYAL PALACE CONSTRUCTION SITE

Balaya had invited one of the nobles for a single purpose, as much as having Alderaan was lovely she found a need for them to also be able to control it and the people loved their people. The queen and her daughter might be to prideful but a noble from one of the remaining houses they hadn't killed in the initial assault. The others who had sided with the rebels well they learned the dangers of aiding the Republic as they were fed to the leviathans that roamed around.

Balaya kept a grin on her face though this palace was going to be grand, rebuilt and fortified compared to the one they had destroyed, wiped clean by the will of the Dark Lord to make room for progress and not stagnation. They had defense turrets for anti air and armor, soldiers stationed while blackblades and beast handing massassi secured sithspawn. A leviathan coming up from the pens as the rest of the world swore feality to the Dark Lords envoy the one who sat upon the new throne.

That was what they were looking to change and Balaya was also looking to fashion something grand, a stature for a new queen possibly. Forged in her likeness but only if they accepted of course, Elaine had been right about one thing the houses were important somewhat but few knew how important in the end. It kept her enjoyment of the situation coming while she spoke. "Have them find the nobles offworld, 20,000 credits for every noble delivered and begin mining operations. I want as much phrik as can be collected."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

Ana had been escorted to this meeting she had been imprisoned in her own home since they Sith had taken occupation of Alderaan. All while Ana tried to think of ways that she could do something, opportunities were growing rare for any kind of rebellion against the Sith.

Ana approached to new site for the royal palace as she looked around she recognized nothing of Alderaan, of its beauty, peacefulness...or its people. What could they want from them all now. there was not much more blood to be had.

[member="Darth Praelior"]

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya stood there watching it, the palace being constructed and emplaced with guns, Elara was reporting to her the status of them mining phrik ore and now as she looked down. She saw her.. one of the nobles not of the Darkholds or Organa's... it would have been more appealing to get one like the lady Rianna Organa to assume the throne. A powerful figure in the mandalorians and jedi now serving to secure the world for the sith. A perfect vision and Balaya spoke tapping a finger. "Welcome my dear, you will not need those." Her finger came up and snapped as she directed the restraints released to allow her freedom. "You are a guest and perhaps more. One can never be so sure. Now walk with me." Balaya slowly started to walk and didn't leave room for arguing as her finger came up. "We have much to discuss and I hope you will accept."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

Ana walked, glad to be free for the moment at the least. "Discuss?" Ana was curious but still the Sith had torn apart her world look at the devastation. It will take years to put it back, years and the decision to arm the planet must be made.

But. It was too late for that. She wondered where her mother was, was she safe, and what of the Queen and Theo. Were they safe.

"What is it that you wish to discuss with me?"

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya continued to scan the mining progress reports and then looked at the woman. "Why I want to discuss your planet of course. Seems these houses and people want to be ruled and have decisions made by a person. That is acceptable but the Dark Lord is busy he can't be here making every decision for them... so we are going to work on setting up regents who follow his goals and path. Can you do that? Could you find the power to rule in the name of the Dark Lord and enforce order upon the chaos of the galaxy?" Balaya was looking upon it all and the palace was being built up more, thicker walls and this time a better ground that wouldn't fall when or id a giant worm goes below it.

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

This was a bit unsettling they wanted her to rule over Alderaan but rule in the Sith's name enforcing their rules. Ana stood in deep thought she wanted to be Queen she had been promised to be Queen and they had taken it away from her. But. At the same time she did not want anyone harmed.

Perhaps she could be Queen for as long as the Sith were here, and work to helping, or easing burdens. there had to be a way she could save Alderaan and occupy the rightful Queens throne.

"What does it mean to rule in the name of the Dark Lord?" She wasn't sure she wanted to know

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya eyes turned to her as she looked down with a grin on her face. The curtain of fiery red hair framing her now as she looked around and spoke. "It is simple enough, the Dark Lords vision is a united galaxy, you will enforce order through all means. it is better to be loved then feared... but if you must be feared then be ruthless. Kill those who oppose you, put their heads on pikes and promote the working class to build, to mine in the name of the One Sith. They will have work, have jobs to support their families, the planet will have exports and it will flourish. Your reign will be one of prosperity compared to someone who would be put in charge and conflict with the locals. You'd be hailed as a powerful and wise leader."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

Unify a galaxy under a single thumb Ana thought. She could not help but be enticed by the words, powerful, prosperous, jobs, wise. But could she pull this off. She thought about it as she felt the Sith's eyes on her waiting for an answer.

Ana looked around again, not so much at the palace being built but at the people. She could protect them in better ways than she could right now.

"I think" she hesitated, "I can do that" She shook her head yes, and gods help her to do it.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya looked at her when she said it and in that moment she felt like these were the crossroads and she should have a quill and paper..... but that was for another time and place as more mining was taking place and she moved with the new Queen of Alderaan clapping a little. "Then we shall have oh so much to do, new clothing, new quarters an entire palace just for you and the nobles shall have to be brought before you to fall in line. The ones left have shown they are capable of keeping themselves and their people in line. You might not be happy but it is better then the alternative of throwing yourself upon sith blades in a fruitless attempt." Balaya was now thinking of what kind of equipment they could make for the new queen.. something regal and alchemically hardened for protection.

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

"Yes, I'll be sure to speak with them all, and make it known what they need to be doing" Ana sounded disjointed she only hoped in time that her words would flow more easily. She looked ahead listening to what they were going to do, a new palace, something stronger than what had been build, more of a fortress than a show piece, and yet Ana hoped that they would still be artistic and allow the structure to become part of the landscape, to use the landscape to hits advantage.

"I look forward to see the new palace built, with a strong security system yes?"

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

"A very strong security system, for you there is another gift." Balaya was moving and focused now as she stood there sliding out a black amulet, she had created the control amulets and now standing here she was speaking the spell while her magics went into the amulet. "This will allow you to control your new pet, one of my babies are nestled in the basement of the palace and protects the lower entrances of it. It can also enter the ground and out walls but will not breach outside of it. The creatures training is to well for that right now." She was laughing and the rams leading itno the lower levels where the new queen's leviathan could roam around killing those who tried to sneak in were perfect. The sith warlord presented and hooked the amulet around the woman's neck. "So pretty and very much a sign of your right to rule here." A wider grin while she touched the queen's hair. "Such a regal one, it shall be good to see your rule enforced."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

Ana watched what was she doing she stared at the amulet. "A pet you say, um what kind of pet" Ana reached up touching the amulet, did this bind her in any way to the animal, or it to her. She didn't quite understand the use of the amulet, even though it was lovely to look at.

Her right to rule, how come every time she said it Ana felt like she believed it, that it was her devine right to rule. Was it because her house had sat upon the throne so many more times than anyone else, that she truly felt inside it was her right. The things she could do now....all enforced by armies that were sworn to do her bidding. umhmm...this was sounding good. The people would grow to love her.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya looked at her and could feel it, that stirring and she walked going more into the palace that was constructed. "A leviathan my sweet, a beast forged to decimate invading armies and made to serve. It shall protect you, it shall serve you and it shall give those who oppose you something. It shall give them the chance to provide and be useful, your pet will devour their souls and through the amulet, through your dominance of it... Share their power and knowledge with you." A smile on her face with that while she moved forward and looked upon the throne that was constructed, black marble with runes carved into it and embedded into the surface a crystalline lattice of crimson red crystal. The energies within it as the surface shimmered in one area. "Your throne and a first, something experimental before I present it to the dark lord. The throne can link to you and be imprinted with knowledge with energy and power then shared or horded my queen. All that knowledge you could hold over your subjects, all that potential to know the secrets they whisper." Now she was offering a hand to be taken and for her to step up upon the dias holding the throne.

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

All of this sounded like seduction, offering her untold knowledge, and a creature to protect her. She swallowed hard trying to think of the question that was now screaming in her mind, "Are you saying I must learn to control the amulet?" She had to be sure she understood, if she did not then she did not want to suffer consequences.

She looked around consequences in places like this were deadly.

The throne actually sounded more frightening than the leviathan and the amulet. It would have the ability to access her mind. Damn. "it sounds....very.....high tech" That was the best she could do at the moment.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya looked at her and just grinned while she spoke. "Yes you will have to train yourself, train your will to control the beast. The amulet can help and control him but wihtout work it will only do so much and he will be just like a wild animal. We need your skills to be perfect my dear." The comment about the throne being high tech was both true and false.. holocrons were more advanced then standard technology while still being thousands of years old. In this case she had simply taken the idea and applied it to a throne that could teach her and learn from her. Her eyes looking over the woman while she knelt and held her arm out now. Her massive size making her kneeling form still taller then the woman but she then let pheromones roll off her skin, to sooth and intoxicate but no where near how many zeltrons used on their home planet. "Come here my sweet the new queen needs to oversee from her place of power. You are not a commoner you are above all of them and deserve to be seen by all."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

Ana was intrigued she could not deny it she moved over toward Balaya, "A need to control, and be seen" She could almost feel the fog covering her mind easing her into a false sense of right and wrong that she would not ever know had happened.

She could easily become a pawn for the Sith that was wooing her so easily with words and baubles meant to blind her to the truth. Ana smiled though and she did not know why. The pheremones of a Zeltron could easily make her see what she wanted her to see and feel the emotions that she gently filled her mind with.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

Balaya remained there and as the woman got closer she pulled her in putting a hand to he cheek, letting her stand on the side of the throne while her hand guided the would be queen's to the arm of the throne. "You would have so much control, all those houses who argue, that will stop, all those hungry can be fed, all those suffering after the jedi sent them to fight the sith forces in their place. Inspired them to fight believing a lie and then abandoning them to suffer. All those lies that they have told you can wash away and you never know my dear. You could have whatever you want." Her grin remained more sinister but while she gave out pheromones her tongue slowly slid out extending to reach from one side to the other with the thick biot while the saliva of it was made to be euphoric. Her words went through the force while she lightly licked a small line down the length of her neck. 'Anything my dear... just say the words and the resources of the One Sith are yours to use to show your power.'

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

[member="Darth Praelior"]

"mine to use, they will all obey" She smiled a drug induced grin as the thoughts of the the woman standing near her seemed to seep him and pull her along. "To get them, the houses to fall in line, we must give them something that makes them feel like they still have some power" Ana whispered, looking over at Balaya.

"If we can preserve their homes, the Houses that represent them, that will give them hope." Ana smiled. "What do you think?"

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Anastacia Fa'leen"]

"The houses much like you my dear queen will maintain their power, their lives so long as they serve and work towards the glory and vision of the Dark Lord. If they are loyal, if they serve and report, imprison jedi, turn in rebels they may keep their homes, their wealth, their lives. We are not in the business of wasting a life that can serve. ... but that means they will need to be loyal to their queen, to their new friends. The Sith are who they wish to have stay around and just like this palace is a symbol of our works towards making the world a btter place... all of the worlds a better place. So to will their loyalty to you be towards a better life otherwise I will send the Vong to take their homes and put it to use for raising more creatures of war."

 

[Anastasia Panteer]

Ana listened, "But the terraforming will overcome everything, it will not stop at the valley and the mountains. It will come into the city and replace all of this too...unless there is a way to stop it" Was there a way to stop it?

Should she even care if there was?

She was going to be Queen and she would have everything she wanted...except one thing..one person....Theo.

"They will have to be loyal for certain, but will they?" Even now there were pockets of resistance that spread the word to remove the Sith form Alderaan, how much could these little groups do.

[member="Darth Praelior"]