Promised Land (Sisterhood)

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Sanya Val Lerium"] [member="Camellia Swift"]

"Well then we'll know there are some to find." She said it as a joke more not to worried while moving and she felt something on the edge of her empathy.... not force related but zeltron related and her power flared out a little. Black blood pumping and showing in her veins under the pink skin as slowly Balaya started moving and sending her warning. She might not be the most foreboding sith but she was one of the sith who could push her presence on the forms around her. "If we have to go inside, you'll be letting me in but also using your charms to handle things. I need to test things with the croa in the field and what better way then to test the abilities of the progenitor of their species pet."

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

as the group stood still wispering with eachother, Sanya reached out with the force to make a noise close by them. all there heads turned down the tunnel that made up the undercity, the two with blasters started moving first and the third with the stun baton shortly behind. this was sanya's chance to move closer to the pair. as she made her way to the other side to block the field of view she rushed over on the tips of her feet creating less noise.

with the thugs out the way heading into the apartment block, it was now less chance attention would be brought over in her direction. that and she prolonged three lives. as she got in closer a more mild pulse of energy emitted from the sith lord. 'if that warning was ment for me, I'm not turning back now I've came this far.' she thought to her self. after all if her force presents wasn't obvious it would now been approximately 10 meters away.

Sanya was now close enough to just hear the zeltron woman, she spoke of going into somewhere and croa. "what's a croa?" she said to her self quietly. "wait... is that. no it can't be, is that what's she's made camellia into?" she peeked around the corner of the arch way that led onto the walkway they had been stood on. her eyes focused on camellia again watching her tail as it moved when she did and the fluffy new ears she had.

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Charms? The Rendili woman must have missed something along the line because she wasn't aware of any ability she had like that, unless she was that dense. It was probably on good record she wasn't much of a flirt and was buried in her work most of the time, plus if she did flirt it wasn't exactly with men though that likely wasn't on record at all because of her lack of flirting. THat and there was no camera in that one turbolift the time before but by now she was getting way off topic. "I'm more liable to do something witty than have a successful charm in mind. Not to mention a zeltron such as yourself maam undoubtedly would get by just fine on charm alone I believe."

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

"I doubt they have an outfit in my size pet." She said it with a grin on her face while the drone was in the vent and flying with its light on until it showed on the tacpad. They were going into the vent while Balaya led the way to one of the broken lifts leading down to the undercity and sneered. "We'll check the next one." There was a look on her face though while walking and she saw more people ahead walking as they stopped looking at the two of them. She could see the one was seeming to try and build up his courage before they were taking out pistols and stunners with Balaya moving forward. Her cloak moving aside to reveal her armor before her hand came out and she grabbed the one with her hand as the cuticle implant sliced into his face.

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

the group from before had started to make there way back, she had no where to go. as they advanced towards her the zeltron woman caught there attention. they all drew there weapons ready to attack, Sanya could feel her storming closer. one of the thugs raised his blaster to her ready to discharge a few shots at her. until something hit him in the face causing him to collapse dead on the floor.

the other thug with the blaster had gone to reach for Sanya, with her mind been all over the place she didn't have time to react before been pulled out into the open with a blaster next to her face pointed at the zeltron woman. the other thug had ran straight past sanya fast as he could leaving his friend behind.

she raised her arm up fast grabbing the man's wrist, she started to twist it causing him to drop the blaster and let his grip go. she then stepped out swinging the man towards the sith. She no longer had the element of surprise and had no idea what to do next. her adrenaline had kicked in her heart now raced even more.

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

What did size have to do with any of it, weren't zeltrons supposed to have a pheromone ability like the Falleen where they could emit their pheromones to attract others within a similar species pool? Wasn't that why Zeltros was a world in a perpetual party as everyone said? At least that was what Camellia recalled when visiting the world during the skirmish that occurred between the Republic and Sith. Regardless, there wasn't much time to ask or think about the matter for very long. Not with another group of thugs heading their way it seemed, though once more there wasn't any communication or time to debate a course of action as the Sith Giantess moved forward once again, gripping one of their assailants by the arm as she lashed out with her implants.

For her part, Camellia was still an officer type rather than a forward combatant. There was no way any of these people were trained soldiers or had a cause worth dying for. The Rendili woman was also certain that she only had two arms and regardless of how agile she was now as a Croa she wasn't about to risk dodging blasterfire, nor did she have a lightsaber or shield with which to deflect attacks fired on Lady Praelior's huge form. So instead, Camellia merely drew her blaster and leveled it at the group, speaking as she did, acting immediately following the Sith Zeltron's attack. "If you don't wish to die I suggest you don't move."

Of course she couldn't shoot and kill all of them before they could fight back, but then again, none of them wanted to be the one to die taking her blaster bolt to the face. Of course, a new force in the fray came as a surprise as Camellia watched someone somewhat recognizable step in with a flurry of motion, taking down several of the other thugs until becoming the hostage of the last one. At that point the Rendili woman flicked her blaster to stun as she adjusted to the new situation, firing the stun bolts into the woman as she broke free of her captor.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Balaya slid and sliced into his face as her palm closed over his head and left large gashes in the thugs face. She was moving around and slashing as her hydrastaff slithered across her arm the five heads coming out to spit venom into the eyes of another. Her eyes flicking as a thug came out with someone who wasn't with them and she wrapped the serpent around the throat of another lifting him into the air as he was choking. The sound of him struggling to breathe came and she was looking at the one with the thug. "She isn't one of mine, go ahead and kill her." She was moving now and the staff released the lifeless body of the man while Balaya was walking. "Come pet, he found someone lost and it is not our place to help her."

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

as the shot landed into her chest her body fell back paralyzed. when her body hit the floor it made a loud thud that echoed across the tunnels. one of the sabers from her belt broke free from it's link scattering across the floor. 'I can't move.' she thought to her self. she struggled to take in breath, her eyesight blurred. 'I'm sorry camellia. I wanted to save you, but I'm too week.' unable to do anything she was sure this to be her demise. no one would even know she would be missing, and even if they did they wouldn't know where to start.

everything she had accomplished, would it be for nothing? in what she was sure was going to be her final moments she allowed emotions to flood her final thoughts. it was not of her self but the woman that saw more in her than most others. the woman she had fallen for but allowed duties to the Jedi get in the way. she realised that it was a mistake to go against her feeling. maybe she would have been happier in life. 'please don't let me die.'

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Camellia actually blinked at the order to kill the girl, curious for a moment as she pieced together where it was she recalled the person in question from. It hit her when she remembered it had been during the string of business dealings she had had with the Jedi Order. this one in particular had wanted help in establishing a small company, to provide the Republic with another source of enterprise and technology. To run into them here was quite the stroke of coincidence, though the Rendili woman supposed that the Sith or Jedi would say it was the force at work. Regardless, it was a fact that Camellia felt she ought to let the Sith Zeltron know before carrying out the order to eliminate the Jedi. "Lady Praelior, that isn't just an unfortunate passerby. That's a Jedi knight, I remember doing business with her to set up a small company for the Republic. I do not know why they are here. . ."

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Balaya looked at the one there as she first turned to walk away with her laying there and then Camellia was speaking as she turned around. Her interest raised at the mention the girl was a jedi knight and here she was just on Taris with them. The large zeltron moved towards her as she turned around kneeling on the ground an looking at the jedi. A look down at the girl as she touched a finger to her. Lifting and moving her out of the pathway as she went to the apartments. Finding the closest one to dip inside and she held the occupants in a grip bringing them to her while speaking. "Stay quiet." The man nodded his head as she closed the door.

Balaya looked at Camellia and spoke. "This one has value then?" Her eyes went back to the jedi while she moved her to the bed to ;ppl down at her. "You do not wish to die then little jedi? Do you know what that means to one such as me?" Her hand pressed towards her chest as she pulled the man to her encasing his head in her hand. "His life for yours." She smiled as the pressure of the darkside rolled off of her, choking the man while he was stuck in her hand and Balaya sliced across his throat to get the blood along her hand while she was moving her blood covered hand over the jedi and pushing into her.

Balaya let the energy roll off of her and she felt her muscles tighten as her arms were like steel cords with black veins pulsing darkness into the blood. She touched her chest leaning down and whispering for Sanya in sithese while she was using the sorcery to heal her body. "His blood is on your hands little jedi. For my pet I will help and save you but you are now mine... Should I will it your body will return to how it is right now." She continued with the energies to heal Sanya before the man stopped twitching on the floor and Balaya's chanting tore from him white tendrils to bind them to the girl. "His soul is going to heal you and you shall serve me... Now rise."

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

she laid on there on the floor still unable to move anything other than her eyes. her head had landed looking to the side unable too see what was going to happen. camellia had told the sith she recognized Sanya, telling her about some things about her.

the footsteps of the sith came back towards her kneeling besides her. she could finally see her close up the black vains trailing all up along her. she touched her stomach with a finger, causing Sanya to close her eyes as much as possible. seconds later she could feel been picked up her left arm dangling to the side been the only one with support. unable to move her lips she could not speek, leaving her into her thoughts still. 'where am I been taken, I'm going to die aren't I?' she could not tell where they where heading her eyes could see the biceps of the siths arms filled with raised black vains.

Sanya listened to the sith asking camellia about her value, before been set down onto a bed. her head positioned so she could see everything now. the sith asked Sanya if she whished to die, she still couldn't speek so she moved her eyes to the left and right to say no. she also didn't know what it ment to the sith until she started choking the man, followed by his throat been sliced open. the blood flowed out the the clean cut like it was a crimson waterfall, alot of it ended up in the siths hand.

with the blood cover she held it over her, Sanya closed her eyes once more under able to watch the body twitch about on the floor bleeding out leave a pool. she could feel the woman now pushing on her chest, and whispering into her ear. trying to blame Sanya for the man's death in order to save her life. sure she didn't want to die, but she didn't want this either. the zeltron woman had started to chant causing foreign energy's to force it's self into Sanya.

she could feel movement again in her arms and legs, with in seconds she rolled of the bed onto her feet. her hands patted the side of her hips to where the sabers would be, for them not to be there. Sanya looked to the zeltron woman her fists clenched. "I don't seem to have a choice do I?" she would only comply for now till she had an opportunity for both her self and camellia escape, even if she was to do things she will regret. although she was certain about something, she'd not let the Jedi rule her life anymore. what she did now was of her own accord. anything for camellia.

a sickening feeling stroke across Sanya as she spoke the next set of words. "what is it you want me to do?" fearing the answer to come. her eyes trailed over to camellia, and immediately looked away like she was a disappointment to her, to weak to do anything.

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Well the next series of events were ones that the Rendili woman had not expected to be a part of as she trailed after the Sith Giantess, the Zeltron having picked up the fallen Jedi and dragged her along with them until they eventually came to the run down apartments of the lower levels, Lady Praelior shoving aside the occupant of one of the rooms foolish enough to open their door to her. from there things only continued to get worse as the creator of the Croa proceeded to threaten the Jedi Knight, killing the old man who was unfortunate enough to live here and using his life force to heal the Jedi of her wounds. All the while Camellia watched confused as a result of how fast things were moving, the pace quite beyond her as she tried to keep up with everything.

In all honesty Camellia was a fan of simply stunning the Jedi Knight and leaving her restrained with stun cuffs for whoever to find. It was odd to run into someone from the Republic this far out, especially with the war effort going on when they needed every knight they could. It was even stranger to have the poor luck to run into someone she did business with. The Rendili woman typically had a policy not to stir up trouble with customers or affiliates, so the whole occurrence right now was rather awkward. Also dangerous. "Lady Praelior, regardless of all this, it is unlikely she is alone. Even if she is, her disappearance will be noticed. What use is she?" Of course the Jedi seemed to be eyeing her and had said she would cooperate for her life being spared, but it couldn't be so simple.

The Jedi and Sith didn't get along, and at some point one or the other would likely end up dead. Which was not to the Rendili woman's liking.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Balaya looked from Camellia to the jedi who seemed different, not corrupted though she may have been it wasn't an exact science of force hoodoo to tell when someone got that first seed of the darkside in them to grow. No instead she was looking at the jedi who seemed to be both resigned to her fate and defiant that she was going to have a choice. Balaya looked down at her while she was motioning. "Worry not my pet, if she is here with others it means they will make enough noise to lure our game out of their tunnels." She turned her attention back to the jedi and looked at her speaking while remaining close. "I would have you little jedi help us, it is a simple plot. We are here for something down below. You do well and you'll be rewarded." She remained close. "I'll let you be with my pet, your service for her protection and continued usefulness." She backed away walking and leading while she spoke. "Come pets we have a lift to get into or a hutt to deal with."

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

Sanya's head fell as she looked downwards, "Actually no one knows where I am, or even where to start looking for me." her voice was quite but loud enough to be heard by the other two. "The only thing that knows I'd be here is my Droid, and it's not authorized to give any information out about myself to anyone." she lifted her head up looking the sith in the eyes. "besides it's not like I'm that well know for anyone to take notice of my disappearance." She added into their conversation clenching her teeth afterwards.

she couldn't leave now, not since she's this close to camellia. as the sith continued to speak about her plans she skipped out on information been vertical vague in her words. although right now under the zeltron leash many didn't have much choice in the matter, especially if it ment been alone with the rendili woman. 'even if it's still my fate to perish today, at least I have the opportunity to tell camellia how I feel.'

the sith pressed for both herself and camellia calling them her 'pet's'. it sickened Sanya more at the word. as they started walking Sanya walked by the side of camellia, even though she was the one to shoot her. Sanya still felt safer been close to the rendili woman than anywhere close to the giant sith that towered over her. the more they walked in silence the more she doubted herself been a Jedi. after the more she dose for them, the more she ends up in the worst case senario. "just out of curiosity, what is it you are after?"

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

To be honest, Camellia could only quirk her eyebrow at the Jedi giving away information that would likely save her life and keep her from being killed a while longer. It was as if the Jedi knight were basically begging to be cut down by the Sith giantess since no one would ever find out by the sounds of it. Still, it seemed like the Sith Zeltron had some use for the Jedi in their little assignment and the Rendili woman actually wasn't going to argue with the idea of having a trained force user safeguard her while they hunted for Rhak'Ghouls. In this way at least her chances of survival were up. Not to mention if it came down to someone having to sneak into the Hutt's business to let them through there was now someone else who could handle that role.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Oh and she was an honest jedi to boot. The look that Balaya gave though while she was walking and leading the way for the two of them to be there with her. She had amusement on her face though. "An honest jedi and I feel there is something you are going to find surprising my pet." She looked at Sanya. "You are important to me, to us. We would not forget about and leave you alone. Such a sad fate to not even have your order care what happens to you." The hand she showed to tap her head before moving again. "We are your new friends and family my pet and you're going to help us catch a few creatures down in the undercity." The grin was on her face walking towards the lifts at the far end that were being held by some of the gangs while they were infighting.

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

Sanya continued to follow the the giant sith lord, her walking pace quite fast she was only able to keep up. the sith spoke about her honesty and Sanya knew she said too much. or did she? the only Jedi that ever looked out for Sanya was Corvus, there again it was her duty. she probably didn't even care especially since she had so many others to look out for. the more she thought about how miss treated she had been the more she thought about denouncing her role as a jedi. maybe once she broke free with the rendili woman, if she ever did, she would go where ever camellia went.

the sith also spoke of some kind of surprise which peeked sanyas curiosity. seconds later the sith woman looked at Sanya. as she spoke some more Sanya started to feel some sense of purpose, even if it was coming from someone corrupt and twisted, and she was right about the Jedi. "probably for all they cared I could be dead already and no one would feel remorse..." her voice still sounded timid, as it took her a moment to realize that it a near death experience was what made her see more clearly. "I'm contemplating leaving them but there is no way I will fall to the dark side." She said this now but had no idea how the future would play out. life to her has been one cruelty after another, and there is only so much someone could take before they broke.

as the sith started moving again Sanya continued to tag along behind, listening to her speek some more. her words felt kind of warming, family was something that had been ripped away from her and the though of camellia been family. it sent a tingling sensation down her body and back up spreading to evey end. she no longer cared much now that she was helping a sith, and neither did seem the phase camellia leading Sanya to believe she wasn't as bad as she seemed on her good side.

the zeltron woman finished what she was saying, Sanya had the feeling she would need her sabers back. especially with the group of thugs stood to where they where heading. "if I'm to do these task, wouldn't to think it would be appropriate for me to have my sabers back? you don't have to worry of me attacking, I can feel your power radiate off you and I'm not stupid enough to try anything stupid. besides I said id help and I don't go back on my word. also I have no idea what to call you." she didn't expect them back really but it was worth a try, and she would need to defend herself if it came to it.

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]

 

[Camellia Swift]

[member="Darth Praelior"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

To be truthful it was escaping Camellia's notice, shamefully she felt somewhat, what it was that the Zeltron Giantess had in store for their newfound Jedi captive. It felt like it should be rather obvious what Lady Prealior intended, yet for some reason the Rendili woman couldn't determine what it was. Certainly Camellia appreciated having a dedicated bodyguard in the undercity while they hunted for the monstrosities lurking there, but as even the Jedi Knight pointed out it wouldn't work out well if she was unarmed. However, if they armed the Jedi then there was an amount of risk having them too close. Especially given how tempting a target the Sith Amazon made. Lady Praelior would definitely be a prize for any Jedi to take down and write home about as some might say.

Yet Sanya, that was her name Camellia remembered now, was being far too painfully . . . . . obedient and honest. During their time working on a few projects and setting up the new company together, Camellia couldn't recall if the girl was always that way or if something strange was going on now. Besides Lady Prealior going on about family and so forth. Something was up, and it was killing the Rendili woman not to know. At some point she was just going to give up and confine herself to the fate of being confused and indifferent to all this. It almost felt like bad luck.

 

[Balaya Praelior Zambrano]

[member="Camellia Swift"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"]

Balaya stopped while there was the sounds of the jedi as she was speaking. She wanted to leave the order? That was sad, wasn't it fulfilling to her? Wasn't it everything she had ever dreamed of? Was her sense of kinship with her fellow jedi faltering? Balaya looked down as her as she knelt down looking for the jedi's sabers. She hadn't grabbed them while she reached into her armored cleavage and slid out a saber. The gleaming hilt warm but secreted away no more. "We didn't grab your sabers my dear but you can use mine and if you promise to be good, if you serve me well. There will be rewards for you."

She was kneeling there with a grin as she motioned for Camellia to come forward and join them. "Come here pet I want you to be ready for them when we move in. Whichever one you see going for him comlink I want you to shoot them." She slowly was looking back to Sanya while she finally said it letting her armored gloves present the midnight blue saber. "As for you little jedi, such a shame to hear you will leave your order. Their didn't appreciate your talents or what you could bring to them, they didn't seek to nurture you as I would. Your talent, your raw power, your potential is unlimited my dear."

Balaya continued and remained there leaning in closer as she offered her hand for Camellia sliding one of the finger guards off and slicing the blade of the implant across it. Black blood welling up as she spoke. "Take my pet here, so loyal to her people that when I met her I saw the potential within her to change, to reach greatness and something better. So I did just that, I gave her the power to become something more then what she was." Balaya slowly offered the finger as the black blood pulsed with the darkside into it and she pressed her command looking at Cam. "Drink and be focused my pet."

There was a look back at Sanya. "I took her and molded her, gave her hatred and purpose, showed her what had happened. The Republic abandoning her world and its people to their fate. Leaving them to fend for themselves and not even caring about the world or its people when they were lost. I gave her purpose and drive, to find nourishment from the darkside and all those feeling that came from it." Balaya ran a finger along Sanya as she spoke. "Let me find it for you jedi, let me find you things that can be yours since the jedi have abandoned you... You only have to do one thing for me.... Kill those men."

 

[Sanya Val Lerium]

The sith stopped walking and turned around to face Sanya, as she kneeled down infront of her she pulled out a saber from between her cleavage. she no longer had any sabers of her own but the crystals to make two more, not including the one that her mother had left her. "I can always make more." she said the the sith. "besides they might serve the next unlucky person better, and thank you." slightly noding her head. Sanya continued listening to the sith calling camellia forward. she stepped next to the small girl with her black hood over her head. the sith continued to talk telling camellia specific orders of who to kill.

she looked back towards Sanya offering the saber, to which she held out her hand to accept it. the hilt was warm but felt comfortable in her palm. the woman spoke of how it was a shame Sanya would be leaving the Jedi and how they used her for there gain, but Sanya didn't see it much of a shame anymore. "they had there chance, but I will claim my own freedom. even if it means aiding you..." Sanya's head turned to look at camellia. "...and camellia, in your endeavour to seek you own power."

she watched as the sith cut into her finger, black blood flowing out to create a pool that rested on the top. her hand extended out to camellia before she spoke more about how loyal camellia was to her people, this Sanya knew. the woman then order the rendili woman to drink the blood that rested of her finger tip. she continued to speek of how she took in camellia giving her a new purpose after the republic left, even after Sanya got back from the nether realm and heard about the republic abandoning rendili. she wanted to go there to help out, but every time she pressed on the matter she had been ignored. they wouldn't even let her go on her own to see what could be done to help. it's the jedi's fault and there loss.

the zeltron woman ran her finger across the side of Sanya's face following the line of her jaw. she asked to help Sanya find purpose in this galaxy, but with a twist. to kill the men that stood in her way. she tightened her grip on the saber, not saying a word to the sith Sanya past by zeltron woman. her foot steps quick.

as she got closer to the men she ignited the saber, to grab there attention. one of the larger thugs started to approach Sanya but she showed no signs of slowing. "you first then." saying to her self as she extended her off hand. with the force she pulled the man towards her with speed, the saber slicing through his stomach splitting the man into two. "one down four to go." the others pulled out their guns ready to fire but Sanya was to close for them to succeed in any attempt.

she extended her arm once more latching onto the weapons with the force. ripping them out their hands to the side over the bannister. her hand still extended a blue shock wave left her hand smashing two of the thugs into a wall their heads impacting first as the body's proceeded to fall to the floor. "three down, two to go." her heart raced as adrenaline pumped through her body, like she was actually enjoying it. some part of her conscience was screaming to stop, but she wasn't wanting to listen.

one of the men had gone to grab a device off his belt, but Sanya was more focused on the other one with the stun baton still on the mas belt. his face looked familiar, the one who ran away earlier. she disengaged the saber hooking it on her belt. the coward seemed almost still, other than his hands that shook covering his face as he collapsed to the floor begging for mercy. as she stood over in front of the man Sanya drove her foot into the side of his head, making him topple over to the side.

sanya placed her foot on the thugs throat looking into his eyes. "four down one to go." a smile reached her lips as the man grasped for air until she put her full weight crushing his throat under her foot. her head turned to find the last guy already dead. with no one left Sanya waited for the other two by the lift.

[member="Darth Praelior"] Ξ [member="Camellia Swift"]