Remnants of the Infinite Empire (Republic Dominion of Rakata Prime)

[Erinyes Draclau]

Erinyes's black hair went dancing in the ocean wind as the Shi'ido slowly went walking towards @[member="Iella E`ron"]. THere was a wistful smile lingering upon her lips, her eyes a bit distant, as if listening to a remote call.

It wasn't too far off; the young Lao-mon Princess had an affinity with the Force that allowed her to hear it in the form of music -- in song. Coming to a stop beside the Jedi Master, Erinyes said with a melancholy murmur.

"She mourns... she weeps." Said the clairvoyant, her fingers lightly twitching as her eyes fell shut. The song that surrounded them was filled with a melancholy aria, the keening sound of polyphonic voices whispering in the dark.

"There is much sadness here."

 

[Kira Talith]

"Look cupcake," Kira shot out to @[member="Saki"] with a mix of mild amusement and seriousness. "It's not like I woke up this morning deciding to set off traps in the Temple of Doom!' she told her, peering over the bridge at the area that had collapsed.

"There has to be a method to cross this safely." she added in a low murmur, investigating the glyphs. "A pattern."

 

[Nameless Knight]

@[member="Erinyes Draclau"]

Knight touched down as her wings enfolded into her back and she spoke. "There is always sadness on worlds like this. Once a battlefield and seat of empires and now something... Strange, something different that the empire has twisted and confused. I have not seen many worlds like this but the unknown regions are full of them." Knight slid her bolter off and to look at the others while she moved to look around and secure the rifle to her shoulder while searching around. "We should move carefully."

 

[Erinyes Draclau]

It was with a somber expression that Erinyes turned to @[member="Knight"].

"Blood hath spilled upon this throne, young Knight," the term for youth was not meant in disrespect, safe to say since Erinyes was almost two centuries old. "Blood hath paid a price with pride."

"It hath twisted the song....no longer melodic." she took a deep breath. "Surrounded in beauty but corrupted."

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

@[member="Sumalee"]

Ayumi gave a nod of her head to the jedi as she moved and used the jedi providing cover until the sonic grenades were off and she fired the pistol into the gun before taking an ion grenade to disable the turret. The explosion going off had her speaking. "Move up and look for controls to disable whenever we can." Her eyes continued to flick back and forth until she was ready to move. "Eyes sharp and focused we are almost there."

 

[Sumalee]

@[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

Sumalee's strikes were powerful, muscles and sinew flexing over her crimson flesh as she followed the order. Another bolt was deflected, sharp teeth baring as the Togruta took a quick strike at one of the turrets.

Sparks flew in a kaleidoscopic disarray, as her citrine saber met the barrel, slicing cleanly in half. A red fist shot out to hit against a helmet, pushing back the opponent.

They began to move forward, slowly, but surely towards the controls.

 

[Saki]

@[member="Kira Liadain"]

Saki had a smirk on her face at that and gave a nod while she thought about the traps ad the way across. "Well we could get a stick and touch each one to seem if it falls away or holds" Saki shrugged while looking them over. "If we had a hover board that might work, wish that crazy storyteller was here"

 

[Kira Talith]

Kira gave a small wince. While the plan was good, they couldn't quite tell which parts of the bridge would collapse. It could very well be the ground they stood on.

But what else were they to do?

"Alright... lets take a couple of step back towards the entrance again," she turned to @[member="Saki"]. "How good is your telekinesis?" she asked, as she brought out the stick she'd been playing with earlier.

"Knew this would come in handy!"

 

[Nameless Knight]

@[member="Erinyes Draclau"]

Knight raised an eyebrow, few people called her young but it was to be expected. Shape changers didn't have to show their age like many other species. It was just something that could be done for it and she smirked while moving. "The blood that was spilled here was evil, wicked and cruel. The Rakata are and were dangerous. Their technology not seen before or since. Now we are here to do what others might have failed to do or what needs to be done. The Empire's presence might not have changed anything to protect the people." She moved now more hearing in the distance the sounds of rancors while smirking. "You've fought rancors before right?"

 

[Erinyes Draclau]

Erinyes's expression shifted to that of confusion.

"Rancors?" the word appeared to be lost within the Shi'ido's vocabulary. But this was to be expected from a woman who had been sheltered and squirreled away at a hidden winter palace for the majority of her life. She had been, after all, presumed dead by her family and Skorn.

It had been for her safety and for the future of Lao-mon.

A gust of wind blew across the beach, sending grains of sand in the air. Jade green eyes then fell towards the direction Knight now made her way to.

 

[Syn]

@[member="Talia Al Ghul"]

Syn felt it as he moved, another temple, smaller and he went in with a look. Whatever was here was proving more focused and needed. Something he could discover while he went on and focused on the temple thankful he was wearing the bodysuit sasori had created for himself. After Metalorn and discovering the benefits of it the jedi master had sought about creating a set of armor that would work in protecting himself. He let his senses expand to lead him through walking softly with the force aiding him to not set off pressure traps to easily.

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

@[member="Sumalee"]

Ayumi continued to have her eyes focused but also was moving forward having a soldier come up with a map of what they scouted and were mapping. "We're getting close, about twenty meters ahead through that wall unless we want to go around master jedi." Her hand came up firing a shot off into a turret and ejecting the pack again as she reloaded. "Alright so go around or through the wall, how good is a saber against ferrocrete?"

 

[Talia]

The Jedi Master would soon discover that even @Syn was subject to the traps left behind by the long lost empire. Pressure traps or not. Some were based on motion sensors.

Which he quickly would discover as a small tight tunnel up ahead, with various relief figures with spears and what would appear to be ancient blasters. This was to test the quickness of the would be initiate. A trip in the sensor would send blaster like bolts of energy through the open holes to the other side of the wall.

 

[Saki]

@[member="Kira Liadain"]

"Ehhh it is slightly better for punching things then grabbing but I get where your going." Saki moved back a little and thought about it while she shrugged. "We could shadowstrike the stone as good as a punch and it is small, localized." The knight flicked the necklace while she thought about what else they could be doing and rolled her shoulders in enjoyment. "Oh yes this is going to be fun, maybe the next trap will be a hallway with light that sets off walls of spikes."

 

[Nameless Knight]

@[member="Erinyes Draclau"]

Knight looked at her and had a grin on her face while she shifted a little. Mainly to have wings again long and leathery built for power so she could fly and fire. The shi'ido arming the bolter and pointing. "Alright most are large and dangerous, but they are slow,they can be lumbering. Use that to your advantage and avoid the teeth and claws." Knight flew up a little to scout ahead while she fired off one shot to explode into the beasts face.

 

[Noah Corek]

@[member="Kira Liadain"] @[member="Saki"]
"How about we think a little more before we get ourselves killed." Noah informed the two as he walked up behind them and peered over the ledge. It appeared to large to jump and a rope wouldn't do much,when he heard the comment of telekinesis he turned and raised a eyebrow. "What did you have in mind?"

 

[Syn]

@[member="Talia Al Ghul"]

He kept moving, muscles tense and micro movements that were for hunting. Something a cathar could do better then most but he wasn't certain about what was around him. The humming of electronics could come to his ears but discerning machines was like asking a child to tell you te state of affairs on a planet they never heard of. It wasn't something he knew how to do just something he preferred not to do when he moved and was prepared for a fight. Uncertain of what might be coming from traps.

 

[Sumalee]

@[member="Ayumi Pallopides"]

Sumalee's expression turned stern, her lips thin. "It will take a full day before a saber will make a dent on this." Said the padawan, her painted white and crimson face turning to Ayumi.

"Perhaps the Republic's skill in demolitions would suffice here."

 

[Ayumi Pallopides]

@[member="Sumalee"]

She gave a nod, she didn't know the limited of sabers but that was good to know while she looked at the troopers and advanced. "Alright set charges and lets get into cover. Hopefully we won't damage too much of the base but this isn't Republican construction." A wider smirk was on her face at that as she fired and the soldiers went to work leaving her and the jedi to water the hallway until they were done and ready to go forward. Ayumi checked the pistol and her other supplies before taking out an image caster and speaking. "We're nearing the control room, any status on the other groups?"

 

[Kira Talith]

@[member="Noah Corek"] @[member="Saki"]

"Try to not plummet to your death, Saki," Kira said with a bit of lighthearted humor, but was nonethelesss filled with concern. That's when Kira noticed the armored commander approaching them.

"Who are you?" she asked him, a bit curious. "The calvary?" she joked, turning back to Saki. "We figure if she can use the Force to strike the stick against the stones we can figure out which are safe to step on... then again... the weight of a sentient is a bit different from a stick."

"A shadow strike may do well... or a bag of sand."