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Private Shifting Balance

Maou watched the monitors in his penthouse suite within Ozai, patiently awaiting his visitors. Located on the edge of the Gold and Blue sectors of Coronet city, it was in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on the planet. That didn't stop local and tourist thrill seekers from visiting the highly esteemed club though. Lavish to the point of excess on some levels and the opposite on others, Ozai held the crown as one of the most popular clubs in Coronet City and was a hotbed of criminal activity. The entire city knew this and so the occasional Coronet Chopper would fly by or a small patrol of peacekeeper droids would stroll past the ground-side entrance. Tonight Maou watched one level in particular. It was one of the higher class levels and tonight it sported talent from Atrisia, one of the southern provinces if he remembered correctly. From his monitors and speakers he could watch and listen to the heavy music and watch the crowds. His eye had fallen on one woman in particular, a Devaronian, and he made a mental note to find her later. Here he was a god, one that could bring your darkest desires come true and one that could take everything away in an instant. Several floors above the common club levels and only two above the highest class club the opaque glass hid his face but left shadows of those who wandered close enough to the glass and so for those below it appeared as if a shadowy monster watched them from above.

Few in the club knew who watched them and one such person now watched the shadow. Sai, Ronin of the Yokai and "owner" of the club on official documents his main job here was entertaining the guests. Stylish haircut, bright red prosthetic arm, and dressed to impress with a tailored tunic and trousers, the Atrisian gangster scanned the crowd looking for their guests for tonight. It felt like Ozai was getting more packed every night, but Sai supposed that was a good thing. Meant more credits and more clients on the other side businesses but at the same time it was an omen of what was to come. Sai was by no means a politician, he just ran the club and made sure the spice and deathsticks flowed. Recently he'd started dealing in Red Sand too which was turning an astounding profit and was in fact why they were meeting with their guests today.

It was inevitable with the mass immigration into the Republic and specifically Corellia as the strange Galactic Pandemic began making waves through the Galaxy. The situation seemed especially dire in Atrisia and already they had seen a huge influx of upstart Atrisian crime lords from the homeworld, disturbing the balance of the Atrisian crime lords here on Corellia as fake "main house" kodomo and heirs began flooding their streets. It was annoying to say the least, a real headache in fact for the young Ronin as they edged in on their profits and territory. It took weeks to figure out if the pretenders were the real deal, heirs of homeworld Oyabun or fakes that deserved to die by Atrisian code for invoking false family names. Luckily their guest tonight was not Atrisian and if they did decide put Maou in a compromising position...He had no doubt that Maou would crush them and theirs.

Spotting the guest and their small group Sai made his way over to them discretely and smiled at the group and motioned for them to follow him. Sai made one last glance up at the penthouse glass and smirked when he saw the shadow was no longer watching them. As they moved towards the hallway the music began to become a dull thumping of bass. The walls were covered in intricate Atrisian paintings and art replicas and symbols. When they'd reached the large elaborate turbolift doors they hissed open revealing two men in red Yōkai masks and black suits. They held Mandalorian made carbines and were silent, stepping aside to allow the small party into the spacious lift.

Sai looked to who seemed to be the leader of the group and smirked before speaking in thick Atrisian-accented basic.

"It would be wise not to anger Maou. Our Oyabun can be gracious, but your group has been making things difficult for us," he shrugged before he pressed a thumb to the security scanner within the lift and had his eye scanned. The doors hissed closed and began to move up. "To be honest though, I wouldn't mind watching him rip you limb from limb with his bare hands."

Darth Voyance Darth Voyance
 
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Voyance had arrived to club not in her usual Sith garb, but in a flowing blue dress that she had deemed more appropriate for a type of camouflage that would suit her presence this deep into territory that was the purview of the Jedi. However, she hated it. The revealing attire reminded her of her time as a Spice Bazaar slave dancer, whipped and drugged by her Pykian Master to dance in a narcotics induced trance as the lecherous patrons touched her body. She could still feel their touch on her skin, inching up her thighs and chest.

Voyance drew on this memory and the hatred it produced to focus her mind. To focus on the one she had sought out. Although his thugs could not see, she could. She saw the potential in this Maou Maou . A scoundrel who operated in the dark shadows of the criminal world and also harbored a darker soul. One just like hers. Perhaps unrefined, but the potential was there.

Exiting the elevator she smiled to the thug that had escorted her, "I shall take the up-most care then."

Entering the private space she sauntered over to the booth where the Oyabun was awaiting her. She bowed from hip and raised her head.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Kiyoshi."
 
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Twi'leks were...Among the most wonderful species in the Galaxy, the one standing before him now was no exception. In fact, she was exceptional. Which made it all the more maddening when she dared to use his real name here. Behind his heavy red helmet, his eye twitched in annoyance and his lips curled into a snarl. His entire body tensed as if he was ready to pounce and rip her limb from limb with his mind. The two YVH droids standing beside the small couch extended their concealed vibroblades, their vibromotors activating with a low harmonious hum. Maou waived a hand and a slight sheen flashed around them. A privacy shield, eliminating all sound coming from within the bubble. He'd have to have the droids' minds wiped after this conversation.

Standing up sharply, the droids took a single step forward. Here he could use the Force how he wished. His private quarters where only the top of the non-Atrisian Criminal Underworld would meet him or his Ronin. Here, he was king. The anger boiled up within him and coalesced in the palm of his hand as he raised a fist, bringing the Force to close around the Twi'lek's throat.

"Off to a bad start already...How do you know that name...You will tell me." The voice was heavily modulated, though even through it his anger and hate were palpable.

Darth Voyance Darth Voyance
 
Darth Voyance golden eyes lowered to look at Maou Maou 's fists. Anger and power, it was there, hampered no less by more base distractions of the mind. But, the potential was there. What a beautiful find to discover, right here in the middle of the Republic. Her eyes lifted. They watched the Atrisian with fixed fascination. She sensed the Force swell around her neck, a closing disc of malice. Drawn in reaction but, not properly tempered by the Darkside. He was holding back, not the attack, his intent was clear, but the very nature of his being in the Force was needlessly held back. She would have to teach him better.

Voyance blinked slowly and tapped into the Darkside herself. The weight of the darkness sunk into the room, as if some viscous slurry was poured from the ventilators and air ducts. It suffocated the air with a chill that choked at the Force. Together, Kaito and her swam in it. Whether he wouldn't drown was now up to him and his resolve. A test of sorts.

"You must forgive my rudeness," said Darth Voyance. "For I take particular care in investigating...the attractions of my interests."

She pointed to the YVH Droids and then to him, "Perhaps we can come to an understanding and not resort to wasteful violence."

"I have come this far, deep into territory that is not my own...to see you...Master Oyabun."
 
He felt it, like a thick miasma in the air. Suddenly he found himself having trouble breathing, though not because something was restricting his airways like he was doing to the Twi'lek. No, this was a pressure of which he'd never felt before in his life. Familiar like a mother's embrace but as dangerous as an Energy Spider's razor-sharp web. If he wasn't careful this darkness would devour him and everything he had ever built would be lost. The man swallowed hard and his fist slowly lowered, releasing the grip around her throat. She was like him, drawn to the shadow, but he could tell that she was on an entirely different level than he was. He was but a drop in her viscous slurry and he knew it.

His lowered fist spread out in a calming gesture to the droids who both retracted their blades and moved back into defensive stances beside Maou. He sat down, attempting with all his might to keep some sense of dignity, though he knew that he'd already lost this fight.

"You have me at a disadvantage," he said, his voice modulated. He waved a hand and the privacy field shimmered as it became a one-way viewing field. He reached up and clicked his helmet free. The lock released with a hiss and he removed it before setting it down on the table with a heavy thud. He patted it fondly and looked at the Twi'lek with his real eyes, face to face. "You already seem to know so much about me," Kaito said, his voice revealed. It was manly enough, though heavy with an Atrisian accent. Youthful and with an edge that was common in younger politicians from Corellia.

"It is not often beautiful Twi'lek women come to my home and surprise me. Let us begin again. I am Kaito Kiyoshi, Maou in the presence of others, leader of the Yokai, and Oyabuun of this sector in the Atrisian Underworld of Corellia. And you, my alluring guest are...?"

Darth Voyance Darth Voyance
 
"It is not often beautiful Twi'lek women come to my home and surprise me. Let us begin again. I am Kaito Kiyoshi, Maou in the presence of others, leader of the Yokai, and Oyabuun of this sector in the Atrisian Underworld of Corellia. And you, my alluring guest are...?"

Darth Voyance relaxed her body and the suffocating oppressive pool that had filled the private space drained away. She approached Maou Maou and walked past him to sit down. As she sat she folded the long seams of her dress to be tucked beneath her thighs and crossed her legs. When finished with her adjustments she looked up to the Atrisian crime lord and politician with a welcoming smirk. She stretched out her hand and gestured for him to join her, to take a seat beside her.

"Voyance," Voyance replied, "Darth Voyance."

"But should you agree to a more...intimate...mode of address, it is possible you could someday call me...Master."

"You see, Mr. Kiyoshi....ah....Maou...I have need of your position and network here within Corellia and indeed this Republic. And I am sure you can make use of my...mentoring expertise."



 
The Atrisian cocked an eyebrow at the woman. Darth? Then was this woman a Sith? Honestly, the Sith Empire wasn't much better of an option for crime lords like himself. Though they gave lipservice to how great their people were doing, and how they were titans of industry, he had to assume most of their workers were droids or slaves imported from other systems due to their penchant for mass genocide. He grimaced at the thought of helping Corellia become another Mon Calamari. It wasn't his true home, nowhere really was anymore, but he'd grown to like and even love some parts of it, like the Master's Noodle Shop or even this very club.

He grimaced and a shadow fell over his gaze.

"Darth," he said with just enough curiosity to let her know he was interested and enough malice to know that even a Sith Lord wouldn't leave this room alive if they challenged him for his livelihood. He was sure that, if push came to shove, he'd be able to strike some sort of deal with local Imperial rulers to keep his businesses going should he provide them with ample manpower. But even that sort of arrangement could only go on for so long.

"Am I to take it you are looking for some sort of Agent of the Sith Empire to infiltrate Republic ranks? Why would I ever do something so detrimental to my own well-being?"

Darth Voyance Darth Voyance
 

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