Sith or bust

[Varen Laurentiis]

The cold clink of the shuttle door on the metal of the landing bay was a familiar sound, but the air was stale and reprocessed here in the deeper levels on Coruscant. Varen was use to the hot smoggy swamp air of Hutta, this was strange and alien to him. The shuttle ride was quick, however cramped by various outlaws and vagrants.

Varen was unsure of where to start. He had heard many rumors of the force from some of the more seasoned bounty hunters. The true whispers that had always interested him were ones behind closed doors, said in hushed tones. There were men and women of the force who could summon ghosts, heal the near dead, and even bring them back. Varen needed someone to do that.

He followed the general flow of passengers out to a poorly lit lobby. He shrugged his pack back onto his shoulder and walked into an equally lit corridor filled with many bodies. Varen felt cramped.

He shuffled along to the general buzz of the crowd. He saw neon towards one end of the corridor and figured it meant cantina. Sure enough after several minutes and and a heated argument with a Trandoshan, Varen was sliding into a seat near the back of the club. The usual rough and tumble was comforting to Varen. He sipped is whiskey, planning his next move.

He didn't have much in his pack, a few changes of clothes, some of his tools, and his collapsable bo. The credits he made selling the pod he stole was nearly gone, most of it went to a no questions asked ticket off of Hutta.

[member='Darth Raven']

 

[Zion Mirtis]

From the back of the cantina there was a closed off room with a dark sheet and a duo of wookie bodyguards. They made sure no one distrubed the "special guest" who was being entertained in the back. Darth Raven was not the sort to often come to these types of places, but given the Sith's control over the planet and people Courascant had it's "certian treasures" she liked to exploit away from the eyes of her supreriors. This cantina was one of many she would frequent for the sake of "letting off steam" with a lady friend for the eveneing.​

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After a few moments a twi'lek girl emerged and giggled before walking off to attend other guests. A few moments later a dark cloacked woman appaered. Her face was mostly covered thanks to the hood she wore. But her yellow eyes seemed to beam out from under the darkness. Many who'd seen her had turned away when her gaze went in their direction. They knew she was a sith, and a powerful one, and as such they did not want to cause her any reason to take out agression on them. After a quick look around before she made her way to the bar.​

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"The usual." she said under breath while taking a seat. There was something that felt off about today. Though the Force tended to work in mysterious ways all the time, so she could not put her finger on it.​

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[Varen Laurentiis]

Varen was counting over his things when he felt it. A strange heaviness fell in him. He looked up from his satchel to see if anything about the noisy cantina had changed. Nothing had, save a hooded figure he hadn't noticed before sitting idly at the bar.

He felt drawn to it, pulled to this shrouded person. Varen could very easily tell the other patrons were giving this person a wide berth as the seats next to it were vacated. He felt dumb, as he closed his pack and shouldered it and grabbed his drink and moved through the crowd to sit next to this ominous being.

He placed his whiskey on the bar as he sat. His body felt strange, his head felt muddled.

"Now tell me why no one would sit next to you, unless you were important?" Varen asked, still unable to make out a face.

 

[Zion Mirtis]

The sudden presence of Force became more apparent to Raven just before the odd boy sat down. She peered over at him through her hood, her yellow eyes scanning him as he asked his question. He was either really brave or foolish to speak with someone who was clealry not the sort to triffle with. Still the fact the force was so apparent in hi had caught enough of her attention to warrent more through investigation. "And who are you exaclty?" she asked.​

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[Varen Laurentiis]

Her icy voice caught him by surprise. "Varen Laurentiss, up to no good Hutta kid", he smirked and tipped his drink in her direction. "Now from where I am from, people don't avoid you like this cantina is unless you are important, or smell like a swamp rat, and from this distance its not the latter. And I happen to be looking for important people." He could feel her eyes dissecting him.

[member='Darth Raven']

 

[Zion Mirtis]

A child from Hutta? Interesting enough. He seemed pretty blunt in why he was speaking with her. Curious enough to want to know about her. But there was a deeper reason for it. Apparrntly he was looking for "important people", which of course there was really only one kind around here. As for the compliemtn about her smell, he should have noted how she currently smelled of sweeter perfume. "I am. In a sense. I'm a Sith. The people who happen to own this system and many more like it. But the question remains why you'd be looking for one. Seeking something special?"​

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(I suggest trying to tag me with the mention button. That way I'll get a notice about when you post next."​

 

[Varen Laurentiis]

Sith, just the frightening word he was hoping for.

"Well I apologize for being so rude, madame sith. Back on Hutta I never really had the pleasure of conversing with the galatic overlords. But yes I am seeking some professional help, which I believe yourself or maybe some of your collegues may be able to help me with. But please it is a very private and personal matter." Varen knew as he talked he was either about to die a horribly greusome death or more than likely worse.

[member="Darth Raven"]

 

[Zion Mirtis]

There was a vauge bemused look on Raven's face when he explained why he was looking for a Sith. A tall order to ask from a little nobody like him; at least that was how Raven saw it. Unless the person was of real interest the Sith would never give anyone like [member="Varen Laurentiis"] a second thought. But it did interest Raven and warrented more answers. "The Sith do not do favors just because someone asks. We expect payment, and I doubt whatever favor you need equals the ammount of coin you have to your name. What exaclty do you want from someone like me?"​

 

[Varen Laurentiis]

Varen was getting nervous. He could tell the Sith was losing interest and fast. He still felt heavy and foggy sitting next to this presence. He hoped she hadnt noticed the sweat starting to bead at his brow, he wiped at it with his metallic hand.

"I want to bring someone back from the dead!" He blurted, loud enough to warrant some wandering eyes toward them. He collected himself, and more calmly and quieter, "There were rumors, on Hutta, that there were sith strong enough to bring people back to life. If you are so strong then fine, if not then point me in the direction of the next Sith who might be."

[member="Darth Raven"]

 

[Zion Mirtis]

And so the truth was out. Given how nervous he'd been getting around her it was clear the matter was very personal indeed. When he blurted out his want to bring someone back from the dead she leaned back, a more bemused look. There was a connection she found in him but one he did not know as of yet. When everyone else in the catina looked Darth Raven gazed at them with her bur ing yellow eyes. They all slunk back to their own business before she looked back to [member="Varen Laurentiis"] . Finally she removed her hood, revealing her face and her long dark hair that reached her shoulders. A small smile was on her face as she said "Cheating death out of your own life is one thing. But to take away from it a life it's already claimed is something else. Who are you trying to bring back? A family member? A lover? Perhaps a bloved pet?"​

 

[Varen Laurentiis]

The fog was gone in a torrent of emotion, the heaviness lifted by rising anger. "How dare you assume that I would even begin to think of risking my life for some beloved pet!", the vile in his tone raised with every word, "My father was a great hunter and an even better man. The man who so cowardly killed him shall hope that I never find out who he his!" Varen was seething at this point.

[member="Darth Raven"]

 

[Zion Mirtis]

Given his sudden brust of anger and arrogance towards her Darth Raven stood from her chair and seemed to loom over [member="Varen Laurentiis"] . Her yellow eyes bruned more and everything seemed to grow darker, even for the people in the cantina. Some left right awya while other felt too afraid to move. It seemd as though Raven was ready to back-hand the boy or worse. For a full minute she stared at him before, suddenly, she broke into a laugh. She sat back down, everything going to nromal, as she sipped her drink with a giggle. "You've the making of a powerful warrior, Varen." she said, gesturing to him. That need for revenge. The want of your father back. That fire that fuels inside you. Yes." her tone became more sullom. "A powerful sith you will make." ​

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[Varen Laurentiis]

He was stunned, if not shocked. He damn near pissed himself when she rose, and came even closer when she laughed. He took a sip of his whiskey to calm himself.

"Listen, I dont know what you are talking about, I am no Sith. I can't use your fancy force tricks." He tried wrapping his head around it. It felt weird, but it sounded right. He took a much bigger sip of his whiskey and looked at the pale thing next to him, giggling over a drink. "Why would you say that? That I am some Sith?"

[member="Darth Raven"]

 

[Zion Mirtis]

She faced him as she answered "Because, Mr. Varen, you do not realize what sort of potential you have. You can use the Force, yes. In this day and age it's not uncommon anymore. But anyone can wave their hands and make something float, or tell the future or sense when something if wrong. But true power comes from knowing what to do with it. I can show you so many things. You want to bring the dead back to life? I can teach you. But there will be more skills to learn along the way before you can even attempt a process like that." She looked down at his metal arm, finally noting it, before saying "I can forge you intom something great. Something that will master power itself." She looekd at him and smirked as she finished with "Even the power over death."​

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[Varen Laurentiis]

Chills went down his spine as she spoke. There was a strange stillness in the air after her last word. While he knew he was looking for trouble coming to coruscant seeking out a Sith, he surely did not think it would come to that. He had never the notice of any connection to the force. But I guess being abandonded on Hutta and stuffed away into the recesses of a Hutts palace, there really was never a chance to discover it. He looked at his now empty glass and back to this strange pale woman who was telling him he could be trained into a deadly warrior with the power to raise people from the dead.

"Please...excuse me..", Varen grabbed his things and stumbled into the corridor, it was emptying slowly, it was nearly night time, or day time, or simply a time where there werent many others out, as you can't very well tell on the lower levels. He stumbled down maybe 10 yards before emptying his stomach into a corner of plants. He sank, slowly against the wall.

[member="Darth Raven"]

 

[Zion Mirtis]

Raven had watched as [member="Varen Laurentiis"] stood and excused himself before stubling out of the cantina and into the slummy alleys. She turned a smile on her face as she comtemplated in her mind. She reached into her pocket and laid out enough credits for both his and her own drink before following. While he had a good distance ahead of her Raven did not quicken her pace. She calmly walked on while following his force signature, knowing where he was; at least the general area. After that she arrived just in time to hear him regurgitate whatever he'd eaten in the last while. She stood nearby with her ars crossed, waiting to hear what he had to say to her offer.​

 

[Varen Laurentiis]

He felt [member="Darth Raven"] before he heard her. A strange tugging, close to the heaviness he felt just a few minutes before. He stood and steadied himself on the wall. He looked at her from the corner of his eye.

"So thats it, I swear myself to the Sith and you teach me all I need to know?" He felt weird saying it, it started to feel permanent."Fine, where do we start? Killing and enslaving the masses? Hunting for strange sith relics from long dead planets?"

 

[Zion Mirtis]

A deeper smirk was on her face when she heard his agreement. And so Darth Raven had claimed another apparentice to train in the arts of the darkside. She brought her hands behind her and kept them together as he asked where they would start. Instead of anything harsh and violent as he thought she merley answered with "I was thinking more of a hot bath and decent food in you belly." After that she turned and said "Come along...my apprentice." ​

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[Varen Laurentiis]

He was once again stunned by this pale woman with the fiery eyes. Going from training to bring people back to life to jump to the complete opposite side of the spectrum of baths and food was hard for him. But his stomach growled eagerly after the thought, and he had always wanted to shower not on Hutta.

So with that he gathered his belongings and followed his new master [member="Darth Raven"] down the corridor.

"So food and a bath? I hadn't really thought that, you know, sith did those things. Always imagined just light sabers blazing day and night. Does sound good though, I imagine you have a place here on coruscant?"

 

[Zion Mirtis]

She giggled in her throat when he mentioned how everyone else thought the Sith were. "A common sterotype." she explained. "The Jedi, and those who sympathize with them, like to make us out as monsters when they're afraid to admit how much of over pridful zelaots they truly are." As they walked and he asked where she lived they'd come to a point in the streets where they could see the large Sith temple that stood out from practically every other building in the area. Pointing to it she answered "There is where I live." She looked back to see his reaction, smirking, before saying "Come along."​

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