Staring into the Abyss of the Dragon.

[Alexandra Feanor]

Alexandra yawned as her silver hair sat on her shoulders, her eyes lazily staying open as she waited for the hunter that was coming to help her out with the current mission. Today she was looking to take down a Krayt Dragon, wanting to get the pearl that was inside the creature and giving the hide away to those that helped her out. Her hand scrolling through the datapad she held, looking up bounties, rewards and other things that might be of note for her today. She was on Tatooine after all and an easy paycheck is always worth it when she lived on Alderaan all alone with no real source of income most of the time.

The heat was the most annoying thing, something she forgot about as it shone down on her. The wraps she normally wore were exchanged for a tan one that wrapped around most of her head and barely leaving room for her hair to poke through. Along side the wraps she also wore a dark colored set of trousers and shirt that breathed enough for her to bare the heat without feeling like she was drowning. It was to the point where she had run out of water already once and having to refill it with the help of a nearby vendor.

Who had offered to help were several people, those which Alex had told to meet her outside of the city in a shaded area against a cliff-side. It would be a place where she could look and watch the people that approached her without being caught off guard too significantly. In addition to this the miniature form of a white furred wolf that almost blended into the sand would be moving about, watching from a separate angle to ensure she had a good view of the approach.

 

[Muad Dib]

Walking from the city be paused and looked up into the deep blue, cloudless sky. The twin suns baked down upon the desert mercilessly. Chuckling he wiped his forehead and tapped lightly upon the controls upon his left gauntlet. Activating the suit's systems he felt the interior of his beskar'gam begin to cool. While not being adverse to the heat, he preferred a bit of a cooler temperature.

Looking across the way his eyes fell over the cliffs and to the small amount of shade it offered. Within the shadows was [member="Alexandra Feanor"] . He sighed lightly and straightened the pack upon his shoulders. Walking across the baking sand he adjusted the necklace he wore around his neck. A twisted piece of metal with several spirals hung from the leather string. A grin crossed his face at how he had acquired the particular item.

Not long ago he had been on a space station that ended rather unpleasantly. During his escape one of the bulkheads had exploded, a piece of shrapnel imbedding into his back. The force of the hit he received knocked the Mad Knight off his feet and saved his life from the explosion from the rest of the bulkhead. Fingers flicked his lucky charm idly around his neck as he joined the woman in the shade.

"So dragons? Sounds like fun. It's been awhile since I've been here. Last time a sith master shoved me down the throat of the sarlacc. Hopefully we stay away from them."

He chuckled as he pulled a deathstick from a pocket and lit the end with a wave of his hand. Releasing the blue smoke upon the arid wind he chuckled lightly. Hunting Krayt Dragons .... What could possibly go wrong? It may be horrible but it'll be a helluva good time.

 

[Cairyn Midore]

"Cut the chatter, where's the dragon?" Cairyn was practically bouncing up and down, anxious to get going. Any sort of water he'd brought with him as provisions had long been spent, any rations he'd had on his person were probably torn apart, the crumbs scattered among the sand. He stared at both of his current 'friends' in turn, waiting impatiently for them to stop talking and getting right to the dragon catching. If he had to abandon them, he would soon enough. After all, this was the first time he'd actually met either of them.

"Oh yeah, and do either of you have any water? Mine's all out."

[member="Muad Dib"] | [member="Alexandra Feanor"]​

 

[Malok]

Darth Metus watches.

 

[Rapax]

Rapax arrived at Tattooine in the city where he was asked to meet under the request of a mystery sender to meet outside the outskirts under the circumstances he decided to bring his full arsenal for this event as this is Tattooine many things happen on Tattooine ...good or bad, Tattooine was always a hot and desolate place a shame it couldn't be given life especially with the battle that apparently rages over its sands he pressed a button on his armor to cool down his armor he didn't use the cooling system much as he used his shapeshifting to make his body naturally handle the heat so he wont conserve his energy as he approached the group he recognized Alexandra from a previous encounter perhaps he should ask her if they can continue where they left off later down the line. So hunting Krayt dragons is it?...It has been a while since I have joined such a hunt, I am looking forward to it and am ready to embark when you all are ready. He was fully armed to the teeth for the dangers the Dune sea will provide not to mention the bounty he read being on the man who was apart of the group would probably attract some attention but he can collect it later after the dragon.

[member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Muad Dib"] [member="Cairyn Midore"]

 

[Darth Abyss]

Was it a whisper, or just an unexpected cold breeze blowing through the desert?

Before anyone would've been able to find out the answer the glimpse of an impression had already faded, lost in the dance of a million small grains of sand caught in the wind.

The hunting party was gathering, but little did they knew that today they would be both hunter and prey. They couldn't see the dark being that observed them from a far distance, hidden below broken light that moved around him like it feared to be devoured by darkness within him. They couldn't sense him, the aura of wretched hunger obscured by endless layers of deception until there was nothing left, not even the faintest echo.

The empty desert of Tatooine was a deadly trap in itself for all those unlucky enough to still be truly alive. Hunger, thirst and exhaustion. Slow, insidious killers that crawled up on their victims and at them whole in their moment of weakness.

Darth Abyss too was being of hunger, and he too had come to eat one of them whole. [member="Muad Dib"] had been marked for death, for the grave mistake of interfering with him. He would only learn the truth when it was to late, but the day of his final judgment was here, and Abyss would be judge, jury and executioner. There was no tomorrow for the mad knight, only pain, and only failure.

They couldn't see the dark being that observed them from a far distance, but he could see them as if they stood right in front of him. First he would give the desert time to make her move, to strain and cripple the party. Then the dragons of the wilderness could try their hand at ending the insect, and then, when his body was already weak and malnourished the Mindeater would rise from the shadows and deal the final blow.

Yet Abyss had not been foolish enough to leave anything up to chance. His visions had guided him here long before the Mad Knight even set foot on the world, and since then messages had been sent to those of his allies that could assist him in his quest for revenge.

Spoiler

[member="Vereshin"] [member="Natalie LaForte"] [member="Krest"] [member="Darth Lykos"] @everyone else that is part of the SA, or a bounty hunter/merc or anyone else allied with Abyss

[member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Rapax"]

 

[Malok]

Seated upon a stone, the Sith looked up from his book of puns. He then addressed [member="Cairyn Midore"] over the comm.

"What do you call a cow with no legs?"

A snicker escaped him.

"Ground beef."

 

[Ak'lya]

Patience was the name of the game. The Devaronian watched from a distance, macrobinaculars trained on the growing hoard of men surrounding the target. He didn't know what this man had done, or even if he deserved what was coming to him, but a one million credit bounty was something no one could turn down. But first, he had to be ready.

The first click settled into the sand as the sonic mine disappeared. The motion sensor would be enough to deafen anyone who came close. It would take some time to set up the rest, but he would have to make do. There would be time for all of this. He just needed to wait for it.

And he was willing to wait for it.

[member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Muad Dib"] [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Rapax"] [member="Darth Abyss"]

 

[Cairyn Midore]

Listening to the pun, it was several moments before the beauty of the joke dawned on him. "He he he, I've never heard that before." To any lacking in comm (or who had actual taste in jokes), his laughing was questionable at best. "That's great, Mets, but for real, do you have a ship that can hold this dragon? Also do you have water? I ran out, uh, right as we got on this planet?"

[member="Darth Metus"]

 

[Malok]

[member="Cairyn Midore"]

"Got you covered on both accounts; I have a spare canteen with your name on it. Swing on by, just don't step on my lizard. Dig?"

 

[Cairyn Midore]

"Great. I'll head right over." Skipping in the general direction he thought Metus was in, he continued speaking. "Y'know, I've been reading this book on anti-gravity. I just can't put it down."

[member="Darth Metus"]

 

[Alexandra Feanor]

Alexandra was decently surprised by the group that had gathered to help with the killing of the dragon. It wasn't the strangest group she had ever gathered for something, a fact that made her remember the order of the grey quite fondly, but it was certainly up there. First came the man who she did not recognize but seemed to be rather... discontent with the planet. Mandalorian too by the looks of it and her eyes ran over him before looking down at the datapad in her hands. She was certain she had seen someone of the description but couldn't be too certain, she would need to go over the recent bounties earlier and see what she could find. Next game a dark lord, someone who she was more than familiar with and even brought a smile to her face. A few words escaping her as she focused in on him.

"Been a while, and that is correct, we are heading after a Krayt Dragon. I do hope that you can keep up." Her smile remained on her face as she looked towards the third... who was now walking away. Her eyes blinked a few times but she shrugged in the end, turning her head to point in the direction the would be heading.

"If you don't mind a short walk, the cave shouldn't be too far. About an hour or two if we are quick about it, and that is assuming the creature hasn't moved its nest further... or closer to us." She knew that that was a possibility and wanted to be careful about being caught off guard by the leviathan that was a Krayt Dragon.

While she did not see [member="Dal Talonok"] or [member="Darth Abyss"], she could feel something was strange but shrugged it off, and as for [member="Darth Metus"]. She was watching him too as a small white wolf like creature stared at his face now.



[member="Muad Dib"] [member="Rapax"]

 

[Riamah]

Not for the first time Ra found herself once again on Tatooine. It wasn't for the same reason as the last though. The message had been sent to the allies of [member="Darth Abyss"] to gather here. While still a new face among the crowd, Ra had come.

Her new appearance drew less looks than her previous one. A silver, white haired woman did that. Now a red head, she had to be more aware of the sun and took further precautions to keep from getting sunburned. She portrayed herself as a simple woman, no Force, no alignment to any faction or government. Already moving gracefully and on silent steps, she joined up with the group that had gathered to hunt down @Maud Dib.

Under her cloak, the woman wore an all black outfit. The sleeves hid her two short sabers, there were also two knives in her boots. Her only visible weapons were a blaster on one hip, a double saber hilt on the other and a spiked ball at the end of her braided hair.

She remained silent as they gathered. They were too much in the open and not as much in the shadows as she would have liked. However, she would have to make do with the situation and deal with the problem at hand.

[member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Darth Metus"] [member="Dal Talonok"] [member="Rapax"] [member="Alexandra Feanor"]

 

[Zaiden Dean]

Vokun was home. Plain and simple. These sands, they belonged to his family, to him. There was a certain perk to playing the home field, such as now that he was taking on the Mad Knight. Vokun had heard rumors of this man from Damien Daemon.

He had basically obliterated the man, pierced him clean through the lung, he was hit with Force Destruction and more. But through all odds had managed to stay up on his feet. However, Damien was no Vokun.

An odd tinge to the wind settled Vokun on his haunches. Searching the Force for what its meaning was, he sensed an ex-Master figure turned friend, Alexandra. Would she assist him, should he request it? She was an ally.. But she did not even know he was alive...

She knew his aura however... But he wore Shadow Coat, making him undetectable...

He would decide soon enough.

With the perfection achieved over multiple decades, practicing in combat, while playing games of concentration, Vokun vanished from sight, sound, and all other detection. This was the only living Force Cloak specialist alive. Sure there were those who learned with sects and stuff, he however had learned every form of Force provided stealth, and could even bring them into a single type.

Currently however, he was just focusing on his strongest power. To not be seen by bending light.

[member="Muad Dib"] [member="Darth Abyss"] [member="Alexandra Feanor"]

 

[Muad Dib]

"Well, no time like the present to meet an angry, snarling, beast ready to consume any unlucky enough to cross it's path."

Clapping gauntlet hands together he whistled before chuckling. Pulling his buy'ce from the netting at his waist he placed the helmet on and activated the HUD while sealing the suit. Moving in the general direction which Alexandra has motioned toward with her head he began walking.

As his armored boots carried him to the top of a done he paused scouting the land as he gave the others in the group a moment to catch up. Wind whipped grains of sand against the beskar plates adorning his body. Raising his head slightly he reached out with his senses getting a general lay of the land.

Walking along the top he moved quickly but carefully. There was some distance to make, if the Krayt dragon had not moved it's lair further away. Or closer. Chuckling lightly his fingers twitched in anticipation. He was not happy to have two strangers at his back, but this want meant to be a battle but rather a hunt for a creature. Activating his external speakers he asked a question.

"So we know there's a Krayt dragon .... Do we have an idea of it's size and if it's alone?"

[member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Darth Metus"] [member="Dal Talonok"] [member="Darth Abyss"] [member="Rapax"]

 

[Dusaro Dresari]

Dusaro had met Rapax rather recently. Or rather, been reintroduced. The last time they had met, Rapax had been a enemy he was attempting to kill. Rapax fled from that fight and he never saw him again since. Untill one day a human looking man walked up to Dusaro and introduced himself. After a bit Rapax told him about how they had been on opposites sides before but that things had more or less 'changed'. In the end everything got settled out and Dusaro was told that there was a mission he was going on to Tattooine. He didn't know what they would be doing however, so Dusaro came 'dressed to kill'. Which for him involved light combat armor, a pair of shatterguns with his usual list of explosives and grenades. The only new addition was a lightsaber safetly tucked away in a pouch on his armor.

"Naturally you had to take me to Tattooine of all places for a job." Krayt Dragons was it... This was going to be a fun job. He had not ever had the chance to tango with one of those but it seemed like he would get a prime chance to do so. He was fairly quiet for the moment, not overly keen on introducing himself until spoken to as everyone seemed rather focused. "Any reports of tuskens recently moving in the area as well? Though i am fairly sure there are always some of them around, any ideas on their numbers?"

@Ra'a'mah @Alexandra Feanor [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Darth Metus"] [member="Dal Talonok"] [member="Darth Abyss"] [member="Rapax"] [member="Muad Dib"]

 

[Ak'lya]

The desert sands felt like fire as he crawled through them, but still he continued, counting the inches between each position. It took far longer than he wanted to move, and left much more of a track than he wished. He'd left a few other things along the way. A mark at five hundred meters. Anything in that area he could kill with some ease. Max range for a grenade launcher and all that. Messy, but with how little collateral damage there was here, it could be worth it.

Frowning, he set the next mine. The concussion mine made the next piece of the perimeter. He had a suspicion that this would get out of hand. But that was out of his hands. He was the one thing in life he could control. So he pressed on. The next few mines would be easy, if grueling. But here he was.

[member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Muad Dib"] [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Rapax"] [member="Darth Abyss"] [member="Ra'a'mah"] [member="Vokun"] [member="Dusaro Dresari"]

 

[Alexandra Feanor]

Alexandra looked past [member="Muad Dib"] now, watching the newcomer get closer. [member="Dusaro Dresari"] seemed a tad interesting, but nothing really struck her as out of place with him. The thought caused her to tap at her elbow for a few moments before answering maud's question.

"To be completely honest, I do not know its size or how many there are if there are more than one. But that's the fun of the hunt, isn't it?" Her voice would be quick about giving an answer to Maud. Her own weapons were rather unsuited should there be more than one of these creatures, especially considering the fact that she had on her a few thermal detonators, the staff she always had on her, her dual sabers. There was also the matter of her rifle, but that was to deal with the threat mentioned by the newcomer.

With that her head turned to Dusaro.

"As for the Tusken Raiders, they haven't been seen recently and I can be certain that we should be ok. Though it would be rather useful to acquire one of their banthas should it come to that."

Her eyes flicked past the two as she thought she sensed something. She wasn't sure but it felt familiar and she stared for a few seconds in the direction that [member="Vokun"] had been. Why did it seem so familiar? And what about the thing she had felt made her so unsettled. Her teeth chewed at the inside of her cheek while she thought before shaking her head and speaking to the ones near her.

"Anyways you three, lets get going..."

While she said that, the wolf infront of [member="Darth Metus"] would turn its head and point in the direction Alexandra and the others would begin walking, telling him where to go as if he was commanding Metus.


[member="Dal Talonok"] @Ra'a'mah [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Darth Abyss"]

 

[Darth Kentarch]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0[/youtube]​

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So the Sith Assassin [member="Darth Abyss"] put out a bounty on a fellow [member="Muad Dib"], word was already out on the streets. Muad was out hunting a dragon or something. But as someone marked by the Assassins, he could not take this lying down. Not one bit.

Kentarch's stealth ship showed up, and jumped Kentarch in full safari gear. Complete with a panama straw with that timeless Pinch crown style and black pleated hatband. His hat matched the khaki safari blazer and finished with a pair of brown machine washed slacks, loose original fit, with extra utility pockets on the sides to complete his Tatooine adventure. Oh and a Cortosis sword hanging at his side too.

A group of his lackey unloaded a Razalon FC-20 speeder bike from the back hatch of the ship. "It better have the tunes from the Retro Bistro, cause I'm missing my lunch hour for this."
They bowed and assured the music was loaded onto the appropriate data-pad. The Sith Lord lept onto the speeder bike and raced off towards the action.

 

[Nolan Detta]

When hunting Krayt Dragons, one didn't pack light. Nolan hadn't been to Tatooine since he first met Satine when they had been sent into an arena to fight such a beast hand to hand. He had come out with a win and a hot date that night. When [member="Muad Dib"] offered up a trip to add another to his list, he couldn't pass it up.

Wearing his Cater coat, under the sleeves were his Leviathan bracers, and his Bodo Baas belt/bandolier, his favorite hunting gear. Sitting on his hip was the ever present Charging Rhyno, a Beskad on his back and a railgun. A Krayt dragon deserved all this firepower. That and when they can track their prey through the Dark Side of the Force, having all these mystics around made sure they'd find a dragon no problem.

Strolling up, he addressed the group present, "So, anyone wanna make this interesting? Whomever takes one down keeps the Pearl and we gotta buy drinks for the night. Sound good?"

[member="Dal Talonok"] [member="Dusaro Dresari"] @Vokun@Ra'a'mah [member="Alexandra Feanor"] [member="Cairyn Midore"] [member="Darth Abyss"] [member="Rapax"]