The Children of Nimue (Darth Arcanix)

[Nimue Stormson]

The Empress had been looking around herself as [member="Darth Arcanix"] explained what would be done. She'd only been scraping her finger against the wall to see how much deust had been collected when she heard that one of the Sith's apprentices had managed to create five-hundread raven familiars. That suprised her enough to turn and give an almost flabberghasted look. ​

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"That many? Is that even possible?" she asked. Once it had been confirmed she looked astounded and said "Incredible." However she shrugged it off and said "I don't think that'll be as useful for me. Besides, what;s the fun in only having birds anyway? I'd prefer to make mine a little more exotic." After that she walked over and Arcanix was working on the spells, puring potions while saying that blood would be needed for this. Giving a little squemish look Nimue commented "Of course there does. And I'm assuming since I want them to obey me, it'll need to be my blood, right?" After this was confirmed she sighed and said "Very well. What about these peices and all?" she pointed at the jars on the table with the animal parts. ​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

"Perhaps, rather than telling, showing will work better," Taeli said with a small laugh. Taking a small knife from her alchemy kit, she pressed the point into the Empress's fingertip and drew a few drops of blood from it. Dripping the blood onto the bones of the serpent, she then placed the organ remains into the bones, especially the heart into its proper position.

"Watch and listen closely," Taeli said with a wink as she poured the potion over the bones and remains. A dark green, almost black, mist began to rise from the bones, along with a small amount of dark side energies from Nimue's blood. Calling upon her own command of the dark side, she brought the energies down upon the remains, chanting all the while.

"Redde haec ossa, ligabis ea in umbra, ex vita, nova cudere sanguinem obtulerunt."

The mist began to darken, the spell binding the dark side energies within the remains, merging the mist with the bones. A faint heart beat began as a shifting, shadowy skin began to form across the bones. A scaly aspect was evident in the shifting shadows of the serpent familiar forming. A pair of red eyes opened as more dark side energies poured into the creature rising from the table, a soft hissing issuing from its mouth as it coiled up in front of the one it was connected to.

"See?" Taeli said at [member="Nimue Stormson"] with a smirk.

 

[Nimue Stormson]

When [member="Darth Arcanix"] agreed to show her first Nimue had sighed before holding her hand out, letting her draw blood from the fingertip. She bit her lip a little from the pain before there had been enough blood dripped out for the spell to work. As so as it began, however, Niue backed up a few steps as she watched the spells take effect on the remains of the serpent.​

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When it was finally done the first thing Nimue heard was the hissing before looking up to see the dark, scaly form of a large serpent on the table. The big boa constrictor-like familiar was so large that Nimue could see how close to the real thing it was; given how large the serpents of Effekt’s swamps tended to grow. Soon its red eyes looked to Nimue before she approached it.​

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Reaching her hand out Nimue felt as the familiar’s tongue flicked against her finger, taking in the blood from before. It was calm around her, hissing but in a non-threating manner. As she stroked it Nimue began to calm, laughing a little at how this creature was hers. A shadow serpent under her command.​

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Looking to Arcanix she said “She’s beautiful.” While still petting it as if it was a real animal.​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

[member="Nimue Stormson"]

"They are incredibly beautiful creatures," Taeli said with a smile. It always interested her to see the loom of awe on people's faces when an act of the Force occurred they found wonderful. The shadowy serpent seemed mystified by its new master, staring almost unblinkingly at Nimue.

"Do you feel the connection?" she asked, coming up behind the Empress as the next potion began to simmer on the burner. It would be ready in just a few moment. "Can you access the serpent's senses?"

 

[Nimue Stormson]

When asked Nimue looked to [member="Darth Arcanix"] a bit confused at first. She then remember how, as she’d been told before, that she could act through a familiar if need be. With that in mind she looked to the serpent before closing her eyes, trying to reach out through the Force to gain a connection.​

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Within a few moments Nimue began to feel herself enter the familiar’s mind, feeling the sensation of having no limbs and let being able to smell and hear so much. The constant flick of the tongue had helped pick up more around the room, Nimue feeling as though she’d completely jumped into the snake’s body. After that she tried picturing it moving before the familiar slithered it’s massive body off the table and around on the ground.​

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Nimue laughed a little as she still kept her connection on the massive snake. It slithering body could be heard scrapping against the floor as she made it move around, going under the table while its coils worked through the legs. Eventually she had it slither to her where its coils were in-between her legs.​

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Finally opening and breaking the connection Nimue smiled at Arcanix before saying “Another. Let’s try the wolf next!”​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

[member="Nimue Stormson"]

Taeli smiled as Nimue had the serpent familiar move around the dungeon, twining through their legs and hissing as it did. It was good that the Empress could sense and use the connection with the serpent. She seemed eager to continue, and really wanted her wolf next. Understandable, of course, the success of the first creation would make the Empress even more excited.

"Would you like to try and make the next one?" Taeli asked, setting the dark green potion next to the wolf remains. Taking a small piece of parchment out of the alchemy kit, she scribbled down the spell she had used to create the serpent. "This is the spell you must use to create the familiar, and the process of doing so is you need to unleash the dark side energies you command upon the remains after the blood and potion begin to interact as the spell takes affect. Think of it like pouring a liquid into a container, forcing it and not allowing it to go anywhere else."

 

[Nimue Stormson]

At the prospect of doing this next on herself Nimue perked a smile before hurrying over to the table. As [member="Darth Arcanix"] prepared the potions needed Nimue had taken out the remains of the wolf and laid them out and around for her to arrange as needed. After that Nimue listened to how the spell would work. Nodding she took it in hand and began to recite as she read.​

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"Redde haec ossa, ligabis ea in umbra, ex vita, nova cudere sanguinem obtulerunt."​

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Upon saying it she unleashed her darkside power into the mix and a reaction occurred. Everything sparked and smoked as something began to happen, Nimue needing to look away from the intense light. Finally, as it settled, Nimue looked and saw as a great mass of black that jumped off the table before looking back to the two women.​

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The great wolf familiar looked back and growled, its great red eyes looking at the two. As it stood there Nimue had laughed with a little more confidence as she approached it. The wolf calmed when she came towards it while her serpent familiar only watched with those cold, staring red eyes.​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

"Oh very good, your Majesty, very good indeed," Taeli said, smiling even wider as the wolf-like familiar bounded around [member="Nimue Stormson"]. She quite clearly had an affinity for magic and alchemy, at least that was what Taeli was thinking. She had taken to that spell and the process very quickly, and that was fine by her.

"One left," Taeli said, finishing the final potion and setting it down next to the Empress. "You certainly have a knack for this I would say, which is good because these sort of creations begin to steep you within the dark side further. We are changing the very nature of nature itself with these creatures, and that is firmly within the realm of the dark side."

 

[Nimue Stormson]

Hearing that one more was left Nimue nodded, petting the wolf as it sat and patiently waited any command. Nimue, so eager to finish, stood and hurried back to the table where she and [member="Darth Arcanix"] began to prepare the final familiar spell. All the material was laid out, the blood add, the words spoken, and finally the last mix of potions and darkside energy mixed in to create the very last familiar.​

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A large crow familiar, similar to Arcanix’s, stood on the table and cawed as it looked around. Its gaze went up to Nimue, its master, before she held her hand out. Instantly the shadow bird flapped its way up into her hand and cawed again. Nimue was giggling now as she scratched its head with her finger. The final familiar was created.​

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After that Nimue walked over to the others awaiting her, kneeling down to pet the wolf while the snake slithered its way around and nuzzled at her back with its head. The crow perched itself onto her shoulder before she stood and almost posed before Arcanix. She was showing off how he now had a familiar for land, sea and air. Spies that could be anywhere and everywhere she wanted. These familiars were her children now.​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

[member="Nimue Stormson"]

"Oh, now don't you look all regal and everything," Taeli said, laughing at the sight of Nimue posing with her new familiars. Packing up her alchemy kit, Taeli was almost reveling in the fact that while Nimue wasn't a true apprentice, she had so quickly taken to the lessons she had given. Perhaps in time, she would want to learn other things. The future was always uncertain after all.

"Satisfied, your Majesty?" she asked, closing her kit and turning back to Nimue. She would have to replenish her supplies when she returned to Coruscant.

 

[Nimue Stormson]

Giving a little coy smile at her remark about looking regal Nimue kneeled down and answered “Indeed.” When asked if she was satisfied. “They’re all so perfect. Aren’t you, my beauties?” She looked between all three of them as they continued to coddle her, upon her orders more or less, before she asked “Now how do I hide them away in my shadow like you did? Would they just…?”​

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As if understanding her words the familiars all backed away before each seeped into her shadow. The wolf walked on all paws and slowly dipped into it. The crow simply flew towards the ground before being added into the shadow. And finally the serpent slither into it smoothly. The hissing echoing in the room as it disappeared.​

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Nimue looked around, trying to see her shadow as she looked to [member="Darth Arcanix"] with a bemused, if confused, smile.​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

[member="Nimue Stormson"]

"Just like that actually," Taeli laughed at the perplexed look on Nimue's face. Snapping her fingers, her raven familiar took flight and flew into her shadow, waiting for it's mistress's next command.

"And the best part is they won't be detected while they are hiding, not that you have many that use the Force on Effekt anyways," Taeli said with a smile. "You're welcome, by the way, for the lesson and now you know how to make more if you ever need to or if they are destroyed while in your service. I'll leave the ingredient list for the potion with you as well so you can gather those at your leisure."

 

[Nimue Stormson]

Upon hearing everything that [member="Darth Arcanix"] would do for her Nimue bowed and said “Thank you, Lady Arcanix. You’ve done more for me than I could ask for from anyone. Of course you’ll be rewarded for this. But I’d like to add something extra. I shall let it be known that you now have a place here on Effekt if you ever need it. You’ll be considered a friend to the throne and the Empire, and have whatever protection or support you may need. It’s the least I can do for you.” After that she asked "Is there any certian reward you'd like added on as well?" ​

 

[Taeli Raaf]

[member="Nimue Stormson"]

"Your generosity is very welcome, your Majesty," she said formally, smiling slightly as Nimue asked what exactly she wanted on top of what she had already been promised. Oh, that was a dangerous and open ended question.

"I'll have to think for a moment," Taeli said, tapping her chin in thought. "Hmm, oh so many possibilities."

With that, she got right up next to Nimue, curiosity consuming her again. "While I try to think of what else I would want. . ." she trailed off as she captured Nimue's lips in a fierce kiss, pressing her against the table. This probably indicated she was bisexual, since she still enjoyed being with Ice at every opportunity, but she enjoyed this equally as much.

 

[Nimue Stormson]

As curious as Nimue was given her reaction even she could tell what [member="Darth Arcanix"] was working her way around to saying. She smirked and expected every step of it before being pulled in for another embracing kiss. Smiling while they kissed the Empress figured as much.​

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Once they finished she pulled away and commented “I had a feel you’d say that.” Winking.​