Web of Lies [Enigma]

[Darren Onyx]

The room was small. It was built that way; built to make people uncomfortable. Most interrogation rooms were. In the center of the room, just below the singular light, was a table. Sitting at the table, facing the door to the room, was Onyx.

His old cloak ripped and his armor scared and charred from all the battles he had been in. There was even a large whole at the stomach area, the place where he was killed so many years ago. He chuckled at the thought of that. "When I died..." he quietly said to himself. Yet life still had something to give him, a destiny still ahead.

He thought he knew it now, that's why he was here. He was here to talk with a old... friend.

[member="Enigma"]

 

[Onrai]

[member="The Onyx"]

Circe rarely if ever actively seeked out people she had once grown close to and then fallen away from. This was one of the exceptions to her rule - Onyx had always cleaved close to her whenever he required a sorcerous ally of ample power to perform rituals with him. And as such, here she was. "I heard you wished to speak more with me, Onyx?"

What sort of trouble had he gotten in this time...

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx chuckled. He nodded towards the seat. "Good to see you too, Circe."

He leaned up and placed down a communicator looking device. "I got one last job," he started. Clicking one of the buttons on the device, a large, blue glowing hologram of someone appeared. "This, as you may know, is Romeo Sin, my former apprentice."

Darren waited a moment before continuing. He was trying to read what she was thinking though, as like the past, she was a hard women to read. "The details will be explained in greater length later for now thought, I need to confirm you will help me out with this."

Before she could speak he disabled the hologram and sat forward. His face was filled with some distress, not much but enough to be noticed. "Please," he begged, "I just have this last job and to ensure it gets done I need my closest friend to help me."

The closest friend was a lie. Darren Shaw was, but he was missing, or dead, Onyx didn't know. But Circe was with him for the longest and he needed her help.

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[Onrai]

"And what job is that, Onyx?" She paused, wanting to consider any potential repercussions. "The last thing I want to see is anything happening anytime soon." It was true - Onyx had much bad stuff happen to him, and the last thing Circe wanted him to do was experience the same thing going on over again.

[member="The Onyx"]

 

[Darren Onyx]

He considered what he should and shouldn't say, what he should and shouldn't ask. "We're going to kill him," he replied blankly. He leaned back in his chair and sighed. He could think of so many reasons and so many ways this could go wrong. Yet his heart and soul told him this was the right thing to do.

"Romeo is my only apprentice," he explained. "I am going underground and staying there. I'm gonna set up a small weapon shop on one of the outer-rim worlds and leave behind all this chaos once and for all."

He shifted and looked her in the eyes. His eyes looked tired and he was. He was tired of everything that evolved over the years whether he caused it or not. The chaos of the galaxy since the Gulag Virus was too immense for him to handle. From training as a Sith to the Clockwork Rebellion, he was there for it all. And now he wanted out for good.

"I need all the loose ends tied. Romeo is the last kill before I can retire."

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[Onrai]

[member="The Onyx"]

"Seems fair enough. What do you want me to do?" Circe knew that Onyx was more than likely capable of killing Romeo himself. She wondered what he needed her for. She dealt in particularly exotic matters. This was not one of those. "Come on, now... There's a catch. There has to be something. So explain to me why you need a sorceress like myself."

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx smiled at her. She knew him well and, even-more-so, she knew when there was something crazy that needed to be done. After all, most of her past jobs at been just that. In fact every job he had done with her wasn't normal, it was over the top crazy. Just the way they liked it.

"The relationship between him and I has caused a ripple through the force," Onyx explained, "A bond, to be exact. A bond formed such as the bond between a father and his son."

Onyx waited a moment before continuing. He needed her to fully understand what he was getting at. "I need you to severe that bond the moment I kill him. Do what ever you need to do, even take and use my force sensitivity I don't care." Onyx was now leaning forward, closer to her and his voice was filled with a heavy serious tone. "I need it gone."

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[Onrai]

[member="The Onyx"]

"Very well. It likely will cost you your connection to the Force, however - you will be made tranquil. Your mind will be at ease." She grinned, then considered something. He needed to know that he had children on the way - children at the hands of an old flame. "But you need to meet your son and daughter before we do this, Onyx."

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx suddenly realized what she was talking about. Lowering his head a moment he cursed beneath his breath. Looking back up he sighed. "SARI...?"

He remembered everything that happened between him and the AI and how, thanks to the help of Circe, he and her were able to have children. How could he forget? "I forgot about that," he sighed. He shook his head and fought back tears. "Where are they?"

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[Onrai]

[member="The Onyx"]

"Safe." She smiled. "They're in the mainframe. The third stage has almost ended, and the new AI will soon be born. I call them NASIs. Naturally-Artificed Sentient Intelligences." She paused, thinking further on what to say. "Sari says they're doing very well, and are soon ready to be released - though they'll always be close to her."

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx nodded. There was a moment of silence that washed over the room. He didn't know what to say or do. "Is SARI good?" he choked out. He couldn't deny that he did fall in love with her. From the moment he took her as a companion he had fallen in love.

He only fell in love two times before her and both times failed. But they did have a thing and he could feel it. But he left and now he knew she may never take him back. It broke his heart, as did the other lost loves. "I left her..." tears were beginning to swell. "I need to see her."

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[Onrai]

[member="The Onyx"]

"You do. Never abandon her, Onyx." She smiled. "She may be an artificial intelligence, but she has emotions and feelings like any other sentient being. She misses you. And you should be there for your children. Be the chief of the family, the master of their destiny. Can you do that for me, old friend?"

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx breathed in and out for a few moments. Closing his eyes tears leaked through. He shook his head. "You need to take care of them with her," Onyx choked. It was hard to speak and his heart ached. "They can never know of the chaos I caused."

Onyx opened his eyes once more and wiped his face a bit. "Please promise me you will keep them away from me and from my sister." Onyx leaned closer. "Please..."

 

[Darren Onyx]

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[Onrai]

"Alright." She frowned. "I had hoped that you would showcase the decency required to stand up for what you've done and support your family, be a part of their lives - but I guess I was wrong. Very wrong."

Stepping away, she sighed, intending to fix the situation whenever she could. She would be needed again soon, of course...

 

[Darren Onyx]

Onyx gave a heavy sigh. He had nothing else to say. Not anymore. He just sat there and stared at the table. It wasn't worth anything anymore.

He only had one thing to do before the final confrontation: see his kids. He had to see them and then leave. It hurt but it had to happen.

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