Private Your Last Days in the Sun

[Alicia Drey]

Your Last Days in the Sun

Smuggler Outpost on Bimmiel, during it's Frozen Season.
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Tags: Nitya Xeraic

Darth Ayra, Dark Lord of the Sith, Founder of the Rule of Two, The Second Coming, sat within the confines of a suite situated at the end of the Smuggler Outpost on Bimmiel. Somewhere in the background the Initium was being refuelled and out there in the cosmos of space, deep within the clutches of an asteroid field, the Home loomed in the shadow of the dark side as it awaited the return of it's master and the charge that she had brought with her from Zeltros. The suit was made completely out of transparisteel: a transparent substance durable and strong enough to withstand weight several times in excess in comparison to glass which would surely have shattered and broken into pieces at this altitude. It was Frozen Season on Bimmiel, and as the planet continued it's rotation around the star- drawing closer with each spin- in time the glaciers would melt to bring an abundance of life.

"I wanted to bring you here for a specific purpose, Nitya," Ayra explained as they sat in the suite. A pair of transparent chairs served as a means to sit down while the open canyon beneath them stared back at them with it's surface so far down that Bimmiel's light could not reach down. "I wanted to bring you here so that you could look at the sky again. To wear clothes that make you feel comfortable, and to share a meal, so that you feel normal. I am doing these things because I want you to have something to hold onto because, Nitya, the next two weeks are going to be unpleasant."

 

[Nitya Xeraic]

Looking down at the land beneath her feet, the young woman was slightly surprised. She had led a somewhat sheltered life and had no idea something like this could even exist. She was aware of snow and cold and had been exposed to both. This kind of structure was new to her, and she silently wondered why it hadn't blown away or fallen into the canyon under them.

When Alicia broke the silence between them, she turned her attention to her. Nitya had left her past and family behind and joined the new one offered to her. At the moment, she still had no regrets or second thoughts. Listening to what she was told, she stood up and walked over to the grand window that allowed her a view of the sky.

A short time frame was given, and she was curious as to why. Turning to face Alicia, she clasped her hands behind her back and returned to the chair she had been sitting in.

"What happens in two weeks?"

Lifting one hand to brush some stray hair out of her eyes, she waited for the answer.

"Food would be great."

Alicia Drey

 

[Alicia Drey]

Tags: Nitya Xeraic

As if on cue breakfast was served for both women. It was lain across a table centred in the middle of the viewing platform that gave them a unique view of Bimmiel and the frozen tundra that was it's landscape. As Nitya settled to begin eating Alicia begun to her explanation. "As I told you on Zeltros I have a job for you. It is a unique position that will be difficult both in it's intricacies and the danger it will pose to your life. But it is a position that I need you to fill in the organisation that I am building. In fact your position is very important to me as is your life. So I will tell you what the job is, and then I will help you get ready for it if you decide to do it."

Alicia paused as she went to pour herself a cup of tea. It wouldn't really be Nitya's choice. After all Alicia was manipulating the young Zorren into doing the job. First Alicia would establish the idea, and in turn Nitya would make it her own. The consequence of this manipulation would be that Nitya would willingly do the work that Alicia would prepare for her. Much better to entice the would-be victim with honey than with vinegar, as they say.

"There is a network of spies and informants that I have learned about called the Tsis'Kaar. This organisation works for a Sith Lord called Darth Malum. This man is the head of a noble house called House Marr, and so I believe his nobility presents a vulnerability that we can exploit for you to infiltrate his organisation for me. If the plan works you would become a member of the Tsis'Kaar, and I would have you work towards establishing a relationship with both Malum and the others in the organisation. Then report back to me what you find out."

After pouring the tea Alicia picked up the mug and blew on it to cool it down. After taking a sip she looked up from the cup and finished her explanation: "The next two weeks will be me teaching you how to infiltrate the Tsis'Kaar. To convince Malum that you are working for him. But more importantly I want to convince you to do this job, and why it needs to be done, so that when you are sent into the Tsis'Kaar you will remember why you are doing it. The people who make up the Tsis'Kaar are fanatics and lunatics whose beliefs in the dark side of the Force are as antiquated as they are delusional. They will try to corrupt you, and turn you into one of them. In order to join them as an infiltrator I must teach you how to surrender yourself to them and subsequently make yourself their property without losing sight of why you are there."

 

[Nitya Xeraic]

Leaning back as the food was set between them, the teen listened to what Alicia had to say. From what Nitya could gather, she would be in training. Watching as the older woman poured herself some tea, she picked up the milk to take a drink. Setting the glass down again, she started eating the fine breakfast before her.

Nodding as she quietly chewed the jam-smothered toast, the plate she held caught the crumbs that dropped. As a student, Nitya was good at listening to instructions. This showed in her interaction with Alicia, where she listened without interrupting but kept in mind any questions she might have.

"Would my own relationship with nobility mean anything here?"

Both her uncle and mother were nobility, so it only made sense that she was, too. However, it had never been talked about around her, so Nitya was not entirely sure if she was.

"I already have Force training, so I should be able to infiltrate this pretty easily."

There were times when the girl was confident, and this was one of them. Perhaps in the next couple of weeks, it might falter, and Alicia would probably pick up on that weakness when it happened. For now, though, she enjoyed the conversation, instruction, and good food with the other woman.

Alicia Drey

 

[Alicia Drey]

Tags: Nitya Xeraic

Alicia nodded as she sat the cup of tea back down on the table and took out her packet of cigarettes. As she lit one up Alicia explained: "Malum is the head of House Marr. Recently Malum became one of three Dark Councillors within the Sith Empire making him one of the most powerful, and influential people in the Galaxy. He courts influence and power with individuals if they can prove themselves useful to him. Your nobility, combined with your status on Veradune, creates an opportunity of infiltration into the ranks of the Tsis'Kaar through a carefully constructed story- built on truth- that will deceive him into thinking that you are an opportunity for him to exploit."

Lighting the cigarette up and taking a toke Alicia exhaled, coughed into her palm and turned back to Nitya to explain the origins of her plan. "I have recently opened a Cortosis mine on the planet Obredaan. My mine is well protected by the security forces of House Mecetti who are one of three partners I have entered into business with. But there are other mines on the planet currently in the hands of criminal elements engaging in privacy. An organisation called the Purple Rejects on Formos will capture you and sell you to these pirates as a slave."

"Your whereabouts will be leaked to Malum alongside details of who you are. A former Jedi Padawan of the Silver Jedi Concord. Abandoned and left to wander the Galaxy you were taken to Formos and captured. A relative of an Alliance hero called Vulpesen you are of nobility to the world of Veradune, located in the Colonies. These facts make you vulnerable to switch sides and adopt the pathology of the dark side. Indoctrination into the ranks of the Tsis'Kaar would be a simple matter for the likes of Malum. Your status on Veradune makes the venture worth while to him."

As Alicia took another puff on her cigarette she exhaled once more and set it on a nearby ashtray as she finished her explanation.

"These matters concerning the infiltration of the Tsis'Kaar and contact with Malum are the easy parts. The difficulty will be retaining your place within the organisation and convincing Malum that not only as you an asset but you are loyal to him. We will accomplish this with gratitude and honesty. To you Malum is a saviour. He saved you from slavery on Obredaan. He indoctrinated you into the Tsis'Kaar and gave you purpose. You owe him your life and therefore you owe him your loyalty."

"When the time is right, when both of us are ready, we will manufacture a conversation with Malum. You will reveal the contents of the conversation we are having now to him. When you confess that everything between now and then was manufactured by me in collusion with you there will be a moment where Malum will have to make a decision. He will have to make a choice: end your life and therefore remove the tumour within his organisation, or spare your life and make you his loyal agent."

"The training that I am set to give you over the next two weeks will prepare you for this life and the eventual confrontation with this Sith Lord. If you pass your training then you will not only be ready to embrace this new life but more importantly you will have earned a place in my organisation."