Sith Temple Main Hall

[Darth Paymon]

Paymon nodded, "I am." is all he said then looked over the last of his plans and nodded to the Fleet Commander who simply replied with a nod and sat down in the pilots chair.

Paymon looked back up to Morrigna, "The Jedi will be on look for us now.. The pathetic fools." He laughed softly inwardly and then took a sip of his Correllian Wine awaiting for his transport to reach his fleet so they could embark on their mission.

[Lady Morrigna]

*As they reached the Main Hall, Morri spoke so only Johnathan could hear her.*

Just stick nearby... I'm counting on these people to not be completely hair brained... and to realize that change is progress...

*She says, noting how the voices all that had been chattering in the background all seemed to start dimming as she entered. It was apparent beneath all the whispers that no one was sure what had happened, nor what was exactly about to happen... there was an air of fear blended with curiosity... it was without a doubt refreshing to see quiet in this Throne Room. The first time Morri had been here, the room had been filled with laughter and raucous non-sense... now... it was quiet, all except for the hushed whispers of the curious.

Morri eyed them all as she typically would, wondering which one would screw up first and be made example of. She meant business here... and she expected respect and conscious effort from those in her command... Rather than speaking, she took a seat in what had been Paymon's seat, offering Johnathan the one to her right, if he so wanted to take it. She didn't expect him to be at her right hand... but rather offered it as a demand of respect of him from the others.*

[Johnathan Kenobi]

Johnathan watched as she sat down on the throne and then he followed suit taking a seat on the throne. Looking out at everyone, he could see them perfectly but he knew that they could not see him, Johnathan looked at Morrigna and watched her closely,this quiet was about to change, and Johnathan was hoping that he would get to make an example of a few beings. He simply kept his peacefulness about himself,not speaking a word, he had left his trophy in the shuttle thinking it would be better to leave it behind for now and for now he awaited the crowning of the new Grand Master of the Sith Order.

[Lady Morrigna]

*Morri nodded to Johnathan, and then turned her eyes upon the group before her. If she hadn't of had cajones before now... she would have been screwed. The group would have been intimidating to nearly anyone else... but she knew full well that she and Johnathan could handle anyone who dared challenge them. She raised a hand, a silence falling almost instantly. She stood to her feet once more and folded her hands in front of her... and began to speak.*

So... I suppose you all are wondering where Paymon is, why I am so forward as to take seat in his stead... The answer is quite simple... Paymon is dead...

*She said with a crooked smirk.*

Don't think that we all can't learn and grow from Paymon's history, his existence, and his legacy... he had some methods we all could relate to and benefit from... however he kept you all in a captive state... his brainwashing held you all as puppets to his game...

*She motions to Johnathan.*

This heroic man is owed your freedom... for he is the one who brought down the Masterful, yet archaic Paymon... Be sure to thank him for resurrecting you from your fear induced stupors...

Paymon shall be well remembered here... this Temple will hold a statuesque reminder of him and his contributions... You all will be given chance to pay your final respects... Let's pause a moment on his accord...

*With that, the room fell silent, half from shock... half from a lack of knowing what the hell else to do... who was this caped man? Who had brought down their former Master? While the room was lost in their thoughts, Morri fully allowed her force energies to reach connection with the Dark Side... drawing from the negative energies around her... what had been green eyes trimmed in amber, were now scarlet, and dangerous... almost as dangerous as the woman standing before them. The amount of energy she had surrounding her at the moment brought a sense of cold to the room...*

Paymon's piteous ways of selfishness and greed were his untimely demise... or perhaps it was right on time... There has never been a more appropriate time for change... for challenge... for the growth of the Sith Order...

*Unfolding her hands, her speech continued... the audience's uncomfortable feelings obvious by the rustling noises of their fidgets.*

I have come forth to step up in the place of Paymon's failures... to help this life that we all live become what we truly deserve it to be... The Jedi have long made claims of the necessity of peace and balance in the Galaxy... while the majority of their teachings are complete and total bullshit... I must agree with them on one accord...

*A near collective gasp echoed through the Hall, a few voices muttering loud versions of "What the fuck?!" could also be heard. Morri laughed, albeit darkly.*

Now, now my proteges... worry not... I'm not here to proclaim that we're becoming daisy picking, caf addicted, gossips, like our blue blooded friends... Every one of you should know me better than that... I am here proclaiming the need for the restoration of balance to the Galaxy... a balance that can only be brought on by an empowering of the Galaxy.... Even Paymon knew the value of balance in the Galaxy... he just had a more selfish technique to bringing about that balance... which is why he's now nothing more than dust...

From this moment forward this Order will seek to empower itself... a power that will ultimately strengthen the Galaxy... and make her what she deserves to be! Under my command, and with the help of your hero we will stake war against anyone who stands in the way or empowerment...

*A very serious but obviously driven expression comes across the woman's face.*

...Stage one's objective will be straight forward... We will lure the Jedi out of the conversations and caffeine induced stupors... We will stand against them... waging war against them... we must bring their diseased order to its knees! They will bow or they will die...

[Johnathan Kenobi]

Johnathan watched everyone and sighed as he heard everyone call out in the Hall, "Long Live Master Morrigna, Long Live the Sith!"and he stood, and turned and left the commotion of the hall, and walked out to the meditation chamber that once belonged to his Uncle, the dark lord of the sith Darth Paymon. Johnathan layed his hand on the door, and read it out to himself," There is no fear, there is power. There is no death, there is immortality. There is no weakness, there is strength. I am the heart of darkness. I know no fear, but rather I instill it in my enemies. I am the destroyer of worlds. I know the powers of the Dark Side. I am the Fire of Hate, All the Universe bows before me. I pledge myself to the darkness. For I have found true life, in the death of the light." Johnathan sighed, Paymon had recreated the ancient code of the Sith..Paymon was a great leader, Johnathan knew that if Morrigna had plans to be half as good as him, she would have to learn from his mistakes and his success.

Johnathan then pressed the button and gained entrance to the Chamber, a dim red light activated in the top and center of the room, it didn't make it perfect to see, but it was enough to make your way through the chamber.Johnathan shut and secured the door behind him, looking around he saw all of the Sith Holocrons that his uncle had collected all of the years. It was magnificent, all of the knowledge that was here in this very room..it over took him..and he had to learn, but first, he must come to peace and find inner balance. Johnathan removed his cloak, tossing it aside, he found himself in the center of the room, he closed his eyes and went into a meditative trance.

***

Johnathan was standing on the streets of Carrotos, when he attacked and killed a Troop in cold blood, and then it flashed to his time as a Sith..killing innocent women and children and women simply because he wanted to prove his might. As his vision proceeded to the time on this very planet of Korriban where he was thrown into exile by the Old Sith Empire. The blades cutting him, and ripping his skin from his bones, the lightning from his hands causing his hands to go white and then when they drained him and cut off his hold on the force and left him to die, and then he made the transition to a Jedi, redeeming his soul of the darkness it once held, and then he saw himself once again, Standing on a planet on the far reaches of the outer rim, his blue saber lit, the blade was used to protect him and bring peace to the planet, where he saved people, and killed off the enemies, he had joined an army..an Army of the most elite soldiers of their kind. Then he saw it.. the rouge Sith..he was strong..Johnathan couldn't beat him, but then Johnathan heard that voice in his head which simply asked,"Do you want to win?" and then when Johnathan answered with yes, his power was restored to maximum and he laid waste and then he hunted the remaining few from the Old Sith Empire and killed them. Making him the last of that breed.

Johnathan felt it then, that voice inside of his head was his old self.. the Sith hadn't cut him off from the force...they just seperated him from his darkness..and weakened him..but now he was himself..and he wouldn't let himself loose sight of that again.

***

Johnathan snapped out of his meditative trance he found that Paymon had a fresher inside the meditation chamber so Johnathan stepped in and took a shower, then redressed and walked out without his shirt on, the tattoo on his back was revealed along with many scars from past battles and fights..and even his training. Johnathan dropped down and did some push-ups and then some stretches and then moved in an echani stance moving through the moves he sighs, he missed his days in the training room of the Jedi Temple, but not enough to miss the times of training for what? Just to sit around in some room and wait for something to happen to them directly, something Johnathan was sure that would happen..and soon..Johnathan would deliver this package himself with or without the help of the Sith Order, he would show them that they can't bring peace to a galaxy while sitting in the Council meetings.

Johnathan sighed and walked over, picking up a holocron he paid attention to the knowledge and then moved on to other holocrons, studying for a while mostly to waist time while Morrigna handled her Sith business.

[Sacrifice]

*While Johnathan was studying Sac's presence could be felt by Johnathan. It seemed to carry an unspoken message stating Ossus.*

[Lady Morrigna]

*The meeting had gone better than Morri had expected. She had expected far more backlash than acceptance... but then again... she knew how it felt to be oppressed and set free from that... she had once been a Jedi after all...

After Johnathan had left, the crowd had settled quickly, though the conversations would likely run rampant for some time... but their questions had all been answered... her plan had been set into motion... Her final command to those present was to prepare themselves... to train... to meditate... to prepare for the war of their lifetimes... she needed to do much the same herself.

Her new role would take a lot of adjusting to... but she was doing so as best she could... first came the meetings with the Military staff to get them up to speed on what was to happen, how and when... and then came the questions from those who Paymon had offered rank within the Sith... their greedy minds wanting to ensure that their status hadn't been downgraded... it made for a long day...

The time of war was fast approaching... and it was a message she planned on sending to the Jedi loud and clear... she could feel Johnathan nearby... he was obviously in a meditative state... he was still for far too long... that wasn't like him... though she refused to disturb him... his focus was obviously necessary... she would have to catch up with him shortly to find out just what role he wanted to play in this war... The mule and goat ones had been his family for so long now...

Instead, she moved on to her personal chambers. Upon arriving, she sealed the door behind her, throwing her bag down on a lounger. She had come here for a reason... to find focus...

As she moved towards her bedroom, she pulled her comlink from her side and sent a private and encrypted message to Johnathan. The message was simple... it simply told him where to find her, and gave him access to her chambers... something no one else had ever had here, nor would they...

She then unlocked her security box and reached inside, pulling out a relic of her Mother's... a woman who's death had been the origins of Morri's connection to the Dark forces... she relocked the box... just in case... and sat in the center of her bed... the relic held in her hands, she let her fingers trace the metallic lines of the item... her memories flooding back to her... her promise to make up for the sins of those who took the lives of her parents.... it was a time of reflection, a time of growth, and a time of focus for Morrigna... something she always seemed to have, but needed to enhance even more now... It was memories like these that she would eventually have to share with Johnathan so he knew just exactly where she had come from... why she was just exactly who she was...

While Morrigna was meditating, she felt an odd presence near by... one that made her want to vomit... it was Jedai... What Jedi was presumptuous enough to near her turf? It was one she had met only a few times... one called Sacrifice... she knew the fleet could handle a single Jedi... but his presence still made her want to rip his head from his very shoulders...

She sent another message to Johnathan... this one said one word...

Jedi....

She knew if she had felt it... that it was likely that he had as well... *

[Johnathan Kenobi]

Johnathan let his head raise up, feeling an all too familiar presence, he sighed, honestly shocked that the Jedi had the guts to come out to Korriban, he ordered over the main comm for the fleet to remain idle, and not to fire unless the Jedi came closer to the planet, Johnathan knew his own ship had finally been docked here and so Johnathan grabbed his shirt and his cloak, then placed his weapons on his belt then marched out of the meditation chamber with only one thing on his mind, "This is perfect, everything is going as planned.." Johnathan sent a message to Morrigna, "I'm heading to Ossus for some personal business, I'll be back rather soon, don't wait up for me though." he simply said, mostly joking on the last part.

Johnathan came up to his shuttle, boarding it and activating the engine, finding his fuel level to be full, he gave a smile and took off gently but then hit the accelerator and took to the skies, leaving the planets system and then orbit and then he made the jump to lightspeed, heading for the planet of ossus, he knew lightspeed wasn't needed but he was in a hurry.

[Lady Morrigna]

*Morri received Johnathan's message, and then felt him leave the area of Korriban. She knew he was up to something... but also knew that he had a reason for everything... Ossus was nearby... so he wouldn't be gone for that long... she was considering putting away her relic in exchange for a shower, when she decided to put the shower on hold for the moment, and do a bit of training.

She placed her relic in the security box, locking it and placing it where it wouldn't be found. She then switched into her training gear, yoga pants and a cami... she placed her weapons back onto her person and then went into her training room.

Her personal training room was smaller, not near as lavish as the ones throughout the rest of the building... but it had the necessities though... a weight set, a set of remotes and training dummies, and was somewhat force resistant... though she had been known to leave this room in shambles a few times...

She wanted to loosen her shoulder up... it felt far better than it had in a while.... more ready for action than she had anticipated it would at this point... she liked that... Her training began with stretches... not just her muscles but her ligaments as well... ahh it felt nice to move without the soreness the battle with Paymon had given her...

She then moved on to cardio... and then lightsaber training... djem so was her finisher of choice, so she decided to hone in on that for a bit... she did after all have every intention of finishing a lot of cha'kaar'e in the near future... besides... lightsaber and hand to hand combat were her favorite things...

Her training went on for quite sometime... time flew by all the same... she only stopped intermittently for water... she firmly believed in the value of water to a work out... but even still the work out was intense... the faint shimmer of sweat on her skin spoke of her drive to improve... and ability to unwind even with a blade in hand.*

[Lady Morrigna]

*Her workout had left her breathless and tired, but exhilarated... Morri had adrenaline coursing through her veins faster than she did blood... something she found herself craving... Blood...

She had felt the Jedi leaving... she knew that he was gone almost as quickly as Johnathan had been... she could only hope that Johnathan's personal business was going to bring him home to her with that Jedi's blood on his hands...

Korriban had never really held much to many people, but even when she was living in her makeshift cave home, it had felt inviting to Morrigna. Then again, she wasn't most people... she belonged here amongst the darkness... where she could feed off and learn from the spirits of the dark Lords of the past... She planned on this place being her home, no matter where else the Force may lead her...

With the adrenaline still giving her a rush, Morri received a call on her comm that made her growl. Someone dared question her. What in the 40 hells were they thinking? In a flash she was out the door and down the hall, heading to a meeting with Lord Dorian... a devoted Paymon follower and quite feared and revered individual within the Sith Order.

As she crossed the threshold into the office they had appointed for their meeting, Morri stared down the tall, dark, and apparently stupid one.*

What? What do you want?

*The red eyed male glared down at Morri, obviously having no regard for her new position as Dark Lady Of the Sith.*

Answers... I want them... Why did Paymon die? How? Where and when was his pyre? Is this all a game to yo....

*The man's words were cut short as Morri had raced up on him, using her adrenaline and own personal strength to pin him against the wall, her hand pressed against his throat roughly, he could no longer speak, but he could at least breathe.... barely. Her voice was angry... and at a hiss.*

You dare call this life we have chosen a game? Death is a part of the cycle... each and everyone of us shall face our own demise at some point... Paymon's was met on the Spire... his own power hungry greed distracting him from impending danger...

*Morri uses her free hand to pull her poison tipped dagger from her thigh, she removes the hand from Dorian's throat... and just as he goes to breathe, he finds the dagger having replaced her hand... she nicked the skin there, just enough to know that within ours the toxins would be coursing through his body... there was no antidote... he was now doomed to die...

She let some of the Lord's blood feed the metal of her dagger, continuing to speak as the she watched the blood dance upon the blade.*

Don't ever second guess me... Paymon and I had many things in common... and many in difference... one of those is our methods of murder... his were quick for the most part... mine are far more torturous...

*She smirked as she thought of the tall man shivering and begging for air all at the same time... wishing death would take him... and that final moment when it would... when his heart would finally stop.... his suffering and his death could feed many of dark energies within the Temple... she decided it was finally time to enlighten her friend here on what he would face.*

...You'll soon learn of the mildest of my tortures, Dorian... soon you too will die...

*She says, cleaning his blood off her dagger and placing it back into her thigh sheath, and turning to face him once more.*

...soon your body will burn and freeze at the same moment, you will be begging for breath and pleading for death in the same moment... you've tasted my poison... now you shall meet Paymon's fate... only in a much more civilized manner....

*She chuckles darkly, giving him a sickeningly sweet smile.*

Don't worry Lord Dorian... your death shall not be in vain... your suffering and pain will feed many spirits here... your death and void shall bring just enough emotional set back to fuel the fire of darkness within our people...

*With that she turned to the door, walking there, the tall man standing there half in shock at what had just transpired, unsure of why he hadn't of tried to best the petite woman... he knew that he could of... she had to be some sort of witch... he was sure of it.... as she reached the door, Morri smirked over her shoulder.*

Thanks for playing pawn, Lord... Dorian...

*She said with a wink, obviously mocking his earlier accusations... and then headed back to her room. Annoyed... but looking forward to Johnathan's return... she just knew that he was up to something... which definitely intrigued her... but at the moment... intrigue was only half of what was on her mind...

He had told her not to wait up... like she would really listen...*

[Johnathan Kenobi]

Johnathan's ship left hyperspace and came down to the surface, docking in the hangar that was appointed to him. He left his ship and walked down towards the barracks and then he made a turn, and walked towards the coordinates that Morrigna had given him earlier, he couldn't wait to see her, he missed her and craved the taste of her kiss.

[Lady Morrigna]

*As Morri neared her room, she could fee that Johnathan was back, he was close... so close she could almost smell him. She couldn't wait to see him, even though his trip had been short, she had missed him... there was something about him... he could illicit thoughts and feelings that no one else ever could... she liked that...

As Johnathan approached, her pulse quickened with each step... she wanted to feel his arms around her once again... where she now realized that they should have been long ago... they had a lot of time to make up for...

Finally reaching the door, she stops just short, as coming the opposite direction, there he was... the object of her affection, the holder of her heart... the object of her desires... leaning a shoulder against the wall, she gives him a crooked smile.*

Welcome home, Kenobi...

[Johnathan Kenobi]

Johnathan gave her a smile as he finally made his way to her apartment he was very pleased to finally get to see her again,"Hello, love. How did everything go with the Sith?"he asks, completely playing off his short trip as nothing serious.

[Lady Morrigna]

*Morri smiled at Johnathan, entering the code to her apartment, and moving towards the inside.*

Eh, you know... good with some, better with others...

*She chuckled a bit.*

Of course there was some backlash... but needless to say that has been taken care of... Soon those here will have what they need to renew their drive and give them focus...

*She said, as she thought of the Sith Lord she had just poisoned, and the look of terror on his face when she told him death was imminent. She then gives a shrug, and motions an invitation into her apartment.*

I warned them that those who stood against us would be made example of... Then of course there were the meetings... Long... boring... but necessary meetings... The trainings and meditations have begun... and in the very near future our plans can be set into motion...

*She says, moving to the bar and working to mix a strong concoction for Johnthan and herself. She figured they'd earned it...*

How was the trip to Ossus?

*She asked over her shoulder.*

[Johnathan Kenobi]

*moved to Apartment thread*