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Post by Emanon on Dec 14, 2009 21:58:30 GMT -5
*Looks from one to the other, wondering who it this "knight" they are speaking of, then nods to Cate.*
Coruscant's underworld first, they have the contacts I need to findwho I am looking for. While there will check on the Spire robbery if there is time. Otherwise, Kite and Kevin can do that...
Tyrol.. is a good start will tell Kite about him and see what other info there is flaoting around about him. Thanks Cate....no beat it, want to spend sometime with the wife.
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 14, 2009 22:26:22 GMT -5
If you go into the Coruscant Underworld you might want to talk a freelance mercenary pilot named Macil Daerandir and a pair of private investigator/information brokers named Niamh and Shorty.
They usually have a way of knowing what is going on in the Underworld and Coruscant in general.
They might be a good place to start.
Mention my name and you should have their complete cooperation.
They owe me a couple of favors.
You're welcome.
*laughs*
I'm going. I'm going.
*She walks out of the med-bay, an ensign shows her to the guest quarters.*
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 0:57:01 GMT -5
*After being shown to their guest quarters, Nick leaves Elissa in her room after she's fallen into a peaceful sleep. He decides to go exploring. He makes his way through the corridors and finally finds the training room that he was told about. He arrives at the door and palms it open. He steps into a large chamber with a complete matted floor. He nods his head in approval and reaches into a pocket in his coat and pulls out a holo projector. He sets it in the middle of the floor and then activates it. A holographic image of Darth Camulus appears before him. Nick taps a command code into his wrist computer and the image fleshes out. He then inputs a code that deactivates the safety on it. Camulus pulls his lightsaber into his right hand and activates it. A blood-red blade emerges from the hilt. Camulus drops into an attack stance. Nick grins and pulls his lightsaber into his left hand and takes on a Form IV Ataru stance. He activates his lightsaber and a brilliant silver blade emerges from the hilt.*
*Camulus growls and charges at Nick. He slashes at Nick from his right shoulder down to his left hip and then across from his left hip to his right hip. Nick quickly brings up his saber diagonally in front of his right shoulder and parries the slash. He then brings it down in front of him to deflect the slash going across his waist. Nick then taps into the Force to enhance his speed and quickly strikes at Camulus' left shoulder and then slashes at his right knee. He then uses the Force and pushes at Camulus directed right at his chest.*
*Camulus watches Nick with intense hatred. He then brings his blood-red saber up to parry the strike to his shoulder and then brings the saber down to try and block the slash to his right knee. He misses and Nick's silver blade sears the flesh on his knee. Distracted by the sudden pain, Camulus gets caught with the Force Push directed at his chest and gets thrown across the room and into the bulkhead, where he slides down to the floor. He howls in anger and stands up to see Nick laughing at him. He growls in rage and runs at Nick. He extends his left hand and launches Force Lightning at him. He then attempts to stab Nick in the stomach with his lightsaber. Nick's eyes widen as he sees the lightning coming at him. He quickly raises his lightsaber just as the lightning hits him. He grimaces in pain as some of the lightning burns his face, but manages to stop the majority of it. He then quickly side-steps the lunging stab to his stomach. In a slight fit of anger, Nick swings his right fist and attempts to punch Camulus square in the face. He then pivots on his right foot and spins, kicking out with his left foot in an attempt to kick him hard in the stomach and send him flying again.*
*Camulus smiles cruelly as he sees Nick grimacing in pain. He stops smiling as he sees Nick's fist connecting with his nose. He grunts in pain and gets knocked off balance. He then cries out in anger as Nick's left foot hits him hard in the stomach and once more sends him flying hard into the bulkhead. He gets up and roaring in anger, charges once more at Nick. Blinded by sure fury and rage, he begins swinging his lightsaber around wildly in an attempt to either seriously injure or kill Nick. Nick easily parries one strike and then quickly performs a Cho Sun technique and cuts off Camulus' right arm, which is his saber arm. Camulus drops to his knees in shock and watches as Nick spins around and performs a Sai Cha technique. Camulus' head flies off his shoulders and lands on the ground beside him. Then Camulus vanishes as Nick turns off the holoprojector.*
Wow, that was some fun training.
*He grins slightly and deactivates his lightsaber and then reclips it onto his belt. He extends his right hand and calls the projector to him. He then places it back into his pocket and walks out of the chamber. He closes the door and quietly walks back to the med-lab to get the lightning burns on his face healed.*
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 1:08:29 GMT -5
*Cate walks along the corridor when Nick appears from a side door.
Cate looks at his face and gasps.*
Nick!
What happened to you?
*She leans forward.*
That looks like a lightening burn.
What have you been doing?
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 1:11:02 GMT -5
*He jumps when he hears Cate calling his name. He grimaces slightly and looks at her.*
Umm, just had a little training exercise in the training room behind me.
*He grins slightly.*
I just fought a holo-image of Camulus I had made. Thing is, I deactivated the safety protocols on it so it was more realistic. The image launched Lightning at me. I kinda missed blocking some of it.
*He chuckles quietly.*
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 1:23:35 GMT -5
Little training exercise with those burns?
YOU DID WHAT?
*rolls her eyes*
Nick... *sighs*
*She starts to say something then changes her mind.*
Didn't you ever hear of ducking?
I suppose you want me to heal that?
Let's go to your room so you can sit down.
The med-bay is busy at the moment.
I don't think Volk and Aeron want to be disturbed.
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 1:30:38 GMT -5
*He grins and then cringes slightly hearing her.*
Umm, yeah I suppose I could've ducked, but I was a little distracted.
*He sighs and nods his head.*
Yeah, if you don't mind. I'm worn out from all this traveling. Yeah, we can go to my quarters. Its this way.
*He grins and raises an eyebrow.*
They're occupied in the med-bay? Okay, I'm not even gonna ask.
*He starts to walk down the hall towards the guest quarters.*
Its this way Cousin. We'll have to be quiet though, I've noticed the rooms are one large room separated by a wall and a door. Elissa, an old friend of mine is with me. She had some important news that you need to hear. She's travelled a long way and I kinda dragged her here with me. She's exhausted and passed out asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
*He chuckles quietly.*
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 1:46:53 GMT -5
*She raises an eyebrows*
Distracted?
How?
No, I don't mind.
*chuckles*
No, you don't want to know.
Alright.
Not a problem, healing is usually quiet.
I think I remember you mentioning her before.
You grew up with her?
Yes heard some of it from Aeron.
You are wanted for murder?
*They get to his room.*
Oh there something I need to tell you as well as you are not going to like it.
It's about Camulus.
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 1:55:05 GMT -5
*He opens the door to the room and steps inside. He walks over to the bed and quietly sits down on the edge of it and watches as Cate enters the room.*
Yea, distracted. I've got this dark feeling ever since Elissa told me about the warrant for my arrest.
*He laughs and nods his head.*
Ah, I thought as much.
*He smiles softly when she mention Elissa.*
Yeah, I guess you could say we were once childhood sweethearts growing up. Then I left Bakura and entered the Imperial Academy.
*He shrugs his shoulders.*
Meh, that was over 15 years ago though.
*He looks up at her when she mentions his name, the feeling of dread increasing.*
I had a feeling this was going to come up sooner or later. What is it Cate?
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 2:11:51 GMT -5
*Cate nods*
Not surprising.
I have had the same feeling since we left the Spire.
A darkness coming, reaching out to envelope us.
Ah yes now I remember.
What made her decide to look you up after all this time?
*She takes his face in her hands as she examines the burns.
She makes tsking noises at the damage.*
Let me heal you first then we will disscus him.
*She lays her hands over the burns and drawing on the Force healing the burns.
She speeds up the production of new skin cells replacing the old cells with new.
When she takes her hands away the skin is smooth and undamaged.*
*She then sighs*
Camulus....
I think he is alive but he is not you.
*She pauses not sure how to continue.*
I think this might be my fault.
There is something I should have done when we purged you of your darkside.
That I forgot to do because I had not done it for a long time.
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 2:20:49 GMT -5
*He nods his head listening to her.*
You know, that dark presence we felt as we were leaving Coruscant Orbit, I think it might've been him.
*He sighs angrilly.*
Blast it all. Had I known, I could've stopped him. Kratos would still be alive.
*He shakes his head and looks at her and then smiles softly.*
I don't know why Elissa was looking for me after all this time. We must be connected somehow without realizing it. I was honestly thinking about her the other day, wondering how she was doing. Then poof, she appears at the Infirmary yesterday morning.
*He sits there quietly as Cate heals his face. He can feel the Force working through her hands as the skin cells regenerate. He looks at her when she removes her hands.*
Camulus? That I don't get. How can he be alive. I was he. That part of me was purged forever. How can it be?
*He looks at her questioningly.*
Umm, how could it be your fault Cate. You purged the darkness from me. I felt it leaving. What could you have missed?
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 2:40:16 GMT -5
*Cate shakes her head.*
You are not to blame.
I'm not so sure Kratos might have died anyways.
I think he was marked to die to cover up this robbery.
Which tells me there is more to it than a mere robbery.
I think you two re-connecting might be more than it seems.
She is important in this I think.
There is something she was meant to do.
I'm not sure you are ready for that yet.
You see Camulus is not really corporeal.
If he has a physical body it is because he has possessed someone.
The darkside left you yes but it wasn't banished completely from this plane of existence.
Because of the unique natures of our race we can bring things that are usually thought of as inanimate to life.
That is why it is so serious when one of us falls to the darkside.
That energy can take a life of its own.
If it is not contained properly it can seek a physical body any body.
If it is him and I think it is.
You will need to learn how contain and then disperse that energy so it can't ever reform again.
I know how to do it and I think until he grows stronger he will avoid where I am.
He will be afraid that I will banish him.
Which I can.
The thing he doesn't know is no matter how strong he gets I still can banish him because he is still just a spirit.
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 2:53:19 GMT -5
*He nods his head listening to her.*
You might be right. The chief of security seemed kind of skittish around us when we were talking to him. I was sensing some weird vibes coming from him.
*He shrugs his shoulders.*
I don't know. I might've been imagining things.
*He smiles softly and looks at the door leading to Elissa's room.*
Hmm, you might be right on that too. We've somehow formed a bond that I can't explain yet.
*He looks back at Cate and smiles.*
I'm honestly glad she's back. Its been good seeing her again. I didn't realize how much I missed being around her.
*He looks at her.*
So, you're trying to tell me that Camulus is like a demonic spirit that's possessed a poor helpless innocent in all of this. How? Elissa told me that she overheard the security guards talking about the holo-recording of the murder. The murderer looked exactly like me. Like me. If he possessed someone, he wouldn't look like me at all.
*He nods his head listening to her.*
Oh wow. If I had known all that from the beginning, I probably never would've turned. Damn it all.
*He yawns slightly and looks at her.*
Well, we'll deal with him when the time comes. That's for sure.
*He yawns again.*
Wow, sorry about that. I'm more worn out than I thought.
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Post by Caitlin Windancer on Dec 15, 2009 3:13:40 GMT -5
You sensed that too.
I thought if might have been because of the murdered guards but now I'm not so sure.
No, I don't think you were.
With the Force there can be no telling especially when it comes to Force bonds.
Something in her calls to and answers to something within you.
I'm glad you found someone.
Yes, that is exactly what he is like.
It is a little complicated to explain but I will try.
His face somewhat.
He will look similar to you in the face only but there will be minor differences.
That someone who doesn't know you well would have to see you side by side to be able tell the difference.
Someone like Kratos.
But he wouldn't be able to fool someone who knows you well.
They would see something is off.
His voice would be slightly different as well.
Any physical gifts we have such as accelerated healing he won't possess.
He will be limited to the physical body he possesses.
We can't change the past we can only learn from it.
*Seeing him yawn.*
Yeah I need to turn too.
Sleep well cousin.
We will discuss more about this in the morning.
*She walks to the door.*
Goodnight Nick.
*She leaves and goes to her room.
She lays down and goes to sleep.*
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Post by Nick Cousland on Dec 15, 2009 3:19:55 GMT -5
*He nods his head understanding.*
Yeah, you're right. The Force is mysterious.
*He grins slightly.*
That's good to hear. I hope she'll be able to stay for a while. So we can catch up on things.
*He sighs quietly.*
So, if he happens to show up on Bakura, my family will know its not me hopefully.
*He nods his head.*
I know. We always do.
*He smiles and looks at her.*
Of course. Good night Cate. Sleep well.
*He watches her walk out of the room and as she closes the door. He then stands up and gets ready for bed. After several minutes, he climbs into the bed and falls asleep.*
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