[b][center]Korriban Sith Tomb World, Korriban Orbit[/center][/b] Reneva Shitha watched the hologram of the ship, known as the Dagda, she was slightly getting bored, they had been in orbit of this forgotten world for several weeks if not months now, time had almost lost all meaning to her. The arrival of the ship belonging to Darth Azazel had provided with a distraction of sorts, she was running a battle simulation with the ship and crew in a mock-up battle versus the Dagda. She watched as simulated squadrons battled each other, frowning when some of the fighters that the computer had assigned to the 'Dagda' suddenly started suicide runs, that piece of information had been gained from the sith known as Lena whose people had observed Azazel's pilots doing this. A waste of material and pilot lives in Reneva's opinion and she was glad her own sith demanded no such suicidal dedication. However according to the computer the simulated kamikaze runs had just destroyed a number of critical weaponry and shield generators and she gritted her teeth as the vessel obliterated the computer version of the Dark Rebirth. Tapping her fingers on the armrest of the command chair she sighed and leaned back. "Reset the protocols and inform the crew. We are going to try that simulation again... and let's try to not get ourselves 'killed' this time..." [b]_________________ Korriban Academy _________________[/b] Andrea was frowning, her hand unconsciously petting one of her Tuk'ata as she took in this information, turning to the aide who had give nthe report, not noticing or ignoring the discomfort of the aide as he was surrounded by sith hounds. "So all she send was, 'something came up'? Must be serious then, probably that sith cult the Mecrossa Order." She let out a growl, she herself had tried to make contacts with the Order, but apparently her emissaries had 'offended' the oh so mighty nobles that made part of the secretive sith cult and she was denied. No matter there were plenty of other sith cults she had access to, though surprisingly the one on Mygeeto had been completely silenced almost a year ago. That had been unfortunate she had been looking forward to perhaps gain a new bodyguard from them, after Ruby had died. She noticed the aide was still there and rose a eyebrow. "Something else the matter?" "Y-yes, two reports of note. A individual claiming to be part of Zann's entourage, offering a job whose details he will only inform you off when you travel and arrive at Thyferra, but apparently he needs you to 'lean' on someone. We have also received word of the explorers in your service, apparently putting one a force sensitive on their crew proved fruitful as they have sensed a enormous presence of the dark side of the force in a cave on that world." Frowning she reached to her belt, retrieving a bar which after unwrapping drew the attention of the Tuk'ata, she casually flicked it away and smiled as she saw the sith hounds go after it, fighting each other over the morsel of meat. "I see, interesting... Zann hates my guts, last I checked anyway, so this is surprising. Though maybe Jabba put in a good word for me." She rubbed her cheek. "Dagobah... not that far from Thyferra as I recall. Very well send word back to this Zann associate I shall meet his request and head to Thyferra... Inform Reneva that I will be leaving Korriban but that she and the Dark Rbirth are to remain here... I will be taking the Chained Despair. Additionally inform Karsk, Trizz, Rhak-Skuri, Nyriss and Talon are to come with me on this journey. As well as ten sun guard commandos and some of the Zeltron aides, now off with you, before my hounds assume you are their next meal." She chuckled as she watched the aide scurry away but then looked grim, she had not been provided with news about Hadzuska, she had been out of reach for some time now. "What are you up to I wonder... my loyal disciple." She murmured as she turned and cocked her head at the whimpering prisoner in the cage behind her. "Right where were we? Ah yes, a shame your bloodwork meant you are useless for my experiments, but good to know that you have plenty of meat on your bones to feed my Tuk'ata... let's see how long you can run, shall we?" [b]_________________ The Adventures of Hadzuska, Will she be imprisoned.... again? _________________[/b] She was calmly looking out of the observation window of the ship as they exited hyperspace, the crew around her doing their task without her giving any orders, she had decided early on after a conversation with the captain that things would work best if he just obeyed her directions and that running the ship was in his care and his responsibility, all she cared for were results. Currently it was going well as the enormous space station started to fill the window, the Wheel, neutral territory and a safe heaven for many, perhaps even some force sensitive individuals that could be found and convinced out of hiding to join her mistress Andrea. She turned to the captain, "Approach and dock with the Wheel captain, we stay here for a week to see if I can find what I am looking for before we move on." The human nodded and gave the crew their instructions as they made their approach, the Twi'lek Darth closing her eyes and entering a brief meditative state to focus her thoughts and senses for the task ahead. As the Dagger docked with the station Hadzuska sensed a brief flicker in the force as she cast her awareness outwards, a recognition of some sort, only there for a moment but there none the less. She smiled, opening her eyes as the ship docked at the same time, "I sensed you." She murmured, "Captain, I shall be visiting the wheel, do take care of the ship and any supplies the ship and crew need while I am off on my personal errand." She said, receiving a silent, curt nod in response. Some time later she was out of the ship, wandering through the docks section of the Wheel, honing her senses and awareness in the force as she smiled to herself. "The hunt begins...." Delight filling her at the small surge of adrenaline and excitement she felt as she began searching for her prey. Plenty of dark, secretive places on the wheel so this could take some time, all the better. The flicker appears in her expanded awareness several most time s as she hunts but aside from leading her vaguely in the direction of the black sector she gets no firm lead on the sensitive she seeks She was humming to herself, this prey was elusive, good, the chase was half the fun, would be boring if it was over too soon. She walked into a quiet alley, making sure none were present, much less any robbers who were stupid enough to try and get the jump on her as she sat down, perhaps a different tactic might work. She had sensed the flicker of someone strong in the force, so perhaps the prey could be lured to her as she focused on the force, the dark side and send out a tremor, revealing her own presence in the force. The flicker came again almost immediately along with a feeling of surprise before vanishing again, the feeling however was strong enough to give a solid lead on what direction to take into the black sector. She smiled and got up, dusting the grime of her clothing. "Found you... I think." She murmured to herself as she set off towards the black sector with purpose but minding her step and surroundings. As Hadzuska entered the black sector proper the reasons for its ominous name became clear. this area of the wheel received very little order from the enforcement forces the station employed, most living down here were squatters simply living from day to day as best they could the lighting was dim, filth was evident everywhere and most beings looked shifty at each other while trying to mind their own business. The flicker however seemed to have vanished. She looked around with a frown, this prey was being elusive, tapping her lip and shrugged. Closing her eyes to once again send out a tremor, with a sense if she could of 'here I am, come and find me. If you have the courage.' Another flicker popped into Hadzuska's awareness, one with a hint of malevolence behind it. It felt close. She chuckled, so the hunter had become the hunted? Very well, she checked her weaponry and decided to wait and see if the owner of the malevolence vibe would find her. The only warning of what happened next was the sharp click and hiss of a netgun being discharged and the stink of ozone as the launched net electrified itself as it speed towards Hadzuska. She had only moments to seek a counter. With a hiss she attempted to dodge the net, calling on the force to enhance her speed, reflexes and acrobatics. As Hadzuska moved to avoid the net she was only partially successful as the net caught her ankle and foot as the rest of it sailed past where she had stood only moments before. the force of the nets grip swept the leg out from under her and the electrifying surface of it numbed the leg from the ankle down. before the rest of the net managed to wrap itself around an exposed section of pipping behind where she had stood. She let out a hiss of pain and annoyance and looked around for a sign of the one who launched the net in her direction. She didn't have to look far as an armoured figure stepped out of the shadows with the netgun now hanging from a strap at their waist as they held a more conventional blaster. "You are not the one I seek, they at least had the sense to try and hide themselves. Still I won't pass up the chance at a double bounty." The figure said, their voice hidden behind a modulator in their helmet. She chuckled and then winced, damnable net, "Bounty hunter huh? Fascinating, you are talented in more ways than a regular bounty hunter too, how interesting. Hunting people like me, huh? People like yourself?" She smirked, making conversation while thinking on what to do. "People like myself?" The hunter shook their head and raised the blaster. "Only so far as that I was born able to touch the force,The difference is i use it as another tool to remove the galaxy of the rest of you." They replied, seemingly content not to fire just yet. She nodded, "Remove the rest of us, huh? Sounds personal, so we are not just another paycheck?" She hadn't been shot yet, which was interesting. "Well, you are big paychecks, and my affliction does give me an edge in hunting you. One has to make a living somehow." The hunter replied with a slight shrug. "But as riveting as this conversation is I do have another to apprehend before they escape." They said as they fired the blaster on stun. "Ferglutz!" She muttered as she tried to roll out of the way of the incoming stun blast. The blast impacts on the floor where Hadzuska had been moments before, the sith womas roll had barely made it however as her leg still tethered to the pipe behind her snapped taught stopping her roll only milimeters from the blasts impact radius. She took a deep breath, that had been close, she looked back at the hunter, figuring out she only had moments, flee, attack... or. She held up her hands, not holding any weapons. "You made a excellent point, so why not let me help you in your hunt for these other or others and perhaps a business proposal?" She asked, her voice calm, taking a gamble she knew but this bounty hunter that can use the force was interesting. "Business proposal huh? do you actually know how high the bounty for your kind is?" the hunter replied as they lined up another shot. "Last time I checked one million credits, taxes not included." She said with a shrug, eyeing the blaster. "But let's just say hypothetically that I came here using a corvette sized vessel and the the one I work for has a small fleet of frigate or cruiser analogs, as well as two capital class vessels, that would imply someone who can pay quite handsomely, meanwhile I'm offering to help you hunt down your other prey, afterwards you can always decide to stun me for a additional bounty, or talk price about this business offer I am willing to make." She didn't like revealing that she worked for someone else but she had nothing else to say to perhaps convince this hunter. "Or I could just stun you now and stop wasting time here, go take my other target and come back to get you after." "Huh shame, I was starting to like you." She said before she took action, calling up a bubble of force protection around herself while also pulling out her holdout blaster, firing at the hunter with a stun blast of her own. The hunter let go on the blaster with one hand and raised it to intercept the stun blast, drawing on the force to create a small shield in front of themselves that absorbed the stun blast harmlessly. "This affliction does have its benefits." The hunter said as they once again fired their blaster. Again she tried her best to dodge the blast, she had a protection bubble around herself but if she could keep it intact, all the better. The hunters blast found its mark this time and a low growl was audible from the helmet as the hunter, now through with talking, used the moment it took for their blaster to recharge for another stun blast to focus their aim before firing again. With a hiss of annoyance she gathered the force to gather all loose objects in the area and hurl them towards the hunter with as much telekinetic force as she can muster. A few scraps of paper seemed to stir from Hadzuska's efforts but aside from that it seemed she was about to be captured once again... ... The hunter chuckled and started to depress the trigger. The shot however would never come, as a yellow lightsabre blade cut through the weapons barrel and the hunter jumped backwards quickly to avoid a backswing of the deadly weapon. "I Will not let you take another in my stead just because you cannot keep up with me Hunter." The sabre wielder, a young woman no more than 19 announced as she settled into a defensive posture between the Hunter and its prey. Well there was the original prey, saving her ass... it rankled her somewhat but she decided to ignore that feeling and went busy with freeing her her leg from the blasted net.* "You are a half trained child, you would not have eluded my grasp forever." The hunter replied as they drew a pair of short blades, By the confidence of the hunters stance it was a good bet the blades were resistant to a lightsabres strikes. "Very well girl if you with to test your blade against mine." He said as he charged at the woman. With a smirk she managed to get free, gritting her teeth as her leg still felt numb but she got to her feet, looking at the direction she had come from, knowing it would lead to the docks and her ship, then she looked back at the hunter and the young brat. Rolling her eyes she cursed herself for what she was about to do, "Blast it all..." She said as she reached for her paired blades and ignited them, charging at the bounty hunter to help out the girl. Hadzuska intercepted the Hunters charge despite the numbing effect still plaguing her foot and ankle, catching one of the blades while the young woman caught the other. With her free sabre Hadzuska struck out at the hunter, the result being a shallow gash between armour plating before the hunter disengaged and twisted away from the strike. Clearly he hadn't expected them both to come at him at once, nor had he noticed hadzuska's twin sabres. She no longer bothered with talking, closing in to strike at the bounty hunter once more with both her blades, she had been shamed by this hunter and she was going to collect something, if only her pride, from this mess. The woman timed her strike to coincide with Hadzuska, unfortunately this only caused the two of them to cross blades as they struck at the Hunter who had leaped out of their reach, utilising the force to put extra distance between them it appeared. "Not particularly well coordinated are you?" The hunter said with a hint of amusement as they pulled a cylinder from their belt, depressed a button on the top and flung it to the ground near the two sabre wielders. With a snarl she tried to jump back, that must be a grenade of some kind and she had no interest of being caught in it's effect. The cylinder exploded with a flash of light and sound as well as ion energy Hadzuska briefly noticed as she leaped away from the blast. even with force enhances reflexes her vision was clouded and her hearing was muffled from the effects, effects that had been far more dire on the now collapsed young woman. Her sabre lay deactivated a short distance from her slack hand as she lay on the floor breathing shallowly but evidently alive. Of the hunter Hadzuska saw a shadowy figure moving away from the pair of them quickly, apparently the hunter did not care to stick around when there was the prospect of facing two against one. obviously he had turned to flee before the effects of the blast had become evident. Hadzuska was on alert for a moment but when it became clear the bounty hunter had decided to flee she deactivated her sabers and looked at the unconscious girl, frowning and then with a sigh she picked up the girls lightsaber and heaved her onto her shoulder with a grunt and started walking, with the unconscious body over her shoulder. She carried her all the way back to the docks, informing the crew to prepare the ship for departure and have some of the black guards to come outside to meet her. Seeing the guards on her arrival she told them to keep a eye out as she lowered the body to the ground and prepped her up against a wall, holding her saber in her hand while she waited for her to wake up. After fifteen minutes or so, getting a little impatient Hadzuska slapped her cheek to see if that would snap her out of it. The slap seemed to rouse the woman quite suddenly and as one might do when startled the young woman overreacted by lashing out with a blast of force wave at those standing over her. the nearest black armoured guards to Hadzuska were knocked back by the blast while the others managed to retain their footing, the blast seemed not to effect Hadzuska at all aside from rustling her clothing. Hadzuska smirked, "Welcome back to the waking world, as you can see, no bounty hunter handing you in for a bounty." She said while gesturing for the guards to stand down. "They call me Hadzuska." She held up the lightsaber, not handing it over but merely examining it. "Yellow blade, what alignment I wonder, though you decided to come to my rescue of a sort so that might reveal it." She said, studying the young woman. "Alignment?" The girl asked, possibly still gathering her wits. She shrugged, "Light, dark, jedi, sith, or gray, like that hunter claiming he was, just a bounty hunter who learned some tricks with his 'affliction'. You however have a lightsaber, which you either have inherited or crafted yourself." "My fathers..." She said as she shook her head to try and clear the lingering effects of the stunner grenade. "He gave it to me before he died, several years ago now." She said more focused now as she locked her eyes onto the hilt for a moment before looking at Hadzuska's face. She looked back, not bothering to hide her crimson with gold sith eyes by looking away, tilting her head to the side. "Jedi, huh? Figured as much." She said, mostly to herself. "Who said anything about jedi." The girl remarked as she stood and steadied herself. Hadzuska stood up as well, still keeping an eye on the girl and holding on to the lightsaber, "Mostly me ,because you didn't answer, thanks for the rescue by the way." "That Hunter had been stalking me for days, I was managing to stay ahead of them but it was slowly starting to corner me. Then you can waltzing in broadcasting you presence in the force like a beacon, you couldn't help but draw the hunters attention." The girl replied, "True I could have just slipped away, but you were trying to follow me as well, I felt that. Id didn't sit right with me to let you be taken unawares, I wouldn't wish the fate of the bounty on anyone." Hadzuska tapped the lightsaber against her leg idly, thinking. "So I gather... Do you want to know why I was trying to track you down?" "The question had occurred to me." the girl replied "Suffice to say I am in the service of someone... who would love to train you in the way of the force, our ways." She studied the girl for a reaction. "You saw the colours of my sabers, so I wonder what exactly your father told you about some of the things the one I serve loyally would want to teach you." "My father told me many things over the years. Warned me about things." She replied as she tensed a little. "He also taught me to survive." She stated, though made no direct actions. "Also taught you a annoying habit to evade direct answers to questions." Hadzuska said with a snort. "Most people will hear what they want to hear, it rarely matters if the answers are direct. Vague answers tend to move things along more smoothly when one in just trying to survive." The girl answered. She chuckled, "Bit of a smartass, that's what you are. Hmm." She pondered and then shrugged. "Well I can offer you a ride off this place, drop you off at the next system and you can continue practicing your father's teachings on how to survive. Or, I could take you in under my or my mistress's wing and teach you some new techniques, and... give you a place to stay where you won't feel a need to run for any bounty hunter trying to collect a bounty." She finished saying, extending the girl's lightsaber towards her, offering it back to her. The girl extended her hand to take her hilt back, Hesitating for a moment before reaching out for it gently with the force. "Getting off The Wheel and out of that Hunters scope would be appreciated." She replied. "My name is Rane Koda." She nods and snapped her fingers, gesturing for the guards to get inside the ship and then inclined her head for Rane. "If you would follow me." She said not unkindly as she tapped her communicator. "Captain, begin undocking procedures and set a course to the nearest hyperspace lane away from here, we are making a stop at the next system for a passenger to disembark."