Lord Greshh

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Vette

“Me too! I just got you back. You think I’m going to let you run off again this quickly?”

Salazar Greshh

I nod. “Okay, fine. A group of three should be more than enough. We’ll need to use your ship, Jerus. Having just risen from near death, I don’t exactly have one of my own.”

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Becca Twilight

“As Chancellor, Sucal would have been in the know about all Republic activity on the planet. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a few items excavated from the sight brought to him for study.”

Salazar Greshh

“Perhaps one of his bases of operation is located there. It is a good lead to start with, in any case. I will investigate it.”

Jakito Twilight

“Alone? Not a good idea. You remember what happened the last time you tried going after him alone.”

Salazar Greshh

I give Jakito a withered look. “I don’t intent to confront him. This is a scouting mission. Nothing worth gathering the whole team for.”

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Salazar Greshh

“The Tempest Eye was Rakatan, yes? As was the Foundry. Perhaps there are other pieces of that ancient civilization that Trayus has on hand.”

Becca Twilight

“That’s possible. The Rakata left behind a lot of stuff. At least five space stations known to date, plus a ton of other random bits and pieces scattered around.”

Salazar Greshh

An idea comes to me. “There is a planet I’ve been to that is covered in Rakata ruins and vaults full of ancient horrors. Formerly a Republic prison world. Now long abandoned.”

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Salazar Greshh

“Neither have I.”

Xanthippe Naberrie

“Yes, you’ve always been more of a brutish, smash things to get your way type of Sith.”

Vette

“Hey, it worked out for us. I’d rather be a jerk to someone’s face than a jerk behind their back. At least then, your honest.”

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Salazar Greshh

"Hmmm... then the war is closer than I thought."

Jakito Twilight

"She's been helping us. She took the Foundry away from Sucal, and she cleared the blockade over Dantooine. I know a new Empire is bad news, but she isn't Vitiate. Perhaps an agreement can be struck. After all, the Republic has made temporary alliances with the Sith before in order to achieve mutually beneficial goals."

Salazar Greshh

"Yes, and that is clearly what you've done. That is what we are doing now, seeing as how Naberrie and I are here. But once the goals of the Republic are no longer aligned with those of the Imperium, how long do you expect the new Empress to be friendly? As I said, charismatic and cunning. She will be your ally until it no longer suits her. Then she will be your enemy. Then you will wish you didn't allow her to take the Foundry."

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Salazar Greshh

"Imperious? Of the Pyramid of Ancient Knowledge? Damn." I shake my head.

Hunter Ordo

I find a chair and sit down. "So, there is another Sith Lord running around?" I look from Salazar to Xan. "I thought three was enough."

Salazar Greshh

"Darth Imperious is not like other Sith. She came from nothing; a slave to a cruel master named Reniko Greshh."

Xanthippe Naberrie

"A relative of yours?" I say with a slight smile.

Salazar Greshh

I glance in her direction. "My uncle. After my father was killed, I went to stay with him until my early academy training was complete. He beat me almost as much as he did his slaves, so I never had any love for him. But that's a story for another time." I pace away. "When the Empire discovered Jyana was Force sensitive, they forced Renkio to free her, then shipped her off to Korriban to be trained. I doubt they expected her to become anything more than a glorified servant to some influential Sith. But she suprised everyone with not only her strength in the Force, but her cunning and a ambition. She rose quickly through the ranks, outsmarting rivals at every turn with barely any effort at all. Eventually, she landed herself a place on the Dark Council, head of Ancient Knowledge. That not only gave her access to an immense supply of resources, but gave allowed her to spread her influence as one of the top twelve Sith in the Empire. Charismatic and ruthless. Her peers either loved her or feared her."

Korré

I have remained mostly quiet up until this point, but I do speak up now. "Which one were you? Did you love her or fear her?"

Salazar Greshh

I think about it for a moment. "Perhaps a bit of both. When I met her as a Darth, I didn't know she was the same girl from Ziost. The one my uncle would unleash his drunken fury upon, and who my deranged cousin would torment. I just knew she was someone worthy of their title. She wasn't handed anything, and fought for every scrap of power she achieved. So, in that regard, I admired her greatly. But, as the Wrath, I always kept her in mind as a potential usurper for the Imperial Throne." I sign. "If she lives, than she has the power and leadership skills to bring about a new Golden Age of the Sith. If any others still live from the old war, they will flock to her banner. And, if she is smart, she will also be on the look out for young, impressionable Force Sensitives that she can convert to her side." I look at Becca. "No question. There will be another war soon enough."

Xanthippe Naberrie

"And whose side will you be on when war does break out?"

Salazar Greshh

I raise an eyebrow at her. "Whose side will YOU be on?"

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Salazar Greshh

“Ghosts? I have heard of this power before...” I sneer with disgust. “Nox, you damn fool.”

Becca Twilight

“Kreia killed Nox, then transferred all his ghosts and herself to Sucal. That is how he became so powerful so quickly. Whatever tiny spark of Force sensitivity he had was awakened by their union.”

Salazar Greshh

“He shouldn’t be able to contain so much power. Kreia was powerful enough, but I remember Nox having at least 5 other ghosts. That’s six!”

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Becca Twilight

“Good question. That might be an adventure for another time, though.”

Jakito Twilight

“So what now? We have the Tempest Eye and Sucal doesn’t. That’s got to count for something, right.”

Salazar Greshh

“Perhaps, though I doubt our enemy is so easily thwarted. Even without the Tempest Eye, Trayus will not give up. There will always be a new way for him to succeed unless we can find him and end him.”

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Salazar Greshh

“Fascinating. When I was chasing after the Eye, I assumed it was some type of weapon, or a factory like the Star Forge. This is... far worse than I could have imagined.”

Becca Twilight

“It can remove the Force from people and locations? That sounds a lot like what Hayden can do, only on a much grander scale.”

Salazar Greshh

“Imagine if they were to be used in tandem; if Hayden were to to use the Tempest Eye, it would amplify the machine’s effects a trillion fold. Please tell me you destroyed it, Zar’kun.”

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Jakito Twilight

“Oh yeah. In all the chaos that’s been going on here lately, I completely spaced asking you and Luci about your little adventure in the Maw. What happened out there?”

Becca Twilight

“And what exactly is the Tempest Eye?”