The Elvenqueen

The Galactic Vices Casino

Aria rocking up to have some drinks and see if there's anything interesting in this collection of Krembal's !

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This made me laugh way more than it should have

Bravo, Briza

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Bwahahaha, yes exactly!! XD The "dynamite in small packages" saying is frighteningly accurate when in reference to angry tiny ladies XD

-I'm loving the sounds of this plot so far! Definitely yes to the first two points, and then at least Yerbol's got something constructive to do, poor lad. I bet this is tough on him D:
-I'm inclined to agree with splitting them into the two groups, that makes the most sense. That way they cover "the most" ground too, I imagine they aren't gonna want to screw around and risk Arcann-Vitiate finding out about said sabers and finding or intercepting them before they can get hold of them XD

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Oh yes, the lightning-vortex only comes out when she's very angry, it'd be something she'd used a lot on Korriban back when she was an Acolyte/Inquisitor, but not so much since she joined up with Yerbol and the Qyaari because she actively tries not to let herself get that angry. But if finding out your best friend may not only be secretly plotting to murder all of you and then lying to your face about it, but that said best friend also may have had knowledge of or a direct hand in hurting the one man in the galaxy she loves more than anything isn't enough to make her that mad, I dunno what is XD
She is most certainly interested in frying both Arcann and Vaylin the next time they see them. Ya girl's out for blood now ;) XD

-Hmmm, that would be a tricky one. I think the strategic side of Revan would want them to scatter to minimize their chances of being found, but then if so...where would they all go? They'd have to go to different places/areas of Wild Space (??) cause if they were too close together then them splitting up would be kinda defunct? XD
And then how would they split them up, pairs, threes...? What about poor ol' Yerbol who's stuck without his connection to the Force until they can fix it (if they can *cries a little* D: )

-Oohhh, that's a very interesting thought. I imagine that Vitiate's end goal would probably be to beat Revan down so he can take over his body, yeah. Given all the things Revan is famous for, I'm sure he's the most suitable "host" an evil life-drainer could ask for, am I right? hahaha

-I feel like the latter is the most "in character" thought for him too, since like you say he doesn't seem too bothered by Force-blind "normal" people....just the Force sensitives and even then it's probably a case of "I can't let them get strong enough to depose me cause that would ruin my plans for world domination"?

-The saber idea is very interesting actually o: That could be a neat thing to explore, I imagine Yuno would know enough about these sabers to maybe nudge them in the direction of finding them perhaps? :)

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Alrightyyy, so this one is very dialogue-heavy, but Revan and Yuno had to explain it to them somehow right? hahaha

Also, I tried to re-write the end part so many times to give Ari a bit more chill but, ya girl's PO'd and she wanted to punch something no matter what I tried XD so I had to cave in the end LOL

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

"I can't hear you and there's...nothing I can do." Hearing the defeat in her spouse's voice hurt Aria. She had no idea how to help him, but she didn't want to simply do NOTHING either.
“Shhh, shhh, it’s not your fault.” she murmured soothingly, reaching out to take his hand in hers. “I know, it’s not your fault.”
“Yuno’s right,” Revan chipped in, though his brows were pinched with worry, “The kind of strength he possesses, there was no way you could have fought him off, Yerbol.”
Aria hadn’t wanted to admit it, because it made the whole process sound so terrifyingly final, but she had to KNOW; so while her mind tried to put the pieces together, out loud she croaked a shaky question,
“S-So his connection to the Force is…” she didn’t really need to finish it for Revan and Yuno to know what the question was meant to be, the Champion’s voice cracked as she instead finished with: “It-It’s temporary...right? I-It’ll, come back…?”

Revan said nothing. And Aria’s heart sank. “R-Revan?!”

The Heralds’ leader was unnervingly silent for a few more minutes, before knitting his fingers together and muttering severely. “I don’t know.” he sighed deeply, rubbing his face with his hands. “Meetra and I managed it, but we both had help from someone else who was strong in the Force. I could...we could TRY and help him.” he glanced at Yuno warily, then looked back at the two Qyaari. “But I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to restore ANY of it.”
At Yerbol’s question, Revan fell quiet again as he picked his words with care, not wanting to upset either of them any further. Though she was trying her best to hide it, he could feel the anger rolling off Aria in waves, and he hated to think what sort of stupid thing she might do if she didn’t take his explanation well.

“I believe the name that he used when he was with the Sith was “Vitiate”, but as far as we’re aware, his “true” name is Valkorion. He used to rule over the Sith, but after a run in with the Jedi he retreated here, back to Wild Space.”
“But...the Jedi killed him?” Aria frowned in confusion. “Kira said Voldon-”
“They killed his BODY, yes.” Revan interjected. “Didn’t kill HIM.” from the looks the two Champions gave him, Revan could tell he’d have to elaborate further. “Valkorion studied a very old Force technique, possibly similar to the one Renso used to stay alive as long as he did, only the difference is Renso drew on the Force itself, and he never took more than he NEEDED, Valkorion...developed the ability to take what he wanted from OTHER Force users, against their will, if necessary. And in excess, sometimes enough to cut off their connection with the Force entirely. He’s drained entire planets of their life force before…” Revan steepled his fingers together, his eyes darkening the more he continued to explain to them. “Since your friend Voldon defeated him he’s been here, this whole time. With his children, Arcann and Vaylin, the two we fought today. Training them up so he can use them as...vessels, I suppose. I suspect he wants another physical body to rejoin our world so he can continue to try and pin the galaxy beneath his fist. His old plans didn’t work so well, not after Renso and his followers took apart the Jedi and Sith Orders and caused the other war that you all fought in.”

The Heralds’ leader sighed, turning his head away from them for a moment as he growled. “I thought Meetra and I could stop him, if we trained enough...if we had enough apprentices. I guess I was wrong. This is...going to take a lot more thought than I anticipated.”
“So his power comes from other Force sensitives?” Aria frowned.
“In a...manner of speaking, yes.” Yuno rumbled warily, looking back across to his master once more. When Revan gave him a nod of confirmation, the True Sith continued with his explanation. “During our time and our studies here, Master Revan has discovered that he’s able to switch bodies, in some respects. When one body becomes too weak, when he’s taken all he can from it, he moves on to the next host, and so on. This is why the Jedi had never managed to fell him, and why no individual within the Sith Empire could ever say they knew what he looked like.”

The more she took in their words, the more Aria’s gut twisted.
Karkin’ hell...how are we gonna beat THIS? The Emperor had always been a sort of ethereal figure amongst the Sith and army officials alike, but to hear that he’d been using them as some sort of disposable power generator all this time...not only that, but as his Wrath, it was reasonable to infer that Vano had KNOWN this all along, and NEVER TOLD HER.
She threw a helpless glance across at her spouse, before shakily getting to her feet and muttering. “I-I need some air. Excuse me.”
Revan made no move to stop the shorter Champion as she brushed past him and hastily left the compound, shaking his head slightly at Yuno to prevent his apprentice from following her. She needed time alone to think, clearly. Looking back at Yerbol, he sighed once again.
“We’ll fix this, Yerbol…” he promised, “I don’t know HOW yet, but we’ll find a way. I promise.”

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-An hour or so later-

When she had initially left the Heralds’ compound, Aria had intended to seek out the Mirialan and demand to know the truth, but this plan was interrupted by the fact that no matter where she looked, she couldn’t seem to find Vano anywhere. That in and of itself would have been unsettling, if she wasn’t so karkin’ ANGRY about it. Eventually, she was forced to abandon her search in favour of finding a secluded, quiet spot where she could let off some of her steam without hurting anyone else.

By the time Revan found her, the charred tree trunks within the radius of where the Champion was sitting on her haunches, coupled with the swirling vortex of green lightning that had manifested around her, were pretty clear indications of why she’d left so suddenly.
“Don’t get too close. It’s volatile when I’m angry.” she warned the leader of the Heralds as she heard his approaching footsteps.
“So I can see.” Revan answered with a humorless chuckle, skirting around the Champion with a wide enough berth to avoid the tendrils of electricity that still flowed from her in waves. “You know you shouldn’t be hitting the poor trees, it’s not their fault.”

His attempt at humour didn’t go down very well, Aria simply cracking open an eye to scowl at him wordlessly.
“You alright, kid?” Revan asked more gently after a few more minutes of tense silence, settling opposite her.
“No.” she hissed through her teeth. “I’m karkin’ PISSED OFF.”
“That part was pretty obvious.” once again, the trees were indicated.
“I’m so used to him being there, in my head, and now he’s not and I-”
“I know.” Revan smiled sadly. “I still miss hearing Bastila, too, even after all these years.” his gaze cast up to the sky for a moment, “I don’t know how to fix this, and I won’t lie to you and say that I CAN. But I’ll promise you that I can TRY.”
“I hate this!” Aria choked out, her voice finally cracking. With a flick of the Champion’s wrist, the bolts dissipated into thin air, leaving only the static in the air as a reminder that they’d been there at all.
“I know.” Revan repeated again.
“Do you...really think Vano’s involved in this, somehow?” Aria asked him slowly. “With HIM?”

She dreaded his answer. She desperately wanted him to say “No, of COURSE not!”, but she knew he wouldn’t.

“I don’t want to assume.” Revan huffed out a breath, his shoulders sagging slightly. “But I have a bad feeling. How else could she just...show up, and know where you were, if she didn’t have the information from the Star Maps?”
“...Me too.” the Champion sighed. “Me too…”
“Try not to worry about it.” the Heralds’ leader gave her the most comforting smile he could muster, leaning across to put a hand on her shoulder gently. “You worry about your man, Yuno and I will worry about your friend. I’ll get him to tail her, keep an eye on things.”
Dusting off his robe as he stood up, Revan indicated back to the compound over his shoulder. “Now come on, let’s get you back in there before Yerbol starts worrying about you, that’s not going to help him get better.”
As much as she didn’t want to admit it, Revan was right. She’d have to just...try and trust them, Aria decided as she trailed after the galactic hero to head back inside.

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

1. Shut Eye - Stealing Sheep - Into The Diamond Sun
2. Way Down We Go - KALEO - A/B
3. Bruno Is Orange - Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - freshman year
4. Dust To Dust - The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
5. Just One Yesterday (Album Version) - Fall Out Boy - Save Rock 'n' Roll [Explicit]
6. You - Keaton Henson - Birthdays (Deluxe) [Explicit]
7. My Mom [Explicit] - Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You [Explicit]
8. E For Extinction - Thousand Foot Krutch - Welcome To The Masquerade
9. Broken Crown [Explicit] - Mumford & Sons - Babel [Explicit]
10. Infinitesimal - Mother Mother - The Sticks [Explicit]

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Eyyyy there we go Yuno, but oh man did reading that part about him feeling like he's failed hurt my heart DD: Ouch, ouch ouch XD

Ohhh, yep, Ari's NOT going to take it well, I'm sure ;) I shall try and get you something out before I leave for my folks' tomorrow night but if I don't manage it I will most definitely have you one out by Monday :D

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about poor Yuno too! XD

Oh man, now I feel bad for the guy *facepalms* hahaha look forward to seeing what you come up with, as always :D

You never see it coming Part II [RedeemedLight x Elven]

Well...that came out a lot longer than I thought it was going to be when I plotted it out...ooops? :'D

Hope it's good though, I went ahead and jumped them back to Odessa. Figured Revan would want to check up on Yerbol and try and test his theory before they all jump straight to "OMG YOUR FORCE IS GONE, PANIC!! D:" so I hope that's all ok as well XD