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21-04-2023, 02:00 PM
((originally posted by Hirak Sanguinis, October 2018))
Entry 56: Eetu’s Demise
*Hirak stepped into the frame with a singular lightsaber held in his hand. It was clearly not the Sith Lord’s as his was a saberstaff of a particular design. The Sith Lord tossed the weapon around between his hands playfully before igniting it. From the hue of the holoprojector, it was clear that this weapon was not the one that Hirak usually carried but rather that of an ornate yet simplistic Jedi design. The Sith Lord then turned after his boast and showboating to place the weapon down on a nearby surface so that he could begin detailing what occurred into the holorecorder.*
“Truly all my planning has come to fruition. My apprentice is as gullible and foolish as I thought she had once been. You see, everything and everyone has a use. For Siors, he is a brute that I can throw at my lesser enemies and if he should fail, or cause issues, I can simply blame him. The Dark Lord, even Lord Saud or Tokiai would simply take it in their stride as they share a mutual disdain for my apprentice. But Valkara has her uses. Her past as a Jedi gives her connections and I have a reputation that I need to build. This is why I allowed her to contact him, to send a message to meet. In her mind, this was a genuine attempt on that was spurred on by my incessant and ravenous overbearing. You see, if there is one thing that Valkara hated more than feeling like she was truly losing the self that she had once had, it was her hatred for me. The only way out was to reunite with her original master, a Jedi capable of handling someone of my power level.
But my prowess of planning and deception goes beyond her simple mind. It is why Trakaton decided to align himself with an alien, because he recognised the potential even as an acolyte and ever since it has been that strategic mind that has offered our best solutions. So, when we needed the life force of a specifically ‘stronger’ force user - I was provided with the perfect opportunity. Utilising Ketzel, I sent the two of them to the meeting spot that Eetu had suggested to Valkara. With only my secret apprentice in tow, I was certain that Valkara thought they could overpower him and escape. It turned out that I was, like always, perfectly correct.”
*Hirak laughed, more than he had ever done so before, chuckling loudly through the robotic textures that the vocal emitter allowed on the beast-maw shaped mask. His eyes shone brightly as dark blue orbs, bolstering from the sheer thrill of his plan.*
“What they had not considered was that I had in fact tagged along, hidden by the stealth field generator and dampened my presence to almost nothing. Mired by the presence of Ketzel, who is strong in the Dark Side, as well as the taint that Valkara now possessed as a Sith Apprentice, I was CERTAIN the Master would be too focused on returning his apprentice to the fold.
Ketzel did as he was told and engaged in conversation, making sure the two conversed. Eetu rebuked the masked apprentice and engaged Valkara in words that seduced her back to the Light Side. Redemption, freedom and forgiveness. She was almost lost in the trance. If I ever needed a reason to strike her down for her unwillingness to give into true power, this was the moment. But one does to remove a tool until it is no longer useful. I sneaked my way past my apprentice slowly as they conversed in this cave upon this icy world that the master had chosen as the meeting spot. After some time, Valkara turned and Ketzel engaged the master - clearly on the back foot. But this is when I struck. From nowhere, I ignited my lightsaber during the middle of their fight and removed the legs from the Jedi Master in one swoop.
I can still hear his cries of pain and Valkara’s shriek of remorse at the sight of me. No doubt this image will haunt her forever. But her old Master was now mine to do with as I please. I instructed Ketzel to grab Valkara and return her to the shuttle whilst I dragged the unconscious Jedi Master back.”
*Hirak folded his arms in front of his chest. A gruff huff followed before he spoke.*
“Sadly, I had to preserve his life and bind his wounds to stop death. But it will be coming soon. I suppose I had best inform Lord Seisu of the good news…
End transmission.”
*At that, Hirak unfurled his arms from under his chest and waved it across towards the holoprojector to insinuate that the recording should finish. The machine shuddered and then came to a complete stop as the blue light that displayed Hirak disappeared back down into the machine’s inner core. A few moments later and the dulcet tones of the whirring halted completely.*
Entry 56: Eetu’s Demise
*Hirak stepped into the frame with a singular lightsaber held in his hand. It was clearly not the Sith Lord’s as his was a saberstaff of a particular design. The Sith Lord tossed the weapon around between his hands playfully before igniting it. From the hue of the holoprojector, it was clear that this weapon was not the one that Hirak usually carried but rather that of an ornate yet simplistic Jedi design. The Sith Lord then turned after his boast and showboating to place the weapon down on a nearby surface so that he could begin detailing what occurred into the holorecorder.*
“Truly all my planning has come to fruition. My apprentice is as gullible and foolish as I thought she had once been. You see, everything and everyone has a use. For Siors, he is a brute that I can throw at my lesser enemies and if he should fail, or cause issues, I can simply blame him. The Dark Lord, even Lord Saud or Tokiai would simply take it in their stride as they share a mutual disdain for my apprentice. But Valkara has her uses. Her past as a Jedi gives her connections and I have a reputation that I need to build. This is why I allowed her to contact him, to send a message to meet. In her mind, this was a genuine attempt on that was spurred on by my incessant and ravenous overbearing. You see, if there is one thing that Valkara hated more than feeling like she was truly losing the self that she had once had, it was her hatred for me. The only way out was to reunite with her original master, a Jedi capable of handling someone of my power level.
But my prowess of planning and deception goes beyond her simple mind. It is why Trakaton decided to align himself with an alien, because he recognised the potential even as an acolyte and ever since it has been that strategic mind that has offered our best solutions. So, when we needed the life force of a specifically ‘stronger’ force user - I was provided with the perfect opportunity. Utilising Ketzel, I sent the two of them to the meeting spot that Eetu had suggested to Valkara. With only my secret apprentice in tow, I was certain that Valkara thought they could overpower him and escape. It turned out that I was, like always, perfectly correct.”
*Hirak laughed, more than he had ever done so before, chuckling loudly through the robotic textures that the vocal emitter allowed on the beast-maw shaped mask. His eyes shone brightly as dark blue orbs, bolstering from the sheer thrill of his plan.*
“What they had not considered was that I had in fact tagged along, hidden by the stealth field generator and dampened my presence to almost nothing. Mired by the presence of Ketzel, who is strong in the Dark Side, as well as the taint that Valkara now possessed as a Sith Apprentice, I was CERTAIN the Master would be too focused on returning his apprentice to the fold.
Ketzel did as he was told and engaged in conversation, making sure the two conversed. Eetu rebuked the masked apprentice and engaged Valkara in words that seduced her back to the Light Side. Redemption, freedom and forgiveness. She was almost lost in the trance. If I ever needed a reason to strike her down for her unwillingness to give into true power, this was the moment. But one does to remove a tool until it is no longer useful. I sneaked my way past my apprentice slowly as they conversed in this cave upon this icy world that the master had chosen as the meeting spot. After some time, Valkara turned and Ketzel engaged the master - clearly on the back foot. But this is when I struck. From nowhere, I ignited my lightsaber during the middle of their fight and removed the legs from the Jedi Master in one swoop.
I can still hear his cries of pain and Valkara’s shriek of remorse at the sight of me. No doubt this image will haunt her forever. But her old Master was now mine to do with as I please. I instructed Ketzel to grab Valkara and return her to the shuttle whilst I dragged the unconscious Jedi Master back.”
*Hirak folded his arms in front of his chest. A gruff huff followed before he spoke.*
“Sadly, I had to preserve his life and bind his wounds to stop death. But it will be coming soon. I suppose I had best inform Lord Seisu of the good news…
End transmission.”
*At that, Hirak unfurled his arms from under his chest and waved it across towards the holoprojector to insinuate that the recording should finish. The machine shuddered and then came to a complete stop as the blue light that displayed Hirak disappeared back down into the machine’s inner core. A few moments later and the dulcet tones of the whirring halted completely.*
