Thursday, July 28, 2011

Collect Your Dead

It was time, Malgus contacted Raivo directly, he didn't utilize his agent Avalon. Malgus tended to enjoy face to face interactions so he actually sent for Raivo to appear in his chambers. Raivo obliged quickly of course, he looked pristine in his best set of robes a dark black with burgundy red undertones. He stepped across the ebony black floors that reminded Raivo of his knife. He strolled briskly through the corridors of the temple, his robes bellowing behind him.

Malgus wore a quiet expression of anger, his eyes constantly burning with Sith intensity. Raivo didn't even display the Sith intensity all the time the way Malgus seemed to. His expression changed from somber to slightly amused as Raivo knelt before him, "Rise Lord Raivo, I have a mission for you." Raivo smiled as he stood, "I thought you might." Malgus proceeded to elaborate a very technical mission involving the infiltration of Coruscant, the subsequent infiltration of a high level Republic building, retrieving files of the whereabouts of a high level prisoner of war, and then extracting said prisoner from wherever they are in the galaxy. Raivo soaked in all the information on the mission, this would be a tough one. Raivo enjoyed a little bit of stealth, he planned on killing as many people in the process of this mission as he could.

Malgus finished elaborating the specifics, and then Malgus laughed, "I'm sure you're anxious to get underway, go and don't fail me BOY!" His voice boomed with dark side energy. Raivo smiled, "Of course, I think you'll be satisfied." Raivo turned and strolled away, he would need help on this, he went and contacted Avalon summoning her to meet him at his ship. She did as she was instructed and was waiting on board as Raivo reached the hangar. He sensed her presence questioning, calculating.... cold. He liked that about her, she was a cold woman, yet he also sensed a flicker of fire when she saw him. Her face didn't change a bit, a result of years of mental conditioning, controlled torture, to turn her into a tool for the Empire.

Raivo smiled, "We have a fun trip ahead of us Avalon, we're going to Coruscant." Avalon now showed what she felt, she looked genuinely shocked. "I suppose they've decided you've served your purpose?" Raivo smirked, "Oh what do you mean?" Avalon paused, she felt as though she needed to tread softly, and frankly she did. "Well I've heard stories of them sending Sith into the core worlds on suicide missions when they become too troublesome." Raivo laughed, "Well I won't lie to you the thought has crossed my mind, but to return from a suicide mission unscathed is to effectively shut the mouths of anyone who would oppose you, and that is exactly what we are going to do."

Avalon nodded curtly, she understood the game better than most, still though she didn't expect to walk away from this, but Raivo didn't intend to allow her to die, he liked her, maybe even had feelings for her. He would complete his mission first and foremost, but he would keep her around for as long as possible. Raivo piloted the ship with Avalon in the seat next to him. He plotted the hyperspace coordinates that would take him to the belly of the beast. The ship lurched forward into hyperspace leaving the darkness of Drommund Kaas behind.