The Canitna 7: Fight For the Future

[Deac]

And here we are, Cantina part 7. We've all come a long way from our humble beginnings.

 

Usual rules, no godmoding,no need to re-post chars, etc.

 

The story:

 

Deac, Rwos, Flax, Odin, Cracken and Starr must all (for various reasons) find a device called the Time Matrix and take control of it, lest the timeline be altered in a most horrible way...

 

And so, the parties are separated and arrive on a strange planet. They do not know how they got here, but they know why they are here...

 

To fight for the Future...

[Redwing]

"Not yet!!"

 

It was dark.

 

It was windy.

 

It was foggy.

 

And there was a fifteen-foot-tall gray behemoth that looked like someone had carved it out of stone standing on the mountainside in front of Termand Rwos, very much alive and very much startled to see a gargoyle appear out of thin air right in front of it.

 

Rwos: Sithspit! I knew he'd do this!

 

"RAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

 

The creature didn't seem to happy to see him. Apparently, it didn't take kindly to strangers appearing in the middle of its evening meal. Because that was what it was doing. Eating something. Something unrecognizable.

 

The behemoth swiped a giant gray hand at Rwos. Rwos ducked and tumbled several feet down the steep slope before regaining his balance. The beast came lumbering after him.

 

Then a lightsaber appeared through its skull. A crimson red one.

 

Starr Hailfire leaped off the beast's head as it fell and landed in front of Rwos.

 

Starr: This place is strong with the dark side, alien. You're nowhere near a match for me now.

 

*Starr raised his hand and it began to glow purplish-blue. Rwos readied himself to deflect...

 

But nothing came out. The glow fizzled and died away.*

 

Starr: What in the Force?!?

 

*Starr raised his hand at Rwos again and concentrated. Nothing more than a fizzle of electricity, instead of the expected stream of deadly lightning, came out.*

 

Starr: WHAT IS THIS???

 

Rwos: Didn't that lizard thing say something about dimming all of your connections to the Force?

 

Starr: SCUM!! *Starr raised his lightsaber and rushed at Rwos. The two exchanged blows and parries with difficulty, trying to keep on the mountainside* If I can't fry you, I'll settle for second best: Slicing you into little pieces!

[Admiral Odin]

Odin finds himself in a grassy fields. Nothing wrong except he is all alone. Calling out: Is any one there? In the distance Odin hears the sounds of his confused son Vidar.

 

Vidar: Father where are you?

 

Odin:Over here.

 

Finally meeting a couple of minutes later. The two pick a direction and begin walking and have a casual converstation.

 

Odin:You know the prophecies well. Does anything mention this happening?

 

Vidar:Yes father I believe there is one does. In a time of trouble the galaxy will tremble in fear. Fire will be unleashed from greaving race for an untimely death of a beloved lord.

 

It goes on to say that: In the past hope lies, ultimate weapon can save the galaxy, or doom it to unending terrors. Beloved Lord must seek, the ultimate weapon to put write premature Ragnorak. Danger lies along the path, evil also seeks the weapon. The galaxy lies on a razor edge. On Misstep by chosen warriors, and evil shall begin a new reign of terror. If the chosen warriors are succesful, greiving race will no longer grieve, the galaxy will no longer tremble, fire will not be unleashed.

 

Odin:And what is your interpetation.

 

Vidar:Well as in the other prophecies you are the beloved lord. The rest of the Aesir are teh grieving race. The fire and premature Ragnorak are the Resonance torpedoes. I believe that you are not meant to die yet. Currently we are in the second part seeking the ultimate weapon which would be the time matrix. Now this is the first time it mentions chosen warriors. I believe those to be your compains Deac, Rwos and the others. Evil is obviously Starr, and Cracken. If we don't reach the matrix before they do, Then the rest of the galaxy is doomed.

 

Odin:I concur, so we should get moving.

 

The two wonder off seeking a starport.

[Redwing]

((OOS: Remember, we're all on the same planet, just a ways apart. Death will be here to play the part of the Darkstar in a day or so))

 

*Rwos and Starr duel along the mountainside, parry for parry and slash for slash*

 

Rwos: Don't you think this is a bit premature? Didn't your master say something about a truce? Getting along?

 

Starr: Do you know where we are, Termand Rwos? This is the Sith planet of Renare. This mountain we stand on houses the most vast knowledge repository ever known to the galaxy. *Starr yells above the wind* There is no way in or out of this planet except one! And that secret died with Palpatine!

 

Rwos: Seems the Time Matrix isn't just useful for time travel then?

 

Starr: I have seen this place only in my visions! Yet it is exactly how I remember!

 

*Starr turns and runs up the mountain. Rwos turns off his lightsword and chases after him, scaling the rockface as only a gargoyle can, using clawed hands and feet to climb faster*

[BattleDog]

*Flax awakens on fidgedly cold plain.*

 

Flax: Hello, is anyone there?

 

*He wraps his cloak around himself.*

[Deac]

[Redwing: Has Death been briefed on the Darkstar? She'll need to know everything it's done, etc]

 

*Deac appears on the top of a high, windy mountain, dust blowing around his feet. He is surrounded by high cliffs and valleys. He turns, to see a crude path down...*

[Redwing]

((Not yet; I wasn't sure if her character would actually have the avatar, or have just taken the name from his master - Reletha.

 

@everyone else: next time the Time Matrix jumps, we should all end up closer together then the previous time; close enough to have a chance at finding each other))

 

*Starr disappears around the mountainside ahead of Rwos. Apparently he knew where he was going. The thick fog was clearing higher up the mountain, and Rwos could see a path perhaps unused for centuries leading upwards...*

[Admiral Odin]

The Odin and Vidar, come upon a road. After a couple of minutes of discussion, the two decide to follow the road north, into the mountains.

[superthrawn]

OOS: Uh, where does Katani come in? Are we going to continue the thread previously left off where he'd just found Reletha's ship? Or has that already passed? If so, what happened?

[Redwing]

((OOS: Reletha's apprentice, not Reletha. And yes, that's already passed. Ken'atra has already used the Time Matrix to come to this planet.))

[Deac]

*Deac feels an all too familiar evil...not just the darkside...but something else*

 

You're back, aren't you. All that messing about with time has got you back.

 

Soon....

[Deac]

*Deac feels an all too familiar evil...not just the darkside...but something else*

 

You're back, aren't you. All that messing about with time has got you back.

 

Soon....

[Cmdr. Cracken]

*Cracken awoke in a cold hall way. The remnants of a terrible headache was fading into memory, and lights began to flicker on. He slowly shook off the weary-ness he felt and looked around. Suddenly, he used the force to hit a switch, opening two thick durasteel doors. Starr blew past, and Cracken once again flexed his might and pushed the attacker to the ground, and he hit the switch to close the doors. A figure got up, and tried to make it, but the doors slammed up witha chilling clang. Starr came back, and helped his master up.

 

Where in the Sith were they?*

 

Cracken: Starr, where are we?

[Redwing]

((OOS: I assume then that the Darkstar was allowed to return when the Starkiller avatar reentered Orthos))

 

Starr: Master...this is the Sith world of Renare. Somewhere in this mountain is Renare itself. It's the galaxy's greatest information depository. Your father was the last to tread here...besides the beasts. The secret of the path to this world died with him.

 

*Starr looks around* I cannot sense who else has come...the lizard that sent us here has somehow..."dimmed" our powers. *shaking with fury* What shall we do?

 

 

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*Outside, Termand Rwos attempts to pry the doors open. Unfortunately, durasteel was a little beyond even gargoyle strength. Especially a gargoyle used to drawing on magic that suddenly can't do that anymore. Rwos only succeeded in hurting his hands.

 

One option. He drew his lightsword and shoved the point into the door. The durasteel began melting...*

[Admiral Odin]

((Oss, our characters will be jumping around, time, maybe they will meet up with their past selves, imagine two of everyone around))

 

 

 

 

Odin: That Lizard thing said the Aesir are savages. This disturbs, me. First chance we get, head for Asgard. I have a feeling that the ancient war is still being waged. If so we must put an end to it. Not to mention we would then have an army in this timeline.

 

Vidar: That is a very disturbing thought father. Look a town is coming up. Lets find a Cantina and rest. I wonder if they will show proper manners concering guests.

 

Odin: Probably not, few follow the ways of our people.

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Entering the town, the two immediatly sense evil surronding the place. Cautously the two enter the local Cantina.

 

Odin: Be careful I don't like the smell of this place, reeks of evil.

 

Vidar: I'm ready father Vidar takes a flanking position, when a patron; a sith, steps up to Odin, with the intentions of starting a fight.

 

Sith: You do not belong here, stranger. You are not Sith. [the other occupants stand up, obviously they were ready for a fight]

 

Odin: Mind your own business or lose your head.

 

Sith: Lose my head. I don't think so. You will bow your heads now before the Sith brotherhood, hand drops down to reveal a lightsaber or di.....

 

[Odin becoming losing his temper, Odin whirls around, and with his bare hands rips the Sith's head off. In one move Vidar unsheaths his sword, and throws it into the closest enemy, killing him. To their surprise and joy, 10 of the patrons stood up, and pulled out lightsabers, forming a circle to the now back to back father and son]

 

Odin:Looks like this wasn't just an innocent town.

 

Vidar: That is an understatement, look at all these Sith, we're going to have fun.

 

Odin: Yup, who ever kills the least will buy the first round. Make it challenging, Lightsabers only. No powers.

 

Vidar: Your on.

 

Odin tageted the two in front of him as his first victims. Throwing the head of the fallen Sith. Odin ducks under the swing of one of the sith, Turning on his own saber Odin thrust it into the stomach of the Sith that just swung. Vidar, pulled out his two sabers. Smilling viscously he Rushed three sith grouped together. In a panic The Sith that Vidar rushed killed each other when turning on the lighsabers. When the two were finished Vidar bested his father by one. Blood stained the walls, the Cantina was oddly empty.

 

Vidar:I won, you must get the first round.

 

Odin:I see you have been practicing while I was away. However these were not true Sith. They were much two weak for that. I believe that we just stumble on a group of Apprentices.

 

Vidar:I agree, they didn't even try any force powers on us. True Sith wouldn't do that. Lets have a drink and keep going.

 

Odin:Very well.

[Redwing]

((OOS: So far, that depends on where the Darkstar goes...

 

None of us who are tied to the Time Matrix can use our powers normally, except the Darkstar himself...no super-Force powers. Relatively weak Force push (or hitting switches) would be a limit. Rwos doesn't use the Force, but without his teleporter he can't draw on his home universe's magic. He only has a sort of residue, making him also on a much lower level.))

[Admiral Odin]

((I know, like I said, the sith Odin and Vidar encountered were obviously just begining their training. If you noticed they didn't use any powers. They do know that their powers are diminished but not by how much. Also that is why I said they might find their past selves....))

[superthrawn]

Deep inside Renare, far from prying eyes, a solitary figure stands. Illuminated only by the soft light from the glowlamp in front of him, he is a leader like no other. His is the greatest brotherhood of Sith ever to traverse the heavens. He bent people, objects, circumstances to his will. He harnessed the power of the stars, of the rocks. Now though, new people were intruding. A gargoyle... two new sith, ones he hadn't felt before... a Starkiller. This final was the most surprising of all. Starkiller was supposed to be away, not on Renare. He stretched out with his senses, feeling the surrounding space... and stopped. Several of his newest recruits were missing. He hadn't felt their deaths, they were just cut off. Added to the ones these new people had killed, things were looking down, but looking positive as well. He'd been practicing lately, and he'd yet to have the chance to try out some new, rather painful techniques. Well, when he had these insolent additions captured, they'd be perfect test dummies...

[Deac]

Want another round, Starkiller?

 

*Rocks begins to fall. Deac looks up and sees the mountain collapsing above him and leaps down onto the valley floor*

 

Hahahahaha!

 

*The Darkstar avatar appears*

 

I'd thought we'd have a chat, catch up on old times. The lower planes aren't noted for conversation.

 

Why are you here?

 

Didn't you here? "Ragnarok" took place. This galaxies, anyhow, technically setting me free. But, look at you, Orthos has your avatar...

 

Then I'm sure he'll be along.

 

Oh no he won't. Orthos is dying, suspended between life and death. He will never recover. And Alminstar's trapped with him. Now...if you don't mind, I believe one of the individuals, Cracken is his name, might like to meet me.

[Cmdr. Cracken]

*Cracken and Starr continue there trek in the catacombs of the mountain. His father knew of this place. why didn't his holocron tell him of this? maybe it decided he wasn't ready. no matter, what abilities of the force he had was good enough. His intuition was not daunted by the meddeling of that creature. They came across a door, and he put his hand on the hand ID pad. It surprisingly opend for him, and revealed a grand audience chamber. They walked in, and the doors clanged behind them.*

[BattleDog]

*Flax took another look about him, this was not a plain at all, his vision was so obscured by the snow that he had not seen the cliff, the steep slope on the other side, he was on a mountain.*

 

*Flax sensed a strange disterbance further down the slope, somthing dark.*

[Deac]

*The Darkstar vanishes from Deac's sight, leaving him to walk the valley floor alone and worried. Meanwhile, the Darkstar has located Cracken and appears in front of him*

 

 

You seek power, Lord Cracken, and I am that power. I am the power that Syrnl Darkstar made the rivers of planets run red with blood. I am the power that can destroy Deac Starkiller. Invite me in...

[Cmdr. Cracken]

*Starr stared ahead into the dimly lit room. Across he could see several doors. He had seen this in his vision...and yes...to get to Renare, they had to enter...which door was it? There were five. And what was the code?

 

A lightsaber would do for the code. If only he could remember which door...

 

He turned to his master to ask for advice. But Cracken was distracted, staring at something else...

Cracken waved to his apprentice, signaling him to carry on, and Cracken began to pace*

 

Now, Darkstar is it? i tend to get you and that nitwit confused. obviously, we both want the same thing. You want Deac dead, I want Deac dead. no if ands or buts. The only problem is... *Cracken stopped, and started at the apperition* We also both want the same thing. rule over the galaxy. obviously, that presents a problem, since i have birthright to the Throne from my father, and you.... well, i don't quite know about you.

 

See, in the time i come from, my father died, i think you know that, and that rebellion managed to take over. I HAD THE REBELLION ON IT'S KNEES... until Deac decied to intervine. pitiful fool couldn't accept the future, i suppose. *Cracken resumed pacing* Now, being as my fathers regime went, only one could have the throne at any givin time. Me. his SON. i think you understand my unwillingness to relent my body, that;s what i assume you want, to you. I wish to rule because it's my Divine Right from teh Force.

 

*He stops* unless you have something else in mind, i'm afraid i will have to decline.

*Crackens' mind suddenly stops. This... BEING can use the Force to it's fullest... has Cracken made a critical error?*

[Death]

Asgard…what a disgusting word. *his eyes focus with evil intend on the screen in front of him and when he finds what he wants his lips form into a sneer. The mere word causes hatred to flare up in him and he growls slightly in the back of his throat. He’ll stop them and, if he can find a way, he’ll make sure they’ll suffer eternally for what they have done. The Aesir will pay for the crimes they have committed against him. Oh, they will pay dearly.* They will regret the day my family died. *A strand of dark hair falls in front of his eyes, but he is too immersed in what he is doing to be distracted by a trivial thing as that. He scans the information in front of him and suddenly he leans closer, a viral grin spreading across his face* That’s it; it’s so simple. All I have to do is keep that stupid war going. *His eyes narrow and his voice turns icy* All I have to do is kill the peace delegation.

[Redwing]

*Rwos finally melts a hole in the doors and smashes the section in with his fists. He climbs through.

 

Ahead is a cold, winding hallway. He could sense something, however...something oddly familiar. And evil. He couldn't place the memory...almost as if it had been blocked...or wiped away...

 

He crouches to all fours and gallops down the hallway, eyes glowing brightly. No time to lose...*

 

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[edit: and due to a really stupid forum glitch, you may find what I put here as Starr's actions above in Cmdr. Cracken's last post, which was actually posted a day AFTER this. *kicks forums*]