Dark, Darker, Darkest

High Mage Serratus

To the Office of High Mage Serratus
From the Desk of His Darkest Knight, Lord Magisto:

His Majesty's Darknest Knight has requested the presence of High Mage Serratus at 16:00 hour Kuati time. The Darkest Knight will be departing on a mission that he has requested the High Mage to assist him with.

Signed,

Office of the Darkest Knight...

Serratus arrived at the hangar, his cloak billowing around his ankles. Unlike the last time he had encountered Magisto, the High Mage was heavily armed, not only did he have his staff, Arbiter and his saberstaff but also his pair of E-11 blasters, his pair of crushgaunts and a belt of Vrakolian spin-blades. Anyone who didn't know him, of which they were few given his position as a deputy Order Head, would have mistaken him for a Military man given his heavy armament.

Serratus quickly located the Darkest Knight's ship and stood by it, awaiting Magisto's arrival.
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

A young officer came marching toward the High mage, his hair sleeked back with a greasy appearance. Stopping in front of the High Mage he extended his hand, "High Mage, I am Captain Borge, Lord Magisto is already waiting for us on his ship. I'll be accompanying you on the shuttle there." Turing toward the ship the Captain began toward the shuttle that would carry them to the Darkest Knight's awaiting ship.

Once the Serratus had taken his seat the Captain directed the pilot to lift off and take them to their destination. The shuttle roared to life and made its way out of the private hangar and out into the Kuati sky. "I see you are well armed today High Mage Serratus, do you fear what we'll run into?" He smirked, Lord Magisto was never against people carrying their own protection. To him it meant they were more than ready for any strike, a wise decision if one were to stay prepared against the enemy.

"I must say it's an interesting staff, what is it made of?" the Captain asked curiously, attempting to create small talk on their journey up.
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High Mage Serratus

"The main body of the staff is made from the wroshyr wood wrapped in a weave of cortosis. The staff and the orb at the top are heavily imbued with the Force. On the bottom, I have an electrical discharger and a button that activates a lightsaber concealed within the orb."

Serratus was suddenly beginning to think he should have brought another weapon or two. His chain-shoto or his b'hedda perhaps.
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

The Officer nodded, "An interesting choice of weaponry, most sith go for the blade. It is such a common weapon of choice that it has become a symbol of the Sith Order." Borge was not a force sensitive so his choice in weaponry was much different, though being with Lord Magisto meant that the heat of battle wasn't a familiar turf.

The rest of the short ride was spent with small talk, just casual discussions to keep the High Mage interested until they arrived. The large ship belonging to Lord Magisto finally came into view, it's design was unique and only its designers could ever think to remake it. It almost held the appearance of a large dagger, piercing the unknown with its sleek design.

The shuttle finally landed in one of the hangars, a group of officers had come to meet the High mage and escort him to the bridge where Lord Magisto waited. When Borge and Serratus had exited the shuttle the officers gathered at the foot of the ramp not allowing Serratus to go further. "High Mage Serratus, we must ask that your weapons, and all weapons, be left here. You will not need them."

Before Serratus could protest Borge had already stepped forward, "Do not insult Lord Magisto's guest, he would be most displeased if High Mage Serratus left because of your disrespect here. Unless of course you fear for Lord Magisto's life, if so then you also indirectly insult the Darkest Knight." The officers all looked between one another before finally relenting. "My apologies Captain Borge, we were simply accustomed to this now."

Borge scoffed, "Follow me High Mage, I will personally escort you to Lord Magisto." Borge marched away from the other officers hoping that Serratus would indeed follow and ignore his other escorts.
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High Mage Serratus

Serratus allowed Borge to escort him, from their conversations on the ride here he had grown to quite like Borge. He wondered what idiotic men would attempt to stop him carrying weaponry. Surely if he had been asked to come on a mission with the Darkest Knight, weaponry would be expected? And besides that, Serratus would be more than capable of striking all of them down, armed or unarmed.
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Borge finally stopped in front of two large blast doors, motioning before him he did not follow Serratus. "Lord Magisto awaits you inside," the blast doors opened revealing the bridge where Lord Magisto stood in the center of it all.

The bridge appeared small from the outside, it stuck out only slightly but in the inside it sank in deeper into the ship like a pit. The final checks were being done before the ship left, reports regarding the ships care were being presented to Magisto who personally oversaw every aspect of how his ship was run.

"High Mage, enter please." As Serratus neared he motioned for the others around him to disburse. "Welcome, as you know I have requested for you to come on a mission with me. A mission for which I see you have overly prepared yourself." Magisto smirked as eyed the visible weaponry on Serratus. "I regret to inform you that our mission won't force us to engage any enemies, at least that's the point of a recon mission."

"You're very familiar with what happened above Aeron, am I correct?" An obvious answer was to be expected but Magisto waited for the confirmation. "Excellent, we'll be exploring something that we've discovered and I'd be interested on your thoughts on what we'll encounter."
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High Mage Serratus

"Anyway I can help m'lord. Where are we headed?"

Serratus quietly thought to himself that weapons were not only useful against enemies.
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

"To an interesting location that my lot discovered, but I am curious High Mage Serratus, the reports regarding what occurred above Aeron are a bit fuzzy. Can you tell me exactly what happened, and even how a rebel fleet escaped one of the finest ships in the Empire?" Magisto stared at Serratus, he was waiting to hear his story, but he was also attempting to detect any lies he might attempt to weave into his story.
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High Mage Serratus

"As I recall, we received a mayday call from one of our ships and I was sent to investigate with a portion of the Mage fleet. As we neared Aeron, another fleet hyperjumped between us and Aeron. I was addressed by the commander of the enemy fleet, Fahr, and agreed to go with him to the planet's surface to "have a look at some ruins". I was not fooled by the pretense, leaving command of the Mage fleet to the extremely competent Darth Amideus and launching a direct attack on the bridge of the enemy flagship. I was unable to get Fahr but all in all, I killed somewhere in the region of 100 enemy men. Unfortunately, Fahr trapped me in the bridge after evacuating it. With great difficulty, I just about managed to cut the bridge away from the rest of the ship before it was destroyed by the 10th Fleet and was subsequently resuced by said 10th Fleet while Fahr and the majority of his forces hyperjumped away."

Serratus thought back over what he'd said to see if he'd left anything out.
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Magisto had taken a seat in the seat that sat in the center of the room, his eyes never leaving the High Mage. The recount was brief and barely useful, but Magisto would not hold it against him for the military had always been detailed oriented and he was not familiar with how things ran there. One single name struck a cord, it was a name that Magisto had read in the reports given to him, one that he had become familiar with years ago.

"That name, Fahr-" Magisto motioned for Serratus to sit beside him as he recalled the story. Once the mage had taken his seat he continued, "you are not familiar with the name Fahr are you?" When the mage shook his head Magisto responded, "Of course not, the name doesn't really exist in Imperial Records, not as the name and pride it carried years ago."

Holding in his hand was a confidential file, it was all hand written, meaning the Empire took greater pride in keeping it safe. "Admiral Fahr as he was known was one of the galaxy's finest tacticians, he had bested the sith empire at every front. The Republic saw him as a hero, he had inspired his troops in a way the Sith could never imagine. The Life of Admiral Fahr was an interesting one, his accomplishments and victories were the bed stories of households.

Now the Fahr you encountered is a lie, Admiral Fahr was defeated many and I mean many years ago."
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High Mage Serratus

Serratus frowned.

"Are you quite sure? There was something about this Fahr that makes me think he's the real deal. And when I was using battle meditation, I could only demoralise his men for minutes before he rallied them again. He seems an awful lot like the Fahr you're talking about."
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Magisto smirked, "I am confident that it's not as the Fahr I have recounted to you died over five hundred years ago, not before having lost his own will." The final recount of Fahr's life before he died were amusing, what the sith did to him amused him despite how honorable Fahr had been as an admiral.
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A blessed rage for order

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High Mage Serratus

Serratus nodded.

"That would probably eliminate him from being the Fahr I encountered. A descendant maybe?"
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

"Also not possible, the Sith out of anger and spite killed Fahr's relatives, though Fahr himself never had any children of his own having dedicated his life to the military." Motioning for the officers to jump the ship he turned back to the High mage, "Why would anyone choose to name themselves after a hero?" Magisto was hoping the High Mage understand as well as he did, but this was part of the test.
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A blessed rage for order

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High Mage Serratus

Serratus chewed his answer and the inside of his cheek before responding.

"He could be masquerading as Fahr reborn, a descendant of Fahr's or simply trying to inspire his men with pride and inspire us with fear by taking the name of a legendary warrior who was the scorn of the Sith Order."
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

"Exactly" Magisto nodded, he was pleased that the High Mage had that much understanding. "I am of the belief that this man is attempting to do what you have just stated, he's trying to rally those behind him under the banner of such a legendary hero."

"But to able to say he is Fahr, he would have to have had such confidence in his ability because anyone looking to be Fahr would have to carry his tactical genius." Looking down at the file he was holding he looked back at Serratus, "Which is why I believe he was able to handle you so well and so tactfully."

"But High Mage, the purpose of this mission isn't Fahr, not yet at least. While investigating what happened above Aeron, one of my reconnaissance ships saw something very interesting. This very interesting thing is what we're going to be watching, assuming you're able to come. I see the Grand Mage keeps a leash on his subordinates, I wouldn't like you to be yanked back."
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High Mage Serratus

High Mage Serratus chewed the inside of his mouth.

"That was a rare occasion. For the most part, Lord Aequitas leaves me to my own devices as long as I get the work done, which I always do. If it is not Fahr, then what is it we will be watching Lord Magisto?"
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Magisto nodded and opened up the file he had, "Very well then High Mage, the things you will encounter and will eventually discover must be held in complete secrecy. Revealing any information that you have seen, heard, read, touched, or otherwise have come into contact would be a breach of security and a violation of the Emperor's Will. You're an intelligent man, you can understand this to mean that no one, not even the Grand Mage, not the moffs, not any living soul beyond this ship and those designated by the Emperor can know."

"Is this a path you're willing to thread?" He looked at the High Mage waiting to hear his response, each individual here understood the purpose of what they were doing and where it would take them. It was time for the High Mage to accept as well or return into the shroud of darkness.
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A blessed rage for order

I'd break the law once every week, just to feel your touch.

High Mage Serratus

The High Mage nodded.

"You will find that the Inquisitors aren't the only Order well-versed in secrecy. I understand the conditions Lord Magisto."
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

"Very well, go and rest High Mage Serratus, our trip will have us gone for a couple days. I will send word to your offices that you are currently on short leave helping the Darkest Knight settle an agricultural issue on Dathomir. I will summon you once we have arrived at our destination and at that point, I will explain to you what we're doing." Magisto closed the file he had been going through and stood up, without turning back to the High Mage he walked away to begin issuing his final commands.
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A blessed rage for order

I'd break the law once every week, just to feel your touch.

High Mage Serratus

Serratus got directions from Borge and made his way to his designated quarters. Instead of waiting for himself to drift off, he have himself a sleeper hold with the Force and quickly entered bizarre dreams of being stuck in a puppet show duel with Fahr and the towering figure of Magisto pulling both their strings...
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Several days had passed since the Darkest Knight's ship had departed Kuati space, Magisto had remained hidden the entire time having avoided most contact with anyone besides his officers. Time had come for the High Mage to rejoin the Darkest Knight in the bridge where he would inform them of their trip. His summon had been sent out through Borge who would escort him back. While waiting, Magisto stood at the end of the bridge, staring out from the viewports of the tunnel of hyperspace that the ship sailed through.
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A blessed rage for order

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High Mage Serratus

Serratus was mediating in his quarters when Borge arrived. He had been pondering on a recent vision he had received, the first he had received in over seven years, when the officer arrived.

"High Mage, Lord Magisto requests your presence."

Serratus had roused from his trance immediately and allowed Borge to escort him to the bridge of Magisto's ship. As Borge left and returned to his duties, the High Mage stepped forward.

"Lord Magisto, you summoned me?"
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Grand Inquisitor Prognie · Dark Lord of the Sith Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1598

Magisto felt Serratus enter the bridge, he had felt him nearing it way before that as well but even still the dark knight had not turned to greet his guest. "Yes, indeed I have summoned you for we are about to arrive." Moving away from the viewport, Magisto planted himself upon his seat and motioned for the mage to take the one beside him. "I have kept you in the dark long enough, the purpose of this mission is to observe what my group and I have encountered.

When the skirmish above Aeron had ended I had been given a task to study the rebels you encountered, a job outside of the orders knowledge. Since the Inquisitors refused to work with the Mages regarding Aeron after the Grand Mage refused them access, I took the liberty to freely explore the surrounding space, what one of my scouts discovered while preparing their next jump was something interesting. A ship had jumped right into the area where my scout was, the scout ship was undetected as the ship then jumped out of the area."

Magisto looked at Serratus who was still following what the dark lord said and questioned him, "What would you reason a ship would be doing out in the unknown regions High Mage?"
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A blessed rage for order

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High Mage Serratus

Serratus raised is eyebrows slightly.

"They could be scouting for the Chiss, scouting for an attack on the Chiss, exploring for new planets, trying to throw off someone who's chasing them or, given the most recent events of the area, scouting out Aeron. What they're scouting for though, is it an attack or did they leave something behind, buried so deep beneath the surface that the nuclear holocaust didn't wipe them out? Or is it a completely different reason altogether?"

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