Hyperspace Route KR1812KL
+4 hours
On the board of Nephilim
- 1.5 hours left until hyperjump will be finalized. Scans show there is a hidden Sith base on the north. Nearest Kaleesh settlement 250 miles apart to the southeast. It has been days since we lost contact with main Sith outposts on populated areas. Northern base is the only one that responds, My Master.
- Send the coordinates to Northern Base and inform them for our arrival. Encode the signal with GSI protocols. We can understand their situation with their reply. If they will manage to unlock GSI, there is nothing to worry about.
- Yes, Master.
About 1.5 hours later
Elric and his master were now leaving Hyperspace. After a 5.5 hours long space jump. They were finally on the orbit of the wild planet of Kalee. 2 days ago, many Sith officers and non-Kaleesh citizens on the untamed planet disappeared mysteriously. According to logs, Kaleesh warriors were just taking them away without a word, and where they took people was unknown. A general emergency signal were launched just before a Sith outpost had been ambushed and the continous raids made the situation had to be invastigated. Young Sith apprentice and his master was sent to clear the things out on the surface.
"It looks somewhat enhanced" Elric told while inspecting the potential artifacts of those untamed lands. Elric's main interest was archeology and occultism and Kalee was a sacred world isolated from much of the outer universe. Elric's master looked with curiousity what he just told, waiting for an explanation.
"The Warhorn of Jai Sheelal, the eternal King" Elric replied. "According to records, it says "once the horn was blown, the holy warriors of Kalee were becoming eternal, screaming the victory with rage and hunger. During the 70 year reign of Jai Sheelal, his armies never beaten for once... at least it says like that..." He continued without giving a break "... No need to say, he was force-sensitive..."
"After the death of the King, noone had been found capable enough to sit on throne as a heir, and a civil war had started, followed by self-Holocaust. It says that high-priests hided Shaalel's only treasure, his horn... It is also written that many believes that Jai Sheelal's still alive, waiting for the right time to blow his horn once again..." Elric had shut down the console and returned back to where his master sitting, the cockpit... While Elric was talking, their ship had started to pass through the atmosphere...
Grand Inquisitor Prognie
"Well, then it is only proper that only someone worthy holds the horn, someone like the Emperor." The master as he had told Elric to call him was a Zabrak male with a dark brown complexion. He and Elric were chosen for the mission simply because he was a warrior and Elric had a fanatical interest in archeology, something that would be important in discovering artifacts here on Kalee. There was a team in the cargo area that had come with Elric and his master, they were simply fodder but some times in these situations you needed as many shields as possible.
"Send hailing calls to the Northern base and tell them to prepare for our docking, everyone else, strap in." The ship dipped toward the planet falling forward through the atmosphere down toward the rugged planet. Flying over the lands he made sure to do a few more scans before they docked. The more information they had, the better their chances of handling the situation would be.
The ship finally docked and Imperial personnel moved quickly to check up on the ship and refuel it as needed. Setting the ramp down he motioned for his apprentice to follow, and called for the rest of the group to come with him as well.
"We have a briefing in an hour, refresh, rest if you really have to but meet in the briefing room. Don't know where it is, ask someone. Anyone that is late gets fed to the Kaleesh warriors as a tribute." Turning around and waiting for no response he marched off to gather whatever information and people they would need.
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The hour had passed and the group had managed to find the briefing room, it wasn't a large room, small enough to hold 40 people and a holprojection. Standing in front of the room he stood beside the director of operations at the base. There was a projection of the base and 250 miles away was a Kaleesh settlement camp.
When everyone had taken a seat he quickly dimmed the lights so the projection was properly viewable. "Now as you all know since you have been slightly briefed before coming is that currently bases built on this planet have been attacked by the Kaleesh warriors. We don't know their motives, though all we know is that they are taking prisoners and sacrificing them.
Our job is to find out where they are taking them and what is significant about these sacrifices. The nearest Kaleesh camp is 250 miles southeast of here, that's where we'll begin. We'll raid it, burn it, kill if we have to but I want answers and if changing the game on them is going to do it then that works for me. "
"Why haven't the bases here been able to respond to these attacks by sending their own team? Why are we here?" a young man from the group said. The zabrak eyed him but it was the operations director that spoke first, "Because we have a primary task here and we aren't equipped to go out and fight properly. We have defenses but those defend the bases. Plus, you have two sith in your group to properly lead."
"The Director is compiling a list of maps of the known areas for us and our scans will also give us a better idea of where we're going. Speculation is that we're going to a large temple built in the center of all the camps. So once we have some proof or idea, then we'll be looting a sacred place. Any qualms about such an act should be kept until you're dead. Any questions?" The Zabrak eyed everyone closely waiting for someone to defy him.
Mage Superior Odin
Kaleesh Settlement: Hekath
+11 hours
0.3 mile away to NW
Elric, his master and 10 soldiers were positioned around the cliff outside the town, waiting for his generals' command. It had passed a hour since the sun went down and two moons of Kalee, one crescent and one full, were illuminating the town softly. Between the dense bushes, they were waiting the right time to attack.
"Sir, it is still negative. No life sign on both thermal and infrared scanners." A soldier reported after taking a look with his nano-binoculars. They were trying to build a plan for the ambush before they act, but this was completely unexpected. To be catious, they had watched over the town for two hours and there was simply nothing. There was not any sign of immigration or some fight - all the buildings were looking in good condition and the fires were on - like everyone just left the town just a few hours ago.
Elric stood up from where he was hiding and raised his arm as a military command. After Elric, 10 soldiers got up swiftly followed by his master's move.
"Go ahead and secure the parameter. Keep your search for something alive. Split into two - one team will enter the settlement from north and the other from south. We will enter from east. I want report for each 3 minutes interval. Rendezvous point is the obelisk in the center. Now go go go" Elric ordered....
Grand Inquisitor Prognie
"Do not depend on technology to secure the area. You are opening your men and yourself to ambush, not everything is 100%, not even the force." The zabrak master said as he stood away from the outpost. He was eying it safely from a distance while the soldiers moved in to secure the area.
Watching he turned to look at Elric, "You will learn from these mistakes," leaping from his spot he ran forward while the soldiers moved into the area. and just as they began to position themselves from out of the ground rose up Kaleesh warriors. With the surprise on their side they went to work at gaining the upper hand, one then two soldiers fell but the trained marines were able to recover by leaping behind things and launching their own assault.
The zabrak master's lightsaber hissed to life illuminating the faces of several warriors in a red tint. The red stick was all they saw as the blade cut through the first warrior that did not notice the master running at them. Deflecting their shots and blocking a move the zabrak wasted no time in cutting off the limb of another before recovering and going on the defensive.
Mage Superior Odin
With same serious attitude, Elric followed his master and leaped towards two Kaleesh warriors appeared from their back, between the woods. In the air he whirled the saber radially and cut off the heads of two simultaneously. Then suddenly the rifle whizzles stopped as well as a humming saber.
There was about 15 corpses on the ground lying happened in few seconds. A marine was dead, and another was heavily injured but other than those two, the squad was okay.
Alpha leader had pushed the head of a dead Kaleesh with the barrel of his rifle, looking straightforward with a grunt.
"They are not heavily armored as usual. They should be some kind of scout or patrol"
"Possible..." Zabrak master replied seriously while scanning the area for further hiding warriors.
"The building over there with a banner above its roof.... Looks slightly bigger than others.... There might be some local official stuff in there. "
"SECURE THE BUILDING!" Alpha leader screamed to his troops after he bowed his head to Zabrak master. With launching several micro spy drones inside, the commandos raised their hands to report the clearance inside so then the Elric and his master should come in.
From what Elric understood, the building was supposed to be a place like a temple and library. There were some scattered books and scrolls around a big table. Inside the building, it was dark and Elric ordered soldiers to lighten up the torches around the hall. After few seconds, the place was bright enough to read. Young Sith sat onto a chair next to the table in the middle and handled the scrolls scattered.
W pełni księżyca w pierwszym miesiącu roku siedemdziesiąt dziewięć, w rocznicę naszego Bożego spadek, róg będą dmuchane po raz kolejny do podniesienia naszych zaszczyt.
Po raz kolejny będzie Kaleesh zjednoczyć pod ich najwyższego boga, i przyznać zwycięstwo myte przez ludzi z krwi.
Krew musi być rozlane.
Zmarli mają być zemsty.
Tak więc możemy oczyścić się,
Aby wykupić naszych żołnierzy godnym dla naszego nieśmiertelnego króla przyjazdu.
Po raz kolejny
Elric had read loudly but he couldnt run away from the weird eyes of soldiers inside the hall. He smiled lowly then continued
"If I am correct, it is written here...
On the full moon of the first month of year seventy nine, on the anniversary of our god's fall, the horn will be blown once again to raise our honor.
Once again Kaleesh will unite under their supreme god, and grant our victory washed by mankind's blood.
Blood has to be spilled.
Deaths have to be revenged.
So we can cleanse ourselves,
To redeem our soldiers worthy for our immortal king's arrival.
Once Again.
"Sounds like a cult. Kaleesh are so many myths like this..." He returned to his master. "What do you think, my master?"
Mage Superior Odin
PROGNIE'S POST
"I'm not one for destiny, gather their dead and pile them in the center of the village, and strip them of their belongings, the Kaleesh have insulted the Empire and therefore are going to be insulted in turn." The zabrak master moved out of the temple and motioned for his apprentice to follow.
"We'll have to venture toward their main camp, whatever is going to happen I am sure they will do it there. There's a large temple located near where we believe they're at. Which means it'll be heavily guarded and the possibility of survival even slimmer."
"Have the men gear up and rest well, any mistakes on their part due to sleep will affect this mission and put us on a more likely path to failure than success."
"Do you have any suggestions for infiltrating their camp and temple all the while preserving as many resources as possible?"
Mage Superior Odin
Elric replied "Our squad is an elite one, but not sure about infiltrating their camp. They will most probably outnumber us and hunt us down at first sight without breaking sweat. Those lying outside were just light-armored scouts and we dont know what awaits us there in their camp. Real Kaleesh warriors are nothing but destruction. Powerful and merciless... We cant move a step ahead before scouting there as well.
We shall send 2 commandos to scout and report continously - also we should equip them with Cardio-Transmitters so if something would happen, we can locate them from signals. If the rumours are true, they wont kill them until they took them to the temple. Then we can assault with a Blitzkrieg. I would recommend some light Mech-support. They can be on orbit in the morning if we call from the Bastion now."
Grand Inquisitor Prognie
(( No, i did not forget about this. >_> I swear... really. ))
"I agree, we might need a bit more commandos to successfully complete the job. I don't know what's going on in that temple other than their sacrifices, but one thing I am sure is that it's not going to be a stroll through Coruscant. I want you to go with the commandos for the first time and scout, see what you can feel around for and provide them with some extra push power if they are discovered." The master wanted to see what kind of information the man could pull out by himself. If he could successfully recon the area then less lives would be lost, if he made a mistake then others would suffer for his mistakes.
Mage Superior Odin
"I am sending armored unit request then, I think a platoon of MKII heavy assault droids might aid us well" Elric said. His master nodded his head with an agreement. "Another platoon can wait us in the orbit for emergency. Droids are not as smart as commandos but losing them is a price that we can afford. I will lead the scout team as you wish, my master. Now have a rest. Tomorrow will be long" Elric ended his words before sending their coordinates to the Bastion, then got back to work. After inspecting their chances for an another hour, Elric fell asleep behind a big wooden bookshelf. Commandos were patrolling in the night with 1-hour shifts.
Early next morning, two commandos, Marl and Bjorn were ready for the scouting mission. Those two were most talented stealth commandos among their squad. Few minutes later, Elric and his master appeared in the doorway, talking about last orders.
"Master, cruiser Prometheus has been confirmed for aid, it will be on orbit in 20 minutes. I will have the homing beacon for emergency. I wish we got more before coming here. Commandos' radio will be always on and they will report to Alpha leader in every 3 minutes interval after we pass the Serpents Creek. We will also have a private line on channel 4. Do you have anything more to say, my master?" Elric asked, finalizing his words.
Mage Superior Odin
+28 hours, Mhotean Plateau
Outskirts of Kaleesh Camp
"Sir, thermal scanners show that they are heading towards the creek east fast, where the temple stands. Also reports from Prometheus indicates seismic activity close to surface, points again the target location" Bjorn reported. For the last 20 minutes they were radially scouting the camp from south side. Till that period, commandos were able to neutralize 3 outer patrols silently but from the camp side, it was looking like none were aware of them.
"Asking for permission the reduce the radius, hostile signatures are falling back from our position." Marl told, from the cliff on right. He was positioned ready as a sniper from a black spot.
"Permission granted - Marl, keep your distance - Bjorn, move towards the black obelisk near entrance, short range scanners show no hostile signature"
"Yes, sir" Bjorn replied before standing up from where he crouched before.
After 20 minutes, with Marl's and Bjorn's approval reports, Elric moved forward to camp's entrance, the place was looking abandoned like the small outpost they spent the night. Young Sith apprentice has tried to focus on his force power to sense his surroundings, still he was feeling nothing. The camp was empty.
"Activate your stealth generators, move towards the temple separately"
Mage Superior Odin
About 20 minutes later
"Sir, This is Bjorn. Reporting from left wing of Temple garden. Any visual contact is negative. Awaiting orders..."
As 2 commandos and Elric sneaked through the camp, they were not able to detect any life and it was somewhat easy to reach the temple. In some spots, some junks were piled and they were probably not belonged to Kaleesh. Clothes, armors, rifles... "Remnants of the missing people..." Elric told himself. "Rendezvous at entrance in 5 minutes. Bjorn, secure the perimeter" Marl and Elric was just few minutes away from temple entrance.
While Elric was walking cautiously, he sensed some movements from dense brushes around - he gently grabbed his short-range scanner not to disturb unexpected visitors "Here they are" he whispered himself. He was strongly feeling that someone was watching him, but weirdly there was no action. Elric kept on walking towards the entrance.
In front of giant pillars, Marl and Bjorn deactivated their stealth shields for Elric, they were looking nervous also - they were also aware of the watchers.
"Most probably there are several tunnels under, close to surface, that must be the answer of how they appear so rapidly..." Elric nodded while listening to Marl, then he spoke: "They are not doing anything... Either they are afraid of us, which is unquestionably stupid to say or they just want us to enter the temple, which means there is a trap inside"
"So... let's head to the trap" Elric grinned "Summon a platoon from orbit to secure the section. I have a bad feeling about this."
Mage Superior Odin
With a deep growl of a heavy blast coming from a distant source shook Elric's body tremendously. Again and again. He slowly opened his eyelids out. He was feeling great nausea and a headache like someone stabbing daggers to his brain. It took few minutes to get his vision back - he tried to move his arm then suddenly a great pain spilled over his body. His eye pupils had grown bigger with the shock of pain. He screamed then took a deep breath to calm himself down. His heartbeats were disturbingly fast, even he was hearing them without an effort. He looked above and saw the full moon illuminating all over his body from like a giant and deep chimney light passing through. Then a spaceship passed above the chimney with blasting his lasers. That was supposed to be the source of the blast. There was a deathmatch outside. He lowered his eyes inside where he was, where everything else was dark...
Elric was trying to remember how he got there. Inside the dark corridors of the Temple, Bjorn, Marl and Elric were lost seperately and their electronic stuff was not working, then Elric had started to hear screams from deep, then he had suddenly felt a presence behind him, a presence that crushed him into the wall... The rest was blank...
After taking another breath, he had tried to raise his head from where he was lying, but he couldnt succeed either at all, he was attached to the ground from his neck with an anchor. He slowly turned his head to see his arms. Image was terrific.
He was driven to the ground with nails all along his arms as well as his legs, and when he tried to move, numb pain was awaken.
Still feeling the burning disgust all inside his veins, he heard a scream from not too far.
NIEWOLNIKIEM JEST OBUDZONY!!!!!!
Words are echoed many times inside, and after few seconds, big torches inside the room had been lighted up with small explosions one by one. Torches made of humanoid bodies. Torn Apart... Slayed... Eaten... Elric realized that he was lying on an altar in the middle of hexagonal hall, and the ground was covered with a pool of blood.
On every wall, the moment was depicted with hieroglyphs. On a wall, ın the middle of several corpses, there was a man with a glow around him, and his blood was being siphoned by priest-looking Kaleesh, on another, blood was filled in deep a golden cup like thing that was supposed to be the golden horn and on another wall, the resurrection of a shade from the horn was depicted, with the head of the glowing man in its claw
Mage Superior Odin
While war outside was still going on, Elric sensed multiple footsteps between the deep corridors, and they were getting more and more closer. He realized the figures coming towards the gateway, and their shadows were not "ordinary".
W KOŃCU, ALE MUSI ZACZĄĆ!!!!
A scream pierced the silence inside the temple from not too far. Several Kaleesh in ceremonial looking armors and capes entered the chamber one by one, staring at the body lying on the altar with a disgust. They took their position next to each human torch and raised their swords in the air with a blood-thirsty scream, and each stabbed them to the stony ground simultaneously, causing a long metallic echo reflected all around the hall.
Then a slightly bigger and older Kaleesh entered the hall with two guard looking young Kaleesh warriors at the back. He was wearing a long gold cape with epaulets having sharp edges. Also several jewelery were attached all along his cape - this one was supposed to be more important then others -- most probably it was a High Priest
He walked next to the altar and raised his arms to scream
DZIŚ WIECZOREM, BĘDZIEMY OBUDZIĆ NASZEGO OJCA RAZ NA ZAWSZE. DZIEŃ SHEELAL PRZYJECHAŁ!!!
After Priest's scream, other Kaleesh screamed with ultimate lust once again, creeping Elric more and more. Even he was supposed be a Sith, he was just an apprentice and he was all alone for the moment, and obviously there was no chance on Elric's side.
Priest lowered his head near altar and looked directly into Elric's eyes, giving out his breath from his beast face. Elric turned his head with the nauseating smell of Kaleesh's exhalation. With a sharp movement, he hold his head with his claws and turned back to his face.
"Now human, your kind will pay its debt with its blood... With your blood.." He told with a silent but strong tone. He moved back his head and removed his claw with a strong drag, leaving scars on Elric's face. Young apprentice body was shaking with pain - his own blood was flooding into his own mouth.
"...And I will assure you, human, the pain you have now is nothing... When compared to what you will get now.... HAHAHA " Kaleesh priest laughed psychotically.
Beast took a few step back from altar and with a quick move, he removed his cape by shaking his shoulders and raised his arms once again. This time, he flexed his claws away, then tasted the blood dripping from his fingers. He stepped forward and with a fiery speed, he stabbed his claws into Elric chest...
Mage Superior Odin
With all of his fingers, Priest had started to engrave runes for the ritual. He was slowly typing all those things to make sure that Elric would not die because of shock. Following the rules of ritual, the chosen one's life had to be taken by Sheelal itself, by beheading him and entrap his living soul.
Slowly Elric was feeling that the pain was growing more and more around his body and his blood was being spilled on the altar. He was shaking with pain and was trying to get rid of the nails he were attached but he was having hard time concentrating on either his physical or mental force. His vision was getting more blurry and sometimes his lungs was stopping temporarily, resulting in blackouts. His heart rate was very unsteady and fast - he knew that his time was nearly done.
There was also another thing Elric was facing. His mind was playing with him. Sometimes he was shifting into another realm for a second then he was returning back. Pain was not only killing him, but driving him insane. Priest was already done with Elric's tummy and chest, now he was engraving runes to his arms. After some point, Elric had started to feel numbness then apoplexy on his left arm. Priest had cut down a main nerve while typing the runes.
Elric was now in the fantasy realm more than the current torture, its getting less painful for him, he was aware of his end... He lost his consciousness fully...
Mage Superior Odin
He was hearing a weird tune filling his bloody ears - it was looking like his ears were the only parts of his body working. He was also feeling that noone was touching his body anymore, the runes were complete. Elric tried to open his eyes bu the failed... He tried to move... He failed.. He tried to scream... He failed.... He was only feeling the gentle breeze roaming above his body.
Weird tune was getting more and more louder as seconds passing by - and it was giving him a power to return, a power to wake up. Now the tune was deafing, his ears were getting hurt with the tremendous sound.
BUDZIĆ SIĘ!!!!
It was the last words Elric heard. The scream of priest was being echoed inside his skull and his ears were ringing like a bomb just exploded next to him.
With his last breath, he opened his eyes rapidly and pushed his body above. In a second, he saw the ghost figure just above his torso, directing its claw towards Elric's head. It was supposed to be the ghost of Kalee Deity Shaalel. Ghost's hand slowly reached Elric's head.
Elric felt a frozen touch on his scarred face and then everything stopped. He was boiling from inside. He felt the detachment of the nails on and the launch of them in the air like bullets. His vision has returned him fully, but inside someone else was controlling him. With a tremendous nova coming out deep from his mind had shaken the walls around him, and slayed the Kaleesh around him into pieces. Miliseconds after High Priest had fallen down, the ghost of Shaalel had disappeared and Elric stood up by an uncontrollable force in the air, hovering everything with him also. He started to shake with pain and screamed once for all, destroying everything around him.
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At the same time, outside the Temple
"Sir, unexpected explosion occurred inside temple, causing in massive damage to structure from left wing. Kaleesh warriors are pulling back to woods. Scans show extreme force activity from temple."
"What about Odin?"
"Your apprentice's heart monitor is still online, Sir"
"Stop chasing Kaleesh warriors. Head through the ruins. I feel that we dont have much time."
"Yes sir" Lieutenant nodded.
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Mage Superior Odin
END OF MISSION
Some notes (if you are interested in)
- I used Polish for Kaleesh Language. You can use Google Translate for them if you want to understand (I used it too).
-In the end, Sith forces finds my nearly dead body inside ruins. But i will survive.
-The war mentioned breaks out because Kaleesh wants to protect temple till they summon their god Shaalel.
-Several Kaleesh artifacts will be obtained from ruins.
-I know I kinda god-modded in the last post, but the point is Elric has schizophrenia (see bio) results in a more powerful alter ego. (just like Jean Grey - Phoenix) I wanted this mission to be like that, but I assure you I wont roleplay like that while im with other (real) people.
I hope you enjoy reading this. I know it took so long because i dont like roleplaying alone
