Break Them (IBC part 3 mission)

[The Nameless One]

The Nameless One had arrived on Eadu by public transport, as usual. The security officials would find a few drained bodies the Anzati had left as a token of his gratitude. Eadu was a planet plagued by seemingly perpetual storms. As such it was very dark and rocky. The settlements of Eadu tended to be built atop high rock platforms. It was an ugly and rugged planet. A fitting place for the task at hand.

The Nameless One traveled along what passed for streets here. The limited space available for a village to grow on the platforms made it so the citizens did not typically own vehicles. In fact, the Nameless One had learned through draining a victim, that they were considered a luxury item here. The few wealthy inhabitants that owned them, used them primarily as one might use expensive art. Their main purpose was as a display item attesting to their owners financial status.

This was all very interesting to The Nameless One and occupied his thoughts as he traveled to the rendezvous location. It was a cheap tavern. The type of place where the more nefarious elements of the planet could conduct business with reasonable expectation of privacy regarding the law enforcement element of Eadu. Of course, as criminals, one should reasonably expect other beings to pay unwanted attention to strangers and conversations of significance. The tavern had a name, but the single lantern hanging at the top of the door didn't illuminate it well enough to read.

Inside it appeared as one might expect a cheap tavern to appear. There was simple furniture, some of it occupied by beings that were as shady as the furniture was simple. A bar manned by a Rodian doing his best to look defensively intimidating seemed to be the mainstay of the establishment. The Nameless One took a seat at an unoccupied table and patiently waited for his associates to arrive. He had hoped he wouldn't have to wait long.

@Simonev @Pyro

 

[Simonev]

Please come closer my dearest...
...whatever you are
The Spawn was waiting, lurking in the dark
I can't show my face around here
The dark corrupts me more, that should be clear.
​

These voices started echoing inside the Nameless mind, and while they were sent telepathically, he could see the outline of a humanoid figure upstairs, no lights, no distinguishing features, just something vaguely human.

The Beast had been on the planet for a lot more than his fellow Sith's, adjusting to the terrain, gaining knowledge on the population, after all, he was not a normal human, not anymore atleast, and while it came with its advantages the dark side corruption wasn't something he could hide...
Their objective was the capture and subjugation of the governor family with a subsequent kill when the governor would concede the planet, good enough for the Sithspawn, but he wasn't sure how they would accomplish that starting on a shady tavern...

​

 

[Vaul'thuz]

Vaul'thuz had finally reached the dingy tavern he had been ordered to meet with his allies with. His journey along the public transport systems had generally been uneventful,although he had received many fearful glances from many of the planets inhabitants. He was probably the first Annoo-dat they had seen, their fears did not interfere with his journey however so it did not bother him.
After reaching the tavern , the Sith looked around the room, he saw his first ally, he had been told to refer to him as The Nameless One, although that seemed more of a title than a name. Looking for the second ally, Vaul'thuz concluded they must not have arrived yet. Then he felt it. The large amount of dark side energy emanating from something above him, then he noticed The Namless One was looking at their ally. He stood upstairs, only a dark outline of his features visible in the shadows. The annoo-dat approached the base of the stairs, looking from The Nameless One to the Sithspawn. He spoke in a low hiss "Shall we get down to business then?" he would prefer not to bother in formalities, they would get to know each other well enough during the coming task.

 

[The Nameless One]

"Come closer my dearest... whatever you are." The sudden receipt of the mental message had been one part shocking and one part amusing. The Sentient Nightmare hadn't heard that particular request from any being before this. He mused for a moment regarding what the thing on the stairs had just asked him to do.

"I can't show my face here. The dark corrupts me more. That should be clear." What an interesting statement, the Nameless One thought. He rose and responded telepathically to the being on the stairs, "Does darkness truly corrupt one any more or less, or does it simply make its corruption more apparent in some?"

As he began to rise, the third being he had been waiting on entered the tavern. He spoke, "Shall we get down to business then." The Sentient Nightmare continued to approach the stairs until he passed by in front of the being he recognized as one who had been present at the church of Lord Cain. He stopped in front of him and turned his head to stare at him. He held the stare just long enough to make it uncomfortable, then proceeded to climb the stairs. "Lead the way, my dearest... whatever you are." He said telepathically to the being that had waited on the stairs.

The one below would either follow or he would not. The Nameless one had been very curious to hear what this other being had to say. It was rare for any being to make such an impression on him, but The Sentient Nightmare knew he liked this being already.

 

[Simonev]

You don't want the answer to the first question, trust me
​

These words were actually said by Len'Raz voice, it was similar to a lizard hissing, but it changed near the end of the sentence, returning once again more understandable and human.
The Beast would notice the Nameless One staring at the new arrival, he could feel him trying to make it uncomfortable, but it didn't care, so he only gave a single gaze at Vaul'Thuz with his deep blue eyes and used his hand to make a "follow me" signal.
At last, the Beast moved toward a more... private room, the other two sith's would only find a table, 4 chairs and a single light pending down the roof...
...also three corpses.

Sorry for the mess I should say
But I like it more this way
Eheheh.​

 

[The Nameless One]

Ooc: @Pyro you seem to have gone mia. I'm just gonna continue this thread with Simonev. Feel free to jump in again whenever you like.

The Nameless One had followed the other being into the room. A light was mounted above a table where there was one empty chair, as well as three other chairs, all occupied by dead bodies. The other being had spoken, "Sorry for the mess I should say
But I like it more this way." The statement was followed by that beings own version of laughter, Eheheh.

The Nameless One was hardly onto complain about the presence of dead bodies. He approached the table and stared for a brief moment. "I hope you don't mind if I make a single, minor change in the decorations," he told the other Sith and he gently pushed one of the bodies off a chair onto the floor so he could use the seat. Once seated, he would ask a question.

"Are you a priest." There would be a short pause in which The Nameless One would eye the being. It's size and relative shapelessness made it hard to determine much about this being. "I do not recall seeing you at the church. I feel yours is a being I wouldn't so soon forget."

The Nameless One would wait to hear the beings response. After a short pause to process his answer, The Nameless One would change the subject to business. "I assume we all know why we're here," he began, "does anyone care to offer up a method of approach, or shall we just do it in the fly?" While The Nameless One would prefer to have a plan,fact of the matter is that most Sith preferred doing things on the fly, and he is prepared to get that answer to his question.

 

[Simonev]

A Priest of the Imperial Black Church of Tuund abd devoted to The Darkside indeed i am
But having an Alchemic Monster running around your churches can be... Unsettling for some members, damn.
​

Len'Raz wouldn't take the empty seat in the poorly litten room, actually preferring to just sit like a dog on the table, the light above him dangling left and right like some kind of cheap horror film.

Get im in the Sleep!
Just put him Six Feet Deep?
Offer a Car to bait him!
Storm his home as a Team?
Should we do it on the fly?
Lock him in his office and inside of it make it cry!
​

Every phrase was said by a completely e different voice, masculine, feminime, high pitched, daemonic, it passed through all of them, but he was completely still, not moving a single muscle to talk but not using any kind if telephaty.
Meanwhile, the Nameless One could feel a voice distant from the Beast's ones, asking one simple question.

Who are you? To define yourself as a follower of Bogan like my beast?​

 

[The Nameless One]

The Nameless One pondered the other beings rather rhythmic response. After his cryptic response to The Nameless One's inquiry. He had offered many suggestions upon the manner of approach towards the problem they had been sent to solve. The first of these suggestions, being to outright kill him.

The Nameless One responded in his telepathic nature to that suggestion immediately, "based off my interpretation of our mission his death is an acceptable, but less desired outcome. I believe we should attempt to complete the mission in the most desirable way possible. You have already left bodies. I left bodies on the vessel in which I arrived. We have already used death as a tool to send a message to him."

The rest of the other beings suggestions, we're bribery, torture, and a full on assault. The Nameless One thought for a moment to himself. As he did so he looked to the room they were in. "I like the rest of your suggestions," he said to the other being.

The other being asked a question of his own in a voice that was not at all like it was before, though what it was before was impossible to define. The beings new voice was oddly normal, as if he had suddenly become a normal human. The new voice said, "Who are you? To define yourself as a follower of Bogan like my beast?"

The Nameless One reflected upon this development and continued to think on it even as he transmitted his response. "I am also a follower of the Priesthood of Tund. I don't claim to be fanatical. I merely seek guidance of stronger Sith in the hopes that I may become stronger myself." This response was true and yet was not the complete truth, his complete motives would be kept to himself.

The Nameless One changed the subject from its current subject matter by asking a few questions of his own. The Sentient Nightmare gestured to the corpses that had been there, "I am curious," he said, "what method did you use to slay these men. I may have come up with a suitable plan, which I believe will maximize our chances of completing the task with the most desired outcome."

 

[Simonev]

I am also a follower of the Priesthood of Tund. I don't claim to be fanatical. I merely seek guidance of stronger Sith in the hopes that I may become stronger myself.

These words were heard by the Spawn, but they looked randomly placed as Len didn't actually say them, and so it simply shrugged in return and moved down from the table, now standing upward and looking at the man standing in front of him.
Having heard the rest of his dialogue, the Beast would show one of the bodies back's as some kind of tentacles was sprouting from them.

When you see certain things
When you do certain things
You expect certain results
Infuse life with life, and... this happens.
​

The tentacle-like things that came out of all three bodies were still, dead just like the bodies, they were made of some porous material, with various holes passing through them, utterly grotesque to watch.

 

[The Nameless One]

The Nameless One hadn't known what to make of the response to his question. The only thing he understood is that conventional weapons hadn't been used to kill these beings. That did not necessarily render his plan invalid, however.

The Nameless One rose and inspected each body individually. In each case, the tentacle like things were not immediately noticed, and could be concealed by placing the bodies a certain way. The Nameless One thought to himself for a moment.

Once finished thinking, he began to speak to his two companions in his usual telepathic manner. "This is my plan," he said, "we acquire one of the vehicles these people prize and deliver it to the Director. Unbeknownst to him, it will be loaded with these bodies. First we offer it to him as a gift towards his cooperation."

"If that fails, we reveal the bodies, switching to extortion." The Sentient Nightmare finished, "If that is not immediately successful, we go violent. Force him to watch as his family is killed, one at a time, in very gruesome manner. If after all that he remains uncooperative, I'll murder him and take his memories. Using them, we can select one of the candidates to succeed him who will work with us, and ensure that candidate does succeed him in office. What do you two think?"

@Pyro @Simonev

 

[Simonev]

Yes, extremely interesting idea
I'm pleased to know someone actually has any kind of tactical thought at least.
But we should directly move to the third phase, you can only extort someone for so long...
...meanwhile, the abduction and torture of his family? that will make him change his mind without actual killing.
Humans are so keen to protect their specimens after all.
​

The Beast's voice would now stick to this sadistic, intellectual sounding smooth voice, quickly regaining his composure as it started walking around the corpses with a cocky noble posture, circling and touching the porous tentacles as it mumbled with himself, before finally stopping and looking at the Anzati, bending his head slightly to the left and placing both his hands behind his back, just to nod slightly with his head for some seconds before moving back into his starting position, like he just did that for no reason at all... strange.

 

[The Nameless One]

"It is well with me," The Nameless One responded agreeably. He stood and began to walk to the door. He doubted there was need to explain his intentions as they had just been covered. The Nameless One opened the door, assuming the other Sith in the room would follow. He descended the stair case and left the tavern.

There was a higher plateau over looking the plateau they were on in the distance. The only way to access it was from the grounds of the administration building. Even in the dark stormy night, three large and opulent looking houses could be seen from their location.

The Sentient Nightmare began to walk towards the administration building and spoke to the other sith once more, "there will be some security," The Sentient Nightmare said, "it is best we remove them in a way that does not announce our presence. Perhaps we could start a fire in a nearby building." As it happened there was a refueling station near to the administration building. Due to the limited use the vehicles received up here the tanks would likely be full.

"I could blow one of those tanks up while you could sneak along the side wall and create a door with your lightsaber."

 

[Simonev]

I have no lightsaber, but i will manage...

With a swift motion of his arms, various blades would come out of the Lantern Shields just to be engulfed in golden flames.
The Beast would look one last time at the other Sith before starting to move toward his objective.
After a few minutes of walking, Len would find himself near the side-wall of the building, no resistance had been encountered so f...

...Hey! This is Restricted Area! Do No...

The guard would have had to time to finish his sentence that the Spawn altready intercepted him, holding him in a submissive position and scaring him with just his looks.

Drink kitty kitty, drink ihih.

After forcefully opening his mouth with the force, the Spawn would take a little flask from his armor, shaking it up a little before letting the liquid inside it move inside the victims throat... What followed on the next seconds would be grottesque at best, with the guards head twisting as various porous tentacles grew from his eyesockets and mouth, killing him instantly.

Now that the problem was worked with, the Beast would leave the corpse behind a wall and move back to his main objective, waiting for the fire to start before bursting into the building and initializing the true mission.

 

[Vinn Esper]

The Nameless One approached the fenced in refueling depot. A lone guard patrolled it. He must have had the job for some time without incident, for his life-force suggested he was bored with his duties. The Nameless One was happy to relieve him of him of his boredom, permanently. He activated his wrist saber and cut a circular hole in the fencing, before entering the compound.

The guard had been on the other side of the compound and was none the wiser to The Nameless One's entrance. The Sentient Nightmare was going to have a little fun with him. He replaced his Sunspear, and deactivated his light saber. He then snuck around the building until he could see the guard. He had some manner of pistol holstered on his belt along with a Stun Baton. In his hand he held a flashlight which he flashed from side to side ahead of him as he continued his rounds. Using cover, The Sentient Nightmare stalked his prey, waiting for him to go where The Nameless One wanted him to go.

Finally after about five minutes, The Sentient Nightmare's prey begun inspecting the tanks. As soon as one of them concealed him from view, The Sentient Nightmare ran up on the other other side of it, the thud of his boots audible at such a close distance. He stopped behind one of the legs that supported the large cylindrical tanks. The leg would conceal him from view if the guard decided to look under the tanks with his light.

"Is anybody out there," came the nervous response of the guard. "No one is supposed to be out here." The Sentient Nightmare gave no response. He could see the flashlight under the tank for a moment before it swept in a different direction. He could hear the prey's footfalls continuing along the path he had been walking. "You better not be pulling another prank, Danny. I swear I'll arrest you this time."

The Nameless One silently moved out from behind the leg and began to move on his stomach under the tank, and stayed still. The guard circled the tank, coming out on the opposite side from where he had been. He walked forward, seeking to complete his circle of the tank The Nameless One was now under. The Sentient Nightmare waited, then just as the guard stepped into the perfect spot, the Sentient Nightmare kicked out and the guard fell forward with an "OOF" dropping the flashlight.

The Sentient Nightmare quickly rolled forward and grabbed him. He let out a loud scream as he was dragged underneath the tank, and it lasted until the Sentient Nightmare's proboscis had entered his nostrils and begun to drain his brain. The draining process would take a few more minutes. When it was finished, the Nameless One crawled out from under the tank, leaving the body there to be incinerated by the blast that would soon follow.

The Nameless One drew his Sunspear as he calmly walked away from the tanks and towards the fence. Once he reached the fence he turned and fired two shots. The first hit the tank, then the second hit just as it exploded. A singular column of fire shot into the air. As The Nameless One turned away and reactivated his wrist saber, it was followed by a secondary, larger explosion caused by other tanks exploding. The Sentient Nightmare escaped the compound and moved towards the wall where he planned to regroup with the other Sith.

@Simonev

 

[Simonev]

The Nightmare would find the administration building... Completely intact, the only visible part of the Beasts passage was the rotting, tentacle-filled guard on the ground, the new extremities completely covered his face with their grayish material.
But suddenly, the Nameless would feel something coming from the inside, a powerful but silent burst of dark side energies came out of the building, and then he would be able to notice how Len was inside the building, comfortably sitting in a chair as he waited for his partner to come, after having noticed each other, Len would send a telepathic message to the Anzati, hoping he would understand.

The window is loosely connected, two little movements of telekinesis should easily to the job for removing and replacing it back.

If he would look closer, the Anzati would be able to notice that the Beast was reading a book of sorts as he stayed inside, but every other detail was shrouded in the darkness of the room.

 

[Vinn Esper]

The Nameless One had been searching for an opening in the wall, none had been found and as he was moving past a window, something caught his eye. His companion had obviously entered the building covertly with the aid of the Force.

A smart move, any Sith might recommend it. All Nameless said was, "that's cute." He drew his Sunspear and turned his back to the window. The Nameless One glanced over to the fueling depot. Surely another tank was going to... A loud rumble filled the air and Nameless pulled the trigger causing the window to explode, mostly inward.

The Nameless would then enter the building through the broken window. "Any Sith might've done what you did. Any common thug could've done what I did," he said to the other Sith wondering if he might understand.

 

[Simonev]

That's why you don't hire thugs to do a Sith job, you brain loving twat

The beast would close the book with a loud slam as another explosion went off in the background, making most if not all security reach for its location.

We have between twenty to twenty-five minutes before emergency services arrive, how about we move upstairs? We should Break Them™ all soon.

The family would have all woke up now, remaining on the upper part of the building as they overlook the whole scene unfold in the distance, the family itself was composed of a son and a daughter and the two parents, a malignous laugh would feel their minds as the beast would altready imagine the torture unfolding in that room...