~ Province ~

[Infintus]

Note to Self: "I've have taken example of the Dark Lords and decided in order to gain the attention of the Empire and to have support for my schemes I must create a power base, I will start by gathering trained killers and intelligence to operate from home base, I have never been much of a mastermind but I must learn new things in order to achieve any future goals."


It's 3:45 in the morning and I have not found a worthy soldier for my new Province, or I must have scrolled past a few I can't tell really I'm feeling drowsy, I stole a new astromech droid to manage the office and read the news feed in case something profitable arises, I killed the merchant that owned the astromech, he was trying to scam me and was pretty rude about it.

Varian leans back on his leather office chair feet on the desk, just a few inches to the right of his 20 inch screen, arms crossed supporting his head whilst pushing the chair back a bit to make his position more comfortable. He keeps telling himself to stay awake, telling himself he'll find someone to help him, he is seconds away from locking his eyes shut when his new astromech appears.
R7 - 47 : "Sir, why don't you advertise your need of service?"
Varian: "You could have mentioned that 6 hours ago, whatever your name is" He says with a smirk
R7 - 47: "With all due respect sir, you told me to shut it and that you don't need help, also.. I found a possible candidate sir, and the name is R7 - 47."
Varian: "Spill" He remembers and gets irritated by R7's point, staring at him with harsh seriousness.
R7: "A female by the alias "The Zeltron" named Herrith Hendarsin, she advertised her need of a crew, for a smuggling mission"
Varian: "Any details on this 'Zeltron'?"
R7: "She is quite notorious when it comes to smuggling, basically has all the skills needed for this scheme".
Varian: "Acknowledged, thank you R7"


He spends another few hours scrolling through her biography, gaining as much information as he can.
I only need to know her strengths, I will judge her weaknesses later.
Varian knows even with all these killers and thieves that he can never come to a decision on who is right for his group. And since his situation is quite desperate he reluctantly decides he needs her services. He struggles to stand from his office chair, he cracks a few bones in his legs doing so, he gets up like a inflatable figure, he wobbles from dizziness, his eyes circling like glass balls, he face palms himself as fast as a lightning bolt, this sudden jolt wakens him, he is ready now.
"That was unnerving" he mutters
He walks to his private chambers quickly, not wanting to waste time, he pushes the chamber door open aggressively, lining his feet when he walks his boots create a echo within like a small clap of a distant lightning bolt, he appears in front of his chest, kneeling slowly and gracefully on his right knee, opening the chest with the force, carefully raising two lightsabers and attaching them to his belt. He places one above his buttocks and one to his outer right thigh, he uses the force to pull his robe to him, the robe flies from the shadows within a corner of his damp and dusty chamber, he raises his hands putting himself into cross position, the robe engulfing him and maintaining form, I am darkness he thinks to himself, he swings his cape spinning around like a phantom, he moves through the doors like a ghost, walking up to the astromech, he gazes down to the cute little mechanical creation.
"R7, where is this Herrith?" He asks quietly
R7: "I'm not sure, sir, but I can get you into contact with her" The droid says, it backs up, Varian can tell that the droid is disturbed
"Please do" He respectfully requests.
The droid opens a panel from its chest, showing a hologram, Varian awaits as Herrith must answer his call.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith looked up as her comlink beeped. She tapped it and tilted her head to the side, speaking.

"..hello..?"

She had just woken up, and hadn't expected any calls. Groaning, Herrith pulled herself from the rough cot and cleared her throat.

"Who is this? Answer."

Her voice carried more of a warning in it this time.

Who the kriff was calling her? And why?

 

[Infintus]

He is pleased with her swift reply, his smile shapes itself, looks almost as if he is a madman, her eye rubbing gesture means she was sleeping, her second query means she isn't a fool, I chose well, I'd better not cause trouble. "Herrith Hendarsin?"

 

[Herrith]

Herrith grit her teeth at the mention of her name. Yes, it was a bloody public record. But she wasn't exactly the most well known in the galaxy.

"Who's askin'? If this is an infomercial I swear to the Goddess.."

She wrinkled her nose, rubbing the back of her neck and waiting for a reply.

 

[Infintus]

He hears her thoughts and acts on it
"I am above those petty advertisements madam, if you do not like your name on public record you should be more careful next time." His smile fades away as he says this. For a person to assume he is a mere advert displeases him, he clenches his fist. he lifts his nose higher to hide his eyes under his hood.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith's temper was growing short. She wrinkled her nose and narrowed her eyes.

"Who are you. And what the bloody hell do you want."

She snarled this into the link, nausea rising in her stomach. Negative emotions tended to do that.

Herrith waited for an answer.

 

[Infintus]

"I am Varian, I have come to propose a job offer, I know that you despise the Hutts, and my mission involves orchestrating their destruction, and I suggest cloaking your profanity in my presence, the last man that was rude to me had his tongue cut out" He smiles again even more maniacally than before.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith bit her cheek as the man introduced himself and essentially read off her psych evaluation.

"A job offer against the Hutts."

Her expression softened.

"I'm in, sweetie. Get me a meeting place and I time. Please."

She held up the link, awaiting.

Another mission against the Hutts...
About time.

 

[Infintus]

"Splendid, Tatooine, Mos Eisley Cantina, 15 hours from now, bring a few friends if you wish, it could come in handy, and this isn't the only mission I will conduct, I warn you in-case you aren't satisfied with this mission" He says this not wishing to delay further, he is taken back by surprise by her use of nicknames, sweetie he thinks to himself, that's new, not even my witch of a mother called me that. Maybe she's more than I have read, I will study her further.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith nodded, smiling. She lifted the comlink up and spoke again.

"I'm in. And what friends?"

She ended the link, standing and pulling on her jacket. Another mission to kick the Hutts in their fat behinds. How fun...

***
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Herrith waited in the cantina, drinking a Reactor Core. She'd just gotten wind of the drink and had heard all sorts of rumors of its 'powers'. She also pulled on the tied brown rag on her sleeve leaning over on the table.

15 hours. She'd made it. Where was this 'Varian'?

 

[Infintus]

I walk through the door swiftly not making any loud steps, I see her, The Zeltron, I'm not surprised she is drinking, she'll probably pass out before I start my briefing, I walk around the aisles trying to get to her without attracting attention, a rodian stands up with two more companions.

Rodian: "Who are you"
Varian: "My name is none of your concern"
Rodian: "I'm the top dog around here, There is no-one here I don't know, so you'd better tell me who you are and what your business is here" He whips out a blade and places the tip on my chest, he doesn't know my chest is well protected, I made sure to hide my armor underneath the robes so I don't look suspicious, but obviously, because of this disgusting creature, I am compromised here. So why should I spare him?

I snatch the blade of the knife and I stuff the hilt into the rodian's throat, he is distracted by the pain and stumbles backwards, I pull the blade back to me spinning in in-between my fingers until I clutch the handle firmly, holding it to my chins height, I slash once, the two goons are confused, they begin laughing like I am a fool playing pretend, their laughter is cut off when the Rodian's head falls clean off, it rolls under the chair he was sitting on making squishy slaps every-time it bounces, the goons are utterly shocked to the point like as if they're in carbonite freezing, I waltz pass them towards Herrith sheathing the blade in my robe, she's getting more and more drowsy per sip, I'd better act fast I've already attracted the bounty hunters section. I reach her table, she is sitting down so I look like a giant compared to her, I hover above her, and un-hood myself revealing my hideous scars, and my bright red eyes, like a vampire (yes, there are vampires in the SW World)
Varian: "Hello" I say attempting to obtain her attention

 

[Herrith]

Herrith watched with bemusement as the man decapitated a Rodian. Hm. Impressive. She took another sip from the drink as he greeted her.

"Hello to you."

She tipped an invisible hat, setting down her drink. The woman was hardly intoxicated, this was light compared to drinks she's had before.

"You Varian?"

 

[Infintus]

"I am" I assure her, I sit on a seat across from her, I look around analyzing everything, walls, cover, exposure, and the exits, this is a good spot, but we're in-between the exits so it's restricting, and there is a large crowd. The place is sturdy and old, but it's not my concern, "Are creatures that are fifty percent humanoid always this stupid on this world?"

 

[Herrith]

Herrith smirked as he sat down. She had her boots propped up on the table and was currently looking at her nails.

"Rodians are, yes. They are that stupid. An I could find that offensive cause I'm a humanoid."

She cleared her throat, taking another sip from her drink.

"So what's the big job you're talking about?"

 

[Infintus]

"There are many jobs I will orchestrate and conduct, for this job I will be bombing a few of their supply decks, and assassinating the man in charge of the operation, and his associates, but for your sake we can steal whatever you find that interests you".

I simplify the mission as much as I can, I intend to pay her, she seems like the type that can be coerced with funds. I hope she's in the right mind for this job.

"I'm not greedy when it comes to loot, I've got plenty of that, and you're at least ninety percent humanoid".

 

[Herrith]

Herrith smiled as he spoke, and perked up as he talked about explosives. Finally, blowing something up that's the Hutts'. About time.

"Explosives? I'm in. And I'd rather burn everything they have than take any of it."

She scoffed as he called her at least ninety percent humanoid.

"Give me a break, human. I'm a bit stranger than you'd think. Including reading your emotions "

She smirked and downed the last of the drink, slamming it onto the counter.

 

[Infintus]

"What emotions then, Zeltron?" I remark with a sarcastic attitude, I wanna see how she sees me, lets find out how good she is. But lets not waste time whilst I am judged.
"Tell me your analysis on the way there, I stashed the explosives near the docks." I command, I slide sideways, pulling myself up, quickly flipping my hood over my head, I look around for potential followers, the goons of the dead rodian are gone, they will most likely bring friends, I march towards the exit behind Herrith, "follow".

 

[Herrith]

Herrith stood up, exhaling. She'd think that he'd know what a Zeltron could do. Maybe he was just sheltered his whole life.

She straightened her jacket and followed after, smirking.

"You're bemused and very curious. Typical for people that meet me."

She rolled her eyes and followed after.

"But I didn't need telepathy to know that."

 

[Infintus]

"I have never researched Zeltrons until a few hours ago, your thoughts however sum up my suspicions, you're quite the shining star among them aren't you? Except for the falsely convicted murder of the noble son, I know it wasn't you, but you cling to the belief that you're pure and didn't deserve to be exiled, you reek of hope, your work I must say... quite impressive". I try my best to change the subject, I don't want to piss her off right now, I may have dug too deep there, I will let her do that analyzing and talking. I understand that women can be very aggressive if ticked, and a girl her size and with her history, I think I need to back up a bit.

I look back to make sure she is still following, she's right beside me, she's pretty quick I must say, for a girl her height that's quite fascinating.

I hope she doesn't dig too deep into my mind, it could scar her.
Maybe I'm overestimating her abilities, or not, I will find out her limitations.

But a non force sensitive using telepathy? This is absurd.

 

[Herrith]

Herrith stopped for a moment. That was a bit too far. Her skin darkened briefly for a moment.

"Excuse me? You want to say that again you slimy keetar freg?"

She wrinkled her nose in disgust. Anyone that dug deep enough in her records could find that information, but nobody ever would have to. Who cares?

Herrith clenched her fists.
"I murdered no one. Anyone that thinks I did is an idiotic piece of bantha fodder. Bring it up again, and I'll bloody cut out your tongue."

At this point, she did care if he was a better fighter than her. He'd crossed the line.