"You sure these coordinates are right?" He asked as he started his descent into the atmosphere.
"Yes." Izel answered simply, her gaze still laser focused on the rocky, barren landscape.
"But there's nothing out here!" The captain argued as he read his scanners. "No settlements, no mining encampments... You know this world has barely any life on it at all outside the..." He paused as something came up on the ship's sensors. "Huh... Well I'll be damned..." As the ship swooped in closer to the mountains Izel got a look at what he had found. Time had worn away almost all of it, but there were still some remnants of the planet's ancient inhabitants. And the great black obelisk in the center, the greatest source of the dark side corruption, that was almost entirely untouched by time and the elements. Curious. Perhaps the power here was even greater than Izel predicted.
"Put us down in the adjacent canyon." The Vratix directed him. The captain looked over his shoulder at her.
"You sure? It'll be a bit of a hike to the ruins that way. I can find a closer landing spot..."
"That's quite alright." Izel insisted. "We won't be setting off for the ruins immediately. We'll need time to... Gather ourselves..." The captain looked at her a moment before shrugging and turning back to the controls.
"If you say so..." Not long afterwards the ship would touch down on a dusty clearing. Thankfully there were mountains enough around to shield them from the worst of the winds, and a small pond not too far from the freighter. They'd have everything they'd need here. Once they were properly settled Izel would be the first to step down the ramp and onto the planet surface. Despite the midday desert environment, the dark side corruption made it feel like it was freezing. The air here reeked of death and despair so much that the Vratix visibly recoiled slightly as she set her foot on the earth. It made her wonder if coming here was a mistake. But she and Isen had been to several corrupted locales by now. If her Padawan could survive the Blood Forest of Onderon and the dark energies of the Eternal itself, she was certain he could handle himself here. Yulie she would need to keep a close eye on though, the poor girl might need to stay on the ship if she couldn't bear the surface.
Once Izel had gotten a good feeling of the area around them and was certain there were no dangers nearby, at least none physical, she would turn to her apprentice. "Well?" She'd ask curiously. "What are your first impressions?"
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