[STORY] Corellia

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She witnessed the man battling his own demons, and losing to them as his negative emotions pulled him lower and lower into the Abyss of the dark side. However, as new Bereon was to being completely consumed by darkness, he was nothing to compare to Verus. She could see how the man connected all the dots when he saw Verus his true identity, only then losing consciousness from the lack of oxygen.

“Hm… I expected some type of struggle since he was with the Jedi and all, but he fell rather quickly. It is almost boring.”

She uttered with a lack of enthusiasm, and it was not because of the way her master could torture him into submission, that was to be expected, but she held high expectations for someone amongst the Jedi. Their prisoner was put into his place and would promise to become a greater pawn in this little game of Bogan’s chess game than he would ever dream to be… if he survives through it. She listened to Verus his promises, as warm as he sounded there was enough mockery present that exposed how he felt about Bereon. Someone beneath him, a mere tool that would serve a greater plan. However, only then as Verus spoke out to the prisoner about his new purpose another being had made its way to the prison cells. One of their officers, Anathema looked over her shoulder down at the man who instantly had bowed his head to make up for the fact he interrupted them.
Along with the disruption came a message, one that brought no sense of emotion to her. That was until she felt the unbearable anxiety from her master alone that came from a conclusion Verus made to explain Bogan’s message. Her gaze shifted to Verus, wondering what would happen now… especially because the person who was very important to her master had now been exposed to their Leader Bogan. From then on, she and Verus would part ways for Anathema to take Bereon hostage to Raius, and for Verus to meet Lord Bogan.

Her head turned back to Bereon, who slowly regained some lively colors back to him from the loss of oxygen. “Well, well, looks like I can give you a nice little tour AND a meet and greet with our lovely Admiral!” She spoke to Bereon, with the biggest smirk planted on her face knowing he could not hear her, but she had little care for it. “We will head over to the broadcast immediately” She spoke to Verus, announcing her department as she then left the prison cells taking along with the sarcophagus that held the restrained Bereon Vyr in his unconscious state.​
 

Canaan Jackal

New member
Despite the subtle yet callous belittlement the master and student pair had intended to cast upon him, the newly appointed counselor couldn't help but to be a little more than amused at what all was happening around him, and as such would enter into an unconscious state with an enormous malice filled grin. And if anything being momentarily unconscious would allow for the fallen being to focus solely upon his thoughts of revenge.

It didn't really matter to him in the slightest what anyone thought of him. After all he would eventually seek to unceremoniously claim the lives of every living being that had the misfortune of meeting his blade anyways. He considered his current station in life as simply a means to an end and the fastest way to achieve his maligned goals. So he would be more than happy to do as these people bid, provided that he in turn would be granted the opportunity to erase the Tengean race from existence.

In the meantime his restrained form would be taken to the broadcast where both he and Verus’ apprentice would promptly be greeted by the holographic visage of the once great Admiral Raius.​
 

DarthVerus

Darth Verus
Staff member
Lord Verus, Master of the Order of Bogan

1049 ABY, Dawn, 12th day of 11th month, Corellia, Star Forge, Revelations​



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Verus paced through the corridors with haste, ignoring any and all bypassing officers and soldiers on his way regardless of what they had to say—as nothing held more importance than what awaited him already. He entered his meditation chamber swiftly by accessing the panel on the right side of the door, placing his palm upon the holographic screen that’d read the content of his palm on a cellular level, ensuring that no one but himself could enter the chamber.

The chamber was dark, cold as anything that was afloat in space, and empty aside from a circular panel in the middle of the floor. Verus stepped forward, standing on the panel as it began to glow in a bright, luminescent light that began to take shape before him—that of an old, hooded man with a dry voice. Bogan, the dark side incarnate. It had barely been a day, but his body was already withered and failing when it was young and full of strength when they last met. It wasn’t his true body, and every second and every breath he took killed thousands of cells. He changed bodies like clothes, or rather the bodies he used were nothing but clothes. None of them could contain his might and power in the dark side of the Force, corruption that could devour anyone to their core. His image was barely standing, while Verus stood with all of his might while looking down upon his liege with as if pity, but it certainly wasn’t. ”Lord Verus, I am glad you arrived as swiftly as you did.. However I do sense your anger, and your rebellion.” Bogan spoke as his image formed but ten feet before Verus, and as it spoke, it seemed that Verus' knees began to slowly bend as his legs shook. It was his doing. He wasn’t having any of his servants’ attitude, at all. He formed Verus to bend his knee, and so he did fall on his right knee as Verus grunted in pain. ”May this be a reminder that even in my fragility, you always pay a price in boldness.” Bogan spoke with ire and playfulness, as if digging at his subordinate.

”…You know he’s alive.”

Verus said with a pained, dry voice. Far removed from his usual poise, and confidence. But Verus knew this would happen, and chose to defy his master regardless. A trait Bogan even admired and respected, was perhaps among the reasons why he chose Verus as his right hand. ”You mean your old apprentice? Indeed. I sensed his presence in the Force, he was among those who infiltrated our allies base on my former homeworld.” Bogan spoke with ire once more, as a visible smile appeared across what little was seen of his face beneath the hood. His image then seemed to sit down upon a throne that became visible in the room as well. ”I have foreseen that he will come to you. I need you to subdue him and bring him to me. His body belongs to me, and only me.” Bogan’s tone suddenly changed to a rather demanding and serious one. In the same instance he lifted his control of his servant, but Verus would remain kneeled as he was—he understood that his defiance of his master had to remain subtle as it had been thus far.

”That boy was created because I allowed it, and wanted it. I allowed the Jedi to confiscate Palpatine’s old research and technology, they wouldn’t have found it without me showing them the right path.” Bogan spoke with confidence, but his voice nearly faded while he spoke, indicating that the life in his body was fading quickly. That was why the former apprentice of his servant was instrumental to him, a perfect body that was forged exactly to his needs. What however seemed to bother the deity-like being was that it was only the Jedi that could conceive such a body. He had now tried to replicate their success for more than two decades, fruitlessly, despite the best attempts of his dark side alchemists. Jeh’Kant was one of a kind, the most unlikely occurrence that the Jedi paid for greatly. The Jedi, unknowingly, with the tools provided by Bogan, had tried to replicate the genome possessed by the once revered Jedi General Anakin Skywalker. Although he died over a millenia ago, his effect on the galaxy couldn’t be overstated. He was the Chosen One, after all. He was meant to replace the Father, the Keeper of Balance. A man like a deity indeed. Although no genetic material of him is left, an old record of a blood sample taken by Qui-Gon Jinn could still be recovered—allowing the Jedi to replicate his genetic strands. After hundreds upon hundreds of attempts, the Jedi succeeded in what Bogan wanted them to succeed, culminating in the birth of Jeh’Kant Kai, less than a clone and barely more than a strandcast. A fully artificial being of flesh and blood. A body filled with midi-chlorians. However, the deficit in his being was clear. He lacked the ability of prescience and precognition, and was indeed unstable from youth. However, with his creation, the Jedi had overstepped their boundaries by far.

Much like with the Sith before them, when Darth Plagueis and Sidious attempted to force their will upon the Cosmic Force itself—the Force retaliated. The Will of the Force deemed that the Jedi were no different as they tried to defy life itself in the mightiest way possible. As such, the Force willed the order to see its destruction which eventually happened during the Great Intergalactic War. Anakin Skywalker triggered the decay of the Tengean civilization by killing the Mortis deities, leading them to their war. But the Jedi Order warranted their doom by attempting to recreate the God-killer, thus making his legacy and his impact upon the galaxy and the universe itself far more greater than it was to begin with. ”His body belongs to me. His body is the only body suitable to contain my power. Bring him to me. I hope you will not fail me, as you haven’t thus far..” Bogan spoke with his dry voice as the intermission ended abruptly, with his holographic image fading out into nothingness. Verus remained in his stance, now only wondering what to do next.

Admiral Raius, Leader of the White Hand

Corellia, Star Forge, 1049 ABY, Dawn, 12th day of 11th month, The Speech​

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The main hangar of the Star Forge was filled with troopers of both the White Hand and the Order of Bogan, evenly lined and standing before a grand, crimson podium upon which he stood. Admiral Raius had finally arrived at the Star Forge, witnessing its splendor by his own eyes as the station had already generated more than three-hundred dreadnoughts and much more to supply their grand fleet but within a few hours. He stood tall, clad in his decorated uniform while looking upon the soldiers with intent and pride. The then shifted his sight unto holo cameras directed at them, transmitting a broadcast to all inhabited worlds in the galaxy and to all devices that still maintained open channels of the former Galactic Alliance—thus reaching trillions upon trillions of citizen from the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim and beyond. He swiftly cleared his throat before beginning to speak.

”Citizen of the Galaxy, this is Admiral Raius, the former commander of the Fourth Fleet of the Galactic Alliance and the former senator of Corinno. I am speaking to you now as I stand in the hangar of a mighty device called the Star Forge, the future of our galaxy.”

He spoke with great poise and charisma, pausing but briefly as he kept his hands behind his back in a relaxed manner.

”For decades, your resources have been plundered and stolen by criminals and warlords alike. Unknown to you, however, all those resources have been shared by the pitiful remnant of the Galactic Alliance and the Hutt Cartel, the two powers funding and enabling the actions of the petty warlords across the galaxy.”

Raius once more paused briefly, raising his tone slightly to continue his speech.

”Me and my fleet have recently besieged Corellia, confiscating their shipyards and their records which act as proof of the many transactions between the Hutt Cartel and the Galactic Alliance to create fleets for war mongers and criminals. That shall continue no more. Me and my allies have returned to liberate the galaxy from their kind to restore peace, order and prosperity. With our fleet, we can defeat all of these criminals, and with the Star Forge we can provide you with infinite resources to provide you fuel, food and self-supplanting technology. Join us, join our NEW ORDER and FIGHT AGAINST YOUR OPPRESSORS!!”

The broadcast ended swiftly as the legions within the hangar shouted and hailed the might of the White Hand and the Order of Bogan, with their voices drowning the silence of the space itself. Raius looked upon his troops as if victoriously, finally being a step closer to achieving his goal of becoming the leader to rule the galaxy under Bogan—a promise he was given many decades ago. Unlimited power.​

 
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She wandered around the halls and made her way to the main hangar of the Star Forge. Her gaze was as always, straight ahead, not paying any mind to anyone else who might have been in the same environment as she was. She was dragging Bereon with her, whom she sometimes gazed at only to grimace immediately when she met his wide grin. “You are a big creep you know that? Normal beings would not be happy to be restrained like that.” She was not afraid of the man in any way but she felt slightly uncomfortable because she thought the man was some kind of masochist due to the grin that would not leave his face. Soon enough that discomfort turned to agitation. Anathema felt like he had no reason to be grinning like that.

Her attention on her prisoner’s creepy aura did not remain for long, as she wanted to get to the broadcast as quickly as she could. She did not want to miss out on any good news at all. Eventually, the woman and the prisoner arrived at the broadcasting room, a room that was filled with a huge crowd of troopers of the white hand. They were evenly in lines awaiting the man who stood taller than all of them to start speaking. Anathema passed by the troops, and they allowed her to pass them by as they knew she would take place at the front row, right where she and her master are supposed to be at all times. This time, she stood without her master but instead stood near their newest tool addition, who she kept restrained even at the broadcast. Anathema’s gaze moved towards Admiral Raius, who cleared his throat and then started to speak to the crowd.

She was able to see the man stand straight with confidence, an attitude she had mostly seen him have except when he directly faced Lord Verus or Lord Bogan. And the man had wonderful news to bring to them, even though she knew by the confirmation of Lord Verus his plans and the interrogation that the trap against the Jedi was successful, the woman remained impressed. The white hand had made it to the next step of their goals, and the people were more excited than ever. From the start to the end of the broadcast, the people celebrated and cheered with pride for the white hand. Right as the broadcast ended and the crowd went wild, Anathema made her way to Admiral Raius along with Bereon whom she dragged along with her.

“Admiral Raius, I am here to congratulate you personally on your accomplishments. Your execution was satisfactory!”

Her head then turned to Bereon.

“Oh- Forgive my manners, I should have introduced this one first. We have a new addition to our organization.”
 

Canaan Jackal

New member
He quickly came back to his senses, his crimson eyes thoroughly scanning everything regarding his new surroundings as he took upon the task of memorizing all things contained within the confines of the station they were currently traversing. In the meantime he'd find himself somewhat amused at the Padawan's disgust of his expression.

“You misunderstand me. I simply look forward to what is to soon come,” he says with a chuckle.

His amusement would only grow once they found themselves present amongst the cacophony of the White Hand's henchmen in the broadcast room to listen in upon Admiral Raius’ rousing speech to the entirety of the wider galaxy. He watched carefully as the soldiers burst into chants of praise for their glorious leader.

“So the legendary Star Forge is a key component in all this?” He questioned as his grin grew even wider at this revelation. To a new being freshly reborn in darkness every new discovery seemed new to him, especially if it was something that could be used for serving the purpose of inevitable violence on as wide a scale as the Star Forge could.

He would then speak from the confines of his restraints within the sarcophagus when Anathema presented him before the great traitor of the Galactic Alliance.

“I am Counselor Proditius. Pleased to make your acquaintance,” he said calmly as his face twisted to a more sinister smirk as he couldn't wait to see the outcome of what was all now transpiring before him.

What fun!
 

DarthVerus

Darth Verus
Staff member
Lord Verus, Master of the Order of Bogan

1049 ABY, Dawn, 12th day of 11th month, Corellia, Star Forge, Revelations​


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Verus had departed his quarters for the elevators where he stood, traversing through levels demoralized and beaten, somewhat. He however retained his composure and stuck to what he knew, which was the fact that there were still factors that the great Bogan couldn’t see or predict. He relied on them, and tried his best to exploit them. He knew that Jeh’Kant would indeed come to him, he felt it in the Force, and with their bond rekindled he’d know when it would happen. Instead of subduing his former apprentice, he opted to tell him the truth and convince him in his effort to destroy the dark god for once and for all. He knew that the chances for such were slim, but he trusted he would eventually help. And finally, his current apprentice—Anathema. Her presence in the Force was subtle, evasive almost, but he sensed the same presence in her that he once sensed in Jeh’Kant, something greater than himself and even Bogan. A cosmic destiny that merely waited to be fulfilled. That’s why he knew that his plan for her was indeed correct.

Bogan’s plan to invade Tengea wasn’t one due to resources, populace or area—there was something lying in there that he wanted to acquire, power that had long thought to be vanished. If he could access that power, he’d regain his immortality and the full potential of his godly strength. He however couldn’t do it on his own, as this plane that contained this power rejected him. That’s why he needed Verus to do his bidding. It was a plane connected to the World Between Worlds, a realm called Beyond the Veil—a mysterious realm that lay within the Force itself. The only remaining pathway to that plane lay on Tengea, and if Bogan entered it himself his spirit would be torn from his body immediately. Verus wanted to exploit this opportunity to steal the power Bogan so greatly wanted and instead of taking it for himself, he’d give it to Anathema. He knew that he wouldn’t likely survive the process that it required, but Anathema on the other hand could. He didn’t yet know why, but all paths lead to her. And he knew where her path led. He’d finally left the elevator as he walked into the main hangar bay with daunting confidence, and his usual poise. His sense of power had returned.

The new and useful factor that had entered the game was Bereon who was still oblivious to the greater game that was played. But Bereon could well be exploited, not for his hatred, but due to the fact that he wasn’t found by Bogan or his personal councilors, but by one of his own minions. That’d allow him to forge Bereon into a sharp blade he could use in the war to come, a sharp blade indeed. He then walked up to his apprentice and the prisoner, expecting her and the soldiers about to bow to him as the protocol required while he nodded at Admiral Raius.

”I salute you, Admiral Raius. Apprentice, release our prisoner. Udunn will wait for him, for now. I have use for him.”

Verus spoke with a certain playfulness to his tone, while his mask modulated his voice to sound like that of a machine. Verus sensed that Jeh’Kant and his friends would arrive rather sooner than later, and using Bereon in the task ahead was only wise.​

 
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The manner of the man who held her company agitated her in various ways, especially because the man seemed to be amused by her slight hints and expressions of anger. Whether she liked or disliked the man took little time to make her mind up. She strongly disliked him, mostly because every action displayed towards her or about her made her feel like he felt superior to her, which was a jab at her ego and her authority. However, with every little remark he made she made sure to roll her eyes in the most obvious ways possible. Soon enough, with the broadcast she shifted her attention to the admiral up until the moment she introduced Bereon to Admiral Raius, being their new addition to the organization and all as a counselor.

It did not take long during their conversation for Verus to arrive to the broadcast, back from his meeting with Lord Bogan. The moment Anathema sensed his arrival, she turned toward her master's direction, she bowed towards him with her head lowered as much as possible only wanting to respect her master’s protocol and himself as much as possible. Then, upon his command, she stood back straight up.

“Yes, Master.”

She immediately turned to Bereon and freed him from the shackles of the sarcophagus, leaving him physically to move at his own free will again. “Is there anything else I can do for now, Master?” She questioned him, as she waited for new orders. Only for her to soon become distraught, by sensing the message of someone once close to Verus within her master… his former apprentice. Anathema watched closely as to how Verus reacted to the message in silence.​
 
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