Ashe Sieris
Feb 23rd, 2008, 02:28:45 AM
<center>DISTURBED
Stricken
You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
You don't know what your power has done to me
I want to know if I'll heal inside
I can't go on with a holocaust about to happen
Seeing you laughing another time
You'll never know how your face has haunted me
My very soul has to bleed this time
Another hole in the wall of my inner defenses
Leaving me breathless, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
Into the abyss will I run
You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
Into the abyss will I run
I can't let you go
Yes I am stricken and can't let you go</center>
<center>* * *</center>
A medical droid moved about the overly clean room. It almost looked like a hospital room. Very few marks suggested that someone had actually lived a normal life there. But they were atleast a week old. Outside of the only window in the room was the planet, Nar Shadda. The droid had worked diligently to clean the place up so that it may do its work without trouble. In the room was a bed with a single person laying in it. Her dark hair lay about her head. An oxygen tube was hooked into the mask that covered her nose and mouth.
The woman was Ashe Sieris. The room had belonged to a man named Zereth. She had been in a coma sense a run in with Zereth's creator, Zannon. That had been months ago. Zereth had left almost a week ago, leaving the medical droid to care for Ashe. She had not moved on her own accord sense that fateful day. But today, suddenly, her moniters started beeping to alert the droid that something was happening. She was stirring in her months long sleep.
* * *
"This is the Dark Lord of the Sith darth Lucid."
In her mind popped an Image of a man dressed all in black with a sith mask covering his face. His voice was mechanical in nature and he spoke with authority to all.
"You are all the children of the ancient sith lords, those that came before Bane. Bane's rule has ended and it is time for a new successor to the sith throne. Are religion is dieing and the only way to save it is for all of the children to gather. We are to meet in the Center of the Galaxy on the Planet Eclipse. On your way there pick up all the strays you can find no matter their power level. Every Soldier we can get is needed to fight the coming storm. Our great enemy the Jedi are a sleeping giant waking to retake the Galaxy that is rightfully ours. So we must unite to destroy this threat that will wipe us from existence."
The image and words of this dark lord echoed through her mind. Visions of Zereth dodged across them. Of him and this man standing side by side. Other figures stood around them. They all, save for Zereth, started to melt away. His dark eyes looked directly at her. She tried to reach out to him but he kept moving away from her. She turned as he moved past her. She tried to call out to him, but her throat did not make a sound. Other figures appeared around them. Kale, Lorca, Niala. Then Zannon appeared between her and them, the mask of this dark lord over his face. He cackled and brought a dagger down into her chest.
* * *
Ashe suddenly opened her eyes, gasping. The pain her chest was not from the dagger in her dreams, but it was definately there for some reason. The medical droid hurried about, adjusting things. It had yet to notice that she had opened her eyes. It turned to place a needle into her and then it noticed that her eyes were open, stareing at the metal being.
"Miss Sieris! Your awake! Oh Master Zereth would b..."
He was cut off by her grabbing it and pulling it close to her.
"Where... is.. he..."
Her voice was weak and cracked as she spoke from not using her voice in months. But she made her point clear.
"He... left, Miss. He said he had urgent buisness and to take care of you. I fear that he may not return."
Ashe slowly let go of the droid and lay back down, stareing at the cieling. Her dark eyes, once blue but now a deep purple tinted red, started to water. She clenches her eyes shut and shakes her head, refusing to feel this. She took a deep breath through the mask then began to unhook herself from the devices, monitors and tubes. She began to pull the mask off but the droid stopped her.
"Madam, I must urge you not to take off the mask. I fear that your immune system can not handle any sort of unfiltered air. For your health and life, I suggest you keep the mask on. It is the only thing keeping you safe."
Her hands shook as she lowered them from her face. So then the nightmares of what Zannon had done to her were true. They were not dreams at all. She began coughing slightly and started to push herself up.
"Please be careful. Your muscles are not used to moving and you might not be able to walk correctly for a while because of how dorment they have been."
She nods slowly at the droid and sat up, leaning her back against the wall. She cringes from the pain all over her body. The droid goes about trying to make her more comfortable and to make sure that all of her vitals are alright.
* * *
A few weeks later, Ashe steps out onto the streets of Nar Shadda. She flinches from the light of the setting sun, but continues to walk forward. She glares over her shoulder at the droid calling out warnings to her to be careful because her muscles were not ready yet for strenous activity. She sighs and cringes slightly at the pain but gives no other indication of it. The droid disappeared back into the appartment.
She pulls her hood over her head and continues walking slowly down the street towards a nearby park. Her eyes turned towards the sky as the darkening sky starts to reveal the stars hidden within it. She knew he was out there, but she did not know what star would lead her to him. With another sigh, she turns into the park, looking back down at the ground.
Stricken
You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
You don't know what your power has done to me
I want to know if I'll heal inside
I can't go on with a holocaust about to happen
Seeing you laughing another time
You'll never know how your face has haunted me
My very soul has to bleed this time
Another hole in the wall of my inner defenses
Leaving me breathless, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
Into the abyss will I run
You walk on like a woman in suffering
Won't even bother now to tell me why
You come alone, letting all of us savor the moment
Leaving me broken another time
You come on like a bloodstained hurricane
Leave me alone, let me be this time
You carry on like a holy man pushing redemption
I don't want to mention, the reason I know
That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
Into the abyss will I run
Into the abyss will I run
I can't let you go
Yes I am stricken and can't let you go</center>
<center>* * *</center>
A medical droid moved about the overly clean room. It almost looked like a hospital room. Very few marks suggested that someone had actually lived a normal life there. But they were atleast a week old. Outside of the only window in the room was the planet, Nar Shadda. The droid had worked diligently to clean the place up so that it may do its work without trouble. In the room was a bed with a single person laying in it. Her dark hair lay about her head. An oxygen tube was hooked into the mask that covered her nose and mouth.
The woman was Ashe Sieris. The room had belonged to a man named Zereth. She had been in a coma sense a run in with Zereth's creator, Zannon. That had been months ago. Zereth had left almost a week ago, leaving the medical droid to care for Ashe. She had not moved on her own accord sense that fateful day. But today, suddenly, her moniters started beeping to alert the droid that something was happening. She was stirring in her months long sleep.
* * *
"This is the Dark Lord of the Sith darth Lucid."
In her mind popped an Image of a man dressed all in black with a sith mask covering his face. His voice was mechanical in nature and he spoke with authority to all.
"You are all the children of the ancient sith lords, those that came before Bane. Bane's rule has ended and it is time for a new successor to the sith throne. Are religion is dieing and the only way to save it is for all of the children to gather. We are to meet in the Center of the Galaxy on the Planet Eclipse. On your way there pick up all the strays you can find no matter their power level. Every Soldier we can get is needed to fight the coming storm. Our great enemy the Jedi are a sleeping giant waking to retake the Galaxy that is rightfully ours. So we must unite to destroy this threat that will wipe us from existence."
The image and words of this dark lord echoed through her mind. Visions of Zereth dodged across them. Of him and this man standing side by side. Other figures stood around them. They all, save for Zereth, started to melt away. His dark eyes looked directly at her. She tried to reach out to him but he kept moving away from her. She turned as he moved past her. She tried to call out to him, but her throat did not make a sound. Other figures appeared around them. Kale, Lorca, Niala. Then Zannon appeared between her and them, the mask of this dark lord over his face. He cackled and brought a dagger down into her chest.
* * *
Ashe suddenly opened her eyes, gasping. The pain her chest was not from the dagger in her dreams, but it was definately there for some reason. The medical droid hurried about, adjusting things. It had yet to notice that she had opened her eyes. It turned to place a needle into her and then it noticed that her eyes were open, stareing at the metal being.
"Miss Sieris! Your awake! Oh Master Zereth would b..."
He was cut off by her grabbing it and pulling it close to her.
"Where... is.. he..."
Her voice was weak and cracked as she spoke from not using her voice in months. But she made her point clear.
"He... left, Miss. He said he had urgent buisness and to take care of you. I fear that he may not return."
Ashe slowly let go of the droid and lay back down, stareing at the cieling. Her dark eyes, once blue but now a deep purple tinted red, started to water. She clenches her eyes shut and shakes her head, refusing to feel this. She took a deep breath through the mask then began to unhook herself from the devices, monitors and tubes. She began to pull the mask off but the droid stopped her.
"Madam, I must urge you not to take off the mask. I fear that your immune system can not handle any sort of unfiltered air. For your health and life, I suggest you keep the mask on. It is the only thing keeping you safe."
Her hands shook as she lowered them from her face. So then the nightmares of what Zannon had done to her were true. They were not dreams at all. She began coughing slightly and started to push herself up.
"Please be careful. Your muscles are not used to moving and you might not be able to walk correctly for a while because of how dorment they have been."
She nods slowly at the droid and sat up, leaning her back against the wall. She cringes from the pain all over her body. The droid goes about trying to make her more comfortable and to make sure that all of her vitals are alright.
* * *
A few weeks later, Ashe steps out onto the streets of Nar Shadda. She flinches from the light of the setting sun, but continues to walk forward. She glares over her shoulder at the droid calling out warnings to her to be careful because her muscles were not ready yet for strenous activity. She sighs and cringes slightly at the pain but gives no other indication of it. The droid disappeared back into the appartment.
She pulls her hood over her head and continues walking slowly down the street towards a nearby park. Her eyes turned towards the sky as the darkening sky starts to reveal the stars hidden within it. She knew he was out there, but she did not know what star would lead her to him. With another sigh, she turns into the park, looking back down at the ground.