Zereth Lancer
Apr 25th, 2005, 09:24:50 PM
It was a calm, peaceful night in Corascant, well, as peaceful and calm as it gets. In truth Corascant is never peaceful or calm. There is always something happening. There were robberies, silent murders, and a hundred other things. But through this darkness walked three people. Two walked in the front. They where both of equal size but drastically different in appearance. One, Zereth Lancer, was dressed from head to foot in black clothing. A ragged cloak lay on his shoulders and stirred in the slight breeze. The second one was Alexander Bane. His blue hair and skin set him apart from Lancer's. The third of the party was Luna Eclypse. She was smaller and less muscular then the two men but she could fight as well as them any day.
They had a mission. To find and kill the man known as Zanon. All three of them where armed and ready. Zereth carried his Katana, Lightsabre, and various throwing weapons. Bane had a blaster pistol strapped to his side, a dagger, and a repeated rifle slung over his shoulder. Luna had a long sword at her side, twin sais in his belt, and a blaster pistol in a hip holster.
Luna already knew that Zanon was on Corellia and the three of them have been searching the planet for the last few days. They finally found a man who was willing to talk and he told a tale of people disappearing off the streets of Coronet city and never returning. He said that late at night when the city was quiet you could hear the screams and cries of the lost ones.
So the three headed off to Coronet and searched the City but found nothing. Instead of searching every nook and cranny the three decided to heed the man's story. They waited till midnight and just as the man had said, they heard screams and cries. They followed them through the city but they just seemed to come from nowhere. Zereth reached out with the force and found a large pocket of dark emotions. Fear, hate, and pain.
Zereth led them through the city right up to a small building. The doors were locked but a swift kick from Zereth's knocked the doors off their hinges and the flew into the building. They moved inside, hands resting on their weapons. The building was a single room. A small light hanged from the ceiling at the exact center of the room. Directly below the light was large metal pad with a small computer pad next to it. "Just like last time" Zereth said to himself as the three of them walked over and stepped up onto the metal pad. Zereth eyed the control panel. it was a hand scanner. "Let me try" Luna said as she moved over and rested her hand on the scanner. A brief blue light was seen around the edges of her hand but then it went out. The Lift shuddered and a strange female voice said "Access accepted. Welcome Luna."
Zereth shrugged. Either Zanon had forgotten to remove Luna's print from activating the lift or he wanted them to come to him. Either way he felt uneasy and his hand firmly gripped his lightsabre. The lift descended for minute and then stopped. The massive doors in front opened and revealed a giant room. There where tables, computers, and equipment and other junk strewn about everywhere and on everything. The place was a mess. On the far wall was a line of ten tanks. They where similar to the large bacta tanks but held a different liquid then bacta and had other functions as well. Alexander's hands turned to fists. He had been raised in such a tank and the mere sight of them made his stomach sick.
The room was empty so the three moved forward. The lift doors closed behind them with a soft hiss and a click but the three didn't stop to listen. He crept through the room until they reached the far wall where the tanks stood. Zereth looked inside the tanks and realized there was something inside. Inside each tank was a naked man or woman. They floated in the eerie green liquid. They look unconscious but they twitched every now and then. Their skin look abnormal and wrong. It seemed Zanon was still doing what he did well. "This is the new us I assume" Luna said from behind Zereth. "They don't look like much yet" She paused "But what I can't get is why Zanon is creating ten of them instead of starting with one like he did with us." Zanon had altered Zereth first, a sort of test experiment that came out right. He then altered Luna in the same way and later cloned Zereth to create Bane.
Zereth turned from the tubes and walked over to a nearby computer console. It turned out to be a security console and he quickly accessed the camera feeds to the security cams that Zanon had around his base. He scrolled through the feeds until he came to one that took his breath away. The camera was focused on an electric walled prison cell that was filled with strange creatures. They looked like they had once been human but now they had sickly purple skin and where hunched over. Large spines and spikes stuck out from their back, shoulders, and forearms. They had sharp teeth and red glowing eyes. They where horrifying to look upon. Luna and Bane looked over his shoulder and Zereth could feel the shock and fear coming off then like waves of the ocean. He turned to look back at the tanks "This is just the first stage." He turned back to the screen. There was at least two dozen of the creatures filled the screen. "I guess he got tired of just having three and now wants an entire army."
Zereth pressed a few buttons and managed to bring up a schematic of the underground laboratory. It was huge. He scrolled through it until he located what he was looking for. A section of the laboratory was labeled "Private quarters", "That’s where Zanon's going to be" He said as he tapped the location with his forefinger "Lets go".
They made their way through a door and down a long hallway. At the very end was a set of double doors. Luckily it was not locked. Zereth crouched down and pulled his lightsabre from his belt and held it in one hand. He pushed the door opened and peered inside. The room within was luxurious. It had a red carpet and wallpaper, Brilliant lights, and fancy statues and artwork, and a few couches and seats sat in the middle of the room in a circle around a coffee table. The room was empty. The three snuck through the room to the door at the end and paused again. Luna and Bane pulled out their blasters as Zereth pushed the door open.
He crept in and froze. There on a large bed lay Zanon. His eyes where closed so he did not notice him. The strange thing was a young woman sat on her knees next to him on the bed and was slowly and silently giving him a back massage. The woman eyes where blank and no expression played across her face. A strange device was wrapped around the woman's head. It was large and bulky and a teal light flashed on the front. It was the same mind control device Zanon had used on Luna. It seemed the old man didn't like being alone with no one but himself.
Zereth's eyes narrowed as he thumbed the activation plate on his lightsabre. The crimson blade came to life with a soft but loud SNAP-HISS. Zanon’s eyes popped open and he bolted up from his bed and stood to his feet with a small hold out blaster in his hand. His eyes were wide with fear and disbelief “How… How did you get here?” He asked as he noted the odds against him and dropped his hold out pistol to the floor and sat down on the bed. The woman hadn’t moved and just kneeled on the bed without a word or movement. “First of all,: Zereth started, “You left your security a little low and we managed to get in, second you didn’t kill Luna when you had the chance and she helped us find you and third” He paused and grinned “You forgot that when I put my mind to something I never stop and I always win. Now it’s time for you to die.” Zereth took a step toward the doctor but Suddenly the wall behind them exploded. Zereth, Luna, and Bane where all blown off their feet and onto the floor. Zereth hit the floor and a choking smoke from the explosion rolled into the room.
They had a mission. To find and kill the man known as Zanon. All three of them where armed and ready. Zereth carried his Katana, Lightsabre, and various throwing weapons. Bane had a blaster pistol strapped to his side, a dagger, and a repeated rifle slung over his shoulder. Luna had a long sword at her side, twin sais in his belt, and a blaster pistol in a hip holster.
Luna already knew that Zanon was on Corellia and the three of them have been searching the planet for the last few days. They finally found a man who was willing to talk and he told a tale of people disappearing off the streets of Coronet city and never returning. He said that late at night when the city was quiet you could hear the screams and cries of the lost ones.
So the three headed off to Coronet and searched the City but found nothing. Instead of searching every nook and cranny the three decided to heed the man's story. They waited till midnight and just as the man had said, they heard screams and cries. They followed them through the city but they just seemed to come from nowhere. Zereth reached out with the force and found a large pocket of dark emotions. Fear, hate, and pain.
Zereth led them through the city right up to a small building. The doors were locked but a swift kick from Zereth's knocked the doors off their hinges and the flew into the building. They moved inside, hands resting on their weapons. The building was a single room. A small light hanged from the ceiling at the exact center of the room. Directly below the light was large metal pad with a small computer pad next to it. "Just like last time" Zereth said to himself as the three of them walked over and stepped up onto the metal pad. Zereth eyed the control panel. it was a hand scanner. "Let me try" Luna said as she moved over and rested her hand on the scanner. A brief blue light was seen around the edges of her hand but then it went out. The Lift shuddered and a strange female voice said "Access accepted. Welcome Luna."
Zereth shrugged. Either Zanon had forgotten to remove Luna's print from activating the lift or he wanted them to come to him. Either way he felt uneasy and his hand firmly gripped his lightsabre. The lift descended for minute and then stopped. The massive doors in front opened and revealed a giant room. There where tables, computers, and equipment and other junk strewn about everywhere and on everything. The place was a mess. On the far wall was a line of ten tanks. They where similar to the large bacta tanks but held a different liquid then bacta and had other functions as well. Alexander's hands turned to fists. He had been raised in such a tank and the mere sight of them made his stomach sick.
The room was empty so the three moved forward. The lift doors closed behind them with a soft hiss and a click but the three didn't stop to listen. He crept through the room until they reached the far wall where the tanks stood. Zereth looked inside the tanks and realized there was something inside. Inside each tank was a naked man or woman. They floated in the eerie green liquid. They look unconscious but they twitched every now and then. Their skin look abnormal and wrong. It seemed Zanon was still doing what he did well. "This is the new us I assume" Luna said from behind Zereth. "They don't look like much yet" She paused "But what I can't get is why Zanon is creating ten of them instead of starting with one like he did with us." Zanon had altered Zereth first, a sort of test experiment that came out right. He then altered Luna in the same way and later cloned Zereth to create Bane.
Zereth turned from the tubes and walked over to a nearby computer console. It turned out to be a security console and he quickly accessed the camera feeds to the security cams that Zanon had around his base. He scrolled through the feeds until he came to one that took his breath away. The camera was focused on an electric walled prison cell that was filled with strange creatures. They looked like they had once been human but now they had sickly purple skin and where hunched over. Large spines and spikes stuck out from their back, shoulders, and forearms. They had sharp teeth and red glowing eyes. They where horrifying to look upon. Luna and Bane looked over his shoulder and Zereth could feel the shock and fear coming off then like waves of the ocean. He turned to look back at the tanks "This is just the first stage." He turned back to the screen. There was at least two dozen of the creatures filled the screen. "I guess he got tired of just having three and now wants an entire army."
Zereth pressed a few buttons and managed to bring up a schematic of the underground laboratory. It was huge. He scrolled through it until he located what he was looking for. A section of the laboratory was labeled "Private quarters", "That’s where Zanon's going to be" He said as he tapped the location with his forefinger "Lets go".
They made their way through a door and down a long hallway. At the very end was a set of double doors. Luckily it was not locked. Zereth crouched down and pulled his lightsabre from his belt and held it in one hand. He pushed the door opened and peered inside. The room within was luxurious. It had a red carpet and wallpaper, Brilliant lights, and fancy statues and artwork, and a few couches and seats sat in the middle of the room in a circle around a coffee table. The room was empty. The three snuck through the room to the door at the end and paused again. Luna and Bane pulled out their blasters as Zereth pushed the door open.
He crept in and froze. There on a large bed lay Zanon. His eyes where closed so he did not notice him. The strange thing was a young woman sat on her knees next to him on the bed and was slowly and silently giving him a back massage. The woman eyes where blank and no expression played across her face. A strange device was wrapped around the woman's head. It was large and bulky and a teal light flashed on the front. It was the same mind control device Zanon had used on Luna. It seemed the old man didn't like being alone with no one but himself.
Zereth's eyes narrowed as he thumbed the activation plate on his lightsabre. The crimson blade came to life with a soft but loud SNAP-HISS. Zanon’s eyes popped open and he bolted up from his bed and stood to his feet with a small hold out blaster in his hand. His eyes were wide with fear and disbelief “How… How did you get here?” He asked as he noted the odds against him and dropped his hold out pistol to the floor and sat down on the bed. The woman hadn’t moved and just kneeled on the bed without a word or movement. “First of all,: Zereth started, “You left your security a little low and we managed to get in, second you didn’t kill Luna when you had the chance and she helped us find you and third” He paused and grinned “You forgot that when I put my mind to something I never stop and I always win. Now it’s time for you to die.” Zereth took a step toward the doctor but Suddenly the wall behind them exploded. Zereth, Luna, and Bane where all blown off their feet and onto the floor. Zereth hit the floor and a choking smoke from the explosion rolled into the room.