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The Stalk
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011, 4:10 PM | Message # 16 |
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| Anubis may not be able to sense the Force, but he was good at reading body language. It was one of many things he picked up due to several years of warfare. The man somewhat appeared to be a little afraid. Indeed, the Mandalorian did not truly understand the meaning of cowardice. His culture has taught him to stand against any enemy, no matter how much the odds would stack against him. The higher the odds, the more of honor and glory he would earn.
"Hmm...deal." Anubis extended his hand to give the man a warrior's handshake. "Now who is this fellow we're gonna go up against?"
~Anubis Xerxes
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011, 5:02 PM | Message # 17 |
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| If Anubis was able to pick up on Camden being 'a little afraid' then truly, Camden was terrified, for he usually hid his emotions far better. He'd years of practice behind him in that regard, after all. Nonetheless, when the Mandalorian agreed, he gave an audible sigh of relief, closing his eyes for a brief moment. "This man, I do not have a name. He is faceless to me, but I viewed a holo-vid of him entering the Imperial Palace, with red-armored stormtroopers to his back and front, walking with another man who looked beaten, captured. This man had only one arm. The man we must kill is the man who controls these soldiers. Since I have seen him, I could feel the stench of the dark pervading my being. He is a blight on Coruscant, Mandalorian." As he continued to speak, his eyes grew bright with fervor or belief. Camden Solis was a believer in his own legend, so to speak, as the hero who would rid Coruscant of the dark; it came to from time to time and drove back the fear.
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Thursday, 24 Nov 2011, 4:14 AM | Message # 18 |
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| The warrior raised his eyebrows when the guy had mentioned that this man did not have a name but rather saw a holovid of him dragging someone else, perhaps a captured Jedi that had gotten into a fight with this man. "Let me see if I can find his name. Hold on." He would slowly put a hand up as not to startle the leader and any of his child soldiers. He was activating HUD inside his helmet. Anubis would enter a search query based on the description provided by the delusional Jedi.
Suddenly, a hundreds of images flashed through right in front of him. Though everyone else in the room wouldn't be able to see them. Indeed, a few moments later, he saw the very same holovid of this man dragging an one-armed man with several escorts. Thus, he sooner the image in to the leader in an attempt to find his file. Almost right away, the word "classified" came upon. Anubis turned his HUD off shortly after that and refocused his attention toward his new ally. "His file was well-protected. It can mean only one thing. He is an Inquisitor. A Jedi hunter. The men with him no doubt are the Inquisitor's hand-picked soldiers, of which are some of the elitist soldiers in service of the Empire. If we're gonna do this, we need a good plan."
~Anubis Xerxes
The Empire's worst nightmare
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Thursday, 24 Nov 2011, 4:50 AM | Message # 19 |
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| "I don't know that he's an Inquisitor or not. I'm sure the Empire employs many darksiders in their foul service." That much was true. Emperor's Hands, Voices, Reaches and varied other Darkside Adepts would all likely have equal clearance. Unfortunately, the Inquisitorious was the most-known among Jedi who'd survived, and it could be assumed that the Mandalorian knew what they were from his own imprisoned Jedi friend. As such, his assumption was correct, the man was indeed serving the Inquisitorious. "Plan?" Camden sagged against the nearest wall and wearily swiped the back of his hand across his face. "There is no plan, really. More a system of wild hopes and foolish ideas, all of which run a high risk on the children and on myself. There's no foolproof way for me to get to him... I don't even know if I can kill him if we do fight him. I just know I can't do it alone. Maybe, though, maybe it will send a message to the Empire that we are still here, and we'll never stop fighting. Do you have any plan?"
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Friday, 25 Nov 2011, 4:26 AM | Message # 20 |
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| The Mandalorian simply chuckled, seeing how it was typical for the Jedi to not come up with a plan and supposedly rely on the Force in order to gain a victory. Anubis believed that isn't always a good thing. Suppose this Inquisitor is far more talented than this man here? Things will go badly for everyone involved in this campaign. He would slowly walk toward the Jedi, not making any sudden moves to startle the children, and came to a stand right in front of the Jedi. "My people always have a plan for everything. As you might be aware, my culture revolves around war. We inspire battle because we would earn honor and glory."
Anubis cleared his throat before speaking once again, looking at the children all around him before turning his attention back to the cult leader. "Simply leak out information that there is a Jedi on Coruscant. That there is one in the underlevels, but that this Jedi was ill-trained and only would make a capture for the Inquisitorus easy. This may turn the Mandalorians away because that information would provide no challenge, but this leak would be like a bait that a lightsaber user can't resist. If he comes alone, all the better. But in event that he brought his hand-picked troops...well, let's just say before we leak this information and lure him into a trap...I would like an opportunity to train your followers to be much more efficient at shooting and expand the ability of creative thinking."
He gave another look around, checking any signs of disapproval on their bodies. Anubis have always knew he have had leadership skills, and sometimes that led him to attempt to take lead...even around strangers. Part of it has to do with a high desire to slaughter every single Imperial. [i]"This would ensure that our plan are executed properly down to the last second."
~Anubis Xerxes
The Empire's worst nightmare
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Friday, 25 Nov 2011, 7:13 AM | Message # 21 |
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| Camden Solis could easily accept the fact that the Mandalorian was a better hand with any sort of blaster than he was; after all, Camden was trained in the lightsaber, but in truth, he still felt more comfortable with a blaster though he'd had no formal training in the weapon. If indeed their plan worked though, it would come down to Camden's Shii-Cho against whatever the darksider could muster up. Nonetheless, the lack of skill among his children was painfully evident, and the Mandalorian's training would help them greatly in an ambush. "Leaking out information could go against us... nonetheless, I will begin sending some of the older children to the surface portions of Coruscant to begin whispering in ears. We still have to worry about bounty hunters though; there was a Jedi recently taken on Nar Shaddaa who was ill trained or fell afoul of a bounty hunter somehow. Twenty-five million credits is still a large sum of money. My children should have enough firepower to hold off most hunters though."
The children around the pair of men were listening with rapt attention, and while some of the older ones, secure in the unflappable ego of youth, frowned when the Mandalorian stated he wanted to train them, the younger ones looked rather excited. With a nod of acquiescence, Camden gestured towards his flock. "Train them, Mandalorian, and we can kill this darksider to send our message. In the chaos that will follow, we can spring your friend, my brother Jedi, from his prison."
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Saturday, 26 Nov 2011, 5:18 AM | Message # 22 |
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| Anubis would grin evilly inside his helmet. The children may not sense him but he suspect the Jedi would sense something else was coming. "Actually, I have an even crazier plan. I think we should capture the Inquisitor alive. He's going to have a lot of valuable information that not only would help us but also help my people and every other resistance group in the galaxy." He would look at the Jedi, wondering if he would like this plan better. The Mandalorian didn't care neither way, he just thought that keeping an agent of the Empire alive would be far more useful. Before the man could answer, Anubis cut him off. He did this to give the leader some time to think. "Where's the base of operations? I would like to start their training right away."
~Anubis Xerxes
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Saturday, 26 Nov 2011, 5:47 AM | Message # 23 |
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| "Capture him alive? Are you crazy?" Camden's voice exploded to a shout in an instant, causing several of the smaller children to jerk with fear; one even discharged her blaster into the floor, then began to cry softly. Lowering his voice, Camden continued, still insistent. "Even assuming you could capture him alive, there's nothing that says he'd give up information. What will you do? Torture him? What if he can resist that? What if we can't break him, or he escapes? Damn it, it's... it's just a bad idea. We don't have near enough people to capture him alive."
Taking a breath to steady himself, Camden thought for a long moment. "Two levels down, a large abandoned warehouse. We've used it as a minor training area before. It should still suit you."
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Sunday, 27 Nov 2011, 7:43 AM | Message # 24 |
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| Anubis nodded at Camden, not even moved by his intimidating tone. Perhaps it has something to do with constantly hanging out with the Jedi the past year. He learned a lot about them just as he had the decade prior to present day. It is the fact that this man would not attack allies, not without credible reason. "I am a Mandalorian. The crazier the odds are, the more honor and glory I would earn. If we manage to capture him, it will serve as hope for all of us. I would be lying if I didn't say I would relish an opportunity to...interrogate this Inquisitor. But Mandalorian techniques may not work, to break him requires a lot of manipulation...which you should be good at."
The Jedi probably won't admit it, but they are known to trick people in revealing information. "Well, that's what training your soldiers are for. However, if you don't have enough confidence in them after I'm done training them...I can bring in some reinforcements if you wish. I will let you think on it." The warrior turned around to begin walking away, only to stop a few moments later. "Aren't oh guys gonna take me there?"
~Anubis Xerxes
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Sunday, 27 Nov 2011, 7:48 AM | Message # 25 |
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| Jedi indeed had been known to sometimes be able to trick information out of people. What the Mandalorian didn't know, and what Camden wasn't about to volunteer, was that he was never knighted; had barely made it past padawan stage. Reinforcements? That could be helpful, but inside he'd already made his decision: the Inquisitor would die. That would be more of a blow to Imperial morale than simply capturing the man and hoping he would break. Still, it was a decision he would keep to himself for the time.
"Wit will lead you there. I need time to think."
As Camden turned to walk back off into the darkened areas of the building, Wit came to the fore of the group, resting his weapon on his shoulder. "There's an old lift just down the street. Let's head that way; the holocams along this area have been broken so long that nobody even cares anymore. We've checked," he added smugly as others fell in with him, eager to be trained by the Mandalorian.
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Monday, 28 Nov 2011, 6:36 AM | Message # 26 |
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| The Mandalorian simply nodded at the leader, before walking out of the building with Wit and other children. "Fine with me." That was all he could say to the teenager. He had suspected that it would take some time before the children would even challenge the lowiest of the stormtroopers. They need to understand that every single stormtrooper are well-trained. While the Mandalorian culture demands that a girl and a boy becomes adults at an age of thirteen, these children are not Mandalorians.
Upon seeing the abandoned lift, he turned his head to look at Wit. "How many whites have your people kill and did you lose anyone? I am curious about your kill-to-death ratio. I believe it would provide me first insight into how well organized you are." It wasn't meant to be an insult, but it is merely for research purposes.
~Anubis Xerxes
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Monday, 28 Nov 2011, 6:46 AM | Message # 27 |
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| Wit shrugged. They were by and large rather unorganized, and this band was only the central one. Of course, what was taught to them would spread out and beyond. "I've got two myself. A few of the older kids like me might have one kill. The younger kids not so much. They just keep the stormies' heads down." His face fell slightly for a moment. "We've lost ten of fifteen of us in the last few months. Maybe a year? Time is different down here. They tend to get more of us than we get of them though. We're gonna get better though! Master Solis will lead us to victory over the Empire!" His voice rose with conviction at the end. Master Solis indeed.
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011, 6:37 AM | Message # 28 |
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| The Mandalorian raised his eyebrows at Wit, "So that's his name...Solis. Well...he may lead you to victory over the Empire someday, but even a Jedi needs help. My training will save you and your friends. It will lower the casualty rate of your little group. It will turn you into formidable warriors, and your kill rate will begin to pile up. It does your leader no good if all of you end up dead. That's what I am here for, to teach you the lessons of warfare."
Anubis would step onto the lift and waited for the children to take them down.
~Anubis Xerxes
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| Camden_Solis | Date: Friday, 02 Dec 2011, 11:49 PM | Message # 29 |
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| "Good. The more of the Empire we kill, the better!" Wit announced with almost childish conviction. One all the children had boarded the lift, it would descend to deposit them on the required level, where it was only a hop, skip and a short jump to the warehouse where Anubis would be able to train children to become killers against the Empire. Ah, what a strange time they all lived in.
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| Anubis_Xerxes | Date: Saturday, 17 Dec 2011, 8:00 AM | Message # 30 |
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| Indeed, it was a very strange time. Ever since the Republic died and the Empire rose to take its place, a lot of strange things had been happening throughout the galaxy. The Confederacy of Independent Systems had been reduced to several small warring factions. Several small resistance groups had appeared throughout the galaxy in a daring mission to stand up to the tyrannical oppression of the Galactic Empire. Some of the Jedi had gone into the hiding, some others had decided to ally themselves with either a Separatist faction or a resistance group. Anubis had a lot of contacts in all different kinds of places. Words had reached his ears that out of all the anti-Imperial resistance groups, there was one that had the resources to at least be an effective, and organized rebellion. He had even heard that some of the members of this resistance weren't typical freedom fighters that were barely trained to use blasters. Some of them were part of the non-clone or non-droid forces fighting on both sides during the Clone Wars. There were even Jedi Knights joining up. How did he hear this? His people had spoken of a group of Mandalorian warriors recently joining this rebellion.
Besides the Jedi that were leading the cult, Anubis had realized he was the best fighter out of all those children. Since he had taken the role that of an instructor, he hoped he would be able to the authority to keep their campaign to take on an Inquisitor at bay until he felt the children were ready. Solis may have the ability to take care of himself, but his people weren't. The Jedi Knights are generally formidable warriors in combat, but they had the Force and lightsabers to help themselves out. The children weren't Force users, thus he had to teach them the more conventional and true way of combat. If they were ever to turn into effective shooters, their training had to come from this Mandalorian.
Once the lift got to the designated level, the warrior stepped out of it and followed Wit and others casually toward and into the warehouse. Upon entering, he turned his attention to Wit. "The key to killing the stormtroopers isn't how many you can kill them. The numbers are on their side, which they could easily replace. The key is how to kill efficiently without piling up bodies on our sides." Oh, the Mandalorian wasted no time in handing out advices. The sooner he trains them, the sooner they would be ready to deal with the Inquisitor and his men. In turn, he could get to Kenas much sooner.
~Anubis Xerxes
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