I'm very excited to introduce my new story, Headhunters. It takes place in the time of the Old republic (swtor, not kotor). In this series we take a path down the dark side and follow the life of Purgeance , a greatly skilled Sith Assassin that captures and eliminates high threat Imperial targets. In his career, Purgeance has fought in countless fights, but for him, the real battle is fighting the insanity that threatens to consume his mind. Rated M for graphic scenes of blood and gore.
"The darkness. It's so, beautiful." Purgeance thought to himself as he
looked to the night sky of Dagobah. He gazed upon his jedi opponent, who
had been rendered helpless in their previous fight. Purgeance was about to
sedate the jedi and take him in for questioning just as he was ordered,
when a familiar feeling came over him. His heart started pounding faster
and faster, his eyes turning from their natural yellow color to a pure red.
He dropped the sedative and slowly walked towards the terrified jedi
master, bearing a wicked grin full of now razor sharp teeth. "You know,
there are so many things to enjoy in life, like the horrified look on the the
faces of your enemies right before you splatter them into a million pieces,
their begs and pleads for mercy, and best of all, their blood. Blood is SO
beautiful, the way it elegantly soars through the air as you slash someone's
chest open. So, are you going to beg for your life like a sniveling dog?!" The
jedi just stared at his executioner with a look of pity, not saying a word.
Purgeance started to get irritated. "You act strong on the outside, but I can
feel your terror. Say your prayers filth, for when you face me, you face
death. This battle was over before it even it even began. You jedi look to
the force as if it is some kind of god, as if it will guide you to the solution of
your problems. That philosophy may work against some people, but when
you face me, there is no hope, no divine providence. You might as well
have dug your own grave. There will be no body at your funeral, for I will
make sure that nothing remains but a bloody mess!" For the first time
since the two foes made contact, the jedi spoke briefly. " I'm sorry for you,
sorry that you were unable to live a normal life. It's not your fault that you
are like this. It's not your fault that you are the son of the emperor."
Purgeance's temper shot at these words. "SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT ME, SO JUST SHUT UP!" Purgeance lifted his hand
toward the jedi, closed it into a fist, and violently opened it. At the same
time, the jedi burst open, his blood and organs splattering everywhere
until there was no body left to identify. Purgeance pulled out his comm unit
and started speaking into it. "This is Purgeance speaking of business
reguarding master jedi Alkan Kulmerra. Despite having the chance to
capture him, I killed him." The agent on the comm responded in a distorted
voice, "That's unfortunate Z5397. You have much potential, but you still
contain mental instability. Come back to Kaas. There we will put you back
on the machine and try again." "Yes sir." Purgeance ended the
transmission and headed back to his ship. He contemplated why the jedi
was sorry for him as he punched in the coordinates for Dromund Kaas.
Purgeance never questioned his superiors about his jobs, but on the inside,
he wondered why he was doing this? What was the point it all? Thinking on
this, he leaned into his chair and fell asleep, unnerved and uncertain about
what the next day would hold.
