After landing they were welcomed by servants of Zelata, which took the ship.
"Good job, my Lords!", the officer said deferential.
Talia and Cathandra nodded to him. They were brought by port gliders to the centre of the space port and went back to the Darth Zelata office. The master had let prepare a generous dinner. Hungry the two of them ate.
"Although I am informed long since, apprentice – was there any trouble?"
Cathandra smirked between two bites. "I have … we've fought the first time against a Jedi."
Zelata nodded imperceptible. "Yeah, I sense the echo in your, primarily in Talia. Tell me."
Talia and Cathandra told alternating.
"Yes, he was a guardian. Those are the counterpart to Talia. I like, that you touched so soon to the Jedi", Zelata said. "Even our force is stronger than the of the Jedi, because our is basing on passion as opposed to … discipline or of that kind, whatever … you shall never underestimate them. Absurdly there are really force users at the other side, which come the one or another of us … how can I tell … close by his potential. Despite all that – to make a comparison. There would be needed hundred Jedi or more, to come close to the power of the Emperor."
Zelata laughed and Talia and Cathandra did as well.
"Followers, I have a riddle for you, especially for Cathandra it can be very interesting. Let me say – as reward for your good job."
Cathandra's curiosity was aroused. Zelata rose and went to the side room. Suddenly Cathandra sensed a big dark energy, which were familiar to her. Zelata came back.
"I sense a dark energy source", Talia said.
"Me too", Cathandra confirmed.
"If you guess right what it is, I allow the two of you the use of it … in a certain sense", Zelata said.
Cathandra plunged into the force and realized soon the signature of a holocrone.
"It's a holocrone", Talia said. She'd realized obviously as well.
Cathandra still sensed, then she beamed.
"That's the holocrone, I've found at Korriban!", she called.
"Oh", slipped out of Talia's mouth.
"You guessed right", Zelata admitted. "In fact so quick as I have expected. The two of you are allowed to meditate frequently with it. The meditation may not be the proper purpose of the holocrone, but the energy of the darkness in it is enough to the eternity. If you want to become stronger in the force, it is essential."
Cathandra could hardly conceal her joy. She had in time only reluctantly parted with it.
"That's great, master!", beamed her eyes. "I could hug you!"
Zelata meant her, to keep on her seat.
Talia nodded. "I am glad too!"
"Excellent", Zelata smiled.
Cathandra looked thoughtfully at her sister – then she rose, hurried into the side room, took the cube-like object – and sensed immediately the dark energy.
She went back beside Talia. Zelata laughed.
Cathandra plunged into the holocrone and focused. The darkness surrounded her, Cathandra enjoyed the energy. She started to play with the force streams.
Cathandra saw Darth Zelata smiling through the force.
"You very well handle the force, apprentice", she heard her.
The force billows cloaked the full room. Cathandra felt more intense than ever Zelatas force energy.
Suddenly – Cathandra saw her mother's face. The last time that it happened, was at Messata. She felt that anything was fine.
Cathandra arose from the meditation.
"You saw mother", Talia said. Cathandra nodded.
"I think that anything is fine."
"Yes, anything is fine", Zelata confirmed.
"Tomorrow it's my turn", Talia said and tousled through Cathandra's hair.
Two days later Zelata called for Talia and Cathandra.
"A new mission. A year ago I brought a preciously artifact from a foray, but it was missed while the journey. I already assumed in time an enemy Sith, since yesterday it's sureness. I ordered a number of spies to ask in cover around my enemies. Yesterday I got from my spy of Darth Domecus the proof. He detected the artifact in Domecus' country residence.
You'll bring it back. Presumably you'll not met himself there, he isn't there often. But his residence is guarded very well. You have to shroud yourselves that they can't detect you. You're two Sith, which bring back a stolen thing.
You can kill everybody on your way. But nevertheless try to not leave behind any proof of your intrusion. Talia shall know what I mean. Questions?"
"We could take with us further valuable things, otherwise it could look like that the thieves came only because of the artifact. If we empty the half residence, he perhaps thinks, that renegade Sith are responsible, provided, that he at all comes with the idea, it were Sith."
Talia nodded. She looked between Cathandra and Zelata. "I think that's a good idea. What you think, master?"
"Make it so", Zelata confirmed. "You go by glider to the ultimate ring of Dromund Kaas. That are six hundred miles. From there you go afoot."
Both rose, left Zelata's office and following the building, took the glider, which brought them to the ultimate station. It took an hour.
The vegetation changed, in this area it looked similar to Korriban.
Talia saw on her map and put her hood over. "The estate is yet five miles away."
Have an hour later they reached it with some small circuits.
"If force users are among his followers, she should sense us meanwhile", Cathandra said.
"I think you're right."
Soon they reached the first guards, which protected the ultimate area.
"Common guards", Cathandra said.
"Let's start."
They went naughty to the guards, which started firing. Talia jumped to them. Cathandra used her flashs. Half a minute later it was over.
"The next will not so easy to handle", Talia said.
"I think you're right", Cathandra replied and pointed to three Sith, which ran with red blades to them.
Cathandra made a force shield around Talia and herself and with huge wrath she send her flashs. Two of them attacked Talia, the third ran to her.
She sensed for a moment a force order to confuse her. She casted off, but had lost two seconds.
The force let duck her aside, a red blade passed her. Cathandra pulled him back and sent afflictions. The Sith made a grimace, came deferred to her. She used further flashs and made big damage on him.
With the force she sensed that Talia had with her adversaries less problems than Cathandra with one. More and more she understood, why her sister was called even by Darths as one of the best juggernauts.
Talia defeated her enemies sooner than Cathandra and waited until Cathandra had finished.
"Wow", she admitted and looked at the dead bodies.
Talia smirked. "The more challenging the better."
"Let's go. I still sense at least twenty Sith."
They approached to the residence. The next two adversaries they met at a guard station. Cathandra sensed two warriors.
They held the line, obviously undecided, what to do. Talia and Cathandra slowed their steps. Her sister held her position a moment, then she jumped to the two of them.
Cathandra focused her flashs on the right one, which was damaged long enough by this action, until Talia had finished her adversaries and could handle now Cathandras one. The bodies they left behind.
The building was yet two hundred yards away. The last two adversaries outside of the palace, because it appeared now as such one, they met direct at the entrance.
The fight took only two minutes.
Cathandra breathed deeply and sensed with the force the building.
"We're detected. They're on the alert."