* Exposed *
"You say she denied being a Jedi before she fell?" Nom Anor asked the Supreme Cleric.
Dressed in crimson robes stained by the fallen Jedi, including the one who was broken, who called himself Wurth Skidder, Supreme Cleric Ku Yonghai turned from the clear membrane window towards his guest. With an expressionless face, he answered. "Yes."
"I've never heard of such a thing."
"Are you claiming what I witnessed is false? That I'm lying?" Yonghai's voice raised.
"No of course not."
Keeping his stance and face like stone, the high priest stared down the executor. "You utter false words to keep others satisfied, executor. I'd be careful if I were you treading the path you have chosen." He left the situation at that as he faintly heard footsteps coming towards their quarters. "Keep it in mind, right now we have the human to deal with."
Watching Perfect Feng stroll towards them, he noticed something different in his presence, but couldn't place his finger on it. Dismissing it, he stood silent with the executor by his side as Feng fell to one knee and crossed his hand on his chest in respect. He yanked the restraint cuffs on the woman, and hesitantly she was pulled to the ground.
Ku Yonghai waited a few moments, allowing the apprehension in the room to thicken into a deep dagger of fear. After being around such creatures as humans, he had been able to pin point their weakness, mainly fear. Finding the simplest things to make them shudder in their own skin, without having to lift a finger. Inside he beamed with triumph. "Perfect Feng domain Shui, you have permission to leave us."
Doing his best not to linger, Feng was less than eager to leave Jaina in his hands, much less the executor's. Swallowing, Feng stood up but bowed down lowly in homage, and then left the three alone.
Strolling out through the clear membrane entrance, it quickly swelled up and changed to the solid color of blue, to keep unwanted eyes, his eyes from seeing what was to happen to the human female.
He shuttered. *I should have stayed with h— *
No, it was a total breach of decorum, most esuriently, forbidden. To correct any judgments made by a higher ranked than himself was not the way to go. Especially a correction of the Supreme Cleric.
Shaking his head, he ordered his mind to forget about the human, about Jaina, about the kiss.
He had to forget about her, and get his priorities straight, keeping his mind focused on his duties and not some rash infidel.
"Perfect Shui." Someone called him from behind. Straightening up, he respectfully turned around keeping his eyes to the floor. Anytime anyone addressed him by his rank and domain it meant a higher-ranking officer was speaking to him. "You have permission to look upon me." With that Feng looked up to see an unfamiliar face. "The Supreme Cleric has informed us that you captured the human Jeedai by flying one of their machines. Is this true?"
Even if Feng had denied the truth, he'd be going against Yonghai. "Yes, but there was no other way to get Jaina here w—"
"Are you now referring to an infidel by their personal given forename?"
"No, I meant n—"
"SILENCE! Dare that you have not only talked back to an official higher than yourself, you have not only been inside a machine sculpted of their own hands, you talk as if she is an equal to the whole Yuuzhan Vong race!" He yelled something to unknown wavering guards. They grabbed his arms, twisting them harshly behind his back. One of them used an amphistaff and slashed the side of his face. He could already feel the blood swelling down his cheek. Never in his life had he released a cry from his lips. "Feng domain Shui, you hare hereby incriminated to death. Powerless, you shall float through the stars slowly loosing the oxygen before you parish in the bowels of the machine that you've been tainted."
Her voice filled his ears. It was of pain and he knew he could hear tears in her voice. It came clearly through the living creature's walls, but the sound seemed to be so close to him, as if she was actually in the room with him. Courageous enough, he glanced to the side to see Jaina still in the restraint cuffs, this time held by the executor's hand.
The official nodded towards Nom Anor and began speaking. "I don't think you've met him, Feng." Nom Anor's eye sparkled with wonder as his other fake eye began to glow a bright yellow. "This is Supreme Overlord Shimmera."
"Pleased to make your sentence." With that, the Overlord walked over to Jaina and yanked something from her neck. "Take her to the Embrace of Pain. If she is a Jedi, and the Solo's twin, then he'll be able to feel her pain."
His heart longed to call out to her, but it would only bring her closer to her own doom. They yanked him forward towards the mechanical ship.
Silently he did his best not to think of the so-called glory that was about to befall him. He understood nothing of it. If his own people were to kill him, no splendor could ever been achieved in his mind, nor his heart. The only glory he actually saw before his death was he had been able to meet such a being as Jaina Solo. It mattered nothing to him that she was Jacen Solo's twin, and he felt terrible for bringing her back to where his successors had ordered him to. She truly had nothing apart of this.
They through him in the mangled ship, bloodied but still strong. All the wires had been yanked and shredded apart and controls had been bashed to nothing. Before they closed the hatch, he turned to see the Yuuzhan Vong who had charged him grin sinisterly.
"You have condemned yourself to this, Feng domain Shui." Shimmera pulled out a golden chain on it dangled the charm Jaina wore around her neck. Throwing the necklace at Feng, the superior continued his mockery. "After all, even if it wasn't a crime for using a machine… it is to love, especially get close to, such as a Jeedia." With that, they slammed the hatch shut, and launched him into space.
"You say she denied being a Jedi before she fell?" Nom Anor asked the Supreme Cleric.
Dressed in crimson robes stained by the fallen Jedi, including the one who was broken, who called himself Wurth Skidder, Supreme Cleric Ku Yonghai turned from the clear membrane window towards his guest. With an expressionless face, he answered. "Yes."
"I've never heard of such a thing."
"Are you claiming what I witnessed is false? That I'm lying?" Yonghai's voice raised.
"No of course not."
Keeping his stance and face like stone, the high priest stared down the executor. "You utter false words to keep others satisfied, executor. I'd be careful if I were you treading the path you have chosen." He left the situation at that as he faintly heard footsteps coming towards their quarters. "Keep it in mind, right now we have the human to deal with."
Watching Perfect Feng stroll towards them, he noticed something different in his presence, but couldn't place his finger on it. Dismissing it, he stood silent with the executor by his side as Feng fell to one knee and crossed his hand on his chest in respect. He yanked the restraint cuffs on the woman, and hesitantly she was pulled to the ground.
Ku Yonghai waited a few moments, allowing the apprehension in the room to thicken into a deep dagger of fear. After being around such creatures as humans, he had been able to pin point their weakness, mainly fear. Finding the simplest things to make them shudder in their own skin, without having to lift a finger. Inside he beamed with triumph. "Perfect Feng domain Shui, you have permission to leave us."
Doing his best not to linger, Feng was less than eager to leave Jaina in his hands, much less the executor's. Swallowing, Feng stood up but bowed down lowly in homage, and then left the three alone.
Strolling out through the clear membrane entrance, it quickly swelled up and changed to the solid color of blue, to keep unwanted eyes, his eyes from seeing what was to happen to the human female.
He shuttered. *I should have stayed with h— *
No, it was a total breach of decorum, most esuriently, forbidden. To correct any judgments made by a higher ranked than himself was not the way to go. Especially a correction of the Supreme Cleric.
Shaking his head, he ordered his mind to forget about the human, about Jaina, about the kiss.
He had to forget about her, and get his priorities straight, keeping his mind focused on his duties and not some rash infidel.
"Perfect Shui." Someone called him from behind. Straightening up, he respectfully turned around keeping his eyes to the floor. Anytime anyone addressed him by his rank and domain it meant a higher-ranking officer was speaking to him. "You have permission to look upon me." With that Feng looked up to see an unfamiliar face. "The Supreme Cleric has informed us that you captured the human Jeedai by flying one of their machines. Is this true?"
Even if Feng had denied the truth, he'd be going against Yonghai. "Yes, but there was no other way to get Jaina here w—"
"Are you now referring to an infidel by their personal given forename?"
"No, I meant n—"
"SILENCE! Dare that you have not only talked back to an official higher than yourself, you have not only been inside a machine sculpted of their own hands, you talk as if she is an equal to the whole Yuuzhan Vong race!" He yelled something to unknown wavering guards. They grabbed his arms, twisting them harshly behind his back. One of them used an amphistaff and slashed the side of his face. He could already feel the blood swelling down his cheek. Never in his life had he released a cry from his lips. "Feng domain Shui, you hare hereby incriminated to death. Powerless, you shall float through the stars slowly loosing the oxygen before you parish in the bowels of the machine that you've been tainted."
Her voice filled his ears. It was of pain and he knew he could hear tears in her voice. It came clearly through the living creature's walls, but the sound seemed to be so close to him, as if she was actually in the room with him. Courageous enough, he glanced to the side to see Jaina still in the restraint cuffs, this time held by the executor's hand.
The official nodded towards Nom Anor and began speaking. "I don't think you've met him, Feng." Nom Anor's eye sparkled with wonder as his other fake eye began to glow a bright yellow. "This is Supreme Overlord Shimmera."
"Pleased to make your sentence." With that, the Overlord walked over to Jaina and yanked something from her neck. "Take her to the Embrace of Pain. If she is a Jedi, and the Solo's twin, then he'll be able to feel her pain."
His heart longed to call out to her, but it would only bring her closer to her own doom. They yanked him forward towards the mechanical ship.
Silently he did his best not to think of the so-called glory that was about to befall him. He understood nothing of it. If his own people were to kill him, no splendor could ever been achieved in his mind, nor his heart. The only glory he actually saw before his death was he had been able to meet such a being as Jaina Solo. It mattered nothing to him that she was Jacen Solo's twin, and he felt terrible for bringing her back to where his successors had ordered him to. She truly had nothing apart of this.
They through him in the mangled ship, bloodied but still strong. All the wires had been yanked and shredded apart and controls had been bashed to nothing. Before they closed the hatch, he turned to see the Yuuzhan Vong who had charged him grin sinisterly.
"You have condemned yourself to this, Feng domain Shui." Shimmera pulled out a golden chain on it dangled the charm Jaina wore around her neck. Throwing the necklace at Feng, the superior continued his mockery. "After all, even if it wasn't a crime for using a machine… it is to love, especially get close to, such as a Jeedia." With that, they slammed the hatch shut, and launched him into space.