Kavaraa didn't know what to do, she wasn't sure what this dark energy it could just be the planet or maybe it's something more she swore it was very vaguely familiar, she was getting a really bad case of Deja vu
Kormel rushed into the room "you sense that too right Master" Kavaraa nodded "do you think there's a problem should we keep going" Kavaraa was trying her best to keep calm some places were just like this, it could be a nexus or somewhere that had a temple.
Kavaraa took a deep breath "just be cautious for now it could be nothing at all or maybe something that has always been here" Kormel nodded put a little at ease but still looking frantic "does it seem at all familiar to you" Kormel frowned
He shook his head "I don't think so it's not like any dark energy I'm familiar with" Kavaraa racked her brain for where she remembered it from the scale reminded her of Ziost but she was very familiar with Valkorions presence and this was not it.
Theron spoke up "I've scanned for life signs on both the main planet and the moon where the archive is" he gestured to the console "on the moon there are a few centered around what I can only guess is the archive along with some general wildlife" he gestured to the planet itself "but on the planet itself there is just one" Kavaraa shuddered one on the whole planet? If anything was the presence it would be that, the planet itself already looked like a toxic wasteland
Kavaraa nodded "hmmm maybe we can investigate that one if we arrive at the archive" they both nodded as Theron brought the ship in
Theron responded "that sounds like a good plan, set the shields to the front just in case" Kavaraa nodded setting the shields on the front, she could see Kormel had picked out the goggles they used to find Vallereth and was storing the star maps in a bag
He noticed Kavaraa looking at him "I uh thought it'd be best to give these back so they can be returned maybe for future pilgrimages" Kavaraa hadn't even thought of that maybe that would be necessary
She smiled "good call Kormel" he looked away embarrassed by the praise, Kavaraa turned to look at the moon they had landed on it was made up of purple quartz and seemed full of other different crystalline structures Kavaraa had to hold her hand in front of her eyes at times due to the shine of the crystals
Theron smirked "it's like one constant lights show wow anyone got sunglasses" Kavaraa chuckled as he landed on the surface of the planet a little ways away from the location of the life signs. Theron pointed "Ok it seems that those life signs are that way towards that outcropping, again let's be on our guard" Kavaraa nodded making sure her saber was ready
Kormel spoke up "yeah that's the same way that the light from the shrines is heading" Kavaraa smiled ok so it was at least the right place that was good.
They made their way out of the ship and began to make their way towards the coordinates, it seemed this moon had a moderate atmosphere and basic forms of life. Along the way Kavaraa saw many crystalline beetles and insects while they snuck towards the coordinates, however as they got close the rocks seemed to move and suddenly an entrance way appeared in front of them.
Kavaraa gasped "wow that was impressive guess this is the place" she giddly began to sneak forwards
Kormel frowned "do you think this is mechanical or maybe the force" Kavaraa shrugged it honestly could be either
Theron growled "either way we should be quiet there still could be a threat" Kavaraa shrunk down a bit he had a point, Kormel nodded before shuffling up next to them
They approached the entrance and were met with a large blue door with a intricate seal that looked like a holocron, it seemed locked at first and Kavaraa frowned at it not quite sure if they'd missed a step "um Kormel do any of the things we got open this door" as she spoke she heard a wirr
A robotic voice echoed through the chamber "Bysh detected welcome back Master Archivist" Kavaraa held her mouth open in a proud smile as the doors opened surprised it could recognise her
She smiled cheerily "or that works too" she saw Kormel looked a little jealous as it opened before them, inside was a large entrance hall it seemed almost like a library entrance with a desk and waiting area but no one was present.
Theron chuckled "don't let it go to your head 'Master Archivist'" Kavaraa giggled blushing a little, Theron took her hand and led her in, they continued forward past the entrance hall following a corridor to a huge set of shelves all filled to the brim with datacrons, Kavaraa looked at a few they seemed to be historical records.
Kavaraa turned to the other two with a smile "I uh I think we're in the right place" she could see Kormel fidgeting with excitement while Theron had a soft smile on his face seeing Kavaraa so proud
Theron put his hands on his hips "I'll admit I expected some other people here though, we best still be careful" they both nodded trying to contain their excitement.
They began to make their way around the shelves hoping to find some form of map but as they did Kavaraa heard some muttering before a figure came rushing round the corner "agahagh" she shrieked as she bumped into Kavaraa dropping a number of holocrons. Now that Kavaraa had a chance to see her she saw a red older looking togruta who was a bit portly and hunched, she was wearing simple blue robes reminiscent of Jedi garb.
She quickly picked up her holocrons "oh my goodness sorry I didn't me-" she frowned looking at them "wait I haven't seen you before" she looked cross Kavaraa had to diffuse the situation
Kavaraa smiled warmly "um yes hello I am Kavaraa Bysh me and my companions just finished the pilgrimage" the woman looked at them confused before a excited smile came over her face
She shook Kavaraa's hand vigoursly "oh that's wonderful it's been so long since we've had new archivists" she paused fronwing "wait did you say Bysh?" Kavaraa blushed was her family name that famous
Kavaraa nodded "um yes I believe some of my ancestors were part of this place?" the woman nodded her head clearly impressed
She smiled "yes some of the best Archivists we have are Bysh's, the head Archivist is one after all" she paused "oh sorry where are my manners Shassa Mar I handle most filling around here" Kavaraa relaxed a little this place definitely wasn't in immediate danger if this woman was so chipper
Kavaraa nodded "well it's nice to meet you, you said a Bysh was head archivist?" Shassa frowned shaking her head
She looked away "rather bad timing I'm afraid he and many other archivists are off collecting oddities we're stretched a bit thin" Kavaraa was disappointed she couldn't meet what she guessed was her only living family, she would just have to be patient she'd never been good at that.
Kavaraa had an idea "well if you know a lot about filling then could you show us around?" Shassa considered it for a second but looked at the box of holocrons
She shook her head "um I can't right now I'm afraid these are some important artefacts I should've filed ages ago, I'll catch up with you soon but I'll leave you in the hands of Initiate Akaana, she can show you around she's a good kid" she rushed off as she began talking in her comm
Theron frowned "so do we just wait here?" Kavaraa was equally confused and looked around for Akaana but as she did she saw a holocron on the ground, Shassa must've missed it she should give it back to her later. As she picked it up she cocked her head, it seemed weirdly familiar but she couldn't place where she sensed both light and dark energy from it she expected many artefacts here displayed dark energy though.
Kavaraa shook her head "I uh dunno it seems they're pretty understaffed at the moment, maybe we should stick around until the archivists come back" Theron raised his eyebrow at her, she looked away knowing he was right they kinda needed to go back soon. "Well maybe only a week or so" Theron conceded
Theron nodded "I can live with that scene as there is something off about Vallereth" Kavaraa felt like she was really straining their agreement to take a break, was she being selfish? Well there was a genuine reason to be here right?
Suddenly she noticed a younger Tholothian standing next to her "you wanna tour then" she folded her arms seeming a little grumpy, she had very pale blue skin and her tendrils were a light red, she was dressed in dark blue robes that seemed to indicate initiate
Kavaraa nodded "yes we're new to this place so if you could show us around that would be fantastic" Akaana seemed generally uninterested gesturing them forward to a staircase leading them around the archives
Akaana spoke as she went giving a basic description "first floor is history datacrons, second is jedi teachings, third is dangerous or considered corrupted teachings along with sith teachings, these are equally off limits to viewing unless you're a trusted archivist" as they climbed the staircase Kavaraa could sense the dark energy getting more potent "floor four is sith artefacts that are considered simple like something that gives powers or creates chaos, floor five is sith artefacts that contain dark spirits or powerful entities and floor six is off limits to me so you can imagine what it could entail" Kavaraa was baffled every floor was full of all the secrets of the jedi and the sith she bet if she went looking she'd find her old Noetikons maybe even her own teachings
Kormel spoke up excitedly "wow this is all so exciting you're so lucky to be able to watch over these things" Akaana frowned giving his comment very little reaction as she led them back down
She raised her eyebrow "oh yeah looking after a bunch of dusty old holocrons and not being able to access any of them is just amazing" she said sarcastically clearly not as enthused as Kormel and Kavaraa
Kormel frowned "you mean you don't get to even investigate the jedi teachings?" Akaana shook her head confused by the question
Akaana shrugged "why would we they're not exactly unique, our real job is containment of the upper levels" Kavaraa had to admit she was a little disappointed she'd wanted to see if any secrets would help with the cycle of war
Theron spoke up "I thought those guarding needed to have a strong will you seem kinda fed up" Theron was right this was one moody teenager
Akaana laughed "exactly do I look like I'm at all interested in these secrets" she looked away and sighed "I uh don't want you to get the wrong idea though I do think what we're doing is important and I am committed sometimes it's just also…" she trailed off as they entered the main chamber again
Kormel finished her sentence "dull?" Akaana nodded "well is there at least a list we can view it on" Akaana folded her arms thinking about it
She frowned "yes but it's very outdated, if you wanna help with that ask Coda when he's back, he's in charge around here" she paused for a second "and a lot less pushy than Shassa" she smirked a little as Kormel nodded, Kavaraa frowned what was going on here? She looked to Theron who had a smarmy grin on his face.
He took her hand and led her away "let's go find Shassa we need to ask about the dark presence, let Akaana get Kormel initiated" Kavaraa looked back towards them Kormel waved before she was led away
Kavaraa looked between them "buh, what was... um won't Kormel want to come with us" Theron shook his head leading her away
Theron chuckled "don't worry about it we'll tell him later, he's been with us for ages I'm sure it'll nice to talk to someone his age" Kavaraa frowned more confused, he leaned in and gave her a peck on the cheek "come on Basen'thor before you short circuit"
Shassa was coming back down the stairs when they bumped into her, Theron spoke up "um Shassa when we arrived Kavaraa sensed a lot of dark energy coming from the planet do you know why that could be" Shassa's eyes widened as she begun to think
She nodded "well yes that can be one of many things, there is a dark presence from this place with all the dark secrets we keep hidden, but I imagine you could sense the planet's energy. Long before we came here a civilization lived on that planet but it seems they wiped each other out with a massive burst of force energy, there is some form of green mist on the planet I think it was part of it, I do apologize my history is limited all we really know is a dark civilisation collapsed on itself" that would explain why it seemed so strange but what about that was familiar?
Kavaraa shook her head "don't worry it's ok, so was this a sith civilization or jedi?" Shassa shook her head
She rubbed her chin "no no I don't believe so this was a different use of the force, I'm not quite sure what, we haven't been able to go down there for a long time due to the conditions but I believe that may have changed" Kavaraa frowned not sith or jedi that usually in her experience was worse because it wasn't as easy to anticipate
Theron frowned "what do you mean it may have changed? it looked pretty wasteland like to me"
Shassa looked away awkwardly before continuing
She fidgeted awkwardly "well I was hoping to have built up a little more of a repor with you before asking this but recently I noticed a vessel head to the planet and land, I still sense the presence but with most the archivists gone no one here was really fit to investigate until you showed up" Kavaraa's eyes widened maybe that's what she sensed they had to check it out
Kavaraa nodded quickly "of course we can we have EVA suits just in case so we're perfect and well equipped" Shassa looked very pleased but she saw Theron looked a little less pleased
He nodded "yeah sure we can look into it" there was a clear terseness in his tone but he did definitely want to help
Shassa shook both their hands "oh thank you I've been ever so worried what with all the secrets we have here you too are my heroes" Kavaraa smiled happy to help someone "I'm sorry but again I am busy doing some pretty important filing so I will see you soon." She dashed off before Kavaraa remembered she needed to give the holocron back, that woman needed to slow down or she was gonna make a mistake.
Kavaraa turned to Theron who looked less than pleased "I'm sorry I know you wanted to go back soon" Theron shook his head smiling
He sighed "don't worry it's fine there's a problem for us to solve, it's our duty to help out I'm just annoyed at whoevers down there for extending our trip" Kavaraa chuckled at him always the hero
Kavaraa smiled "well we'll sure get revenge on them for that soon won't we?" Theron chuckled nodding, whoever was down there seemed dangerous but Kavaraa was sure they had to protect this place since they'd taken so long to get here...