Part 6:Suited Up

After I accepted the special bounty from my boss, I quickly head to the crafting materials vendor. I need some specific materials to create thermal detonators and land mines. To hunt down such a heavy target, all I need is an explosive powder and rusted metals. These two materials will erupt a painful shock wave to damage the prey's inner organs.

However, I need some enhancement for my dual blaster pistols. I have been using these two WESTAR-34 BLASTER PISTOL ever since I left from the Outer Rim. These blasters are very rare and expensive. You need to have the skills to fully use these two. Because weapons choose their owners. If you chose a high-quality blaster pistol but can not use it effectively on the battlefield, then the weapon does not acknowledge you as it's master. Each weapon has it's own affinity with the user, so it's like a test to try out your new "partner". Every weapon has it's likeness and dislikeness. It is very natural for weapons to be picky about choosing their new partner.

Then how did I get these two blasters you may ask. Well, that's another story to tell you about it. Right now, I need to purchase some items to upgrade my blasters. Hmm...maybe I can sell my old weapons to scrap them to get the items. Yeah that way, it will save a lot of credits in my pocket. With scrapped items, I can use them to create new enhancements for my dual pistols. That will do it. Yes.

And one more thing...I need one heavy firearm to make my prey feel numb. Hmm...let me look at the used-weapons vendor. They sometimes sell the best tools for the bounty hunters to use. I wonder if the old man still has those things.

(Walking towards the used-weapons vendor)

At the used-weapons vendor, the mysterious knocked on the door to get the shop owner's attention. After banging hard on the metal door a few times, the old man opened the eye slot to see who was the annoying person that kept making an unpleasant sound.

"Who is it?! Didn't you see the sign I am taking the day off?!"

"It's me, old man. Open it up." the mysterious hunter replied.

"O-Oh you. Well, come in." The shop owner unlocked the door and let his "favorite customer" to come in.

Inside the used-weapon vendor, you can see many types of blasters, Vibro-swords, Vibro-daggers, and lightsabers being displayed on the wall, above the ceiling, and even behind the owner's counter. These weapons were either stolen or taken away as a trophy. You may want to complain about their reliability on the battlefield since most weapons are used ones. But do not worry about it because the show owner guarantees to all customers that he will repay those things as good as new.

Speaking of the shop owner, his race is Devaronian. A horned humanoid that has red skin. You may be mistaken for the Devaronian as a devil on planet Earth, but these aliens do not worship satanism. They don't possess any religion for their life guidance. Life guidance for them is worthless. Only they care about is to seek opportunities for their own personal greed. So you can say that they are like traveling nomads in the galaxy.

"I didn't expect you to come in this late." the shop owner asked tiredly. He was about to doze off before the mysterious hunter knocked on the door loudly. "I assume you need something urgent for your hunt."

The mysterious hunter nodded."I need a heavy firearm, old man. Something that is very effective on a big target."

"What are you hunting this time?" he crossed his arms as he raised his one eye. "I don't think this planet has a dangerous beast that needs to be hunted down by a heavy firearm."

The mysterious hunter replied to his question by showing his target to the owner. The owner looked at the target curiously as he began to rub his chin. It is his habit when he found things amusingly.

"Hmm..interesting," he said. "Never seen this 'thing' before..." he kept rubbing his chin as he began to think a perfect weapon to give to his ' favorite customer'.

The hunter kept silent. Waiting for the owner to chose the weapon.

"...I think I have one hunter." he decided. "But I don't know...if it matches well with your skill."

"What is it?" the hunter asked.

"Something that makes it very hard for every bounty hunters to use." he went into his office to get this 'specific' weapon for the hunter.

While waiting for him to bring the weapon, the mysterious hunter began to think inside his head.

"Something that makes it very hard for every bounty hunters to use."...? I wonder what could it be...? If it's not any ordinary weapon...how dangerous it is for a common hunter to use it?

He thinks it hard to find the answer. But that didn't allow him to do it as the owner came back with an expensive-looking metal made briefcase. He put it down on the counter table and opened it gently to not damage the weapon that is inside the briefcase. Before he could show it to him, the owner looked ta his helmet with a devilish grin.

"Normally I don't sell this weapon to anyone but after seeing this target...I think this is the only one that can bring to its knees."

The way he said it, made his 'favorite customer' to be very interested in this "weapon."

"May I present..." he slowly turned the opened-briefcase to the hunter as he gave him the most precious opportunity to be the first witness to look at the weapon.

"Canderous Ordo's heavy repeating blaster~."

"?!"

This made the hunter's eyes to be as wide as a saucer. He could not believe seeing such a legendary weapon in front of him. Especially, Canderous Ordo, the Mandalorian who teamed up with Raven to defeat Darth Malak.

Before Canderous met Raven, he was working as a mercenary for a crime lord, Davik Kang on Taris. Taris was once a beautiful planet that consists of many skyscrapers. It could almost touch the boundary between sky and space. Such a highly advanced planet was soon destroyed by Malak's superweapon: the Star Forge. It could produce a thousand navy fleet in a millisecond to destroy a planet. No, the whole galaxy if possible!

But the tyranny act of Darth Malak was stopped by Raven and his allies, including Canderous Ordo.

The mysterious hunter had heard tales of Canderous Ordo's adventure when he was a young boy. His father used to tell him stories about these people. It gave him the inspiration to do greater things like them one day.

He looked at the weapon with great excitement like a small kid buying a new toy for his birthday. However, he did not act like one as he remained his cool to behave well. He looked up at the shop owner, asking him how he got the weapon.

"H-how did you get this weapon?" he asked as his voice trembles a bit.

The shop owner replied with a grin. "I have my ways to get one. It is really hard to obtain such a legendary weapon."

"Are you sure this is Canderos Ordo's heavy repeating blaster? It could be fake."

"FAKE?!" the owner exclaimed. "HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT IT IS FAKE?! DON'T YOU SEE THE ENGRAVED SEAL ON THE BARREL?!"

The hunter looked at the barrel and saw the engraved seal:

"Mando'ad draar digu Resol'nare. Canderous Ordo."

It means "A Mandalorian never forgets the Six Actions." The Six Actions is an important code of honor for the Mandalorians. It guides them to become a True Mandalorian.

"I had my buddy to analyze the writings and he said it an authentic thing. So it can't be fake!" the owner proudly said as he gave the hunter a smug look.

"Hmm...I see." the hunter didn't sound it convincing as he crossed his arms with a doubting look underneath his helmet. "Does it function well after three centuries?"

The shop owner replied. "Why of course it does! I have tested this thing on the target field and..."

He mumbled his word as he scratched the back of his head.

"And...?"

"Well let say I kinda caused some damages on the property so yeah..."

"Then the weapon didn't choose you as Candero's successor."

The hunter's word made the shop owner feel displeased for not handling the weapon properly.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. I didn't want to use this weapon anyway. Too bulky for me to use it. But for you, it is a perfect match." he pointed at the hunter and gave him two thumbs up.

"Hmm...I want to test this thing." the hunter asked.

"Why sure, sure! Go test it down here! Just don't damage the room." He pressed the button to open the door and led him to the shooting range which is underneath the used-weapons vendor.

It is a small shooting range with four targets. All the targets are made of metals. If you take a closer look at those things, you can see bullet marks all over their body. From the head to the torso.

"Also, make sure you don't hurt yourself, hunter. I don't want to see my favorite customer getting any fatal wounds from that thing~" the shop owner smirked as he begins to smoke space tobacco. The reason why he included the word "fatal wounds" it's because Canderous Ordo's weapon is said to be one of the most unstable weapons during the Jedi Civil War. The shop owner was very lucky to survive when he used the weapon.

Then out of nowhere, "Black Skinhead" by Kanye West began to play for this particular scene. It first began with a heart beating intro.

"You need to worry yourself old man," he added some ammo on the repeating blaster rifle. He charged up the weapon. "Because it is going to get messy."

He locked and loaded the weapon as he brought his aim. When that happens, the weapon unleashed a thousand deadly bolts from the muzzle.

POW!POW!POW!POW!POW!POW!

He kept firing at the target non-stop. This gave him the adrenaline that he hasn't experienced before in his life. It matches well with the song when Kanye sang the first part.

For my theme song, my leather black jeans on

My by any means on, pardon I'm getting my scream on

Enter the kingdom but watch who you bring home

They see a black man with a white woman at the top floor they gone come to kill King Kong

After shooting the first target, he then goes aimed at the second target. He reloaded the weapon and shot it endlessly.

Middle America packed in, came to see me in my black skin

Number one question they asking, f* every question you asking

If I don't get ran out by Catholics, here come some conservative Baptists

Claiming I'm overreacting like them black kids in Chiraq b*

Once that finished, he maximized the heavy repeating blaster's bolt. It made a terrifying sound when it charged up the lethality of each firing bolts. This made the shop owner be wary at the hunter's action.

"Oh no." he soon ducked down for cover as he held his head tightly. When he did that, the unleashed the hunter released powerful firing bolts at the two targets.

BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!

The firing bolts hit every corner of the firing range, making the shop owner to not move the body from his hiding place. He could almost feel the blaster shots going near his body. Hearing blasters' sound very near to him is like a war happening around him. Except for the explosions. It continued for a few minutes.

And when it finally stopped, he took a quick peek at the firing range. To his horror, he could see the last two targets being half-destroyed by the weapon. The heads are being blown away into pieces and what left of it was the lower part of the torso. He was stunned by the firing power of Canderous Ordo's weapon when being used properly.

He was surprised that the hunter handled it well without destroying the whole fire range. And on top of it, he didn't receive any fatal wounds from shooting it. That means the weapon chose him to be Canderous's successor.

"Wow...my oh my..." the shop owner was speechless as he left his mouth wide open.

The hunter really liked the weapon as he nodded his head. "This is amazing...! I can fire this non-stop! No need to worry about overheating, it can penetrate 6 layers of thick wall, can maximize the blaster bolt to be deadly, and...it is very portable."

He slowly admired by the weapon by looking at it from every different perspective. He looked at the shop owner and asked for the price. "How much is it?"

The shop owner slowly stood up from his hiding spot and told him the unexpected answer. "It's for free."

"Free?" the hunter asked. "It can't be free. I mean this is Canderous Ordo's weapon. It must cost more than a...a million republic credits."

"Yeah, I know. But, after seeing you handling the weapon with ease...I say it's pretty enough for me to convince that you have 'owned'." The shop owner smiled at the hunter as he took a quick inhale from his space tobacco.

"I appreciate that old man." the hunter thanked him and left the shop. When he left the place, the shop owner quietly said to himself.

"Just don't be like your father, kid. You deserve a better life than his."