Matthew, Duncan, Khem, and Vette left Skotia's chambers with Duncan and Matthew having victorious smugs on their faces. Duncan and Matthew knew they had to return to their Master Zash, whose only Alibi was being at a party so she would not be connected to Skotia's death.
"Anyone else think his death is going to cause some problems...?" Vette was nervous knowing the Sith long enough in their power strifes if a dominant chain of command isn't set for the order.
"There will be a Power vacuum true... but Zash will fill that role." Matthew stated to Vette leaving her to ponder on how that would work.
R*E*V*E*N*G*E*! I W*I*L*L* B*E* W*H*O*L*E*!
Duncan began to laugh remembering how he beat Skotia with his own hands. "I swear to the force I was this close of yell to Skotia 'Why are you hitting yourself!' So close..." Duncan announced to the group, which was followed by Vette, Duncan, and Matthew laughing out seeing that would've been funny. To everyone's surprise Khem let out a quiet laugh.
"Beating an opponent with his own hands... maybe Tulak Hord would've found that amusing..." Khem Val wondered seeing that did bring some joy seeing one of his Masters beating his foe with his own hands.
Before the could be out of the Sith Temple, the group stopped seeing a female form wearing a Sith black cloak with her hood raised. She leaned right by the doorway gaining the two Sith Brothers attention. "So I hear you're going to become a Lord soon Matthew..."
Matthew immediately knew whose voice belong to, it was Kory's voice from Korriban's Sith Academy, he stopped Harkun from killing her getting in the path of his force lightning absorbing the force's power, shocking even Harkun himself... though Matthew saved Kory from her death, she promised she'd make it up to him.
"Kory?" Matthew asked the hooded female, to confirm her identity.
Kory removed her hood shoving Matthew her red hair, teal eyes, and pale skin with a mark on her right side of her cheek. Kory rushed towards Matthew wrapping her arms around him, the two stopped when Duncan cleared his throat to gain their attention.
"Matthew, a little explanation would be nice... whose the lady?" Duncan asked his brother crossing his arms against his chest.
"Oh right must've slipped my mind... this is Kory from the Sith Academy... I saved her and I guess she managed to... wait how did you get back in to the Sith Academy." Matthew asked Kory putting his brother on hold.
"Funny story... I ran into Zash, I told her about you.. and she said to come to the Dromund Kaas within a day to meet up with you... " Kory replied to her friend / savior from Korriban, leaving Matthew to think on what she said.
Matthew rubbed the back of his neck trying to get this sorted out. "Well not that I'm glad to see you... but why did she send you to meet up with me?" Matthew was now asking the questions, while Vette, Duncan and Khem's eyes to shift between the two trading conversations with each other.
"Well...uhm, Zash said you would... well take me as your apprentice...?" Kory said awkward like causing Matthew's eyes to widen a bit while Duncan shook his head quickly seeing if he heard that right.
"Bantha Shit! You get to have an apprentice just like that?!" Duncan hissed leaving for the speeder in a huff leaving Vette and Khem to follow.
Matthew- An apprentice... and me the... Master...
"Sure alright... I shall complete your training Kory, we shall rule the Galaxy as Master and-*HONK!* " Duncan honked the horn on the speeder cutting Matthew off from finishing his sentence.
"Damn it Duncan, I was giving a promise out!" Matthew yelled out do his brother while he mocked him saying he couldn't hear him over the traffic.
Kory giggled as Matthew slumped his shoulders down in defeat knowing his brother wrecked his Master moment...,"Let's just hash out the details over something to eat... 'Master'"Kory did a courtesy ladylike bow, for her Master. The two made their way to the speeder, speeding off towards their next destination.
Matthew- Did... Did my own apprentice ask me out to a date?!
Damon, Max, Corso, and Mako stepped off on to the docks of Taris, running in to security guards accompanying a Republic Customs officer halting their advance.
Damon- Oh Shit... Mako I hope this works or we're all going to be taking a short flight If the defense cannons shoot us out of the sky...
"I'm Agent Soganti, Republic Customs what brings you to my planet Captain?" The officer asked Damon ahead of the small group. Damon and Max immediately picked off a weird vibe from the customs officer, something wasn't right.
However screwed they might be if this turns out to be a firefight, Damon remained Defiant as ever.
"Last time I checked Taris belonged to the Republic..." Damon stated to the officer, causing Corso and Mako to snicker, this only pissed off the Customs officer seeing as the Captain was trying to get a rise out of him.
"If you been here as long as I have, you learn to have ownership of the planet, keeping petty criminals, spies, smugglers, assassins, and Imperials.. off of Taris." Soganti stated with a smug look, Behind their helmets Damon and Max's eyes widened of shock, did he discover their identities before Mako modified it?
Y*O*U* C*A*N* PASS...
"You can pass..." Soganti said in a trance, causing Max and Damon to look at each other in confusion.
ENJOY YOUR STAY...
"Enjoy...Your stay..." Soganti said still out of it from the Force Domination in his mind, not knowing what just happened Damon, Max, Mako, and Corso sped off to the exit of the docks to the urban ruin wilds of Taris.
"Uh... anyone want to explain what the flying fuck was that?" Damon asked the others who were trying to figure out a explanation for that.
INSOLENT COPY!
"Maybe that shifty customs officer chewed too much spice, I don't know... or maybe one of you are Jedis?" Corso suggested to Max and Damon, while Damon and Max had a sudden chill from within them.
JEDI?! I AM NO JEDI!
A tremor around them shook what looked like the entire area, spooking the living Hell out of anyone on the outside, Mako fell right into Max's arms while Corso and Damon fell on their asses.
"The Hell is wrong with this planet! I think the Sith scarred it permanently if this happens on a daily basis..." Max stated while Mako was expecting another tremor.
Duncan, Matthew, Kory, Vette, and Khem Val moved up the stairs of the ancient Sith Temple of Dromund Kaas. The enemies that they were running in to were either Sith or Imperials that have lost their minds from Dead Sith Lord Possession and Madness. Matthew and Duncan were sent to investigate the resting place of Lord Kallig, there has been disturbances there and Zash had a vision of them confronting a ghost of a dead Sith Lord.
As they continued to the resting place of the Sith Lord, Matthew, Duncan, Kory, felt cold immediately, something was eating away at them, the force... it was out of balance. The group was hit with a force push up against the wall, throwing everyone off guard seeing as they were fighting a force user, Matthew, Duncan tried to draw their lightsabers but unfortunately none of them could draw their weapons, as they were suspended in the air the force constricting their necks, choking and heaving for air. The man in Lord Kallig's armor stepped out of the shadows holding his hand up holding his victims in mid air. Matthew's eyes glowed red as he let out a force wave dropping everyone to the ground.
Lightning ignited at the tips of the attackers fingers throwing lightning around the room Matthew ignited his lightning parrying the attacks, Red Lightning vs Purple lightning, the sight of the collision with Matthew slowly winning.
"Wait Matthew? Duncan?!" Their father called out dropping his guard immediately, leaving Matthew and Duncan's eyes to widen hearing their father's voice. "Dad?!" Both Duncan and Matthew said almost simultaneously. Duncan and Matthew moved to greet their Father, with Vette completely dumbfounded of what just happened.
"Wait... What?!" Vette shouted seeing as they could've been killed by him no less than a few moments ago.
Kallig removed his mask seeing his sons faces, both Father and sons looked happy to see each other, while Vette was still trying to figure out what that was all about, Kory completely neutral and Khem glaring at Kallig knowing fully of who that was.
FATHER!
The entire temple shook violently Kallig stopped knowing the tremor of the force was getting worse... though that one just now was an abnormally strong one from the last few. Kallig was not the only one to feel the tremor in the force... Matthew, Duncan, Kory, and Khem felt the disturbance. It was like the force was literally ripping itself to shreds.
"What the Hell was that...?" Duncan asked seeing the Tremor subsiding in the temple.
"What I've been trying to figure out my son, the tremor of the force began to increase with each passing year since your birth." The father answered while his back was turned reading all the information he's acquired through the past years.
"Dad is that why you left Ziost? Matthew was taken by slavers! Our entire family was broken and you were missing!" Duncan fired up the force around him shaking the room.
Kallig knew what transpired, but if the very being of the force was to collapse it would not destroy his family while he still had a say in it. "I was with you all believe it or not the whole time, yes physically I wasn't with you but through the force I guided you all on your current path, even your run in on Nar Shadda my son fighting the local gangs, or you Duncan how I guided you as continuously searched for Matthew, I had a part in where you got to all along... and it's not like I wanted to leave you all alone."
"I left Mom, Damon, and Max... to search for you and Matthew... I wanted to make our family whole again." Duncan confessed while Vette placed her right hand on his left shoulder, giving him a gentle squeeze. Vette knew where Duncan was coming from her family was ripped from her life during her childhood.
"My son, we'll all be together soon enough but you and Matthew must go find your brothers, it'll take the four of you to complete your quest... the Galaxy is under threat and soon could face it's complete annihilation... I foresaw that we'd stand together to face this threat, but I have yet to discover it's true location. Therefore you must gather allies and come to me when I call, The Galaxy is in your hands my sons..."
Duncan and Matthew didn't know what to say, but their father was sending them on a mission rather than spending time with them like he use to or asking how they've been.
"Don't you even want to see Mom?" Duncan asked his father if even cared about their mother anymore.
"Of course I do! …. Duncan if we don't continue the path we're on our entire world as we know it will cease to be, All of our lives are in jeopardy especially your mother's life." Imminent destruction of the Galaxy was on the mind of Kallig and he needed his sons help.
Kallig began explaining what they needed to do and that was find their brothers, which was easier said than done. Everyone left except for Duncan and Vette who didn't want to leave without Duncan.
"Son is there something else you want to tell me"? Kallig asked his son seeing he had something on his mind.
"... Dad I.. this is Vette."
Kallig immediately knew where this conversation was going, Duncan was trying to seek his blessing for the two of them to move forward when they're ready.
"You have my blessing son, now go find your brothers."
Duncan's spirits lifted, knowing it would be awkward if went against his feelings for Vette, he just nodded quickly leaving the room along with Vette.
Blaster fire scorched the hallways of an underground bunker on Taris bodies littered the floor. Max and Damon ran in a criss cross formation firing their blasters at the Mercenaries guarding the Tarisian Vault. Mako and Corso provided support, Corso provided Blaster cover while Make continuously healed Max and Damon in their full frontal assault. Damon and Max tackled the last two Mercenaries beating them to a pulp.
"Okay now lets pry open this vault and see what's inside..." Damon stated getting his slicer tool kit ready.
The four approach the door leaving Damon to begin his slicing on the security system of the age old software. A hologram shot up stopping Damon from his work, while catching everyone's eyes in the vault.
"Hello Captain..." Skavak said over the holo, causing Damon to shoot up looking at the holo with hatred, matching Skavak's expression.
"You!" Max and Damon yelled at Skavak.
"Surprised? I'll have to admit I wasn't expecting your brother on being there, and that was cold leaving me on Coruscant like that, luckily for my I had friends who knew a Senator... and hate to tell you I put Rogun the Butcher on your tail!"
"Fuck you and Him! Once Max and I fry Rogun we're coming after you!" Damon spat blasting the holo.
"Nice threat, do you mind telling me how we're going to back that up against a Crime lord such as Rogun the Butcher Damon?" Max asked his brother who was busy slicing the door.
"Simple knock down his front door and shoot him with my scattergun done and done." Damon stated as he was nearing the end of his hack.
"Damon it's not that simp-" "Finished!" Damon cut off his brother, as the Vault doors swung open revealing the items that Risha listed to retrieve.
VENGEANCE... I SUFFER IN THESE PRISONS OF MY PATHETIC COPIES... FATHER I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE... I MUST HAVE MY REVENGE! BUT HOW CAN I... I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY BODY ANYMORE!
Wrath...
WHO'S THERE?!
Calm yourself Wrath... I am your Emperor...
MY … EMPEROR?...
Would you like to not only be whole, but have revenge on your copies and your Father?
YES... WHAT MUST I DO?...MASTER...
In the docking bay Matthew, Duncan, Vette, Khem, and Kory were sent to they stood in awe seeing the ship they were given, Vette leaned her body against the bay's control panel getting a closer look.
"Oh... Yeah... We're riding in style."
"Fuck Yeah we are..." Duncan agreed putting an arm around Vette pulling her with him down the ramp as they headed near the ship. Vette and Kory got a head start getting in to the ship, leaving Matthew, Khem, and Duncan to follow shortly.
Duncan froze hearing Vette call out his name. "Duncan We got our own serving Droid!" Vette said with a gleeful tone knowing that this ship had perks.
"It'd be a pleasure to serve you're my masters, nice... kind masters hopefully?"
Duncan smiled hearing Vette was happy here, Kory was looking for the quarters, while Khem just sat by the Holo Communicator. As Duncan, Matthew, Khem, Vette, and Kory got a look around the ship. They all met by the Holo Communicator trying to decide where in the Galaxy would their brothers be, should they wait for Duncan and Matthew to receive a message from their Father directing them to whatever planet they may be on.
Duncan suggested retreat to Ziost and see if their mother still has Damon's and Max's communicators. Before Matthew could agree to that suggestion, both Duncan and Matthew got hit with a massive headache as something was forcing in to their thoughts through the force.
NAR SHADDA... GO TO NAR SHADDA DOCKING BAY #19303
The first step to your revenge my Wrath is get them together, where your mind will begin to assess your power, then we shall guide them to gather all my enemies to have them gather in one place where our vision can be finalized.
FREE ME FROM THIS PRISON AND I PLEDGE MY UNDYING LOYALTY TO YOU, UNLEASH ME AND I WILL BECOME YOUR WRATH!
Very good, don't fret Wrath your nightmare shall soon end... I have plans for you and your future.
Damon, Max, Corso, and Mako began moving the cargo off the ramp leading into their ship. "Boy Captain, there was enough treasure in that last vault to buy another ship, and there are supposed to be more like these?"
"More than that, we're going to be leaving with a planet full of Credits! Hell I might settle down and start my own Criminal Syndicate or something, I don't know..." Damon replied stacking the fourth crate down on the hover platform getting ready for his delivery.
"I know what I'm going to do with my share—WHOA SHIT!" Corso dropped the crate on Damon's foot causing him to fall on his ass, after he jumped up in down from the weight slamming down on his toes. "OW FUCK!"
In the same docking bay Were Three Sith with two of them masked and hooded then there were two others with them, a red Twilek and a unknown bulking Alien. Max unholstered his hand guns, along with Mako, while Corso equipped his blaster rifle. The igniting of the three red lightsabers and the hum emitting from it caused Mako to shiver.
Damon quickly got on his feet, telling the others not to start something.
"Guys I got this..." Damon said to the others. "Greetings what can we do for you Sith Lords?" Damon said while placing his hands behind his back activating a thermo det charger pack as he slowly approached them. Two out of the three Sith deactivated their Lightsabers immediately.
"Wait Damon...?!" Duncan said through his helmet under his hood, Damon immediately deactivated the charger pack followed by Kory deactivating her lightsaber. "Wait Damon?!" Matthew said seeing Damon remove his helmet from his head, Damon immediately recognized Matthew's condescending tone anywhere."By the Fucking Stars, Force, Fuck whatever! Max It's Duncan and Matthew! "
"What?!" Max said moving past Corso to get a better look holstering his pistols. The Four of them meeting face to face, Damon wrapped his arm around Matthew giving him a noogie, while Duncan and Max initiated a bro hug.
"You finally found Matthew... Good on you Duncan... though Mom was still pretty Fucking pissed when you left..." Damon said to his brother, leaving Duncan to laugh then remember his Mother put fear in to the young Sith. "And Matthew, are you okay, I mean the slavers..."
"I killed them all, and got fellow captives on the ship off and out of the reaches of the slavers."
"This is great! NO! It's Fucking Fantastic now that you're here the Shepard Brothers can take on anything now, and get that huge stash of Treasure!" Damon now believed they can steam roll past anyone now since they were united.
Matthew and Duncan looked at each other knowing they had to tell Max and Damon both about the talk they had with Dad. The talk with them in the middle of the docking bay was long, Max crossed his arms hearing about the whereabouts of their father.
"He's been gone from us his family because of this nonsense, FUCK THAT AND HIM! He Fucking abandon us when we needed him the most!"
AT LAST THERE IS SOME COMMON GROUND THAT WE HAVE... I MIGHT NOT KILL YOU.
"Max..."
"Matthew got fucking captured, the slaver attack tore our family apart and he has the absolute fucking gall to tell me the force commands it. I will always hate him for that, Mom was never the Fucking same after Duncan left to find Matthew and Dad was nowhere to be seen!" It was clear Max was furious at his father, blaming him for the failure to prevent Matthew's capture.
"Matthew, I know your angry but right now Dad's the one that guided us on this path, he got us to find each other, and we're dealing the threat of the Galaxy being destroyed."
Corso was still having problems dealing the Captain's origins and now he has Sith Brothers on top of that. Max put his anger aside for a moment to calm his nerves, even if they were right Max's hatred was not going to go away by night.
"But can we get the treasure while we're saving the Galaxy-"
"Hey it's them and looks like some Sith and their followers are here too, I'm not having some lightsaber wielding maniacs to steal my glory for the Great Hunt." Taro Blood said to his companions, Mercenaries began to flood the room. Mako immediately saw Taro Blood she drew her weapon pointed at him.
"TARO!" Mako hissed believing she'd get her vengeance today, Max aimed his renewed hate at Taro with Mako.
"Oh so this is where you two left? Rogun the Butcher signed on with a contract with the Great Hunt and this is too good to be true, I get to kill you both now... So which leaves me to ask our Sith friends how much can I pay you to let us have this kill?" Taro asked, leaving Matthew and Duncan igniting their lightsabers, Vette got in to cover by Damon and Kory and Khem stood by Matthew.
"You can pay us with your head for threatening our family..." Duncan gave his reply.
"Damn it.. Just what we need but oh well it's not like my mercenaries can't take you out with the help from the local gangs here, well what are you waiting for engage!" Taro shouted pointing at Demonic Four along with their companions.
Blasters began to shoot off either plasma clips from their weapons loading in the inferno heated shots, while some loaded in electrical clips. Projectiles began firing off with different blaster sounds from the weapons firing at them Duncan, Matthew, and Kory began deflecting the blaster fire while the other began to fire off their weapons, with the exception of Khem who was moving objects in the hanger as cover for the others taking in blasters that did little to moderate damage against him.
The battle commences! Will our Heroes push onward, will Skavak get what's coming to him?! Will Mako and Max get their revenge?
What plans do Vitiate/Valkorian have for the thought to be split Shepard, who has been trapped in four separate bodies which he has no control over?
These are the questions that will be answer for the exciting continuation of SWTOR Chronicles of Demon Shepards!
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