Legends of Darkover | By : SWOTBWOT Category: Star Wars (All) > Crossovers Views: 3427 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 21
-oOo- -What does your tower know of this presence?- Qui-gon asked Catriona. He had paused at the entrance of the temple and was scouting it with the Force. -Very little. We suspect it to be the leftover consciousness of a man who died. A matrix can still hold the emotions and thoughts of its owner after death, and the stronger the telepath, the more likely the stone will contain this echo. It might be Sicul Alton, but we do not know for certain. Alton is nonetheless a strong possibility.- -What is the best way of dealing with him if he's still here?- -Destroy his matrix. His presence will be strongest at its location.- Qui-gon stepped cautiously down the stairs, halting when he found the destruction of the veil. The stones were still smoking. The mystery of the ruins might have baffled another Jedi, but as Tyranus' former apprentice, Qui-gon recognized the signs of his old master's temper. He stepped over the rubble and entered the corridor. It was like he was walking into a stiff wind. He let himself drop into Force trance. -A little trick I've learned,- he sent to Catriona. He formed a knifelike point of Force energy ahead of him, and wrapped a wedge of the Force around himself. He moved easily now, the dark presence losing its grip and sliding off the Force wedge like fingers clawing at glass. -It's trying to force its way into our minds,- Catriona replied. -We will shield you.- Instantly, Qui-gon felt all sense of the presence fade. However, this left him Force-blind to the location of its matrix. -I will have to be your guide from here,- said Catriona. Qui-gon's lightsaber was his lamp, parting the darkness until its beam was swallowed by the immensity of a chamber. A burst of Force made the mosaics jump out at him. The room had been trashed. Small flames were burning, and several shattered chests were lying nearby. Then he overheard a voice speaking inside Catriona's mind and eavesdropped intently. -So you've entered my lair, witch of Hali?- -Name yourself, phantom,- Catriona retorted. -I am no phantom, but a living—man.- The Voice hesitated at the word 'man,' as if not quite certain. Catriona snorted. -You are a trace of consciousness left inside a matrix. You are no longer alive.- The Voice laughed. -How little do those of Hali know. I never died. Those that become the disciples of Zandru do not die.- In another room Inculcare heard the Voice's words at what seemed to be a very great distance. He suspected Catriona was right, but stayed silent. -Your kind have always kept away, before. Do you know why, girl? Did not the crones of your tower pass on their fears to you? The legends of me? The stories? They never dared step inside my temple. But unlike them, you have foolishly passed the threshold. You have made yourself my servant, and my slave.- -Nonsense!- -Shall I prove it to you?- the Voice whispered. A trickle of disquiet crossed the link from Catriona into Qui-gon. -Retreat and leave this threat to me,- the Jedi said to her. -I can't! You're injured, and you know less than I do!- From the other end, Inculcare interrupted the Voice. -Can you kill her?- -Of course.- The Voice laughed, a crazy sound of throbbing violence. -Can you capture her?- The Voice halted. -Why?- -She would be a welcome tool in my hand.- -A welcome tool in your bed, you mean. I can read your desire. Such things do not matter to me, though I once-- The Voice fell silent, though Inculcare sensed heightened attention directed towards an ancient memory. An image of a woman came, stripped naked and weeping. -My Cassilda, won from Hastur.- Though incorporeal, the Voice recalled an echo of almost forgotten bodily sensation, the thrill of using another for mindless pleasure, of total control-- -Yes,- said the Voice. -Her rape was the capstone of my triumph.- Inculcare sent a silent question into the darkness. -Yes. Step into me. This is how we shall inaugurate it, we two. My mind, and your body. This is one of the ancient rituals of my servants, the melding of two beings sealed over the sacrifice of another. We can join our powers while destroying hers.-While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
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