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The hour was late when Zylah returned to her ship. A long day, a weary day, filled with travel and little else. Her craft was docked with an orbital station and she'd returned with armfuls of fresh provisions. Not stolen, bought and paid for in New Republic Credits, theft wasn't worth the energy here. Too many cameras and too little reward for too much work. As she finished stowing away her groceries the woman headed back to her gunship's narrow cockpit, taking a seat as she let out a sigh.
There was a red light beeping on her control panel, it had immediately caught her eye. A transmission, she usually knew from who. Leaning forward and pressing the button, the woman was greeted by the holographic image of a shadowy figure draped in a dark cloak. One of her masters, she snapped to soldierly like attention as she listened. A raspy voice spoke, filled with in an unspoken malice and great power in the Dark Side of the Force. "Zylah Nightblade..." Her master said between hoarse breaths. "I entrust you have handled your last... diversion by now. By the time you reach see this message your next target will already be in motion, so we expect all many of haste in your pursuit. One of your fellow Legionnaires has brought us word of an ancient Sith relic, dating back to before the birth of the Republic. Uncovered from a ruin on Taris, it now rests in the hands of a collector known as Ral Chii, a Rodian whom we believe still has the artifact in his possession."
Zylah sat on the edge of her seat, one hand rubbing her chin as she mused over the information. "Our operative lost track of Chii in the Obtrexta Sector... and we believe he is headed to the Muunilinst System. As you are already headed there, the task now falls to you. Hunt down this Rodian filth, and recover the artifact. It is an ancient Sith encryption device, used to create indecipherable starmaps to safeguard secret Sith worlds. Though damaged, we believe we have the means to repair it, and bring it into service for the Sith Eternal once more. Now go, and may the Dark Side of the Force be with you." The transmission ended, as her master gave a fiendish cackle.
The assassin stood in silence for a minute, pondering her new mission. Along with the holographic message was relayed a list of known information on this Rodian to her. Everything the previous Legionnaire had gathered, including a physical description, his mannerisms, and most importantly details regarding his ship. "It's not much... but it'll do." Zylah told herself, before closing the transmission and tapping buttons along her control interface. She opened a hailing frequency with station command. "This is ship designation E51-79T-468-NB2 requesting launch clearance." She spoke in a confident tone, already priming her vessel's engines as she felt the craft hum with power.
"Request acknowledged, clearance granted 468-NBT. You have permission to embark, the skies are clear." The traffic controller responded back quickly, guide lights illuminating on the docking platform to signal her launch status. Zylah's ship lifted into the air, before launching itself forward as she left the bustling spaceport behind. Alright punching in coordinates for her hyperdrive, the vessel's engines spooled up before the stars themselves seemed to stretch back into infinity as they raced along her viewing port. She'd be at Muunilinst within the hour, and with any luck so would her prey. Then the real hunt could begin...
@Kaarz Pollux