Ask Echoes of the Past

[Senin Ravelo]

It was early in the morning of a weekend in the city of Lay Pa-Sidian, capital of G'wenee. It had rained a few hours before, but the sky was still covered with gray clouds, indicating that it could rain more soon. On a rainy morning like that Senin would stay at his home, preferably still sleeping. However, today he was going to work as the baby-sitter of a Sith Lord. All because of an old painting!

Last month, some archaeologists discovered an ancient Arandu temple in the middle of the jungle. There they found a fresco that was transported to the Museum of Lay Pa-Sidian to be studied and analyzed. Everything would be normal if the discovery of said fresco didn't attract the attention of Darth Raze himself. The member of the Sith Council contacted the authorities of G'wenee announcing that he would come to see it. As expected of a bunch of cowards, no member of the government wanted to meet the Sith Lord.

With the Ravelo being Sith sympathizers and their heir being an Acolyte, the government persuaded them to send Senin as a welcome committee. He would meet Raze when he arrived and then would guide him to the Museum. They also asked him to do anything that the Sith Lord wanted, in an attempt to stop what they named as "negative collateral damage" of his visit. In exchange for this help, the government was going to give Maxim Ravelo a better political position and other benefits.

Due to that, the Acolyte is now waiting for Darth Raze, alone in a private spaceport. As specified by the Sith Lord, he wanted his visit to be discreet. So the G'weneen government closed the entire spaceport, preparing it only for the Lord’s arrival. Seated in a chair in the main hall, Senin was dying of boredom. He already used his Datapad to see if there was anything interesting in the Holonet. He had read most of the day's news and even the Tabloids. He laughed when he saw one saying that the Chancellor of the New Republic was sending his lovers to recruit new members to his harem. These people invent anything to make money! But still, it was fun to read and a small distraction of his boredom.

At least the workers allowed the Acolyte to smoke here, probably due to their fear of the young man doing something bad if they upset him. What he would probably do. Normally the young man doesn't smoke, only doing that when he was angry. Like how he was at the moment. Even with him being this way, Senin still managed to dress properly. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a black t-shirt. His shoes were black leather boots and his pants were skinny dark blue jeans. As always, the Acolyte had black eyeliner around his eyes and his hair was dyed light brown.

While he waited for Raze's arrival, the Acolyte wondered what was in this fresco that could catch the interest of a Sith Lord. He smoked more of his cigarette. Would it be something related to the Sith Order or was Raze some type of maniac for old things? Whatever it was, Senin only hoped that the man would arrive soon, so he could have the rest of the weekend free.

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

He had never been to this planet before, but it certainly featured on Holonet for its extravagant festivals and parties. He didn’t wear his trademark armor for the visit as that was intimidatingly recognized across the galaxy. Instead, he opted for a mask and black attire. He wore black pants and boots as well, still appearing largely unapproachable and menacing. Emryc was interested in this particular piece of art because it was reputed to have the coordinates of a temple location wedged somewhere behind the frame. It was a story lost to time and one very few knew.

This meant that the entire visit to the museum was to scope out the painting and the security around it. In truth, Emryc wanted to steal the damn thing for himself or at least break the frame open to see if the stories were true. The painting itself was thought to have clues about the hidden temple, but one had to be well versed in the lore around it to put the pieces together.

While he had hoped to be alone for this endeavor, the locals insisted he be given a formal tour guide of sorts. The half Sephi made his way over to the spaceport, catching the local man as he finished up his cigarra. The sight of it made Emryc crave one as well, but he withheld for now. The Sith Lord towered far above the other man, helmeted face tilted down to regard him.

“Lead the way,” The modulated voice spoke curtly. He looked away, an icy chill in his demeanor always present. It was often the case when he was playing his role as a Sith Lord.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

Senin was enjoying his cigarette when Darth Raze arrived. The vision of the Sith Lord nearly made the Acolyte swallow the smoke. The Darth was dreadful, dressed totally in black with an intimidating, but cool helmet. Seeing it, the young man started to think that perhaps he should start to use one with his armor, rather than his Harlequin mask.

But the most impressive thing about Lord Raze was his size. He was huge! The guy probably was larger than any person that Senin met before. His modulated voice was scary too. The Acolyte wasn't someone who was easily afraid, but he needed to agree that Sith Lord's presence was intimidating. He made Senin feel like a twig.

At least the Darth seemed to be the type of person that went straight to the point. The G'weneen was grateful for that, it means that things would end fast and he would have the rest of the weekend only for himself.

He took a last drag of his cigarette before throwing it in a nearby trash can. Then he bowed in respect "I'm Acolyte Senin Ravelo. I'll be your guide, meu senhor." not waiting for an answer, the young man soon walked in the direction of the spaceport's exit. Usually Senin would have tried to impress the Sith Lord, but all his good mood ended when he had to wake up before sunrise in a rainy day to wait for Raze. The only thing that comforted him was that Maxim had promised that if all went well, he would pay for the Acolyte a two week trip to Zeltros. The young man couldn't wait to spend fourteen days in a non-stop party, surrounded by hot men and women.

Outside the spaceport, a speeder was waiting to take them to the Museum. As soon as the chauffeur saw Raze, the man's face became pale and Senin thought that he would wet himself. He would remain staring at the Sith Lord for some time, making the Acolyte annoyed "Você vai abrir as portas ou prefere ficar encarando Lorde Raze até se molhar de medo?" the young man said in Sil-Cale, making the chauffeur recover from his shock and turn red with embarrassment. He can understand that the driver is scared, but they have a schedule and staring would probably make the Sith Lord furious. "Sorry for this inconvenience, meu senhor." Senin said to the man with the helmet before entering the speeder.

While he waited for the Sith Lord to enter the vehicle, Senin started to think about how his face could be. His mind started to imagine Raze as something dreadful, bald and full of scars. A completely deformed face, like a Palpatine 2.0. Perhaps even lacking the nose.

Then he noticed something, the door of the speeder seemed too small for this huge man to pass through. Would Lord Raze be able to enter in the speeder or would they need to go in a bus? Although the Acolyte doubted if the Sith Lord could pass through the door of any public transportation of G'wenee. The man was too tall and wide!

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

Emryc was largely unfazed by the driver of the speeder vacantly staring at him. He was quite used to others staring at him for one reason or another whether he had the mask on or off. Emryc preferred others to think he was hideous under the mask, as it usually kept people out of his way. He ignored the exchange between the two men, standing as a tall statue as the driver turned red and walked around to open the door. The Sith Lord didn’t move a muscle, staring through the visor for a moment.

“You will arrange for a transport that is better suited to me,” The voice spoke icily as Emryc crossed his arms over his chest, “I’m not in the mood to have anyone sit on my lap on the way over,” There was no way for both him and the acolyte to fit in there, and he would rather walk to the place than have to suffer a lowly acolyte getting cozy with him in a small transport.

The Sith Lord said nothing more, standing there calmly. He was perfectly okay waiting around until a suitable speeder was brought over - preferably an open air one that could accommodate his large frame. Being President meant he had gotten spoiled by always having things prepared for him on arrival. So far the planet proved to be disappointing in receiving him.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

After Lord Raze announced that he refused to go in the speeder and ordered a new transport to be arranged, the driver once again became pale. He said that was going to call for another vehicle and ran, Senin could have sworn I saw a stain start to form on the driver's pants. The young man groaned while massaging his nose bridge, it seemed that today was going to be a long day. However, he agreed with the necessity of another speeder. Raze would probably crush him inside it and even if the Sith Lord said that he could sit on his lap, the young man would refuse. The image of the huge man with a deformed face appeared in the G'weneen's mind. Only thinking about sitting in the lap of a Palpatine 2.0 made him want to vomit.

After some time the chauffeur returned, this time wearing pants that were similar to the ones used by the security of the spaceport, his face less pale than before. While avoiding looking at Raze, he said that the new speeder would arrive in twenty minutes.

While they waited for it, Senin went to smoke a little. Without saying anything, the Acolyte walked until he was some meters away from the Sith. Then he pulled a cigarette pack, picked one and lit with his lighter. The G'weneen leaned against the wall and started smoking. He closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself, but his mind always wandered back to the huge figure of Lord Raze. Senin thought that with this size he should be Darth Jumbo. Would he be really ugly like Palpatine? Trying to change the focus of his thoughts, the young man started to think about his future trip to Zeltros. The parties that he would go to and the hot men and women that he would find there. This made him start to smile.

Finally after twenty minutes with Senin daydreaming, the new speeder arrived. This one was open air and Darth Jumbo, which was how Senin started to call Raze in his mind, would fit perfectly. It was also large enough for the Acolyte to sit without fearing being crushed.

As if in a deja vu, the new driver became pale when he saw Raze. Senin rolled his eyes "Vamos logo, cara! Nós temos um horário para cumprir. Se você continuar assim, vai acabar molhando as calças igual ao seu amigo. " The Acolyte said without any pity for the other driver, who was now red with embarrassment. After the door was open, the young man was the first to enter and curled in a corner, hoping that this way Darth Jumbo would not crush him.

When the Sith Lord finally entered, the vehicle would start to move. Being open, everyone on the street would be able to see them. Many would stop to stare at Raze as if he was an aberration. Meanwhile, Senin would have returned to his daydreaming about Zeltros.

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

Emryc was a patient man. This meant that he was largely unbothered by the 20 minute pause as they waited for another speeder. The smell of smoke was intoxicating, and he badly craved a cigarra. However, his self control was far higher than his impulses, and he remained unmoving as he stood there like a sentry. Unlike most, he didn’t usually have a constant buzz of thoughts in his mind and he was very comfortable with silence. He vacantly stared ahead of him, calm and placid both externally and internally.

The Sith Lord stepped forth and entered the speeder when the new one arrived, finding this one to be far more acceptable. He paid no heed again to the driver or the commentary exchange. Once the speeder took off, Emryc pulled out his datapad to review a few things. He ignored any looks he got along the way, his focus on what he was doing. He read a few news articles along the way.

After a bit of idle scrolling, an article cropped up about the ISC President declaring war on the Syndicates. There was a big picture of Emryc giving the address, dressed in his suit and with perfectly styled hair. The Sith Lord looked at the picture for just a moment before he scrolled down to the article itself that had direct quotes.

They arrived a short while later and Emryc put his datapad away. He got out of the speeder before anyone could come open his door. His gaze took in sight of the museum, immediately surveying and studying it. He picked out all exit and entry points he could see, filing the information away in the back of his mind.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

Thankfully their arrival at the Museum happened without any major problems. As soon as the vehicle stopped in front of the building, Lord Raze quickly got out and started to enter it. Senin rolled his eyes discretly, it seems that he was right and the Sith Lord was one of these types obsessed with history. The guy couldn't even wait for the driver to open the doors.

After being adopted by the Ravelo, the Acolyte had visited some museums. However this was not his favorite type of activity, he preferred going to nightclubs or to the mall. One of the museums that he visited was this one, the Museum of Natural History of Lay Pa-Sidian, the largest in the entire planet. It was located in the middle of an urban forest, where people used to go hiking and to do picnics. When he was a street urchin, the young man would visit this forest to pickpocket the tourists.

The building was originally a palace used by the first presidents of G'wenee. It was built using a mixture of human and Arandu architecture, as was common in the years before the planet joined the Republic centuries ago. Of course after so many years, the building suffered some changes and underwent modernization, but the original architecture was preserved.

After he left the car, Senin stopped beside Darth Jumbo. Soon, a middle aged man approached them. Like all people that saw Raze, he was also scared. "L-Lord Raze and A-Acolyte Ravelo, it's a pleasure to meet you b-both. I-I'm O-Oliverio Andrada, the M-Museum curator." the man started to say, he was stuttering due his obvious fear. "I-I'll s-show you the p-paint, m-my L-Lord.” the curator started to guide the two Sith through the corridors of the Museum. The Acolyte noticed that the building was empty, normally on a weekend it would be full. “W-we closed the M-museum in preparation for y-your visit, m-my Lord. T-there w-will be only us there.” Oliveiro said, as if hearing Senin thoughts. The man’s stutter and constant talking was starting to annoy the young man. He started to wonder if Raze would lose his patience and crush the curator. So far he noticed that Darth Jumbo wasn’t the type that likes talking.

After walking for some minutes, they arrived in a room where objects from the Arandu civilization were being exposed. Around them were several ancient relics on display, all protected by glass. “T-This room is f-full of relics associated with the P’ai, the Arandu religious caste. T-There is cerimonial masks and amulets made of Jade that supposedly amplified their healing powers. M-Most of them were discovered in an old Imperial deposit. During the late years of his rule, Emperor Palpatine developed an interest in Arandu mythology and ordered the excavation of several ruins and the artifacts were stored in a deposit. After the Battle of Endor,the Empire left G’wenee and abandoned the objects. We added them to the Museum.” by this point Oliveiro stopped stuttering, the fear was replaced by excitement. Meanwhile, Senin was so bored by the man talking that he picked his Datapad and started to search for good nightclubs in Zeltros that he could visit during his trip. He started to make a list with the more interesting ones.

“The most recent addition to our collection is this glorious painting, Lord Raze.” Oliveiro said, prideful of this particular piece. Senin briefly looked at what the curator was referring to. In a prominent place in the middle of the room was a painting. The Acolyte wasn’t impressed by it, the thing only showed a white bird, a black bat-like creature and an old man. There was also something written above them. Why Darth Jumbo was interested in this?

“It’s the first painting that we found where the Three Gods of the Arandu are together. In the middle is Túa-sunu, the Supreme being, in the form of a long-bearded old man. At his right is his daughter Ajyra-jaci, Goddess of Light, in the form of a giant white uiraquer, a long-tailed bird of prey. At Túa-sunu’s left is his son Vaípe-memby, God of Darkness, in the form of a giant black mbopi, a chiropteran creature. Above them is written in the ancient Arandu language the phrase: ‘The Ones that are the beginning, the middle, and the end’.” the curator continued talking excitedly, while Senin lost his interest and returned to his list of nightclubs. He smiled after finding one very interesting, it had a pool and once a week it had themed parties. He was going to this one for sure.

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

Contrary to what was expected, Emryc actually had a lot of patience when someone had anything useful to say. He didn’t mind accents, stutters or anything else as long as the words were relevant to what he wanted to hear. As a result, he silently listened as the curator spoke. Emryc largely forgot about the acolyte, focusing entirely on the man that was talking.

It was clear that the Sith Lord was very much interested in artifacts and history. He paused to marvel at the details, noting the different tools and trinkets. He stared at the masks for a long moment, his gaze lingering on a particular one. It hummed with energy that he could sense even from here.

“The planet Drall also has artifacts that have been recovered from the Sith and other looters,” Raze explained as he stared at the mask, “I believe the twin of his mask is there, though it is protected by the local government,” He turned to look at the curator, “Do you have anything here from Os Esquecidos?” He asked, pronouncing the local language perfectly. It was something the locals didn’t discuss often. There was a lot of speculation on a special class within the Arandu society. A fourth class. They were thought to be specialized engineers with technology thought to be ahead of their time. It was unclear whether that was the Force or something else, but it was something Emryc suspected to be similar to Dathomirian magick or Sith alchemy. Information on this class was hidden and buried into secrecy. The question would reveal that the Sith Lord had drilled quite deep into the history here. He knew details of forbidden knowledge.

Nevertheless, he followed the men towards his reason for being here - the painting. It was simplistic in nature, but it was thought to have many hidden clues in it. Emryc listened to the description of the painting, studying it quietly. Research suggested that the position of each figure in the painting had a special significance. There were hidden traces and clues that pointed towards a temple thought to be nothing more than a myth. It was thought to have been the site of the forgotten class of the Arandu. And it would further explain the nature of their disappearance and subsequent wiping from the history pages.

“Will this painting be studied and analyzed here, or will it be moved?” Emryc asked, staring at the painting intently.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

Senin stopped abruptly what he was doing when he heard Lord Raze mention the fourth Arandu class. The young man wasn’t much interested in conventional history, but he liked these mysteries and the so-called cryptozoology. The Galaxy is so vast, who could say that its mysteries weren't true? Isn't he capable to use the Force, one of its greatest mysteries? He followed a G'weneen show on the Holonet called "Mistérios Revelados", where several legends of his homeworld would be discussed. The program always considered that these myths have some degree of truth. His favourite episodes were the one about Os Esquecidos and about the Isnashi, a carnivorous hairy humanoid cyclops said to have a gaping mouth on its abdomen that lives in the rainforests near Bel-Parah.

After watching these episodes, he made a small and superficial search about these two myths. There wasn’t much about Os Esquecidos, but he found out that there are documented sightings of the Isnashi among the writings of the Arandu. They already mentioned this giant creature centuries before the arrival of the Humbariner settlers.

"Unfortunately, we have nothing. Only some brief mentions of them in folkloric texts." Oliverio said. The Acolyte wasn't surprised, the scientific community believed that Os Esquecidos never existed, being mere myths.

“There is a painting, 'A Batalha'.” Senin said, tapping in his Datapad to show this particular work of art. After finding it, he showed it to Raze. “It shows two armies marching against each other. One is painted in white robes and they have a banner with the white uiraquer in it, while the other is using black robes and has a banner with the black mbopi. Both sides are holding some strange weapons and what seems to be buildings around them have an architecture that is very different from the normal Arandu.” the Acolyte was repeating what he had found in his little research and what he had seen in the program. "Given how different the Arandu in this painting are compared to how other classes are normally represented, some believe that it can show some sort of civil war that Os Esquecidos suffered.”

He would continue talking, but was interrupted by Oliverio “I’m sorry, Acolyte Ravelo, but nothing you're saying can be scientifically proven. Os Esquecidos are only a myth, a mere legend from the Arandu. This paint is a representation of these myths. Also, this work of art isn’t even here anymore. It was moved to the Museum Emiliano Garcia, in Bel-Parah.” the curator said, he was visibly angry “If we were to believe in all the myths about them, we would need to consider that Os Esquecidos received all their knowledge directly from the Three Gods and this isn’t possible. Acolyte, you seem to be watching this stupid program ‘Mistérios Revelados’. Everything there are lies, they have no historical knowledge. They even consider that the river uiara is some type of sentient creature sensible to the Force. It's absurd! I suggest you to not waste your time with it anymore.”

Senin raised an eyebrow at the curator’s outburst. He had merely commented on the possibility of Os Esquecidos having been real. The Acolyte shrugged and returned to his list of nightclubs “Teve um tempo em que os Sith também eram considerados mitos pela maior parte da Galáxia.” he whispered for himself, believing that no one would hear or understand what he was saying.

“Sorry, Lord Raze. But I don’t tolerate how these sensationalist shows pollute the minds of young people with lies.” After he calmed down, the curator answered Raze’s question “We are going to move the painting to the University of Lay Pa-Sidian. They are going to start a study about the possible relation between the Three Gods and the Dathomirian deities. We were only waiting for your visit, it’ll be moved today.”

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

When the acolyte abruptly spoke, Emryc turned to regard the man as if for the first time. The other Sith had been largely ignored until now since he appeared entirely removed from the situation. However, the Sith Lord was noticeably curious about the painting, stepping over to look at the datapad. This placed the taller man closer to Senin who would then be able to smell the very expensive cologne the Sith Lord wore even while dressed to appear menacing.

“Where is this painting located?” He asked through the modulator before stepping back from the acolyte. The weapons in the painting looked vaguely similar to Force imbued Sith blades he had seen before. He listened to the backstory, his mask then tilting to face the curator. While Emryc had respect for the man, he was growing irritated with him immediately brushing off the topic. He opened his mouth to speak, but the acolyte said the exact words he intended to say. The Sith Lord said nothing, calmly looking at the curator.

After a moment, the Force would coil around the curator to lift him easily and slowly up into the air. The entire space around them suddenly grew very icy to where Senin would be able to see his foggy breath. Emryc slanted his mask to look up at the curator as the man floated in the air, terror on his face. The Force was coiled around him to where he couldn’t speak.

“How do you wish to explain this with your science, curator?” The Sith Lord asked calmly, “Do I appear to be a myth to you?” He let the man panic silently in the air for a few seconds longer before lowering him to the ground. The curator grabbed his throat, looking completely mortified.

Emryc appeared largely unconcerned by this, though he didn’t like the idea of the painting being moved. That changed the variables and meant he needed to scope out the new location before a heist to steal the painting could happen. It also needed to happen before the locals cracked it open and uncovered the secrets.

“Continue the tour, please,” The Sith Lord requested politely as if he didn’t just terrify the curator moments prior.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

When Raze approached him to see the painting in the Datapad, Senin could smell the man’s cologne. It smelled good, as something that the young man could use. So Lord Raze had a good taste for cologne. The Acolyte wondered if he used that to compensate the ugly appearance that was hidden behind the mask.

After the curator interrupted his speech, the Acolyte returned to work in the list of nightclubs. Senin was quietly doing this when suddenly he felt Raze use the Force. He looked astonished at the Sith Lord. The entire place became cold, to the point that the young man could see his own foggy breath. Then Oliverio started to float, his face full of terror and panic. He was trying to scream, but no sound came from his mouth.

In these circumstances, anyone should be intimidated by witnessing the power of a Sith Lord. However, rather than being afraid Senin felt an urge to laugh. He probably should have been respectful and afraid of Lord Raze's display, but the only thing that he could do now was laugh at the face that the curator was making. It was so funny to watch someone that thinks that they knew everything, become terrified when they realize that there were things that they still not understand.

After Raze released Oliverio from his hold, the Acolyte stopped laughing. However, he was still giggling due to the scared face that the curator had. Who would have thought that being the baby-sitter of a Sith Lord would end up giving him some fun.

While shaking with fear and his face very pale, Oliverio led the group into another room. He didn't dare to answer the Sith’s question. The curator considered himself a great academic, but even he had to admit that the Force was still a mystery. "T-This r-room is a n-new a-addition f-for the m-museum. W-Where we h-have more p-pieces t-that are a-associated with t-the A-Arandu m-mythology and G-G'weneen f-folklore." now he was stuttering worse than before.

The room was full of statues and paintings of different creatures. The Acolyte recognized some of these from episodes of Mistérios Revelados and this made him more interested in the tour. However, what he found more impressive was the painting that was the highlight of the exhibition. It showed a large circle being divided into two halves by a vertical line, which had a symbol painted in the middle of it. One half was colored white, while the other was black. In each half there was seven smaller circles with images of creatures inside them.

"The legend of the Sete Guardiões and of the Sete Horrores." Senin said before the curator could explain the meaning of the painting. Mistérios Revelados had an episode about each of these creatures, where the possibility of their existence was discussed. "According to the legend, Ajyra-jaci created the Sete Guardiões to protect the Arandu people when they still were living in small primitive tribes. However, her brother Vaípe-memby became jealous and created the Sete Horrores to torment them. Is said that the Guardiões used to fight against the Horrores to protect the Arandu. Some say that they could have some relation with Os Esquecidos. "

"The Sete Guardiões are: Tucuxi, Jaguarete, M'boiatatá, Wirapu'ru, Kuru'pir, Juraráçu and Tyrytyry-manha. While the Sete Horrores are: Teju Jagua, Mboi Tu'i, Moñai, Jaci Jaterê, Ao Ao, Isnashi and Luison." Senin made a pause, pondering whether he should talk about recent reports of sightings of these creatures. Perhaps Lord Raze would think that he was a fool for having interest in cryptozoology. Since he doesn't care for what the other think, he decided to say anyway. "There are several reports of people claiming to have seen these creatures, some are quite recent. Last year a hiker reported seeing Teju Jagua while he was hiking. He described it like that.” He showed an artistic representation of the creature, it had a large lizard body. The Acolyte had chosen to present this case to the Sith Lord, because this monster was very similar to a Sithspawn. In reality all the Sete Horrores reminded him of Sithspawns.

After he finished talking, Senin looked at the curator. The man was obviously trying to control himself to not make another comment about how these creatures were only myths, his fear of Raze making him remain silent. The Acolyte smirked, then he looked at the image in his Datapad " Talvez eles não sejam simples mitos." he said for himself. Who knows what could be hiding in G'wenee's vast jungles?

@Sreeya

 

[Emryc Thorne]

“Created the Sete Horrores?” Emryc asked sharply, turning his visor to face the acolyte. It was clear this little detail surprised him. Although he had heard of the Sete Horrores before, he hadn’t heard of them being engineered. He had slight suspicions of them appearing as sith spawn, but this tiny detail added more validity to that theory, “Vaipe-memby’s lost tomb..” He trailed off for a moment, now looking fully at Senin, “Is it truly lost or is that a secret this planet is attempting to hide?”

For whatever reason, this made the curator shift very uncomfortably. He looked at his chrono and sighed in relief, “I’m sorry, my lord, it appears your tour time is up,” The Sith Lord slowly turned to look at him. The curator blinked a few times, “The museum is being reopened as we speak and shift guards are coming in,” He added very quickly since Raze looked as if he were going to throw him.

“Very well,” Emryc said after a long moment. He looked back at the acolyte for a moment, clearly finding him to be more useful than he had before. He knew he was going to do two things: 1) Hire a team to steal the painting once it was moved into the university and 2) go explore the jungles to validate what was in the painting and find the connections to ancient Sith practices.

The Sith Lord said nothing else as he was led away from the museum, a million questions burning in his mind, “I will visit the grand libraries next,” He announced as he was walking out. There were several different tomes and ancient texts he wanted to read there. It was clear he would spend some time on this planet for his own personal interests.

@LouJoVi

 

[Senin Ravelo]

Senin was surprised with Raze's apparent interest in what he said. The Acolyte thought that the Sith Lord would consider his talk about the Sete Guardiões and the Sete Horrores as annoying and childish. Was due to his fear of being called crazy that he never mentioned to others his interest in cryptozoology and myths.

He was already prepared to answer the question about Vaípe-memby's tomb when Oliverio said that their tour had come to an end, this made Senin raise an eyebrow. There were more things for them to see in the Museum, the curator was obviously trying to make them go away. The Acolyte wondered if the Sith Lord would use the Force against the man again.

When Raze started to walk away after having announced that he wanted to go to the Grand Library, Senin followed him. The young man still wanted to answer the Sith Lord's question and add some more information about this topic " Lorde Raze, since you mentioned Vaípe-memby's tomb, there is something in the Library that will probably interest you. The Closed Session, where you can only enter with an University sponsored pass. There are several books about the Arandu in this session, many that are considered forbidden for the rest of the Galaxy."

"I know that because sometime ago, a person in the appeared in a forum of the Holonet saying that they had visited this session. Their name was unknown, but they used Mr. Crypt171 as their username. At first, no one believed in them, myself included. But I changed my mind when they posted these two images." Senin searched the gallery of his Datapad until he found it. Then he showed the image on the screen to the Sith Lord. The first one showed the painting of a white-colored temple, with a symbol in the center. The second was of a black-colored temple, with another symbol in it "Mr. Crypt171 said that they took these pictures from a book in the Closed Session that they called as the original version of the Nhamandú, the religious text of the Arandu. They said that these buildings represent the tombs of Vaípe-memby and Ajyra-jaci." he said, the excitement was clear in his voice. "Look at these symbols, they are identical to those used to represent the Light and Dark side of the Force."

"Another thing that Mr. Crypt171 said that he found there were the diaries of Domiter Clamhos, thought to be lost for centuries. I don't know if o senhor heard this story before, but Clamhos was a Jedi Knight that led a Republic sponsored expedition through the Great Jungle, which the Arandu called as A'maazoni. The expedition left Bel-Parah through the Tapajus River. Months after that, only he returned." Senin really loved this particular story, the fate of the rest of the members of the expedition was always a mystery " Sometime after he returned to Coruscant, Clamhos left the Jedi Order and returned to G'wenee. He lived in a small hut outside of the village of M'anaú, which was the place where he was found. Years later he disappeared and was considered dead."

"According to what Mr. Crypt171 allegedly found in his diaries, the expedition was attacked by Isnashi and Clamhos only survived because Kuru'pir appeared, saved him and teached him things." Senin wondered what the mythological creature could have teached to the Jedi "When Mr. Crypt171 said that he was going to post more information about it, they vanished from the forum. Their account and posts were deleted. However, I saved all of it in my own archives."

After he finished talking, Senin noticed that they had arrived outside of the museum, where the driver was waiting to bring the Sith Lord to the Grand Library. "Meu Senhor, sorry for speaking so much. I hope that you will find everything in the Library." then the Acolyte decided to offer some help to Raze. "Regarding the Closed Session, if it's of your interest I think that I can arrange a pass for you. My father knows the dean of the University of Lay Pa-Sidian and he would be happy to help you get it. I think that once inside it you will be able to make them show you these secret books."

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[Emryc Thorne]

Emryc slowed down his pace as they walked, listening to the acolyte. It was clear the man had his full attention as the half Sephi found all of this to be fascinating. He made a mental note to actually tap the Bothan spy network to trace this online user and identify them. He heard everything, but he didn’t ask any questions, simply soaking in all the information until they arrived outside of the museum.

“So you only pretended to be so utterly fascinated by nightclubs instead of the museum earlier?” Emryc asked out of the blue, revealing that he had far more awareness of his surroundings than he let on. Even through the modulator, the Acolyte would be able to tell the Sith Lord was amused. He thought about the offer for a pass before nodding.

“A pass would be appreciated,” Emryc stated flatly. He moved to step into the speeder. However, he turned his head towards the acolyte, eyeing him for a moment.

“Clamhos was not the only survivor,” He said simply. The words were simple and would cut like a knife, lingering in the air even as the speeder engines began to hum to prepare to take him away.

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[Senin Ravelo]

Raze's question made Senin's face become red. So all this time the Sith Lord knew what he was doing! He even sounded amused by it. The Acolyte wondered if the other man saw him choosing the nightclub with semanal nudist parties. "Well, I thought that we were going to hear the curator talk about things that we can find easily in any history books. So I was trying to distract myself. But everything changed when o senhor asked about Os Esquecidos. Suddenly the tour became far more interesting. I don't often meet someone who is interested in this subject."

After Raze accepted the offer for the pass. Senin typed a message for Maxin, who was happy to do a favor for the Sith Lord. His adoptive father quickly contacted the dean of the University and soon the Acolyte received an answer. “Lorde Raze, my father was able to convince the dean to give you a pass. His assistant will be waiting o senhor in front of the Library. He has orders to only give it in your hands.”

Senin was going to say goodbye to Raze when he heard what the other man said. It made him freeze in surprise. There is another survivor of the Republic expedition? Who? He needed to know that. Before he could ask the Sith Lord, the speeder started to move. “Wait! Lorde Raze! Who were they?” the Acolyte screamed, trying to have an answer of the Darth, but the vehicle was already too far away.

While he waited for the Ravelo’s driver to pick him up at the Museum, Senin thought about who could be this other survivor. He hoped to have another opportunity to meet Darth Raze, now he had so many questions and it seemed that only the Sith Lord had the answers. Perhaps the Acolyte could even show him the material that he was able to collect about the Sete Guardiões and the Sete Horrores. A smile appeared on his face, who would say that being the babysitter of a Sith would end being so interesting.

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