Ask Kashyyyk It Only Takes a Push

[Darth Invictus]

Everything has changed. Sol had been killed and Talak had betrayed the Sith, his teacher, his friend. When Ender had escaped from the prison, he had gone underground and dealt with his own emotions and thoughts. But he realized that he wasn't the only one that been a student of Talak's quickly after it happened and his mind went to Lilith. Memories of them exploring the factory surfaced to his head and she remembered that she had been tasked with chasing a Sith to help his previous master and her current one at the time. Did she know what had taken place? Did she have a part in it?

Ender went on the search for her and eventually arrived on Kashyyk after a few days of tracking. He could sense her signature even if it was faint. For what he knew, there were more traitors that were nestled throughout the Sith then he thought. After traversing through the vast and thick jungles of the planet, he eventually found a wooden hut that was built in the branches of the humongous trees that were common to the planet. The signature was nestled in there and he quietly approached the hut and slipped inside it without a sound.

He found Lilith on the porch and overlooking the nearby ocean. She had most likely had heard of what happened in the prison and could explain the remote location. Ender slowly walked into the room behind her, his eyes burning into her as he stepped quietly. When there was a respectable distance between them, he finally stopped, the hilt of his saber attached to his lower back but ready to be pulled out, "Did you know about Talak?" He finally announced his presence and if she turned around, she would find him maskless with his eyes their normal blueish silver.

@Dread

 

[Lilith Vye]

Since Lilith found out about the events in the prison, she'd taken some time to herself. Kashyyyk was the perfect place to 'get lost' in and there was good reason for her to get lost. She had so much to think about, so many emotions she could barely handle and a huge part of was disappointment and anger and a sense of pointlessness and worthlessness. It had all been pointless, hadn't it?

It was lucky enough that she found this hut; she'd spent a lot of time fixing it up and keeping herself busy helped. She even had to hunt and cook her own food and collect and boil rainwater. Sometimes during the hunt she felt somewhat settled, and while she was still struggling with her emotions they were slowly, ever so slowly, becoming less intense.

She was sitting comfortably on her deck, staring at the fire pit and pottage cooking over it when a voice set her into automatic defense mode. The young Sith shot up, summoning her white lightsaber to her hand and thumbing the switch to bring it to life. A snap-hiss filled the air between the two as Lilith realized who it was, and then the question hit her.

"That's a funny way to ask if I know what Talak did," she growled. Lilith knew that he was actually asking if she was a traitor, but if she was being honest with herself she never felt like she belonged to the Eternal part of the Sith. The one and only constant in her three years within the cult had been Talak. Had. A flash of anger and upset hit her but she wasn't sure she could handle that right now so she tried to push it back. "I know what and I don't want to karking think about it."

"That's why I'm out here alone," she added, glaring at Ender. All she wanted to do right now was get back to staring at the fire, but she did not know what Ender planned to do. If he hadn't basically accused her of being a traitor she might've caved and invited him to eat something, but she couldn't let her guard down now.

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender's eyes squinted as he stared at Lilith when she reacted to his question. He sensed the splash of anger inside and he realized she must have been like him and had been blindsided by the news. The question was under disguise and was blatantly asking her if she was a traitor but it didn't seem to be lining up. When he was able to see that, he lifted his hand up with his fingers spread out to show he wasn't armed or at least didn't plan to bring out his lightsaber.

When she told him that she came out here to be alone, Ender was silent for a second before he spoke, "That's why I came to you. We're both alone now. I just had to make sure you weren't with him." Talak had both been their master and he left them without even saying anything, just a rough and forced wake-up call that apparently everything they did was evil and they had to change everything.

"He abandoned us, I can sense your anger too." With Talak gone, he needed to make new allies and he was in the same boat as her. Ender slowly approached the balcony, his eyes still on her in case she reacted bad but his hands stayed away from his lightsaber. When he approached the railing, he placed both hands on it as he looked over to her, "He used both of us for his own gain until it no longer suited him. We both were pawns in his game." Ender had more individualistic when he joined the Legionnaires and went on his own path but still remained close to his master. He knew Lilith on the hand was much more hands-on with him and that she was supposed to be his budding new apprentice. "Both of us deserve better than that."

 

[Lilith Vye]

When he raised his hand, Lilith turned her lightsaber off and placed it on her belt. That didn't mean she stopped glaring at him. He'd come out here and forced her to talk about something she didn't want to talk about.

Regardless, she sighed and listened to him without interruption. As he spoke she went down to the fire, picking up one of the bowls she'd carved and ladling pottage into it. She went back up to him after, handing him a bowl. "I'm not with him, but I'm basically him," she said bluntly. If she was being forced to deal with this right now, then why not air everything out and rip off the bandied to see what happened? If she was attacked or killed? Kark it. She already suspected people would label her a traitor due to her apprenticeship, and now someone had not only done that but tracked her down.

"From day one he instilled doubt into me. He forced me to encounter the Dark Side when I hesitated, beat and tortured me, then told me not to embrace it," she admitted freely to a man who was practically a stranger to her, outside of their connection to one man. "Then we came up with the cause to make the Sith into a better weapon because of his doubting, but he abandons those plans. Because of doubt."

If Ender hadn't already attacked her by now, she'd go back to the fire to pour herself some soup. "I rarely had contact with Sith outside of him. I never made connections outside of him, outsides perhaps you in a way. He made me Sith, but never brought me into the Eternal."

Lilith poured the soup into a bowl, but didn't go back up to her deck. Instead she sat on a cut log and stared at the fire. Anger swelled within her again, it was hard to force back this time but there was also conflict. "I know he used us, but I also believe he cared about us... at least, he told me he cared." The young Sith shook her head. "So I don't know what you came here for but... I don't know if I can help you with it. I don't even know what I am exactly or what to make of everything."

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender took the bowl of soup with a nod of thanks. He took a spoonful of the soup as he hadn't eaten anything in a while and filled him with warmth. He went over by the fire with her and sat on a log across from her as he listened to her. Lilith's words resonated with him as he knew what she meant in some ways. He had gotten a taste of his teaching methods but quickly diverged on his own path. She, on the other hand, stayed under his tutelage must longer and most likely got a view full. When the plans of turning the Sith into a better weapon, his eyebrow arched slightly as it piqued his interest. Plans to change the Sith into the better weapon? Did Talak actually spread a network or was his departure simply off the cuff because of this "doubt"?

"Not perhaps, you do. I'm one of the only people who know what you went through and vice versa." It was strange for him to hear that she had never been introduced into the Eternal. He most likely used her for his own agenda before he realized his plans were fruitless. "Words are just words, Lilith. You even said so yourself, he kept you in the shadows and didn't even introduce into the Legion. If he cared about you, why are you currently hiding out on this planet? If he cared about you, then he would have known the connection our brethren would make between the two of you. In fact, he pretty much left you to fend for yourself."

"My point is this Lilith, everyone can have someone in their corner. Including you and including me." Ender glanced out toward the ocean before back to her, "I may have been the first to find you but there are others who won't be as receptive." When she commented about not knowing what she was or what to make of anything, he chuckled softly, "You said so yourself again, you're a Sith, a warrior to be feared, not hiding. The galaxy is what you make it, it never waits on anybody I've learned." There was a pulse of anger beneath her and he wanted his words to tap onto it and be directed towards Talak. But she would still have to make her own decisions all he could do was nudge her.

 

[Lilith Vye]

It felt strange to have some sort of connection to another Sith. Moreover, one that went through something similar to her. She couldn't deny that there was some strange comfort in it.

But her hands tightened around her bowl when he went on. It was hard to believe that Talak didn't care at all, but maybe he didn't care all that much. How could she deny everything Ender was saying? If Talak really cared, he wouldn't have done any of this. He wouldn't have let her sit here alone with a target on her back.

But she hated that Ender had chosen to say this to her. That he came all the way out here to tell her that Talak didn't really care. She stood up and looked at him with nearly the same anger she'd looked at Talak with back on Naboo, the bowl in her hand nearly snapping under the pressure. "Why are you telling me this?! Don't you think I'm hurt enough?!" she growled.

Ender's following words almost sounded like a threat even though she knew they weren't. He wasn't wrong. Even though she doubted it was widespread there was bound to be some who saw her as a potential threat, "So you're in my corner, but for what price?" she asked bluntly, anger still dripping from her voice.

"If you want information on Talak, I doubt I have much you don't know. And no, I don't know where Talak i..." she paused before finishing "is", something suddenly coming to her mind. Maybe she did have an inkling of where he might be, or where he might show up. That woman's place. There was something between her and Talak, though she'd never quite gotten to the bottom of it.

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender remained seated on the log as Lilith stood up abruptly and yelled at him and asked why he was telling her this. He took another spoonful of the soup as she asked what was his price. He chuckled softly, "I thought you would understand, you already paid the price when you became an apprentice for Talak. I'm simply offering you a hand in friendship and in revenge for making you pay that heavy price." Lilith had already been used as a tool by their old master and he wouldn't do the same to her as Talak did.

The anger was palpable inside her but he didn't flinch. He assumed it clouded her mind for a second as she started to say that she knew just as much as he did and didn't know where he would be. Lilith stopped halfway through however and Ender's eyes snapped toward her. So she did know. He placed the bowl beside him on the log before he stood to his full height on the other side of the fire. There were a few moments of silence between them before he finally spoke, "This is where you make your decision Lilith."

"Will you let Talak continue to blind you and drag you along with his string like he did to both of us? Or will you finally peel back the wool over your eyes like I had to and see the ugly truth?" Ender could sense the emotions churning within her as she thought over the information that she had. "Where is he, Lilith?" It seemed as if the forest went silent in order for everything to hear her answer and the only sound was from the crackling fire.

 

[Lilith Vye]

Maybe she could use a friend, someone who actually understood her. That Jedi Master had been trying to be a friend, but he'd seemly given up on her once before and had always made it out like her struggles were something simple to just get over. He acted like she could be just like him, because somehow what he'd been through was exactly the same as being tortured, forced upon on the streets and so much more her fragile mind couldn't handle. Recalling it did nothing but churn the anger in her at the moment.

Though Lilith was forced back to the now when Ender said it was time for her to make a decision, and clenched her jaw when he basically called her blind. Was she blind? The words went through her like spears of ice. She hated Ender for it. Why couldn't she be left alone in peace?

But she took a step back and looked away when he asked where Talak was. Ender's voice became a low rumble and he seemed to become hyper focused on her. It set off alarm bells in her head, and made her hand linger closer to her belt. "I just wanted to be be left alone," she said with a growl. She was a ball of anger and hurt and turmoil, and maybe revenge could bring her some satisfaction, but something was holding her back.

"I JUST WANTED TO BE LEFT ALONE ENDER!" she shouted, throwing her bowl off to the side and thrusting her newly free hand forward, using the Force to push the burning logs and boiling stew towards the man. If anything, to make him back up. "I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A KARKING CHOICE! IT'S... it's too painful. Just KARK OFF!" she screamed even louder, backing up to put more distance between them, ready to grab her saber in case Ender decided to come after her, since she basically just attacked him.

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Lilith mumbled back that she wanted to be left alone but he shook his head, "That time has passed now." The emotions inside her swirled and clashed together like a hurricane. She didn't have control over it and he could sense it. When she did use the force to push the soup and the firewood toward him, he did take a step back for a moment but only to use the force and push both of the burning away and towards the side. His next step was forward and he practically stepped in the ash of the fireplace before just walking over it completely and directly towards her.

Lilith would now feel a wave of anger that surged over him and he had wanted to do this without conflict. As she went to grab her saber, his hand instead shoot out and the force would blast out from his hand and slam into her powerfully. If it struck, she would collide against the wall of the hut and feel the force press down upon like a crushing weight that would continue to grow heavier every second. Ender stayed in the spot where he sent the blast with his arm out and the other by his saber. That anger was the key and he was going to put fuel into the fire. "No wonder he abandoned you. You clearly are too weak to ever form an empire. You're a depressing mess and your pathetic emotions are tearing you apart inside. You don't even know how to stop it or what to do with it, you blind child."

Ender took a step forward, his gaze burning right into Lilith's, "Here is your choice, right now." His eyes slowly started to change color and become that of a predator's as they went from their blueish silver to a stark gold. "Let go Lilith and embrace it." It was obvious, the dark side radiated off her but she fought against it every step of the way. "It becomes easy after that, the hatred and pain you're dealing with becomes your fuel instead of your hindrance. Stop stunting yourself." Another step was taking forward toward Lilith but there was still some distance between them as he spoke again. "

Let go."

 

[Lilith Vye]

As Lilith went for her saber she felt Ender's anger then a wave of Force smash against her entire body. It knocked the breath out of her and sent her flying. Pain shot through her entire body as she collided with a wall of the hut. And even as she was still, she was having a hard time catching her breath from the increasing pressure. What was worse, far worse was Ender words. They cut deeply and anger spilled from the cuts because she knew... she knew they were true.

But she spat back still, "Sh-shut up!" closing her eyes in one last rebellion against what was happening, breathing deeply before she screamed, "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUUTTTTTTTTTT UPPPPPPPPP!" Her entire body shook as she tried catch her breath. Everything began to spin around her. The world from the lack of air. The Force. The Dark Side. Her entire path up until now. She had to make a choice, she had to right? Her life was in danger.

...or was that just an excuse? Maybe she really wanted to just..

Let go.

Darkness beyond anything she'd ever felt before swirled around her, swirled within her. It bathed her in it's power and promises, drowned her in it until she felt... relief. All the guilt, the to conflict was gone. Perhaps it wasn't permanent, but it felt good and she would cling to it. If Ender let her go after sensing he'd gotten exactly what he wanted, she'd fall to the ground first.

And then she'd sense something on her side. One of her lightsabers were screaming. She could sense it wanting to be separated from her. Lilith stood, grabbing the lightsaber hilt before anything else. She thumbed the trigger and the white blade hissed to life. It was her blade @Oren Zapan had purified. The one that she had never been able to bring herself to taint again, but now that hesitancy was gone. That hesitancy that that Jedi had placed in her.

"Goodbye, Oren," she hissed. The blade screamed and writhed in pain within the Force as the top of it twisted and darkened until the inkiness traveled all the way down the blade and turned it a blood red. Finally, she turned her attention to Ender. She wasn't exactly pleased with the man for throwing her into that wall, but she felt somewhat indebted to him for freeing her from her conflict.

"One day you'll regret what you did to me," she said in an unnaturally stoic tone, at least for her. "But for now you're right... what will give us more relief than revenge? And revenge is what I have for you, my new friend. I believe Talak has a... relationship with that ranger lieutenant. Trys Aran. Find her, find him."

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender's words had hit the spot and he felt her emotions go into turmoil until she finally did it, she stopped fighting against her nature for the first time and let it took her. The weight that pressed against her would disappear as he dropped his hand and returned it to his side. He stood there silently and didn't say a word as he felt the dark side flow through her and slowly corrupt everything it touched. It was palpable in the room and it all emanated from Lilith as she finally accepted it.

When she pulled out the lightsaber, he didn't move but he was still prepared to summon his with the force. But he didn't expect what would happen next as she bled the lightsaber right there in front of him. That only showed the truth that the transformation had fully taken effect on her. When she mentioned the name however it struck him as one he was slightly familiar with as he heard it through the prison. But before he could think it on it longer, Lilith told him that one day he would regret his decision and he smirked slightly, "We all live with some regrets, don't we?" It was true for him.

Then Lilith dropped a bomb that only made him simply stare at her. Talak and the lieutenant had a relationship? Anger swirled bubbled through him suddenly but it wasn't directed at Lilith. He took a step back as he bit his bottom lip and both his hands tightened into balls. Ender had his fingers wrapped around her throat. He was so close to having ended her right there and dealing a major blow to the Rangers but not just that, a major blow to Talak as well. Ender ground his teeth together for a moment before returning his attention back to Lilith.

Ender flicked his wrist and she would be lifted onto her feet. "Welcome to your new life, Lilith. You'll find it quite liberating." He took a step closer to her, "You mentioned the connection, do you know where she is as well?" Ender had let Trys slip out of his hands one time and that was too many. Whenever he crossed paths with her again, he would make sure to repay her in kind for being captured and thrown into prison.

 

[Lilith Vye]

Lilith raised an eyebrow as he stepped back suddenly, right after his little remark and smirk. It took a few moments of staring at him and sensing his seething to recall that he was put into jail for going after that woman. Then she remembered the prison and felt a spike of her own anger, the lingering sting of betrayal, but now she had returned Talak the favor.

She blinked a few times as she was lifted to her feet in front of Ender, but otherwise stayed quiet while he 'welcomed' her. There was a numbness to everything she noticed, but she liked that. It didn't quite make her... calm per say, but there was a cold, slowly burning anger within that was waiting to be fed. A hunger.

When he stepped forward Lilith didn't move back or flinch. Her head tipped slightly though when he asked if she knew where the woman was. "No, I tracked her down only once to Nar Shaddaa," she said, recalling that she had protected the woman against other Sith which probably wouldn't go over well, but it was something she'd need to face. "I protected her there because I suspected that's what... Talak..." A flash of pain in her rose for a second when she spoke the name, but she continued, "...wanted. I may have earned some trust that could be used against her."

If Ender had an... aggressive reaction to what she'd said she'd stop, but otherwise she'd tap her bottom lip in thought. All sorts of ideas were filling her mind, ones she never thought she was capable of, but the darkness whispered to her, lulled her into feeling comfort when small amounts of doubt surfed.

After a few moments she added, "But I happen to be rather good at tracking people down, something you pick up as a slicer," she reminded him. "Then there's always the old 'smoke a rat out' trick, and something tells me slaughter with the promise of succor would do," she shrugged. They were ideas, but she wasn't even sure Ender was in the position right now to do anything. She assumed he kept himself busy, as she use to...

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Lilith's demeanor completely changed. The turmoil and storm that had been inside her had evaporated but not completely, it was more controlled. She mentioned Nar Shaddaa but he knew she wouldn't travel there again, it was too dangerous with the Syndicate and the overall war that was happening between their people. When she mentioned that she had been there to protect Trys, it made him arch an eyebrow but it more interested his curiosity then made him angry.

Lilith also told him that was a tracker as well and Ender respected the skill as it was something completely foreign to him as he did more of the traditional way. Ender exhaled softly as he thought to himself for a few moments before finally looking back to her, "Our moment will come but as of now, we need to wait. There are more pressing matters overall that the Sith Eternal need to attend to." He gave her a nod, "We will only have one chance at this. The moment will present itself. Do not go after Trys or Talak... yet."

The Sith Eternal had to find a new home and they had to garner support and basically everything else to be able to conduct a true war. They would need Lilith and her skills, especially when it would reach a boiling point. "I think it's time you've been introduced to the Sith Eternal. In the meantime, we have a lot to catch up on." She had mentioned plans and he wanted to learn more about them and specifically what they entailed. Ender remembered Talak and her cutting down the Hutts back when he was still part of the Sith.

 

[Lilith Vye]

That was right. The Sith Eternal. Lilith was completely out of touch now, having spent time in the woods alone. She paused for a second when he said not to go after them. It was a command. But..not only would she need his help but she felt somewhat indebted to the man, at least for the moment. Besides she needed to put her people first, for once, if she ever wanted to feel like she belonged. After a moment she simply nodded then asked, "What pressing matters?"

"Unless you have specific questions, I'm not sure what else to tell you," Lilith said after with a bit of a frown. While she had felt the primal need for revenge—on top of not being sure if Ender would give up on her divulging that particular information—she wasn't sure she wanted to tell Ender everything unless it was necessary. Not because she felt the need to hide it from the man, she'd already given away so much and he was her only friend, she just didn't feel the need to dwell on it all.

Though there were some things she had to deal with. One of them being... parts for a bomb she'd collected for an aborted assassination plot. A big bomb. What would she do with those now? Maybe there was a lot for her to address that she'd been avoiding, and she sighed to herself thinking about it.

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

It appeared that Lilith really did need to be caught up as he sensed the slight confusion of the Sith Eternal. "As of right now, we need to find a new homeworld for our brethren and sisters. With Talak having left, he takes a lot of secrets with him that can be used against us." It was another unfortunate cost that came with his departure. Not only was it a direct betrayal but he also had information that could destroy them all if they didn't act upon it.

"I have questions but you can give the answers I want when the time is right. Let's get off this planet." Ender started to exit the hut with Lilith as they would make their way back to the ship he borrowed from someone. As they walked toward their exit, a question did pop up in his mind again that was quite pressing at least to him.

Ender glanced over to Lilith, "You mentioned plans before that you two had together before he abandoned you. What were they exactly?" She had fully embraced the dark side now but his voice was an indication that he wanted the full truth. He didn't care what it was if he at least had all of it as he remembered when they first met, she held the information of who they were chasing until the last minute when he needed to know about it.

 

[Lilith Vye]

"I spent a lot of time in the Sith archives, and stopping at worlds during my almost constant travels," she said. "I have some worlds in mind, assuming they actually exist and we can find them, and some I could bring you to to see if they'd be fitting." Lilith didn't know if the world needed to be anything beyond obscure and desolate so all she could do was pitch him ideas.

She sighed softly when he said she could give the answers he wanted, before looking back at her little slice of paradise. Something told her this friendship wouldn't be exactly equal, and that she'd miss this place. But she doubted Ender would just walk away and let her stay, so she followed after a few seconds.

But some of her anger flared again. "You don't have to keep mentioning him abandoning me," she grunted. She probably would've left the conversation there if his tone didn't seem more demanding than causal. "It was simply to rally enough support to take over the Sith Eternal, then slowly build an Empire. We planned to use the Empire to evict ineffective governments and take over, and both control and point the Sith's wrath at criminals and scrum rather than entire planets," she said with a sigh. "I cannot say I didn't become numb to the latter of the plan as time went on, but I believe the Sith could be more effective as an Empire than a secretive group."

As they made it in front of Ender's ship Lilith stopped and stared at the man. "Ender I need to know what type of 'friendship' this is. What happens if I refuse to answer anymore questions? What if I just turned around and choose to stay here longer?"

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender just listened as Lilith revealed that the plans she spoke of were to completely destroy the Sith Eternal. At least transform into something else and leaving its secretive nature in the ashes. It made sense as she spoke and she wouldn't be able to sense any emotions from within him to give up what he thought while she told him all this. Talak's departure was just off the cuff but he made deep-rooted connections that reeked of treachery.

As the ramp of the ship lowered and Ender started to walk up it as he processed her words, Lilith stopped in order to ask him a question. He was about halfway up before he halted as well and turned around to face her. He was silent for a moment before finally answering, "As far as I'm concerned, we are partners. If you refuse to answer any questions then so be it but it will be at your own detriment. If you choose to stay, then I won't stop you." She had already given him the information he needed in order to proceed but he would appreciate her help.

"But, others may not be as open to your return, especially the Eternal. If you come with and assist your people, I'm sure Talak's influence upon you would be overlooked." Ender turned back around to walk up the ramp but only made it a few steps before he half turned to look back at Lilith, "If you choose to stay because you want to help Talak or disrupt our plans, the next time we meet I'll tear out your throat. This is the only time I will offer an olive branch." Ender told her the full truth of what their relationship would be without any hidden deception. She had to choose what to do. With that, he finally entered his ship as he made his way toward the cockpit, the ramp still open for Lilith.

 

[Lilith Vye]

Lilith listed to Ender just as quietly as he had to her. While having a partner was ideal for her situation, she was still in a situation. She didn't like the words coming out of Ender's mouth one bit but all of them made sense. In order not to end up dead, she needed to prove she wasn't a traitor like Talak...

And she wasn't. She'd chosen the Sith, and she wasn't going to get in Ender's way. On the contrary, she was going to help him. No, she was going to help herself, because that was what doing all of this ultimately did. But she didn't say anything back to him over the the subject, instead she simply followed him up the ramp and into his ship after.

Lilith spotted a console and took a seat at it right away. She pulled out her datapad, and it clinked against the hilt of her newly bled lightsaber. For a handful of heartbeats the young Sith stared at the hilt. It felt strange now that the little bit of light on her was gone, but it was strange in a good way. She connected her datapad to the ships console and started to bring up notes she'd kept. Lilith had always been and would always been extremely intense whenever she had a job or task she was invested in, and she often kept detailed notes.

She tapped into a holo projector attached to the console and multiple planets started to pop up one at a time. They'd have all the information on them that Lilith had managed to get. Some didn't have exact coordinates, just vague locations. Most had information on their climate, or, at least, the assumed climate, history, sights of interest and more. "There's some planets I never ended up taking notes on, but these are a few that might interest you," Lilith said, adding, "Partner."

@Orbit

 

[Darth Invictus]

Ender didn't have to turn back to see Lilith's decision as he heard her footsteps behind him a few moments later. He was glad for the result as he didn't really want to turn her into an enemy. The Sith were already hurting and if the more powerful of them left, they wouldn't be able to mount an offensive or defensive against the Jedi and Rangers. The ramp closed behind them and when they made their way into the cockpit, he slid into the pilot seat. A few buttons were flicked and knobs turned before the engines activated and rumbled with life.

There a hue of blue that reflected off the wall and Ender turned slightly to see the assortment of planets levitating in front of Lilith. She commented that she never managed to acquire notes on the planets but that they would hold interest for him but not why. When she added "partner" at the end, he smirked before turning back to face towards the infinite selection of stars outside the glass. "Then by all means, fill me in as we leave."

The ship was lifted off the group from the engine's propulsion and took off into the sky. It was aimed higher and shot out of the atmosphere and into the embrace of space. Things were finally starting to piece together and come into place. This was a new era for the Sith and the two of them could have a major in hand in bringing their brothers and sisters back to power as they should be. It would be a slow and tedious process but it would have to be done.

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