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    Closed Thread The Hand and the Eye (Sorsha)

    It was a new dawn for the Imperium. A new Empress had been named, Empress Tarkin and Baron Tagge had wed in extravagant Coruscanti fashion, for the first time in two years the much of the public embraced their government and new leader, and so many of the corrupt and treasonous sat in prison for their sins, and one of the core members of the terrorist organization calling itself the Alliance to Restore the Republic lay in Inquisitorial hands

    Yet for Grand Inquisitor Karl Valten there was little time for rest and peace. The Inquisitoriate never slept and never closed its eyes. Unseen by many, the ascension of Miranda Tarkin had split not only the government, but the Inquisitoriate had begun fraying. There were those Inquisitors who cried out that Valten had broken the sacred Book of Indoctrinations in his actions, accusing him a radical and traitor. The Rebel Alliance still grew bolder despite their loss…and something unseen was undermining everything that Valten had worked to create.

    But still, priorities remained a key. And the security of the new Empress fell at the forefront. That Miranda Tarkin wished for the Hand to be reinstated came as no surprise. However the Grand Inquisitor fell wary of a certain individual that she had chose. He would not defy his Empress, but some things needed to be cleared in private away from the stench of politics.

    And so Valten waited within the grand Cathedral towering high above the black spires of the Inquisitorial Citadel around it like an obsidian titan watching over the bright shining city-planet. His guest would be arriving shortly and he had made sure she would be well treated by his subordinates. Valten himself wore a much more casual uniform than the stiff and uncomfortable ceremonial garb that he had been forced to display these last few weeks.

    Exquisite Coruscanti hors d'œuvre had been prepared and set amongst the display cases of the brightly lit Hall of Artifacts; a collection of the most rare and priceless treasures of every eon past acquired by the Inquisitoriate. Not even Imperial Center’s most prestigious museums and universities could boast such items. It represented all the grandeur and beauty the Empire had built itself on and perfected.

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    :: Sorsha arrived alone. No bodyguards or other escort. Even her handmaiden had been dismissed. She'd prepared herself for this meeting with deep meditation, and now she waited outside the Grand Inquisitor's door ::

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    Flanking the doors to the hall of artifacts were a pair of crimson guard. At a signal from the chambers, one allowed Sorsha passage and escorted her inside.

    Inquisitor Valten turned and smiled from the glyphs etched upon an ancient tablet.

    "Welcome, Ms. Kasajian. I am glad you've taken us up on our invitation."

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    :: She smiled briefly, in an effort to be polite ::

    "Let's be honest, shall we? I was beginning to think you'd forgotten about me. And please, call me Sorsha."

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    Valten nodded his head at her remark.

    "I apologize for the inconvenience, times have been very busy as of late. I hope you can understand."

    Straight forward and no nonsense, the Grand Inquisitor a bit better about this meeting. He had gotten far to used to the rhetoric and double-talk of politicians in the last several days.

    "So then....Sorsha...." Valten almost struggled to say the name, such informality seemed awkward. "....business or pleasure (Valten gestured towards the food) first?"

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    "There are trust issues between us. You don't trust me, and I don't entirely trust you."

    :: She picked up a piece of fruit ::

    "If our positions were reversed, I'd find some clever means of controlling you to gain advantage over you. That's something I believe we have in common. Knowing who among our people we can trust."

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    Valten smirked and raised an eyebrow at the woman before him. She seemed so brash and arrogant, daring to speak to an Inquisitor in such a tone. Normally an individual with such gall would very much irk the Grand Inquisitor, but the lack of fear was more than intriguing to him.
    “No, I don’t rust you. You are a rogue, your lineage is in control of the Assassin’s Guild, you were Vigo of the once-great Black Sun, and now you’re trying to etch out you own piece of the galaxy.”

    He did not pause to follow up on his accusations. The Inquisitoriate maintained some all important ties to the underworld. Criminal organizations could be very useful indeed, providing information that no other can discover. In return the Inquisitoriate would hunt bigger fish, leaving the crime lords to their own devices so long as the Imperium benefited in some way.

    Trust is a weakness. But that I don’t trust you, doesn’t mean I can’t be confidant that you will perform well in your duties. That is what we are attempting to learn now isn’t it?”

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    :: Sorsha stared through the Inquistor's eyes, right into his soul, and grinned impossibly wide. The smile was feral and murderous as she spoke, but her tone was perfect calm ::

    "I shall become the Hand of my Empress, my dearest friend, who I love above all others. I will serve her unto death, and I shall kill anyone who poses a threat to her. Including you."

    :: She leaned back in her chair and looked inscrutable ::

    "So, when do we start?"

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    Valten met Sorsha’s sinister grin with an amused chuckle. She was much too used to delivering orders to her subordinates and terrifying underlings. The woman would have to learn her new place as a Hand or she would not survive long.

    “Very poor choice of wording.”

    Instead of reacting violently, or with any hint of anger for that matter, Valten simply shrugged and picked up skewer of some of meat he did not know how to pronounce.

    “What do you know of the Hand?”

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    "Contrarily ... I choose my words very carefully."

    :: Sorsha refrained from further fencing, refusing to give him the satisfaction. It was not an idle threat from her. It was a promise. She noted his every move with serpent calm. The distance between them. His hand on the skewer. Every breath he took. If anything changed, she was ready to dance ::

    "They were extensions of Palpatine's will, carrying it out wherever he wished it."

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    “Indeed, the Hand was granted almost unlimited access and authority to accomplish her missions. She could take command of military units, starships or weapons as necessary to complete her duties.”

    Valten took a bit from the succulent morsel. In Palpatine’s day, Sorsha would have made the perfect Hand. But the Hand was flawed in a key way, one that the Grand Inquisitor had come to realized from the encounter between Inquisitor Kalidous and Issoris on Doldur.

    “The Hand defended the citizens of the Empire from its most dangerous enemies, when others could not”

    He set the skewer on an empty platter and leaned forward at his seat.

    “Why do you wish to become the Empress's Hand?”

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    :: Her family had been a loyal house, and it remained so to this day. The Tarkins and the Kasajians were also close, but all of this was well known to Valten already, if he was worth his salt at all. She wouldn't waste his time with the past ::

    "I want to hunt the terrorist pigs that threaten our Empire, and kill them with great pain and suffering."

    :: If he could read her mind, her thirst for this was orgasmic. She waited intently for his reply ::

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sorsha Kasajian View Post
    "I want to hunt the terrorist pigs that threaten our Empire, and kill them with great pain and suffering."
    So this was it then? This was the true reason she chose to join the Hand? Valten did not believe it. Even for the most bloodthirsty Inquisitors something deeper drove them to embrace the madness brought on by a life with the Inquisitoriate.

    "House Kasajian has always been a loyal and powerful asset to the Empire...." Valten locked eyes with Sorsha for the first time in the meeting. He saw in her eyes the feral fire brimming with hatred she herself spoke of, but behind the flames lurked something else....and in his eyes she could only sickening void.

    "But you...you have not shown much enthusiasm in supporting the Empire. And I should believe what you say? A superficial hatred of the heretics?"

    Valten shook his head, the volume of his voice raising ever slowly.

    "You aided and assisted groups that opposed the Imperium not long ago, You were in control of half a criminal empire, you possessed more power than most sector governors, you commanded fear from countless underlings, you possessed more wealth than even your name could buy, you answered to no laws."

    He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.

    "And now I hear you have given that all up for mere hatred of terrorists? No, no Ms. Kasajian, you are lying to me"

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    :: Sorsha narrowed her eyes at the Inquistor ::

    "You are little more an ego bloated sack of dren, Valten. The only reason you have a seat is because Miranda allows it. I think she needs to re-evaluate that."

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    Valten’s head visibly tilted to the side as his lips drew back in a wicked sneer. The man seemed more a nexu playing with its food than anything human-like.

    “Really now? You seem to be taking this rather personally. And here I thought that this was purely a work related exchange.”

    “I’ve not spoken ten minutes with you and you had me labeled an enemy before even setting foot in my home. Now why would that be?”

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    "Because I Did Not Come Here To Play Games, Lout!!!" "Do Not Frell With Me!!!"

    :: She maintained her seat as she snarled, mindful that she was in fact on his home turf, and made an effort to speak more calmly ::

    "I have been so honest with you, which is far more than you're used to, I suspect. The Empress sent me here so that you can train me. Isn't that right?"

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    "I. Do. Not. Play. Games. I merely......test."

    Valten shook his head and stood from his seat, inviting Sorsha to do the same with a gesture of his hand. The lack of control over her emotions here was, Valten searched for a word, disappointing.

    "The Empress may have sent you for training. But personally, if you are truly bent on being honest, I think she made a poor choice."

    Valten gestured down the rows of priceless treasures lining the Hall of Artifacts.

    "But by all means, prove me wrong."

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    "I think she made a far greater error by placing her faith in an Inquisatoriate Toad like you."

    :: placing the untouched fruit back on the platter, she made a gesture in the opposite direction ::

    "Let's go see her together, shall we?"

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    Valten half coughed and half laughed at what Kasajian implied. Where she anyone else, even one of his own Inquisitors, her head would have been permanently mounted at the Cathedral gates for such disrespect.

    "No. We do not question the Empress's orders. We are both pawns, you and I. What we think, what we feel, does not matter. We hear and we obey."

    Valten leveled a finger in her direction.

    "Whatever personal affects you may hold need to be ignored. I disagree with the Empress's decision, but we will train you."

    "By coming here, you chose this course."

    Valten turned and began his trek across the hall, leaving Sorsha to stand there.

    "Only death or insanity can free you from this curse you've chosen."

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    :: Finally she thought. It took him long enough to cut the dren. Sorsha disliked having to be churlish, but she would not allow anything, or anyone, getting in her way of becoming the Hand. She followed him, aware of everything around her that could be used for a weapon ::

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