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Jesterman

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The "Doctor's" private research vessel. It was given to him as both a working station and payment by a "special benefactor". The ship is a heavily modified Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter. Here the Doctor and other scientists under him can experiment with little limitation in regards to life.

#1 Feb 07th, 11:00am . Edited Feb 07th, 11:32am

rimera

The Doctor's private quarters were virtually soundproof, but if one listened closely, one could barely hear an argument going on inside. A female voice yelling, almost screaming, at the top of her lungs, and a male's voice matching for volume, its tone insistent. Of course, no one would have been able to tell what the argument was about through the walls, no matter how good their hearing was. When an aide pressed a button on the side, the shouting stopped, and the door opened to admit him. Within he could see an old bald man turning off a computer simulation, and a teenage girl with brown hair and green overalls and a red tunic scowling at first him, then the aide. The old man turned to the aide. "What is it?" he asked, his voice somewhat feeble.

#2 Feb 07th, 11:10am

Jesterman

Tamo Taj didn't care that he now answered to the Dr. Malk as long as he was able to work on the experiments. His own people the Carosites had called his medical applications an abomination on their medical achievements and he had been forced to flee from his own people. Luckily, a he was found by the Brotherhood of Darkness, who allowed him to continue his work. So all in all, he didn't mind taking orders from an intelligent being like the Doctor.

"We have a visitor who wishes to see you Dr. Malk."

#3 Feb 07th, 11:20am

rimera

The teenage girl scowled at the old man, and he sighed. "Very well. Take me to him." He turned to the teenager. "Tinder, wait here until I return. We will finish our discussion later," he told her, in a firm tone. The teenager still scowled at him, but made no move to leave. The old man followed Taj out of the room. "Children," he muttered under his breath. He looked to Taj. "They are a wonderful thing, but can be as much a curse as they are a blessing."

#4 Feb 07th, 11:25am

Jesterman

Taj nodded in agreement. His race were only able to have offspring twice in their entire lives. Taj himself had produced one litter, but he and his mate had broken apart after his bannishment. He had never really liked children and hadn't even cared much for his own offspring.

"So Doctor, what are you going to do with that Terentatek?"

#5 Feb 07th, 11:31am . Edited Feb 07th, 12:19pm

rimera

The old man raised an eyebrow. "Same thing I do with everything else I come into contact with. Study it. Find out how it works, how it reacts to different situations. We'll do a series of tests on it, and I have something special planned for the DNA samples I've already extracted. They have a unique ability to resist the Force, and I plan to find out just what it is that causes it. If such a thing can be reproduced..." he trailed off, allowing Taj's imagination to come up with its own scenarios.

#6 Feb 07th, 11:35am

Jesterman

Several CIS Battle Droids on their appointed patrol passed the two by.

"Do you plan on requesting any more specimans. I have been told there are numerous other Sithspawn creatures. Perhaps suggesting them as payment wouldn't hurt?"

Taj had been really hoping to get his 2 thumbed 3 fingered hands on one of those Sith Leviathans he had heard so much about. In its larva form of course. Taj wasn't stupid. A fully grown Leviathan was even more of a threat than a Terentatek!

#7 Feb 07th, 11:44am . Edited Feb 07th, 11:50am

rimera

The old man smiled privately at his colleague. "Well, Taj, if you were that eager to study them yourself, why didn't you just say so? A scientist's thirst for knowledge should never be ignored or completely sated. I'll arrange for you to get your hands on whatever beasties you want, as long as you let me have a look at your research... I'd like to see what you've got planned," he said conspiratorially, winking at his counterpart.

#8 Feb 07th, 11:51am

Jesterman

Taj grinned in response. He was starting to like Dr. Malk.

Their visitor was an Arkanian male. Two Super Battle Droids were keeping an eye on him. When Dr. Malk approached the Arkanian smiled and introduced himself:

"Ah... the infamous Dr. Malk, what an honor it is to finally meet you."

#9 Feb 07th, 11:58am . Edited Feb 07th, 12:02pm

rimera

The old man looked the Arkanian over, dissecting him with his eyes, much as he would a specimen beneath a microscope. "I'd say I was hardly infamous... or famous in any respect. Even my research during Palpatine's reign has been wiped from the public memory. How is it you seek me out?" he asked. His tone wasn't really suspicious, more curious, than anything else. The old man was cold, calm, and calculating as he waited for an answer.

#10 Feb 07th, 12:02pm

Jesterman

"My name is Sulan Genarik, I'm what you could call a Sith Alchemist. I used to work for the Empire, but they didn't quite see my work the way I wanted. As for how I was able to seek you out... I have been secretly working with the Brotherhood of Darkness for a couple of years now. They told me where to find you and sent me here."

Sulan stood up. The two SBDs (Super Battle Droids) pointed their wristmounted guns at the Arkanian to shoot him in case he tried anything funny.

"I have a special project that I have been working on that I think you might like if your interested?"

#11 Feb 07th, 12:11pm

rimera

The old man was silent for a long moment. When he finally did speak, his tone was cold and clipped. "I'm intrigued. The Brotherhood is very picky about who they tell their secrets to. Meet me in my private laboratory in one hour... Taj, you should be there as well. I will listen to the details of your project there... a much more comfortable setting for a Sith Alchemist, I am sure," he said, and motioned for the SBD's to stand down. "Taj, would you be so kind as to lead him to the laboratory? I think the three of us have much to discuss... I will meet you in an hour, I have a... matter to attend to," he said, his meaningful glance to Taj telling him it had something to do with the scowling teenager in his quarters. With that, he turned and left the room.

#12 Feb 07th, 12:20pm

Jesterman

Taj led Sulan to Dr. Malk's private laboratory.

#13 Feb 07th, 12:22pm

rimera

An hour later, the old man, dressed in a fresh white lab coat, entered the laboratory, followed by a similarly dressed teenage girl, the same girl Taj had seen in his quarters. Her eyes were lowered, and she did not look as angry as she had earlier. As she entered behind the old man, however, her brown eyes flicked up to Sulan, as the two Force-sensitives sensed each other. The old man made no notice of this, however, and nodded at the two men. "Sulan, Taj, this is my daughter, Tinder. She will be assisting us," he said simply.

#14 Feb 07th, 12:33pm . Edited Feb 07th, 12:33pm

Jesterman

Sulan looked at the girl very curiously and strangely, then he decided to show them the item. Sulan pulled out and opened up a large Impervium Alloy box with special lead lining in the interior to keep the item's influence from being felt. As soon as it was opened the pulsing power could be felt by even those nearby who weren't Force Sensitive! It almost overwhelmed Tinder as her blood felt like it was churning and heating up(*)!!!

#15 Feb 07th, 12:40pm . Edited Feb 07th, 12:46pm

rimera

Tinder gazed at the contents of the box. It felt... familiar, somehow. Her eyes went wide. "What is it?" she asked curiously.

#16 Feb 07th, 12:49pm

Jesterman

"Its original creator, an Ithorian Sith Alchemist and a former collegue of mine named Chodo Nadon, died creating it. Before he died he had wrote a note calling it the Heart of Shadows or better known to the scientists at the Dark Star Facility as the Dark Heart. With it an Alchemist with the right knowledge and technique, such as I, can imbue any lifeform I choose with incredible power."

Sulan took out a datapad an remotely transfered the selected data to a holovid. It was a set of recordings with some "special video footage" of some of the Dark Heart experiments and much more....

#17 Feb 07th, 1:00pm . Edited Feb 07th, 1:12pm

rimera

The old man watched the holovid impassively, but Tinder watched it with narrowed eyes, particularly the part where a boy close to her age, with black skin and a metal jaw, was transformed by a little girl...

As the holovid ended, the old man's eyes turned to Sulan. "I am intrigued. Tell me... how easily controlled are the creatures you imbue with this power?"

#18 Feb 07th, 1:54pm

Jesterman

"The process is refered to as the Demon's Embrace. This procedure has been performed many times and if done right, the subjects are completely loyal. There was one however... who we where unable to control. A Jedi by the name of Jarret Adasca. I am still puzzled as to how that happened. Then again... the results do vary and his where particularly unusual. If his had been done using the Dark Heart instead of a mere Lucia's Bane, then he would have undoubtably been under control!"

#19 Feb 07th, 2:04pm . Edited Feb 07th, 2:10pm

rimera

"Interesting," a voice said. It was Tinder , this time. She met Sulan's gaze, but remained silent, as the old man cast her a glance, then continued. "I believe you and I have come about different ways to accomplish the same things," he told Sulan, gesturing for the Arkanian and Taj to follow him to a computer terminal. "Only, your method is more... permanent... than mine. Tell me... how effective is this Dark Heart on those with low midichlorian counts? On the non-Force-sensitive?"

#20 Feb 07th, 2:39pm

Jesterman

"It causes physical and/or biological mutations in the non-Force-sensitive subjest. Akin to that of high level Sith Alchemy. The real problem is once again being able to use the Dark Heart in the right way. Many of these subjects were in fact killed because the person performing the procedure wasn't able to control it well enough."

#21 Feb 07th, 2:45pm . Edited Feb 07th, 2:49pm

rimera

The old man smiled coldly, and cast a look at Tinder. She nodded slightly, and left to retrieve something from a room off to the side.

When she came back, she was followed by a young boy, about her age, with black hair and dark eyes. He was clothed in a black bodyglove only, and followed her obediently, with a blank expression on his face. She turned her eyes to Sulan as the old man spoke.

"I would like very much to see this thing used in person. Perhaps on this boy here. He is Force-sensitive... this will be a test of how compatible your Sith Alchemy is with my newest scientific breakthrough..." the old man said, gesturing to the boy to come forward and stand before Sulan.

#22 Feb 07th, 2:51pm

Jesterman

"I'll show you, but not here. To be safe, why don't we use a more fortified room. It's not that I doubt you work Dr. Malk it's just that with this kind of procedure we need to make sure the subject is contained."

#23 Feb 07th, 2:55pm . Edited Feb 07th, 3:05pm

rimera

The old man nodded. "Right this way," he said, leading them into a room with padded white walls. "A room just like this has successfully contained a terentatek... I believe it can contain whatever you have in store for us," he said. He gestured to the window in the room. "It could not even penetrate that," he said. "The room adjoining this one has a view of this room through that window. Shall we watch the effects from there, or do you need to be in the same room with the specimen?"

#24 Feb 07th, 3:06pm

Jesterman

"This will do. As long as the specimen is within approximately 14.879 meters of the Dark Heart unshielded the procedure works just fine."

Sulan began to use the Dark Heart. Instead of glowing it actually seemed to drain the light around it. For the first second or two, nothing happened to the boy and he remain seemingly unaffected. Instantly, the boy cried out in an odd hollow sounding scream. As though he was screaming in a narrow and vast tunnel.

The specimen's skin began to ripple and bleed here and there, his bones shift, eyes turn blood red. What came out could hardly be considered human(*).

( * = Sadly, you will have to imagine the blotches of red and black on you own as I couldn't find a colored image, but this link will have to suffice http://www.azogscollection.com/priceguides/ss_marvel/drake.jpg )

#25 Feb 07th, 3:26pm . Edited Feb 07th, 3:30pm

rimera

The boy in the room cried out as his body changed and mutated. Horns sprouted all over his body, even through the palms of his hands and the bottoms of his feet. His eyes burst in his skull, and he cried out, as his mouth was simultaneously filled with fangs that tore through the insides of his mouth, pinning it so he could neither open nor close it. Pain wracked his body as the mutations finally ceased, leaving him lying bleeding on the floor, still alive for the moment, rasping in breaths and trying not to choke on his own blood.

#26 Feb 07th, 3:43pm

Jesterman

Sulan told Dr. Malk, "I wish you would have told me more about this specimen Dr. Malk. Whatever your scientific breakthrough here was, it's obvious that the specimen took to the transfermation too well or too violently. We'll have to disect it to be sure. That is if you still wish to keep it?"

#27 Feb 07th, 3:57pm

rimera

The old man looked the boy over impassively. "Yes, dissect him. See that none of his tissue is damaged... start with a living biopsy first, perhaps we can get a sample of his brain tissue while it is still alive, I'd like to see if there are still any progressing effects of the mutation," he said, clearly fascinated. "Do not worry, Dr. Sulan, I hypothesized the specimen would not be a viable warrior... I am simply curious what effect this Dark Heart of yours would have on a clone. Of course, you've already seen the effects on one of my 'scientific breakthroughs'," he said, casting a glance at Tinder, who was looking the mutated boy over curiously. "You showed us that particular experiment on the holovid... the boy with the metal jaw," the old man explained.

#28 Feb 07th, 4:03pm

Jesterman

"You mean Stygian?"

#29 Feb 07th, 7:13pm . Edited Feb 12th, 8:17am

rimera

The old man nodded. "Stygian, as you call him, was one of my finest successes. He is the model for many of my clones. When I first acquired him, that boy was about as Force-sensitive as I am!" he said, laughing. "And, as you, and the rest of Xarkun's Empire have seen, this Dark Heart of yours had an agreeable effect on him. I suppose we shall soon see just how powerful he will become."

Tinder spoke up finally. "Father... even if the clones could be modified to correspond well to the Dark Heart, what would be the purpose? An army of super clones? When the fighting stops, what then?" she asked, her expression cold.

The old man nodded slightly. "Modifying the clones was not my intention, though I was curious to see what would happen. But, we have already seen that a human who was modified to become Force-sensitive reacts in a good, or at least controllable, way to the Dark Heart. Dr. Sulan," he said, turning to the man, "I would like to do some more experiments with you on this subject, particularly on different species of sentients. First we will expose them to my... modifications... then expose them to the Dark Heart. If we are successful, I believe we may not only create a force of the most powerful warriors the galaxy has ever seen, we will also have something even more valuable... the power to bestow unlimited power on anyone we choose," he said slowly, watching Sulan carefully to see his reaction. It would tell a lot about the man.

#30 Feb 12th, 9:04am

Jesterman

"I believe this endeavor would be well worth our time and efforts and I look forward to our projects. Though for the record, Stygian was not imbued by the Dark Heart."

#31 Feb 12th, 10:46am

rimera

Tinder nodded slowly. "That girl... kissed him," she said her voice soft. Her eyes turned to Sulan. "Who was she?" she asked, her voice cold.

#32 Feb 12th, 10:59am

Jesterman

"The girl is something of an unsolved oddity. The girl's personality, behavior, and mental condition are as two different halves. One half is a human an cryptic innocent young girl. The other half is, for lack of better information, a demon. Sion named the demon half Lucia after an ancient demon queen of Zabrak myth known as Luucia! The science team at Dark Star named the human half Lucy. The girl is more dangerous than you could possibly imagine. Sadly, I'm afraid to say I wasn't privy to any further details on this. Anything else is just pure speculation and/or what I managed to glean from the scarce rumors.

I do know that Lucia is the main secret behind the Lucia's Bane crystals. Also, it would appear that Emperor Xarkun is determined to eventually control her and use her as a weapon!"

#33 Feb 12th, 1:35pm . Edited Feb 24th, 8:32pm

Jesterman

"I have a few holovid recordings of her if anyone here is interested in seeing them?"

#34 Feb 23rd, 11:27am

rimera

The videos were very graphic. The old man had to look away a few times, and looked quite pale, but Tinder seemed to smile faintly as she watched. The demon, Lucia, had quite a knack for finding out just what would hurt the most. Tinder smiled as she watched one scientist be made to eat his own flesh, chewing and ripping at the meet on his leg greedily as he slowly bled to death. Another ripped his own skin from his body, screaming about some kind of insects, and yet another ripped his own abdomen open and began offering different organs at Lucia's feet as gifts before finally dying at her feet. Lucia even picked one up and looked at it, as though to humor the man, before he died.

#35 Feb 24th, 8:16pm

rimera

But that was nothing compared to what Lucia did to the techs. One young woman cried silently as Lucia neared her. "Please... please don't kill me..." she sobbed.

Lucia merely smiled down at her, and gently brushed her finger on the woman's cheek...

Suddenly, thorns began to grow out of the woman's skin, and she screamed. Thorny vines came out of her mouth as her screams turned to blood-choked gasps, and she looked down in horror as vines began to grow through her abdomen, and her blood flowed down them as they quested and took root in the body of one of the dead scientists. Lucia bent down and spoke to her then.

"You will live," she said to the tech. "Those vines will draw life from the dead around you. Your pain will never end... but you will live..." she said to the woman, as she looked up at Lucia in horror, blinking drops of blood out of them from where the thorns pierced through the skin of her forehead, gasping in pain past the thorn-covered vines coming through her throat that made it so she could barely breath.

A blood-soaked tear fell down her face....

#36 Feb 24th, 8:36pm . Edited Feb 24th, 8:37pm

Jesterman

Sulan continued after the video recordings stopped.

"As you can see this little girl is an unbelievably dangerous monster. Capturing her for studies would be a VERY unwise and extremely dangerous move. Don't you agree Dr. Malk?"

#37 Feb 24th, 8:58pm

rimera

Tinder raised an eyebrow, and looked to her father, who was looking quite pale. "But she's so cute...." she murmured as the old man fought to regain his composure.

#38 Feb 24th, 9:00pm

Jesterman

Sulan now really wondered just who this girl (Tinder) was. The only 3 Sith who had been able to watch this without being sickened were Darth Ravik, the Emperor, and Lady Sera! Not surprising, Lady Sera was the only one of the 3 who actually liked it.

#39 Feb 24th, 9:05pm

rimera

The old man swallowed hard, and looked to his daughter. "It is... not important for our experiments... for the demon to be questioned..." he said, his voice somewhat shaky.

Tinder shrugged, turning back to the video. "Still, Father... you should never turn your back on knowledge when it presents itself... imagine the depths of knowledge this Lucia possesses... imagine what she could teach us..." she murmured, her eyes transfixed. A smile graced her lips. "Look at her... she's holding herself back..."

#40 Feb 24th, 9:09pm

Jesterman

"Actually, that's probably the restraints that had been placed on her to prevent her from destroying everyone in the installation.

#41 Feb 24th, 9:12pm

rimera

The old man cast a pointed glance at his daughter, who reluctantly tore her eyes from the video and shrugged. "Another time, perhaps?" she suggested, looking back at her father.

He nodded quickly. "Yes... an experiment for another time, perhaps, when we are better prepared," he said, and turned to Sulan. "Well, then, doctor... what else would you like to discuss before being shown to your laboratory?" he asked, indicating that he had agreed to work together with Sulan.

#42 Feb 24th, 9:18pm

Jesterman

'Was Dr. Malk really so bothered by those video recordings that he is unable to notice his so called daughter here making such demands?', Sulan thought.

"Aside from the details of what I can expect to be working with... nothing. Save for one! At some point in the future I believe that it would be worth while to capture and detain Jarret Adasca. He is the only being to ever overpower the Curse Seal and live. I for one would be very interested in knowing how he did that."

#43 Feb 24th, 9:30pm . Edited Feb 24th, 9:33pm

rimera

Dr. Malk nodded. "As would I be. Perhaps we can arrange a way to ask him, when the time comes. In the meantime... please feel free to set up your laboratory to your specifications, the techs here will help you. Gentlemen... between the three of us, we shall move galactic science into a new era!" he said cheerfully. "Come, Tinder," he said, and Malk and his daughter left the room.

#44 Mar 22nd, 10:43am

rimera

Kiera Forge awaited in the shuttle, for once devoid of fancy clothes or makeup. She wore only a black bodysuit, the same she had found herself wearing when... when she had first come to be.

Kiera's expression was content, for one about to meet her maker. Luckily for her, it did not require death... so far.

#45 Apr 29th, 3:22pm

Jesterman

The Watcher arrived inside Sanctum. He planned on overseeing this experiment personally. He was completely cloaked from head to toe and underneath it was the armor that helped keep his 'condition' stable.

Now he waited for someone to escort him to the lab where this experiment was to take place......

#46 Apr 29th, 3:24pm . Edited Apr 29th, 3:45pm

rimera

Dr. Malk bowed before The Watcher, somewhat nervous. He had yet to meet the imposing figure. "Your Holiness, I welcome you aboard our humble ship, and thank you for your generous-"

#47 Apr 29th, 3:59pm

Jesterman

"Just escort me towards the lab were this experiment is to take place, Doctor. I have little patience for overly done praising. However, I would like to know how the testing on the 'Purifier' is coming along?"

#48 Apr 29th, 4:03pm

rimera

Meanwhile, Kiera Forge had been brought into a small room to be prepared, and had been left alone. When the door opened, there stood a girl close to the same age, with brown hair and tan skin and a red jumpsuit covered by a white lab coat. But more than that, was what Kiera sensed from her.

Tinder walked towards her, like a cat stalking her prey. Cats...

"You've done well, Kiera. Now it's time for you to become something more," she said, and began to prepare her for the experiment...

#49 Apr 29th, 4:04pm

rimera

Dr. Malk nodded nervously. "Er, yes, the Purifier is well underway. Already we have fixed several problems the original design had, and few are left. It will not be long now before it is stable enough for experimentation. No, not long at all," he rambled, wringing his hands. "If Your Holiness will follow me..." he said, doing his best not to stutter.

#50 Apr 29th, 4:09pm

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