29 Chapter 25: Meeting Life-Long Friends Part 1
(A/n Goddammit! I was trying to research KOTOR games and events...and Holy Hell is it long...welp, time to start researching cause its all important...but first, enjoy the Chapter!)
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I was staring at the Mandalorian Merc I could see before me.
He was singing the song "Diamonds by Rihanna" from my Past Life on Earth!
I stood up to approach him...
As I was walking towards him, holding a my prototype pistol, I had made in the last few days, in the event he is a reincarnated person from Earth who had gotten OverPowered wishes...well...more OverPowered then what I got...
Baby Soka was making baby sounds...it was here way of being happy or laughing.
I was a few steps from him when I spoke up, interrupting him from starting a new song, while I still had my prototype pistol at the ready.
Adrian: "That was a great song...where did you learn it from?"
The Mandalorian Merc, who I had learned the name of, thanks to Kara hacking into the surveillance footage from a few minutes ago of Maz Kanata's Castle, was called Kal Neral.
While Kara was busy focusing on trying to learn as much as she can about Kal Neral on the Holo.net and so on, he had turned to face me.
Kal: "Oh! At least someone HERE *looks at Maz* appreciates my songs unlike certain people HERE!"
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*Awkward Silance in the Bar, as everyone listened to his song and remained quiet*
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*Random person Awkwardly Coughs, breaking the Silence*
Adrian: "..."
Kal: "..."
Maz: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Baby Ahsoka: "*giggles randomly*"
Kal: "Oh! I haven't forgotten you little Soka-Chan"
WTF?!?!?!
Adrian: "Where did you learn that song from? I'm curious? Also what does "Chan" mean? I never heard it before."
Kal: "Oh, Yeah! I forgot what "Chan" means, but the guy that told me me about it said to say it to children I find cute and what not. And the song...my illustrious had struggled to fabricate to give to all my fellow brothers and sisters here!"
Adrian: "That's a lie since I have heard it before. From the very person who created it."
Random Alien 1: "You liar!"
Random Alien 2: "I want my money back!"
Random Alien 3: "You're dead Thief!"
The three Aliens that most likely git swindled by Kal into giving him Credits for the song had gotten pissed and began approaching our direction.
*Bang* *Bang* *Bang*
Three bullets made of pure Plasma had been fired from a unsuspecting spot on my back and killed the three Aliens, leaving a miniature hole that had gone straight through their skulls, and had dissipated once it went all the way through.
Adrian: "I have business with him."
After that, everyone else had gone back to doing their own thing as if this was a normal occurrence, which it was.
I had become more accustomed to killing ever since my battle with Ava.
I can't afford to show mercy and compassion to those that can pose a threat to me.
Even Ava Kendra...
If next I face if against her...I won't hold back, and she will die...
Kal: "Haha, thanks for that friend I friends!"
Adrian: "If your sobthankfuk then answer my other question..."
Kal: "Haha, right. Well, I had met a guy called the "Good Hunter". Got no clue why he had such a strange alias. His real name is Jack Stone. He had hired me for a job to smuggle him off of Kessel and to Moraband. That place gave me the creaps...he told me to get him a small spacecraft and leave it for him when I return there, meanwhile he explored the ruins of the planet. After that, I returned as he requested, with a small fighter for him. Said he left my payment in an urn not to far away. When I got there...I say mountains of Old Republic Credits and a hella' lot of Artifacts I could sell on the Black Market! I did and well...the Jedi started coming after me and questioned me about a "Sith Holocron of Darth Nihilis"...whoever that guy was. Jack Stone had sung the song and talked about alot of things on the journey to Moraband. That's about it."
Shit!
Jack Stone is definitely a reincarnated person!
And he found Darth Nihilis' Sith Holocron before me!
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Good Hunter?
His alias?
Adrian: "What did he look like? What apparel did he wear and what was his weapons like?"
Kal: "Huh...can't quite remember...*Adrian hands over a large bag full of Credits* Oh! Now I remember! He was mostly covered by a black robe, so I couldn't get a good look at him. But he did have a strange blade in a sheath. Haven't seen one of those in a long time. I think it's had smuggled a crate full of old antique weapons once. They were thousands if years old...I think the one Jack had was a Katana of sorts...but...it constantly had Pale Blood dripping down the blade's sheath. Kinda annoying having to clean it all up. When I told him about it, the Pale Blood stopped dripping, but Red Blood took its place. But it did reduce significantly though. He had some sort of pointed iron mask that had alot of beautiful engravings on it, and I think I saw some black feathers sticking out from under his cloak. He had some armour like the mask all over his body and a long barrelled pistol that didn't look like a Blaster. I think it had engravings on it as well, like the Armour. Other than that, I didn't see much else...oh! And some sort of crystal glow emanating from around his neck he constantly filled with from time to time."
(A/n Jack Stone is an OC created by "Slyclaw_13", dedicated chapter for Jack Stone will be posted at later date.)
Hmm....
Good Hunter...
Katana with dripping blood...
Engraved Armour...
Pale Blood...
Feathered cloak...
Engravings long Barrelled Pistol...
I know what it is now...
He has the Vilblood Armour Set and had the Cloak that Eileen the Crow wore.
The Katana had to be the Chikage, since the blood dripped down the blade.
He has to be someone that was from Earth, got reincarnated into Bloodborne and then got reincarnated here into Star Wars.
I wonder if he killed Flora, the Moon Presence and got the ending where the Good Hunter becomes a Great One?
But he seems to have a Humanoid body?
Also...isn't his getup similar...no wait!
It's the exact same as the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst!
So many Players raged when they fought that Mini Boss at the end of Eileen's questline.
It was actually funny since I had killed it on my third attempt, while Gwen struggled to kill it.
Ahhh...good times...
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Ava Pov:
Ava: "Achoo!"
Ava was once again meditating in her room when all of a sudden she had sneezed once again and fallen to the floor having lost control of her levitation!
Ava: "Dammit! Why did this happen for a second time in a row while I was meditating?! Couldn't it have at some other time?!"
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Adrian Pov:
Adrian: "Where can I find this Jack Stone?"
Kal: "Sorry friend, but I don't know. He did ask about the Bounty Hunter's Guild, so maybe he signed up for it. Last time i met him was about 7 months ago."
Isn't that around the same time I had begun training with Talzin?
My train of thought was interrupted when a series of buzzing sounds and nosiea had gone off for Kal's Communicator, my Helmet's HUD, and another sound upstairs on the first or second floors.
Cradossk: "This is Cradossk, Leader of the Bounty Guild. This message is for all of you Hunters listening in. This is nit to be discussed with anyone else. If you decide to accept, then your names will be listed fir any that accepts to view through your Data Pads on a closed frequency. There is a Big Shot Client that wants all the Top Hunters to meet up at one place where the details pertains to the Job will be discussed. This is a 25 Man Job, so i am contacting all the Top 25 Hunters of the Guild. Should any of you decline, then I will contact the 26th, 27th and so on until we have 25 members. Should you decline, and speak of this to anyone, you will be breaking the Guild Code and will be hunted down with all the Guild's resources. If you choose to accept, contact me immediately withing the next 4 hours and head over to the Bounty Guild on Kessel within the next 3 days."
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I froze!!!!!!!!
I remained as still as I absolutely could!!!!!!
I could feel an all too familiar hand, graze my heart, as I heard the echoing laughter of the Devil inside my head!!!
I immediately place my hand on my Helmet and for the first time ever, i had manually used my Communicator within my helmet, instead of having Kara do it fir me, and contacted Cradossk without delay!
Cradossk: "Ze-"
I didn't allow him to waste another second of my approaching death!
Adrian: "Change the meeting place to the Guld on Ord Mantell! Or I'm out of the job!"
I had spoken with venom in my voice! Cradossk knew I was in a bad mood and didn't want to get on my bad side.
Especially after what he had heard of what I had done to numerous pirates I'd encounter in Space or to the four males here on Takodana a few days ago.
Not only that but I was the third best in the Guild in terms of ranking, but Jango had humbly admitted I can beat both him and Cad Bane in a 2 vs 1.
I had been on a few jobs with Jango and Bane from time-to-time, getting on their hood side.
Nothing major happened in our relationship as of yet, but right now I had established a good connection with them like I did with Maz Kanata.
Cradossk pondered over my words temporarily and quickly responded in hopes of not making me drop out of the Job.
Most likely this Job would make him very rich too.
He had then contacted everyone again, and told them to go to Ord Mantell as the Meeting Point was more convenient for another Hunter. He lied saying this "Hunter" (me) is being hunted by the Pikes on Kessel.
After informing everyone of the change in destination, he cut off the transmission.
Kal was about to question why I had contacted Cradossk to change the meeting place, but I cut him off before he could pry into my personal reasons.
I wanted to move on from what i had just experienced all over again.
I ahd felt the evil smile of Abeloth as she rubbed her hand over my heart at the mention of Kessel.
Kessel was near the Infamous Kessel Run.
The Kessel Run was so famous due to its immense difficulty in traversing it.
The reason being because it has 5 Black Holes!
Sound Familiar?
It should!
Because those 5 Black Holes is none other than The Maw!
Abeloth's Prison where she currently is trapped within!
And Kessel is close to The Maw, and worse yet...Abeloth herself!
I don't want to go anywhere near her anytime soon!
The closest I'll ever go is Nal Hutta or Tatooine type distance, but anything closer to The Maw!
No thanks!
I choose life!
I'll only go near there when I'm prepared to kill Abeloth!
Adrian: "Are you heading off to Ord Mantell right now? If so, why don't we go there together, then we can talk more while we wait for the others to arrive at the Guild?"
Kal: "Oh ho! Don't mind if I take you up on that offer!"
Random Fat Human: "NERAL WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET ME TO NABOO!!!"
OH! I know this guy.
*Bang*
Correction...I knew this guy.
Kal: "Sweet Banter Po! You made his head explode! That was AWSOME!"
I just killed a corrupt Naboo Noble that you were paid to smuggle to Naboo with Spice...and you aren't even fazed I blew his head to kingdom come with my Ace of Spades?
Adrian: "Whatever. Let's get going since you no longer have an employer."
I had made sure that my Siva Bots on Soka had covered her eyes and ears as I killed the man.
Hmm...now that i think about it...my Sivq Bots and Nano-Tech, all behave and function like the Witchblade Gauntlet from the Witchblade and Darkness comics.
(A/n It Has made appearances in Lara Croft, Marvel, DC, Spitfire and Fathom comics. You probably havent heard if the last two.)
I took little baby Soka in my arms.
Kal wanted to hold Ahsoka...so I allowed him.
I'll kill the ever living shit out of him if he dares to hurt a single hair on her head...if the Siva Bot Armour she is wearing doesn't kill him first by making a blade with the Siva Bots as a defensive mechanism.
He said Soka-Chan again, and I threatened to bash his helmet into his face if he said it again.
He took my threat seriously and had just said to "Chill out man".
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Anyway, we reached the door to exit, but then I had sensed something with both my Spider-Sense and my Force Sense that all beings with Midichlorians have.
It seemed Kal had a decent Midichlorian Count as well, since he sensed it as well.
But the Jackass had pushed me forward...without his hand physically touching me.
How do I know, while I was wearing Armour?
Alita's Berserker Armour from "Alita: Battle Angel" has some sensitive receptors transmitted through the mechanical body.
I had based my Armour of a similar function so I still maintain my sense of touch.
I haven't installed Power Armour into my Armour...yet...for a multitude of reasons...but that is for another time.
Kara: "It seems he had used Furce Push on you. Based on readings he should he a low ranking Jedi of a Midichlorian Count of around 7,500 to 10,000."
I had the passive ability to resist Force Abilities, to a certain degree, toned down for evaluating the strength of my Force Using opponents.
Only when I fight powerful Force Users do I actually re-activate this ability to 100%.
I staggered forward and my HUD sensors and my senses felt a object falling from high above.
I rolled forward somce I have an idea of what it was based on the shape of it I could "feel".
I dodged and turned around to look at what had happened.
It turned out someone, who was sitting on an open round window with one leg dangling out in the air leisurely, had thrown a drink down.
The drink had missed me, but I wanted revenge.
So I grabbed a nearby fruit from a food stall, and threw it directly at Kal.
I had Kara active Soka's Siva Armour to make a protective casing for her.
Kal tried dodging the fruit.
Kal: "Ha! Missed! Oh no..."
I shot the fruit with my Ace of Spades and its contents had exploded and spilled all over Kal's face and body.
Well...his face and body were covered in Armour so he was lucky...but i will get my revenge on my ship should he ever set foot on it.
Stall owner: "Makka ru dadda no shu liiki!!!"
Adrian: "Shak killi liiki...(Here's your Credits...)"
I toosed the merchant some credits for the fruit I had just taken from him.
Both me and Kal could hear multiple sounds of laughter coming from a group of people from up above.
I saw that the man who had thrown his drink had jumped down to the second floor.
He had some boosters on his boots like Cad Bane did, and landed without any injury.
Kal quickly tried cleaning himself to stop the embarrassment he was experiencing.
Kal: "That's right! Laugh at his failure to beat me fairly! I had to defend a child from such an dishonoreable attack!"
???: "Funny coming from a Mandalorian who betrays his fellow Mandalorian, by pushing the later into the path of my drink."
The Unknown Armoured man turns to look at me and seize me up, head to toe.
I, likewise, look at him and notices that he has 15 others that seem to share his Holo-frequency. They must be a team.
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Impressive. At least he has a proper defensive network for his Holo-frequency.
It would take Kara some time to hack into it.
???: "You're have great reflexes, and your Armour...you must be Zer0."
Kal was in complete disbelief and denial when he heard my alias.
Kal: "He can't be Zer0! You know...he's supposed to be a Trandoshan in massive hulking scary Armour and welding a sword as large as a adult Human!"
???: "Are you blind? or are you blind? It was literally on the Holo.Net the past few days! Please tell me you at least know what the Holo.Net is?"
Kal: "Iiiiiii...do not understand the question..."
???: "...Oh for the love of the Force! Hey Zer0, please give me an electronic whip of your got it!"
Kal: "Hey hey! No need to do anything drastic! Think about the baby! No need to expose her to the violence of man!"
He held baby Soka in front of him as if like a shield.
I just activated the Siva Bots to make a pair of wings on her and fly her over to me and into my arms.
Baby Ahsoka: *giggling and "Weeeee" sounds*
I had also activated a blindfold to be firmed around her eyes.
???: "You were saying..."
Kal didn't answer for a moment and tried to be lime it out of here to his ship.
The Unknown man was prepping what looked like a Tazzer on his Gauntlet.
Adrian: "What are you doing?"
???: "He tried using a child as an excuse to avoid a fight...also I heard he and you git the call from Guild Boss as well for the Job. So I can't let him go off by himself. He might get killed with that Gungan brain of his."
Adrian: "You just want to tazzer him don't you?"
???: "I've got no idea what you're talking about..."
Adrian: "Is the 15 people in the Armours part of your team?"
???: "Yes."
Adrian: "Obviously, but just checking. You were contacted by Cradossk just a few minutes ago, right?"
???: "Yes."
Adrian: "You want to go to Ord Mantell together?"
???: "Yes."
Adrian: "You really like saying Yes, don't you?"
???: "Yes."
Adrain: "Say "Yes" one more time, and I'll tazzer you and all 15 members of your team before you can reach half of Kal's current distance.
No one said anything after that, since they were well aware of the reputation I I earned myself in recent times.
I can see Kal almost at his ship. He had ran a fair distance. I think he thought we wouldn't be able to catch him.
I just decided to end this sharade and I fired a yellow plasma blast from my Yautjia Plasmacaster at him.
How unfair life is...
He had just taken a step into his ship as he had gotten tazzered.
(A/n Ship will be in Kal Neral's exclusive chapter I'll post at a later date.)
Adrian: "I'll meet you on Ord Mantell with him in tow. I didn't get your name earlier?"
Jason: "You can call me Dagger. Pleasure meeting you Zer0."
(A/n Jason Smoke/Dagger is an OC created by "UnspeakableBlitz")
I nod my head to him and went over to drag Kal Neral onto the Icarus.
I then had the Icarus enlarge itself yo a size it could have Kal's ship fit through the Hanger Bay Doors.
Once that was done, I had shrunk the exterior if my ship back to its original size of a TIE Fighter, while the inside was still as large as a Corvette.
I dragged Kal with me by his foot as I held Soka on my other arm.
I saw Jinx approach me with a accusing glare.
I gave Baby Soka to her as she spoke.
Jinx: "Who did you kidnap this time?"
Adrian: "I courageously saved his life from the hands of another Bounty Hunter! How can you accuse me of kidnapping an innocent man-child such as this?!"
Kara: "He tazzered him, after debating with another guy who to do the deed."
Adrian: "Damn Snitch!"
While I was arguing with Kara for ratting me out, Jinx was looking at Kal with eyes if pity of having been a victim of mine, just as she had once been when I used my Nightmare Gas on in our first encounter.
Adrian: "Hey Jinx! Kara's making it sound way worse than you might think!"
Jinx: "*sigh* I had found 14 candidates so far on the Force Sensitive List you had given me. All are between ages 13 and 17 years of age. I'll search for more later...Once I've dealt with your mess..."
With that, she turned around to take Baby Soka back to a Nursing Droid, which Kara is also in control of, and had used the Force to carry Kal's body and levitate it to the Med Bay.
I just ignored that and made my way to the Laboratory.
I sat down at my table and made a note in my journal I kept. I had made my own custom language for it so no one, not even Kara would know the contents of.
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Diary Entry 866:
I had discovered a possible lead on another person who may have reincarnated from my Past Life Earth.
Based on the descriptions I had received, the Reincarnator seems to be a Male that had been reborn into the Bloodborne game Universe and then into Star Wars.
He has the same setup as the "Bloody Crow of Cainhurst" has. Athough...
It seems he may have killed the Moon Presence, Flora.
I think this since the info I received had indicated he had "Pale Blood" dripping from his Chikage weapon.
Simce he might be a Great One now after killing Flora, he may know the language of the Great Ones.
Runesmith Caryll is one of the most revered and important figures of Byrgenwerth, and likely someone who helped shape the current state of the city of Yharnam alongside Laurence and Master Willem.
Her ability was unlike any other, as she was able to transcribe the inhuman whispers of the language of the Great Ones into drawn runes that captured their very essence and meaning.
Due to her singular skill, the runes she created were coined as Caryll Runes, in her honor.
These Runes allowed for one to access a myriad of enhancing abilities in Bloodborne.
If I can find this Reincarnator called Jack Stone, then I will be able to strengthen myself by gaining a powerful ally, who nit only could be a Newborn Great One, posseses the Pale Blood, but also can create and inscribe every Rune that could possibly be created both in Bloodborne lore and outside if it in the firm of new and unseen runes.
He seems to be a Bounty Hunter now.
I will investigate mire of this lead soon enough. I may even meet him in a few days on Ord Mantell.
But...he seems to have taken Darth Nihilis' Sith Holocron, which i need in order to talk to the spirit of Darth Nihilis in the Valley of the Dark Lords.
Maybe I should ask Jinx about Meetra Surik and Darth Nihilis' duel.
But when i asked her about Meetra Surik, she seemed to have been affected greatly by my questions on the topic?
Interesting.
The more I think about it...
The mire I think she might have been involved with her in some way.
Especially due to her changling-species-like-DNA.
She still hasn't revealed what her actual race name or world is.
I didn't pry due to her privacy, that...and Kara couldn't find anything in any known records of her DNA.
I'll have to question her more about this.
But...
Meetra Surik had an ability to sever the connection of an individual to the Force.
It was even said that she could in essence "Kill the Force".
Maybe she could be the key to killing The Ones, Abeloth...and Ava Kendra...
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To be continued in Hunt for the Map Arc, Part 3: Meeting the Hunters
