Black Serpent

[45 BBY]

Arla has been training well. She has long regained her previous combat skills. Her Force abilities are becoming sharper too.

A move she likes to use is using Force telekinesis along with shuriken and power discs. Because of this, Force Telekinesis has become her most versatile ability. She has taken the Yautja arts as second nature too. She has learned our martial arts, our hunting techniques, our way of thought. A Yautja is trained to use everything and anything they can in a hunt. Wood and vines can become a lethal simple trap. She has learned this. Hence, becoming much more deadly.

Its gotten to the point that I think she is ready. Well, I've thought her ready for a while, but I wanted to be sure. To become a full member of Yautja culture and civilization. There must be a test of blood.

On Typhon, the second hunting grounds area is complete. It took a while as it was designed to hold special prey. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, of prey a Yautja could hunt.

The Black Serpent. The Xenomorph.

One of the most dangerous creatures that the Engineers ever built. Ah, the Engineers. All that knowledge and power. Yet they got exterminated by an android with existential issues. The funny thing is, the Engineers didn't even make the android. It was a creation of their creation. So funny that the creators were destroyed by a creation of what they created.

I laugh out loud at that thought, "Damn, life can be a mysterious bitch, haha." Rest in peace baldies.

Anyways, I luckily had some xenomorph eggs on my mothership when I came through the black hole. They were all regular eggs though. I wasn't allowed a queen egg. However, I do have royal jelly. Which should be enough to make a queen form one the regular serpents. It is about time I go get the trial ready for Arla.

I let Arla know that I was going to Typhon for some work. She wanted to come with, but I denied her.

"No Arla, this work is not trivial. You can neither help nor participate in what I'm about to do. Although, you will love the result of its completition.", I say to her.

She pouts before grinning, "Fine, since you say I'll love the result. I'll take your word for it. Come back soon."

She returns to training, and I take off to Typhon. As for Vorn, he's a baby doing baby things. Tearing apart dolls, figurines and killing small animals like bugs. Playing with toy weapons and drinking breast milk. Just like a good Yautja baby.

I did not go straight to Typhon though. I stopped by another planet in the deep core. The planet of Had Abbadon. A world belonging to the future Empire under Darth Krayt. However, right now it is just low population world with humans. The civilization is basic, with only two space ports. The people are mostly rural and superstitious. As the world of dry plains is not too different from Ryloth or Korriban. It is also an ancient world.

I have come here to procure myself a village. To do this, I simply have to become a supernatural entity to them. Then do some hocus pocus to get their worship. Finally, Boom, I got a steady supply of willing sacrifices for the face huggers. The Xenos come out better from willing host after all.

I found my target easily, a secluded large village separated from others by hundreds of miles. After observing them from orbit for a while, I learned a lot. They were having food problems, wild animals had become a deadly problem for them, and there was illness. So many problems, so easy for me to solve.

"Haha, I can be a Predator in more than one.", I say with a gleam in my eye.

I descend to their village. First, I kill the wild animals. Which seemed to be large variety of furless wolves. I hunted some prey animals that were around. Then I dropped them all in the center of the village. One by one.

This way, the people would have time to see meat coming out of nowhere. Then I went around with a simple flu cure. Healing all the old and children. It is was pretty strong flu strain too. No wonder they were all down bad.

The villagers quickly sung praises for the "helpful" spirit. Which is perfect. Now that I've given the carrot, I got to take it away again. Therefore, I make people sick again a few days later. The villagers begin to plead to me in mass in the village circle.

Time to shine...

I set some speakers around for surround sound. I'll be speaking through them. I get into character and begin my act...

"You plead to me to save your fellows again. I have not the power to do so again. I used all my strength to rid you of the beasts and give you food. If you want me to heal them. I require a price to be paid to fuel my power. I am a spirit of the hunt. As such, I derive power from beginning grand hunts. The price to paid is related to that."

A man straightens his back and asks sincerely, "Respectable Spirit, what price must be paid?"

This guy must be their leader. I give my price, "My price is great and harsh. Therefore, I understand if you are unwilling to pay. My price are the lives of seven women, whether they are virgins, wives, widows or otherwise doesn't matter. All seven must be fully willing to be sacrifices, as it will mean their death. Upon their deaths, a grand hunt will begin. Then I can once again wield my power for you. These sacrifices will not have to happen too often though. You do not have to answer now. I will always be listening, and available."

The villagers were discussing my price with great worry. The leader had a hard face. I had a feeling it would take a while for them to make a decision. Which is why I'm leaving. I'll set up an antennae nearby and a camera probe. I'll leave a small satellite in orbit too. This way, I won't have to be here to hear their answer. Now I'm actually going to Typhon.

While on Typhon, I toured the modest underground facility where I'll be putting the Queen and where the sacrificial chamber is. I modeled the facility to be similar to the pyramid in the movie AVP. Although it is more of a hexagonal prism. The material is a sleek black stone too. The young bloods of the future will have to depend on more than their sight when taking these trials. They'll be able to use the Force after all. As for what I'm going to call this place, I'll call it the Black Serpent Temple.

I spend 3 days getting the temple ready to go. The villagers were finally ready to give me an answer. I connect my HUD to the probe so I can see them, and put audio through my bio-helmet.

The man from before speaks up to the cloudy sky, "Seven women have agreed to be sacrifices Great Spirit of the Hunt. Three are widows, one is a wife, two are virgin daughters and one orphan. We beg for you to to accept their resolve and heal our sick as they are getting weaker."

I project my voice through the speakers, "I have heard you and accept their resolve. Come morning, the sick will be healed and a boon will be bestowed upon you all. A boon that will protect you all against every illness except for those among the most evil. As for the sacrifices. They are to be well-fed tonight. As they will be taken away in the morning."

The villagers all obeyed. Time to go back to Had Abbadon.

When I return to Had Abbadon, I heal the sick and use a general immunizer on the rest of the villagers. It'll keep them healthy, unless they get cancer or something like that. I then collect the women using the Force. They all float after me, sound asleep.

I keep them asleep until I get them to the Black Serpent Temple. I have a preparation room, where they will live until their time. What I'm surprised about is the stock of the women. None of them are ugly. I'm actually surprised about the wife coming along. Now to choose one to begin. I only asked for seven this time as I need to create the Queen first.

I cloak myself again and wake them up with the Force. they wake up confused for a moment before realizing they have been taken away. I speak to them, "I require one of you to be first. After that, the rest will live in this room until the rest of the preparations are complete. It doesn't not matter who."

It is the wife that steps up, "I wish to go first Great Spirit."

I ask with curiosity, "I was curious about you. You are married, with an alive husband. Why offer yourself to die?"

She answers, "My husband was one of the ones sick. I could sit still knowing other women will die for my husband. I felt like I couldn't just do nothing. Hence, I offered myself to do my part."

Makes sense I suppose. "Follow me then, I will guide you.", I beckon. I use the Force to nudge her in walking in the right direction.

We get to the sacrificial chamber with the smooth black marble tables. I command her, "Undress yourself, and lay on your back on one of the tables. You will need them no longer."

She obeys. Finally, I warn, "Your body will be used to spawn a legendary prey for an important hunt. Do not resist what will happen to you, for it will only be more painful."

"I'm honored Great Spirit, I will not resist. I have resolved myself. This is the price I agreed to pay", She replies back.

I don't delay and have an egg rise up from the floor. The egg unfurls and a face hugger crawls out. It sees a defenseless host and jumps on the woman. It latches onto her face and wraps her neck. To her credit, the dutiful wife didn't resist beyond clenching her fist.

The face hugger finished its egg deposit, fell off her face and died. 13 hours later, she awoke with pain in her chest. Some seconds later, I saw the chest burster make its exit by bursting through the chest. The woman dies soon after, neither sad or happy, but calm.

I grab the baby Xeno and call in a drone to bury the dead woman and blood. Such a resolute woman deserves a proper burial after all. May you find peace in returning to the Force.

Now, time to make a Queen...

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