The JackalsbyLordhadrianIt was in one of the darkest corners of Coruscant that they met in the third year of the War. Sidious approached his newest colleagues with enthusiasm as industrial machinery breathed and whined around them."Step forward, Captain Oil Fin! Come closer, Warrior Ablok Seveten!" The shadowy figure motioned to the leader of the mercenaries.Captain Fin was an unshaven looking fellow, scarred and aged with his wide brimmed black hat and paunchy features. He was not fat but just bloated enough to look as if on the edge of unhealthy and unsanitary. Behind him was a young mercenary Bounty Hunter in Mandolorian armor. The...
Corvus could barely manage to keep himself in the air for much longer. His wings ached, pain searing through them beneath black feathers as he struggled on. His whole body begged for him to land on one of the tall, but lifeless trees that stood below him. Forcing his wings to flap a couple times more, he gained a small amount of acceleration and broke into a glide. His outstretched wings still hurt, but not as much as it did moments before. Scanning the darkened landscape below him, he caught sight of his checkpoint.
Finally.
Gliding over the edge of the dead forest, he quickly folded his wings and dove towards the jagged peaks that laid ahead.
Almost there. Just a little more.
The black and crimson rocks quickly came closer into his view, too close. Too fast!
It’s not as bad as it looks. I can make it. It’s an easy land.
Corvus’ stomach churned as he dove closer to his checkpoint, his instincts telling him to pull up, but his body wouldn’t listen. His wings were still
The flicktit was calmly moving along, he groomed beings while they slept. He'd messed with the rodents fur, picking bits of dandruff and looking for mites or fleas that he could eat. Scurrying along the wall, he stopped by the door and peeked out. There was always more places to get food from, these rodents had taken up cleaning themselves and being very clean lately.Didn't bother him, he appreciated cleanliness. Couldn't stand filth, that was why he groomed others, to do his part.Making his way up the tree was easy, he was a welcome being, he'd been the one who'd first found the male known as Buzz trapped in his nightmares, who'd slipped ...