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You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Fair enough! I'll wait on you to post about Quesh before putting up an Act III reply so that I can work in Manus and Jean mentioning the planet.

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Act III:

-I was thinking about skipping forward about six months. I know that's a long time, but I feel like it would not only give Ari and Yerbol to teach at the academy, but also for Manus and Jean to establish their network.

-During this six month period, Manus and Jean will be working behind the scenes with their group of Force users who don't believe in the Qyaari's diplomatic approach. Staying out of sight, the former Jedi Masters establish a new order called The Faceless(work in progress on the name!) that stress each member is tied to the other by the Force. Not only are they tied together, but each must harness their abilities to become one with the Force as living weapons, defending the "sanctity" of the Force from those who cannot "comprehend it". So, in other words, they hate anyone who can't use the Force or don't use it the way they want.

-Different from the manipulation of Bracknell and the chaos of Illesia, Manus and Jean desire to carve out their own niche on various worlds, establishing underground teaching facilities that train remaining Force users in their philosophy in order to stay as isolated from the galaxy as possible. This isolationist perspective is shattered when Manus scouts out Belsavis as a training facility, seeing as the Alliance has abandoned the planet in favor of more isolated worlds for their most dangerous criminals. He discovers an underground network pf passages that eventually lead to a temple forged by Rakata who claimed to be enemies of the True Sith. They too believed in the power of the Force and left behind their teachings. Manus brings back their teachings to Jean and establishes a base of operations on Belsavis while settling on a course of action: take down the Qyaari before they can spread their message of harmony to other Force users.

-Manus and Jean begin to orchestrate small attacks on Alliance supply convoys headed to Zinuthra, which would naturally draw out the Qyaari. It is there that The Faceless begin to capture the younger squadrons sent to investigate, dedicated to turning them to their cause. After a few of these strikes, Manus and Jean get bolder, sending out squadrons to attack budding Qyaari settlements on other worlds. This leads to Yerbol and Aria being sent to...well, some planet with a Qyaari settlement, to thwart the attackers.

-From there, we can have the duo capture one of the attackers and interrogate them? Or maybe interrogate them on site? Or find some clue on a body as to where one of the Faceless bases are?

That's what I've got so far...what do you think? I tried to fit Quesh in based on your ideas, but had a hard time. How do you think we could fit it in?

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

He caught the falling Amazon, helping her get to the bedroom before laying her gently down onto his mattress.
"Who on earth did this?" Clark asked quietly, surveying the wounds littered over her body with amazement. Normally Diana's skin was practically impervious to wounds, only seeing her in this condition once before, when they had thwarted Darkseid's attempt to take over Earth(again). Even then she didn't look this...exhausted. As if the life had been drained from her bones.
"Don't answer that. Not yet. Just...stay here. I'll see what I can find." Some of the deeper gashes were still bleeding, the Amazonian's blood seeping into his navy blue sheets at an almost torrential manner. Cauterization would probably be necessary along with bandaging. After flitting into his restroom to withdraw gauze, he told his friend:
"This is going to hurt. A lot. Just hold onto my arm if you need to squeeze something into oblivion." Clark worked as quickly as he could, heat vision searing into her cuts in precise blasts to be bandaged up a few moments later. Within the span of a couple of minutes, he had her in better physical condition than she had come in, but mentally...well, that was another story.
"Water would be good here, wouldn't it?" A few seconds was all it took for the Kryptonian to retrieve a jug of water from his pantry and hand it to her, giving her a few moments to drink if desired before asking:
"Alright. Now that I have you slightly patched up, mind telling me what's going on? You mentioned Themyscira when you came in...what happened on the island?" Clark knew all too well that the Amazonians had become targets for terrorists, mercenaries and other groups with ill intentions that sought to subjugate the most powerful women in the known universe. All of the attempts Clark knew about failed miserably, which made Diana's current condition only the tip of the figurative iceberg. Had someone succeeded in bringing down the Amazons? If so, they would be neutralized. Fast.

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

WOW. Reading your excellent(and thoroughly detailed!) recounting of Act One made me puff out my chest in pride. Man we did good(and continue to do so).

Oh man, those lineages are something that I forgot about. Thanks for reminding me! So wait, I thought that Yerbol, Aria and Roan were the three actual True Sith descendants...right? Is Cheriss one as well?

I'll do the following today(in this order):
1. Post stuff about Act III for you to look at
2. Post Interlude stuff on Wiki
3. Begin Act II stuff on Wiki

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

Fair enough. Will get on it ASAP! :)

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

Should I have Clark give Diana a chance to explain what happened, THEN we can go to Themyscara? Or should we head over there in my next post?

You never see it coming[Freedomliveson/The Elvenqueen]

Yeah, no worries about the interlude. I'll take care of it, seeing as you had to cover a LOT of ground for Act One.

So today I'll also post some stuff here about things that have been bouncing around for Act III. Mind taking a look so we can get back into writing next week? I've missed our thread xD

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

Sorry for the short intro. I'll make up for it ASAP xD

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

Clark rolled his eyes at the television screen before turning the device off with a nearby remote. The celebrity gossip was tiring, but to consistently hear Lex being talked about as one of the social elite and not as the maniacal tyrant that Clark knew him to be was exasperating. How many times had he fought against Lex in the public eye? How many jail sentences had Luthor served? Of course, any sentence was commuted early into the duration and somehow, someway, Lex associated himself with the latest charity of the month, ingratiating himself into the good graces of the public once more. He had maintaining the sham for much longer this time around, going so far as to demolish some of his defense manufacturing plants and committing them to “cancer research”.

It made him sick.

Then again, Clark was grateful for the break. He was able to spend more time with Lois and Kara and actually make friends as Clark Kent instead of Superman.

Speaking of friends…

“You know I can always hear you come in.” Clark looked to his left to find one Bruce Wayne garbed in the uniform that struck fear and awe into those that saw it.
“And you didn’t have to come in costume…although with the choice of wardrobe, I assume you’re here on business.”
“Talia. What do you know about her relationship with Lex?”
“Nothing.”
“I find that hard to believe.”
“Lex has kept himself clean, Bruce. I’ve kept an eye on him ever since his latest ‘good guy’ façade and have found nothing.”
“You’re not digging hard enough.”
“Oh?”
“There’s a reason why Lex formed a partnership with Talia.”
“Other than love?” Clark gave Bruce a teasing smirk, to which the latter narrowed his eyes at.
“Love is something a sociopath like Lex can’t know. Talia is too committed to her own interests. Something’s not right.”
“And that’s why you’re here? To confront your former lover slash master assassin?”
“Yes.”
“Do you want my he-“
“No.”
“Figured I’d ask.”
“Your time is better served trying to figure out what Lex has up his sleeve. I’ll deal with Talia.”
“You going to tell me what you have planned?”
“I just did.”
“Right." Before Clark could utter another word, the Dark Knight had left.
"I hate it when he does that." He muttered to no one in particular, rising from the couch right in time for another visitor to pop onto his balcony. This one, however, seemed to be in much more desperation than his previous guest. As she stepped into the apartment, Clark noted the strained look in her eye, the slight limp in her step.
"Diana? I thought you were across the country...or somewhere not Metropolis."

Mind the mess [Freedomliveson x Fabricant 451)

Here it is! I'll get the IC up ASAP