Dark Ascension

[Bellatrix]

Bellatrix sat casually in her seat next to Dominus. Her left leg draped recklessly over the armrest, and her chin resting upon her right fist, whose elbow was supported by the opposite armrest.

Aiko approached Bellatrix and kneeled before her in a flurry of black robes. She extended in both hands, and silver and black kliden, which Bellatrix causally used the ijulna to bring the weapon to her.

Bellatrix examined the weapon critically. "A weapon of the Ajem'dasis," Bellatrix stated. "No longer a toy. No longer an acolyte's weapon." Bellatrix pressed the thumb switch and a single crimson blade extended, and it hummed like a hundred angry wasps. "A perfectly set crystal, and it has already attuned itself to you I see."

Bellatrix slid gracefully out of her seat, which was a feat in itself considering how she had been sitting. "An oath is meaningless for an Ajem. Your loyalty is your skill. Once you have nothing more to learn from me it is your obligation to take my place. That is the way of the Ajem. The strong take their place, and the weak shall perish. Rember the rule of two. The Jase'dasis can have many, but our lust for power and strength will create chaos, and our eventual extinction. Rise Lady Thade, dark lord of the Ajem'dasis." Bellatrix flipped the handle of the kliden and handed it back to her apprentice.

Thade bowed her head and drew her hood over her face and accepted back her kliden and clipped it to her belt. "What is thy bidding master?"

"Go to Terra Alpha alone, and bring me back the head of my former apprentice. Do what you will with her new benefactor. I would expect the death of Mrs. Talon to likely leave her husband a wreck, which could be quite beneficial to our purposes."

[Dominus]

"And her mother. I'm not nearly as worried about Ethan as I am about the 'momma bear' duo of your counterpart and Angelica Ryder. Both of them choosing now to take their leave? I feel like their vacation is only a way for them to find a way to strike at us more effectively, instead of simply launching ships and people at us that will only crush." Dominus replied. "Find out what they are planning. Let us see if you are truly worthy of your new status Lady Thade. Failure is not an option. But then again... I won't be the one to mete out the punishment, that is for the Lady Bellatrix to decide." he said with a slight smile.

[Bellatrix]

Bellatrix raised an eyebrow, and glanced at Dominus, "A sound tactical decision. Last thing we need is an angry mama bear." Back to her apprentice, "Thade, before you start causing chaos see what you can learn. Specifically what mother and daughter are up to. Nicholas Ryder has been exceedingly quiet as of late, as has my counterpart. It's not them to fly under the radar, but don't confront Sandoval or Ryder just yet. Keep your eyes and ears open. Even the most insignificant thing may prove useful."

Thade bowed, "Yes milady."

[Lady Thade]

Lady Thade of the Ajem'dasis was disguised. He tattoos were hidden underneath a short bob of raven black hair. She wore her clothes in the style of the Alliance, and she held her head downm. To anyone who didn't know her, she was just another of many Japanese women walking the streets of Terra Alpha.

It had been even easier to infiltrate the diplomatic corps. Of course Ambassador Misato Katsuragi had been a real diplomat. An Imperium Ambassador to the Alliance, but like many before her she had fallen victim to her kliden. A most satisfying encounter.

Now, that she had made it, and was accepted into diplomatic circles Thade would work her way into the inner circles of this government and learn its secrets, including the location of the traitor Donovan.