Report #3 - July 3, 2011 <-

The familiar beep had woken him up. He rose from the bunk, slowly making his way forward into the cockpit and settling into the pilot's seat. With practiced ease his hand rested on the levers at his side and pulled back, the view in front of him turning from a tunnel of energy into a blank canvas filled with pinpricks of white with a deep-orange ball hanging in the midst of it all. He took full control of the custom Lambda shuttle, guiding it skillfully into the upper atmosphere of the planet.

It had taken years of work to arrive at this moment. Many of his sources were utilized and decades of favours called in to piece together the tangled web of information that had been drooped in front of him. Rumours and innuendo had coalesced into a location. It took a vision, an aspect of his power he generally ignored, to lead him in the direction required after having first hit a dead-end. He was a pragmatic man who had others do what he wanted. Yet this had been different; a finality to what he had seen. He was a realist and knew the paths he had taken in his life may one day take control of his actions. The trade-off was worth it for what he had accomplished. There were no regrets. He would ensure the end would be on his terms.

He brought the shuttle to a perfect landing and shut the craft down except for a handful of systems that would be biding their time. He rose from the cockpit, taking a moment to glance at the cabin before moving on. He donned his complete Brotherhood robes, ensuring the played the part expected of him save for one exception. Again he took a moment to look at his surroundings; the years spent with the craft passing through his vision before he moved on. The lightsaber was the last piece of his ensemble to go on, the black hilt hanging at his side. With a simple press of a button the ramp lowered before him and Dark Jedi Master Syn Kaek strode onto the Sith world of Korriban once more.

"Welcome home. I do believe we've been expecting you".

As the ramp closed behind him Syn turned to the lilting voice. A woman of ruby face and indigo hair faced him; the clothing she worse, or lack thereof, clearing showing off the tattoos that littered her body. Kaek could almost smell the pheromones that wafted into his pores, trying to distract and lessen him.

Zeltron he thought to himself, his time spent around other Zeltrons in the Brotherhood making him immune to these temptations. Another time and place and he would have allowed the woman to have her way, for a time.

"You can stop with the seduction and take me to your actual leader", the former Master-at-Arms bluntly stated. The woman allowed a moment of surprise to cross her face in the form of a single blink before composing herself.

"He's still not quite ready for you, hun", the woman responded, moving toward him gracefully.

Kaek met her in an instance, the hilt of his saber already in his palm and the sapphire blade ignited. The woman had barely time to register the attack as instinct too over, her own red blade springing forth to intercept the incoming attack. She was barely able to deflect it away before feeling the sole of a boot meet her ribcage. An audible crack resounded in her ears as she felt the air from her lungs escape through her lips. She felt herself propelled backward as an invisible force enveloped her. She felt more of her bones give in under the unexpected strain as she landed prone onto the sandy ground.

Syn walked over to her, stabbing his own blade through her saber before kneeling down beside her head. He grabbed a fistful of hair, yanking her face next to his own.

"Your leader. Now".

With a pained grimace she spit in his face. He never once removed his grip, instead holding even tighter as he drew her even closer.

"Scream, bitch".

The tattooed woman did scream as she felt every repressed memory torn to the surface. It was another life; one she had made to remove coming back to haunt her, amplified beyond comprehension.

"I'll take you", she managed to croak through tears, her head hitting ground as Syn let go and stood over her.

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The path was simple, without much given away. Kaek recorded it all however, his cybernetic eye taking in every detail in every spectrum. What regular senses of Force-enhanced senses could not find, technology would. A simple dark jedi he was not and a lesson soon learned by others as his telemetry was sent back to his shuttle in real time. The woman ahead of him staggered onward, using the walls to hold herself up as she led him further inside. They finally came upon a large opening, guards at each side barring entrance.

"I bring him before our Lord", the woman managed to say without showing the pain that roiled within.

"He awaits you inside, my Lady", one of the guards responded, both of them standing aside and admitting them entrance.

Syn followed her into the large room, his actual eye adjusting to the increased lighting that bathed the area around him. The light also helped keep the edges in shadow, indistinct figures standing just outside his normal vision. He could feel a handful of others in the room outside the two of them and all of them powerful entities. A large Chagrian stepped out from the shadows, his eyes boring into Kaek although he addressed the woman instead.

"You have disappointed us greatly, Darth Demagol. Such actions cannot be tolerated".

Before she could speak another ruby saber flashed out from the darkness and separated her head from the remainder of her body. Kaek did not flinch or move from his place as the body collapsed to the floor in front of him.

"I had seen such promise in that one", a voice ahead of Syn spoke. "Perhaps you can replace her, stranger".

The only response from the former Councillor was in the sound of his blade igniting once more as she sprang toward the voice. The forms around him, including the Chagrian, moved to intercept him, but he was too quick and unpredictable. He could now make up who had spoken, the man covered in familiar armor. He didn't bother to raise a saber in response instead rising to his feet and grabbing the attacking saber with an open hand and pushing it aside. Kaek was thrown off-balance by the unorthodox defense; his body left open as tendrils of energy exploded from the armored-man's fingertips and sent the once intelligence officer sprawling to the floor.

Syn's breath was laboured as he lay on the ground, surrounded by what appeared to be other Sith. He felt a part of his mind scream out, yet he stifled his own scream that begged to follow. He could feel another grasp at his thoughts; sifting for what lay there. Finding what he wished him to see; something all but forgotten in the sand of Korriban.

"This was your grand plan, False Sith? Come here, with none knowing your fate? I thought more of you and this 'Brotherhood' of yours".

Kaek allowed himself a satisfied smile. He knew that this group had learned much about the Brotherhood. Their secret was out there, even if just in the hands of other Sith. He had given them nothing they did not already know. Yet now, the Brotherhood would be on even footing with the knowledge he would give them. The smile never left his face as the Chagrian's blade came down at his throat.

The moment the feed was cut the shuttle encrypted all of the information that Kaek had collected over the years, including the recent recordings, and sent it to a pre-determined recipient. With it's final duty completed the shuttle set itself to self-destruct. Within moments it exploded, erasing all trace of its existence.

**Antei

Dark Hall

Grand Master's Office**

The Grand Master rose to his feet as he felt a sudden surge in the dark side before feeling the office floor shake beneath him. His hand rested on the hilt of his saber as he heard a commotion just outside his doors. The presence he felt was familiar, yet twisted into something far more malevolent that was normal. The doors burst open as a man, face twisted in anger and hair flailing around his head, came storming in. Muz could see two bodies laying just outside, members of the Royal Guard currently incapacitated

"Have you finally come to take this office from me?" Ashen asked, his hand still on a hilt. The question stopped his Shadow Hand momentarily, a scowl etched on Halcyon's face.

"Trouble", came the clipped response as he tossed a data-chip at the Krath before turning and leaving the office in the same manner he entered.

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Welcome to another DGM Report. It has been awhile since I've written one of these, but it gets hard trying to find "new" information to give people. Hopefully you all enjoyed the fiction above. It is setting up some future plot points past the next GJW, so you won't see any "payoff" on Kaek's death for quite some time. I was up pretty late last night getting this done, as I wanted to make sure I didn't cheapen Kaek's death, so he better appreciate it...wherever he is :P

While I have your attention I would just like to remind everyone of my Formspring Account. You do not have to ask my questions by logging in, but can instead send anonymous questions if you like. Many of the other leaders in the DB also have accounts so you may ask them any question you wish.

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I have an actual announcement to make! Anubis has decided to step down from his job as the Wiki Tribune. He had someone immediately in mind, and both Muz and I agree completely with the choice. As such, it is my pleasure to announce Benevolent Taldrya Whiner as the newest Tribune! He has been instrumental in getting the wiki updated since it came back up and we are confident he will continue with the job he is doing.

I would also like to publicly acknowledge Shadow for the tremendous effort he has put in the Wiki as well. Just look at the recent changes and you will see his name plastered on 90% of those edits. I don't know where we would be without the effort he's been putting in, and he deserves our gratitude as well

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On the DGM front, one of the pet projects I will be working on is developing the DC Dominion into something that will allow it to be usable to the entire Brotherhood. It has been a long time since information on the various pages has been updated, with much of it no unusable or incomplete. As the centre of the organization, the planets run by the Dark Council should be fully realized.

Already thoughts and ideas have been bandied about, but I am always open to any ideas others may have (and credit will be given should any outside ideas be used). My e-mail is always open, so feel free to shoot be what you would like to see on a DC planet. However I already have a general vision for these planets and will be working on bringing it to fruition. We will hopefully be able to use these planets in future competitions successfully.

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Just thought I would give everyone a little update on the new novels and comics that are out or coming out for Star Wars

Choices of One (July 19): This is a new novel by Timothy Zahn that takes place between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. It stars one of the characters he created, Mara Jade.

Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (August 9): The penultimate book in the "Fate of the Jedi" series. Hopefully the last two novels can be much more focused than the entire series has been up to date. And I do hope this is the last of the large-scale series of novels they have been doing

The Old Republic - The Lost Suns: This new comic series takes place at the same time as the upcoming MMORPG. It revolves around the spy/espionage aspects of the series

Jedi - The Dark Side: This series actually takes place before Episode 1 and deals with Qui-Gon Jinn and the apprentice he had before Obi-Wan, Xantros

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Now we come to the end of my report and I actually have something to rant about! Yay! :P Recently, I have heard a few people complaining about competitions and their lack of interest in the various topics put out. These comments have been coming from the more veteran members of the club. While all leaders try and put out original competitions, we all can only come up with so much. We are also not mind readers in any way shape or form. As such, it is truly important to get feedback from others regarding competitions. And not just "this comp sucks, make a better one", but actual constructive comments. What competitions do you like participating in? What types of topics do you like writing about? Do you have any specific ideas you would like to see run? Communication must flow both ways. Without the membership talking with the leaders and letting them know what they want then it is almost impossible to run what interests you. Veterans of the club should know this, and as former leaders they do not have any excuse in complaining without providing anything constructive. We are always looking for new ideas. We are always asking for them, as we cannot think up everything ourselves. We all have our own ideas on what is "good", so it takes all of us to truly make something great. So if you are not enjoying the competitions being put out then talk to your leaders, whomever they may be, and tell them what you would like to see. They will appreciate the feedback more than you know. And if you're just going to sit around and complain without helping, then you may need to find a new hobby.

Oh, and lastly, I will be going on vacation from July 10th until July 16th. While I will have access to e-mail, I won't be on IRC or doing much of anything for that week other than sitting by the pool and drinking :P

Report Lyrics:_ "Jump in the ring with your hidden cape; The bull can't decide what it is that he really hates"_

In Darkness,

Dark Jedi Master Halcyon Taldrya

Deputy Grand Master

Sith Lord