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Hate to live, live to hate. For some, it was merely a saying. For one man, it was a mantra, the one thing he could hold on to in the twisted parody of a life that was his existence. He had been like this for a long time…years, certainly, but how many? He couldn’t remember. The time seemed to slip away, surreal, as if it was merely an illusion. Time meant nothing to him anyway; each day held the same emptiness, the same faint remembrance of something different, though he knew not what that something was.

He remembered being a person of importance, remembered that billions had known his name…another thing lost to the abyss of his memory. Someone had taken that from him, taken everything from him in seconds. Who? It flashed in his brain, he almost had it…no, even that was beyond his grasp. No matter how hard he tried, he could not even remember the name of the man who had stolen his life. The man whom he had sworn to find. The man whom he had sworn to kill.

He remembered waking aboard a prison ship, killing his captors and taking an escape pod to the nearest planet. He had known only that he had been betrayed. Even as the thought flitted through his consciousness, a voice from a forgotten corner of his mind flashed through his head. I did not betray you, old friend, said the voice from his memory sadly. You betrayed me.

The man forced that thought away. He knew that was not true. To betray the trust of another would have been dishonorable. At that, he nearly laughed out loud for the first time he could remember. Honor?, he thought derisively. Honor was for the living. Abel Salm (for that was his name, though he knew it not) had no use for honor.

Abel Salm was a dead man.

Is this a treat.. I don't understand what this is leading up to. Your posting a thread that seems like it should be something he posts. Im a bit lost.

With a flash of blue the battle damaged Poseidon burts into real space, slowing its engines as it detatches the cargo.

"Did we lose 'em?"

"Yeah, they never had a chance. The Wave amplifier blew their sensors out in 5 minutes."

"Excellent what was our haul?"

"We got two Chronos's. Like I always say, those flying hippos can't even role onto their backs in less than half an hour. We got the cargo before they even powered up their turrets."

"Shame, I wanted a bit of a fight. Well, let's set down and see what we managed to scavenge."

"There's a planet over there, take us in for a landing."

With that, the pirate run Poseidon speeds towards the planet, hopeing to land and take an inventory of their strike.

He's going to attempt to kill Duke Klonor (again) eventually. That is where this will all finish, but that may take a while. In the meantime I was hoping some nation would take the place of the ruler of the planet he landed on, so he could build up a following to attack Klonor.

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I'd like to participate, but I need to know a little about where this is going so I can know who to throw in.

A dead man wakes in a secluded valley...

Salm awoke suddenly, startled from his reverie by the roar of subspace engines. Looking up, he saw a ship coming down near his location. Are they looking for me? he wondered. But no one knew he was alive. They must be landing here by coincidence. Salm, grabbing the blaster he had taken from one of his jailer's corpses, quickly took up a position in a small cave nearby and peered cautiously out, waiting for the ship to land.

The ship lands (should I even have bothered posting that?).

The pirate crew walks out, quickly detatching the TAC cargo container attatched to the bottom of the military freighter and opening it up.

"Sweet Jesus!"

"Wow, that's a lot of guns."

"Why the hell wasn't there more of a guard? I mean, just one Aeolus for this much firepower. Doesn't add up."

"Who cares? More for us."

Salm watched with growing hatred as the men took inventory of their cargo. Pirates, he thought. I detest pirates. That thought puzzled him. Why did he harbor such resentment toward these men? It must be something from his past, another elusive memory.

OOC: Klonor how many of them are there?

Is this a treat.. I don't understand what this is leading up to. Your posting a thread that seems like it should be something he posts. Im a bit lost.

Do you mean threat? Or what?

I'd say between 10 and 20.

I'd say between 10 and 20.

OOC: Hmmm that kills the idea of having him charge them...maybe they should discover him?

Eh, if he got the drop on them and shot 2 or 3 they'd probably all cower in fear. They're in it for money, they're not there to fight. They'd back down

Salm craned his neck for a better look at the weapons cache the pirates had taken. When he saw the sheer firepower they had captured, he was so shocked that his gun slid from his grip and hit loudly on the stone floor of the cave. "Shit!" he hissed, holding very still and hoping the pirates were to busy glorying in their haul to notice.

"What was that?"

"Hell if I know. Jenson, go check it out."

"Hell no. You go"

"Pansy"

But he walks off, heading towards the noise, his gun held up and ready

Eh, if he got the drop on them and shot 2 or 3 they'd probably all cower in fear. They're in it for money, they're not there to fight. They'd back down

OOC: They're sitting on a weapons cache, they probably wouldn't NEED to back down. They'd just fry him.

I realised that, which is why I had them go out looking for him

Salm heard footsteps coming his way. One of the pirates was coming to investigate. Without knowing how he knew, he realized that he had to get the pirate into the cave so he could dispatch him unnoticed. He tapped softly at the wall to get the man's attention, waiting for him to some around the edge of the cave wall.

The Governor of Rivendell, Lólindir Calafalas, decided to send a small(1,000 men) infantry contingent to where the escape pod had crashed in order to find any survivors.

Hanselt walks forward expecting to see a small animal, or something falling off a tree and hitting a rock.

Unfortunately, it was nothing of the kind. he rounds the corner and comes face to face with his quarry

The Governor of Rivendell, Lólindir Calafalas, decided to send a small(1,000 men) infantry contingent to where the escape pod had crashed in order to find any survivors.

No one even knows there WAS an escape pod at this point...

When the man rounds the corner, Salm quickly pulls him into the cave. putting the man in a headlock, he twists the man's neck until, with a sickening crunch of bone, it snaps. How in the hell do I know how to do stuff like that? he has time to wonder before his instincts kick in, telling him to drag the body to the back of the cave and take the man's weapon.

"Hanselt? You back there? Hello?"

When silence answer him he nods two more men forward, this time a bit more cautiously. As the men advance, he slinks back into the ship.

Holding one appropriated weapon in each hand, Salm considers his options. He can't remain where he is, an inner voice tells him, or they will trap him in the cave. He has to attack. At least they won't expect it, he thought wryly.

Steadying himself, he leaps from the mouth of the cave, taking aim and firing several times with reflexes he never even knew he had.

The men who had been hanging back dropped in a flash, dead before they even have time to utter a sound. Jenson, almost inside the ship, catches a bullet in the leg. He falls screaming, clutching his leg.

When he looks up he sees a man slowly walking towards him, a man with a look in his eyes that stirred terror even in the heart of a pirate such as him.

"Well I'll be damned," he muttered. "It actually worked."

"What year is it?" he asked the remaining pirate.

OOC: Make up the year if you want I don't know of any standard calendar...

"It.....it....it's......it"

"Spit it out!"

"It's 2371" (he disappeared in 2366)

Five years then, that much he could remember. A piece of the puzzle of his past clicked together. Salm...Abel Salm. My name! I remember my name! "And I also remember," he declared out loud, "that I loathe pirates." Raising his left hand he shot the pirate through the head.

(if he's dead I really have nothing to post right now)

I thought there were more on the ship?

Nope, everybody was outside. It's a freighter, 20 people would be the whole crew.

If not they'd use the Laser Turrets to blow you away, they'd have heard the shots

Ummm he killed 20 people in seconds? I thought that was just 4 or 5.

I told you on the first page that there was about 10 t o 20 people out there. he's already eliminated three, the rest are caught with their pants down, carrying stuff and writing stuff, I doubt half of them would have even been holding weapons.

I could chnage it if you like

Sorry I was under the impression some were inside the ship, but whatever.

It's no big deal, I'll have somebody still be hiding in the ship

IC:

Jorgens watches in horror as Jenson is executed in cold blood, ducking behind the TAC cargo unit in terror. Seeing the open hatch he reaches inside and pulls out a KSAR-1000, fully armed and ready. After three deep breaths he jumps out with the gun:

"Freeze! Put your hands up!"

Salm spins at the sound and makes a split second decision not to dive for the pavement. Instead he keeps his gun trained on the man and says, "Now we have two options. You can shoot me, in which case I will also fire and both of us lose, or we can put down the guns and talk."

"No! No, you drop your gun NOW!"

His voice rises to a shriek at the end, he's obviously not in full mental control

"Put down the gun, or....or....or I kill you now!"

The clipboard dangling from his belt and the very thick glasses perched on his nose really detract from his threat

Salm sighs. I don't really want to kill this pathetic little man. he thinks. "If I put down my gun do you promise you won't shoot me?"

"Yes....no.....I......I......I......"

He breaks down, sobbing like a small child. However, he manages to keep the gun pointed in the vague direction of the attacker

Faster than the man can see Salm darts forward and disarms him, knocking him out with a sharp blow to the back of the head. Carrying the unconsious man with him, he enters the ship to see what he can find.

(That clipboard dangling from his belt is an inventory of what they have, you could have Salm use it)

OOC: I'm stuck, what the hell is in the ship? :?

I dunno. It just raided a military convoy, so assume weapons, armor, and the like. Maybe revive the guy and have them do something (maybe take the ship back to the pirate base)

Hmmm I like that, Salm could become the leader of the pirates and use that power base to go after Klonor...and I already talked to a nation that wants to be a pirate group, so if you want to be Klonor from now on he can be the pirates. Whaddya think?

I like it. I was gonna suggest the same thing. Are you psychic? Quick, how many letters am I thinking of right now?

((OOC: My three pirate vessels are ready and waiting. What do I need to do?))

I like it. I was gonna suggest the same thing. Are you psychic? Quick, how many letters am I thinking of right now?

26...and I'm right, too.

DAMN YOU!

((OOC: My three pirate vessels are ready and waiting. What do I need to do?))

Nothing until we get near the base.

DAMN YOU!

OOC: I'm good. :D

IC: After walking around the ship, looking it over and locking the comm station, as well as removing any weapons lying around, Salm slaps the would-be pirate back into consciousness. "We are going back to your base. You are going to take me there, and you are going to give any neccessary recognition codes. Otherwise, you get the same as your buddies. Understood?" When the man nods fearfully, Salm lets him go to the pilot's seat and begin plotting the course back to base.

(from here it's a wait on Resi, we'll see what he does.)

I'll wait. I'll let him take over the dude

Is Resi still on?

Is Resi still on?((OOC: Not really, homework calls. :(

Sorry guys, but I can guarantee that I like this less then you do. :cry: ))

Is Resi still on?((OOC: Not really, homework calls. :(

Sorry guys, but I can guarantee that I like this less then you do. :cry: ))Ah, homework, the "great satan" of teenagers everywhere

BUMP for Resi to see

Bill Savage paced up and down the bridge of his capital ship, the Privateer. He was anxious, no, more than anxious. He hadn't done more than commandeer about ten merchant ships sense he took up this space pirate gig, and he felt that it was high time for him to strike something bigger. A sudden fit of rage struck him. How dare the Goddess throw this at him, he was a worthy man! All he needed was to prove himself.

He smashed his fist into a wall, which seemed to make him feel better. Inspecting the dent he made in the steel, he chuckled to himself. Bionic limbs were not to be taken lightly. This was when the alarm went off.

Within seconds he was staring out the main window of the Xanthalian Super Andromeda the Resi Corporation bought for him to use. As far as the world was concerned, he "stole" it from them and was as wanted by them as anyone else, but for some reason the Resi Corporation wasn't chasing after him.

"Sir! We've spotted a Klonorian craft! It looks powerful, and no doubt it holds riches of some sort on board."
"Good, prepare to board it. We will commandeer it in my name!"

At once a volley of metalic spears with long hollow "ropes" trailing behind them are fired at the enemy craft, with such force that the thrusters of the Super Andromeda are forced into overdrive just to compensate for the inertia. About ten of these are fired.

OOC: Is the ship you just saw the ship that Salm has commandeered? If so, it's just a freighter, not heavily armed. Only 5 Laser Turrets. Small correction (I live a very picky lifestyle)

OOC: Is the ship you just saw the ship that Salm has commandeered? If so, it's just a freighter, not heavily armed. Only 5 Laser Turrets. Small correction (I live a very picky lifestyle)((OOC: Yup, that's the one. And fiiiine, be that way. :P ))

OOC: Gotcha

IC:

The ropes reach through space, wrapping around the Poseidon (I presume they wrap around, rather than pierce the hull) in a flash, wrenching the ship from its flight path.

"So, they have decided to take my ship? The fools."

He reaches behind him and picks up a pair of KSAR-1000's, thrusting one into the hand of the terrified bookworm.

"Once they breach the airlock start firing. Don't stop. I'll do the rest."

The tone of his voice makes it pretty clear what will happen if he decided not the keep shooting. Whimpering, he takes up a position in front of the airlock.

((OOC: Nope, they do pierce the hull. That's what the spear ends are for. We'd use a tractor beam or an electromagnet or something if we wanted to pull in your ship.))

Wow, I was under the impression that I was RPing with Salm, I guess my RP just got stolen...lol. I can RP as my own nation, I was really just having fun with that first post as him.

Ah. Well then, have it that when they first saw you they put on space suits so they weren't killed by the decompression. The rest is the same

You can keep Salm. I didn't mean to steal him

You can keep Salm. I didn't mean to steal him

No it's ok, I'll come in as my nation instead.

...he was staring out the main window of the Xanthalian Super Andromeda the Resi Corporation bought for him to use. As far as the world was concerned, he "stole" it from them and was as wanted by them as anyone else, but for some reason the Resi Corporation wasn't chasing after him.Excellent choice. The Super Andromeda class is powerful, but not so much so that you'd be actively hunted.

Considering he's attacking a freighter, I think he'd to well against it with any combat ship. But, it's always good to be prepared

*Tags to maintain insanity*

Excellent choice. The Super Andromeda class is powerful, but not so much so that you'd be actively hunted.Thanks, we've also got a couple of Interceptors (I think that's what they were called, at least) in the fleet. Oh, and as you can see we've modified the bigger ship for pirating purposes. :wink:

So, you gonna use that new and improved Xanthal ship?

So, you gonna use that new and improved Xanthal ship?I dunno, are you gonna say if the tendrals (what I've decided to call the spear-rope deals) punctured the hull?

I already did (I think. I'mpretty sure I spoke about that)

BUMP since Resi is back and can post again