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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 4441862" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><strong>Chapter 590: Hunt</strong></p><p></p><p>As she worked her way through the thick, nearly-impossible-to-traverse jungle of Myrkr, Marix decided that she truly liked the planet. Even putting aside its similarities to Alraxia, there were other things about it that made her feel so very alive. When she reached out with the Force, there were pockets of nothing. They weren’t Vong, because they were too large. No, those were some of the local yslamiri, blocking the Force around them and making it impossible to sense anything around them. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Marix could sense the strong, focused predators around her that used the Force to hunt...and were very carefully following her just out of sight for the right moment to strike. The way the Force was manipulated by the natural life meant that Marix was instead relying on her other senses, especially sounds and smells, to detect things around her.</p><p> </p><p>It was not something that most worlds offered, and something she truly wished she could experience more often. It kept her sharp. That was likely why the predators still kept their distance. Through the Force, she was radiating the same things they were, and she was indeed hunting.</p><p> </p><p>Over an hour had passed since she had left Hermes to find the lost Knight. Now, Marix was finding the forest was thinning and knew she was close to reaching the point where the Knight’s last transmission had originated from. Though she did not expect to find a single thing there to tell what had happened to the Knight, Marix did expect it to point her in the right direction next. The one kink in the entire plan was that something Marix didn’t let get far from her mind. At some point, the Knight had disappeared entirely, probably due to the Vong. That meant Marix had to be ready at all times for the Vong to be right behind the next tree, lest she suffer a similar fate.</p><p> </p><p>Ducking under a low branch, Marix noticed something odd about the section of the jungle immediately around her. It wasn’t so much a tangled mess. Sure, there were a few vines here and there and some of the branches got in the way, but it looked a bit cleared...in fact, the ground wasn’t covered in underbrush like the rest of the jungle.</p><p> </p><p>It was a camp. Or had been. There was no other physical hints of evidence towards that conclusion, but Marix could feel it in the Force. She knelt down near the center of the area and gently traced a few lines in the dirt. Yes, she could feel a presence in the Force that had occupied the area not long ago. It had to be the Knight. There were no signs of glowrods or any other kinds of technology that most in the galaxy would use, and always left at least some trace of behind. But here nothing but a fading feeling in the Force.</p><p> </p><p>Looking up, Marix scanned the area around her. She had come from the west, which was still behind her, and it all looked exactly as the east, in front of her, and the south, to her left, looked: covered in jungle. But the north was where the clearing seemed to begin. The thick jungle gained in light as the trees separated before, probably, opening up into the foothills of the mountains that she had seen before Hermes had set down in another part of the jungle. Any path in the Force that the Knight had taken was too faint to detect, but Marix’s instincts told her to go to the north.</p><p> </p><p>So, after being sure there was nothing to be found where she was, Marix headed north. In only a few minutes, the jungle was disappearing entirely, fading into rolling grasslands and, eventually, the large, rocky mountains in the distance. There was a distinct lack of settlements in the area, which bothered Marix as she knew this planet used to be home to many smugglers and other unsavoury types. Sure, the Vong had it now, but there should at least have been some evidence of the previous inhabitants. But despite the emptiness of the area, she wasn’t about to just walk out in the open.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, Marix stayed just inside the treeline, walking along the edge of the jungle and carefully looking for something, anything, that pulled at her. Another hour passed as she hunted nothing at all, and she reached a section of the grasslands that dropped off sharply into a valley. The treeline stopped and did not continue on the other end of the canyon, which looked to be nearly a hundred meters wide and several kilometers in length. Carefully, she headed to the edge and looked over.</p><p> </p><p>Marix’s eyes showed her what the Force could not: a Yuuzhan Vong facility.</p><p> </p><p>The buildings looked like coral mixed with stretchy, odd membranes spread across most of the bottom of the canyon. It was surprisingly large, and very well positioned to stay hidden. Though why the Vong would hide something on their own world was beyond her, she rationalized it as some kind of protection just in case. Sadly, the Force still told her nothing about whether she had found the Knight’s trail or not. But where the Force failed her, Marix’s gut told her she was going the right way. So the next step was to get down there undetected, slip in and investigate as much of it as possible before she was noticed.</p><p> </p><p>The part about being noticed was not an if. Marix knew how her life worked. There was no way she would get down there and not be discovered, no matter what she did. Instead, it was best to get as far as she could undetected while being absolutely ready to deal with the problems that would come up.</p><p> </p><p>It meant that she needed to plan both an entrance and an exit strategy. The latter would be absolutely necessary ahead of time with a Vong base of that size. There would be too many of them to just wing it and hope. So Marix took the time to memorize the layout from above, then even more time to carefully scan all sides of the canyon for sections that would assist in both insertion and escape. After she was sure she knew the area, which was yet another hour later, Marix retreated back into the safety of the deeper parts of the jungle and sat against a tree, planning.</p><p> </p><p>All the while, keeping her eyes, ears, nose, and Force-senses aware of everything around her. Most of the predators had left, getting bored as she gave them no opening to strike safely, but at least one was still there, far enough away that she could only faintly sense it in the Force, but definitely there and waiting. It was as patient as she was, and Marix was not about to let her guard down, even while planning out how to get into the Vong base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 4441862, member: 10079"] [b]Chapter 590: Hunt[/b] As she worked her way through the thick, nearly-impossible-to-traverse jungle of Myrkr, Marix decided that she truly liked the planet. Even putting aside its similarities to Alraxia, there were other things about it that made her feel so very alive. When she reached out with the Force, there were pockets of nothing. They weren’t Vong, because they were too large. No, those were some of the local yslamiri, blocking the Force around them and making it impossible to sense anything around them. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Marix could sense the strong, focused predators around her that used the Force to hunt...and were very carefully following her just out of sight for the right moment to strike. The way the Force was manipulated by the natural life meant that Marix was instead relying on her other senses, especially sounds and smells, to detect things around her. It was not something that most worlds offered, and something she truly wished she could experience more often. It kept her sharp. That was likely why the predators still kept their distance. Through the Force, she was radiating the same things they were, and she was indeed hunting. Over an hour had passed since she had left Hermes to find the lost Knight. Now, Marix was finding the forest was thinning and knew she was close to reaching the point where the Knight’s last transmission had originated from. Though she did not expect to find a single thing there to tell what had happened to the Knight, Marix did expect it to point her in the right direction next. The one kink in the entire plan was that something Marix didn’t let get far from her mind. At some point, the Knight had disappeared entirely, probably due to the Vong. That meant Marix had to be ready at all times for the Vong to be right behind the next tree, lest she suffer a similar fate. Ducking under a low branch, Marix noticed something odd about the section of the jungle immediately around her. It wasn’t so much a tangled mess. Sure, there were a few vines here and there and some of the branches got in the way, but it looked a bit cleared...in fact, the ground wasn’t covered in underbrush like the rest of the jungle. It was a camp. Or had been. There was no other physical hints of evidence towards that conclusion, but Marix could feel it in the Force. She knelt down near the center of the area and gently traced a few lines in the dirt. Yes, she could feel a presence in the Force that had occupied the area not long ago. It had to be the Knight. There were no signs of glowrods or any other kinds of technology that most in the galaxy would use, and always left at least some trace of behind. But here nothing but a fading feeling in the Force. Looking up, Marix scanned the area around her. She had come from the west, which was still behind her, and it all looked exactly as the east, in front of her, and the south, to her left, looked: covered in jungle. But the north was where the clearing seemed to begin. The thick jungle gained in light as the trees separated before, probably, opening up into the foothills of the mountains that she had seen before Hermes had set down in another part of the jungle. Any path in the Force that the Knight had taken was too faint to detect, but Marix’s instincts told her to go to the north. So, after being sure there was nothing to be found where she was, Marix headed north. In only a few minutes, the jungle was disappearing entirely, fading into rolling grasslands and, eventually, the large, rocky mountains in the distance. There was a distinct lack of settlements in the area, which bothered Marix as she knew this planet used to be home to many smugglers and other unsavoury types. Sure, the Vong had it now, but there should at least have been some evidence of the previous inhabitants. But despite the emptiness of the area, she wasn’t about to just walk out in the open. Instead, Marix stayed just inside the treeline, walking along the edge of the jungle and carefully looking for something, anything, that pulled at her. Another hour passed as she hunted nothing at all, and she reached a section of the grasslands that dropped off sharply into a valley. The treeline stopped and did not continue on the other end of the canyon, which looked to be nearly a hundred meters wide and several kilometers in length. Carefully, she headed to the edge and looked over. Marix’s eyes showed her what the Force could not: a Yuuzhan Vong facility. The buildings looked like coral mixed with stretchy, odd membranes spread across most of the bottom of the canyon. It was surprisingly large, and very well positioned to stay hidden. Though why the Vong would hide something on their own world was beyond her, she rationalized it as some kind of protection just in case. Sadly, the Force still told her nothing about whether she had found the Knight’s trail or not. But where the Force failed her, Marix’s gut told her she was going the right way. So the next step was to get down there undetected, slip in and investigate as much of it as possible before she was noticed. The part about being noticed was not an if. Marix knew how her life worked. There was no way she would get down there and not be discovered, no matter what she did. Instead, it was best to get as far as she could undetected while being absolutely ready to deal with the problems that would come up. It meant that she needed to plan both an entrance and an exit strategy. The latter would be absolutely necessary ahead of time with a Vong base of that size. There would be too many of them to just wing it and hope. So Marix took the time to memorize the layout from above, then even more time to carefully scan all sides of the canyon for sections that would assist in both insertion and escape. After she was sure she knew the area, which was yet another hour later, Marix retreated back into the safety of the deeper parts of the jungle and sat against a tree, planning. All the while, keeping her eyes, ears, nose, and Force-senses aware of everything around her. Most of the predators had left, getting bored as she gave them no opening to strike safely, but at least one was still there, far enough away that she could only faintly sense it in the Force, but definitely there and waiting. It was as patient as she was, and Marix was not about to let her guard down, even while planning out how to get into the Vong base. [/QUOTE]
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