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Really long but... that's how I like it. XP
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The Vél'inan circle around Orcor like a pack of vultures, the eyes imbedded in their armor shifting, warily watching the human for the slightest movement. Despite their savage nature the Vél'inan are no fools. Óv’jutići is a powerful being, despite Hän Ku'aläí’s claims of otherwise.

He had to be... to hide it from them for almost ten years. How this lonely caşha had evaded them for more than a moment was completely mystifying. But no matter... they had him cornered now. He would not escape and they would finally have the Ęsivz S’äín.

“Come on, caşha,” the leader begins again, his voice eerie and spewing corruption, “give it to us and I promise to make your death as painless as I possibly can,” he adds, holding up his left hand as it transforms into a round saw, the blade rotating furiously.

Orcor doesn’t give the creature the satisfaction he’s looking for, his eyes not straying from the Vél'inan's face. “Don’t... flatter yourself... dark one,” Orcor replies in Khenan. “You could torture me... for a thousand years... and I’d never give it to you... I will not be a stepping stone... in bringing that monster back...”

The Vél'inan chuckles. “Such strength in the words of a dying fleshling.” He sighs. “Very well. I did not want to waste energy on trash but if you will not give it to me I suppose I’ll have to take it from your corpse!”

As the Vél'inan raises his arm to finish off Orcor a sound seems to explode around them, the devastating noise nearly causing Orcor’s ears to bleed. That sound is immediately followed by a curse of alarm from the Vél'inan leader and senseless chattering from his subordinates as they desperate look around for their surprise attacker.

Orcor looks up to discover the Vél'inan leader’s entire lower left arm has been completely removed. He follows the frantic gaze of the Vél'inan as they come to rest on a large figure atop the Jedi Temple. Orcor can hear his heart pounding in his ears. It couldn’t be...

The figure seems to simple step off the roof, landing on the ground below with such mass that a crater forms around it; the ground shakes, forcing even the Vél'inan to struggle with their balance; and the remains of the Jedi Temple’s front pillars crumble. The new arrival stands erect, his steel blue and white armor almost singing with the power hidden within.

His right arm is completely transformed, consumed by a massive sniper rifle, the only remains of the limb’s actual form being a set of fingers near the weapon’s trigger. Now within close range of his target, the Sa'vunin's arm returns to its original form, reaching to remove one of the large lightsaber barrels from the back of his hips.

The group of Vél'inan shriek and step back slightly. “Maioribus!” the leader cries. “H- wh- what are you doing here?!”

“You threaten Ke’siväkan,” Maioribus calmly answers, grabbing his second lightsaber with his left hand. “Is there more of a reason for me to kill you?” he wonders, activating both weapons with a twirl for mere show.

Without any warning Maioribus rushes forward, his speed enhanced by the thrusters on the back of his lower legs. The blades of his lightsaber pass through each Vél'inan with beautiful accuracy and in a matter of seconds the three Vél'inan each lay in two pieces at the massive Sa'vunin's feet. He turns to Orcor.

“Óv’jutići,” he states.

“Maioribus,” Orcor smiles weakly.

Maioribus bends down to examine Orcor, careful not to further injury the human. The man would live, if they could get him to a LifeForger in time. The human would refuse any offer to become a Nex Addo, even with his memories intact. But perhaps the LifeForgers could do something else. Maioribus suddenly stops.

“Óv’jutići... where is it?” he asks.

Orcor shakes his head. “I am not longer Óv’jutići... old friend... I have passed my title onto another... and the Ęsivz S’äín as well.”

Maioribus sighs, understanding what the man left unspoken.  “I see.” A pause. “I hope you have chosen wisely.”

Orcor shrugs his shoulders with considerable effort. “When I see you again... tell me how it all goes.”

Maioribus nods. “That I will.” Another pause. “Would you like me to-?”

“No,” Orcor cuts him off. “I have... earned this...”

Maioribus rises to stand above Orcor and then leaves the dying man to his fate.

...Inside the Jedi Temple...

Mikaela takes out a datapad, carefully wiping away the dust on the screen. The datapad chimes as she taps on it. “So we’re in the main corridor. According to the schematics the Jedi bay is just over there,” she adds pointing off towards a hall which is completely blocked by rubble. She notices.

“Err- hmmm,” she adds, going back to taping the datapad. “Okay, we go down this hallway, take a few turns and we should be there.”

Suddenly a noise. The group all turn towards the source, the Jedi activating their lightsabers and Keir pulling a blaster pistol from the harness around his waist. A rock rolls to a stop and they all fidget awkwardly. Being jumpy in a situation like this was understandable so they merely turn towards the hallway Mikaela pointed out earlier and continue.

Another noise. Ignored. A flash of black. A muffled scream.

A black figure now stands a good thirty yards down the main corridor, holding Mikaela against it, its hand over her mouth to muffle out any sounds. A massive machine gun is suspended in its other hand, slightly propped against its leg for steading accuracy. The figure’s body is masculine and extremely muscular but... mechanically in appearance.

An armored man? Had to be. The helmet dons what seems to be a large central eye with two smaller eyes on either side. So... not a man... a cyborg? He begins to speak but in a language none of them have ever heard before. He seems to notice this and adjusts.

“Caşha,” he seems to hiss the word with distain. An obvious insult. “Why we waste time with you is beyond me.”

Mikaela struggles viciously in his grip in an attempt to get away but to no avail. The figure doesn’t even seem to have to put forth any effort to hold her, although he does seem quite annoyed. “Damn it, quit struggling woman! You’ll only hurt yourself.”

He turns his attention back to the group, his grip on Mikaela tightening in order to keep her still. “I’ll be taking this now,” he adds, motioning towards Mikaela with his head.

He stops when he notices the amulet around Keir’s neck. He points the machine gun towards the soldier.

“Give it here, caşha,” he growls, his voice charming with an underlying bite, “and I won’t have to hunt through the pieces of your body to find it!”

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Khenan Vocabulary Lesson:
Ęsivz S’äín: Heart of the gods (lit.) – special combination word.
     Sy is the prefix which means of. However, it is usually used to make a word possessive usually by removing the "y" in the process. Example: S'caşha would mean "of" or "belonging to" caşha which in Basic would be the same as "fleshling's". Äín translates to gods or in the case of the Nex Addo the Agon. Combine sy with äín and you get S'äín: of the gods.
     Ęsivz: heart
Now I realize that since we're reading the vast majority of this in English we'd get kinda confused if we saw S'Vél'inan as a possessive instead of Vél'inan's which our brains automatically register as possessive.  So to make it easier Khenan possessive words mixed with English will be written in English possessive form while Khenan possessive words written within Khenan phrases will remain in Khenan possessive form. Hope that makes some since there.

Hän Ku'aläí: one who was once a god (lit.); Vante - special combination word
     Hän ku: prefix: one who; that which
     Al: nevermore
     Äí: god; Agon (singular)

Pictures:

A general idea of what all Vél'inan look like. Higher ranking soldiers will have bulkier bodies and different body colors depending on rank. Notice all the eyes just looking at you. Creepy isn't it?

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     Now before I continue... I did my best to avoid using images from cartoons/anime and also any Transformers (they’re too bulky and robotic looking for my tastes. I’m more of a mecha girl). However, Vertoes still possess qualities of Transformers such as the transforming part and the ability to generator weapons from their bodies. Surprisingly they’re aren’t a lot of kick ass looking giant robots that aren’t Transformers or from anime around so it took me a while but I think I’ve finally managed to get some decent stuff. ^_^

     Everytime I list a new Verto they may or may not have a different base type (Base Types: Ares, Oblivion, etc.). They will however, always, differ in model and appearance (Model: 'Dreadnaught', 'Deicide', etc.) due to the fact that they are customized to fit that Verto’s skill and/or likes.

     Each customized model is listed as an advanced prototype because they’re one of a kind (that specific Verto is the only one who will ever have access to the model), super kick ass, and will be the basis for newer body models and/or parts should the Verto ever require them.

Machines of War thus far...

Maioribus at full release. When he rescues Orcor he's in his full form (meaning he's about two or three times as big as Megatron in the movies) but he's not at full release. Full release is only used when absolutely necessary as it consumes massive amounts of power.
     So the huge shoulders with the wings and everything are not present and neither is the shield but everything else is basically the same. He's a pretty intimidating Nex Addo.

Validus; any form (he retains this model shape in full form, his half form, and his human form). This is the guy that's snatched up Mikaela. Looks pretty wicked doesn't he? I think he's my favorite.
     Nex Addo can condense their forms until they are relatively human sized (they're usually about 6'7 in this form). This is known as their kuly form; kuly being Khenan for weak. They are still incredibly dangerous in this state and lose little of their original strength and other abilities but are small (compared to their original size) and as such feel weakened.
     Because of this, Nex Addo rarely take on this form unless necessary or occasionally when speaking with the Supreme Commander or other smaller species. Transformation from kuly form to half form takes about 20 seconds. Transformation to full form ranges around 45 seconds.