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Synopsis:
In the town of Palisade, on the planet Kabal, a conman
named Cecil Noone visits "the wealthiest Krish in
the galaxy," a hunting fanatic named Tyro Viveca.
He offers a gift - a Hapan Gun of Command. In fact, a
prototype rifle version of the same. Noone offers one
and a half million credits for it. Tyro says he will pay
nothing - he knows Noone and his gang of thieves stole
this Gun from a Bimm crime lord they killed. In doing
so, they also betrayed their Hutt employer, who now
wants them all dead. He makes him a counteroffer - he
can leave with the clothes on his back. If he makes it
to the edge of Tyro's hunting grounds, he is free to
leave Kabal forever. If he can avoid Tyro's hunting
skills, that is. If not, well…
Noone starts running. Using a multi-tool, he tries
creating a skewer within a branch - only succeeding in
impaling his right shoulder. Continuing on, he blunders
into a cage - a force cage containing an angry Lamproid.
But after a little telepathy - and the Lamproid learning
that Tyro mounted her mate on the wall - the Lamproid
helps Cecil escape. In return, the Lamproid attacks Tyro
and his manservant. The manservant is killed, but Tyro
manages to kill the Lamproid. Cecil, meanwhile, finds
himself in a gravity trap - held down by waves of
artificial gravity. Being slowly crushed to death, Cecil
is unexpectedly rescued - his gang of thieves put two
and two together, realised what was going on, and rushed
in to save him. They leave an explosive for Tyro to come
upon and take off. Sure enough, the hunter comes right
up to it - and vaporised. The thieves rush to their
ship, just barely escaping the Imperials. |