The Elfbone Extraction [M]

[King Axorn]

As Axorn slipped out of the portal he was temporarily blinded by the amount of sunlight reflected off the glass and metal skyscrapers all over the top floor of Coruscant. Once his eyes got adjusted, he marveled at the spectacle that had appeared before his eyes. Everywhere you looked you could see flying vehicles, huge skyscrapers, huge spaceships, and all kinds of advanced, futuristic technology way ahead of anything Axorn had ever seen. But, there were white-armored guards everywhere. Patrolling every bit of airspace, every alleyway, every street, and they were accompanied by thousands of security cameras positioned in the most discreet ways possible. The security was overwhelming, and Axorn felt like these people were seemed to be very restricted to what they could do.

I wonder how anyone can allow them selves to live like this. he thought. I only just got here and I feel that my privacy is choked. The people here need more say in what their government does, because this looks like an anarchy. Although, this technology could do wonders if I got hold of some of it and had the time and equipment to tinker with it.

Axorn picked up his hoverboard under his arm and started wandering a little through the guard-infested city, all the while making sure to stay in sight of the portal so that he could regroup with his friends when they came out.

"Psst." someone whispered suddenly from a dark alleyway that seemed mostly camera-free to Axorn's left. "Over here"

Axorn slowly walked towards the voice, being cautious as this very well may be a trap.

"Not too close," the voice said. "That's far enough, I don't want to blow my cover."

At this, Axorn stopped moving and placed his back against the wall.

"Alright, I need your help." the voice said.

"What for?" Axorn replied.

"There's going to be a heist at the museum on Tier 1. They're going to try to steal a dangerous artefact."

"Tier 1?"

"The top floor of Coruscant, you're standing on it, there are multiple floors and each has a tier. Tier 1 is the top floor, Tier 7 is the bottom floor."

"Alright, thanks. Is there anything you can tell me about the thieves?"

"There's three of them. Heavily armed, covered head to toe in battle-worn armor, you'll know 'em when you see 'em."

"Is there anything else you can do to help me other than intel?"

"I can try and keep the Stormtroopers off your back, but no promises."

"Alright, thanks. I'll re-group with my buddies and bring them up to speed. Let's hope we can keep a dangerous artefact out of the wrong hands."

Axorn stepped away from the wall as he heard the footsteps of the voice moving away from him at a steady pace, fading off into the distance. Axorn moved back to the portal, waiting for his friends to come through.

Finally, some action. he thought. Time to put my skills to use.