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A Thousand Tears


The Armorer slowly regained consciousness. She was lying in a puddle of blood that was not her own. But it had apparently saved her life when the Imperials thought she was dead. She was alive, and thus luckier than most of the tribe. As she looked around, she remembered what had happened.

They arrived not long after the shootout in the streets of Nevarro City. The Mandalorians did not stand a chance against the Death Troopers who invaded the sewer tunnels. It was not just the well trained troopers, but also the heavy E-web heavy repeating blaster cannon they brought with them that sealed the Mandalorians' fate.
The first explosion killed those standing sentry at the entrance to the tunnel system.
For years, the tunnels were a safe haven for the tribe. A safe haven as long as they adhered to the rule that only one could go outside at a time and they were never allowed to remove their helmets in public. Their secrecy was their survival - until now.

The Armorer walked slowly through the carnage left by the Death Troopers. Her helmet was dented where the blaster bolt had hit her and put her out of action.
The damage to her helmet could be repaired, but not the damage to her tribe. She had always protected her tribe like a mother protects her children. Now they had lost everything, their secrecy, their safe haven and their lives. She was battle hardened, but the sight of the fallen brought tears to her eyes. The Armorer knew what was expected of her now if she followed the creed.

She took the armor off the dead and piled the parts together with their helmets. There were not many made of beskar, most were made of low-quality alloys. One of the reasons why there were so many casualties from the Imperial raid. Beskar had rarely been in Mandalorian hands since the Purge.
Tears flowed as the Armorer buried the once living, those with whom she had lived, laughed and fought. 

After a thousand tears she had cried, her work was done. The dead Mandalorian warriors now rested in peace, but she would carry on. 




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