Chapter 2

 Walking through Molehill Market, Bane saw so many different races from all across the galaxy, just living normal lives.

Damn this place is so packed, he thought.

Even inside the auction house was jam-packed with so much buzz and excitement.

“ I can’t believe they found one. They always go for a high price on the market!” he heard someone shout, when he entered the room .

Heh, guess this thing is the real deal, Bane thought while smiling.

Everyone sat in chairs in the dim house, but it didn’t take long before someone finally got on to the stage. Everyone else went silent. Bane looked at the guy on the stage. He looked just like any other Clipan with his mole-like body, but he was clearly much older than the other Clipans with his gray fur.

“ Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Mr. Caesar and we know how busy you guys are, so let’s make today’s showcase quick!”

Held in Mr. Caesar’s hand is a small chest. Mr. Caesar puts the small chest on the small pedestal and slowly opens it, revealing a small, yellow orb. Everyone gasped, enthralled by its beauty.

“ So that’s the Titan Core,” Bane heard someone whisper. Mr. Caesar smiled and then quietly exited the stage. Then someone else walked on to the stage.

“ All right contestants, the starting bidding price will be five-hundred Bones. The core shall go to the highest bidder. You may begin now.”

Immediately, multiple contestants start yelling their prices.

“One-thousand.”

“Two-thousand.”

One guy will yell a number and then right after someone else will yell a bigger number. The numbers kept on staggering higher and higher until someone yelled,

“ Two-hundred thousand!”

Everyone in the room gasped as no one else could go higher than that

“All right, going once!”

“ Going twice!”

“ Sold to the Koapla!”

The Koapla grinned and so did Bane, who’s plan was to wait on whoever wins and then mug them right after. The Koapla got up from his seat and danced a little

“Woohoo!”

However, just as the Koapla was making his way down to retrieve the item, he all of sudden fell face first to the floor unconsciously. The contestants were stunned, but before they had time to process what just happened , many of them also fell unconsciously. Bane looks at the stage and he sees some strange mist coming off it.

What is going on? He thought.

Bane covered his nose just to be safe, but more contestants also dropped like flies, and things got even stranger when the whole building started shaking. Suddenly, crocodilian-like creatures came bursting in from holes in the ground and the wall. The contestants screamed in disbelief.

“Oh shit, it’s the Croablins!”

“Where is the security?!”

Bane wondered about that too, but the Croablins, snarling with their razor sharp snouts, wasted no time in attacking anyone that hadn’t succumbed to the sleeping gas. Many of the contestants either ran out the door or hid underneath their seats. One of the Croablins tries to attack Bane, but with a simple kick, Bane knocks him back.

The hell is going on in here, he thought.

Bane looked at the stage and was shocked to see that Titan’s Core was no longer in its chest. The Croablins also realized this and started making their way to the exit. Bane angrily chases after them,

“ Hey, get back here!” He shouted. “ That’s my treasure!”

However, the Croablins kept moving forward, their numbers making it hard for anyone to follow, and when Bane stepped outside, they all had disappeared just as quick they appeared.

“Huh, where did they go?” He pondered.