The vicious drone of galactic civilization was an unwelcome song, but one to which the inhabitants of Nar Shadaa were well accustomed. They simply had little choice but to listen. For those with especially sensitive hearing - such as Thanadd Mawgath, Knight of Tarentum - such cacophonies were truly overwhelming.
The strange purr of his respiration drew no attention, drowned out by a myriad of other noises. Turning down yet another alley, he pulled his hood tighter to the back of his skull, preventing the wind from revealing his ghastly mien. His presence needed to remain a secret if he was to locate his target.
Tonight, he would complete his assignment. The intel was good, they had insisted, and according to the coordinates, Lithar Andaris - long a thorn in his side - would be somewhere nearby.
Although tucked into the recesses of Nar Shaddaa's intestinal labyrinths, the Dark Jedi was still unable to cut through the persistent chaos of the moon. Frustration threatened to boil to the surface, and so he knelt, controlling the course of searing bodily humors. Reaching out through the Force, he tried to touch and prod his surroundings, desperately searching for the unmistakable stink of an Odanite. He exhaled deeply, extending his senses into the corners of the nearby market stalls and forsaken dwellings. The minds of hopeless beings, and the miasma which their toils and troubles bore.
Darkness, all of it. Until...
"UNNGGH!"
Thanadd Mawgath dove behind pillars of duracrete, the blaster bolt searing the nape of his neck. With a shrouded grimace, he trembled through the sweltering agony which now pervaded his spine.
He had been too late to dodge the blast, focused in his meditation but simply too slow to act. The Force, in his concentration, had offered a frantic warning - one which narrowly saved his life.
Stumbling, Thanadd eventually caught his balance, rising with the defiance of an immortal revenant. Had they been capable, his molten eyes would have burned a hole through his would be assassin - Lithar Andaris. The Lieutenant-Colonel was perched upon a second story balcony, wordlessly peering at the pillar in black armor.
"Ah, the Jedi sympathizer," Mawgath growled, igniting his sanguine blade.
"Lucky shot," he taunted, although both men knew it should have been the aspiring Sith's end. Lithar seemed undaunted by his opponent's blustering, brandishing the blaster rifle with a well-practiced aplomb. He didn't seem inclined to descend to the streets below.
"Leave now, and keep your life."
There was not a second part, no lecture about his conditions. Lithar's ultimatum was simple, the scar on his face a badge of villeity and resolve.
"I won't miss again," he warned.
"I think I'll stay!" the Dark Jedi countered, his sizzling blade highlighting the charge that followed with waves of a crimson light. He cried out as he smashed into the support pillar, cracking the frame and forcing Lithar to ditch his weapon. Breaking his fall by scaling the debris, Lithar rolled unharmed to the paved street below.
"Heh. A nice trick!" he barked, retrieving a hip-worn blaster. He leveled the DH-17 at his foe, whose blade descended upon him with a blood curdling scream.
Syntax
Per the venue description, this is appropriately spelled ‘Nar Shaddaa’.
First, the ‘they had insisted’ and 'long a thorn in his side' portions works better as an aside and thus should be an em dash. Ideally, you limit the em dashes though, so you could try something like the below.
Unnecessary comma before the word ‘and’. There is no need to split two independent clauses with a comma if you already have the word ‘and’ separating them.
This is a sentence fragment. You must have at least one independent clause and neither of the below is it. The first sentence has no verb. The second sentence is dependent on the first. This is a sentence fragment, therefore this comes off as very awkward.
This is a nice descriptor, but it should not be in quotes. Rather, you should make it italic to denote a sound.
Though this does not take away from your syntax score, the hyphen should be an em dash. Em dashes are great for asides such as ‘one which narrowly saved his life’.
The hyphen and the name afterward are not necessary since you refer to him as the ‘would be assassin’. You can simply delete it.
This isn’t a word in the English dictionary and google can’t find it. Perhaps you meant a different one?
Story
This is a good, but I find myself wanting to know more about the myriad of other noises. This would help paint the scene better and pull me into the story. As it stands, this is lackluster at best and a wasted opportunity to lay out the scene even further. This is especially true since before this sentence you mention “such cacophonies were truly overwhelming”.
Much like the above, I am glad that you informed the reader of the reason this fight is taking place, but you still neglect to explain why Lithar has been a thorn in Thanadd’s side. This could help me understand the fight a lot better.
Nice description.
I like that you write Lithar attacking from above, which works well with his character, but the reader in never told how Thanadd finds the Lieutenant Colonel. One moment we are told that Thanadd is dodging for his life and then in another we are told that Thanadd has found him. The “how” this happens is missing. This is a gap in the story.
Realism
Lithar has his Athletics at +0, which is not accurate with the below statement. The sentence below would require at least +2 Athletics.
A Juggernaut’s Iron skin feat works by shrugging off an attack, not ramming a pillar. The sentence below uses this feat improperly.