Hunting the Hunters.

[Caine]

Sitting on a tree branch on the edge of one of the many forests that covered Myrkr Lux was leaning back against the trunk of the tree with one leg hanging with his eyes closed as the wind blew waiting for his sister to arrive so that they could go hunting. I wonder how many of them are in this hunting party. Lux mused to himself idly as he waited.

They've only come 1 at a time in the past but they've all been killed they must have figured out by now that if they're going to kill me they need to send more, fools should just kill me from orbit instead of letting there pathetic warriors code bring them out to fight me face to face. He thought to himself in disgust. How you kill the enemy means nothing so long as he's dead when it's over.

Catching the scent of a Vornskr on the wind Lux hummed thoughtfully to himself for a moment before slipping off the branch he was resting on to drop 30 feet to the ground landing in a slight crouch as he looked deeper into the forest with the wind blowing his cloak out behind him as he rotated his neck with an audible crack before looking towards the ship where his daughters were sitting in the open door. " I'll leave a trail you can find, when Clara shows up bring her into the forest I'm gonna get a head start and see if I can't find a pack queen. Make sure none of you attack until I do." Lux said quietly as he moved off into the trees.

" Will do Pai, don't kill our guests before we arrive though I want to fight one. " Amare called after him as he walked into the trees raising one hand over his head in a fist to signal that he'd heard her before he vanished into the trees slipping instinctively into the shadows to hide himself as he moved the slight tickling sensation on the back of his neck telling him that the hunter or hunters were still following.

Wonder if they know I'm aware of them. Lux wondered as he leaped up onto a tree branch for a moment a sniffed at the air to find the Vornskrs scent again before he dropped back to the ground and began tracking it sniffing at the air several time's each minute to ensure he was still on the right track, 15 minutes into his journey he winced to himself as he caught the sound of a branch snapping behind him. " Amateurs, Clara can track better then that without being noticed and these fools have been trained to do this since childhood. If whoever did that was Ra'Kul they'd have disowned him. " He muttered quietly as he made a show of looking around for the source of the sound and snorted as he noticed several shadows half hidden behind trees.

Ignoring them after a moment he began sniffing again before he continued deeper into the forest. Better show up soon Clara it's becoming painful to let these fools think they can catch a Tenebris like this. He thought to himself struggling slightly to push down his mounting irritation at being unable to kill his shadows as he walked into a small clearing with a small lake in the middle of it and leaned down scooping some water up in his hand before he smiled to himself and dropped low rolling to the side as several knives flew through where he'd been standing an instant before.

Spinning in place as he came to a stop Lux flipped back to his feet in time to slap aside several more knives and drop low into a fighting crouch staring towards the treeline as a large group of Noghri appeared out of it moving carefully to corner him with his back to the lake. 13, not bad but still not nearly good enough to kill Tenebris. A few of them are old enough to know about us. He thought as they came to a stop surrounding him and the oldest stepped forward.

" Lux Ra'Kul, last of your clan, surrender peacefully and you have my word your death will be quick and painless. " The noghri said with a slight growl in his voice and a smug smile on his face clearly expecting Lux to be scared, when Lux nearly fell over laughing a moment later the smug smile was replaced by a furious sneer. " I challenge you to single combat if you have the courage to face me. " Lux responded between laughs.

Drawing one of his swords Lux positioned himself standing side on towards the older noghri with his sword held out without waiting for a response and fought to keep the sneer from his own face when the surrounding group backed away to give them more space.
Bowing to his opponent Lux waited for him to return the gesture and snarled the moment the Noghri head lowered as he ripped a blaster from it's place on his leg and fired a single round into the bowing Noghri's lowered head. " Die fool. " Lux snarled out before he raised his voice to be heard by his now dead enemies subordinates.

" My name is Lux Ra'Kul Tenebris. " He growled out as he slipped the blaster away and drew his second Ryyk blade. " And none of you are going to leave this forest alive. " Lux called out as the pair of older Noghri visibly flinched and the 10 other Noghri began to look nervous as they saw the fear in there leaders eyes.

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[EmilyHuene]

It was a dark night on Myrik and a storm was coming. A clan war that had been existing for years would soon be drawing to a close. This poor pack of Nohgri warriors drew dangerously close to their coming demise. A Czerka shuttle would start its descent over the forests and come down nearing the rendezvous spot Lux had set up. The ramp slowly opened with a hiss and the cold conditioned air fogged up as it met with the warm breeze of the planet. A single person would leave the ramp before it closed up once again. Though the person was shrouded in a deep purple cloak, the Ra'Kul sisters would recognize Clara without a doubt.

In her hands she carried a sword. It was the primary weapon to the Ra'Kul mother, though she did carry a lightsaber hidden up her sleeve. As she got closer she would pull off her hood and drop the cloak to the grass so the sisters could see her more clearly. Her hair was kept back in white clips, traditions of her people, and her blue eyes reflected in the moonlight. For likely the first time, they would see her not wearing some sort of flirty outfit. Clara was garbed in a full battlesuit that covered her neck down. The frame of the suit was white, and the outer armor was blue with some gold trimmings. They'd then get a closer look at her sword and strangely enough they'd notice that too had changed. It was no longer the same white scabbard and hilt. The sword was a good inch longer than the one sure used to carry and the sheathe was wider to diameter. Other than that, the sword seemed to be a rather accurate replica of her old one.

"My sisters," she would say to Amare and the other girls. "I see Irman did not wish to wait for us. Perhaps it would be best if we caught up."

She would then enter the forest and close her eyes. She held her hand forward taking in the feel of the forest. The air around her seemed to pulse in a manner that couldn't really be explained except from a Force-user. Clara was using an ability she'd picked up a few months ago from a swordsman on Phu. She began to see the history of the air and the trees, the land around her too. Clara got flashes of Lux darting through the woods toward his target. Clara opened her eyes and lowered her hand.

"This way. Try to keep up."

Then, using an incredible boost of speed the sisters had not seen in her before, she would dash into the forest toward Lux. This is when her brother would feel her presence. He'd known her Force aura anywhere, and it was directly targeting him right then. Unless he made the conscious choice to try and hide from her, she'd be on his tail in almost no time at all. When she finally got there, she'd come up from behind the clan of confused Nohgri who more than likely smelled her approaching; there was nothing she could do about masking her scent. Her hand rested gently on the hilt of her new sword and her other came up and perched on her hip.

"My my. What a pathetic bunch of reptiles. I can't believe you thought they might actually be a threat. Irman, maybe you didn't need my help after all."

 

[Caine]

Snickering quietly to himself Lux watched a pair of the Noghri whirl around to look at Clara and absently flicked a sword point down into the floor before drawing a blaster again and calmly shot both of them in the back of the head before he replaced the blaster with his sword again. " You shouldn't turn your back on a Tenebris. We get trigger happy when people ignore us. " He said sneering darkly towards the remaining Noghri for a moment before his face brightened.

" Now, introductions. " Lux said in a happy tone. " The smallest one is my daughter Inlustris Ra'Kul Tenebris. " Lux said enjoying the way the pair of older Noghri flinched again. " The girl beside her is another of my many children Amare Ra'Kul. " He continued grinning slightly as all of the Noghri began looking nervous. " And finally the oldest one who is going to be fighting me later if she doesn't rethink that reptile crack is my sister Clara Ra'Kul. " Lux finished cheerfully.

Smiling at the now clearly scared Noghri Lux snickered when one of Noghri closer to his daughters crumpled to the ground when a small knife hit him in the back of the neck. " Nice throw Filla. " Lux said grinning at Inlustris before he returned his attention to the Noghri. " This is quite unfortunate for you, if you look at me you turn your back on my daughter if you look at her you turn your back on me. " Lux said snickering again before he walked to his daughters absently ducking under an attack from one of the Noghri and smashing him off his feet with the back of his hand hard enough to snap his neck in the process.

" This is pathetic it's like fighting cripples. " Lux said pouting childishly at Clara for a moment before his face split in a grin again. " Test time. " Lux said happily. " Clara, please kill these children who think they're a match for a Ra'Kul there presence offends me. Oh and no using the force let's see how much faster you've got. A skilled Ra'Kul was a match for 6 Noghri of another clan I expect you to be better." Lux said as he leaned down to pick Inlustris up and settle her on his shoulders ignoring the enemies while Amare reached out to snatch a knife from the air that was aimed at his back then flicked it back at the Noghri who threw it sending it straight into his heart as the remaining 8 Noghri regrouped nervously.

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[EmilyHuene]

" Clara, please kill these children who think they're a match for a Ra'Kul there presence offends me. Oh and no using the force let's see how much faster you've got. A skilled Ra'Kul was a match for 6 Noghri of another clan I expect you to be better."

"Oh I see," she would say as she came out of her little clearing and took a couple steps toward the men. "You only asked me to come here so I could do your dirty work. Fine fine. I'll play your game. I've had a real thirst for blood."

As she said this, Lux would hear a really dark emotion from Clara. Sure he'd seen her angry, and upset, but there was this little nagging suspicion of evil in her words. A lot had changed since Lux had seen Clara last. She was no longer the young woman who wished to train with his clan. Clara had become a warrior filled with hatred from some wound. What could have happened for her to get this way so fast?

She would begin to walk towards the group once more and their fear left them momentarily. How much trouble could a girl be anyway? The first one to approach her came running at her and would swing his sword downward at an angle. She would take a quick leap forward to get under his arm and behind him. But she did not raise her arm or her sword. Landing on her left foot she'd jump off the ground and take another step with her right to get up to the second of them. The second would bring his sword upwards this time so there was no way she could dodge.

But that's exactly what she did. As her right foot landed she'd kick off with that one now and almost like she'd blinked out of existence she was gone from his sight. But Lux would see her speed. She practically teleported behind the second goon as his sword sliced nothing but air. Still, she did not raise her blade. The second would turn around, sensing that Clara was now behind him and bring his blade downward again at her. But she did not stop moving in her path so his sword would go amiss a second time; though, she did not stay the same blinking speed she was just at, but returned to her quickened running pace. By alternating between her two speeds she'd be able to confuse and gain the advantage over them.

Moving to the third of the three that had moved toward her she would reach across her stomach to her blade. The third prepared a jab and expected her to move as fast as she had just a second ago. She landed twice, left then right, then started to shift to her left again. The third expected her to move past to his right and would adjust to start swinging his blade to that direction. Clara then pivoted and spun around to her left to which she'd push off and move back toward the second. The third would compensate and jump after her; the second was already moving forward to flank her on her side. They both raised their blades and as the third slashed to Clara's back, she would flash to her left again and duck under the second's arm. Their blades connected with one another in a horrible friendly fire turn of events. Both bodies dropped.

As the first one thought his brothers had captured the girl he watched them both kill each other while trying to get her. He didn't even see her come up in front of him. She would grab his wrist with one hand, and using her hand-to-hand combat, snapped his wrist and relieved him of his sword. She'd elbow him in the chest to knock him back a step before turning his own blade on him and run it through his chest. All three of the first eight fell before Clara, and she hadn't even drawn her sword yet.

She would stand triumphantly in that spot for a minute before menacingly turn her head to peek behind her over her shoulder. For a moment she watched the reactions in the surviving few realizing this girl was a threat who could not be underestimated. Turning slowly now she'd start her approach toward them again. Her left hand still gripped the case but her right swished back and forth as she walked. The three of the five pulled out their swords, ready to fight; but, the last two decided to try something smarter. They each had a grenade on them and they would toss it at Clara. Disobeying Lux's order, Clara waved her hand like swatting a bug and the grenades flew off course and exploded in the forest to her right. The boom crashed loudly and set the trees ablaze.

Clara smirked as the men were running out of options. They would have to fight her. Too bad none of them brought guns. She would then prepare herself and dashed into a run. Flashing from step to step, she would only appear in little blips from her alternating speeds. She came up to the first of the five and pulled the sheath from her belt. She would crack the man in his sword arm and there was an audible snap as his bones shattered from the impact. As he fell forward, Clara moved past and spun to her right toward the man to his right. His sword came down at her and she'd bring the case up to block. The sheath, made from a highly durable metal, withstood the blade's edge. Using the man's own strength against him she'd push the blade downward and to her right, and then pull the blunt end of the sheath into his throat; his own weight as it fell added to the impact as it connected.

The man would fall over as he struggled to catch his breath while Clara brought the sheath back up to strike him in the back. Again, another crack would sound out as she shattered a rib or two. Clara looked to her left as two more came at her. She turned to her right in a full rotation, finally grabbing the sword for real now. She pulled the blade from the case and Lux might hear a slight ring as if she'd struck a small bell. With an upward, circular thrust her blade cut through both sword and skin. Blood sprayed across Clara's armor while her enemies fell beside her. She would then turn her wrist upside down and jab the blade into the gut of the man who's ribs she'd broken. His death would be slow and painful.

With blood dripping down the side of her face she would look to the last two. Clara bent her knees and dashed from her spot toward the two. Another flash and a blink and then her sword would thrust through his chest. He garbled swear words in his native tongue while he choked on his own blood, some of which he spit at her; she didn't even flinch. The last and final man would bring his blade around to her back so there was now way to pull her sword out in time. Clara released the sheath in her left hand, tucked it under her right armpit, and caught his blade in her armored hand. She gazed at him beyond the black of her hair and the look alone was enough to make him cower. Holding his sword in place she would adjust her frame to pull the sword out and bring it to her side; her left shoulder now faced him while the right faced away. She brought the sword up over her head then down across his arm. His limp sliced clean off sprayed another gush of blood.

The man cried out and fell to a knee while Clara threw his severed arm aside. He struggled to get away from her, slowly crawling backwards like he was being chased by some demon, an accurate description. Clara moved closer as he begged for mercy only to thrust the sword through his mouth and out the back of his head silencing his pathetic cries. Finally, she'd turn around to the man who's arm she'd broken. By now he had his sword in his off hand, but he couldn't bring himself to attack her. He'd just watched his brothers and sisters ended without so much of a sweat. Clara would look up from the man over to Lux who she expected had a few things to say, and may wish to have the last kill for himself. She would allow him that honor.

 

[Caine]

Watching the fight Lux hummed quietly as he watched her move comparing her chosen methods of dispatching them to those he would have used himself before he shrugged absently. She's not a Tenebris I can't expect her to fight like I would. Lux decided as he watched her before he frowned as she waved her hand to send the grenades away noting it for later. Now what to do with the survivor, could kill him but that'd serve no purpose.

Walking over to Clara and the final Noghri Lux looked down at him for a moment before grinning at Clara and wrapping an arm around her shoulder. " That was heartless, cruel and vicious. I'm proud of you. " Lux said cheerfully before suddenly smacking her on the back of the head. " I said no using the force, you could just as easily have kicked them away or thrown them back. " he continued as he turned to look back down at the Noghri again. " Your definitely fast enough to be a Ra'Kul now though I suspect that won't be enough to satisfy you. "

" Now what to do with you. " Lux said as he flicked his wrist catching a small knife as it dropped out of his sleeve looking down at the Noghri curiously before grinning viciously. " Let's send a message, your clan and allies really should know they're hunting a Tenebris not a Ra'Kul fighting you children is no challenge and they should probably know about Clara here and all my other children as well after all it would be quite cruel not to tell them that there are more then 20 of us not just 1. " Lux said as he grabbed the downed Noghri's broken arm and lifted it up ignoring his pained shout as he gripped his wrist then cut off his thumb.

" Be sure to tell them that I haven't forgotten about them and that my children are down right eager to meet the people who murdered there fathers family. They might be human on the outside but they're hearts are Noghri they understand family and vengeance very very well. " Lux said sounding distinctly proud as he grabbed the other arm and severed the thumb from it as well before tucking the knife away and yanking the Noghri onto his feet. " Now get going before I change my mind and decide to skin you and be sure to tell everyone what I said, if you don't I'll be coming to pay a visit to you and your family. " Lux said before he grinned as the Noghri half staggered and half ran away into the forest.

" Think they'll send a better challenge next time? " Lux asked curiously as he looked back at Clara.

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[EmilyHuene]

" That was heartless, cruel and vicious. I'm proud of you. I said no using the force, you could just as easily have kicked them away or thrown them back. Your definitely faster enough to be a Ra'Kul now though I suspect that won't be enough to satisfy you. "

As he smacked her she would move away from him and rub at the back of her head with her spare hand, but not before sending a sharp hiss like a feral cat his way. She would say mostly to herself, but to those around her too if they were listening, "Nothing will be enough until my father is dead."

She would then watch him torture the fallen Nohgri by slicing off its thumbs, ensuring it couldn't grasp a weapon again. A rather cruel and appropriate punishment if she did say so herself. Meanwhile, she would clean off her blade, tongue first to lap up the leftover fresh blood, then the grass to get the dried specks. Lastly, ensuring the blade was clean, placed it back into the sheath and slung it into her belt.

" Think they'll send a better challenge next time? "

"If they were smart they'd stay away for good, but your people are too foolhardy to let go of their pride. Shame really. But it'll make a good fight." She didn't care if he was offended by her comment, she knew she was right. "We'll smite down anyone foolish enough to challenge our clan."

 

[Caine]

" There is nothing wrong with having pride so long as you have the skills to back it up, but it's not pride that has them hunting me it's fear. As long as I'm alive the war they started isn't over and they know it, they're going to be very very unhappy when they find out the Ra'Kul are growing again and even more unhappy to discover that a single human girl killed 7 of them whilst holding back.
Hopefully they'll send a real hunting party next time instead of children like these. " Lux said as he began moving from body to body checking them for anything useful before standing up holding a small data pad, studying it for a moment he grinned before slipping it into a pouch on his leg. " No other groups out hunting at the moment according to this so we have some time before they get a new group out and pick up the trail again. "

" Be glad those weren't my people Clara if they had been Tenebris both of us would be dead. I'd be hard pressed to face 3 Tenebris at once and expect to survive the fight force enhanced speed or not. 13 people who fight the way I fought you the first time we met and we'd have been lucky to survive a minute in a fight against them. " Lux continued glaring slightly at her before he sighed.
" Insult my family again and I'll take your sword away from you and beat you to death with it now let's go find ourselves a Vornskr nest, babies would be simpler to train though if we can capture a few breeding pairs that would be good I want a pack Alpha and a Queen to see if I can't tame them. " Lux said calmly before walking back into the trees easily picking up the scent he'd been tracking previously and following it deeper into the forest without waiting to see if they would follow him or not.

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[EmilyHuene]

" Insult my family again and I'll take your sword away from you and beat you to death with it now let's go find ourselves a Vornskr nest, babies would be simpler to train though if we can capture a few breeding pairs that would be good I want a pack Alpha and a Queen to see if I can't tame them. "

"I would like to see you try," she'd say to herself as she started to follow him. Then a little louder so he could hear, "So is this where the real fun begins? Hopefully these beasts will put up a better fight. Though I suppose subduing them will be more of a challenge. I wasn't supposed to bring a net was I?"

 

[Caine]

" Why would we want a net? If we can't take them down ourselves then we'd never be able to really partner with them in future an animal will not follow somebody weaker then it is. " Lux said absently as he sniffed again before humming quietly to himself for a moment. " I can smell a small group of them and blood that's not coming from us, best guess since I've never hunted anything like this before is they were hunting for food which is good because if they've made a kill then they're returning to there home now. "

Moving into a steady jog Lux sniffed every so often and adjusted his course to stay on the packs trail with a grin slowly spreading over his face as the scent steadily became stronger, several miles later Lux came to a stop in the shadow of a large tree before leaping lightly up onto a branch above his head and began ascending the tree quickly to get a better view.
Settling on a branch 100ft above the floor Lux looked around briefly before spotting a small rocky outcropping with a gap in it with the scent of fresh blood emanating from it.

" Found it, not far ahead is a rocky outcropping with an opening that looks like it goes under ground and I can smell blood. Girls go back to the ship and make sure the cages are all set up while Clara and I get a few new pets for us. " Lux said after he landed on the ground at the base of the tree after flipping backwards from his position above the ground. " Ready to see if Vornskr are more dangerous then the idiots hunting us? " Lux asked Clara as he watched his daughters vanish away into the trees and flexed his hands with an eager grin on his face.

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[EmilyHuene]

" Why would we want a net? If we can't take them down ourselves then we'd never be able to really partner with them in future an animal will not follow somebody weaker then it is. "

"Whatever you say, Irman," She really had no idea how to go about hunting and catching animals, but surely fighting them barehanded wasn't the best way. Animals needed to be broken and caged, only then would they submit and obey. But what did she know?

The group would start moving at a quickened pace through the forests as Lux tracked the scent. Clara stayed quiet and only stopped when Lux needed a moment to center himself. Although the rest of them were probably focused on the mission, Clara's head was not at all in the game. Her thoughts were filled with sadness, mostly of loss. She hadn't told Lux what had happened. She wondered if Lux knew. If he did, and chose not to talk about it, then he was smart. He'd know it was a sore subject and one to avoid. But, he had become so livid when his friend had been murdered by Clara's father...maybe he didn't know after all. If he really did know then Lux would drop everything and turn his sights to Clovis.

" Found it, not far ahead is a rocky outcropping with an opening that looks like it goes under ground and I can smell blood. Girls go back to the ship and make sure the cages are all set up while Clara and I get a few new pets for us. Ready to see if Vornskr are more dangerous then the idiots hunting us? "

"Uh, yeah," she would say as she came out of her day dream. Clara pulled her sword free of her suit and held the base tightly, the sword still kept sheathed. She didn't want to harm any of them, though a few broken bones wouldn't hurt too much.

 

[Caine]

Approaching the entrance Lux sat cross legged and closed his eyes to center himself and slowly began drawing in on his force presence until he vanished from it entirely. " Suppress your presence as much as you can, I doubt you can fully hide it since you were taught to be a warrior not a killer. Vornskr hunt through the force if you draw on it they'll feel you coming and I'd rather we get close before they know what's going on. "

Climbing back to his feet Lux waited for Clara to prepare herself and after considering it for a moment began stripping weapons from his body soon having a small pile of blasters and knives withdrawn from hidden sheathes all over his armor before he pulled off his cloak and all his armor from the waist up revealing the fresh scars covering his back as he rotated his neck and shoulders his muscles rippling beneath his skin in the process as Clara finished preparing.

Creeping into the cave Lux grinned as he his senses picked up faint sounds of movement. " Big pack in here, must be a couple dozen of them at least this will be fun I haven't had a proper fight like this since before my family died. " Lux said softly as he came to a corner and peaked around it for a moment before turning back to Clara with a grin. " Try not to get yourself chewed on, kill if you need to your survival is more important then a couple of pets. " A moment later as he looked at her Lux's normally crimson eyes flashed a feral yellow and he stopped concealing his presence and instead ramped it up until it was flowing off him in waves.

Stepping around the corner every Vornskr in the cave's head snapped around to stare at him as he let a loud growl rip out of his throat and tore down the tunnel crossing the first dozen meters in 3 seconds and still gaining speed as the Vornskr reacted and charged back at him the pack Alpha and Queen staying at the opposite end of the cave with a group of juveniles.
As he reached the nearest Vornskr Lux twisted nimbly aside and ducked slightly driving his fist up into the leaping Vornskr's stomach with enough force to send blood spraying from it's mouth and leave it crumpled where it landed even as he swung his other hand to the side connecting with the side of a second Vornskr's head to send it crashing into the tunnel wall with a crunch.

Continuing forward without missing a step Lux leaped lightly into the air as another lunged for him and planted his foot on it's head using it to flip himself forward through the air flying clean over half the pack and sending it crashing into the ground head first even as he landed among the rest of the pack and rolled beneath several more as they leaped at him before coming smoothly to his feet and taring through the final half dozen between him and the pack leaders in a whirlwind of blood as his claws ripped through anything that came within reach shrugging off several claw wounds of his own in the process to leave him with a clear run at the pack leaders as more then a dozen Vornskr behind him skidded to a stop and turned in pursuit of him.

It took him no more then a dozen seconds to go from rounding the corner to clearing the pack leaving nearly a dozen dead and wounded behind him as his force presence continued to increase as his excitement at being able to truly cut loose for the first time in more then a decade increased.

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[EmilyHuene]

Finally they had reached the base of the cave and then Lux did something Clara did not at all expect. He suddenly sat down and crossed his legs. For a moment he said nothing, though Clara could tell he was diminishing his own aura. A wise plan considering the group fed on the Force as much as they did. Still....she couldn't resist teasing him on such a prime opportunity.

" Suppress your presence as much as you can, I doubt you can fully hide it since you were taught to be a warrior not a killer. Vornskr hunt through the force if you draw on it they'll feel you coming and I'd rather we get close before they know what's going on. "

"Please," she would say almost done with the task, "I've been a Force user far longer than you have." She would seem almost invisible to him now, like something in the air made him not even want to acknowledge her existence. Clovis had taught Clara many things about how to use the Force, control was the first and most prominent. "Let me know when you're done taking your nap."

She would then watch him rid himself of his weapons and his armor, something she would not be joining him in. Though Clara was not afraid of a fight, she wasn't about to rush in and get herself torn up my tooth and claw. She would hold tight to her sword. And she feared she may have to draw it sooner rather than later to save Lux.

" Big pack in here, must be a couple dozen of them at least this will be fun I haven't had a proper fight like this since before my family died. Try not to get yourself chewed on, kill if you need to your survival is more important then a couple of pets. "

Lux would then charge into the nest with Clara swift on his heels. He, in a matter of seconds, dispatched a good dozen all himself. Clara chose not to follow. She split up from him the moment she was able and began weaving her way around the dogs who were being knocked back by her brother. She used the blunt end of the blade to crack one in the head and the same to another who swept at her with its claws. One of them got lucky early on as she moved to a better location, but the claws did not get through the back of her armor.

Clara ignored the one that hit her for now, still making her location top priority. She had dulled her senses by keeping her Force connection low, and added to that her lack of speed she found herself with a little more than she bargained for. Though one might advise sticking together, they would be surrounded faster than either would realize and she would end up getting them both killed. No Clara would back herself into a corner so she could fight them on one side. She vaulted over one of the dogs as it spun around nipping at her legs, then kicked one who tried to jump at her. Her sword would swing around again and bash another one's head. She really wished she could just kill them.

Finally she would get to the back side of the cave where she could put her back to the wall. Clara spun around and practically fell backwards into the stone as she looked upon her enemies. Razor sharp teeth bared at her beyond glowing yellow eyes. And then....something happened. Her legs began to tremble. Her hands began to shake. Her breathing became shallow and fast paced. She was getting dizzy. Clara looked at the eyes and fear started to creep in around her. "What was going on?" she thought to herself.

Clara pulled the sheathe away from the blade and held the strong base with her left hand now in a duel-wield position; a soft ring came from the sword as it came loose. She told herself she wasn't going to kill them, but she couldn't think straight. Her mind was starting to play tricks on her and her senses were gone out the window. Clara forgot where she was for all she could see was the eyes in the darkness. She forgot that her brother was there fighting beside her. She began to panic.

"Get away from me!" she suddenly screamed. "Get away!"

 

[Caine]

Lux swore loudly when he heard Clara scream and dropped low digging the claws of one hand into the ground to bring himself to a stop as he spun around to face towards Clara before launching himself straight towards her smashing straight through the Vornskr between him and her without breaking stride as he opened himself further to the force and began ramping up his presence further to draw as much attention to himself as possible.

This is so not the bloody time for her to be having a meltdown. Lux swore internally as he smashed another Vornskr out of his way with one arm and yanked the vibroknife out of his boot with the other before sending it scything down the tunnel straight into a vornskr's spine as it leaped at Clara leaving it paralyzed on the ground at her feet.
Reaching her a moment later he spun around again dropping into his normal fighting crouch just in time to lash out as the first of the Vornskr chasing him came within reach of his claws taring it's stomach open and dropping it whining in agony to the ground.

" Snap the hell out of it you idiot before you get yourself killed this is not the bloody time to be losing your mind, incase you didn't notice we're in the middle of a fight here. " He shouted angrily as he ducked under another Vornskr letting it fly over his head before catching it's tail and yanking it back around to smash into several more sending them all crashing to the ground in a tangled heap just in time to wrap an arm around another's back and pin it against his body as it leaped for his throat.

Growling angrily he pushed his force aura into his strength and tightened his grip on the Vornskr pinned against his body until with an audible snap it's spine shattered under his strength and he dropped it to the ground as the remains of the pack came to a stop several meters short growling warily at him as he bared his own fangs and growled back at the 6 staring at him. " This is for your own good Irma. " Lux muttered quietly before he spun and planted his foot in Clara's stomach with enough force to slam her painfully into the cave wall and hopefully snap her out of her panic attack.

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The Vornskr were getting closer. Clara could see their eyes in the dark wishing for her to die. Her fear gripped at her and held her firm. She couldn't fight back. She couldn't do anything. Suddenly one jumped at her only to be knifed in the back from Lux's throw. Clara shrieked and backed further into the wall as it fell.

Her brother then jumped into the fray getting between her and them. Her heart was racing and she couldn't distinguish what was what. This new person, shape resembling another beast, began to fight with the hellish dogs.

" Snap the hell out of it you idiot before you get yourself killed this is not the bloody time to be losing your mind, incase you didn't notice we're in the middle of a fight here. "

He yelled at her, but his words didn't quite reach her. Fight? Was this a fight? Why was she here in the first place? Clara hated fighting. Ever since...ever since...Her hands began to tremble more and her sword dropped to the ground with a clatter. Her stomach felt sick. She was going to lose it.

Lux would then turn and drop kick her straight in the stomach. Her whole frame slammed into the wall and she slunk to the ground gripping her stomach. The pain was back. The pain of losing everything. She began to scream. Not out of pain, well technically, but more of loss. The Force then gathered to her like never before as the Dark side rushed to aid her. Her screams got louder and the air around her began to change in color. The elements in the air began to shift and a metallic taste entered their mouths.

Using a power she didn't fully understand, Clara let the Force guide her and she expelled it like a rushing stream from her arms. Clara knelt upright and held her arms out at her sides while lightning flew from her fingers. Lux, trained for sensing danger, would have plenty of time to get out of her range before she unleashed the volley of electricity. It had no direct route at first for it all came out of her in random, but as she got beer control she began to shift it around to the Vornskr who couldn't get back or braved what they didn't didn't understand. Whimpering and pained cries left them as her static shocks connected with their bodies and sent them into seizures.

The attack word only last a minute, but it did more than enough damage. Clara's screams turned to laugh as the power and corruption bore into her. She laughed with a dark hatred as she watched the dogs squirm and cower from her. But her stamina would not last forever and it came to a slow dull spark at her fingertips. She sat there, still on her knees, a deadly smirk on her lips. It was uncertain whether she was back to normal or still in her little mood.

 

[Caine]

Watching as the lightning tapered off Lux stared at Clara for a moment before he shook his head and began walking back towards the pack leaders he had targeted to begin with. " If you so much as point your finger in my direction and I feel you touch the force I'll remove your arm sister so control yourself before I have to do something that you will regret. " He said without turning back to her as the pair of Vornskr in front of him moved to block his path.

His excitement at the hunt completely gone now Lux barely reacted as the pair launched themselves at him just twisting between them and slamming his fist into the side of the males head dropping it unconscious to the ground before spinning around as the female leaped for him again and calmly catching it by it's throat and slamming it into the ground before kicking the side of it's head to knock it out as well.

" Check to see how many of them are still alive while I sort out the pups then we're going home, we need to deal with whatever the hell is going on with you before this happens again when I'm not around to save you. " Lux ordered Clara as he approached the pups letting out small pulses of his force aura to attract them to him and taking a small multi use syringe from a pouch on his leg to drug the pups and any others that were still alive and in relatively good condition whilst killing those that were badly injured.

Having finished going through the Vornskr nearby to himself Lux walked back over to Clara and after a moment reached out to grip her jaw and turn her head so he could look into her eyes for a moment before he nodded to himself deciding that she was at least in control enough that she wasn't a threat to him or his daughters at the moment. " How many of them are in good enough condition to be worth taking with us? If they're gonna need any significant medical treatment then they're not worth taking. "

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[EmilyHuene]

" If you so much as point your finger in my direction and I feel you touch the force I'll remove your arm sister so control yourself before I have to do something that you will regret. "

"You should know I have no intention of attacking you, Irman," she would say with a dark voice. "But just know I didn't appreciate you kicking me."

Clara would stay where she was while Lux finished off the leaders of the pack before trying to get to her feet. She only needed a moment to gather her strength once more. She wouldn't be back to full speed without some well earned sleep, but she could at least function. She would put her sword back in the sheath and then rub her head like she had a headache. She was starting to come with terms to the fact she had gotten so scared so easily and was still trying to recover from that.

" Check to see how many of them are still alive while I sort out the pups then we're going home, we need to deal with whatever the hell is going on with you before this happens again when I'm not around to save you. "

"Oh screw you!" she would say with a hiss. "You have no idea what I've been through!"

She had up until now been grateful that he stepped in to rescue her, but now felt like he was treating her like a burden and that was not something she enjoyed. She did not like feeling weak, as he would know, and him throwing that remark her way only added fuel to the fire. Angrily she would start pacing around the room kicking the dogs (just hard enough to make them stir) to see if any were awake and how many could move. When Lux finished lulling the pups into his web he would come over to her and reach for her face. Clara took a step back, fearful of him being so close because she thought he was reaching to hit her. She glared at him and swiped away his arm in a manner that said "you have no right to touch me."

How many of them are in good enough condition to be worth taking with us? If they're gonna need any significant medical treatment then they're not worth taking. "

"I count only three dead so far. A good eight of them are unconscious. Four more who have broken legs. The rest you can scrap."

 

[Caine]

" You'll appreciate it even less if I hit you properly next time, your intention's don't matter it's your actions that do and your actions could have injured me if I wasn't fast enough to get out of the way. " Lux said completely ignoring her tone of voice as he moved around the unconscious Vornskr drugging them and finishing off those with broken legs. " And save the I've suffered crap for somebody who might be bothered by it every member of this clan has suffered and if you want to turn it into a competition over which of us had a shittier past I guarantee you I'll win. "

Growling when Clara swiped his hand aside Lux ignored her glare and lashed out with his other hand catching her by her wrist easily able to overpower her in her weaken state and quickly caught her other arm before pinning them both behind her back with one hand and forcing her to look at him with the other hand as he pushed his force aura out again his eyes turning black as it darkened around him intending to force her to surrender. " Now clear your mind and think, force lightning is a Sith ability and you were not trained to fight like a Sith or use the force like one which means your control is slipping and your going dark. " Lux said tonelessly as he kept his eyes focused on hers.

" I don't care if you turn Sith, I'd be classified as a Sith style force user myself since my own use is all emotion based but Sith are not known for playing well together and right now your lashing out with the force through fear and anger and I will not have you going out of control around the clan and hurting somebody, now you will calm down and get your emotions under control so we can go home and you need to decide how you want to use the force then we will work together to help you control it whether you decide to use it how you were taught or decide to take the darker route. " He said finally before releasing her and beginning to move the drugged animals back up to the caves entrance leaving Clara to think about what he'd said to her.

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[EmilyHuene]

" You'll appreciate it even less if I hit you properly next time, your intention's don't matter it's your actions that do and your actions could have injured me if I wasn't fast enough to get out of the way. And save the I've suffered crap for somebody who might be bothered by it every member of this clan has suffered and if you want to turn it into a competition over which of us had a shittier past I guarantee you I'll win. "

Lux would then snatch both of her arms and pin them to her back, holding her tightly in his powered grasp. His Force connection reached out and tried to overpower hers. His was dark with anger too, but not filled with the darkness like hers. As their two aura's met, Lux would first be able to tell how weak she was, and it didn't seem to have the stamina to fight back against him. But if he looked more into it, he'd see her aura was scared, just as she was. It was scared of being taken over and held down. Yet, as his aura reached deep inside her, on the outside she would be furious. She glared at him with such rage and struggled against his grasp.

" Now clear your mind and think, force lightning is a Sith ability and you were not trained to fight like a Sith or use the force like one which means your control is slipping and your going dark. I don't care if you turn Sith, I'd be classified as a Sith style force user myself since my own use is all emotion based but Sith are not known for playing well together and right now your lashing out with the force through fear and anger and I will not have you going out of control around the clan and hurting somebody, now you will calm down and get your emotions under control so we can go home and you need to decide how you want to use the force then we will work together to help you control it whether you decide to use it how you were taught or decide to take the darker route. "

Finally he would release her and she hissed at him much like a cat. She began rubbing her wrists were he held them tight. She moved away from him scowling with anger. Here she'd just saved him the trouble of fighting the beasts and he went around and turned on her. But his words were what really broke her, "Save your suffering." She wasn't trying to win a pissing contest between him...but a little sympathy would have been nice. But then she remembered Lux did not care for that kind of weakness. And neither should she.

With a hand on her stomach she walked to the entrance to the cave and back out into the light. Her eyes watered as she looked up at the star-lit sky. She thought about what ever troubles Lux must have been through. Every possibility she could think of that would make someone suffer. Nothing could ever compare. Nothing compared to that pain. She would turn and wait for Lux to return to her, his arms full of the sleeping dogs. She waited for him by the entrance, her arms wrapped around her stomach with a sad expression on her face.

"My father came back," she would say, nothing else.

 

[Caine]

Collecting up the drugged animals he moved them to the cave's entrance piling them up before he withdrew a net from a pouch on the back of his waist and and piled them up on it before drawing it closed and channeling the force into his body to boost his strength to allow him to lift it and walk into the forest in the direction of the ship. " Then he's a fool and has given you another chance to kill him. " Lux said without turning around.

" Now let's get these home so we can work out how we're going to get your emotions under control and get to work on training this lot up to be useful to us. " He added after a few moments before falling silent as he began planning out a way to tame the packs leaders so that they could be used to help him hunting in future as he kept one ear trained on Clara following along behind him.

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" Then he's a fool and has given you another chance to kill him. Now let's get these home so we can work out how we're going to get your emotions under control and get to work on training this lot up to be useful to us. "

"Right," she would say as he walked past her seeming to ignore the sadness in her tone. Her hands both went to her stomach now and a single tear would run down her cheek. She would turn around and watch Lux travelling back. "My father will pay. I swear it. I'll do whatever I have to to make sure he does." She would then slowly start to walk after her brother, dark thoughts passed through her mind....

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