The Training of Joshua Bailo

[Trakon]

Osman knew that a little push wouldn't make a huge difference. But it would allow Joshua to open up. Osman jumped up over Joshua's attack and landed behind him. Osman's blade was pointed at his back. "Surrender."

((Signing off for the night.))

 

[Horizon]

Joshua couldnt believe how easily his master evaded him.
Once again the thoughts of pride entered his mind regarding being trained under Master Osman.
The saber dimmed out after Joshua flipped its switch and hung his head.
"Indeed you are a master of Ataru, Master Osman."
He bowed before his master slightly longer than usualy and returned to an attentive stance.

((Alright later man.))

 

[Trakon]

((Guess not))

"Actually I just know a little. And it was just to end this fight. Did you notice how easily one can change between forms? This can also go for opinions, as the masses of citizens can change their opinion of Jedi or the Republic with simple actions like that. If you defend a family from ruthless killers, then most will think highly of you. If they find out that you could have but didn't, then they will hate you for it. Remember, every action has a reaction, every form has a opposite."

 

[Horizon]

"So even a good deed will have a negative side?"
Joshua was extremely puzzled even though it was such a simple statement.

((What happend? I thought you were turning in.))

 

[Trakon]

((Addiction myfriend.))

"Yes. The addicted stim person could go into relapse within days,even if in rehab. A Jedi could do the right thing and still people could die. Those are some things that could happen."

 

[Horizon]

"Situations like that though cant be helped I suppose."
Still holding his saber in hand Joshua clips it back onto his belt.
"Is there anything else Ill be learning today?"

 

[Trakon]

"Yes. We will be working on your telekinesis." Osman motioned to weights that were stacked according size. The heaviest on the far end was suddenly picked up and stayed there for a few moments before being dropped queitly. "Now pick up the heaviest."

 

[Horizon]

Joshua nodded at his master,s request. He sat himself down crossing his legs and began to put all things out but the force and his objective. He raised his hand slightly torwards large weights and attempted to raise them. Little by little they weight began to lift off the floor. Now maybe the weight were couple inches off the floor by now. "How am I doing Master Osman?" Said Joshua while wencing from the strain of the task.

 

[Trakon]

"Good. Continue on, lift it to my eye level." Osman waited to see when Joshua could not lift it higher.

 

[Horizon]

"Are you serious?!"He thought to himself..
Slowly he elevated the large weight higher but every inch caused him more stress in stress confinds of his mind. The weight was now at waist level with his Master. But Joshua could no longer hold the weight in the air any longer.
The weight came crashing down,hitting the floor making a loud noise.
"This is harder than I thought."Said Joshua dissappointed in himself...

 

[Trakon]

"Yes, it is. Start with the smallest, and raise each to my eye level before setting it down. Then move to the next one. Got it?"

 

[Horizon]

"Understood." Slowly he lifted the first small weight. He would only now exert the needed skill to pull each one into air,never overdoing it. The second weight proved to be like the last. Easy and simple he thought to himself.
After a few moments Joshua was near the middle of the set of weights.
The smaller weights posed no serious skill. Only the concentration needed.
The middle weight proved to be very different. It took on much larger look than the rest also it just looked heavy. The weight slowly came up off the ground easily enough but as soon the weight came to level with his master,s chest,the strain of his mind couldn't bare it anymore. Instead of letting it crash to the floor like last time he slowly let it down before giving out loud sigh. "This is going to be something I need to work on." Said Joshua in a low quiet tone....

 

[Trakon]

"Continue. This training will allow you confidence to pick up or pull down some of the largest objects ever."

 

[Horizon]

Confidence. The word rung through his mind. Joshua felt like he could do more with confidence in almost anything. "Maybe the same principles apply."
He said quietly under his breath. He quickly went through the weights like before all up untill the middle weight had come back into focus. The word "confidence" went through his mind and filled his ambition to lift the weight. It came up gradualy off the ground but slowly it raised above his master,s waist then onto eye level with his master. Joshua,s confidence soared. Quickly he pitted himself back into concentrating on the weights and began lifting the more dense and heavier weights.

 

[Trakon]

Good, Joshua had taken the talk well. Now as he continued, Osman watched with more interest. Joshua would certainly be tired by the end of this exercise.

 

[Horizon]

After lifting most of the weights Joshua was already back to the large intimidating weight that caused him an embarrassing defeat of his own mind.
At first the word confidence wasn't working like it should have. Then after thinking of the fact and seeing all the weights he had lifted today together were heavier than the last forboding one. Concentrating on the weight, it lifted gradually. Quickly he raised his other hand to help orchestrate the raising weight. It had been a long day but Joshua had done it. The large weight was at eye level with his master. Both of his hands pushed downward slowly lowering the weight as it touched the ground with out a sound.
As soon as the weight touched Joshua dropped to his knees in exhaustion.

 

[Trakon]

"Stand. Get your saber ready." Osman's training saber erupted from the hilt, preparing for a fight.

 

[Horizon]

Hearing his master,s next instructions he slowly pulled himself off the floor.
Pulling out his saber Joshua quickly flipped it on and faced his master.
Slowly he set himself into the Ataru stance and concentrated on his master.
Every other noise beside the voice of his Master became a distant echo.

 

[Trakon]

"Attack, use what you can and attempt to defeat a unbeatable form." Osman was trying to see how far Joshua would go in order to defeat a opponent. WOuld he turn to his darker emotions and let them rule his body, or would he control himself and use on the light to empower him.

 

[Horizon]

Joshua was puzzled by his Master,s words saying "unbeatable form."
This time he walked torwards his master in hand with his saber resting arm letting it dangle freely. After a some steps Joshua sprinted torwards his master and turned himself in step and swung his saber horizantaly and very wide all at the same time at his master,s saber.