Training of Alara K'Nalaar

[Iorthunger]

Thunger took a seat next to the padawan, closing his eyes and crossing his leggs. Clearing his mind of all things, only focusing on the Force and the padawan...

Alara, I need you to focus. Clear your mind of all thoughts, close your eyes.. allow the Force to be your vision. Imagine only the Force flowing through your veins calmly... Allow it in, do not shut it out.. Allow the Force to controll you, give yourself up to the Force..

Thunger places his hand on the padawans shoulder, sending small bits of Force particles towards his hand, giving Alara's connection with the Force a slight boost.

 

[Eternal]

Alara did what Thunger told her. She closed her eyes and tried to focus on ... something. She wasn't sure what to look for , what to feel.

Old memories started to emerge , stray thoughts of times long past. But she couldn't feel anything flowing through her. For a second , the girl got scared , scared that she might not have what it takes to learn the ways of the jedi , scared that she might end up on Nar Shadaa again , begging for money.

She opened her eyes , they where shining like crystals , filled with tears.

' I'm not sure I can do this , Thunger. I don't think that I feel the force. '

 

[Iorthunger]

Thunger smiled once again. He remembered his first training session, it was no different than hers. Doubt, was a perfect word to discribe his first session. Alara seems to be going through the exact same thing.

I was no different when i was a padawan, Alara.. We just have to work on it. Your not focused.. your allowing other thoughts to invade your head. Listen... If you have doubt, you will fail... With confidence you can become what ever you choose. Allow that word to ring throught your head, confidence.. You are capable of anything, alara..

He spoke again after a slight pause.. His voice became more enthusiastic after every word.

Now, I want you to try again. This time you will feel it. Close your eyes again, free your mind of everything but the idea of the Force flowing through you. Focus on only the Force, imagine particles of....greatness, flowing through you.

 

[Eternal]

His voice was calming her, it was strong and confident. She felt secure, she felt alive. At first every little distraction in the room began to disappear for her. From the irritating sound of the evaporator system to the voices of the students in the temple. Until there was only the voice of her master and after a while, there was nothing, silence engulfed her mind, her thoughts.

Then something strange happened, she felt as if she was floating, after which she could see people ... no, not see them, but rather feel them. Their inner voices were like a lit candle, so beautiful and harmonic.

Alara was floating, around her own thoughts, her mind. As if everything around her defied the laws of gravity. She felt something, something so valuable, that at first the girl didn't want to believe it was true, didn't want to hope it was ... true. She felt at peace with everything around her and she felt that she was no longer alone in this world.

When Alara opened her eyes, she wanted to explain everything to her master, but those thoughts where interrupted, by the sound of falling objects. Everything around the room was falling on the ground with a hollow noise. Even the silver crystal , tied around her neck hit her on the nose , when it came down , landing on her chest. What had happened?

'Master .... ?'

 

[Iorthunger]

Thungers eyes' open wide as the objects in the room begin to float. Multiple training utensils and decorations rise into the air. After a short moment they dropped to the ground, some crashing and breaking. Indeed, it was a huge improvement, however she needs to learn to controll the Force.
After this event, Thunger rises to his feet and begins slapping his hands togeather creating a clapping noise.

Great! Now, lets work on controle....
I want you to lift that space rock over there.. Push the Force particles towards your hands, and imgaine it floating gently around the room. Careful, it could kill someone if you do not controll it.

The space rock is like a bolder and could cause real damage if she messes up. However, she does not know that Thunger will catch the rock with his mind before it does any harm. He wants to give her a potentialy dangerous task to see how she does under pressure and in dangerous situations..

 

[Eternal]

A sudden burst of confidence filled the girl. This time she didn't close her eyes in order to concentrate better , her actions where guided by the force. She extended her arms towards the large bolder , it probably weight more then she did. She moved her arms gently, as if she was focusing energy through them.

Alara imagined the large piece of rock move, she envisioned it in her mind. Slowly, lifting itself from the ground.

And just as she imagined it, the bolder started floating in the air. At this moment, Alara knew she had complete control over it. She was the dirigent and the force was her orchestra.

' I can feel it, Thungers. I feel it through me. '

 

[Iorthunger]

Somewhat suprized of how fast his padawan is progressing, Thunger stood next to his padawan almost lost in words. New padawans usualy take days to learn what Alara has learned in just an hour or 2. Now, it is almost time to begin the real training, training with a lightsaber. Alara has the potential to learn real Force powers already. However, just because she has the potential to pull it off, does not mean it is the time to begin teaching power, she still has much to prove.

You are learning very fast. I'm very proud of you Alara. Tell me of the feeling, tell me of your first time feeling the Force!

 

[Eternal]

After placing the bolder, not so gently, on the ground. Alara faced her master and answered his question. She opened her mouth but it was hard to describe the feeling in words. She paused for a moment, trying to find the right expression, when it became evident that there was no "right" expression in this situation.

' I felt connected, a part of something greater, master Thunger. I can't express the feeling more correctly. '

 

[Iorthunger]

Indeed, she has now been introduced to something much greater, something greater than anything imaginable, the Force! There is no right or wrong anwser to Thunger's question, but Thunger still asks every padawan and gets the same response.

Very good! Now, it is time for something a bit more difficult.


With that said, Thunger walks over to the training utensils that lay next to him. He picks up a cylinder like object, pressing a button before it jumps in the air and begins floating around the two. This device will shoot small blaster shots when Alara is ready, she will have to block the attack with her lightsaber. She will be blindfolder from her natural human vision, however not blindfolded from the Force. Thunger hands the padawan a training lightsaber, not yet one she will keep for her self. He also hands her a helmet that has a blinder attached.

This device will shoot small blasts at you. You will be blindfolded when you put the blinder down. Your only vision will be the Force. It will begin to shoot when you are ready. It will only sting for a moment if it hits you, and mabye burn your clothes so dont worry. Allow the Force to controll your actions, welcome it inside you and you can not fail.

After giving the padawan her next task, he sets the device for 12 blasts a minute. This is a slow speed, but it will give Alara a chance to get used to it.

 

[Eternal]

Blindfolded? What purpose, did removing her eye sight, served? She pondered a bit about what exactly did this exercise taught her. Only then did she notice the small piece of metal in her hands, which was, as her master explained, a training saber.

But her thinking took longer then the girl expected and without any notice, she heard a buzzing sound coming from the small machine, orbiting around her. The projectile hit her on the left arm, like the master said, the pain was nothing more then annoying. It was more of a reminder that you have to work harder in order to truly master the force.

After a quick instruction from her master, she was able to, finally, ignite her lightsaber. The weapon appeared so elegant in the hands of her master, yet when it was in hers, she wasn't very comfortable with it. The blade itself, was weightless, but the handle was not, which gave the wielder of the lightsaber an unique feeling of disbalance.

The annoying pain in her right leg, this time, reminded her, that the little trainer droid, was still going to fire at her. Alara tried to take the most logical defensive stand, holding the ignited lightsaber in front of her face. That didn't seem to work, because her torso got hit.

The true purpose of this training came revealed itself, after a few other failed deflections. A blindfolded person will usually try to do anything, in order to resist his instincts, he would try to see through what was blinding him, or in other words, he would still try to use his eyes. The idea was, that she had to let go of her eye sight and use her other senses and of course, the force.

It took a bit of tweaking and a few other hits on her torso, when finally, she sensed the little droid, moving around her. Alara only had to follow it and when it fired, the girl successfully conducted her first deflect. After the first one, the rest weren't so hard to sense and safely deflected. She didn't need her eyes to see, the force was showing her everything needed and with it, her other senses got sharper. At least, that is how she felt.

" Master , I think that I've gotten the hang of this! "

 

[Iorthunger]

Very good! your getting it! I'm going to make it shoot a bit faster, be ready.

With that said, Thunger sets the device for 24 shots per minute.. doubling the previous speed. Thunger knows the padawan is capable of deflecting the blasts, even at a higher speed.

 

[Eternal]

The increased speed didn't bother her. Following the small droid while it hovered was still enough to anticipate when will it fire. After successfully deflecting a few shots, Alara began to gain confidence and tried a more elegant approach. Of course that didn't work out at first, she was yet to receive actual lightsaber training. The woman tried using the blade in various different ways, but all of them felt sloppy and uncoordinated.

Trying those other methods of deflection, meant that she got hit by the little probe a few times. But in total, this speed wasn't too hard to follow and when she wasn't trying some strange new stance, deflection wasn't a problem.

 

[Iorthunger]

Whenever the padawan isin't rotating her hands around to saber to get a batter grip, she is doing great. She almost deflects every blast from the rotating droid, even with the increased speed. She is a fast learner. Progress is a perfect word to describe her training so far.
Thunger waves his hand infront of his face, turning the droid off for a moment.

You are doing great Alara.. everything except for your goofy grip and stance

There was a bit of humor in Thunger's voice, for he was trying to make a small joke. He walks back over to the padawan and begins giving instructions for the Shii-cho form.

Square your feet even with your shoulders. Place your right hand on the top of the hilt, slide your left hand towards the bottom. This should be a little bit more confortable. This is a begininer defencive stance, called Shii-cho.... A basic learning form..

After instructions, the droid continues shooting. This time, the speed has increased to 50 shots a minute, a much faster speed, more than twice the pervious speed. Thunger beleives Alara can sense that the droid has turned back on, therefor giving no warning.

 

[Eternal]

It took a few seconds for the girl to get the grip "just right". However, once she did this, as her master described "simple form", was very pleasant to the touch and stable for the user. It didn't take her that long to get the hang of it.

Alara was wondering when the droid will be turned back on, when all of a sudden she heard the all too familiar buzzing sound. Before she had any time to react, her hand moved as if it had a will of its own. The saber deflected the incoming bolt of energy and then the girl remained in the same stance.

She knew that her master had most likely increased the speed, yet again. That's why she focused, even harder then before. The blade in her hand felt as if it was a part of her, an extension of her entity. Blaster bolts were flying all around her, some of which she simply evaded and some she deflected. With each deflection, Alara felt at peace with herself. The force was not growing inside her, she felt that it was in her always, but only now did it truly reveal itself to her.

 

[Iorthunger]

Thunger stood and watched before stopping the droid. Watching closely, noticing every little thing of his padawan. She is well conditioned, not showing any signs of exaustion during her exercises. She has now a perfect stance and grip on the lightsaber, perhaps it is time to move on. Alara has made it clear she is ready. She has learned what most padawans take weeks to learn in just a full training day.

After a good 5 min, Thunger finaly sends the droid to the ground with a simple nodd of his head. Perhaps it is time to teach the padawan Force powers. She is clearly ready... But, does she remember the code after all of this?

Fantastic! I knew you were capable of it!! Before we move on, I need you to repeat the Jedi code.. The code you swear to live by for the rest of your life..

 

[Eternal]

Аfter removing the helmet which blinded her for the last hour or so. Alara needed a minute to adapt herself to the light in the room. It was bright, it was warm, it was her new home.The warm smile on her masters face made her feel accepted. Finally, the young woman found a place where she belonged.

She needed a second in order for the question to sink in. The girl got worried at first that she might have forgotten it. But after only a moment, it came to her. The code itself was nothing more then the physical appearance of what the force stood for, what it represented. And since she just found her connection with it, it wasn't very hard to, well, describe what she felt.

' "There is no emotion, there is peace." The force is used to protect peace, or create it. '

' "There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.' He, who is connected with the force has the answer, it is merely a matter of finding it in ones self. '

' "There is no passion, there is serenity." When attuned you become, to the force, you clear your mind from passion. '

' "There is no chaos, there is harmony." In the darkest hour, even in a lost battle, a jedi must be at peace, tranquility and harmony with the force.

' "There is no death, there is the Force" '

The final paragraph of the Jedi code made her think. Her thoughts drifted towards the day her mother was killed. She remembered what she felt, alone, with no future. This last part of the code gave her hope, hope that her mother was of to a better place, that she had become one with the force. Meaning that in a way, she had become part of her. There was nothing more she could add to that final paragraph.

' That is what the jedi code represents for me, master Thunger. '

 

[Iorthunger]

Thunger nodded in approval, for she had not only said the code, she paraphrased it aswell. It was now Thunger realized it is safe to begin showing Alara the power of the Force and teach her it. She has accepted the code and it's definition, she swears to live by it. As far as Thunger is concerned she is not only ready, but she deservers to learn the true power. Not because the Force is a privalage, but because she is ready and has given herself to the Jedi Order. She has shown she is dedicated, so it is time.

I am going to begin teaching you how to use the power of the Force for you and the Orders advantage. You must be careful, the Force is not their for power. The Force is your guidance, your actions, and a method of self defense. Do you understand?

Thunger spoke in a low serious tone. Perhaps he is too serious, and not so layed back as others of the order when it comes to teaching the power of the Force. Thunger understands the true power of the Force, understanding who ever weilds the power is potentialy dangerous and could inflict lost of harm if he/she wanted too. He would never reveal the power of the Force to anyone who has not proved theirselves dedicated to the jedi. He knows Alara is dedicated, and she is ready. So it is time for her to learn the power of the Force.

 

[Eternal]

As the weeks went by, Alara continued. She spend most of her time reading about the history of the Order, its risings and its falls. The girl was intrigued by the rich history the jedi had.

When she wasn't reading, Alara was training with her master. Both her body and mind got a lot stronger, then she first came here, she felt her connection with the force and it gave her peace and harmony. It wasn't easy for her to make friends around the temple. Most students on her level were young children and people her age were even knights of the Order. But she was grateful for this chance the Jedi Order gave her.

Time went by fast, each day brought something new and exiting. She was never so happy to be alive. Of course, there were the sad nights, when she thought about the family she never had and all the people, lost to her. However her master was always able to make her crack a smile, even when tears were pouring out of her eyes.

Then her master asked the question. Was she ready to explore the true power of the force? To weild it, in the name of peace and justice.

' Yes, master Thunger. I will learn the force in order to better serve as an agent of peace, harmony and diplomacy. '

// OOC - If you can only, slightly edit your post to show that some time has passed.

 

[Iorthunger]

Many weeks passed focusing on what it means to be a Jedi, giving oneself to the Force, controlling the Force and lightsaber combat. It is not time to begin adverturing into the power of the Force. Training utensils lay scattered around the room, like always. However, at this moment Thunger will be the training tool.

Alara, I want you to send me across the room. Push all of the Force particles to your hands, and blast be across the room. Don't worry about hurting me, for this moment imagine me as the enemy that is trying to harm you.

With that said, Thunger plants his feet, prepairing himself to take a hit.

 

[Eternal]

The girl bowed and then took her usual stance. She opened her right fist and tried to remember what she felt when lifting that bolder, not so long ago. This wasn't very different. With her open hand she should be able to push the force particles forward, into what ever is in the way, in this case, that was Thunger.

However, it sounded harder then it actually was. Alara made a slow motion, moving her entire hand back, while her fist was still open and then slid it forward, accelerating the particles in that direction. It didn't feel like she was able to push them hard enough. Never the less, the air around her hand vibrated when her fist passed it.