An Interesting Duel

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That was what he wanted. He wanted the Dark Jedi Apprentices that he had invited duel to show him his skills. He knew who Anthoni was. After all, he had taught him the Code. The other apprentice however, he did not know. That was why he wanted to see what she heard. In addition to that, he wanted to see what Anthoni as well.

To Vaxvesh, the Dark Jedi Apprentices were the future of the Bogan. To him, they were the next generation of Dark Jedi. In addition to that, they were the ones that were going to carry the Bogan's beliefs. That was why he wanted to duel them. It was his responsibility and the responsibility of other Bogan Initiates to train Dark Jedi Apprentices, and that was why he was going to do his duty.

"Welcome to this exercise. I am Samar Zinthoni, Dark Jedi Initiate." Vaxvesh stated, his helmet hiding his face. He also had a voice modulator to modify his voice. "I am looking forward to this duel. " he stated. He then signaled the two to attack, while he had his two lightsabers, including one with a dual phase function. "Get ready." he stated, embracing the dark side. He had meditated and his force reserves were a ready. All he needed to do was defend himself and counter attack if necessary. He then signaled them to attack ,ready for whatever they could throw at him.

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The red-skinned Twi'lek, with tattoos criss-crossing the entirety of her body, from the tips of her lekku to the tips of her toes, stood in silence as this Zabrak she'd never heard of before welcomed her. She had her lightsaber out and in hand, but as of yet unignited. She watched the man curiously, her head tilted and her perceptive orange eyes carefully watching his every action. As she watched this man, she allowed her tight hold on her emotions to loosen somewhat, giving the swirling, broiling vortex of emotions within her a bit of freedom to race around inside her.

Her breaths quickened slightly as her heart rate increased; as she did her best to mold the raw energy of her feelings into something she could use. She was rusty at this, as it had been a long time since she'd done anything except immerse herself in her own anger and hatred, but she did a better job at it than she expected. She took her anger; her fear; her hatred, and immersed herself in it, but unlike what she'd been doing recently, she didn't try and lose herself in it. Instead, she immersed herself in it in order to seize control of it; to snatch it by the scruff of the neck and bend it to her will.

Arali feared and hated many things, and was angry at even more, but right now her fuel was very simple. She feared her own inadequacy, and she hated having that fear, which in turn made her angry. It wasn't that she cared at all about what these people thought of her skills. No, their worth to her was only in how she could amuse herself with them and what she could learn from them in this bout and in future ones, much like her old master, Joshua Hrass. She was curious what had become of him. After so long away; after so long chasing a ghost she'd desperately hoped she could catch, Arali was rusty. She wouldn't let that rust last, though.

Immersed in the Dark Side of the Force as she was, feeling ready, Arali ignited her lightsaber. She didn't charge, though. When the Zabrak signalled for her and this other Apprentice to attack, she did quite the opposite. She held her lightsaber loosely in her hand and, with head still tilted curiously, began walking in a slow circle around her foe. She kept an eye on the other Apprentice, but only out of her peripheral vision. The rest of her attention was on this Zabrak with his dual lightsabers held at the ready. She knew he expected her to play his game in this duel, but she wouldn't. The only games she played were those of her own design.

Although the Lethan Twi'lek gave the appearance of complete, casual ease, she was anything but at ease. She was ready to spring into action at any moment, and her grip on her lightsaber was nowhere near as loose as it seemed. In true Arali fashion, she'd not just beat her opponent, but toy with them for as long as it entertained her. Then she'd beat them. After having sharpened her wild emotions into a weapon to be used against her enemy, Arali was feeling quite confident. She believed she would have no trouble dealing with this Zabrak. As she slowly took her circling steps - she'd only taken about two or three at this point - Arali commented with a slightly concerned look on her face, "Very predictable. I'm not sure I like that."

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Anthoni watched Samar as he spoke, and he was happy to see him again. This Zebrak showed him the way through the Code of the Bogan. Now he would test him in a way he knew best, Lightsaber combat. Anthoni has not had much experience in offical training, but in the past year he has seen more then enough combat. The truth was Anthoni was confident in his ability with a saber, but he has never met his companion. This Twi'lek, she was covered in tatoos that went all over her red skinned body. As Anthoni stood here right beside the Twi'lek he took in his surroundings.

The three people were an odd trio, A Twi'lek, Zebrak and a human, all about to go head to head and test each others mettle. Interesting, Then Anthoni scanned his surroundings, they where inside of a large temple and the floor was a flat and smooth stone. It was dark but enough light to see clearly. Anthoni was about to speak to the Twi'lek women next to him but she started to walk towards Samar. He waited just for a second to see what she might do. Apparently she was just walking in circles, observing her opponent. He could sense her confidence, without even using the force. He just looked at the details, the way she walked the way she carried her saber. But he also knew she would be no match alone, Anthoni walked to Samar.

He timed it so that he was on the opposite side of the Twi'lek, they where now both circling Samar. He heard the women speak, but he didn't hear what she said. Anthoni still circled Samar, his saber not yet activated. This was stupid. It was obvious the Twi'lek would have them walk in circles this whole time, she liked playing this game. Anthoni liked to get down to business when business was needed doing.

Igniting his Lightsaber Anthoni ran towards Samar as his back was faced to Anthoni. At the last second instead of attacking high Anthoni went down into a slide, then he slide past Samar's left leg and brought his saber out, making a slash at the Zebraks left leg, with the momentum of the slide behind his swing. Anthoni knew the strike would be easy to block, it was just a test. Anthoni wanted to see how good Samars footing was. Anthoni ended his slide right next to the Twi'lek. He wanted to speak to her, "Enough of these games." He said with authority but a with a fair tone. Hoping she would understand that he only wanted to help the both of them. "Work together with me, you go on his left and me on the right, get in close use your height to your advantage. We can do this but only if we do so together."

Anthoni then wasted no time and charged to Samar's right. He only hoped the Twi'lek worked with him, and did as he asked simply because Anthoni needed her. Just as much as she needed him, whether she know's it or not.
 

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Before any movement occurred, Vaxvesh activated his lightsaber, which was standard hilted, but had a dual phase function. That function allowed him to lengthen his blade, allowing his lightsaber to be much longer than the average lightsaber.The Zabrak could see that the Twilek was confident. While one would see it as arrogance, Vaxvesh didn't really care. To him, all he cared about was seeing how this battle would ensure. He wanted to see what was going to happen. "Then change it." he stated, replying very quickly. As she began to encircle him, Vaxvesh was already in a position to see both of them. Her circling him made him move back, but he wasn't moving to back. In addition to that, there were no rocks or anything near him so he wasn't going to fall down.

His Teras Kasi barriers already activated, Vaxvesh so Anthoni attack him. He was quite interested in the boy's development. After all, Vaxvesh had brought the boy to the Bogan. He wanted to see how good he was with a lightsaber.

Before Anthoni attacked, Vaxvesh gathered his force reserves, and sent a force push toward the Twilek. This force push was made at the beginning moments of Arali encircling him. He also used force speed to enhance his attack at the same time as he let out the force push, allowing him to have used telekinesis and force speed at the same time. Considering his experience with both abilities, both of which were one of the first abilities he learned, Vaxvesh wondered how he was going to respond. In addition to that, Vaxvesh had made sure that the force pushes were wide enough to give Arali considerable difficulty jumping over it or dodging it. It was a smart move, at least in his opinion.

Seconds later, Anthoni attacked. Vaxvesh simply sidestepped. Considering that he spent a large amount of his time meditating on his force reserves, the attack he made at Arali did not hamper him in any bit, and he was prepared to defend himself. In addition to that, he did not believe that he had wasted a large amount of his force reserves, and was ready for whatever they could bring.

Vaxvesh had participated in numerous battles, from helping the Bogan conquer Eriadu, to fighting the Sith in Coruscant. He had honed his skills in lightsaber combat, and he had also honed his skills training with numerous force orders. In addition to that, considering the fact that during his time in the was considered already to be a good candidate for knighthood before he left, Vaxvesh was quite experienced and he was ready to fight. Additionally, the Bogan Initiate had left the Order over a decade ago, allowing his skills to improve.


Using his already honed reflexes from numerous battles, Vaxvesh moved to the left, before Anthoni had even began to slide, already gathering his force reserves. Teras Kasi allowed a user to have extreme levels of speed. Vaxvesh, having already mastered the form was quite happy to have Teras Kasi in his repertoire. In addition to that, Vaxvesh was a Makashi user, and while it was not his primary form he was adept at it, and that also allowed him to dodge Anthoni attack, and it allowed him to react much more quicker to Anthoni's attack with a counter attack. One second later after his move to the left, Vaxvesh used the force to slam Anthoni to the ground with a force push. Again, it was not the biggest force push that he had used in his life, but Vaxvesh already being experienced, and older than Anthoni had used the force much more longer than him. In addition to that, considering the fact that Anthoni was lying on the floor, and that Vaxvesh had an advanced grasp of telekinesis, Vaxvesh attacked. activating his dual phase function and sent a downward slash toward Anthoni. He made sure to get as close to Anthoni has possible, but also made sure that his ability to counter attack wasn't hampered at any way at all. Furthermore, he also made sure that he could still see both of them in one direction, affecting the effectiveness of them attempting to encircle him. Vaxvesh was ready for whatever they could bring at him.
 
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((Sorry for the delay. I went out last night and didn't get around to posting before I left.))

The tattooed Twi'lek, orange eyes full of a mixture of anticipation and confidence, kept her attention on the Zabrak as the human made his way to her. The Zabrak was clearly the real threat, and after seeing the way the human moved she was quite confident she'd have no issue with him if he decided to make an idiotic move toward her. She had a feeling he wouldn't, but Dark Jedi were volatile and foolhardy a lot of the time.

When the human charged the Zabrak, Arali didn't move immediately. Just as she was about to, the wave of Force energy hit her, catching her by surprise and sending her stumbling back and off balance. That had certainly surprised her, and the irony of that was not lost on her. She didn't laugh, though. As she stumbled back, struggling to keep upright and on her feet, she focused her mind. She raised her free hand, eyes focusing intently on the Zabrak. She stumbled back another step or two before her action came fully to fruition. There was no need to raise her hand in order to do it, but using it as a focusing point helped.

Digging deep into her reserves of Force energy, Arali wrapped a net of the Force around her foe, then channelled intently as she tried to pull him toward her, hopefully upsetting his balance long enough for the human to take advantage of it. Much as she hated to admit it, he was more experienced than she was. She was still confident she would beat him, but she had to at least admit that much. As her attempt at pulling the Zabrak toward her and off balance took effect, the Twi'lek distinctly felt the drain on her reserves. It wasn't too much, but she wouldn't be able to do much more of it throughout the fight without fear of exhausting herself, especialy with how taxing Juyo was.

Finally righting herself, Arali took steps toward the brewing melee, tightening her grip on her lightsaber as she went. As a practitioner of Juyo, she'd learned to make good use of her emotions during combat. Her exterior remained cool, confident and calm as she approached, taking hold of her weapon with both hands as she charged the last few steps toward the Zabrak, taking up a position on his flank in an attempt to force him back, away from the human he'd undoubtedly dominate on his own, and toward the wall of the training room, doing her best to restrict his movement as best she could.

As she arrived within melee range of him, she initiated combat in a very typical Juyo fashion: with a flurry of erratic, forceful blows, empowered by the swirling emotions of hatred, fear and anger. Adrenaline raced through her body, side by side with the Dark Side of the Force as she attempted to force her opponent back. She wielded her lightsaber as she'd initially been taught; as an extension of her emotions. Emotions that had been sharpened into a blade and channelled all throughout her body. It would be exhausting and she would need to force him back quickly if she hoped to succeed, but she believed she could do it. She may have not been in a true fight for months - not since Mustafar, where she'd fought that Padawan with the dual-bladed lightsaber - but she didn't think her rustiness would be too much of a detriment, especially not with an ally to help her out.
 

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Anthoni attack had worked and not worked. He found out that Samars footwork was on key, as the Zebrak had simply side stepped instead of blocking the blow. Then it didn't work, suddenly Anthoni felt a huge invisible force surround him. Almost instantly Anthoni stopped sliding and his body was in the air, he had to be at least four feet up. Then he was slammed into the stone floor, his saber almost leaving his hand but the monsterous amount of damage it did to his body. He laid there on the floor, all wind knocked out of him.

He knew he needed to get up but he just couldn't his whole body hurt and when his head hit the floor his whole world spun. He watched as Samar made his way to him, ready to pounce on Anthoni. Then he was saved by his compaionion. He watched as Samar was pulled away from Anthoni and the Twi'lek woman charged Samar. If this had been a real right she would of just saved his life.

Her efforts to fight Samar were quickly being wasted though. She was no match alone to such an opponent. With a groan Anthoni rose to his feet and ran to her aid. She was delivering blow after blow and Samar was blocking them. Anthoni ran saber in hand and made a slice at Salads left side, with his free hand Anthoni sent a focused wave of energy at Samars right foot.

He knew that Samar had to choose. The Twi'lek was pounding Samars clank keeping him busy. Then with Salads left side being attacked he had to either dodge the blow or block it. It did not matter to Anthoni which, this aS his control swing. He wanted Samar to do one of these two things. Anthoni was counting on Samars right foot.

The focused wave of energy directed to Samars foot was enough to knock him off balance. Anthoni was aware of Samars fighting style, it relied on his speed and agility. One can not be fast with one foot. If Samars foot went out from under him Anthoni would get in close, then using his size and power he would bring Samar down.

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As he began to move toward Anthoni, Vaxvesh began to imagine the pain the human was going to feel when he was going to get stabbed by Vaxvesh. Despite inviting him to this training exercise, Vaxvesh knew that he wasn't going to go easy on them, and he hoped that they knew that as well. After all, those that had an easy life tended to be those that failed the easiest and just like the two Dark Jedi Apprentices, Vaxvesh did not have an easy life.

As he continued to move, Vaxvesh felt that his movement was being restricted. It seemed that Arali was attempting to use telekinesis to restrict his movement. The Zabrak simply smiled, impressed by her quick thinking, but also impressed that she was trying to protect Anthoni. It did not matter to him that Arali might have been wanting to use Anthoni or only needed him so that they can work together. Vaxvesh was happy that this type of partnership was common among the apprentices because he knew that they would need it especially in the coming days.

Fortunately for him, Vaxvesh had not rushed in his attack to stab Anthoni. He knew that the apprentices needed each other if they going to defeat him That was why he had stopped reduced his speed in the beginning stages of the attack, not wanting the apprentices to surprise him with anything. It also worked to his benefit in some sense since the girl would have to run a bigger distance to reach him. While this would most likely make little to no difference in the battle, since she was a Juyo user, Vaxvesh knew that energy was quite important for a Juyo user, so he was quite happy to have made that decision.

Soon, Vaxvesh found himself in a Juyo frenzy, the girl attempting to strike at him. He knew the girl was using her emotions, just like the way a fellow Zabrak, Darth Maul used to use his emotions in a fight while using Juyo. Nevertheless, even with her power strikes, Vaxvesh was able to block the strikes and dodge them, using his training to help him.

Now Anthoni had arrived. The Dark Jedi Apprentice was attacking Anthoni with a one handed strike toward the left part of his body. Luckily, the Zabrak Bounty Hunter had already began to move to the left before Anthoni's one handed strike, blocking it. In addition to that, considering the fact that he was using his dual phase lightsaber which created some distance between him, Anthoni, and Arali, the movement combined with the distance created made him dodge the attempt at affecting his movement. Vaxvesh made sure that his position was secure as he was moving towards the left, wanting to see both of them in order for him to be prepared and hurt their effectiveness at attempting to encircle him.

He moved back, reading himself for whatever the two would bring at him. Vaxvesh was ready, and he hoped that they were two.
 

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Even as she channelled her emotions into a weapon; even as she threw blow after blow at the Zabrak, Arali studied him. She studied the way he held himself, the way he moved, the way he blocked their strikes, and even the way his eyes moved. She studied every bit of him as she assaulted him. She knew he was more skilled than her currently, but that wouldn't last. She would get as much out of this as she could, even if it resulted in her loss. And once she'd learned all she could; once all the information he had to impart on her was taken, then she would surpass him. Perhaps even before then.

Letting her emotions surge through her made it hard for her to come to her next decision. All she wanted to do was batter through his defences and prove she was the superior combatant, but that was not how one proved such things. Keeping herself in check; taking hold of the swirling vortex that was her emotions, Arali formulated an idea. If she stood there, delivering powerful blows until either the Zabrak cracked or she tired herself out, Arali was sure she would be defeated. After all, it had been a while since she'd fought anyone. If, however, she backed off and forced her opponent out into the centre of the room, then she would have the advantage. The human that fought with her meant that forcing her foe into a corner only played into his hands, so she wouldn't do that. If they were to triumph, it would be by making use of their superior numbers. It would also take patience, as she knew the Zabrak would be wary of moving into the middle of the room to engage them. But, if there was one thing Arali had in unending amounts, it was patience. Waiting years to achieve her goals was not something she was a stranger to, and this fight would be done long before any significant length of time was up.

Keeping her eyes on her foe, Arali addressed her ally. "Anthoni," she said in a calm voice, "disengage and move back away from this wall." She followed her words up with another swift flurry of powerful blows, designed to keep the Zabrak at bay while the other Apprentice hopefully did as she ordered. Once he'd backed away, providing he actually listened to her, Arali would do the same, switching into a more defensive stance as she back-pedalled to the middle of the room. If the Zabrak stayed where he was, trying to use his defensive position near the wall to his advantage, Arali would be okay with it. Waiting games were her forte, after all. If he instead decided to try and press her back, she was okay with that, too. She was confident enough in her defensive abilities to hold him off long enough for her companion to take advantage of the Zabrak's aggression and flank him in a position where he was stuck in the open with no wall to use.

The way Arali saw it, the situation would become win-win. She was confident enough in herself to outwait her foe, and if he didn't want to play that game, she was confident enough in her ability to hold off her foe. So long as her ally wasn't a fool, all should be fine. Well, the way she saw it, at least.
 

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"Anthoni, disengage and move back away from this wall." He heard the Twi'lek women speak to him, with a calm clear voice. It took him half a second to analyze what she said and what that would mean or could mean. If Anthoni disengaged she would be all alone fighting Samar, could she do that? Just in the time they have been fighting now Anthoni could tell the girl was a little rusty, like it has been some time since she fought an actual opponent. But then he processed her next words, move away from the wall. Anthoni knew exactly why she would want that.

Anthoni quickly backed up, out of the fight for now and he watched the other pair duke it out. Anthoni was not used to this in any way. In a real fight Anthoni would never leave a companion to fight a better, while he just watched. But there he shared the Twi'lek's tactical plan, it was simple enough. Samar had a Sabar staff which created distance between him and the two apprentice's. On top of the distance Anthoni and the Twi'lek women where fighting him against the wall, trying to corner him but in all actuality they where cornering themselves. They needed Samar in the middle of the floor, then they could effectively use there numbers to their advantage.

Still watching he saw the Twi'lek almost immediately back peddle to the center of the room. It was an obvious ploy to Anthoni but then again he could see how it was masked. The girl was completely outmatched in Anthoni's opinion and she played that act well, her face stern and focused. Trying to block the wave of blows raining down on her. Anthoni saw this as his time to strike, he saw Samar's back and the Twi'lek women face. Anthoni walked slowly to the fight waiting like a vulture, watching his prey tell they finally fell down dead. He was no more then seven feet from Samar's back and he nodded at the girl in front of him.

Anthoni closed his eyes and gathered his thoughts, then he ran into the fray. Anthoni did a sweeping motion with his saber, low and to the ground. He aimed right at Samar's feet then with his free hand he sent a massive wave of energy at his opponents back, center of mass and impossible to miss from this distance. In that half a second Anthoni smiled, ready to see this fight through.
 

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Vaxvesh was no fool. He knew that the apprentices were attempting to encircle him, and they were attempting to make him go and attack them. Of course, Vaxvesh had the advantage. He knew that. Vaxvesh was not stupid enough to let his opponents take advantage of him.

The Zabrak heard Arali tell Anthoni to disengage. He knew, from his vast experience, that their were various attacks that could occur. Vaxvesh however so an opportunity, he so an opportunity to strike without even sending an attack, and that was why he stayed in his position.

The Dark Jedi blocked and dodged and blocked whatever attacks Arali had sent. It was quite easy for him to do so, considering the reflexes he had. Vaxvesh used his Teras Kasi training to prepare himself for what was going to happen. He had placed himself in a position that made Anthoni be able to see his back, and be able to see Arali's face. To put it simply, if Vaxvesh moved away to the left, right, or even jumped, any attack Anthoni sent to Vaxvesh would actually meet Arali. Anthoni himself had even done that, playing along at Vaxvesh's plan, not knowing that he was being manipulated by the Dark Jedi Initiate. That was a fatal mistake.

The Zabrak began to move before Anthoni even began to attack the Zabrak, deciding to move to the right. He also used force sight, an ability that was commonly used by people. He knew that force sight wouldn't drain him that much since people had the power to use force sight for practically their whole life if they were blind. It also increased his reflexes massively. While he knew that his usage of force sight was not the best, Vaxvesh had an advanced usage of force sense, and sight, being one of force sense's sub abilities made him use the ability better than some. His usage of force sight allowed him to dodge Anthoni's sweep on his legs.

Using the force to sense Anthoni was building up his energy to send an attack, the Dark Jedi prepared himself. Firstly, he moved to the right, having already sensed the attack. When the Zabrak moved to the right, he made sure that his light was close too him, allowing the Dark Jedi to be on guard for whatever attack both Anthoni and Arali will do. He was also able to see both of them. As he moved to the right, Vaxvesh used his considerable grasp of telekinesis to pull Arali toward his position. Considering that Anthoni had sent a massive wave of force energy toward him, and Vaxvesh had already began to move to the right before such an attack occurred, he wondered how Arali would dodge his force pull, and dodge Anthoni's massive wave of energy at him. The Dark Jedi, from his many experiences believed that there was no way for Arali to dodge this but all he could do was wait and see the result.
 
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How would Arali dodge the Zabrak's Pull into her ally's wave of Force energy? The simple truth was she wouldn't. For one that claimed to thrive on chaos, Arali hadn't seen that coming. She had been so focused on luring her opponent into their trap that she'd stopped thinking about what he might do in response. When the Zabrak moved out of the way and drew her into the path of the human's wave of Force energy, all Arali could do was blink in surprise the moment before she copped a blast of energy right to the face.

Thanks to the Zabrak's own Force usage, Arali wasn't sent flying straight back. Instead she was battered slightly back and sent spiralling to the side. She stumbled away from the two of them, no control over herself as she tumbled right to the ground several steps away from the two males. From what she'd seen so far, this "ally" of hers had been worse than useless, and this latest move just proved it. Even if the Zabrak hadn't moved, that use of Force energy would have sent him stumbling right into Arali, which likely would have knocked her down in the process and achieved nothing. However, thanks to the quick reflexes of the Initiate, that ability only worsened their position.

Pulling herself up off the floor, the tattooed, red-skinned Twi'lek took a brief moment to focus herself. The human's actions had spawned something in her. Where previously she'd been trying to conjure up emotions and passions from previous encounters and trials, now she had no such need. Her body pulsed with rage; with hatred; with sheer fury. Her breathing quickened as her heart rate accelerated. Her grip on her lightsaber tightened, and in that moment she transformed in a very visible and obvious way. One that was clear both via watching her and through her Force aura. It pulsed and rippled, jolts of barely contained emotions staining her aura a deep, dark red streaked through with black. Nothing but hatred and fury remained within her in that moment.

Arali's eyes flicked to the human for a moment, and for him only contempt and hatred remained, as was evident in her stare. Her eyes remained on him for only a brief moment, however, and soon enough were turned back toward her real prey. She didn't bellow, nor shake, nor give off any other typical signs of rage and loss of control. No, hers was a far colder thing. Her heart, which had been racing just moments before, had slowed, as had her breathing. Her eyes didn't waver and her grip didn't slip. Her raging emotions were moulded into a razor sharp edge, which she wielded with a natural ease only the truly hateful can. She would not be made a fool of. Even if she lost, she would make this Zabrak work for it.

Without any hesitation the Twi'lek charged, swinging her saber with renewed strength and vigour as she attempted once more to batter through her opponent's defences as she'd been taught. She swung down at him ferociously, employing a typical tactic of trying to make her enemy so focused on blocking her strikes they could do little else. She kept the human in her peripherals, but she paid him no other mind as she battered at the Initiate's defences.
 

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Somehow the Zebrak dodged Anthoni's wave of force energy. Not only had he dodged the wave but he pulled the Twi'lek women into it. She took the hit badly and was sent tumbling to the floor. Anthoni immediately reacted, he rushed to his partners defense. Quickly Anthoni separated Samar from the Twi'lek. He was standing in between the two. He looked at Samar with a calculating stare, studing his opponent.

It was obvious that Samar has fought before, several times. But he was making Anthoni mad, this Zebrak was not better then him. Anthoni quickly took a glance to his partner who was still on the floor. She looked angry, at who Anthoni did not know. But honestly he just wanted her to sit this one out.

Anthoni worked better alone. He never really partnered with people and when he did they didn't listen. He was an outcast and he liked being so. So Anthoni looked at Samar again, his stormy grey saber at the ready. He took one step closer and said "show me what you can do." His smile on his face let Samar know that he was trying to mock him.

If Anthoni and the Twi'lek women could not get to him. Then Anthoni would let Samar get to him. Let Samar get mad, let him try to get Anthoni, there was no way he could. Anthonis strongest lightsaber form was Soresu, a solid defense form. He was confident Samar would not get past his blade.

Hopefully Samar would charge Anthoni, then the Twi'lek would charge Samar. That was what Anthoni wanted.
 

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Vaxvesh smirked, in an attempt to show an arrogance that did not exist within him. He had used Anthoni's attack against Arali, a testament of how battle hardened Samar really was. Vaxveshs force pull had also done damage to Arali, not helping her in any way but helping him. He so her being sent back tumbling on the floor. The Dark Jedi Initiate smiled, happy with what he had done.

"And here I thought this might have been a challenge. Come on Anthoni, and Arali. I thought you were meant to be Bogan. Now, I realize that I thought wrong." he stated, using Dun Moch, moving aware from the wall. Vaxvesh then heard Anthoni repl, challenging him to show him what the Zabrak could do. If the Dark Jedi Apprentice really wanted to see what the Zabrak could do, he would do so.

Before the Dark Jedi Apprentices capitalized on him moving away from the wall, and before they could even attack, Vaxvesh used the force, telekinetically choking them. He made sure that there were no objects near him that they could use to distract him. Additionally, Vaxvesh also made sure that there were no stones or any objects on the ground that they could use to make him fall, or affect his balance. At the same time that he sent out the telekinetic attack , Vaxvesh also used force speed to enhance the speed of the attack, giving Anthoni and Arali little time to react. The Dark Jedi continued to choke them, wondering how they would counter.
 

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Arali didn't have time to charge like she'd wanted to. She didn't even have time to begin her charge. Before she knew it she was choking, her lungs quickly beginning to burn, no air from the outside managing to get in. It was in this moment that her ugly friend reared his head. She'd kept him down for so long; kept him buried in the deepest, darkest depths of her mind, out of site and mostly forgotten about, but in this moment, as she was being choked, despite knowing it was just a sparring session, the primal part of her brain took control.

She could feel the life slowly draining from her as she was choked; could feel the fear of what was to come bringing itself to the fore; could see multiple memories of similar occasions playing across her vision. Death, my old friend, how I hate you, she thought as she began to gather her strength. For the time being, any thought of this being a duel for training and practice vanished from her mind. All thoughts of her ally disappeared, and foremost in her mind was her own will to survive, as it always was in situations like this. Death had been her constant companion throughout all her life. It had given her strength and purpose and drive to succeed where she rightly should have died. But she was also afraid of it. So terribly, terribly afraid. So afraid that she'd blocked it out and done her best to forget about her companion. She now knew that was the wrong approach to take.

Lowering herself fully into the primal pit of despair that was the inner sanctum of her mind, Arali finished gathering her strength. Even as her lungs burned; even as she failed to renew her air supply, the Twi'lek's strength didn't fade. This next action would drain her severely, but it would get her out of this indomitable grip of death. And so she acted. Her lifetime companion by her side, lending her his strength, Arali gathered the Force. But not around herself. She gathered it around the human boy also held in this grip of death. She gathered it around him so tightly he would undoubtedly feel it gripping him and constricting him. And then she did the only thing that came to mind. She used the Force to throw him through the air at the Zabrak as powerfully as she could, literally using the human as a living projectile. She didn't think about failure. She didn't think about what might happen if he was strong enough to resist her attempt to throw him at her foe. All she thought about was succeeding and coming out of this encounter alive and victorious.
 

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Anthoni felt the cold tendrils of the force wrap around his throat. He couldn't breath, he couldn't move he only watch him and the Twi'lek suffer the same fate. Anthoni had never felt this feeling before, He was completely at Samars mercy, and Anthoni was ready to die. He looked at Samar the man who was literlly choking him to death, Anthoni couldn't speak to him. But Samar would undoubtedly see Anthoni's lack of fear, his calmness in the end.

He took a quick glance at the Twi'lek and almost felt sad for her. Anthoni could not help her, he could only watch as she died in front of him. He needed to help her, he needed to do something. But Anthoni couldn't he didn't have the power, the skill to save this stranger. But he saw the look on her face, one of terror.

Anthoni learned more about that girl in that instant, then anything else. Death was this women's biggest fear. He pitied her for that, death came to everyone, it was the one thing we could all look forward to. In time everything dies, but this women was intent on denying deaths due. She looked at him and he at her, then he saw it. Her fear turned to something else, somthing evil.

Suddenly he felt cold invisible hands grip him. And Anthoni knew what the women was about to do, but he did not fight it. With his oxegyn fading quickly, his eyes starting to see less and less. Anthoni gave the Twi'lek women a nod and focused his mind to hers. "Recover quickly, I'll need you." He said to her with his thoughts.

Anthoni gripped his Saber tightly so it would not fly out of his hand. He then looked at Samar and was sent flying in the air. He let the women throw him and he used the massive amount of power she gave him. She sent him flying and Anthoni guided the way.

Anthoni's lightsaber was held in a defensive style as he flew in the air. He was ready for any strike Samar would send at him.

Then he hit a solid body mass. Anthoni and Samar went into a rapid tumble, it would be an old fashioned brawl. Anthoni used his physical prowess and his size to his advantage. He let the roll continue until he landed on top of Samar. He used his legs and locked them against Samars side. His left hand held down Samars right Saber hand.

He sent his right hand, with his saber still out, crashing into Samars nose. Then he held his Saber by Samars throat, close and he let him know the right was over.

"Surrender! You've lost Samar."
 
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Samar tightened his force choke hold on the two Dark Jedi acolytes, wanting to make sure they did not attack. The Dark Jedi Initiate also moved back, wanting to create more of a distance between them in case they attacked him. Just because he was using force choke did not mean that Samar was not well aware of what was happening, nor did it mean that he was lowering down his defenses. On the contary, Samar was more aware than anytime in the duel.

At the last moment , as he sensed that something was wrong. The future Dark Jedi Master reduced his hold only at Arali, wanting her to lower her guard. As he did this, Samar became much more observant than he already was, his sense heightened due to him sensing that something was wrong. While he continued to move back, beforeAnthoni flied toward him, Samar released his choke hold on Arali, the Zabrak believing that the tight force choke he had used on her would bring her out of the fight for a few seconds, and that honestly what he needed.

He then so Anthoni flying toward him and a tumble began to occur, the Dark Jeid Apprentice using his size in an attempt to overpower Samar. Fortunately for Samar, he would use a natural defense that all Zabraks had :there horns. As they tumbled, Samar used his horns to stab Anthoni, moving his head in a horizontal forward motion specifically in the right shoulder not injuring him fatally since he did not want to kill him, but wanting to end the fight, or at least, his involvement in the fight here and now. He made sure to do this before Anthoni got his lightsaber or used the force, or send a physical attack toward him. The Dark Jedi Initiate made sure to be aware of other dangers as well.Firstly, one needed to consider the fact that since the force choke on Anthoni would have gone away due to the tumbling, he would most likely be going through the after effects of force choke. Additionally, he was still going through force choke while he was flying quickly toward Samar. Considering that Anthoni would be going through the after effects, he would most likely be struggling to concentrate as his body resumed its process of natural blood flow. Moreoever, beings suffered from the after effects of force choke, if only for a few seconds-such as Count Dooku, a leader in the Clone Wars. The Dark Jedi Apprentice would most likely, in Samar's opinion, not be able to dodge the attack due to their close proximity. Furthermore, unlike having sent a stab attack toward the stomach which would require him to create some distance, as well as more difficulty, this would not be as difficult due to the fact that Samar was attacking something that was close to him, and it did not require a lot of movements.

When his Zabrak horns hit Anthoni's shoulder, the Dark Jedi quickly removed his horns, making sure to do it before Anthoni used the force, send a physical attack toward his head, chest, stomach or leg, or stab him, and cut him in the areas mentioned before. The Zabrak then moved away, stand up quickly and creating some distance. As he did this, he also actiavted his lightsaber, holding it in a defensive manner to defend against any attacks.
 
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ADMIN: Arali exhausted herself to unconsciousness in her attempt to free herself and Anthoni in Samar's Force choke. Arali will be no longer participating in this this duel.
 
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Anthoni's saber was ignited, still at Samars throat. He looked down in the Zebraks eyes and he saw the fury inside of his opponet. Anthoni's breathing was heavy, rapid and uncontrolable. The effect force choke had on Anthoni was something he never felt before, he could not breath. Almost like he was drowning, his head felt light, his body wanted to quake.

But the feeling vanished as quickly as it came. After the long tumble and the several seconds Anthoni had sitting on top of Samar in a full mount postion, he was now completely vigilant. The Zebrak was defeated, beaten, Anthoni and Arali were clearly the victors. And yet Anthoni could see the fight still in Samars eyes.

Then the Zebrak did something completely fool hardy. He tried to drive his horns in Anthoni's shoulder. With Anthoni's saber still at his neck, right under Samars chin. The attack was one born of complete ignorance and Anthoni, with the flick of his wrist sent his saber downwards. Making contact with the Zebraks neck, and he heard him howl.

Samar would be dead if his lightsaber was a real one, but luckily for him it was not. After the simulated killing blow, Anthoni balled his left fist and sent it crashing into Samars nose, a quick solid blow. Then with Anthoni still on top of Samar, his legs holding the Zebrak firmly in place, on his back. Anthoni screamed at him.

"Enough, you are defeated!"

Just in case Samar still would not back down Anthoni held his saber again close to Samars neck ready to strike once more.

The fight was over, Samar had been killed and now Anthoni reached out with the force. He could sense Arali's presence althogh it was weak and faint. Anthoni could only imagine how drained she felt, they won simply because she had thrown him, using the last of her energy to let Anthoni carry on the fight.
 
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