Cloaking Yourself By Using The Force

[TheSilentWind]

Participants: Veronica Necro, Relia Del, and Kes

The Assassin had recently during this year learned how to turn invisible via usage of the force. He was well aware of the fact that it was a rarely seen talent, and that was why he wished to teach it to acolytes, in order for them to be able to effectively learn how to hide their presence in a more sophisticated manner.

Force Cloak involved manipulating light, and sound waves in order to make one invisible. In Kes' mind, it was an evolution of force stealth, an ability that hide someone's force signature via usage of the force. It rendered someone immune to visual, and audio detection, furthering the difficulty in detecting them. This ability was more commonly used by Assassin like people, who used the arts of stealth more often than a Sith Warrior, or Sorcerer. Kes was an Assassin, and being one of the few Assassins in the Order, he is more than happy to teach it to acolytes who wished to be an Assassin, or at least practice some of their methods.

Today was the day he would teach the class and the Crusader stood their in a large room, waiting for his students to arrive.

 

[DaBomb]

"Cloaking with the force could be a useful tool, in my plan for economical ruling."Veronica thought. "Anyway don't want to be late." Veronica walks into the temple and finds the room she was assigned to. "Ah, here we go." Veronica was a little nervous in meeting a new teacher but no where near as much as the first time. Veronica walks in the room and says: "Um, are you the, uh... force cloak teacher?" Veronica nervously asks.

 

[Simon]

The halls of the ancient Sith academy on Korriban were antiquated. For thousands of years they have silently housed anywhere from acolytes to the Dark Council members. They have seen scores of legendary Sith roam these halls in their quest for power. Long have they remained, and long will they remain; even if the entire galaxy was plunged into eternal war, the academy of Korriban would continue its vigil over its residents.

Relia did not care for the past of this place, at this time. She had far greater things to do than to spend her time alone in the archives, fawning over ancient Masters and their legendary teachings. Today, she was to attend a class on keeping oneself hidden from sight. She had already learned and applied Force Stealth during her tenure as an acolyte, and was prepared to further her skill. All great assassins pride themselves on their ability to remain unseen; a valuable skill she must learn if she hoped for a future as a Sith Assassin.

She strode through the halls, her cloak undulating behind her. By now she had learned the academy's layout, and was confident she would be able to locate the training room rather easily. After a few minutes searching, the Vahla would find herself in the doorway of a large training chamber, already occupied by two. She looked to the older Sith, assuming he was the Crusader who would teach the class, and gave him a perfunctory bow.

"Crusader Kes. I am Acolyte Relia Del, here for your class in Force Cloak."

 

[TheSilentWind]

A face void of emotion was the response Kes gave toward the acolytes' statement. The young Assassin was someone who used logic, and he only used his emotions to increase his focus in battles. He had been raised to be disciplined, to be calculative, and to always keep a calm demeanor in stressful situations. That was who he was, that was what all Assassins should strive to be. Unlike the more conventional, and brutal methods of a warrior, or the manipulative tactics of a Sorcerer, Assassins were masters of the arts of stealth, and they were the perfect combination of using subtleties and patience to kill their opponent which traditionally were the Jedi,

When the spoke, he made his head go in a downward motion, nodding at the acolytes in order to indicate the class was about to begin. "Welcome young ones to this class. As you stated, I am Kes, and you are right Furion, today we shall learn about Force Cloak. We shall first approach the class with knowledge of the ability, then I will teach you the ability. Any questions." he stated, his tone showing some respect, while still maintain an emotionless tone.

 

[DaBomb]

Veronica looked at the student next to her and back to the Crusader. "No questions from me." The other student didn't look like a fool either so she doubted she had a question either.

 

[Simon]

Relia paid no attention to the other Acolyte. She was not here for idle pleasantries, but to learn and grow in power. With a curt nod of her head, the Acolyte entered the room further, standing a few feet from the side of the other student. She instinctively reached out with the Force, feeling for the emotions of her teacher. Fully aware of the violent tendencies of most classes, Relia hoped to gain the upper hand in any would-be battle by anticipating the man's emotions before he acted. She was mildly disappointed that her probing revealed nothing but neutrality and lack of emotion.

She cupped her hands behind her back and stared at the teacher, shaking her head slightly.

"No questions here."

 

[TheSilentWind]

A loud sound could be heard far away from the room, each step by the machine that was creating the clamorous sound indicating that it was approaching the room. The Mandalorian Assassin had ordered droids, each of them possessing visual, and audio detectors to be able to search for the acolytes when they were going to perform this ability. In addition to that, he wanted to test if the acolytes' had a natural talent for this ability. In order to put pressure on them to perform well, the Assassins had ordered for the droids to have pistols that when fired, sent blaster bolts to the target at extreme velocities. In this case, the targets would be acolytes.

When the sound finally stopped, and the machines entered the class, one could gasp in fear at the look of the machines. Due to the sound that they had made, it was safe to state that they had a large build. In addition to that, it was also safe to state that they could be intimidating in a fight. When they had finished arriving, a large red beam came out of one of the droids' eye, the beam being harmless and coming at instantaneous speed. The beam that had emitted from the droid's eye had scanned both acolytes for their capabilities, while not scanning Kes. When the beam had evanesced, the droids gave a malicious look to Julio, and Relia, indicating that they wished to have hostilities with the two.

"This droids are many of the droids that the Imperium uses in military combat, and since the Imperium is powerful, assume the droids are powerful as well. They have been shipped to Anaxes on my request, and their specialization is taking out force sensitives, especially acolytes. Today they will be used to sense you when you perform the ability, and if you do not use the ability's advantage at turning invisible even to audio, and visual detectors, the droids will do what they were made to do" Kes stated. If one was an extremely capable mechanic, they would have known that Kes had changed the capabilities of the visual, and audio detectors. It was not because Kes favored this acolytes. That was far from it. It was mostly because the ability Force Cloak was incredibly difficult to learn for novice users. In addition to that, it was extremely taxing, and drained many force reserves of the opponent. Even the Assassin would have difficulty at performing the task the acolytes were ordered to do, although the Crusader was more experienced, and had an extremely high amount of force reserves, even for a Crusader.

The fact that he had changed the capabilities of the detectors did not mean that it would still be an easy task. The detectors were still highly capable, albeit not at their full capabilities. Kes hoped that the acolytes would use that to their advantage.

The distance between him and the acolytes increasing slightly, indicating he was performing the task. Invisible dark side energies surrounded the Assassin, each of them emitting from the Mandalorian Crusader. When this occurred, Kes, being a young Crusader began to see the light, and sound waves surrounding him, beginning to manipulate them in order to turn invisible. The Assassin manipulated the sound, and light waves with ease with lesser difficulty than the last time this had occurred.

After doing so, Kes receded from view, being able to not being detected. The droids looked around, not being able to see the Assassin. After a few seconds went, Kes returned to his original position. He still stood in the same manner that he had stood last time, indicating that his grasp of the ability had increased. In addition to that, it cost him to use his force reserves, albeit it was only a minimal amount of use.

Having demonstrated the ability visually, Kes then approached the acolytes, raising his arm in a upward position. With the arm positioned in a manner that allowed Kes to point at both of the acolytes, he pointed at them, then made his arm move in a downward motion, returning to its original position. The young Crusader had indicated that one of the acolytes begin, and he wanted one to demonstrate the ability quickly.

 

[DaBomb]

Veronica hears a loud band and turns around to the direction of the noise. Seeing two big droids walk in, she begins to panic a little. "What are those doing here?" Does he want us to hide from them?" Veronica thinks to herself. Upon closer inspection she notices that their sensory parts have been tampered with to a certain degree. Distracted by the droids, she doesn't notice the crusader turn invisible and only realizes he did, when she sees him reappear. When she sees him point at her she has a little panic attack. "Well, he certainly doesn't look like the patient type." Veronica quickly concludes. "I'm going to assume he did something with reflecting light, as that is the only way of cloaking i'm aware of." She closes her eyes and concentrates on the force. Feeling the force around her she begins to see "waves" of some sort around her. Interacting with the waves made her discover that she indeed just turned invisible, but as she takes a step back in shock, it is clearly noted that she has not made herself silent. Quickly turning herself visible again she looks at the instructor, her fellow student, and the instructor again. She waits for a responce from either of them.

 

[Simon]

Relia listened to the booming steps of the droids for a few moments, pondering their reason for creating such a cacophony to rival that of the howling animals of a circus. It would not be for a few more minutes until the meaning was revealed. Two large war droids, their metallic shells a matte grey, entered the room as a pair. Relia stared for a moment, her face expressionless. She knew this Sith Crusader had planned for this to be a challenging lesson. Relia sighed, looking back to the Crusader.

"This droids are many of the droids that the Imperium uses in military combat, and since the Imperium is powerful, assume the droids are powerful as well. They have been shipped to Anaxes on my request, and their specialization is taking out force sensitives, especially acolytes. Today they will be used to sense you when you perform the ability, and if you do not use the ability's advantage at turning invisible even to audio, and visual detectors, the droids will do what they were made to do."

The Vahla gave the Crusader a bemused look. Though it was not uncommon for the Sith to challenge their Acolytes in ways that would weed out the weak, it was unusual for a lesson in cloaking oneself to involve Jedi-hunter droids. She shook the thought out of her mind, for there was no place for doubt in the conscience of a Sith. If there was anything the harsh sands of Korriban had taught her, it was that the Sith were not cowards. If a battle could not be won through the blade, they would use their brain. Should that too fail, then they were not fit to consider themselves Sith.

She focused on the Crusader, watching him slowly dissipate from physical view. She nodded curtly, understanding her task. She was not entirely unfamiliar with the concept of Force Cloak, as the few Force-sensitives among the Malkite Poisoners had utilized the talent; they had assisted the Vahla girl with learning its most basic applications, as she had a propensity towards the ability. Though she knew how to use it, she would not consider herself potent in its use.

Relia remained seated, watching the other Acolyte perform the task initially. She had bent the light waves around her, but neglected to handle the sound she would inevitably create. The camouflage lasted a mere moment, but it was enough to show Relia that the other Acolyte had much to learn, just as the Vahla did.

When her turn arrived, Relia maintained her seated position, her legs still crossed. She focused on finding a ripple in the Force, just as she had when attempting to hide her Force presence. She felt the heartbeats of the Force, slipping between them, and began focusing outward on the physical realm. She began encasing herself in dark energies, forcing the light waves of the room to bounce off the "shell" she had produced. It would take a few seconds of quiet concentration, but soon the Acolyte's physical being began to recede from view. She felt her Force reserves beginning to drain, as the power was increasingly taxing the more one attempted to hide. She began to twist the sound waves around her, coercing them to turn away and maintain her hidden presence. This had drained Relia of her energy and, with an exasperated sigh, she dropped the barrier and shuddered back into existence.

The Vahla turned to the Crusader for further guidance, content with her display of the power.

 

[TheSilentWind]

The Assassin watched as the two acolytes manipulated the light, and sound waves around them. It was not an easy task, even for a Crusader. Kes had difficulty performing the task, despite having an adept grasp of the ability. In addition to that, his force reserves had also been drained, something he had expected. The Mandalorian Assassin had wondered if the acolytes would be able to pass the droid's detectors. The fact that they did so relatively quickly showed their potential as Assassins of The Sith Order, if they chose to. Kes had been an Assassin for a few months, and a large amount of things had progressed for the Mandalorians during his time tenure as a Sith Crusader.

As Kes finished watching them use Force Cloak, he progressed to the next, and last phase of the lesson. "Very good. You have both progressed relatively quickly. In the next phase, and last phase of the class, the aim will be adapting your body to the tiring conditions that Force Cloak create. Six droids will arrive for each individual, all of them at their fullest capability. Therefore, they will be twelve droids that each of you will need to eliminate. Make sure that no noise is created, and remember, the droids' have highly developed senses, and fast calculative systems, if they hear a sound, they will attack." Kes stated, and as he finished speaking, twelve droids, each of them varying in size. Some were big, and muscular, others were small, and agile. Each had a weak defense, and each had their own strength. Being an Assassin also meant making quick decisions when required, and this was one of them.

The Assassin stood there, wondering what they would do as the droids automatically activated.

 

[DaBomb]

As soon as the six droids came in, Veronica gave each of the a calculating glance. "This is going to quite the challenge." Analyzing each of their weaknesses, strengths, and size. Veronica closed her eyes and gave a deep breath, channeling the force like she did last time. As she began bending the sound and light waves around her, Veronica began to flicker from view. She quickly activated her light saber and put her plan in motion. She had to dispatch each of these droids quickly and precisely. The first droid was a small basic droid used for small combat, easily taken out by the flick of the wrist, and it's head began to tip over from it's body. Before the head hit the ground, the second droid, a thick, heavy droid, began to fall, as his legs were sliced from under him. The third droid, just now alerted to his buddies's death, was average sized. It was soon sliced in half from it's torso, and began to fall. The fourth droid, looked to be an advanced version of the second droid, took a battle stance. But that was in vain as he was soon also sliced in half. The fifth droid began shooting at the fourth droid hoping to hit the assaulter, but he felt a light saber go through its chest. Pulling out the light saber from the fifth droid's chest, Veronica began to flicker back into view. Her force reserves were depleted from the force technique, that she had yet to master. Reacting quickly she quickly leaped to the last droid and sliced it in half.

Exhausted, Veronica begins to pant from the activity she just performed. After a couple deep breaths, She eventually straightens out and takes a gander at the messy floor she just created. After a quick chuckle, she looks at the other student and back to the teacher, waiting further instruction.