Duel on Tython: Paradise Lost

[Lycanthorph]

The siege had begun. The Sith had found their way to the ancient home of the Jedi once more. The ground shakes as the Sith fleet commences the bombardment, the trees set ablaze, the animals run wild in search of cover.

Through the Tython jungle runs a lone Padawan, running towards the temple, hoping to save as many of his Jedi brothers and sisters as possible. He tightens the grip he has on the lightsaber he has borrowed from another Jedi as he does not yet own one except a training saber, which would prove ineffective in combat, especially against another lightsaber wielder. He tries hard to focus on the task at hand, desperate to control his emotions, to endure the deaths of others, their echoes screaming to him through the Force.

 

[Marf]

Tython was undeniably beautiful, it had the same tranquil quality as Korriban, though considerably more green and with less ghosts or maddened expeditions. Smoke could be seen rising from the green hills and the sounds of battle could be heard in the distance. Away from the central battlefield, Sith Assassins had been tasked with tracking down any Jedi who had strayed from the main spectacle.

Satoryu, an acolyte in training of the particular skillset walked across strip of grass centered in between a large forest and a river. She had not yet come across any Jedi and her mind had begun to wander, she held her saberstaff casually over her shoulder while gazing at her reflection in the river to her right.

"Wake up pipsqueak, let's kill some tree-hugging shits already!" the ghosts' voice sparked her attention.

"Perhaps I would have, if your rotten presence didn't make it so bloody hard sense anyone."

Sato could sense a Force ghost a mile away, but she was out of touch with the living Force, the presences of live sentients were difficult for her to detect. She kept her eyes and ears open instead, and very soon, caught a glimpse of movement in the nearby forest.

Quick as a flash, she turned her head to face her destination and she sprinted across the patch of grass to the trees ahead. Using the Force ever so slightly lift her weight off the ground, she moved like air into the forest. The noise grew louder, she heard footsteps, there was somebody nearby and she would be very disappointed if was another Sith.

Then Sato saw the Padawan, and she immediately stepped backwards to take cover behind a tree. Hidden by the trees standing between them, she moved towards him, Force stealth aided her every movement, making her presence almost undetectable.

Once she was a few paces behind him, she attached her lightsaber to her obi and leapt onto a tree before silently climbing into it's branches. Perched atop one branch and holding on to another, she watched the Padawan's every movement and waited to see how long it took him to notice her.

 

[Lycanthorph]

As he kept running through the lush jungle of Tython, Xan`s mind wandered towards the Jedi that are currently involved in combat, especially Padawans such as himself. While he was lucky to receive some training from his master, what about those who have just arrived and begun their training? They would be no match against a Sith on their own. As he thought about such things, a few strands of his ear-length hair kept falling onto his eyes. Perhaps it would be a good idea to trim those locks later, he thought to himself.

Suddenly, a shocking sensation went over his body, making his heart skip a beat. He stops to catch his breath as he wonders what that was, he was certain that it probably wasn`t a good thing. At the same time, he senses another presence in the Force nearby, but only for a moment as the Force signature is gone. He ignites the lightsaber, it`s blue blade standing out in the green forest, it`s hum breaking the silence. He takes a step forward as he observes his surrounding, trying to detect a possible enemy.

 

[Marf]

After clambering around a bit, Satoryu found two branches nicely shaped like a "V" to perch herself in. She stood in the crevice with her back resting against one branch and her arms folded across her chest. Her head was tilted slightly downwards, letting her hair fall forwards in a sinister manner. In a second, she would appear, having been totally invisible before.

"This place is quite perfect, I've never seen so much green, makes me want to burn it all down. I suppose I've been beaten to it though."

Her tree was several meters behind the Padawan, who had walked straight past her. When he turned around he would see the eerily pristine beauty of his opponent. Her stark black hair and attire standing out amidst the light green of the trees and grass. She did not face directly, instead keeping her gaze lowered towards the ground.

 

[Lycanthorph]

Xan continued to observe his surroundings, positive that there is someone else nearby.
At first, he thought that it could be another Jedi, but a Jedi would have no reason to hide his or her presence from him.
He focused, using the Force in an attempt to detect any intruders nearby, along with his ability in case he could sense stray emotions nearby.

Suddenly, he senses a presence nearby, a dark presence.
At that moment, he hears a female voice speaking : " This place is quite perfect, I've never seen so much green, makes me want to burn it all down. I suppose I've been beaten to it though . " , her words unsettling as her tone.
He turns to face the person that spoke those words and finds a beautiful young girl sitting atop a tree.
She is so young, he thinks to himself.

Xan takes a few steps towards her, saying : " Leave this place, Sith. I do not wish to harm you, but I will defend myself if you leave me no choice. " .
He tightens the grip on his lightsaber, preparing himself for the Sith`s next move.

 

[Marf]

Lifting her head up, she turned to face him. Satoryu could not understand the inane fetish most Jedi and many Sith had for giving their lives to their Order. This Jedi's home had been decimated, there was very little hope for him defending it. Why didn't he just run?

"You are noble, Padawan, but so very foolish. Your planet burns and you stay to defend it hopelessly."

Sato was a survivor and valued her life more than her honour. She was also obsessively homicidal. A trait of hers she kept latent and controlled for the most part, refraining from killing her own brethren. When a Jedi crossed her path however, she would let her insanity reign unbound.

"My passions for the most part have been restrained amongst my kin, but here in the Republic, they may finally be sated. Now, for instance, when I kill you."

Using the Force to control her landing, she jumped out of the tree onto the ground. Brushing herself off, she looked up to Xan and cocked her head to one side. She slowly strode towards him.

 

[Lycanthorph]

As Satoryu raised her head, she taunted Xan : " You are noble, Padawan, but so very foolish. Your planet burns and you stay to defend it hopelessly . " How could he not? Not only is his duty to defend his home and his Jedi brethren, it would be an act of cowardice if he simply ran, at least without making a stand.

Satoryu says : " My passions for the most part have been restrained amongst my kin, but here in the Republic, they may finally be sated. Now, for instance, when I kill you. " as he jumps off the branches, using the Force to control her landing. Both her tone and words were once again unsettling to Xan, especially as she makes her intention known. So young, yet with such dark intentions in her mind.

As Satoryu began to stride slowly towards Xan, he took a few steps backwards, moving away from her. He raised his lightsaber and assumed a defensive stance as he says : " I ask again, Sith. Leave. Do not make me harm you. " Would he be ready to attack and kill someone if necessary, one who is a child, even though she is a Sith? That question now haunts Xan`s mind. Would he be ready to take a life?

 

[Marf]

(Lmao she's only one year younger than him XD )

Satoryu wondered, what if she just stood there and did nothing? Would this Jedi eventually attack? Or would he continue to hesitate, preach his no-violence crap and look stupid? It crossed her mind to use "non-violent" resistance just for fun, but killing him outright would be even more so. When he repeated his words, she rolled her eyes, gave a sinister flick of her hair then reached for her lightsaber.

"You aren't even going to retort? You Jidai are truly not very funny. If you had not bored me so I might have reconsidered my decision to kill you."

Igniting both blades of her saberstaff, she half twisted her body and held her hilt horizontally at her side in the Juyo opening stance. In the blink of an eye, she sped forward, aided by Force speed. Then she switched the position of her left hand to bring the backwards-facing blade in a vertical strike down towards Xan's shoulder. Simultaneously, she delivered a hard sideways kick to his right ankle.

 

[Lycanthorph]

( OOC: To be fair, a 15-year-old girl who turns out to be a Sith and is ready to kill indiscriminately is not exactly a common sight, at least not to Xan )

Xan repeated his warning, but it seemed that it did not affect the Sith girl as she flicked her hair in a somewhat sinister hair before reaching for her lightsaber. " You aren't even going to retort? You Jidai are truly not very funny. If you had not bored me so I might have reconsidered my decision to kill you. " says Satoryu.

Xan grows weary of the girl`s taunts, but before he can reply she ignites both sides of her lightsaber staff, half twisting her body while holding her hilt horizontally at her side. Xan braces for an imminent attack. In a heartbeat, the Sith girl uses the Force to swiftly approach Xan, launching a vertical strike down on his shoulder. Barely being able to react on time, Xan moves his blade up to block the attack. Unfortunately, that leaves him open for the girl`s second attack, a hard sideways kick to his right ankle. Xan grunts in pain as he is struck. He struggles to endure and ignore the pain as he has little time left to react. Using the moment of breathing space he has left, he summons the Force using his off-hand to launch a telekinetic wave towards Satoryu in hope to push her away so he can launch a counter-attack.

 

[Marf]

The Force push threw her back several feet and she stumbled to regain her balance. With her saberstaff still in hand, Sato spun the long weapon around between her wrists in a series of red glowing twirls as she made her way towards the Padawan.

Calling upon her latent rage and her own sick will, she leapt towards him with her lightsaber held on both hands. She held it horizontally and delivered one strike after another to his left and right shoulders. As she delivered the secondly delivered the left-handed strike, she simultaneously released her right hand and shit forward to deliver a wave of violet lightning at Xan.

To say she fought for the Empire, Satoryu admitted, was hardly true. She fought for the Sith alone, the Empire was secondary. Her own passions were of the most value and this child would bleed to sate them. The Sith, her brethren, she would protect.

 

[Lycanthorph]

Xan watched as Satoryu was thrown away several feet, stumbling to regain her balance. Twirling his lightsaber in hand few times, he pointed it towards her, saying : " You leave me with no choice, Sith ! I will not allow you to harm my brethren ! ", before assuming the Shii-Cho stance, ready to defend himself.

As Satoryu called upon her rage and charged towards Xan, leaping with her lightsaber held with both hands, he could sense her potent rage. I must tread carefully, for if I am not cautious, her emotions may become mine . Satoryu launched an attack after attack, aimed at his shoulders. Xan was able to defend himself from these attacks with relative ease, but he could not defend himself from what followed : Satoryu, after delivering the second attack, launched a wave of violet lightning towards him. Xan wasn`t able to react on time and thus was hit by the lightning wave and thrown several feet away, dropping his lightsaber. He landed into a puddle of mud and it took him a few moments to come to his senses.

 

[Marf]

Xan was thrown to ground and Satoryu's eyes darted immediately to his lightsaber. The weapon had been flung a few feet away from it's owner when the lightning had struck him. Without any hesitation, the Sith girl lunged forward her arm in the direction of the weapon and a Force-pull, she brought it to her own hand. The boy would have to defend himself with the only the Force now.

She attached Xan's weapon to her obi and proceeded to ignite her own lightsaber. With her other hand she sent a second wave of lightning at the Padawan on the ground. She continued to electrocute him as she slowly walked towards his writhing body.

 

[Lycanthorph]

Still weakened by Satoryu`s Force Lightning, Xan slowly lifts himself off the ground with his hands and looks up towards her, only to watch in surprise as the Sith girl uses the Force to pull and take Xan`s lightsaber. Blast ! , he thinks to himself. This is not going well.

She then attached his lightsaber to her obi while igniting her own lightsaber. In one hand she held her lightsaber while she sent a wave of lighting with the other at Xan on the ground. Xan writhes and screams in pain as he is hit by the wave of lighting, barely noticing the Sith girl approaching. In a desperate attempt to gain distance and enough time to recover, he grabs his LL-30 blaster pistol out of the holster and fires off a couple of shots in Satoryu`s direction.