Finding Ones Self

[Sil0712]

The wreckage was still smolder as he opened his eyes. His vision extremely blurred all he could make out were shapes at this moment. He felt around for a seatbelt and unhooked himself from his chair, what happened next was a complete surprise to him. As the last buckle became unfastened the young man plummeted about 6 feet before slamming into the ground. After regaining his breath he attempted to stand, but to no avail. As his vision became more clear he looked around and noticed he was in a wreckage of sorts and looked around to see if anyone was around. After a few moments he tried to yell but was unable to. From what he could feel both his legs and his left arm were broken, The clothes which he wore were severely tattered, but strangely the thing he had connected to his waist band was in perfect condition. He glanced up from where he had fell from and noticed an older male strapped into a chair as well but this man was not breathing...somehow he knew this man was dead. For a moment he laid there with tears in his eyes, but could not understand why.

After several minuets the young man began to attempt to exit the ship by dragging himself out by just his right arm the process would take hours but he figured it was the only real shot he had of surviving. After three hours the young man managed to pull himself to a door that was partially cracked open and peeked outside. Out of the crack he saw a sprawling metropolis outside and several emergency vehicles surronding the perimeter of the ship. The young man was severly fatigued and knew he had no ability to pry those doors open. Rolling onto his back his right hand instinctivly landed on the thing connected to his belt. Opening his eyes he unclipped the item from belt and inspected it for a few minuets. upon completion of his inspection the young man noticed a button on the item, and curiosity getting the best of him, he pushed the button. With the press of the button a silver beam flew from the item and passed the young mans face startling him. The beam was extremely hot, and though it had almost singed the eyebrows from his face. inspecting the beam the young man noticed that the beam was silver.

For a few moments the young man had no idea what to do, but like a thunder bolt an idea hit him. Rolling over onto his stomach the young man was now looking at the cracked door again. Gripping the item in his right hand tightly the young man jammed the beam threw the door. To the young mans surprise the beam cut threw the metal like butter, and in a matter of seconds a circle sized hole was cut through the metal. Hitting the button on the item the beam disappeared and quickly the young man clipped the item to his belt and pulled himself to the hole in an attempt to look out to see what was out there more better.

He was only able to get a glimpse out the whole before a giant jolt hit the ship and caused the young man to slide back in the ship. He clung to the edge of the hole tightly as the noise of some fallen ceiling beams sliding backwards could be heard. The young man gritted his teeth as his fingers began to bleed from the ridges of the hole. All the young man could do now was hold on as long as he could and hope someone would help him.

 

[Natise]

James suddenly felt a slight pull on his body. He was lifted out of the ships wreckage and placed on a soft grass. He took vaguely see the outline of the cities of Courasant in the distance. He slowly turned his head to see his savior. It was probably the last thing he would expect.

He saw standing before him, a very short being. It was not a human, but a member of the yoda species. This one did not look like the general member though. He had thin dark hair that hung around his face, and one of his eyes had a long scar over it. His ears had chinks missing out of them hear and there, and small scratches covered his face. He was definatly battle worn. He wore a dark robe, and used a cane to walk. It was made of a very dark metal, no special designs on it, just a plain metal pole. The only thing that attracted attention on it was a small red circle, similar to the one on the strange blade James had used.


* Rise *

Is all the creature said...

 

[Sil0712]

Mustering everything he had the young man forced himself to his feet. Looking at the individual whom had aaved him he could not help but notice his short stature. The young man did not care how tall the individual was, this person saved him from that wreckage, and for that he was greatfull. He opened his mouth to speak, but then thought it would be better if he did not say anything at all. He knew not this persons intentions, or who they even were for that matter.

After a few seconds of standing his legs began to buckle and the young man dropped down to his knees. His legs were indeed broken, an the at that he wa able to stand at all was a sheer miracle. He could still hear the ship sliding into nothingness, and for a moment glanced back and was saddened for moment before looking back to the figure before him.

"Who are you?"

Was what he uttered in a low tone as the young mans gaze went from the ship to the ground before himself. His emotions ran wild only for a split second before he could get them under control an looked back to the person before him.

 

[Dantell]

Dantell coughed and waved away the dust that danced infront of her eyes. The crashing ship had kicked up a lot of debris in the run down part of the city, which also explained why the authorities had not arrived just yet to drag away the poor owner of the ship. Coruscant was not always a lawful city, but the authorities would be all over this before long.

Jumping out of the building that had semi-collapsed as the ship sunk into the ruins of the adjacent building, she moved around to watch the two figures. One was a Jedi from what she could tell of the saber on his hip, but the other little creature could be anything. She was no force-user, and getting involved would not be a smart move, but as she watched the injured man she knew she couldnt just let him be arrested.

She walked upto them, pulling her long jacket that came down to her ankles close around herself. "I don't mean to interrupt, but you two better move before the authorities get here. Someone will have to pay for that damage." She moved over to the confused looking man who was obviously badly injured and knelt next to him, scanning over him to guage how bad the injuries were. Broken legs were the obvious problem now.

"We need to move you.....there. That would do." She pointed to a building that seemed a bit run down, but the roof was intact and it would provide enough shelter to wait untill the authorities left, anyway. She would have to find him medical help somewhere, and she took out her communicator and sent a few messages. Her people were scattered through the city but they would send help soon.

Of slight figure and not very tall, Dantell knew she was in no shape to move him, and she turned to the little man who had helped earlier. "Could you perhaps help me move him there?" She pointed to the building and started moving that way.

Dantell tied up her hair and kicked down the rotting door, waving away more dust before finding some old blankets and crates to make some kind of bed with. It was all she could do right now, and perhaps more than she should have been doing. Getting involved in other's business always proved dangerous in this city.

 

[Sil0712]

The young man was startled by the woman who appeared virtually out of no where. For a moment as the woman knelt down and spoke to him the young man was alittle cautious at first but after a few moments felt as if he could trust the woman. Looking up to the person who stood before him, the young mans mind raced at who this man was and how he managed to pull him out of the ship.

the young mans gaze shifted to the building that the woman had pointed too and was on her way to kick down. Taking a deep breath the young man forced himself to a stand again and raising his right hand he signaled for the little green man to stay where he was.

"I can make it on my own, i dont need any help."

The young man said this with the utmost respect to the person infront of him, and the way he saw it the little man wasnt going to be able to do much help in this situation anyway. He took a deep breath and began to take very slow and burdened steps, each one hurtig even more then the last, and with every successfull step he took his legs felt like they were going to give way. After several feet the young man looked back to the green man whom was facing him and watching his feeble attempt to walk. The young man turned his attention back to the building whos door was so graciously kicked in for him and used every once of strength he had to make it to his destination.

After several laboring minuets he did manage to get threw the doorway and instantly collapsed. His breathing was heavy, and his face covered in sweat. The pain in his legs was unbearable and felt as if they were being ripped from his body. Taking a deep breath he looked up to the woman, noticing out of the corner of his eye that the little green man had shuffled his way in threw the door.

"Who are you? , where am i?, what happened?"

He asked these questions in a exhausted voice almost sounding alittle frantic but did his best to cover it up.

 

[Dantell]

Dantell knelt down and used all her strength to pull him up onto the make-shift bed. The doctor that was on his way would need to work with him on something, not on the floor.

She smiled at him slightly, holding up her hands palm up and shrugging. "I don't know what happened, just that your ship crashed into the city and ruined the building I was in. So I came out to find you in the street with that little creature and I couldn't just leave you there to be arrested. You will find Coruscant is a beautiful city but not quite as friendly as she seems. A doctor is on his way to set your broken bones and tend to your wounds, so just be patient, the pain will be gone soon. The medical sciences here are very advanced compared to the outer rim planets. I cant offer you a bacta tank, unfortunately." She spoke easily and lightly, hoping to calm the man down who was suffering so much.

She dragged a crate closer and sat down, ignoring the dust this time. Thin and beautiful, Dantell had an air of easy authority about her as she leaned back against the wall to wait for the doctor. She kept an eye on the little man as well as this mysterious injured one.

"What is your name?" She turned her head sideways to watch him and kept her gaze on him. He seemed so confused she wouldn't be surprised if he lost his memories, but that would leave her in another pickle.

 

[Sil0712]

Jthe young man cringed as he was drug over to the bed. His legs felt like they would never work again, but that was the farthest thing from his mind at the moment. His gaze was fixed on the ground before him as he replayed the events in his mind from the ship to now. As the word coruscant was spoken the young man snapped out of it and looked at the woman.

"coruscant"

He had heard the name before but did not remember from where. The young man looked down for a minuet then back to the woman when she asked for his name.

"My Name.........it is.........."

He dropped his head in shame as he could not truthfully answer the womans question. Feeling embarassed the young man laid down on his back, taking a deep breath as he did so. As he looked at the ceiling he say a small crack in the ceiling and the orange sky through it, the sun was setting and the sound of the authorities could be heard in the distance, the young man unclipped the jtem from his hip and clutched it tightly in his right hand, not only were the authorities coming but something darker was on its way, he could feel it.

 

[Dantell]

Dantell frowned and stood up, crossing her arms as she watched him. She was right, which wasn't unusual, but the fact was that she couldn't leave a man that had lost his memories and who was injured just like that. And he was also a Jedi, which made it complicated. She supported the Jedi cause, and in fact the smuggling camps she operated on various planets were to get supplies and weapons to anyone who proved willing to go up against the darkness in the galaxy. The Sith had enough spies everywhere and it won't take them long to pick up this weak and vulnerable little Jedi.

"My name is Dantell. And even if we don't know your name, we know you are a Jedi. You can touch and feel the force. You probably don't know what I'm talking about either but the connection you have with the force will allow you to regain your memories and find that part of yourself soon enough." She turned her head towards the door as two men stepped in, holding a third man between them. They inclined their heads to Dantell and she nodded, pointing to the man lying down. "Forgive the method we used to bring you here, doctor, but please have a look at him. You will be rewarded for your time and efforts." One of the two men who brought the doctor, Jon, went to sit outside to act as look out, while the other man, Korvane, leaned against the wall and watched Dantell, the doctor and the patient all with seeming disinterest.

The doctor had no choice really and went over to him to see what could be done. Dantell said little while the doctor was there, more for his own safety than for theirs.

 

[Natise]

((OCC: can we please stick to a posting order))

* Do not...touch the boy *

Every body turned in shock as the "little green guy" began speaking. His voice was very deep and had a very uneasing sound to it. The doctor was about to speak when he was pulled into the ground in front of the man. The little man bent down and looked into the doctors eyes.

There was a long silence in the room. Suddenly, the doctor stood and exited the building, shutting the door behind him.

The little man walked to the bed side. He stretched one of his hands over the two legs and a black light began shining through. James jerked in the bed as he felt a sharp pain, but then he felt nothing. His legs were completely healed.

The green man took a seat in a chair next to the bed. He rested his cane in front of him and began speaking to James, telling him who he was...or who he would become.

* Your name is Dracus...Dracus Mor. You lived on the plains of Dantooine until you were abducted as a child by the Jedi temple. They trained you and never allowed you to leave to see your family. You grew impatient there. You soon were able to learn of the Sith of the past. You visited Lord Revan's chamber and studied his holocron. In that tomb you met me, Darth Lieden. You attacked me, and I could sense your anger and the power you had within, the power the jedi were not allowing you to have. *

Leiden cleared his throat before speaking again.

* I took you with me to the sith world of Korriban. You trained as my apprentince for a year before I sent you on your first mission. Your mission was to kill you previous Jedi Master you were accepted back at the temple, and after two months sent on a mission with him...it was your chance. On the way back from the mission you attacked him on the ship. You two were matched in power, and you were forced to crash the ship, supposedly killing both of you. Due to your training in the dark side though you were able to survive, and lead us to this encounter...unfortunately you appear to have lost your memory, nothing that can't be fixed over time of course. *

Leiden leaned back in his seat, waiting to see how James would react to his trickery, hoping for the chance of gaining a powerful apprentice.

 

[Sil0712]

A "Silence" of sorts overtook the young man as he stood up from his makeshift bed and walked to a window as lieden spoke. Everything that was told to the young man was abit overwhelming at frst, but as lieden continued to speak he could only feel certain words were familiar, such as "Revan" and "Korriban". The way that lieden spoke to him was as if he was now being enchanted by the masters words. For a moment the young man looked over to dantell, then the man on the wall before looking to darth lieden.

"I am Dracus Mor......"

The young man walked from the window to Darth Lieden and knelt down before him bowing his head. For some odd reason though the young mans right hand clinched tightly around the item in his hand and his mind began racing. "If what this man said was true then this young man was indeed Dracus Mor and he was a Sith, but then why would the woman call him jedi? Why was it when he awoke in the crash he was strapped into a seat next to the old man and not somewhere else when the crash had happened? That poor old man..."

He stood up immediately up as if being shot out of a Rocket and turned to face dantell and her friend. The young mans face was filled with sorrow and tears streamed down his face as he pushed the red button igniting the silver beam once again. For a few silent moments he stood there staring at dantell with the only thing being heard was the hum of the beam. He finally spoke not to dantell, but to his Lieden.

"What is your bidding my master?"

 

[Dantell]

Dantell moved back instinctively. Her people had worked for years to fight against the Sith, finding and interrupting supply chains to factories producing droids, or supplying armies or individuals with whatever they needed while fighting against the darkside. She frowned at the young man and shook her head at Korvane and Jon who moved to stand in front of her. They would offer up their lives before letting her die but she knew if a fight broke out now none of them would get out alive.

"He is lying to you! If you are a Jedi like I suspect, your instinct will be screaming right now, you should be able to feel the darkness coming from him. You are crying because you can feel it isn't right, so don't listen to him. He is taking advantage of your memory loss to lure you to his side."

Even while speaking Dantell moved around to get closer to the door. She did not take out her blaster or rapier, and she made no move to fight. It would be futile to go up against a Sith like this. And if the young man fell for the lies, or if the Sith was indeed right, she could die a very quick death here.

She knew getting involved was a bad idea, her gut had warned her. But as she mentally kicked herself she knew it was too late now. It would end one way or the other and regretting anything would get her nowhere. The door was close by and if she could just get Jon and Korvane out, it would all be fine.

 

[Natise]

Leiden watched James think it over in his head, he was believing, he was accepting power.Leiden turned to the girl as she began speaking.

* The female has no idea what she is talking about...smuggler scum *


Leiden noticed her as she started moving. He threw her back into the wall on the opposite side of the room before she could get anywhere near the door. The two men she was with instinctively drew their weapons.

* Kill them...and don't fall for the girl's tricks...*

 

[Sil0712]

As he was given the order to execute the three th young mans gaze feel upon dantell whom was now slowly getting up and with a grit of the teeth he sent her flying out of the window to the house, lucky for her they were only on the first floor and the fall would not be to far. The young man turned his gaze to the other two men .

"My name is Dracus Mor, and this day your pathetic souls will enter oblivion!"

with that being said he held the lightsaber in his right hand and slowly strided towrds the two men, their deaths would be quick and then it was on to dantell. The first man slashed diagnolly at the young man but the stirke did not hit its target as he took one step to his left. Clinching his left hand tightly he slammed his fist into the mans jaw with such force that the man slammed into the ground. As the young man did this he had brought his right hand up horizontally as the other man slashed at him effectively blocking the mans attack. Sparks flew as the mans futal attempts to attack the young man continued. The young man had finally had enough, and with the mans next attack the young man spun around past him as the man plunged his sword deep into the chest of his comrade who just so happened to be standing up at that exact moment. As the man watched what he had done in horror to his comrade the young man had a stoic look upon his face and with a flick of his wrist the horrified mans head was detachted from its body. As the young man turned to dantell, whom had just stood up to see what had happened to her friends, a deep sorrow fell upon the young man and once again tears began to fill his eyes. Since his back was turned to lieden the sith master did not see the young mans facial expression.

 

[Dantell]

Dantell rolled her neck and drew breath in through her teeth. After being thrown against the wall and then out of the building her body ached, but she ignored it as she ran towards the door to see what had happened. Her vision blurred as tears formed in her eyes but she could see it was over and that her companions were lost. After helping the Jedi he had fallen for the trickery of the loathesome Sith and killed not only her most loyal men but her closest friends. But he was obviously weak in his connection to the light, otherwise he would never have committed such acts.

Backing away while ignoring the tears on her cheeks, she cursed under her breath while wishing death to Leiden and making a mental note of his name. Shooting one last glance at the bodies of Jon and Korvane, so that the mental picture would be burned into her mind, she turned and ran while not even bothering to draw her blaster. She knew when she could fight and when running was a better option. It was a smart soldier that knew when to retreat.

Her heart thudded in her ears but not once did she slow down. It was more to run from the deaths of her men than for fear of the Sith or his new-found lackey, but something in her made her not notice fatigue and she skidded around corners and scaled fences or walls without slowing down, moving further and further into the busier city area.

 

[Natise]

Leiden looked at the bodies, he was impressed. They had been killed without thought, but he was not happy about the remorse that James was feeling. With enough training though, it would no longer matter. Leiden saw the girl look in through the doorway and run off.

* Go...find her...once you complete your task I will return to you. I am always watching. *

Leiden spiraled upwards in a black smoke and disappeared through the ceiling.

 

[Sil0712]

The young man watched as leiden disappeared before immediately turning to the window. In an instant the young man two a two step lead before leaping through the window and bolted after dantell. He disignited the blade as he made it a point to keep dantell in sight, he knew she would tire soon and that was when he would pounce.

The farther the two ventured in to the city the more and more images would should up in the young mans mind. At first the images were far a part and random events, but as the farther the young man ventured into the city after dantell the more frequent and personal these images became. Shaking the thoughts from his he picked up his running pace closing the gap between himself and dantell significantly. With a swift movement the young man leapt over dantell landing before her thus ending the cat and mouse chase.

"This chase only prolonged the inevitable dantell, i thank you for your kindness and promise to make it quick."

Turning around he reignited the silver blade, and any onlookers ran away. The only noise was the hum of the lightsaber as the young man held it low in his right hand. He strided slowly towards her his eyes locked in on hers. For a moment the young man was determined to end this womans exsistence, but then another image popped in his head, t was of the old man and the young man training. The old man called him James several time. But as the man known as Dracus Mor tried to shake these images from his head he could not, and like a flood all his memories came rushing back to him. turning off his lght saber james dropped the hilt and dropped to his knees holding his head. the pain was excrutiating. After a few moments james bowed his head in shame with tears in his eyes.

"My name is James Blackwind and i have caused you great harm in the abcense of my person. I cannot expect you to forgive me i can just hope that you can one day find peace."

Looking up tears streamed from his eyes as he grabbed his light saber. He had shamed his master, and the jedi as a whole. The shame he felt could not be matched in any way. Clipping his lightsaber to his belt he hung his head low expecting retribution for what he had done.

 

[Natise]

James suddenly felt immense pain, far worse then any he had felt before. His body jerked and heaved uncontrollably. There was a slight pause of relief. Then James rose from the ground. He was thrown into the side of a building. Dust and debris fell on top of him. Almost right as he hit the ground, he was pulled forwards to the feet of Leiden. As he looked up at the sith lord, his vision suddenly went red. Leiden had smacked him across the face with his cane, and now James was bleeding severely out of his forehead.

* Do not fail me...or I will kill you *

Leiden threw James up to his feet, and turned him towards Dantell. James still held his blade.

* kill her now...and your training can continue, do not let what you have go to waste *

 

[Dantell]

Please stick to the posting order you requested, thanks))

Dantell had watched James approach her with a cold and blank expression on her face. If she was to die here it would serve her right for mindlessly going in to help someone and getting her men killed.

But as he fell to his knees and grasped his head she realised what was happening. His remorse was obvious, but the loss of life she had to witness was too fresh for her to feel pity for him. Her determined hatred of Leiden however, overshadowed her feelings towards James as he started to abuse the man.

She moved backwards and thudded into a wall. She was cut off from her only escape route by the hideous form of Leiden. Drawing her blaster she took a deep breath. If she was going to die she wasn't going to do so quietly.

She aimed and shot true at Leiden's heart, but not expecting her shots to do much she fired continuously, shot after shot. For a moment her arm moved and she shot at James before returning her fire towards the Sith. Reaching behind her back she pulled out a smaller pistol and shot three times towards Leiden, and sent another three at James. She wasn't aiming to kill James but it would slow him down as he had to use his saber to deflect shots rather than aim it at her neck.

Tossing the pistol aside which only had six shots, she stepped to the side without letting up with her blaster. If only she could hit him once, that small enough bit of pain she would cause him would make her feel better. All of this happened in a matter of seconds, and all the time she was trying to move to the side to escape, as futile as it was.

 

[Sil0712]

Igniting his light saber james quickly deflect the shots aimed at him away. Knowing he had to do something quick or tey would both be killed the you padawan gritted his teeth and yelled at dantell.

"Run dantell now!"

With that yell james looked over to his left and threw the debris laying on the ground at leiden. Know the sith master would easily get rid of that minor distraction, james sent as hard a push using the force as he could muster at the sith lord only manageing to make him slide back a few feet, but still maintain his balance. With that james the charged leiden slashing at the sith master wildly, and at various angles. These attacks were mainly used to distract leiden so that dantell could run away for if the man was not paying attention james might get lucky and land a blow upon him. Several blows came close to landing on leiden but the most james could do was singe his robe. James finally ended his attack on leiden with another force but this time it slid james away from leiden putting james out of the sith lords attack range.

"You did not use your light saber...."

Blood trickeled down the face of the young man as he breathed heavily, drop after drop landed on the ground. James knew hw could not defeat the sith lord and was happy he bpught dantell enough time to escape.

"You wanted me as an apprentice darth leiden, you wanted for me to prove my mettle correct...? Take the two men i killed in the house and my own life as payment and proof of my loyalty to you. The woman can be released, she has nothing to do with you and i...this is the only thing i request."

james dropped to both knees out of exhaustion, he knew not what was going to happen, even if he was accepted as leidens apprentice te beating he wpuld receive from his defiance would be a savage one. He was hoping leiden would chalk it up to his jedi ways, but could not be too certain.

 

[Sil0712]

(Oo: i am currently working on a military base so it may take abit for me to post, but i will make sure i post within a timely fashion [normally same day unless something comes up in which ill explain in a ooc post])