It had been two weeks since Thyferra and a week since Zak regained consciousness. The battle had been hard fought but apparently, the combined efforts of his own and the Sith Draudr, alongside the firepower of the ISC military laid the insectoid Queen low. Zak had been relieved to hear that his efforts had not only protected the Bacta but also likely saved countless lives. Knowing that what he did mattered made the cost of his sacrifice bearable, he had protected not only the people of Thyferra but the President of the ISC as well.
However, as Zak thought back onto the battle in the last few days, new and worrying concerns pressed onto his mind. The presences he had sensed were overwhelming and all three unique. Two of these presences he was fairly certain that he understood, one being the wholly alien presence of the Queen and the other was the hidden power of Draudr, unveiled for a moment of triumph. However, the third unknown presence haunted Zak into his very dreams.
Hospital staff reported Zak as having an increased pulse, sweating, and even at times screaming in fear has he slept, all symptoms of night terrors. Worried for the mental health of their patient, the staff questioned Zak about his dreams and his responses only intensified their concerns. It was quickly decided by the healer over the installation that a representative of the Jedi Council should likely speak with a debrief the Togruta. As such a request describing the situation, issue, and symptoms were sent up to be reviewed by whomever answered the plea.
All of this was unknown by Zak, who currently hung in a harness which held him in place and submerged him in the bacta tank. A tube fed oxygen into his lungs and a device on his throat allowed for him to speak through a set of speakers set to either side of the tank. While much of the internal organ damage had been healed, more structural bone fractures and splinterings had not. This meant daily bacta baths were required for a few weeks longer before he could even think of returning to a “normal life”.
As he floated, Zak thought about Luci, the empty leather bag she had left behind, and the vase that contained a wilted flower from the rainforests of Shili. She had gone back to his homeworld without him, she had built her first lightsaber without him, and she had gone to war without him to guide and comfort her. It caused sorrow mixed with fear for his Padawan to ripple through him.
“Emotion, yet peace.” He whispered to remind himself. The device on his throat picked up his attempt to speak and flooded the room with the excerpt from the Jedi Code.
This was only temporary and soon he would be guiding Luci’a training once more. Or at least he hoped he would.
However, as Zak thought back onto the battle in the last few days, new and worrying concerns pressed onto his mind. The presences he had sensed were overwhelming and all three unique. Two of these presences he was fairly certain that he understood, one being the wholly alien presence of the Queen and the other was the hidden power of Draudr, unveiled for a moment of triumph. However, the third unknown presence haunted Zak into his very dreams.
Hospital staff reported Zak as having an increased pulse, sweating, and even at times screaming in fear has he slept, all symptoms of night terrors. Worried for the mental health of their patient, the staff questioned Zak about his dreams and his responses only intensified their concerns. It was quickly decided by the healer over the installation that a representative of the Jedi Council should likely speak with a debrief the Togruta. As such a request describing the situation, issue, and symptoms were sent up to be reviewed by whomever answered the plea.
All of this was unknown by Zak, who currently hung in a harness which held him in place and submerged him in the bacta tank. A tube fed oxygen into his lungs and a device on his throat allowed for him to speak through a set of speakers set to either side of the tank. While much of the internal organ damage had been healed, more structural bone fractures and splinterings had not. This meant daily bacta baths were required for a few weeks longer before he could even think of returning to a “normal life”.
As he floated, Zak thought about Luci, the empty leather bag she had left behind, and the vase that contained a wilted flower from the rainforests of Shili. She had gone back to his homeworld without him, she had built her first lightsaber without him, and she had gone to war without him to guide and comfort her. It caused sorrow mixed with fear for his Padawan to ripple through him.
“Emotion, yet peace.” He whispered to remind himself. The device on his throat picked up his attempt to speak and flooded the room with the excerpt from the Jedi Code.
This was only temporary and soon he would be guiding Luci’a training once more. Or at least he hoped he would.
@Valen Pelora @Nevermourn
This thread is meant to serve as both a debrief for what Zak sensed on Thyferra and the sentencing for Xukas after his attack on Shili.