Aadya was almost impressed with how resolute Thelian was. Despite his numerous injuries, the Jedi never lost his will to live or to fight. Some people would call it brave. Aadya would have called him stupid.
She felt the tendrils of Thelian wrap around her ankle and, to her surprise, another force start to go for her hair at the same time. The latter was a cowardly attack befitting of a Jedi, if she were being honest. The sudden pull on her head caused Aadya to fall backwards.
She felt her ankle turn, but thanks to falling, Aadya's feet were off the ground which let her turn her body with it as much as she could. While preventing it from breaking entirely, Aadya could still feel the throbbing radiating up her leg. She pressed it hard into the dirt, the pain causing a knot to form in her cheek as she gritted her teeth hard enough Aadya was surprised they didn't shatter into dust.
Nevertheless, Aadya warily stood up, her good ankle bearing the the majority of her weight. That is when she saw the other Jedi, the Zabrak, behind Thelian. Aadya's eyes darted between them, her mind slow to catch up on what exactly that meant. Fear coalesced into a molten ball of slag that laid heavy in her gut. She gripped her lightsaber tightly, knuckles turning as pale as her face as the color slowly drained out.
The full realization of what was now reality seemed to creep up on Aadya in slow motion. In the distance she could see the body of Xeno lying beaten and broken on the ground. She looked to the other side of the battlefield and saw another, the Jester man. He looked limp and from this distance, Aadya could not tell if he was breathing.
She couldn't see Raze, not through Thelian. But if the Darth were still alive, surely the Zabrak would have aided that fight instead of this one. What was the life of an acolyte over that of someone like Darth Raze - it made no sense.
That left only one real answer: Perhaps the Sith had failed. That Aadya was the only one of them left standing.. that now, staring down mortal enemies, she was entirely and without question, completely on her own. In this moment of cognizance, Aadya's breathing stayed even despite the thrum of anxiety vibrating her entire being.
Aadya slid her feet into the best defensive posture she could muster, her lightsaber held in front of her. If she were going to die, it wouldn't be on the ground, clawing at the dirt while she fled. She wouldn't be like the Sephi Jedi.
The only thing on Aadya's mind now other than her own impending death was Morgan. She only hoped he wouldn't be too disappointed in her failure.
She felt the tendrils of Thelian wrap around her ankle and, to her surprise, another force start to go for her hair at the same time. The latter was a cowardly attack befitting of a Jedi, if she were being honest. The sudden pull on her head caused Aadya to fall backwards.
She felt her ankle turn, but thanks to falling, Aadya's feet were off the ground which let her turn her body with it as much as she could. While preventing it from breaking entirely, Aadya could still feel the throbbing radiating up her leg. She pressed it hard into the dirt, the pain causing a knot to form in her cheek as she gritted her teeth hard enough Aadya was surprised they didn't shatter into dust.
Nevertheless, Aadya warily stood up, her good ankle bearing the the majority of her weight. That is when she saw the other Jedi, the Zabrak, behind Thelian. Aadya's eyes darted between them, her mind slow to catch up on what exactly that meant. Fear coalesced into a molten ball of slag that laid heavy in her gut. She gripped her lightsaber tightly, knuckles turning as pale as her face as the color slowly drained out.
The full realization of what was now reality seemed to creep up on Aadya in slow motion. In the distance she could see the body of Xeno lying beaten and broken on the ground. She looked to the other side of the battlefield and saw another, the Jester man. He looked limp and from this distance, Aadya could not tell if he was breathing.
She couldn't see Raze, not through Thelian. But if the Darth were still alive, surely the Zabrak would have aided that fight instead of this one. What was the life of an acolyte over that of someone like Darth Raze - it made no sense.
That left only one real answer: Perhaps the Sith had failed. That Aadya was the only one of them left standing.. that now, staring down mortal enemies, she was entirely and without question, completely on her own. In this moment of cognizance, Aadya's breathing stayed even despite the thrum of anxiety vibrating her entire being.
Aadya slid her feet into the best defensive posture she could muster, her lightsaber held in front of her. If she were going to die, it wouldn't be on the ground, clawing at the dirt while she fled. She wouldn't be like the Sephi Jedi.
The only thing on Aadya's mind now other than her own impending death was Morgan. She only hoped he wouldn't be too disappointed in her failure.
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