Reptilia

A com from Haruun Kal directed to Armenia Darkfire. "Grandmaster, a Sith is attacking the Jedi temple on Haruun Kal. A Jedi has already fallen and another one is being attacked. We need assistance." Said a frantic voice, desperate for help.

Reptilia had missed, he knew that he didn't have much time to do much of anything. The fire that was launched at him were in the shape of arrows, all possible defenses flooded into his mind but only one stood out and that when he moved his arms in front of him and pushed outwards with the Force. It wasn't quite a Force push more of a shield using the same principles, but even with his best attempt at defecting the fiery attack he couldn't and the fire succumbed his shield, he ducks but it skimmed his back. A scream of pain escaped him but he muffled it, not wanting the Sith to get satisfaction from it. He didn't even try to stand but more so grabbed the door that he tore out off it's hinges and used it as a shield as he scooted away from any more danger. He felt another presence appear, at first he thought it was Sanj returning but felt that it was a much stronger presence, one that was familiar from his days as a hopeful. He ignored it though, he didn't want to be any more of a burden so he got as far away from the fight as possible and finally managed his way to the control room where he crawled up to a com station and found someone to contact, the Grandmaster.

Reptilia peeked around a corner and saw the man, the man who had strolled in here and killed a Jedi. He hadn't actually seen the murder but he felt it the moment it happened, an energy that vanished in an instant and anger boiled in the pit of his stomach. He knew he shouldn't feel angry because "there is no death, only the Force" but that didn't matter, he was going to get revenge on the man who had taken his master's fiance away from her. He couldn't believe the nerve of the man, to kill a Jedi in a temple, a sanctuary? In fists were clenched tightly, he placed his lightsaber back on his belt. He needed to send out a distress call, surely he couldn't stop a Sith, could he? At that moment he made up his mind, he ignored the "fire" that was devouring the hall way. He approached the sith who was occupied with Kautra and pulled his blaster with his left hand quickly, he aimed it at the back of the man's head, his hands were shaking but he used the Force to center himself and keep his blaster steady, he knew it was time so he took one last breath before timing is heart beat so he would shoot in between it and pulled the trigger as fast as he had drawn his gun. The red streak of light barreled down the hallway ignoring the all of the distractions that were going down. He watched as it neared Menthu, the man he despised so much and readied himself, if he dodged it somehow he needed to be ready. <>

Reptilia knew he had to listen to his superior, if he didn't it wouldn't just be his life on the line but the Hartel's as well. He turned to Sanj who had recently arrived on scene, he gestured to for him to follow and he ran for cover. He had drawn his lightsaber, if the assailant him he would protect his fellow padawans if it meant giving his life, that is what being a Jedi held he realized. He didn't fear dying as there is no death but only the Force and he understood what that meant.

Reptilia was interrupted by a strong echo in the Force, it might have gone unnoticed as he was still a padawan but it was so near to him. He stood up to investigate the problem, it wasn't something he had felt before and he was cautious in his movements. When he neared the source of the echo he realized it was coming from a conference room, he looked inside and saw the knight Hartel and another man, he held back to see how it would play out as he would only get in the way of things. Fear got to him, not the fear for him but for Hartel and the temple, he panicked and tried to contact someone but his message was feint and probably would only be picked up by someone who is extremely sensitive to the Force. (I'm not going to help Hartel but I would like Reptilia see a death of some sort and how he would react to it, that's all.)

Reptilia was anxious, he didn't know if his next attempt would work or if he would be sent flying back into the wall. The time between him starting concentrating energy into his hands and when it was ready was about ten seconds, in those ten seconds he was readying himself for failure in his mindset and physically but if he was to succeed he would be surprised and pleased with himself. He started the procedure, his hands were ready and so was he, he felt the Force flowing through him, almost like it was encouraging him which caused him to try even harder. The moment of truth came, he released control of the energy and it exploded with a burst of light, Rep managed to close his eyes so he could still see. The explosion sent him back a couple of feet and to the ground but it wasn't as bad of a failure as before and he knew he was making progress with the power. He got back up, he could get knocked down a million more times but he would always get back up, dust himself off and try again. As he kept trying he learned more and more of what he was doing wrong and he tried to correct himself when he could, when he couldn't he just bared with it and hoped it didn't hurt him. He found patterns in his methods, he realized that he would use simple breathing exercises out of reflex when he would get frustrated but when he got frustrated a few short months ago he would get upset and blame himself. After another failed attempt he dragged himself back up, he was beginning to doubt himself and was going to take a break for awhile but decided to try one more time. He calmed himself, breathed deeply and gave it another go. The power surged through him to his hands where he was using it make a flash of light, one that would blind a foe and could be used to make a quick escape. The seconds dwindled down, he knew it was time to release it and when he did he closed his eyes. A white flash shot through the room, it was so bright that he saw it even though he had his eyes closed. Pride was beaming through him, he had succeeded even if it took a lot out of him. He would have to show his master that he had "perfected" such a technique, he would still need to practice it to fine tune it but he was fairly confident in it as it stood. After he celebrated a little he collapsed to the ground, rest was all that he could think of and he was going to try to get as much as possible before he set out on the mission with his master. Although most people would have slept at that point he didn't, he meditated as he was seeking spiritual rest and not physical rest. He pushed out the negative thoughts from his mind and let the positive ones enter.

The Jedi Padawan sat there, he was alone only in the definition of the word but through the Force he was surrounded by others that had been graced with it's touch. In a place such as a Temple it was easy to 'see' the other Force sensitives, he could easily recognize his Master, Xae and his friend, Sanj, but the others that he had casually met were still there but he couldn't distinguish them, in particular Hartel and Nadio as he had met them both briefly and were of same stature in the order so it was easy for him to mix them up. A new presence that he had not felt before appeared, he didn't know what to make of it, it could be another Jedi or it could be hostile but he knew Nadio or Hartel would take care of it. Reptilia stopped his meditation, he has rested and was ready to practice some more, he stood up and focused on his hands which were pressed together. He was hoping to replicate what had happened upon the Cabur in his duel against Sanj, as he felt the ball of energy come to a high he let go and with an explosion the apprentice was sent flying back, forced into a wall. His body landed in a contorted manner and he rolled over to get up, pain was echoing throughout him and his mind was racing with hopes that he didn't break anything. "Argh, ah...." He mumbled out as he rolled around trying to shut the pain out, he knew he was stupid for trying it again and was lucky he didn't blind himself. The other times he had practiced it he did it on small scales but this time he went live and regretted it. After the pain subsided and he could stand again he went through the breathing exercises and meditation techniques to center himself, he cleared his mind of all his worries again. Reptilia was a determined young man, he had always been and he had his mind set on perfecting the light bomb technique. He placed his hands together, as he concentrated his power he braced himself and closed his eyes, when it was ready or when he thought it was at least he let go. A few seconds went by and he opened his eyes and relaxed, he looked at his hands and as he did so all he could mutter out was "Sithspit." Before he was launched back into the wall with another explosion, this time however a blinding light flashed through which managed to blind Rep. He crawled away from the wall, he wiped his eyes and stood up. He was going to get it right.

Reptilia reached out to the remote and paused it for a moment, in that moment he leaped over to the other remotes and activated them. He then prepared himself for the hell that he was about to go through. The blasters were toned down but they stung when they hit a lesson that he soon learned. The pain didn't discourage him but motivated him, if he wanted to be a Jedi he would have to be able to deflect live fire from living and nonliving enemies when the time called for it so this to him was preparation for the future. The longer he trained the better he got, he still got hit but not nearly as much as he would have if he never started the training session. The remotes didn't get tired but Rep did, it was a fairly simple concept but Rep knew he had to stoop soon so he reached out again and turned all of the remotes off and put them back where he had found them, after cleaning up the training room he sat down in the middle of the room cross legged and closed his eyes. He slowed his breathing which was erratic and calmed himself down, clearing his mind he started to meditate as master Kirlocca had instructed him when he was still a hopeful. He let calming memories invade his mind, peaceful images flowed through him allowing his muscles to relax and rest.

Rep grew restless, sure he could have waited for his master to finish her business with the other Jedi but he was eager to practice his skills. He strolled away, once he had found a vacant training room he took off his robe and placed it on the ground near the door. He drew his lightsaber, activating one side and admired the green blade that had shot out from the hilt. The fact that he constructed the lightsaber was what made the blade so special, it was his and no one else's. The hours of work he put into it came back to him and he remembered the frustration he felt with the delicate parts. His memory trailed back to Aracoun Morion, searching for his crystal, fighting alongside Galen and Roene, he had almost died there more then once but most of the memories were good ones. He walked over to a remote and turned it on, it levitated up and floated around the room. Reptilia closed his eyes, took a deep breath and raised his saber, when the remote shot a small red pellet at the Padawan he moved his blade to deflect it with one fluid movement. The remote started shooting faster and started moving around the young Jedi trying to challenge him, he accepted the challenge and deflected every bolt that was directed at him and tried to hit the remote with them. (Since Xae isn't posting I can get some training done.)

Reptilia had strapped himself in and waited as they landed and when they did he followed his Master. He knew that she would desire a reunion with her fiance so he stayed behind a bit and let them talk in private. He leaned against a wall as he waited meditating as he had often been doing. He realized that the more he did so the stronger the connection to the Force he would have and that is what he wanted. (Short posts are awesome!)

After a burst of light emitted from Sanj Reptilia rubbed his eyes and replied to the man. "Yeah, I guess you did." Rep looked up as his master addressed them, he was glad that she had seen the duel and complemented them which showed that they were doing something right. He listened as she explained their course of action and almost instantaneously had a question. "What is our mission form the Council."

Rep thought about all the steps that he took in creating the light, after thinking them out and how to articulate them he answered. "I just focused the Force as compact as I could but made sure it wouldn't do any damage, after I felt it was powerful enough I just severed my concentration so it exploded." After telling Sanj how he had managed to do the 'light bomb' as he called it he realized that it was pretty simple.

"I don't really know, it was worked thought I guess." Reptilia said as he rolled off of Sanj. He gathered himself and sat down cross legged. The blinding light was something Rep had thought of awhile back and he had practiced it in small scales when he had time but he didn't know that he would be able to pull it off. "And it was pretty cool."

Reptilia hadn't expected Sanj to compensate as well as he did or at all even so he was put off when he activated the dual-phase feature on his blade. The Kel Dor simply brought his blades together to almost form one blade and applied more pressure, he saw the kick coming but he didn't have a chance at avoiding it so he turned his training sabers off to prevent any damage from falling on them and tried jumping with the kick to cushion the blow, it didn't work but helped send him flying across the room. He landed on his back but he rolled into a standing position, his sabers were already back on his belt. Rep had his hands up defensively but was focusing on his next "attack". He was concentrating the Force into an explosion but he did it in a way so it wouldn't cause any damage, it would just be a blinding light. He didn't have much faith in his plan but it was mostly a test so he could see where he has grown. When the time came he let go of his concentration which caused a bright light to explode in the room, Sanj would most likely be blinded by it for a few seconds. Rep had already begun his assault, he had silently ran across the training room, when he neared Sanj he dropped one knee and brought the other leg close to Sanj's, he brought his arm between his legs and brought him on his back, Reptilia then rolled and pinned Sanj down. (4. I didn't know how to post that but give you the option if it happened so just choose what you want to actually happen and ignore the other stuff. And sorry if the wrestling move was a little much but I wanted a creative way to end the duel.)

Rep was glad that his attack had worked, it was easily the most devastating attack that could be summoned up so quickly that wouldn't kill. He jumped up from the ground so he could regain his leverage, he parried Sanj's blade his own and used his other blade to attack, he aimed at Sanj's legs hoping he would try and block it so the rest of his body was left defenseless and open to Rep's sabers. Instead of swinging at his defenseless body he had a different plan, one that would not only be interesting to see if it actually played out correctly but one that would also test his strength in the Force and how much he had grown since he started his journey to become a Jedi. ((3))

Reptilia was confused by Sanj's tactic, annoying him, which was distracting wasn't going to do much. All He could do was try and ignore the messages and concentrate on battling. "WTF?" He asked his opponent, mostly jokingly but it was a serious question but when he looked where Sanj had been he was shocked to see that he was absent, he looked around frantically trying to find him and as he mentally scolded himself for being distracted by the annoying ploy. He turned to see the Aruzian as he was attacking, he knocked Rep onto the floor. He regained his composure and wrapped his legs around Sanj's trying to roll so he would trip and Rep would have the upper hand once again. As he was attacking he had drew upon the Force which had been surrounding the two padawans, he was using it to create his own message. He forced it into Sanj's mind, it was an evil thought which would most likely handicap Sanj if it was viewed to the full extent but if it was warded off it would be useless and Reptilia's attempt would be in vain. (This is my second post, the other one was my first, I put the wrong number. 2)

Rep had anticipated Sanj's reckless attack as he used that style before, he closed his eyes and listened as they grew louder and louder and consequently nearer and nearer. He sidestepped the Aruzan and as he passed him he gave a slight push so as to force him into the wall. After his first attack he jumped back to create distance between them, he grabbed both of his training sabers from his belt and with an audible crack they emitted a green and blue blade from the hilts that he held gracefully in his hands. His legs lowered, he brought his right arm up and pointed his saber at Sanj and let his left arm drift lower and planned to use it to defend against him. He knew that he had an advantage by using two sabers and also the trick he had up his sleeve in case he got into hot water. ((2))

Reptilia was resting his eyes but felt Sanj's presence and looked at him. He listened and responded to his fellow padawan, he nodded and stood up. "Sure, I could use some more practice." He walked into the trainings room, he prepared his mind for the duel which was about to take place. He channeled the Force into him to heighten his senses. (You can post first. )

I liked it, it was dark and powerful and you killed off Luke. It's a really good story, really interesting to read a first person perspective story also.

I'm posting a current character sheet. CHARACTER SHEET Real Name:Rep til Nickname:Reptilia Age:23 Species:Kel Dor Height:6"6 Weight:157 Hair:none Skin color:Light orange Eyes:Silver Sex:Male Homeworld: Coruscant Alignment: Good Clothing: Regular brown robes Weapon: Blaster pistol, Training Lightsaber 3x: One green, One orange and one blue. One green double bladed Lightsaber Force-User Inventory: Antiox breath mask, goggles, lightsaber materials. Posessions: K-wing that's currently on Gala. Lightsaber:It is a double bladed lightsaber that can only be used by someone who is a follower of the light side of the Force. The hilt is made form a slick metal, it has black grip strips, copper colored metal rings are spread out on it, it had guard pieces on the ends of the hilts that point at the end. It is duel phased and can be wielded as a single bladed lightsaber by only activating one side. It has an emergency shutoff feature that is only used during emergencies and when strategically necessary. Force Powers: Telekinesis Jumping Fire(Small scale fires at this point.) Concentration(Meditating) Lightsaber throw(Only single bladed ones)

Reptilia felt the burning pain in his rubs and he knew the duel should end. He bent over from the pain looked up at Sanj. "Could spar, I think I need a break for now. And nice illusion, that totally messed my concentration up."He said, he walked back into the ship and found some medical supplies. He fixed his wound up real fast and sat down in a chair, he let his mind take over and started daydreaming slightly.

Reptilia was sucked into the memory. The surroundings suddenly turned dark and grungy. He was dumbfounded at the giant Rancor in front of him, he hadn't expected for this to happen. He tried to shake the illusion off but he only managed to do it for a few seconds at a time. In the narrow stretch of time he managed to pull his saber off of the ground through where Sanj was standing in a manner which it could catch him in his right shoulder. But he was drawn back into the memory, he was swiped from the side by the beast landing on a rock. Pain shot through him like a blaster through paper. In the next gap of reality he jumped above Sanj in an attempt to use the light form the sun to blind him and cleanly strike him. In his free fall he was brought back to the fake reality that Sanj created, he managed to defeat the Rancor though, with a boulder and gravity. He was finally free as he his blade was about to make contact. (3) (I didn't really know if I would be able to fight off the memory completely so I didn't but I am not sure I can do what I did so tell me.)

Reptilia hadn't expected to Sanj to dodge the blade and really hadn't expected the padawan to lock up with him, the saber he threw landed on the ground behind them. When Sanj kicked him he didn't have time to get out of the way and was sent back a few feet. He jumped up from the ground and got into his stance. He remained low moving with wide steps which brought him close to Sanj at a fast rate. He jumped to the side at the last moment and than rolled at his opponent with a stabbing motion. He knew if his attack missed he was in store for a painful counter attack and almost regretted his attack. (2)

Reptilia watched as Dredik and Sanj practiced, he didn't feel he needed to practice with the Force at that moment so he didn't intrude. As he was lost in thought the new padawan approached him. "Sure, let's take this outside though."He said as he walked off the Cabur, he stopped a few feet in front of the ship. He looked around scoping the terrain for any surprises so he wasn't caught off guard during his duel. He took his sabers off of his belt once again but this time with a different approach. He remembered of watching Jedi throwing their lightsabers at their foes, he knew they weren't just throwing them but that they were using the Force to guide them to their mark. He turned his lightsabers on an charged Sanj, as he neared he threw one of his blades while keeping a firm grip on the other. If his thrown lightsaber missed he would make up for it with his next attack. (1)

Reptilia thought for a second before responding. "I assume that our masters have business here and are taking care of it as we speak."He thought some more before speaking again. "They have been gone awhile so they should be almost done with whatever they're doing. Then were probably going to Gala to help out with whatever is going on."