Keiran

"I feel slightly woozy..." Keiran's lightheadedness caused him to lay on the ground for a few seconds longer than he usually would have allowed himself to. "I geuss those're the consequences for not being able to block some feeble needles" Keiran called the force to him, allowing his mind to clear and increase his heart rate. With the increased speed of blood flow, his blood would pass through his liver quicker and help cleanse his body of enough of the paralysis serum to allow him to proceed. Keiran then slowly stood up and reignited his lightsaber. "Petty needles won't be enough to bring me down!" Keiran began sprinting directly toward Aero. "The fear in her eyes is clear to see" As the distance between the two closed, Keiran used the force to help him leap skyward, performing a pirouette as he passed over Aero's head. The maneuver caused her to instinctively look upward, defending herself from any airborne attack. Unfortunately, Keiran had let go of his saber before leaving the ground, he slung it forward in the midst of his leap, allowing it to give Aero the pleasant surprise of a silver lightsaber blade through her left breast. "You put up a satisfactory effort. Thank you."

"Seems just as disjoint as it was earlier. However, if the order managed to repel a sith attack, then they must be doing something right." Keiran stood up and looked Onderin in the eye. "Let's head back to Coruscant, check up on the order."

Keiran nodded a few times and idlely took a sip from his drink. "What're the jedi and sith orders up to?"

Keiran got up from his landing on the ground. He looked directly at his opponent and stayed silent when she spoke. He walked directly toward her and quickly snapped out a kick, planting his heel on Aero's face just as she finished her sentence. The force of the blow sent her backward, and she landed on her back with saber in hand. Keiran concentrated hard as he brought his blade down toward the badly-positioned Aero. She blocked his swing, but with Keiran having such a good position, her next block was a little closer to her own body. Keiran continued to hack away at the woman until he broke her block and cleanly sliced through her right forearm. Satisfied with his progress, Keiran backed off and allowed the woman some time to recover.

Keiran ignited his silver blade and looked Aero in the eye. "I wish you luck" Keiran took a monstrous step forward and swung his lightsaber around like a baseball bat. The brutal force of his swings at Aero forced her to start stepping backward. Keiran continued his relentless volley of strong, complete swings, driving Aero farther and farther back. The wall behind Aero was sure to be a number one priority in her mind right now.

Keiran Valoria stepped into the, now vacant, arena. His robe had been discarded and replaced by his battle-hardend jumpsuit & lightsaber, awaiting a challenger.

"That's a likeable arrangement to me" Keiran looked around the lounge and then looked back at Onderin's eyes. "I see that this fleet has gone through a recent battle. What's the galactic political situation like? I'd imagine there would be new organizations making their own bids for power?"

Keiran grinned and embraced Onderin's hand with his own. "It is quite a pleasure to see you again. Overlooking your previous conversation, it makes me feel old to see your apprentice is now a top leader in the galaxy." Keiran motioned for Onderin to seat himself as Keiran grabbed a glass of ice water from a passing bouncer bot. "I've been aloof, as of late, boredom has caught up with me and a desire to get things done has overcome me. I return to you in a state of chivalry. I've drifted the galaxy alone, commiting pointless acts of personal entertainment, for too long. I wish to rejoin you in a partnership and assist you in your dealings. When I discarded my jedi ties, so long ago, I was disgusted in the state of the order. I sincerely hope that things have changed and I could take pride in assisting a justice-oriented organization, even if my methods of conduct may be seen as inappropriate to some. I leave myself to your judgement on whether to accept me, or not."

Above the oceanic planet of Mon Calamari, an inconspicuous shuttle appeared, freshly arrived from a long hyperspace journey. The ship slowly approached the Alliance shipyard, where a battered Alliance fleet was docked. The shuttle calmly landed in a remote area of the hanger. After a few seconds delay, the shuttle's pilot disembarked from the ship and slowly strode towards a certain lounge occupied by important individuals. As the man moved through the shipyard's hallways, he kept his crimson robe held tight to his body and his hood held high. When he peered into the lounge and saw the man he was looking for, he could distictly see that he was occupied in quite a sensitive conversation, so the man stood in a dark corner, awaiting the audience of the unsuspecting Onderin Starlisk.

Keiran winced as he considered what Onderin had said. "Onderin, your advice is very logical and would suit most jedi, however I've established that I am no longer a jedi. I don't care about the code, or abiding to some age old code. I'm simply living for myself right now." Keiran looked back at Onderin. "I know I've failed you as a master by taking my path, and failing you as a friend as well." Keiran looked back at the hut. "However, It is something I must do for the good of the galaxy." Keiran looked at Sabian and took the boy's hand in a firm handshake. "I apologize for ignoring you earlier, my manners were blown out of the water the moment I saw Onderin again." Keiran then looked back at Onderin. "I may have taken an unexpected path, but that does not mean I do not embrace you." Keiran clasped the man's shoulder once more. "You were a son to me during your training, and now that you've grown, you're more like a brother. I thank you for searching for me in my time of wavering faith."

"Onderin... I've taken a stand against the growing corruption of the jedi leadership. I've been portrayed as a converted sith lord by many of the jedi, so do not hesitate to say what you've heard. However, I assure you that I am no sith. On a negative note however, I am no longer a jedi either." Keiran motioned toward the direction he had come from. "Come, let us head back to the hut I am staying at. It belongs to my new apprentice." The group began walking, as they did so, Keiran began talking again. "My return has angered the jedi council. They send DJK and HJP to attack me. I refused to fight, however they pressed a battle anyway. The astromech droid in the Y-Wing that I arrived in can prove what I accuse the jedi masters of. Also, my apprentice and I found a peaceful solution to the situation we were in. We destroyed the master's ships and fled, stranding the pair of power hungry masters on Hoth." Keiran looked Onderin in the eye. "Something must be done to stop this catastrophe. They didn't confront me when I was at the temple, only when I was in isolation and away from the public eye did they attack me. This is a very interesting anomoly to me. Tell me what you think."

"Unbelievable" Keiran grinned and embraced Onderin in a firm hug. "Bless the force, it is good to see you again my apprentice." Keiran shook the Onderin's companion's hand; Keiran could sense the man was just awakening in the force. "Must be his apprentice" Keiran turned back to Onderin and patted his shoulder. "My my... you've grown in my absense. Your force presence has matured and is a lot more refined. I'm very proud of your progress, Onderin. What brings you to these modest jungles?"

After leaving the hut, Keiran entered the dense jungle and let the force lead him. "What I'm being led to however... I don't know." Keiran reached forward to try to sense what was ahead of him. "There is too much life on this planet to specifically pinpoint what is in front of me. Although there is an odd sense of familiarity ahead of me... but I've never been on Naboo before this..." Keiran continued to trek forward as he debated over the mystery that was ahead of him.

Keiran smiled as Mael entered the hut. "You're making leaps and bounds my young apprentice." Keiran took the newly cut gem from Mael and examined it once more. It was like a blue light in the middle of the hut. "This jewel has beautiful craftsmanship, you'll make a fine lightsaber with this." Keiran unclipped his own blade from his belt and handed it to Mael. "Now, here is the most challenging part of your quest for a lightsaber. To construct one, I don't have blueprints like they would have at the jedi temple. So, we'll have to make do and use my assembled lightsaber as a reference. You can take my blade apart and observe the way it was put together, and assemble yours in a similar fashion. You will then have to reassemble mine as well, so really, you'll be constructing two lightsabers. This experience will put you far ahead of any apprentices being babied at the temple using a blueprint from the archives, so savour the difficulty of your task and look forward to the reward." Keiran grabbed a clone wars era laser rifle from Mael's hut's wall and slung it over his back. "I'm sure this has sentimental value, so I will take good care of it. I will leave you in solitude, here in your home, as you construct your weapon. You will of course need many hard to find supplies, so the ship we arrived in is at your disposal. While I'm gone, I'll stay extra sensitive to the force, I'm sure when you finish, you'll send ripples of pride through this jungle. So worry not." Keiran clasped Mael's shoulder and smiled. "You'll do fine." Keiran then walked out the door, leaving Mael to mull over the immense task placed before him.

Keiran opened his eyes as he sensed Mael approaching the hut. Suprisingly, the man was tired. "That shouldn't happen... especially post-meditation." Keiran shook his head of the clouds of tiredness that remained in his mind and smiled as Mael entered the hut. The blue crystal that the young man bore as he entered the room shimmered with an unbelievable lustre. "Oh my... it appears you have outdone yourself, Mael. Good for you; I'm sure lots of hard work went into finding this crystal." Keiran took the crystal from Mael and held it up to the light as he examined it closely. "It appears that even though it already has an amazing lustre, it's still dirty. Take this crystal to Theed, or the Gungan city, whichever you prefer, and clean it, then cut it using a jeweler's tools. This crystal is your own, create as many facets as you wish, this crystal will reflect you."

Keiran leapt out after Mael. "This is a beautiful home that you maintain, Mael, and I wish to thank you for your actions on Hoth. You really showed great potential." Keiran patted the man on the back. "I'm also glad to see you mastered the way of levitation so quickly." Keiran motioned to his lightsaber and winked. "If it won't be too much trouble next time, ask for permission before using my blade. However you showed great proficiency with my blade. Usually, padawans don't build a lightsaber this early on in their training. Albeit after your spectacular display on Hoth, I think it's necessary that we fast track your training." Keiran unclipped his lightsaber and placed it on the ground. He kneeled on both knees as he unscrewed the machine, showing Mael the interior. "Throughout my life, i've had quite the ability with mechanics. My original jedi training was extremely mechanically focussed, as I had restored an antiquated AT-AT walker all by myself. I venture to say that this is the most intricately constructed lightsaber in the galaxy. It will be a very good example for you to use to build your own saber." Keiran carefully extracted the brilliant diamond that he used as a focussing crystal. "A lightsaber's crystal is one of it's most important parts. All lightsabers have a unique crystal, and you shall need to find your own. I find it appropriate that we are on Naboo, you can find a crystal from your homeplanet." Keiran showed Mael the diamond and then replaced it in the lightsaber and rescrewed it together. He then stood and looked his apprentice in the eye. "This is your first task. Find a crystal that you would like to use for your lightsaber. I will stay in your home, meditating. Take all the time you need."

"Fabulous. You're from Naboo correct? We'll head there; the swamps would be very familiar to you and they are full of life. Meaning, they are also full of the force." Keiran sent the ship rocketing towards Naboo.

((I agree, this is disgusting RPing. I've had enough of it. If yoda struggled levitating a ship in ESB, you sure as hell cannot tear one apart piece by piece, nice try though.)) Keiran grinned at the foolishness of HJP and DJK. "It appears my padawan has outsmarted us all. I, have the character traits to know that my padawan just performed an action that I did not think of. I'm not so egotistical, as you are, to deny the boy's genius." Keiran turned to Mael and showed the boy his open palm. Keiran reached forward and shoved the young man straight back at the starfighter he had emerged from. Keiran levitated the young man into the rear copilot seat of the starfighter. Keiran sprinted after him, leaping up into the air and landing in the cockpit seat of the fighter. "Fools to the end." Keiran closed the cockpit and initiated the boosters of the ship, sending the pair into space. Keiran launched the ship into hyperspace, leaving HJP and DJK stranded on Hoth. Maybe the two would learn some humility when they would be forced to comm the temple in request of a pickup. "I'd love to know how they try to explain how they lost both their ships and stranded themselves."

"Very jedi of you. You know as well as I do that you cannot arrest me without hurting me. I will not defend myself. I will not make an attempt at attacking you. So the only choices you have are to 1: Leave or 2: Attack me in an attempt to arrest me, and destroying the jedi order in the process. The galaxy will forever condemn all jedi. You are stepping way out of line by confronting me. Now leave"

Keiran fought HJP's feeble attempts at steering the jedi starfighter, he brought the fighter down to a safe landing, tricking HJP into thinking it had crashed. "I am not looking for your trust. I have established that many times over. You will leave this planet now."

Keiran smiled once more. "You must be joking me; Ever since my return, I have not provoked you in any way. Yet you wish to kill me?" Keiran stood, arms crossed, behind his padawan and stared DJK in the face. "I will not fight you. However, are you jedi enough to walk away? I'm starting to have doubts. If you wish to still take me down, then my padawan will surely run back to the galaxy telling the story of how the 'righteous' jedi leaders, DJK and HJP, slaughtered a defenseless former colleague just because he would not do what they wanted. So really, I am the one in power here; you have no choice but to leave. NOW."

Keiran smirked, extremely amused by the irony coming from DJK's mouth. "How could you be so ignorant to your own words? You used to be smarter than this DJK; you used to be one who thought outside of the box, who understood the true meaning of the order. You say the order does not look for battle, however you stand before me, asking me to draw my weapon and fight. Where did I display any dark side characteristics? The only ones showing signs of being part of the dark side are the two of you." Keiran turned towards the snowed over jedi starfighter that stood behind the group. He reached forward and touched its control panel through the force. He placed the ship on heavy duty lockdown; Nobody could move the ship without Keiran's retina, and with Keiran holding it firmly to the ground with the force, nobody would be able to levitate it off the ground. Keiran then turned back to DJK and HJP. "Leave. Now. Continue your respective acts of tyranny in subtley corrupting the order towards the dark side."

Keiran looked over at Mael as he spoke. "This kid is good..." Keiran turned back to HJP slowly and took a step back, letting his apprentice stand in front. The young man had proven himself as quite the independent apprentice.

((Bad RPing dude... you can't find somebody across the galaxy using the force like that. but i'll entertain the noobish thoughts anyway)) Keiran grinned as the snowflake came to a beautiful landing on Mael's palm. "Good! Good for you! I'm proud-" Keiran was suddenly interrupted by HJP's arrival; his ecstatic mood was severely dampered by the man's arrival. He slowly stood on his feet and looked HJP in the eyes. "You have a lot of nerve coming here. I do not need the council's permission to teach anybody. I do not need the council's permission for anything I do. That is where the order has become so flawed; with you in command, none of the jedi can grow, you hamper them all and make sure that all their actions are pre-approved by you. I am not looking for anybody's trust. Especially not yours, now leave me and my apprentice alone to our isolation. He has come to me on his own accord to learn the force, and I am not going to deny him that oppurtunity. Leave."

"Do not worry, I have been killed before, I am also a clone. It is nothing to be ashamed of, death is a very important event, I have learend much from my death. Now let's speak of the force." Keiran sat down on the snow in the middle of the snow and closed his eyes. He reached out with the force and created a bubble around the two, blocking off the snow storm. "The force is the life; It is an energy field that connects every living organism in the galaxy. It can be touched by the sith, the jedi, and the ones in between. The force is your friend; it should flow through you. Right now, you are uneducated in it's workings. It's like a river, but you have a dam in yourself. You must break this dam and let the force flow. Do you understand the concept I'm speaking of? Make a crack in your dam and try to bring a snow flake into our bubble."