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Post by Cain on May 11, 2009 1:02:11 GMT -5
Cain and Nanashi's Longsword exited hyperspace over the rocky planet of Thisspias and came to a landing within the capital city of Ramatesh. Cain stepped off the ship and had a look around, most of the sentients within the city were the reptilian Thisspiasians. Cain and Nanashi were a bit of an odd sight on this otherwise out of the way planet that saw little in the way of off worlders.
"Keep your guard about you, Lord Nanashi," Cain warned, "The man we're looking for lives a few miles beyond the outskirts of the city. He is a Thisspiasian named Vaasek Noir, a peer of mine during my time training under Jack on Korriban. Vassek Noir was a Sith Alchemist who made the only known Holocron concerning the Blade of Balance."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 11, 2009 1:20:38 GMT -5
"He'll be glad to see it once again then, i'm sure." said Lord Nanashi as they headed out of the city. He wondered what this guy would be, sith were usually more agressive, and if he was a peer he might know some mitsukai arts. "I've only one question for you. Does he know any of the Arts?"
He was of course refering to the Mitsukai arts, as he pushed on through the city finally reaching the edge and heading out of the city. The distance of a mile would be covered rather quickly and if Cain knew where he was this would be a short trip indeed.
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Post by Cain on May 11, 2009 1:45:17 GMT -5
"It's difficult to say," Cain answered, leading the way over the rocky terrain, "Jack kept many secrets from even me. It's impossible to know what Vaasek may have learned from him or from the blade itself. Just try and keep your distance. Vaasek was most well known for his hand to hand combat skills back at the academy."
After a short walk Cain and Nanashi came to a lone hut in the middle of the wilderness. As Cain approached the front door he was stopped by a voice coming from his side, "Not so fast...", the Thisspiasian said, his long snake-like body curled up in the shadows, "I think you kids must be lost. You better turn around and leave now."
"Vaasek Noir... strange we keep running into each other..." Cain said, slowly pulling back his hood and showing his face to the old Thisspiasian. Vaasek squinted upon seeing him, he did not recognize this new face on Cain.
"Do I know you, kid?" Vaasek asked, then glancing back at Nanashi. The two of them just looked like a couple of punks... but the force surrounded the both of them like a hurricane. Vaasek very cautiously moved around behind the two of them, sizing them up, "What do you want?"
"To extend to you a proposition, my old friend," Cain answered, "The Republic is looking for force users to join the ranks of the Jedi Order."
"You've got to be kidding," Vaasek said with a chuckle, "You came all the way out here... to ask me that? What did you REALLY come here for?"
"Hmph... perceptive as always. Jack choose his people well... Still don't recognize me? It's Alex Drake... Cain."
"Cain... you never cease to amaze me," Vaasek said, "I knew I was going to regret letting you back in when you showed up at my door. I trust this time you want more then just information..."
"Hehehehe... as I said, you're very perceptive, Lord Noir. Perhaps in another life you and I could've come together under less dire circumstances, but as fate would see fit my decimation of the Sith will finally end here today."
"So then it's true about Jack... and what of this new apprentice of yours? Is he going to end up the same way? What sort of perversions have you filled this one's head with?"
"You don't need to know," Cain answered with a smirk, taking a step back behind Nanashi, "But I am in a generous mood. So instead of simply telling you, perhaps I should show you... Lord Nanashi... tear him apart."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 11, 2009 2:00:37 GMT -5
Lord Nanashi remained quite, and collective during the conversation. These two knew eachother all right, and it was soon apparent that he would have to finish Cain's job.
"Lord Nanashi.... Tear him apart," came Cain's voice. Nanashi grinned as he took a step forward his hand flying back onto the hilt of the blade of balance.
"Very well." The sound of metal scraping against metal sounded followed soon by the cackle of lightning as Lord Nanashi's blade was enwrapped in lightning. The blade was getting excited. Lord Nanashi froze Noir's movements haulting his muscle movements, as ten Razor winds came flying out of the tree's in different directions to sever limb from limb.
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Post by Cain on May 11, 2009 2:08:03 GMT -5
"Lightning adept, eh?" Noir said as the power took affect on his muscles, "Don't underestimate me, boy. I know how your powers work," With that Noir closed his eyes. Upon reopening them again they were bloodshot and bright yellow and an enormous explosion of telekinesis created a Force Wave that would destroy all of Nanashi's Razor Winds and at the same time obliterate his tiny cabin and knock Cain and Nanashi away.
Cain himself used his own telekinesis to brace the impact, still being sent backwards a ways before landing on his feet and tossing his outer robes aside, "That all the more you can muster? Your age is showing, old friend..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 11, 2009 3:14:45 GMT -5
Nanashi braced for impact using his own telekensis and stabbed a second sword into the ground which he dragged along with him significantly slowing himself down. "You may know how they work, but that doesn't mean anything if you can't deliver." said Nanashi as he disappeared into the void, only to reappear rapidly deliever blows to Noir.
First with a punching thrust to his side, then behind with a spinning kick and at last to his right with his sword sending out a discharge. The first two blows where accompanied by Darkside energies. He hadn't even bothered to make full contact with Lord Noir.
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Post by Cain on May 28, 2009 19:59:47 GMT -5
Noir's snake-like body twisted and contorted to avoid as many of Nanashi's blows as possible with surprising quickness. A few of the blows still landed however, pummeling the old Sith master.
"Hehehehssss... You have some serious strength to you, boy," Noir chuckled, wiping the blood from his lower lip and off his long white beard, "but still, you're child's play... It certainly has been a while since I've had to use this," Noir's flesh on his face then began to crack, a lifeless look washing over it. The skin slumped down as a new Vaasek slithered out of the old casing, covered in a layer of mucus with no more beard. Discarding his old skin, the wounds on his body had vanished.
"Hmph... that repugnant technique again?" Cain asked, staying focused on Noir as he lurched upward, a distinctly younger look about him, "It was gross four thousand years ago, and its still gross today."
"You've seen that before?" Nanashi asked.
"Unfortunately I have. He used it after I attacked the Sith four thousand years ago... the last time I killed him..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 28, 2009 20:50:01 GMT -5
Lord Nanashi hopped back a few feet from his opponent, and smirked. He was able to rejuvinate his skin, he was another interesting opponent.
"Well then... he should be interesting." said Lord Nanashi as he summoned up three shadow clones each facing him as he left yet another one in his place. Their blades were drawn, and slashed at the other shadow clone multiple times. Vaasek would feel the telekensis upon himself where the shadow clone was hit. When Lord Nanashi reappeared there was a second rusty blade the shot straight out at Vassek.
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Post by Cain on May 28, 2009 21:12:47 GMT -5
With a hiss Vaasek folded his hands together and closed his eyes to focus on the force around him. Nanashi's telekinesis came from the side to try and slice him and Vaasek responded with a blast of his own telekinetic power to nullify Nanashi's.
As Nanashi reappeared Cain didn't seem to have moved, only distort slightly, his gaze still sharply on Noir. Suddenly a look of pain flashed over Vaasek's face and he grabbed his head, "For all your attempts at creating an 'ultimate defense' you still could never find a way to keep me out of your mind..." Cain muttered softly. Distracted by Cain, Noir could not react in time to Nanshi's attack, the rusty blade impaling his body.
"Stay on your gaurd, Lord Nanshi," Cain warned as Noir let out a long loud roar in pain. His body stretching and tearing apart in the area of his wound until his split into two halves. A new tail growing quickly from the top half as Noir suddenly shot towards Cain, summoning a lightsaber from his old skin and igniting the red blade as it hit his hand and slashing it at Cain's head.
The blade passed harmlessly through Cain who still did not move, "This time you won't escape..." Cain said slowly.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 28, 2009 21:24:13 GMT -5
Nanashi's Lightsaber impacted into Vassek splitting him in half. As Noir was distracted upon Cain, Lord Nanashi had moved his clones up on Noir from behind and his lightsaber was being weilded in the air still disguised as a plain sword, but now in the hands of one of the clones as they slashed each at Noir.
"You should stop chasing shadows old man...." said Lord Nanashi who was no longer in his original location when Noir has last seen him. He had used a combination of force speed and konisu to get low and behind the clone Cain had left of himself. Using the clone as a blind sight, the real blade of balance would snake out of Cain's clone's chest, with Lord Nanashi lunging forward weilding the blade one handed, the other which trailed behind him as far as possible to hid his already sparking hand. It was his hope the Noir would block his blow get hit by his distraction of shadow clones with the lightsaber, and then as he his hands were busy blocking his metal lightsaber a taste of force lightning would follow.
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Post by Cain on May 29, 2009 18:34:11 GMT -5
After Noir's lightsaber passed through Cain's shadow clone and before Nanashi launched his assault, the real Cain reemerged from the shadows farther behind the clone. His hands coming together and his eyes closed, Cain's voice echoed in Noir's head.
"When last we met I was young and reckless, my power only geared towards physical destruction... let me show you what I've learned after four thousand years," suddenly the scene around Noir transformed back to his old lab on Korriban. Vaasek was strapped down to the operating table with the old form of Alex Drake standing over him.
"What is this!?!?" Noir shouted, struggling against the restraints, "Your Kumori mind games won't stop me! Just a bunch of simple tricks and nonsense!" Noir then closed his eyes. Knowing how shadow clones worked he tried to sense the telekinesis that was being used to actually restrain him... but he could find nothing.
"What's the matter, old friend?" Alex said with an emotionless face, "I thought this wasn't going to stop you..." Just then a blade shot up from under the table and through Noir's body. In reality it was Nanashi's attack impaling Vaasek again as well as slashes from either side. With Cain dominating his mind Noir had no way to sense or defend against these attacks. Noir then suddenly began to cook on the operating table as Alex watched coldy. The old Sith screaming in pain as he tried to struggle away.
In reality Cain hand simply closed his eyes and brought his hands together causing Noir to suddenly freeze while Nanashi slashed him apart and fried him with lightning. When Vaasek's scream was finally silenced his body fell to the ground and Cain silently reopened his eyes.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on May 29, 2009 23:34:08 GMT -5
"Hmpf... You should have let him think he had a chance. I'll follow your example however." said Lord Nanashi with a slight smirk hidden by his garments. He bent down touching the head of Noir and with his Kumori gauntlet's crushed his head violently with the strenght of the legendary gauntlet. Turning to Cain he smirked. "Quite a collection of ancient artifacts we have.... The gauntlet's of Anemos, the Blade of Balance, and 'Tenkai's Lightsaber'...."
Lord Nanashi was refering to Cain's lightsaber he had obtained from his father Carashi, and then he sheathed the Blade of Balance upon his back. Closing his eyes for a moment he stood absolutely still as if in a transe.
On the planet of Ruusan, a battle played out between two groups. Blaster fire flew in all directions, as droids were downed one after another. There were figures he recognized amoung them. Ryuu Drake, or what looked like Ryuu drake and was most likely the most recently escaped experiment of Cain's, as well as Drake, Jor, and other humans.
Opening his eyes he found himself back on Thisspias, with Cain waiting paitenctly in front of him. "It appears there's been a gathering on Ruusan. The force practically ripples from there. Jor, Drake, a few others, and your recently escaped, clone...."
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Post by Cain on Jun 2, 2009 18:25:18 GMT -5
Cain stepped up to Noir's corpse, staring down at it silently as Nanashi spoke of the gathering on Ruusan, "Then I suppose the time has finally come," Cain said, "The Sith always were fond of destroying all of their enemies in one glorious stroke... I always thought that was just greedy. However, if the opportunity should present itself, who are we to turn back fate?"
Cain turned and started back towards Nanashi's ship which was still parked at Ramatesh, "To Ruusan then..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Jun 2, 2009 18:49:27 GMT -5
Nanashi chuckled lightly as he turned walking behind Cain. "So be it then." Nanashi slide his blade back into it's sheath with a sliding clink. His ship would soon soar into the air, andhead to Ruusan.
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