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Post by Moonfire on Nov 24, 2009 14:54:11 GMT -5
While Ryuu studied the walls of the Temple that had perplexed the girl since she had arrived there years before, Ama was scurrying about, hiding her personal items, and a few other things she had found during her time there. Ryuu had been wandering for a while, though she didn't think much of it.
When she had landed their herself as a little one years before, Ama had spent weeks studying and looking over the Temple, imagining it as all hers. Her own beautiful castle in the dank swamp. Looking over at the little droid, its hull cracked some the Ama reached under the piles of blankets, pulling out a few tools and bits and pieces of similar remote droids she had found over the years within the abandoned Temple. She had used the pieces of the fallen Sith's lightsabers to form her own. Tinkering over the little droid she smiled as it suddenly whirred back to life with a stream of beeps, floating from the ground.
Beeping more, it zoomed off away from her. Scrambling up, for surely Ryuu would be displeased if she lost his droid after fixing it, she chased after it, not even registering Ryuu's calling for her. Entering the training room, the droid beeped more, floating up behind Ryuu.
"Ama fixed it for you." She explained before realizing the blade he held before him was her own. Reaching out gently, the saber in hand her green lips forming into an almost gentle smile. "Thank you, Ama appreciates the gesture... You wish to help her with combat?" She asked quickly, glancing over the strange symbols and pictures that decorated the temple.
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Post by Cain on Nov 24, 2009 15:37:54 GMT -5
The little remote droid whirred and spun into the training room, beeping as it orbited around Ryuu. After Ama entered after it Ryuu deactivated her lightsaber and tossed it back to her, "What do you say?" Ryuu asked, turning to his remote. The droid made a long buzzing sound, "Don't be rude!" Ryuu scolded, turning back to Ama.
"Indeed," He said in response to her question, "I've been studying these reliefs... they depict a form of lightsaber combat that might just suit us both. It's called 'Juyo' or 'The Ferocity Form'... would you like to learn it?"
Ama nodded and Ryuu brought his lightsaber up from his belt to his hand, mimicking the opening stance depicted in the relief by holding his lightsaber out in front of his body parallel to the ground before igniting the blade.
"I noticed during our first battle that you used Form V: Djem So," Ryuu said, holding his stance, "Juyo seems to be a more open and kinetic form the that of Djem So, it requires great energy and intensity from its practitioner... you will have to employ your deep well of emotions in combat as a weapon. This seems to be something that can only be explained so far... attack me, and I shall show you."
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Post by Moonfire on Nov 24, 2009 15:54:20 GMT -5
Giving the little droid a quick glare, Ama ignitied her saber, twirling it for a moment in a blur of red. Ama nodded slowly as Ryuu spoke. "You can read these drawings? Ama has tried for years, but they were always unfamilar to her. You must teach her before you leave." She told him with a descisive nod.
Carefully pulling her body into the Djem So stance, the blade arched out behind her, held tightly between two hands as the red of her blade gave an eerie red glow to the training room. Rushing forward, she jumped up on bare feet, aided slightly by the force before slamming the blade downward over Ryuu's head.
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Post by Cain on Nov 24, 2009 16:02:32 GMT -5
Maintaining a calm expression Ryuu waited for Ama's attack before countering her strike with a saber swing of his own. A hard strike to knock her and her saber blade to Ryuu's side before spinning and going back on the offensive.
"You must draw enjoyment from the act of attacking your opponent," Ryuu instructed as he clashed his saber with Ama's, "While your outward bearing should be one of calm, inside your emotions should verge on that of explosive. Use your aggressive feelings and attack."
Ryuu then shoved Ama back and charged right in after her, swinging is lightsaber ferociously at her while keeping the same cold expression on his face.
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Post by Moonfire on Nov 24, 2009 16:13:44 GMT -5
Surpressing a growl, Ama swung her saber back out, crashing it into Ryuu's and forcing him back. Searching through herself, she tried to find what angered her most, what caused her the most pain.
"Tell Ama, what do you think of to make you rage?" She asked, dodging his attack, ducking down and rolling away before leaping back out towards him, swinging the blade towards his midsection.
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Post by Cain on Nov 24, 2009 16:24:16 GMT -5
Ryuu smiled at Ama's question, "I think of my master," he answered simply, meeting her swing at his midsection with a swing of his own, "though rage may not be the best way to channel your emotions. For those unadapted to it the dark side can flow like a bantha, a terribly loud and clumsy thing. But to fall... to truly fall it is a quiet thing. Hatred and rage start it, but once you reach bottom you find yourself fueled by different emotions... you start to like it. This is where your intensity must come from. Welcome your opponent's blood and your own need to spill it."
Ryuu then slammed his blade into Ama's again, this time giving a side kick to her abdomen and not hesitating to follow up with a tomahawk slash downward at her.
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Post by Moonfire on Nov 24, 2009 18:26:17 GMT -5
The hard kick to the abdomen knocked the wind out of Ama, throwing her to the floor. Catching her breath in a split secon, she looked up to see Ryuu slashing down at her, with a quick roll out of the way Ama jumped back to her feet, returning to her stance arching her blade smoothly towards him again.
"Ama thinks of her mother." She muttered quietly, imagining the turquiose skinned dancer that had spawned her now standing there with the lightsaber, attacking her viciously. Jumping quickly she sliced back at Ryuu, roundhouse kicking him as she twirled about before making another fast slash downward.
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Post by Cain on Nov 25, 2009 15:46:41 GMT -5
Ryuu matched Ama's attacks, blocking her first slash before quickly ducking under her roundhouse kick and blocking her second strike as well. He then jumped back away from her and deactivated his lightsaber, maintaining his outer calm.
"Enough..." he said, brushing his bangs away from his face, "very good. The dark side will feed your power when you use this saber form. The coldness... the festering anger that you can feel coming off the walls in this place, do not be afraid of it. Accept it, let fear be your strength where it would only hinder others."
Ryuu glanced over the reliefs that covered the walls... there was much recorded here, training for the Sith that once walked these catacombs. One relief depicted a Sith projecting bolts of lightning from his hands, a power that was very well known among the Sith, but having only just returned to his own body Ryuu had not had time to practice such things.
Ryuu raised his hand up in front of his face, he closed his eyes as he attempted to channel force energy down his limb and to his finger tips... though all that resulted were a few tiny sparks.
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Post by Moonfire on Nov 25, 2009 16:00:02 GMT -5
Bowing respectfully at the end of the lesson, she smiled as she too looked over the walls of the crumbling Temple. Though what he did next she hadn't expected. Someone so adept at the lightsaber, even in an ancient form he only just learned, yet the simplest of Sith Force he didn't seem to grasp. This Ryuu Drake became only more interesting with every passing moment.
Feeling the Force flood through her, Ama whipped around extending a hand as great flashes of lightning crackled from her fingertips to the wall in a beautiful destructive arc. The wall crumbled and blackened where the lightning had hit.
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Post by Cain on Nov 26, 2009 21:56:04 GMT -5
Ryuu's concentration was broken by the sound of Ama's lightning crashing into the wall. Ryuu's remote gave a few commentary beeps, "You said it..." Ryuu answered, "I guess I'm a little out of practice. You think you could give me a few pointers?" Ryuu concentrated hard again, his finger tips sparking more but nothing close to the torrent Ama had just unleashed.
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Post by Moonfire on Nov 27, 2009 18:05:41 GMT -5
Watching closely as Ryuu attempted Force Lightning, she smiled again.
"You concerntrate too hard. You have to let the Force flow through you, instead of pushing and shoving it. Ama fills herself with the desire to destroy, and lets the Force flow through her quickly, extending her fingers feeling the Force rush out. Ryuu must want it though, want to see the object of his eye broken and charred, and then you release it, allowing the two points, your finger tips and the object of your hatred to connect quickly.
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Post by Cain on Nov 29, 2009 17:28:08 GMT -5
Ryuu extended his arm out to one of the Temple's pillars and closed his eyes. He began to concentrate hard, letting the force flow down his arm, then as it reached his finger tips he let his aggressive feelings take over. A few sparks of lightning arced from Ryuu's fingers and made contact with the pillar. Nothing as destructive as what Ama had been doing, but it was progress.
"I'll have to keep working at that..." Ryuu commented, glancing down at his hand. Ryuu's remote started beeping again and Ryuu nodded softly, "You're right, we can't stick around here forever. Cain gave us a job to do," Ryuu gave Ama a slight bow, "Thank you for your hospitality, but I must be returning to my mission now," he said before turning and heading for the Temple's exit.
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Post by Moonfire on Dec 1, 2009 22:05:36 GMT -5
A deep frown fell over the girl as Ryuu started to leave. For the first time in what was far too long, she felt disappointed. Running forward she jumped infront of him, blocking his exit.
"Leaving so soon?" Ama asked, honestly disappointed. "Why? Why not stay with Ama, there could be more to learn? Ama doesn't want you to leave." Her voice still sharp and to the point, with an air of almost pleading to it. "Plus, Ama can keep your droid in shape, she knows things. It might get broken again."
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Post by Cain on Dec 1, 2009 22:13:25 GMT -5
Ryuu chuckled softly as Ama tried to convince him to stay, his droid buzzing unpleasantly at her suggestion that it might break again, "Well, I can't stick around here, I've got a lot of work to do... though maybe you could come with me," Ryuu said, pulling his hood up over his head, "It's been a while since I've had an apprentice... besides, I could use some help if I'm going to actually locate one of these damn lizards. What do you say, kid?"
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Post by Moonfire on Dec 2, 2009 21:38:09 GMT -5
"Kid?" She snorted. "Ama is no kid, boy. Now, lets go catch that Lizard, somewhere in the swamp." She said softly, gathering up her belonging in the small pack before slinging it over her shoulder. A strange sense of belonging came over her, but it was no time to be sentimental. With this son of Lord Cain, she'd be able to serve him all the better... That was the only reason she would break her isolation.
"Where do they look like? Ama may have seen them before."
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