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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 9, 2009 21:05:17 GMT -5
The wandering shade decided it was high time to go to the place where his abilities originated from, the Kumori Village, Kankage. He followed the instructions his master left some time ago when he was alive. Landing his ship near the mountain close to the village, he jumped out and started to walk. He was worried; he was unarmed and unfamiliar with this planet. Still he tread on, keeping himself shrouded.
All there was were ruins. The note had said that a new teacher would be there to help him, and yet there couldn't possibly be anyone alive here. Clenching his fist he reopened the note ready to tear it. But he noticed the next part, telling him to go up into the mountain. It told him that if he had no teacher, as he expected, then he would have to go to the mountain by himself. Smirking, thinking that he was probably mad, he turned away from the ruins and made his way to the mountain.
Taking the lonely path up the mountain, he could feel himself close to death, being an inexperienced climber and his foot still recovering. The Force kept his balance as he continued to go up until he reached a cave. He opened the note, it saying, "Enter the cave. That is all I will reveal to you." Chax let the wind blow it out of his hand, knowing it was the last part of the note. So the shade entered, wondering what could possibly be inside.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 9, 2009 21:24:17 GMT -5
A robed figure appeared as Chax entered into the Cave. "Yet another Kumori visits the place of their ultimate test." said the figure who's mask reflected the slightest amoung of sunlight before the fog settled on the area and he slowly faded once more into nothing....
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 9, 2009 21:56:48 GMT -5
All there was pitch-black darkness, and no one seeming to be in it. He decided there had to be some type of catch, so he sat down and started to meditate. Breathing in and out, trying to calm himself for whatever that could come. He closed his eyes and started to doze off, wondering still what would happen. Someone did come in, speaking about him. And yet they left, so Chax returned to waiting.
Someone put their hand on his left shoulder, his paranoia telling him to attack. And yet he had a feeling not to, opening his eyes and turning his head to the left to see who was there. A young, beautiful woman with golden hair was smiling at him, and he knew who it was. "Come on, we have to go!" she said, pulling on his arm to make him get up. Chax simply got up, trying to remember which moment of his life this was. He had to keep in his tears, tears of joy and tears of mourning. "I can't believe you fell asleep before the dance!"
"I'm sorry, Sarel," he simply replied, continuing to allow her to pull him. She was wearing a regal blue dress, elegantly bristling near her pearl-colored heels. Her hair was let down, just the way he liked it. Bangs flowing past her eye and her hair reaching down five inches past her neck. It had to be some type of miracle that he was with her, but then he also wondered if this was some type of dream. "Did I fall asleep in that cave?" he thought.
"Well we're lucky you're already dressed," Sarel said, both of them reaching the door and exiting. Chax could tell this was his house. He had forgotten how white it had been, how bright and decorated. So unlike how he was nowadays. They passed the circular fountain, in the middle of it being a great Jedi. His lightsaber was pointed to the sky, and that's where some of the water sprang out. "You were the one supposed to pick me up, don't you remember?" Both of them got into the hovercar, a driver taking them off.
"I'm sorry," he said once more, still speechless about the situation. The city lights of Correllia were as bright as ever, and the skies quite crowded at this time. "Where am I?" He said this as they were approaching the ballroom, landing in front and Sarel having to push him out. All she did to answer his question was give him a funny look. Since he continued to just look around aimlessly, she grabbed his hand again and pulled him into the building, walking over the red carpet.
A song was already playing, making Sarel pull on Chax's hand even harder. He was going to tell her to watch it, and yet he let it pass. They got onto the dance floor and she forced him into position. "Don't you love this song?" she asked, coming closer and closer to him as they continued to dance slowly. Their eyes locked into each other, her closing her eyes and Chax following. Both of their mouths started to get closer...
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 9, 2009 22:36:57 GMT -5
Chax fell over onto the ground, opening his eyes and noticing he was in his room. It was a nicely decorated room, yet very metallic and not exactly huge. "I have to be on a ship," he thought to himself, looking around to try to find out which one. The ship rattled again, making him fall over and push everything off his desk. He started to realize that an alarm was ringing. "I can't be there, can I?" Someone started to bang on the door, kicking it down after no one answered.
"Get the fuck out of there!" a giant man said, wearing one of the staff worker's uniform. Chax gritted his teeth, listening and running out of the room. He followed the worker along with others, trying not to trip as it continued to get rattled. The confused man, in his late teens at that time, looked outside to see a pirate vessel, quite large, was giving them everything it had. "Why didn't we invest in better shields?!" the man shouted out, opening a door to another hallway. Chax was about to enter until something blew open a hole in the next hallway. The angry giant and a few other people flew out, screaming. Chax quickly closed it, hoping something would close up the hole. But it was apparent that time was running out.
So now the shade took another hallway, after wasting time consulting a map. The door he chose was locked, so he tried to use the Force to phase through it, merely smacking into it. Chax started to kick at the door, but failing because he wasn't that strong. Suddenly it opened, him falling through it during a kick. It was his uncle, who he had always wondered about. "Come on, kid," he said, pulling him to take him towards the escape pods. Well at least he had a way to get off this Hell hole, Chax thought.
They continued to run until Chax remembered that he needed to find Sarel. "Wait!" he said, puling against his uncle, who was also physically stronger than him. "I need to find her!" Now he was being dragged. He slipped out of his uncle's grip, but he was simply grabbed again by the feet.
"Don't be crazy, get on your damn feet!" Uncle Erien continued to pull his nephew along, opening doors by using the key he found off a dead crew member who banged his head from the initial attack. Soon he picked up Chax and slung him over his shoulder, starting to run faster. So many people stuck, and not enough time. People were falling and hitting things, knocking them out or killing them instantly. People had to simply step on people who fell over, in the chaos. There was no time.
Finally they reached the escape pods, Chax still trying to go back. His tears fell out of his eyes like the rain, his uncle throwing him into the escape pod. They waited for some others to come inside. When they tried to press the release he stopped their hands. "No, we're not leaving until I find her!" People shouted their disapproval, Chax's uncle unable to speak over them.
"Everyone, shut the fuck up!" his uncle finally yelled over their voices. It made everyone quiet and waiting for him to say what he wanted to say. Now calm, he started to speak again. "We will wait as long as we can for my nephew's girlfriend... or was it fiancee?" He scratched his head as people told him that there was no way. "Yes, we will!" They continued to argue, Chax zoning it out as he put his hand near the door. Sarel came out the door with others. Chax held out his hand for her to come in. There were no more escape pods, they had to wait. And yet suddenly the rattling got worst, explosions following through the door.
"Screw it, we gotta go now!" a man shouted, pressing the release. The door closed, Chax seeing his love falling over in despair, in a mess. Distress had turned her innocent soul into someone of fear and pain. Tears ran out of Chax even more, everyone else silent. In a rage the teenager started to attack the man who closed the door, his fury not allowing others to get him to stop. It took his self control to finally stop, Chax falling back on the walls of the enclosed, tight escape pod. He closed his eyes, wanting all to go away.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 20:54:12 GMT -5
The image of the robed figure appeared again in the dark cave. At the center was a small crystal that was illuminating the cave only but the smallest bit. It seemed bright however in caparasin to the surrounding darkness.
"It seems you passed the test, however do you know the technices of the Kumori Shadow Arts I wonder..." asked the figure as it emerged from the shadows. Chax may have recognized the robes, and the mask he wore as that of Revan.
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 10, 2009 20:57:45 GMT -5
Chax looked up, getting up from the floor that he was now on and looking at who had approached him. "You again?" he started by asking, examining him. He seemed familiar, but probably only from the Holonet or something. "I know all three, at least that's what my master told me. Shifting into the Void, cloning myself, and creating illusions by using the moon's light." The shade wondered if his master intended for this stranger to be teaching him.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 21:10:29 GMT -5
"Hmpf.... I'll be the judge of that." said Revan as he created a clone of himself forward and off to the side. "I want you to hit this shadow clone with one of your own, if you can destory it then you will have mastered the art of the Shadow clone."
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 10, 2009 21:12:22 GMT -5
"Sounds simple enough," Chax replied, making a single clone. He wasn't exactly sure how this was much of a test, but he was going to go along with it. His clone ran forward, lunging in order to try to punch the stranger's clone in the face.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 21:20:33 GMT -5
Revan's clone's head popped backwards unnaturally like it had no neck bones dodging the punch and kicked Chax's clone making him disappear.
"Your mind limits your abilities to use a Shadow clone effectively. You must remember these are nothing more then illusions, they are not bound by the rules of reality." said Revan as his clone's head snapped back up into it's original position and activated a lightsaber. "Again."
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 10, 2009 21:24:02 GMT -5
Chax eyes widened slightly, nodding a little and making another clone. He tried to have the clone move around unnaturally to warm up a little, making his hands roll around without being connected. "Its pretty weird," he said aloud, finally stopping and his clone reconnecting his hands. Again the clone went up to attack, keeping his attack simple yet ready to counter.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 21:41:23 GMT -5
This time Revan's clone's wrist began to spin unnaturally around making the clone's lightsaber like a buzzsaw as it spun around and around leaving the clone with no where to attack, with it's other hand he pulled three shuriken from his robes. "Good you can manipulate a shadow clone with unnatural movement however there is more you can do...." said Revan as his clone threw the three shuriken through the spining lightsaber blade barely missing the blade and straight at Chax's clone.
Chax's clone tried to dodge aside however when the shuriken came close it transformed back into half clones of Revan each of the three shuriken slashing with lightsabers as they passed by Chax's clone and disappeared into nothing on the otherside. Revan's clone began stopped his buzzsaw motion yet again. "A shadow clone need not take the shape of you... It can change into many things." said Revan as he transformed his clone into that of the Girl he had seen during Chax's test. "The shadow clone is the weakest when sent straight out as an attack, they are made for deception. Now Again, this time think hard."
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 10, 2009 21:48:43 GMT -5
Chax lowered his eyes, a little annoyed of how much what seemed to be a simple task would take. But something caught his eye. "Sarel?" he spoke out, closing his eyes and thinking for a little. He thought that this stranger knew everything, but how? It made him a bit uneasy knowing that his new teacher, if he could call him that, knew about his past. And perhaps not even what was in the trial. "A nice illusion," he finally said, making three more clones. Two of them took the shape of his old master's blade, going into the other clone's hands.
The clone in his form charged at slashing at his love, making him feel a bit uneasy. He calmed himself by repeating to himself over and over that it wasn't her, it was just this stranger's illusion. His clone would make a diagonal cut, but this clone was meant to be destroyed. If the bait was taken, the other two would transform and attack with the blades they had transformed out of.
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 21:57:30 GMT -5
Revan let it come up to his clone and as the slashes went the top half of the clone disappeared leaving only the bottom half which remained there for it had not been touched. Suddenly from the feet of the clone sprung two of the clones arms slashing at the feet of Chax's clone making it disappear however Revan hadn't expected the two swords to destory his own.
"Well done, but as you can see a shadow clone is only limited by your imagination. You can relocate body parts, make holes in your clone where someone might stab at them, and even make whole body parts disappear only to reappear on another part of the body. If you can truly master this technice then your opponent will have a much more difficult time distinguishing was it real and what is not." said Revan.
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Post by Darth Nergul on Feb 10, 2009 22:02:54 GMT -5
"Unfortunately I cannot change myself in such a way," Chax replied, bowing his head from the lesson. It was a great lesson, something he hadn't really though of before in the past. He was eager to learn more, and yet he wondered what else could there be. There didn't seem to be much else, but there could always be more surprises. "What else is there to learn?"
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Feb 10, 2009 22:24:55 GMT -5
"There is only one thing left I have to teach you... and the rest is up to you." said Revan as he revealed the his last move that would have proved fatal had Revan meant it to be. "It is called Flash Step...."
Revan dropped into the void melding into shadow and almost imediately a he reappeared slashing at Chax's side, disappearing again, on his otherside with a jump spinning round house kick and then, behind Chax with a slash before disappearing into the void again. He finally appeared again with a lightsaber held straight out at Chax's neck. Chax would have felt nothing from the attacks but a slight wind indicating were the blows would have landed.
"Now you may be thinking that I moved faster then humanly possible. That is the illusion I wanted you to think." said Revan as he deactivated the lightsaber. "The three shadow clones that destoryed you earlier and disappeared had gone into the void to your location. When I entered the void one exited slashing at you only to reenter as another one disappeared until I had arrived with the final blow. If you are fighting someone who knows the Kumori arts this is just as deadly for if they drop into the void your clones are waiting there to strike."
Revan crossed his arms as he walked off into the shadows. "You can also leave a clone in your place when you enter the void to give the illusion that you teleported almost instantly when you exit the void you can have the shadow clone disappear. Use what I have taught you well Chax of Shadows.... you are now a Kumori master... live up to your name..." said Revan as he disappeared into the shadows.....
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