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Dec 12, 2009 17:40:20 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 17:40:20 GMT -5
The Cutter-Class corvette zoomed to a slow cruising speed over the planet of Tishi. Garok had done some simple research before leaving Coruscant and coming here. He had found little except that this planet was home of the Mitsukai, and used to be teeming with wildlife. Now it was a barren wasteland almost everywhere, with maybe a little life left in some regions. Bah, he thought, looking at the planet. 'The Northern Hemisphere' isn't exactly precise directions. He angled down towards the surface, entering the atmosphere. He could see the ground, although there was little to see. A Desert stretched pretty much as far as he could see through his holographic bridge. He turned towards the north, beginning to run a scan of the ground in search of a large crater.
About and hour later he finally received some readings of a large impact site several kilometers away. At this point the terrain became quite rocky and bumpy, and he would have to land a little ways away and proceed on foot. He had the ship lowered and the ramp extended. He walked out onto the cold surface of Tishi, a bitter wind biting at his face and hands. He could feel a massive dark side aura here. He hesitated for a second or two before he continued quickly to the crater, climbing over some rocks and under others. Soon he was standing on the edge of a large, large crater in the ground. There were more boulders and such in the actual impact site, so he couldn't see what was at the bottom. He paused for a moment, taking in the strange site, before beginning to walk downwards into the crater.
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Dec 12, 2009 19:24:59 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 19:24:59 GMT -5
At the bottom of the crater were the ruins of the once great Mistukai village, but what's more it was the epicenter of the spatial anomaly caused by the Dark Star. A terrible force technique of almost unfathomable power that was used here to exterminated a planet and forever alter the fabric of space/time. This technique was only ever mastered by one man, for only one man ever held the power necessary to command the force in such a way... that man was Jack Makura. This crater was the scene of Jack's last stand, where Jor Halcyon, Alex Drake, Zilfer of Shadows, Selene, Archos and Luster Makura sealed Jack and the insidious power the fueled him away for what they had hoped would be all time.
The echoes of this battle were still felt here through the force... the wound created by the death of so many so close to the force. The dark side was stifling here like few other places in the galaxy, but it is through this darkness that something stirred... reaching out to Garok as he ventured inward. The image of a man, distorted by the darkness manifested itself in front of Garok Raan. He looked similar to Jack... but older, wiser somehow... He wore a bandage on his head that covered his right eye, "What has brought you here, to the edge of oblivion?" he asked simply. There was a look of heaviness and great sadness in his eyes.
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Dec 12, 2009 19:56:48 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 19:56:48 GMT -5
Garok could feel the echoes of the force here... something ancient, powerful. He was not sure what it could be, but he knew that something very great must have happened here long ago. He could feel the echoes of the dark side, which he had discovered was ever persistent on this barren wasteland. As he ventured forth he caught a glimpse of a man out of the corner of his eye. Turning, he saw a man who looked quite similar to Jack, and yet older. Wiser, even. He approached slowly until the man began to speak, and he paused to listen.
"What has brought you here, to the edge of oblivion?" The man said.
Those words sent a very slight tingle up Garok's spine. He wasn't sure why it had, but he had to agree that this empty world seemed like the edge of oblivion. After a slight hesitation Garok responded,
"I been sent here to find something among these ruins." That was the best answer he could give at the moment, seeing as how he didn't know exactly why he had been sent or what he was looking for.
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Dec 12, 2009 20:08:14 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 20:08:14 GMT -5
"Sent to find something... here?" The spirit of the man answered, his eyes suddenly narrowing at Garok, "There is nothing here... other then myself. So then you must have come for me. The power of the force is with you... but for one who so openly accepts such darkness, you are not worthy of it. This place... it may have corrupted me, but I am still able to defend myself. Think carefully before you do this, there has already been enough blood shed here."
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Dec 12, 2009 20:20:40 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 20:20:40 GMT -5
Garok now realized what Jack had sent him here for. Not for something, someone. Garok could feel the dark side emitting from this... ghost-like mitsukai.
"The power of the force is with you... but for one who so openly accepts such darkness, you are not worthy of it. This place... it may have corrupted me, but I am still able to defend myself. Think carefully before you do this, there has already been enough blood shed here." Said the man.
Garok knew that he must persist. Turning back would be weak; he would fail his task, and either be rejected or killed by Jack. He took one step forward, saying, "I have already thought it through. I must prove myself worthy." He unclipped his lightsaber form his belt, not quite sure if he was going to make it through this one.
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Dec 12, 2009 20:37:34 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 20:37:34 GMT -5
"Very well, Kumori..." The man said fading in with the darkness, "I shall exterminate you then in the same manner I did your ancestors. Prepare yourself to experience first hand the true horror of a god's power."
After he had vanished the dark side became heavy, drowning Garok's senses. Time itself seemed to be slowing down and from the shadows the souls of countless Mitsukai began to come forward. The spirits of the dead that had been sent into chaos, drawn here by the sudden presence of life in such a massive wound in the force. As each laid its hands on Garok they hungrily sapped the force from him, attempting to drag his life force away with them back into the darkness.
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Dec 12, 2009 20:52:22 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 20:52:22 GMT -5
Garok felt his senses begin to dull... time moved in slow motion. The dark side became overwhelming for a moment... Garok felt a pang of fear go through him for a moment as the dead literally rose and wandered towards him. They began to reach out for him, trying to sap the life out of him. He wasn't sure how to combat these creatures. He ignited his light saber and attempted to stab them, but this wasn't exactly cutting it when they were all ghost and there were so many of them. He began to concentrate, closing his eyes as they lay hold of him. He began to fight back as best he could, using the force to retain his energy. He tried to tap into the dark side energy of the planet... he could feel power coming to him. It flowed through him, and with this newfound strength he gained the energy to resist their life siphons. He attempted a force push, feeling the air between him and his enemies. Which, in fact, was very little, considering they were grabbing him. He launched it outwards, repelling his attackers.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:04:27 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 21:04:27 GMT -5
The Kuragari that had surrounded Garok were turned into a amorphous cloud of energy by his force push that re condensed above Garok's head in the form of Atsuke Makura. His bandage was removed, showing his dead right eye and his wings open as he was aloft. He then raised both of his arms to the sky and the ground began to rumble. There was a look of extreme strain on Atsuke's face as he used the force to pull at the anomaly above them. Though even he would never be strong enough to create a dark star, he had the power to attempt to reopen one that was already created. The space above began to distort and become unstable, the planet's surface shook violently, beginning to crack as it tore itself apart.
The Dark Star was, in essence, a black hole. Though Makura could only open it a very slight amount, the power it would unleash would rip away a large chunk of the Tishian surface. With the anomaly active again Atsuke dissolved once more, turning back into the souls of the Mitsukai who came at Garok much more aggressively this time.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:11:15 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 21:11:15 GMT -5
Garok's eyes widened a bit when he saw the black hole. What the-! he thought. The dead were coming at him once more, and much stronger this time. Garok thought quickly, weighing his chances and options. He had to decide fast, and that he did. He tried tap even farther into the dark side energy of this planet. He could feel the dark side coursing through him... he felt fear, anger. He, too, strained, although as a result of something far smaller. He attempted another, larger force push. He originated it beneath the dead so that if all went as planned it would launch them upwards and into the black hole.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:19:44 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 21:19:44 GMT -5
The souls of the Mistukai were sent up and vanished into the dark star. Atsuke appeared before Garok once again, snickering softly, "It is finished," He said as a tremendous explosion rocked to his right, the crust of Tishi having split open, "You'll never make it far enough away in time... this graveyard will consume you too..." As Atsuke vanished the fissures began to open up all around Garok. Where Atsuke had stood there was an item... an old burnt up book. It wasn't anything too spectacular until one considered that most of the rest of the village had been turned to dust, while this book, though burned, had suffered no damage as a result of the flow of time.
Time however now was the problem. With each passing second the Dark Star grew stronger and Garoks ability to escape its gravity became less and less. He would have to do something now, or become consumed.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:28:42 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 21:28:42 GMT -5
While his plan had worked, it had done nothing to prevent the destruction of the ground around him. Explosions and fissures were everywhere, and Garok had to be constantly moving to dodge fissures and falling rocks. He knew going back to his ship meant death, so he jumped from fissure to fissure, trying to figure out what to do. He quickly radioed the crew of his ship to begin taking off, but to stand by just in case. He then noticed a burnt up, ancient looking book lying on the ground. Amazing, that it had survived while the village had not. He leaped over a fissure only to find himself under falling boulders. Rolling out of the way, he jumped again, using his momentum to propel himself over a large gap. He jumped yet again, and was at last next to the book. Reaching down, he grasped it in his hands as he looked at it. He hoped that it contained something that would help him... preferably something that saved his life.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:32:57 GMT -5
Post by Cain on Dec 12, 2009 21:32:57 GMT -5
Though the book itself was unremarkable the power of the force within it was undeniable. From the moment Garok grasped it in his hand visions of ancient Tishi, of the Mistukai's Temple of Balance and of the life of Atsuke Makura flooded into his subconscious. This item was what housed the spirit of the long dead Mitsukai elder who was now willing to obliterate half of Tishi and himself to prevent his power from falling into the hands of the Sith.
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Dec 12, 2009 21:42:14 GMT -5
Post by Garok on Dec 12, 2009 21:42:14 GMT -5
After the visions, Garok was yanked back into reality as the ground under him split apart. He leaped to the side, figuring he was going to have to try to get back to his ship. This book isn't exactly what I was hoping for... he thought, not realizing the power which he held. He once more tapped into the dark side of this planet, feeling the force course through his body again. He used it to speed up his motions and enhance his muscles. Although he did this on a primitive level normally, with the dark side aura of Tishi he was able to increase his abilities. Sprinting across the landscape, he told his ship to meet him halfway. As the ground fell from underneath his feat he propelled himself forward, not intending to die after all that had happened. His ship came into view and began lowering down with the ramp extended. He jumped upwards, using the dark side to make it onto the ramp. "Hit it!" He said. The ship zoomed upwards and into space. Punching in the coordinates, it launched into hyperspace towards Coruscant. Garok sighed, breathing very heavily after all that had transpired. He still grasped the book tightly, knowing that whatever it was, this was the reason he had been sent.
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