A Dance with a Dantari

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Location: Dantooine Farmlands


Palru sat in the ruins of her families farm. A new lightsaber being constructed before her. She was using the force to do so, letting it guide its design and structure. Once it was finished, the chassis would make a satisfying ‘click’ as it all went together. Palru would reach out and grab the saber out of the air, igniting it. It’s violent orange blade splashed out, lighting up the room. Her Kohlen saber was now complete. And she with it, she felt she had moved on. But one last thing lingered for her. She needed to fight. Fight, and conquer her past self. Conquer the fear of her home being raided. So she stepped outside, and sat cross-legged. And through the force, she reached out. To anyone nearby. Anyone willing to face a Jedi Knight in pursuit of rebirth.

 

[Laertia Io]

Wearing: Hoodlum's Leathers (https://starwarsrp.net/topic/138757-hoodlums-leathers/)

Armed with: Vorpal Lightsaber (Ash gray darksaber type lightsaber)

Laertia had been on her way to visit it. Loste Citadel. Home of The Marksmen. Her home, once.

She had not been looking forward to it, but a visit was inevitable.

She had taken some medicine, so while she was woozy and it was harder to focus the Force, she didn't have to walk around in heavy armor.

The black haired pale skinned ex Jedi journeyed across the plains, clad in her spiky black leather clothes that doubled as armor. Having felt festive she had taken an old blade of hers. A Dark Saber type design as she journeyed. She played with some of the birds. Sniffing the flowers. Dantooine was special. Dantooine was where she had become Ursula's apprentice.

It was in this rare moment of peace, away from her caretaker, that Laertia felt a disturbance. Someone reaching out. Not far away either.

The walk to where she sensed [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] realizing it was a Jedi. One seeking a challenge.

A foreign concept entered Laertia's mind: fighting an unsanctioned duel with a technical ally.

She had trained against Jedi...in controlled settings. But the only time she had ever fought a Jedi in uncontrolled conditions was when she had first met Ursula.

Laertia bowed

"Laertia Io, att yer serrvyce..." She spoke, her speech impediment prominent, drawing her her blade. The ash gray blade with a black core, flat and double edge looking, slid out of a cruciform hilt.

"Lookinz fer a duelz?"

 

[Ivan Stadd]

Location : Dantooine
Mission : Defeat Pal’ru and Capture her

Dantooine.. Located within Sith Space , the planet was mostly isolated and perhaps was even largely ignored by the Sith. Following the disastrous Skirmish at Pijal James Cerensp had been tasked in located the Jedi known as Pal’ru Vadarn who had contributed to the Victory of the Prospectors and the humiliation of the Directorate. After hearing this Maracel Yorkell was furious and had Pal’ru Vadarn placed on the Directorate’s hit list for her actions against her tasking Cerensp with the mission of capturing her and bringing her to him.

After intercepting a transmission from Vadarn herself and pinpointing her location to Dantooine , Cerensp decided to only take his Flagship the Enforcer with him and set course for Dantooine intending to punish her for her crimes.Upon entering the system , the Enforcer moved forth to hide behind one of the 2 moons of Dantooine as Cerensp and 2 Directorate Supercommandos boarded a shuttle and departed for the surface intending to defeat Vadarn and capture her once and for all for the Directorate as well as to take the Kholen Crystals she had taken from the Directorate.

As the shuttle approached the ruins of a farm the pilot spotted a woman amongst it’s ruins and alerted James Cerensp to the issue. James identified the woman as Vadarn and had the pilot order his ship to land , in which the pilot did. Upon landing , James and his Supercommandos exited the shuttle armed with only Cortosis blades. With their Armor made out of Phrik they would withstand an attack from a Jedi.

She would not escape this time thought James as he and his men approached the ruins of the Farm. This time the Force would not save the Jedi as James was specially trained to resist certain force abilities like the Jedi Mind trick and Force Push allowing them to become dangerous adversaries for any Jedi who came across him. “PAL’RU!” James shouted as he approached the ruins of the Farm. “YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO THE DIRECTORATE” and with that James and his men took out their Cortosis blades and prepared to attack the Jedi

Tags : [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] | [member="Laertia Io"]

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Palru would see Laertia approach, a small smile forming. “Thank you for coming. I am. Nothing serious, just more of a... learning experience type of duel.” Palru would bow, before hearing her name be shouted out. “Seems like someone isn’t content with letting us have that experience.” She’d sigh as James finished yelling. “Interested in a bit of a warm-up with a third party?” She’d turn back to Laertia, a friendly glow about her. No mind tricks. She was just being a friendly ol’ chap.

Tags: [member="James Cerensp "]| [member="Laertia Io"]

 

[Laertia Io]

Laertia had been observing [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] . She must have been through something recently. In fact, Laertia, being a practiced killing machine told her the girl had seen blood recently.

So...girl made her bones and now she was making her allegiances known and solid.

Laertia however, was greatly surprised when she heard a man yelling at her that she had something that belonged to the Directorate.

The name instantly set off alarm bells. She turned to the young girl in astonishment.

"Yooz pissed offz duh Duhrektorrayte?" Laertia asked her in an incredulous whisper. "Why...I...I lykez yooz allweady..."

Laertia turned to [member="James Cerensp "]. She brandished her blade, pointing it at him. She had made enemies within the Directorate as well killing their operatives in the past.

"Yoo Duhrektoorayte buddiez wuddintz happenz tuh ruhmembuh mee wudz ya?" She teased him, but even with the taunting grin there was a subtle, almost imperceptible hint of genuine menace and threat to her tone.

Laertia kept close to Pal'ru however. Not just because splitting them up ro attack on her own would be unwise but because any Jedi who pissed off the Directorate was a worthy ally, and Laertia would not risk one so worthy falling dead so early.

"Yoo wantz uss so much? Yoo comez 'n' getz uss!" Laertia shouted back at him. "I gotz meez a loooooonnng list ov Duhrektoorayte fethz I've carved upz."

She tensed, ready for actual, serious battle. This she could handle. This she was expert at, unlike everything else in her life. Laertia had paid a heavy price for learning close range warfare so extensively.

 

[Ivan Stadd]

Location : Dantooine
Mission : Defeat Pal’ru and Capture her

As Pal’ru was joined by a second female individual who immediately started taunting him James Cerensp smilled. These 2 ladies were no match for the Directorate and what they did not know was that Cerensp had 4 more Supercommandos who were cloaked behind him and the 2 Supercommandos. Then Cerensp addressed the Supercommandos. “Take that Women who is with Pal’ru and leave the Jedi to me.”

With that order the Supercommandos immediately left to confront ? while Cerensp took out his Cortosis Blade and approached Pal’ru. “Hand over the Kholen and no one has to be harmed , Pal’ru. The Directorate will show mercy if you surrender the Kholen peacefully.” As Cerensp prepared to fight Pal’ru , the 2 uncloaked Supercommandos armed with their Cortosis Blade surrounded the other female and slowly began approaching her. Meanwhile the other supercommandos drew out their blasters and having also surrounded the lady aimed at the woman awaiting her move to open fire.

With Cerensp and his men possessing Armor made out of Phrik , Cerensp knew that these females could not defeat them and that soon they would be defeated by Cerensp and captured soon to be brought to Maracel Yorkell who had special plans for them. And even if they escaped Cerensp’s grasp they would be no match for what would be coming for them. What the Directorate had reserved for them.

Tag : [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] | [member="Laertia Io"]

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Palru would smile and take out her new lightsaber. The one with the Kohlen crystal. “Oh, this? Well, to be fair... it wasn’t yours to begin with.” She’d put it away and take out a cortosis blade she stole from Nassian. She’d ready herself in the same lightsaber stance. The lightsaber forms definitely translated decently to cortosis blades. She was ready for him, but subtly used the Force to try and loosen the Phrik armor on James. She was still ready for him, though.

Tags: @James Cerensp

 

[Ravenous]

Ravenous in his Kom'rk Class Starfighter had arrived on Dantooine days prior to Pal'Ru. He had come to this plain to connect with its power, The Light side energy of this world was staggering almost toxic to the dark Jedi, Not to mention that having a Ancient Sith Lord as powerful as Nihilus in the shadows of your mind gave you a natural distaste for Jedi and their Ilk. None the less he was determined to bathe in the power of the Light while still remaining in the ways of the dark.

He had been turned from his nature once before and he did not plan to be turned again. He spent hours in the Fields of dantooine feeling the Force around him and listening to its whispers. Ravenous had heard that the Light side had healing properties and thus thought it potent to repair his corrupted connection to the Force. It was because of this prolonged Attunement that Ravenous had sensed when the Jedi had come to this world with her crystal.

This was inconsequential to himself he believed and because of this he went dark shadowing his Force signature from the Jedi for he wished not to figure out how she would react to someone such as himself. He had changed over the years exponentially after all in his prior years he would have outright slaughtered the Jedi on sight. But now maybe he still might.

​Ravenous rose from his seated position as a ship landed nearby its armaments suggesting that it was military grade. His stomach growled from days of starvation.

"No time for a meal."

Ravenous ran off towards the scene unfolding his thoughts running rampant as he arrived on the site of disarray. He saw the Jedi that arrived days earlier, A woman and a man with what appeared to be soldiers of some kind...Not good. Ravenous probed the minds of the beings before him assessing their strengths, weaknesses and intent. The man seemed to be here to arrest the Jedi.

Hilarious.

Ravenous ignited his Corrupted Indigo cross guard Lightsaber. The crystal cried out to him begging Ravenous to use it in combat while Nihilus was ecstatic encouraging Ravenous to devour these souls. Not yet...Ravenous began pacing forward towards the group his Lightsaber igniting the grass it touched.

[member="Pal'ru Vadarn"]| [member="James Cerensp "]| [member="Laertia Io"]​

 

[Laertia Io]

Laertia observed the danger sent by [member="James Cerensp "] . Cortosis blades, phrik armor. They wouldn't be easy.

But they would be a challenge.

Laertia felt strangely in her element as the two super commandos surrounded her. She had been in this situation many times over. Well armored opponents, stalking her, each preparing to strike. She went alert, though fighting the medicine's effects on her force connection wouldn't be easy.

She knew it had been unwise, going to even such an ignored Sith world such as this so lightly armed. But this place was rightfully Jedi property and always would be. They would wrest it back from the Empire's grubby, evil, cookie-tempting hands. (Laertia knew this legend to be true: She had found too many evil lairs owned by the Sith that didn't at least have one pantry stocked full of their cookie of choice. She had been captured by an inquisitor once. Fether had offered her one as an ice breaker before the interrogation had begun.)

But her skills as a warrior were useless if she did not test herself. Laertia had dusted off an old back up, done basic maintainance and headed out. If you could not do the job with your most basic equipment, you could not do your job.

She eyed the cortosis blades. This would require trickery.

At the same time however, in the distance her eyes widened as she spotted [member="Ravenous"] fast approaching. She uncomfortably felt exhilaration at how challenging the battle would be. She found it abhorrent to enjoy killing. It was why she would never fully master Juyo.

Still, she would not abandon [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] to such unfair odds. She would aggro as much as possible, then figure out what to do when the Dark Jedi or Soth or whoever the hell he was (He looked hard AF though)

Laertia was a magician. One of her specialties was conjuring smoke, manipulating it. Atrisian Smoke Ninjutsu, in truth.

With a flick of her hand, a thick cloud of gray smoke filled with particulants designed to disrupt scan attempts enveloped her. She had already teleported five meters behind the one that had been in front of her, but that didn't mean she hadn't left behind a present in the thick cone of smoke still swirling where she had previously been. Bright, extremely loud fireworks erupted from the cloud, sending sparks and showers to distract while she closed the distance, trying to run the first super commando through from behind.

(James, I wasn't exactly sure if you were in full control of these guys so I didn't autohit in case you want to respond as them.)

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Palru was just about to unstrap James’ Phrik armor when she heard the new lightsaber. She’d turn, seeing [member="Ravenous"] with his cross-guard saber. She’d click her two lightsabers together, turning it into a double-sided lightsaber. She’d ignite the two ends, the pink and orange blades humming in unity. She’d twirl the new saber in front of the new contender, but still have the cortosis blade in her other hand pointed at [member="James Cerensp "]. This wasn’t going to be as simple as she thought. But she was glad to have [member="Laertia Io"] with her.

 

[Ravenous]

Ravenous advanced towards Pal'ru and Laertia his fiery purple blade whispering in the echo of all those he had killed with that weapon. If someone were to delve into the history of that saber Ravenous imagined a poor soul would descend into madness from all the atrocities the saber had witnessed. The Jedi ignited her saber and taunted him with it almost patronizing him to attack her. It was of no consequence Ravenous doubted that the Jedi could potentially fight of himself and the officers to his right.

But they weren't at that stage yet.

Ravenous continued his advance his eyes intent on the flashes of orange and pink looking for any nearby trees or rocks or anything to leap off of...None just a grassy field with nothing in it. He slowed his pace slightly still analyzing the field when an impressive idea came to mind. If there were no objects to leap off of Ravenous would simply make them with the Force...As his mentor once said "If you dont have the equipment for the task make the equipment yourself.

Ravenous extended a palm and the ground began to quake. From the ground arose 6 dirt covered rock pillars created entirely with the Force. Ravenous smiled under the mask his burnt side aching in pain as he did. Ravenous placed his saber in a defensive stance and positioned himself in a leaping stance ready to take action at a moments notice.

"Surrender yourself...Jedi."

[member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] | [member="Laertia Io"] |@James Cerensp​

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Palru had an idea. A very tricky idea. "I assume you're here for me, too. Shame I'm busy with this other man here." She'd point to James. "Say, I have an idea. Why don't you take him down so you can fight me yourself? Or are you too cowardly..?" She tried to put on a good poker face.

 

[Ivan Stadd]

Location : Dantooine
Mission : Defeat Pal’ru and Capture her

As Cerensp prepared to lunge at [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] [member="Ravenous"] came forth and demanded the surrender of the Jedi in which surprised Cerensp. He was ordered to capture the Jedi but did not expect this Third Party. “And who are you? A Sith Lord sent by the Emperor to capture this Jedi?. Anyway, it doesn't matter. This Jedi has committed crimes against the Directorate and must pay for them.” Then Cerensp raised his Blaster and aimed at the head of the Jedi as she was distracted with Ravenous intending to take her out

Meanwhile the 2 supercommandos were about to attack [member="Laertia Io"] , a thick cloud of smoke enveloped her. Then the Supercommando that was formerly behind the Cyborg Female slowly advanced towards the smoke when fireworks started to come out completely taking him by surprise. As the rest of the Supercommandos (even the ones who were clocked) where distracted only one Supercommando knew where the true threat lied and spotted the Female. Then he proceeded to raise his blaster and pull the trigger opening fire on the Female while still remaining clocked.

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Tags: [member="James Cerensp "]@Ravenous @Laertia Io

Palru heard the blaster aim at her head, breaking James' armor straps and forcing his chest plate to flip up and slam into his arm, bending the Phrik to basically cuff his arm to his chest. James himself may have trained his body to defend against the force, but he could never train his inanimate equipment. She'd tighten the Phrik around his chest to try and make it harder for him to breath, then throwing the Phrik-restrained James into the Supercommandos. She'd then look at Ravenous. "Look. I don't want to fight you. I do not know who you are, nor do I wish you any sort of harm. I simply called out within the Force to meet new people. Meet possible new allies." Palru tried to appeal to Ravenous' friendly side. If he had one.

 

[Laertia Io]

Laertia had been just about to stab him, literally just about to, when blaster fire erupted from an invisible spot in the distance. She barely got out of the way, though she did manage to reflect the bolts fired right at [member="James Cerensp "]and [member="Ravenous"]

This was the sort of situation Laertia had grown up with in Nar Shaddaa. Out numbered, out gunned by multiple, dangerous opponents. As she had cracked more skulls, killed more people (Quietly, with her knife; Messily with her shotgun) the number of challengers had grown less and less. She had a pile of bodies long before she had been a Jedi Shadow: The sheer number of street murders she had committed, either against people who tried to kill her first or those who had cheated or robbed her without ever once leaving enough evidence for the authorities to get a conviction was what ended up terrifying her rivals, even more than the murders themselves: No mere street criminal should be so difficult to put down. She'd actually developed something of a boogeyman reputation before Ursula had recruited her: There was no where you could go she could not reach you. Combine this with beastly, alpha wookiee like strength...

Laertia switched strategies, teleporting behind where the shots had come from, flinging a number of throwing card knives.

Laertia throwing something is not like others throwing something. Due to her strength, her throwing knives impact with the force of a small crossbow bolt, and Laertia had targeted the area she believed the shooters legs were. But as she threw them, she teleported the three razor-toothed sharp blades to a frontal angle above the shooter's general area, then teleprted back behind the Super Commando she had previously been behind.

Her cybernetic arm charged with a loud capacitor whine, the fist giving off glowing sparks but she did not fire at the super commando as expected, she instead teleported in front of the other of the first two to attack her flinging a lethal incendiary card that burst into flames as it sped for his neck, covered in its approach by a burst of the pyrotechnic powder she used in her magic shows, whining and screaming and blinding. Hopefully the commando would not block it in time. But then again, she had not stuck around to see whether her card trick against the stealth targets had worked.

After throwing the card, Laertia teleported to the side of the first commando and finally discharged the baragwin stun ray she had built into it.

[member="Pal'ru Vadarn"]

 

[Ravenous]

Ravenous continued his slow advance towards [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] his Lightsaber at the ready for any attacks. She attempted to slow his advance distracting him with useless banter trying to appeal to his reasonable side. It was nothing her attempts at friendship only fueled his advance filling him with more rage. It was just like Jedi to try and make friends or apologize right before slaughtering a horde of people. Hypocrites all of them, They needed extermination but that was for another time.

Then he was addressed by @James Cerensp . A Sith Lord? Insulting, so much so He would have switched targets if Ravenous didn't despise the Jedi even more. He had dropped that title years ago, in fact he had dropped his identity as a whole Akabane Troy was a lost memory only Ravenous endured. Well Him and Nihilus. The Force cried out to him in a whirling fury alerting all of his nerves simultaneously. He turned his head to his right and saw 3 blaster bolts racing towards his right temple. His eyes widened behind the mask and with blinding speed he raised his saber.

With three quick counters he deflected all 3 shots back towards [member="Laertia Io"]. With that out of the way he returned his attention towards the Jedi and once again raised his saber above his head. In an unexpected move Ravenous spun his blade around thrice and then struck and the Jedi's left foot. He locked blades with her for a few quick moments and dragged her blade upwards with his unlocking the two while leaving himself seemingly open for attack.

He wasn't planning on letting up and with with a thrust of an arm he telekinetically took hold of Pal'ru. with his Saber still ignited he pointed it towards a nearby rock beckoning it to lift into the air.

"You are no counter to me! Give Up!"

His words were filled with venom and fury like a raging storm bearing down on a small hut.

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

She was able to contend with his blows, barely managing a stance after having her saber violently shoved upwards. Palru would feel him try to wiggle his way into her mind. At first she collapsed for a moment, but slowly but surely she began to fight back. "I... am no... novice to your tricks..!" She'd barely be able to keep a telekinetic stalemate, her left hand raised. With a violent roar, she'd counter Ravenous' power completely, allowing for free movement. And she went right at it. Spinning into combat with her double-sided lightsaber and knocking Ravenous' saber out of the air, she'd land right in front of him and disconnect her sabers. Her pink one in her right hand was focused on trying to strike Ravenous, while her left had her orange saber, focused on defending from Ravenous' flying saber.

[member="Ravenous"]

 

[Ravenous]

Ravenous' face contorted under the mask all his rage and power pouring into his Telekinesis. It was to no avail as his power was completely out of its depth in this match of skill, he came to this realization as his own power came barreling back into him along with [member="Pal'ru Vadarn"] and her power. He was sent flying across the field first hitting his head on a rock and then his back went tumbling into one of the pillars he had created earlier.

He rose to his feet in a daze only to find the Jedi darting towards him her sabers spinning in a violent torrent of pink and orange. His mind and body were still staggered but his abilities hadn't left him. Ravenous rolled out of the way of her strike and began watching as it hit the rock behind his head instead. He stood up now completely aware of what was happening.

Damn she was fast!

The Jedi struck at Ravenous with intense ferocity and power her blades whirling past Ravenous. He enhanced his movements with force speed turning himself into a cyclone of black and dust. He launched himself into the air at blinding speeds, once at 10 feet in the air he sped around behind Pal'Ru still in the air. He leveled himself off still levitating in the air. He extended his right arm adjacent to him and ripped his saber from the ground into his hand. He smiled behind the mask and pointed the end of his blade towards Pal'Ru.

"Tricks? These are no simple party favors or petty Magic feats." He cocked his head towards [member="Laertia Io"].

"This is true strength and power and my "Tricks" are only at their beginning."

Ravenous took up a defensive stance while still in the air. He slowly descended towards the ground his cloak billowing as he did so. He firmly placed his feet on the ground and halted all movement. He beckoned the Jedi to attack his body language challenging the girl.

James Cerensp​

 

[Pal'ru Vadarn]

Palru would shift her feet constantly as he came down. She was unsure how to take him on. She only true reason she could keep up right now was due to her Dantari lightsabers special properties. But she didn’t fool herself into thinking that was all. She was more than a Knight with a special saber. She was her own being. Someone who dedicated her life to this. She’d spin to strike Ravenous, deactivating the saber as it was about to hit him, and reactivating it as it was right in front of his chest. This likely left her open to get slashed, but this was a double edged sword.

[member="Ravenous"]