A New Beginning (Yuroic/Eden)

[WelshPsych]

It had been asked of Yuroic to take on another Padawan, he was happy to do so. Teaching was one of the many aspects of being a Jedi that he enjoyed, he was always glad to see how much a Jedi progressed in terms of their abilities and guiding on a path. Styles of teaching changed from person to person, Yuroic was fairly strict and probably quite unorthodox in his methods. He was willing to push a student to see how much they can take, showing them how far they can go when in a fight or in a dangerous situation. He was looking at the information that he was given by the Order on the new Padawan. 13 years old, young which meant he couldn't and wouldn't push them as hard as he had for his last couple of Padawans, another female Padawan. He remembered teaching Asaraa, it had been fun having her around, though she often caused him hassle with certain things, but nothing he couldn't handle.

Yuroic had informed the young Padawan to meet him in the training sands of the Temple, where he would see where her strengths lie and figure out what type of Jedi she wanted to be, also what type of person she was as well. Yuroic was wearing his green Jedi robes, his Lightsabers clipped to his belt as he looked around the room. The training sands was a room dedicated to those looking to train their combat abilities and sometimes Force Powers.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

Eden walked through the mighty halls of the temple, though this had been her home for most of her life now they still felt new and wondrous every time she passed by the pillars of ornate stone.

Arriving at the training sands, she spotted her potential master, a tall man with a green robe, his face stern and serious yet he still seemed approachable.

She had heard of him before, his name was Yuroic, he was known for having two light sabers, this somewhat resonated with Eden as she wished for two light-sabers herself and the fact her potential training master was also a dual saber user was more than mere coincidence as the force rarely works in genuine coincidences.

Eden made sure to brush her light brown robe down and tuck her hair behind her left ear just before getting to Yuroic

After bowing she looked up into Yuroics dark brown, almost atramentous eyes, he had clearly been through many experiences and would have a lot to teach her if he took her on as his apprentice.

"Hi, my name's Eden Ivorek, reporting to you as ordered Sir."

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Looking over Eden, Yuroic gave her a really warm smile as he makes some mental notes. She was polite, seemingly introverted and possibly shy which was understandable as Yuroic had once been shy and reclusive. It took friends and guidance from his Master to pull him out and make him more open, prepared to socialise and connect with strangers. Nodding his head, "I appreciate you coming, no need to call me sir, Yuroic or Master Yuroic if you really want to. Anyway, I thought this would be a great time to get to know each other, see how we work as a team. Because that is what we will be, a team that is working to help you gain a better understanding of the Force."

Walking over to the armoury, Yuroic grabbed a practice saber, he activated the blade it wasn't deadly in the same style of a normal Lightsaber but it can still do damage if used correctly. Turning the saber off, he walked back to Eden and placed it in her hands. "This is a practice saber, when you have gained some skill in the Lightsaber Forms, we will go find your kyber crystal and create your own Lightsaber." Yuroic informed Eden, it was a weapon Yuroic had to use when he first became a Jedi and it was something he always recommended new Padawans as they needed to learn how to handle a weapon like a Lightsaber in the safest possible and a real one could cause someone to lose a limb if the user wasn't careful. "Now, you can join me on missions with the Order but I think it would be better if you don't join me to battles against Sith and other dark factions. Things can get dangerous and I want to keep you safe."

Standing in the middle of the room, Yuroic shrugged with a sigh. "So, now that stuff is over with. What did you want to practice first? Lightsaber combat or Force powers?" It was a question, he wanted to allow Eden to learn at her pace, discover areas that she wanted to learn.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

Eden found that Yuroic was warmer than his exterior projected, he was kinder than you could assume from first glance at least.

Yuroic hands almost engulfed the practice saber as he handed it to her, holding it in her right hand she felt the weight and balance of it, it felt right.

"Well, seeing as I have the Lightsaber in hand, why don't we practice with it?" She said with a cheeky grin spreading across her face.

She felt her heart beginning to race but also focused on her breathing as she adjusted her stance in preparation, keeping herself under control and not allowing the mixture of both excitement and anticipation to rule her as she prepared to practice sparring with her Master.

She was ready to take her next step and this was the first of many to come.

It was Edens time to rise.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Yuroic seemed intimidating to many, and in times of combat against opponents, he was very intimidating. However, when training he tried to be welcoming, friendly and warm, it was important to make the students feel comfortable and approach him with any questions that they might have. Looking at Eden, he smiled widely at her cheeky grin. His skills lied with Lightsaber combat so he was curious to see how well she would cope with the duel. Using the Force, he pulled a practice saber into his own hand and ignited the blade. Holding it firmly in his grip, Yuroic let out a wide smirk.

"So how is your skills in melee combat?" Yuroic asked as he studied her, seeing what style might suit her better and understand what type of fighter Eden was. Yuroic took a defensive stance, he didn't want to overwhelm Eden took much, ease her into things. "I am a very varied fighter, a Master of Niman Form. I also good with Jar'kai as well." Yuroic was likely the second best bladesman in the Silver Jedi Order, with Josh clearly the best being Battlemaster of the Order.

"Give me your best shot." Yuroic told Eden with a smile.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

"I prefer Makashi myself, Eden said as she approached Yuroic.

She remembered the lessons she had learned so far, she learned to anticipate her opponents movements, she was prepared for Yuroic, or so she thought.

Eden swung from her left with a twirl keeping her balance even as she spun.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Yuroic nodded his head as he listened to Eden explain her preferred style. Makashi was a good style for duelling one to one but it would not do well against blasters and large numbers of people. However, for this duel, it was good enough in Yuroic's mind. It would be interesting to see Eden's level skill in the Form. He refused to be on the offensive with Eden, his skills in combat were very good and beating a young girl would be pathetic of him. Instead, he blocked the attack and looked at her, his approach would be similar to his first lesson with Seth, his other Padawan.

"Your attack was too obvious, you need to make sure that you reveal where you are attacking last minute." Yuroic stated as he moved back and he held his practice saber firmly. "Try again and keep your guard up, if I wanted to counter strike then I could have." His tone was neutral, he was focused on Eden and making sure he saw everything he could in how she performed to give good critique.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

"Right" Said Eden as she regained her stance

Too obvious? she thought as she ran towards Yuroic, she braced her legs ready to jump but instead slid swinging the saber for Yuroics legs.

She would try to surprise him, it was in her nature to analyse the fight and find the weak spots, Yuroic was a tall Jedi and as such he would struggle to reach lower down...so that is what she would try, using his height as an advantage for herself.

She also noted in her head to learn more about defending against blasters and crowds of people, so far most of her training had only required sparring with other initiates, they rarely ever encapsulated blasters or group fights, probably because of the way the younglings would handle it.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Watching Eden, she paused momentarily to think on how to approach him next for an attack. It was good to see her attempting to figure out a new way to approach an attack. Watching Eden carefully, Yuroic noticed the fake launch into the jump which she attempted into a strike at his legs. He jumped over her, avoiding the attack entirely. Turning around, Yuroic chuckled as he nodded his head firmly. "Good attempt, it was good attempt but your body reveals the fact you weren't prepared to jump and instead slide. Remember that a trained fighter will know even slightest changes in your body so you need to beware that your body will reveal your direction before anything else."

Holding his saber firmly. "Come at me again." Yuroic waited patiently as he inhaled deeply and studied Eden, he was prepared for her next attack.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

Eden began to feel frustration in the back of her mind, she couldn't land a blow the first time and she failed the second time, when would she manage it?

Never the less she realized this frustration would not help, she knew that an angry mind would leave her open more than her inexperience ever could.

She focused on her breathing, watching Yuroics stance, trying to find an alternative weak spot.

"Ok" she said with a more focused determination

Stepping towards Yuroic she went to swing the blade from her right towards Yuroic but instead of completing the action she instead swapped the blade to her other hand and spun it around so the blade faced downwards, with this she quickly stepped to the left using a small force push on Yuroics feet while simultaneously bringing the blade upwards.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

There was some obvious frustrations coming from Eden, it was understandable from the young girl. He was an expert melee fighter so this wasn't his most challenging duel, he had fought Padawans before while wounded and still could hold the upper hand. Yuroic noted that Eden was able to calm her frustrations and he was pleased by that, she was young but Eden was showing more restrain than he ever did when he duelled his Master and couldn't land a blow on her. It also told him something about Eden as well, that no matter the adversity, she wouldn't let her anger take control, at least so far.

Using the Force himself, he deflected the push on his feet and deflected her attack as he then used the Force on the sands. After the deflection, Yuroic nodded his head, "Using the Force with combat is an effective method, however, you need to be stronger in your actions. It was all too easy for me to deflect the push." Yuroic stated as he twirled his practice saber in his hand in an expert swift motion, then held a strong defensive pose. He was prepared for the next attack that Eden could attempt.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

He was bigger than her, faster than her, smarter than her and he could predict her moves, Eden was stumped, she did not know how to beat someone who was in every way better than her, so far she had only trained with those of an equal skill to her, so to be outmatched caused a mixture of excitement and dread.

Eden enjoyed the challenge but didn't like the idea of losing either.

How do I beat you? Eden queried in her head.

She had tried her normal style.
She had tried mixing it up.
She had tried being clever.
She had tried the force.

Nothing was working.

Eden closed her eyes and let go of her perception, she felt the room and relaxed.
She knew that Yuroic would be on the defensive and believed he would not be on the offensive.
She knew to get him to expose himself she must bring him out of his defensive posture.
But she knew he would not come out of this willingly.
So she had to let go of that idea.

as another idea came into her head she opened her eyes.

She could see the training sabers were exposed.

As Eden circled Yuroic she waited until the Sabers were behind him before she used the force to pull the sabers towards them both, activating them as they flew through the air while leaping forward to strike Yuroic with an overhead blow, she could barely see through the sweat and stress on her body, her vision incredibly blurred, focusing on attempting to land the blow on Yuroic.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

His mind could sense the movements of the sabers behind him, hearing the activate and whistle through the air towards them. Yuroic gripped the sabers with the Force and flung them away. However, this focus made it that Eden was midway through her leaping strike before he could turn his focus on her. It was a smart move, to distract him with other weapons before moving in attempting to attack him. This was interesting but she was blinded by sweat and the stress was evident. Yuroic was still calm and his mind collected, darting to the side, Yuroic slashed his saber against her exposed stomach. It would have been a killing blow if they were using real weapons, the saber had not even made contact but the danger of an attack like that would be dangerous to Eden.

"The desperate attack was good, using your environment was excellent. However, this blow would have killed you and you left yourself too exposed and tried something a bit too risky without a defence." Yuroic stated firmly but there was a note of praise in his voice. He withdrew his practice saber and pulls a bottle of water into his hand and offered it to Eden. "Seems you are pretty good in combat but there is still much you need to learn. What is your preferred Lightsaber Form?" Yuroic asked as he took a mouthful of water from his own water bottle.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

Eden was panting that last attack still did not help her succeed, she had thought of every possible way and yet still she was defeated, the sweat was forming on her face and dripping onto the floor, her hair stuck to her bright red face.

She heard the advice Yuroic had given, she had over exposed herself and she had paid the price, something she would not do again.

She stood back up her breathing beginning to relax, looking up at Yuroic as she accepted his gift of the water bottle, it was room temperature but yet it still felt cool and refreshing, she had never fought that hard but she was eager to impress.

She tucked her hair behind her ear.

"After that I think I want to focus on Niman Master" she said managing to form a soft smile.

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Handing Eden a towel to wipe the sweat away, he smirked as he heard her say that she wanted to learn Niman. "Ah, well I recommend learning a different Form first. Niman takes 10 years to master. It is a difficult Form to master as you need to learn each Form to some capacity. However, knowing all the Forms to a strong level means you will never be able to master that particular Form like another student who studies that Form solely." Yuroic was giving Eden a fair warning, while he loved learning Niman, he also knew there were weaknesses in the Form, it was fair as all Forms contained some weaknesses.

Cracking his knuckles, Yuroic waited for Eden to regain her breath and composure. A tough duel can be enjoyable and frustrations, pushing yourself as far as you can on giving it your all. He leaned against the wall, looking over to the young girl. "So, lets discuss your Force powers, is there a direction you want to go in? More a healer or a combatant?" Yuroic had some strong healing skills, but he was also skilled in various Force powers for combat so there was a middle ground that he was in, but he started with aggressive, combat based powers and moved to exploring healing and other areas as he grew as a person. It would be interesting to see where Eden lied at the moment.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]

 

[Eden Ivorek]

"I will definitely study them all, diversity is important!" Said Eden.

She could see he was happy with her attempt to beat him but she knew that pride was bad. Yuroics advice came with a tone of warning, something she wondered if it was genuinely personal or just sage Jedi advice.

"A healthy mix of both would be best!" Eden had now fully regained her composure, she still felt a bit drained but she felt ready for whatever came next.

"I feel like learning a bit of everything and then progressing where I need to, though I really do enjoy using the force!"

Truth is Eden was not entirely sure so she did what she always did in this situation, she got stuck in to the middle and figured out where to go next.

"What would you suggest we do first? Because honestly I'm unsure!"

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

"Learning as much as you can, but be careful not to overexert yourself though. It can be difficult to try learn and use the complex and varied combat techniques." Skilled Blade Masters were rare and took a very long time to learn the various skills. "However, if you wish to go down that route, I will push you and support you." Yuroic stated, he was just giving his honest opinions on learning Niman, it was tough and few people warned him of that, he decided to give that to Eden so she could progress with all the information.

Looking around, Yuroic felt the room wasn't exactly the aura for performing Force Powers in, but before he guided Eden somewhere more appropriate after understanding her abilities. "Tell me, what powers do you have? Can you use Push/Pull, Force Sense, Force Jump, etc. I just want to know what you already know." He would go from there to decide what she should learn as a new power or if they should do that during her first lesson. Eden seemed like the type of Jedi more use to the Temple than a complete new member like a lot of Jedi he met.

[member="Eden Ivorek"]