Black Ice

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx continued to shiver tho the temperature had risen a little "WHat now dear"

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

She looked ahead. There they would go further...but this was Vallory's stop. She pushed forth to the entrance of the deeper parts to the cave. From there, things got worse. She pointed that way. "Through there, you will find it. I must...I must stay here." She got supplies she brought. "First have something to eat" she suggested as she got a heat stick out. For now it was the best they had to warm up. She also got out a couple blankets to help.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx smiled softly "I-I am nervous baby" She said gently moving towards the heat stick

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

"Hey, hey...you will do fine. I promise, okay?" she assured once more, putting a hand on Nyx's. "I am too...but I have faith in you. I am sure you will make it through it all." She pulled out a couple of capsules that held enough food to fuel them at the least. She gave two to Nyx. "Save one for later...it may save your life." Vallory began to eat food from her own. The cold winds barely came in but it was still cold enough to cause shivers.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx shivered violently as she began to eat the food from her first capsule, she could feel the force all around her it felt strange, neither light nor dark, but a grey

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

"This place is powerful in the force....isn't it?" She looked back to the awaiting entrance deeper into the caves. And sighed. It was going to be dangerous. "If I could, I would go with you...but that might present more danger, to us both. So I will wait here for your return...you had best go while you have time." Vallory sat cross legged on the cold ground, trying to focus.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx nodded, and entered the darkness that lay ahead of her. Once she entered she decided to do something she had mastered, she closed her eyes and focused on the force, she followed her feet until they brought her into a circular chamber, it seemed to have no outlet, and in her mind she saw a bright force signature, red in color the color of the darkside.

She slowly approached it preparing herself to fight whatever was to come at her, however it was when she got closer she recognized it and opening her eyes she saw an image she had seen for a long time everytime she looked in the mirror, the raw passion in the corrupt Nyx's eyes, it sent shivers through her spine, she was so in shock that she didn't even think of reacting when she was pinned to the ground and large incisors came within inches of her face, it was then that she had several flashbacks, including one of that fateful night driven by rage when she killed her father followed by her mother and her older sister, but not before waking them up and forcing them to watch as she drained her father of blood and slit his throat doing the same to both of the others

As she came back from this flashback she fought off the second her and pushed her off preparing to defend herself

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

Vallory watched her wife left further into the cave. And then, closed her eyes. Trying to maintain a hold but Vallory, she was not that strong in the force. Not like her own master who had helped her through the force. She tensed out of frustration as she could not reach out properly. She felt lost for a moment, filled with worry...then found herself in a state of calm. This was the Force's way. If anything was to happen, it was to Nyx to deal with it. Vallory was not supposed to help.

The force of the cave was blocking her vision, clouding her mind. She could not see Nyx's emotions, her pain and her fear. And if she had felt it, Vallory would have charged in without a second thought.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx continued her struggle with her past self, it looked like two pale flashes they moved so quickly, the flashbacks continued and Nyx struggled to forgive herself for her past actions

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

Vallory tensed a bit as some feeling flashed by. Had the Force let it slip by purposefully? Or had she pushed through unknowingly? A flash of visions took her as she opened her eyes suddenly. Pain....suffering. She clutched her saber in hand, ready to charge in. But she knew that she could not. It could ruin everything. This was something Nyx had to face alone, she knew that. Yet here she was, ready to charge right in. "Nyx...please be okay Nyx...please."

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx struggled hard as she saw her final kill as a hit woman, an older gentleman, she swooped in and seduced him to get him to bed and drained him of all blood and laid him to rest both figuratively and literally she finally said "I AM NOT YOU" and as she did she broke the past version of her's neck

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[Vallory]

There was a push. A blast almost. A howl in the wind, coming from deeper within. Something had happened. Was that someone shouting, or something leaving the cave? It gave her a chill to the bone as the wind passed her by. Something had happened...she did not know what, but it worried her greatly. Vallory stared at the cave. Shivering all over in fear, in worry and cold. She did not even know how long it had been.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx would stumble foward seeing a much brighter and lighter force signature it was crystals, she grabbed the four white crystals before her and started to stumble back toward the exit

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

She could feel a presence coming. Holding up her saber, she got into a ready stance. Ready to take on whatever darkness was coming. She was feeling fear, that whatever was coming had taken her love...till she saw Nyx. She dropped the lightsaber and ran to her, embracing her into a tight hug. "Make me worry like that again and I will..." Vallory couldn't even finish as she held her. Not wanting to ruin the moment.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx stumbled into Vallory's embrace barely on her feet "I-I"

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[Vallory]

Vallory hushed Nyx as best she could, holding her close now. "Let's get back to the ship now...you have what we came for." And she wished to leave as quickly as possible from this place. For all it did was remind her of a darkness she once defeated but that always tempted her.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx barely had the strength to pull her cloak over her head before falling off her feet

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[Vallory]

Vallory lifted her up and threw the cloak over the both of them. Trying her best to get them both outside. "Food capsule...you still have it?" she asked to Nyx as she tried to get them out of the cave. The blizzard had at least cleared up enough to see the ship a walk away. "Ship is just there. We can make it."

[member="Nyx Tempest"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nyx nodded and ate from the capsule as she was carried through the freezing air

[member="Vallory"]

 

[Vallory]

Vallory trudged across the snow best she could. Holding her tightly as to not drop her. She pressed a switch on the underside of the ship to lower the rear ramp, then slowly moved up inside. She laid Nyx down onto one of the speeders while the ramp slowly rose back up. "Safe...are you okay?" she asked from the pilot seat, preparing for lift off.

[member="Nyx Tempest"]