Giving The Warden Fire

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

Again Romeo awaited on the balcony of the Temple of Nisshoku, so that today he could show his Warden how to use the art of fire, neither could bond well but through war, battle, and in the heat of violence. It was strange, but it worked. Last time they had a battle, Salvor stabbed his kidney, which he still had the scar, and Romeo began to drain the Zabrak's life through the force to quickly heal from the wound. It ended in nearly a tie. Romeo's true power came from fire though, and both of his leaders wanted to know how to use it. It was a honor to see young, bright minds want to learn, but one wanted it for cruelty, and power, while the other was probably actually interested in it for the true art that it was. He sighed, and watched the waterfall rush off the edge. "Force give me strength." He said outloud.

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

Salvor stood facing his King Romeo Sin. Arrogance and self pity rolled off of him in familiar waves. It was enough to make the Zabrak sick, to know that this man with all his faults held power that Salvor had never touched. It was not to say that Salvor held no respect for the man, if that were the case, he would not be here now, staring at the man that at one time held his life in his hands.

He would not forget the helplessness, the fear, the power unleashed on him. He was outmatched by Romeo. He could not stand against, the power of his fire, for weeks having to under go bacta treatment to heal his burns. It was that power, that he was here now to learn.

“Your Majesty.” Said Salvor, bowing before his king.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

"Salvor." Romeo said as he bowed, and rose. "I dont think I need to teach of the force today..do I?" He said in a joking manner, this would be easier to do then with Kitsune, and Romeo was okay if they butted heads, cause eventually it would end with more respect gain from both sides.
"So, lets begin." He said and snapped his finger, causing a large ball of fire to appear over his open palm. "I'm not going to sit here, and explain how the force works, I know that wont get me anywhere with you. Instead, let your anger, that you hold so dear, burn deep inside you, and burn, till it ignites, then when you get center you anger from you core, I will pass this fire to you." He tossed the ball of fire back and forth between hands. "Simple right?"

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

“Simple enough, your Majesty.”

He eyed the fire greedily, hungry for its power to be his. He did as his king told him, focusing on the anger that lived inside him, an easy task for one such as himself. Trained for over a year as a Sith acolyte, eventually achieving the rank of Knight, it was not difficult for him to tap into his anger. It was such a simple thing for a Sith, to live with anger and hate, to use them to fuel the power within. He thought, back to his life in chains, to being nothing more than a dog at beckoned call. He thought of his cousins body laying at his feet, missing half his skull, and the anger poured from him like lava.

It rolled off of him in thunderous waves, burning him from the inside out. The rage bubbled up in him sitting just below the surface. His skin was hot to the touch, he thought of the day he first met Romeo, of the embarrassment he suffered at his hands and poured that fuel on the fire that burned in his heart.

He was ready to take the flame from Romeo. And soon that would not be all he took.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

Sensing it he was ready, Romeo stated "Now command the fire to be yours through the force, let your hatred grasp it, and bend to your will." He said as he dropped the fire on Salvor. "Whatever you can think of doing with this fire, you possibly can do it..for now, pass it back, and forth between your hands, get the feel for it."
Romeo stepped back as he did this, and watched from a better angle to better understand Salvor. "After that, throw it at me."

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

Salvor received the flame from Romeo and passed it between his hands. He could feel the heat, yet he did not burn. The air around the flame crackled and popped, but Salvor was in no danger. He passed it back and forth a few times, getting used to the sensation, bathing in the power he held in his hands. There were few enemies who could hide from the cleansing power of fire. A tool that was as useful for survival as it was for taking lives, if he could master this skill he could be close to unstoppable.

After taking the time to get used to the flame in his hands, Salvor hurled it back at Romeo.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

As the fire came back at Romeo, he lifted hi left hand up, and pushed it over the water fall, and watched it die in the water. "To create your own fire, you need friction. A simple snap will do. Remember, burning cores, and friction. Try it, snap your finger, and throw at me." He crossed his arms, and watched the Zabrak from a far. "This is a power that can destroy cities...be careful with this fire, and use it responsibly..please."

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

He tried it for himself snapping his fingers as he focused on the fire in his heart, giving it life in the world around them. He threw it, not at Romeo but over the balcony, just to get the feel for it, it traveled where he intended, his control over the element was good, not great.

He now turned his attention back to Romeo. Use this power responsibly, he asked and he would. Salvor would use it to burn the flesh from his enemies, to lay waste to those that stood in way of his expansion.

Salvor snapped his fingers once more, another ball of fire appearing in his hand for only a moment before he threw it at Romeo, followed by another and another. A barrage of fire now headed Romeo’s way, with Salvor advancing behind each throw, attempting to close the distance between them.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

Romeo watched the Zabrak with his fire, it was okay, it needed practice, but he had a decent control over it. Then the Sith thought he could start barraging him with the fire. With a simple gesture, Romeo held a hand up, and let the fire come straight to his hand, and built up the fire until it was the size of a boulder, and then with his free hand he added his own fire, causing the fire to grow twice in size blocking the view of Salvor from Romeo, and Romeo from Salvor.
"You really want me to release this Salvor?"

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

Do what you must, Shadow King.” contempt dripped from every word that came from the young Zabrak’s mouth as he put up a protective field around himself. He was entirely sure it would protect him from the large ball of flame, but he did not plan for the fire to touch him at all, this was just precautionary.

He wanted nothing more than to best Romeo, to defeat him, to hold his life in his golden hands.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

Romeo smiled at the man as he felt the force disrupt around the Zabrak. He titled his head, and shook it. Concentrating on the heat of the fire, it began to shift colors from dull red, to a yellow. He drew on the darkside, the pure hate that was deep inside Romeo grew, and grew. The fire was now the hottest it could get, white. "You sure?"

 

[Salvor Arnex]

[member="The Shadow King"]

Sweat collected on Salvor’s forehead, not just from the heat of the flame but from his nerves. He knew tempting Romeo further would be, to make a pun, playing with fire. But to ignore the man’s challenge, to submit, was that truly an option? How could he, Salvor, presume to rule, if he stood here now and tucked his tail between his legs and bowed to Romeo? How could he rule, if he were marred by flame? A choice would need to be made. His pride or his life, which now was more important?

“No, your majesty. Not today.” he would let Romeo have this small victory. There would be others.

 

[The Red of Sinner]

[member="Salvor Arnex"]

"Salvor..you make me proud..." He simply said, and sucked in the fire, absorbing it. "You are wise beyond you years. I have shown you the ways of fire, and I do not regret it...one day you will beat me, and that day...will be glorious."