Private Golomancy

[Kahlil Noble]

"They have many uses, but I wouldn't say they are capable of everything." Like everything else, they had their limits. Then he chuckled. "I have some already that I use. I'm in no means old or feeble, but the Dark had taken it's tole on me. I need them, at times, to ensure I fight at my strongest." There were just some things he couldn't do alone, after all.

"It's writing a language. You have to learn it, but once you do it's fairly easy. But there are some I don't use. These are based on the Sith, after all."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"Well, I have yet to see anything they can't do, so..." Vera grinned and convinced herself that they, in fact, could do anything. Which meant she had a lot to learn if she wanted to be as proficient with them as her Dad. "Really?" Vera then asked when he mentioned his use of them in certain situations. "I always thought you and Mom could handle anything, and when you can't, you draw from that bond you have."

Every Noble was aware of their Dyad. Sometimes, it was scary — especially when she caused trouble and one of them found out and instantly alerted the other.

"What do the Sith use runes for?" Vera then asked. "I won't try anything but I just... want to know."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"That's.. Too broad a question, really. They use them for anything they can. Dark rituals, average abilities, anything I can do myself they can as well. Even more so, at that, since they're not limited by trying to move with the flow of the Force."

In a way, that was their greatest strength. By defying the Force they could make anything happen. His runes moved with the flow, guiding it to a desired result. Sith runes were dangerous simply for that reason.

"The Dyad isn't unlimited power, little star. We can't completely use it to always be strong."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"They might be able to do more, but bending the Force against its natural will is never going to work in their favor. They will always fail." Vera nodded to herself and turned her eyes down to the runes. She had to believe that was true. That in the end, the Sith and their methods could not prevail, even if the Jedi suffered their losses. History was a cyclical thing, but for a very long time now, the Jedi hadn't fallen.

They couldn't.

"I know, but sometimes it feels like it is. I've seen you and Mom fight together or even just fight each other. It's... something very special." Vera offered her Dad a smile and let out a soft breath. They were making good progress on this first golem, but there was still a lot to do.

"I don't have special bonds and I'm not as good at runes yet, but I'll learn. I also want to practice the gravity manipulation with you. I figured some things out on my own, but I couldn't even stop one person with it. Granted, it was Aris, but..." she pouted. That should have been her moment.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Aris is a special case. I wouldn't think your skills are lacking just because you couldn't bring him down."

Even being able to just slow him was more than he'd thought she'd be able to do. She was a lot stronger than she gave herself credit for, she was just using the wrong kind of scale to gauge it. "What else have you used that on, little star? What have you been practicing with?"

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"I will bring him down." Vera had set her mind to it already, and she wasn't going to stop until she managed it. However, she did know the gravity manipulation wasn't really enough to bring Mom down either, and Aris was much like Mom. Strong and especially fast, which meant she had little time to try and pin him down.

Maybe she needed to combine it with runes somehow?

"I've just practiced by throwing stuff and then pinning it down," she said with an innocent smile, but hearing her own voice, she knew how terrible she was at lying to her Dad.

"...and Fuzzy." Vera smiled sheepishly. "Don't worry, though! Fuzzy is okay with it! He told me as much."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil squinted.

".. Even if he's told you as much, you shouldn't use it on others before you've learned how to properly control it. If you don't, you can really hurt someone." In permanent ways, no less. The last thing he wanted was for her to do as much. It was a lot of power to be put in her hands. He frowned in thought. He'd have to make sure she was learning it well enough, later.

Golem first. He looked down to the finished chassis for it at least, nodding once. It was large now, taller than him.

"You sure you want it to be this big?"

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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Vera squinted right back.

"I can control it enough and nothing bad happened to Fuzzy. He likes helping me," Vera said stubbornly, but she did understand where her father was coming from. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt her Racyon friend. Especially now, when making friends had felt harder than ever before, Vera found a lot of comfort and joy from having him around.

Maybe she needed to just let him watch.

"It has to be big, Dad!" Vera said with a giggle. "It can't stomp- I mean, it can't protect a whole Temple if it's not. And it's good practice for us." Vera looked down at what they had already. Not even the entire body and it was already taller than both of them. It was their project.

"I can't wait until we get to show Mom and Aris."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"It's not a matter of what you can control now, it's a matter of how much stronger you can get."

That was always the biggest worry. His gaze fell back on the Golem, watching it for a moment. Studying it over to ensure it was all in one piece, that the runes they had made weren't going to contradict one another before they continued on with the process.

"We'll show them soon, that's for sure." He grinned. "I think they'll like it."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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Vera paused and looked up at her Dad, "Do you think I can get a lot stronger?" she asked him, not so he could be all fatherly and tell her she'd be the best at anything she wanted to be. No, she wanted an honest answer from her Dad. There was nobody's word she trusted more than his and Mom's, and she had always felt a particularly strong connection to him.

He'd know.

"I've always felt like I don't have a very strong connection to the Force. Well, except for the visions, but sometimes those are more a curse than they are a blessing." She let out a soft chuckle and looked the runes over as well.

"But I won't let it stop me. I want to help people, like you and Mom."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"I think anyone can get stronger. But I also think it's up to you if you want to, or not."

Kahlil traced out a rune in the air. Light, which started to glow as it was intended to. "Making these runes, learning how to use them, it's not just a matter of drawing them correctly. It's belief. These are instructions to you and your mind, conscious and unconscious, to influence the Force into doing what you want. You draw these again and again, striving to make them exactly the same because it focuses your mind. When you don't, when you fail a line, a different effect might happen. Might not, but it's all about your belief in it."

He idly shifted a line, and at once the rune fizzled out into a puff of sparks. "So long as you don't give up, you will, Vera."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"Thanks, Dad," Vera said with a big smile when he offered her some wisdom. This is what it was like to be a proper Jedi. He was wise beyond his years, calm, and confident in what he could do. But he was also her Dad, so every bit of advice he shared connected with her just a little better. The same way she liked to listen to Mom and to her own Master.

Vera always found strength in connection.

"I'm not going to give up and I want to be good at what I do. One day, I want to be the Master of Visions. Or just... one of the best Seers in the Order!" She grinned excitedly.

"Then I can help you and Mom with my visions and keep people from getting hurt. Maybe stop wars before they begin!" Vera giggled and suddenly gained a look of pure mischief.

"...find ways to tease Aris even more."

She bounced up, already a lot more confident, and continued tracing some runes of her own, "I'm excited to show you what I can do with gravity soon. I've worked hard on it to make you proud."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Maybe don't tease Aris too much, mm?"

Kahlil snickered a little and shook his head. It wasn't too surprising that she'd want to tease him more, but at the same time, probably wasn't a good idea for them to bicker too much. The wonders of figuring out how siblings were supposed to interact, given how his own siblings treated him. So long as they were happy, though, he figured he would be too.

"I look forward to it, Vera. To see all that you'll accomplish. Let's finish this off, yeah?"

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"He teases me back, so it's alright." It wasn't fighting or arguing what they did. Just siblings messing with each other the way they should, and Vera was determined to gain the upper hand. Even against her brother, who was often too oblivious to really understand her teasing. Or maybe he was just pretending not to understand? Vera squinted all of a sudden without explaining it and made a mental note to herself.

Maybe he was more clever than she anticipated.

For now, back to Golems!

"Yeah, it'd be great to finish and show off! The triplets will love it." Even Aurra got excited over these things, so she could only imagine when the three of them saw this together.

"We've made the body, we applied defensive runes and worked on mobility. Now we just... bring it all together, right?" Vera asked her father with a more serious tone.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Basically. And make sure the Kyber is ready too."

That part he was going to leave up to her. He instead went about attaching the limbs, using a mix of the Force and his own hands to ensure the metal and clay remained bonded. The runes would do the rest, he was certain, but it was important that she got the Kyber ready to be placed within. It was the only way it'd be able to function.

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"I got this, Dad."

Vera grinned and finally turned to the Kyber she had kept safely in a little cushioned box. The crystal wouldn't have felt anything different if she had just placed it on the table, but she wanted to show the Kybers they had gathered that they would be taken care of. With the crystal in the palm of her hand, Vera closed her eyes and reached out with the Force. Unlike most of the Nobles, she wasn't the best fighter, but she could connect with the Force in her own unique ways.

She could listen and communicate with the Kybers.

"The heart and mind of our Golem," Vera said with a smile. "It's ready to be integrated into the body, Dad. Can we do it together?" She levitated the crystal between them, so he could move it along with her. The final piece to bring it all together, so why not do it with the two of them?

It was their project.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil reached a hand down to ruffle Vera's hair. A part of him was very excited to help her finish this off, together. But another part knew better. He lowered his hand from her and stepped away from the golem, giving her an encouraging nod. She was a Jedi now, a Padawan of the Order. She needed to be able to stand on her own. And while he'd always help her when she needed it, right now, this was something she could and should do herself.

They'd already laid out the groundwork together as it was.

"Go on, Padawan Vera."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"Alright, I will." Vera looked at him with a big smile for a moment, before she turned it into a playful, but threatening glare, "But if you keep messing up my hair, you'll be the golem's first target." She grinned at him while she fixed up her hair and finally turned to the body once she was ready. The Kyber had given her the signal that she could integrate it, so she reached out with the Force and extended her will as a guiding hand.

The crystal, green in color, began to glow and levitate. It positioned over the small chamber they had left in the body, surrounded by runes that were meant to establish the connection.

The very moment the Kyber Crystal connected, the runes began to glow.

"It's working, Dad!" Vera bounced and jumped at her father to wrap him into a hug. "We did it! Look!" She turned back and watched the Golem's limbs twitch. It was starting to come alive slowly, but she knew that it'd work. It was going to walk and it'd be huge! An imposing but protective presence for Temples across the Galaxy.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Of course, of course."

Kahlil snickered in turn before nodding. Would he stop? No, no he wouldn't. She was his daughter and there was no stopping him from messing up her hair. But, he would at least not do that while they were acting as Jedi. Every moment he saw a more and more determined woman in place of the little girl he helped to raise. His daughter, growing up. There was a somber joy in his mind as he watched the golem come to life.

One day she would outgrow being his little star, even if he'd always see her as such.

"We did. You did. We'll start making more soon, right now, I think it's as good a time as any to celebrate."

Vera Noble

 

[Vera Noble]

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"I know that look in your eyes, Dad," Vera said with a little grin that shifted into a loving smile. She knew this meant a great deal to him. His sacrifice to save Mom had meant him missing several years of her growing up. Ever since his return, he had done everything he could to make up for it, and he spent as much time as he could with his family.

He was happy to be part of his kid's lives and see them growing up, even if that meant they could outgrow being the little love bugs constantly wanting their parent's attention.

"Mom was being sad about it too, but I'm not going to stop being your little star, you know." She walked over to her father, who was still taller and likely going to stay just a bit taller than her. But the difference wasn't that significant anymore. She looked him in the eyes, spread her arms and pulled him into a hug.

"Why don't we make pancakes together and talk? There's something I want to talk to you about and we can do some training afterwards?"