Hot Ice [Mission]

[Vexander Graves]

The unexpected turn of events that lead the team to the current situation made the young man caress his beard as he usually did. They had to retrieve the trunk as soon as possible, nevertheless, most of the Jedi focused on retrieving the crew members trapped in the other side of the rip.

Raising his eyebrown, the young man noticed a young meridian jumping and taking one of the men around on her shoulders, the prowness she had was definetely amazing, however; with the help of the Force it was fairly easy.

Vexander approached the rip and looked down, it seemed that he would have to get back to his roots. As a military officer trained in recon, he was tasked to climb up, rappel down and even parachutte from shuttles to get to his target. He did all of that without the help of the Force since he didn't even know that he was a Force Sensitive being.

Looking at his surroundings, the young man looked at the equipment the crew from the camp had and what they brought with them. They were actually quite ready and had everything he needed to attempt the retrival. Looking at the closets man that was not already in the shoulders of a Jedi, he proceeded to talk to him "I need a rope, a pickaxe and some harnesses... please"

With a nod, the young man went ahead and brought everything he needed within just a couple of minutes. With a smile on his face, the young man thank the crew member but didn't say anything at all, not because he wanted to be rude or anything... it was just the way he was... Moving forward with his plan, the young man took the pickaxe and buried one of it's part with all his strenght into one of the parts close to the rip, but in a safe place where he knew it wouldn't cause another problem at all. Moving it to all places making sure that it was well buried and that it wouldn't move, he proceeded to do a knot all around the pickaxe and secured it with a few harnesses to make sure that it would be stable. Finally, he placed one last harness and strapped it to his belt, while he improvised a knot that was bigger than the harness and that would prevent him from falling down if anything went wrong.

Looking at what he had, he pulled the rope several times testing the knot that would ensure his safety and pulled the other end that lead to the pickaxe to make sure that it wouldn't give in at the weight. Slowly, he began to get closer to the rip and leaned backwards slowly while he had his right had taking the rope, and the left in the other end of the rope in his back just like he would do with normal rappel gear... the left hand would work as a break in case anything went wrong.

"Here goes nothing" whispered to himself, while he started to decend once that he felt ready and eventually began to go down on his own to retrieve the trunk.

@Iella E`ron @Aronis Vilgar @[member="Rasu Gan"] @Lilia Dur'iar @Noriko Ike @Nico Minuro Ike @Olaf Freesa

 

[Rasu Gan]

Resting the last crew member on her reptilian shoulder, Rasu leaped across to the other side of the rip in the ice, gently placing the man back on his feet. With the crew members out of the way the group could now turn their attention to the fallen crate at the bottom of the rupture in the ground. Returning to the group of Padawan's on the opposite side of the crack, she switched her form back to a Mirialan, quickly taking a spare change of clothes from a nearby supply crate, as her recent change had torn her small garments to shreds. With her cold weather gear now placed over her forest green skin, she walked over to the rip to get a better look at the situation. To her surprise she found a young male human already descending the icy wall to get closer to the fallen crate. Rasu hadn't seen the man when she had first left the shuttle so assumed Master Iella had sent him ahead with the camp crew. Studying the man, Rasu could sense a strange feeling rising in her chest, something she hadn't felt before in her fifty-seven years of living. Her face began to grow hot as Rasu realised that she was blushing.

Pushing down her new emotions, she called down to the man. "Don't rush, I'll be down in a second to help." Changing her form again, she was relieved to find that her garments had survived the transformation into her furry Talz form. The cold didn't seem to affect this species, as living on an equally frozen world, the species had adapted so to better suit the colder temperatures. Extending the sharp claws on her hands, Rasu began to slowly lower herself onto the steep incline, digging the claws into the ice to stop herself from plummeting to the bottom. Finding a steady rhythm, Rasu began to slowly make her way down to the bottom where she joined the human Padawan. Rasu put her mind to work as she looked at the crate and then up at the top of the rip, and back again at the crate, scratching her head with one of her long, black claws. "So how do you think we should go about doing this?" the Shi'ido asked, hoping to gain an answer from her fellow Padawan.


@[member="Vexander Graves"], @[member="Iella E'ron"], @[member="Aronis Vilgar"], @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"], @[member="Noriko Ike"], @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"], @[member="Olaf Fressa"]

 

[Vexander Graves]

Above, the voice of a young girl could be heard as it echoed down the whole cave, Vexander looked up and saw a Padawan he didn't managed to see before, nevertheless; she was bringing help and that was more than welcomed.

Within just a few minutes, he slowly managed to get to the bottom where the trunk was, the young man felt slightly relieved when he touched the ground with his own feet. The cold floor of the cave and the temperatures dropped down there due to the proximity of the walls in the rip, still; the young man expected to be there for just a few moments.

It didn't take long for the sentient being to join him but, a surprised Vex managed to see that the sentient standing down there have a different voice and, moreover; another sentient from another species was standing there. Vexander looked puzzled, the Force signature seemed the same one that he felt from the sentient above, but the visual appearance was not matching... still, the young man was in no position to question what he was feeling and what he was looking at... Still, he proceeded to find the solution for the situation at hand.

"Well... ummm..." he said, while he still probed with the Force at the sentient closely to record the presence and to be a hundred percent sure about what he saw before and what he was looking at now "...if we tie down the trunk to the end of the rope, then you can just go up again and pull the rope with me and the trunk down here..." said the man pulling a little bit the rope to make sure that the pickaxe wouldn't give in at his weight even after the long drop down there "...I can do it on my own but having a little help would be nice." with a smile directed at the Taltz, waiting patiently at the thoughts of the now peer, the young man waited for an answer to the dilema they had.

@[member="Rasu Gan"] @Iella E`ron

 

[Rasu Gan]

The man's plan was a smart one indeed, relying on the Talz's strength, Rasu could carry both the crate and the human back to the surface, without any difficulty. However Rasu couldn't shake off the feeling that someone was mentally probing at her mind, she turned to look at the other Padawan, curious as to whether he was the culprit.

Realising that introductions had not been made, she extended her furry hand to the human, making sure to retract her sharp claws before holding it out to shake. "Sorry I don't believe we've ever met before. I'm Rasu Gan." her voice seemed to be a bit distorted as it was released from the long vocal tube at the bottom of her face, her tone resembling that of a flute or whistle. "Now how about we complete this task and hurry along to the crystal caverns. I don't know about you but I can't wait till we begin the construction of our very first lightsaber!"

Turning now to face the ice wall, she tested her claws by climbing up a metre of the surface before jumping back down, trying to get comfortable with her newest form. Picking up the rope, she tied it around her shoulders as if it were the straps of a backpack, before making sure the human had secured himself and the crate to the other end. "You all set?" she asked, preparing herself for the short trip upwards. Once she had received the man's acknowledgement, she began to climb the wall, digging her claws into the ice to make sure she had a secure footing and both wouldn't fall back to the bottom. The climb took a considerable amount of time, it was a lot faster coming down, Rasu told herself. Ignoring the complaints emanating from her tired muscles, she continued the climb, eager to prove herself to the other Jedi present on the mission.

The pair reached the top without a single hiccup, Rasu pulled the last of the rope to the surface, bringing the crate and the other Padawan with it. With the task accomplished, the Shi'ido changed her form back to a Twi'lek, her clothing feeling slightly more comfortable in this form than the Talz. Walking over to the man, she said, "Well done, we make a good team don't you think?" a small, smile growing on her face. With the lightsaber components returned back to the surface, an exhausted Rasu, turned to face Master Iella, waiting to for her to speak.


@[member="Vexander Graves"], @Iella E'ron

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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Iella stood up and smiled at the two Padawans that showed her what she was looking for, the ones that would become leaders in the future. The one named Rasu, showed her much this day and Iella will make sure her Master hears of this. "Padawan Gan, tell me who is your Master?", she asked with a smile, Iella already knew Vexander's Master. "You both deserve a rest, well done. Come everyone lets us make to the camp site".

She turned and looked into the sky, night is now upon them, and they will need their binoculars to see the rest of the way, if they require them. The crew had moved on after Rasu had got them all over the rip and to safety and construction of the camp would be complete when they arrived. "We only have a short way to go, there.. ", she pointed toward the side of a tall ice covered mountain. "you can see the entrance, once we have rested, we will enter the cavern and you will all being your journey".

Iella stayed no longer, she turned and began to the trek up to the entrance.

 

[Vexander Graves]

@[member="Rasu Gan"]

The talz looked oddly at the young man, the sentient was definetely feeling the small probe the young man was trying to perform... but before she could find out that it was him, he released the connection. The big furry sentient introduced herself with a sharp whistle that Vex has never heard before. It was quite interesting to hear and honestly it was pleasent to his ears. Trying to return the favor and the courtesy, the young man replied but with his normal military and straight forward manner.

"Vexander Graves, apprentice of Master Syn; pleased to meet you Padawan @[member="Rasu Gan"] " the young man smiled. Based on the Force signature, the talz was a female, and he remembered a bit about what he saw before above the rip. But still something was not being clear for the man. Once that they were ready to leave, the young man took the chance to pick up the trunk with his left arm and placed it below his arm while it still was secured with the rope, he couldn't afford for it to fall down again due to recklessness... it would be disconsiderate of him. Once that he was ready, the corellian looked up and provided his confirmation "Everything set"

Slowly, the strong figure allowed the young mand and the trunk to go up. Although the amount of effort he had to do was nothing compared to what the Talz was doing, he still had to provide some of his own energy to help. In the end, it took him a couple of minutes to be up there. Almost inmediately, the big figure changed to that of a twilek... a beautiful one with blue skin and a female figure that made the young man open his eyes widely. Changeling? thought Vexander for a moment, that would explain the match in the Force presences with different figures... How naive, I allowed my eyes to deceive me ...said the man to himself, he was definetely missing what was important... but how could he ignore what his eyes were not looking at? He was definetely amazed at seeing for the first time and changeling and specially with the current figure.

Bowing his head slight at the comment of the girl, he showed his agreement and finalized his confirmation with a smile "Indeed, we make a good time Padawan Gan" Vexander looked at the girl once more to hear her replies at the questions the Knight did to her... he was interested in learning more to fulfill his own curiosity.

Once that she did, the comment from Knight @[member="Iella E`ron"] got to Vex as quite refreshing, he needed a rest, although the climb was easier, he drained some energy and had to rely on the Force to replenish his strenght. Still, he realized tha perhaps the best option was to follow the Knight and wait in the entrance to the cavern for the rest to gather around and to proceed with what would be the hardous task of creating and developing his very own lightsaber.

 

[Rasu Gan]

"Oh my master...?" Rasu had to think before answering Iella's question. She had only just begun her training under Marek S'hadar upon leaving for Ilum on this mission, she still had to remind herself that she was no longer a Master less Padawan. "Jedi Knight Marek S'hadar, Master Iella" she finally replied. She felt a sense of pride swell up in her at the Knights praise of the two Padawans, however she quickly suppressed the feeling so it did not become apparent to the other Jedi. She had learned in the past that pride was a tool of the dark side and she had sworn to never again stray of the path of the light. She tried to distract herself by listening to the elder Jedi's words, upon hearing these words she was filled with renewed excitement, it would not be long till they reached the caverns.

As they set off, Rasu realised how much energy she had drained in her recent transformations, she was falling back in the group, trailing at the back. Calling upon the Force, she rejuvenated her tired muscles and began to pick up her speed. There would be time for rest once they had reached their destination. A simple hibernation trance would help her regain the lost energy and then she would be ready for whatever lay ahead of her. Nothing would stop her now from holding her first lightsaber between her palms.

@[member="Vexander Graves"]
@Iella E'ron

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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Iella simply nodded as Rasu informed her of her Master, she would make sure that Knight S'hadar would receive a good report of his Padawan over this mission and how well she handled the situation. But it was time to move on now with the mission. They all reached the camp site, the crew had erected all the arctic tents and secured all supplies for their stay. This could and would take as long as the Padawans needed to achieve their goals. Iella ordered them all to rest for the moment, while she went on ahead to make sure the cavern was safe. At the entrance, Iella reached out with the force and searched the cavern for life forms and found nothing.

The Padawans, well rested now, can come to the cavern and begin their journey. Iella opened a comlink to the lead crew member and asked for him to bring the trunk with the lightsaber parts and to inform them all .. it was time.

As they enter the cavern, their eyes would be met with a beautiful scene of the crystal cave, all manner of crystals in sizes and colour, greens, blues, purples and the like, all resonating with the force, strong and pulsing.

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[Vexander Graves]

After the young man was well rested. He proceeded to heed the instructions provided by the Knight @[member="Iella E`ron"] , she seemed to know a lot about the place, just like it should be... afterall, she was a Knight and she had to go through the same process.

Vexander, knowing that his time had come, proceeded to walk all the way to the entrance to the crystal cave. The young man didn't have to get close to know that the Force was extremely strong in his place. In fact, it was soo strong that the back of his head resonated with a soft hum while he remained standing still.

Hovering through the whole place, a breeze through the Force began to guide him... it was true that they were all crystals naturally imbued with the Force... but one of them was special... one of them was calling for him. The young man allowed the Force to guide him, to carefully take him through it's will. Something that his Master reminded him to do over and over again even with his visions... eventually, the breeze brought him to a specific crystal... one pontite crystal with a soft blue tint in it's interior...

Vex kneeled next to the crystal... and raised his eyebrow, blue adegan crystals were normal and common in the caves... or so he has heard... but that pontite, it was rare and powerful... it was different... although there were several crystal formations in the cave, that lone crystal reminded him a lot about him... a lone wolf with his sniper always to his side.

The indications were clear, the Force... no, the crystal itself; wanted to be with him. Extending his hand, the young man touched the crystal that inmediately vibrated when his skin passed by one of the edges... and it broke itself from the ground as a silent plea for it to be taken by Vexander.

Padawan and crystal were now together... but they were not ready for the lightsaber construction... Vex still needed to prepare both, his own body and mind along with the crystal to create the tool that would define him for years to come. With the crystal in hand, the young man approached the Knight and looked her straight to her eyes with determination, yet; calmness

"Knight E`ron... I think... that I have my crystal..." the young man perhaps went ahead to look for the crystal without her authorization or any spoken direction, but still, he followed the Force and that mattered the most... still, now he needed to have the rest of the parts to start with the whole process that would take him an unknown and indefined number of... days?

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan

 

[Rasu Gan]

Rasu was awoken from her hibernation trance by one of the crew members, who brought news from Iella E'ron. She was now ready for the Padawans to journey into the cavern, it was finally time. Excitement flooded through her body, her once tired muscles were now fully energised, ready for whatever awaited her in the crystal caverns. Leaving one of the newly erected tents, she put on her arctic gear, tucking in her lekku so it was more comfortable for the Shi'ido, before heading off in the direction of the carved entrance.

Once inside she found Knight Iella E'ron already there along with Padawan Vexander Graves, who to her surprise and shock already held a crystal within his hands. Is it that easy? Rasu thought. She had read multiple texts from long-dead Jedi stating that the process of finding an Adegan crystal would often take many hours wandering the many tunnels within the crystal caves before the right one was found. Perhaps Vexander is a rare exception? she told herself, hoping to reassure her doubts. Rasu began to ponder what exactly she should do next, she wondered if it would be wise to perhaps meditate in the caves until her crystal would present itself, or whether she should just go wander the caves in the hope of just stumbling across the right one. Maybe I should ask someone who has already experienced this task? she thought, turning to the human Knight.

"Master E'ron, what would you suggest I do now? I'm not exactly sure what to do from here?" she said, her cheeks turning a darker shade of blue as the embarrassment became apparent on her face. She hoped that the elder Jedi would be able to give her some answers, otherwise she might end up wandering the tunnels for a while.


@Iella E'ron, @[member="Vexander Graves"], @[member="Noriko Ike"], @[member="Olaf Freesa"], @[member="Aronis Vilgar"], @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"], @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"], @[member="Arrol Balloch"]

 

[Lilia Dur'iar]

When she entered the cave, Lilia's eyes stared openly at all the crystals. "It's beautiful." She murmured, then clamped her mouth shut as if embarrassed that she'd said that aloud. But really, it was beautiful. There were all manner of lightsaber - sorry, crystal - colors, greens, blues, purples, all strong in the Force, she could feel at least that much.

Gazing around, she stretched out, looking for anything that felt...right to her. Nothing so far had clicked, but perhaps if she searched more...searched harder...

@[member="Iella E`ron"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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Iella looked at Vexander's crystal and smiled, it is a beautiful blue and it seemed to suit him. She could feel the force radiating around the cavern, calling to them .. even her. But for her, she had her time, and her blade complete and majestic. There is more to her blade then just the crystal. "Vexander .. that is true one with you, and you can wait until the others are ready and together we will prepared for construction. May I suggest you take this time and connect more with it". She now turned her attention to the young girl.

She walked over to Rasu and spoke. "This is a moment for you to center yourself and reach out with the force .. open your mind and heart and listen. Your crystal will summon you, or call to you. When I was here, I just strolled around for awhile, just drinking in the force and the nature of the surrounds, I cleared my mind and let the force guide me and my crystal summon me to in it watery hold". She indicated to the small waterfall around the corner of the cavern. "This is amoment for you .. you must do this now, without my help".

 

[Vexander Graves]

The suggestion of the Knight was well aimed... the natural Force energy in the crystal was untammed... and although it reacted to Vex, it still need to be honed just like a potter molded the clay into beautiful jars and that could even provide great detail to his own work. The corellian Padawan knew that he could do something similar.

Nevertheless, at that moment, Vexander remembered something. Reaching out at his belt, he touched the red lightsaber taken from an inthorian cultist back when they were tasked to bring them to justice... the lightsaber was ready... but the young man always had a hard time syncronizing himself with the crystal. He could use it allright, but the energy emmanating from the blade was dark and that caused the blade to be red...

Looking at the blade, the young man decided something else first. "Knight @[member="Iella E`ron"] , if I may, I might need another crystal... I'll be back once I have it..." without waiting for a reply, he proceeded to go deeper into the caves, opening himself to the Force and looking for another crystal that would suit his needs.

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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Iella did not reply to Vexander, only to simply nod her understanding. There are no fixed rules when one comes here, and the force will guide them, Iella is only here to give guidance and help when required. While the others meditated on finding their crystals, she contacted the crew member in charge of the trunk with the components for the lightsabers. She had him bring it to the cave and once that was done, Iella opened it and arrange the components for them to view and decide on their sabers. The components consisted of everything they required include the ability to construct a double blade if they wished.

Once they are set, they could began when they are ready. Iella decided to view the cavern more, but was in the immediate area if she is required.

 

[Vexander Graves]

The tingling in the back of his head was always present, he could feel it... however, he touched his back to feel the sensation with this tact but he couldn't feel anything. Such feeling was indeed the work of the Force.

Walking through the caves, the young man managed to see a lot of crystal formations, but they were not performing the same link with him as the first cyan crystal did... nevertheless, he kept trying since he really needed and wanted a second crystal... A crystal needed to have a connection to the Jedi, it was the heart of the lightsaber just as the heart of a Jedi was the Force, for that reason, Vex took longer than before to look for the crystal, especially since the cyan crystal that he found was different... more unique, more attached to him than any other... but who knew? perhaps he could find another one like that one.

The image of Vexander was not visible now, he was too deep in the caves... but still, anyone who wanted to check on him would feel his presence in the Force and his distinctive signature.

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Hours passed by, and Vex was still looking for a suitable crystal... why the first one was easier to find? He didn't know, but still; he wanted to get the crystal soon.. he was starting to feel the climate repercussions that the coldness brought... but he used the Force to sustain himself and his body... to keep himself warm enough.

Kneeling for a moment, the young man attempted to generate a few more heat with his own body, and it was then that he saw it... a blue crystal formation not too far away from where he was... the same features that he experienced with the cyan crystal were now present in that one... a bright light that shined only to him, a small whisper through the Force that invited him... a powerful sensation as he touched it... This was the second crystal he needed... extending his hand, the young man proceeded to take a piece of the crystal and it broke itself...

The young man took both crystals in his hands, one that gave a warm cyan light, almost in the brick of becoming white but that in it's heart had the small light that provided it's unique color... the other one, a blue crystal, blue as his own eyes, blue as the seas in Corellia, a strong color that gave character and personality to the wielder "These are... the ones that I needed... but you will both serve different purposes..."

With his first step complete, the young man proceeded to return to the entrance where he expected to meet his fellow Padawans and the instructor: @[member="Iella E`ron"]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Arrol Balloch | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan

 

[Rasu Gan]

(OOC: Sorry I didn't mean for it to be so long.)

With the Knight's advice, Rasu began to make her way out into the caves, the thousands of crystal formations illuminating the walls and guiding her through the multiple tunnels. Taking her time wandering through the caves, she gazed wide-eyed at each formation, admiring each individual's beauty and wondering whether that particular crystal was the one for her. Remembering the instructor's words, Rasu opened herself to the Force as she continued on her way, waiting to see if anything stood out among the many other priceless gems. Feeling nothing, the Shi'ido continued wandering, not giving any thought to where she was exactly. She knew that she would be able to find her way back, but for now, she wouldn't be returning until she held the fragile stone within her hands.

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Rasu did not know how much time had passed since entering the caverns, maybe a few hours, but she still kept walking, refusing to return without her crystal. Doubts had begun to enter her head, saying that this was a sign, a sign saying that she wasn't ready for this ceremony, or the Force could be telling her that she wasn't meant to progress any higher than where she was. However the Shi'ido Padawan pushed these thoughts down, not wanting to shatter her resolve. She had to be patient, she knew this task could take a great deal of time. The caves were enormous and still Jedi didn't know how much of the area the caves covered. However she couldn't help but think about the progress of her fellow Padawan's, had they already found their crystals and were now waiting for her to return? The image of Vexander grasping his very own cyan crystal still lingered in her head. She decided to use these thoughts that were meant to dishearten her, to instead drive her forward, fueling her with renewed determination.

It was at this moment that she suddenly felt a small tingle in the Force. Alarmed she quickly extended her awareness further, searching desperately for the source of the beacon. Turning around, her eyes were caught by a small light that shone from a lone emerald crystal formation. Excitement began to swell within her as she slowly made her way towards the green gem, hands shaking as she outstretched them to take the crystal. The stone seemed to break away from the wall upon her touch, reassuring the Padawan, who let relief flood through her, finally holding her crystal. Holding it up above her, she attempted to gain a better look at the precious object, admiring the green glow it produced as light shone through it onto her blue face.

With her crystal in hand she extended her Force awareness out again so to find her way back to the others. However was surprised and confused to discover yet another bright light calling to her in the Force. Looking down at the green gem in her hands, she began to second guess what she was seeing. Surely she had already found her crystal, so what could be calling out to her now? Deciding that the only way to discover the truth would be to find the source of the second beacon, Rasu began to journey through the caverns again. Extending her awareness, she began to slowly close in on the object that had attracted her attention, revealing itself to be another crystal formation. This yellow gem also shone like the formation before, a light which only the chosen could see. Puzzled, Rasu looked down again at the green stone in her hand, aware of it calling to her, however she felt the same urge pulling her towards the yellow crystal. What is a Jedi supposed to do in a situation like this? she thought. Holding out her hand towards the yellow gem, like before, it fell away from the cavern wall upon her touch and fell next to it's green cousin.

Bringing her palm up get a better look, Rasu stared at the pair of crystals. Green and yellow sparkled as light, only visible to the Shi'ido, shone through them, highlighting the Padawan's features as she pondered what to do next. Realising that the best option would be to return to the Jedi Knight awaiting them all and ask for her advice yet again, Rasu began to head back for the cavern entrance, using the Force to lead her back. Maybe meditating with the other Padawan's would be best and she would be able to see what other crystal's her fellow Jedi had brought back. Eager to discover what the Force could be trying to tell her, the Shi'ido continued further through the caverns, heading back to the entrance, where construction of her very first lightsaber would inevitably begin.


@[member="Iella E`ron"], @[member="Vexander Graves"], @[member="Olaf Freesa"], @[member="Aronis Vilgar"], @[member="Noriko Ike"], @[member="Nico Minuro Ike"], @[member="Lilia Dur'iar"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@Noriko Ike | @Olaf Freesa | @Aronis Vilgar | @Nico Minuro Ike | @Vexander Graves | @Lilia Dur'iar | @Rasu Gan​

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((OOC: love long posts Rasu, no apologies needed ))



Iella could sense the moment had arrived. She turned back now and made her way to the trunk. As the Padawan's returned with their crystals, she smiled and nodded in the direction of the trunk. "On those data pads I assigned to you, you will find the necessary components for your sabers and the order in which they need to be assembled, study it and then when you are ready, begin your contruction. You have two options, you can construct your sabers by hand or by using the force. Each method is special to the person and unique to them, however this is not easy by any means and you may not necessarily be successful on your first try, so don't loose heart, it is quite common".

She walked and stood behind the trunk now, "Here is all the components that you require, please select your components and proceed as you wish, again, there is no right or wrong way, but focus is imperative". With that she walked away to allow them to take their time without supervision.

Iella turned and looked at the wall of the cavern, her reached out with the hand and gently touched the crystal embedded wall. Immediately she felt the force pulsing energy run through her arm and into her body, it was breathtaking and empowering. Thousands of years the Jedi had come here to do the very same thing she had done and now the Padawans in her charge do this night. A glimpse of an image of past Jedi flashed in her mind, along with others. There is a lick of the darkside here too, darksiders and Sith also have entered these crystalline walls removing crystals for their power. Her head turned as if summon, she walked to the very spot she had located her crystal .. that beautiful pool of water fed by an underground spring that issued through a crack in the rock face, she looked down into the water and smiled. kneeling now, she place her hand and cupped the water to drink. Cool and refreshing to the lips and throat.

Although out of their sight, she is in range for them to hear her.

"The crystal is the heart of the blade.​

The heart is the crystal of the Jedi.​

The Jedi is the crystal of the Force.​

The Force is the blade of the heart.​

All are interwined.​

The Crystal, the Blade, the Jedi.​

We are one."​

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Iella recited these words for the Padawans as oath for them to think on and to speak in their mind was they proceed.

 

[Rasu Gan]

With her two crystals resting gently within her hand, Rasu made her way into a large cavity in the side of the cavern wall, where the Force had led her to the Jedi Knight. A deep crack set in the wall allowed an underground spring to surface, spraying the sparkling water out in a jet to fill the vast, crystal-clear pool. Standing at the edge of the pool was the human female who had just finished speaking to the Padawan's her voice bounced off the gem covered walls, echoing through the long, winding tunnels. The well-known Jedi proverb that the Knight had recited, left goosebumps on Rasu's blue skin, causing her to shiver. The time had finally come.

Taking in the woman's words, the Shi'ido decided to meditate until she understood what her two crystal's would form. She had found her crystal or crystal's in this case, which was only the first step, now it was time to begin the construction of the actual weapon. Calling on the Force, she leaped over the water to land on a boulder which sat in the middle of the pool, mist gently rested on her skin as it shot out of the underground spring. Sitting herself down, she crossed her legs and placed the two crystals in front of her, making sure they weren't going to fall before closing her eyes and beginning her meditation.

Ignoring all over sounds that would distract her, she began to focus on her breathing, feeling her chest rise and fall as the cold air was taken in and out of her body. She pictured her twin crystals in her head, letting them become the sole focus in her deep meditation. Soon the cold chill of the caves was not even felt by the Shi'ido, eyes shut, she opened herself completely to the flow of the Force, letting it guide her. Slowly she began to picture the additional pieces required for her weapon, adding them onto the twin crystals as her hilt began to form. The hilt appeared to be much longer than the average lightsaber, which explained the reason for containing two crystals not just the one. Rasu also identified a second stud near the activation panel which she realised allowed the focusing matrix to move to the second crystal. It was at this point that the Padawan realised that her twin crystal's were meant to make a rare weapon, one not seen for many years in the Jedi Order, a Dual-Phase Lightsaber.

Opening her eyes, she suddenly felt the cold bite of the icy air touch her face. Standing up she found herself shivering and quickly sent the Force to speed up the flow of blood around her body, raising her body temperature. With a rare vision of her dream weapon in mind, Rasu leaped back to the cavern floor and made her way over to the trunk which held the components necessary for construction. Taking the equipment needed, she turned to head back to her spot above the spring pool to start construction. Leaping back to the small rock formation, she laid out the components, making sure she recognised each one before closing her eyes yet again and entering another deep meditation, lightsaber components and crystals floating in front of her. It had begun.


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[Vexander Graves]

The young man proceeded to take all the necessary components out of the trunk, and once that he had all of them, he proceeded to seat in a lotus position around a corner.

He began to place all of the components and look at the information of the datapad, slowly began to memorize each one of them, why they were needed and how they would be placed in order to create a proper tool and weapon of a Jedi.

The process didn't seem complicated, in fact, it just seemed to be long and quite extensive. After verifying the information sent to him, he noticed that first he had to do a lot of work on the crystals in order for them to be fully syncronized with him. True, the Force lead him to both of the crystals, in different manners and places, but in the end; they both had to be part of Vexander in order for them to become part of him.

Although the components were in front of him, the young man took the other lightsaber, the one he had in his belt and that took from an Ithorian cultist back in Ithor. He had plans for that lightsaber... but at the moment, he had to do something else... Once that all the components were ready, he took both crystals and placed one of them in each of his hands and placed them in the center while his palms remained extended. Closing his eyes, the young man began to tap at the Force and to meditate on it, imbuing it into the crystals and enhancing their properties while he felt how the mysterious power entered to his very own skin, like transfering data back and forth... lyncing them all togethers and bonding them in ways never seen before by the young man... However, such process would take quite a long time... still, it had to be done.

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Hours? Days? Hard to tell, nevertheless, during the whole process, the first part of the saber oath resonated in his mind and therefore, into the crystal themselves...
The crystal is the heart of the blade.
The heart is the crystal of the Jedi.

In time, the corellian padawan opened his eyes and managed to see them... both crystals, glowing more than they did the first time he saw them, each one with different heart and different color, but that both resonated with Vex in unison like the beautiful gospel. Smiling at his first accomplishment, the young man realized that now was the time to attempt a second step...

He could start right away with his personal creation, his own lightsaber shaped to how he envisioned his weapon... but instead, he decided to use his blue crystal as a test and also for future use, he would transform the cultist's lightsaber into his own...

Using his skills in telekinesis, he proceeded to however the lightsaber in front of him... slowly, the young man began to work on it and to open it... in the inside, a red crystal glowed... filled with the darkside of the Force. It's power resonated but, compared to his crystals, it was unnatural; based on what Vex could feel, the crystal was not from a known formation, instead, he felt like if it was artificially created... it was a synthetic crystal.

Removing the piece of darkside, an impurity within the weapon, he proceeded to use his own energy to desintegrate the material and it's partical reducing it to dust... once that the process was done, Vex began to work on the blue crystal and replaced the red one... aligned it in the same manner the other one was and then managed to close the lightsaber and he sealed the lightsaber.

Knowing that the process was easier due to the fact that the lightsaber was almost done, and that only the crystal had to be replaced, Vex proceeded to test it... Taking it with his right hand, the padawan ignited the blade revealing a blue light, a beam of power that marked the completion of his first lightsaber... but not the important one.

Smiling widely at his first success, he managed to evaluate the situation and to evaluate the saber to the point where he felt confident enough to start with his own. Clipping the lightsaber in his belt, Vex proceeded to close his eyes once more, but this time, he began to levitate the different parts that were in front of him and arranged them in different ways... he began to hover them and to meditate on them. He began with the longer process of creating a saber from scratch.

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[Aronis Vilgar]

Aronis wandered about the cave looking about. The power of the Forcenhere was magnificent, he could feel it radiating off the walls. He studied the walls, absorbing their power, attempting to examine each crystal individually to see if it would be the one. After a short time of exploring, he reached an intersection. Stopping, he concentrated, allowing the Force to guide him. Choosing the path to the right, he headed off in that direction.

Later~

Aronis turned again, his pace quickening. He felt it calling him from nearby. He looked around, then quickly hurried down the path to the left. He hurried down the corridor, spotting a brightly glowing green crystal. A wave of happiness and relief washed over him as he picked it up. He examined the bright green crystal glowing in his palm, before he hurried off to find the rest of the group.

Aronis looked at his datapad again, checking over it to make sure he had all the materials, before he started. He quickly began working on putting it together. After much trial and error and hours of work, he finally thought he had it. Pointing it away from him, he pressed the button to activate it. . . Nothing. He pressed it again and a short narrow blade came to life, before flickering and dying. He scowled in frustration, then started to take it apart and start over.

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