Lessons Learned

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Kneeling behind a rock on the planet Echo'yla[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias stared through his Macrobinoculars down at the mines where a group of miners were forced onto their knees and faced the wall around them the Valkyri and bandits milled about the area. Nikias knew this entire situation all to well, he'd been tracking the band of rogue Valkyri since his last engagement with their leader onboard a carrier ship that had been tasked with delivering Phrik. Nikias remember it as though it had happened yesterday[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] and while he had been able to protect the lives of some of the crew they had lost most of the phrik they had been scheduled to deliver. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]This was about more than the phrik[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] more than the Sith leader having escaped. No this was for the lives of those that had been taken that fated day. Nikias swore to himself that he would not let such a thing go by without avenging the lost. It had taken him months to track the Valkyri back down but he found them now. The worst part was that they were now ruining the lives of more innocents that simply worked so they could feed their family. All they wanted to do was live their lives to the best they could[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] and not even the Sith could allow that. Teeth gritted Nikias raised his hand. Along with was a group of ten soldiers. Three had been designated as snipers and took up positions behind large boulders where they had visual on the enemy. Hand tightening on the hilt of his lightsaber in his right hand Nikias scanned the area trying to spot the leader so he knew the prime one to engage.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt][member="Einarr Warscream"][/SIZE]

 

[Zef Halo]

Einarr yawned as he leaned against a wall while the Warscream's Nine were doing all the grunt jobs with a laugh and banter. They had easily dispatched the security enforcers and had put the workers into one place with a choice - don't move or die. It was an easy one for the workers to pick, the precious metal inside was not precious as their lives. The Valkyr would take that as his wolfish smirk had been on his face for a few minutes now while listening to the jokes from his kin.

"Ya know, Einarr, this is supposed to be even better than that... prick or whatever you call it. And they still don't guard it right, I mean. Why so stupid ?" Floki asked snickering as he was pushing a repulsorlift craft full of beskar towards their ship that was a few dozen feet away from the entrance of the mining facility.

"Don't know, I don't mind, to be honest, Floki."

"You are getting soft, aren't ya, Einarr. Too much influence from these damn outlanders and their outlandish ways." Gunnar scoffed while moving in to get another repulsorlift cart.

The Sith simply chuckled at that comment and began to stroll around the facility wondering about Midvinter.


[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Finally spotting the Sith leaned against a wall Nikias zoomed in watching the sith carefully. Him and his squad had yet to be located and it was apparent that the Valkyri were more focused on loading the phrik. Something that Nikias didn’t plan on letting them take. Grabbing the cart inside his telekinetic grip Nikias pushed it with the force as it rolled down the hill and into the mining area picking up more speed as Nikias emphasized his power over it. Soon enough the cart reached the center of the mining area.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]“Mark.” Nikias said giving his soldiers the command to attack[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] one of the soldiers off to his right clicked the activator to the explosives causing them to explode. The force behind it was enough to shake the ground beneath their feet even from a difference and it had been to serve as a distraction and a way to knock the Valkyri off their feet since it hadn’t been close enough to them to actually damage them. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]Rising up the soldiers behind Nik raised their blaster rifles and vibroswords before moving to charge and retrieve the beskar and free the prisoners. while the snipers aimed to keep the valkyri and bandits pinned down so their comerades could complete their objective. Nikias on the other hand charged directly down the hill his violet lightsaber active. The anger was apparent in his eyes and as the distance closed Nikias would shove out with his left hand in a wave to push down any that tried to rise and impede his way to Einarr. “SITH!” Nikias screamed[/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

"Wow wow wow, the damn cart is going crazy, Einarr. Look!" Floki noted as he went on to chase the cart that had suddenly gone downhill. Einarr's eyes widened as he felt the Force influenced.

"Floki, wait! Do not go." Einarr yelled after him as he rushed towards Floki. Suddenly the Force within him twitched as if he skipped a beat and as if in a trance, the Sith used the Force to pull Floki back from chasing the cart. At that time, the cart exploded and Floki was accelerated at Einarr pinning him down with his body.

"Aw poodoo, are we being attacked?" Floki asked as if nothing had happened, as Einarr pushed him aside to stand up.

"I guess so." The Sith frowned as they both heard the sound of blasterfire and the Valkyri gathering their weapons to retaliate. He looked up at the hill where a figure with a violet lightsaber had appeared. His wolfish smirk had painted his face once again as he felt the anger of the man. "Floki, leave quickly and join the rest. "

The Valkyr didn't think twice as he picked himself up and rushed away from where a battle would commence. Einarr, on the other hand, took his Sith Axe out and tapped into the Force as he prepared himself for battle. This would be more than a physical battle this time, the Sith was amused at the anger the charging Jedi was demonstrating. It was the path to the dark side.

The Sith projected an eerie echo through the Force, heard by those that had the Force such as the white-haired man.

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A̧̽̓̓̉n̺͕͉͍̫̮ͪͫ̽ͨͬͯ̇g͂͒̇̋̄ͮ͘e͙͚͙̦̖̭͇ͨ͘ŕ̩̻͖̗͞​

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M̲̠̤̭̄̌u̦͔̞ͥ͑r̪̜͎ͧ̽͑̏̽̓̄ḏͯͯͬ̃͗ͤͫe̙͙͇̘̚r̢̀͊͋̾͗̊̍​

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A̮̙̓̈́́ͬ́r̬̩̻̞͉̺ͬ̉͒͐̔ͣĕ̓̓ ̘̯̐͛ͫ̈͌̓̓ỷͨ̑o̪̳̠ͩ͠u̫̿̄͑̋̾ͪ̿ͅ ͍̫̟͙̆a͈̦̲͙̖̓̓̂̒̈̏̐͠f̬̭̞̫ͩr̢̥̱̩̯ͮ͂̾ͫa̹̲̼ͣ̇͗̓i̩̦̬̩̘̖͉̔ͨ̏̀̆̿͜d̓ͨ̒ͤ̑?̳͖̜̝̗̥͑̎̐̅̔ͯͭ́​

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Ÿ͕̻͇̖͍̣́̔̏ͪ̊̎͐̽̂ͧ̂̀̀̿͡o̴̵̝͇͚̪͍͎͔̱̩̣͙͎̹͙ͭͬ̿ͮͨ͛̈́͐͒̕͢͜u̶̲̰̣͙̗̺̲̥̱̬ͯ͊ͤ̓ͬ̔ͣ̇̽̂ͬͣͬ̏̔̀͡ͅͅ ̬̤̫̯̥͉̟͚̦̤̠̜̜ͦ̓̌ͮ̀͟͡ͅw̶̸̸͈̻̼͕̟͍̜̮̖͙̺̥͓̓͐̆̂͡i̸̻̩̰͈̱̜̣̪̮̠̥̣̟͇̬̥̪͆̎͐̈̄́͂ͭͤl̖̳̗̦͈̣̠̙͕̝̮͚̞̟͓ͤͯ̀ͤͬ̚͡͞ͅl̖̘̭̪̹̙͓̬ͣ́͑̀ͤ̚͜͡ ͙̯̬̠̺̞̘̲̪̞͉̲̰͐̉̾̿̅͋̎̓̈́́͘d͙̗͕̰̤̦̊̊̅̂͛̔̋́̈́̆͋͂̅̓͂ͦ̽̉̀́͢͟ì̛̃ͥ͊ͨ̓̈͒ͥ̄͊ͦͫ̾͜͏͓͕̫͓̼͍͍͓̻̪͓͎͎͖͇͔ȩ̘̳͖̳̻̳͍̥̞͚̥͈̯̜͕̼̓͑̎̐̏ͫ̾ͤͪ́̈́ͩͭͫͪ̕ͅͅ ̻̗͍̫̺̲̙̘̠͖̘̼͓̗̫͖͂̿ͦ̆͛͌ͯͦ͛ͭ̎̀͐̾ͫ̐̋͌́̚͡ͅh̵̨̢̩̝̗͎̼̠͔͕̱̀ͯ̓͛̓͆̒͗ͯ͐̃͌͂ͧ̽͒ͯ͘e̷̡ͣ̈́̾̊ͩͬͣ̇̄ͧ͐͋̇̃̄ͧ͌̓̀͟͏̺̻̼̮̞̦͕ͅṙ̛̗̟̰͈̦͚͉̖͙̩̳̳̤̭̺̝͚͐̄͆ͦͪͥͧ͘͜e̵ͯ̉ͤ̿̅̄ͩ̇͏̟̯̥̖̲̮̕͢​

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[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Hearing the voice in his mind nikias’ eyes narrowed. So the sith had learned a few more tricks since the last time they had met. So had Nikias[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he’d been in so many engagements over his time with the silver sanctum that it was hard to keep track of them. That wasn’t even counting the numerous lessons he’d been given. Though none could help in curing his rage as the poison in his veins pumped more and more hyping him up. Let’s show this sith true strength. Trellos said egging Nikias on more and more trying to push the jedi to accept it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]“silence!” Nikias yelled his voice carrying[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] aimed not only at trellos but einaar as well. The black sclera of his eyes could be seen growing bloodshot as nikias’ rage and excitement built up more and more. At one point Nikias had engaged a sith lord and ever since he’d been more prone to accepting his emotions mixing it with his intelligence. With a wave of his left hand Nikias summoned up a large stone that had been broken free of the ground due to the explosion and flung it with the force. His grip around it guiding it like a homing missile at the sith. It could be heard whistling as it made its way through the air.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]This was only a distraction so Nikias could reach the sith as closing in Nikias would lash into a probing offensive. A quick slash was aimed at Einaar’s left shoulder but at the last second the blade would reverse aiming for the Sith’s right knee. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

Einarr's attention was taken by the flying rock at him hurled by the Force of Nikias. The white haired man was coming in ragefully and the Valkyr was amused of that. He knew he could use that. The dark side was strong and when a Jedi was being corrupted, a Sith felt immense pleasure. He had decided he would proceed like that. Adding more aggravating attacks to his combat style now rather than killing ones. With a force enhanced jump he flew high over the incoming boulder and the white-haired man's slash, landing a few feet away from the enraged Jedi.

The place was full of pebbles unearthed by the earlier explosion and the Valkyr grabbed a pile of them with the Force and hurled at them at the Jedi, imbued with the Force Weapon technique. He had done this before but their imbuement would not be as strong as supposed to be since this was not his main plan. With the Jedi raging, he could play a different game rather than simply clash blades in a typical warrior's battle. Einarr remembered well their last meeting and the white-haired man was certainly adept in physical combat.

Be unpredictable...

His wolfish grin on his face as if to taunt the Jedi, awaiting his next move, Einarr projected another echo through the Force.

Y̨͙̼̤̰̦̜̞͝o̳͚͎̰̜̳͘ų̝̲̻̰͍͍̱̦͢ͅ ̠̮͍̖̕a͏͎̭̀r̷͓͟e̶͉̖̭͕̥ ̴̭͉͞ẁ̢̪͟e̢͚̲͓̦̻͙̙ͅa̘͍͔̞ͅk̡͉̺̣̬​

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ṵ̹͇̯̟͚͡s̸̴̨̟̣̥ę̶̗l̡͉̪͚̝̝͓̣͖͓e̴͔̤̼͕̭̟͖͜ͅṣ̠͖͎́s̡̳̣̪̹̬͟͡​

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D͓̪͇̦̙͟͠e̷̖̻̜̜͎̪̣͜a̵̡͔̥̼͕̭̼̺̮̪̮̠̬̲͈̰̕ͅt͏̶̣̺̣̳̮̟͇̯̞́͞͠ͅh̴̨̨̳̫͍͎̣̬̜̙̼̤̭ ̩͙̰̭͇̹͕̀b҉̷͟҉̠̦͈͓̼̪̬̫̼͓̦̱̱͎̭̭̠̪ͅè͢͡҉̼͓͉̺͙͎̭̬͕̯͔c̛̩̫̳̜̖͖͖̱̭͚̺̣̹̙͚̹̰̩̕͟͢͝k͏͙͎̼ͅo̡̮̩͕͖̤͉̫͉̬͚̗̦͝n̶̴̪͈̪̯̳͙̯͢ͅs̶̤̺̹̣̮̣̦͉̗͓̲̟͚̬̦͈̰̀͠ͅ,̴̨̛̜͉̹̖͙̀͢ ̛̹̝͔̱̻̼̝͙̬͜͟w̴̸̵̢̞̭̱̝̗̰̤̦͙̬͖̱̫̜̠̫͝e̢͕̭̣̲̦̪̺̺̳̯͈͉̖̭̻̼̕͟͟ạ̴̴̵̢͉̯̙̗̳̥͖̮́ķ̵̧̝͉̖̼̭͍̟̹̜͚̟̩́͡l̷̵̨̗̩̝̦͎͕͖͕̞̹͢i̵͎̟̞͜͜͞ͅn̸̛̫̩͖͙̱̤̟̞͈̩̳͙̦̤͎͝͠ͅg̵̨͎̖̤̞̺̠̳̞̦̗̀́.̸̵̪̥̫̭̫̟̦͈̙̲͘​

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[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Even while enraged Nikias was far from some barbarian hefting a cudgel[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] after his encounters with numerous Sith including a Lord his anger was tempered by his ingenuity and tactical outlook. If anything Nikias had strayed far from the jedi code that he had never truly accepted and was becoming something akin to a rogue force user. With a growl that almost sounded inhuman Nikias watched the Sith flip over him eyes following Nikias spun on his heels to face where the Sith had landed. Last time the battle had been the other way around with Einaar being the aggressor and Nikias on the defensive. This however wasn't the same Nikias that he had fought aboard that phrik carrier either. Golden eyes seeming to glow Nikias looked at the pebbles that were flying in his direction.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias didn't know why[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] but the thought of someone using the one thing that he specialized against him was offensive and made him want to show the Sith what it was like when one sunk all their devotion and time to one moveset. Drawing on his training beneath Ganner Rhysodes holocron[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias lifted his left hand and pushed out lightly with the force and immediately pulled it back creating a telekinetic barrier infront of him. Instead of creating a full on protective bubble that would've taken more energy[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias settled for the invisible wall of energy. Though as the pebbles struck it blue flashes would appear showing that there was indeed a shield there. "If death beckons for weaklings you better answer the call." Nikias spat shoving his left hand out and lifting the very same pebbles that had been thrown at him and launched them at the sith. While Nikias couldn't imbue them with the force like the Sith had Nikias could control their speed. Squeezing his hand into a fist Nikias compressed the pebbles into a large ball guiding it like a heat seeking missile. As it got close to the Sith[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias opened his fist causing the pebbles to split to either side of the sith and with another close of his fist they moved in to barrage him. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

Einarr was getting more amused at the fact of the Jedi's succumbing into the dark side of the Force. The man had grown strongly but he was not a dark sider, yet. Fighting enraged a Sith who specialized in fighting with emotion at hand would be the white haired man's downfall. The Jedi had indeed become stronger since their first meeting judging by his telekinetic barrier that blocked the pebbles. Afterwards, the pebbles were hurled at him in a very confusing matter, first as a collective then they split open to attack him from different directions. He closed his eyes and simply took the barrage, they were not imbued with the Force and only served as damage that further fueled his connection to the dark side of the Force.

I̛҉͙̜̰͕̭ͅs͖̜ͅ ͈̭̲̠͈̫̟͟t̡̖̤͡ḥ̷̜̕a̷̠̪͚̟͍͚͔͉͚͢t̶̲̱͔̝͇͎̕ͅ ̴̝̰͍̟a̖͖̣̩͠ĺ̮̠͞l͇͓͟͞ ̨͔͎̭͚y̸̱͔̲̟̤͇ơ̼̯̹͙̩͓͔̝u͉̜͚̦͍͠ ̜͇͔̹̲̙ć̢̹̥̥͙̻͕͖a͏͙̠̤ͅn̢̛̝̤̥ ͕̥̳̮̺̪̩̫͢d̡͏͚̯̣͎͇̻o̴̢̺̦̮̻̰̳̺͜ͅ​

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P͚̠̠̀͡e̤̙̰͖̦͔̞̖b̧͙͇̜̣͖̹̥͉̀͟b̯̫̣̘̯̞͉̻̥͞͞ḽ̴̦͡ͅe̵̥̝̫͖̕s҉͇̜͕?​

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F̣̭̯͔̤͉̩̘͟o̵̫ͅo҉̣̲͔̟̘̦͉̼͜͡l̟̬͝͠i̤̻͓̖s̴̬͢h̕҉̬͉̯̩̤̥ͅ ̼̫̗l͏̟̯̭̻̝͠i̷͏̭̻t̶̷͚̹t̡̯̲̬̠̙̳l̨̛͖e̴̵̠̲͍̖̬̟͔͎ ̸̱̞̭̮̥̖̕J͓̫̺̺͎̕͝ͅe̺͉d̴̮̪ì̸̞̰̙̻͢​

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Y̵͝҉͚o̭̘̯̗u̶͕͎ ̶̵̯͈̘͍̝̬̟̠a̷͖͕̠̪̰̝͖̪r͕͓͉ȩ͓̰͇̱̣̬̜̦͔ ͖̝̺͚͢͡ṕ̷͏̦̩̜̖̰̝ͅo͚̤̣̱̕w̻̺̞̳̰̘e͇͔͠r͓̮͈̖͙͟l̵͖̩̼͍̺̞̤̻͝e͏̴̰̱͎s̸̱͇͓͕s̡͉̘̰̲̕.̤̥̪̮͈͙​

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Einarr went into defensive position once again, his eyes closed for a second as he gripped a boulder from behind the white-haired Jedi and hurled it at the man's back. He imbued the boulder with the Force weapon technique making it stronger and would generate a Force pull at the white-haired man in an attempt to collide with the Jedi sooner. The Valkyr's telekinetic capabilities had increased since their skirmish aboard the phrik carrier. The Sith knew the unpredictable possibilities it opened to him and he focused on that aspect of the Force.

[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias simply watched the sith take the hits from the pebbles[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] the sith was armored after all and the pebbles would bounce off the armor. While Nikias wasn’t proficient with the ballistakinesis ability yet he did know how to propel smaller projectiles at incredible speeds. “Hmm[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE] am I truly powerless or are your words to cover up your own deficiencies sith?” [SIZE=10pt]Nikias asked his breathing slowing as he himself began building up more energy from within himself. Nikias had been preparing to unleash a telekinetic wave like he had learned when facing the sith lord sabine just as he had learned to temper his rage with his ingenuity.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]It seemed as though the sith was trying to use nikias’ own tactics against him. It was truly a shame that he hadn’t chosen something smaller than a boulder. Moving something large was never quite[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] one could always hear it lifted from the ground causing disturbances around it. Especially when the entire field was covered in pebbles. Not turning as[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he did not know what was coming his way Nikias felt a sudden invisible tug that pulled him backwards. Knowing from experience its better to let just go with the ride Nikias jumped backwards with the sith’s pull. Spinning midair using the momentum from the pull Nikias held out his left hand to the boulder. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]Many telekinetics deemed it better to use excessive force such as stopping projectiles outright. Nikias was not the type to do so and with his own telekinetic ability he pushed the boulder to his right so that it flew past him. Continuing the spin Nikias now faced the back of the boulder and released his own push to put it back on course aimed for Einarr and adding his own strength behind it increasing the boulders momentum now aimed at the one who had threw it.[/SIZE]


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[SIZE=10pt]The mining area was erupting in chaos as the reinforcements that Nikias had brought with him went about unhooking the innocent miners. “Get to the hill!” One of the soldiers screamed to the miners. The snipers up on the hill kept suppressive fire on the area keeping the valkyri and the bandits that accompanied them pinned down. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]What troops remained grabbed the cart of beskar and began pushing it up the hill. Considering the weight of the beskar even with the hover cart it took three of the troops to push it up the hill. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

The Valkyr would ignore the comments by the white haired Jedi. Einarr would not stop with his mind games no matter how much the Jedi tried to resist them, eventually he would falter. He simply had to find out his weakness, everyone had one. In the meanwhile, the Sith observed the man's athletics and swift counter attack, it strained Einarr's reflexes as he slashed with his Sith Axe with the blunt side. The force imbued and he felt his muscles strain under the pressure of the boulder as he stopped it half with his physical strength and half with the strength of the Force. The Jedi proved that his telekinetic powers were good enough to hurl larger rocks with terrifying power. Einarr would have to endure while he went a different route with his mind battle.

I̝̠̬̙̭͘͢s̛̹̟͉̘̩̪̝̳͟ ̖̪̟̠̜̝͕́͜t̜̲̝̬͓̣̗͠h̙̣̟a̢̬̱̥̱̜̯͞t̴̴̠̙͙̟̲͖̙͕̼́ ̪͈̺̭̮̫̘̹a̴̩̜͕̦l͡҉̣͇̭̠͎̮̯͙̭l̶̬̫̼̘̤̹͓̹̗͟͠ ̤͖̥̪̟̀y̶͔͍͔̞͇̕ǫ̵͖̫͈ú̢͍ ̨̹͙̤̞̣͘c̥a̙͔n̛҉̬̙͙̥͚̖ ̛͙̤͕̖͕̪̕d̷͚͙̱̫̼̹͙o̟͖̺̳̲̠̘̻̜͜,̸̶̵̬̪ ̩̥̫̠̤̥̤͢J̡͚̳̺̪̹̕e̸͈̘̹͈̹͠d̴̬̤̫̙͎̖̻̫ì̡̛̮͙̼̜̦ ̛̟̱̦̟͓̗̰͇?̨̥̼̖̺̤̻͟ͅ​

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A̡͇ͅ ҉̰̘w̴͜͏͕̟̮͚̞͓̥e͈͉a̸҉̪͡k̪̯̪l̠͙̹͢i̵͖̘̣̺̪ṇ̷̛̼̰̬̤̞̤g̨͈̰͔͕̯̯̕͢ ͟͏̪̺t̷͓͜͞h̶̦ŕ̷̰̫̮̭͝o̝͉u͍̭̻̜͇̣g͙͢͢͡h҉͍̠̮̩͔̥̺͚̦o̦͇̣͓̮̩̠͚͝ú̫̜ţ̶͖̣̮͡ ̸̸̤͍̲̦y̸̢̺̪̹̼̣̣̰o̤̯͈̬̤̦̝͟ų҉̖̝̲̗̟̝̫r͖̯͉͟͟͞ ̨̤̺͔͎͎͉̼̰͜l̷̯̺͙i͍̙͓͎͓͕̜̦͢f̳̼̱e̡͔̝͇̖.͚͕͇.̭͜​

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I̵͇s̨̬̘̫̹̯̻͈͓͚ ̘̥̙͉͓̬͔̲ͅt̛̮̹̠͓̬̰͓h҉̷̩͍̮͔̖a̶͔̣̙̟̟̖͡t̛̜̳̞͔͉͉̝́͝ ̨̤̱͎̦̳̮̺̦́ͅh͠͏̧̘̦͉̜̥͉ͅͅò̵̭͓w҉̴̦̫̱͎͕̺̥̘͢ ͏̶̥̠̰̖y̞͚̰͖͍̪͙͝o̧̡̨͈̞̳͇u̦̖̼̟̰̱͇ͅ ̮̭̱͓͝p̡̢̥̦̮͡l͔͉̥̬̜̗̣̙̀ͅa̧̙̹̟n̵̢̘͈̮̹̥͔̺͝ ̷̤̘͔͎̜̮̜́o͓̠̦̟̘n͏̶̘͚̲̣̩͢ ̷̹̖̺̯̜̲̲̯̞s̬̥̰̦̬͓̠̜͘͟a̻̮̩͍̩͈̼̕v̸̢̗̺̦̤͓̗ͅͅͅi̭̭̗̲̠̲̻ņ̺̲̠͢ģ̲̕ ̡̭̜̠̝̟͓ţ̯̯̱̬̜̼͘h̸̭̺̗̫͕̱͖͔͢e̷̲̤͉͇̻͢ ͇̞͝p͏̧̱͚e̵̺͚͢ọ̧̢̭̙͕̼̻͟p̶̨̛͓l̕͏̦̯͟ȩ̫̰̩̀͡ ̢̣͚͚͉͓̮̲͉͢o̮̤̰̦̘̞͈̳f̰̖́ ͕̹͖̹̩̭́͢t҉͍̬̺̣͓̺h̶̖̯̘͎̠͉̼͎͉e̻̠͔̩̭͔ ̗̝͎̮͇̰̰g͙̙̖͙͉͉̠͢ͅa̖̝͖l͎̖͇̝̞͍̼a̵̜̲͔͢͞x̻̹͠y̞̞͜͡ ̩̖͎̳͇͇͕ͅ?̛̜̹̪̟̭​

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P̶͎̳͙̭͈̥̹̻̜͜o͏̠͉̩̯w̶̟̟͙̳̜̱̟͝e̷̞͔̪͍͡r͖͔̙͚̼͉̹̬l͏̙̰̤̪̰̪̰̀̕e̡̗͈s̵̸̸͈̣̫̲̼͎͉̤̩s̗͎̜​

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[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]The Valkyri's strength was impressive[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] to stop a boulder by hand. Nikias didn't even think his father or a Spathi could match the feat with sheer strength alone even with help from the force. Though the Sith was much larger than even the biggest people of Hora. The words of the Sith assaulted Nikias' ears as they tried to drive him into a bloodthirsty frenzy[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he could hear the pounding of his heart as the poison sped it up. Kill! Kill! Kill! Trellos chanted similar to people of a tribe who chanted in celebration. This Sith mocks us! He mocks the things we love! He will destroy the galaxy; he had said as much. Accept me you fool! Trellos said and it felt like talons were digging into Nikias' mind causing his scalp to feel as though it was burning. Trellos' voice continued to grow louder in Nikias' mind echoing off the walls of his cranium and stressing him further. For a second he was beginning to accept the voice[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] how he wished to be through with the Sith. To be done with the fighting. Shaking his head like an enraged animal Nikias fought for control.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]"SILENCE!" Nikias screamed pumping the flaming inferno that burned in his chest and mind into an open mouthed scream. Involuntarily though his voice was amplified by his rage turning into a sonic scream that filled the area. The air rumbled as the sound waves echoed around the mining area. as Nikias brought his head down breathing deeply. "I do not do what I do for the entire galaxy... Just for my people and the ones I love." Raising both of his hands Nikias summoned the shards of metal that the Sith had forgotten about. When the cart had exploded metal shards from what remained of the cart littered the area. two dozen pieces of sharp metal shards would float into the air around Einaar and his allies pointing down at them glinting in the mining lights. These did not need to be imbued with the force to be lethal, and the Sith had seen just how much force and control Nikias could put over such objects. "Turn and leave[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] my people have the Beskar. The miners have been saved. There is nothing left for you." Nikias growled. If he killed he'd be doing nothing but what the Sith wanted[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] but every fiber of his being urged Nikias to act.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]"If not because i requested it." Nikias said turning the some more of the shards in the air to focus on the Siths fellow Valkyri "I will kill them." Nikias was obviously on edge and his rage had not completely subsided as he battled with the dragon inside himself. It was similar to one holding hostages but looking for any reason to pull the trigger. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

Despite his not very sharpened skills in the sense aspect of the Force, Einarr could finally feel the strife within the Jedi. It was eating him. If the acolyte could feel it then certainly it was at a great level. In the current situation he had two options, continue his bold games that seemed to drive the white-haired man close to the dark side or choose a different strategy.

Fortune favors the bold.

Einarr's smirk did not fade as the metal shrapnels that surrounded him lingered in the air ready to strike. The Valkyr weighted his options and decided on his next steps in this battle. His men would definitely survive being phrik armor clad, the acolyte on the other hand had to play his trump card that the opponent had suddenly given to him. The Valkyr had topdecked this card, thanks to the Jedi speaking to...himself?

Y҉͍̻̥̭̝̣͠o̡̤̩̩̪̟u̸̼̖̰̫r҉̻̪͙̠͙̰ ̻̭̜̝͓͍͇̳ḽ̴̵͍͎̝̼̘̗̲o̸̮̦̦̤̙͖̘̥̖͜͡v̷̡̛̰͎͚̖̖̮̟̖e͚͓͖̤͜d̷̸͈̝̤̹̞̥͉̥ ̵̟̟̖͎̗̬̠͚͢o̵͇͎͓̞̼̻ͅn̵̨͎͖̺̫e̵̞͈̻̕ͅs̟̜͔̲̫ ͕͙͕͈̪̟̥͈͜͟͞?̪̻̟​

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Y̹̗̲̫̝̮͙͟͞o̝͉̘̼̻̣̣̝͘͢ų̠̖̟̩̬̞̩̙́ͅ ̺̘̯̞́a͇̞̟̳̮̯͘͟ŕ͎̭ȩ͓̟͠ ̨̰̝t̨̛͉͓̜̰͎̜ͅo̖̜͍̗͔̞̙̥o̘̜̮͖̹̦̦̟ ̮͍̘̜̻͔͠ͅw̙̘̘͍͠͠ẹ̡̞͉͉́a̶̯͚̰͇̠̹ḳ̖̤̖̩̤̕ ̴͚̦͍̼̤̼̖̞t̨̡͕̝͔͎̮̬͉͓̺o̧̢̩̬̣̣͙ ҉̪͎͙̬͎̘͢͟s̲͍̞̲̯̱̺̠̩à̸̖v̬͎͚͉͎̩̱̱̱̕̕e̼͙͖͔̗̺̗ ̧̢̞̤̱̙̻̥̩̤͓͝ṱ̫̗̯͉̤h̶̥͇̞̮̘̖́o̪͖͢͞s̶̛͏͖e̹̲͞ ͕͕̻̪͘͜ͅy̯̩͇̜̹̖͔͢o̹͓͟u̴̢͈͍͓͙̱ ̡̳̥̤̞͓͇̻̙͜l͔̟̖͓ͅó̲͓̬̖͢v̡͉͉͖̻̱̖̺̗ͅḛ͎͢​

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T̛̳h͉̞̟̮̗͕o̱̙̝͕͚̹̟͞s̸̷̖͈̣̫̥͟é̛̼͎͔ͅ ͖͇̣͓̺̱͖̬͘͢͞t̯̲̝̻͖͙̣͘͡ḫ̴̥̮̗ͅa̢̪̝̦̳͕̝̞̜ṭ̶̗̫̖̠̜̝̣̀͜ ̧̭͎̺̺̖y̧̘ọ̴̶̖̫̼͓̻̮͕u̵͈̫̩ ̤̳̖̕l̝̲̕ǫ̣̲̩͙̱͢v̛̘͜é̷̼̥̥͍̭̗ ̹̭̟̤͟͡͡ẁ̡̭̱̜̖͈̙͎̙̘i͇̩̕l̖̣̙̖͎̼̲l̹̯̦̬͈̜̣͢ ͎̬̯̫̞̥̞̭͘͠p̶̻̳͍ȩ̭̲͖̻̦̝̼͠r̶̢̟̕ḭ̷̛̠̟̻́ș̷̜͕̟̟̼̺͈͘ͅh̺̭̱͜ͅ ̞̝̗̟̲̭́͡b̟̯͖̥̼͔̳̣e̱̖̫͉̺͈͖̯̯c͏͙̤͞a͏̰̜͕u͏̡̺̩s͙͇̥̯͚͞͠e̛͓͍̰̱̠͙͟͝​

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Y̹͔̮ͅo̖̞̻͉̣͕͎̱͚͢ự̬͙͠ ̧̼̮̯à̲͟r̭̯̥͚͡e̶̹̻̩̙̯͎̫͞ ̧̘̦͔̱͉̞͢t͎̣̫̰̥͍̼͝͠o̢̖̳͟o̢̧̭͓͈̯̜͍̝͡ ̰̩̹͖́͟͞w̵̧͙̦̟̰̫̤͈ͅe̠̖͠͡a͜͡ͅk̭̪̤̮!̝̹̩̜͟͠!̸̬̯͍̘̬̤͓̖̹​

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The dark side surged through him at the current deadly situation reinforcing his link with the Force as Einarr prepared for his defence against the future actions of his opponent.


[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias watched the Sith his eyes narrowing and while the Sith spoke the metal shards began moving subtly towards all the Valkyri and their leader. They had been dispursed around the area and it would be a multi angular attack. Considering there were ten of them that Nikias was aiming at and two dozen shards he'd be able to give them each a taste of the treatment. Nikias didn't know what type of armor they wore[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] nor what its capabilities were so while the Sith spoke he aimed the shards. While each of the Valkyri would get two shards six aimed at Einarr from different angles. "You call me weak? Too weak to protect the ones I love? I will destroy anything that threatens those I love." Nikias growled out low as a mumble.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]In his mind he replayed his training under Ganner Rhysodes holocron[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] all his battles against the Sith[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] his training beneath Xander. All of it flooded into his mind as Nikias then enforced his will over the shards of metal. Bringing both arms down similar to a king declaring the execution of one who had wronged them Nikias brought the shards down in a hail. The glint of the mining lights shined on them as they whistled through the air at the Valkyri. Nikias was not able to curve them in the air or immediately change their direction like he could with singular objects so he let them fly on their path. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

As the shards flew at him, his eyes widened as the Force engulfed him in his attempt to hold the shards around him telekinetically, it was a futile attempt as they struck him. Yet, before they could enter further through his armor and leather, a force wave imploded from him. Not of a great magnitutude but the shards were not something too hard to expel and they flew backwards, dropping on the ground after. The Valkyr heard the shouts of his me who like him did not expect that their armor would not withhold some shards.

Enraged by the current circumstances, his whole physical capabilities were augmented by the dark side of the Force. As if a red curtain had fallen infront of his eyes, Einarr dashed with the Force towards the white-haired Jedi with an attempt to hack him with his axe from maximum distance his height allowed him to. As he would attempt to that, Einarr would utilize the Force to unclip the lightsaber hilt hidden on the inner side of his belt and let it fly behind the Jedi, activating it and pulling it back at the Jedi's back in an attempt to slash him from behind.


[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias watched as the shards stabbed into the Valkyri[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] their shouts and moans filled Nikias' ears as he heard them. With the shards being stuck in them it would be important to get medical attention soon. Especially since they were all in a foreign atmosphere. A part of Nikias took pleasure just in knowing that they were suffering for the deeds they had committed. Now they were on the other side of the fence knowing how the ones they attacked and killed felt. What was more surprising though was the fact that the Sith had pushed outwards with the force in time to stop them from penetrating him. Nikias himself would've simply put up a thin barrier to protect himself[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] but the Siths way was just as effective.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]The tables had somehow switched with the Sith being the one to enter a blind fury and Nikias being the one who had calmed himself and controlled the flames in his heart. As Einaar raced him Nikias' eyes narrowed[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he remembered that axe all too well. Just the thought of it made him feel the pain of when he'd last felt it upon his skin. Not something Nikias wished to repeat. The thing about summoning a saber was that due to the Valkyri's reach and the distance between them Nikias could still see a glimpse of the saber as it flew out to circle around behind him. Mind running at a speed akin to a freight train Nikias tried to piece together a strategy. He couldn't block both attacks. Trying to throw up a barrier could possibly work but he'd never taken anything like the intensity of a saber. So Nikias did what he could. Raising his left arm Nikias activated his shield and moved to meet Einaar's charge. Axe met shield in a spectacular display but the kinetic force from the blow traveled through the shield and around the gauntlet where the sound of Nikias' forearm fracturing could be heard. Pain radiated from the limb in waves and Nikias focused it transforming it into energy as his right hand came around in a claw. While one could use telekinesis in combat it became alot harder to focus on it and defense at the same time. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]Extending from Nikias' palm was an invisible wave of energy that would wrap itself around Einaar's neck in a tight grip. Then with no hesitation Nikias would move to lift the sith up in the air with telekinesis and slam him down on his head to break his concentration on the saber. This would be swiftly followed by Nikias throwing the Valkyri back to his starting point. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

Death...

That was what engulfed his essence and existence right now. Einarr was obsessed with the idea of slaughtering his opponent, nothing else. The red curtain had fallen as his force augmented rage had taken over him. His actions may have become more illogical but they have always become more unpredictable due to that. His axe met the man's cursed shield, this time his strength had made the man's bones crack. That fueled his bloodthirst even more, along with the stagger of the axe hitting a highly resistant shield.

The Valkyr went once again for a slash but an invisible force gripped his neck, the slight suffocation that he began feeling initially made him lose control of his lightsaber which with his erratic Force was sent somewhere to the side a dozen feet away from both deactivated. Before the white-haired Jedi could do anything else, the suffocation had infuriated him even more. The throw that had followed additionally aggravated him and his eyes were turning golden yellow as it did for those succumbing to the dark side completely.

"You will die." Einarr spoke in Valkyrian to the white-haired man and picking up his axe, he charged forward. Midway he took the lightsaber with the Force in his other hand. He would go completely all in. Imbuing both weapons with Force Weapon that would generate a force pull through them in an attempt to get the Jedi closer when slashing and breaking his defence.

Not much more time left...


[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias' left arm hung limply at his side[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] everything from the elbow down could no longer be felt and a few lines of blood could be seen dripping from the tip of Nikias' fingers. The blow Nikias had blocked had been detrimental to his arm[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he had saw how much strength the Valkyri had earlier when he had stopped the boulder. Then Nikias had felt it for himself[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] the pain from the limb was only a slight tingling now meaning that something had also probably been dislocated during the process as well. It wasn't the first time Nikias' arm had been damaged in such a way[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] and he was sure it wouldn't be the last. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias was glad his plan had worked or else he probably would've found himself with a new set of scars or a saber through his spine. "Was that a threat of some kind?" Nikias asked taunting the Valkyri[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he was dead certain it was but due to not understanding the language Nikias thought it best to point such a thing out. Without his shield arm Nikias would be useless in close combat against the Valkyri. Though he still had plenty of other tricks up his sleeve. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]"We've got the beskar and the miners! We have to go!" A soldier shouted over Nikias' earpiece. With a sigh Nikias knew that once again him and Einarr wouldn't be finishing their duel. But the Sith thought differently. Drawing on the force Nikias made no move as the sith had already cleared the main distance between them. Feeling the pull on his body Nikias went with it and as it pulled him closer to the Sith's lethal weapons. Nikias unleashed the saved force energy in a force push. Within such close distance and with the Sith focusing on pulling Nikias left him the perfect opening. Extending from Nikias' palm was a wave of energy that had been saved. Unlike the Sith[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias' did use such things as imbuing his weapons with the force and had plenty of energy to release into the pointblank wave aimed to meet Einarr in the face. If it landed the wave would send the Sith keeling head over heels and away. [/SIZE]


[member="Einarr Warscream"]

 

[Zef Halo]

The moment Einarr closed at point blank range, he could see the yellow eyes of the white-haired men and his look. The look of a heavily scarred man. The Valkyr was not in the state to comprehend all that as he believed it was finally the time when he would the life of this cursed Jedi. He had missed his chance last time but this time it would be the end of this enemy. Rage filled him even more and his bloodthirst danced within his stomach, he wanted to feel his weapons go through the man's flesh and bones, finishing him once and for all.

But that would not be today.

Just as the weapons were going to connect, Einarr could even feel his weapons being unbelievably close to touching the Jedi and ripping him when his whole body fell frozen for a moment. It followed with an energy shooting him away like a ragged doll back to where he had charged from. The Sith acolyte fell hard on the ground, his axe and his deactivated lightsaber under his palms. He had hit the ground hard and that had shaken him hard. Rage filled him and pumped his body to destroy itself if it had to only to take the white-haired man to the depths of hell. Einarr slowly began standing up.

"Einarr, Floki is bleeding to death." The voice in Valkyrian called him from behind.

[member="Nikias"]

 

[Akhilleus]

[SIZE=10pt]Nikias didn't stay to wait for the Valkyri to get up from the push[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he had been called by his allies and they were ready to go. The same way the Sith had his allies to tend to so did Nikias. "Next time Sith! Next time we will end this." Nikias called back to the Sith as he walked up the hill. Droplets of blood left a small trail behind Nikias on his way up and with a quick glance back to the Sith he saw them moving to aid the wounded. "Tch." Clicking his tongue Nikias crossed the peak of the hill to find the miners and Sanctum soldiers examining the beskar. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10pt]"Load up! We're leaving,[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] these men will be compensated for their time and their trouble." Nikias said nodding to the miners. "Also for the cost of the Beskar." Leaning down Nikias picked up one of the ores examining it closely. He'd dealt with Beskar before and knew just how valuable the metal was[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] as well as strong. I can do many things with this. Nikias thought. Beskar did of course require someone knowledgeable in the specific ways of forging it. Unlike the Sith[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] Nikias would pay the miners for the Beskar[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt],[/SIZE][SIZE=10pt] he did not believe in taking from those who were just trying to make a living. [/SIZE]

[member="Einarr Warscream"]