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[Iris Arani]

So they'd be safe, at least. Iris let out a sigh of relief. The last thing she wanted was a stressful ride to the enemy ship. Especially after.. Her eyes fell once they were in the shuttle, staring down at the floor. She hesitated again. After all that she'd been taught, she hesitated. Worse, it got Mathieu Brion hurt. Her gaze fell on the larger figure again, watching him in silence.

Even the colors around him hurt. She frowned deeper. She could see the hurt. Wait, no. That wasn't something she could see before. Curiosity filled her gaze instead of the disappointment and frustration that had built. Without a word or explanation she reached out. Why could she see these colors? Her hands settled on his back. If she could see it, then..? The calming effect she used to relax the children she reached out with again. The effect was different. Rather than calm, she touched on the colors of pain. Of hurt. And changed them. Blending them with the Light she could bring out.

Healing him.

She didn't have an answer for what happened. She pulled her hand away, peering at her hands.

Then they arrived. No time to wait or think. She closed her hand before taking up her blade to follow after Valery Noble . Her blade reignited as the way blasted open and once more she became the shield. This time for the soldiers behind her. Her blade flashed through the air, smacking away the blaster fire incoming. She wasn't skilled enough to deflect the shots back, but she could and did at least knock the blasts away harmlessly.

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Reappearance​

Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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As they walked into the hangar, Mathieu couldn't help but to think of what happened on the shuttle. It was only natural, considering what had happened. They had not talked much during the journey. The shuttle rumbled from massive laser bolts swooshing by and the occasional friendly starfighter making a manoeuvre nearby. Beeps came from the cockpit and a few of the marines checked their weapons. But other than that, it had been quiet. This, however, was not what his mind lingered on. It was what Iris had done. He remembered that it had taken quite a bit of time for him to get a good grasp of healing someone through the force. It was only when he started spending time with Inara in the healer's quarters that he truly got a grasp of it. But there she was, having drawn away the pain from his back with more precision than he would ever have expected.

His mind then snapped back to the present. The trio and the marines they had travelled with quickly moved to the large gate. Valery told them the plan for how to approach the situation. It was one which suited the large Morellian well considering his focus on Soresu and experience of its use from quite a number of major battles. Taking a few steps to stand side to side with Valery, he too, would ignite his sabre, reading himself for another onslaught. The armour plate by the left side of his chest had already been hit - it was something which he would need to keep in mind as they continued, seeing as it was doubtful how many more shots it could take.

Once the door opened, his raised guard quickly repositioned to deflect the incoming flurry of bolts. The Jedi Master had been right for there was a large number of hostile troops present to defend their ship. These were not the same ones as the invaders. Whereas the black armoured invaders had been a sort of elite vanguard, these were more akin to the regular marines that could normally be found on a ship. Although a few of the bolts sailing towards Mathieu or those directly behind him bounced back towards the enemy, it was still the Concord marines that did the bulk of the damage. This time, the warrior was not even close to letting a bolt slip through, seeing as the attacks were more spread out and fired from a longer range.

Before long, the initial wave would be defeated and Valery ushered them to push forth. Mathieu did just as she said and started quickly moving on with a raised guard, prepared to face more opponents whenever he turned a new corner or just having them pop out from behind a pillar as the moved. Fortunately, the team was able to continue undisturbed through a number of junctions before the reached a larger chamber near the bridge. The room was divided into two corridors by a central wall clad in a number computer terminals. Upon entering, Mathieu's arms shot out to stop his fellow Jedi and the Marines that had accompanied them from moving in. "Mines" he said, having spotted a large number of them in each corridor. A concerning mechanical sound could be heard from the other side as stationary turrets powered on. As soon as they opened fire, the large Morellian's already raised guard transitioned into a series of deflections.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

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Unlike before, Valery's focus when the doors opened had not been to deflect any of their fire back. Instead, she let her twin lightsabers flourish into fluid patterns to deflect away as much as she possibly could, all with the idea to form a shield alongside Iris and Mathie. With the onslaught that came for them, the strategy seemed to pay off quite well — the Jedi were able to prevent a lot of casualties while their allied troops were gradually picking off the enemy, forcing them to retreat.​

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It was at this moment that they collectively pushed forward, adding more pressure onto the enemy's retreat and forcing them through several hallways and junctions. The Silver forces were gaining ground, quickly, and almost seemed unstoppable as their momentum carried them forward. ​

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But it was only a matter of time until the enemy had regrouped. Now, the three stood ready to lead the soldiers down two parallel hallways, leading up towards the area of the ship that contained the bridge. However, before anybody could step through the hallway, Mathieu called the group to stand still. Mines were scattered across their path, and on the other side, turrets were powering up to suppress the attackers.​

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Quickly, Valery moved in front and raised her blade to defend the soldiers against the heavier bolts from the turret. But unlike the situation in the hangar, there was very little natural cover to use. So this time, soldiers were caught by the occasional bolt that made it through the Jedi's defenses. ​

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"Any ideas to get past these mines?!" Valery called out. There were likely plenty of ways to deal with them, but they needed to be extremely careful in how they approached. ​

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[Iris Arani]

Mines?

Iris's blade flashed again as she knocked a bolt aside. What did Mathieu Brion mean by mines? Were they that desperate to stop the Jedi that they rigged their ship to blow? .. Actually that made sense. She frowned, the memory of one of the corpses from earlier blowing up flashing in her mind. Then turrets? The youngest of the three gritted her teeth. She was in no position to help here. She could barely knock the blaster fire away while trying to avoid hitting any-

She blinked. Another shot came her way, and this time she purposefully knocked it into one of the mines. The resulting explosion had her barely smile. A little bit of pride in thinking something up.

"Use their blaster fire and clear a path!"

 

[Mathieu Brion]

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Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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His blade moved at an incredible rate as it deflected numerous heavy bolts that the turrets had sent their way. Still, with little to no cover and heavy fire, it had become difficult even for the trio of Jedi to keep everyone safe. While technically not part of the navy, Mathieu still held unofficial command that stemmed from mutual respect and leadership. Of course, it was not the case everywhere, but the Marines of the Gouda were soldiers with whom he had worked with multiple times in the past. He was happy when they found victory. But when marines who followed him fell, it was heartbreaking. Not knowing what else to do, Mathieu could only try to push himself harder whilst desperately trying to figure out how to get as many of them across as possible. He remembered having seen a foe fire lightning from their fingertips once. A skill which would certainly have been useful to neutralise the mines. A skill which could probably have made him powerful enough to save his men. But he had not reached that point. Instead, he did what he did best and used the force to enhance his capacities, making his body stronger, reflexes faster and movement quicker.

Upon hearing Iris' suggestion and seeing it work in action, he looked to the explosion that had just happened as the bolt was deflected onto the mine. For a few brief moments, he shifted his attention to try to direct the bolts onto the mines. But upon doing that, he allowed two bolts to sail past him. One hit a wall, the other hit a Marine in the arm. The massive laser projectile was large enough to tear the limb off and cause a most horrendous scream as the medic scrambled to help the soldier.

"I can't!" he hollered, shifting his attention back to keeping the Marines safe. "Use the meat launcher!" he almost screamed, all in order to ensure that his voice wouldn't be drowned out by the blaster fire. With one swift move, his left hand waved towards the floor as he reached out through the force. With that, he ripped loose a control panel from the wall and all that was in it and pulled it towards the Concord group. With that, a heavy trooper stepped forth, letting Mathieu's large form cover her completely as she brought out the weapon. Working fast, she quickly gathered the metal stuff near Mathieu's feet and shoved it into the launcher before firing it off. Assuming that Iris had continued her strategy, the following mass of metal that was fired towards the mine-ridden floor with massive force would clear the remaining mines in one of the corridors quickly, clearing the way for the group to advance.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

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Outfit: Factory Link​

Lightsabers: Link!​

Tag: Iris Arani Mathieu Brion ​

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For a moment, Valery was incredibly confused when Mathieu called for a meat launcher to be used. But when she spotted a marine carrying the weapon from the corner of her eyes, her concerns faded again quickly. Her focus, however, had not shifted much from the task at hand — she continued to act as a shield for the soldiers behind her and now, her Padawan had offered a method of taking down the mines. Not all explosives could be triggered simply by shooting at it, but she was very glad these mines would.​

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So while one of the corridors was being secured by the meat launcher, Valery stood in the other, her mind falling deep into the Force as the heavy blaster fire continued. Using the Force for guidance, Valery utilized the meditative trance to suddenly deflect many of the bolts at chosen targets. Through her Shien Barrier of Blades, mines along the corridor exploded in a fast sequence, blowing up smoke and clearing the way for the marines.​

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"Let's move!"​

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Falling out of her trance, she suddenly advanced down her corridor with a group of soldiers right behind her. The smoke from the explosions had disturbed the vision of the turret and by the time it began to clear, she was already right on top of it, sweeping her blade down through the barrel of the weapon to render it useless. From there on out, the soldiers would fight alongside her to force the remaining enemy troops into retreating further.​

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At the same time, she knew the other corridor was cleared as well, and Mathieu would likely make his way through the enemy lines easily enough, especially with the support from Iris and the marines who had fought alongside him many times before. ​

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"Iris, Mathieu, they are moving back towards the bridge!"​

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[Iris Arani]

Wait, meat launcher?

Iris blinked, turning her gaze towards Mathieu Brion curiously. What sort of device fired meat? And why did they carry around mea- Oh a rocket. She'd of laughed if she wasn't in danger. That, and if she hadn't just gotten shot from being distracted. The bolt barely grazed her forearm, but she yelped in pain regardless. Nearly dropped Domxite. Well, she had. But the sentient saber stayed in her grasp for her long enough for her grip to reapply to the weapon casing.

With the Marines and two other Jedi she at least didn't have to worry about being taken advantage of. With the path cleared she rushed up with the others, blade as ever deflecting shots where they wouldn't harm anyone or back to the sender if she had enough time and focus to do so. It wasn't an easy thing, especially with the enemy troopers constantly on the move.

Almost like they were trained for it.

But as they approached the doors to the bridge she felt it. Cold. The colors around her consumed by black, spreading farther and father. "Look out!"

She yelled, the doors opened, and a wave of lightning surged through. Overwhelming power ripping through foe and ally alike. Iris barely had enough time to get out of the way. What was that?

 

[Mathieu Brion]

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Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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Things seemed to be going smoothly. The three Jedi and their marines had managed to clear the mine fields and pushed forth through the corridors towards the open area on the other side. With his sabre running warm, deflecting numerous heavy bolts from the turrets, Mathieu only arrived by the end of the corridor he had been pushing through when the friendly soldiers behind him managed to concentrate enough fire power on the last turret to destroy it.

Not wanting to overextend and expose both himself and the soldiers that followed to fire from too many directions, Mathieu stood his ground by the end of the corridor. It allowed the team of Marines to fire upon the few enemies that remained in the room whilst the large Morellian could stand in front of them to act as their shield.

Mathieu was a capable combatant and a skilled Jedi. His form was good and his decision making was sound. But at the same time, he was far from perfect. While he did notice Iris getting hurt, it was nothing he could do to help her for the time being. Furthermore, he completely failed to notice what she had noticed. That the dark siders were getting closer. What followed was a sortie.

The blast doors to the bridge opened, revealing two force users flanked by two troopers of the same class as the boarders they had fought earlier. The grey haired Sith raised both of her hands before releasing a massive wave of lightning. Despite not being prepared for their arrival, Mathieu was still able to react due to his already defensive position by the mouth of his corridor. While he did raise his arm to have his sabre catch the electricity, it was only a half-hearted defence. Instead, his primary focus was on saving the soldiers behind him. Turning 90 degrees to the side, he quickly channelled the force to produce a telekinetic blast to throw the soldiers back. It was possible that some of them would get hurt upon landing, but it would undoubtedly be preferable to the electricity.

When the wave of lightning reached him, Mathieu was immediately pushed back a couple meters. Instead of catching the lightning head on in a solid defence, his sabre was not properly aligned to fend it all off. A consequence of his prioritisations. A pained grunt escaped the large Morellian as multiple sparks reached him. While falling down onto a knee, he desperately tried to realign his blade to properly catch all of the lightning - but then it stopped. The younger Sith was leaping towards him to capitalise on his weakened state. The senior one - apparently not keen on electrocuting her own ally - instead turned her attention to Valery.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

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Outfit: Factory Link​

Lightsabers: Link!​

Tag: Iris Arani Mathieu Brion ​

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With a group of Marines right behind her, Valery joined the other Jedi to push towards the bridge. But as they got closer, she could feel a sudden wall of darkness reaching out, striking her mind in an attempt to lash out. Iris felt it too, and commented on it but it was already too late to truly prepare everybody. The doors slid open, and out came a powerful surge of lightning released by the senior Sith of the two that awaited them.​

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Almost instinctively, Valery's left hand came up and a blue funnel of light formed inside her palm — an opening in the barrier that normally separated the flow of Force within her from the environment. Through this funnel of Tutaminis, Valery siphoned in the energy from the lightning, thus shielding those behind her. ​

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But the hallway was wide, and they were split in groups, so not all could be saved. If it wasn't for Mathieu knocking away several marines, they would have been fried by the powerful lightning. It sadly did knock him off-balance and there was very little Valery could do to help him. But then the lightning suddenly stopped.​

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Valery spotted the Apprentice moving towards Mathieu but Iris was closer, and she trusted her Padawan to assist him. Instead, the brunette focused her efforts against the more senior Sith, not wanting them to also jump the Padawans while they may not be standing ready quite yet.​

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So with the energy stored from her use of Tutaminis, Valery sent a telekinetic blast out towards the Sith, and immediately sprinted down the slipstream it created. Blade drawn, eyes fierce and focused, she slammed her weapon down and found herself in a clash with crimson plasma.​

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[Iris Arani]

Light after light snuffed out around her as the lightning couldn't be blocked completely. Iris hadn't been able to defend anyone. If she had, if she could've helped Mathieu Brion and her master protect the marines, how many more could of been saved? She gripped the smooth casing of Domxite, trying to stop the tremble of feeling so much lost life all at once. Only to see one of the Sith leap towards Mathieu.

She leapt forward without hesitation.

The pink bladed energy caught the Sith's saber, blocking the strike. Though Iris herself nearly crumbled under the blow. The raw power behind the man's strike was beyond what Iris was used to. Not that she was used to saber combat to being with. She struggled to keep her footing, teeth gritted as the hooded figure grinned wide. "So they brought a child?" The pressure of the blade was suddenly gone, but the Force brought another warning. Before Iris could react she felt a boot in her gut.

The air was knocked from her lungs as the kick sent her realing. She coughed, trying to get air back into her, trying to stand.

Valery Noble

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Reappearance​

Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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The constant current had ceased to flow but a few sparks still lingered, both by the now completely ruined computer consoles that dressed the corridor walls and around Mathieu who was trying to recover. In front of him, Iris stood against the Sith attacker. He knew how lucky he was that she was there - for while she struggled, he was allowed to recover in relative safety. But she was struggling under the might of the foe that had just charged at him. Mathieu struggled under the pain that the remaining sparks caused him. But he had to step in, that much was clear.

When the Sith started to raise his leg, Mathieu realised what was going to happen. He had employed the same tactics multiple times over. Not seeing any way of helping his fellow Jedi, he instead chose to exploit the inevitable opening that was bound to be created. First, he brought his blade back from its defensive guard. Then, he summoned tremendous force to produce a wide horizontal swing that would first cleave through the already destroyed consoles and part of the wall before smashing down at the crimson blade of his foe. If Iris had not folded over from the kick, the attack would not have been possible. The younger dark sider that he engaged was strong - but not nearly as strong as Mathieu who had gone up against powerful fighters like Alina Tremiru in the past. With that, Mathieu saw his opponent stagger backwards.

With a fluid motion, the Jedi spun his blade in a semi-circle to finally bring it up over his head to land another powerful two-handed strike from above. While swift in absolute terms, the relatively slow attack in the context of a duel was only made possible from the Sith's need to recover from the previous strike. The overhead attack would land with overwhelming force and made the fighter on the receiving end of it fall down onto his knee. Bringing his blade up a few decimetres for just a few moments, Mathieu slammed it down once more. Naturally, the attack would also be blocked once more, but the two blades inched ever closer to the dark sider's chest. The large Morellian could feel the strength of his opponent faltering as he kept applying more pressure. It was abundantly clear that it was only a matter of a few more moments before both blades would come crashing down at the darksider underneath.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

Valery: Appearance​

Outfit: Factory Link​

Lightsabers: Link!​

Tag: Iris Arani Mathieu Brion ​

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Her empowered Telekinetic blast had struck the Sith Lord with enough power to disrupt any further attempts at lashing out with the Force, and with Valery moving right through the slipstream, she came up-close with her blade drawn by the time the corrupted woman had collected herself. In response, a crimson blade was ignited, and several quick clashes of plasma lit up the bridge they were fighting on. ​

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The duel that immediately followed was extremely fast-paced and brutal, but Valery had the Sith at a disadvantage with her superior blade skills. She knew that if this fight were to continue, her speed would eventually overwhelm the woman. To make matters even worse, the younger Apprentice was likely to fall against the duo of Padawans, which would leave her in a 3v1 scenario if she was still standing at that point — there was no way to get out of that alive. So she had to do something to change the tide of the fight, and she knew the only factor she had influence over was the other duel.​

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Channeling all her rage and her desire to survive and kill these Jedi, the woman screamed and extended her arms out to release a powerful Force Blast right as Valery moved in to break her defense apart for good. With eyes widened, the Keshian woman stopped and projected a Barrier to shield herself, but the suddenness of the attack had her blasted back and against the wall. Looking down, she noticed her hands and arms were burnt but somehow, she felt no pain. ​

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Gritting her teeth, Valery came back up with an even stronger determination to end her, as well as the expectation that the Sith Lord would come after her. ​

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But she didn't.​

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Instead, the woman turned towards the Jedi Padawans who were about to finish off her apprentice and began her attack with the lingering rage she felt. Both her hands extended and with more power than before, she unleashed a massive surge of lightning she attempted to chain between them. ​

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The woman didn't care if her apprentice would be struck in the process — she just wanted them all to be dead so her focus rested on Valery, who had already recovered from the attack and moving to stop the Sith Lord.​

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[Iris Arani]

Iris continued to cough where she was, holding her gut. That hurt. It wasn't the worst pain she'd felt in her life, but it still hurt. None the less, violence was still ensuing around her. Mathieu Brion against the Apprentice. Valery Noble against the Master. Through the haze of pain she could barely focus. It was the colors that kept her focused enough to realize something was off. Mathieu was winning his bout, but the danger she sensed was something else entirely.

She gulped down another breath of air before staggering to her feet, and running forward. She tackled the fellow Padawan. While diminutive in comparison to him, he was focused elsewhere. Midstrike. It was her only hope to get him away from the incoming storm of lightning that consumed the Sith Apprentice.

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Reappearance​

Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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Surprisingly, the more junior Sith held strong for longer than Mathieu would have expected. It was not something which could not be overcome and with that, the large Morellian raised his blade a few decimetres once more. This time, the exhausted foe didn't even try to strike when the overwhelming force was removed. Instead, his legs kicked and shoved against the floor in an attempt to escape. Of course, it wouldn't be fast enough to escape the third swing.

But the third swing would not come. For just as Mathieu was about to send his blade smashing down towards that of the Sith, Iris tackled him. The slim girl was still growing which stood in stark contrast to Mathieu who aside from his impressive physique also donned heavy armour. Instead of being thrown to the side by her tackle, he barely budged. Of course his main focus was on attacking the Sith and he had - momentarily - taken a step away from his extremely defensive Soresu towards a more aggressive form. But even then he stood stably enough. Unless she bounced off, it would likely amount to an awkward embrace.

What the tackle did accomplish was to ensure that he wouldn't be able to smash his blade down onto that of the junior Sith. "Wh-" the beginning of the word barely escaped his mouth before Mathieu realised how fortunate he was for Iris' intervention. Through the corner of his eye, he saw the senior Sith point her hand towards the younger trio before a powerful line of electricity shot out from her hand towards them. Unlike the previous wave-like attack, this was a concentrated blast. One which he recognised from his previous encounters with Sith. Knowing it's power and 'bouncing' properties, the large Morellian quickly readied his defence - something which was only possible because Iris had stopped him from committing further to the offense and thus made him aware of what the true thread was.

When the blast was first caught by his blade, Mathieu was pushed back a step. It had given him more force to work against than the apprentice had offered in the duel. It was a sign of how much stronger the opponent Valery had engaged in was than the underling. Staying true to its nature, the lightning bolt bounced on to the nearest target - namely the Sith apprentice. Unlike Mathieu who managed to stand strong against the attack, the already weakened darksider struggled until his guard fell completely, allowing the deadly lightning to start frying him completely and utterly.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

Valery: Appearance​

Outfit: Factory Link​

Lightsabers: Link!​

Tag: Iris Arani Mathieu Brion ​

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"Die!!"​

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The Sith Lord exclaimed as her hatred fueled into the attack she unleashed towards the trio that had been fighting. But as the massive surge of lightning reached the group, something unexpected happened. Not only did one of the Padawans alert the other to the attack, but the powerful lightning was also expertly deflected, causing all of the deadly streams to converge on a single target — her Apprentice. ​

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As the electricity struck the already battered Sith, a loud scream of agony would follow as the skin began to boil under the extreme power released. The plan had been to either free her Apprentice or kill all of them, so the Sith Lord's eyes briefly widened as she watched it all fall apart. But there was no stopping it anymore. The damage had already been done, and the Apprentice collapsed with smoke rising from the entirety of the torso. ​

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This whole exchange had also given Valery ample time to catch up again, and great power was rising within the Jedi Master as she moved to engage. Her fiery eyes focused on the Sith lord, and when she finally got close enough, a hand came up to channel the power amassed within her in the form of pure Light. It blasted out towards the Sith Lord in various destructive waves, only targeting the very core of her corrupted being, with the intent to purge it completely.​

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The attack caused the Sith Lord to stumble, and her power to greatly diminish as the Dark Side was being withered away from her. With a loud hiss of pain and anger, she tried to reach for a weapon, but she could no longer fight her way through the attacks coming towards her, especially not after having released much of her energy into her earlier attacks.​

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<T> "Finish it."​

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Valery communicated telepathically to the Padawans, who were standing a bit further away, but behind the Sith who was being crippled.​

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[Iris Arani]

Useless as it'd been to try and move Mathieu Brion , it worked out for the best. For a moment Iris let herself breath in relief. The stream of lightning had been knocked away, but the scent of burning flesh filling her nostrils was something she'd rather do without. Her gaze shifted towards what remained of the Apprentice, lips thin.

<T> "Finish it."

She acted on instinct alone. Pushing aside any thought on the cost of life Iris burst from her fellow Padawan's side, closing the distance between her and the Sith Lord. Valery Noble had greatly weakened the Sith Lord, and there was no reason to mistrust her master's words. Yet all she could see as she brought up her blade was a helpless, weak woman. Not a Sith. Iris didn't hesitate, but rather than cut down the woman she struck out with the hilt of her blade.

Choosing instead to knock the Sith out, rather than end her life.

The Sith hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. Small as Iris was, she'd gotten a lot stronger since starting her path towards being a Jedi. Her blade extinguished as the fighting around them ceased. This part of the ship was theirs.

".. Now what?"

 

[Mathieu Brion]

Reappearance​

Location: Near Troiken
Notable Equipment: Jedi armour, various items
Tags: Iris Arani & Valery Noble

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His chest rose and fell as his heavy breaths lingered from the battle. His sabre was still raised defensively when the lightning stopped and his main foe laid defeated on the floor. The more senior Sith was still standing. But his raised guard would prove to be unnecessary as Valery soon started to fire off blasts of force light at the dark sider. It was a rare skill which he only had a rudimentary understanding of. One of the things he did understand, however, was its immense power.

Soon, the Sith's power had withered to the point of utter defeat. He received the Jedi Master's calling to end the enemy. Iris rushed forth, allowing Mathieu to stay back. He crouched down by the younger Sith and reached out through the force to sense if the man was still alive. He was. The few weak life signs he still had, however, were fading fast. Mathieu's forehead furrowed as he felt for the man who had to be going through agonising pain. Using the small ounce of knowledge he had in mental manipulation and healing, the young Morellian did his best to ease the dying dark sider's pain in his last moments.

In the end, both Sith fell at roughly the same time. One perished in death, the other was knocked out by Master and Padawan. Standing back up to his feet, Mathieu quickly walked over to the two other Jedi with long strides. "We do what we came here for" he answered, looking down to Iris. The answer was one that applied to what he was going to do, at least. It was possible - perhaps even likely - that she wondered what to do with the senior Sith - but at this point, he would leave that to Valery.

Instead of staying and working on the full capture of the Sith, he pushed on to the door from which the dark siders had come. With a few clicks, the doors swooshed open, revealing a busy bridge. Flight coordinators were running busy as the dogfights raged on outside. Command crews chose where the ships energy should be diverted and specialists directed the carrier's own weaponry. Most of the officers kept working as the large Morellian set foot on the bridge while some looked up to him - almost fearful of what was going to happen. Understandable, seeing as his weapon was still drawn.

"Call the fighters home and power down all cannons and turrets" his voice easily carried across the bustling bridge. The command was met with hesitation and even a slight sense of defiance. Importantly, it was met by what seemed like universal silence - nobody replied to him but they also looked away from their tasks at hand. Wanting a more immediate response, Mathieu walked forth with determined steps. Having identified the captain, he put a heavy hand on their shoulders. Outside, the defeated Sith could be seen - defeated. Reality started to sink in and the captain finally gave the bridge crew a nod. Their response was quick and professional. Soon, they could see fighters returning and notice how the ship's own weapons ceased firing.

 

[Valery Noble]

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Location: Near Troiken​

Valery: Appearance​

Outfit: Factory Link​

Lightsabers: Link!​

Tag: Iris Arani Mathieu Brion ​

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Valery watched as Iris knocked the Sith unconscious and with that, all danger subsided quickly. There was still crew on the bridge but none of those would be a serious problem for three Jedi. The only question that lingered was how they'd handle the Sith — a long time ago, Valery would have ended it right here with her lightsaber, but she decided against it. Especially since this Sith Lord could have useful information.​

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Walking over to the body, Valery reached for the Sith Lord's lightsaber and retrieved it before looking back in the direction of the marines, all while Mathieu went up to the bridge to secure it. That was a task she fully trusted him with; it wasn't going to be a problem.​

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"Please restrain her and keep her locked up. I'd like to soon have a one-on-one with her." Valery said as her eyes narrowed at the unconscious woman one last time.​

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She then stood back up and turned her gaze to Iris, "Well done, Iris. It's time for us to head back and retrieve the other prisoner. This battle is over."​

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