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The moment Tyron’s voice came through the comms, Jackson’s shoulders lifted. The cavalry had arrived, and just in time.
Blue light swept outward in a tight arc as he spun, bisecting another splitling that had tried to flank them. Its gurgling cry was swallowed by the hiss of mist and the shriek of charging Lugubraa. The nest was getting louder and angrier.
"Copy that, Tyron," Jackson called into his comm, breathing sharp between his teeth. "Your timing’s perfect. These things don't spook easy. Keep the cannons hot."
He pivoted beside Vera, eyes narrowing as she cut down another charging beast. Her poise, even in this madness, was rock steady. Just like her mother. Just like Judah would be. He felt it now too, the way she spoke about the chamber. It was a beacon buried beneath centuries of rot.
"We get to that chamber and we might find more than answers," Jackson muttered. "We might even find the reason Crakull hasn’t been reclaimed."
He pressed the comm again.
"Tyron deploy any droids you have. Keep the ship circling low and draw fire when you can, but like Vera said we need your boots on the ground. We’ll hold the front. You hit them from the flank and push ahead with us."
The blue blade of his saber crackled as he lifted it again.
“Let’s clear a landing zone for him, Vera. We move fast and stay tight. The faster we reach that chamber, the sooner we stop bleeding.”
More shapes slithered into view, one full-grown Lugubraa stomping forward, maw wide, its suctioned arms twitching in anticipation. Behind it, splitlings scattered over broken walls and half-sunken tiles like a tide.
Jackson moved first.
With a shout and a burst of motion, he surged ahead, saber blazing. He cut down the lead splitling in a clean overhead arc, then pivoted into a fluid spin, slicing through a second before it could latch onto his leg. He ducked a claw swipe from the adult and stabbed forward, burying the blade into its thick hide. Black ichor sizzled on impact. Without hesitating, he yanked his saber free and pressed the advantage, using the Force to shove debris aside as he carved what he could through the writhing swarm. Every motion was purposeful and efficient. He had trained and practiced this for hours upon hours. He wasn’t just fighting.
He was clearing a way.
“At least I’m better at this than with training remotes…”
They needed to laugh.