The lone wolf dies

[Kiran Arlos]

Ilum
Iron Pantheon

Fear was a tricky thing...

It was something that had geared into his mind since those dark days on Corellia. Fear of being apprehended,locked up and caged up like a monster. The more that the thoughts lingered with him during his times of being on the run and during Isolation he wondered if he truly was a monster. Thus came the small relief, which even at times he found it terrible to call it a relief. Corellia had been destroyed, and there wasn't any restoring the planet. Others would at some point, create and found from scratch a new Corellia.

But...

Whatever documents and such that lingered with Corellia in regards to Kiran would be essentially lost forever. He was sure there would be someone at some point that would break through the corrupted data on the files of what remained of Corellia, but he hoped that day would never come. He had since that day tried as much as he could to moved past and forget what had happened.

And thus his crash into the Icy world of Ilum took place, and he met [member="Théodred Heavenshield"] and [member="Aster Rose Baelor"] Kiran was then introduced into this world, brought forth into a place the he learned to truly call home. And it was here that he had his first untroubled night of sleep in the longest time that he could remember. It wasn't until recently during a planetary mission that felt the pull, the vestiges of the dark side latch onto him. He felt everything that had happened, it all resurfaced for a few short moments and it caused him to lose focus. And more important than that, he wasn't sure if it was a vision or a glimpse into the past, something that would happen should his past ever be uncovered.

He would be cast aside, thrown from this world that he knew and loved. Thrown from the people he called friends and family, even if they didn't have that same notion. And he would have to start over, or perhaps he would just disappear into the galaxy and travel to the farthest reached of of the universe that he could. And live his life out alone for the rest of his days, perhaps that is what he deserved.


Little did Kiran know that this vision was something that the darkside was playing on. It was playing on his fear, while no one could really tell what fate would really befall the young man should his secret be uncovered or what they would think of him.

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Training Grounds

Kiran took a deep breath as his rose to wipe the beads of sweat that had formed across his brown, thus his hands lingered at the side of his waist. The only thing that took his mind of his troubles in his life was training. Kiran had simple training with the force, and saber. However on his own he practiced his technique as much as he could, spending as much time with saber as he did practicing the force. Getting through two portions of training and thus his running would start, after the fourth mile he opted to take a break.

It was early in the morning which was usually the way he liked to start off the day, he'd be able to catch things that sometimes others wouldn't. And that was always a plus for him anyway. A few more seconds as a few scattered few entered the training grounds, which was more than enough for them all. Kiran gave a simple nod to those that had entered as they like him carried on with their daily activities.

 

[Théodred Heavenshield]

The sun had only just broke upon the horizon sending a gold glow across the Pantheon walls and flooding into the training grounds and the main courtyard. Théo heaved a heavy pack into the back of the snow vehicle, filled with gear for the morning patrol. Clothed in arctic snow white protection suit, hood pulled up around his head with goggles sitting atop his head, he turned his head to see Kiran striding across the training ground. There is a sense of mystery about his young man, not that much younger than himself, that seemed to place a block around him. Not intentional, Théo was sure of that, but there nonetheless. People have many reasons for such things, and for the most part, they are personal.

But Kiran had a licking of darkness within his force aura that had been their from the moment they had met. It was nothing new to the members of the Iron Legion or within other department to be associated with the darkside but those people had never hidden it. Was Kiran hiding this connection? or was it this that plagued young lad.

The second pack hit the floor of the vehicle with a thud before Théo brushed his gloves of the collected snow and ice. "Looks like you have already got a sweat up there Kiran", Théo yelled out than turned to give the nod of permission for the patrol to move out. "I'll follow along shortly".

Théo's foot falls crunched on the compacted snow as he entered the training yard proper, "We could use your help out there", he nodded back toward the patrol as he shoved his hands in his fur lined pockets.

[member="Kiran Arlos"]​

 

[Kiran Arlos]

Kiran to a glance up ahead before going around again and could see a force to be going out on patrol it seemed like. He continued onward going around again until he heard Praetor [member="Théodred Heavenshield"] 's voice from afar and Kiran smirked slightly as he continued onward until he came into close proximity with the Master and he slowed to a stop. Kiran cleared his throat among the stead yet heavy breathing he was doing thus he nodded towards Theodred.

"I suppose, one can never not work hard enough." Kiran chuckled lightly as he glanced around and then he mentioned about needing is help out their and Kiran's eyebrow raised slightly, more surprised than anything. "Off course Lord Praetor." Kiran smiled and nodded his head again. While Kiran sought out any chance to prove himself and to gain the trust of those around them. So anytime an opportunity came up he usually always volunteered. While some might think he was doing so for personal glory,riches and such things, that was quite the opposite.

It was trust,friendship and good character is what Kiran was looking for, those three things would totally beat away glory and riches.

"Just give me ten minutes to get my gear and I'll be ready to go." Kiran said with a small bow towards the Jedi Master.

 

[Théodred Heavenshield]

"Working hard is not a choice sometimes", he grinned back with a nod of understanding to Kiran before he shot off to gather his equipment and change. The last of the patrol moved out the gates of the Pantheon leaving behind Théo with the last vehicle which he double checked to make sure it was ready for the long journey to the canyon. There had been reports of unusual Seismic activity deep within the canyon itself and since the location is not far from the Ilum caves he wanted to make sure no damage had been done to it.

The first head of the patrol would inspect the caves and report back to him, while Théo would take Kiran along the entire length of the canyon and scan the area. It was going to be dangerous and slow going as scanner would work overtime to find a clear and safe path on ground. For hidden beneath the ice could be newly made cravasses just waiting to capture the unprepared.

Once happy the vehicle was in good working order and filled to the brim with all necessary equipment, Théo climbed into the pilot's seat and warmed the engines.

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[member="Kiran Arlos"]​

 

[Kiran Arlos]

It didn't take the young man too long to get suited up in gear that would keep him warm during their venture into the light cold that was Ilum. Kiran apart from being frozen on his first venture here had adjusted to the environment quite well and he didn't have any issues going out and doing what was necessary when asked of him. KIran donned his his cold gear as the soft thud from his boots hit the steel floor and then made his way towards the vehicle and then looked out towards the snowy exterior that they would soon be going out in.

The young man took a deep breath as the coldness filled his lungs but left him easily enough and didn't have a big affect on him. Kiran glanced around for a moment before he secured his jacket more about him and then he entered the vehicle taking the co pilots seat next to [member="Théodred Heavenshield"]

"So, what's going on out there? Or is this just standard patrol?" Kiran asked curiously, either way he would be ready. However something raised a question as to why the Praetor would be out patrolling when others could do the task. And that in itself spoke a great deal about their commander. That he was able to be on the front lines with his troops here and on the battlefield. Kiran felt that was something to aspire to.

 

[Théodred Heavenshield]

The snow vehicle moved out once Kiran returned and boarded. The main patrol had advanced across the ice plains heading for the canyon, they were approximately five kilometres ahead. There was no great urgency in catching up so Théo let the pilot set the pace. In their vehicle would be three other Legion members chatting among themselves or checking their gear ahead of time.

“We have had reports of some unusual seismic activity in the area along the canyon, the data from the monitoring stations informs us that this activity is growing in strength and more frequent. So we are going to check it out, see if any damage has been done to the caves and the canyon as well”. It was routine basically, but .. on this planet anything can and will happen.

“As you know, this place is harsh and anyone that does not respect it will suffer the consequences, so everyone make sure you are well equipped and vigilant”, Théo shot the comment over his shoulder to all of them.

The communications between all vehicles was alive and the chatter all about divided information to make sure the patrol had the best set course toward their goal. It is a constant watch over the ice plains, as from one day to the next, the game can change in an instant. What was once a sure ground and pathway was a death trap the next. And it seemed a new crevasse had formed in the lower part of the canyon.

[member="Kiran Arlos"]​