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Triumph! (Nixia vs Mythos)

Failure had always been the best teacher. This much was true and today the goal was to preform till she gave out. All for the sake of learning. The only Within a large sparring chamber within the Sith Temple on Korriban. Keeled comfortably in a meditative position was a young lady, her position was very much that akin to a jedis in fact. Adorned in battle armor, she remained and with her eyes closed. The force around her swirling about. Gases in a nebula, mixing and combining then sinking deep. Deeper it sunk in till its final resting place had been found. The nebula within fueled her, gave her strength, clarity and true sight. Even now she could see beyond what was expected, something the Jedi of old could only dream of. Her only regret was she wished she knew how to control what she saw.

Within the darkness of her mind she could see other planets, stars and events that had yet to funny play out. A massive road with a vast, almost infinite number of trails attached. Wincing several times the edge of her concentration sharpened. It was ready to cut and taste what essence was within such a stream. Time. Quickly the invisible walls that held entire systems in her mind began to fold into one another. Shrinking, smaller and smaller in till all that was left was the Temple room and herself. Surreal was the feeling. The young Icarii could sense the presence of someone coming but in reality this had not yet happened? Or did it?

What?!

The edge to her concentration suddenly vanished. Dull to the touch in mere seconds. Touched by the acid of reality. Opening her eyes Nixia blinked several times as the light etched its foreign language into her brain. So bright. Understanding came quickly and the Nebula within settled behind Nixias eyes. Irises irradiating a unbroken confidence of supernatural nature. Crimson in appearance, not too menacing but not gentle either.

For a final time her hand motioned allowing invisible tendrils move her lightsaber side to side. It rattled lightly on its clip.

" I am Ready." She affirmed herself and felt something or better to say someone.

Even from this distance she knew they were strong.

[member="Mythos"]
 
Across the beaten sands of the Valley of the dead kings in Korriban Mythos flew low with a heavily modified PTB-625 planetary bomber, refitted with weaponry and gear suited to flying low altitude like a Pod-Racer would. It was a luxury craft vehicle he used to clear more deep and difficult terrains where a starfighter could not go. Being an Airspeeder gave it a lot more control in these caves and ridges and sand dunes, Mythos thought it a perfect fit for these types of terrain. He was here when The Sith Empire arrived in Korriban doing the exact same thing he was doing right now, researching slabs of archaeological carvings and surveying land for his next dig. Even after all these years the tombs of the ancient Sith Lords had been plundered dry and the ash from their bones long since gone, still the faithful of the dark found their way here every so often. Mythos was here to add to his collection of Archaeological findings that expanded on his research and added to the clues of the secrets of Exar Khun.

Inside the PTB Mythos was wearing light armor with all his weapons ready in the back, he followed a pull of the force that was incredibly strange. It was a disturbance but unlike anything he felt before here in Korriban, He followed it through the sand dunes and rocky hills in direction to a Sith Temple deep inside the Valley of the Kings. Away in the hills was Groom, his own Tuk'ata already the master of this kind of terrain and this very planet.

It was an uneventful ride to the Sith Temple due to the security of the empire, before they had arrived the beasts of the dunes and the ravagers were very active and even during jedi occupation Tuk'ata attacks were normal. Mythos kicked up a small storm of sand with his PTB, the systems inside the airspeeder allowed him to have incredible visibility of his surroundings even if blocked by a cloud of sand. When he was half a mile from arriving all he did was take his hand off the accelerator and let gravity do it's work before banking hard and pulling on the popper breaks.

[member="Nixia Amabilia"] would feel the rumble of the engine on the ground as an answer to her words as soon as she spoke them. Mythos turned the engine off, popped the hatch and with a force leap he dropped down on the gate of the temple like a golden shadow. Even his light armor was covered in aurodium shining with the sun outside and even when he stepped inside the doorframe of the gate and the shadow covered him it still shined like a glow on it's own caring nothing of stealth.

For Mythos cared nothing if beings in this world could see him, pelko bugs gathered around him as he walked inside the temple keeping their distance from him but creating a small tornado of the creatures leading him forward inside the temple. The force called to him here, the pieces of the Ancient Eye he carried with him seemed to grow stronger with every step inside the temple he took as if pulsating like a beating heart.

He curiously looked around like a child inside a museum, giving his back totally to the entrance of the temple caring not for sneak attacks or stabs in the back. He was invincible he thought, his power unmatched in this world and the next in combat but most importantly here in Korriban, the place where he unearthed the Ax on his back. Mythos walked with a force Nexus, his own and the Ax itself, because of this the temple that would have once claimed his every thought now only claimed his desire for more power and fed his arrogance.

As he walked he still gave no notice to the acolyte waiting in the back of the room, only looking at her to acknowledge her existence before going back to observe the carvings and take scans of things he found with his datapad linked to his forearm.

Of course a Sith Lord of the empire was allowed by the officials to enter and go as he pleased not to mention escorted from the shadows with a security detail of his own choosing, The Nubian Strike Force. He let go a breath before a particularly large pillar carved with depicting of times before Ajunta Pall, Mythos' specialty. Unlike most Sith Mythos knew of the Rakkata, knew that they had been here and knew that there were weapons here hidden beneath the sands that once defeated them all on their own, he desired that power for the Sith Empire and he knew he was the only one who held the key to that power.

"So you wish to be Sith" Mythos said as he looked to the carvings, his eyes scanning the depth and curvature of the slab cuts. Lazily one yellow eye crawled to look at her from the corner of his eyes, his body turning slowly from the stone pillar. He knew what had to happen now, there was a reason why he took scans of the slabs on the wall instead of depth and sonic scans, you needed a few days for those last two and these slabs would not last this battle.

His bones began to crack as he stretched in place, every battle in the past teaching him more ways to prime and prep his muscles and bones naturally to preform optimally in combat. He was a machine physically speaking, as he stepped closer and his upper layer of light armor fell to the ground it could easily be seen by the naked eye across the small bug storm of pelko bugs that only now slowly began to go away. He dedicated time of every day to naturally grow his muscles and body to a fighting perfection being utterly disgusted at robotic enhancements and other ways of technologically amplifying ones strength. The cuts and scars of his body accompanied the runes carved into his body as well from his resurrection, each one of those runes appearing natural and new as if carved not three hours ago, these were magical in nature.

As he moved forward to see the acolyte better from the distance he held in one hand the Axe of Adas from this very planet and in the other the Rudis of the Dark Lord, both his staples and signs of status as a Sith Lord. Before he reached the half way point between himself and the acolyte struck the ground with both of them leaving them behind him, the strike itself a ripple through the dark side of the force. Wearing his combat trousers, combat boots and wielding nothing more than his lightsabers he met the acolyte at the center of the temple as the statues of the ancient Sith Lords looked down upon them from their perches, fitting Mythos thought, although even they were unworthy to hold that title in his eyes.

Clear of the insects, glowing still even without the aurodium but out of the sheer power he projected from himself as a visible aura with the abilities of illusion he smiled as spoke one last time. "Show me then you are worthy when the bones in this temple are not." He said mockingly to the spirits of the Sith Lords, the idea of them being pretenders coming from Adas himself. Her battle armor seemed prime for a huge conflict, the force was strong in her, her eyes gleaming like his own, if the force had brought him here and The Eye was primed...

[member="Seras Rose"] perhaps could finally have her challenger for the title of successor, the idea amused Mythos to no end. The black blade ignited from his lightsaber in challenge, the songsteel shining silver to contrast with his own glow. "Imperius! Nyashjontû Wo!"
 
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Prove your worth? Nixia winced at such words and rose to her feet. Her confident gaze bordered the thin string almost steeping into arrogance. Prove. It was a word that she hated at this point. With a sniff the young acolyte spat to the side and with a swift grab activated her lightsaber. Snap-hiss. The crimson blade stood in contrast to his own black lightsaber. " Prove? I am sick hearing that word. How much did you prove before you turned yourself into who you are?" She replied after his rather impressive shout was made. It felt as if it rattled the room. Nixia doubted her own words had such a physical effect but it warranted quick reflection she hoped. It was something she observed in almost all the sith within the empire. They were stars and the galaxy itself revolved around them. The only problem with such a view was that even the brightest of stars eventually burn out. Wither, wane and die. Some are reborn but who is to say they are truly the same as before?

" Even the brightest stars burn out, Mythos."

Enough of chatter. The tactics of battle were now to begin.

She was a lady of action after all. Her gaze shifted into a something fierce, Like a feline ready to pounce. The cybernetics in her suit responded quickly to her muscles movements enhancing her reflexes and paired with the Nebula inside of her expanding into her legs. The force of motion was explosive propelling her towards the Sith Lord with enhanced speed, The intent to knock him over. She brought her shoulder up and balled her left fist 5 inches from her chest as if she had held a shield. Suddenly a deep hum erupted from the acolytes left forearm and purple glowing energy quickly covered in front of her charging form. A light-shield. It covered the entirety of her small frame giving her a translucent refuge from strikes. Poising her right lightsaber behind her and closer to her body Nixia hid the crimson blade from his direct view of her opponent and readied the blade for a immediate counter attack if given the chance.

[member="Mythos"]

" Even the brightest stars burn out, Mythos."
 
[member="Nixia Amabilia"]

She was the embodiment of what it meant to know aggression, her words brought upon Mythos enjoyment of this duel, over every other thing Mythos enjoyed combat and enjoyed fighting those who also did. His eyes never left her, he moved so slowly it seemed he did not move at all yet he did, slightly to his left, his footwork slow but impeccably precise. He held his lightsaber horizontally with the tip always pointed at his opponent yet with his second hand he tossed the Shoto part of his lightsabers into the sky as she charged forward.

To her question he responded knowing she probably had no idea how many times Mythos had to prove himself to the One Sith, To his master [member="Darth Ophidia"] and to everyone else who ever raised a blaster rifle or lightsaber to fight in his name whenever he called. "You never truly stop nor does it get easier, you just become stronger"

A light shield, Mythos raised a curious eyebrow at the tool being that he had never once faced a warrior wielding one yet he knew how to stop the charge, he knew how they worked off studies. She moved so fast and the explosion of motion and power through the force was so great that had Mythos not been experienced in fighting opponents with force speed, force enhanced movements, precognition, master of force sense and hunting monsters in Midvinter that required inhuman reflexes, he would have never been able to react. Yet Mythos was the master of masters, the greatest Juyo master in the galaxy and a man who could cut the wings of a pelko bug before the insect saw him.

With the motion of endless years of training Mythos fell into the stance of Juyo, one hand gripping his lightsaber in a thrust, and the other palm raised and off to his side. When her charge came with her shield he did not move, he stood like an obelisk of stone before the storm of sand that came every year. His left foot stepped back, he extended his right hand and his lightsaber connected with the shield yet with his other hand as he stepped back he ignited the flying songsteel shoto using Telekinesis and commanded the second part of his lightsaber to come and stab his enemy in the back.

This type of combat was something Mythos developed as his own style of Juyo after decades of toil mastering that specific form over any other yet he was not the only one to use lightsabers as weapons while wielding them with Telekinesis. The only other he knew of, Darth Traya, also someone Mythos considered weak and unworthy of the title of Sith Lord.

As the shield clashed into the tip of his lightsaber it pushed him back half an inch which made him smile and laugh a low chuckle, he responded to her erroneous claim. As he spoke an animistic growl from the force accompanied his words, his lack of control over his own raw power creating this horrifying sound that imitated the voice of living beings but to anyone who would closely listen would notice it was all wrong, life did not make those sound. It was like grinding steel with the roar of a monster mixed together with an echo of a deep cave and it was not audible to physical hearing, it was audible through the force.

"The Stars die only when I wish them to!"
 
This man was past cocky. This man, this dark lord was full of himself. Stars died when they died and nothing could change that. Upon impact with the sith lords blade Nixia let out a breath, for a moment it almost sounded like a grunt. Her opponent was very muscular, taking the initial charge with confidence. The rush of combat began to settle into Nixias very bones and muscles, opening up her air ways for greater intakes of oxygen and releasing subtle amounts of adrenaline into her body. It was pure ecstasy. The Nebula within her came to a shift alerting her of danger. Her entire focus on herself and her surroundings. Accepting the Nebulas grasp she allowed it briefly to take over. Her movements became a deadly dance.

Sliding her back right leg forward to now take lead, The young acolyte torqued her upper body to follow the same motion. Her light-shield on her left bracer rose up against the Sith Lords black lightsaber blade with a clash. Raising the shield now above her head and [member="Mythos"]'s lightsaber with it the Icarii smiled staring directly at his open torso. Her right arm twitched seeing the opening and a swift forceful stab was engaged with haste at her opponents lower central abdominal area. Her right hand followed through effortlessly, her right lightsaber became an extension of herself under the Nebulas control. This simultaneously caused Nixia's shield to be ripped back behind her, effectively blocking the shoto saber flying towards her exposed portions of her body. Swatting it away at the floor with a clashing impact of fusing colors and lights. For that brief moment in time, that simple swift reaction she became the spectator and observed everything. Her orange irises gleamed bright in an invisible way, It shouted to those around her who or what was in charge of her movements.

" Stars die every second. Preconceived notions of power are a delightful waste, My lord." Nixia retorted mockingly. Sith Lord or not, no one was safe from an ex-slaves mouth.
 
To stop an attack one had to stop attacking, Mythos never thought of such a thing, as his blade went up the grip on the weapon shifted to the classical inverted grip of Juyo, one Mythos did not personally prefer but mastered either way. Once he started moving he moved with every once of fury that he had inside him and as if he was fighting a monster of Korriban. He brought his blade down as if he was stabbing the ground but with his black blade inverted. He angled his body perfectly to allow he thrust past him with a single step back, it was not a block, it was a strike at her neck that worked as one. The edge of the sonsgteel saber ended inches from her face, his stance was solid and well balanced using as a foundation his power and weight, a principle of DjemSo. As the blades clashed the white shoto blade pushed against the energy shield while Mythos pushed her to his shoto blocked by the shield, each second protesting more and more as the shoto stuck like a dart and pressed forward attempting to break through the shield. He never took his eyes out of the general line of sight of both her and his weapon thus allowing him greater control of it.

He had economized so much movement that it allowed him incredible control over the smaller lightsaber because he did not have to focus on footwork as much, this made the torque that it brought more significant with each passing moment. Mythos wondered which would give out first, his ancient songsteel saber Myth, or the Light shield that his opponent had brought into battle.

"Only when unfounded" He responded, grinning inches from her face and allowing the plasma of her crimson lightsaber sear his eyebrow he spoke, the sizzle of burning flesh controlled by his dominant stance.

He twisted his left hand and brought to his hip forming a fist in a rapid movement but palpable through the force. As he did so the Shoto blade became weaker yet still stuck to her back attempting to pierce the light shield.
As his focus shifted from the shoto to his opponent Mythos unleashed a force blast point blank intending to pin the lightsaber at his opponents back, and the black energy of his fist, like an anvil to a hammer.

This was his raw power, as he brought the power from his fist to bare he turned his hips and his entire body as if he was delivering a normal punch. The power of the dark side of the force kicked up rocks and stones as well as a dust of sand at this display of power because Mythos was utterly unable to focus his attacks too much, he instead focused on an area of effect, this case being everything in a five meter radius to his immediate front.

[member="Nixia Amabilia"]​
 
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The mans counter attack was all too fast for Nixia to track. Her guts twisted inside her, the sudden jerking motion she made with her head with a subtle step back was all that she had to avoid a near lethal strike. Heat radiated from the lightsaber edge now pointed toward her face. Continuing to block with her shield the Acolyte took a second to consider her options carefully. The Sith Lord [member="Mythos"] was attacking her on two fronts and as of now she knew she was outmatched. The constant clashing of his shoto on her light-shield was growing tiresome. He was indeed strong. If she made a move with her lightsaber she would most likely be stabbed in the face. The blade was too close.

What to do?!

Cocking her head back with a grunt Nixia smirked and looked around once more. She watched [member="Mythos"] bring down and make a fist at his waist level accompanied by a massive building in pressure the rebounded within the room. The Darkside of the force contaminated the very air and it was near release. At the same time the Shoto against her shield began to weaken in strength. A shift in his focus, Now was the time to act. With a gulp the Icarii flicked two fingers projecting a simple but speedy Telekinetic strike targeting his inner left elbow. It was simple physics in her mind. The direction and force of the invisible strike would move his left shoulder forward by leveraging his inner elbow and hopefully aim his left fist into his own torso. A cocky smirk grew over she face imaging the sight of a Sith Lord potentially blasting himself with his own raw untapped power, Paired with darkside nexus as well. The Axe of Adas. The young lady had heard many stories such a weapon and even now she could feel its residual and adjacent effects.

The very environment around them began to quake due to his actions. It was quite incredible and frightening.

" Unfounded?" She tilted her head and motioned her lips to blow him a kiss.
 
To control the rage and fury in battle was more difficult than what he had lead on, using something like force blast was a push to brutality, to the desire to kill, aggression that would totally blind. He was about to blast her into the other side of the temple when he felt a tug in his arm and through the force, his fist slowed down as Mythos and Nixia wrestled to move the incoming blast. He cocked his head and opened his fist as it slowly broke through her telekinetic grasp to come closer and closer to her face, surely as blast at this range would possibly kill her, the purple flame that Mythos built in his fist charging and gathering the energy into his left hand making the flame flicker and grow with every passing second.

"Soon you too shall believe." He said calmly, this time looking over her shoulder as if looking for the thing that had aided her stop him, it was not long until he found it. It was rare that an acolyte, apprentice or even a knight would be able to use the boon of the Ax or even know about it, here Nixia proved she knew more than most. Mythos smiled and nodded laughing under his breath. "All of the Galaxy shall believe"

His hand opened, the shoto on her back fell to the ground, the flame from his fist vanished as the Ax of Adas came from where he had sunken it into into his hand and with that same momentum Mythos sought to smash the Ax down like a meteor
[member="Nixia Amabilia"]​
 
Disappointed the young lady frowned some watching the energy lower and eventually be reduced into nothing. A part of her was very curious to see what exactly he was planning to do with all that power. Never before had she seen such a display by the sith. Her eyes watched as the Ax behind him flew to his hands causing Nixia to instantly react with the strongest block she could manage. Swinging her light-shield infront of her swatting his lightsaber out of the way she prepared with a Force barrier in the shape of a flat vertical wall that separated both of them. When the Ax made contact with the invisible wall Nixia made her move by dashing backwards for a retreat in a guarded stance, Ready to counter attack if need be.

There was no way she would be able to block a weapon like that and she knew it. Not with her shield. " Believe in what?" She asked. " I dont know what your talking about."
With the extension of her right hand he commanded the power within her to strike. Projecting a fist sized strike aimed to hit [member="Mythos"]'s groin.
 
She doubted herself, she created a barrier against the ax that swung down like death's scythe instead of meeting it head on, the blast brought him and her once again where they had started. He slid on the slabs of Korriban and into the darkness of it's corners, the deep shadow reminding him of the training with his master Ophidia. The olly sound apart from the sand shaken from the ceiling and falling down was his ax hitting the floor as he adjusted his wrist wraps and gloves. If she wanted to play with the Ax, Mythos was going to bring the Ax. "Impressive. Your use of defensive barriers is a solid foundation for a style of fighting most in the galaxy will consider unorthodox. You will believe and the galaxy will believe in what you are holding back right now." He said, picking up the ax and hoisting it upon his shoulders careful not to pinch his long black hair let loose on all sides.

Mythos knew she was capable of more than she realized so he brought in even more pressure. He took the stance of the beserker, wielding the mighty ax in both hands enjoying the challenge and enigma that was this new apprentice, the mystery of who she was and how in the face of even him she remained defiant. "Yet you lack courage, bravery and confidence. You can meet my Ax in battle, you must believe you can, you must do it young one. Or i swear to you and to my emperor I will cut you in half right here." His eyes narrowed, his thighs bent and tensed as he brought froth from inside him a special ability only the most ancient of warriors mastered, one which he learned from a holocron he obtained from a Sith Lord after killing him, Force Rage. It was only now he would say to her what every apprentice in his prestigious line had heard before him and long after him but his voice distorted with the fury and rage of Kezeroth the Beholder. "Success or death!"

He brought the ax to his front and engulfed himself in force rage, a mastery of it granted by his study into the insane and maddening realm of Kezeroth the gendai. If he felt the attack of the acolyte, he did not show it. It was a long distance from them both, the blast knocked him to the edge of the temple, as he charged forward his movements were enhanced with a force speed that was unnatural even to most who were refined in force enhanced movements. The price to pay would come later, now he sought to force this acolyte to push her limit. His first and only attempted attack as to ram into her Ax first using his sudden speed as a surprise attack.

[member="Nixia Amabilia"]​
 

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