A Bit of a Duel

[Sheff Zee]

His training within the One Sith Temple had progressed quite quickly. But, what else was he to suspect? He had grown up believing that his species was the better, and those who were slaves upon the planet, usually humans were little of anything. Despite that, he was still unsure when the One Sith had come to Tantorus and began to kill his people.

However when he had thought of it the weak must die if the strong were to be the ones that were picked out. That's just how it worked.

Malphas chuckled to himself. That time had been years ago, now he was older, stronger, faster, wiser. He was certainly not the child that had left Tantorus, he was no longer Malphas, not in his mind. He was Acarus, but no one knew that yet. Once he chose his Darth title he knew that that's what it would be. My name is Acarus.

There was a Zabrak Sith who he had come to hear of. Not by name however, and he had challenged him. Simple as that, simply to prove his dominance over him. If he proved to be useful he may just offer him a chance to work for him. But that would have to be in the future when he was stronger and he had no chance of catching up to his own power.

He had to be cautious.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

First few days here and Nulgath had been challenged by another Sith. Interesting. Nulgath accepted with haste and met his opponent at the arena. This place made Nulgath feel at home, growing up on violence and mayhem was all him. Once a Slave forced to fight for the Hutt's Nulgath had much experience for his middle years. Nulgath stood prepared waiting for his foe to show, He had to prove that his Purpose was better and stronger then the others. Standing 6'0ft and looked to roughly weigh 250lbs Nulgath was a menacing looking Zabrak. Black skin and grey tattoo marks he waited in his combat robes, his dual lightsabers in hands.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

His challenge had been accepted he saw when he had entered the training chamber and saw the sole figure of [member="Nulgath Zardai"]. He walked forwards until there was a few meters between them, and from there his lightsaber had been taken from his belt and he looked upon the zabrak ahead of him, and there was the smallest hints of a smirk on his durasteel helmet.

He made no move to take the first move, or even greet the other.

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath nodded to his opponent in honor of being challenged so early in his arrival. " No Mercy, No Pity, No Tears." Nulgath said reciting his own code of the warrior. Nulgath inspected his challenger [member="Malphas"] gripping his Lightsabers. Igniting the first blade then the other, the colors of Crimson red and a light Blue filled Nulgaths face as he got in a Shii-Cho position. With a sudden dash Nulgath made plunge at [member="Malphas"] general torso to test his footing and skill. Nulgath held his second saber near for defense. The blue blade stayed close to him as the red reached to strike.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

In turn, the Sith Pureblood nodded his head and before he had known it, the fight was on.

The man moved quickly, he had to admire, but when he struck at his chest, he simply pivoted to the side and deflected [member="Nulgath Zardai"]'s lightsaber to the side, and continued with the guiding force and then slashed horizontally across his chest.

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Taking his lead foot back along with his Crismon red saber he turns and parrys [member="Malphas"] attack holding his blade on his blue saber for few seconds and deflects it opposite of Nulgath's other lightsaber. Mean while Nulgath bends his elbow grips his red saber and makes a power swing at [member="Malphas"] shoulder.

 

[Sheff Zee]

Since he had pivoted, he had only been facing sideways to the Zabraki, due to this when he rolled backwards to avoid the attack at his shoulder, he barely felt the sensation of his flesh being cut and cauterized by the super-heater that was the plasma beam of a lightsaber.

Once he had risen up to his feet two meters away, he looked at his shoulder and frowned, then he was moving again.

This time he let the Force take him and push him to even greater speeds before, his lightsaber stabbed straight into the middle guard of the Zabraki, intending to just impale him there, his hand was placed on the small of his back so to avoid a needless limb being loss, and to present a smaller target.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath Quickly summoned the force to aid him in a dash to the right having his robe penrated and a small cut inflitcted by the stab. Switched to an underhand grip in both lightsaber to better his guard, Nulgath raked both his lightsabers up exposing his foes side and launched one saber there too close comfort holding it under his thrusting arm while switching grips with the lightsaber in the air to normal. Bringing his underhand saber up and normal grip saber down, Nulgath planned on dismembering his attacking arm.

" You Fight well..." Nulgath spoke with admiration.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

The Pureblood's lightsaber snapped back to his own defense in a reverse grip and he flicked his wrist so that the blade that had tried to get underneath his thrusting arm, but he had been raked, although lightly across his side. It was nothing however, he simply smiled at the pain.

Once his opponent's lightsaber had been knocked to the side, he swung at the other lightsaber that was presumably in a guard in a regular grip, straight at the hilt to cleave it in two.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath quickly raised his guard saber up making a close call. Sliding his guard blade down for greater leverage. By this time his attacking blade was recovered from the knock-away strike and joined his guard saber in gaining leverage. Nulgath pushed and stayed locked with [member="Malphas"] blade, useing the Force to Augment his Strength and his battle rage to Drive [member="Malphas"] back to a Corner.

" Aaarrrggghhh!.!!!" Nulgath let loose a Battle cry in the midst of driving his enemy back.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

In actual fact the Sith Pureblood had only surrendered two steps, but that was so that he could further the distance in between their two bodies. The Zabrak was bulkier than him, most likely older too, but Malphas was taller, which gave him arms that were barely longer, and yet long enough to continue to apply enough pressure to push the Zabraki Sith back, or at least to a stalemate.

When the Zabraki screamed in his face, Malphas applied even more pressure, letting the Force push him to an even greater strength and speed. His lightsaber pushed harder as well. He called upon the rage that he had felt against his false Sith master, Ballen-Ist, the rage that he had felt when he had been struck in mid-lesson for no apparent reason so long ago, for his betrayal against the One Sith appearing as a fake Sith Knight in their Order, and for being a Sith Pureblood that wouldn't fight for his own kind.

In Malphas's mind he was a traitor to his own people and to the One Sith, and because of that Malphas wanted to end him. Defeating this Zabrak was one way he could do it, and his left leg snapped out with a ferocious power behind it, and it sped past [member="Nulgath Zardai"]'s leg and he hooked around it, intending to bring his right leg down with the kick.

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Giving into [member="Malphas"] might and rage Nulgath deactivated one lightsaber taking it out of the battle. One handed and finally at the leverage he needed, Nulgath fell back under the kick sweeping the Purebloods lightsaber away with great force. Placeing his other saber behind [member="Malphas"] Nulgath with a free leg sent a mighty kick to the Purebloods knee, Meanwhile activating his other saber again close behind [member="Malphas"] back leg in attempt to take a leg with Nulgath on the way down. It was a odd tactic, A tactic not seen in Saber combat forms but in Zabrak street fights, It was a move Nulgath created himself.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

His lightsaber wasn't swept away when the Zabraki Sith had begun to fall. It wouldn't make sense for it to since he would have simply been applying less Force and would have been more under threat by Malphas's power.

Also noted was the fact that the Zabrak fell in front of him, so it was relatively impossible for the lightsaber to be behind him, despite that he saw the Zabrak's own leg hooking around him and he gave a force leap in his defense and when the Sith ignited his lightsaber, there was nothing for him to bring down and instead of Malphas losing a leg, he intended for the Zabrak to lose his.

Lunging out backwards from the other Sith Acolyte whilst he was in the air, it pushed him away as he arose and descended by nearly a foot, thanks to the Force, and his lightsaber descended towards the beam that the Zabrak would used to relieve him of a leg.

In his position if he hit the lightsaber it would take one of the Zabrak's legs.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath had little opinions to chose and in this situation. Nulgath would lose a leg? or somehow attack back? Time was not his but he quickly realized what is his... Gripping his dual sabers with his thumbs and palm Nulgath quickly summoned a strong force pull at [member="Malphas"] the Cost of his own leg was fine in his mind. With the Pull in motion and the Pureblood falling toward him there was no escaping Nulgaths Blades pointed at [member="Malphas"]. Both blades pointed and sturdy ready for impale. " Good trades.." Nulgath said smiling at the Pureblood action. Nulgath baited his own leg for victory, another odd tactic shown.

With the Purebloods Force Leap and Nulgaths pull down the impact on them both would be violent.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

Throughout the whole ordeal Malphas had had his off-hand on the small of his back. Basically where he had placed his shotosaber. It was a gift from his false Master, [member="Ballen-Ist"], and even so that he hated him, he had to thank him for the gift. If not, he would have surely died as he descended.

Thanks to quick thinking, anticipation, and figuring that the Zabrak would sacrifice something just to end an enemy, Malphas's right hand was suddenly the closest thing to the Zabrak as his body rotated in the air to provide a smaller target and the shotosaber pushed both of the blades to the side and his own crimson lightsaber would presumably shear off the Zabrak's leg.

Of course on his shoulder he had received a deep burn, something he hadn't anticipated, but his natural healing abilities were already taking effect and ever so slowly re-attaching skin, and flesh as it regrew.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath was tired of this. Still on the ground and having one blade pushed but also locked in on the Shotosaber, Nulgath with a quick wrist flick deflecting [member="Malphas"] push on his second blade. Continuing to point one saber up assuming the Pureblood would actully fall on this one since he had taken Nulgaths leg below the knee with one saber and his shoto locked by Nulgaths own blade. Nulgath's beatiful green eye's changed to the Sith eyes in the pain of his leg gone and realesed a Force Scream with his simple counter move. The Scream was not strong enough to harm ears but it was loud and showed the Rage hidden inside Nulgath.

There was going to be an equal amount of damage done here today.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

The Sith Apprentice was already on the ground and he had left his shotosaber upon the floor beside [member="Nulgath Zardai"]. The Sith Pureblood felt the lightsaber tearing through the fleshy area between his collar bone and his shoulder, and if it had only been better angled he would have disabled his shoulder permanently.

Thankfully, that hadn't happened, but he was quite wounded. The burning effects of the lightsaber hadn't helped his natural healing ability, which meant it would simply take longer to actually heal.

When the Force scream had emerged from the lips of the Sith Apprentice he almost lifted up his hands to cover his ears, but he was already too late and simply went through with it. His ears were sensitive and he knew that the Zabraki had done some damage to his ears, for when it was done, he felt as if the world around him was quieter than before.

Soon, he log-rolled away from Nulgath and struggled to his feet, his fists clenched as he force pulled his shotosaber back to his hand and deactivated his actual lightsaber and shotosaber in synchronization.

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath eye's were almost demonic looking the pain of his leg showed greatly, But yet he will pleased with the resualts of his battle?! Nulgath looking at the Sith Pureblood chuckled in his pain deactivating his Sabers and putting them on his belt. " What is your name..?" Nulgath managed to speak out in his pain. Nulgath now sitting up never took his eyes off the Pure blood and had gained new respect for him. With one hand Nulgath rubbed wiped his face and the other he held his leg.

Nulgath would have to replace his leg, now but the battle was well worth it.

[member="Malphas"]

 

[Sheff Zee]

Malphas smiled in response. In some places his robes had been cut open, it wasn't obvious that he was a pureblood thanks to this durasteel helmet and his black cloak, but there were spots where you could see his charcoal flesh which didn't really name him as a pureblood since it was quite rare to see a carcoal pureblood. Only a handful of times had it been seen, they were practically the albinos of their species.

Searching for something as he looked at the Zabraki, he said, "I won't tell you my name, but you also won't figure it out on your own. No one knows my name, so don't bother trying to find out. Also, I'll welcome the next time we fight, for then you'll be challenging me to get your weapon back."

With that, he started to turn around, and half way through his turn his hands both snapped out and the Force latched onto one of his lightsabers and he force pulled it to his hand, clipped it onto his belt and placed his cloak over it. He was taking it, simply to prove his dominance over this Sith and so that the next time they fought, he could use it to defeat him.

"Know that I am your better."

Then he turned and walked out of the training room. The Sith Pureblood was done here.

[member="Nulgath Zardai"]

 

[Grrwunhoooll Agaburry]

Nulgath didn't bother stopping him but only let out a laugh that was cut short by the pain in his leg. The Zabrak managed to pick himself up and rest against a wall. This duel was taxing but fun for Nulgath. He didnt care what his name was but Nulgath spoke out with a shout " I am Nulgath!"
He smiled seeing the PureBlood leave and Rested his head against the wall collecting himself. Nulgaths eyes were there normal green and he was of his own now.

[member="Malphas"]

(( Good Fight))