A Duel of Beginners

[Darth Hashira]

[member="Jenson Koraz"]

Shortly after the construction of his lightsaber, Oodar makes his way to Tython feeling the Dark Side pull him there for unknown reasons. Standing in the midst of a popular space port he sees a rather large freighter touch down at one of the landing pads and can almost hear the Dark Side whisper to him ''Go, you destiny awaits''. Oodar makes his way to the landing pad and attempts to hide his huge 3.7 meter frame from view behind a large fuel tank. He hears the landing ramp deploy and grips his lightsaber tightly.

 

[Jenson Koraz]

As Jenson disembarked from his stolen ship, the clouds of dread and pain in his mind continued to swirl. The sight of his bright blue blade slicing through pirate after pirate flashed behind his eyes again and again, refusing to leave him. The hilt of his saber banged heavily against his leg on every step as he walked away from the ship. He had considered leaving it behind, but he could not bear to part with the weapon. It was his lightsaber. It was too valuable.

Jenson reached the exit of the pad and pulled up a map of Tython that he found at a console there. If he wanted to clean himself of this darkness, he would have to find a place that was peaceful and out of the way. Just as he was beginning to choose, he sensed something. It was...dark. Jenson surveyed the pad behind him. He saw nothing, but still the presence remained. It was coming from...

"You behind the fuel tank!" he called out, hand instinctively flashing to his saber, "Show yourself!"

 

[Darth Hashira]

Oodar stepped out from the fuel tank igniting his new lightsaber, this would be the first time it saw combat. The blade was a bright yellow, and the crossguards were turned upwards in a fashion that if an opponents blade were to get caught it would make it almost impossible for them to escape without making themselves vunerable ''A Jedi'' Oodar began, instantly realizing why The Force had called him to the planet, he then removed his hood with his other free hand ''This is why the Dark Side called me to this planet, if you chose to engage me you will not escape.'' he said attempting to avoid combat. [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

Oodar Zelko

Jenson was momentarily stunned when the massive tree-creature shambled out from behind the fuel tank. Jenson had studied the Neti during his training, but had never seen one face to face. Then the creature ingnited a lightsaber and all Jenson's neural wires went into defensive overload. In an instant his shimmering blue blade was activated and he had settled into a familiar Soresu defensive stance. He sized up his opponent, and it was soon clear that whoever this creature was, he was definitely the source of the dark presence.

Jenson's first instinct was to prepare his mental faculties for battle. After all, this thing was a conduit of the darkness. But when the creature spoke and appeared to be trying to avoid combat, Jenson remembered the pirates. The memory of the rage, the loss of control, sent a chill down his spine. He would not let himself fall to that level again.

"There is no emotion, there is peace," Jenson said out loud. He deactivated his saber and relaxed.

"If you do not wish to attack, my friend," he said, "Than neither do I. I have no quarrel with you. As long as your dark presence does not defile this sacred place, I will leave in peace."

Jenson stood calmly, waiting for the creatures answer.

 

[Darth Hashira]

Oodar approached the young padawan. ''The Dark Side has called me here for a reason. Forsake your Jedi training and join the One Sith'' Oodar said still keeping a safe distance from the padawan. ''The Jedi hide knowledge from you, because they fear it. Embrace your fear and find true power'' [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

Jenson took a few weary steps back, his mental and physical wires still tensed as his fight or flight reflex prepared itself. The creatures attempts to call him to the dark side fell on deaf ears. Jenson had seen the so-called "power" of the dark side. He did not wish to see it again.

"Why would I continue to seek that which I have already found?" he said, "The light is where true peace, true control, true power lies."

Jenson took a deep breath to calm himself. "There is no emotion, there is peace."

 

[Darth Hashira]

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''In your emotions you will find true power.'' Oodar said staring down at the padawan, he then deactivated his lightsaber and placed it inside his cloak, ''But, if you refuse the ways of the One Sith, there is only death.'' Oodar aimed his fingers at the padawan and called upon The Force. Suddenly, a torrent of force lightning was produced from his hands and began to connect with the body of the padawan.

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
There was a moment of shock as the lightning began speeding towards Jenson. Time began to slow, and Jenson could have sworn he could see every bolt as it raced through the air. Luckily, Jenson had been studying Soresu for the past six years or more, and his connection to the living Force allowed him remarkable powers of foresight on top of that. He sensed the attack as the Neti began to charge, and got his lightsaber up and activated just in time to intercept the barrage of Force energy. Jenson gritted his teeth, straining against the force of the attack, but his highly attuned Soresu defenses stayed firm.

"If battle is what you seek," Jenson said, beginning to redirect the lightning towards its source, "Than battle is what you will get."

Jenson had sworn to never raise his blade in anger again, but he knew that this was a time when a blade was his only hope at survival.

 

[Darth Hashira]

Sensing the padawan beginning to deflect the force lightning, Oodar quit his electric barrage and used the force to deflect the lighting. The lightning flew off in random directions, hoping this would distract the padawan, Oodar activated his lightsaber and used it to preform one of the few moves he knew, the Sarlaac Sweep of Shii-Cho. Oodar's large 2 meter blade would slowly but powerfully approach [member="Jenson Koraz"] in hopes of killing him or at least knocking him down.

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
The lightning bolts did in fact create quite a light show, but Jenson was too smart to be distracted by such things. When the Neti began striking, Jenson was more than ready. As the blade approached him, Jenson sensed that while it was slow by dueling standards, it would probably break his arms if he attempted to block. He would have to use his speed and agility, his Makashi skills, to win this fight.

Side-flipping over the sweeping strike, Jenson called on the Force to enhance his speed and surged forward, striking at his opponent's hopefully unprotected side. If he was lucky, the creature's slow attack would have left him vulnerable and the blade would sear across its leg, hopefully slowing it down or stopping it altogether.

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]

 

[Darth Hashira]

Grazing his right leg, Oodar would swing his behemoth lightsaber and the attacker who was passing by him. Oodar felt confident about striking his attacker but was not sure. Whilst completing this action, Oodar concentrated on his attacker trying to add more speed to his slow swing in order to hit the back of the padawan. [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
Using the Force to enhance his speed and agility, Jenson's lightsaber grazed his opponent. Jenson clamped down on a rush of elation as the massive saber swung towards him once more. Drawing on another surge of Force energy, Jenson stopped himself in his tracks and launched himself into the air, backflipping over the swing and landing on the other side before lunging to his opponent's left, once more sweeping his saber along the creature's leg.

 

[Darth Hashira]

The second move far too fast for Oodar to detect, he started using something that he knew the Padawan could not measure up to: his vast knowledge of The Force. Aiming for the Padawn who had just grazed his other leg, Oodar would use all his strength to summon a Force Blast so powerful it would be able to knock the Padawan against the far wall of the space port hanger. Carefully manipulating the Padwan's movement he was confident his aim would prove true. [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
The blast of force energy was unexpected, and Jenson was soon flying through the air. Gathering his wits quickly, Jenson force surged again, this time force pushing against the spaceport wall. The blast slowed him, and though he still hit with some force, it was not enough to cause any lasting damage. Sliding down the wall to fall into a three-point stance, Jenson looked up and faced his opponent once more. He took in a few deep breaths before standing.

"There is no emotion, there is peace." Jenson once more repeated. He took a few more deep breaths, then summoned his force energy to grab hold of a collection of tools lying on the ground nearby. Lifting the various hydrospanners and other devices into a swirling, deadly ball of metal, Jenson concentrated and blasted the tools at his enemy with the Force of a shotgun blast. However, the tools were only a distraction. Jenson could not face this creature with the Force alone, he needed to close back within his lightsaber's lethal range.

As soon as he had launched the tools, Jenson Force surged forward, closing the distance rapidly before aiming a thrust at his opponent's midsection.

 

[Darth Hashira]

Oodar raised his hand to stop the objects, sensing the padawan sprinting for him. Oodar let out a torrent of force lightning and electrified the field of metal. If the padwan was to attack him, he would we have to run though this field or attack him from the side, an angle Oodar had covered with his lightsaber. ''Surrender, The Dark Side has empowered me with increased stamina to win this duel'' Oodar said. Oodar was suddenly spurred on to say something, ''Eet chak-raam-onko po-chedo ratataki freedo'' these odd words were of Dun Moch, a verbal force technique to instill doubt, frustration, and confusion in the enemy and those that heard them. This was Oodar's first time using this ability, he doubted it would do much, then again this was a padawan, perhaps one that had never heard of such a technique. [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
Jenson had to give it to this guy, he was good. The electrified metal field that now loomed in his vision was not appealing. But though Jenson was a Padawan, he was in name only. He would have passed the Trials if his Master had not been killed. As he approached, the creature began to speak. Suddenly, fearand doubt swirled in Jenson's mind. Did he really have the strength to win this battle? Jenson shoved the thought deep. There was no emotion, only peace.

Jenson drew closer and closer to the field, sending a strong Force suggestion to the creature that he was going to go right through the field. Hopefully, since that is obviously what the creature wished him to do, he would have no problems believing it. However, when Jenson was mere centimeters from the field, he suddenly flattened himself to the ground. The blast of metal had been spread out, yes, but it had also been concentrated, focused, precise. There was almost a third of a meter of clear space just below it. Jenson slid barely through this space, hurtling past it and aiming for the gap between the creature's legs.

As he approached, Jenson brought his saber to bear, aiming a strike that, if it hit, would cleave the creature's right leg clean off.

 

[Darth Hashira]

As the padawan passed underneath the metal field, Oodar would throw the electrified metal into his body. The multiple wounds from the metal and the added electricity must've hurt, Oodar's plan was for this to throw off the padwan's aim. Still, the padwan's aim was true, the blade grazed the inside of his right leg. Repositioning himself, Oodar would attempt to reach down and grabthe obviously shocked padwan by the throat, his other hand reaching to grasp the padawan's saber hand as to not let him use the saber to wound Oodar. Whilst doing this, Oodar would use the force to keep the padawan still. [member="Jenson Koraz"]

 

[Jenson Koraz]

[member="Oodar Zelko"]
Jenson nearly screamed as the metal zoomed towards him, but he was going far too fast for it to hit. His Force-enhanced rush was almost too fast for the eye to follow, and despite the creature's attempts to slow him by the time the creature began to react Jenson was through his legs and out the other side. He halted himself, lunged to his feet, and whirled around to face his opponent.

 

[Jenson Koraz]

Breathing hard, Jenson turned and faced his opponent. The battle had gone well so far, all things considered, but Jenson's reserves of energy were running low. All the zipping around had severely taxed him, and with his only very limited amount of training in Ataru he was quickly running out of tricks. He needed this to end, but despite three strikes to the legs his opponent still appeared to be going strong, and his opponent's skill with the Force meant that he couldn't get close enough to strike a lethal blow. They were at a stalemate.

Keeping his mental defenses up and lightsaber ready, Jenson knelt down to grab what few seconds of rest he could. This creature was determined; he would attack in moments. Jenson needed all the energy he could get. Luckily, Jenson was trained in Soresu. On the defensive, he could battle for hours. He only needed to find a way to escape and end this fruitless engagement.