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[Akio Diachi]

Kinooine. It was a rocky, strange planet.

The Force here was imbued with a strange essence that the Chiss had not felt many times before. Here, the legends say, the great Luke Skywalker had once walked and defeated a foe of great renowned. Akio Diachi had heard his masters tell the legend before. Here the Force had drawn him, here the Chiss had been summoned, here he would find yet another journey that the Force wanted him to tread in the life it had set before him. His destiny was a winding road, he never knew what lay beyond the next turn. But Akio trusted the Force to guide him when he got there.

His glowing red eyes, dazed as they appeared to be, looked over the barren world as he walked along, thinking these things. Some were afraid of their destiny, however, he craved it. Destiny is not a thing of the future, nor a destination; it is a lifestyle.

Akio took great comfort in this. He felt a taint of pity at those who were not on the path of their destiny, or those who worried and fretted over their lives. How miserable their existence must be, he though.

Onward he walked, with steady slow steps, slowly towards a deep valley. Stone walls rose on either side of him, and the Chiss could feel himself being pulled through it. The gorge went on for miles and miles ahead of him, but Akio was not worried. The journey itself was what mattered, not the destination.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

A planet she herself had never visited...probably because it was strange and rocky

She had done some research after [member="Akio Diachi "]had told her they needed to head there...she had been flying him around and had to say it had taken her to some interesting places, the place seemed to be where a Skywalker had went and defeated a powerful force user...a piece of information she'd remember

Now she was behind him following him on the rocky terrain... She looked out to see it devoid of life...odd honetsky...since the place was so strong with the force

Now she was in a gorge still following... The walls Rose and blocked out some sun..and the pull of the force just got greater..and greater

 

[Akio Diachi]

The Future. The Past. The Present. They were all one and the same. Time was like a ball of water, suspended in the air, constantly flowing and constantly in motion. It was an illusion to say that they were different or linear, the future, the past, and the present all depended on where one stood.

The ruminations surprised Akio. These were not his own, they were not something he remembered reading or hearing from his masters. This was a new thought. He halted in his tracks; was this a truth, a revelation? Or was it merely a misguided idea brought about by his own consciousness that he was trying to impose on the Force?

The Chiss' thoughts were broken by the sound of a loud, guttural growl. He looked around, emerging from behind several bounders and a few of the cliffs, massive Akk dogs came growling, glaring, with rageful looks in their eyes. The territorial beasts with their massive bodies, lightsaber proof hides, and jaws capable of crushing durasteel began to circle in on the pair, protective hostility in their eyes.

Akio blinked, was this punishment from the Force for his thoughts on time or a chance to learn and hone his combat skills? The Chiss would have to wait and find out, depending on how this encounter went.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

Stardust kept her head scanning the area...she didn't like how..well dead it was and wouldn't let her guard down..not one bit

She stopped when akio did...she was kinda going off of him since he seemed more in touch with the force at following it..

She jumped a little and stood tall as she heard the growling and looked to see the akk dogs come out of hiding...how did she not notice them...she watched them circle and let a sigh out as she closed her eyes...they must've walked into their territory by accident.

She held her hands out and began to send out a calm wave through the force ...a way to let them know they were just passing through and would be gone with a problem... She hoped it worked...

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

The Chiss watched and waited, his hands lowered by his sides. If it was punishment, wouldn't the Force have abandoned him? he reasoned. Akio was waiting, waiting for the next move. It was on them.

For a moment, the calming wave went out, and the Chiss could feel it. It seemed to be working, and he was grateful. They were outnumbered and he had severe doubts they would have been able to take on these massive top-predators. Theirs was dominion over the land, and it was the valley to submit. He was unsure if they were natives, it seemed not. Perhaps they had been imported and let go into the wild somehow? Akio was fascinated at the idea, wanting to learn more--

Then the moment was broke. One of the Akk dogs shook his head with a snort an stormed a charge at Akio, head lowered to ram the Chiss onto the ground and trample him.

Akio reflexively extended his hand in a side knife-fist that struck along the side of its head, not stopping the massive beast, but redirecting its momentum just to the left of the Blue Wanderer. His other fist curled into the Ippon Ken, landing a blow on the shoulder of the predator's right shoulder. The Akk dog gave a yelp of pain as the joint came asunder with a sickening pop.


It landed in the sand behind Akio, bouncing before landing on his side. The Chiss lowered himself into the deep Horse stance, one hand extended, ready for the next attack.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

It was working she could tell and was thankful ..she keoy it going...she hoped to not want to fight these creatures...


However she felt a hostile intention and her calming wave broke as she watched dthe akk charge at @akio diachi

What seemed like only a minute before akio had disabled the akk that charged him....she awed at him and then turned to the rest...she was sure they'd attack..


Now it was time to show why she was the emerald dragon...she stood tonher full height and changed her presence...it was no a threatening and a warning as she drew her sith sword and waited

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

Then, the Force broke the hell upon them. Like a wave on an ocean, the Akk dogs charged forward, their hunting instincts making them the lords of this gorge. Three of them centered on the Chiss, making a frontal assault; their leader's massive maw chomped at his chest as one of his companion's swatted at Akio's head and the third at his back leg.

The Chiss easily ducked under the head shot and bite, his body going under the massive maw, paraell to the ground. His left forearm locked on the ground, absorbing the blow in a block. His right hand extended up into the leader's trachea, jarring it and sending it recoiling for breath. Twisting off his left leg and arm, Akio swung his foot in a side knife-blade kick that dislocated the next's fore arm. His third companion charged at Akio's back, jaws open to snap him in two. The monk twisted in a back-kick, his heel ramming just bellow its big black eye, garnering a yelp of pain and halting it in its tracks. Before he could retract his leg, the first Akk dog recovered, swatting in a diagonal strike at his prey. The Chiss brought his left hand up in the sword fingers (see prior fist strike) position. The blow found its target, the combined momentum deadened the nerve of the Akk dog's limb, rending it useless and crippling his foe.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

She watched as they started to charge...they had challenged a dragon...and even though she was at the disadvantage she'd still fight

She watched four head at her...a terrible move..she sighed and inhaled and focues the force to saturate the air..she then let it out in a nice hot yellow flame as the akks had to stop from the heat..this gave her the chance to charge and part the flames her sword aimed for the center one straight at the eye

And just as they saw her the middle one yelped in a quick pain before she pulled her blade away and let it fall, next she pushed the three away to get room and raised her blade again"

The three growled and two went for her sides and one for her front...now way to move..oh well.. She smiled and started focusing on her hands...she soon felt a tingle and knew she was ready to unleash a torrent of lightning, she waited twil they were close and released the lightning causing them to stop and help in pain before their nervous system failed and they fell...arcs still on them

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

Akio brought himself low into the horse stance once more, arms extended on either side, knife-palms ready. A pair of Akk dogs began circling him, waiting, looking, smelling for fear and weakness. All they would smell would be calm, tranquility, and peace. The Chiss was at ease, no more angry or in fury than he was before the conflict started.

Then they lunged, one a fraction of a second before the other. Akio knew that in conflict, this could be all the difference between life and death. His right hand swept a fistful of the sand up, tossing it into the slower Akk dog's face. The irritating spray coated its eyes, causing it to stop in its tracks a moment, snorting and snarling. A heavy swat came down, aimed at the back of the Chiss' head. His moved barely in time, his palm catching it with a loud smack. A second blow followed, from the other side, Akio's hand moved, catching it on the flat of his forearm. A third strike from the other side, Akio recoiled his head just enough to let the blow swing by his face, the wind playing by his face, catching strands of his hair. At last his right hand extended in a heel-palm strike, the blow landed on the beast's snout in a stunning, painful blow.

Behind the Blue Wanderer the other Akk dog snarled into action, both of his claws raised overhead in a downward, bone-crushing blow. Both of Akio's fists arced upward in a two-handed punch. The blows sent a shockwave through the Akk dog's system as the Chiss hit his glass jaw, rending it unconsious. His hand arc down in a hammer-punch on the beast behind him, Akio's hand landed with a crack on the Akk dog's cranium, rending it unconscious as well.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

Stardust brought her blade up and ateeled herself...like a dragon of legends she had taken on the four

She watched two started circling her and stayed still waiting for them to react or simply give up...one of the two wouldn't happen...

The two lunged one from behind and the other her front both at the same time...she quickly thought and decided to do one thing

Jump

Right as the two got close she jumped up quickly and the two barely noticed before smacking into each other.. The two were dazed and before they could react she landed on them snapping there necks

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

As the body of the last Akk dog fell, Akio rose to his full height and gave a bow.

"Thank you for honoring me with this chance to hone my skills," the Chiss said to his in-pain opponents.

He looked to the slain beasts Stardust had fought. Death was merely a passage all had to undergo, it was neither and end nor a beginning, it was as birth; just a passing on to the next phase of one's destiny. He felt neither condoning nor condemning at her actions. If that was her path through the Force, than he was sure she was intent upon it. His was not to kill unless guided to do so.

Akio began moving on, following the pull he was guided to. His eyes drank in the world around them as he followed the gorge deeper and deeper in, with silence as he went along. He was the Wanderer, with no set path and no set need except to follow the Force's will. Onward he went, his bare blue feet troding on the ground. Then he halted, turning his head to the left. There was a cave riddled into the side of the gorge.

There.

He turned off the path and began following, the pull growing much stronger with every step.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

She stepped off and sighed letting a steam breath out before the blood seemed to boil on her blade then just evaporate

She started following the wander again this time she was keeping a look out around them...of there was more shed catch em before they got close

She watched him halt and felt the force pulling around her...she watched him turn and did the same...the force here was almost thick...if she had closed her eyes she might not be able to see

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

The cave went inward and down, down sloping into what opened as a great atrium. A great symbol was etched on the flooring, one that Akio was quite familiar with. In the corner what appeared to be ancient gear, clothing, and living articles were made worthless with the passing age. The whole room, a circular cavern that was 20 meters or so in diameter, was illuminated by a large glowing gem set in the ceiling overhead. Across the chamber a pair of gold-plated sarcophagus-like status were seated. One was a male human, the other a female. Each was a being seated in the lotus position, as if they were meditating.

Akio took a tentative step forward. This was indeed a holy place. He felt unworthy. He felt like he did not deserve to be in such a great and holy place.

"Relax," said a male's voice.

In the center of the room a man appeared, shimmering, flowing in what was an apparition of the Force. He was old, his eyes and presence carried both weight and peace in them. Akio could tell that he was with a true master of the Living Force, one who had come to reach enlightenment. The chiss bowed before him.

"Namaste, master."

"Namaste," the man said bowing back. "I have been waiting some time for this, young one."

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

Stardust eyes adjusted to the caves dim light and she had to stop and awe for a moment... The looked at all the gear clothing living articles the symbol...

And then the two sarcophaguses in the middle seat in a mediation position... A man and a woman

She walked slowly not knowing if she was allowed to enter here...

Then the man appeared and through her off a bit...however he seemed not directed at her but rather @akio diachi

She stumbled but stopped and watched as another ghost appeared...this time a female that seemed to smile lightly...the lady looked quite young and beautiful however one could tell by looking into her eyes you could tell she was quite old

welcome...young one.. I've been expecting you for a long time

Stardust simply Sat awed by what was happening

 

[Akio Diachi]

Akio swallowed. Waiting for him?

"I do not understand, Master," Akio said at last.

"My name is Jon Colleroy," the force-ghost began, "I was a Hapan Jedi during the foundational years of the Jedi. I saw the rise of the Sith, and I saw their expulsion. I was one of the first masters to learn to enchant objects with force alkhemy, imbuding objects with the powers of the light side of the Force. For several decades the Force prolonged my life as I fought for peace and harmony in the galaxy. But that was not to last," he motioned to the woman beside him, "I fell in love. We fell in love, when the Order found out we were expelled. It did not matter how much good we had done, only that we were breaking what they considered Code. We traveled here, set up what you see here. As our lives drew to their close," he motioned back to the sarcophaguses behind him, "we made proper arrangements. I knew my information was too valuable to not be passed on to the next generation, so I imbued my soul into the gem on my casket."

Jon paused, letting the story sink in for a moment before continuing, "I have been waiting for someone to come and learn from me, to take what I know and serve the Force through it. And at last I know that has come to be you."

A strange feeling fell over Akio. He felt honored, and grateful that the Force had chose him to such a degree. He bowed his head, "I will do the bidding of the Force, and learn all you have to tell me, master."

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

She sat wordless before speaking

What do you mean..expecting me ma'am

The lady waited for Jon to tell his side letting star listen before looking to star"and I am Mary colleroy...I was a neutral Jedi in the order...I joined when I was about twenty and trained to be a powerful and wise force user...I was a master in tutaminis...or force absorb as many may know it"she said as star pulled out the holocrom"so that is what is shown here..."the female chuckled "so you found that hmm...it used to belong to me..

The female seemed to clear her throat" and seiemh now it is in your possession means you must of taken a interest in it...ilk teach you it and what ever else you'd like to know

Star Sat there wordless before bowing her head"I'd be honored master Mary

@akio diacho

 

[Akio Diachi]

Jon took his ghost-wife Mary's hand.

"One of the draw backs of becoming one with the Force is being unable to visit places I have previously never been," he said, "however, that crystal takes me wherever it is since my soul has been linked to it. You could say its something like a body," he said with a grin.

"May I?' Akio asked, motioning toward the crystal lodged in the hands of the sarcophagus.

"Please do," Jon said.

The Chiss tentatively strode forward to pluck the gem from its holding place. He stored it within the folds of his robe before starting his way towards the surface.

"You have no idea how boring it is to be trapped in a single cave for millennium on end," Jon said with a wry grin, "but at least I had good company."

Akio smiled in return. He would have considered such a time to be--well therapeutic almost. The meditation one could achieve, the enlightenment, was almost endless. However, he had a feeling that his path on the Force had just become a much more intentional wandering down the road of his destiny.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

Mary glanced over with a smile

That is true I have missed the trees of endor and the nice seas of spira"she said and watched akio go and grab her husband's crystal

Would it be OK ma'am if I took you around to see such places while learning from you

I'd be delighted

Stardust walked over slowly and picked the gem up before storing it in her satchel and smiled bowing

She started and followed akio as Mary walked behind her

I've not seen the stars or sky ior land in so long...has it all changed?"Mary asked


It has not master..however how things work has changed a lot"she said and kept walking as her eyes adjusted and she turned dto her"however the stars still are shining

She said and smiled...she had not many run ins with ghost before...save her parents...but they only came twice both at her wedding to...previous lovers...

@akio diachi

 

[Akio Diachi]

"Tell what you know of the Force," Jon began as they walked through the valley.

"I honestly do not know as much as I wished," Akio confessed. "I know that it is the energy beyond all that we are, that the seen is merely an extension of it and that it resides within all of us, within every living thing and can guides actions."

"You know enough, a great deal for someone of your age," Jon complimented him, "The Force not only guides and controls our actions, but it also can obey your commands. Like a river it can guide us, however, water can be directed and flow where we wish it to."

Akio blinked, thinking for a moment. The Force could be directed? All his life the Mystics had trained him and taught him, telling the Chiss that the Force was only to guide and be followed, never to be directed. He knit his hands in the folds of his robe, trying to take this in.

"The Use of the Force is what is most important," Jon said at last. "Some use it to do good. Some use it for their own personal gain. Most do not set out to do evil, but they end up that way if they aren't careful and committed to the right side. The question is which side will you be committed to."

Akio nodded, thinking. His head was all but spinning. For so long he had been following the Force; perhaps he was wrong the whole time?It was alot for him to take in all at once.

[member="Stardust"]

 

[Stardust Solus Skirae]

Stardust walked silenty for about a minute before Mary turn and spoke "so tell me what your knowledge is in the force

Well I know the force is a tool and guide...one gifted with it will sometimes find themselves led by it...I know it is all around us and the galaxy

Mary nodded with a smile" indeed you are knowledgeable for a master level young one

Stardust smiled and bowed her head"thank you master

It the time I've been with jon I've learned a lot different way..course have knowledge of two ways isn't a bad thing...and that you know since you sit in a balance between dark and light "Mary spoke again

I often find it difficult to control both some times" she said to her


You will have that trouble young one it is something that can't be avoided...its a price paid to control both

@akio diachi