A thorn in the forest

[Yaadri Osi-Yyn]

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| Somewhere on Dagobah |​

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There was a dark presence in the force. Close. He felt it, as if it were a light shining towards him from miles apart. He had to follow his instincts, somewhat curious, somewhat insane. He was fully aware that whatever he was making his way towards was not going to be friendly, or... atleast good. Though, this wasn't something he wasn't used to. This encounter was in-between his training, he knew a little bit about the force but no where near enough to go against a Sith Lord.​

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Though, the young creature leaped through the forest at an amazing rate because of his small stature he could easily traverse through the thick bush. He felt the energy growing stronger and stronger, it was as if he was following a compass of sorts, leading towards the goal. To encounter this strong source of darkside energy. It was until he reached an old set of ruins, which seemingly looked as if they were ancient having a foreign language carved onto the stone. A ritual of sorts. The energy was close, almost as if it were right on top of him, he turned his beaming red eyes around almost like an owl, searching for it's prey. Though, for this encounter he was the prey.​

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A soft exhale would leave the mouth of Phax. Before a quiet laugh, which slowly merged into a loud cackle. Then, his lips opened quietly and a few almost spine-shattering words left.​

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"Here, I know you are. Friends, we can be. Yes, hmmm... do you want to be friends?"​

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He awaited patiently for a response, pouncing up to a tree and sitting upon it as if it were a perch.​

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| [member="Darth Seraphic"] |​

 

[Darth Seraphic]

[member="Atiuh"]

It had been Romeo's first time walking these woods in a long time, for whatever reason, though, the force had drawn him to this place once more. What it would hold for the Vahla, Romeo was unsure of, the force was not so generous with that information, as it never was. The dark lord crunched on dead flora with each step, his black cloak swirling with him body and wind as if in a dance of it's own. White and red hair draped over his red eyes as they scanned for anything of interest. It did not take long for a presence, a small one, but a very distinct one, to protrude into his feelings. Romeo had found himself in a ruin, ancient and powerful with the darkside, whatever this had been, at one point it was of some importance.

This was quickly interrupted by the entrance of a small creature, funny looking, and yet curious to Romeo. The name of this creature, a thing Romeo was very familiar with as most were that learned the ways of the force, escaped his mind. He could not for the life of him remember what it was called. Still, it crackled at Romeo, then laughed in a way that made Romeo unsure of the intentions of this being. It spoke with a voice that sent chills up the dark lord's spine in a way the cry of a child did to one. It wanted to be friends?

Romeo stood before this creature, much taller than it, watching it jump up to a tree, and perch like a predator ready to attack it's prey.

"Friends usually begins with the revealing of one's name. I am...Darth Seraphic, Lord of Fire, Blood of Vahl. Who might you be?"

 

[Yaadri Osi-Yyn]

The creature, would show a wide grin showing a full set of sharpened yet, blood stained teeth. He would hop down from the tree, with his weak use of augmentation to leap across the foliage until he revealed himself to the figure landing not far from behind him. Another cackle would emit from his lips before he calmed himself down.​

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"Phax, my name is. Son of Valtryx, Sith Acolyte, I am."​

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These forests were usually empty. This dark presence, did startle the young sith. Though, he saw it as an aid to his search for power, he needed to find a source of dark side energy. Possibly to get them to teach him something, he needed to progress and learn if he ever wanted to become a Sith. He hadn't shown his face to any other sith than his own mother before, this was a new experience but he enjoyed it. A sense of being around someone with such power, was... enjoyable.​

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Though, he was curious.​

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"Something to show to you, have I. Yeesssssss. Come, come."​

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Phax wanted to test this man, see if he were what he said he was. He knew he was strong in the darkside, he could feel the stinging presence of it all around him, but how strong?​

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| [member="Darth Seraphic"] |​

 

[Darth Seraphic]

[member="Atiuh"]

The creature was quite athletic, even for it's short stature, Romeo could tell this creature, with the right amount of training, could become a fearsome foe in battle one day. The force flowed through him like a dark vortex, slithering around the aura of the one called Phax like snakes did with their kills. He found it...amusing enough. The dark lord assumed that the name was that of another stronger being of the same race, though he had never heard it, nor cared for it.

What caused Romeo to become alarmed was the fact the creature wanted to show him something, something Romeo felt he did not really want to see considering the teeth of the creature were stained crimson. Who's blood masked his teeth? Regardless, with a tilt of his head, and slight squint through his hair in curiosity that was beginning to get the best of him, Romeo nodded at the being.

"Then I will amuse you Phax, show me what it is."

 

[Yaadri Osi-Yyn]

Another somewhat chortle would come from the small man. His eyes darted from the Sith Lord to one of the ruins, with a wild grin he beckoned for the Sith to follow shortly behind himself. The short creature, placed his three fingered palm onto one of the large stones. A wild burst of green liquid would drip from the stone, before it would slither into the ground revealing an entrance to a crypt of sorts. Still waving for the Sith to follow, he would tread down the steps for a good few minutes, giggling to himself the entire way down, before he would come to a stop and turn to face the man.​

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"A family tomb, this is. Dangerous crypt, careful, we must be. Yes, hmmm." ​

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With that the creature, continued forwards before placing his hand onto the side of the wall again, yet more green liquid oozing out from above. Taking a sharp step forward, Phax would pull on the Sith's arm to tug him along before the liquid touched him. As they moved, a large stone wall would move revealing a large room. Shrouded in complete darkness.​

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"Light, we could use."​

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A simple gesture for the Sith to light up the room, in some form. He had seen his mother, do such in the past with his home. This was the first test, one of many. Though, something was eerily making noises from across the room. Squinting his eyes, Phax would smirk before cackling again.​

| [member="Darth Seraphic"] |​

 

[Darth Seraphic]

[member="Atiuh"]

Whatever this creature wanted, Romeo would obliged for the time being. The revealing of a hidden entrance to a crypt only made Romeo that more alarmed of what was going on. This was not the common means of hiding places from others, this went deeper into the darkside than Romeo cared to learn about. Regardless, the little one known as Phax asked for light. With a snap of his finger, Darth Seraphic presented a small lick of flame in his palm.

"I give you light, and now that I have given what you have asked for, you will do the same. What is making such a noise?"

His other hand fell on his Sith weapon, a black bladed lightsaber he crafted himself. He was fully prepared for whatever may come from the other end of the room that made noises he had never heard of before.

"Have you brought me to a trap so that you may feast upon my remains Phax? Because, you will find yourself with supper tonight, I promise this."

 

[Yaadri Osi-Yyn]

As the light crawled across each of the walls in the room, it would reveal a rather large feline creature with deep purple fur and startling glowing red eyes. Though, it faced the wall sat on its back legs. Not making eye contact with the two. Phax, would slowly turn with another eerily creepy grin on his face.​

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"Trap, this is not. Hmm. Fun. Fun, it is. Ahaha!" ​

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With a burst of laughter leaving his mouth as he leaped out of the room, placing his hands onto one of the stones and the door behind the Sith Lord, locking him in the room with the demonic creature. A slot in the wall would open to reveal the young creatures mouth.​

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"Very very slowly I promise the monster only kills. Yes, haha!"​

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With that the slot would shut, and the creature would slowly turn revealing its scarred and ugly face. There were pieces of metal, and other various materials sticking out of the monster's back. As if it had been experimented on. It's claws were atleast twenty centimeters long, though it would only growl from a distance for now. Seemingly not at the Sith himself, but more so the light.​

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| [member="Darth Seraphic"] |​

 

[Darth Seraphic]

[member="Atiuh"] had trapped him, betraying the trust of friendship the creature had asked from him. Romeo should have known better. Whatever this feline was, it was not natural, no this was the experiments of a mad Sith. It growled in his direction after the little being left the Vahla to fend for himself. It was of no issue. Thinking fast was Romeo's specialty, seeing all the little details. The grotesque cat did not growl at Romeo, but at the light being produce from the fire in his hands. The next question was whether it was out of fear, or prep for an attack.

Opting that the fire was aggravating the monster, the Sith Lord killed the fire, and slowly sat down with his legs crossed. He opened himself to the darkside, embraced it as a whole till it swelled up inside. Then he released it, his presence exploding throughout the temple hall, and even outside to the little creature that was named Phax. Romeo would make this feline fear him by overwhelming his presence. That was his goal, and he would have this Phax know that this was not a game he enjoyed.

 

[Yaadri Osi-Yyn]

With the release of the aura from the Sith Lord, the feline creature would whimper into the corner before a stone would lift up and the creature scurries out of the room. Another wild laugh would break out and lights would drop from the ceiling before they turned out enlightening the Sith Lord. Across the room, another stone would move revealing Phax. A wild smirk would crack across his face.​

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"Well done. A fake, you are not. Herh Herh."​

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He would cross his arms. Eyeing the man closely, specifically his clothing before giving a nod. Striding over towards him slowly. Multiple ideas were running around the acolyte's mind. Though, not many of them were pleasant ideas. The walls would slowly close on them, confining the space between them. Though, the smaller sith worked better in closed spaces, able to bounce of the walls. The only problem was... he was terrible with a lightsaber so from that he wanted to try as hard as he could to keep away from a physical confrontation. There was a method to his madness.​

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"Friends, we still are? Hm... I'd say so. Come, come. More of my creations, I will show you."​

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Before he awaited the response from the Sith Lord, whether he could put the previous event behind him, with a wide grin still placed across his mouth.​

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