Breath of the Desert

[Jairdain]

She had thought she left Iridonia far behind her. The memories of her life here in the past, the things that tied her here were dead and gone. Jairdain had seen her home destroyed and left it in ruins. As gone to her as her the past she wanted with it. However, things drew her to return.

Here only a few things changed from year to year and it wasn't the people. The people that knew her were still present and she went to visit them. Making sure they would be able to assist in rebuilding her old home, they walked out into the desert. A place would be provided for her for the time it took, but soon enough her old home was rebuilt and ready to be lived in.

Iridonia was now a location for her to hide out on. The Sith Empire had taken Commenor from her. So into hiding she went.

[member="Darth Scuros"]

 

[Ghost369]

Darth Scuros had spent a large part of his time since the siege researching his enemy. Searching for people she knew, places she'd been, until he finally tracked her to Iridonia. His ship would come out of hyperspace over the planet and he quickly made his way to the surface where he questioned a village of people.

"Tell me where she is. Where is Jairdain Ismet?!" He asked with intense hate in his eyes.

After a short silence a Zabrak spoke up, "She's in a house in the desert, not too far from here." She pointed, "That way."

"Thank you. You're all free to go, but if I find out you lied to me, you're all going to die." The Sith lord said as he began heading out in the direction of Jairdain's residence.

 

[Jairdain]

The Master could sense a great many things and now she sensed an incoming storm. Closing the windows of her home, Jairdain hoped the storm wasn't going to be causing much damage to her new property here.

If it was destroyed, this would make it at least the fifth time and she did not relish the thought of rebuilding it again. If she had sight, she would have been able to see there was not a storm of nature coming, but of man.

Darth Scuros was that storm and he was heading in her direction. Taking the last action of closing her door, Jairdain slid the lock into place and now waited for the storm to pass over.

 

[Ghost369]

Darth Scuros arrived at the house of the grey Jedi woman who had defeated him in combat on Commenor, ready to fight her again. He wouldn't let himself lose to a her again, he thought. Suddenly a loud, thunderous boom could be heard outside as the Sith destroyed her shed with an intense blast of force lightning.

"Jairdain Ismet, I've come for our rematch! You won't get away from me this time." He said as he ignited his main lightaaber in his right hand, facing forward.

He wasn't completely sure he could defeat her, but he'd learned from last time not to underestimate Jairdain. This time he wouldn't let rage cloud his focus or overconfidence blind him. Whatever fear he had of losing this fight would be used as fuel for the darkside, giving him greater power and focus.

[member="Jairdain"]

 

[Jairdain]

The sound of lightning and thunder outside on a desert world was certainly out of place. This wasn't a natural storm she had been feeling, but the arrival and approach the sith she had held off on Commenor...how had he found her? Something that needed to be answered.

Listening to his words, she smiled slightly and picked up her own lightsaber. She didn't plan on running from him this time. Only time she would do that was if she knew she was going to die. So much she still had to accomplish and life in front of her.

Little did this Darth Scuros know was that Jairdain was trained in the ways of being an assassin. Done at the hands of a now dead sith lord. Using the Force, she opened the door of her house. Focusing on herself, she faded from physical view and through the Force. He shouldn't be able to see her. However, she held no fear of him.

[member="Darth Scuros"]

 

[Ghost369]

The angry look on Darth Scuros' face turned into one of confusion as the woman made herself invisible with the force. He thought she must be stupid, then it dawned on him that maybe she couldn't see what he was.

He then spoke to Jairdain in Sith, "Tu zenoti nu gal ziur tu, status? Nu'm zo Chiss. . . Saut. . . Aras tu blind? (You know I can see you, right? I'm a Chiss. . . Wait. . . Are you blind?)"

With that said Scuros let out a force scream to knock Jairdain back and it worked as intended he would then slash at her with his lightsaber while she was down.

"You know I heard you were a Jedi, then a Sith, and now a gray Jedi. You're some sort of super traitor, it seems. I can't understand why anyone would trust a coward like you. I wouldn't even trust you if YOUR life depended on it." He taunted, in basic this time.

[member="Jairdain"]

 

[Jairdain]

She gave herself a mental curse at not taking all precautions when it came to her going into stealth. It was something she would normally have done, but assumed she was against a human. It was a mistake Jairdain would not repeat against this sith.

His Force yell hit her, but she remained in place. Waving a hand in front of her face, she pointed a finger at him after a moment and brought her saber up to block his slash.

"You really should brush your teeth more often. Your breath is horrible."

It was clear he had done some research into her after their meeting but lacked many details. He leveled at her that she was some sort of traitor and she shook her head.

"I am myself. Not Jedi or Sith. Maybe I am a traitor as you put it and trust is a rare resource these days."

Their blades were locked​ and she held off his physical attack. Not yet calling on any real strong Force ability, she would attempt to give him a Force Push away from her. No further attack would come from her until he made his next move. However, the Force was open to Jairdain and she would be ready for whatever he planned.

[member="Darth Scuros"]