By Fire and Phrik

[Kenrath]

Vengeance held the crush still squeezing as he walked towards her.

"You Acolytes are all the same." "Always trying to fly without wings." "Incapable of even seeing much less understanding the difference between demonstration, sparing, and combat."

He voice rose.

"Do not confuse me holding back for weakness..............I could kill you in an instant and only mourn the time lost trying to teach you."

Vengeance released the Force crush only long enough to tap into the Force for the extra speed and strength pulling back his fist and aiming a punch dead center of her face. He would then step back and growl.

"The last person who crossed that line ended up in a Coma.............. you are dangerously close to sharing her fate..............or worse."

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[Anya Malvern]

She felt the paint and kept her head bowed only shaking lyrics raising to look hik on the eyes, the pain was second unbearable

He was right about it...she couldn't fly without wings

She looked at him as she blinked and suddenly a fist met her face a sshe flew back and gasped as the world rolled, she sat up slowly nose broke and bleeding before she stood wobbling

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance took a deep breath.

"Now shall we continue."

Once she had managed to somewhat steady herself he continued

"So misdirection and disengagement." "Explain them and their application."

Vengeance made no effort to help or even give any indication he cared about her condition...........because he didn't.

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[Stardust Solus Skirae]

She panted as she looked up at hik and listened as she nodded then spoke obviously in pain*

Misdirection is to confuse the enemy with a initial attack and f....follow with a different attack that can get past their defenses

She said and took a breath in* disengagement is knowing when to stop attacking and collect yourself

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance smiled at her obvious pain pleased by it.

"Misdirection is less confuse and more focus control." "In an attack chain the first and second strikes are never about making contact." "It is about pulling focus away from the intended target." "See my target was your knee so I swung at the opposite shoulder with the baton to pull your focus away from your knee and my foot."

Vengeance paused.

"Disengaging is not about collecting yourself so much as disorienting your opponent." "See everyone assumes Sith are relentless, mindless murders." "Seeing one pull back on a potential death blow, to see one retreat or appear to retreat." "It is considered uncharacteristic and therefore confusing." "They do one of two things..............become over confident and sloppy or they become hesitant and defensive."

Vengeance smirked.

"Mind games..................mind games will win a fight regardless of strength, speed, or power."

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[Anya Malvern]

She lost bed as she wiped the blood off her nose that had stopped bleed, it all made sense to her now, misdirection was distraction in action, causing one to think a attack came one way


I see* she spoke

Now disengaging confused her but as he sp9ke it made sense, sith were thought to be vicious and violent, seeing one collected and reserved in a battle would throw a lot off, just like if a Jedi became aggressive in battle it could throw someone off completely

I believe I understand now sir

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance chuckled.

"Well you are in no condition to continue the planned lesson."

He paused.

"Choosing a weapon that fits your style is important." "Although I would not recommend relying totally on the Force." "There are several naturally occurring methods of removing access to the Force." "I found out on a visit to one of the Chiss worlds." "It is an unmistakable feeling." "You see our enemies believe that removing the Force makes us easier to kill............levels the playing field so to speak."

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[Anya Malvern]

She nodded, she ached all over was pretty sure she had a fracture and knew her nose was broke

Yes sir

She then listed to him as he spoke agaun, she had never been removed from the forth so she didn't understand how it felt, however she had went all her life not using it at all, and when she fought someone like vengeance she was undoubted destroyed *

I see...some will try and disconnect one from the force thinking they now have the advantage yes? And having a weapon that suits you when you don't have the force is important * she said

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance nodded.

"Some use a sword, some use two swords, some use a staff." "Those are the big three."

He paused for a moment.

"For the sake of expedience let' say sword also includes a Lightsaber." "Some even use blasters." "Some even decide to become pilots." "The point is to learn and use not only what feels the most comfortable to you but what you are most effective with."

He smiled.

"For me that is a single sword.....light weight for speed over strength." "You are familiar with or have at least heard of the seven forms?" "I chose form 2....Makashi..........for it's sword on sword function and adaptability." "For you it may be something different."

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[Anya Malvern]

She listened and nodded as she gave aought smile, she understood what he meant, some had a certain area without the force that they excelled at,

I am sorry sir I am not familiar with the seven forms at all * she said telling the whole truth to hin

Sir if I may..ask....when I fought you with the baton it didn't feel quite right..m now I know it's not a sword but...is it possible to try a staff out
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[Kenrath]

Vengeance sighed his free hand coming up to rub his temple.

"What do you know................and no I don't have a staff on hand................will have to pick one up somewhere."

He smirked.

"The choice of using two weapons was to prove a point." "Not many can use two weapons at the same time effectively." "Even fewer a staff."

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[Anya Malvern]

*she frowned as she saw him rub his temple and looked down

I wanna try, I wanna try and be the few that can use a staff* she said quite boldly and looked to him* i wanna use a staff and make you proud that I can!

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance snorted.

"You wanna make me proud..........be useful."

He sighed.

"There are 7 saber forms and the fact you don't even know that explains why you can't fight for crap." "What it doesn't explain is how you could ever think you stood a chance against me, why your other quote Master didn't teach basic knowledge much less had you convinced you were a God, and why your boy toy didn't either."

"It makes you not only not a Sith but less than a Jedi."

He rubbed his temples.

"Feth I hate lecturing more than i do lectures." "Go..................just go." "Clean yourself up, get dressed, and meet me in my quarters." "It's the only other room in the ship with a terminal."

With that Vengeance turned and walked out of the room shaking his head.

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[Anya Malvern]

She lowered her head. She was ashamed of herself honestly, because he was right, she was nothing really just a girl trying to find whether she belonged or not

She nodded a sshe stood and walked away, she looked to her room and entered, she looked into the mirror and saw her face, so this was life for awhile....it up settled her, first with grief...then anger, she reared back and punched the mirror but sadly did nothing, her hand bounced off and she rubbed her hand

But so she cleaned up fixed her nose back in place and sighed as she got dressed as she made her way to his quarters and knocked
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[Kenrath]

Vengeance sat at the desk in his quarters..............looking at a picture of Melori from the last time they were together. He missed the old days. Sure the Acolytes were still power hungry and delusional but at least they were knowledgeable. Back the One Sith people like Anya would have never survived the initial training much less to catch the attention of a potential Master.

Her knocking broke him from his thoughts. Setting the picture down he turned looking towards the door.

"ENTER."

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[Anya Malvern]

She entered a sshe bowed and stayed bowed till she was told to rise

You called for me my lord to be here and I am here

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[Kenrath]

"The Sith Code.....................Recite it."

It was all he said to her leaving her bowed. For her sake he hoped she knew at least that much for his patience was wearing then quickly. Some people liked a blank canvas and on some level Vengeance had similar thoughts. However as he was learning with Anya there was such a thing as too blank.

There had to be something the fireshaper knew surely it was not possible to have gone this long and learned nothing.

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[Anya Malvern]

The looked to him then spoke as she remember every word and even said it even night before she slept

Peace is a lie. There is only passion
Through passion I gain strength
Through strength I gain power
Through power I gain victory
Through victory my chains are broken
The force shall free me

She spoke and looked to him

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[Kenrath]

Vengeance growled.

"Did I say look at me?" "Now explain each line's meaning."

He took a deep breath and waited for her to respond again her looking at him killing any points she would have earned for finally knowing something. He was fighting a losing battle with her and each moment more frustrating than the last.


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[Anya Malvern]

She jumped and nodded

There is no peace in one's life, only the passion to have peace and war

With that passion one gets stronger

With getting stronger one can aquire power they don't have

With that power one gets victory over those who try them

And with that victory they will break the chains that may hold them

The force is the key for it all

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