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Invasion Chapter Two: House of Cards | Long Live The Empire DE vs GA Coruscant


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RŪKAS
IT'S TIME | CORUSCANT
CLOSED TAG: Darth Ptolemis Darth Ptolemis

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SHADOWS WEEP

There was a calm smirk on Välk's face as the Shadow Hand strained against the power pulled from beyond the Veil.

The Demon of Chaos had finally started playing his hand and what a hand it was. With every current that passed through him and toward Darth Ptolemis, the Rider of Storms grew stronger. As one of the highest ranking Lords within the realm of Chaos, he was a favoured of the Keepers. They blessed him richly when he asked for it.

Now was no exception.

The Netherworlder could see the Blasphemer buckle under the strength of a single had. Even with the mortal's building indignation at the betrayal, Välk knew he could break him. He had grown complacent in his role and that was his undoing. The Thunder Demon could have all the power in the Galaxy if he just played his cards right.

Like he did now.

Bloated on the stream of power from beyond the Veil, Välk hardly moved as the Push came from the Sith Lord. On the contrary, it caused him to increase the currents flying from his one hand's fingers, the arcs turning red.

But then the power of a thousand voices was called upon.

DIE BY MY HAND!
With that, the Force Entity did flinch, finally releasing the currents. He'll find another way to end this pretender. As it was, the Blasphemer swept toward him with his saber.

Anger really did cloud his judgement.

Crimson met crimson in an explosion of sparks as he parried the vehement onslaught from the raging Sith. If he hadn't been trained by the very man now attacking him, it might have turned out differently for the mortal shell he inhabited.

As it was, the heat from Ptolemis' saber seared his exposed flesh quite a few times. Lightning forked vehemently against the ceiling quite a few times at the indignation.
"Enough!" he hissed, parrying another vehement strike that showered them in sparks. With a strong riposte, he flung the Blasphemer's blade wide with an arc before coming around again to slice clean through the wrist that held the saber.

He followed it up with a pulse of the Force to send the Shadow Hand skidding backwards. His tall frame capitalised by marching forward with determination, the crimson humming with premonition.

He poured his hatred toward the weakling that he had to bend under for so long to strike at his mind as he approached him like a mist creeping toward land.

"Fool. You really think you can stand against me?"

 
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Tag: Efret Farr Efret Farr Malva'ikh Dralidok Malva'ikh Dralidok

They were dead. Master Farr was on the floor, bleeding and crying. Astri could only drag her so quickly. And the phantom still hovered above them, dagger in his hand, poised to strike. Astri didn't even have it in herself to be afraid or to cry. She was simply... numb. Numb with the realization that there was nothing she could do in this moment. Her single contribution to the confrontation had only bought her a few seconds, and she'd squandered them.

Then, like a miracle, Master Farr finally took action.

The world around Astri changed. The halls scrunched up, and the door to Master Farr's room was suddenly right in front of her. Her eyes genuinely could process what she was seeing, nor was her untrained mind capable of understanding what was happening. But the door was right there, and the phantom was suddenly far away, and Master Farr had taken her by the hand again. Moments later they were in her room, their prepared packs staring them in the face.

Astri took hers and slung it over her shoulders, but quickly took the Jedi's hand again, her own trembling in Master Farr's grasp.

"W-where can we go?"

Her voice warbled, her fear catching up with her and threatening to break her. Because after today, being attacked in the Jedi's holy temple, Astri wasn't sure anywhere could be safe. She wasn't sure that anyone was safe.

"Won't he just find us again?"

 
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Reasonable list of personal items based on occupation, training, purchase, and previous acquisition. This includes one piloting droid and a scouting/personal assistant droid.


Location: New Jedi Temple roof - Corruption field site
Objective: Oh, hello little girl Mahsa Mahsa


Oh, feth...

As soon as Drifter saw the huddled, soaking wet girl by the wall, large eyes, terror, and wariness in her face, he knew he was karked.

[ Of, all the...] He murmured in exasperation, bringing his hands to his hips and hanging his head as if this was just another aggravating escalation.

"W-Who…" Her voice was hoarse and uncooperative at first, and the taste of bile caused her Mahsa to grimace—spitting it out before she tried again. "Who are you…?"

The wet, polarized helm would lift up to look at the girl -- really look at her -- and the Hunter gave another exasperated sigh. [ Just your friendly neighborhood bounty hunter, kid. ] he told her, coming forward a few more steps to kneel in front of her. She was bruised, holding an arm over her belly as if she'd been kicked. Likely in some sort of fight. With the sort of maelstrom overhead and what sort of fights that were still being fought, that nagging little bit of conscious plucked at the back of his head.

[ Looks like you are hurt pretty bad, kid. ] he commented, although there was no denying the oily, nauseating sense of the Darkside oozing from Kata'nari at this distance. The only odd thing, was that it wasn't coming from the man himself.

He caught the grimace and added with a jerk of his thumb, [ Oh, yeah, sorry, had to neutralize that corruption field but the consequences are that it only makes Kata, my sword, even nastier. But he won't hurt you. ]

Of course, Kata'nari murmured he'd be only too happy to get closer to the little girl.

Yeah, yeah, not tonight. I fed you enough, Drifter thought back.

With a hand extended toward Mahsa Mahsa , he made an offer, [ Come on kid, you can't stay out here in the open. There are too many Sith out and you aren't looking too great. ]

Alex piped up in his comm [ I am already getting a read of where you are. Heading your way. ]

Now, Mahsa could either agree --- or he'll just take matters in his own hands and take her anyways. The last thing he needed in is conscious was some dead girl that he left behind.

He could drop her off in one of the distant temples his mother knew.

Allies
Hostiles
Unknown

Soon???
Ibaris Varanin Ibaris Varanin Anyone else on the roof??

 

Location: New Jedi Temple (Rooftops), Coruscant
Objective: Stranger… danger…? snatch her up, Drifter (≧▽≦)


Her body ached, but that pain paled in comparison to the exhaustion Mahsa felt deep within her. She’d never been exposed to dark energy of this magnitude, and the prolonged presence of Ibaris’ field had taken everything the young padawan could give to keep herself from drowning in it.

Worst of all was that it wasn’t fully gone, her gaze finally zeroing onto the sword handled by the stranger as they closed the distance between them.

Another tremor shook the temple, the clear sign that the fighting still continued in other parts even if things had relatively calmed down here for the time being. It was hard to judge someone when she couldn’t see their face clearly, though their words did provide an ounce of relief for the girl/

At least they didn’t sound insane… and she had witnessed them resolve the issue with that fething field.

"I’m f-fine," A poorly concealed lie from how the Kazelrrian was currently pressing an arm over her belly and the worn out expression she wore. Her gaze never left Kata’nari, wary of the weapon that continued to ooze that revolting and inky energy.

"I have to f-find the others…"
Please be safe…

He was always at the forefront of her thoughts, and while a small part of her could still feel Ayhan Ayhan over the Force it was impossible to tell his current state—they were simply too far apart, and there were too many interferences between them.

Of course she was worried about the others too, even if a part of her understood that their masters Ioti and Hera should be able to take care of themselves. Zaiya Ceti Zaiya Ceti , Aris Noble Aris Noble and Vera Noble Vera Noble , even Braze Braze and Jacob Solay Jacob Solay … She hadn’t realized it until very recently, but the circle of those important for the girl had rapidly expanded in the last couple of months.

"But t-thanks," she added, polite despite the circumstances that currently surrounded her. "I-If you’ll exc-cuse me now…"


Allies
Hostiles
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Location: New Jedi Temple roof - Corruption field site
Objective: Time to go, kid! Mahsa Mahsa


It was hilarious that Mahsa Mahsa was trying to bullshit her way into making Drifter believe she was fine. Really, while the polarized helm had trickles of water running over it, the mirrored surface would reflect the girl's terrible state, from the way her colorshifting hair stuck to her head like a second skin, the scattering of bruises, and each grimace, and wobbly word those blue lips from the cold would stammer out.

Under his helm, Drifter would purse his lips and he would give Mahsa the sort of disbelieving expression and half nod as if saying, yeah, right, su-r-re you are just fine.

While the helm would hide the expression, the heavy snort of disbelief communicated those exact thoughts.

[ Yeah, sure you are, kid. And I'm a spring Nuna ready to frolick and dance my way out of the henhouse. ]
another exasperated exhale, then a very clear, very inappropriate, strangled curse as he rubbed the top of his helm with one hand. [ Feth! ]

Off in the distance, the hum of engines would near. The slick black form of his KDY Sicaras Class Yacht drew near. Another flash of lighting went arcing over the sky, thunder booming. As Alex opened the ramp and came to a hover nearby, Drifter had moments to make a decision.

[ Yeah, no. ] Mahsa had very little time to react. In her weakened state, there was no way she was going to be willful enough to block off the use of the Force Drifter summoned, his hand passing in front of the Padawan.

[ Go to sleep, kid; we are getting out of here. ] He commanded her, weaving power and strength into his voice to mind trick her already exhausted mind into unconsciousness. As expected, the Padawan's eyes rolled back and she began to slump, Drifter catching her before she fell.

She weighted barely anything, Drifter's arms slinking behind her back and knees as he picked her up. The crash of thunder hid the plink thunk of her lightsaber as it dropped from her limp hand onto the ground.

[ Alex, fire up the med-pod. Coming back with a plus one! ] He told her, already making his way towards the hovering ramp. With a surge of the Force, he lept into the air, coming to a solid landing with a half a grunt. Finally out of the rain.

[ Get us out of here, last thing I want is to be blown out of the fething sky. ]

As he strode into the cargohold, the ramp would ease shut behind him. Off in the distance, the smoking firey profile of the Eclipse III would ignite the sky red. Would it be stopped in time?

Who the feth knew.

Not my Kowakian Monkies. Not my zoo.
|| Exit Post ||​

Allies
Hostiles
Unknown

Soon???
Ibaris Varanin Ibaris Varanin Anyone else on the roof??

 
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Location: Jedi Temple, Jedi Archives
Allies: DE
Enemies: GA, Simon Meinrad Simon Meinrad Zhea Nox Zhea Nox

Kaleb had quickly hoped to end the life of the old man. Nox on the other hand, he didn’t wish to kill just yet. He wished to break her and only then if she refused would he kill her. He expected the red arc of the spinning saber to decapitated Simon, but in that moment did Kaleb watch in astonishment as how he avoided the blade narrowly as the crimson blade hissed when it connected with his face. He hadn’t killed the old Imp Knight, but had merely scarred him further.

The mad dark Jedi had furrowed his brow. He clearly was not amused, and as the duelist recalled his lightsaber back to his grasp did he watch the old man strike. He didn’t expect for him to fight darkness with darkness, and Kaleb would pay for that. Just as he clenched his saber tightly, about to make his advance towards the both of them did he watch as the old man lashed out with a blast of dark side energy. Just as Kaleb tried to form a barrier around himself, the shockwave would send Kaleb flying back towards the precious stacks of Holobooks he so desperately desired.

The fallen Jedi could feel his head slam back into one of the holobook shelves leaving him slightly dazed. His vision was a little fuzzy but focused on his two adversaries. “That won’t be enoug-“ Before Kaleb could finish did he look above to see the damaged portion of the shelf left by Nox’s attempt to destroy the archives. Kaleb looked up stunned, as the smoldering half of the shelf would collapse. Dozens of Holobooks would collapse on Kaleb. He was consumed by the knowledge he was obsessed by, buried beneath so many tomes. Unable to move as one could only see Kaleb’s hand through the mound of Holobooks he was buried under. The Dark Jedi was rendered unconscious leaving his enemies to flee from the Archives.​

 
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"Let me worry about that, my dear," Efret told Astri with a downcast smile, answering both of her questions with one reply. With the Dark side corruption lifted, comfort could and did welled in her gentle expression for but a few moments before she looked back to the door.

Where would they go indeed.

The master closed her eyes and reached out to the Force again. Much chaos clouded her sixth sense until, somewhere on the ground floor, she noticed a cluster of somewhat familiar presences shining like beacons among the Dark and dying. She didn't place the acquaintance at first, but opened her eyes with a renewed purpose all the same. That's where the Force was telling her to go, so that's where they'd go.



Once they had reached the roots of the sacred spire via another winding stairwell, Efret peeked out into the large hall beyond. Among the battle unfolding in it, she spotted a few helmets painted with a red and white design that she instantly recalled having seen on Kytrand with Elias and Nathan Bloodscrawl Nathan Bloodscrawl .

The likelihood that the clone commanders she had met a month or so ago were among these men was low, but their ranks would provide the two Jedi some much-needed security regardless, of that she was sure. What Efret wasn't convinced of was that there was safety in numbers against a Dark side demon like Malva'ikh Dralidok Malva'ikh Dralidok —though there certainly was against a host of other threats.

Efret turned to Astri. "I want you to run, as fast as you can, to one of those men with the red and white helmets." She pointed just to make sure her instructions were clear. "I need to stay here to protect you, but then I will follow."
 
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In the span of a second, his life extended beyond infinity and rebound into a singular point. His hand severed, Darth Ptolemis was sent stumbling to a halt under his apprentice’s power. It was only a brief shock, a sharp inhalation as pain akin to a star’s heat flashed through his fibers, but the after-effects stunned him. Välk’s words almost disappeared behind the pain of his arm and the stabbing assault on his mind.

He poured his hatred toward the weakling that he had to bend under for so long to strike at his mind as he approached him like a mist creeping toward land.

"Fool. You really think you can stand against me?"

Grasping at nothing, enduring the demons of his deepest self, he barely fights through Välk’s torture in time to open his eyes. In that very moment, he sees his apprentice for what he truly is, what all of this boils down to. This was the moment of the Sith. This was the moment of the Blasphemer’s life.

You are right, Välk. - His apprentice dangerously close now, Ptolemis pushes air from his lungs as he stands up, without a lightsaber, seeing clearly through the fabric of his destiny. - This is who we are. - Without warning, he thrusts his mutilated arm violently at his apprentice, unleashing a swarm of darkness at the one about to strike him down, then with another swing of his smoking stump, he cracks the ceiling in half, and calls a massive piece of it down upon him, this mind-bending exertion fueled by a life spent deep in the abyss of the darkest pits of the Force.

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Ship: The Red Night
Equipment: Outfit | Lightsaber
Tag: Adeline Noctua Adeline Noctua Raphael Gallustrade Raphael Gallustrade


Though their joint effort was enough to bring the roof down on Adeline, that also meant that they'd brought the roof down on themselves. The floor beneath them cracked, and gave, and Gatz went tumbling below with the Sith vampire. Dust and rubble and blood were his compatriots, burying him on the lowest levels of the Jedi Temple, trapping him under their weight, and leaving him in the dark.

It was Adeline, funny enough, who saved him from being one of many who saved him from suffocating under rubble. As she shifted, restoring her body and freeing herself, she lifted and moved the larger chunks of wreckage that had pinned him. Gatz groaned, awaiting the final blow, but it never came: because injured as she was, the Sith Knight took to the skies, escaping the Jedi Temple and the chaos within.

He wasn't safe, not by any definition of the word. But he was no longer in immediate danger of being eaten.

Gatz's grip on the Force slipped between his fingers, and his consciousness went with it. No longer was he a conduit of something greater. Just a man, bleeding from a dozen different puncture wounds, laying on top of a pile of rubble—as still as a corpse.

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Where... He was delirious. He heard the roof crack, heard the collapse, felt the floor giveway as it all came tumbling down. Gatz went first, the floor below him popping and collapsing beneath him. Yet, right before he could shout for the man, he felt the stable ground below him go and down he tumbled, after. The world went. Where...was he...

Don't... pass out... He'd landed oddly, rolling off of debris and panels as they'd slammed into the ground below.

Don't... Don't lose consciousness... Stone was, of course, winning and he felt the air knocked out of him, as he rolled to a stop. He lay there, for a few more moments, groaning. He saw Adeline. He heard her. He reached out to her with his good arm, for what reason, he didn't know.

Don't... Don't pass out... He... might... He might need help.

Will. That was all that he could really think of that was keeping him awake, was just will, just determination. He pulled himself towards Gatz once. There was...

He...

His vision started to get dark.

No... please. Not... Not now... Gatz... needed... someone... to help...

His entire body was getting heavy.

Feth you... bodily limitations...

His arm gave out when he was about a foot from Gatz, and he simply flopped onto the ground.

"G-Gatz... P...lease... don't... s--" He couldn't talk. His tied off stump was turning red and his.

His eyes slowly closed, even as he grit his teeth.

Please... let... let him live... Please...

And, with that final plea, Raphael's eyes closed, his teeth unclenched and darkness overtook him. For him and Gatz...it was over.

Gatz Derrevar Gatz Derrevar Adeline Noctua Adeline Noctua
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Tag: Efret Farr Efret Farr Magdalena Bloodscrawl Magdalena Bloodscrawl

Maybe it was foolish of her to put all her hopes and her safety in Master Farr's hands. But then, the Jedi Master had just saved both of their lives. And that was to say nothing of formulating their whole plan for escaping Coruscant. A plan that, despite the difficulties and wrenches thrown in their way, was still coming to fruition.

"I want you to run, as fast as you can, to one of those men with the red and white helmets."

For the briefest of moments, Astri was afraid she was being passed off to someone else. It was a stupid thing to fixate on, especially here and now, while a whole world teetered on the brink of falling. But the truth was: in the short time they'd spent together, Astri had come to trust Master Farr more than she'd ever trusted anyone in her life. She was kind, and wise, and she treated her well—something that even her father didn't always accomplish.

Master Farr was safe, and she was warm. The thought of parting from that, amidst all this carnage, made Astri's bottom lip tremble. But it was only for a moment, and so Astri swallowed her fear and nodded.

And so Astri ran, her hand slipping from Master Farr's grasp. She didn't dare to look back, lest she trip over something and tumble to the ground. But she felt... she felt something from behind her. Like a shimmer along her skin, warm and soothing. Like the Light of Coruscant itself was upon her, the clones coming to their rescue, and everyone else around them.

She didn't know how to put it into words, but she felt safe, protected... and it felt like Master Farr herself.

 
Magdalena was punched in the face, and for a moment her whole body shifted into the appearance of one of the Witches inside her, before snapping back to her own appearance.

She will a single incision to appear on her palm and flung a spear of glowing green blood at her attacker which pierced his alchemized armor due to being charged with the Light, and killed him instantly as he was pinned to the wall, sliding down it as the blood dissolved and separated from him, going back into her body through the incision in her palm, which sealed up, just as she heard the whine of blasters as they were leveled at her.

A hissed spell on a group of Dark Empire soldiers suppressed all thoughts of aggression, leaving them in a stupor, as Magdalena calmly picked up her previous attacker's lightsaber, a simplistic black hilt and activated it's red blade, hissing old light side spells that made the red blade fluctuate violently for a few seconds before the Kyber inside turned white as she then glided towards them with superhuman speed via Force Flight her stolen, now purified blade cut through their weapons and disabled but didn't kill them...they just fell unconscious after.

Magdalena continued her lower level purge/evacuation of the lower parts of the temple, her blade whipping about in the Form 6 style, Hissing spells that either paralyzed or stunned until she could wound without striking someone dead. The clones she led ascribed to no such niceties, the Clone Ashla Healers shooting Sith dead with their Ion Relic Pistols to protect those they were evacuating. Wounded Jedi were escorted, loaded onto the impeding tanks, and evacuated to waiting combat shuttles in the underworks, before making the journey back to evacuate more.

Magdalena overpowered another Sith in direct blade combat, her Force Flight letting her dart and glide past and around his attacks, the length of her gown helping confuse him somewhat in how it helped blur her contour during the Duel, allowing her to parry a direct strike and behead him on the spot, pulling up a Jedi who had been injured by falling rubble and telling him to look for one of the healers.

Magdalena then spotted Efret Farr Efret Farr and glided over to her. Magdalena, as a Force Spawn , gave off a very odd AF aura as a Servant of the Light, and the first telltale sign Farr got as to how strange Magdalena really was, was how her flesh shuddered disgustingly all over her body as the Force in the temple fluctuated.

She had been shown photos of this Jedi by her son, had advised her months before the attack when he was dead certain the attack was to occur to seek her out if she was still alive .

"Master Farr, I'm afraid I have little time to elaborate. My name is Magdalena Bloodscrawl. I'm Nathan's Mother."

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(Saruman: And effectively his Mouth of Sauron to the people of Kytrand)

"We're trying to secure better points to evacuate more Jedi, but we don't know this temple as well as you. Your aid would be most appreciated." Magdalena said.

Meanwhile...

The Force Commanders battled Sith and imperial with Swords and devastating bursts of Emerald Judgement. Magdalena would have tried to deploy them earlier in the Gulag Era had she not been imprisoned, but better late than never.

One Force Commander was attacked ruthlessly by a Sith who looked totally baffled by his presence. And as they fought, as the Clone's discipline and skill at fending off Lightsaber attacks poked through, the Sith began to realize why not a lot of people out there were insane enough to give a professionally made and trained Fett Clone the powers of the Force. It was like facing a Clone Assassin but worse. The Clone didn't think like Jedi. He thought like a Soldier trained to use the Light Side.

Soldiers will kill the enemy.

The Sith's offense lapsed, and the Force Commander side stepped an overhead chop and got blasted with Green Lightning by the Commander, killing the Sith instantly. There had been no banter or debate with the Sith. No calls to surrender. Just a fight until one of them was dead, with the Clone thinking nothing of going all in on eliminating the target.

No sooner had the Sith fallen then he spotted Astri Elyse Astri Elyse running in his direction.

The Force Commander sheathed his sword, waving her down. Like many Fett Clone examples, he had somehow picked up Jango Fett's accent.

It served to make him awesome.

"Young one! I'm a friendly! We're here to evacuate Jedi." The Force Commander called out to her, waving down one of the Ashla Healers, carrying a wounded Jedi away on a repulsor gurney while a few Clone Knights battled a thick crowd of imperial soldiers in the distance.

"Are you injured? We need to move quick, this section is crawling with hostiles. We've been under heavy assault the past fifteen minutes." The Healer said, clearly battered from the fighting already, her defense abilities stretched to the limit.
 
Location: Balcony of a Temple Spire
Objective: Make a sith kabob and don't get fried or skewered.
Friends: Jedi and Mandalorians
Enemies: Any and all Sith forces (Specifically Anja Doreva Anja Doreva and Ibaris Varanin Ibaris Varanin )
Loadout: Battlefield

Vulpesen's tail flicked and his blade twirled in his hand as he accepted the sith's compliment with a small bow. "Always a pleasure to be recognized." And just like that, she was on him, their blades clashing with a brief crackling snap. Half a heartbeat later and her blade was slipping past his guard, aiming at his chest. With a growl, the Valde spun away from the attack, the black clipping off the edge of his cloak and while it didn't cut through with a saber's usual effortless ease, Vulpesen was gratified to see that his maneuver had saved him some pain, or even a trip to the netherworld as a split was left in the silk. Ibaris' corruption had worn away his imbuements, taxing them so that while still active, a strong hit from a saber might be enough to break past their wards.

Dropping into a crouch, the wilder angled his saber into the lightning's path, catching it bare inches from his body. "Vulpesen Torrevaso. Don't believe I've had the pleasure." Just because they were trying to kill or maim each other didn't mean they couldn't be civil. Though, even as he spoke, A pair of mechanical wings whirred out from behind him to unleash a quartet of black steel feathers, each one cracking the air as it was shot by the force towards the woman's center of mass. "You are?"
 
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Though Efret had never before encountered a Force Spawn as far as she was aware, Magdalena's presence didn't strike her as as strange as it might have had the master not just escaped a Dark side demon. Nothing would surprise or frighten her compared to what she and Astri had endured in these halls for at least a few days. Still, she wasn't expecting Magdalena to be Nathan's mother, but the introduction did serve to reassure her that her memory had not failed her in the wake of the templewide Dark side corruption.

"We're trying to secure better points to evacuate more Jedi, but we don't know this temple as well as you. Your aid would be most appreciated."

Efret chewed on the inside of her lip, turning over potential courses of action. Her eyes slid past the Bloodscrawl matron and focused on the battle behind her where the master could see that Astri had made it to the nearest cloned Force user. She let out a breath she had been holding since she began to cast Force barrier over the padawan. Seeing that she was safe now and thus did not require it any longer, Efret let go of the barrier metaphysically.

The shimmer fell away from Astri's skin.

Likewise, Efret passed the responsibility of protection on to the clones. She hoped that Astri could forgive her.

Maybe it would be easier to do that with more assurance.

Holding up one of her arms, Efret patted its forearm with her other hand. Nirrah followed the cue and jumped to it from the Jedi's shoulder.

"Go with her," Efret told Nirrah. "She needs you more than I do." The now-master had managed through her last few years as a padawan and the first few of her time as a knight without a guide animal. She was determined to last a few hours without one again. She brought her arm towards her face so she may kiss the convor on the head, then caress her cheek. "Comfort her. The wind will bring us all back together."

Nirrah blinked slowly, then ruffled her feathers and flew towards Astri.

"Where are you trying to get?"

Whatever the sorceress answered, Efret would lead the way there, relying entirely on her Force sight.

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RŪKAS
IT'S TIME | CORUSCANT
CLOSED TAG: Darth Ptolemis Darth Ptolemis

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SHADOWS WEEP

The death throws of a dying animal.

That is what this was as the Shadow Hand fought through the mental attack to strike at him with Darkness itself. How ironic that he would use Darkness to fight a being made of that very Darkness.

But he was still in a mortal shell.

So, instead, Välk threw up a barrier out of reflex. The spear rebounded against the Force, but, ultimately, it wasn't the Blasphemer's sole plan. Instead, the Dark spear was used to crack the ceiling like an egg.

Looking up, the Netherworlder saw a massive piece getting pulled down straight at him.

For a moment, the tattoos on his body shone brightly as he lifted a hand before rubble crashed down on him, burying him. After the rubble and dust settled, silence reigned within the chamber.

But then, the storm that still hung against the now-split open ceiling, started to churn and rumble as lightning kept forking across the clouds. The mound of rubble starting rumbling, smaller stones and dust rolling off before the entire mound slowly lifted, revealing a blood-streaked and tattered but alive Välk.

Hurling the rubble to the side, he turned a hard and now sulphuric gaze on Darth Ptolemis.
"No. I am much more." His voice still held some semblance to the usual baritone, but it was now heavily laced with cold voices from beyond the Veil. "You are in the way of greatness."

Tattoos suddenly flared brightly before all the forks of lightning of the storm struck down as one toward the Shadow Hand of the Empire. At the same time, immense streams of black electricity never before seen, shot from the Demon Lord of Chaos' hands toward the one he had pretended to accept as a master for so long. He poured all of his will and hate and superiority into the power with the sole purpose to destroy.

The time for bending the knee to this mortal has ended.

 

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The ceiling crashed down before him, massive pieces burying his former apprentice in front of his very eyes. The impact shook the very foundations, its echoes lingering in the silence that followed. The Blasphemer’s heart racing, his body pushed far beyond limits. But the silence persisted, and the shadows in the void wore faces that seemed… familiar.

Then, the bell of the Sith tolled. Dust, pebbles and rocks rose from the mound, whips of lightning illuminated the chamber, a growing feeling taking over Ptolemis. He takes a step back as the war-torn image of the usurper tears his way through his own destiny, the presence of the Dark Side crowning the turn of the page.


Hurling the rubble to the side, he turned a hard and now sulphuric gaze on Darth Ptolemis.
"No. I am much more." His voice still held some semblance to the usual baritone, but it was now heavily laced with cold voices from beyond the Veil. "You are in the way of greatness."

Tattoos suddenly flared brightly before all the forks of lightning of the storm struck down as one toward the Shadow Hand of the Empire. At the same time, immense streams of black electricity never before seen, shot from the Demon Lord of Chaos' hands toward the one he had pretended to accept as a master for so long. He poured all of his will and hate and superiority into the power with the sole purpose to destroy.

The moment stretched millionfold. Flowing along fragmentations of light, streaks of electricity proliferate from the fingertips of his successor, Lord Välk. Registering each digit of neurons that culminate in his consciousness, Ptolemis reaches out, his palm meeting the earth-shattering fury unleashed upon him. His fingers, his hand, his foream melts under the heat, but no pain is felt. His corrupted self disconnects from his shell as lightning spirals on his limbs. He looks to the side in revelation: the faces in the dark are his parents’, at the moment of his birth; at the moment of their deaths.

Each crack of thunder flashes a memory, each shade of black blanketing a secret. Ptolemis falls on his knees, each atom of his body disintegrating in slow motion. He feels his heart locking, his vocal chords snapping, lungs crying into the future the profane glory of his moment in this life.

The tectonic currents of Välk’s wrath tear apart the fabric of the Blasphemer’s being, scorching his entire body until it degrades into an unrecognizable husk of bone and carbon. The blackened mask rolls away at the zenith of blasphemy, for no longer exists there a need to hold the horrors at bay. There, entombed in the bowels of the Jedi Temple, The Blasphemer Lord Ptolemis meets his demise; risen to haunt the galaxy at the fall of dusk, dissolving into the shadows upon a new dawn.



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