Counterpoint- Tython

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Tython, On an island chain.

War.

The galaxy had been at war for as long as she could remember. Even when she was a child or Corellia, before the Jedi Order she had remembered it. It had warped the Jedi, twisting them into Soldiers, Witches and sometimes even Sith. They'd fractured and been a thousand different directions.

After her defection from the Order the Republic had been smashed to bits, and much of the core had fallen about the same time as the One Sith. But they were quick to rise, and even quicker to gain a foothold. Her Master Tyrian Drexel, A Warden of the sky had trained the young rogue for a while, but been killed shortly there after.

This trip was important to her. she had wanted to get away from it all. No war, no conflict, nothing.

If she ever hoped to rebuild anything resembling the Old Order, she would have to go back to her roots.

All Jedi knew of Tython. It was the birthplace of the Jed'aii, their ancient predecessors. A Counterpoint to Korriban, a haven of hidden mysteries.

Beside her on the beach was a companion she'd found visiting the Jedi Academy. In her rucksack was a myriad of borrowed holocrons and Datacubes she'd checked out from the Jedi library. she had enough food for a month or two, which was uncharacteristic of her. She almost never packed this much.

As the breeze blew across the beach her eyes caught the horizn, and a far off island.

She turned to [member="Oscar Grant Paxon"]

"Are you ready?"

 

[Oscar Grant Paxon]

"Yeah, I'm ready," Oscar said to the woman next to him.

They'd stumbled upon each other in the Jedi Academy, both minding their own business yet with the same goal in mind. It was apparent that both of them were there to learn more about the ways of the Force and the Jedi, so Oscar didn't mind some company. After all, he'd been studying things on his own for far too long now. Having a study partner was something interesting and new, so he was willing to try it out.

There were many resources with the two. The woman had taken some, just like Oscar had borrowed a few more interesting ones. How all of it would work out, they didn't know. But they would find out soon.

He guessed Seraya was going to lead the study first. However, it was not going to be a lecture where one person gave and the other received. It was going to be something more than that.

And that sounded really fantastic.

[member="Seraya Whisperwind"]

 

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[member="Oscar Grant Paxon"]

Seraya nodded and then stepped into the water. She wanted to make for the island, and get a camp set up. For the first day they could study there, and then move on. By the end her goal was to explore the island chain, learn as they went, and use that knowledge in practical exercises as well.

The water was cold and the salt dried her skin as the rest of her body sank in. Master Tyrian had taught her only the basic tenants of the Wardens. One of which was the art of movement, something they used frequently in combat.

As she began to swim she was talking to Oscar.

"This is something I learned in the void originally. You might already know it. Using the force to augment your strength might be one example, but my technique is more refined. Instead of using the force to augment, you let the force itself carry you. It will move you where you wish."

Treading water, her auburn hair was floating behind her, and her pack seemed heavy now as it was water logged.

"Here try it out yourself."

She grabbed Paxons hand, and settled into a rhythmic breathing exercise. The force flowed between them, linking them just as the water of the ocean flowed between them. Her core became balanced, and the weight of her gear lifted. She was a conduit with a purpose now, opening up every pore and channel to the light.

Her legs began to kick, and her arms stroke. With the speed and ease of a dolphin she cut the water, pushing away from Paxon.

"Race you there!"

 

[Oscar Grant Paxon]

"Wow," the boy could only say. He had heard of the technique of manipulating elements around oneself, similar to what the Shapers of Rhen Var did. However, he didn't know there was a way to use the Light Side to make water around a person carry them. Huh, well, people learned something new every day.

He tried his best -- he was not really a person to use Alter and Core abilities. Sense powers were his forte. But he had to note, he could start to feel something. As if the water allowed him to move more freely.

It did take a lot of concentration to do that, there was no denying of that. Force powers often needed one to be really focused and understand what they were doing. Otherwise they just wouldn't work. He didn't know whether what they were using now was a Padawan-level power, but he did know that he was getting a hold of it.

Maybe he was not talentless with Alter abilities at all?

And then the race started. Seraya first, Oscar right behind her. It was weird to swim this way. It truly was. It was as if boundaries had been removed and he could move around in the void.

Maybe he was in the void. Maybe he just didn't know that yet. Theoretically speaking, everything around them was the Force, so if one could manipulate it, one could also remove any obstacles on the way and move in open space. Oscar hadn't even imagined doing that earlier, but now it seemed like a normal part of a Jedi's life.

Interesting. Truly mesmerising.

[ [member="Seraya Whisperwind"] | [member="Ostdern Mastogar"] ]​