S O L A C E
Location: New Kalandra
Allies: Wyatt Morga | Elise | Ryv
Enemies: Darth Voyance
Equipment: Jedi Armor | Aspis Shield | Lightsaber
Ambiance
In one arm Lanik carried one of the children from the group he’d encountered being escorted by the Sith ravagers. Behind the Jedi the small handful of others followed. When they told him just where they were being led the Jedi’s heart nearly stopped. The Sith were not known for their kindness to civilians when they took a world. He tried to peer through the force for answers yet none came for just what fate awaited those that had been led astray. Everything was shrouded, veiled in the cover of darkness. The thick miasma permeated the streets of Kalandra City. Part of the Jedi urged him to go stop the ravagers, yet the other side couldn’t simply abandon children in the streets without protection, in the middle of a warzone.
Settling on protecting the children first Lanik had managed to get them to follow him to a nearby spaceport so they could be evacuated. Rounding the final corner leading to the spaceport the padawan’s heart sank. What should’ve been a haven for the children, what could’ve been there way off the planet and to safety was being taken. Flames rose from the spaceport. Both Jedi and Silver ranger bodies laid strewn about the ground. What few survivors there were fleeing the scene, their terror filled the air.
Tears began to fall free of Lanik’s eyes as the children behind him also began to wept. Motioning to a squad of rangers that were amidst a tactical retreat Lanik summoned them. Turning to the children Lanik set the one he’d been carrying down. Looking to the oldest of them, blinking away the tears and centering himself Lanik spoke. “Alright, I’m going to need you to do me a favor. You’re going to need to be brave for them. These soldiers will get you to someplace safe alright?”
“What about you?”
“I’m going to buy you all some time.”
“Will you come back for us?”
The question hurt more than any saber wound, it sunk to the very center of Lanik’s being. It penetrated the heart of the Jedi and threatened to bring tears back to the surface. “Of course I will.” Giving a false smile to the children Lanik rose turning to the approaching rangers.
“Get the children to another evac zone, I’ll be buying you time here.” Staring off past the soldiers, Lanik simply began to walk forward. The soldiers continued past him to collect the children. Each step felt like a lifetime as Lanik entered the open. At this moment he stood at the edge of the Abyss, peering over and into it. This abyss was none other than the rutan twi’lek. The flames seemed to bow away from her as if she were a queen. Her presence almighty, towering, all consuming. He was but a candle while she was a void seeking to consume all.
“You cannot hide from me. Jedi. Better to suffer defeat than suffer oblivion.”
“No one’s hiding.” The words left Lanik’s mouth without hesitation. He knew true fear in these moments as he took in the Sith Lord’s form. Goosebumps rose up on his skin, hair stood on end. Each step forward was a trial, each moment that passed a tribulation as Lanik fought the urge to flee. The silver hilt within his right hand spat blue flames that formed into a weapon. The sky blue blade of energy came to point at Voyance’s chest. Behind it the determined gaze of a Jedi willing to risk it all stood.
Allies: Wyatt Morga | Elise | Ryv
Enemies: Darth Voyance
Equipment: Jedi Armor | Aspis Shield | Lightsaber
Ambiance
In one arm Lanik carried one of the children from the group he’d encountered being escorted by the Sith ravagers. Behind the Jedi the small handful of others followed. When they told him just where they were being led the Jedi’s heart nearly stopped. The Sith were not known for their kindness to civilians when they took a world. He tried to peer through the force for answers yet none came for just what fate awaited those that had been led astray. Everything was shrouded, veiled in the cover of darkness. The thick miasma permeated the streets of Kalandra City. Part of the Jedi urged him to go stop the ravagers, yet the other side couldn’t simply abandon children in the streets without protection, in the middle of a warzone.
Settling on protecting the children first Lanik had managed to get them to follow him to a nearby spaceport so they could be evacuated. Rounding the final corner leading to the spaceport the padawan’s heart sank. What should’ve been a haven for the children, what could’ve been there way off the planet and to safety was being taken. Flames rose from the spaceport. Both Jedi and Silver ranger bodies laid strewn about the ground. What few survivors there were fleeing the scene, their terror filled the air.
Tears began to fall free of Lanik’s eyes as the children behind him also began to wept. Motioning to a squad of rangers that were amidst a tactical retreat Lanik summoned them. Turning to the children Lanik set the one he’d been carrying down. Looking to the oldest of them, blinking away the tears and centering himself Lanik spoke. “Alright, I’m going to need you to do me a favor. You’re going to need to be brave for them. These soldiers will get you to someplace safe alright?”
“What about you?”
“I’m going to buy you all some time.”
“Will you come back for us?”
The question hurt more than any saber wound, it sunk to the very center of Lanik’s being. It penetrated the heart of the Jedi and threatened to bring tears back to the surface. “Of course I will.” Giving a false smile to the children Lanik rose turning to the approaching rangers.
“Get the children to another evac zone, I’ll be buying you time here.” Staring off past the soldiers, Lanik simply began to walk forward. The soldiers continued past him to collect the children. Each step felt like a lifetime as Lanik entered the open. At this moment he stood at the edge of the Abyss, peering over and into it. This abyss was none other than the rutan twi’lek. The flames seemed to bow away from her as if she were a queen. Her presence almighty, towering, all consuming. He was but a candle while she was a void seeking to consume all.
“You cannot hide from me. Jedi. Better to suffer defeat than suffer oblivion.”
“No one’s hiding.” The words left Lanik’s mouth without hesitation. He knew true fear in these moments as he took in the Sith Lord’s form. Goosebumps rose up on his skin, hair stood on end. Each step forward was a trial, each moment that passed a tribulation as Lanik fought the urge to flee. The silver hilt within his right hand spat blue flames that formed into a weapon. The sky blue blade of energy came to point at Voyance’s chest. Behind it the determined gaze of a Jedi willing to risk it all stood.