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Jedi Temple, Coruscant
He had tried to rationally argue that the secrets accessed by the Masters were wise. She had countered that an artifact collecter like him possessed the wisdom beyond his years, he should have access to all aspects of the Force. Her words had sunk in deeper, even more so as she explained what the Jedi did to the artifacts. Sith Holocrons, Lightsabers, Alchemized items, and ancient scrolls and tomes. The Council had gained it all in order to lock it away within a secret chamber within the Jedi Archives. At first Kaleb was in denial, he told himself that the woman was crazy, but the aura the woman gave said otherwise. She chillingly told him that the greatest knowledge was locked inside the Bogan Collection. She emphasized that only those wise, or brave enough were only allowed to access it. Those that did could overcome the Dark Side and find power the Jedi were too afraid of.
Ever since the conversation would Kaleb toss and turn in his bed every night, he had spent the days feeling an emptiness, a thirst for knowledge, an arrogant feeling to prove himself. He had gone about his routines, studying new territories within the galaxy, learning of the recent histories, lunch, and of course saber practice his most favorite of all activities. All of it was not enough to drive out the words within his mind. He tried to suppress it, to ignore the temptations, or even the idea that the Masters could keep secrets from him. For weeks he tried to carry on as normal, the emptiness growing into a consuming void.
He was careful to avoid the Temple guards, or the other Masters and Knights that still remained up at this late hour. Kaleb stuck closely to the shadows, the words of Ibaris echoed over and over again. The glow of holobook cases would greet Kaleb as he entered into the Archives. He would see a couple of Knights lost in studies, a couple of Padawans serving as assistants to the Librarian in managing the Archives, and helping with particular guests. A Zabrak Padawan in his midteens would approach Kaleb beaming with curiosity. "Kaleb! Is there something I can help you find this evening?" Kaleb would stand frozen before the Zabrak Padawan careful not to make his true intentions known. He would appear friendly to the boy with a warm smile. "Not at all Padawan, I know where to look." He said trying to distract the Padawan from prying. "Oh sure, I'll be around if you need anything." The Zabrak Padawan would say with a smile before he went off to his other duties.
Kaleb had no time to breathe a sigh of relief. He had to remember the woman's instructions on how to get in. At first would Kaleb start to tirelessly search along the walls. Going past the various towering holobook shelves as he tried to find anything, a chamber, a door, a passage. Anything he could find to look for this Bogan Collection. He thought back closely to the words said to him, he needed an access card of sorts. The Librarian's key... He had started to realize as he would approach the center of the Archives towards the security desk.
Occupied by a lone Jedi Knight keeping an eye on security Kaleb would hang back in the blue shadows of the Archives. With just a nudge of the Force would Kaleb send a few of the holobooks off the shelves to distract the Knight at the desk. As predicted would the Jedi get up from the desk to investigate the books flying off. Kaleb using the quick distraction would quickly head over to the desk. Looking through the table would he find a single key. Snatching it quickly he would move back to the shelves.
The Jedi Knight would move around the various shelves in the Archives. His frustration would quickly grow as he didn't know where to proceed next. He stood dumbfounded, until he felt a chill creep across his spine. He looked around and noticed the chill coming from a quiet section of the Archives. A corner that no one seemed to go to. He would follow the chill closely until he reached the end of the Archives. Kaleb would see a wall before him, a brow raised as he noticed two panels. One for the access card, and the other was a Force based mechanism similar to the Jedi Holocron Vault.
He would at first slide in the card into it's slot to see a green light appear. The first lock was easy, but the second? Kaleb would focus on the circular lock, and reached his hand open palmed to open it. The mechanism would start to shift from the pull of the Force, and would start to move around. At first the mechanism wouldn't lock into place causing a red symbol to appear. With an exhale would he close his eyes. Focusing on the Force would the mechanism now start to move into motion. The gears would shift into place until a symbol appearing as the Jedi insignia would appear with a green light following soon after.
A hiss of steam would follow as the door opened before Kaleb. The chill had quickly turned into a freeze. His own breath felt cold as he stepped inside. Inside the room was covered in a red and black glow to match the markings of the artifacts. Slowly Kaleb would walk through the room, and all around him were displays of Sith swords, masks, amulets, talismans, tomes, and scrolls. Many of the pieces he recognized as having collected with Master Eldara. What had caught his eye was at the very end of the chamber. A bright glow of crimson that had gained Kaleb's gaze.
KALEB...
He would reach out slowly to touch the Holocron before him. The Stygian Codex, the rumored lost Holocron of Darth Solipsis was the crown jewel of the Bogan Collection. The Dark Lord of the Sith that nearly brought the Galaxy's to it's knees was here at last. Reunited once more, he slowly reached a finger towards the top of the pyramid. His brief hesitation had felt like an eternity until he had touched the top of the Holocron. His finger was immediately sent recoiling back, as he felt a slight touch of pain only to see a drop of blood on top of the Holocron. The drop of crimson would slowly trickle down the now glowing Holocron as if a sleeping giant had been reawakened. Darkness would be sent rippling from the room throughout the Temple causing a disturbance unlike any other.
TL;DR: Origin Thread for Kaleb Sunwalker involving his fall to the Dark Side, betrayal of the New Jedi Order, and the heist of the Stygian Codex from the Bogan Collection of the Jedi Archives. Looking for NJO members for a fun attempt to stop Kaleb Sunwalker as he betrays his brothers and sisters for a new path, and hoping to provide fun story and character development, as well as possible rivalries for the future.
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