Location: Capital Central Plaza, Panatha
Equipment: Aegis of Snow, KC-95 Ace of Spades, Nelvaanian Sword, Red Lightsaber, Vibrodagger
Ship: Fireaxe "Deep Space" Starfighter
Tags:
Daeron
Ladybug
UX-0626
Darth Strosius
The duel in the abandoned building soon became a contest of whether or not Rath could buy enough time to get information out of the warrior. The overwhelming strength made Rath wary of their Saber despite the occasional parry. Rath made use of simple yet effective tricks that he learned in the military to his advantage, but the duelist adapted and improvised. Now Rath was unable to move around the lightsaber during their locks because the armored warrior would move with Rath. Occasionally Rath is opposed by the wave of kinetic energy projected by the Force, and everytime he had countered the wave by producing his own in equivalent measure.
It was only when the darksiders began to tire that the assault had ceased momentarily. Rath was getting winded from moving around so much, and the opposing force user started to grow weaker and slower. How long had they been going at it? Seconds? Or minutes? In truth to Rath it felt he's been locked in combat with just this one fighter for an hour, but the sounds of blaster fire and explosions could still be heard within the city. So that signaled to Rath that he still has opposition waiting for him outside of these walls.
They were positioned in a rather narrow corridor that could barely fit two people side by side. Rath was positioned on one end, and the Force user was positioned roughly five meters further down in the corridor. Lights flickered on into a shower of sparks that cascaded from above as there were several scorched streaks along the walls and the floor. Some of which still had heat to them, and other than his cloak and left gauntlet that had clear marks of a lightsaber clashed against it Rath was relatively unharmed since they've been in the building. Rath has more than twice tagged the darksider with his lightsaber as evident on the figure's helmet, right arm, and chest. However just like Rath's armor was designed to withstand ordinary lightsabers and blaster fire so was the stranger's as well.
"I'll ask again, do you know who Ta'kir Glimmer is?" Rath asked for the second time in the hopes that their drawn out fight would loosen their lips. A pause of silence fell upon them, and just when Rath thought the warrior wasn't going to answer again.
"I know of him. A traitor to all of us, and a thief." At least there was some confirmation that his existence was acknowledged. A traitor, yes, but a thief? That part confused Rath as he inquired.
"What did he steal?" The warrior looked up with the motion of their helmet before they gave their answer.
"In truth, I don't know much about that. That information has been kept under very tight lips even amongst our own, but from what I've gathered it's some kind of artifact." That part was actually news to Rath, and it begged the question as to what artifact did Ta'kir steal? Yet the zealous Warden claimed they didn't know what it was.
"I came here to exterminate those who use the Force, including you. You fought valiantly to the end, but I can only grant you a swift death. So stay still if you want your death to be painless." Fortunately the younger Warden had no intention of dying, and Rath certainly wasn't about to let himself become injured to satisfy someone's pride. In a powerful leap, the armored warrior rapidly approached Rath with the intention of beheading the young Warden.
However with a raised right hand, Rath wielded an immense energy of the Force to not only stop the attacker, but to also lift them up in the air. The warrior was surprised, and a growl of frustration could be heard from behind the mask as they flailed in vain. Yet Rath's grip around the darksider's body remained firm.
"It's not my time yet, and you don't get to decide whether I die or not. Remember that, assuming you survive." With a thrust of his hand, Rath projected a strong kinetic wave that not only sent the duelist through walls, but it also made several layers of said walls to crumble in the same direction. The warrior kept being thrown from wall after wall until finally they broke through the duraglass window. From there they fell dozens of meters to the ground with an audible nearly metallic sound. Rath approached the edge of the hole he had made to look down upon the darksider. At the very least, the person wasn't moving. The crimson blade shrinked into the hilt as Rath deactivated the lightsaber before he turned to walk away. However with a push of the Force, Rath produced a smaller wave of kinetic energy that slammed against the debris to make a rain of stone, metal, and glass upon the darksider. Then he proceeded to walk out of the building while considering what the information he had just received. Yet it all boils down to what question. What artifact was so important that would make Ta'kir betray his obligations to the Wardens?