Fight, Run, Or Die [TSA]

[Blake Morrigan]

"Why? Why did I attack you? Why are you still alive? Why am I talking to you right now?"

Blake just stared at him with an expression that made it obvious that she was not very amused...Sith Lord or not Blake did not often smile yet alone take things very lightly. Especially after an attempt on her life had been made by the same person...and as he rubbed his chin and began to explain to her that he was simply 'purging' her Blake frowned deeply and narrowed her eyes tightly in disdain. He attempted to kill her in broad daylight simply because she was 'weak'?

Where was the logic in that? He could of just as easily told her to pack her bags and beat it but instead he decided to go the extra mile and make some kind of sick example of her.

Had the young woman not been practically paralyzed she might of tried to fight him again regardless of her current position.

Attempting to settle herself down she closed her eyes and took a deep breath as he then proceeded to give her props as if this was some kind of gang initiation. Shaking her head for a moment and opening her golden eyes once again and turning to face him. His statement about training her forcing a cocked brow from Blake as he left her to her own devices.

Now left in silence with nothing but the light bleeping of the machinery around her Blake took this time to think about how to proceed with this...situation she found herself in. She was really not cut out for this kind of thing...at this rate she was grasping at straws and yet somehow she managed to cling to her survival like some kind of desperate animal. And what made her most curious...is what exactly drew all of these powerful Sith Lords to such an insignificant creature such as herself...Kaine being the first...Tirdarius the second, Abyss the third...and now Krest. It made no sense to her as a result she found herself becoming more and more stressed about it.

No matter...nothing a good rest could not solve.

2 Weeks Later​

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Enough time had passed for the girl. So many days spent in the infirmary without being allowed to leave was starting to irk the woman...she could only assume that Krest was partially responsible for keeping her locked away until her body recovered. Either way, her muscles were back to their typical state and a number of her wounds had finally closed and healed, and with that they had no reason to keep her there.

Blake stood at the front desk as a secretary signed her discharge papers...Blakes arms crossed impatiently over her chest as she waited for this slow and tedious process to come to an end. And sure enough...it did.

After about twenty minutes~

Blake took her papers and sighed softly, making her way towards the exit to get back to her life after this whole ordeal.

[member="Krest"]​

 

[Darth Ferus]

"Those papers are useless. Shoulda thrown them out." Krest was standing beside the doorway as [member="Blake Morrigan"] stepped out, his blue eyes focused on her as she walked. There was no limp, no sign of the injuries she had sustained. Good. He would turn from her then, simply nodding his head towards the path he was now facing. "Come, your training begins now." True to his words the Sith would teach Blake, though she might not like exactly how. Krest's methods were effective, just, more brutal and demanding than some others.

Down the path they would go if she followed, the Sith staying quiet until the reached the destination. A cavern that seemed to swallow light whole. "You're not a physical fighter. So I will show you how to stand on your own without needing to swing a sword."

 

[Blake Morrigan]

The girl nearly jumped out of his skin when the Sith Lords voice rang beside her. Swinging her her towards him and staring at the red skinned man with a frown as she blinked a few times.

"Don't you have like...places to be? And things to do?" She asked cautiously as he looked her up and down as if examining for something before turning away and venturing down the hall, telling the girl that her training would begin 'now'. Blake grimaced a bit and lifted a hand, walking after him and speaking up. "Have you just been hanging around waiting for me to get out?" She asked suspiciously, sticking her hands into her jacket pockets as she followed him to...wherever he was leading her to.

His statement about her physical prowess made the woman sigh softly. "And how exactly are we going to do that?" She asked quietly, rubbing her arm nervously as her golden eyes flicked and wandered over the cavern.

[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

"You wonder why it took so long for those papers to be handed to ya?" Unseen to [member="Blake Morrigan"] the elder Sith cracked a grin, but that would fade quick. Instead he pointed ahead at the cavern, his blue eyes glancing down to her. "In there is nothing but rock. Large rocks. Small rocks. So on and so forth. What you're going to do is simply lift them up. Underneath one is something I want. You'll know it when you see it. Oh, and you're not allowed out till you find it." Krest would glance around silently for a moment, searching for something. Nearby was one such rock as the one he had mentioned would be in the cave.

"Course, I'm not gonna send you in there till I know you can actually do it. Lift that rock up."

 

[Blake Morrigan]

"You withheld my papers for almost an hour just to catch me before i left?" She asked bluntly as she stepped forward a bit and looked into the dark cave only to see a whole lot of nothing...but sure enough Krest spoke and pointed out the painfully obvious...making it clear that there were a 'lot' of rocks laying around. However, when he mentioned that he wanted her to lift them all until she found something he wanted Blake winced a bit and her gaze wandered over some of the much larger rocks.

"And how do you plan on me lifting half these things?" She asked doubtingly, glancing over her shoulder back at him when he told her to life one of the rocks. Blake followed his gaze to one of them and sighed deeply. "I can't lift that thing i can barely lift fifty pounds...plus i'm small, i couldn't even wrap my arms around it." She explained, scratching at her arm as it began to sting a bit. "More importantly, what could possibly be in a cave under a rock that you want? I'm afraid i'm missing the logic behind any of this..." She mused as she wandered closer to the rock he wanted her to lift and examining it closely as he walked circles around it.

[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

"You're.. Serious. Alright." Krest had assumed [member="Blake Morrigan"] had some basic training, but it was entirely possible she was only just about to learn when he attacked her. Even more impressive that she had survived the way she did. "With the Force I want you to lift it. You're muscles are weak, but your mind isn't. Just like how you called over that saber to impale us both you can lift these rocks. So, do so."

 

[Blake Morrigan]

"...Right, my mind... So how does this work? Just focus on the rock and...'will' it to move?" She asked, walking around the bolder that he had in mind and lifting a hand to scratch her head and huff, trying to find a logical way to approach this obstacle that would allow her telekinesis to be a bit more effective. Her gaze flicking back over to [member="Krest"] as she sighed deeply. "Besides...the Sabers were smaller...compact and faster to move with minimal focus. Precision and sensitivity to turn it on and direct them, but this giant rock is going to require me to take it from a different angle..." She explained before taking a few steps back and rubbing her hands together for a moment.

"And here...we...go." She mused, pushing her hands outward and narrowing her eyes on the obstacle in her way as she focused her mind on the rock...taking deep breaths again and again as she ever so slowly closed her eyes and strained her mind to try and lift the damn thing...several minutes passed and for some reason she felt as if she were getting nowhere with this. "Gah, i don't know what i'm doing." She muttered to herself, doubt settling in her mind as she tried to push herself a little harder, her eyes sealed shut.

Unknown to her however...nearly every bolder in the area would slowly begin to crack at their foundations...floating just a few inches off the ground as they vibrated intensely with the amount of focus she was pushing onto them. But still, Blake refused to open her eyes as she just focused harder and harder. Blood beginning to spill from nose and drip from her chin as she clenched her jaw. "Is anything happening yet?" She whispered quietly.

 

[Darth Ferus]

"More than you give yourself credit for, girl." Krest's voice was rather pleased sounding, not that [member="Blake Morrigan"] would be able to see with her eyes shut as tight as they were. Casually patted the girls shoulder, hinting at her to stop. "Above and beyond, though you might end up giving yourself a headache if you continue as such. Take a breather before you pass out." He traveled around to each boulder, his blue eyes scanning over them. There was a lot of power within Blake, more than any had realized. Or perhaps some already had. It was as he got close that he noticed the cracking however. To crack a single boulder was no easy feat, but she had done so with many. A prodigy indeed.

 

[Blake Morrigan]

The tap on the girls shoulder left the woman incredibly anxious, snapping her out of the intense focus she had gathered and making the boulders she had lifted suddenly crash to the ground with an audible CRACK!. Blake nearly jumped out of her skin as sh brought her hands back towards her chest and clenched her jaw stressfully. Fidgeting with her fingers for a moment before muttering quietly to herself.

"Sorry, i thought you were gonna..." She paused for a moment and shook her head. "Never mind." She whispered, leaning back against a wall and sliding down onto her backside as she reached into her pocket to pull out some of the bandages she had taken with her and cleaned up the blood on her face from the nosebleed and huffing to herself. "Did i do it? I lifted something up given how hard one of them fell...which one did i pick up?" She asked curiously, placing a hand on her head and attempting to relief some of the pressure in her temples.

[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

"Which? Try all in the vicinity." Krest casually tapped one such rock, mostly to emphasize it was beginning to crumble below. "You have a natural talent, more than I had given you before. You have no combat skills, but this." He smacked the rock again, this time it shattered. "This is power. Go into the caves and find that item I want. Have some pride in yourself. Doubt leads you no where. Focus your anger." He made a large sweeping motion for the entrance to the cave, grinning at [member="Blake Morrigan"] . "And don't keep me waiting."

 

[Blake Morrigan]

Blakes golden eyes narrowed tightly when the Dark Lord replied, explaining to her that she had managed to lift all of the obstacles in the area. The comment making her scoff as she shook her head a bit and slowly pushed herself up onto her feet. "Yeah, right...maybe while i'm at it i'll crack the earth in two." She muttered the joke, not figuring the red skinned man as one with a horribly acute sense of humor.

And then he slapped the boulder and it instantly crumbled into the dirty, practically shattering like glass and referencing it as 'true power'. Blake frowned a bit, approaching the scene and kicking aside a few of the remnants of the rock before tilting her head curiously. "So i did that or did you just hit it so hard it gave up on life?" She asked, rubbing her arm nervously as the man gestured into the gave and told her to find that which he seeked. She simply nodded briefly and made her way into said cave with a sigh. "I'd rather not dwell on pride. My doubt seems to keep surprising me...thanks though, i appreciate the sentiment." She replied, mainly to herself more than him as she began her search.

[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

"I hit a lot of things hard enough to give up on life, but like this rock someone else put the cracks. I just get the credit." There was a grin as he waved [member="Blake Morrigan"] off. She lacked confidence, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Overconfident acolytes were far more of a handful than those like Blake, and they often died as their confidence was unfounded and Krest got tired of it. Still, she should have at least some.

For now he'd just sit on the ground outside, waiting for her to return. His Maelridia would be wandering throughout the cavern, hissing and threatening death but never delivering. Had to have some sort of a challenge right?

 

[Blake Morrigan]

"Wish he told me what the kark i was looking for." She would mutter quietly as the young disciple ventured into the cave. Her gaze flicking back and forth as she kicked a few rocks away here and where while crossing her arms over her chest, scanning the ground closely as she tried to figure out exactly what she was trying find. Part of her was starting to wonder why so many Force Masters had to be so cryptic in what it was they wanted...so far all of the ones she had met were overly convoluted and it often resulted in miscommunication.

Still, there was little in this cave that seemed to be worth anything. Just rocks...big rocks, small rocks, and rocks that hung from the ceiling like fatal chandeliers.

Blake tried not to dell on it for long, and just continued stalking around in the dark until a faint hymn in the force. A hymn that made the curse etched into her flesh react rather intensely. Tears swelling in her eyes as her jaw clenched, nearly stumbling as she clutched her arm and groaned in pain. Hissing under her breath and staring upward as she bit her lip. "Alright, definitely something here."


[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

All around [member="Blake Morrigan"] a hiss sounded off. It was quiet at first, like a small gas leak, but it quickly picked up in volume. From around the room it echoed and the shadows began to move, until the dark form of Krest's Maelridae stepped into view. It's eyeless face stared down at the acolyte as saliva dripped from it's jaws. Through Krest's bond he could see Morrigan, and he had the creature stand there.

What would she do?

 

[Blake Morrigan]

The high pitched hissing the echoed in the cave made Blake grimace in irritation. Her golden eyes flaring in color as she continued to shift through the rubble and neared the source of the sound. And in her search, the sudden growling rang behind the girl. Her response being rather hasty as she quickly whipped her head around to spot a rather large creature just staring at her in the dark. The young woman took a couple of steps back and narrowed her eyes tightly and just tapped her arm lightly, waiting for the beast to do something...which it never really did.

"Alright then...just gonna...go over here now." She muttered, circling around to the other side of it to get to the other side of the creature, moving over to where the hissing was loudest and shuffling around some rubble to eventually reveal a square box...runes carved into its sides as it glowed intensely and radiated an energy she could not quite understand. "Gonna go out on a limb and assume this is the thing he wanted..." She mused, tossing it a bit and catching it in her other hand, turning around and looking the beast that had been watching her over for a moment before slowly making her way out of the cavern. Her back to Krest as she backed out into the light and kept an eye on the cave to make sure she was not suddenly attacked.

"So, i found this jewelry box...and there was some thing in there that kept watching me...you know anything about that?" She asked curiously, slowly shifting her gaze back to Krest who remained seated beside her...leaning down to hand him the box. "This is what you wanted though right?" She asked curiously.

[member="Krest"]

 

[Darth Ferus]

"Not exactly." Behind [member="Blake Morrigan"] stood the Maelridae. In fact, the large beast had followed the woman through the cave and even exited with her. With a casual grin the elder man pointed to the creature. "What you have there is a storage device. In it is essentially catnip for beasts like this one. There was more to the test than just you getting the item, though you got it faster then I thought. Feed him his treat for not eating you."

There was a hiss from the giant creature followed by sharp and loud clicks. The bond between Krest and it was lessened, and now it's hunger began to override it's desire to serve it's master. Slowly it stalked towards Blake, it's saliva still dripping across the ground.

 

[Blake Morrigan]

Blake found herself incredibly frustrated with her new 'master' when he explained that he had made her do all of this just to fetch some beast its nip...and when he told the girl to feed the creature for not 'eating' her the womans eyes widened slightly, looking over her shoulder to see Krest's pet stalking towards her looking rather...hungry.

Blake frowned, quickly lifting the box and fiddling with it in attempts to get the damn thing to open. "Blasted damnation, Pourquoi cette terrible chose ne sera-t-elle pas ouverte?!" She cursed in her foreign tongue, digging her nails into a few of the different buttons in some random order before eventually the box began to suddenly sizzle and then 'POP'. The latches holding it sealed released and a strange substance was revealed...

She quickly held her hand out towards the creature with his 'food' and just planted a foot behind her in case she had to quickly recoil from him trying to take her arm with him.

"Voilà?"

[member="Krest"]