Hard learning

[Anya Malvern]

Imahalyan
A planet with diverse lands and different cultures for the people in this essay lands yet similar overall

Somewhere out in the canyons where no one sits sat a single ship...there sat a black haired eye patched girl waiting for a certain someone to arrive...she wondered how he'd react to her transformation....she did say something about her future self...but for now waited

[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

Life in the light never really fit Vengeance. He had been there done that. Corvus, Melori, Jamie, and Joza. All Jedi he had known.......some better than others. Then of course there were the ones like Kiera Ticon........who walked the fine line between Light and Dark.

He had gone back to planet hopping never staying in one place very long. So here he was getting some fresh air in one of the less populated areas of the planet. He had been semi-relaxed until his pilot ruined his fun.

"Lord Vengeance I am showing another ship on the scanner." "Closer than comfortable...........too the North."

Vengeance nodded with a sigh. He had two choices. Depart ahead of schedule or go see who was knocking on his front door so to speak. He chose the second option......he never was one to sigh away from a potential fight. He went to his room of the ship and geared up. He grab the Obsidian saber and Tactical Fighting Blade he had won in an auction shortly before his last disappearing act. Pulling his cloak on and the hood up he made his way to the coordinates his pilot had given him.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She had parked not far away....wasn't hard finding him...he had a odd aura she couldn't quiet explain but it worked out

She had sat cross legged as the wind gave a gentle subtle breeze kicking up some dust then would let it settle, this was a calm day usually the winds got rough in these canyons enough to rock small ships

Now she felt him moving closer, she stood and pulled her binoculars out and zoomed in...looked like him...she would find out soon
[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance approached like a predator stalking prey. It was his very nature just like the aura of pure malice he had long ago stopped suppressing. Once upon a time he would use a false side aura to hide what he truly was. He did so to hide and to be able to get close to his potential victims.

As he got closer he tapped into the force and leaped closing the distance between himself and the other ship popping out of nowhere like a blurring. He landed only a few feet from Anya the blade of the Obsidian saber ignited when he landed.

He didn't speak he just simply looked at the woman. There was something familiar about her but it was not the face looking back at him.

"I know you don't I?" "The question is from where and more importantly why you are here." "Don't feel bad very few people make enough of an impression to be remembered for long."

He stalked back and forth slowly.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She lowered her binoculars as she gave a smile

She watcged him jump and land close to her as she sat the binoculars down as she watched the black blade ignite and gave a smile...not bad...and it seems she was right he didn't recognize her

Picture this some back water planet I walk in to get a drink some guys start trouble and then you kill them and then one things leads to another whole place is on fire and you say you'll teach me

Now picture again dagaboh slicing me up then leave me give me a day to come back...I come back and you say you'll teach more

And now we are here...my lord
[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance listened to the words but did not respond for a moment.

"Fascinating story but that does not explain who you are and why you are here."

The story of course talked about the so called Scarlet Flame Anya. Only she had abandoned her training and disappeared. Not to mention Anya had red hair, burn scars, and much less confidence than the woman who stood in front of him. So it begged the question still of who this woman was and how she knew about Anya.

Was she a friend of Anya's or had she killed Anya and was here for him as well. The thought made him smile. It had been a while since he had been in a good fight. Would this woman give him something nobody else had given him in a very long time.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She gave a huff and shake off her head

Look into my aura...then my eye...look at the flame...if you can't tell who I am

She said and gave a grin"guess then I'll have to have some fun in fact

She gave a crouch and jumped over him giving some distance between then" well have a fair fight I see you have another blade say shall we duel " she said as she held her hand out...yes she had a radical change she had more confidence seemed to be able to do more...so far she was just barely showing her skills " if I can't convince you I'm Anya then I'll fight to show you I ever Anya loma the scarlet flame the messiah!

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance laughed..................his entire body shook with laughter. Not even carrying that she leaped over him. Ordinarily he would have cut her in half for her mistake.

"The last person that claimed to be a god in front of me lost half his face." "You really think you will fair better?"

It was only then that he turned and faced her. His hands coming up both hands gripping his saber.

"Do your worst messiah..............if you can impress me maybe I will bury you instead of leaving your corpse for the animals to feast on."


[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She walked around him as she took the eye patch off and smiled as she revealed the cybernetic eye underneath

I am no God nor I claim to be one " she said and stopped as she gave a smile " I am simply a messanger" she said and ran two Ardsley in but instead of a straight line she darted back and forth making her random, left right left right left right

Then at the last second she came to the right aND gave a kick for his legs if this succeeded she'd then jump back to give distance

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance didn't flinch at the cybernetic eye nor did he flinch at the darting back and forth. Vengeance had entirely too much experience to fall for parlor tricks. He simply squared his stance and waited. Waited until he saw the kick coming.

Vengeance side stepped and turned towards the kick bringing his saber down to slice her leg off. As he brought the blade down he leg go with one hand. Following through he spun in a horizontal slash. The air around his free hand began to crackle as a bolt of lightening shot towards Anya.

[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She needed more training as said by her previous actions she had no idea how to fight another force user....but thanks to the changes she was able to take in more detail

Unfortunately as she sprung back she got caught in the slashes feeling each one..one of her chest side then back on top of that she gave a cry out as she felt her muscles spams and throw her a little ways as she laid still with spasms as she held her hand up"I ahgghhgh forfeit my lord...you win yet again against me anya

 

[Kenrath]

Vengeance squared his feet spitting on the ground in disgust.

"So much for messiah...........................not a very convincing message."

Vengeance stayed at the ready remembering the last time she said she forfeited she had turned and attacked again.

"You are stupid for seeking me out Anya." "You abandoned your training, left my side, and then....................."

He looked her up and down as if to say look at yourself.

"Then come back a shadow of what you were...........................claiming to be a Messiah.........................a messenger" "A messenger of what failure?" "Why did you come here Anya?" "Did somebody manage to convince you that you are more than what you are....................try to convince you to collect the bounty on my head?"

He smirked.

"Your new Master sent you to your death child." "Give me one good reason why I should let you walk away from here with your life."


[member="Anya Loma"]

 

[Anya Malvern]

She smiled as she slowly stood and got on one knee bowing her head to him as she listened then looked up

Because I decide my fate my path I follow and so I chose to follow the path I am following"she said and bowed her head again"I hold no grudge nor wish to collect no bounty on you no matter the amount offered I only seek your training ...and you wisdom from only you my lord" she said and looked up again with determination
[member="Vengeance"]

 

[Kenrath]

If Vengeance were a different man her audacity may have even won her points with him. Unfortunately for her he was not a different man.


He held out a hand reaching through the Force to slowly squeeze every inch of her body. If she didn't resist it would start off as a bearable tightening and steadily get worse as he spoke.

"Your words do not match your actions." "Do you take me for a fool?"

He paused.

"There are only two ways to accomplish such a drastic change in your appearance specifically a permanent one." "Surgery and Alchemy." "You were not gone long enough for the amount of surgery it would take so that leaves Alchemy."

"There are only a hand full of Sith in the Galaxy that could accomplish such a feat." "The obvious first choice would be Vornksr............though if it were him you would still be in a cage somewhere...................besides he doesn't deal with lowborn peasants." "Venfica would be another choice but she moves around more than I do which means you didn't have enough time to have tracked her down much less earn her trust enough to do it." "That only leaves Sage Bane." "The only one who would not only have agreed to do it but asked nothing in return."

At this point the crush if successful would have reached the point to cause unbearable pain.

"Sage Bane however has bot been seen in years.................at least not that I know of." "So the question is who done the work."

He paused.

"More importantly is how a dirt poor fugitive managed to pay for such thing." "With no wealth that leaves payment limited to on your knees or on your back."

Vengeance would complete the crush closing his fist before it would release.

"Either way it means you betrayed your oath to me and as a result your word means nothing now."

[member="Anya Loma"]