Private Lord of Hunger

[Darth Insatious]

The other Jedi saw no save option to get Cas out and away and went against the defensive mindset of a Jedi. For each pause between Cas's strike, another lightsaber took his place and from all around the Sith Lord. To the horror and especially frustration of Kove, the Sith Lord with near-total protection as Darth Insatious seemingly just blocked, parried or redirected each blow that came at him.

It became increasingly obvious with each blow from the Jedi, that the Sith Lord was testing them all, finding weaknesses in their style of fighting. Not only did the Sith Lord poke and test openings, coming very close to cutting off limbs of some of the lesser prepared Jedi.

As Cas came in for another series of attack, Insatious reacted with inhuman speed, faster than any of the Jedi was ready for. The Sith Lord blocked Cas's blow for blow, Insatious took control over the force and bend it to his will, entering a speed only the force could gift a force sensitive. Near impossible to see as Insatious swung his lightsaber from blocking Cas's blade with a tights quick attack. Right as Insatious changed from defence under the influence of force speed, to the offence, the Sith Lord changed back to Makashi and sliced right through the wrist part of the robotic arm followed by slicing a deep cut into Cas's thigh.

Unless Cas were able to react fast enough to Insatious' quick serious of force speed attacks, he was unable to continue with his wounds.

Moving quickly away from Cas as the rest of the Jedi did not give up as they desperately fought with all their might. However, without Cas's hate-fueled series of attacks, the Jedi were too defensive and not prepared at all for fighting a Sith Lord. Each time the remaining Jedi swung their lightsabers in for an attack against the Sith Lord. Insatious went back into Soresu the moment the Jedi attacked him and right back to Makashi when he jabbed and swung his own sabre at the Jedi.

one after another, the Jedi fell. Either by the dismemberment of hands or legs. The only Jedi who hadn't lost any hands or legs was Isabella who dashed to Cas's side. "He's too strong, you have to leave!" Begged Isabella with fear in her tone.

Insatious stood unharmed and further away from where Cas and Isabella was. Looking at Cas, the Sith Lord opened his hand, showing the sickly dark red force energy twist in his palm. An insanely powerful spike in the dark side exploded around Insatious as the Sith Lord raised his hand up slowly. "All life exists, simply to sacrifice itself me~ To feed my poweerr!" Said the Sith in a sick and hellish voice, which caused an echo to repeat each word right after they had been said.

What both Cas and Isabella and even the Republic Captain much further away saw next was a power of nightmare. Every single Jedi laying around Insatious, released a blood-freezing scream of horror as their body started to grow older with rapid speed. Within a few seconds, each and every Jedi had gone from healthy and strong to that of a skeleton with bonedry skin as a thin layer. An almost ghostly waterform was torn from their body, each screaming, trying desperately to hold on to their bodies.

Unfortunately, their spirit, the life essence that was the Jedi, were no match for the Sith Lord who hungers for life itself. The moment all of the life essence entered the body of Insatious, the Sith Lord released a long chilling screaming laughter, as he felt the overwhelming boost of energy enter his body and adding it to his own.

Meanwhile, as horrified Isabella was, she begged Cas, no pleaded him to leave the battle. "Please Cas! I beg you! I don't know what has happened to you, but you got to get out of here!" Pleaded Isabella, while she kept on looking over to the distracted Sith Lord. "And take this! I don't know what the monster wants it, but the Sith Holocron can't fall into its hands!" said the last Jedi apart from Cas and pushed the Sith Holocron into Cas's hand.

Unless Cas refused to get help from the other Jedi, Isabella helped her fella Knight up and as fast as she could with Cas, get to one of the remaining ships that were left.

Cadere

 

[Cadere]

Cas, Isabella and Kove continued on their assault against Insatious - fuelled by his hatred and anger at the Sith Lord, he stubbornly continued to press against the Sith Lord as he blocked and countered all three of their attacks. His next attack, however the Sith quickly blocked and followed it with an attack aimed at his mechanical hand, no way he was losing any limbs again, using his own speed Cas swiftly reacted and blocked the attack but was too late to protect himself from a slash into his thigh.

Clutching his wounded leg, Cas threw his head back and let out a pained grunt before dropping to one knee. "Dammit." he muttered to himself as his thigh began to burn, in this brief moment, rationale and clarity returned to the Jedi Knight's mind and the dark cloud that was his hate and anger faded away as if it had never been there. Letting out a deep exhale, he shook his head only to see Isabella come to his aid as she begged for him to flee - he gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes onto Insatious "I can't..." he said softly. He couldn't let everyone's deaths be in vain. But then he turned to an injured Kove and the captain... Cas still had a duty to them, if he could save them... maybe he'd be able to start to forgive himself.

His thoughts were cut off when he heard Insatious' infernal voice call out, garnering everyone's attention. To his horror, he saw as the inhuman Sith Lord stole and absorbed the life force of every Jedi in the vicinity - their howls of pain would forever be burned into Cas' memory. With Insatious' strength renewed, he knew they stood no chance in defeating them, looking to Isabella he listened to her continued pleas and accepted the holocron she had handed to him. Letting her help him stand, his face was sorrowful as he clutched at her robe "What about you?" he asked, a lump forming in his throat.

Part of him knew what was going to happen but... every fibre of his being prayed there was another way, a better way. Isabella gave him a knowing look, with her eyes she told him that they both knew what they had to do. The Jedi's head hung low slightly, dreads drooping over his eyes before he lifted it back up to meet her gaze and he placed a hand on her shoulder "May the Force be with you..." Cas said hardheartedly before letting her go and limping his way over to the Republic Captain. The Captain who was coughing and gagging said nothing, Cas simply crouched down, grabbed the man's arm and threw it over his lean shoulders before painfully standing back up with a grunt.

Both men limped over to an empty starfighter from one of the now deceased Jedi that had accompanied him, after helping the Captain inside the cockpit and watching him take off Cas would limp to his own. Finally arriving at his starfighter, Cas took a brief moment to rest on his Phenex's wing before throwing the Sith Holocron inside and using the Force to strengthen his body as he vaulted inside the cockpit. As the canopy closed over, Cas leaned in his pilot's seat and punched the canopy's glass in frustration "BB-5 get us outta here." he commanded, not being in the correct mental or emotional state to fly his own ship. As BB-5 piloted the ship from his astromech socket, Cas glared at the Holocron with contempt - all those lives lost for a pyramid shaped object that stored information.

Once he would arrive at the Temple in Commenor, he never wanted to see that Holocron again.

//Exit thread

 

[Darth Insatious]

Reveling in his newfound strength, he felt the unquenchable hunger be satisfied for now and turned around to find Cas, along with the captain hobble to the ships. However, Isabella stood in his way with a stern but peaceful core. if she was going to die today, let it be saving a life, even if so much had been lost. "Monster!" shouted Isabella, pointing her lightsaber directly at Insatious who just continued to walk after Cas and the Captain.

Isabella swung her lightsaber, which quickly and nimble was parried, only to feel an invisible hand close around her throat. Being thrown to the side, Insatious now started to run, only the see the first ship launch into the air, out of his reach of control. Furious at the thought of potentially loose the Holocron he had sought after.

Feeling Cas's tired, weaken and wounded body and seeing the ship head for the sky, the ship suddenly stopped in mid-air. With a hand reach out in the direction of Cas's ship, the Knight would feel it slowly be pulled against its projection. "I know your smell Jedi. You will see me everywhere you go. Even in your nightmaaaares" Heard Cas be projected to him mentally, like spiders feasting on his very mind. "You have no idea how insignificant you are. You. Are. Miiiiii~" projected Insatious as Cas would almost feel the manifestation of Insatious close his hands tighter and tighter around his heart. However, the Sith Lord was cut short and Cas would feel the darkness and clouded mind disappear as he reached for the sky.

Isabella came with a strong overhead strike, forcing the Sith Lord to drop his mental grip on the Knight and his strong pull of the ship, in order to no get hit by Isabella's attack. Standing face to face with the monstrous Darth, Isabella remembered her training and went into a strong stance of Djem so, "get home safe my friend" whispered the woman, before jumping at Insatious with a serious of powerful strikes.

Cadere


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