Only a Shell...

[Jaron Lesan]

When Jaron was pulled to the fiery Denon, and their lips met with an unquenchable passion, he heard the words of the code in his mind, the first stanza once again. The pliable young woman had taken her first step toward the darkness which was already within her. Jaron was simply their to be her guide and enjoy the benefits of her journey. There was nothing caring about what happened between them next. Every kiss, every touch, every movement of their bodies was a release of raw passion. Much tension had been built up between the two since their meeting at the space station, and this was to be their release. The rest of their journey was spent exploring the passion which danced between them, giving into it, indulging in the lust which they had for each other.

Jaron stood in his quarters, black pants covering his lower half, his socks and boots already on as well. His torso remained bare, with the exception of the tank top he liked to wear under his other shirts. Coming up behind Sasha, his lips pressed to the side of her neck as they were just dressing from the previous nights entanglements. It was when he was about to speak the proximity alarm went off, announcing the need to drop out of light speed. Jaron quickly through his shirt over his head, dressed completely in black, and made his way to the cockpit. He was certain Sasha would join him as soon as her lacy undergarments were fully covered.

The ship came out of light speed, shortly after Sasha had joined him. His smile stretched across his face as he looked behind him quickly. The sensors did not indicate the deposit of crystals he was looking for. They were used for cloaking devices after all, and when put in a lightsaber, made the wielder undetectable in the force. Jaron wanted several, and for several reason.

"We're looking for the invisible island. The name should tell you that we won't find it by conventional means. There is a large deposit of stygium there, and so as we pass by, we will be flying low, and looking for a land mass that we can see, but does not register on our short range, or long range, sensors."

He spoke to her as if she was his own now. Sasha's fall would be complete, he'd see to it.

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

[member="Jaron Lesan"] had unleashed a monster; well it had benefited him ten-fold anyways. Sasha had never felt freer, though she knew this was only the first step in her long journey to the dark side. It was the reason they were late getting ready for their upcoming mission; indulging in their raw passions just one more time to fuel them before all seriousness would be the order of the day. Yes, Sash was learning, and fast; enjoying every moment of it so far. The past forgotten for now.

The redhead had just finished putting on her underthings when the Telosian's warm lips touched her neck sensually sending chills down her spine.

"Guess you can't get enough of me, hmm? Through strength, I gain power… " Sash grinned mischievously as she turned to face him, fingernails grazing along his bare shoulders where other nail marks already laid. But before Jaron could answer her, the proximity alarm went off alerting them that it was time to decant to realspace. Their destination of Maramere was fast approaching, and excitement tingled within her.

Sasha quickly finished dressing, slipping on a sleeveless bodysuit, boots, and cape all in black, then followed her new found partner of like thinking up to the cockpit of the Sith Infiltrator where he was ready to bring them out of hyperspace.

"Ooo… I've never seen one of those crystals before, only heard of what they can do. I should like to get one for myself, after I of course help you find yours, Master."

Yep, Sasha went there, though she knew at this point the arrangement was all unofficial. Jaron was just a dark apprentice as his master still had her master, but perhaps not for long. And she… Sash was a falling angel with much room to fall still.

A pair of keen blue eyes peered out the viewport, then back to the sensors. "What about that grouping of islands there… The third one of the chain of seven isn't registering."

 

[Jaron Lesan]

"Only one way to find out," Jaron said ignoring the master comment for now.

He was not a master, only a mere apprentice himself. To suppose to take an apprentice now would be very presumptuous, but as his master had called him, she could be a subordinate. In this sense, she could call him master if she wished, but he preferred to remain Jaron to her. It was odd, but he saw them more equal than not. Perhaps it was the fact they used to train together as Jedi, albeit briefly.

"The Stygium deposits are so liberal on this island that you could take your fill and still not put a dent in the ammount of crystals contained here. This may not be the island, it may be. I had anticipated a lone island, but it could be that third land mass there."

Jaron landed the ship on the surface of the island which didn't register. If this proved to be the right island, Jaron had other plans, plans which did not include his master. The island could make a great place to hide if he needed it, a place to keep Sasha away from the claws of the woman who trained him. Already Jaron viewed Sasha as his. She was his possession, his to do as he wanted with. Like any Sith, Jaron was being possessive.

Black boots touched on the surface of the island, and Jaron was sure to grab a laser cutter for the task at hand. He would work at refining the shapes later, but for now all he needed was a cluster. There was also a tool to sense any input, as well as the fact any crystal plainly seen which could not be felt by the force was the right crystal. It was then Jaron heard the rush of water near the edge of the island surface. A giant Relix surfaced from the water and began to chomp at them. Jaron hated fish, this one he hated even more. It was large enough to have a good reach, and he didn't need it going after his ship which was landed on the beach. Pulling his saber to his hand, Jaron ignited the Crimson blade and charged it.

"I'm going to leap and cut into its head, when it recoils, slice its throat!"

Leaping, Jaron did as he said, and jabbed his red blade into the skull of the beast. It hurled back, and Jaron held on with all his might as he waited for Sasha to open its throat. It should sever the muscles which controled the gills causing the giant fish to suffocate.

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

The rogue padawan followed [member="Jaron Lesan"] down the aft boarding ramp of his Sith Infiltrator heeled boots clicking once again on the metal decking with her cape billowing behind her in the soft sea breeze out onto the white sandy beach of this mountainous, jungle-like island of Maramere with jagged rock formations interspersed.

"Hmm.. I would have liked it to smell more florally. Oh well, it still has it's charm," Sash stated as her knee-high boots sunk into the flour-like sand making foot prints as she walked. The redhead carried a bag that would be used to put the stygium crystals into once they acquired them, if the two could find the rare treasures in the first place. For some reason this seemed a bit too easy.

Suddenly Sasha's danger sense flared just before a creature rose out of the sea and lunged towards them on the beach. She leapt instinctively out of the way of the predatory fish just in time too! Jaron jumped to action, drawing his red-bladed lightsaber and attacking the creature with a vengeance. If it wasn't so serious it would be comical watching the Lesan cousin ride the sea killer to it's doom. She too called her lightsaber to hand, igniting the red-violet blade with a snap-hiss barely heard over the commotion and waited for the moment to strike.

// "I'm on it!" //

Sasha had to time it just right so when the creature recoiled after Jaron speared it's head, she swung her lightsaber viciously at the aquatic menace's throat and severed it's major blood vessels, finishing off the predator fish.

"Well you sure know how to show a girl a good time," the Denon smirked reattaching her lightsaber to the utility belt slung low on her shapely hips, then picked up the bag she was carrying and began walking further inland. "Coming or are you just going to stand there all day and gawk?"

// "Through power, I gain victory."//

 

[Jaron Lesan]

"Not gawking, just undressing you with my eyes. The way you killed that thing is kinda a turn on."

Jaron leaped off the dead predator and matched his steps with Sasha's. He was all seriousness once again as he stretched out with the force around the environment. His lightsaber seemed to take care of itself, though in reality it was another use of the force as well. A sour expression wash over the features of the Sith as he came to the conclusion the crystals were not on the island. The ground was too soft and the forests too lush. There was nothing about environment which would boast harvestable deposits of crystals. Still there was a charm about the island.

Cutting through the overgrowth, Jaron pressed through the jungle until they reached a small clearing. While the deposit he was looking for was not on this island, Jaron had determined the island was useful to him beyond the crystals he was hunting. If Jaron ever needed an escape, he could escape to this place. It would simply need the proper defensive measures, but this island would do well indeed.

"This island doesn't have what we're looking for, but we should still log it. We could hide out here if we ever needed too. If you were serious about that master bit," Jaron said turning and looked at her.

Eyes bore deep into her soul as he let the weight of his question rest on her. She continued to fall deeper toward the darkness, but there was still part of the past dwelling within her. Jaron knew his cousin was still in her heart. Sasha had loved him, and despite the fact she felt spurned, he still held a piece of her heart. It was time for Sasha to sever her ties with her former lover completely, or return to his loving embrace.

"If you were, then you know what you must do."

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

[member="Jaron Lesan"]'s dark eyes locked straight onto Sasha's light ones and peered right down into her tormented soul. He was masterful at getting past her mental shields as on some level they had bonded. Course the aspiring Sith apprentice knew exactly what he was looking for too… Her one weakness they both knew she had to which Sash would never be able to fall completely to the dark side and follow him if it was not resolved. It was a matter the rogue padawan would have to deal with sooner or later in order to fulfill her destiny.

"Yes, I know what I must do to be set free," the redhead answered with a snark, blue orbs glaring icicles at him, then she turned on her booted heel and began climbing up a rock formation. Yes, Jaron had hit a nerve. Severing her bond completely with [member="Judah Lesan Jr."] would be Sasha's ultimate test as the Corellian would be her last connection to the light. She wasn't quite there yet… but close-er.

Sasha stood upon the boulder at the top. One could see almost 360 degrees around the small island. A pair of macrobinoculars were taken out of a pouch on her utility belt. She began searching the area, looking for anything that might be an anomaly pointing to where they needed to look next for the coveted crystals.

"Jaron… Come check this out," she called down to the Telosian, then handed the macrobinoculars to him when he joined her up top. "What do you think about that foggy area across the strait? Could that be the invisible island you're looking for?"

 

[Jaron Lesan]

Jaron smirked as Sasha turned her back to him. The response was good. She didn't hold back her displeasure at what he had suggested. The Telosian didn't care that he hit a nerve. She knew it needed to be done if she were going to go down the path he was walking. Jaron was steadfast and resolute in this. The redhaired Denon would sever the bond, or she'd be sent back to JJ to repair their damaged relationship. This was where things stood. The rejection of her Jedi lover, fully and completely, would be the final step in making her fall complete.

All of those thoughts were put behind him as she called to him about something she had found. Leaping to where she stood, Jaron took the offered macrobinoculars and peers into fog. He stretched out with the force to see if there was something he could sense beyond the dense fog. He smiled wickedly. The fog was visible, but yet he couldn't sense it through the force. To not even sense fog spoke of a massive deposit of Stygium.

"There is only one way to know for sure," he said leaping back down and heading to his ship.

When they had returned, he fired up the engines, after recording the latitude and longitude of the present island, and slowly pulled back on the control yoke flying them into the fog. The loading ramp remianed lowered on purpose. Sasha would have to tell him what she saw with her own eyes. They landed with ease, and Jaron was certain this was the place. He retrieved the cutting tool, and Sasha had her bag. They would need several, four or so should do.

"Keep your eyes out for another fish... in th meantime, let's get our Stygium."

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

There wasn't much to see other than fog while hanging off the back of the open boarding ramp as [member="Jaron Lesan"] flew his ship into the thick cloud of mist until they were right above the land mass of the invisible island. Once they landed on the shore safely as before on the other island, the two gathered their things once again for getting the stygium crystals and set out for their exploration. Hopefully this was the place because Sasha was excited about what would be next on this journey of self-reflection and personal development. There was a whole new world out there at her fingertips that would set her tortured soul free. The rogue padawan just needed to find the way on her own… And, maybe with a little help from her new found partner. Whatever it meant be it friends, lovers, allies, and/or a teacher/student relationship of a different kind than she'd ever experienced before. The darkness was beginning to feel warm and inviting like a cozy home, and the light, well it was becoming cold and disenchanting like a crumbled castle of stone.

"I am sure there will be many more tests for us each to pass before we can obtain our goal… I for one am looking forward to the challenge as I walk this new path with you," Sash stated resolutely, then again took point as they made their way off the beachhead and pushed further into the interior of the island. There was a definite determination in her stride, and a certain sway of her shapely hips as well.

 

[Jaron Lesan]

"There are always tests, Sasha," Jaron said as he moved forward. "Paths cross, and paths part, but what really matters is what one does with the other as long as the paths intersect. Is the person an ally, can the be an asset, or are they an enemy. Perhaps they are someone you teach, or maybe," he looked at her with a small mischievous glint in his eyes, "a lover."

The island was so full of crystals they had their pic. They did not need to go far at all to find what he was searching for, but part of him felt as though they needed to explore the island further. The pair had navigated thus far, and if they could learn the layout of the island, map it out, Maramere could very well become a fortress for them. Jaron was already thinking of the day he would usurp his master's authority and take it from her. What would Sasha be to him then, a mere apprentice seeking to do the same to him when the time came, or would she be something so much more? It was only a question time could answer. Until she broke her bond with his cousin, she would never be anything to him other than casual affair he thoroughly enjoyed having.

Every word of his was designed to chip away at that bond, the final chord which bound her to the light. He would have her bound to him in darkness. This was destiny after all. Why, because it had been forseen, no. Jaron simply wanted it, and he would make it himself. Sasha's search had made her pliable, and she was bending to his views, fashioning herself more after him than the Jedi they had both learned from. This gave them common ground to stand on, something neither of them had with those they currently called master.

Jaron tossed the cluster of crystals to Sasha which he had just cut.

"If you think you want more then take them. One thing I have learned of Sith is they take want."

Once again Jaron found his eyes peering into her, digging deep for an answer.

"What is it you really want, Sasha?"

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

Sapphire eyes gazed down upon the cluster of stygium crystals in her hands. They sparkled and dazzled Sasha, and to think all she had to do was kill [member="Jaron Lesan"] right here, right now and they'd all be hers. Every last one of them along with the secret of where this place was. It was tempting, but the falling Jedi padawan wasn't ready to do that, yet.

There was much to learn, and there was the little matter that the light still had a hold on her, but hopefully not for much longer… The allure of the dark side was getting harder to resist as was the lust for her destined master-to-be.

Jaron's dark eyes with a tint of yellow around the irises peered into her icy blue orbs though this time as they drilled all the way to the very depths of her soul, searching for the answer he wanted to hear from her. Sash could not refuse him, and felt euphoric about what was about to happen to her.

"I want to break the chains that bind me to the light and be free once and for all!" Sasha stated pointedly, eyes narrowing with a mischievous sneer growing on her sensual lips, then she struck quickly and pushed the dark-haired Lesan cousin up against the wall of the cave with the Force pinning him there, pressing her demanding body into his like he didn't have a choice. "And I want you to be the catalyst to sever the one that binds me the most!" she growled hungrily, then captured his mouth in a searing impassioned kiss.

They both knew to whom she was speaking of. Her Force bond with [member="Judah Lesan Jr."] had to be severed in order for the darkness to take Sasha completely, and then she would replace it with another, a more powerful one to which the Denon would use for her own gain and pleasure. Just as the Telosian had plans for her as well no doubt. It was what Sith did.

 

[Jaron Lesan]

Jaron's back hit the cave wall first followed by his head. He laughed as he was powerless to resist the pressure she was placing upon his whole body as the force was applied to his being. So Jaron was to be an object of her revenge against whatever it was his cousin had done to her. He could accept this. Jaron could also sever that bond only if she opened herself up to allow him in where JJ was. The Jedi had penetrated her soul, her heart, broken it. Jaron could fill the void and pick up the pieces JJ had left behind. He returned he kiss with a fever as he tore her black leather jacket open. Clothes could always be replaced.

Passion, fire, violence all played their part in the encounter which ensued. Jaron wasn't the only one to be slammed against the cold rock wall of the cave. Whatever rage and angst Sasha had harbored toward her former lover was released upon Jaron as he pressed his aura into the place where JJ had been. Their coupling had served to sever the bond the two had once had, and severed it violently. Several moments passed before the two found themselves resting against the wall which had been their playground, both breathless and exhausted.

After catching his breath, Jaron looked over to the red haired orphan from Denon. There seemed to be a look of twisted pleasure on her face, and Jaron's own face matched it. If having her around on a more frequent basis was going to be like this, then the Dark Jedi was glad he had invited her to come with him. He had not just gained someone as an ally, a student, or even a tool. Jaron knew he had taken a lover as well. A small part of the self imposed lonliness he had been feeling was now gone. She was there, bonded to him through the darkness they had both embraced. It would be much deeper than the bond with his cousin had ever been.

Jaron stood to retrieve his clothes. His muscles were sore, his back felt torn open in places. Nail marks littered his arm and chest, bite marks as well. The open wounds of their passion needed to be covered before an infection would set in. Still, Jaron wanted to explore the island, map of out for their use.

"And what of him now, is he gone?"

Jaron already knew the answer.

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

As the two began their passion-filled very kinetically wild interlude in the cave, Sasha opened herself all the way to the Force, connecting with [member="Jaron Lesan"] and seeding a very potentially strong and powerful bond between them. While at the pinnacle of their union, the rogue Jedi padawan, who had now fallen to the dark side fully, re-opened the bond she had made dormant between her and [member="Judah Lesan Jr."], and sent him a blast of the mutual satisfying shared feelings of the two dark side lovers, then severed the Force bond with JJ in the most painful of ways she could think of from a distance; making it feel as if her lightsaber had pierced his heart and the words 'I hate you' echoing from her snarled lips. The Corellian was dead to Sasha now as was all that he stood for.

A wicked feeling came over the Denon as she laid there sated for now on the cold floor of the cave watching Jaron get up to grab his clothes; his body littered with remembrances from their vivid and bold coupling. A small cackle escaped Sash's own bloodied kiss-swollen lips; wiping some blood away with the back of her hand as the redhead rose to get dressed herself.

She had never felt freer. A new woman had been born this day, even with all the deep aches and pains it had been so worth it; making her stronger, better, more powerful, and Sasha liked it, craved it. The dark side consumed her entire being and it felt glorious.

Sasha pulled back on her bodysuit, zipping it up to the point where the Telosian had ripped the top half open in his urgency to get down to business. Now it showed a healthy bit of the flesh of her ample bosom, which no doubt he liked from his ministrations before. Next came her utility belt worn low off her shapely hips that housed her lightsaber and the holster carrying her DL-44 heavy blaster that was tied off on her toned thigh. A vibrodagger was sheathed inside the top of her boot, then she was ready to go forth on her new found path.

When Jaron asked her the question regarding the status of her relationship with his cousin, she narrowed her sapphire blue eyes that had become tinted yellow around the edges. "The Force shall free me… and so be it the Jedi is dead to me once and for all. As you will be one day, but not today as I still have need of you. This is only the beginning for us, and this was only a sample of what you could be in store for," Sash replied with a smirked sneer, then slipped her cape around her shoulders and proceeded out of the cave with the stygium crystals in her possession.

 

[Jaron Lesan]

"Dead to you," he chuckled, "I could not be dead to you unless you killed me yourself. Whatever it is we just made runs far deeper than anything you shared with my cousin. It will not be severd as easily. Just keep that in mind... whenever you feel you are done with me, there is only one way to ever truly be rid of me now."

Choices all had consequences. The choice to press a bond as deep as they had would have ripple effects across every facet of their lives, and every relationship they had ever had, or would have. As Sith they had given into their passions, but in the process they had forged something that would certainly be powerful if they allowed it. Everything now, going forward, was going to be influenced by the other. Though Jaron knew Sasha had to be his wild card. His master could never know of her. She knew of another and that illusion would have to be maintained to a degree if Sasha was to remain hidden from his master. Jaron knew he was playing a dangerous game, but what Sith did not.

Jaron smirked at her final comment, this would be only a taste of what could be. Had this been only an appetizer than, Jaron wanted to the full course. His mind had already moved on to the island they were on however, and the fact that it was a tactical advantage. This could be a suitable place for him to hide a great many things from his master, including Sasha. Sash would never know his master was, and she would never know where Sasha was. Jaron would build his own base here, and first he needed to find the best place for it.

"Time to explore this place. It won't help the wounds I am sure, but if we are to take advantage of what we've stumbled upon here, we must move quickly. In this instance,Time is not our ally."

[member="Sasha Voss"]

 

[Alleycat]

Sasha just nodded as she continued to make her way from the cave back down to the island floor. From what the Denon had been able to see from the mountain side there wasn't much on the island to really explore, but if [member="Jaron Lesan"] wanted to do so she'd humor him this time. He would pay for it later anyways.