Pass me the saber!

[WelshPsych]

Grabbing his jacket, he flipped his hood down and gazed over to the mirror. It was a big day for his Padawan Nova, she would be constructing her first Lightsaber or Lightsabers. He was personally on his second, the first Lightsabers he constructed were lost on Mirial, his current ones were better by several adjustments he discovered from experiences. Taking a deep breath, he placed a blaster in the holster attached to his calf.

He moved through the Temple to the Silver's hangar, he paused outside the hangar to take in the view. Today, they would not be training at Kashyyyk, to get crystals suitable for Nova's Lightsaber, they would take a trip to Ilum. The planet was once under control of the Iron Empire when he went for his first test, however, it was left to defend itself, like so many other worlds in the galaxy.

Yuroic sent a message to his Padawan to meet him by his new ship.

[member="Nova Finley"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nova would smile have just awoken and was working on eating her modest breakfast of oatmeal with a banana in the bay window adjacent to her modest room. she would gaze out over the landscape it was extremely beautiful, the temple itself seemed to be alive with the force, it gave off extremely calming vibes, that was extremely important for the little redhead, she was extremely empathic so she she would pick up on the emotions of others and often they would overtake her own emotions, upon receiving the call from her master she would make her way to the hangar

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Watching Nova, make her approach, Yuroic offered a warm smile as he had the top of the cockpit lift so they could both access his starfighter. He had luckily built in two seats, knowing that he may have a Padawan with him when he travelled the Galaxy as he often liked to do on his own most of the time. "Hop aboard, take the backseat, we're heading to Ilum, it is time for your own Gathering." Gathering was what the Jedi called the event when a Padawan searched for their Lightsaber crystal.

"The trial you will go through will be unique to you, you might face your fears, overcome them or face challenges unique to you so there is no way I can offer you advice in how best to perform this trial. It is for you to face and overcome on your own." Yuroic still remembered his own, facing the abandonment he faced as a child by an adoptive family and the torture he endured as a slave there after, he was forced to confront those fears and the hatred he still held. He had long moved on from them but there was several new darkness that gripped him and prevented him from being a Jedi once more.

He fired up the engines and let them warm as he waited on the Padawan to join him.

[member="Nova Finley"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Nova would jump in the backseat extremely quickly, this is one of the moments she had been looking forward to the most. Where she would construct the sabers that had haunted her dreams, a pair of yellow bladed sabers, they were curved hilts that could interlock but were also meant for form 2 lightsaber combat which nova prefered

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Noting Nova's excitement he started take off procedures. His flying skills were subpar, only due to his lack of experience as a pilot however, he was taking lessons and practising in his flying and landing techniques. Today, he was a bit wobbly with the taking off but once they were in the air, he was able to smooth things out. Once they left the planet's atmosphere, Yuroic engaged the hyperdrive and put in the coordinates for Ilum, it would take time to travel that far even with the hyperdrive.

During this period, Yuroic decided to test his Padawan. "So tell me, what are the different type of Lightsabers one can have?" He leaned back in his chair and wondered if he should make design for a larger ship, more like a freighter so that they could train during this period of waiting, but that would be for another time. For now, a quiz based training would have to do.

[member="Nova Finley"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"There are many different kinds that people could have the normal saber, crossblade saber, saberstaff, shoto saber, light pike, light whip, and my favorite: two sabers with interlocking handles"

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Yuroic listened to the list that Nova gave him, he chuckled loudly when she mentioned her favourite. "And why would your favourite be interlocking sabers?" It was amusing to him that his Padawan wanted the exact same style of Lightsaber as he had. His sabers were interlocking, it was why he loved using Niman. He had both the chance to dual wield and then switch to a saberstaff or single blade. He was curious to see what Nova's interest would be in that particular style.

They entered the Ilum system as he prepped the engines for entering the atmosphere as he checked all the systems were in the green for entering the planet. He cracked his knuckles as he sighed happily, it seemed peaceful to be in space.

[member="Nova Finley"]

 

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

"They are my favorite because they offer diversity"

[member="Yuroic Xeraic"]

 

[WelshPsych]

Ilum was a colder climate than either of them would be used to, once Yuroic settled the ship down he exited to step onto the Ilum surface. Looking around, Yuroic could feel the Force moving around them, it was always a treat to come visit the world, there was a sense of importance once you were here. Yuroic pulled his cloak closer to him to fight the bite of the icy wind as he turned to Nova. "This is Ilum, it's a colder world than Kashyyyk and thus, it will present challenges unique to us. You will have to complete your gathering and avoid getting too cold, frostbite is still a real threat here."

Yuroic took steps to the cave, his trial had been tricky but he had a friend accompany him during said trial that eased the many torments he saw. However, he wanted to push Nova, he also felt that she alone must deal with the trial. His interference would be detrimental to her, this was a test for them both, for he wanted to protect her from any harm that might come, as a Master often does. However, this was a chance for her to prove that she could handle the difficulty of the trial ahead. Once they reached the cave, Yuroic closed his eyes as memories flooded back to him. He hadn't been the only one at that Gathering but he couldn't picture the others who were there. Where were the other Jedi that took on that Gathering with him? What were they doing now? Were they struggling with life as he was?

Turning to Nova, he pointed to the entrance of her trial. "Go through there. There is where you find your crystal. Deal with anything that might arise there, confront your troubles, this trial is to test you, to see if you are ready to be a Jedi." Yuroic stated as he sat down, using pyrokinesis, he set a fire to keep himself warm as he meditated. "Now go, prove yourself a Jedi Padawan."

[member="Nova Finley"]