Dev Shadows of Atrisia

[Junko Ike]

Junko looked at her and had a wider grin on her face. "Oh looks like we have a bad ass here." SHe said it playfully and Barca was standing there next to her... the mandalorian towering over her but presenting the challenge in a way that was all friendly and about the comradery as opposed to them hating each others. Barca laughed with her and they shared a drink as Junko made a point to sit in her lap and eat with her. "So tell me about you then? Your clan is the Fetts but I have met several mandalorians and fought against more. Are you from one of the clans that just launched a crusade every chance they got?"

Barca seemed to think about it and she spoke with a look on her face. "I am not going to claim we are innocent... we are fighters. We live for it and usually for pay in other peoples wars. That there are several mandalores make it difficult... no one to unite the clans under a single banner instead it is just whoever wants to be in charge... whoever wants to say it." SHe shrugged. "But I have fought jedi and sith... jedi are better allies compared to the sith who will betray you first chance that they get." Junko nodded her understanding to that and leaned into her muscled shoulderfinding herself small sure but it was all good as she could fight and knew how to defend against beings like the horselords.

 

[Junko Ike]

THey had well an agreement and a challenge.. more so then they had just ther pride of the tournament on the line... Junko imagined if Barca was anything... what she had been like that first night with one of the other warriors was well proof... then the nurses. She wasn't one to shy away from using her body as a bargaining tool. She wasn't going to lie... Barca was hot and she did have a weakness when it came to the muscled protector typoes.. if she could be held in their lap and curl up... well why not. Barca also seemed to be thinking about it and presented the challenge as they shook prepared for the fight.

"When does this start ?" SHe said it and looking as the openings were there.. with the exhibition matches being the first ones.. they would get to see the final match of the eliminated tournament and then the battle royal of the ones who had been defeated in the primary tournament. IT was a decent way for it to end the day as the first match came. They were watching it from their booth decked in their armor and equipment.. Junko had her best kimono.. the jedi princess model and the mandalorian was in her full armor with vambraces and weapons ready to go. PUrple black plating and her beskad on her back.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko stood there and she was prepared... ready for the biggest fight of the tournament. THe crowd was cheering them and all of their competitors were there in the arena watching. SOme slightly injured and some bruised but they had all been a challenge in their own ways. Junko stretched herself... her attention on the mandalorian who was checking her equipment... the hand drifting to her sword as she hadn't brought her saber. Makashi style wouldn't do much against a mandalorians as they were not duelists in the same way as a jedi.. they were powerful brutes at times but they wewre also tactical compared to many others and she was willing to let a lot happen if it meant she could get a good fight.

THe sound of the crowd was there as they cheered... louder and louder as thw two of them tossed the sword sheaths to the side. Small droids picking them up as this wasn't going to be a fight they put their weapons away... JUnko prepared as she entered a Djem So stance. The force expanding outwards from her mind and her perception was finding the woman. She allowed the force to whisper to her as Barca attacked... rushing and activating her jump pack as she flew forward faster then most would have expected. The vambrace activating a forearm shield to defend from a strike. Junko tucked and moved lower in her stance so that she could take it and waited.

 

[Junko Ike]

Barca rushed her and Junko felt her perceptions slow down.. it was happening in slow motion as her blade met the shield being projected and pushed her up. Angling the mandalorian away as she went up into the air and Junko reached out with the second jar'kai blade driving it into the repulsor of the jump pack. Getting the mini explosion that careened Barca back into the ground as she rolled and detached the pack mid roll so that when she came up she was standing with the saber and shield at the ready to defend. Junko blinked finally and went back to her stance while the force calmed and stilled around her.

Junko prepared herself as the blade came at her... the heavier beskad smashing into her first blade and the second catching the vambrace shield as for a moment the smaller jedi princess was looking into the helmet of the mandalorian... her reflection showing the calmness of the fight as she wasn't struggling yet... and then she moved with her footing shifting backwards. Letting Barca lunge forward for a moment as her foot came up behind her in a scorpion kick that smashed into the rangefinder and helmet slamming at it to disorient... then she planted her foot again and brought up her knee using the momentum to keep her body rocking.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe knee to the face made Barca back up while Junko touched down with her feet planting again. The attention was there and her blades never left the shield and beskad. SHe was watching the large Mando and had a grin on her face while she pushed back towards her. Quickly slashing and catching her bblade and shield a second time as she used the momentum to bring her knee up again to the woman's midsection. Barca grunted and seemed to understand the danger of being on the defensive. SHe seemed to realize that Junko could match her for strength using the force and had more speed compared to the armored warrior.

"Impressive." SHe said it and her voice came out with the modulator as Junko nodded and pushed back against her a second time but dind't slash instead using the moment to bring her hands back and sending them forward with a blast of force energy that launched Barca into the air. Junko waited but didn't move staying in her djem so stance and using the distance to prepare as she could feel it in her bones. The impacts of her sword and strength was impressive but Junko was preparing it more as the force was in her muscles... making her stronger letting her feel refreshed. The grin on her face as she was prepared for the fight and Barca looked at her rising up but her helmet was off.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko could see her short hair in the breeze moving as sweat was on her brow... the jedi princess remaining in her stance before Barca came at her ready for a fight and started with a repulse from her vambrace. The sudden feeling going against the kimono and armor as internally her stomach dropped... like she was flying within inertial compensators that would keep her from losing her lunch at high speeds. Junko tensed and focused the force to resist and hold herself in place like a solid mass... the blade clashing against her jar'kai blades while Barca snarled watching her and Junko held a grin on her face looking up at her. "Ready to start?"

THe princess said the words and Barca seemed to understand as Junko used the force to push her back, one foot coming around as she tucked in quickly missing the shield but she snapped it back and brought her other leg up slamming it into her head and kept contact... the contact being used to pull her leg in and pinch as she guided Barca down into the dirtwith her blades going towards the vambraces. THey were dangerous more so with the repulsor and shield but thankfully missiles were not there or the whistling birds. She was moving and slashed into the vambrace dislodging and breaking the connection pieces more then the armor itself.

 

[Junko Ike]

Barca seemed to realize what Junko was doing and rolled to try and get out of the way. Junko lept up to dodge being tripped and Barca rolled into a crouch as her vambraces fell off. She shook her hands holding the beskad while looking at Junko. THe jedi princess going back into a stance prepared for fighting... she hhad Djem So to defend and counter attack. Barca seemed to dislike it and charged again with her blade in one hand and slashed as Junko caught it bringing her other blade around to meet her hand. Barca catching it as JUnko ropped the blade and instead her hand was being held by Barca and the pair were trying to push the other back.

"Oh holding my hand already?" Junko said it looking at her as her blade and the beskad were interlocked at the hilts and the pair were practically holding hands there as well. Barca had a grin on her face as JUnko poured the force into her smaller body to maintain the strength needed to properly hold her back. The force alerting her as she moved her hand and the swords were flung into the air. Her hand moving and grabbing the mandalorians as the pair of them stood there trying to force each other back. "Well got to show you how to be when I win." The mandalorian spoke with a grin on her face as she brought her knee up to catch Junko and the jedi princess move... up.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko went with her attack using her knees as she tucked them in and Barca's knees caught her. Sending her up and over with a grunt of exhertion while she released some pain at her hands being brought back behind her back. Junko landing and moving the arms to the side for less pressure but the ability to direct and flip her over into a slam on the ground. Junko kicked bringing her leg up in a mule kick as she went to the armored section of Barca's armor to send a shockwave and using the force to repulse and push up she got the mando in the air sending her up and over to slam into the ground even harder with the impact... but she didn't let go to maintain herself.

She looked down at Barca and turned her head for a moment jumping up and keeping her hands in hers... then her knees were on the mandalorians shoulders and pulling backwards to roll end over end with the woman's head between her legs and slam her back itno the ground as she straddled her head letting go. She had her shoulders below her knees and had her pinned for a moment slashing wildly from appearance with the blades that she quickly pulled to her hands. The sound and sparks of metal on metal as the crystasteel gleamed in the light with the jeweled exterior. The slashing slicing at the weapons on the knees and her waist before Junko was rolling off.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko allowed the force to wash over her and she moved with the roll not letting up.. before she could move on and move in she needed to make sure so she charged and tackled the woman. Barca grunting as she and Junko went down the mound and onto one of the gravity platforms as it went up. THey both came out of the tackle into a crouch and were fist fighting... blows landing on each others stomach and arms quickly as Junko grinned to herself... allowing the force to whisper when to dodge the bigger dangerous blows and she used the energy and momentum to twist and turn to betting make her strikes connect for larger attacks and damage.

The last blow landed with a shockwave as she ussed the force to send Barca down into the ground and jumped down to get on top of her... the bell rang though and Junko rolled off standing there with her head clearing from the force itself. She looked at Barca who had a bloody nose but she was intact and Junko offered her arm to her. Barca reaching up and taking it as the large Mandalorian laughed when she rose up. THe two of them hugging and she lifted Junkos arm high even putting her on her shoulders to celebrate with the victory lights that the arena was showing off. "Congratulations Princesss for a hard fought victory in the arena."

 

[Junko Ike]

The sounds of the crowd were there and Junko was panting with her hand held high. Barca looked at her and hefting her up to be on her shoulders there was just a whole lot of cheers when they moved through the arena towards the crowd and the massive doors. her handmaidens and others were standing there ready to receive her. More onlookers were assembled and the other competitors... it was a massive and impressive display of sportsmanship. She hugged and shook the hands of all the others before looking at Barca.... "Hmmm I'll have to think of the best way to collect on that bet. Come to my palace after all of this and we'll talk."

That got a grin and a promise while Junko was leaving... she had the celebration yes and going through the street it was a massive party but she had a number of things that she would be checking on her. There was a lot more for them though... Junko had some plans and having a mandalorian she could well rely upon as a bodyguard and that was the plan if she would do it.... a skilled member of her personal guards and she wouldn't really be a handmaiden... handmaidens were well handmaidens and while she had Otachi who served as handmaidens and bodyguards they were there for defensive p;urposes as dreamguard and blackguards with the looming chance of threats.

 

[Junko Ike]

The medical teams were with her but Junko wanted to grteet and see her people... Barca was being talked to as well as she was an offworlder who had gotten to the final match... an impressive feat compared to many of the others. So she got just as much fame and there was even more here now.. she had some of Junko's handmaidens with her so that they would be able to escort her and get her to the palace. Junko went to her airship which was there... celebrations were welcome but she did need to be treated before anything could happen and she had been here which meant she wasn't going around and doing her diplomatic and royal duty.

Junko finally managed to get onto the airtship with all of her things. THe handmaidens there taking care of her while she laid down for medical staff to work on her... all of their interest aand pestering going a long way towards improving her disposition. The bacta patches were one thing but there was aalso two force users from the WUkong there to heal her with the force as she had flexed and exerted herself using skills she rarely needed to employ now. Junko laid there and yaawned as they were focusing. "THat tickles... wake me up when we get home." SHe said it and stretched out feeling a little pain in her body but it was gone quickly.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko let herself fall to sleep and relax.. her body covered in bacta as she slowly passed into unconsciousness. THe force guiding her thoughts to better improve herself and she could see what was coming.. from all of the competition in the tournament. Barca was there and she was getting patched up.. Junko could see her as she was in an airship heading towards the palace with two of her handmaidens. THe mandalorian was good at keeping her word.. she had her armor once again and was prepared. Her handmaidens were with her presenting themselves as some of the best here... they had other things from the tournament including flowers and gifts.

Her mind slowly went blank and Junko rolled onto her side in the bed enjoying herself as she woke up with the breeze on her skin. Stirring and rolling out of the bed to stand there as she stretched out. She gathered one of the kimono with her eyes checking where they were and the airship was at the island. Her island was still beautiful and there was two other airships that had docked at the main dock. Her private airship was setup and prepared for anything as they had brought out many of her gifts and prizes. Adoration from the crowd and even more from nobles... had been impressive as the third airship was oaded with it and being unloaded to be taken to the palace.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko stripped off the bacta patches and she stood there looking at herself in the mirror... her hands going to where she had had bruises and pain but there was nothing there. THe synthetic bacta was able to be modified and ten times more potent which they really needed to work on that and market it... improvements were an important part of it all. SHe looked at the area around the palace and her handmaidens were coordinating while she walked out and her personal guards were at the ready for her. They were all heading out and towards the palace as the private walkways glwamed shiny and polished. A smile on her face.

"Everything looks good, I take it there had been no problems in my absence?" Junko said it and the guards looked at her. "No Princess, there are no problems that we are aware of... some of the improvements that you wanted of the palace have been completed." They said it and Junko could see her palace ahead... the private hanger port was meant to be more protected and it used a cloak within the cloak of her island.. the design for higher levels of safety but there was the added benefit.... it had a massive observation port that could oversee the island from all around. Junko looked out at it and her palaces spires stood tall and at the ready for anything polished white against the green.

 

[Junko Ike]

There was more she could see as she walked through the larger doorways.. the ones leading out of the palace and towards her private airfield for the ships was beautiful. Ornate marble and carved with wooden murals... aurodium designs that they are able to use and even more for the jedi princess herself. Junko looked up at them as there were statues, some of jedi, some of emperors and princesses. All of it designed for the looks of the palace as opposed to the function. She could see out fo the massive windows that were stained and painted with images of herself at various stages of her life... from jedi ro princess to soldier.

There was even more as she walked through it and could see some of the rooms... royal quarters for the Sansin... the emepror and empress with alcoves for soldiers. More work that they could do though as shelfs were set up with books... physical books and scrolls. Pictures that were painted were there on the wall. There were some other things.. statues and replica's that were set up of ancient artifacts.. they might have been able to find one or two but most were considered replicas given the galaxy had a dozen or so of them. Junko had one of the rooms set up full of holocrons and datacrons to better let her train her skills within the force itself.

 

[Junko Ike]

She was able to see more rooms that were set up for herself.. the palace was everything she wanted and the personal wing... well her whole palace was for her but her personal area was filled with everything important to her. Including an area of pure clothing and shoes. She had tones of clothing... all of her kimono's all of her jedi robes and combinations... Dresses that she wore for festivals, work out clothing that they were able to set up for her and it was impressiver for burning calories and speeding up her bodies processes so she was working off just about anything. SHe smiled though seeing it laid out and her handmaidens were moving around in their cloaks.

Everything that they were doing though the jedi princess was checking on what they had. She had a room dedicated to weapons.. ones colelcted from her years and journeys but also ones that were gifted or ones that were from the commonwealth and Sasori. THeir family business... multi system and spanning the entire galaxy as it could develop much of its own equipment and ships. A cold storage unit that was able to be connected to a chamber that acted like a landing pad for additional ships she was able to see in a display where it was set up within the module. Parts of it were set up to show her other ships... vessels that were too large and kept ina private hanger floating in space.

 

[Junko Ike]

JUnko looked at some more of the information that they were providing... interest in the screens was there when she could pull up any number of things including her offworld holdings on other worlds within the Commonwealth but then beyond. Like on Spira and zeltros... the places where Sasori invested and the jedi were located. They offered a great deal of services and reached further then a whole lot of other companies in terms of what they were able to do. There was even SOr-Jan and being able to beat out what he could do that had her interest to say the least compared to the other. "These look good." She said it and her credit accounts were on display giving her plenty of information as well.

Junko was checking out the accounts and making her other holdings were up to date... with bills paid so that she could continue to hold them as well as ensuring that important matters like charities were paid in full. SHe donated a lot and with the Ohashi AI well the few goods she sold off and traded from Atrisia meant that they were getting top credits for them compared to many others. Economic growth in overdrive. The holodisplay played the ad for the Galactic Alliance senator who was running.. they were the senator for Atrisia but had never once tried to interact with the Commonwealth or its people on the planet... but had been welcomed while Shoma who had their interests was shown the door.

 

[Junko Ike]

SHe looked at the campaign ad that was saying how she had improved the lives of people on Atrisia ending a portion of unemployment... bringing industry. It was laughable but Junko's wanting to support the isolationist doctrine of the Commonwealth had meant that they were going to get this... ones who wrote their story outside of Commonwealth space. It just meant that if the Galactic Alliance fell and perished she would be remembered for what she had done. Shoma would have his day and Ju Li but for now well.. the Galactic Alliance didn't do anything on Atrisia... she preferred it that way as they developed advancements in technologies.

Junko watched the end of it and walked away laughing to herself as she looked over some more information about what had been happening... since the tournament was the better part of a week she had been away but her duties had continued... her handmaidens setting meetings and giving her a chance to well pile them up. So she would get to sit there and meet all of them. Her throne room was meant to invoke her aspirations... an Imperial court in many ways but it was still vastly different compared to the standard. Her gallery was still holo displays for the other Sansin... even a place for the Emperor and empress above her but there was statues lining the walls.

 

[Junko Ike]

JUnko went to her throne... the gallery empty but the people were within it. The statues cleaned and gleaming marble as they had developed a lot more of it. She sat down and the gel layer adhered to her body letting her sink in while the soothing gel spread across her body with a sensation of revitalization. Her eyes turning towards the people who were there.. the more interesting ones had stayed in the palaces guest area as they had come a long way... others lived on the island and she would be able to oversee everything that they needed on top of her other duties. Junko looked out upon them and leaned back into her seat.

"Ohhh this feels nice give me a moment." SHe sasid it and her handmaidens were there.. Barca had come in and joined them as well as a few others. There was a smile on her face as she held a hand up. "Step forward." She said it and presented herself with what looked like farmers... but given they wore island garb from the southern isles of her domain well likely fishers. "Welcome to my home.. I trust I didn't make you wait too long?" Junko said it and the man bowed offering hands as he spoke. "No no princess, we know you are busy and we saw you bring honor to Atrisia in the tournament." He offered nods and she spoke. "Wonderful then tell me what I can help with."

 

[Junko Ike]

The man looked at her and offered several more thanks and bows but spoke. "We have been fishing off the coast... recently with the storms there was a number of strong storms that tore through the village. Boats and homes were destroyed and we have been trying to recover it but most had their livelihood in their businesses of fishing. I came not just for myself but the island itself to ask for aid." He gave Junko a look and she didn't need to debate it.. they strive to protect and aid everyone on the planet. "There is nothing else that need be said.. we will get you the credits for new homes... we'll give you the new homes we have developed and whatever else material wise you need... just talk with my handmaiden at the door and Phaidor will get all of the information."

She moved her hand to motion him off as PHaidor bowed and went to go and join the man. "THis way." SHe said it and Junko held a hand up for the next person to come. A woman as she offered a smile. "Thank you princess." THe smile on the woman faltered but she clasped her hands behind her back allowing herself a moment. "I am an old soldier who has taken residence in the eastern islands... not much there aside from solitude which I like. Recently we have been having pirates trying to set up a base. I was hoping to convince you to send some soldiers to help clear them out as there are too msany and they are too well armed for just old old soldier to fight."

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko listened and understood there were plenty fo soldiers and they were all around. Most wanted peace or to have their own places.. it was what they had served and fought for. So she was glad to dispatch a squad to go and handle it. "We shall handle it.... your island will be cleared of pirates and raiders." Junko held a hand up and one of the guards was coming up to get the information and assign soldiers to go and help them. Junko bowed her head as several were asking for small things... credits to aid in rebuilding silo's.... Three wanted recommendations towards the academies and two wanted to join her guards here. Those were easier to grant.

There were a few other requests one man wanted his daughters husband to be arrested for dishonoring her which Junko sent investigators for... another had a parent who needed to retire but refused. Junko would handle it and had the droid start looking for what could be a wonderful retirement home on Yobubo with attendants that they would be taking care of her. There was one more that caught her interest... a mother of one of her handmaidens came to try and get her released from service. Phaidors mother stood there and Junko spoke. "She is as they all are free to leave whenever she wants... I do not force them to be here."