The beginnings of others.

[Shaddi]

Erebos made short work of a few of the wolves as the came closer with his own lightsaber, carving them to pieces while his tuk'ata had also taken out at least four wolfs on their own. "That certainly was." He said, almost like he was talking to himself, as he then turned his head towards [member="Warren Century"]. "The wild life always like this around you?" He said as he turned the saber off and placed it on his belt.
Warren had displayed a natural ability with his blasters and Erebos could easily see that deftness of his hands would be a valued asset in lightsaber combat.

 

[Warren Century]

"On some of the worlds, a lot of the wild life does in fact attack me. It's gotten old. So it seems I must prepare in case I need to battle some of the wild-life. " Warren Century paused for a moment. The wild life was one of the problems that needed to be solved. Learning how to use the Force was a means to an end. "So what's the next Force power to learn? We've learned how to use telekinesis, so far. Maybe some sort of lightning, or fire based or even air based Force powers perhaps? In any case, I have an idea for a potential Force power that could be made. A sort of air blade barrage that slices the enemies you have with the power of the air. What do you think about it?"

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos had studied under a wind shaper so such a power would be possible, but on the other hand that man had tried to kill him numerous times during his apprenticeship so he was out of the question. "I was thinking that I'd teach you lightning." He then said as he shook his head a little, his Tuk'ata moving up to him and whining a little at him. "Gather the force into yourself first."

[member="Warren Century"]

 

[Warren Century]

Warren nodded and closed his eyes. Gathering the energy of the Force from the environment into his body, Warren waited until his body had enough Force Energy inside of his body. Once he had charged enough Force power, Warren nodded at his instructor.

"So how do I do lightning now?"

 

[Shaddi]

"Focus on all the negative emotions you have, fear, anger and hatred are chief amongst them but you own passions will work just as well. Use these emotions as focusing lenses as you move the energy through your arms and release it out at your fingertips." Erebos then instructed as he made sure to stand at [member="Warren Century"]'s side instead of in front of him, his tuk'ata follwed the example.

 

[Warren Century]

Weakness was one of the things Warren hated about himself. The Force was one of the few ways he could combat both Jedi and Sith. Channeling his anger at the battles the Jedi and Sith did, Warren released lightning from his hands in similar fashion to how a Sith would do it. The lightning however was colored silver, instead of blue.

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos could easily see the force energy traveling through [member="Warren Century"]'s body and then being expelled as silver lightning. "What you just did was called force shock, it is the lowest tier of force lightning and a favorite of mine when it comes to the non lethal options in my arsenal. With more training and practice you will be able to use force lighting properly."

 

[Warren Century]

Warren nodded. So this was called Force Shock. An intriguing power of the Force and one useful to contain enemies without killing them. Perhaps if a certain individual came around his lab again, he'd zap her with Force Shock and put her out of his misery so he could get some sleep. The Force was truly a marvelous arsenal of powers one could wield in a variety of unique methods that they could use however they saw fit.

"Force Shock is an impressive power. I should try to duplicate it through science at some point in the future. So what is next on the list of Force Powers for me to learn, Mentor?"

Warren later planned on making a point of acquiring every amulet, and Force item he could that would bolster his power to immense levels, beyond what he normally should have.

 

[Shaddi]

"That is it for now. I will give you a small gift and teach you the very basics of Shii-cho and then we shall part way's for now." Erebos said as he pressed the side of his mask and spoke in an almost dead language. A few moments later a shuttle seemed to come out of the sky before his ship decloaked and was now in full view. The shuttle landed a few meters away from them and a trooper came to hand Erebos a hilt, a hilt he handed to [member="Warren Century"]. "This is a training saber, it won't cur through anything but it will sting when it comes into contact with living beings."

 

[Warren Century]

Taking the hilt of the training Saber, Warren ignited the lightsaber experimentally and swung it away from his mentor in the Force, and lightsaber combat. This saber would be perfect for him to learn the arts of the Force with and practice with. While it wasn't likely able to do much damage, it was a useful training weapon. This gift was thoughtful, and perhaps with some study Warren could learn about it's inner workings, and perhaps make one more powerful that could actually harm wild-life.

"This gift of yours is truly thoughtful."

Warren smiled.

"Excellent. I look forward to learning this style from you. "

Warren then waited for his instructor to begin showing him what he needed to do.

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos took a few steps away and without moving, only looking, he moved the rocks around them into a semi circle to indicate the area he and [member="Warren Century"] would be training in. "All right first I'm going to demonstrate the first movements and strikes of Shii-cho. Pay attention and then once I go back to the salute mimic them with me at least twice and then you will test them out against me." He said as he turned his own saber on and with a salute, almost taping the blade against his forehead and then swishing it to the side, he began going through the basic moves, slowly and precisely showing the blade work of a master in the style.

 

[Warren Century]

Watching the moves, Warren observed what he did. The moves were intricate, but he needed to perform the moves perfectly. Imitating the moves once, and messing up Warren tried again. On his second attempt he got the moves of the form perfectly executed. Ready now, Warren attacked his opponent with the lightsaber using the moves of the Form he had been shown with the lightsaber in hand.

"Very well. Let's get started."

 

[Shaddi]

Ereobs seemed to hardly put any effort into blocking the strikes as they came from [member="Warren Century"], parrying with his own blade or simply side stepping to avoid it. "Keep your footing at all times, footwork is as important as your own blade work." He said before he spun around and gave Warren a swift kick to the back of his knee to show him, he had loosened his stance.

 

[Warren Century]

Knocked to the ground, Warren forced himself to stand up. Rising and balancing himself so such a battle tactic wouldn't work again, Warren began a rapid offensive of slashes, and stabs with the lightsaber thrusting, and swinging it viciously at his mentor. It wasn't entirely Shii-Cho, but still it was somewhat Shii Cho at the same time.

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos seemed to not even move from his spot, in fact he hadn't moved from the spot he had occupied when he had kicked [member="Warren Century"]'s knee. "Don't let your emotions get the better of you, if you are going to angry use it don't let it use you or you will make mistakes." He began to lecture but ended with a nerve strike into Warren's off hands shoulder to illustrate his point. Erebos was a tough but fair teacher, at least he thought he was, he could have beaten Warren on the spot if he wanted to but he instead used this change to teach him the importance of footwork, blade work and keeping a level head.

 

[Warren Century]

With his off hand immobilized, Warren knew he had to do something. But what? An idea donned on him namely a creative use of the power Force Shock. Deactivating his lightsaber for a moment, Warren concentrated on gathering up Force Energy within his body so that he could test his theory. At the same time however he decided he'd need to keep his mentor here longer. "You know, I've discovered something about one of the sith lords of old. There were multiple flaws in his strategies, and plans. Flaws that invariably led to his death. Do you want to hear my ideas on what that Sith Lord could have done better?"

While he said this, Warren was continually gathering Force Energy and had belted his lightsaber for the time being.

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos was intrigued by this, was it a stall tactic of some kind? "Do tell." He said as he turned his saber of and placed it on his belt to listen to [member="Warren Century"]'s hypothesis.

 

[Warren Century]

"Palpatine was a and I hope I don't offend you, blind fool. His first mistake was oppressing the aliens and the Jedi, even as a Sith Lord he should have known better. Secondly he shouldn't have killed Obi-Wan, or any of the Jedi as that led to his eventual demise at the hands of Luke Skywalker. Another of his mistakes was the employment of clone troopers who wore face concealing armor. If you were to ever become an evil overlord I'd expect you to do better than that, at least."

Warren then channeled the lightning into his hand that was disabled and unblocked it.

"Not only that, but mutating Anakin into Darth Vader was a bad idea on so many levels. Corrupting a hero isn't a wise idea. You don't corrupt an individual like that, you end him or her."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Warren prepared to launch an attack the moment his mentor relaxed his guard and was at ease.

 

[Shaddi]

Erebos placed his hand up to his chin as he mulled what [member="Warren Century"] had just said. "Ending the jedi was a good thought for him but the oppression of aliens was a bad one. As far as the clone army is concerned however, it was the most well trained and efficient army the galaxy has ever seen if we don't count the Mandalorian crusades." Erebos said as he turned a little to the side. "As far as Anakin was concerned he could have done something there such as putting him in the suit and allow him to live in it for a year or so while either making a better one or cloning his body and teaching him transfer essence or just do it to him, himself. That way he could have held his gratitude instead of resentment but yes trying to turn Anakin to his own side ended up being his most fatal mistake."

 

[Warren Century]

"I see. So killing the Jedi was wise, perhaps. I'll give you that. True but the armor the clones wore allowed people to fake being one of them simply by stealing the armor. The armor needs to be modified so the helmet's aren't face-concealing. You're right about Anakin however."

Warren paused for a moment, checking his hand to make sure it was functional.

"Building the Death Star was a mistake. Ruling through fear may work for a time, but it often motivates groups of individuals to turn against you and attack you. At the same time I'll also need to soon start developing an artificial intelligence to put into an eventual suit of armor. If you were ever to become more powerful than Palpatine I'd expect you not to make his mistake."

With that he prepared himself mentally for what he was about to do. Soon he was going to commence a barrage of attacks on his opponent.