Location: Mount Tantiss, Wayland
Objective: Survive
Allies: VJE and Allies
Enemies: TSE and Allies
Tags:
Ardana Vorco
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Adara Raxis
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Darth Prazutis
NPC Links:
Gunner
Links:
Sword
Adenn simply lay there on the ground, staring heavenward, even when Xanesh appeared above him. Bloodied lips smiled a humorless smile as he saw her, and when she spoke, Adenn simply let out another choked laugh. Staring at her face, Adenn simply grinned his bloody and humorless smile, and when his eyes unfocused and refocused, she was long gone. She left him alone there, on the battlefield, leaving him to a fate Adenn knew and accepted. Luckily enough, someone else didn't want to leave him to that fate, and sent help to bring him to her.
As the owl appeared in the sky above Adenn, he let his eyes close. Adenn knew he'd soon be brought to Manda, for that's what the owls did, was it not? Because of that believe, along with his senses being numbed, Adenn hardly felt himself moving, and simply believed his soul/spirit was being brought to Manda. He was to be sorely disappointed as he heard a voice he hadn't in a while. Adara. Eyes cracking open, Adenn found his head lolling to face his granddaughter, and despite the pain, he found himself smiling. Reaching up with the stump of his left arm, Adenn spoke softly.
"
Adara... you've grown."
It was all he managed before he began coughing again, blood spilling forth from his mouth. His head fell down as his eyes lost focused while staring at her. He heard her but could hardly respond, not that he would've known what to say. After all, does anyone know what to say when on death's door? So instead he simply let his eyes fall close, waiting for death to come. Instead, he suddenly found himself out of his armor, out of his body. Gasping in shock, Adenn stared around himself wildly. He must've made quite the sight, what with how scarred his soul looked, despite the determination, and reluctance, that radiated from it.
Adenn noted none of that, instead finding himself gazing at Adara with surprise evident in his eyes. He found himself simply nodding to what Adara said, not trusting himself to speak, not even knowing if he could. Thus, when Adara began her work on his body, Adenn found himself gazing around, before eventually returning his gaze to his body and the powers at work there. It was all very fascinating, and it certainly gave Adenn knew insight into the Force and all that it made up.
For an eternity that last seconds, Adenn found himself as only a soul, seeing the Force and the world around him through the lense of a Force user. And when that eternity ended, Adenn found himself understanding more than he ever had before, while also having found new ways to beat back certain aspects. During that time, Adenn also found his hand resting on Adara's shoulder, gently squeezing it in wordless thanks and support. But that was neither here nor there, for that eternity ended with a rush of whispers that brought Adenn's soul back into his body. His body convulsed as Adenn found himself in his body once more, first it curled inward, and then with a loud gasp, Adenn's eyes snapped open and his back arched up, before slowly falling back down to the ground.
Shakily gazing around himself, Adenn brought his arms up to gaze at them. They were severely scarred, though the majority were minor scars that would eventually disappear. There were a handful of larger scars, but Adenn focused more on the fact that his right hand was free of his sword once more, while the left arm was gone slightly above the elbow. Letting his arms fall down, Adenn pushed himself up slightly and gazed down at his now nude body. There were even more scars there, but they were a small price to pay for survival. Letting a macabre grin take his face, Adenn reached up with his remaining hand to grab onto Adara's hand and rose to his feet with her help.
Grinning at Adara, Adenn saw how she wasn't all too steady at the moment. At the same instant, he felt himself losing balance a bit. Spreading his feet wider, Adenn wrapped his remaining arm around Adara's shoulders, supporting both of them. At the same time, it acted as a hug, because it had been far too long since Adenn had last seen Adara.
"
It's been too long Adara. Oh how I've missed you. Thank you for saving me" Smiling at her, Adenn's brain slowly processed what she'd said about father and not being able to heal as well as him. His first thought was that she was talking about Kaine, but his instincts told him that was wrong, and after several moments of processing, Adenn realized his instincts were right. Here Adara was, helping destroy what Kaine had built up, which meant she considered someone else a father now. Whoever it was had better treat her well, but he'd tell her that later, for now he said something else, to show he would support her. "
Aliit ori'shya tal'din." (Family is more than blood)
That should get the point across well enough, coupling that with his smile of course. It was then that Adenn turned his gaze to the mountain. At the same time Adenn remembered something he shouldn't have forgotten, Gunner. Eyes searching the horizon where he'd come from, Adenn let go of Adara, taking a step forward.
"
Gunner..." Adenn suspected his ner'vod was dead, but he needed to see and confirm to be sure. Taking another step forward, Adenn suddenly collapsed to a knee with a groan of pain. Adara had healed him, true, but that didn't mean he was good enough to go running around again. Holding his hand to his chest while he knelt there, Adenn turned his gaze to Adara. "
Adiik, my dearest Adara. Please... please bring my ner'vod here, my closest vod. He remained by my side till the end, I need to know whether he lived or died."
If it were anyone else, and if he were in any other condition, Adenn would do his best to go himself. But sense won over stubbornness now, for Adenn knew that he was the safest here. As it was though, he still grasped his sword in his hand and used it as a crutch to stand. Funny how quickly such things change, one second fighting them, the next knowing you were safe. At least so long as Adara was close, Adenn would be relatively safe. For that he was grateful to her, along with her bringing him back from the brink of death.