The Holocron

[ToKola Bakari]

As the lifeless bodies of their enemies fell to the ground Malakai could not help but be impressed, he could sense the woman channeling the dark side through her. Yet he was still a bit weary of if she could control it, Malakai had been immersed in the Dark Side of the Force since birth and even he was tempted by the power shadowing them. He made nothing of it, as he turned back to their path. They had reached the end of the chasm and with it, the cave system they had been searching for.

He looked back to the skies, darkness was falling upon them and he welcomed it, the apprentice had enough of scorching desert suns to last a lifetime. He made his way towards the cave's entrance. The air was thick with the Dark Side of the force, he took a moment to inhale, absorbing the years of hatred and evil that had made this cave it's home.

As his eyes flickered softly he looked to [member="Enma Jayss"] while pulling his hood back over his head. "Stay close..."

As they made their way inside of the cave Malakai ignited his blade, the violet hue tagging itself to the darkness, providing light for the two as they moved about.

 

[Enma Jayss]

She could almost sense Malakai's concern as she started moving next to him. Yet she made no comment on it, at least not until they found themselves at the entrance of the many tunnels and halls that had been eroded inside the rocky wall that stood before them. The darkside pumped itself with even more power here, yet this time she was much more at ease and she felt how it flowed through her rather than adhering to her inner constrictions.

Then Malakai instructed her to stay close and she nodded once. She had no reason to thread away from him. Staying close was the way they protected each other. They did not know what awaited them inside the caverns but whatever it was it would be far more difficult to take down if it fueled itself with the dark essence that had forever lingered on this place. Every a couple of meters they walked, the Hybrid would touch the walls in a seemingly aleatory manner. Though to her eyes, what she was doing was extremely logical. She had imbued her palm with the force and was leaving very subtle marks that to others merged with the surrounding darkness but that to her eyes were unmistakable. They carried her own essence after all.

"The node of this darkness grows stronger and tighter the further we walk in. If my judgement of the flowing force is not wrong, we should be turning right on the next opening we find." Her tone was almost a whisper, barely audible. They did not want anyone or anything hearing them.

 

[ToKola Bakari]

Malakai listened to her advice, his sense telling him she was right. As they made their next turn he kept a firm grip on his lightsaber, the soft hum echoing down the cave. As they came to a three way fork in the path Malakai exhaled, closing his eyes as he reached out with the force. For a split second he could feel the presence of the holocron itself, it flowed down the middle path. "This way." He took a step forward and a bloodcurdling screech echoed from down the path he had chosen. There was a slight pause as the Sith looked back to his counterpart. "Figures..." They continued down their path, his lightsaber ever ready for whatever they would encounter.

After only a few minutes of walking they reached the end of the path, in a more literal since than he was hoping. The cave system below their feet completely ended, as he looked over the edge there was a bright red aura, emitting itself out over the area. The source of the aura could be nothing less but a holocron. The drop down to the holocron was at least a three story drop, he was about to leap off with the Force when the holocron's light grew brighter, revealing something the Sith feared they would see.

A large Krayt dragon sat, curled around the holocron as it feasted on what Malakai could only make out as an unlucky fool. He exhaled before glancing back at [member="Enma Jayss"]. "Well....this will be fun, any ideas?"

 

[Enma Jayss]

A low growl emanated from the back of her throat as she strongly bit her lower lip at the screech, her very sensitive ears suffering at the pitch and volume of the noise. Making her auditory system hurt was a very easy way to get the Hybrid on a very bad mood and she was already visibly livid at whichever was the creature that had dared roar such a horrible sound.

She could feel the creature beneath their feet far before she saw it. It was breathtaking. Enma had seen some very big creatures in her home-world, big, dangerous, deadly creatures. But this one. This one had something to it. It was also permeated with the darkness of this caves, it was ancient. Eternally guarding the holocron they came today to retrieve. And she felt pity at the fate the creature would have to meet for them to please their Master. She only knew of Krayt dragons what she read in books and what she heard in tales. And they seemed to her quite majestic beasts. She was lucky to have her need for revenge for her hurt ears to pump the very little murderous intents she held.

"Krayt dragon...No less fun than what we would have expected, I suppose. The creature guards the holocron. We cannot risk the holocron getting damaged by plunging into combat with the beast. We should first retrieve it...then kill the Krayt" She said, awaiting for Malakai's opinion.

[member="Darth Malakai"]

 

[ToKola Bakari]

There was a moment of silence following what [member="Enma Jayss"] said. He knew that the woman was right but he did not yet particularly know how to go about it. After a moment of looking over the beast he nodded, raising his hand towards the Holocron. "Perhaps we can do this without even having to fight the beast." He dipped into the endless nether of the Dark Side, forcing his will upon it until finally the void responded. The Holocron slowly rose from the beast's body, but the moment it began to rise the Krayt Dragon's head rose, turning towards Malakai. It growled lowly as it's tail whipped around, snatching the relic from the air and returning it to it's side.

"Well..." Malakai lowered his hand, looking over the creature once more. "I guess killing it first isn't really optional." Malakai exhaled before looking to the terrain below them. The cave system that the Krayt Dragon had been using was larger than the ones they had entered from, allowing more room for movement and maneuverability. He looked to Enma, his arms crossed in a somewhat exasperated manner. "Come, let's kill the overgrown lizard." Malakai leaped down into the pit the creature sat in, immediately antagonizing the beast beyond calming. The Krayt rose from it's place on the ground, whipping around towards the Sith with deadly intent.

Before Malakai could reach for his weapon the beast charged, bearing teeth as sharp as a vibroblade. Having no intention of becoming the Krayt Dragon's next snack he rolled to the side, landing in a three point position. From there the Sith gathered the force into his legs, allowing him to leap onto the creature.

He looked up at Enma and nodded at her, hoping she had an idea better than his.