Invasion The Liberation of Ossus [Republic vs. Sith Empire]

[Kiskla Grayson-Matteo]

OUTSIDE THE CRUMBLING JEDI LIBRARY
@[member="Daella Apparine"] | @[member="Yasuo"] | @[member="Florin Armetta"] | @[Member="Meta"]



Kiskla was expecting a strike as he adjusted his weight, and moved to parry her exposed area by lowering her left blade. To her surprise however, none came.

Surprise though, Lord Ashmedei could fly!

Kiskla had witnessed some of the Sith Lord's brutality five years ago, but he had stayed on the ground for it. And she was never his opponent. Perhaps now, in some strange, narcissistic way he considered her worth his while. His haunting words confirmed her suspicion. Phase two?

Her gaze followed him as he propelled vertically, having to squint as the rain drops pelted her eyes and obscured her vision. She didn't need see through her eyes, they were flawed and inaccurate. She needed The Force.

But not much of it.
Cameron had outpoured his presence so greatly, that he had revealed himself wholly to herself, and all the other Force Users on the planet in some divine manifestation. This outpouring of darkness, made the deity under her control squirm with delight. Like a puppy who had just heard "Walkies". It scraped within her confines, desperate to display its power. Kiskla struggled to keep it down, finding difficulty in her breathing.
Usually, she could exercise him enough through Vaapad but here, Cameron was forcing her to something other than using her body as a weapon.

She would use Son's want to her advantage. Like a screaming missile, she released her hold on him and his aura raced toward the beacon that Kiskla was focusing on through the tempest. B-lining, she intercepted Cameron's signature.
She couldn't fly, and she wouldn't try to. She'd bring him back down to play on an even playing field. She maintained her grip on her lightsabers, but extended her metaphysical hold to wrap around the ethereal shadow of @[member="Cameron Centurion"]. He was difficult to wrap her celestial fingers around, but, with a lot of focus, and closing out what was going on around her, she succeeded. Like tightening a grip on a stress ball, she Force gripped her opponent and with a powerful telekinetic swipe, she hoped to bring his darkly frame back down toward the library.

The library.

There was a deafening sound from the massive structure that had taken years to build. Within moments, the concentration of the nasty emperor had pricked the Library's shatter point and it was now crumbling. A small gasp of horror escaped her lips. Her Padawans and other Jedi were in there. No!

Kiskla released her grip on the Sith Lord she had attempted to toss from the sky.

Ugh she hated sith. Hastily, despite the swarm of graugs about the library's entrance, the lithe Master clipped her lightsabers behind her back and mentally shelved her battle with Cameron. Her senses were going wild, searching for the familiar signature of her Padawan. With little time to spare, she found @[member="Dar'rak"] and the rest of the strike team. They were a brilliant pool of light amidst the dark torrent Cameron and @[member="Kaine Zambrano"] were outpouring (as well as the rest of the darksiders). Thankfully, they weren't deep within the library. For whatever reason, they hadn't advanced swiftly.
Inhaling deeply, her thin arms lifted and she refocused her centre of light. The structure was crumbling rapidly, and she worked to intercept the stones that were around the entryway, to prevent them from collapsing on the Jedi team entering the facility. After her exertion to dislodge Cameron from his position, and fling him in the direction of the now cascading cathedral of knowledge, this was going to be painful. Her brows knit in concentration, breathing deeply as she attempted to balance the stress of the situation with the necessity demanded of her. Her muscles burned from the exertion, and her head was pounding and her cheeks hurt from clenching her teeth so tightly.
Thankfully, she had trained hard enough to succeed in keeping the entryway from colliding with any of the strike team inside, even from about twelve meters away.

For now.

 

[Josh Dragovalor]

@Krag @Tallia Farn

Josh took a breath as he managed to get his bearings, looking at Krag, then Tallia, then at Krag again, then at Tallia.

".... I thought I shut his piehole the last six times I punched him" he snarked.

He patted Tallia on the back. "Sweetheart. I can take this, this guy's dangerous, but I'll be fine, don't worry" he assured. "I don't want you getting in harms way because of me. If you wanna go on ahead toward the Temple without me, feel free. I'll join you soon as I'm done with him"

Krag let out a roar, and Josh glared at him. "I can smell your breath from here!" he snarked aloud. "Word of advice. Mint!"

And with that, Josh began firing off fireballs at Krag once again...

 

[Aika Kawakami]

Aika simply smiled as Ella mentioned the report, pushing forward from the vessel. It seemed that each moment, things were getting better. Perhaps she would be able to rely on the two of them more than she should. Then again, a chance to be a back seat driver sounded incredibly appealing. A slight nod was given to the others as she began to venture forth behind the girl. "Well, since you seem to have memorized the entire dossier, Nova-san. With that being the case, lead the way. You seem to have more information than myself, which is a bit sad considering. Nonetheless, we need to be prepared. If hat you've said is correct, we need to keep our senses sharp. We already the know the Sith have a presence here. Not to mention we all know they tend to favor...aggressive negotiations."

@[member="Ella Nova"] @[member="Sochi Ru"]

 

[Soeht]

GREAT JEDI LIBRARY - IS FALLING

Yet it was not even a few seconds after getting inside the foyer that the walls began to crumple. Quickly, Daella pressed another button on the beacon. Those she had called were given a warning to leave.

The doors began to crumble. Falling debris killed Republic and Imperial soldiers all around the Jedi. The foundations at their feet cracked. The ground quaked. Daella made a mistake. @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] managed to buy time for the strike team with the Force. Daella took this opportunity.

Turning back to her entourage, Daella just said, “Run!”

Immediately after saying that, Daella reversed her charge and began to run out of the Jedi Library. She kept her pace even with the slowest Jedi.

Just as Daella left the threshold of the Library’s entrance, dust flew out from the bowels of the building and threw Daella off the top of the stairway and down. She continued to fall for meters as her body grinding against the stone steps. She deactivated her lightsaber as she brought her armored forearms up to protect her face and head.

Eventually, Daella came to stop at the bottom of the stairway. She quickly got back up and scanned the area for any of the Jedi that journeyed with her the moment before.

Spoiler

@[member="Vulpesen"], @[member="Eenes Kokad"], @[member="Tyr-Kyr Magnus"], @[member="Iella E`ron"], @[member="Hawk Solo"], @[member="Florin Armetta"], @[member="Saki"], @[member="Meta "], @[member="Yusan Fenn"]

 

[Syn]

OUTSIDE LIBRARY
@[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Iella E`ron"]

The jedi master moved with the shadows, he had descended from the mountains with a few shadows as they ignored the sith and descended in a rush. The momentum of the jedi master gaining as his armor gleamed in the spots it shown peeking out from under the robes. The wraith bracers Sasori had created were there as well each holding the murr earrings that he could feel. Fresher and more stamina but the force flowed with him. The sigil on his chest making his mental defenses far stronger while the amulet from dagobah strengthening it, feeding from it as it glowed to bolster even more. He didn't even need to activate his sabers while he went down just letting the force flow over and through himself. NOw was the time as he sensed the first one on the edges of his senses. The jedi master but there was more, he had felt it and now understood. The temple was collapsing and destroyed by the emperor with he could feel it Iella inside or close by. His speed increased as he moved and lept letting the force propel himself forward in a vaulting motion to clear more distance. He pressed out his energy to aid the jedi master as much as he could.

 

[Darc Xavior Talus]

Outside Great Jedi Library all messed up and bloodied by rock damage.... Enraged.

Darc released his embrace on Iella and slowly stood as pieces of shards rolled off his back. He was wounded, but not incapacitated; at least not yet. The other Jedi were around him now. It was slightly comforting to say the least. His attention then turned to the battlefield and there stood the Emperor before him again. His eyes narrowed and with the will of the Force he levitated his saber to his grip. He marched towards him as the emerald blade came back to life. A torrent of darkness spiraled around him like a cyclone; churning with the Darkside. His body commenced to electrically charge with a crackling blue colour. Soon his march became a forward charge; unleashing his Vaapad technique once more.

@[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Kaine Zambrano"] @Daella Apparine @Yasuo @Florin Armetta @Meta

 

[Ravage]

Jedi Academy Ruins

As Tracyn approached Ravage, he did not panic, or fear the man. He was not but a simple Jedi. As such, he would burn like the rest. Ravage continuously launched globs of saliva at him. Each neon green glob of acidic saliva would cling to his armor upon contact and slowly burn through it.

If Tracyn came too close, Ravage's tendrils whipping from his back would stretch and forcefully grab him by the arms, holding them tightly. His tongue would stretch and wrap around Tracyn's abdomen, pulling him in closer for Ravage to sink his razor sharp teeth into his armor.

@[member="Tracyn Ordo"]

 

[Alan]

JEDI ACADEMY RUINS

There was a ping from his HUD that alerted him to a biological agent clinging to his armor. He didn't need it to be aware that given time (a lot of time) that it would eventually burn through his armor, however, he wasn't really caring or focused about that right now. There were tendrils coming at him, and he smiled. His lightsaber hummed and glinted as a pair of tendrils went for his arms, and a long tongue came towards his torso. Tracyn was a Jedi, a Jedi with a lightsaber. Ravage was a...Gen'dai? Mutated Graug, whatever. Either way, his biologically enhanced body could do little to match the speed and ferocity of Tracyn Ordo with a lightsaber. Even holding it out in front of him, the lightsaber did wonders to help him, as did the Super Commando armor. The first fan-like motion of the lightsaber went to sway away the tendrils that were attempting to grab him by the arms, and the next went to slice apart the tongue that was coming at him in a downwards slashing motion, that even in the event of him getting pulled in, would attack the beast.

Tracyn hoped that the large beast actually got Tracyn close enough for him to really start messing with him.

"Keep in mind, I gave you a chance."​

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@[member="Ravage"]​

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Great Jedi Library outskirts: On top of a cliff

Kaine smiled as Darc appeared from the ruins, battered and bruised by the havoc he had caused. "You know I couldn't have done this without you." Kaine stood his ground as Darc approached him, slowly activating his crimson blade as Darc activated his blade of emerald. Kaine began to swell with the Dark Side as the tempest of Darc's own darkness enveloped him, both becoming beacons of darkness in a sea of light, neither being smothered nor pushing the Light away. When Darc began to charge he unleashed an explosive force of telekinetic energy towards Darc's legs as he brought his lightsaber up to clash against Darc's own before Kaine jumped back to create more distance between them. He would then reach out on a piece of the rubble from the destroyed Great Library and fling it directly at Darc wherever he was.

@[member="Darc Xavior Talus"]

 

[Darc Xavior Talus]

Saber-locked again with Kaine

He dashed forward and his legs were struck by telekinetic energy. Due to his beserk state of mind, his adrenaline and the Force pumped enough to shake off the first instant of it. Both clashed their sabers together and locked in place; sparks fizzing everywhere. The Emperor then broke away from the saber lock and tossed a rather large chunk of rock towards him. Darc's immediate reflex was to slice through the boulder, which he did, but the smaller pieces struck in various places of his body. He was knocked back but he controlled his backwards momentum with the Force to anchor himself to the ground. His head slowly rose as the shi'ido began to shape shift his body to a larger, tighter muscle tone; predatory eyes flared like hellfire. He stood slowly and gathered his wake of darkness channeling the Darkside. And with a flick of a hand, the shi'ido released a death field of energy hurling towards the Emperor. The bolt quickly scattering in all directions to web the victim.

@[member="Kaine Zambrano"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Kaine created a barrier of energy around himself as the Death Field descended upon him, taking a knee as he placed his left hand upon the ground spread out. He focused on his barrier and the area around it, and began to funnel large amounts of telekinetic energy into the ground around the bubble. The ground began to crack and break apart, including the cliff edge. As Kaine continued to funnel more energy into the ground, it became more and more unstable until the cliffside began to fall away onto the ground below, threatening to take Darc with it unless he did something quick. It was then that Kaine stopped funneling force energy into the ground to focus upon the spot directly underneath Darc, and force it to rise upward rapidly, attempting to use it as a skyward battering ram.

@[member="Darc Xavior Talus"]

 

[Darc Xavior Talus]

Shape shifted slightly and hovering over the Emperor on a crumbling cliffside

The cliff was about to give way from the Emperor's will and soon the ground shook below him. The shi'ido shape shifted and two wings sprouted out of his back. Combined with the will of the Force and his wings he levitated and took flight. Hovering in the midair, he looked down to the Emperor with an opened palm charging up a spherical energy ball. When enough energy was harnessed Darc began to hurl waves of Force lightning towards the Emperor.

@[member="Kaine Zambrano"]

 

[Mother Askani]

Hmm it would seem Ella was more prepared than the others. Her not checking the intelligence reports before she left was what she had forgotten. Ella was in front leading the group down the right pathway. Massive conflict could be heard off in the distance. smoke still floating towards the clouds since they started on foot. With the small amount of knowledge Sochi knew regarding the Ysannan people, they would be protecting one of the massive jedi structures, if not apart of the fighting at the moment, they would be too far away. Sochi hoped they would face no resistance during their expedition there, even then it wasn't guaranteed that the tribe would willingly accept them after all the destruction that has been caused.

After what Aika had said regarding the sith, Sochi only hoped they wouldn't have to fight any sith, at least not yet. she looked around the forest that was Ossus, and she kept her sense about her. There was no telling what wildlife would be so willing to engaged them. It was all chance.

@[member="Ella Nova"] @[member="Aika Kawakami"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Kaine brought up a piece of the crumbling cliff side up before him, using it as a makeshift shield as the waves of lightning struck all around him. He continued to hold the barrier of hard stone with his right hand, while with his left he reached out to more debris from the crumbling cliff side and began to use those as makeshift projectiles at Darc. He tried to find the sharpest pieces of debris he could find, and hurled them at Darc with ferocious intensity, trying to knock the shapeshifter right out of the sky. This was becoming quite the duel, destruction and death coming down all around them as they continued to pit their might and cunning against one another.

@Dark Xavior Talus

 

[Darth Ayra]

| @[member="Sochi Ru"] | @[member="Aika Kawakami"] |

The pathway began to thin out and small structures, large enough to resemble huts and homes, began to come into the horizon. Ella held her hand up, signaling to the soldiers around her to halt. She turned to Aika and Sochi before saying, "Aika, if I can make a suggestion?" She turned her gaze back to the Ysannan village, whilst talking to her Jedi counterparts. "We don't want to spook the Ysannan. Marching in with this company of troopers would only do that to them. I think the three of us should continue from here. I'm sure your men can hold this position, right master?" Ella gave a small, awkward grin as she asked the question, not knowing if she was stepping out of line. This was, after all, Aika's mission as the Jedi Knight. She didn't want to seem to be competing with the girl.

 

[Saki]

RUNNING TIME
@[member="Iella E`ron"] @[member="Diana Moridena"] @[member="Vulpesen"] @[member="Karsh Lithern"] @[member="Hawk Solo"]

Saki looked at Iella and then she felt it as she took off running. The sight of what they were going through temple as it started to fall. She couldn't believe what was happening or why while she rushed out the door they had come in behind her. The leap while it fell away closing on the distance until she rushed towards the crowd of what was forming it seemed and she looked upon them. Her vision tunneling until the excitement of the time came to her, her fists clenched while she took in the other jedi knight with a grin. Her saber finally flew into her hand as the blade ignited showing a yellow blade and she charged going right at Karsh. There was no need to care it was all about helping Diana with her problem. "Diana you okay?"

 

[Darc Xavior Talus]

????

Soon flying pikes of rock came at Darc sent by the Emperor. He quickly opened a palm forward to control the momentum of the oncoming rocks. As the chunks of rock decelerated, Darc rotated his wrists and balled a fist harnessing a gravitational grip on them; Force crushing them to dust. A smokescreen of debris veiled between them; obscuring eyesight from one another and in a split second Darc was on the cliff behind to the Emperor in a flurry of emerald strikes in an attempt to sear him to pieces.

@[member="Kaine Zambrano"]

 

[Florin Armetta]

Outside Crumbled Library;
Remnants of the strike team.
Not only had Daella made the young Florin reassure himself but she used more than one or two words...Not once but twice, the miracles of battle he thought. The others were keen to keep going on and when the jedi knight looked at the padawan, Florin just gave a nod as he was ready to face the evil to come, his innocence had been stripped away and all that remained was now a shell of a boy who longed to make the sacrifice of the soldiers that had died to protect him worth it. Daella would make her way forward chagrining into the halls of the once great jedi library. Florin would follow.

Before them were waves upon waves of sith, taking them down wasn't hard the small pack of jedi were quite strong together as they deflected blaster bolts and cleansed the evil of this place one body at a time. Florin was covered in the blood of others, his face cold and blank like stone as he was in what would appear some sort of trance like state; one that couldn't be broken it seemed. Yet the group wouldn't last long in the foyer of the jedi library as the walls started quaking, rubble and derbies falling down killing both republic and sith soldiers alike as the group made haste. Florin struggling to keep up, pushed himself, he didn't want to die here, no one did. The sound of the walls coming down behind him made him worry however he would just make it outside with everyone else as the entrance was now enclosed in rubble and rock alike. He was curious as to what exactly had done this but Flo just knew it would have something to do with a powerful sith, no jedi would purposely take such an ancient ground of knowledge down.

He was thrown down the stairs however some quick manoeuvring and the adrenaline running through him would let Flo land somewhat safely at the bottom. He looked around, others were scattered across the grasslands in front of him. He coughed a bit, this battle was defiantly taking a toll on his young body. "Is everyone ok?"

Yet it would have to wait, the sith and the monstrous army who he had found to be known as the graug had come to kill them. Florin ignited the silver blade and took a stance, even if he was to fall here he would protect the others around him. He lunged forward, his blade meeting the armor of a sith as it melted it through, jumping around a flourish of strikes were unleashed as republic troops came in from the side in a flanking maneuver. Blaster fire being deflected left and right as after moments the group of soliders, Florin and anyone else who was able to fight had taken care of them.

@[member="Daella Apparine"] @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Dar'rak"] @[member="Meta "]@[member="Yasuo"]

 

[Aika Kawakami]

All the shuffling of the feet came to a sudden halt as Ella raised her hand in signal. At first she believed the stop was out of caution. Everything was feeling a bit...dark. She wasn't sure just how aware the two padawans were, but Aika could easily feel much distress in the distance. Anger. Fear. It seemed as if every negative emotion possible was surrounding them. Not to mention the heavy feeling she had within her own heart. Unknown to her, it was the force's way of signaling two things to her; pain, and possibly death. It was no secret that others parts of the planet were locked in confrontation, but it was more than she herself could tell.

Of course, after spacing out for a few moments, the voice of another would bring her back to reality. It was Ella making a suggestion on how to approach the the settlement. Aika smiled and nodded. They were getting close, and anyone would be uncomfortable seeing military force marching into their home. "I think that's an excellent idea, Nova-san. The last thing we want them to think is that we come with any type of hostile intent. This is an assignment to get the Yassan to assist us. That probably can't happen with blaster shoved in their faces." She turned to look behind her, addressing the soldiers behind her. "Captain Reigns. Have your men surround the perimeter of the settlement and set up security. We'll need a watch to make sure we're not being ambushed. Just make sure they don't see you. We don't want anyone getting the wrong idea."

A small snicker could be heard from the male as he dished out orders to the troops. "Yes ma'am. You heard her men. Fan out. No one gets inside the perimeter without going through us." Immediately, the troopers began readings out, their sets heavy, yet light at the same time. At that moment, Aika grinned to both of her companions. "So, what do you two say we get started? I have a feeling we may be in for a long day."

@[member="Ella Nova"] @[member="Sochi Ru"]

 

[Karsh Lithern]

@[member="Saki"] @Diana Moridena @[member="Vulpesen"] @Mikhail Shorn
Karsh senses the newcomer, reading into him, feeling the potential. "Well Jedi, my apologies, it seems I left my manners aboard my vessel. The one you stupid fools didn't even notice fly into this planet. So it seems this encounter will commence without them." His telepathic message, which was readable this time by everyone, was sarcastic and faintly jovial. "It's too bad that a comedian suited for a stage such as yourself will meet his end here." Karsh sends, and with the last couple of words he sends a large piece of stone sitting behind Vulpesen flying at his back.

Karsh jumps back to take his side by Mikhail. As Vulpesen is getting to his feet he sends, "Now, I believe this should be fun." He sends a quick shot from his blaster at Vulpesen to test his reflexes. It was easily evaded. "Nice lightsaber," he chides. "Now witness what a true blade looks like." He slowly brings out his saber; the hilt three times longer than a normal saber, made with llightsaber resistant material to avoid destruction, the end of it bares a lightsaber resistant cortosis weave blade at two feet long. Karsh, releasing the 6 and a half foot bloodshine red blade nods at Vulpesen, "You and I. Let these two see their battle through. Agreed?"