The Yovshin's Blade

[Junko Ike]

The lower levels of the shrine were moss covered and looked like something out of a horror flick, there was not much here but closer and closer to the center the more she could feel it. Like a weight on her chest that could not be removed and constricted her breathing. JUnko herself remained at the ready and was relying on the force as well as her own training to resist the darkside before she was moving around it and searching. The glow rod casting the temples lower levels in a pale orange light.

"There isn't much here but it is in the air." Junko said it while she was looking over the things, attention to some of the walls as they glowed to her for a moment before she backed away focusing o the force energies. Letting her mind and body be immersed in the white current as the layers of the walls peeled away and the small glimmer became brighter and then was consuming a section of the wall. JUnkos hands coming out to it as she touched the illusion on the edges and walked through what was there.

 

[Junko Ike]

The area was suddenly feeling different, as JUnko immersed herself and hid from the sight of others within the current she didn't feel the oppressive weight on her chest. Moving through the illusions into a section of the temple that no one had likely seen since the illusion had been set there permanently. Now they would be able to and the webs that were around the area did little to deter her. She could see her gaurds were worried for her disappearing but they knew the score and what to do when she was like this.

She could see where they were working on more here, her hands going along the walls and the stone changed a little. it was more smooth and more interesting to her while she was able to go deeper through the area into a small chamber. Below part of the forest and she could see it above. The roof swirled with waters as the sun was even visible coming over the shrine. They were near one of the lagoons it looked like and near the surface as some fish went over it and the sun was starting to give it a golden hue.

 

[Junko Ike]

She had seen a small lagoon in some fo the scout images and reports, it wasn't much and was just in a small offshoot of the river but it could still prove invaluable for where they were. Junko wanted to work up some of the ideas and give herself a way to test the things that they had to work with. "This is a very beautiful place, she could hear it, she could sense it in the current and she could follow along on the sides of the shrine. The alter in the center of the room was golden and radiated with the force energies.

THe alter looked ornate and ancient compared to many of the other things they had been here, the forest was old but this seemed older like something that might have influenced the world leading to the barely contained growth of the forest itself. Like the star map had worked to influence the uncontrolled growth of the trees. There was more to it and thankfully she was guessing the valley and mountains themselves were what helped contain it. The forest spreading longer and outwards providing sections through the area.

 

[Junko Ike]

It was something to think about and those stone border lanterns with the crystals were another thing. It might be what was doing it but she was uncertain remembering what they saw and there was not a lot. She knew the darkside could manifest in places and on worlds there had been a great deal that had happened. The Sith Caldera was filled with ancient structures from long ago that were twisted and corrupted. This could have been something from another time that was going through the same thing as she looked around.

Junko remained there and she could see her sigil glowing, the mental protection one fo the reasons why she was guessing she didn't feel the more dangerous things like her guards were. They said it was a strange sensation before she approached the alter feeling and seeing something scream around her. The shadows were swirling and thicker blacker shadows were i n them that were moving she could see. THe rocks were being thrown at her from around everything as she moved to the side quickly dodging.

 

[Junko Ike]

She could see the shadows were throwing rocks at her before she moved tot he side and was moving around the area. Seeing the spectre's before the area was filled with some of her guards who had been hearing it. Junko moved with the others and they were going along the one pathway up the steps and through another illusion. The white current dissipating as Junko motioned for them to go until they arrived in the forest again and there was broken stone markers leading the way down into the forest.

"What was that princess Ike?" The one asked while they were going and she moved back out fo the way, the pathway going down into the forest led to overgrown trails as Junko spoke. "I am uncertain what it was but they seemed to get angry when we were close to that alter. Maybe with a team we will be able to explore more but we need to figure out how to better combat and hande the danger's they present." she was thinking about it and they could operate in a few of the better ways.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko was looking around the forest as they stood in it and running from the pathway they had been on she could see more of it, the small area they had been looking at had more of those marker lanterns. The blue glow changed to red instead when she was moving through with all of it and prepared to work on more of the things here. She was hearing things and moving past it as it seemed to stop, a small area of the forest going down from a hill into the fog when she was curious but they could give it a marker for their own location.

"Where are we now?" She was curious as they were listening and prepared to work on it but she couldn't see any markers in the sky or above the tree's canopy itself to let them navigate which way the others were. Junko wasn't afraid as the robes were keeping her calm and here near the red markers she could feel a lot of the tension and feeling of the forest themselves going away. "We are roughly a kilometer away from the advanced camp and have communications with the scouting team. They are heading to meet us."

 

[Junko Ike]

She gave a nod to the ones with her and they were going as the jedi princess stopped looking at some of the markers. They had stopped it from coming and following them, more so then that she was feeling different here while they were walking. "Get on the line, request they bring in a team from the Sepulcher, the new Heralds are being tested and this could be a better staging ground to see how well their armors systems operate. Jumping from orbit to land here int he forest and go after us to help."

She got a couple of looks and there was something she could work with, the jedi were making progress in many of the things they had been developing, more so in some cases though since she knew the synth mesh and other projects to use the lightside of the force on worlds was becoming something major for them. Junko herself had seen some ideas for their terraforming projects which would go to the sith worlds that stood lifeless and barren in most cases and they would work to return life to it.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko kept walking around the area and had herself prepared for a fight that was never coming. The markers were guiding them around as she could see the red glow in the dark woods like a beacon of where they should be going. The sunlight in some areas peeking through to reveal the dark greens of the foret and the different plants. Her nostrils flaring at the sickly sweet scent of flowers that were growing deeper and deeper into the forest that she wanted to go and find. She could even feel the trees pulling at her while she went around a few of them.

She was looking at the tree and her eyes fixed on it as she was searching the bark that had been overgrowing a small section. It was smaller more indented then the others when she touched it scrapping away until the smoothness of the tree was there with a nod of her head. She wanted to work on more of it but as it came away she could see what there was. Script branded onto it and a small indented section that was concealing a smooth stone. It was larger then what she had in her saber or her jewelry but she could feel it.

 

[Junko Ike]

The tree was still quite nice with a look on her face as she started prying it out of the tree with a look at the other scouts. The sounds above came as the ships were flying over and she could hear it passing by. THey would need to link up with the heralds themselves before going off in a couple of ways she would be able to work with it. Junko finally managed to pry it out of the tree as she held the small knife and the stone in her hand brushing it off so that she would be able to clean it for use later on.

Junko would have to move with the others when she saw the trees moving, the Heralds were here in their splendor as the armored figures stood tall and ready. Their upgrades, enhancements, biots and augmentations went with the armor and provided a number of new things that needed to be addressed when it came to have them there as an advanced, heavy, more powerful version of the rangers... What were they going to do if they fully got approved and ready to be utilized in a combat scenario?

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko didn't move from her spot when they were coming to join her and if anything it was providing her with a better idea of what the Heralds could do while they were moving quickly in the armor. It was heavy, it was made to be a powered armor with charon outer carapace that would work for them to be able to develop their own weapons for melee combat while still having an armored suit underneath it that was layers upon layers under the synth mesh and the super powered beings would be serving a very strong and intense purpose.

She was seeing them when they arrived, the soldier was towering over her when he strode forward with the rifle heading towards the markers and she could feel the force energies rolling off of them. The underlays, the mesh and the synthweaving that went into their armor provided a great many benefits in the end to what she could see and holding up the smokestone there was a look on her face with a grin. "You have been doing well and welcome to the forest. We are looking for these and there are enemies around."

 

[Junko Ike]

There were large, in charge and prepared to work on things with the other jedi. Junko was getting them to move around before she could hear it and feel it. Like a wind that was coming to her with a small look on her face when she focused to prevent her mind from going places but the large soldiers stood in the rock of the thrown rocks. The shielding and bioarmor layer shaping to give them what she could see when they were marching through the forest to let the energies of the being within it go away.

They were able to move throughout the forest while the jedi princess was providing a couple new things for herself. Spending the time in here so they could walk through the forest now when she was reaching out to try and find new stones with her own ones. They were great for touching and expanding the abilities that you would be able to use. The wraiths were moving around and she could see some of the other scouts who were around standing tall and in groups to stay together and protect each other.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko could see more wine they were walking and going towards the one camp they have found. A few ideas for what they could use to search out and defend with force signatures. The oculous was an important thing that they were wanting to develop more on some of the things they could set up, she wanted to work with more things and there were some of the more guards and scouts at the camp. The advanced camp when they were closer before the heralds were getting set up with some more of the gear.

Junko could rest here with them and they would continue moving through the forest towards the other side. They knew what they needed to be careful of and look for. She was sending in a small report to the others so that they would be able to provide new information. She was hoping there was something in the reports for them to be able to observe or well learn what these things could or could no do. Deep in the woods it would be dangerous if they were just specters created by a real threat.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko got to work with more of them while she was sitting in the camp for themselves, they were making food for the entire camp and she had a better idea of it. A thick scent was in the air of meat and veggies cooking in the broth that had a thick look to it. Beef stew that was a welcome taste as she sat there holding it in a bowl with her tactical spork created for them. She was eating the food and listening to some fo the guards as they were speaking and seeing the heralds without their helmet as it retracted gave her a sight.

They were tall and fairly pale, one of heside effects when it came to things happening with them, the females head was shaved showing where there had been injections and the hair was starting to grow back same as the male but their eyes were glow almost as she was making notes in her head of what each thing meant. That glow was from the membrane bio that they used to see better and further, the skin looked stretched because it essentially was given the augmentation to their growth and bones that was done.

 

[Junko Ike]

She knew a lot as well about what was going into them and it was all that the jedi could do to make these superior beings that would serve as a vanguard. A more powerful jedi brute, a sleeker heavy ranger that was giving them the back up they needed and with them by her side in here she wasn't to worried. They gleamed with the power they had in their equipment and their own skills until the jedi princess smiled laughing. Some of the males and the females were showing off their equipment to the others.

Junko was prepared to work with more of the things that they were showing more with some of the food. While it was all healthy the left over cans that they were not breaking down in the converters back at the palace or ships well they could be used to hold in explosives and have it set so they would be able to make small hand grenades until she saw what they might be able to use them for. Some of the solari crystals they could harvest used to dispel and disrupt the darkside spirits that they might be facing.

 

[Junko Ike]

Junko looked up at them when they took posts by her bed area, the small box seemed smaller but she was able to strip down and relax ready to go out and test things for herself. While they were working on things and providing all of them with protection throughout the night the jedi princess was happy to get to sleep and relax her body. Tension and some of the emotions were draining away as she breathed out and then in allowing herself to sleep in the bed. "Night, make sure all of you get plenty of rest for tomorrow."

Junko went to sleep and it was more soundly then the night before, nothing was attacking them which was a benefit in her opinion about a few of the things. With some more work she was certain they would be able to.... yawning now. Junko let her mind that was racing a million parsecs a minutes slow down and rest as everything was going blank. As sleep overtook her she drifted off to do her own things and work with more of it, staying there and staying power until they would have the opportunity in the morning.

 

[Junko Ike]

THe morning came and Junko woke up while she was stretching with a look on her face though as it seemed they hadn't been attacked in the night. Instead she was working on more of the things with her thoughts and attention to the early morning chill that was there. Some mist coming off of all the things before she was getting dressed up and worked on with her equipment. They were reporting from the next campsite she would be able to get to and explore while they were getting ready and searching the forest.

Junko started walking with the others while they were setting up a number of things for themselves, she stayed with it seeing two of the larger soldiers prepared to move out with her. Once they had the groups and equipment ready to move she was going with them as a full escort making her own notes as they went for the others. "So we found the alter here." She pointed on the aerial map they had with their beacons in the utility belts and it was providing a lot more information before she moved looking off into the forest.

 

[Junko Ike]

She was looking over more of the things that they had built up and set to work on parts of it. Mapping where they had encountered things as well as where they had explored to have the better map for themselves. She worked with the old map they had of the forest to overlay them and the scouts were reporting the different areas. Where there had been changes, where there were small overgrown sections and areas they were not able to pass in the end. With the other maps and images she could set it up with probe droids that were flying around.

Junko looked around the forest as they were working on more of the thing scans. Wanting to develop and search out for any of the smokestones here in the woods they might be able to find that had been implanted. it made the area a large section to coordinate and send out mental commands to creatures if you wanted them to attack but also knew what it was that had been happening. "How goes our progress?" She was curious about it and looked at the map her one guardswomen gave her with a look.

 

[Junko Ike]

"We have some areas that we will be able to work with and soe more that are going to be set up to meet us from the other sides." Turning things around though when she moved aroud with a lot of her own attention on the things. Junko could follow through to sense and reach out to try and channel through her hair piece the smoke stone was there. She wanted to work with all of it and allow it to push outwards until she breathed in the morning scent of bacon cooking and smiled to herself. All of this was lovely.

She was looking at more of the food and the forest as one of her servants brought her a can of the soup they had set up and added some of the bacon to the cheese and potato's... yes it was that delicious and there was corn as well just for good measure before she rolled her shoulders. Sticking with it until the jedi princess was prepared on the road as she took a few spoonfuls of soup with a nod of her head that she was happy to eat it. With the small chill in the air the warmth was amazing as she went around.

 

[Junko Ike]

The taste of the soup was good and it was that right place between thick and overly creamy while she was sticking with more of the things they got to do. Wanting to take her time as she walked off through the forest with them and the pathway was cleared for them and the scouts. The remains of some buildings were there so that she would be able to look around. Stopping at the ruined buildings before looking in. "These look like they might have been smaller houses or places on the main path if they were tired."

It was a good enough idea or place where they would be able to work on it, Junko wanted to test out a few theories in time but first she needed to be able to see what these heralds could really do. They were beasts within the galaxy when it came to the tech in their armor and the way they were being trained, augmented as well within a few of the better and more improved things. Junko walked with them when she could see the shield glimmering over their armor and the charon biomass over the top layer that formed the carapace was moving.

 

[Junko Ike]

She could almost reach out and touch it before he was looking at the different things, prepared for it but the biomass wriggled more shifting around until she backed her hand away seeing how the one of them made a blade with his hand to break apart some of the brush and growth here. Turning over some of the attention until they were getting to a small area she could be prepared to fight but nothing came. They cleared ways apart while walking through the pathways and seeing some of the twisted and grown trees.

Junko was moving along the path now with them when she stopped hearing the world around herself that was being presented, the sun still coming through the canopy as it was filtered beams of light when she leaned over looking at some of the other things they could see. Parts of the path that branched off into some of the other places they might have had other homes or there could have been additional shrines set up. Places of interest that the people who lived in here may have gotten along with the other ways.