This Visit is Long Overdue

[Kay-Larr]

Always keep your eyes on your opponent's eyes. That's what Shaw always told her. They would help in letting her know where the next strike would be, left, right, up, down. As [member="Lord Mythos"] paced around her, she met and held his gaze, keeping her blade up in a ready position. She could almost see the tendrils of blackness surrounding him as she allowed herself to open up a little to the Force. His blade was met with her own as he swung to her hip, and when his blade arched to the other side, she countered with a flick of her wrist. However the strength in his second blow caught her by surprise. She leaned forward on her stance to counterbalance herself so that she wouldn't fall over.

That seemed to have worked, until he took her blaster away and aimed it at her. Still Kay met his gaze as she got herself into a defensive stance. It was disturbing to see him holding such a weapon at her, but there was always the chance that she would have an encounter like this with him in the future, only with deadly consequences. Fortunately she knew that her blaster was always set to stun, for she never killed. But that didn't mean that she wouldn't try.

Why was it taking so long? Why won't he just fire?? And then he did. Kay swung her saber to deflect it, but also fell to her right to get out of the way.

This was going to be a long practice session. Or a short one, depending on his patience.

 

[Mythos]

He smiled... then fired again, and again and again, placing shots in her knee, shoulder elbow and forearm consecutively while pacing and strafing around her to the shots never came at too particular an angle. Mythos did not notice the blaster was on stun nor did he truly care, he needed to press on the attack to push her to the point where she needed to rely on the force in order to survive. His lightsaber left his hilt and ignited in mid air as he held the pistol in his right hand... he did not fire for now... instead he used his telekinetic might to send his lightsaber to twirl and slice at her indiscriminately with simple yet powerful attacks meant to slash, maim and de-limb enemies in precise movements.

"Focus Kay..." He said aiming the blaster pistol between his lightsaber and her lightsaber straight to her neck. "Use the force, fall into the force as if you are falling water..." He squeezed the trigger once again in three repetitive blasts aimed at her center chest all the while his lightsaber continuously bashed, dipped sliced and thrust against her own. She needed to learn, she needed to be able to defend herself if Mythos was going to have any peace of mind while she was gone. "Do not relent! your enemies shall not!" Mythos said, his voice raising as the blasts of the pistol became more and more rapid. She could not fail... She could not be struck down so easily, Mythos would not have her leave this castle until he was sure a bounty hunter would have to think twice before dealing with her.

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

First the blaster bolts firing at such close range, and then his saber flying in to attack her. She backed herself up as the onslaught continued. Now Kay had stopped thinking. She had no time for it. Instead she just reacted, her tension growing as his attacks increased in intensity, and not in an easy way, but quickly.

It wasn't fair. He had two weapons while she had just one and he wasn't letting up. Her tension grew as did her anxiety over whether or not she'd be able to keep up. She had to turn the tide, had to force him back instead of just defending. It was the only way.

Kay felt his Darkside threatening to envelop her, surround her completely so that there was no way out. But she couldn't let that happen. She felt a neutral Force glowing with Light gathering towards her as though she was a black hole, until she let it go in a shockwave towards [member="Lord Mythos"] in an attempt to knock him off his feet. Erebos had taught her the technique of pull and drag, as well as expelling objects from hitting her. Hopefully it worked.

 

[Mythos]

Mythos noticed the light envelop her around the darkness and sensed the gathering of the force before it blasted in a repulse of energy around her sending a shock-wave that sent both his lightsaber and the blaster pistol flying, Mythos caught the lightsaber in his hand yet the blaster pistol soared through the room and landed on the other side. A moment of silence... then an approving nod from the Sith Lord. "Impressive... you might not be as frail and delicate as you seem.... yet you could still use a lot of work and training before I am confident in sending you off to hotzones"

Mythos sighed... he had to try to give her at least one real offensive ability, one real way to put her enemies down should she need it but first she needed to accept his teachings and the gift of the ability... he had to try. "Allow me to show you one more thing..." Mythos said biting his lower lip, he did indeed know this was possibly a waste of time yet he still had to give it a shot. "This is one ability i know for a fact will put down any attacker or bounty hunter that tries to take you on... and i know you can do it if you try...."

His hand extended, the dark side of the force whirled around him as his eyes flashed a glowing light before the lightning flowed from his finger tips like a small electrical storm smashing against the wall and melting the durasteel. The display of light and power was impressive even to Mythos, he saw how his power had increased to these heights with dedication and training. When the light show was finished he turned back to kay with a stern and authoritarian expression. "That is the power of Force Lightning... i could teach you it.... it does work for your purpose as with enough practice it can be used to neutralize and not kill..." He paused and raised his eyebrow with an inquisitor expression before he finished.

"Allow me to teach you this I will be granted nights of undisturbed sleep while you are parsecs deep in Hutt space."

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

Sending her off? Kay breathed heavily as she got a chance to recover, shutting off the lightsaber. Sure [member="Lord Mythos"] never told her to, but she did so anyways.

She watched his display of Force lightning and the destruction it caused. With enough practice she could learn to not kill with it? So who would she be killing to test that theory on? No.

Kay shook her head. "I can't. Lightning like that only reminds others of Palpatine and the Darkside. How is that going to serve me? I don't want to be feared...I don't want anyone to be afraid of me."

She furrowed her brows. "I'll figure something out. And besides, I should be the least of your worries, Silver Tongue. Would it help if I promised to slow down my activities in Hutt space? And maybe not go in there as much?"

 

[Mythos]

"Palpatine went his entire life without anyone knowing he knew this ability, I think you are smarter than him" He sighed and smiled a wicked grin, he understood why she was hesitant and why she did what she did but he still had to at least try. When she spoke of the Hutt cartel Mythos took a step towards her and shook his head firmly. "No... " he said sternly yet calmly, gazing straight into her eyes when he did so, emotion and care not traditional of friends mixed in with his words.

"I would never seek to change who you are... you do what you have to do even if it puts you in harms way, it is what gives you purpose and drives you... i could not be the cause of taking that from you" His smile faded into obscurity when he noticed the destruction they had caused and yet he still was certain she did not have the tools necessary to truly put the respect of free the hearts of the hutt cartel.

Mythos turned his back to her while looking outside the window his power had shattered, his boots clunking shattered transparisteel with every step he took. He looked over his shoulder and gave her a smile before he spoke. "You are not the least of my worries, unfortunately for me, it would appear i have grown emotions for you" He smiled to himself at the revelation, he was not afraid to admit it, neither was he above using it to his advantage should the opportunity come.

"Emotion, passion... those are the fountains of power that i draw upon. The Sith use passion to fuel our strength, we give in to those basic urges that every living being has, unlike the jedi who would ask you to suppress them..." The sentence gave his mind the thought of jedi master Nima Tan and the talks he had with her about the force and the jedi. He corrected himself on the spot after realizing the mistake of his words.

"well... most jedi.... some in the silver sanctum are allowed to marry giving me the impression that some among the Jedi reject these antiquated norms."

He shook his head to remind himself that he was getting off track again before he turned back to Kay and paced to her.

"What i am trying to say is that, in a strange way that i could not possibly explain unless you too became an acolyte of the Sith... " He smiled teasingly and gestured for her to follow and head outside the arboreum. "My feelings for you make me stronger, whether you return them or not"

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Lord Mythos"] was a contradiction. He spoke of not wanting to change her and take her from her purpose, yet he wanted her to turn to the Darkside. But she just couldn't give up on herself, just as she couldn't give up on the Republic.

"We both know that I won't become a Darksider..." She smirked as he teased her, but she followed him out. Oh the poor souls that have to clean up that mess. "And I did marry, remember? So I'm not exempt from my feelings just because I haven't given in to your passions. But I'm not entirely helpless. I can talk my way out of things, and I have plenty of allies all over the Galaxy that will come to my rescue should I need it. I'm just glad that your government isn't after me."

That gave her another thought. More than likely he was taking her back to her guest room. Or at least that was her guess. "Silver Tongue, if the Republic lets me, do you think that maybe we could work out a treaty or peace deal together?" She was a good talker and considered herself quite fair. Though she was unsure if the One Sith thought of her as an enemy or even if they knew of her at all.

 

[Mythos]

Mythos nodded as they stepped out, indeed the crew who would have to rebuild the arboreum had an arduous task ahead of them but Mythos knew for a fact that they relished their jobs and were free men and women, their work was their passion. "Ah but you are not a Jedi either, i was under the impression that jedi were these bastions of abstinence against emotion and passion, Jedi Master Nima Taan, proved me wrong"

He thought back to the conversation with her and the duel they had, marvelous and powerful clash of wills, illusions and power. "You are exempt from your feelings and emotions because you are not a part of the order, you are not a padawan" He said with a grin, he was right and she knew it. Had she been a padawan such emotions and relationships were forbidden within the jedi order of the republic. As far as Mythos knew. He considered her proposal... peace? It was a ideological pursuit... all sith knew peace was a lie yet with the Galactic Alliance looming in the west a cease fire and peace treaty with the republic might prove beneficial. He answered truthfully. "If, and only if the hand of his majesty was with me during the peace talks and we could converse like we do now before him plus have the republic put favorable terms... Maybe..."
He was not going to lie to her, he would try to broker some kind of agreement but without the explicit order of the hand and maybe even a voice as well such peace talks were worthless.

When they reached the turbolift Mythos stepped to the side indicating this was a trip for just one. "It grows late, tomorrow I am sure we will have more time to discuss the matter deeper" He smiled and took a step towards her, his eyes relaxing and calming,inviting and coercive. "I hope you sleep well, if you need absolutley anything feel free to march down to my quarters and barge down my door... I am a light sleeper" What he should have said was that he did not sleep much at all.Before he left he leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek before pulling slowly back with his hand upon his chest and taking his leave. The cape she would see flowing behind him had a particular insignia emblazoned upon it's back... the insignia of the One Sith.

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

She smirked as he spoke of the abstinence of Jedi. Maybe Kay could become a Jedi some day? Who knows? She knew it was impossible before, but right now she was abstinent and had been for the past seven years. Yet [member="Lord Mythos"] ' view of the Jedi Order was most likely wrong anyways. One of these days, she'd ask and find out. Maybe...

Kay smiled a little as he seemed to like the idea of a peace talk. "Of course the Hand should be present. I'm not sure if either of our governments would trust just the two of us to handle it on our own. I would of course be required to bring another as well to even things up. But as to who that would be, I am uncertain. I think it should be someone in the military, but that's just my own opinion. And no successful treaty has ever been one sided. I'm sure that each of us could propose fair terms."

She approached the elevator and as she figured, she was being sent to her guest room. At his mention of her barging down his door, she smirked again. As if she even knew where his quarters even were. Going there would be a last resort. She was confident that she wouldn't need anything.

And then it happened. He kissed her cheek! She couldn't hide the look of shock on her face. Quickly she stepped into the elevator and shut the door. Should she wipe her cheek with her sleeve? No. That would be childish. The last thing that she needed was for him to lose his temper.

Kay let one of the guards press the right floor button, as she had no idea which one it was. When the door opened, she kept pace behind the guards as they took her to her guest room. Once inside she had them leave her for a few moments so that she could change. By the time the guards returned, she had already tucked herself into bed. She lay there for a while, staring at the statue he had built for her. "Maybe if I told him he was like a brother to me, he'd stop..." Yeah. That sounded like a good plan.

She rolled over and curled up under the covers. This was much more comfortable than her office couches. So when she closed her eyes, sleep came easily.

 

[Kay-Larr]

Sleep might have come easily, but it didn't last too long. Maybe it was because the bed was too comfortable. Or maybe it was due to her worry about being discovered. Kay could hear the rumours starting already about her and [member="Lord Mythos"] being lovers. Of course they would be horribly mistaken, yet still, the very thought of the Senator in bed with a high ranking Sith Lord would be enough to have her brought in for questioning. And that's all that she needed. Plus there was no reason to make any of his lovers jealous of her presence.

Quietly Kay slipped out of bed and got herself dressed, being sure to keep herself hidden from prying eyes. Afterwards she rolled up her nightgown and packed it into her satchel, before slinging it over her shoulder. Kay took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. Time to go.

She opened the door and stepped into the hallway, letting the guard know that everything was fine and that she just had to go home. A shuttle or transport vessel needed to be called first. Kay was flanked by the guards as they led her to the entrance to the Palace. She'd let them take her to the end of the grounds, but then went the rest of the way on her own. It was time to go to Commenor and see if she was needed at all. If anything at least the couch in her office probably missed her.