Private Through Suffering It Shall Bleed

[Revna]

Darth Strosius


She was quick to get to her feet, the extinguished lightsaber in her hand, as she followed Darth Strosius from their current room, stepping past the sliding doors a pace or two behind him, noticing his idle glance back to make sure she was there with him. He brought her to another room nearby that was very familiar to her; she’d been in this place quite a bit in the early days of her training, as she learned how to handle and properly use the weapons that the forces of Wonosa were trained on. It was also the location where she’d been introduced to the first fighting form while using a blade, and she’d practiced it so much that it had long since become muscle memory for her.

In that time since, she’d been introduced to the other lightsaber forms, partially from her Mentor and partially from Darth Malum.

As the harsh lights flickered on above them to light up the room, Revna made her way towards the sparring platform as directed and once there, she ignited her new lightsaber and took a few moments to get a feel for its weight, which was much lighter than the Sith sword she was used to.

“This does feel very different from the sword I’m used to using.” Revna replied to her Mentor who was beyond her, in response to his comment as she swung the blade in slashing motions that trailed a crimson arc in its wake.

Once upon a time, the young Sith would have felt uncomfortable or even shy practicing or going through her forms in front of someone else - but group training sessions had long since forced her over that anxiety, and now she fell into her usual rhythm with ease, taking a few extra moments to move through the patterns of the forms she knew, adjusting to the weight and presence of the flickering and crackling crimson blade that bathed her and her immediate surroundings with red light. It certainly would take her time to fully adjust to her new weapon, but she felt somewhat confident that she could at least handle the droids that were bound to come next.

There was certainly only one way to find out.

“I am ready to proceed, High Priest.” Revna said with a glance towards him as she took her ready position on the platform, the crackling blade extended before her as all her senses came to life, prepared and ready for the session to begin.

 

[Darth Strosius]

"To be expected, to go from a weighted proper blade to a lightsaber isn't always the smoothest of transitions. Luckily for you you're a quick learner." By now Darth Strosius had taught dozens of Sith to wield both swords and lightsabers, Revna would be no different. Ironically enough he himself had started with a lightsaber first and primarily used it long before he ever wielded a sword, something that gave him a somewhat unique perspective when it came to instruction and training and something that most definitely showed itself in how he wielded his weapons.

As she began swinging and adopting forms, his masked gaze idly ran over her movements with his usual scrutinizing gaze. She had clearly grown so much since her first lessons in dueling and the various forms, even while testing her new weapon she seemed entirely within her element and natural with her movements. He felt a sense of pride at how talented and skilled she had become after such a relatively short time under his and the wider cult's tutelage. He could only imagine how dangerous she would grow to be with a proper Sith weapon in her grasp as she had now.

He was very eager to see it.

"Loosen your wrist, you need not brace and account for weight anymore. Let your movements be fluid but strong, like writing or drawing." Darth Strosius offered little tips and pieces of advice as he observed her training, nothing too disruptive nor grandiose as she didn't need them but rather little tricks that would help her become better adjusted to the new weapon. The main difference wouldn't be in forms but rather in the movements themselves, in how one would slash or parry. That was what often tripped up new wielders.

At her statement of readiness he nodded and tapped on the control console, the lights above the stage coming on as six training droids rose from some compartment below and circled around Revna. They were the same simple spherical and blaster mounted droids that served to train reflexes and deflection, both of which were essential when wielding a lightsaber. "They're set on stun so have no fear if you miss a bolt or two." He always gave that same condolence, something to calm the nerves of the trainee.

"Begin." The droids began spinning around Revna in wide arcing orbits, letting loose quick bolts one after the other from various directions as the soared through the air. This was clearly the easiest setting however as they didn't fire at the same time, giving her plenty of time to defend one bolt before the next was even shot. As always however, the longer she went without being hit the more shots would be fired as the difficulty was gradually raised.

Revna