Training with a Jedi...

[Soeht]

Once @[member="Yusan Fenn"] opened his eyes, Daella stood to his right and looked down on the Senator. She moved from her seated position to next to the Senator with light feet as he kept his eyes closed.

“What path does the Force will you to take?” asked Daella.

 

[Serah Oricion]

Yusan thought over how best to word the words that would come out of his mouth he didnt need anymore complications and nor would he welcome them. "Simple, to finish the work that i started and to free the galaxy from its own evils, those evils are what made my life what it is and i dont want anyone else to turn into me and have my life or past. After all only we can change the future and the past is behind us, it is best to forget it and move on to making a better future." He looked at her, still focused on that one thought of continuing what he had begun, what he said was true and he would die before the Republic fell to greed and corruption. @[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

“And what is such evil?” asked Daella to @[member="Yusan Fenn"] with a calm voice, “Such platitudes are used to excuse destruction and war.”

 

[Serah Oricion]

"Simple, greed, murder, power, and death. The later of two being actions commented rather than their ideals. I realized something as i thought on my goal, the thirst for power and dominion over others corrupts and feeds a man's greed. It causes war and crime, murder and subjugation, everything that can and will be prevented if i have a chance to do so. My life began with the exile of a Jedi, the death of her master, and her rescue by the very person she was meant to kill. And that Jedi's life was ended in the same way that mine began, so i will work to stomp out the very ideals and their abusers that created me and my place here before you." His face remained calm and serious, a mixture of determination and pain that was obvious to anyone that looked at him much less looked through the force to see how deeply rooted that pain was and also his own sense of guilty, sadness, and over all yearning for the past to be changed. He left his eyes to linger on the Jedi knight waiting for her response and for her next question. @[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

After @[member="Yusan Fenn"]’s answer, Daella chose to remain silent for several seconds as she stood to the side of the Echani.

Then she placidly told to him, “Experience is vital to bettering oneself. Yet, dwelling on the past leads to obsession. If you seek to use the Force, then such feelings will betray and corrupt you far greater than one without a gift in the Force.”

 

[Serah Oricion]

"But forgetting the past dooms us to repeat. How can we not forget the past to fix what it caused and if dwelling on it leads to the very corruption that was caused by it how can something even be combatted rationally. Im sorry if I seem stubborn but it makes no sense that forgetting the past will help us to fix it, realistically we must remember the past and learn from it so that we do not repeat it. We must study all that happened, think on it every day, and stomp out the sparks that would cause a renewal of the fire that burned holes in the lives of those that populate this galaxy." Only after he finished what he said did he realize his voice had grown harsher and louder, perhaps even borderline yelling at the Jedi Knight in the middle of its temple. He lowered his head and spoke this time his tone one of shame at what he had done and his bull headed anger that was a result of the very thing she warned against, his words carefully chosen now and slow. "Sorry I just... its a foreign thought after so many years, between learning of what the Jedi are truly like and the fact that... ill try and not dwell on such thoughts of the past if they are the very thing that will turn me into the being I wish to remove from the galaxy." @[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

Daella’s gaze did not change. She remained stoic as @[member="Yusan Fenn"] nearly yelled at her.

Once he apologized and finished speaking, Daella then said, “Learning from experience and dwelling on the past are two different things. A successful Jedi learns the difference.”

Then, a young woman in Jedi robes entered the training center. Daella turned her head toward the girl.

After a bow, the Jedi girl said, “Master, I’m here for training.”

With a motion for the Padawan to enter, Daella turned back to Yusan and told him, “Watch and I’ll show you how to fight beings much stronger than yourself.”

 

[Serah Oricion]

Yusan remained silent and watched carefully as the Jedi left to go train with the Padawan, a thought crossed his mind if the training session was planned or Daella had called her here. It didnt matter either way it was just an idle curiosity that occupied his mind upon seeing the newcomer. @[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

The Padawan glanced at @[member="Yusan Fenn"] and asked, "Is he to joined today's training?"

"Only to observe," immediately answered Daella.

The two Jedi took positions about ten meters apart. Daella adjusted a knob on her lightsaber - which would reduce the damage of the blade to training saber levels. The Padawan sported a typical training saber - its design of hilt perfectly standard in the Jedi Temple of Coruscant.

When both ignited their sabers, Daella spoke out, "Overhead strike. Pay attention to what I do."

The Padawan then gave a little bow in response. Daella assumed a stance with her yellow bladed lightsaber in her right hand and pointed to the ground. Her right foot was back just slightly. The Padawan took a high guard stance.

Then, the Padawan charged at Daella. Just as instructed, she swung her lightsaber straight down upon Daella's head. The Jedi Knight calmly slid her left foot back and brought her lightsaber up. She grabbed the hilt with both arms and rushed her lightsaber to be above her head. She oriented the blade parallel to the ground with the tip of it pointing to her left. It hummed just inches from the top of her head.

Predictably, the Jedi Padawan's lightsaber crashed against Daella's. The Jedi Knight seemed hardly phased. Immediately after the blades made contact, Daella pushed off her left foot. This shifted her body to her right. She also kept pressing her lightsaber against the Padawan's blade. Daella then pushed her lightsaber hilt vertically up as she pivoted the blade upon the Padawan's. She also shifted her arms to rotate the hilt. This cause the tip of Daella's lightsaber to turn to the right and toward the Padawan's neck.

The end result would be Daella's lightsaber still between the Padawan's and her body. The Padawan's lightsaber could still be swung down, but it would slice down and to Daella's left. Yet the tip of Daella's lightsaber moved down and toward the Padawan's neck. Daella did this without overpowering the Padawan and just repositioning her body and shifting her arms.

The Padawan yelped, "Solah!" just before Daella's lightsaber grazed her. Immediately, both Jedi disengaged and deactivated their lightsabers.

Turning toward Yusan, Daella then said, "A lightsaber can cut no matter its speed. A touch could be enough for victory, and it is much easier to move my body than overpower someone."

 

[Serah Oricion]

"I know that but im sorry if im slow to the significance. Yes a saber can cut at any speed but is it not better to be fast, to blur your movements before your oppsisite can over power you. To move with your blade and flow into each jab and cut as you outlast and out maneuver the opponent?" He steeples his fingers and waited for the response, to him the comment about the speed was something that he did not understand. What did it matter how fast the cut and why not go as fast as you can without losing the fluid motion needed for the stance he used. It sounded odd and something that made little to no sense in the end and he wanted to know why it was important to the jedi knight teaching him. @[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

((Sorry for the long wait. School started and all))

After @[member="Yusan Fenn"]’s comments, Daella turned to the Padawan that came to train.

“Bring a training dummy to me, Alerah,” requested Daella.

In less than a minute, the girl was able to run off and pulled a two meter tall training dummy to the circle. Since it was on wheels that could lock, the Padawan had no difficulty in moving it.

The dummy had small metal poles sticking out of its sides that represented arms. Daella turned a knob on her lightsaber - the same one she touched just before the quick spar with Alerah. Then, Daella lifted up her lightsaber slowly toward the dummy. She lightly touched the dummy’s arm. She continued to push the blade effortlessly through the arm and cut it off.

One the metal pole fell with a clang on the ground, Daella turned to Alerah and told her, “Put it in your log that it was myself, not you, that did this.”

Turning back to Yusan, Daella explained, “The moment your lightsaber touches the opponent could mean the end of the battle. Control is more important than strength as the blade can cut no matter the speed or angle of the blade itself.”

Deactivating her lightsaber, Daella then gestured with an open palm to claim, “I’m just a weak girl. Everyone is stronger than me. There’s no way I can overpower my opponent or move faster. But if I move my body just a few inches in one direction and twist my hips, I can make my lightsaber touch the opponent and move it around their blade. So long as I can touch them, I can win despite my lack of strength.”

 

[Serah Oricion]

Yusan watched intently as she talked and damaged the dummy, letting himself analyze both the action and her speech before speaking. "I get your point, the lightsaber is deadly without the need of extra force behind it, but what purpose would that serve if i come to a obstacle that requires said strength. I mean, a duel is nothing along the lines, the better blades-men will always win, but what about cutting through floors and solid doors or walls, such a thing requires strength. I apologize if im missing the point of your lesson but it just raises these questions in my mind over the possibilities that remain unknown."
@[member="Daella Apparine"]

 

[Soeht]

As @[member="Yusan Fenn"] spoke, Daella stretched out her hand with her fingers pointed up and palm facing him - a signal to halt.

“The point of this is to tell you how to best a much stronger opponent,” claimed Daella, “I’m not saying brute strength is useless. It’s something I don’t have, and you not all the time. Do you understand?”

 

[Serah Oricion]

He nodded slowly as she finished speaking and spoke with a light tone to his voice. "Yes i understand what you mean." He looked down at his own saber and closed his eyes, doing nothing really, just sitting there with his head bent and his eyes closed. He didnt even give off a hint of any emotions coming from him, and if he was touched by someones mind all they would feel is a coldness to his thoughts. @[member="Daella Apparine"]