Trial of Fear and Anger, the duel of Death

[Taru Cadera]

He had been given the information necessary to complete the Trial of Fear/Anger. Confront the Dark Councilor [member="Darth Rowe"] , and duel with her. There was to be no mercy. No Fear. Just Kao Xusros, in his prime, becoming a Knight.

So Kao walked into the arena, armor on and weapons sharpened. Lightsabers at his hips while his twin swords were strapped to his back. Either pair of weapons could be easily grabbed, but this fight was also between two Force-Users, so the Force itself would be involved as a weapon. Kao was prepared, or so he thought. But no matter what, he would not back down, not give up. He would thrive, win, and survive. The Jen'ari Empire will be gaining a Sith Knight!

 

[Darth Rowe]

Imperial Citadel, Zarchas Kitza

Tag: [member="Kao Xusros"]

Darth Rowe standing in the arena in unique battle armor.

Awaiting Kao, once he finally walked in, Rowe took note of his armor and weapons. Rowe had a purpose look of determination and a look of someone not impressed upon her face. The moment he walked in she summoned dark tendrils around him not giving him a moment to prepare, as he should of been already ready. A black cloud started forming around Kao's feet which would produce black smoke like tendrils, if caught by these tendrils, Kao's internal organs would begin rapidly rotting away.

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[Taru Cadera]

Kao Xusros had barely walked three meters into the arena before he stopped hearing any of his steps. Looking down, he saw smoke, so he jumped away, expecting a little foul play. He did not know what it was, but he was going to be careful in how he fought [member="Darth Rowe"] .

He deftly unsheathed his Swords, bringing both blades down to his sides, and then proceeded to run at his opponent, using the Force to speed up his movements. As he approached her, he jumped up high into the air, for the Dark Lady was known for her usage of Sith Lightning. Then, he Force pulled himself down, and with such, accelerated his fall.

When he had jumped into the air, Kao had cleared his mind of all distractions, and then started to funnel every last bit of anger, rage, and emotion into one single thought: I WILL NOT DIE!!! I WILL NOT DIE!!! over and over inside his head, until his eyes themselves took on a different shade of their usual gold. A shade of darkness, for they had gone completely black. His rage had become slightly visible, in how his movements gained speed and his strikes more power, and yet, he controlled it. It did not seem as though he did, for he barely was, but he managed to. And with that, he attacked while still falling, so that his blades would be making some type of contact with his opponent as he lands.

And so, swords at the ready, he swung with the left and stabbed with the right, and then repeated the same actions with the opposite swords. Kao also charged up his right blade with a bit of Sith Lightning, which would, when it came into contact with anything, release its electrical pulse that it was now holding. He continued to swing and cleave and stab, all the while ensuring that his footwork was pristine and that his form was unreadable. He would switch up his styles of attack, sometimes charging, sometimes hanging back a bit, but he would continue to fight, with only one thought in his head... I WILL NOT DIE!!!

[member="Darth Rowe"]

 

[Darth Rowe]

Imperial Citadel, Zarchas Kitza

Tag: [member="Kao Xusros"]

Rowe watched kao charge at him and leap into the air. Sadly this boy had a lot to learn, the element of surprise clearly gone. Rowe remained motionless watching kao with an unimpressed look on her face. Kao stabbed and slashed at Rowe, but his swords went through Rowe causing a black cloud to appear making it difficult to see. The illusion of Rowe faded away with the smoke. The room now filled with smoke. Question was, if that was an illusion where was the real Rowe. Suddenly an ear piercing scream came from behind Kao. It went from left to right and back. Wherever Rowe was, she was using force scream, an ability that could blow the ear drums of most and possibly kill it's target as well it could be focused to destroy the environment, but Rowe was only using it enough to fatally wound Kao. Hidden in the black smoke with the use of force scream would make it impossible for her to be located.

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[Taru Cadera]

It was an illusion! The illusion had parried his blades and even stepped out of the way of a thrust, but after he overpowered its defenses, the slicing did nothing. Black smoke, thicker than any natural smoke, billowed out of the cuts and gashes of the illusion, until nothing remained but smoke. He had been tricked!

Kao telekinetically pulled the smoke around him, as if his opponent could not see him, then he would gain an advantage. Suddenly, he heard a scream somewhere within the smoke. It began to build up, and Kao at almost the last second remembered something. The Dark Lady was master of lightning and Force Scream!!! He began to burn the smoke, and created a ring of dark smoke surrounded by fire around him. Then he channeled all that he had made into himself, and let it wash over him. His opponent was hidden, and had been hidden from the very beginning, which was something Kao hated in opponents. So he let his rage wash over him, until the only thing that he could hear was himself chanting the words: I WILL NOT DIE!!!. Even that, he could barely hear, until finally, he could only feel his lips building up the words. Such was his rage, and anger, and most of all fear, that he made himself complete. At least it seemed like that was so. And with such, he managed to walk calmly through Darth Rowe's Force Scream, but with his ears ringing slightly, maybe because he could hear again or because of the wave of sonic power which had just washed over him.

His blades he started to swing in place, until suddenly, he speed forwards, and rammed into a wall on the far side of the arena. It was better to have jarred himself slightly than to allow himself to be surrounded. He would be the one to surround his opponent. He owed her no allegiance, only his Emperor. That was a lie, as the Emperor decreed that he obey all superior to him, but his goal was to prove his worth, and that he would do.

Swords still in his hands, Kao felt the hilts warming. Then he pointed the blades into the smoke that still remained and which hid Darth Rowe, and began to blast dark fire and bits of Sith lightning. The lightning would be visible, but the dark fire would be almost impossible to see on the backdrop of smoke...

[member="Darth Rowe"]