Homecoming (Ashara Training)

[Kell Sangros]

Warvanus could feel the growing strength in his prodigal apprentice. She would be great if she kept on the diligence on her training, but he would also train her in other arts, not just the Sith arts, There was Teras Kasi and tactics to teach her. He needed her to be the fighting machine he was, someone worthy of being the apprentice of the War-Bringer. She was like a pillar of stone and he was the stonesmaster, chipping away the unneeded pieces.

“Come” he said, and when she walked in step with him, they had left the garden and down a hallway as they walked , guards stood straighter, doing their best to be invisible. As they walked. “We have much to do, The Sith Empire will need Sith like us now more than ever” by this he referred to Sith Warriors, those who would do what most did not have the stomach to do. “On my first mission for Darth Tormentous, he had sent me to a mining world called Lucazec, there I had to take their administrator and bring him before my master by any means possible. I murdered his whole family and in the end I ended his life.” He paused at this and stopped and looked at his apprentice

“The Jedi are said to abhore Violence, but the Jedi have been more aggressive than the Sith, This must eventually change. The Dark Lord has not been seen in some time, even I have not had an audience with him in a very long time. We must take it upon ourselves to act in the best interests of our order, you and I are the cure to the Sith contagion” He balled his hand into a fist and raised it to show emphasis “As my apprentice, you will need to be deployed at a moment’s notice, to execute my will” After a bit they came to a hanger where a YT-1300 sat berthed. “She has been my transport for awhile, I have had them refitted it, specially for you, consider it a gift my Apprentice” He had no doubt she would prove herself worthy of the gift.

“It is too soon to deploy you, I have need of you here with me but know I do not let hard work go unrewarded, I want you to get an enviornment suit, and bring your blade as well and meet me in the training center in the morning and make sure you rest because I do not know when you will get another opportunity” he turned and went in a different direction with a smirk on his lips.

[Ashara Evanaris]

The turned out to mre than Koudleka had hoped for, her diligence and determination had paid off and Warvanus was the first to see it. She watched him walk away from her, she basked her self the force, time and space seemed to stand still for a moment as she focused on her master. The thought did not occur to her at the time of her training to sense the force around Warvanus. Possibly at the time she would not have learned what she is about to now. Lord Warvanus was not just an instrument of the force, it was the opposite, he controlled with such subtilty, he commanded it with such power that she did not feel until this moment and because he took her as his apprentice her desire to be as such burned with in her.

Her whole life no one has ever gave her something without expectations, his expectations of her only fueled her passions for greatness. That he trusted her with his ship, and to hear of his first mission, she had only hoped she would have same. Moments passed while time and space seemed irrelevant, The word JEDI came to mind, feeling distasteful she was appalled to hear the jedi were becoming aggressive.. She visioned herself cutting them down one by one. Her focus became harder to control and with in a moment she was standing alone in front of her freighter. “Id imagine you I will be spending a lot of time together” She only smirked.

She turned and strode down the corridor, surrounding herself with the force training herself to keep focus as she walked. One memory stood out to her from the rest.She remembered the first time she had seen the book of the sith and its doctrine. Ironically it was her brother, her immediate family actually held their values, why they decided to forsake them she didn’t care, she only knew they would be an hindrance. It was only natural for her to remove that obstacle. She preyed on the way to quarters there would be many more.

Nearly passing her room she snapped out of her trance.She wasn’t strong enough to know control yet and after her training today, she was spent and exhausted. A nice hot shower, and some much needed rest was what the doctor ordered. Instead when she lay in bed she was plagued with dreams of destruction- the galaxy was in turmoil, and she faced nightmares the whole night. Unable to wakes herself up, she lived through them.All played in their entirety only to replay themselves.

Only when the nightmares played its final scenario did she wake, anyone other than a sith would be terrified, except her.The apprentice not only dwelled in it, she made it her sole purpose in becoming that nightmare. Only to realize she had only slept for a few hours, she was past the point of falling back asleep now. She slipped into the shower, still focusing on what kind of training was next. She only did what she was told, she put on the environment suit, tying back her hair. Wearing the environment suit was not new to her, she smiled knowing it was tailored just for. Through out her whole life she always pushed herself to be stronger than anyone else. Her physical appearance showed as much, and her suit did little to hide as much.

Koudleka was at least a few hours early this morning when she had arrived in the training area. She had the feeling Warvanus was in the room somewhere, more so she had hoped he was. Koudelka still had yet to learn how to detect force signatures. To the best of her knowledge she was alone. She must have gone through and held every weapon . Her eyes went wide when she found a staff, and the idea of slicing a man in half only to decapitate him with the final blow.

[Kell Sangros]

Warvanus was in the training room, and was pleased to find she was early and ready. “Good since we are both here we will get started, make sure your enviornmental suit is with you, I took the liberty to have your freighter prepped for launch, everything’s ready” with that he left and headed to the hanger bay standing at the ramp was KL-PK1 , Warvanus’ protocol droid.

“Karl prep for takeoff” he told him as he approached. The faithful protocol droid turned and boarded the ship to carry out his instruction. When they were both aboard, Karl piloted the freighter, and they were soon spacebound.

When they were in hyperspace “You have taken the beginning steps but you must be forged to be a formidable warrior with and without the Force, there are things that can block your connection to the Force, no matter how prepared you are for it, you will feel like a lesser version of yourself, most Force users become helpless, I will train you in things that when this happens that you will not miss a beat, that you will still be as formidable as you are with the Dark Side I am taking you to a Tera Kasi temple” He showed her his brands, they symbolized him as a Master.

We are children of War” he told her “As such we must always train, and study so that we become the best versions of ourselves” and the most powerful but he did not add that part.

“Do you have any questions? We do have a bit of time till we get to our destination” For when they arrived on Krayiss Two they would have no time.

[Ashara Evanaris]

Koudelka felt the draw of the force, she was captivated by it while he spoke of the better part of ourselves. She read between the lines to find the true meaning of what Warvanus spoke of.Through passion, I gain strength.Through strength, I gain power. Koudelka spoke out loud, as she fed upon her anger. Warvanus had taught her to focus with it to sense the force, life and disturbances. She did the same now to draw out any questions the force would reveal to her mind.

Peace is a lie The sith mumbled to herself, remembering his teachings before she had left, a warrior strives for perfection, with the force, their mind and physical Prowse to destroy the jedi, and rid the galaxy of their essence. Koudelka remembered when she was weak, and allowed herself to be overcome, she knows now it was the dark side all those years ago that opened her eyes and gave her passion. She remembered when she made the decision to be bigger and stronger, and realized the weaker didn’t deserve to live. She vowed that she would never become that person ever again she made sure of that., and that was when Warvanus had found her.
“How can I harness and control the force to become stronger and more powerful” Kouldelka wasn’t just talking about the physical, she knew she was strong, and it was obvious she took pride in herself. Not only that she was also talking about force powers in themselves.
“Can I make them weaker, more vulnerable” She added. A crooked smile creased her lips, she craved to learn to be able to not only kill, but to make those weaker suffer. She believed they diserved to die and understand the true nature of the force

[Kell Sangros]

He looked at her, she was full of questions, which was good it showed a hungry mind. They had time to kill on their trip, their destination was an uncharted moon of a dead world, it held no resources or strategic value. He listened as she had not only recited sections of the Sith Code, and her questions. Knowledge was power something Warvanus was a big believer in.

“Some Sith Lords do not believe in the Sith Code” he began “Some alter it to reflect their own enlightenment, it is something you may or may not do down the road, but it is a good training exercise to apply the code of our order, It is full of wisdom and a way to call upon the Darkside, Me I believe the Sith Code is still relevant but it is not infallible” He folded his hands in front of him

“The Dark Side of the Force is a gateway into abilities that defy the order of nature” he began “With the Dark Side, you can steal memories, their very life force to make you stronger, there is much with the Dark Side that can be done, and in time I will teach you those techniques, you have learned the rudimentary basics, and now I will teach you how to touch the Force to enforce control.” With that he rose from sitting

“Control, is the cornerstone of everything, The Force is divided into three heads, Control, Sense and Alter. Sense you have already touched, Alter will help you alter things within yourself and your enviornment” He demonstrated by unclipping his lightsaber and tossing it into the air as it sailed through the air he extended his hand to use the Force to halt its trajectory, then spinning his finger the lightsaber started to rotate and spin, then extended his hand and the hilt sailed into his hand. He then clipped it back to his side.

“Without good Control all your efforts are corrupted, Control is the cornerstone of your training, it Is the center pillar that holds it all together, With control you can control your bodily functions, such as heart rate, and blood flow, you can enhance your reflexes, it is also essential to your swordsmanship with a Lightsaber, which you will see when you are initiated into the Lightsaber arts”

He would now begin the lesson

“Reach out to the Force, touch the Force, and draw your focus inward, until you can perceive the beating of your heart, you will most likely not be able to effect change on your first try but you should be able to perceive it is possible I want you to enforce your will on your target, will your heartbeat to slow down a beat, bend the Dark Side to your will, it is your servant, even something very brief is a success and then it is a matter of practice and training, Of course this is the first step into the Hibernation Trance technique. Something we will do when you are further in your training.”

OOC: Begin Control Level 1 400 Word Req.

-Hours later-

The freighter dropped out of hyperspace and approached the moon, it was one big ball of snow and ice, wind assaulted the freighter but did not threaten the ship’s approach or pose any danger to the freighter. The freighter touched down. Warvanus went to one of the lockers, it contained a small bottle of water, a few rations, and a dagger the provisions would not last a full day. He then handed the pack to Koudelka.

“Make sure your enviornmental suit is on, and you have your blade, You are about to perform your first real test. This is a test of resourcefullness , will as well as strength, in the pack is a couple rations, a small flask of water, and a dagger.” With that he pressed the release which opened the boarding ramp. He took a couple steps down it and pointed to a mountain that looked far away.
“You will make your way to that mountain, you have three days, if you reach it in three days then you will have proven your worth and worthiness for my teachings, if you make it on the fourth day you will have proven you are unworthy and you will find this world will be your new home, and your tomb, Use what you have learned, use your enviornment to serve you, Koudelka, the Dark Side is with you”

He then ushered her off the ramp as he reboarded the ship, the hatch closed and shortly there after the Freighter took off and began its approach to the mountain that he had directed her to.