Durza

High Prophet Crozeus

((Ms. The Hutt (that's where Durza comes from?) please report here OOC using dual brackets like I am.))
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Durza

Hello, great prophet, will you be training me today?

High Prophet Crozeus

((I did say use OOC speech. In a roleplaying section of the forum use Out of Character brackets when speaking to the controller of the character.

I want you to know that I expect activity above all else on the site. I will get on at least once a day and I expect the same of you. If you comply with this, your training will be quick and easy.

Now I want you to roleplay yourself arriving at the Sith Academy. Do not presume I will be there. At least two expansive paragraphs, use lots of descriptive writing. Think about everything your character is feeling, everything he sees, hears, smells.))
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Durza

Durza arrived in his M3-A Scyk fighter around noon. He landed in one of the docking bays, in amazment at the architecture of the buildings, they were beautiful, in a very menacing way. Before he left his ship, a thought came across his mind. What if this isn't for me? He immediatly dismissed the thought, and opened up the cockpit and got out of his ship. He was greeted by a tall man in dark robes. "What is your buisness here?" the tall man said "I don't really know, to be honest, but honesty never one of my stong qualities" Durza replied. "I'm Jaird, and you won't have to worry aboutbeing judged for that here" said Jaird. "Is there a place for me to stay here?" "Yes, there is a cantina with a few rooms for rent not too far from here, that way" as Jaird pointed south. "And I must go now, buisness as usual." Durza had left his affects in his ship so he had to get them first. He had nothing but a set of Durasteel armor which he stole on correlia, which he was wearing now, and two pairs of black robes, one of which, he was wearing the cloak of over his armor, and his blaster, and vibro katana. He hid the blaster in his cloak, and attached the vibrokatana (in its scabbard) onto his belt. But he had no bag for his clothes so he took the extra cloak and turned it into a makeshift bag for his other clothes.

He then began to walk through the halls and corridors going the generally south direction. "I wonder what its going to be like" he thought as he walked. It certainly seemed grand enough. He noticed the cantina, as it stood out with the crowd, witch was fairly small compaired to coruscant. He walked through the people, which varied in race. "There's was plenty of noise though" he thought. Most of the noise caame from the sabacc tables, but not to any surprise. "What can I do for you?" said the human behind the counter. "I need a room" he replied. "You're a lucky man, cause I only had one left" said the human. "And how much will that cost" said Durza. "30 credits" Durza had enough, but it was most of what he had left. "I need to sell the blasters I got off those guys on corellia" he thought. He handed him the credits, and the man told him witch room it was and were. Durza put up his stuff, and went to get a drink.

((Please note: I am new at this so if it is not good enough I will try to take example of you))

High Prophet Crozeus

((It was good. When using lots of dialogue it's a good idea to leave a line between each piece of dialogue to make it easier to follow, like this:

A looked at B.

"...," said A

"...," replied B

Then they had a cookie.

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Several weeks after Durza first arrived on Kuat, he had acquired himself Prophet Crozeus to train him in the ways of the Sith. Many dozens of prospective Sith are always trying to get into the Academy and it is on a rare occasion that one would be accepted that fast - often many wait years. For one to be accepted in under three months usually means they have a lot of potential seen in them by one of the officials - in this case it was Supreme Commander Marix who had approved Durza's entry, and Crozeus had offered to train him, and soon after the pairing was accepted and now Durza was standing at the foot of the immense staircase that led into the general training area, the first physical test for all new apprentices.

At the stairs' summit, Prophet Crozeus waited. He was dressed in his usual attire, gleaming white robes with a black tunic and boots, a bizarre contrast of colour that was often off-putting. His 'living' lightsaber writhed and twisted at his belt, showing the slight nervousness and anticipation Crozeus felt, and masked, whenever he trained an apprentice. This was his fifth. So far, not a single one had passed through knighting. By now, Crozeus doubted if this one would survive either.
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Durza

((One question, how am I supposed to have dialouge between you and I? I do not know your personality, and cannot guess what you would say. And should we describe the training meticulously? Or do we just do a short description?))

Supreme Commander Alor

OOC: My apologies, Prophet, but I think that I can answer this quickly, which means that your apprentice can get moving sooner.

Durza, I would suggest reading his character profile, as well as any duels or RP's that he has been in to try and formulate how he is.
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Once known as Darth Marix

Durza

((Thank you for your guidance))
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

((You don't control what my character does, that is called god-moddding and is against the rules. As your master I placed you where I did so you would meet me. Look at any other training thread, every master is different, and you will see how things are carried out.))
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Durza

((I understand))

Durza slowly walked up the stairs, watching the man at the top.
"I wonder if that is the crozeus I am supposed to meet" thought Durza, but he was barely to the top. "His clothes are odd, I expected everyone to be wearing black. But it is very nice. It would be nice to have."He thought. But as crazy as he was, he was definitely not stupid. And he new it would not be smart to steal from this man, for if this man was his new master, He would be strong in the force.

About a quarter of the way up the stairs, He thought€ "I hope they let me stay somewere here, because I would hate to have to walk up these stairs every day" But he knew if he had to, he would get used to it. The mans features were striking, something he only noticed as he got closer.
"Are you crozeus?" He asked.
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

The Prophet said nothing. He simply turned and walked into the hall, sending a projection into the bedraggled apprentice's mind to follow him. He walked into the centre of the large hall and stopped, turning around to face his apprentice.

"Show me your weapons," he ordered.
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Durza

Durza wasn't sure if that was a challenge, or if the man just wanted to see what he carried. He took his blaster pistol out, and laid it on the ground at his own feet, than unsheathed his vibrokatana and held it at his side. Durza caught a glimpse of what was at crozeus' (so he presumed) side, and wasn't sure what it was, but knew it was odd. "Show me yours" said Durza. "I'm not sure if he'll react kindly to that" thought Durza.
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

Crozeus looked at his apprentice for a brief moment, slightly off put by what he had just asked. He raised a hand and sent Durza's weapons flying. Other Sith liked to destroy their apprentice's weaponry, but to Crozeus that was un-necessary. He decided to heed Durza's request and he manually unclipped his lightsaber and thumbed the ignition. With the distinctive snap-hiss the ruby blade, edged with gold shot forth and hummed softly, bathing them both in its light.

Out of his robes he withdrew two cloth pouches. He disengaged and re-holstered his lightsaber and held the pouches in either hand.

"Look at these pouches. Decide which one is the one you want. Look past the material, past what you can see. Look instead at what is in your mind, and that will help you get the one you need."
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Durza

((Do I just make up whats in them))
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

((If you have a question, it's better to PM me so we don't clutter the thread. But no, I just want you to choose one, but this is your first attempt at using some element of the Force.))
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Durza

Durza was unsure of what to do. "I've never done anything like what he wants me to do" He thought. He began to search inside himself to see what he could find. And suddenly, he could feel crozeus' presence. He could feel the bags but he couldn't feel much farther than that "I've never felt anything like this before" He thought. He stopped and felt very weakened, and to see the world rather than feel it, was an experience. He looked at the two bags. And chose the right.
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

Crozeus handed the pouch in his right hand to Durza, and opened the strings on the one in his left hand. He turned it upside down and gave it a little shake. Small rocks fell out and tumbled to the ground. He nodded and Durza opened his pouch. In it were five crystals - one was smooth and flat, two were elongated and pointed, two were obscure shapes.

"You see there a duelist's focusing lens, two colour crystals, one red, one purple, and two power crystals. The thinner of the two will give a blade a finer edge, making it faster to swing and more power to a cut, however it makes it difficult to deflect blaster fire. The other does the opposite - your blade becomes thicker, heavier, very blunt."

Crozeus gestured towards a work bench. On it was a set of instructions and the remaining parts needed.

"Choose your desired power crystal and colour crystal. Then head over to that bench and construct your lightsaber," Crozeus ordered.
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Durza

He decided to use the red crystal, and the thinner crystal. "Should I take the other two? they must be worth something" He thought to himself. He took the crystals he was going to use out of the pouch, and then stuffed the pouch into the pocket of his cloak. He walked over to the work bench, and began to look through the instructions.

After finding were to start, he worked on his lightsaber, and thought "Hmm. I wonder when they'll teach me to use the force for offence." Then he wondered if crozeus was watching, so he tried to feel outward as he did before. He could not feel very far, so Crozeus could be in the room, just out of his reach. He decided to assume that he was there and said. "Why red and purple?".
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

Crozeus had not wanted to disturb his apprentice - after all the creation of a lightsaber was a difficult process and distractions equaled failure. However at his question he crossed the room - he had been watching a pair of apprentices sparring - and came over to the work bench.

"They are the colours of the Sith," he said simply. "They are also the only colours I am allowed to requisition on a training budget for free. Should you want a different colour, different crystals or to create another lightsaber entirely, then you will have to pay for them yourself."
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Durza

Red is fine with me, but I think I'm going to make a second." Durza replied. He was almost finished, but it would take about 10 more minutes. He hoped that his first lightsaber would work, and it should, because he built it the exact way the instructions said. And a few minutes later, he was finished. He got up from the work bench, and ignited his new lightsaber. It worked like a gem. But he was anxious to test his new weapon.

He decided he would speak with Crozeus first. He built his lightsaber with a dead man switch, so all he had to do was let go of the button, and the lightsaber turned off. He walked up to Crozues, Ignited his lightsaber, and then said "It's beautiful, and vicious, but when will I use it?"
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

Crozeus stepped back, his own flying into his hand. It twitched eagerly in anticipation. However, he thumbed the power of the blade down so it was set to stun only, and nodded for Durza to do the same, before bending his knees and dropping into en garde. Several others came over to watch - apparently Crozeus was quite the one to see dueling.

"You will use it now, apprentice. Attack me," he ordered.
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Durza

He switched his lightsaber to stun, and lunged forward. He tried to use some of the forms used with the vibrokatana, but the weight of the blade was different, so he fumbled and almost dropped his lightsaber. He clutched it in his grip, and then began to try to make swipes at his masters side.
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

Crozeus parried the attacks with practiced ease. At least his apprentice was thinking, and trying to apply what he had learned with the vibrokatana to his lightsaber. Crozeus came on the offensive, steadily building up speed with his attacks as his apprentice became more accustomed to the blade.

"Do you prefer speed or strength, or both?" Crozeus asked as they sparred on.
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Durza

"Both" He replied while blocking one of Crozues' attacks, although in doing so he had to roll backwards. He got up before Crozues could attack,
but now he was in a corner. He new Crozues would corner him soon. But he noticed something in the background. Another aprrentice, using the force to jump high into the air. "Its a good idea, but will I be able to do it?" thought Durza. He had to try. Durza began tofeed on his own anger, because, he realized, when passionate about something, he was stronger.
He released the dark side energy, instead of in jumping, which he decided was too risky, into a strong wave directed towords Crozues.
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"WAH WAH WAH!!! ME ME ME!!!"
- Anakin Skywalker

High Prophet Crozeus

((It's Crozeus Wink

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The Prophet raised a flat palm and absorbed the wave that had been flung at him, nearly instantly flinging it back at Durza, sending him crashing to the floor. The wave had been powerful - it was clear his apprentice had a lot of power behind him. He raised a hand again to show Durza the fight was over, and disengaged his lightsaber.

Crozeus walked over to his apprentice, who was getting up, and spoke. "I want you to find some text on two lightsaber Forms, one that utilises strength and the other speed. Write a small passage on each, then present it to me. Off the top of my head, I suggest Form II for speed and Form V for strength, but you may choose others. Go now."

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