Delora Tempest

Delora Tempest · Delora Tempest

I realise this may be unorthodox, however, I would like to put myself forward for knighting.

I have some reasons:

-Darth Tarna has PMd me indicating that he no longer has the time to devote to my training.

-I have participated in three RPs outide of my training thread, two in the Garden Square and one in the Grand Corridor.

-I have, in my opinion, accomplished the basics in my training thread.

I would ask that only those who are able to knight, that is Sith Lord and above I believe, discuss this with me here as others should have no business in the matter.

Supreme Commander Alor

I will handle the knighting, if it is to take place. I am sure you won't disagree if I contact the Shadow Protector myself and get his feel for this.

Delora Tempest

I would find this very agreeable, Supreme Commander, and am very gracious.

Grand Inquisitor Prognie

I offer to finish the training before Knighting.

Delora Tempest

I would be honoured if it is agreeable with those concerned.

Supreme Commander Alor

I would prefer that option to a rushed Knighting. I am also awaiting Dark Lord Tarna's own feelings on this matter. But if you would do so, Grand Inquisitor, I would approve the pairing.

Sovereign Defender Tarna

Thank you very much, Grand Inquisitor, I know Delora is in excellent hands.

Delora Tempest

Would it be presumptuous to assume that my training will continue immediately and in the current thread?

Grand Inquisitor Prognie

Delora Tempest

With the Grand Inquisitor's resignation, it appears that I am once more without a master. Because of this, I request that my Trial goes ahead.

Lord Aequitas

I, personally, don't see a problem.

However, while noting that you have good RP skills, I feel perhaps a little more experience is needed.

I propose that for your trials, instead of the usual question-answer scenario, you be given a topic for an RP with specific limits, for example number of posts etc, and your progress to the next stage be decided by a small number of Lords/Dark Lords/Honoured Elders who shall evaluate your RP based on you ability to negotiate those limitations.

Delora Tempest

I hate to be impatient, but I am still awaiting the instructions.

Lord Aequitas

I've knighted enough so I've asked the Supreme Commander to do this.

Please be patient.

Supreme Commander Alor

Dark Lord Alor, the evolution of Lord Marix, the epitome of power and Sith, stood alone in the training chamber within the Darker Intentions, an Executor-Class Star Destroyer. The flagship of the 2nd Imperial Fleet, and the first of the Supreme Commander, the Darker Intentions was one of the more well known Super Star Destroyers in the Empire.

Delora Tempest, apprentice to the Shadow Protector had asked to be knighted. While it was an abnormal request, the Shadow Protector had not raised any objections. It was this Dark Lord's task to make sure she was fit to be a Sith. And he would do so in an environment that was foreign to her. Space.

Delora was not a known Naval pilot so her Trials would take place here, in space. To put her at her worst, to see her at her best.

"Lord Marix." A female voice came from the turbolift entrance. "Her shuttle is arriving in the shuttle bay."

"Colonel, while we both know me as Marix, the name is now Alor. Do try to remember. Because if you forget, well then everyone else will forget."

"Yes sir." Darth Ranov'la said.

"Greet the Apprentice when she debarks. Then bring her here. Take the most unnerving way you can think of for one unused to Military vessels and space. I want her exposed when she gets here. No mental guards. No shield for her emotions or thoughts."

"Yes Lord Alor." With that she departed for the shuttle bay.

Delora Tempest

Space. Seemingly endless and black, it was still harbouring millions upon millions of secrets, unknowns and questions. Although the Empire had created an Order, the Mages, to explore space and find these questions and to unravel these secrets, it would be almost impossible for every inch of space to have been explored. There would always be secrets, there would always be questions; for this was the way of life, a view held by many sentients. For millennia, the use of space had been discussed, began and improved, and indeed apart from the work of the Mages, was still evident as a small black shuttle shot through space. Destined for a large ship that had just come into its sight, this shuttle was being manned by a Corellian; a Corellian used to flying as her travels had taken her across the Galaxy. This Corellian, former apprentice to the Shadow Protector and former Grand Inquisitor, had been left without a Master for the second time in her apprenticeship. In light of this, she had requested her trials begin immediately. And this was the reason she was flying towards the now growing grey dot in front of her – she was to be given her trials by the Supreme Commander himself, Dark Lord Alor.

Upon reaching the craft, which she identified as a Star Destroyer, and after going through the docking formalities, Delora Tempest was greeted by a female Hapan. Concluding that she was a Sith and thereby most likely out-ranking her, Delora bowed her head slightly. “Good evening, Darth. My name is Delora Tempest and I have an appointment with the Supreme Commander. Which I’m sure you are already aware”, she added. Looking around the docking bay, Delora was impressed with the size of the vessel. Not only that, but it seemed perfectly equipped to win a space battle that may begin unexpectedly. “May I be so bold to ask the name of this fine vessel? I presume it is the Supreme Commander’s preferred transport vessel?” she asked curiously. Always asking questions, Delora had expressed interest in joining the Inquisitors. Indeed, just a few days previous she had received contact from the High Inquisitor himself, a Nautolan by the name of Gra’tua, that she had been preliminarily accepted into the Order and would be given her official acceptance upon her knighting. Snapping back to reality, such as it is, Delora awaited her greeter’s reply and, hopefully, guidance to her trials-master.

Supreme Commander Alor

"The vessel is the Second Imperial Fleet's flagship, and was named by the Supreme Commander as Darker Intentions. It is an Executor-Class Super Star Destroyer, the largest vessel ever built." Darth Ranov'la answered the Apprentice's questions. She better not make a habit of questions. Al’ysa Khal thought to herself. Otherwise she might get a tour of the airlock from the outside.

The Sith Maruader entered a turbolift. "The Supreme Commander wishes for us to take a longer route, to give you time to gather yourself." She said as they went down into the belly of the large craft, instead of up to the training chamber. The apprentice was taken to the very belly of the craft, where quarters were cramped and the gravity was weaker, if only by a very small percentage.

With a nod to the technician outside of the room, Ranov'la took Delora into a small chamber. The door was shut and what appeared to be another door was ahead. When the door was almost reachable, the gravity went off and holoprojectors created a space scene around them. Ranov'la's body was blocked out by the projected image, and she ceased to exist. The room was void of anything but the holoprojectors that created the image around Delora. No buttons, no switches, nothing that connected Delora to the ship. She was alone in space.

Delora Tempest

Immediately, Delora flew up into the air. She sighed slightly. "Is anything easy anymore?" she said, obviously very annoyed. She stopped a moment to try and get her bearings. She decided that she could use the gravity, or lack thereof, to her advantage. She tried a few moments to move, but to no avail. She didn't know what to do next. Then it hit her; to use the Force to aid her in travelling. Concentrating on the spot a few feet away, she propelled herself forward with the Force. It worked, she hit the spot perfectly.

Stopping for a minute to ponder on what to do next, Delora laughed as the answer slowly surfaced. “Could it be that simple?” she wondered aloud. Thinking out-loud often helped Delora for reasons even unknown to herself. What was before her was indeed space, but to Delora it was the answer to getting out of it. She laughed. Getting out of space was impossible, but perhaps getting out of this simulation was not. This was a map. Moreover, because of that, Delora decided to search for a planet that was familiar to her, in appearance and location.

After a few minutes of floating around the room with the aid of the Force the Sith Apprentice managed to locate Corellia. It had taken a few attempts, but she had gotten there in the end with some careful manouvers in the air with the Force. Remembering that she had briefly stopped there before heading to Kuat, she flew through her memory banks, trying to remember the flight plan. Delora had spent a sizable portion of her life travelling and her file of flight plans was a rather large one. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the plan. After a few more minutes, she opened her eyes and, again propelled herself using the Force; it was considerable easier this time. Weaving through the various starts and constellations, Delora passed planets she had previously been on, and planets that were on her list marked ‘to travel’. She nodded in approval as she reached a planet she recognised as Kuat. She turned to face the bleak room before her. Where was she to travel next?

She paused for a moment. “Of course”, she said aloud once more. Retrieving the last flight plan from her memory, she floated a few steps into the darkness and continued sidestepping some stars before she came to the spot in space where this ship was supposed to be – the co-ordinates sent to her before leaving Kuat. She mused for a moment upon arriving at this spot. Revolving around in the air a few times, she raised an eyebrow as she saw a growing shadow. “Lord Alor?” she questioned.

Supreme Commander Alor

"Empty yourself of yourself." The Supreme Commander's voice echoed in the Force. "Become one with the Force. Let it permeate throughout. Only then can you be judged. Only then can you be at your potential. Then answer me, why are you here?"

Delora Tempest

I have edited my post, albeit unneccesarily. I hope it is to your satisfaction.

Supreme Commander Alor

It is improvement.

My following post has also been edited. Please continue.

Supreme Commander Alor