[Utilizing the following option: "Anyone is allowed to post, to encourage or taunt the Apprentice as they like."]
Location: Korriban. Darth Seti I arrived by personal shuttle.
Darth Seti I walked into the cold hall that lead to the training room. Here, Seti thought, I will wait for my new apprentice. Seti closed his eyes in meditation as he waited.
Lord Seti
OOC: Ahem. Do we have an Apprentice Envy among us? Or, like Elvis, has he left the building?
Jaden Nightsaber
Envy came running into the room panting. "I'm sorry master. My brother called me out in front of the Empress. I couldn't back down." Envy dropped to his knees still out of breath. "Please forgive me."
Isaah
* Blight stepped out of a personal shuttle that had just crashed into the surface of the planet. Blight dropped his head slightly as he exited the pod, he straightened out his robes slightly and entered the hall. Blight walked slowly, almost stealthily as he entered the training room, giving a formal bow to Seti as he walked further into the room.
"Hello my friend, I'll give you aid if you wish it of me."
*Blight stood by the entrance, somewhat hunched over himself as he glared at Envy. Blight dropped his robes to the ground and crossed his arms, he scanned the entire room, giving an occassional snicker as he watched his breath rise in a cloud of blue smoke from his mouth.
"So... how can I assist? simply criticize the training?"
Lord Seti
Darth Seti I started laughing.
"No, you would enjoy that too much I suspect."
Turning to Envy.
"However, my apprentice thought dueling his brother to be more important than following his Master's directions. Therefore, Rule #1 is Lesson #1. Discipline is the life-blood of a Sith."
Seti motioned for Envy to stand.
"Master Blight, since my apprentice is so eager to show off his duelling skills, would you do me the favor of explaining to him just how much he does not know? Use training sabers, but other than that ...mercy is not required."
Isaah
*Blight gave a slight snicker, then pulled off his robes. He reached for one saber and ignited it, then reached for the other and let it hang by his side.
"I will try to Seti. He is skilled yes?"
*Blight glared at envy who knelt in the room, he smirked, and waited for envy to begin.
"First off, show me what you already know."
Jaden Nightsaber
Envy rose to his feet and relucktantly reached for his saber. Envy clultched it tight and ignited it, the red blade lighting up his face. Envy let out a long breath and took his stance.
"I'll do what I can." Envy glarred at Blight, he hated him for interupting him and his master. Maybe some good would come of it though.
Envy ran at Blight screaming. Envy twirled his saber and slashed at Blight.
Isaah
* Envy's attack was side-stepped instead of blocked, Blight quickly countered with a small stroke of his blade. The slash went through Envy's side, Blight stepped backwards 5 feet and laughed.
"Hehehehe... very... aggressive of you. Envy, you must learn to feel your surroundings, use your anger to defeat your enemies...but don't be consumed by it."
*Blight closed his eyes and smiled, he ignited his second saber and reopened his eyes.
"Alright, again, this time be smart instead of foolish..."
Lord Seti
"Come now, my apprentice, blind rage never prevails. Use your anger, but never let it use you! Anger is a wonderful servant, but a horrible Master.Now attack again with your mind on what you are doing."
Jaden Nightsaber
Envy looked from Blight to Seti and nodded at their remarks. Envy clutched his side. Envy again tightened his grip on his lightsaber. He closed his eyes and brought his saber up above his shoulder. Envy opened his eyes and glared at Blight. Envy leaped and rose his saber above his head and he got closer to Blight. As Envy began to desend toward Blight he brought down his lightsaber with all his rage.
Isaah
*Rotating his body to the right, Blight narrowly avoided the slash by Envy. Blight again simple lifted his saber swiftly and it went clean through Envy's thigh. Blight looked down upon envy and smiled, he stepped backwards and nodded his head slightly when Envy looked towards him.
"Very well done Envy. That was exactly what I wanted to see, no all you need is speed, focus, and the will to survive... to defeat all others for your own safety."
*Blight relaxed his shoulders as he crouched down, he rest his arm over the back of his neck and snickered.
"Now... use what I've told you and attack me... don't hold back, Try to kill me, you must have the need and want to kill, the drive to defeat your opponent."
*Blight motioned with his hand for Envy to attempt another attack.
Lord Seti
(OOC: Envy, do you have a problem with getting online on certain days? I've noticed you are here everyday, then gone for days. If you have a problem, you should let me know so we can get more done on those days. I mean you don't want to be an Apprentice forever, do you?)
Darth Seti I crossed his arms watching.
"Remember the goal is to win. Therefore, efficiency not acrobatics."
Jaden Nightsaber
((OOC: Accually yes, somedays I just can't get on the computer at all. The thing is sometimes I can't tell if I'll be busy or not. I can tell you right now that next weekend I won't be able to be on here.))
Envy glared at Blight and nodded. Envy looked around and tried to focus. The more he thought of what was just said the more his hatred and anger grew. Now he really did want to kill Blight. Envy just let it all out and burst towards Blight. Instead of immediatly attacking with his lightsaber Envy went for his legs. Envy dropped and swept Blight's legs. Envy hopped up and ignited his saber and began to drop it down on Blight.
Isaah
*Blight has a look of surprise on his face as he lay on the ground, he quickly grabbed and ignited his second saber, then stopped envy's strike. Blight sent his other saber through Envy's ankle as he spun upwards, Blight landed on his feet and landed a powerful but swift kick into Envy's knee. As Envy knelt down in pain, Blight stepped backwards and lowered his sabers, he turned them off and placed them on his belt.
"Very worth the time Envy, I had a brilliant time helping you. Feel free to call on me whenever you wish... I do believe your knee is fractured. Might wanna check on that one..."
*Blight grabbed his robes, tossed them over his shoulders, then left, all as quickly as he had arrived. Blight gave a final wave as he left the room and then a small grin.
Jaden Nightsaber
Envy was still very angry. Blight was right, his knee was hurt very bad. He couldn't let him just walk out like that. Envy ignited his saber again and threw it at Blight with all of his might(hey that rhymed).
Isaah
*Blight spun around with a grin on his face, he used the force and pushed the Lightsaber aside, then turned and stepped outside the door.
"You must understand how to control your anger... know when you've lost... and when to stop, blinding anger never gets you anywhere... you have to harness its power."
*The metallic doors closed, and Blight walked through the corridors, back into his personal shuttle, and then took off. Blight had left a small communicator in the room, if they needed his help any further.
((Very good Envy, I'm happy for Seti, to have a Student like you, you show much promise... but then again... so do many, you'll have to prove your worth to get places.))
Lord Seti
Seti laughed.
" Very good, my apprentice. You fought well. That is, except for your last minute throwing your weapon at a Sith Master technique. Your anger bested you."
Seti pulled out a remote control device and pressed a button. Suddenly 2 droids moved into the room.
"These are assassin droids. They are, I assure you, top of the line. I have however boosted their lethality and intelligence. Use whatever techniques you may to destroy them. However, remember, they have no safety mode and will try to kill you. Failure means death, success means you live."
Seti smiled.
"Remember you know how to reach out with the Force. Battle is much more than just twirling lightsabers. Fight them, destroy them. No matter how fierce they appear, they are nothing compared to the power of Darkness. There is no death, there is Immortality. Now begin."
Seti pressed the device and both droids moved into a flurry of action.....
(OOC: Envy, write out this battle completely.)
Isaah
((Just pointing out that his knee is fractured... he may be alittle immobilized for this job.))
Jaden Nightsaber
((Thank you very much Master Blight.))
"But Master, my knee....." Envy said with some despare. This was met with a blank look by Seti. "Okay."
Envy lightsaber was still on the floor away from him. Envy looked back at the droids, the first one shot out a blast of lightning. Envy quickly rolled out of the way but was met by a blaster shot from the other droid. Envy dropped down on the ground laying flat, ducking the shot. Envy rolled to his right dodging more shots of lightning and blaster bolts. Envy looked for his lightsaber. Out of the corner of his eye he saw it glimmer. He didn't have enough time to grab it right now. Envy glanced up at the droids and pushed them hard enough to delay them but not enough to destroy them. With this time Envy reached out for his lightsaber. The hilt smacked into his hand and almost instantly ignited. He threw his lightsaber at the droids, it sliced one on a high arc but missed the other one. The remaining droid shot a bolt lightly grazing Envy's arm. Envy reached out with his anger and crushed the droid into the ground. Envy sat up and looked at the parts on the ground.
Lord Seti
"Very Good. Now as to your knee. Don't move."Seti lifted up his hand and sent what appeared to be a blast of Sith Lightning at his Apprentice. Envy, however, looked perplexed as his Master laughed.
"Your knee, and the rest of you, is now full functional. The Force can kill, maim, choke or heal-I chose heal this time." Seti said as he offered Envy a hand to help him get up.
"Let me show you something.", Seti went on.
He took out twin curved hilt lightsabers igniting them both. Seti then demonstrated a classical Makashi/Jar'Kai kata.(series of movements)
"Looks impressive doesn't it? Compared to the Force-it is nothing,literally"
Seti turned off the sabers, hooked them on his belt, and looked at his feet. Suddenly the floor began to tremble like the area was having a full scale earthquake. Just as suddenly, it stopped.
"That, my apprentice, is the power of the Force."Seti smiled.
"You were so concerned with getting your lightsaber, that you forgot where true power is.You are Sith..never ever forget that."
Seti then walked back to where his shoulder bag was and retrieved a Datapad. He walked over to Envy and handed it to him.
"I am sending you on a mission. You are to go to the Sith Holocron of the Sith Temple. This is the Domain of the Sith Historian, Lord Scourge. I want you to study the Holocron that relates the History of the Origins of the Sith. You are to then report in this Datapad what your findings are. You will tell me
1. Why the Sith came to be?
2. In the Golden Age of the Sith, what are the the Sith Castes? Also What are the historical divisions according to Historian Scourge?
then report from other areas of the Sith Temple the following:
3. What is the Prophet's creed?(Just recite it, nothing more)
4. There is presently an expedition underway(in Roleplay) looking for a certain species that will be used in the Alchemy Lab. What is the name of the Species and what is their planet of origin?
5. Lord Scourge and myself have separately written two new Sith Codes. You are to find them and enter it into the Datapad.
6. Other than killing Jedi, why do you want to be a member of the Sith Empire? What do you hope to achieve?(Warrior? Acolyte? etc.) What does it mean to you to be a Sith?(#6 is your thoughts-there are no wrong answers on this one.)
I expect the report to be accurate and well-written. Now go, the shuttle is waiting for you."
OOC: Envy, much of this will be short answer. You are to find all answers on-site. No sources off site are to be used. This will require you to learn various areas of the Forum and to access information accurately. If you know the site well, this will be really easy. Do a good job on this. Take the time you need and if you have any questions, just PM me.
Jaden Nightsaber
Envy took the Datapad and returned a few days later.
1. No one know how the sith truly came to be. The events surrounding the birth of the Sith Empire are lost.
2. The Sith Castes were as follows: Lords, priests, and warriors. And the Sith are in their fourth Empire.
3. When dying stars were children, and fire was yet light:
the darkness shrouding our Order had yet burned bright.
We were born by tyrant’s need for a worldly peace
in a future of uncertainty and the lies of Jedi disease.
Honored by ceremony and taken to seclusion-
the Prophet’s of Darkness thrive beyond delusion.
When Imperial ambition forced a desperate flight:
imposters were born to cast the Order into strife.
When old Imperial passion calmed the flames:
the New Empire sought to revive our ways.
A Saber reigns Supreme, a Shadow sits most High,
and the Prophet’s ways are most Divious in design.
From beyond a shroud of mystery, the Prophet’s see.
The Force writes of truths that we cannot disagree.
While compelled to share these visions with you,
we pride ourselves to keep the Council mewed.
Joyous in content or misfortunate in its way:
every prophecy shall vision Sith their lives away.
We, the stewards of the Church and of all prophecy,
hereby pledge our loyalty to the Force and deny heresy.
We do forevermore choose to honor and respect life,
and understand our dominance over power’s delights.
Meek eternally and always shall the Prophet’s remain
while under the Empress’s guidance we do reign.
4. Miraluka from the planet Alpherides
5. Here's your first one then the re-done one. I also tried one.
hade no origin; I made the Darkness my origin.
I hade no home; I made Death my home.
I hade no power; I made Fear my Power.
I hade no means; I made Strength my means.
I hade no magic power; I made the Force my Magic Power.
I hade neither life nor death; I made Anger my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Terror my Body.
I have no eyes; I make the Inferiors my eyes.
I have no limbs; I make the Dark Side my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Hatred & Passion my only Law.
I have no origin; I make Darkness my origin.
I have no home; I make Death my home.
I have no power; I make Fear my Power.
I have no means; I make Strength my means.
I have neither life nor death; I make Anger my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Terror my Body.
I have no laws; I make Hatred & Passion my Laws.
Lord Scourge's:
Through the Force — I achieve my Will.
To feel the Force — is to know my Will.
Through the Force — I have the Power of a star.
The brighter the Light — the Darker its shadow.
When the Light is extinguished — only Darkness remains.
Through the Dark Side — I achieve my Will.
6. I want to become a Sith because the Jedi killed my parents and grandparents, from then on I swore to extract revenge on the Jedi. I also think I can help the Sith rise back up and control the universe once again. I hope to become a Sith Lord. No, I know I will become a Sith Lord. Being a Sith means fighting with anger, hatred, and aggression. Also it means that you have given yourself to darkness and will kill the Jedi. Being a Sith means controling parts of the Force that the Jedi have shunned to their students. That is what being a Sith means to me.
Lord Seti
Darth Seti read the datapad thoroughly.
"Good, my apprentice. You have a good understanding of the Sith warrior. You have studied the ways of battle and philosophy. Your training is now complete. You are now prepared for your Sith trials. Follow me to be tested by a Lord or Lady."
( I will start a post in Promotions under your name. Congratulations & Good luck! In the thread, state whether you wish to become a Warrior or Acolyte. You seem more the Warrior type, but the choice is yours. )
Do we have an Apprentice Envy among us? Or, like Elvis, has he left the building?
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