A Long Awaited Duel - Thrax vs. Marix

Supreme Commander Alor

Reaching out with the Force, Marix changed the degree of the flying lightsabers' flight, and they nosedived into the sand, burning a deep hole before Thrax let go of them in the Force.

Faced with only one man, Marix kicked Thrax in the face, knocking the Zabrak to the left, his shoulder clipping Marix in the thigh, causing both Sith to fall to the ground. But Marix still had a lightsaber, two actually, and Thrax's were buried in the ground.

Getting up, slightly slower than earlier, he ignited his blades and held them at Thrax's throat. "What now, Army Poodoo." He said, trying to play a real enemy of the Empire versus Thrax.
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Once known as Darth Marix

Darth Thrax

Thrax's eyes burned with intensity and he growled as he ignited his sabers which were still in the sand. The sabers flew at both sides of Marix's ribs which caused him to try and stop them which meant that he had only a split second of time to react. Thrax used the Force to make sand fly into the Sith Lord's eyes and he blasted him with a burst of air. The zabrak then rolled to the left and pulled his sabers back to him while Marix was falling back to the ground. As Marix was feet from hitting the ground, Thrax deactivated his sabers and jumped into the air, kneeing Marix in the gut.
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Supreme Commander Alor

The air rushed out of Markaro like the bolts from a turbolaser. He rolled away from Thrax and tried to breath, but was met with a painful no from his lungs. Squatting, he held his sabers in front of him to defend himself, somewhat, while clicking a button on his commlink. The comm returned with two clicks and Marix stared at the Zabrak.

"Tell me, Thrax, what is going to happen now? What am I going to teach you next?"
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Once known as Darth Marix

Darth Thrax

The zabrak stood still with his sabers ignited. His eye twitched and knew that Marix was up to something. "I honestly do not know, Marix, but I am aware that you have planned something for me." Thrax's eyes flickered from black to blood red for a few moments as he stood, waiting, a few feet from the Supreme Commander.
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Supreme Commander Alor

Leaping forward, Marix started up a furious storm with his sabers, leaving Thrax almost no room to maneuver to block or avoid the sabers path. Using the Force, he clicked his comm three times, and got a double-click response.
"The one thing you must never forget," Marix said through the Force to Thrax, "Is that in war, there will be soldiers."

At the same time, a Battalion from the 501st appeared over the tops of the dunes surrounding the two Sith. Their blasters leveled at Thrax. Marix jumped away, giving them a clear line of fire.

"Open fire." He said, and watched as Thrax involuntarily flinched. There were 500 guns pointed in his direction, not good odds, even if he was a Dark Lord of the Sith. The soldiers did not open fire though, as was the agreed plan between Marix and the troops.

"That lesson is one you must never forget."
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Once known as Darth Marix

Darth Thrax

That lesson is one you must never forget. Thrax's eyes burned with intensity as he replayed Marix's words over and over in his mind. Sweat dripped off of the zabrak's forehead and fell from his chin as he nodded at the Supreme Commander. The battle was over. Thrax knew it and so did Marix. "You have fought well, Lord Marix. But... maybe if I, too, was a battlemaster, things might've been different. Do you mind giving me a lift?" The zabrak cracked a slight grin and deactivated his emerald saber, the sweat still dripping from his chin.

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