[IC] Star Wars: Return of the Sith [Jake n' Jambo]

[Jakeozzy]

New Khoonda, Dantooine

The relatively small settlement of New Khoonda was near enough to the abandoned Jedi Enclave to be a good spaceport to stop at for two surviving Jedi who traveled in secret. They were going to look for any survivors who might be hiding out in the ruins, or at the very least retrieve some names and locations from the Archives there - given they were still intact, that is. When the Sith came back for their vengeance, they destroyed the Jedi before doing anything else war-wise. The Republic was vulnerable without it's force-sensitive Jedi allies, and it took a heavy beating because of the lack of Jedi in existence.

"Master, do you think there's anybody there? It sounds like a long shot. I know there's no Sith presence here, but..." Aura said, reluctantly following along as Jedi Master Aldeo Sabalya left the settlement on foot, to travel across the vast plains of Dantooine to find the ancient structure. It wasn't close, but it wasn't far away either.

"Young one, you must learn to sense better with the Force. The Sith are even here on Dantooine, but not close enough to be a threat. Trust me, I have.. a good feeling about this." Aldeo replied, giving the teenage Padawan a calm smile, "Now is as good a time as any. I will focus on the journey, while you focus on your surroundings with the force. Seek out the Sith presence here, but try not to reach too far, you might attract unwanted attention."

Aura rolled her eyes, before closing them and exhaling peacefully, "I'll give it a shot..."

(So, Kaleko and your Jedi can start on Dantooine. Maybe Kaleko has a squad of Sith Assassins with him or something, make this interesting ;D)

[Jambo1117]

Master Atonai had spent many months hiding in plain sight, as it were. He stuck nearby the ruins of the temple, a somewhat guardian of the ruins, in his absence, he had to nearly cut ties to the force, or risk being found by any above padawon level Jedi/sith. Not that the Jedi were a threat to him, but in greater numbers, they'd be easily found. Atonai wanted to safe guard what remained, to hopefully help the next generation of force sensitive users, ones who would be stronger than the last, and lead to a new order, using the remnants of the old as their foundations. That was his hope, but hope seemed to fade and die under this latest Sith threat. Atonai decided to reconnect to the force, sitting down in the ruins, he began to meditate, feeling the force wash over him was refreshing.

Kakelo lead a small group of Sith Assassins. They were weren't masters, they were below Kakelo, but they could wield a lightsaber as good as any Jedi, and that's why Kakelo brought them along. They were looking for old Jedi stupid enough to come to their old temples. Today was their lucky day, as Kakelo sensed a Jedi Master at the ruins. He headed there, and they were going to bring the Jedi back. Dead or alive. This latest Jedi killing would hopefully make the others nervous, bring more out in the open, and crushing any future Jedi aided resistance.

Kakelo made his squad surround the Master, and smiled. "Greetings" Master Atonai said to the Sith as he stood. Kakelo didn't waste time, and slashed at him with his sabers, starting a battle.

[Jakeozzy]

Master Aldeo suddenly drew his Lightsaber and ignited it as he spotted clashing lights at the entrance of the Jedi Enclave. There was a lot of red lightsabers there, but only one was clashing against the one who was wielded by a Jedi. He began to run, he had to save any remaining member of the Order, but was stopped by a slight pull on his robe.

"Master, don't... Let's do this quietly. Charging in ruins our advantage." Aura told him, causing the ageing Jedi to stop and smile. "Shouldn't you be the one telling me to stay calm?"

"You're smarter than you look, young one. Come, we shall attack the Sith's allies from behind." Aldeo agreed, the two dashing off in different directions to flank the enemy. When they eventually reached the back of the Assassins formation, they had effectively sandwiched the Sith between them, and the Jedi fighting the lead Sith.

Without a word, Aldeo signalled his Padawan to attack. He dived in on his end, immediately taking an assassin down with a fast diagonal slash. Aura attacked her side, taking one of the enemy from behind by stabbing both the lightsabers into his back.

"Ah, Master Atonai. Sightseeing?" Aldeo greeted him as he spun the Lightsaber in readiness for further battle. They'd met back on Coruscant a few times, but never really worked together. Aura stood beside her Master as the remaining Sith Assassins turned to face them, changing to a defensive stance.

[Jambo1117]

Atonai was a little rusty, as he hadn't engaged in lightsaber combat for a while, as he was hiding. But it was something you never forgot how to do. Atonai used the Siths aggression to his advantage, he was over slashing, putting too much effort, and force, allowing the Mast Jedi to counter easily. Kakelo wasn't a match for the master, but he clearly had potential, and was as good as a Knight. It was sheer number that would over-come Atonai. But luckily Master Aldeo and his Padawan came to his aid. "Ahh, Master Aldeo, such a pleasant surprise" He said, smiling at his fellow Master. "I appear to been in a little bit of trouble, so we'll have to speed up this nice reunion, and talk later" He said with the same smile as Kakelo started to fight again.

"Jedi scum!" Kakelo shouted, as his Sith followers were killed, and he begun to fight Master Atonai again.

[Jakeozzy]

"Quite." Aldeo responded to Atonai. "Aura, I'll take these two. See if you can give Master Atonai a rest - you are a remarkable fighter with your lightsabers. But with the Force? You could still use some work. Go." Master Aldeo told his Padawan as he fought on. The Sith couldn't keep up with his defensive form, and one by one they began to fall to his fast strikes whenever they let their guard down.

Aura then reluctantly made her way around the Assassins her Master was keeping busy, and attacked Kaleko with one downwards slash from his left, believing he wouldn't notice. But while Aura had training, the Sith Apprentice likely had a lot of experience.

"What is with you Imperials and calling all your enemies 'scum'?" Aura asked the Sith kid.

[Jambo1117]

Kaleko blocked the slash from Aura and turned his focus on her. He ordered for more Sith assassins to arrive and told everyone of them to target both the Masters. "Perhaps it's something to do with you being scum? The name fits you well!" He shouted, as he unleashed a quick 3 attack slash of his sabers. He then locked Aura in a force choke, wanting to suck the air out of her, but he was pushing well above his level, and couldn't sustain it for longer than a few seconds, without falling to his knees in pain. It took too much of his energy to use, and he resorted to lightsaber duelling again

[Jakeozzy]

Aura skilfully blocked against the saber attack, and as the Sith lowered his defence she went to end the battle in one fierce strike with both her lightsabers positioned to cut across his chest. Well, that was the plan! Aura found herself unable to move and dropped both her lightsabers so she could hold her throat. But as hard as she tried, she couldn't physically pry off the dark spiritual energy. When the Sith stopped choking her, she heard the unique sound of a lightsaber being swung down. Fortunately she managed to force pull one of her own weapons toward her and lock sabers with the Sith, but was forced back-first to the floor. 

Her eyes held a furious feeling in them, but her expression was of worry or fear. Not exactly a Jedi's state of mind, right? After being choked she was trying to get her breathing back into pace, as well as trying to focus on not getting killed. Like hell was she going to lose here...

"You're the scum here, Sith!" Aura growled as she began forcing Kaleko's lightsaber back towards him. Oh, he was stronger - but Aura was using all her anger, falling away from her other, more reserved self. "I'll kill you...!"

[Jambo1117]

"You'll kill me?" Kakelo laughed. "Good, use that energy, strike me down if you can. Become stronger than me" He teased, and then slashed his saber towards her again. Kakelo was enjoying the battle, he had been practising against bots and simulations for most of his training, so a worthy opponent was rare. It was a challenge. Something he just wasn't all that used to. "Tell me your name, so I can make it reach the whole galaxy, as the idiot who tired to take me on" He laughed.