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Keenan vs. Vasha

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Keenan almost lost his balance as bombs shook up the place but he managed to steady himself by grabbing hold of a small nook just above him. He was perched on a ledge close to the top of the ruin, not quite the highest point but above the large staircases, that overlooked almost the entire area. The reason for this was because he had his own order: while everyone else defended the temple he was to find the Togruta, subdue her, and bring her to Ideon. So here he was, keeping himself hidden with the force and expecting to spot his target somewhere in the battle below. It was to his mild annoyance that he spotted her leaping from a shuttle to the one point that was higher than he was.

He was climbing from the moment she was out of the transport, the short distance between him and the top thankfully meaning he was peeking his head up there by the time she'd finished dispatching the snipers. With her seemingly distracted for a moment he threw himself up over the edge aided again by the force, his stealth dropping at this point, extending his staff as he landed and sweeping her legs out from under her which he followed by attempting to follow up with a blow to her head.

Vasha had been in fact deep in thought, but her mastery of force sense brought her some measure of fast reaction to the sudden underhanded attack on her person. As her legs were swept out from under her time seemed to slow if only for a brief moment before she was suddenly twisting in mid-air and landing on her feet, her lightsaber spinning as it moved to block the oncoming blow for her head. She stared at Keenan almost placidly, as if there wasn’t a wish for ill will in her mind. However that split second with which she looked at him would end quickly.

With grace and acrobatics Vasha spun once more, flipping up and over the pole arm, her staff saber spun so that it would not connect with anything around for for a moment, but from the flurry that was her spinning body and weapon her leg would kick out aiming to strike into the Dark Force user’s protective facial covering. Regardless of the connection her movements would cease little as she continued her aggressive moves forward, having mixed different maneuvers from both Niman, and Makashi in her attacks as she incorporated a more aggressive tendency with them being quite effective with a staff saber as such.

The togruta's foot collided with his face but rather than knock off the mask it sent him stumbling back, however, he carried through with the momentum to get away from her as she launched into a flurry of attacks. She was good with that staff, taking it away might be a good idea. Avoiding her attacks for the moment he waited for an opportune moment before thrusting his staff forward to block her saber, the cortosis-weave enough to withstand the blow but not quite enough to short the blade but with her saber stopped he threw a punch with his gauntleted toward her middle to stun her then he stepped forward into it to grab further down his staff and try to twist her weapon away or pin her arm, whichever he could manage.

Surprised for a moment as her flurry came to an end Vasha didn’t quite have enough time to dodge the punch coming her way, which sent her stumbling a bit, the sudden disarming of her lightsaber causing her to huff loudly as her arm was pinned for the moment. Though rather than give into this her hand suddenly shot out releasing a large blast of the force to send Keenan away from her, and create some space, her free hand would be reaching to use the force to bring her staff back to her palm once more.

Keenan was thrown back by the force, landing a short distance away but quickly scrambling back up to a crouched position. His staff was knocked out of his hand but rather than go for it he rushed her, seeing that her blade wasn't reignited yet. One hand grabbed for her saber to keep it pointed away while he again threw a punch with the other, this time aimed at her face.

Once more the Dark Jedi continued to surprise Vasha, the sudden fight to keep hold of her staff, and the strike to her face caused her to reel backwards. She groaned as she stumbled for a moment, her nose now bleeding, though she would stand and extend a hand the polearm saber belonging to Keenan shooting to her palm as she ignited it. She spun the weapon a bit before beginning to jab at the dark side user with it, making quick short slashes with the pole weapon.

Keenan was surprised when she used his own weapon against him and narrowly avoided being impaled by her first few strikes until he deflected one of her jabs with his own hand, his cortosis gauntlet shorting the blade on his staff, he grabbed the end of his staff then and pulled, counting on her having a firm enough grip that she would be pulled toward him and he could go for a grapple again, if not he'd spin the weapon around and try to strike at her.

The opportunity presented itself, and Vasha was not going to let it pass, she let go of the polearm, both her hands coming together as she concentrated harder than before, using the force she brought a blast of it upwards under Keenan’s feet sending chunks of temple soaring into the air that could possibly strike the dark jedi as well as possibly send him flying. Her hand would stretch back out and reach with the force once more to retrieve her lightsaber from his hand, hoping to have ended this duel as she knew she would be needed further in the assault on the temple.

Before Keenan could land his blow his opponent sent pieces of the temple flying up from under him. He was able to create a barrier fast enough to block most of the debris but that didn't stop him from being thrown off the top of the ruin, crashing back down on the side and sliding down until he slipped off the ledge and plummeted down to the wall next to the main stairs where he thankfully stopped. He groaned from the painful landing, his barrier saved him from the worst of it but it was going to be a bit before he got up again.

Watching the Dark Jedi get thrown from the top of the temple she would turn with a heavy sigh, and watch the battle taking place. For but a moment she was motionless till she saw missiles being fired from the corsairs towards some transports, reaching out with the force she quickly turned them, her teeth gritting from the exertion as they changed directory and flew back into corsair lines.

@Frater Jeremiah

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Keenan

Name - Keenan Shey

Species - Human

Sex - Male

Age - 28

Faction - Okussus Cult

Rank - Former Jedi Knight

Appearance - Standing at about 6'1" Keenan has an athletic build and light skin. He has short black hair and his eyes burn a deep red.


Apparel - Keenan is almost always clad in a large grey coat and red facemask. He bears some armor on his left arm as it's the one he most often uses with a force barrier to block blows in a duel, beyond that the only other armor he wears is a pair of boots.

Lightsaber(s) - Qinata: Single Red-bladed saber that can attach to a collapsible Cortosis-wrapped quarterstaff to form a polearm. Purple double-bladed lightsaber, he never uses it.

Equipment - Cortosis Gauntlet, an added layer of protection should his barriers fail him.

Force Powers -
Force Cloak - Master
Force Stealth - Master
Dopplegänger - Intermediate
Force leap - Expert
Force Punch - Expert
Force Barrier - Journeyman(Keenan can create powerful barriers but only around himself allowing him to take on opponents with lightsabers while unarmed)

Known Lightsaber Forms -
Qichani - Master
Shii Cho - Expert
Ataru - Advanced
Juyo/Vaapad - Advanced
Shien/Djem So - Intermediate

Skills -
Tràkata - A combat method used alongside his normal dueling. He usually enters combat with his blade unignited, using the force to dodge and defend while he looks for an opening to ignite the blade and impale his opponent with it.
Echani Martial Arts - Echani arts training has made him a deadly opponent even while unarmed and without using the Force

Flaws -
Force wound - Because of the strong bond he shared with Natalie her death harmed his connection to the Force, he may be strong with the abilities he has but it is extremely difficult for him to develop new ones.
Acta non Verba - He is not good with diplomacy, if he cannot avoid it with stealth he will face it in combat.

Personality - Keenan is largely uncaring and indifferent towards most people. He's reluctant to open himself up to real friendships again, the shock of losing someone so close having a profound effect on him, that said he can be still be quite friendly and kind but rarely can it be said that he's cheerful. Surprisingly, a good opponent brings out the best in him, it's one of the few times he seems to be happier and he'll even give encouragement to his opponent. This is usually only when he's against a jedi, however.

Backstory - Keenan's homeworld is a mystery, even to him. He was a sith apprentice from the moment he could walk, at least until a Jedi knight had come and defeated his Dark Jedi master. When the knight found him afterwards, a boy of no more than six shakily holding up a red lightsaber, he took him back to the jedi temple hoping that he could be set on a new path.

Because of his prior training he was able to excel at most of his classes with the order, but it also had the effect of making him somewhat of an outcast as most of the other students and even some masters were reluctant to have direct dealings with him. He only made one friend during his training, a girl named Natalie Weyrloc, the two formed a close friendship and even develop a strong force bond, strong enough for a force chain. It was because of this and some masters' worry that his isolation may lead him back toward that dark side that an exception was made to allow them both to become apprentices under the same master.

They continued to act as partners even after becoming knights on their own, complimenting each others strengths with Keenan's focus on combat and Natalie's skill with the force and diplomacy. The Jedi-Sith war meant that he was the subject of a lot more distrust and scrutiny from some of his peers but that had only brought him closer to his friend, too close in fact, and he'd begun to develop feelings for her. He had confessed them to her before long, their bond meaning he wouldn't have been able to hide them anyway, and the two had a clandestine relationship for years. Eventually, however, having no care for the sith or the order and his only connection being to her he wanted to leave and he tried to convince her to leave with him. Trauma has repressed the memory of what happened then, all he can remember is seeing her body and then being detained by one of the Temple Guards.

The immediate response by the Council was his exile, but later a Jedi Sentinel by the name of Valdis Freyr was sent to hunt him down. The hunt went on for the rest of the war and continued on after. During that time Keenan knew he was being hunted and dedicated as much time as he could to mastering and honing the skills he had both in preparation for the inevitable duel and just to make himself stronger. When Valdis finally caught up with him their duel was fierce and carried on for hours before Keenan eventually struck him down. Keenan collapsed to his knees and fell to tears immediately after his exile and his hunt had been distractions but now with it over grief had hit him over the loss of his loved one.

The Okussus cult had begun to emerge over the following year. Keenan, exiled from the order and now dreadfully alone in the galaxy, sought them out because he felt he had nowhere else to go.

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uh...hi

Keenan

Name - Keenan Shey

Species - Human

Sex - Male

Age - 28

Faction - Okussus Cult

Rank - Former Jedi Knight

Appearance - Standing at about 6'1" Keenan has an athletic build and light skin. He has short black hair and his eyes burn a deep red.


Apparel - Keenan is almost always clad in a large grey coat and red facemask. He bears some armor on his left arm as it's the one he most often uses with a force barrier to block blows in a duel, beyond that the only other armor he wears is a pair of boots.

Lightsaber(s) - Qinata: Single Red-bladed saber that can attach to a collapsible Cortosis-wrapped quarterstaff to form a polearm. Purple double-bladed lightsaber, he never uses it.

Equipment - Cortosis Gauntlet, an added layer of protection should his barriers fail him.

Force Powers -
Force Cloak - Master
Force Stealth - Master
Dopplegänger - Intermediate
Force leap - Expert
Force Punch - Expert
Force Barrier - Journeyman(Keenan can create powerful barriers but only around himself allowing him to take on opponents with lightsabers while unarmed)

Known Lightsaber Forms -
Qichani - Master
Shii Cho - Expert
Ataru - Advanced
Juyo/Vaapad - Advanced
Shien/Djem So - Intermediate

Skills -
Tràkata - A combat method used alongside his normal dueling. He usually enters combat with his blade unignited, using the force to dodge and defend while he looks for an opening to ignite the blade and impale his opponent with it.
Echani Martial Arts - Echani arts training has made him a deadly opponent even while unarmed and without using the Force

Flaws -
Force wound - Because of the strong bond he shared with Natalie her death harmed his connection to the Force, he may be strong with the abilities he has but it is extremely difficult for him to develop new ones.
Acta non Verba - He is not good with diplomacy, if he cannot avoid it with stealth he will face it in combat.

Personality - Keenan is largely uncaring and indifferent towards most people. He's reluctant to open himself up to real friendships again, the shock of losing someone so close having a profound effect on him, that said he can be still be quite friendly and kind but rarely can it be said that he's cheerful. Surprisingly, a good opponent brings out the best in him, it's one of the few times he seems to be happier and he'll even give encouragement to his opponent. This is usually only when he's against a jedi, however.

Backstory - Keenan's homeworld is a mystery, even to him. He was a sith apprentice from the moment he could walk, at least until a Jedi knight had come and defeated his Dark Jedi master. When the knight found him afterwards, a boy of no more than six shakily holding up a red lightsaber, he took him back to the jedi temple hoping that he could be set on a new path.

Because of his prior training he was able to excel at most of his classes with the order, but it also had the effect of making him somewhat of an outcast as most of the other students and even some masters were reluctant to have direct dealings with him. He only made one friend during his training, a girl named Natalie Weyrloc, the two formed a close friendship and even develop a strong force bond, strong enough for a force chain. It was because of this and some masters' worry that his isolation may lead him back toward that dark side that an exception was made to allow them both to become apprentices under the same master.

They continued to act as partners even after becoming knights on their own, complimenting each others strengths with Keenan's focus on combat and Natalie's skill with the force and diplomacy. The Jedi-Sith war meant that he was the subject of a lot more distrust and scrutiny from some of his peers but that had only brought him closer to his friend, too close in fact, and he'd begun to develop feelings for her. He had confessed them to her before long, their bond meaning he wouldn't have been able to hide them anyway, and the two had a clandestine relationship for years. Eventually, however, having no care for the sith or the order and his only connection being to her he wanted to leave and he tried to convince her to leave with him. Trauma has repressed the memory of what happened then, all he can remember is seeing her body and then being detained by one of the Temple Guards.

The immediate response by the Council was his exile, but later a Jedi Sentinel by the name of Valdis Freyr was sent to hunt him down. The hunt went on for the rest of the war and continued on after. During that time Keenan knew he was being hunted and dedicated as much time as he could to mastering and honing the skills he had both in preparation for the inevitable duel and just to make himself stronger. When Valdis finally caught up with him their duel was fierce and carried on for hours before Keenan eventually struck him down. Keenan collapsed to his knees and fell to tears immediately after his exile and his hunt had been distractions but now with it over grief had hit him over the loss of his loved one.

The Okussus cult had begun to emerge over the following year. Keenan, exiled from the order and now dreadfully alone in the galaxy, sought them out because he felt he had nowhere else to go.

Darkness

Nybras was just confused by the...lesson? not that he didn't understand it, more that he didn't get why this particular thing was the lesson. Still as a bell rung and another person appeared and call their teacher away he put it aside for now in favor of a lunch break, not having been aware of just how long they been at this. As he was still holding the succubus' hand he favored her with a light smile and asked "would you...like to eat together?"

Darkness

It took Nybras by surprise when she pulled herself back into their embrace, but nevertheless it was still with no hesitation that he wrapped his arms around her again and holding her for along as she was against him. Though when the teacher interrupted them and made his comment about courting he grew quite embarrassed and flustered, and he was again thankful that a blush doesn't show up to well on scales. He was still happy to keep his hand in hers when she pulled away. He nodded when she asked if he was ready and looked with her to find what was on the paper.

The three symbols they found were...remarkably ordinary, at least for what Nybras was expecting, and they didn't really seem like a riddle at all, a hint at something maybe. He couldn't really understand them on their own but maybe they were suppose to take other things into account, and when he thought to the young succubus he was next to it seemed like that idea made sense "I...I think you may be right" His eyes flicked between her and the paper, his hand gently squeezing hers back.

Darkness

Nybras was at least a bit more prepared for the intensity this time around. While he was getting a glance into her she, of course, got a brief glimpse into him as well. She could see the comfortable, if secluded, life he lived at the mage academy he'd come from. The shy lizard would always tuck himself away from most of the other students, burying himself in the search for more magical knowledge and power though as much as he dedicated himself to his pursuits the pangs of loneliness would still overtake him at times, he'd wonder why he was seeking with no one to share it with but he still never found the courage to seek out his peers.

Both their visions were cut off after not too long. Nybras found that either he, or her, or perhaps they had both pulling into an embrace, his arms were wrapped around her and his snout was nestled into her neck. When he managed to regain himself he pulled away "I...T-that, um, it's only temporary but it should help you...with your third eye, I mean" he fidgeted a bit nervously, looking between her and the paper.

Killing in the Name Of... (OOC/Always accepting)

@Drakey I brought a car

Killing in the Name Of... (OOC/Always accepting)

Name: Deckland Hayle

Age: 31

Rank: Agent

Department: Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Personality: While Deckland can look stern and intimidating at times he is actually rather lighthearted. His usual demeanor is calm and smooth and his laid-back attitude is only just barely marred by professionalism.

Back Story: Deckland's life has been fairly simple. Born in Manchester, went on through school to join the police force. He followed that by eventually moving on to the military, his former experience helping him get a position with MI6 and later getting him assigned to the killings, normally a matter left to police but the targeting of politicians and government figures saw MI5 and MI6 getting involved.

Weapons:

Browning High Power

L85A1

Vehicle

Other: Killing in the name of

Galactic Conquest

Shortly after Niryk's departure the Fallen fleet kicked up with a flurry of activity. While most of the fleet was preparing to move again a portion of it was trying to pick up communications from the system they had just fled from and a dedicated group of servitor was sifting through whatever they picked up as well as information from before their retreat. Ephsor had ordered this because, while they awaited word from Niryk, he wanted to learn just a bit more of what they were up against.

As information came through a list began to develop of the faction they had encountered, as follows:
-The Covenant
-Gashathi High Order
-Destiny Ascendant(ship, owning faction unknown)
-Shadow Star(ship, owning faction unknown, Cindorian?)
-Unknown Empire
-at least one other unknown faction

They had little more that names and an early impression at this point, but that was enough to safely say the Covenant and Gashathi would be enemies, Both factions were quite hostile to whatever wasn't them and seemed ever so slightly on the arrogant side. While the attitude of the Destiny Ascendant couldn't really be determined they had been the first to call for a diplomatic meeting, one Ephsor had dismissed but perhaps that had been a mistake. The Shadow Star was almost entirely unknown, all they had on that one was that it responded to the Ascendants diplomatic call.

In light of all this Ephsor ordered off several scout parties with different orders depending on their target. Both the covenant and the Gashathi were to be watched from afar and their activity reported. A scribe was sent with the party sent after the Destiny Ascendant, they were to observe for some time before looking for an opportunity to make contact. The group after the Shadow Star was to learn what they could but not worry about being detect unless the Shadow Star proved openly hostile.

Once the parties were away Ephsor leaned back in his throne to await for word from Niryk while one of the Archons, Rhemis, came to stand by his side.

Killing in the Name Of... (Assassin Interest Check)

I'm a bit interested