Mustafar-Searching the shadows

[Aeon Kensho™]

Mustafar was a volatile volcanic planet. Made famous through out the galaxy by the duel of Darth Vader versus Jed master Obi-wan Kenobi. The duel between these two powerful Jedi shaped the galaxy in it's aftermath. This is a perfect example of how a single Force user can change the face of the galaxy. Mustafar was in the outer rim far from the core.

Mustafar was once a lush planet full of greenery and life. At that time it housed Jedi enclaves. The Jedi council has secretly dispatched a Jedi knight to search for the ancient Jedi enclaves. This planets had a unique history with both the Jedi and the Sith. This seems a prime location to discover information on the lost form 7.

This risk was great, Playing a big part in the secrecy of the mission to Mustafar. There were two types of sentient life called Mustafarians. The northern Mustafarians, who were tall and slender, and the southern Mustafarians, who were shorter and stout. Most all of their settlements were destroyed. The only surviving Mustafarian settlement being Fralideja.

The Force is leading the Jedi to this world. Answering the call a powerful Jedi guardian is being sent here. The darkness on this planet cannot be denied. It took a Jedi with the Lightside of the Force fully as their ally to tame the turbulence of this small planet. Here something significant will take place. That is for certain.

[Darth Angelus™]

(I exited the Hangar and nose dived to the ground. I pulled up just in time, I had been reading over applicants for my field captain, I went over one in particular, Go'ren Hash, aka Gore as his old platoon called him. They even supplied me with a picture).



(His profile showed me he was ready for anything. He was the best, of the best, of the best. He got the name 'Gore' by ripping apart a enemy soldier with his bare hands. The sort of guy I needed to watch my back).

As I landed he was standing with my Admiral, I chose him as he was a friend of my family. I hadn't seen him for years. He had grown a beard it seemed).



(He saw me exit my fighter and came up to me and hugged me, without thinking I hugged him back).

[glow=green,2,300]"Karne! It is good to see you!"[/glow]
[glow=yellow,2,300]"My boy Ronok you have grown! My I remember when you were yay high! Haha!"[/glow]

[glow=green,2,300]"Get the ship ready we leave ASAP"[/glow]
[glow=yellow,2,300]"Yes sir!"[/glow]
(I went to Captain Hash, he looked like an underdog. I stopped in front of him, He saluted, the rest of the men followed. They were all rookiees, Shinies).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Get in boys! We have a job to do!"[/glow]
[glow=gray,2,300]"OO RAH!"[/glow]
(They all followed his orders and ran inside picking up equpment as they went past. Hash lit up a deathstick and smoked away).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Call me Gore sir! Call me Gore"[/glow]
I entered the Excalibur and watched asmy ship flew into the Hangar, Keeping calm I walked in, I finally got to the bridge, it took me while but I got there. As I gentered the bridge everyone stood fast and saluted).

[glow=green,2,300]"I'll say it once and once only...stand easy"[/glow]
(At that everyone relaxed and went to work, we had already left the atmosphere. KArne got out of the middle seat, it looked like it was mine, he stood behind it. I walked to it and sat down).

[glow=green,2,300]"Make for Mustafar!"[/glow]

[glow=yellow,2,300]"Mustafar aye!"[/glow]
(In seconds we were off. I felt more cold now, the darkside was close, it was waiting for me on Mustafar).

{{OOC - Will write more in next post}}

[Darth Angelus™]

(It was an hour or so when we exited Hyperspace, no enemy ships were in orbit, or on the planet. I turned and walked to Hangar 2, I was joined by Gore on the way).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Sir. My men and I are ready for action"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"No I go alone on this one"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"With all do respect sir I grew up here and my men are ready-"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"Fine, but only you. And at the first sign of trouble get out, got it?"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Yes sir!"[/glow]
(I continued to the hangar. As we entered the troops were ready and heavy gear. Gore told them what was going to happen, trhey were disappointed. He quickly hopped into his fighter and took off. I got into mine and primed the engines. When the lights went green I was off).

[glow=green,2,300]"Gore stay close to me, This will be the hard part"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Copy that, Shadow one out"[/glow]
(Gore and I shot down tothe surface, we bioth just pulled up in time as we nearly got roasted by spitting lava. We twisted and turned and finally found a landing pad. We touched the ground in sync. We both got out and headed to cover).

[glow=maroon,2,300]'You wanna wait for the main bursts to go, otherwise you are crispy"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"Got it"[/glow]
(He sprinted forward as the main burst rose into the air, following his lead we got to the next bit of cover just in time, as it collapsed on he bridge melting it).

[glow=green,2,300]"Well there goes our exit"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Continue on sir"[/glow]
(We repeated the same actions about nine times until we were finally in the main area. Gore threw his helmet off and walked to the communications. After getting a feed he passed it to me).

[glow=green,2,300]"Excalibur this is Ronok, we are safe and sound on the Mustafar Mining station. Over"[/glow]
[glow=yellow,2,300]"Copy that Sir. Big Blade out"[/glow]
(The comm went static as they finished. I stopped Gore in his tracks. he wanted action. I could feel is need for fighting).

[glow=green,2,300]"Rushing into battle is the worst thing a Jedi, or soldier can do. Now I want you to stay here, keep communications open with Excalibur"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Yes sir"[/glow]
(He saluted, and stood easy. His expression was better now. He probably thinks he will get some action).

[glow=green,2,300]"Don't do anything stupid. I'll know"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Sir, one question"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"Go ahead"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"How do you keep that sense of calm? I mean your a Jedi, but hell you went through the worst on Dxun!"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"I keep calm be thinking of why I'm am here now. And why I'm fighting"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"I'll keep that in mind sir"[/glow]
(I turned and walked down a long and dimly lit passage. The darkside was very strong here. I just couldn't make it out though. Whatever, or whoever it is we going to have to meet soon).

(I stretched out and tried locating a holocron, nothing. I'll try again later).

[Darth Angelus™]

(I silently walked down the dark passage. I stopped at the centre of a fork way. I took the left, and proceeded onward. The hallway just got darker by the minute. I stopped and let my eyes adjust to the darker light. After a few minutes I continued on).

(I saw a bright red outline that glowed. I walked toward it, I was about three metres from it and the door opened. The bright light hurt my eyes for a second, my eyes quickly adjusted to the change of light. I reconized the place. I turned left and right, then I took my blue lightsaber from my right boot and activated it. I spun it around a few times, and continued).

[glow=green,2,300]"Gore, tell Jedi Master Aeon Kensho that I might be close to a Holocron. And to tell him that a Sith Lord is on the planet. I can sense him close by"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Quite a mouth full sir, but okay. I'll patch through to Jedi Master Aeon Kensho, and tell him myself, over"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"Copy that Gore"[/glow]

{{Gore}}

(Gore configured the communications, it was easy for him to do. He could do it with his eyes closed if he wanted to. He dropped most of his equipment, and banged his head on the edge of the panel as Ronok called him).

(After he got his orders he went on the Com and patched through to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Sorry to interupt Master Jedi, but Ronok wants you to know he might be close to a Holocron"[/glow]
{{Reply}}

[glow=maroon,2,300]"And he said some thing about a Sith Lord being close to him. Something about sensing him nearby. I figure you know what it means. I have know idea what he is on about. I haven't heard about a Sith being in this part of the neighbourhodd for years. Over"[/glow]

(Gore ended the communications. He picked up his rifle and shot two bullets. They made contact with two assissin droids blowing then into pieces).

(He walked up to the destroyed bodies and kicked them).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"How do you like me now! Huh? How you like me now?"[/glow]

[Cadeus]

OOC: I'm the sith that Aeon has asked to battle you later in the thread. I'm guarding the information on Form 7.



:Cadeus smiled in the middle of his meditation, he knew that the Jedi was coming, now was his chance to prove himself as a sith. The academy located here was well guarded but he doubted that the defenses would last against the jedi. He stood up and walked over to a small security panel where he monitored the Jedi's progress.:

Interesting, he brought some friends.

:Regardless, Cadeus would not give up the Form 7 information without a fight. If it came down to a fight then it would be the fight of that jedi's life! Cadeus grinned from barely controlled joy at the thought of at last doing battle with this jedi. He stood at a large window and watched the lava fields below.:


"Come and get me.." He said to himself, still smiling.

[Aeon Kensho™]

(In my personal chambers I stand with my arms crossed behind my back. In front of a window the shades are cast. When I am hailed through the temple comm system.)

[glow=blue,2,300]"There is a message coming through to you Grandmaster. Would you like me to patch it through?"[/glow]

[glow=orange,2,300]"Yes I would."[/glow]

(Turning to face the hologram of Ronok's field captain Go'ren Hash.)

[glow=brown,2,300]"Sorry to interrupt Master Jedi, but Ronok wants you to know he might be close to a Holocron"


"And he said some thing about a Sith Lord being close to him. Something about sensing him nearby. I figure you know what it means. I have know idea what he is on about. I haven't heard about a Sith being in this part of the neighborhood for years. Over"[/glow]

(Sending a holo-recording I stand with my arms still crossed behind my back. Looking to the holo-projector in my personal chambers.)

[glow=orange,2,300]"Very good captain Hash. Report an significant findings before me. Tell Ronok to keep his mind clear and to focus on the here and now. May the Force be with both of you."[/glow]

(Turning the shades open with a wave of my hand. Bringing my arms up cross them in front of myself I look out the window again. The congestion in the skies of Coruscant, lines of traffic moving along like insect in the sky. Looking off into the Coruscant horizon I rub my chin for a moment.)

[Darth Angelus™]

(I walked down yet another dark passage, I saw something ahead. I was interupted by Gore calling me on the communicator. I turned it on).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"That Aeon guy told me to tell you that you keep your mind clear and focused on here and now. And may the force be with us"[/glow]
(itb was a poor try of immitating Aeon's voice, but I could not help but chuckle).

[glow=green,2,300]"Very well Gore, any company while I am gone?"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"Yeah, two assassin droids. Thats two-zero to me sir"[/glow]
[glow=green,2,300]"Well I'm the one bagging the Sith so that will keep me in the lead"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]HA! Right, well I'll stay put and wait for them to come. Then I'll seel them for spare parts"[/glow]
[glow=maroon,2,300]"You do that Gore. Ronok out"[/glow]
(I continued down. The movement came again. I activated my lightsaber not knowing that there were atleast ten Assassin droids in front of me. I leaped at them and slashed, and sliced them until they were just rubble).

(I checked my body, there were no injuries, I walked on. I deactivated my lightsaber, but kept my hilt in my hand. I stretched out with the force and tried to find more of the droids. I couldn't find any more of them).

(I stretched out again and searched for the holocron, I found it. At last! But there was another presense, a young Sith. I silently walked toward the source. An opening came before me. It was big enough for me to squeeze into, I crawled through the narrow tunnel. I came to an exit that was ontop of a ledge, I slid onto it slowly, not making any sound. I turned off my communicator. I then commando crawled to the edge, just peaking to see. There he was the Sith).

(I rubbed my chin as I went backward. I sat up at the wall and meditated. I calmed myself, and when I was centred I sent a message to Gore through the force).

[glow=green,2,300]~Gore, I found the Sith, he is young but I won't underestimate his power. Get out that is an order, and get to Excalibur quickly~[/glow]
{{Gore}}

(He suddenly felt weird, Ronok's voice echoed in his head, he understood his orders, and left reluctently. He made his way to the bridge, he ran not stopping. He past eight points, he then picked up speed as he jumped at the ledge of the once bridge. I mid air, he spun aorund and shot down two more assassin droids. He rolled as he landed and sprinted to his fighter, he hopped into his fighter and primed the engines).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Excalibur this is Gore, I'm on my way"[/glow]
[glow=yellow,2,300]"Er, copy that Gore"[/glow]
(he took off and blasted straight through the atmosphere. It was a few seconds and he was in space speeding his way to Excalibur. It was a few minutes and he touched down in the Hangar).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Bridge keep the shields ready for anything, I don't like suprises so have scanners to max efficiency"[/glow]
(He looked down at the burning planet he once called home).

[glow=maroon,2,300]"Good luck sir"[/glow]

[Cadeus]

"You can come out."

:Cadeus said as he turned around and blasted the area where Ronok was hiding with force lightning. He stepped forward activating his lightsaber and pointing it at Ronok, at look of inexpressible joy on his face. :

"You jedi killed my family. I can't believe that I finally get my chance to avenge them so soon. "

:He smiled, seeming totally calm, a strange and rapid change from the look of joy on his face a few seconds before. He stepped forward and brushed some crimson red hair out of his eyes. He flourished his saber in a makashi salute before stepping back, his sulfur colored eyes seeming to glow orange in this lava filled planet.:

"I'm going to need that holocron back.

[Darth Angelus™]

(The ledge exploded! I fell, at the last second I flipped and stood up activating my lightsaber. The blue blade bursted out tof the hilt, iluminating the enitre room).

(I went into a neutral position, and stood calm and focused, on the here and now).

[glow=green,2,300]"Though the Jedi may have killed your family I wasn't there when it happened, I cannot be blamed. And as for your holocron I dont have it!"[/glow]
(My expression mirrored my enemies, totally calm. I looked my enemy in his eyes. My gray and fire orange eye looked into his).

[Cadeus]

"I know that you are here to learn about Juyo. So let me enlighten you. It is a form of the sith! If a Jedi is not strong enough he will fall to the dark just by using it."
:Cadeus struck fast as lightning with a quick cut to Ronok's knee and then shoulder before stepping back.:

"The form requires you to enjoy the thrill of the battle. You need to be able to master your own dark side in order to use it without losing your mind to that darkness within you."

:Cadeus chuckles before starting to circle around Ronok like a predator to his prey. He raises his hand and uses a force push aimed towards his enemies legs meant to put him off-balance, as soon as he was finished using the force he sprung forwards and brought his blade down towards his enemies chest, relying on the illusion that it appeared to be coming towards his head.:

[Darth Angelus™]

(The young Sith lunged at me quick as hell, I had just enough time to bring my blade diagonally pointing downward, stopping his attack in its tracks. He then quickly stepped back).

(he circled me like i was the prey. I felt the force flow through his body, anticipating the force push I raised my hand sending out an equal force push. This cancelled out his and mine together. I still stood my ground as the boy jumped at me swing his blade over his head to my chest. I side stepped him, letting him pass me).

(I imediately slashed at his neck horizontally equally as quick as his first strike. I then jumped over him and slashed at his stomach with speed and power. My third attack was a quick thrust to his thigh).

[glow=green,2,300]"And here I thought I was getting a challenge. You can't do better?"[/glow]

[Cadeus]

:Cadeus ducked under his first slash and at that same time used his lightsaber to parry the strike from the same direction that it was slashing in order to force it to swing farther than Ronok wanted. He then stepped backwards to avoid the slash to his stomach and to his thigh. :

"I have not yet begun to fight. Jedi slime like you thinks they are able to break into someones home and slay their family, what a low and underhanded method. If you jedi have to rely on such tactics this won't take long."

:Cadeus then sent five lightning fast cuts to Ronok's head, stomach, shoulder, shin and then his saber arm.:

[Darth Angelus™]

(I jumped back to dodge to first strike at my head. Then slamed my blade horizontally onto the boys crimson blade. I jumped over him missing the shoulder strike completely. I spun my blade in a semi-circle swing stopping his attack dead in its tracks. I I brought my blade from my left shoulder vertically to my right shoudler, thus blocking his attacks).

[glow=green,2,300]"I'm no ordinary Jedi. You underestimate me boy!"[/glow]
(I didn't attack him, I wanted to show him some mercy, but keep him at bay. I don't want to harm the young boy. But he has much to learn of the force).

[Cadeus]

:Cadeus was visibly trembling with fury at this Jedi's idea of mercy. He had let the darkside control him for nothing. The blood boiled in his veins as he pointed his lightsaber at Ronok. He couldn't stand the mercy that was being shown to him.:


"I have let the dark control me just to defeat the jedi who killed my family, why are you making me suffer in this dark longer than I must?!"

[Darth Angelus™]

(I stood straight. I was taller than the boy. I saw one thing that I thought I would never see in a Sith. Promise).

[glow=green,2,300]"I don't wish you to suffer anymore. It's not too late for you. You have a choice. To be a boy lost in emotion. Or be a man, and feel your family through the force. Your choice, Jedi, or Sith. Saviour, or Destroyer"[/glow]
(I pointed my blade down, but I didn't relax, I know the treachery of the Sith. I could feel his anger blinding him, this was dangerous for him, and myself).

[glow=green,2,300]"And I swear no harm will come to you while I still live"[/glow]

(He mourns his family. Now I look at him I see me sranding there in his place. Although we are at odds with each other, we are very similar. As I lost family too at a young age, but the Sith did it not the Jedi).

(And I don't think Aeon would have sanctioned and attack on a innocent family. This puzzled me. It could have been the Sith, and they lied to the boy to get this state of mind. I don't know).