A rescue mission-Aboard the Illuminative

[Cadeus]

:As soon as they start to fire I leap up into the air, allowing the force to help me jump higher, I somersaulted in the air and landed on one of the soldiers, crushing his ribs. I stepped off him while deflecting blaster bolts back towards the soldiers with quick motions of my lightsaber.:

I will crush you all.

[Jadoch Taithum]

::The soldier who's ribs the Sith had crushed yelled out in pain as he fell, but none of the others responded to the Sith's taunt, as per their training. Instead those of them that were hit by their fellows' bolts brought their weapons back up as much as they were able and continued firing. Two had been killed outright.

Two of the riot gear-clad soldiers started backing up into the hallway as the other blast door in the hangar closed and magnetically sealed itself. A bit further in, just before a corner, there were hardened points meant for such an occurrence, though they were designed to repel enemy soldiers, not Sith. The soldiers had other goals in mind, though...the narrow passageways that were necessitated by military ships would prevent the Sith from displaying the incredible Force-powered gymnastics that had allowed him to avoid their initial barrage.

In the turbolift, approximately halfway to his destination, Jadoch felt the deaths and injuries of the soldiers, and was saddened by it. They were not friends of his, or even acquaintences, but they were living beings, and each was special, each was important, and each brought new facets to the Force. He pushed back the mourning though, and focused on the moment and the future. He brought his thoughtshield up into place, and focused on the preparation of pheromones for the upcoming fight as well. His fingertips grasped the hilt of Thann Mithric's lightsaber and pulled it out, holding it loosely at his side. Each passing second increased his preparedness, and his resolve to end the menace this Sith posed.::

((2 soldiers dead, 1 wounded so as to not be firing at you. That leaves 7 capable of firing, with 4 of those unharmed.))

[Cadeus]

:As I deflected the blaster shots back towards the soldiers I began to summon the force. Focusing on keeping the blaster bolts, while using the force to lift a few crates behind the soldiers was quite difficult. Once I had gathered enough strength and launched the crate towards the soldiers.:


:My thoughts drifted back towards my mission on Dxun, where I visited the Sith tomb found there. It was a strange place, it could become a very powerful fortress if I had the money to build a fortress there. The tomb might be one of the dark places that turn Jedi to the dark side just by being inside the Tomb.:

[Jadoch Taithum]

::Despite the automatic and semiautomatic fire heading his way, the Sith still seemed to block everything they threw at him, and even managed to send it back at those who'd fired it. They'd known that Jedi - and by extension, Sith - were good, but that seemed a bit out of reach for their understanding. Still, they kept firing, only stopping once they could no longer aim at the enemy - dead or incapacitated.

The crate hit the last two in the back, hard. Luckily, these two were wearing the riot armor, so it did little more than knock them down. They were both unprepared for the hit, but only one of them slammed his head against the ground as he fell, stunning him. The other turned the fall into a roll, as he'd been trained, and dropped his blaster when he was in the midst of it. He knew he needed a change in tactics, since the concentrated blaster fire was doing little, and there was less and less of it.

As he stood from his roll, the last capable soldier drew a vibroblade. Its blade was a fore-arm and a half long, and was lightly woven with cortosis. He knew he stood no real chance in an extended fight, but he also knew that a Jedi was on his way, and that if he [the soldier] kept the Sith here, he could possibly prevent harm to more of his shipmates, to more of his friends. Even if he died doing it, that was a worthwhile enough goal...he would die satisfied. He stepped in, bringing the Sith into range, and swung across at shoulder-height...a beheading strike.

Jadoch strode from the open doorway of the turbolift. The kama-like portion of his robes fluttered behind him at the speed of his passage. It was a fast walk, not a run, but he would arrive soon...very soon. In comparison with the rest of those on this deck, his presence was like a thundercloud, teeming with power and bristling to be set loose.::

[Cadeus]

:The soldier swung to try and remove my head, the vibroblade flew silently through the air towards my neck, it would not meet it's goal as I ducked just enough for the blade to miss me by less than a centimeter, this allowed me to send a cut that should remove the soldier's leg and then I followed up with a force push.:

:The smallest amount of mercy seemed to cause me to do this. I did not understand why, but at the very core I think that it was because I was simply tired of killing unnecessarily, I grew tired of endless fighting.:

"Consider yourself lucky."

:I turned away and used my lightsaber to open the blast doors. I stood in the silent docking bay of this gigantic ship, for the most part the room was empty except for ships and crates, if the ships had fuel I could use them to create an explosion in order to cover my escape if necessary.:

[Jadoch Taithum]

::Jadoch crossed into the hangar just as the Sith ducked the Lieutenant's strike and cut his leg off, then used the Force to throw the man away. The Lieutenant would live, but he'd have a prosthesis for a leg in the future, that much was obvious. It happened so fast that the soldier didn't even have time to yell in pain, the pain hit only when he finally stopped rolling, and it was too much for him to handle. He fell unconscious almost immediately thereafter.

It was readily apparent that the Sith hadn't seen Jadoch, for he turned and burned open the second blast door, the one that had closed, then surveyed the hangar. Jadoch used the time to quickly check the other soldiers in the area, finding only four of the ten alive. Three of those had lapsed into unconsciousness, and the last applied a painkiller sharp as Jadoch turned to him.

At last, Jadoch shifted back to the Sith. Human, with reddish hair and the red eyes characterized by Human Sith, he wouldn't have been threatening but for the fact he was a Sith. Which tactics to use...::

Like our Hangar? Tell you what, surrender and I'll convince my Master to help you. I don't want to fight needlessly.

[Cadeus]

:I turned to face the Jedi, I reached out with my senses to find any weaknesses in his mind that would be useful. He seemed to be the same as the other Jedi that I have fought, he was confident, to confident, he has no idea who he is fighting. I wondered how long this battle will take.:

"The name is Lacerus. What is your name Jedi? I like to know the names of worthy opponents.

I need no help. I might be a Sith but I am not a mindless destroyer either.".

:I said as I flourished my lightsaber in a Makashi salute, before settling into a balanced Makashi stance, my robe's cut allowed it to hide my legs movement while the cloak was closed. He would have trouble being able to tell what movements my legs were making:

[Jadoch Taithum]

::Jadoch felt the leading edges of a mental probe brush against his thought shield, and the main brunt of it be blocked by said probe. It was the logical first move for anyone presented with an unknown opponent. Illogically, though, the Sith presented his name - or was it his chosen name? - and asked for Jadoch's in return. He added on a sentence about wanting to know the names of worthy opponents as justification, but Jadoch's over-analytical mind whispered that it was flattery...how wouldd Lacerus know if Jadoch was 'worthy' or not?

In any case, Jadoch chose to answer him with his name, and to give his own retort to Lacerus's follow-up.::

Jadoch.

You may not be a mindless destroyer, but are you a destroyer? From what I understand of it - the base knowledge, of course - Sith seek to gain power. Whether it is by controlling themselves, controlling others, or controlling the Force, they seek to gain power in some way. Yet if you kill, if you destroy, you erase that which creates and powers the Force...life. By killing, you erode your own power base.

I'm not sure what your objective here today is, Lacerus. However, I can surmise that if you don't complete it, you will be punished, probably very seriously, since failure is not taken lightly; nobody sends the Master to attack the rear guard and the apprentice to attack the attack team. That punishment doesn't need to happen...renounce the dark side, and you can be freed of your chains. Even if you don't join the Jedi - and it is a choice you make of your free will - you won't be beholden to whomever or whatever you're beholden to now. Living in slavery to another isn't living.

::Jadoch's logic was impeccable...a Master wouldn't send an apprentice to confront the attack team and go to attack the rear guard, that was tactical foolishness. If it was an entire power base then perhaps, but a single ship was far from a power base.

It was also a temptation to use his pheromones to influence Lacerus's thinking. Logically, it was the probable thing to do. However, also logically, if Lacerus somehow discovered that Jadoch had manipulated him in this situation, it would only confirm every stereotypical belief of Jedi and Force users in general. A little whisper, this time from outside his head, told Jadoch that this Sith could possibly be turned away from the darkness...or at least shaken by what was said.::

[Cadeus]

"Through victory, my chains are broken. The force shall free me."

:I said, repeating the final lines of the Sith code. As I said this, I placed emphasis on the final words of the code. It was meant to show him that what I wanted most was freedom to do what I wanted. I was not interested in the meaningless fight between Jedi and Sith, but I would not surrender once I was in a battle.:

"I cannot speak nor think my opinions on what you have said. The sith have some sort of connection to my mind that allows her to know what I am thinking and saying.

Because of my training, the final step is to overthrow the master and take Korriban for myself. I could not care less about the Jedi on the planet. They can take their friend and go as far as I am concerned."

[Jadoch Taithum]

::Jadoch didn't let any of what he was feeling show on his face, and knew that it would be blocked by his thought shield. The Sith Master had a hold on this one's mind, even at this distance? The ship was steadily backing away from Korriban, it was simple to feel by the growing distance between the black ball in the Force and Jadoch's current location.::

Even now, at this distance from Korriban, and with your Master confronting two Jedi Masters (Ronok and Aeon, Jadoch doesn't know about Vax), it can reach into your mind to hear what you think and say? So how do you plan to destroy your Master and take over Korriban? Not after time...time together only makes two people know each other better...I know that from experience.

I'll tell you what. We haven't entered battle yet...we can each walk away with honor, without saying we surrendered or conceded the fight. Take your ship, or I'll even provide one of ours, and leave. Remove yourself from the clutches of the Sith. In my belief, born of simple logic, you would have better chances allied with the Jedi, but the choice is yours. I do not wish to fight you.

::Jadoch had the sinking feeling that he was losing the preliminary battle, and it saddened him. He'd been analyzing Lacerus since Lacerus ignited his lightsaber and settled into a Makashi stance, complete with the salute. He couldn't see Lacerus's feet, though, since they were blocked by his cloak, but he didn't need to see the feet. He could read body and blade and the Force, and that would hopefully be enough. Jadoch had also watched as Lacerus had burned through a door...it was not the magnetically sealed blast door that had closed earlier. This was not a fight he wanted to fight, but he was prepared if he needed to do so.::

[Cadeus]

"Your Master would only have me killed. I have lost faith in both the Jedi and the Sith. The only thing I can do is to complete my mission to the best of my ability and continue trying to live.


:I sighed, I really wished that I could figure out a way to escape the sith. I knew that the Jedi Master will probably have me killed, by the people on corusant, their death's haunted me and it was probably obvious to this Jedi, and even more likely to be obvious if he knew what he had done. I felt weak, I knew that if I ever got out of this alive and returned to the sith that the Sith would punish me. I did not know what to do.:


(OOC:Sorry! I have been busy.)

[Jadoch Taithum]

::Jadoch felt surprised, and he purposely let it through his thought shield. Why would anyone think that a Jedi would kill them if they surrendered? The only time a Jedi killed was when they had no choice in the matter, and that rarely happened. It was ludicrous.::

What makes you think that my Master would have you killed? A peaceable person, Sith or not, who was seeking to leave the control of the Sith? At the very least, you could be a useful asset with what you know about the Sith, and at most you could be a powerful Jedi.

Spat, if Aeon were to try to kill you, I'd defend you, give you time to run at least. If there were a reason, not so much, but what reason would you have to attack a Jedi grandmaster?

[Cadeus]

:I sighed as I deactivated my light saber. Once it was deactivated I tossed the weapon off to the side. Somehow this Jedi had taken away my will to fight, I simply could not bring myself to even lift my hand or summon the force.:

"I was to get away from the Sith. I want to be free from them."

:Much like the secret apprentice of Darth Vader, I held on to one single source of light within myself. I almost smiled at the thought. It had been a mistake for the sith to say that it was her that killed my family...It gave me strength, not strength to help the sith though, strength to escape instead.:

[Jadoch Taithum]

So be free.

::A flex of the Force brought the discarded lightsaber to Jadoch's hand, and he clipped it to the side of his belt, then clipped Thann Mithric's lightsaber to the rear of his belt. Touching Lacerus's hilt sent a shiver down Jadoch's spine, a feeling of darkness, but not wholly suffused by it. The darkness of the hilt was nothing like the darkness of Korriban.::

So tell me, Lacerus, what's your name?

::While he waited for a response, Jadoch's mind started processing data differently than it had before. Lacerus had injured and killed ships crew before Jadoch had talked him into making the choice to be free of the Sith. Bringing him onboard the ship would put him in danger if the crew found out, or the crew in danger if this was somehow a feint. Magnetic sealing could prevent cutting through, but the Force was another matter. Still, it took brute strength to break through sealed blast doors with only the Force, so Jadoch figured it would be safe enough. That was, if Lacerus - or whatever his name was - decided to stay with them...he still had the choice of leaving.::

[Cadeus]

"My true name is Cadeus Krayt."


:If this Jedi was searching my mind, he should be able to see that I am being honest when I say I want to be free of the Sith. I was so tired of working and suffering for someone who had ended my family. I was so tired of living in the dark side...I have lived in it since I was born, I knew what happened to people who used the dark side to often.: