Coruscant
*As the Titan continues to reeel from the attack, a hyperspace exit suddenly appears on the Imperial and Republics radar. EYes quickly turn to the disturbance, only to see the largest of all Imperial warships, an Eclipse class Star Destroyer.*
Admiral Karrak: This is Admiral Karrak of the Devastator. Grand Admiral, you orders?
*In bewilderment, Tojo is silenced for a second, then snapps out of awe.*
Tojo:Start shooting down those asteroids! Make sure none get to Coruscant!
Admiral Karrak: As you wish. *He turns off the com* Captain, fire turbolaser batteries, bring down those asteroids. Shields up.
*The mighty warships unleashes a salvo, perfectly aimed at the asteroids, obliterating them.*
Unknown
*Cracken, now frustrated beyond all belief, strikes at the girl, cutting through her neck. He kneeled down, rubbing his temples.*
*Fused Irvine extingishs his lightsword, and throws it down. He then uses the same arm to create force lightning on the two flying sabers, to throw them off course. Fused Irvine then charges after Deac, extingishing his saber, then throwing a swift uppercut at deac.*
Comm: Sir, Eclipse class SD has just arrived, Imperial IFF codes confirmed. Orders?
Flax: Assume friendly, prepare the ground attack this isn't working, the Ripper'll never get those shields down.
((Countdown cancelled.))
*Flax takes his fighter to the edge of the engagement and lands, he strips off his flight gear and pulls on a loose tunic, (he kept his trousers on, just incase you were wondering.) Then Flax address the assembled Army, bolstered by Republic troops and a contingent of Wookies.*
Flax: We must end this dark tide, we must kill them all, nothing must remain.
*The 150 Jedi of the New Republic lead the charge at the Demon Army. Flax cuts through Vampires with his saber, deftly using it one handed with the graceful motions of a master swordsman. Hal bounces around like a crazed monkey lizard, leaving a trail of carnage in his wake.*
*Vertmor makes it to Kvana.*
Vertmor: "Damnit Kvana, what ever spell you were going to cast, I suddjest you cast it now while you still have enough magickal energy left on the planet to do it with." *looks at reaver* "Use this to at least amplify the spell a little..."
*Sertmor arrives.*
Sertmor: "Brothers! Our children, they are dieing!"
(( Very sorry peoples, been unable to post for the last two days. I'll stop holding up the RPG in a few hours ^^;;
One note to Cracken: Too many asteroids to take out in one salvo, think ESB))
*Deac rapidly moves backward and summons his lightsabers. Activating them both, he brings them rapodly around Fused Irvine's hand...*
*The Jedi advance, backed by heavy blasters and the determined Rebel infantry.*
*Fused Irvine barely sees the advancing sabers. In result he barely manages to turn his hand in mid swing, to unleash force lightning on Deac to push him using Fused Irvine's momentum, but unfortunately his forearm gets injured from the two sabers.*
*the captian on board the Devastator turn to Admiral Karrak*
Sir, the Titan's shields are down to 50%. there are just to many asteroids. about half are making there way to teh surface.
Admiral Karrak: Launch starfighters. see what they can do. they are not to enter the atmosphere, it's far to dangerous.
*The captain nods, and give sthe order. from the massive underbelly of teh starship, scores of fighter squadrons launch, like bees from a hornets nest.
The sheer number helps bring down more, but it's still not enough...*
Kvana: They are expendable. The mortals will be unable to kill enough in the next hour to make a dent in the power I'll need, and there are only a few minutes remaining till the sun reaches the point where I can cast the spell.
*Gilian lands from a high leap in the tower's top entrance* Not happening. Your time's up already.
*Gilian clears the room with one leap, bringing her arm blade down at Kvana's head. The blade rebounds off an invisible wall surrounding the vampire. Gilian lands opposite, startled*
Kvana: And here, we have something quite interesting...a vampire, with a soul?
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*The girl stands behind Cracken, completely unharmed*
Girl: *shaking her head* In a situation like nothing you could understand, and yet you still depend on the things you know. Why?
*She stops and tilts her head* Something's about to happen, Cracken. I can hear it whistling in the winds. You won't be able to stop it...but I think you'd want to at least see it... *She cups her hands to her mouth and speaks loudly* Wake up!
*The world dissolves into white, then resolves itself into the interior of a high hotel room. Through the window, Kvana's tower looms above Coruscant's spires, glowing darkly and eerily. A meteroric rain of fire fills the sky*
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*Rwos goes flying through a building wall, hit by the golem's fist. Roaring, it looms above him...then stops, distracted by the Jedi and the NR forces. It turns in their direction, bellowing. It begins sucking up duracrete under its feet, making itself even larger*
*The lightning hurls Deac back. When Deac opens his eyes, he can no longer see his opponent*
Deac: Coward.
*Deac looks up at the tower*
I'll bet that's where I'll find Rwos....
*Force speeds toward Rwos' position*
Asgard
*Brunhilde approaches Odin*
Brunhilde: It is getting bad on Coruscant. Here are a few pictures.
*Brunhilde gives Odin the pictures and he looks through them*
Odin: So it is. I would send the Valkyrie team back but Athena needs them in the hunt for the Formorians.
Brunhilde: What about other teams?
Odin: I don't wish to reveal how many teams we have. They'll have to ask for assistance before I send any.
Brunhilde: I understand. Skadi is asking to speak with you.
Odin: Alright.
*Odin and Brunhilde enter the palace and walk to the communications room*
Odin: Hello Skadi. How is everything?
Skadi: I'm worried about Gerd. Her nightmares are increasing.
Odin: What are they about?
Skadi: I'm not sure. At first I thought it was the Jotuns however, when I asked her it had nothing to do with them.
Odin: Why don't you bring Gerd here. We shall see if the Norns will reveal anything.
*In the fighting Lelan is hit by a stray blaster bolt in the chest. The force of the blast knocks her backwards and leaves a smoking hole over her heart.
A voice speaks from behind her.*
Drago: You never did learn to duck.
Lelan: So now you're going to kill me?
Drago: No I'm going to take you to Micheal.
((OSS: Time I explained a bit.
Name: Michea
Description: An Imortal of the first kind, totally invulnerable and unstoppable. He is however unable to harm mortals and is cursed with being unable to live in the phisical world, he can't taste, feel, sleep or function as a human being. He has the ability to excise demons and heal the sick.
*Fused Irvine drops the illusion of his dissapearing act.*
Fused Irvine: *Clentching his arm* "Calling me a coward. I removed the sabers to offer an honorable fight, It showed him he had none..." 'Next time if I manage to cross paths with him, I won't hold back as much. Nor take him so lightly...'
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*Hyperspace, en route to Coruscant*
*RH Irvine sits with a grim face in front of the council in the cockpit of his Reaper.*
RH Irvine: 'I can feel his presence and I am coming, but do I really want to meet him? No, this is something I have to do sometime in my life, I have to know, but I still have this doubt...'
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*An officer runs to Starr, with a few documents in hand.*
Officer: "Sir! I have all the records from former Supreme Council member Ivan Craceren's personal files, in almost entirety! There is one very important document I believe you should look at, Sir, but a good portion of the medical history is missing to what would make the files whole..."
*Holds out a file with the name "Irvine Craceren" on it...*
*The spook comes out of hyperspace, noticing that he's somewhere not on the charts, even though it seems to be populated by a fairly modern society.*
Spook What the hell is this place?
*Before he can check more things out he's spotted, and the patroler sends a message to Duriel.*
*Duriel*
Officer: "Commander, just recieved info that one of our ships had detected a rogue vessel. Our patrols ships intercepted them. Orders?"
Commander: "Bring the ship in to Station Alpha, impound the ship, then interrigate the pilot."
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*4 Intercept ships leave station alpha in orbit of Duriel, and head towards spook's ship.*
*The spook sees the ships, and turns on his comm unit*
Spook *with his best fake panic voice*: Hello? anyone there? I can't find this place on my charts, but i see ships heading twoard me, do not fire, please
Pilot: "Sorry sir, we have our orders. We are going to escort you to Alpha Station for trespassing in glatic borders, uncharted or not"
((OOS: Unstoppable, BD?))
Tower
Kvana: An interesting case indeed. You are truly something which I do not understand. There was one like you in my time as well, and I understood her even less... You are one of us. A vampire, a demon. Why fight with them?
Gilian: Maybe you missed something. I have a soul, and everything that comes with it. And I choose to help mortals.
Kvana: You haven't always, have you? Enelya.
*Gilian, with a start, feels Kvana's mind invading her thoughts. She quickly brings up her mental barriers like an invisible shield*
Kvana: So a soul makes all the difference, does it? No, I do not believe that. All that guilt and pain...useless. Why do you feel you have to burden yourself with what you have done simply following your true nature?
Gilian: It's not my true nature.
Kvana: But it is. Really, you should be fighting with us, not against us. What can you really gain on the side you are on now? Think about what you are trying to stop...a world made in our image...dominated by our kind.
Gilian: A bloodsucker's utopia? I'll pass, thanks.
Kvana: *smiles* But you are one of them. A bloodsucker. A new world is coming, Enelya. You cannot stop it. Our kind's dawn is finally at hand, in this weak world of metal and light. The ultimate darkness will soon fall. I leave the choice up to you: Fight with us or die fighting us.
*Kvana turns to look at the sun* It begins now.
*A black mist seeps from the cracks of the tower and surrounds Kvana. Tremendous energy begins swell up around the tower. A wind blows into the horde of Jedi and New Republic forces forcing them back out of the square.
The golem stops sucking in duracrete to look around for Rwos. But Rwos has vanished*
*Deac arrives to see Rwos gone and the Golem looking at him*
Deac: Gilian? What the hell is going on here?
((OOS: Deac, Gilian is up in the tower. The Golem and everyone else is on the ground.
*Politely waits for others to post ;)*))
What the hell did you get me into now chavo?
Spook: Galactic borders? My map has nothing here, not borders, not planets, not stars, not even debris!
Titan
TacOps: Sir, front shields down to 30%!
Tojo:Increase forward fire power, i don't want anything getting through! Evacuate all decks not essential to combat ops and shut down life support to those areas, and put that power to the shields!
TacOps:Aye sir!
*As the Titan continues a losing battle to save herself, Tojo turns to Starr*
My lord, I advise we relocate the command and yourself to the Devastator. You'll be safer there.
Devastator
Sensors:Sir, detecting a weather anomoly near the spire. it might be another kind of "Force"power.
((OOS: Karraks crew doesn't know the Vampires are using magic))
Comm:Admiral, suggest we offer our transports to evactuate civilians and government officals off of the Imperial Center.
Karrak: go ahead.
Comm:New Republic, this is the Imperial warship Devastator, do you wish for us to recieve transports of government officials and and launch transport to rescue civilians, with escorts?
Karrak: Why is the Titan's shield failing, and asteroids continuing to make contact with the surface!?
TacOps:There are just too many!
*Karrak slams his fist on the armrest of his command chair* THEN FIRE FASTER!
Coruscant
*Cracken watches in amazement. he can sense Starr, and his son...but his sons' force signature was in two differnt places.
Meteors fall to the planet, with turbolaser fire trailing him. He can sense the Devastator, finally complete after a hurried secret construction order was given to Kuat after it's return to the Empire.
He also notices a large area of the Force, near the spire which loomed over all of Coruscant, which was void of any reading, but great activity. He could feel Jedi there, in heated combat, alongside regular Army soldiers, but couldn't tell what they were fighting.
Cracken extinguishes his lightsaber, and turns to the girl*
Cracken: What power is that? how can they create meteors and direct them? only the greatest and oldest of Sith Lords could THINK about doing that, and even then it was out of thier reach!!!
*Fused Irvine sits on a high balcony far away from the spire, treating to his arm with bacta patches.*
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*Bilbringi Maximum Security Prison
*Jutrok sits down in his cell, knowning about the risks about escaping. He turns on his seat, using his bionic-eye to scan through the wall, following patrol routes of guards, camera movments, anything that would give him enough time to escape...*
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*Hyperspace, en route to Coruscant*
*RH Irvine senses Fused Irvine.*
RH Irvine: 'He's more evil then before... And it seems that his power has decreased a little, he must have gone into battle with someone. But father doesn't know what I know, I hope he doesn't sense my clone...'
*The girl laughs delightedly* Not bad a question. *She walks up to him, putting her hands on his waist, and turns him towards the window* But shouldn't you be asking yourself, Cracken, how you know about this power...and that it summoned the meteors?
*When Cracken next looks, the girl is gone*
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*The tower grows darker. Rwos appears from the middle of the crowd behind Deac*
Rwos: We have to get up to that tower, before the vampire manages to complete his spell.
Deac: Carry me. You've got wings, so carry me!
*Drago carries Lelan to the edge of the battlefield, there, waiting is the man dressed in white.*
Michael: Your quest is at an end, you wish to forfit your imortality?
Drago: As quickly as possible, heal her.
Michael: Very well, but understand, she will remember nothing of what the demon has done. She will not recognize this world.
Drago: Fine, then she won't have to live with the guilt.
*Michael nods and places his hand on Lelan's chest her wounds heal and then she draws breath.*
Michael: It is done, now give me your sword. Drago begins to hand over the sword, then is dissintegrates, leaving a pile of rust.
*Meanwhile not far away.*
Hal: You have to get to that tower!
Flax: Yeah, well here goes.
*Flax force speeds up to the tower and jumps, his misjjudges the hieght and lands a little heavily, having almost ovver shot.*
Flax: Hay, Vampire! *Draws sword.*
Sertmor *To flax* "Well hello there" *pulls out dark runed sword.*
Rwos: You know I can only glide with these....besides, you're forgetting how high you can jump using the Force. But we need to get close to the tower first, or the vampire will have a clear shot at us.
*Rwos looks up at the tower* The power up there is increasing by the second. Let's go!
*Rwos rushes into the crowd, reaches the base of the tower. He leaps halfway up, catching onto its side with his claws. He begins rapidly climbing*
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Kvana: The leader of the Jedi vampire hunters. You are too late.
*Gilian crouches, sword out, staring at the hovering Kvana blanketed with a power completely invisible to Flax or the other Jedi*
Gilian: No, Flax. Don't....
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*Starr stares into space. When he finally speaks, it's with disbelief*
Starr: Impossible...but...I can sense Cracken again...and he's down there!
*RH Irvine's reaper breaks out of hyperspace in the Coruscant system, with alarms going off about asteroids and Imperial ships in the system.*
RH Irvine: "Should have known they'd be here, but wha the heck is causing those asteroids to do that..." *Jerks head at titan* "Their shields are about to fail."
*An asteroid slowly creeps it way towards the titan's command centre, big enough to wear out the shielding on the titan.*
RH Irvine: "Crap, I can't condone to not helping..."
*RH Irvine guns his reaper and opens fire on the asteroid, with a barrage of missles and turbolasers.*
RH Irvine: "At least I can finally use these extras I had installed..."
*Deac force leaps atop the tower.*
Deac: I never knew I had this kind of power before...whoa...
*He looks down to see Flax ready to charge at Kvana. Deac's cybernetic brain scans Kvana, realiaisng that is one of the chief vampires. The image of Orthos fills his mind, and Deac remembers that if he hadn't been torn between the vampires and Lokpihet he could have saved him. He ignites his sabers and hurls toward Kvana...*
Coruscant
*Cracken looks around for the girl. Is he back? he wanders around the hotel. a vampire burst through a door, and Cracken ripps through the Vampire with a blast of Force Destruction, vaporizing it. He wiggles his fingers, and smiled. he's more powerful than before.... now, his thoughts turned to his daugghter...*
Titan
Tojo: Impossible! Cracken coulnd't of...*Tojo looks down on his screen. sithspit.* INCOMING!! FIRE ALL TURBOLASER BATTERIES AT THAT ASTERIOD! *an unknown ship flies across, and starts fireing also.*
Lord Starr, it's imperitive we move you NOW.
*RH Irvine opens a Audio/video Comm to the Titan.*
RH Irvine: "Who ever is not willing to die right now I suddjest you better leave that section of your ship! This thing is way too big for my weapons to break it down!"
Rwos: I've seen other Jedi do that; I didn't realize you'd never tried...
*Kvana, without turning around, swings his fist. Dark energy catches Deac and hurls him backwards.
Rwos leaps at Kvana before he could focus energy again. His fist meets Kvana's back, and Kvana absorbs the blow without moving. Rwos is sent flying out the window. He opens his wings, catching his fall.
Gilian attacks again. She strikes Kvana three times in rapid succession. The blows have no effect. Kvana turns and grabs her by the throat*
Kvana: What
Gilian: How...
Kvana: The power? Yes, it is rather puzzling, isn't it. *Kvana smirks, the books glowing behind him* I'll let you ponder that while you're healing your broken bones.
*Kvana hurls her out the broken window. She tumbles helplessly towards the ground. Rwos catches her before she hits*
Gilian: Get up there, Rwos...get him out of there!
*Rwos drops her and ascends back to the tower. He activates his teleporter as he flies back into the highest chamber*
Kvana: Back again? Haven't you learned your lesson? It's too late.
Rwos: Hardly.
*He leaps towards an unmoving Kvana, grabbing the vampire's shoulder. He mentally activates his teleporter.
In a flash of blue light, the world twists away. Then the blue twists away as well, revealing the two in midair above the pit of a volcano, in bright sunlight. Rwos drops Kvana, who falls towards the lava. Kvana looks up at Rwos as he falls, disappearing into the lava*
Rwos: Looks like it wasn't too late after all.
*Rwos teleports away, back to the tower*
Rwos: *to Vertmor* It appears that your master failed. *His eyes glow, and he draws his lightsword* Care for a rematch?
*Kvana's voice comes from behind Rwos* Failed?
*Rwos turns. Kvana's fist smashes into his chin, knocking him unconscious*
Kvana: Did you really think that would work? *As Rwos falls to the ground, Kvana turns and looks at Flax expectantly*
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Starr: No. Give me a transport. I don't care about the meteors - I'm going down to the planet!
*Tojo nods to teh Imperial Royal Guard, and they motion to Starr to follow them. They take him quickly down to the shuttle bay.
Meanwhile, Tojo picks up his ship wide com*
Tojo: All hands, abandon ship, i repeat, all hands, abandon ship. this is not a drill, i repeat this is NOT a drill, all hands abandon ship!!
*Tojo nods to his crew on the birdge, and they set the controls to auto, and run for the escape pods. Tojo runs to the docking bay, and get's on his personal starfighter, and launches with out hesitation. he heads for teh Devastator.
Coruscant
*Cracken runs through the hotel, lightsaber lit, a trail of destruction behind him. He found himself faster, stronger than ever. a vampire crossed his path, and he jumped up to the wall, walked it, and calmly came down on it's neck. the Vampire died and decayed, and he came back to the floor.
He turned the corner, and a hallway full of vampires filled it. he smiled, and outstreched his hand. he began to glow, and a small ball formed into his hand. glowing green, he raised his arm above his head, and threw the energy ball at them. it hit the crowed, vaporizing them.
A variation of Force Destruction, more powerful, and more effective and efficiant. he kept moving, getting to a docking pad, and found a speeder. he took it, and headed to the spire. if that girl couldn't answer him, maybe the leader can. Rwos would be there too, but how did he know that? puzzled, he hit the accelerator, and started to gain altitude.*
((If the Devastator is an eclipse then why doesn't it use it's superlaser against this paticular meteor. Although I believe Astroid is the better term))
*The sides of the forearm of Fused Irvine's, were the parts that were wounded, he was able to use his fingers normaly, with little difficulty. He then looks at his treated forearm, focasing upon it. .*
Fused Irvine: "Well I might as well use it, it'll be harder to use this arm with out doing it..."
*Fused Irvine grits his teeth while clentching his fist, focasing strong healing energies, regenerating the missing muscular tissue.*
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RH Irvine: *over comm* "I can't keep at this for much longer! Hurry up!"
*More warning lights go on as the missles become depleted, then one of the two turret lasers malfunctions.*
RH Irvine: "I can't help you anymore! I'm backing off, welcome for the help!"
*RH Irvine vears off, beginning to fly towards the planet.*
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Vertmor: *to Rwos* "Master? Kvana is not my master, its more along the lines of a partnership along the lines of mutual gain. I create legions of our kind, while my 'partner' gets what he wants in the relationship. But I don't fell like offering such information..."
*Vertmor stands infront of Kvana, holding out the Reaver in an defence stance.*
Vertmor: "Kvana, stop toying around and complete the spell, you're taking too much delight in playing with our food..." *grins showing his fangs.*
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*Jutrok continues to eye the stormtrooper movements, finally he becomes satisfied.*
Jutrok: "Oh well, another few years I'm going to lose from my life. Then yet again I'd rather lose a few then lose the rest in the matter of a few hours..." *Nods then makes a slight laugh, smiling.*
*Jutrok stands up straight, head tilted down slightly, eyes closed. He begins to take deep breaths, calming himself. Several strands, all next to each other, of his hair fade to white as Jutrok begins to glow with a white aura.*
*The spook checks where the tracking device planted on chavo is, and finds that he is on one of the planets.*
well, this may be a chance to get to him
Spook: OK, lead the way. But i demand an explanation, there is no borders on my charts
*Spook's ship gets lead to the space station, then it is tractored in, via trackor beam.*
*A commanding officer along with some security walks out, and waits for Spook to leave his ship.*
*the spook walked out of his ship with his hands up, showing that he doesn't have a weapon*
((Can Dark-siders heal themselves? I thought they couldn't use a healing trance.
Also Scar you realize Rwos is unconscious ;)))
Kvana: *keeping the corner of his eye on the sun through the window* If this Jedi is so confident he can stop us...why not let him try?
((They can heal themselves, however they'd be out of action for at least hours, the kind of healing Scar is talking about might take days. If Jedi could just re-generate missing limbs and heal wounds then Vader wouldn't have the funky suit.))
*While Rwos and Kvana have been fighting Flax has moved towards the book, now he brings his saber down on it.*
Flax: When fighting a suppior foe, remove his power, not his weapons.
*Deac finishes Flax's sentence*
Deac: ...and do not fight alone...
*Deac activates his sabers and moves to stand next to Flax*
I won't let you succeed. I will die first. For Orthos!
*Rushes, sabers drawn at Kvana*
((first I never stated if or not fused Irvine was finished, and those who remember WH irvine wasnt truely evil until craynor came around ^_~))
*Vertmor steps in and connects the Reaver to Deac's saber, the energy produced from the Reaver prevents it from being destoryed.*
Vertmor: "Well then I shouldn't take you people lightly, espcally when there are two of you..."
*Sertmor jumps in.*
Sertmor: "Care if I join in?"
Vertmor: "Not at all. Kvana, finish the f***ing spell already."
*Flax uses the force to hurl Sertmor into the wall hard enough to break his spine.*
Flax: Since you're not living I see no need to exersise restraint.
*Sertmor stands.*
Sertmor: "Weak mortal, you better start re-evaluating the situation, me and my brother, Vertmor, are thousands of years old, you think we will be as frail as those fledglings out there? Bah!"
*Vertmor grins. Sertmor runs towards Flax, at a speed barely faster then the best force runner could ever, with little effort. He grabs Flax's saber handle and begins to twist flax's arm.*
Sertmor: "Your powers are weak and slow compared to thousands of years of personal evolution."
Kioet: oh god. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Flax chuckles.*
Flax: The power of the force is boundless.
*Flax resists Sertmor and brings his saber around, he uses the force to pry Sermor's fingers from his arm and holds them outstretched. Flax slices all the fingers off Sertmor's hand, leaving burnt stumps.*
*Flax slams Sertmor into the wall hard enough to send him through it and tumbling down the tower to the ground.
((OOS: BD, re the books: right idea, wrong timing. The dark energy is pretty much making everything it touches temporarily invulnerable))
Kvana: 'Twas a fool's game and he lost. I did say never touch a Jedi's weapon.
*The dark energy around Kvana lifts Flax in the air*
Kvana: Your time is up. Goodbye, Battledog.
*Kvana sends Flax flying through one of the broken windows, the dark energy field around him poised to deaden any Force attacks. He turns to Deac*
Kvana: Whoever Orthos was, he must have been very important to you...you should be happy he's gone. If he wasn't, he would be doomed with the rest of you.
*Kvana turns. The dark energy begins multiplying. A wind is created, blowing Deac, Vertmor, and Rwos' unconscious body backwards*
Kvana: *shouting* The dawn of a new age comes now!
*On the ground, Gilian senses the surge of energy. She stares upward at the midday sun.
The outer edge of the glowing orb turns dark. The light all around dims. A dark circle rounds the sun for a moment, then the darkness stabs inward, blanketing the entire sphere.
The light all around dims. A shadow blankets the tower's courtyard.
In the tower, Kvana vanishes. The glowing stack of books vanish with him.
The darkness spreads rapidly. Those watching the sun rise a quarter of the way across the planet got the last glimpse of it, before it too falls into darkness.
To be continued.
((OOS: Sorry that took so long. Care to do the honors, Deac? :D))