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Ayden Kai was having a hard time. The young padawan's master had given him a task, a boring task in his own Ayden's own humble opinion. Jedi Master Eachann Orrin had told Ayden to meditate and reflect on himself.
"Only by knowing yourself can you know your true potential in the force." Master Orrin had said.
What was that even supposed to mean? His master hadn't elaborated any further, so Ayden tried thinking about himself. He was a human, as was his master, he was sixteen years old, he had brown hair and eyes….maybe that wasn't what Master Orrin had meant. Ayden peeked his eyes open and saw his Master was also meditating, along with the Omwati Jedi Master Nai'rn Carric who had accompanied them on their mission to Vesprin and her padawan Echo Bast.
Ayden was immediately frustrated upon seeing Echo having so little trouble focusing on her meditation. "Perfect Echo." It seemed she always did everything better than Ayden meditating, using the force, her studies. At least, Ayden thought, I can still beat her in lightsaber spars. But seeing the twi'lek meditating with such ease made him angry.
Master Carric and Echo almost always accompanied he and his Master on their missions. Orrin and Carric were very good friends, and although the council did not completely approve they were almost inseparable. In truth Master Carric had taught him almost as much as Master Orrin had, it was almost like having two Masters teaching him. As a result Ayden and Echo knew each other very well, were the same age, and were also good friends. Most of the time. The violet twi'lek had neon green tinges on the ends of her lekku, hands, and feet, almost as if they had been dipped in green paint, which made for a flashy appearance that Ayden knew she was quite proud of. At the moment the colors just made him sick. "Perfect Echo", he thought again bitterly.
Jedi, he knew, were supposed to be free from anger but he had problems with it and had had quite a few talks with his Master and the council about it. In order to control the anger his master had taught him the lightsaber form Vaapad which Master Windu had developed from Juyo, a ancient form favored by the sith. This was a very dangerous form for jedi to learn as many of its practitioners fell to the dark side, but the council had thought that the best way for Ayden to control the anger was to have him taught this form in which controlling anger was crucial. Also Master Orrin was adept in the Vaapad technique and could teach the unstable form. On top of Vaapad style Ayden was taught Shien, in which the lightsaber is held backwards, and Jar'kai a form in which two light sabers are used. All in all it was a very unorthodox style but it was made just for him, which he appreciated, in a temple full of ritual and in Ayden's opinion drab sameness, it made him feel different and special. The unusual form was surprisingly effective and made him one of the best padawans in the temple when it came to sparing time, he had even beaten…..
"Jedi are not prideful." his Masters had told him many times.
With a grunt of frustration Ayden opened his eyes and stood up.
"I'm going for a walk." he announced.
The other three jedi let him go and didn't say anything, used to his moments of frustration. But as Ayden walked away he swore he saw Echo smirk.
"Perfect Echo." he muttered under his breath.
Thats Chapter 1, not much went on but it will get more exciting. Any input would be awesome Thanks!!