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Prologue: In Passing Light and Darkness – Beginnings of a Vision

"They call us outcasts with no place in the force, no light to call or own or darkness. We exist without form and amorphously shape to an area where we find ourselves, we are often compared to water in this way and yet they are wrong. If we were so amorphously shaped…then why do we exist in a group that was created for our own, the new side comes to the light in which many people can learn from. We are the Gray side of the force, neither light nor dark and where we exist is that small place in between their meeting. We are neither yin nor yang, but that line that unifies both; we are what comes of both meeting as one and we are here to stay." – Ru Seti, Grandmaster of the In-Between.

On his home world, the Grand Master of the In-Between had finally found his peace from all of the hectic days of leading the only temple of accepted Gray-Jedi that existed in the universe it seemed. He'd built the structure on the moon of his home world, keeping close and not letting things step too far off from his land. He'd spent his beginnings searching the galaxies for his place in the universe, he'd learned well of his own place and found his place finally with the Jedi. He found his mind reminiscing on his past, what had made him the drake he'd become today.

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A young Ru Seti found himself in his room on a distant world he knew not the name of, it had been a long two months of learning basics of form 1 and taking a hand at the basics of the other styles; something that made him most unorthodox. He was quickly singled out for his obvious standing elder age, but drake years he was still a child and thus through a favor of his parents he was accepted into the Jedi Temple at all. His serenity and innocence had made it easy for him to understand his mind; to keep clear of his emotion and had his accuracy in the clairvoyance test at near perfection. Testing through with him now he'd become accepted, though he found it that he felt so out of place training with those younger than him.

The fear was quelled after the first week when he just came into the mindset that age wasn't so big a factor, his people were simply different and he was a child in the standards presented before him. He came to give this no mind after the second week and was excelling in such training as blaster deflecting, lightsaber combat, and some grasping the very basic understandings of the force in all. Though while he passed the rest of the classes in the academy's beginnings, there wasn't much that made of good notice that stood out. He later graduates within the seemingly fly-by years of the academy which were nearly a blur to Seti's mind and body. While initially he found himself passed up for becoming an apprentice and found himself a little discouraged since numerous masters had come and took pickings from the graduates of his class, he believed himself at a loss until a new fateful morning happened upon him.

This one morning that never left Seti's mind had been the day of re-birth for him as a believer in the force's will, it was that same morning that he'd gone off blaster deflection practice and had spent what time he had practicing an unorthodox form of defense from many angles, it was his own improvisations against oddly angled shots; he claimed later that this was to 'be ready for anything' that lay ahead, this would later prove useful. However after the end of his professed art of defense, he heard the voice of his soon-to-be Jedi Master.

"Most interesting performance that was young padawan, promise much you show; train you I will and protect people you will do." The words spoken had immediately clicked with him, he couldn't believe it…his new master was the same famed "Master Yoda".

Many thoughts straightened out in his mind, one he was to be highly thankful for being taken under the wing of such a skilled Jedi, let alone to have been complemented for his show of his skill; he was more like amazed and ecstatic overall. He calmed himself quickly however, excitement was healthy but he wanted to show his respect and thanks in a better way of doing so. He promptly bowed his head to his new proclaimed master and spoke of his words, "Thank you Master Yoda, I hope to prove worthy of your teachings." Though to his surprise, Yoda shook his head at his words and answered him.

"Worthy you are of my teachings, otherwise take you as a padawan I would not. Rise now Padawan, much to discuss we have, then begins training for you." The master turned and had started walking forth towards the room exit; much the same did Ru Seti follow who now was his master.

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He'd jumped into the padawan roll with great anxiousness and took to being a student of the legendary standing Master Yoda. This was the great man who'd be training him in a view of life that the Jedi had seen the world in at all; into their discussions he began to discover he had a fair basis of morals and view of life. It was under the tutelage of Master Yoda that Ru had begun to improve dramatically after many weeks of believing he'd never get it quite right, he received a set of inspiring words from his master that made him feel that he needn't quite struggle as much as he was; in his mind he recalled the words every now and then to help, "Think not this word 'hard', think not this word 'must', think simply 'can'… 'Can be done and will be done'." He gave a soft smile at remembering those words. They made his training seem like a fun activity in many a way, though he realized that he had begun already to have favorites amongst styles that he was currently in use of.

He realized how lucky he was never to have been called to duty yet, there were often a time when Jedi were called to settle a conflict or issue that came within the need of the galaxy. He also learned of the dark side of the force, as Yoda taught him all there was about negative emotions and how succumbing to them would not bring about a good end; he found himself believing this since as a child he'd often been angry about his own birth. He remembered that anger and the feelings of darkness like despair and pain, never did they bring him much joy to feel; but the most important thing he taught himself is that one could learn to live with them.

The Drake found himself undergoing lines of serious training when it came down to the line, he found that Yoda would wake early and rest well necessary; this awakening early used to keep him sharp in his reaction even at rest. Seti spent a good deal of time practicing battle meditation, force valor, and other battle techniques that would be useful in time of need. Master Yoda and he would practice saber combat daily on regular intervals to ensure that his saber skill would one day come to rival his master's own. Though with time passing the third week marker, he found himself well enjoying the acrobatics and vigorous dexterity that it demanded of him; thus due to his larger size. Despite learning the basics of all lightsaber combat styles, Seti found himself favoring form IV amongst the latter that he was undertaking with Master Yoda; this he imagined due to the fact he admired Master Yoda's skill with the style.

He found his training pushing him to his physical limit, by the end of the first month Seti was thoroughly satisfied something that would be what tested his resolve; to help him determine if he was convicted enough to this very art. This amongst his future would be built upon, his training under Master Yoda.

(End Chapter)
hope you enjoyed my first chapter start, the prologue to my character Ru Seti.

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