Of Kings and Jedi
Jovan Drahk entered the courtyard of the ancient Massassi Temple, cautiously. Scanning the area with both the force and his sight, the young Rodian Jedi's danger sense quickly began to rise in the back of his mind. Immediatly drawing his lightsaber and igniting it's intense green blade, Jovan Drahk was ready to face whatever could oppose him.
All of a sudden his enemy struck - somersaulting from behind a small altar in the temple, his assailant ignited his pearl-blue lightsaber, and slashed for Alema's upper torso. Immediatly dodging the attack, Jovan brought his saber upto make a return, swinging low but at the last second diverted to the torso of the attacker. However, his attacker was too strong and too experienced, masterfully deflecting the blow with the smallest of efforts.
Unperturbed, Jovan continued the attack, pressing home his advantage. With every step he took, his attacker took two back, and with every blow Jovan made, his attacker seemed to find it harder to parry.
"Yes!" thought Jovan. "I'm winning!". Jovan immediatly knew his mistake. He had dropped his concentration for just that one second, and immediatly he was on the defensive. Parrying blow after blow, Jovan knew it was only time till he made a mistake. He had to do something.
Gathering the force around him, Jovan jumped onto a higher level, giving him a very brief respite. With his pursuer, following closely, Jovan once more took the offensive, striking blow after blow. Both sabers finally locked in the end to the intense duel, but neither man was willing to back down. The attacking Jedi Master simply smiled.
"Very good Jovan," praised Master Streen, without so much as having lost his breath. Jovan took one or two seconds to catch his breath.
"Thank you Master" replied Jovan to his Masters praise, feeling proud at his achievements. Streen looked reflectingly at Streen, and simply stated.
"You'll be a Knight soon enough". Jovan felt the pride swell even more, but outwardly just smiled at his Masters praise. Gathering his gear, and mopping the sweat off his green rodian skin, Jovan turned to leave but was stopped by Master Kam Solusar's entrace. With Master Luke Skywalker away rescuing an ex-Jedi Apprentice of his, Kam had been left in charge.
"Good day, Kam" Streen greeted, breaking the silence that had come with Kam's entrance.
"Hello Streen. It seems we have a small task for you and your apprentice here" Jovan's interest in the conversation suddenley became alot more apparent. Turning to face Kam, he sat on a nearby rock in the Massassi Courtyard. And listened to Master Solusar as he continued.
"Near the unknown regions, a small planet on the outskirts of New Republic Law is rebellion against it's monarchy....they've requested New Republic aid, but the politicians have spent a long time arguing, and so put in a plea to us Jedi Knights. We're sending you two to help the Monarchy off the planet, to somewhere safer." Streen considered the proposal, and nodded.
"Okay, we'll accept the mission. It will do Jovan some good to get some field experience." Kam smiled.
"Good, go get prepared you leave tomorrow," and with that, Kam spun on his heel and walked into one of the nearby temples.
Jovan Drahk entered the courtyard of the ancient Massassi Temple, cautiously. Scanning the area with both the force and his sight, the young Rodian Jedi's danger sense quickly began to rise in the back of his mind. Immediatly drawing his lightsaber and igniting it's intense green blade, Jovan Drahk was ready to face whatever could oppose him.
All of a sudden his enemy struck - somersaulting from behind a small altar in the temple, his assailant ignited his pearl-blue lightsaber, and slashed for Alema's upper torso. Immediatly dodging the attack, Jovan brought his saber upto make a return, swinging low but at the last second diverted to the torso of the attacker. However, his attacker was too strong and too experienced, masterfully deflecting the blow with the smallest of efforts.
Unperturbed, Jovan continued the attack, pressing home his advantage. With every step he took, his attacker took two back, and with every blow Jovan made, his attacker seemed to find it harder to parry.
"Yes!" thought Jovan. "I'm winning!". Jovan immediatly knew his mistake. He had dropped his concentration for just that one second, and immediatly he was on the defensive. Parrying blow after blow, Jovan knew it was only time till he made a mistake. He had to do something.
Gathering the force around him, Jovan jumped onto a higher level, giving him a very brief respite. With his pursuer, following closely, Jovan once more took the offensive, striking blow after blow. Both sabers finally locked in the end to the intense duel, but neither man was willing to back down. The attacking Jedi Master simply smiled.
"Very good Jovan," praised Master Streen, without so much as having lost his breath. Jovan took one or two seconds to catch his breath.
"Thank you Master" replied Jovan to his Masters praise, feeling proud at his achievements. Streen looked reflectingly at Streen, and simply stated.
"You'll be a Knight soon enough". Jovan felt the pride swell even more, but outwardly just smiled at his Masters praise. Gathering his gear, and mopping the sweat off his green rodian skin, Jovan turned to leave but was stopped by Master Kam Solusar's entrace. With Master Luke Skywalker away rescuing an ex-Jedi Apprentice of his, Kam had been left in charge.
"Good day, Kam" Streen greeted, breaking the silence that had come with Kam's entrance.
"Hello Streen. It seems we have a small task for you and your apprentice here" Jovan's interest in the conversation suddenley became alot more apparent. Turning to face Kam, he sat on a nearby rock in the Massassi Courtyard. And listened to Master Solusar as he continued.
"Near the unknown regions, a small planet on the outskirts of New Republic Law is rebellion against it's monarchy....they've requested New Republic aid, but the politicians have spent a long time arguing, and so put in a plea to us Jedi Knights. We're sending you two to help the Monarchy off the planet, to somewhere safer." Streen considered the proposal, and nodded.
"Okay, we'll accept the mission. It will do Jovan some good to get some field experience." Kam smiled.
"Good, go get prepared you leave tomorrow," and with that, Kam spun on his heel and walked into one of the nearby temples.