Stari Chronicle

# 4

Prophecy # 1

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Keenan tried to cut the man in half with his Lightsaber again, but he caught the blue blade with his right hand. Rain came pouring down unto Keenan and the cloaked man, Keenan's Lightsaber making hissing noise's as the rain hit it.

The man, with his right hand, yanked the Lightsaber away, and then quickly grabbed the hilt of it with his Left hand. The man made one quick motion, and Keenan's head came clean off.

Keenan's body fell unto the ground, his beheaded head next to his body. The man pulled out a holocron, and then whispered something into it. When he was done recording, he picked up Keenan's head, and then said to himself, "I have a package for you, Danis. I hope you enjoy it."

Tyro waited patiently or Danis and Horuck to enter the room, his right foot tapping. It's been three week's since Darth Zyloon's 'attack' on Naboo, and Danis and Horuck have been training vigorously to get better. In the last three weeks, both of them have improved greatly, mostly Horuck out of the two of them.

Every Jedi has been alerted about Darth Zyloon's existence, and he is still at large out there. Tyro looked at the door as Danis and Horuck came into the room. Two Jedi were already in the room next to Tyro with a wrapped up box on a table, one of them a man and the other was a male Twilek.

"Danis, Horuck, I have terrible news. As you may already know, Keenan was sent on a mission to Dantooine to stop a man terrorizing the settler's there, and we have confirmation that it is not Darth Zyloon, but someone new. Also, Keenan is back."

"So he completed his mission?" No, he came back here without having a saying in the matter." Danis didn't like where this was going, but his thought's of something bad happening to Keenan couldn't be true, especially since Keenan was a strong Jedi that couldn't possibly be beaten so easily.

"Jedi Master Trent Fenn and Jedi Master Daska Annix, please open up the 'present' that the man sent us. Now, I warn you Danis, You may not like what you are about to see."

Trent and Daska put the box on Tyro's desk, unwrapped it, and then the side's of the box fell to the ground, causing Danis and Horuck to gasp. What was inside the box was Keenan's head and a Holocron.

"Master..." That was all that Danis could say as he looked at his Master's head. "The holocron has a message for you, Danis. I think you should listen to it." Tyro activated the holocron, and at first, Danis didn't hear anything, but then they heard, "Danis Stari, I need you to come to Dantooine. I have something to tell you, and I do not care if you bring any other Jedi or not. I hope you enjoy my little present. I am in league with Darth Zyloon, and my name is Darth Karklon."

With that, the Holocron message ended, and Danis tightened his grip. "I will send you. Horuck, and two other Jedi to face this Sith. You will go and for them in Hangar 5. Is that clear?" "Yes, Master Taa." Said Danis, and then Horuck and Danis left.

Danis and Horuck entered the hangar, and they took twenty step's into the room. "I can't believe my master is dead. How could this have happened?" Horuck put his hand on his master's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, Master. I know this is tough, but remember the Jedi Code: There is no death, there is the force."

Danis smiled, and said, "Yeah, I guess you're right." Horuck smiled, and then heard after the door opened, "H-Horuck!" Horuck turned around, and blushed when he saw Sarli Kennison with Maryna Caballa right behind her.

She looked absolutely beautiful, even more beautiful than she was two years ago, and has developed quite nicely. Horuck smiled, and then Sarli smiled. They both ran to each other happy to see each other, but then Horuck tripped and landed on Sarli, their lip's meeting.

"Horuck, you player." Said Danis, smiling the biggest smile Horuck has ever seen him smile. Horuck brought his head up, and as he turned around, he place his hand down on something nice, round, smooth, and squishy as he yelled, "SHUT UP, MASTER!" with a big blush on his face.

Horuck then realized that Sarli just made an, "Eek!" sound. Horuck looked down to see what could have make Sarli make that sound, and his blush grew even bigger and brighter. His hand was on her breast!

He immediately took his hand off saying, "OH GOSH! I-I'M SO SORRY, SARLI! I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT!" Danis chuckled, and then walked up to Horuck and Sarli as they both stood up.

"Okay, now that that interesting moment is done with, let's get down to business. Sarli, Maryna, do the both of you know what the mission is?" "Yeah, we do. We are to help you kill or capture the man that killed Master Sunfall. Am I right?" "You're right, but we're not going to take a Jedi star fighter there." "Why not?" Asked Sarli as she looked at Danis with a confused look on her face.

"We want to have the element of surprise, so if we take another mode of transport, then we might hopefully take him by surprise. Now, there is a transport ship that can take us to Dantooine, and it will land at a docking bay that is close to where we have to go. Any more question's?"

Nobody had any more questions, and soon they were boarding the ship. "All right, it will take us until evening tomorrow to get there, and there are bed's for us in the back of the ship."

Since it was almost nighttime, they all went to the back, and saw only three bed's were available. "So, who's going to sleep with who? We all need our sleep for our mission tomorrow is not going to be an easy one."

No one spoke up at first, but Sarli spoke up, saying, "I-I won't mind s-sleeping with H-Horuck." Horuck blushed, and then said, "I don't mind a-also." "Okay then, it's decided. You two will sleep in the same bed. Have a good night's sleep, you two." With that, everyone went to bed, Horuck and Sarli smiling at how close they are together right now.

At around midnight, Sarli woke up, cursing whatever woke Sarli up from the best sleep that she has ever had, and then blushed. The position that she was in was absolutely embarrassing.

Sarli had her head on Horuck's chest along with her right arm, her right leg was over Horuck's, and Horuck's arm was around her waist, pulling her in closer. Sarli could've sworn that her face now resembled the sun's of Tatooine.

She quickly took her head, arm, and leg off of Horuck, and turned her body around. She also took Horuck's arm off from around her, but was then surprised when his other arm wrapped itself around her, and felt Horuck move his body closer to her.

She slowly turned her head around, and saw that Horuck was still asleep, and she stared at his face. She could've sworn that his body was attracted to her body, and that thought caused Sarli to somehow blush even brighter.

She then had a thought that made her heart beat faster, and then she gulped. She slowly turned herself towards Horuck, and then she laid her head against Horuck's chest.

She could feel Horuck's body heat warm her up, his strong, masculant chest that was better than any pillow to Sarli, and his arm was bringing her closer to Horuck's body.

She felt like, for the first time in two long years, she was finally at peace, and happy. She smiled as she rubbed her head against his chest, and fell into the best sleep of her life.

Danis couldn't get to sleep. The memory of his master's head in Master Taa's office was hunting his dream's. He got out of bed, and when he passed Horuck's bed, he smiled.

He saw Sarli was fast asleep in Horuck's arm, her head up against his chest, and knew that they sure were happy together. He then left the bedroom area, and went through a few area's before he entered a small area where he saw Maryna sipping a drink.

"Maryna, you can't sleep either?" Asked Danis as he pulled out a cup, and then he put t in a machine, and then pressed a button. "Yeah, I wonder what we can do against the man that could defeat Keenan Sunfall. I'm not worried about my own safety, but I am worried about Sarli's and Horuck's safety."

Some juice started to go into Danis's cup as Danis replied, "I know how you feel, but we just have to trust in our padawan's abilities to fight and survive. Remember, they are Jedi Knight's, and can handle themselves."

The cup was full, and the juice stopped flowing. Danis took a few sip's along with Maryna, and soon Maryna sighed. "It seem's like Horuck and Sarli don't have a worry in the world, even though they are going to fight a tough opponent."

Danis grinned, and then said, "Well, they do have us, so they must think that everything will be okay." Maryna nodded, and then took another small sip. Danis could still feel that Maryna was still scared, and wished that he could cheer her up and help her get more confidence in their padawan's, but he was tired, and wanted to go back to sleep without staying up longer than he has to.

When both Danis and Maryna finished their drinks, they went back to their bed's, getting the rest that they deserve.

Darth Whym looked at the lord of the Sith, with Darth Byloon, a Mandalorian in white Mandalorian armor with two Lightsaber's on his belt, and beside Darth Whym was his teacher, Darth Dool, a Ithorian Sith.

"Dool, how is Darth Whym's teaching's going?" "Good. Even though he has succeeded in every mission he has been sent on so far, and is unstoppable, he does not have the hatred required to become a Sith Lord. Perhaps we should feed the anger of his with the Embrace of pain."

The Sith Lord raised one hand, and Darth Byloon pulled both of his Lightsaber's out, but didn't activate them. "You better have a good reason for thinking of using our ONLY embrace of pain on Darth Whym, for if you don't, then Darth Byloon will personally put you in the Embrace of pain until you beg us to kill you, but even then I will make sure Darth Byloon won't stop."

Darth Whym enjoyed how his master was enjoying the thought of punishing his master, and he, too, wished that he could add something to the list as well. "You will stay in there until you are nearly dead, and then Darth Byloon will kill you."

Darth Dool was about to speak, but was interrupted by the Sith lord who said, "Or maybe the Sith Executioner could deal with you. I like the sound of that." Darth Dool seemed to pale at the sound of that if he was human, and not an Ithorian who only has one color.

"Sith Master, I believe that the Embrace of pain will be the quickest way for him to get to the anger he need's." The Sith Master looked at Darth Byloon, and then nodded.

Darth Dool pulled out his Lightsaber, activated it, a red blade coming out, and was scared out of his mind when Darth Byloon charged at him, Lightsaber's active, both of the beam's red.

Darth Dool couldn't even block one of Darth Byloon's Lightsaber's, and was then cut in half, and decapitated. "That is a good idea, Dool. I hope you don't mind if I take the credit for it."

Darth Byloon walked back to the Sith Master's side, and turned back to face Darth Whym. "You are now to be trained by Darth Yogle, and tell him that I order him to put you in the embrace of pain." Darth Whym nodded, and then left the two Sith Lord's alone.

"Master, is it truly wise to let HIM become a Sith Lord? It is already dangerous to train him, even with that chip inside his head that will kill him if he try's anything to harm you, but if he start's getting idea's that he can defeat you, he will challenge you to a Sith duel, where you can't deny his challenge and can't use the chip."

The Sith Master looked at his personal bodyguard, and said, "You know of my power. I will kill without even flinching. Not even Darth Whym would dare to challenge me by himself, if he does ever think to try and fight me."

Darth Byloon simply looked at the door, and put his Lightsaber's away, but didn't take his hand's off of them. This is the position he stay's in so then he will be able to protect his master.

Danis, Horuck, Sarli, Maryna, and everyone else on the cruiser was woken up by the sound of someone on the overhead saying, "We are nearing Dantooine. Arrival to Dantooine is in twenty minutes."

Sarli and Horuck wasn't in the same position when Sarli last went to sleep, which saddened Sarli a lot, but she was glad that Horuck didn't see that she was in that position.

Soon, the ship landed at a docking bay, and Danis, Maryna, and their two apprentice's left the ship. They were trying to hide their presence in the force from anyone, and they were doing an amazing job. Danis was also proud of how well Horuck and Sarli were at hiding their presence.

"Master, I can fell him. He's pretty close by, but it will still take a while to get to him." "I know, and we won't go on speeder because they're too loud, and we need to try to get there without him realizing we're here yet. I'll go through the cave's, it's the quickest, but most dangerous way there, and I don't want any of us dying, so I'll move in first, and clear the way. Understood?" Said Danis, and the three other Jedi nodded.

Soon, they were at the entrance of the cave, and inside the cave was Kinrath. "Master, should we do something about all the Kinrath?" "No, only the one's in our way. I'll go first, and I'll contact you on the com. When everything is clear, but still be careful of any straggler's."

They nodded, and Danis entered the cave. After five minute's, Danis was almost out of the cave, and sliced another Kinrath in half. He lowered his Lightsaber, and then started to walk forward. "Danis…"

Danis stopped walking, immediately recognizing the voice. He turned around, and couldn't believe his eye's. "Mom? Is that you?" In front of Danis was, indeed, his mom, but he could see straight through her. She was blue, and emanating a blue aura around her.

"Yes, it is me. Danis, I am so sorry for leaving you and your father when you were still so young, but I had no choice. My family was being threaten, and they sent pictures of us to me. I don't know how they could've taken the picture's, but I knew that my Family was in danger, so I went with them. Danis, I am terribly sorry for everything I have done."

Danis walked up to his mother, and tried to put his hand on her face, but it just went through. "Mom... they killed you." "No, Danis. I killed myself. Danis, please listen to me, I don't have much time left. I killed myself because I knew I would become one with the force, and I could protect you better that way, and I couldn't stand the torture the Sith were doing to me."

"The Sith! You mean to tell me they've been around for that long?" "Even longer than that, Danis, but I have to tell you something, Danis. I know where your father is."

Danis couldn't believe what he was hearing, and then he asked, "Where is he?" Selona Stari started to disappear, and then said, "I am out of time, Danis. I only have one thing to say, right now, and that is to stay away from Darth Karklon. He's..." Serona disappeared, and Danis was left alone in the cave.

Danis turned around, and started walking through the cave, and he didn't bother to try and wipe the tear away that formed on his face.

Sarli and Horuck was on a rock at the entrance of the cave, chatting about the past two years, and just catching up with each other. Sarli giggled at a joke that Horuck made, and Horuck blushed at her giggle. It was so cute to him.

Maryna loved watching the two Jedi Knight's spend time with each other, she loved the way they were completely oblivious to the other's feelings, but how they have feeling's for the other.

She wished that her lover had the same feeling's as well, but he doesn't like her. Volcano Stari isn't like that. She started grinning as she thought of her love, and after thirty second's of thinking of Volcano, she was broken out of her concentration by the sound of the Com. Link beeping.

Maryna pulled it out, activated it, and said, "This is Maryna Caballa, what is it?" "Maryna, it's Danis. I'm at the other end of the cave, and I see the man who killed my father." "Roger that, Danis. Me, Sarli, and Horuck will begin to go to your location right now."

"Just get here, fast. I don't like this cave." Maryna cut the transmission, and said to Horuck and Sarli, "All right, it's time to go, you two. Danis is obviously scared of the big, bad cave, so let's go there fast to help the poor baby."

Sarli giggled, but Horuck didn't. If something was bothering his master, it had to be something serious, and he knew it wasn't the man that killed Keenan, he knows that it is worse.

Soon, the four Jedi were back with each other, and they looked out to see the cloaked man was meditating in the middle of a field with Keenan's body next to him. Horuck could barely feel Danis's anger, and then Horuck pulled his Lightsaber out, soon followed by Sarli.

Maryna put her hand on her Lightsaber, but didn't pull it out., along with Danis. They sneaked out of the cave, and then went behind some boulder's that were just barely taller than them.

"All right, me and Horuck will move in first, and will test his strength, and then you two will sneak up on him, and finish him. I don't want to take any chance's of losing anyone else."

The man stood up, and then yelled, "You might as well come out, Sarli, Horuck, Maryna, and Danis. I already knew the four of you will be here before I even killed Keenan."

Soon, Danis, Maryna, Sarli, and Horuck came out from behind the rock's, their Lightsaber's in hand, but they were not activated. 'How did he knew we were going to be here? I could understand Horuck and me, but how did he knew that Maryna and Sarli were going to be here? These Sith seem to always be one step ahead of us all the time.'

"Hello there, Danis. I am sure that you know my name already. I am Darth…" "Let me guess, Karklon?" 'Good, so you do know my name." "Yeah, and I have just verified that you are Keenan's murderer."

Horuck and Sarli charged at the man, Lightsaber's active, a purple blade coming out of Sarli's Lightsaber and a green one coming out of Horuck's. As they came closer and closer to Darth Karklon, Danis realized something.

Even though two Jedi were armed, and approaching the Sith at full speed, he wasn't making a move to pull out a weapon to stop their attack's. Horuck and Sarli slashed their Lightsaber's from both sides, and Darth Karklon managed to grab their Lightsaber's with both of his hand's.

Sarli, Horuck, Maryna, and Danis gasped at this. "Is this all you Jedi have? Pathetic." He then jumped up, and kicked both Sarli and Horuck in the face. They landed on the ground, their deactivated Lightsaber's landing next to them.

Darth Karklon looked as Horuck and Sarli grabbed their Lightsaber's, and scurried away. "Well, you Jedi sure do know how to retreat and hide like the animal's that you are. Now, why don't you all come to get me?"

Danis and Maryna activated their Lightsaber's, a orange blade coming out of Danis's and a blue blade coming out of Maryna's. Danis, Horuck, Sarli, and Maryna all charged at Darth Karklon, and he got into a defensive position.

He started to block more and more of their attack's, but Horuck saw a opening, and took it. He aimed for the leg's. His Lightsaber hit the leg, but it didn't go through like the hand's.

'What? Even the leg's?' Thought Horuck. Darth Karklon brought his leg up, and his Horuck in the chin, causing him to take a few step's backward. Sarli did the same with the other leg, and Maryna and Danis tried to cut his arm's off at the shoulder's, but they didn't go through as well. They all took ten step's back, forming a square perimeter around Karklon.

'Both of his arm's and leg's can stop or Lightsaber's, so we have to try to get past them. I'm also going to make a guess that his arm's are made out of an metal that is somehow able to block and deflect Lightsaber's, but it still has a side effect.'

Danis looked at the man's arm's, and thought, It must be pretty heavy to have those type's of metal on, so his reaction time might be slower than usual, so if we manage to put enough pressure on the arm's or leg's, then it may cause a malfunction, or something that could help.' Danis started thinking of a plan, and then grinned.

Danis ran over to Maryna, and whispered into Maryna's ear his plan. "It's risky, but it's better than just attacking and retreating. I'll give it a try." Whispered Maryna, and then she yelled, "Sarli, Horuck, stay out of this. Don't worry about a thing, and don't do a thing."

They nodded, and then stood in a defensive position. Maryna charged at Karklon, and then started to unleash more and more attack's on him. Danis extended his hand, and tried to pick him up, and then make him an open target for Maryna, but something wasn't right.

The force wasn't affecting him. 'How is this possible? Is it possible that the metal his arm's are made of is somehow force proof as well, and with so much on him, it must be able to defend his entire body.'

Danis used force speed, and managed to get behind him. Darth Karklon brought one hand back, but it couldn't reach back far enough to block Danis. Danis had him now. A silver Lightsaber blade came out of the Karklon's arm that he was using to try and stop Danis's blade, and it blocked Danis's Lightsaber.

Everyone gasped at the Karklon's Lightsaber, and then he pushed Danis back. The man then punched Maryna in the side with his other hand, and she was sent flying into a tree. The man's Lightsaber blade was twice as long than an normal Lightsaber blade.

The man grinned, and then said, "You Jedi sure are sneaky, but now I grow bored with this." A silver Lightsaber blade of the same length came out of the man's other hand, and then he separated his finger's, causing Lightsaber blade's to come out of all of his finger's.

"Now, I will finish you all," The man grinned, and then said, "and then send your head's to Senator Taa."

To Be Continued in # 5 Prophecy part 2