Chapter IV
Danger of Ambition
Some accuse me that if I had known what would have happened I would never have made such a promise. I maintain that I would have because such a promise was not lightly made. It happened that Hector Abalone fell to the Dark Side and no matter how hard Kyle Katarn (who was his Master) tried to return him to the Side of Light; Hector Abalone was obstinate and was killed. Naturally Eloine was saddened to say the least. Her eyes were often red though she refused to admit it. She refused help from Luke or from me or from any of her friends or associates. It was then that she set her mind on one thing only. Become a Jedi Master and become one soon. It was the worst decision of her life. There was a powerful dark force user on a semi-abandoned planet the name of which I forgot. But the events that happened on that day changed the course of history and I and the rest of the Galaxy were never the same again. Eloine made her choice she would go against that dark force user. The dark force user was a woman that was blind from birth and used her powers to know what was around her as well as fight. The fact that she could fight very well was undisputed. Eloine went to Luke to get his approval and the money she needed. "You will not have the money or the approval. A Jedi Master and his Padawan went to meet her. They both fought her at the same time. In the end she killed them both." But Eloine would not be dissuaded. That very same day she got herself a job and she knew just which one she wanted. No one who ever heard which temporal profession she got would be surprised. She became an "exotic" dancer for a Hutt. No one would disagree with two things about the career. First it paid well. Second dance girls were safe from abuse since the example set at the death of Java the Hutt. Some would argue that the vocation was immoral or shameful. But to Eloine there was nothing immoral to it. And it wasn't any more shameful than to reveal her face. Most exotic dancers were not human because of the twist the modern style required but this Hutt liked variety in style and so the human "exotics" were agreeable. In a week she had the money she needed without sleeping with the Hutt (sure he was an unusual Hutt).
She then flew off for the planet. On the distant planet of Corellia I felt the danger. I went straight to my father. "I feel the Force call me far away. I feel danger for a Jedi and must prevent the disaster." My father said, "Son you know that we are Jedi. I will let you go where the Force leads you. May the Force be with you son." That is how I went off in the same direction as she did. Eloine came to a high wall evidently built to only allow force sensitive creatures to jump. She smiled, "This jump should be easy." She jumped and caught with her hands and flung herself up to the top. The dark force user was there and was at least 90 years old. She cackled, "Have you come to get yourself killed?" Eloine shook her head, "No I have come to kill you witch." At this the old hag stopped laughing and drew her lightsaber (Yes she had one she must have made it but don't ask me how), Eloine did the same and the light show began. According to Eloine the fight lasted at least ten minutes. Then the "witch" cut Eloine's arm off. Eloine although shocked by the pain was quick to react (she almost always is whatever she's doing). She prepared to pull the lightsaber to the other hand but Vila (for that is the dark force user's name) cut her other arm off. At that moment I entered and seeing the high wall was stunned. I had always had an almost impossible time jumping with the Force. But as I looked I saw Vila slice both of Eloine's legs off with one stroke of the lightsaber just above the knees and I knew that I had no choice. "I will either jump that jump or my body will fall to a certain death." I thought. Using Force run I ran and leapt into the air. To my surprise I caught the top with the edge of my fingertips. Just then I heard that evil voice say. "Do you actually think I'm going to kill you? My dear once I am finished you'll wish I killed you. First I'll cut your ears off. Next your eyes, then your tongue will be sliced out. Finally your breasts will be removed and then thanks to a special remedy that I invented that also happens to be very painful instead of dying like you're suppose to you will live." At this she burst out into such an evil screech of laughter that you would have thought her a demon and not a woman. I struggled to get my hands on a firm grip which I managed. Then I pulled myself up. The vision of evil stopped her laughing and said, "Enough, it is time to get started." I pulled out my lightsaber activating it and putting it between her and Eloine's right ear. Vila's lightsaber hit mine hard. "Who are you?" She demanded. I answered, "I am a Jedi the son of a Jedi. That is all you need to know." She answered, "If you are a Jedi and the son of one, today you will die." And so our fight began. I struck, she blocked and up, down to the right and then to the left advancing, backing. If you ever saw a lightsaber fight you know what I'm talking about. And if you didn't, believe me: It's the greatest sight in the Galaxy. Finally she sliced my lightsaber. I remembered when my biological great grandfather killed his enemy by using Force absorb. I stuck out my hand while under Force absorb. She sliced her lightsaber part way through it and probably would have sliced all the way but that my Force absorb made her lightsaber flicker and then go off. With the force power I collected I send her flying against the wall. I still had some force power left which I used on Eloine in Force heal. Her wounds were closed by this method. Then I picked her up and put her into my ship. I tied Vila and brought her also into my ship. I disliked Vila and her cruelty.